front is on the pennsylvania turnpike. it's a multi vehicle accident on the eastbound side about 3 miles east of the willow grove interchange there at 611. we're hearing that one driver was trapped in one of the vehicles. so it's a good spot to avoid. all lanes temporarily blocked on the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike. you want to bail at willow grove, sick 11, and then use one of the local roads like maybe street road, county line road even 63 to work your way over to route one and then you can get up to the bensalem interchange, get back on the eastbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike. on the big picture we had a downed tree overnight that closed the lincoln drive by gypsy lane. that's out of the way. things look fine on the boulevard and the schuylkill and the vine street expressway reopened. it was closed overnight by 76 for construction. everything is reopened and ready for you now. and overnight construction on 95 in south philadelphia has also cleared. just a little bit of traffic at this point just north of the

we were watching the situation on the pennsylvania turnpike. multi vehicle accident eastbound past willow grove that is now gone. speeds back up into the 60's so cross that one off the list. things looking better there. but in hatboro we have that crash now along byberry road at south new street. on the big picture on the schuylkill expressway it's a normal morning with speeds like 17 miles per hour westbound there as you travel past city avenue. we've got robert plant in concert at the mann music center tonight and the phils are back in town so going aba busy evening on the roads as well. and 95 southbound of course busy with speeds like 11 miles per hour there by the betsy ross bridge. building volume on 95 northbound here in delaware county and if you exit for the blue route northbound, 476 you're going to see a different pattern on that off ramp this morning. they worked there overnight to kind of reconfigure things a little bit. if you're out and about in pennsauken left lane still out of commission both ways on 130 at cove road by the dun

taillights are headed southbound towards the pennsylvania turnpike but if you're getting on that turnpikend i've got a big warning to your. big problems up ahead after the break. >> a prestigious university hangs out a help wandered sign for a lego professor. we'll explain a little later in the morning buzz. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. taking a look down the shore beautiful start here on your wednesday morning. it is 5:12 right now 72 degrees out there. we get up to 83. >> what are our obstacles as we go to work and school today, matt? >> we have some of them already. i like it when it's an obstacle free sort

pennsylvania turnpike on the ramp to the northbound northeast extension. so westbound turnpike heading north on the extension, on that ramp there it is partially block and that is causing a big backup on the westbound lanes of the turnpike itself. on the other night we had a down tree along belmont plateau right at the intersection of montgomery drive and belmont avenue. so right now police have that area detoured and that is tough. once you committing go through fairmount park you are pretty much done witt. your best bet avoid it if you can. use ford road to get over to martin luther king drive or pick up mlk drive from city avenue from the get go. eastbound schuylkill making your trip into downtown. that is incorrect, 0 miles an hour. woodhaven to downtown just under a half an hour make that trip from center city. 202, little bit of the slow go, working your way out of king of prussia mass transit and airport so far, so good this morning. chris and alex, back to you. >>> 7:04. the official moment is finally here, new jersey's governor makes a play for the

an improving situation on the pennsylvania turnpike.re also watching a broken down vehicle here along 95, northbound side. can you see it there that white sedan by the girard avenue interchange. tow truck on the scene now. right lane is blocked. it's not causing a big delay. southbound volume is building headed down towards center city. if you're headed towards center city on the ben franklin bridge, at least this morning you can see where you're going. unlike yesterday. skies a lot clearer nonmajor problems on our good buddy ben. we have these traffic light issues in pennsauken on 130 both ways at cove road. two left lanes out of commission as they work to fix those lights. matt. >> thank you matt. >>> new this morning a philadelphia man is in critical condition following a brutal assault overnight. the search is on for his three armed attackers. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside northwest detectives with the full story. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning matt. this victim was stabbed shot, assaulted

unfortunately not too far away eastbound on the pennsylvania turnpike between willow grove and bensalem all eastbound lanes are block because of an accident westbound the left lane is block. if you are traveling in and around this area 611 to street road is your best alternate. erika. >>> still ahead the phillies take a stand begins domestic violence, we will show you message for fans starting at tonight's game. >>> great race debate local civil rights leaders weigh in on a white woman resigned from her job for pretending to be block. we will be right back. >>> casino workers are planning a demonstration at trump taj mahal in atlantic city. kyle icon has been launching over thee limb nation of the health insurance and pension plans that parent company trump entertainment resorts made last october. icon will invest as much as 100 million-dollar in the taj mahal to help the casino to get through bankruptcy. >>> 5:19. time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. here's cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. >> this month marks the six anniversary of the event of the recession.

