john laurijohn rawlins is live e parkway. the folks are ready, on. >> let's find out from people are you ready to party? >> yes. >> who do you want to see ed sheeran. >> and? nicki minaj. >> we are pretty close. 30 or 40 yards. we had cool weather. things are very, very nice right now. take a look at our vantage point as far as the eye can see there are people. >> jamfest pouring into the parkway at 5:00 this morning despite iffy weather. >> you bundled up. >>reporter:they are waiting for hours. with it torrance. >> we have a long wait. >> who are you here to see? >> nicki minaj and jennifer hudson. >>reporter:they spot the teddy bears in the crowd. >> he had a teddy bear at christmastime called ed sheeran. it's neat that we thought we would do. temporary medical facilities are up and arriving. the police seem to be everywhere. something new this year. numerous trash trucks not just wood barricades. >> in the wake of this weeks tragic food truck explosion focused on vendors that used cooking gas. >> we were very thorough yes.

there are thousands of people here along the parkway. i'm pretty sure 99-point 8% of them have their cell phones out right now filming this, tweeting, putting it on facebo facebook. i may be one of those people guilty of that myself. with that said it has been an absolutely fantastic day along the parkway here a little bit of weather in the morning, little bit of cloudy weather in the morning turned into a great afternoon as we saw for ourselves first hand. it's the music and the food and the smiles and the people. it's july 4th in philadelphia. >> not nothing sour by philadelphia. philadelphia is just the truth. >> these colors don't run but they can be worn as the parkway turned into a red, blue and sea even ben franklin would be proud of. >> it's pretty awesome. every year there's a pretty amazing turn out at the parkway and this year is no different. >> are you pretty patriotic? >> yeah. >> social security as the sunset the music turned up with opening act vicky martinez ♪ >> reporter: followed by none other than philly's own the roo

benjamin franklin parkway are closed as are the ramps leading to it. expect chestnut street to be blocked at independence mall. indian trail road is blocked by the lighthouse church stay on railroad avenue or the garden state parkway as alternates. >> developing this morning, hurricane arthur spent the night and this morning lashing the coast of north carolina. the storm made landfall before midnight with 100-mile an hour winds people reported seeing waves as high as 35 feet. the storm brought several inches of drenching rain and caused widespread power outages and reports of tornados. no immediate reports of injuries. >>> although they will not experience the full brunt of arthur, its effects will be felt along the shore, eva pilgrim is live in atlantic city with more on that. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we've got a little bit of rain coming down right now. not a whole lot, just kind of an annoying rain. if you look at the beach, we can see the beach, now that the fog is starting to lift and the sun is up. you can see the whitecaps on the waves co

people are packing the parkway there.t is followed by an aeriel extra have extra have aextravag. >>> and more than a dozen children are celebrating unless day as brand new citizens. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> let me be the first to congratulate you. you are now citizens of the united states. the children took the oath of allegiance. they came from countries south africa and europe and asia. now they can call america home. they signed the declaration of independence years ago. and then the bow bell tolls leag freedom reign. >>> and independence from the british with a bang today. >> ready, fire. >>> members of the continental army marked the pivotal role that the camp played in our freedom. the families boyed historical games, a cookout, and a community picnic. >>> from costumes to karate to classic cars it was quite the scene in camden county. they watched the annual fourth of july parade. all of them of course, decked out in their patriotic best. >>> it was a celebration of all things stars and stripes for

this is a live picture of ben franklin parkway. looking for the big stage for the party on the parkway. check out that crowd. roots and ed sheeran and jennifer hudson will be there. and rick williams is at the parkway right now. >> hi, monica, happy independence day. it's beautiful down here. usually we are here and sweating like pigs rick is anyhow. now that are arthur is out. the sun is back. "channel 6" hey, all right. people are out here. it's breezy. it's a little on the cool side. >>> you can tell it's warm out here. cecily has her wilma dress on yabada,ba, doo. >> there could be more people down here. >>> that is for sure. what a lineup. just to be it rate. it's going kick off in a couple of hours from now. but, martinez and nicki minaj and the roots. >>> that is great. they keep it going the whole time. there is not a lag between the acts. join us and tweet us what you are doing with the fourth of july with #6abc. >>> tell us what you think of cecily's dress. we are going to be here all night. >>> we end with the fireworks

nbc 10's christine maddela live on the ben franklin parkway. hunts of food trucks serving thousands of people today. firefighters aren't taking any chances. >> reporter: we have been here all day. we saw fire crews as well as crews from licenses and inspections out here. you can see all of these people waiting for food. there are food trucks and vendors all up and down the parkway serving of these people for the welcome to america festival. all of the hot food developeders, they have propane tanks. all the crews have been out here inspecting each and every tank. fire department and licenses and intion crews fanned out through the parkway inspecting tanks at each and every vendor ith ape food truck, they are doing an extra job checking. >> reporter: when i asked if they do this every year, they said this week's explosion prompted anticipate order from the fire commissioner to conduct inspections. >> every stand has two or three tanks at each stand. they are doing an extra job of checking every tank. it's a lot of work. >> reporter: from your mea

