we are following a fire in roxborough. the roxborough neighborhood, ridge avenue.ternate is henry avenue or main street. we have a live crew who is on the scene. they say it's still active even though the fire is out. headed into center city, philadelphia, you want to know that the inner and outer lanes of the ben franklin parkway between 20th street and eakins oval, they are closed through tomorrow morning because of cleanup following the made in america music festival. this is a live look at 202 at route 29. things looking great out there. it's quiet on the roadways. >>> weather was anything but quiet last night. big storms rolled through. the storms are out of here for now. we're watching clouds move through. we have seen some scattered showers, light showers, we are looking for some breaks of sunshine. it will be a mainly cloudy day. 74 at philadelphia international. they reported a few showers in the last hour. humidity is way up there. there in the pocono mountains, you can see the clouds with just a hint of sunlight. sunshine breaking through at times during

following breaking news in roxborough.irefighters are working to put out a fire at a dry cleaner there. this is a live picture from our crew on the ground, this is at ridge avenue and sherr lane. we're working or sources there to breng you new information as we get it. >>> right now let's get you around the area if you're heading out to go somewhere for a holiday event. there are some detours you should know about around that fire location. >> katy zachry has the details. >> that fire looks like an active scene, it will be out there for quite some time, it's manayunk on ridge avenue on walnut lane and james town avenue. take henry avenue or main street around that fire scene. it looks like it will be out there for some time. henry avenue or main street around that fire. taking a live look in bucks county, this is route 1 at pennsylvania avenue, seeing some cars on the road, but this is indicative of a labor day monday. not a lot of cars out on the roads. there is flooding to tell you about in winslow township. this is on t

if you have to be out and about in roxborough, stay on henry avenue or main street.e the closures around the parkway for the made in america festival. they are scheduled to last until tomorrow morning. we have our big labor day parade starting at 11:00 a.m. along columbus boulevard an washington avenue. you'll see restrictions there. we'll see zoo traffic later today, but not right now. >> a critically ill five-year-old boy whose parents took him out of the hospital against doctors advice was found in spain. the boy has a severe brain tumor. his parents removed him from a hospital in south hampton ton. his dad denied allegations of kidnapping his son and defended his action claiming the doctors didn't want him to take his son out of the country for a different cancer treatment. >> officers in ferguson, missouri have started to wear body cameras as partly of their uniform. two surveillance companies donated 50 cameras to the department. officers wore the cameras saturday during a protest march. in honor of michael brown the shooting sparked violent protests. >> a util

it is breaking news in roxborough.e crews are on the scene and they have made quick work putting out this fire. ridge avenue at walnut lane. this is the at ward custom cleaners. i'm in the sure if any adjacent properties have been affect by these flames. we were live with this about a half an hour ago. we showed you how quickly they got to this scene and got those houses on this fire. this is video in the last half an hour. dawn, looking at their web site the awards custom dry cleaners. they are a family own business and operated for 45 years and they specialized in wedding gown cleaning and preserves. as you look at what inventory is inside, likely, you're talking, about thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise. i mean some dress shirts can be over a hundred dollars. >> can you imagine if you had your wedding gown, being cleaned there or anything really, it is obviously in ruins. the good news is, again that the fire is under control and that no one was hurt. >> that is very good n

but we just mentioned the big problems along ridge avenue in roxborough. we'll help you around them coming up. >> a woman steals a ring and hides it's by swallowing it, but police nab her anyway. >> "action news" will be right >> welcome back, we've been talking about this breaking news for the plas few minutes, this is -- last few minutes, this is the scene out of roxborough, this is ridge avenue, a heavy fire broke out after 5:00 a.m. at a dry clearance next to an auto body shop in that area. you can see the flames really intense as firefighters try to douse those flames, the smoke rising from the dry clearance in the area, causing traffic issues this morning and closures, which we will head to matt pellmansues with the details how this will affect the commute this morning. >> reporter: it's the award custom clearance, next to the hospital and the awed body shop. let's -- auto body shop. the closest intersection is at schurrs lane where you have the dunkin donuts. you can see them spraying the water on the building. ridge avenue is blocked off as the fir

lets start in roxborough, fire in roxborough is now under control. we will take a look at the video here at the flames, thinks the awards custom cleaners at ridge avenue and walnut lane. fire crew where is call out at quarter of 6:00 this morning. we are not sure if other properties were involved here but fire officials tell us that no one was injury. the that is good news. now the bad news as we will head back down the shore for this landscape is change ago long the the boardwalk in atlantic city. revel hotel casino begins the process of shutting down. hotel closes today and cat seen owe closes tomorrow, revel has only been opened for two years. it is second atlantic city toy close its doors. in as many days. the the show boat shut down yesterday, after 27 years. federal investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly small plane to crash in colorado. five people were killed and erie, just north of denver. plane crashed just a few hundred feet from a nearby airport runway. it is not clear yet if the plane was trying to land or kick off. >