pennsylvania turnpike at 5:00 a.m.e say the driver lost control which caused the big rig to overturn and land in the are a recent. it caught on fire. the driver was not hurt in the crash, no word on what caused the driver to lose control. >>> one person was injured in a crash on the roosevelt boulevard that also damaged a fire truck. it all began when a car and motorcycle childed in -- collided in the southbound lanes of the boulevard near the ridge avenue exit at 3:00 a.m. a fire truck that responded positioned itself sideways to protect crews on the scene. the tractor-trailer was not able to stop in time and hit the side of the fire truck. nobody was hurt. the passenger in the initial crash was taken to temple university hospital with minor injuries. >>> businesses along fox street and roberts avenue in hunting park are struggling to get back to normal after a water main break sent water flooding into their stores. the main ruptured thursday after sending customers and workers running for higher grounds. some stores

who let the dogs out on the pennsylvania turnpike. we'll have the details. sue's working up a good looking forecast. stay there coming right back. >> emergency operation center in austin texas says it is readied -- ready for another flood being event. lone star state still recovering from the severe weather memorial day weekend that left 14 dead and two missing. sue? >> yes saturated ground there. and there is a look at the storm that we are talking about. former tropical storm bill, now, it is tropical depression bill with 35 pile per hour win. still pretty windy. real thing is the rain. as alex just said, some places have already seen as much as 6 inches of rain, there is more rain moving in, to the already saturated gulf coast of texas but of course, now with a we are concerned about the track of the remnants as all that moisture moves north through oak home, a and then takes northeast turn, toward indianna and ohio, by saturday maybe maybe in our area by sunday we will get some rain anyway tomorrow. high pressure in control today, taking a break from the

stick with business 30 or pennsylvania turnpike. >> reporter: we've seen gusty winds with any of thethat come through. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing showers heavy rain in northern delaware heading into south jersey, we have a chance for storms early in the morning commute and then later on in the afternoon and evening. 88 the high, it's warm and sticky and stormy. ugh! >> that a term? [laughter]. for matt, matt, karen i'm tam. >>> good morning, america. new this morning, double attack. two shark attacks barely an hour apart. a 13-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy gravely injured. >> attacked by a shark. they said the head was about that big. >> terrified beachgoers try to save their lives. >>> tropical threat. a major new storm forming right now. a warning from the national hurricane center as the big new system takes aim at the gulf coast. major cities from houston to new york warned about heavy rains and flash flooding. >>> living a lie. the naacp leader accused of pretending to be african-american. her brothers say she's been living a lie. ♪ you will remember me

and basically it's right over the pennsylvania turnpike right over the pennsylvania turnpike just to north and west of malvern, the new interchange that opened a year or so in malvern that is where we see the rotation with this storm on double scan live radar the last 15 minces seeing 44 lightning strikes in this part of the storm, and i want to go back and tell you safety tips between if are you just joining us the tornado warning in chester county until 5:45 p.m., stay off the second story of your home, lowest floor in your home, inkechuku ndukwen interior rooms without windows would suit. where do i go on the multistory building, first level and base many perfect even better and in those areas cover your head. let me go back to the tornado warning, to show you where we are talking about in chester county west of coatesville you are not within this warning, mainly near exton as well as westchester south and east of king of prussia and glen mills but in the direct path is malverner berwyn moving across the main line. lets go back to double scan live radar, the storm velocity mode he

going for a fly here, we ride on the pennsylvania turnpike where there is an accident eastbound near the norristown interchange. mass transit at the moment looking good with no delays. back to you. >> thanks so much. bob, there is a developing story right now, nine people dead following the shooting at historic african-american church in charleston, south carolina among the dead the church's pastor state senator clemente pickme. police call g the shooting at emanuel ame church a hate crime. white man in his 20's is the shooter. remains on the loose right now. >> these people were in church. they were in church. they violated the sang at this at this of. that will the ramification also way john what happened tonight. this is just unacceptable, unacceptable. >> the church traces its roots to 1816 when several churches split from charleston's methodist episcopal churches. >> back here at home, police investigating a shooting in north philadelphia.

moving now to the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound pennsylvania turnpike between willow grove and bensalem, we had around earlier accident there. they have reopened all the lanes because they had closed it for quite sometime. definitely great news because 6:05 is start of the rush hour. so i would say just really in any case justin to give yourself more time in this area in delays for mass transit and things at the airport are just fine, quarter. >> good to hear, thanks, vittoria. >>> people in texas are bracing for heavy rain and flooding as tropical storm bill moves inland. flash flood warnings are in effect in south central texas. meteorologists warn strong wind will last throughout the day. wendy gilette has the very latest. >> reporter: tropical storm bill weakened to a depression overnight, whipping up waves along the texas coast as it continues to move slowly inland. the system is losing strength as it moves over land, it is still hikely to bring four to 8 inches of rain to eastern texas. officialness dallas are not taking any chances. crews are running pumps and opening up emergenc