vicinity of the parkway.hat is not blocked whatsoever is the vine street expressway and the schuylkill expressway. the major highways this afternoon look good. because of the closures the septa buses are running for detours. and if you get to the welcome america and late night trains on the rails helping you to get along. we are on a sunday schedule with 10 minute delays on the lands dale, doylestown drive. a crash off in the gore point and blocking the left lane u.ing get by with no problem. one in harleysville pike. 113 at godshaw road. we have a water maybe break southbound near airport road. a shoulder is squeezing by that break. you can get by. on the major roads i-95 are delayed at 12 minutes on nay - - naymons road. it's all good. >>> okay. coming up the parade of parades continues. we'll take a look at the community celebrations in other areas. >>> a reminder of the president saying that the birth of america should mold our future. >>> it's the special day for the first daughter. it's a milestone frig

the independence day parkway is closed for the concert and fireworks. and expect restrictions at independence hall. cape may county, downed wires, this is the case around the region, downed trees and wires. the one closing route 9 at indian trail road and wildwood boulevard, stay or the parkway to get around that. >> hurricane arthur spent last night and this morning lashing the coast of north carolina. it made landfall at came look out with 100-mile per winds. the storm brought several inches of drenching rains and caused widespread power outages and reports of tornados. there are no reports of injuries. >> although well not experience the brunt of hurricane arthur, the effects will be felt along the jersey shore. eva pilgrim is live in atlantic city, wrurvet very careful -- where you need to be very careful if you're going into the water. >> reporter: the rain is just starting in atlantic city, just about five minutes ago, if you look out towards the beach and the ocean, you can see there's a fog that started to develop in the last half-hour, the wave

nick smith joins us from the parkway. >> we know that the stretch of the parkway is slut down for at least the next three or four hours. look over my shoulder and see why, the red chevrolet pickup that fremont police department say crashed into the tree and bounced back over to the opposite side of the road. the early determination is that the speed is indeed a factor. a few minutes ago we had an opportunity to speak with the treatment police department spokesman. >>> the first officer found a red pickup truck had most likely hit a free and the officer rendered first aid to the only occupant of the truck, an adult male and that driver was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> we understand the driver is a fremont resident. police have not said they believe that drugs or alcohol are a factor but they do believe speed was the contributing factor. you can see the truck is, indeed, destroyed. we understand that fremont fire had to extract the driver using their equipment because of the damage sustained to the vehicle. we know this is southbound parkway and i

more on the bw parkway coming up in my next report. back to you guys. >>> tensions in the middle east continue to run high. >> israel says overnight it has targeted terror sites and command senators used by hamas -- centers used by hamas leaders. >> susan mcginnis has the latest. >> reporter: smoke billowed into the sky over gaza a day after a proposal to end fighting between israel and hamas militants fell through. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has no choice but to respond more forcefully to hamas after the group rejected a cease-fire plan yesterday shortly after israel had accepted it. israel is warning families in sections of northern gaza to evacuate saying it plans to carry out air strikes against terror sites and operatives in those neighborhoods. the u.s. is standing by israel but is pushing both sides to work toward deescalating the situation. >> we believe that israel has the right to defend itself. that remains the case. but our focus continues to be on working towards a cease- fire. >> reporter:

live at the parkway matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".ice-president joe biden celebrated fourth of july here in philadelphia he joined mayor michael nutter for annual celebration of freedom ceremony at independent hall. festivity include music, speeches, focusing this year on the anniversary of the civil rights act and the end of school segregation. >> i believe education is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. equality of the education is vitally important for creating opportunities for every young person in our great nation to be successful. >> the civil rights issue of our day making it clear that you should be able to marry whom ever you love, period. >> following the ceremony vice-president biden and mayor nutter walk part raid route in center city. >>> rain changed planned for those celebrating the holiday inn bucks county. when old fashion fourth of july celebration was canceled, people in doylestown just headed inside to the mercer museum. visitors of all ages especially enjoyed the exhibit on america's road, route 66. >>>

this is a look at the huge crowds that filled the ben franklin parkway for hours tonight. people in philadelphia celebrating america's 238th birthday in grand style. >> nbc 10's nefertiti jacuez joins us live. nefertiti, the fireworks just sta started. >> reporter: happy fourth of july. i'm not sure you can hear me. there goes the big spectacular show folks have been waiting for. folks have been so excited throughout the day for what you're seeing right now. some folks have been here since early this morning. hundreds of thousands of people packed the parkway for the big fourth of july celebration. >> i think it's amazing that this many people show up. >> best fourth of july ever. >> busy and patriotic. >> reporter: many people showed off their patriotic pride wearing red, white and blue. >> it's nice to have, you know, the shows for free for the holidays. it's a great time. >> reporter: billed as the largest free concert in america, this festival was all about celebrating freedom and music. the entertainment-filled night featured some of the music industry's top artists l