fox 29's bruce gordon is live in philadelphia's roxborough second. bruce?> reporter: lucy, award custom dry cleaners is what everybody neighborhood wants a reliable business with good service and good price. owner harvey suss could have made lot of friends over the past 46 years ton night those friends are devastated by what's happened here. >> firefighters stayed on seen for most of the day pouring water on the charred remains of a neighborhood icon. among those who came to mourn was kim zimmerman a former employee. >> i lost my husband of 25 years in '06 if it wasn't for harvey i probably would have killed myself. >> reporter: he was a good boss. it sounds like he was a good businessman. >> he was more my friend than my boss. >> the fire was reported at 5am and burn out of control for more than 90 minutes. there were no injuries but the place was a total loss. >> i think it's the first major fire we've had here in roxborough in a long time. >> i'll tell you that. >> i can't remember one this b big. >> reporter: award custom dry cleaners has been at ridge

that will we have breaking news coming to us from the city roxborough city. battling fire at business at ridge avenue and sheers lane. told the fire is not under control as of yet. we do have crew headed over to the scenement we will bring you any updates as soon as they come in to our news room. right now your time 5:32. and authorities in bucks county are investigating what led to deadly shooting along family members over the weekend. it happened along the 4,000 block of fayette drive in bristol early sunday morning. investigators tell "eyewitness news", at least one meant of the family shot and killed at the scene. police are still trying to determine who pulled the trigger. >>> one man is in critical condition and three others are hurt after a hit-and-run in northeast philadelphia. four men struck just after 2:00 yesterday morning, outside reds bar and grill on the 8200 block of roosevelt boulevard. investigators say, a black suv may vin tently rammed right into those men, possibly, a chevy trailblazer or envoy. >>> police in lower merion are still lookin

it's a raging fire burning at a dry cleaning business in the roxborough section, broke out 27 minutes to follow this story with the action cam remaining at the scene. >> a bucks county community comes together to mourn the deaths of three students kill in a weekend car crash. >> the show is over for the showboat casino hotel in atlantic city. another casino hotel begins emptying out today after a little more than two years in business. >> we'll have the efforts to clean up the benjamin franklin parkway following the made in america festival. >>> good morning, everybody, september 1, 5:30. tam is off, erin o'hern joins us. >> can you believe it's september 1. crobl august is gone -- i don't believe august is gone. >> reporter: i was grieving the loss of summer yesterday. but i'm glad to be here with you guys. we had strong storms. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we have a sprinkle near norristown and media. one near the city and long the new jersey turnpike here not far from medford. we're looking at a couple of sprinkles, nothing like the storm. today we'll see not see widespre

breaking news this morning, fire at award dry cleaners roxborough. fire broke out about 4:00 at the family owned business over at ridge and shurs lane. fire fight verse not controlled the fire as of yet. but they tell "eyewitness news" that majority of the fire has been knocked down. we'll keep you updated. no reports of injuries. >>> developing right now, the us military says its launched two more air strikes against islamic state militants in northern iraq. one air attack near mozul damn destroyed armed vehicle. iraqi forces say that liberated the town of em errly, where roughly 15,000 people had been trapped by isis militants since june. us humanitarian aid and air strikes were key to breaking the six week siege. but, law makers in washington are concerned that the limited scope of the us action against the millitant islamic group won't be enough to de fit it. >> and it will require some very strong measures to defeat them, and they must be defeated not contained. >> i think i've learned one thing about this president. and that is he's very cautio

it's 63 in roxborough. and south philadelphia, 70 degrees. the bus stop forecast, 7:00 this morning, a much cooler start to the school day, 67 degrees with sunshine. upper 80s this afternoon. humidity takes a break today but not so much tomorrow. we'll go neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back. but first jillian mele has traffic. >>> good morning, bill. a live look at 76. this is the westbound side of schuylkill avenue, west of city avenue. give it another 30, 35 minutes and is this going to be a muff different scene. i anticipate the delays starting to build between 6:30. drive time looking good 14 minutes both way between the blue route and the vine. the vine is clear so is the blue route. we still have an accident at new hanover at hoffmansville road and layfield road. we've had this fire that we're dealing with on funston street, between 53rd. so far, we're not reporting any majors with problems. mass transit on schedule. >>> the school year begins a few day for public school students in philadelphia but the budget crisis is causin