we have a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound side a single-vehicle accident the vehicle flipped over past the norristown interchange and one lane is blocked. expect slowing as you travel past the accident scene. two lanes blocked because of construction near willow grove they wrapped up the construction on 422 the road buckled westbound approaching 29 phoenixville collegeville, everything is wet but moving in both directions. >>> a gunman opened fire inside a horrifically black church in charleston, south carolina, nine people are dead and the shooter is being sought. erin o'hern is live in the satellite center. >> reporter: authorities are calling this heinous act of violence a hate crime while the you want community is in shock police learned the shooter attended the prayer service before opening fire. police say a white man in his early 20s opened fire during the prayer meeting inside the emanuel ame church. the scene was described as kay on chaotic. officials found 8 people dead inside the church. the attack comes after the fatal shooting of walter scott by a white police of

we can see showers and thunderstorms along the pennsylvania turnpike. that will hit reading in the next few minutes. aifl that happening -- a lot of that happening as you're traveling around. sky6 live hd live even where you don't have storms we have reduced visibility. looking at atlantic city right now, so fog is an issue, as well. it's very warm, the dewpoint, almost completely saturated. very humid and moisture in the at we have storms coming through. and because of the moisture in the atmosphere we have quick downpours. winds out of the west, southwest, barometer 29.98. a look at future tracker # showing at 6 -- 6 showing at 6:30, a storm and 11:00 a.m., a storm or two and populated later on, and we see that tonight, as well. even a look tomorrow tuesday at 3:30, we can see the storms moving through the area. let's look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast humid today with thunderstorms high of 88. still the chance for storms and in fact strong storms tomorrow with high of 89. wednesday, kind of nice not as warm and 86 degrees, it's not

let's take a slide to the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound 64 miles per hour on the turnpike the overnight construction is cleared 65 miles per hour. no problems right now if you're heading on the pennsylvania turnpike. the roads are dry and clear david has been talking about the showers up near the poconos for the most partly here and happy harry is up and awake this morning as part of the computer traffic report part of the 6abc team telling us about a pothole on swedesford road. let's make it happy and talk about the weather 65 degrees right now. we've got a good start to the day out there. feels good out there today but it's turning warmer, 85 degrees, clouds and sunshine watching for a late thunderstorm getting the showers and even a thunderstorm early right now if you're up in allentown and areas north of that matt. >> i'll take it, thank you karen. >>> new this morning united plane from washington, d.c. skidded off the runway, it was attempted to land on a slick runway when it skidded # hundred feet off the pavement into the grass safety area. the pilot told the passengers a strong

stick with business 30 lincoln highway or the westbound pennsylvania turnpike instead of 30 bypass. big picture vine street expressway is reopened was closed eastbound overnight and will close tonight at 11:00 p.m. there's a fire location at sherman and washington lane in germantown. in west philadelphia, 52 street is blocked from the water main break this weekend. if you're riding the buses instead of the trolley. route 15, 101 102 allow extra time we'll be talking about those issues matt, as the morning progresses. >> we have learned two pennsylvania state troopers were injured during a high speed chase through two counties pursuing an armed robbery suspect. katherine scott is live at the state police barracks in skippack with more on what happened. that's right matt, we have updated information for you, we have been told two troopers had minor injuries, one suspect is in custody. damaged vehicles including the suspect's vehicle and the vehicles from the pennsylvania state police have been taken to the skippack barracks. let's go to the video of the suspect's car the front is smas

. >>> and firefighters spent two hours rescuing a driver on the pennsylvania turnpike.he accident that had the road closed for two hours. >>> and the big story is new jersey governor chris christie, joining the race for the president of the united states. "action news" reporter, john rawlins is there he joins ugs live with more on what christie had to say. >> reporter: hi rick, this is the telling it like it is campaign, that is what the campaign dubbed it it was a soft opening, this was the high school he went to and was class president here and talked first about his famlynn his late mother, sandy and his college sweetheart who he met at the university of delaware his wife mary pat and his mother told him if you work hard you can be anything you want and his dad worked hard at an ice-cream factory and his son became governor of new jersey. and then switched gears. >> we have a president that ignores congress and a congress that ignores the president, we have to remind them that they went there for us and not the other way around. >> america is tired of hand wringing a

construction on the pennsylvania turnpike blocking two lanes eastbound between valley forge and norristown. the crews in bucks county have left on the northeast extension. we want to warn you about delays possible on the wilmington/newark line because of amtrak work emergency work that's going on. that may cause a slow go for you there. >> we're learning more on our breaking news story. she vanished after taking a bathroom break in the woods. katherine scott has more details on the disappearance of sarah wills. >> reporter: police have expanded their search, they hope because it's light out that will help in the search of the wooded area. police have been here for hours overnight sweeping the woods with flashlights, you can see them trying to find this young lady. here's a picture of sarah wills. 5'9" 511 pounds, marine halter top -- maroon halter top and jean shorts. her father was driving her home from a concert to upper dublin. he stopped along germantown avenue she went into the woods and did not come back. s.w.a.t teams used thermal imaging, a helicopter search from above but they hav