but again, expect delay there is at the bw parkway in laurel at route 32. back to you. >>> a manassas teen accused in a sexing case has won a victory in a criminal case gaining national attention. explicit photos will not be used in trey simms' child pornography trial. prosecutors say they will not use photos taken during a search warp warrant. simms faces charges for sexting his then girlfriend who was 15 at the time. prosecutors told our northern bureau chief that they agreed not to use the photos because they have a strong enough case without them. >>> today we could learn whether two important witnesses will be allowed to testify in the bob mcdonnell corruption trial. a judge will rule on whether a lawyer and an accountant can take the stand. the former virginia governor is trying to prove that a supplement company run by johnny williams did not get any benefits from his administration. mcdonnell and his wife are accused of taking lavish presents from williams in exchange for those benefits. their trial starts july 28. >>> new this morning, a break-in a

live on the parkway, sharee williams, "channel 6 action news."" >> thank you, sharee. more, hi, annie. >> reporter: hey, monica first half of the holiday that married to be indoors. but at the end of the day the weather was fantastic and the next couple days ahead people are looking forward to better beach days. also, they're looking forward to fireworks displays for the shows postponed tonight. >> it was not much. but it was something. a few fireworks lit up the atlantic city sky line but the official show was postponed to the disappointment of many. sgle oh, my god you're kidding we didn't know. >> including campnelaa family that drove her from paramus and this family that dpraim virginia. >> 4th of july with no fireworks. >> i'm making the best of it. the rain stopped. it's nice outside. >> most jersey shore towns post popd fireworks in anticipation of hurricane arthur and started our nation's holiday with downpours up and down the shore forcing families to find indoor fun and left behind dangerous swells putting lifeguards on offense. >> just size of the surf you k

that is your seven day forecast, lets check out the the parkway.hat is scheduled to be closed due to the concert and fire works going on later tonight. it is closed from 11:00 a.m. today for the party on the parkway. >> those fire works tonight and tomorrow night the fire works will be at penns landing. >>> a florida mandy side it is good idea toes were will a alligator but this did not work out so well. what he told two teens who work out so well. what he told two teens who came to his rescue straight the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well, they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. loved by dogs. from the

for party on the parkway and expect them to carry on into saturday. road closures beginning at 10:00 a.m. due to the parade at sixth and chestnut and ends at front and market. patco running every 20 minutes on friday and saturday due to the holiday weekend. fox 29 morning news will >>> good morning, i'm howard eskin. phillies won a game, first time in the week after a six game losing streak but they did have help from the miami marlins. lets go, ninth inning, phillies down four -three. jimmy rollins man on third and one out. second base man comes home, but it is a bouncer, ties the the game up at four. next batter, chase utley this should have been a double play ball but second base man bobbles and gets one out. there was a man on third, he scores, five-four. phillies win it and break their losing streak. >>> in the woman's final it is set at wimbledon after semis today and petra, is one of the finalist, here, right here, winning the match point, and she wins, she's in the near court and she wins seven-six, six-one. she plays eugeney bouchard in the f

this morning as overnight accident special down the lanes of the busy all too real for cell project parkway. as goethe's text jackie sissel for details on the crash. >>: they are slated to make a little more fraud all here for partner parkway both sides a project i show to this accident occurring norm 1230 this morning. so like an open the door from latest for the salt lake better going to remain closed. have a road 1230 this

how are things in the parkway, q. >> they are amazing.are camping out, already. 500,000 people expect to come down here for big concert, all of the activity and i'll have it covered for you guys. >> thanks, q. here's the thing lets say you don't have a fancy shirt like q there, which that is a fancy shirt and i have some other things you can do with the family today even if you are not going to the beach or poke knows and you are not going to be here in center city. >> now we have good suggestions all over our delaware valley. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we look like an american flag here don't we. >> you have to do it. absolutely. we say two live pictures of the beach and then we saw here in center city. two different stories right now. it is overcast in philadelphia raining along the coast. >> yes. >> how will this all play out. >> well, the highest impact is along the the coast, that is where arthur is along the the north carolina cher line and that is where it is tracking northeast ward. grazing the coast but not without

winds dented this car at tookany creek parkway and ashburn in cheltenham montgomery county. luckily child in the back seat of that car was not hurt. in chester county, tree branches felon two cars closing north town road. one of the them suffered minor injuries. >>> the weather here is improving and there is no better place to rejoyce in the birth of the nation, then in the city where it all started. locals and tourist have joined together to celebrate the fourth of july, "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live on the parkway where the party is in full swing, matt. >> reporter: they call it party on the parkway for the the reason. we are right to the right of the main stage to show you where we are here. sunnies shining. clouds have left and people are really getting into the full swing of things here as philly gears up for a night of fun, and fire works. the the party goes on from the art museum to city hall, and our annual remind their nobody does july 4th like philadelphia. >> it is pretty awesome. every year there is a pretty amazing turnout at the parkway and thi