we have an accident in willingboro, rockland drive at roxborough place. also following one on the new jersey turnpike southbound right as you approach the delaware memorial bridge. two lanes are still blocked in that area. also, just as i was coming up here, i was getting word of an accident in montgomery county. i'll put that together for you and bring you those details when i see you next. guys? >> all right, jillian. >>> the president's big pitch. >> coming up, the important speech later today that could shape the attack on isis. >> plus, new numbers this morning reveal just how many unaccompanied minors have crossed the border and settled in our area. >>> and overboard on over time? the police department that's under the microscope. >>> 4:46. breaking news overnight. a pregnant woman was shot to death in philadelphia's ogontz section. her baby girl was delivered but died a short time later. a man who was with that woman was also shot. he is in critical condition right now. police have not made any arrests. >>> take a look at this flooding in central f

fox 29's bruce gordon is live in philadelphia's roxborough section. bruce, why is this particular business so key to the community? >> reporter: lucy, because it's the kind of business every neighborhood wants and needs, a long-time stable reliable business where the owner knows your name and knows your needs. that was award custom dry cleaners at ridge avenue and walnut lane and tonight, well, that's all that's left. firefighters spent the day drowning the gutted shell of a building to prevent flare ups. while neighbors drifted by to take pictures and mourn the loss of a long-time community treasure. >> i feel so bad. they've been here for so long. such a great place. i don't know. i wonder what they're going to do. >> reporter: the fire was reported around 5:00 a.m. and burned out of control for well over an hour before firefighters got the upper hand. no one was injured. but the place was a total loss. for long-time employees like taylor lamar coney the sight of all these charred remains was almost too much to bear. >> i don't know what to do. i do

. >>> investigators are looking into what started the fire that destroyed a dry cleaners in roxborought only a terrible loss for the business, but the impact on the community is much greater than you might imagine. fox 29's bruce gordon shows us why this particular business is so very key to the community. >> reporter: firefighters stayed on scene for most of the day pouring water on the charred remains of a neighborhood icon. among those who came to mourn, was kim sim mr. man a former employee. >> i lost my husband of 25 years in 2006 it wasn't for harvey i would have probably killed myself. >> reporter: he was a good boss, it sounds like a good businessman, a good community -- >> he was my friend. not just my boss. >> the fire was reported at 5:00 a.m. and burned out of control for nearly 90 minutes before firefighters got the upper hand. there were no injuries but the place was a total loss. >> i think it's the first major fire we've had here in roxborough if in a long time. i'll tell you that. i can't remember one this big. >> reporter: award cut p.m. dry cleaners has been at ridge

its home is the newly renau lly roxborough house.arlen specter died in 2012. >>> today, philadelphia city council will take up the issue of marijuana possession. >> leaders will take up a bill that would decriminalize marijuana. under the new law you'll face a $25 fine if you're caught with fewer than 30 grams or about an ounce. if you're smoking it in public, it will be a $100 or community service. the offenses will not go on the offenders permanent record. >> you think about the indre s indiscretions, how you do things in high school and early in life, you regret them and are happy that they didn't cause you disappointment. >>> the new jersey governor has proposed a bill to ban smoking in those areas that include delmar, seaside heights and long branch. the measure aimed to reduce second-hand smoke exposure, cut down on litter and lower the rick of fire. >>> police in ferguson, missouri, arrested 35 people who planned to block traffic on i-70 yesterday. police in riot gear stopped the protesters before they wanted to block the high

. >> big fire damaged three properties including a dry cleaning business in philadelphia's roxboroughmorning. the burned out of control for an hour and a half, mainly inside the award dry cleaner at ridge and schurr's lane. good morning, everybody, 7:27, matt pellman has more on the traffic through there. >> reporter: use henry avenue or may street in manayunk. we have restrictions along the park where the made in america festival cleanup continues. we have a crash westbound side past gladwyn, police just pulled up, because volume is so light, matt, there are definitely no delays on the schuylkill expressway. >> cape may, new jersey live on sky 6. if you head to the beach you want to bring that storm tracker 6 live app with you because we could see pop up storms today. david is off, karen is here with accuweather. >> reporter: i guess the beach is a good place to escape the warmth and the humidity. today, humid, 88 degrees. of feeling uncomfortable today. we're watching for a scattered shower or thunderstorm. they are not as widespread as yesterday. but nonetheless you have to be care