use business 30 lincoln highway or 322 or the pennsylvania turnpike.ect low vibts -- visibility and wet conditions. we have fire locations to watch out for in lower salford skippack creek road is closed. castle road gets you around that there's a fire in skippack. new construction against today in new castle county closing milltown road by john dick -- dixon high school. mill torn road will closed from 7:00 a.m. to mid august. stick with kirkwood highway and lime stone road to get around the blockage. camden county not too wet expect extra traffic as people come come back from the beach. we talked about a crash along the crash on the black horse pike in folsom called state police they said it is minor and out of the way. >> two guys were caught on camera robbing a metro cell phone store and set it on fire. the bandit drops down and looks afternoon and climbs back in the hole in the roof. 20 minutes later a second guy drops in, this guy begins stuffing the bag with cell phone. they douse the store with gasoline and set it ablaze. >> new on "action news,

eva. >> thanks, chris. >>> breaking news, partly of the pennsylvania turnpike remains closed at this hour after this massive truck fire. the truck was carrying 27,000 gallons of oil. it burst into flames at 7:15 in the eastbound lanes. turnpike in bensalem. police say this was not an accident, the driver noticed a problem and pulled over before the truck burst into flames, fortunately that driver was not hurt. crews were able to put the fire out after 8:00. they are assessing the condition of the road. all eastbound lanes are closed in the area and they remain that way for several hours stay with "action news" an 6abc.com for the very latest. >>> not long before that crash fire crews battled another tractor-trailer driver in bensalem. the driver was getting off the turnpike when the big rig flipped and caught fire on the exit ramp for street road. you can see the debris from the truck scattered along the embankment here. the driver was not hurt, but did take crews a while to put out the fire. >>> thousands of people of all faiths came together to remember the victims of the cherls --

here is where the van hit a car the pennsylvania turnpike. two people were hurt but expected to be okay. the driver was cited for traffic violations. >>> now to an effort to prevent crime. philadelphia police are teaming up with local utilities to protect senior citizens from impostors. along with police the water department and peco and others have launched be sure before you open the door. they want to make it easier for senior citizens and others to be sure for someone who claims to be a utility worker really is. the goal is to prevent people from getting scammed and robbed. >>> an official showed us an announcement produced by nbc10. police say if a person suspects they are being scammed, call 911. a plan is in place to quickly figure out if there is a problem. >> we will stale fully engaged with that caller and walk them through that process and give them the level of comfort. >> reporter: police tell us far too many impostors rob older people and they want to reduce this type of crime. >>> rainy start this morning. there is cape may. a

. >> a box van carrying puppies crashed on the pennsylvania turnpike it happened at 4:30 this morning, police say that the van carrying about 80 animals crashed into another vehicle, several of the dogs died and the rest now are with the spca, and the driver went to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the four men in the other vehicle were on their way to a fishing trip at the time and not seriously hurt, chad pradelli is trying to figure out where these animals wither going. >> a pennsylvania state senator, became the first man to get into the race for attorney general today, senator john ravty announced his candidacy in harrisburg the four term republican represents montgomery koipt and a former deputy attorney general, the first republican to challenge democrat kathleen kane in next year's election. >>> the dalai lama is being honored for his advocacy and human rights and his emphasis on dialog and tolerance, he will be honored here in philadelphia on october 26th and as always, you can watch the liberty medal ceremony here on 6 abc. the dalai lama is the second major religiou

problems on 309 or the pennsylvania turnpike. both heys looking good at this hour i-95 at cottman that's southbound traffic heading toward center city, nice and dry and clear on i-95. as we look at storm tracker 6 live double scan you can see we have rain out to the northwest mostly allentown and reading and areas northwest of that. it's hitting mount pocono. if you're heading out to allentown watch out for rain. i-78 westbound it's raining. a member of our 6abc team telling us about that. 65 degrees in philadelphia. 65 in allentown. so the rest of rest of us have dry roads. we could get late-day thunderstorms and clouds and sun a warmer high of 85 degrees. >> a passenger threw punches on a new mexico bus because of an expired pass. the police say the man identified as thomas crumb had a knife and threatened the driver a number of times and trying to take over the bus until he delivered a knockout blow to the driver's face. later in court crumb mouthed off to the judge which added an contempt of court charge to the aggravated ass

route one northbound, coming from say woodhaven road, street road, trying to get up to the pennsylvania turnpike us up as folks head north up to get on the turnpike there at philadelphia. 295 north, still dealing with that overturned tractor-trailer at route 541. an accident on the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound, near willow grove. the market frankford line, still running with 15, 20 minute delays, getting word every accident north on 95, at bridge street. mike, alec being back to you. >> one of the largest street festivals in the entire country. i try to go to it every year this sunday. >> you told me, like mark your calendar, alec, block it o you have to go to the festival, thousands of people every year, i hear it is packed. >> covers about 12 city blocks. there is quincy. >> so excited. >> yes, well, we are here at the universal there, you know, we have the kids in the background, but i've been talking, here, about the festival. >> how many years? over 15 years. >> yeah, since i was two. let us know about this. >> we're excited. this year celebrating our 40th anniversary. first odunde i wa