parkway with names like nicky minaj, ed sheeran, jennifer hudson. it will be a great time. city officials will take things seriously with the large crowd that's expected, you can expect some new security measures all to keep you safe. however right now officials are not giving out any specific details but they say there are some things you can do to make their job a little easier and help keep everyone safe. >> as far as security, obvious obviously, clear bags. stay away from the coolers. stay away from things that we can't see inside. those kinds of things we don't eat because it will help us and tax our ability to sit back and get some stuff done. >> officials say you can expect additional security cameras on the parkway tomorrow but their locations are secret. >> the government is warning that al-qaida linked terrorists are ratcheting up their efforts right now. they say the terror group is trying to target planes at airports oversees. specifically planes with direct flights to the united states. officials believe terror groups may be trying to create

it wraps up with concert on the parkway, that's tonight. the roots, nicki minaj, jennifer hudson will be performing. >> 4:50, let's get check on business. >> here's jericka duncan with this morning's money watch report. >> wall street invest remembers celebrating independence day, and big milestone for the for the dow jones industrial average. stronger than expected jobs report lifted the dow 92 points to close at 17,068. the first time it has crossed the 17,000 mark. the nasdaq gained 28 points. the us services industry is bouncing back it, expanded for the second month in a row after a dip from harsh winter weather. services industry makes up 90% of the us work force, including retail, construction, healthcare, and financial services companies. >>> mortgage rates nearing historically low levels. mortgage company freddie mac says the nationwide average rate for its 30 year loan dropped to 4.12%. that's down from 4.14 last week. and two of the nation's largest drug store chains reported increased pharmacy sales in june. wallgreen climbed mo

i'm live on the parkway, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> of course you can catch all the 4th of july festivities on channel 6, at 10:00 matt o'donnell and tamala edwards hosts the freedom ceremony and then the independenceance day parade and at 7:00 p.m., rick williams and cecily tynan and karen rogers and adam joseph bring you the 4 and of july jam capped off by fireworks off the mousse automatic of art. >>> philadelphia police have charged the man whose mother was founded in his freezer. he turned himself into police this afternoon and is charged with abuse of a corpse, he has not been seen his his mother andrea was founded in her home. they are waiting for the body to thaw out to determine when and how she died. >>> the cigarette sales tax, the $2 per pack tax would be funneled in the cash strapped school district. and jerry jordan issued a statement saying theedcaters and parents of philadelphia should be proud of how our legislators have advocated for our city's children. >>> meanwhile, school reform commission board member, pritchard, resigned today and he was immediate

taking a look at the parkways, bw parkway, you're right tat speed. gw parkway, a tiny bit slower, but moving right along. d.c. 295 slow as you past 50. we have an accident that should be cleared out of the way here fairly shortly, wisconsin avenue at south drive. 95 at lorton road looks good. no problems there. coming up in the next ten minutes at 6:11, we'll it a drive down 270. but everythingoff all looking quite good. >>> we're tracking breaking news this morning. police look for a 15 month old girl and her father. her mother says her father took the girl outside a metro stop. molette green live at the southern avenue metro stop with what you need to know. >> reporter: good morning. gone for more than ten hours now. taken from here outside the southern avenue metro station. if you can, come to your tv screen and take a good look at this patient. 29-year-old darrel keith parker is seen holding his baby girl. she is 15 months old. we don't have a name given for the baby, but police say he took her from her other about 7:45 last night. no information

it is currently near great america parkway. katie marzullo will bring us the details from the scene. >>> in bay point we have another fatality involving one vehicle. right now bailey road is shut down and it will be for some time until law enforcement does their investigation. 580 and 101 moving along at top speed. >> 4:40. the dream trip turned into a travel nightmare. a local rental rip-off that is ruining vacation before they begin. what you need to know to recollect your family. >> unwanted trend in tech. >> barry bonds in bronze in could he have a permanent home at at&t >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we have fast moving thunderstorms and the city on top of daly city and colma will be in san francisco in eight minutes and chinatown at 12 minutes and port richmond in half an hour. get ready for bolts of lightning and rumbles of thunder. >>> san francisco police are seeing an increase in burglaries at technical start-ups. videos like this are letting companies know t

one star who will not be singing on the parkway tonight, aerianna grande. the problem the singer pulled out at the last minute because of a family emergency. grande tweeted yesterday: new york i'm sorry you saw less of me this trip off to grandparents, g-parents in florida, they need me. now i got to be there. love you and thank you for understanded g. >>> check out plans for the fourth. check first on our website cbsphilly.com. it is the best place to get the latest on any last minute changes. >>> new this morning, a double shooting in philadelphia's frankford section, leaves one man dead. it happened late last night, on the 5200 block of akron street. police say a 25 year old man shot in the chest died at the hospital. another 25 year old man was shot in the leg. homicide detectives are investigating, there is no word right now on if any arrests were made. >>> well, strong storms pacca punch in the tri-state area. >> we'll show you some of the worse damages many people wake up in the dark this morning. >> scary, shocking, incredible. >> you know what? inc