we have an accident on the eastbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike between willow grove and bensalem, left lane is block. because we are not dealing with so much volume would i say it is not causing too much problem but something to be mindful of. katie, two things. one, i like your dress. not that i don't love it all the time but today is exceptional and two how are we looking weather-wise. >> thanks, first and foremost. you are so sweet. you just made me morning. we are looking ahead to great weather. i think sun glare may be an issue in your reports as morning progresses but small price to pay when dealing with such a beautiful day coming up here. it is a short lived break before we see more active weather return. look at this shot. i love mornings like this when sun comes up nice and early. i can show you gorgeous camera shots and this is just one of am i will show you throughout the morning. storm scan three totally empty, high pressure regaining control albeit very briefly but we will see that sub shine nice and breezily. perfect excuse to get outside high u.s. index folks keep

a tractor-trailer fire has shut down part of the pennsylvania turnpike. jesse gary is live at the scene. >> reporter: right now they're pulling out the wreckage of the tractor-trailer there off in the distance with that red industrial sized tow truck. we'll have an update on this work before we get back from our break. >>> and i'm tracking moisture from tropical depression bill heading our way. it is going to affect your weekend. i'll let you know exactly what to expect coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. ♪ take me in, into your darkest hour ♪ ♪ and i'll never desert you ♪ ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ yeah! yeah. so, that's our loyalty program. you're automatically enrolled. and the longer you stay, the more rewards you get. great. oh! ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ ♪ won't let nobody hurt you ♪ isn't there a simpler way to explain the loyalty program? yes. standing by you from day one. now, that's progressive. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go

once again if you are in that area, you may want to use the pennsylvania turnpike as an alternate while crews work to clear that scene. they're doing great job. talking sports right now phillies take on cc senate ya and the yanks again tonight in the bronx after losing their road streak losing streak. franco led the way at yankee stadium. franco had two homeruns among his four hits, five runs batted in. the phillies beat the yankees 11-eight. the phils had season high 18 hits in the game. and season high in runs scored for the second game in a row. well the sixers have the number three pick when the nba draft comes around thursday night. experts say d'angelo russell out of ohio state would be great fit. but, there have been some reports, russell doesn't want to play here. yesterday, though, he set the record straight. >> the work out great watch guy wouldn't want to play for any nba team? i never would say anything like that. i mean, i know wave come f i know what i have been through t would be a blessing just to play in the nba. >> russell healthy, new orleans, look out. hey, in the ro

we do have accident on the pennsylvania turnpike, it is eastbound, right near the norristown interchangeaware of that. the crews on the turnpike pick it up and they headed home early, if you are watching us down the shore, i know sue said we were getting heavy rain along the shore roads here she is standing by, come up with an update on. that will so the parkway the expressway, route nine, the back roads watch for some ponding out there as well. and i know the drains are clogged, we see it every time we get a storm recently where we get the heavy downpours and the rain can't make it into the drainage great fast enough. and then of course we get some flooding. ninety-five, work crews out here near girard, then also up near cottman avenue. but again did some lane restrictions working your way northbound up toward cottman avenue. all of the bridges looking fine at the moment. mass transit looking good. no delays there. i know they made some changes at that septa 69th street terminal. but will this rain be with us for most of the morning rush hour? >> looks like we are going to get a little

that's good news, however accident on the pennsylvania turnpike, it is eastbound gang between willownd the philly-bensalem interchange, again all eastbound in through that willow grove work zone. so be careful there southbound lanes of 295 crews still working until about 5:30, now say quarter to 6:00 or so. southbound lanes between the black horse pike and the 42 freeway, looking good at the airport, i know we had big fog delays yesterday. but today's definitely good day to fly. coming into town on the schuylkill expressway, no problems to report, 14 minute trip and 95 as i showed you in the camera there looking good wood half mean downtown. chris, lauren, back to you. >> bob, thank so much. developing news this morning man assaulted then stabbed several times. >> it didn't end there. also shot and then robbed. jennifer joyce now live at philly police headquarters with more on the search for the suspects here jennifer, they think it is one person or several? >> well according to the victim, he was able to communicate with police and said that he believes that it was two men and one w

this is all on the ramp from the pennsylvania turnpike westbound.ension northbound. a serious accident. you can see them out there right now. traffic is at times getting by. if we can widen out a little bit you can see the traffic scene as they work trying extricate the driver in this terrible accident scene. >>> it is partial blocking the ramp from the pennsylvania turnpike westbound to the northeast extension northbound. we see traffic getting by at times partially off to the left side. we have a number of emergency workers, fire crews all on the scene and this is creating a big backup on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound and you can see that right now. we could go to the maps and show you speeds like nine, 12 miles an hour so big jam-up westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike from approaching willow grove to the northeast extension. the schuylkill expressway a slow go eastbound if city avenue to girard westbound heavy as well, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> it's going to at least be a beautiful day. let's go over to dave murphy. at least the start

washington, sun begins to rise, over the pennsylvania turnpike, and the interchange. ll as you roll through the turnpike, they got that left over work crew still out there. no problems at the moment. at the airport but as dave just mentioned later on this afternoon, if you have a flight schedule maybe to fly into or out of philly maybe going down to pick someone up, when the thunder boomers roll through pretty much bridges everything to grinding halt at the airport. so just keep that in mine, and check with the airline. tomorrow and saturday, taylor swift setting up shop in town. septa's adding extra service on out broad street subway for the concerts, then saturday if you are taking your kids down to the stadium area keep in mind, barry manilow across the street so jammo in the parking lot expected this weekend down there, in south philly. 422 no problems, working to up west chester mass transit running with no delays. chris, lauren, back to you. >> bob kelly thank un, sir. time now 4:50. where does the time go? >> i know,. >> beer sold in wawa it, could happen. at le

what about the pennsylvania turnpike? we have construction that is cleared in that area.wville road at ridgewood road we still have that accident to watch for so be careful of that one in gloucester county restricting traffic. here's an update in gloucester county still at this point we've got the ramp from 295 to harmony road, that's exit 17 closed down. this is due to last tuesday's storms. a week later we're still dealing with restrictions there. exit 15 and scenery opened 16 reopened. harmony road mee mains closed in greenwich township one of the areas hardest hit still dealing with the traffic there this morning. let's say good morning to alex. he's a member of our 6abc team. hello a pothole on the road in darby road. that was a really warm welcome from this crew. 68 trees in philadelphia right now, 62 in millville, 63 in al town looking good but warm and humid today with a strong thunderstorm later on matt. >> thanks, karen. >>> authorities believe the two convicted killers who escaped from a northern new york prison and eluded a manhunt for three weeks were actuall

and, mist in the air crews are working on the pennsylvania turnpike. and, over to philadelphia. west chest they are gay and market scene from that fire last night right there near the courthouse, where the locate or, the vine expressway still closed on the eastbound side. i think we should be good to go here any minute but in the meantime coming into the city eastbound on the schuylkill you can exit either at south street, or maybe use spring garden to gain access into downtown. philadelphia international so far so good but with this fog that war's dealing with this morning i would not be surprised if i see out of no where we will see delays in the just here in philadelphia but other airports. pack your patients and be ready for that. mass transit a new summer schedule in play for buses and trolleys. there is new construction at 69th street terminal and relocated some of the boarding locations, for the buses. keep that in mind. and make sure you are standing under the right side for the right bus today and then speaking of buses 15 101 102 using shuttle buses for next month or s

now, here's an accident on the map to tell you about on the pennsylvania turnpike, up in the northeaston, all northbound lanes are blocked between quakertown and the lehigh valley, use route 309 if you can as an alternate if you are going to be in that area. more coming up later. here's erika. >>> happening today: preliminary hearing is set for this morning for two philadelphia police officers charged in the 2013 beeted g of the man they were arresting. officer sean mcknight kevin robinson, face several charges. investigators say the two officers knocked g riviera from his scooter then began to beat him before placing him under arrest. the encounter captured on surveillance camera. riviera has maintained his innocence. >> president obama will travel to charleston, on friday, to remember the victims of the church massacre. the president will deliver the eulogy for the church's slain pastor, state senator clementa pinckney. in the wake of the mass shooting the president says the count have i not cured of racism. during a interview he used unusually strong language to make his point. >> i

also another closed in both directions near the pennsylvania turnpike. a truck went over a barrier earlier this morning. crews are trying to remove that truck from the road. there are no reports of any injuries in either incident. we have a crew on the way to the scene and will get the latest from him as the morning progresses. meantime, some heavy rain is heading our way. meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking that. she's here with the weekend forecast. >> we're seeing scattered showers there u the area. but it's the heavy rain that's the concern through tonight into tomorrow morning. but our flood watch will stay in effect until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. that's the same thing as the flood watch. those timings coincide with each other. heavy rain overnight into early morning hours on sunday. 1 to 3 inches possible. flooding a possibility. as we head into the rest of today our temperatures will push into the low 80s with a few scattered showers before the heavy rain gets here tonight. >>> new from overnight, a man is dead after being shot in the frankford se

up to the north the humidity levels are moving in like this and about as far as the pennsylvania turnpikeoconos. we're seeing showers holdi