in the parkway and the fireworks yesterday. temperature trend shows our average for this time of year is 87 degrees. today will be below that average at 84. as we head into your sunday, 88 degrees. we are slowly warming above average. that warming trend will continue into midweek, and we will push back into the mid-90s. we are seeing quiet conditions. here is what left of what was hurricane arthur as it continues to track to the northeast pulling well aware from us. our future rain shows we have no rain to worry about and no clouds either. we are going to see plenty of sunshine for us as we head into the rest of your saturday, and sunday and even monday, our humidity going up and a chance of storms. a high surf advisory in effect for "today" ftoday in the beache locations. tomorrow 83 degrees. make sure you wear sun screen and take it easy was head into the ocean, and monday 86 degrees and hotter. for today throughout the city, sunny and nice for us and a beautiful weekend and then look what happens as we head back to work. 93

live in the parkway, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> all right, doug. first, we have to get through this evening's storms. nbc 10 chief meteorologist, glenn "hurricane" schwartz monitoring that tornado warning as well as other severe weather in the area. glenn, where are the worst of the storms right now? >> jim, we have that one cluster up in the poconos and another one approaching chester county. you can see the cluster, there's allentown and reading. remember, reading hit hard with flooding yesterday. so they don't need this heavy rain. but this area up through the poconos is training, as we call it going right across the same area, so, not only do you have that tornado threat but a flood threat in the poconos the next few hours. now, this other cell also looks severe. this is going into chester county, west caln up here, oxford is in the lower left hand portion of the county. that is going straight through the middle of chester county a tremendous amount of lightning with that. a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for that particular cell. that w

matt pellman is in for karen, you'll see karen on the parkway later tonight for the jam on the parkwayus about the roads? >> reporter: they are restricting the vine eastbound ramp to the parkway. most of the roads are dry. there's a crash to watch out for in east norton germantown pike by the muffler store. there's a downed wires in middle township blocking route 9 stay on the garden state parkway. >> we'll send you back to "g.m.a.," they continue to have 4th of july fun, we'll see you in 30. >>> you are looking at a live shot of virginia beach. still feeling the effects of hurricane arthur at this hour. that heavy surf. the storm moving north right now, after battering the banks of north carolina overnight. we're going to have so much more on the storm that's affecting so many, coming up next on "good morning america." >>> but the weather is not keeping fans away from central park. they are fired up this fourth of july, ready for a blockbuster performance from global sensation, jason derulo. >> we cannot wait for that. >> look at that crowd. >> they are already wiggling. >>> coming up

. >> i'm ukee washington, getting ready for the parkway. putting finishes touches on the stage. will the weather cooperate with the plans? let's finds out. here's katie. >> it depends on what your plans entail. i think the winds will prove difficult for folks trying to get fireworks displays in here, checking departure after all of hurricane as well as cold front that's been very, very significant for us two, days straight of severe storms. does look as though we gratedly get better with time. so we start, sore of front load the forecast, with the bad news, looking ahead to real nice weather news the rest of the weekend. i'll have it all for you coming up. >> katie, thank youment meanwhile vice president biden helping celebrate independence day in front of the landmark that gave birth to our independence. >> taking part in the celebration every freedom at independence hall. nicole brewer joins us now on the mall, not far from where the vice president will be in just a few hours, hi, nick, happy fourth. good morning. >> happy fourth of july to both of you. that's right, we're get

we will take you outside show you view, start off with the calm view on the ben franklin parkway as we look at oval getting set for kick off of their sweet space here where i hear there is an art installation and a beer garden which i know bobbies very excited b we are looking forward to that. we can expect to see nicer weather to enjoy it all here not just later today but you for the rest of this workweek i think. it is looking up with time. storm scan three as we show you our last three hour loop, it is pretty obvious that new jersey and delaware have been bearing brunt of anything that is sort of left over in the atmosphere with this frontal boundary. let's zero in on this out towards ac expressway. look at that heavy rain, bright red zone just outside ac where we are getting hammered with pounding rain in places like mays landing just dealt witt. at least with the worst of it and really heavy rain detect out towards egg harbor city. so right around that zone of the ac express waste you are getting slammed with soaking rain. i looked at it just a second ago, some rainfall rates are

put out advice if you're going to the parkway. >> security, clear bags, stay away from the coolers, things we can't see inside. >> there's no work day the neck day, we're working around those type of happenings that the crowd will stay longer than normal, because they don't have any reason to get back out. >> "action news" at 11:00 p.m. will follow the fireworks. today 4 account of july events kick off with the celebration of freedom ceremony, joe biden and mayor nutter will take part in the events to mark the 238 birthday of america. it will recognize the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act of 1964. join us for the festivities, matt o'donnell and i are proud to kick off things with the freedom ceremony followed by the independence parade at 11:00 p.m. and rick williams and cesily tynan and adam joseph and religion karen rogers will be bring you the -- bring you the 4th of july jam. >> we're learning about the gm recall of 34.3 million vehicles. it was issued after finding a 9-year-old e-mail in the files warning of trouble. >>> the dow crossed the 17,000 plateau for the first

. >>> hundreds of thousands packed into the parkway for great music and fireworks to celebrate the 4th of the july. chris sowers joins us with the accuweather forecast. once the rain stopped it was a nice day. >> reporter: mother nature she came through, the morning, i was like this is miserable, and in the afternoon it was fabulous. let's show you the philadelphia international airport. we have a beautiful weekend now that hurricane arthur has pulled away. the wind has shifted out of the northwest, the cleared the skies and knocked the humidity out of here. temperatures are in the 60s. 65 in philadelphia. 61 in trenton. millville, 62. allentown, 59. 55 in the poconos. reading, 57. lancaster 58 degrees and wilmington showing 60. there's what's left of arthur, again, pushing off to the northeast now it's into new england moving into the canadian maritimes. high pressure builds in from the northwest, that will provide us with a picture-perfect afternoon around the delaware valley. if you have a tee time, lots of sunshine, it will be breezy, winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles pe

so why don't we start with what happened on the parkway. >> well, parkway, i mean nickie menaj, ed sheeran and the roots. i was hanging out with you. you are hanging out with all these girls. every time i go out with mike, there is nothing but girls. it is the the truth. i see mike, he said q, who cares, let's just go. we're happening out with the girls. and then, karen hepp, i love karen hepp so much. she's like the baby whisperer. she held my youngest son kobe. we were all together. it was a fox family friday, we had. >> yes. >> that was a nice little neighborhood street party, then a bunch of us walk over to the art museum steps for the concert. i thought it was pretty good. >> it is always good. last year, the roots have taken over as musical conductors of it, it has been great. they have had big talent come into philadelphia maryland way ans hosted. kevin hart was in town for jay-z beyonce concert. it was a big weekend. i found a lot of new friends from different places. you know, i think being from philadelphia, you kind of under estimate, or devalue like we will be doing that on the

a little slow bw parkway as you approach 50. 95 north at prince william parkway, slow through dale city. and then a new crash 270 north they're buckeystown. are more on that coming up. >>> a teenaged girl met someone on instragram and then was sexually assaulted. how police say two men tricked her and a good safety resource for parents. >>> and richard jordan gathering the latest on a plane that went missing over algeria. we'll go to th >>> you're waking up to some showers. tom kierein will lay out when the lane leaves and relief coming once it's gone. that's at 6:21. >>> i'm richard jordan at the live desk with breaking news. another airplane is missing this morning. an air al geary flight went missing about 50 minutes after takeoff. air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane. it is no where to be found on radar. the flight was going from burkina faso in west africa to algie algiers. there were 110ar on board. six crew members. they are no are to be found at this point. the airline has started with what they call an emergency plan. this flight would typically take about four h

every year there is a pretty amazing turn out at the parkway. this year no different. >> are you pretty pay tree the snuck. >> yes. >> as the sunsets, music turned up with opening act ricky martinez, followed by none other than his i's -- philly's own roots. all of that adding up to the sound of the summer, stage. >> it is different, it is different, scenery. >> the weather did start out bit sketchy. by late afternoon nothing but warm, golden sunshine. >> relax, enjoy the air and the beautiful women. >> there is no fun without safety, though, something philly police know all too well. from horses to bikes, to plane old foot patrol, security was priority one, just earlier this week "eyewitness news" was granted an exclusive look into the city's command center used to keep people safe all day long. >> constantly look at things from the previous years, looking at ways you can improve. we prepare and plan accordingly. >> matt rivers, cbs 3, "eyewitness news". >>> all right, and of course we wait all year to see fireworks like these, dazzling display

you see tons of people out there already. >>> a live look at the ben franklin parkway.it all ends with the fireworks that never disappoint over the philadelphia museum of art. some people chose to have their own fireworks displays. we stopped by a store busy with last-minute shoppers. the manager says fireworks are safer than they have ever been. >> in the wrong hands can cause harm. our stuff is very safe. you light the fuse. it's slow burn. you walk away. you have plenty of time to get a safe distance. don't stand over. more than safe. >> the store says it starts preparing for the july 4th holiday in april. the most popular items remain fire crockers, sparklers and roman candles. >>> fireworks will light up the sky in many areas tonight. other shows are postponed until saturday or sunday because of the weather. to find out when and where you can see the show, go to our website, nbc10.com. >>> if you aren't going out to watch the fireworks, watch them from the comfort of your own home on nbc 10. the macy's fireworks spectacular is tonight. you can expect big names to h