severe threat will be south of the pennsylvania turnpike.ve a warm front stretching across viewing area. dynamically this is the area right here for severe whether this afternoon. by the time we get into tomorrow the warm front is up here and now we have an approaching cold front from the west, this will be the dynamic area. this will be the time to see the strong gusty winds and hail. we can't completely rule that out, but right now it's not like this it's look looking like downpours and lightning strikes. >> did you have a piece of furniture in the basement that needs a new life? >> a one of a kind dresser at an exclusive store can cost upward of $3,000. we'll fix this for just 50 bucks. >> she is old. >> we'll sand it, paint it add new hardware. >> let me show you what color we chose. >> reporter: we'll do a gradiant. the bottom two drawers will be the darkest color and lighten it as we go up. it will add visual interest to the old dresser. >> take a look, it goes from the darkest coral up to the lightest. the last step is adding new hard

it happened around 7:00 many the morning shutting down part of the pennsylvania turnpike for hours. viewer shot this video of the truck hauling about 2700 gallons of home heating oil at the time. no one was hurt. right now the cause is under investigation. >>> parachute problems lead to daring midair rescues. see how a free fall that could have ended in disaster turned into an amazing save. >>> a generous gift for a local veteran in need. he's getting a lift in more ways than one. >>> coming up in sports there's a crowd at top of the u.s. open leader board and another tough day for phillies pitching. chocolate makes everything better except maybe the laundry bill. >>> we are tracking some heavy rain as promised. it's moving in right now with thunder and lightning and heavy downpours. we'll continue to track that for you and talk about your father's day forecast, coming up. ♪ ♪ one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico mo

route 1, the schuylkill expressway, pennsylvania turnpike all getting a little wet at this point. again there's more activity across south jersey and delaware, all this picks up in intensity as the day wears on. dover, 70 degrees, millville 69. allentown, 67. trenton, 69. reading coming in at 67, the poconos barely cracking 60 degrees at this hour, a little bit chilly up in the mountains. satellite and radar we're watching this area of low pressure here, you can kind of see that little counter clockwise swirl that comma-shaped cloud that will push east across the keystone state. we have two areas of low pressure one developing across richmond virginia. they converge on the area overnight tonight and it will pull away tomorrow. tomorrow we'll see a combination of sun and clouds, maybe a late-day shower, but it will be isolated in nature. today we're looking at a widespread shield of moisture covering the entire delaware valley from start to finish. later this afternoon you'll see it picks up in coverage and intensity. by 6:30 we're picking up the gusty thunderstorms again. the stor

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. >>> nbc10 tons to follow the accident on pennsylvania turnpike. crews are working to clean up 50 gallons of fuel after a dump truck overturned there. skyforce10 was over the scene at around 6:30 this morning. emergency crews freed the driver who was trapped inside. >>> an off-duty philadelphia police officer is hurt after he crashed his cruiser in chet nus hill early this morning. he crashed his suv into a fence and tree and then flipped over. investigators are trying to figure out what caused that crash. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a suspect in a smash and grab in center city this morning. they say someone smashed through a glass door at architect salon on south 10th street and make off with a laptop and other items. no one was hurt here. >>> a man in his 20s was shot once in the chest just before 8:00. he died at the scene. police haven't made any arrests. >>> a pregnant woman is still in critical condition after she was shot in philadelphia's west oak lane neighborhood. her unborn child did not survive. police were called to t hoar

there is also an accident, westbound, on the pennsylvania turnpike at ft. washington. s a tractor-trailer right on the onramp therefore ft. washington. two separate accidents on the new jersey turnpike, one is northbound at exit five, that's burlington mt. holly the other one northbound at exit two for ruth 322. and because of the weather everything is a little slower today than yesterday inbound on the schuylkill, already, a half hour, no sun glare this morning, and then south on 95, look at this, almost 45 minutes from woodhaven double jelly donut delay into downtown. over to you. >> as i predicted e network the. television network says fashion police their tv show about celebrity fashion will return with a all new season and it will happen this summer, but those two are out. melissa rivers, and daughter of the late joan rivers, who shows dollars the show, will also be adding a co-host to her list of duties. >> she will join giuliana rancic she is coming bag brad on the panel each episode will also feature two celebrity guests, fashion police returns august 31st with

they are still working on the pennsylvania turnpike as you come over to the connection bridge between the delaware valley interchange and the philly/bensalem interchange which is route one. hopefully they will be out in the next half an hour or so. lauren, back over to you. >>> ntsb will be on the scene of the deadly plane crash today in massachusetts. the plane took off from lancaster county, pennsylvania and crash in the home killing three people. here's fox's kelly wright. >> right outside and my daughter is in the front yard. i saw a whole fireball, everything was engulfed. >> reporter: three people dead after a plane crashes in the house in massachusetts. incident happening sunday evening in the town of planeville, 30 miles outside of boston. >> we received multiple 911 calls for a plane crash in the house on bridal path, upon arrival, our companies observed plane crash in the back of the building. heavy fire in the house. >> reporter: beach craft be36 had taken off from an airport in pennsylvania, and was heading to the massachusetts town of norwood when it began to experience a

pennsylvania turnpike, bensalem, speeds 65 miles per hour. fort washington, mid county looking good, 655 miles per hour as you head toward plymouth meeting. we have an accident in hatfield, montgomery county. fair grounds road a new accident right there tam. >>> an inferno blazed through the roof of an apartment building in south dakota. one person was treated for smoke and several families lost their place to live. the roof partially caved in before firefighters got a handle on the blaze. >> surveillance video shows a suspected cop killer in louisiana minutes before officers arrested him a second time. travis boys walked by a police officer before being caught. the convenience store manager said the suspect was the only person wearing a jacket while it was hot out yesterday because the suspect was hiding broken handcuffs. boys was arrested minutes later getting on a city bus. >> two people are shot while driving through a north philadelphia neighborhood. katherine scott has a live update at 5:00 a.m. >>> brave cancer fighter and daughter of

one of them right along the pennsylvania turnpike. hat certainly has weakened but it's right along the turnpike at norristown now and headed toward abington and eventually to lower bucks county. this one caused some wind damage in whitehall township that just went by easton and is now just about to cross the delaware river into new jersey. the temperatures now are generally on the hot side except if you have been affected by one of those storms like pottstown, it's 78 degrees. it's 93 in philadelphia. at the beaches, it's a different story. that southerly wind southwest wind is a sea breeze in new jersey it's 73 in avalon, 74 degrees in beach haven. for much of the rest of the area, th

. >>> drivers are recovering after an early morning crash on the pennsylvania turnpike in montgomery county. dump truck and pickup truck collided on the westbound ramp to the blue route to plymouth township. crash prompted an hour long rescue effort to free dump truck driver. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> fire fighters are still working to get a handle on a fast moving wild fire in central washington state tonight, that has forced thousands of people, out of their homes. the large fire burn more than four square miles and has destroyed more than two dozen businesses and homes there rainfall on monday provided some relief but sweltering heat and strong wind posed some challenges. some residents say they were able to get out just in time. >> the fact that this is all i have now is just heart breaking. >> i don't even have a fork, plate, clothing, this is just basic things that we all take for granted is just gone good despite the destruction no residents were hurt from the fire however, three fire fighters did suffered minor injuries. right now that fire is ab

no problems currently on the pennsylvania turnpike rowing in and out of the malvern chester county lookingd. schuylkill kind of quite it this morning. no problems, at all between conshohocken and downtown. i-95 also in good shape from woodhaven in through center city. septa bus routes, the 5101, and 102 trolleys, using shuttle buses for the next month or so, all due to track work. tacony palmyra, walt whitman commodore barry bridges are looking fine. leaving northeast philadelphia, through construction zone, so far so good at the moment. no problems on the schuykill and mass transit is in good shape. chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> one person is dead after a shooting overnight in frankford. police say a 21 year-old man was shot and killed on the 1700 block and at this point we have no information what led to the shooting offer a suspect in the case. >>> new this morning investigators are looking for a suspect they say may be armed after getting a way earlier this morning in north philadelphia officers shot at the person as they ran after being questioned, this happened shortly befo

on the pennsylvania turnpike in chester county it's the left lane that's blocked between route 29 the pass interchange and downingtown. route 40 harding highway westbound is blocked between elm street and route are 45. you can use the two elm and 45 to get around the blockage. >> the duggar family is peeking out for the first time -- speaking out for the first time about the misconduct of their son. they told fox news reports of their son molesting five girls should not have been released. two of the victims his sisters who came forward on their own say the system to protect victims did not protect them. >> the system is set up to protect kids those who make stupid mistakes or have problems like this in their lives and the ones affected by the choices. it greatly failed. >> however, given their concerns they still are defending josh as acting in a limited manner reaffirming that their parents view that it was improper touching not rape. >>> a woman out west was fired for helping students who did not have enough money to eat. the first three times the student doesn't have enough money

scratch off lottery ticket i wouldn't call him lucky police say the guy accidentally left the pennsylvania turnpikeza without claiming a $500 prize only to have another guy claim the winnings. troopers from the bed forward barracks say the man accidentally left the voucher displayed on machine at the south midway service plaza friday morning. so another man walked up, claim the winnings and used them to buy $78 worth of tickets and the other 472 bucks in a money order. ♪ >> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. a lot to talk about iain. >> absolutely. storms and heat and humidity all over the place. >> yeah, we have it all and it it's going to be on going for much of the week. occasional pop-up showers and storms especially during the heat of the day as well as temperatures. look at this close to 90 this afternoon. 89 degrees the official high. the normal now up to 83. but look at the record it's safe. 100 degrees set back in 1994. 87 right now at the airport. you factor in that humidity it feels like the low 90s and take a look at the heat index right now along the i-95 corridor into what it