ben franklin parkway scheduled to be closed from 11:00a m today to 11:00 p.m. expect lane closures to continue into saturday. also road closures beginning at 10:00 a.m. due to the independent day parade at the intersection of sixth and chestnut street and end at the intersection of front and market street, karen. >> thanks, caitlin. hurricane arthur made land fall already, now it is moving up our way up the companies. how people in north caroline air fairing. we will have a live report air fairing. we will have a live report from there the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well, they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. lov

atlantic city expressway is quiet. 73 is clear, so is the garden state parkway.route 202 at route 29, no issues to report there. our only issues this morning are actually on mass transit. this is residual from last evening. the septa airport line has suspended service. shuttle bus service is in effect between 30th street and the philadelphia international. the wilmington/newark line is suspended right now as well. back to you, chris. >>> the storm made landfall around 11:15 in north carolina. this is what the surf looked like in kill devil hills which is on the outer banks as the storm approached. the storm churning up the surf and sending rain flooding on to boardwalks there. the approaching storm has not kept people off the boardwalks in wildwood but it is making people think twice about going into the surf. there are warning signs, warning people of strong currents. one family said they steered clear of the water because it's already looking rough there. that was yesterday afternoon. just up the coast from wildwood in margate, nbc 10's jesse gary is out there

at noon, it's the party on the parkway.a live look at the ben franklin bridge, the day-long family friendly event offers games, entertainment, music andplyty of food. nbc 10's katy zachry is live on independence mall this morning with a look at what we can expect on this fourth of july. and also jçaty, a look at how police plan to keep people safe, right? >> right. hundreds of thousands of people, chris, are expected to philadelphia to enjoy the july fourth festivities it starts with a ceremony here at independence hall behind me and it will culminate with a huge fireworks show over the philadelphia museum of art later tonight. because of this, philadelphia police have brought in extra officers. they have additional cameras keeping an eye on the crowds. philadelphia add july fourth events begin at the place where we gained our independence. vice president joe biden and city leaders will speak this morning pop for security reasons, organizers have asked people to show up two hours early. >> the city itself makes it nice for

franklin parkway just about an hour from now one of our nation's birthday celebrations will get underway. happy independence day to you. i'm lucy noland. iain page has the evening off. >> let's get right over to chief meteorologist scott williams and scott, thank goodness the rain has moved out just in time for tonight's fireworks and let me be the first to tell you thank you. >>> all right. thanks so much, lucy. of course, much improved across our area. a lot of folks are excited about the sunshine returning across our area. take a look at folks out and about. they are eating outdoors. the sun is out and look at the temperature right now. 76 degrees. how fitting for this independent day. humidity comfortable right now at 38% right now. but it is still a little breezy as we look at hurricane arthur it's rapidly moving away. no more rainfall. the cloud cover is decreasing but take look at the breezy conditions in its wake. if you are stepping outdoors, we're looking at dry but breezy cooler than average temperatures as well for the fourth of july. mid 70s in wilmington as well as trenton.

roughly 500,000 people are expected to pack the parkway to see the roots, nicki minaj and others. some officers you'll see and others you won't and that goes for the hardware as well. >> we always have cameras, condition tell you where though all are. you know where some of the mobile ones come out. >> if someone has an i'd to come down and disrupt the event, they will have a significant and swift reaction. >> if you come tomorrow, organizers say no coolers, if you bring a bag with belongings, make sure it is a clear bag and it could be checked. again, if you are going to the phillies pop concert it is moved indoors to the kimmel center. i'm live, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the new 6abc.com is the place to go for all the details on this year's wawa welcome america, you can see the listings of the daily events and a slideshow of all the performers, it's right there right now on the new 6abc.com. >>> and remember 6 abc is your home for all the festivities on the 4th of july, the coverage kicks off at 6:00 tomorrow morning as matt and tam host of the celebr

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. >> reporter: these colors don't run but they could be worn, as the parkway turned into a red, white and blue sea even ben franklin would be proud of. >> it is pretty awesome. every year there is a pretty amazing turn out at the parkway there is year no different. >> are you pretty pay tree the snuck. >> ya. >> as the sunsets, the music turned up. with opening acts, vicky martinez followed by none other than philly's own roots, always a better set when playing to the home crowd. all of that adding up to the sounds of the summer. >> just different. it is different. the scenery. >> the weather did start out bit sketchy but by late afternoon nothing but warm, golden sunshine. >> relax, enjoy the air and the beautiful women. >> there is no fun without safety, though, something philly police know all too well. from horses to bikes, to plane old foot patrols, security was priority one. just earlier this week "eyewitness news" was granted an exclusive look into the city's command center, used to keep people safe all day long. >> constantly look at things from the previous year, look at ways

today ben franklin parkway was buttseling on a beautiful friday. folks heading out to the art museum are getting in a good work out in the sunshine. but will the sun stick around all weekend long? let's check meteorologist kathy orr live from the sky deck now with our first forecast, kathy. >> chris, usually we associate the perfect weekend with nothing but deep blue sky. welshing we will not have that this weekend but it will be very comfortable. take a look at storm scan three, clouds, mixing in with some blue sky and tomorrow will be much like today. mix of sun and clouds but very comfortable weather. these clouds coming from the south and west bringing additional cloud cover over the course of the weekend. right now in philadelphia 83 after a high of 84. seventy-nine in allentown. reading very comfortable low humidity in millville at 77. temperature down the shore has cooled as well with the sea breeze. dew points are bone dry. this air math mass is very comfortable over us. this is in our awesome range as far as the comfort is concern this eve

philadelphia police will have plain clothes officers keeping the peace o parkway. bring clear bags and keep the coolers at home as a security precaution. >>> matt o'donnell and i will kick off things with the freedom ceremony attended by vice president joe biden and followed by the parade from 11:00 p.m. to 12 and rick williams, cesily tynan, adam joseph and karen rogers will bring you the wawa welcome america jam followed by fireworks. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you most of the rain is in the northern and western suburbs, as we go into that two-dimensional view there's a little bit of showers pushing up the i-95 corridor. that's pushing through chester county and new castle county, the steadiest rain in berks county and lancaster county and allentown you're getting caught with a little bit of this same thing in bethlehem and easton. no lightning, but this is an early rain band we're expecting from arthur. looks like one is forming off the coast, but right now it's scattered stuff down there. we have cloudy skies the sun trying to break thr

they gathered at 19th and parkway under a large banner that read stop putin as terror. they had a picture of putin with devil honors and another looking like hitler and another called osama putin. while there's no evidence directly linking putin and the russian government to the tragedy, they want the world to take action. >> we want our senators and congressmen and president obama take firm steps to punish russia. >> they should send a military mission to ukraine. >> reporter: some lit candles and laid flowers for the victims of mh17. meanwhile, in the archdiocese, they were offering praiser for the victims and a sense of decency for those responsible for such evil. >> as we pray, we pray for the victims, we pray for their conversion, their sense of sensibility and appreciation of life. >> reporter: in the wake of the unspeakable loss, the fast moving developments are being monitored by ukrainians here. they hope the world takes actions. along the parkway in center city, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage. crash of malaysia airlines flight mh17 conti

iain page has the evening off. >>> fox 29's dave kinchen is live on the parkway tonight.e, you just saw some sort of scuffle? >> reporter: yeah, actually just within the last few minutes there was some sort of a scuffle. i was actually pinned i was i was trying to get into this area where we are doing our live sh shot. i'll step out of the way and i tell was happened. we were getting ready to go on the air and several groups of people just started rushing out of the parkway here. you could see the horses therely its philadelphia police mounted patrol and you may be able to see some people coming out right now. nicky minaj is on stage and stopped her set actually for a few minutes because there was a report of a scuffle and an officer even being tackled, and what i noticed was people just rushing all the way out. it was such a steady flow of people that i was actually pinned between a young family as we were trying to get in to do our live shot pinned up between them an gate. so kind of a scary situation here but the philadelphia police rushed in and it looks like things a

that other way would be to use storting is set of using some detail padre parkway for parallel. in loops around a lot it's only about two blocks stretch here that a shutdown so as not the entire length of sentence and a pardon. six up the right now get breaking news and all popular bay area were struggles of flames the men raced the restaurant on for a leisurely in. which is the burning here firefighters were called off for this morning for this fire nobody was harry crews remained at the scene at this hour. also in services, a man was shot in the head and killed in the cities of visitation valleys and the investigators the stall the seen no. the victim as a young man but there's no other details on that. the reports are coming and this morning it to people dead and the 7.1 earthquake in southern moscow and the specific goal spirit in water mahler just across the mexican border more for major coming in as rescues cruse respond to record the damage reports residents to return to their homes this morning at the evacuation. the converse is that fire is 30 percent contained at this

under the ukrainian flag on the parkway on 17th street. >> now to another major story, israeli ground offensive in gaza has produced heavy fighting. now one israeli soldier was killed believed to be a victim of friendly fire. 19 palestinians have been killed since rizzo israeli forces move into gaza. more than 206 palestinians many women and children have been killed since the conflict began stay with us with "good morning america" for continuing coverage. middle east crisis and plane disaster in the ukraine. the team will have the latest developments at 7:00 a.m. after "action news." >> 5:36 this is new video in from the scene of a homicide investigation in camden, new jersey. a gunman shot a man several times on north 21st street at 3:30 a.m. nobody has arrested. >>> the child has recovered from a near drowning in delaware county. officials say someone rescued the child from the pool. crews near the property prepared the child to be flown to children's hospital of philadelphia. no word on the youngerster's condition this morning. >>> this is newly released surveillance video of thre