and it's dropped into the middle 60s in roxborough, northeast philadelphia, 65. and currently 71 degrees. as far as clouds are concerned there are a few offshore but that's it we'll see plenty of sunshine. neighborhood by neighborhood, sunny skies, 81 for the mountains today. 86 in reading abdomen quakertown. and plenty of sunshine and less and less humidity for doylestown and mount holly. a bit warm but the humidity stays low. the jersey shore, atlantic city, 82 degrees. 82 at cape may. and let's make it a trifecta there. 82 for rehoboth. inland, you might see a few high clouds later on today, but dover no sign of showers. nothing but sunshine for westchester, chester, glassboro. yes, the heat returns and so does the humidity. the timing with the seven-day forecast when i come back. >>> and it's 5:39 this thursday morning. we've got a fire in west philly that monique is covering for us. and an accident in montgomery county. >>> good morning. let me tell you about the accident in montgomery county. 422, we have construction eastbound, armand hammer boulevard. on

goes up in flames and tonight investigators are trying to determine what caused this fire at a roxborough dry cleaners. that flame broke out around 5:00 at a award dry cleaners at ridge avenue and shurs lane this business was part of the community for 45 years. there is a lot of damage here but no injuries. >>> now to a first for the phillies, on this labor day a true story of teamwork. four pitchers combined a no hit, the the atlanta braves. "eyewitness sports" director beasley reese joins me. so many people excited about this. >> it was fun to watch. >> this was something they needed as a team. it was a hot, humid day in atlanta and no reason to believe that something special was about to watch. hamels, diekman, giles and papelbon forever linked in the record books. cole hamels didn't have his best stuff he went six no hit innings, struck out seven, but allowed six run tours get on base. then bull pen came in and kept no hitter going. jake diekman took cares of the braves in the seventh. in the eighth ken giles took the mound and struck out the side. freddie freeman had no chance at tha

while in 59, 59 degrees in roxborough. and during the day today, clouds, occasional showers north and west. mount pocono, just a chance of showers. 61 degrees. on and off for reading and quakertown. you'll see steadier rainfall in northeast philadelphia. most of it on the light side. the heavier rain for cape may, atlantic city and vineland will continue. dover 64 degrees. you're going to see it taper off first thing this morning in rehoboth. rain fall in wilmington and chester and philadelphia. seven-day forecast with a look at your weekend and improving conditions when i come back. >>> at 442, anytime we have rain out there for the morning drive it always makes things dicier on the roads. >> and the last time we checked with jillian mele she said she was getting information about 76. >> that's right, as coaching 202, it's a single vehicle accident into the guard rail. of course, you could see a tap of brakes when drivers pass that accident. we're following about accident at the pennsylvania turnpike on the eastbound side

walter sol high school in roxborough is one of them. a farm sewell located in roxborough where farmer q is this morning, quincy harris. >> hi, alex, good to see you. hello, how are you doing. >> good, how are you. >> now this is a major school. i have to tell you, i grew up in germantown. i went to lankenau which is right up the street. we would drive past this school all the time. you guys have amazing things for the kids here. >> we sure do. >> so if i wanting to, my kids want to go to sol high school is what the requirement. >> is there a couple things. first of all you have to pass our standard to get in which includes a test which includes things about your attendance and behavior and that kind of thing. then we have an orientation day. you see what the place is all b you kind of get an opportunity to take in the aroma you know what i mean. >> yes, it is very strong coming through. >> students select from that .1 of four major whether it is animal science, plant science, environmental science or food plan. >> is what your experttat

willingboro, staying in new jersey, this is burlington county, an accident here rockland drive at roxborough so a new accident there. another accident where a vehicle ran into a pole and this is in montgomery county, stump hall road near green hill road. so, watch for that one this morning. and let's go outside live and show you what it looks like in delaware county. this is i-95 by the commodore barry bridge. construction here is cleared so things looking better. no delays at this point. southbound by the airport we had an accident and that is cleared. it's been busy already this morning and we're dry today and i'm already nervous about tomorrow's commute. on your suburban traffic report we're checking different areas with the waze app like cheltenham, glenside, westmoreland, limekiln pike, nobody reporting any problems around the area. so far in those areas we're looking pretty good and all the issues we have with traffic and we're dry right now, 56 degrees no problems. we have some heavy rain coming but looks like most of the day is dry. maybe down the shore it starts late in the day. for

roxborough, edinton wright. watch how many yards he actually runs. left then right. cuts back.s the corner. reverse. delval charter had an easy time. bonner, untouched with a td. 58-point shutout. olney, lucky bounce against strawberry mansion. chisholm. there's no one there to stop him. olney rolls 4 42-zip. glenn mills on the road against south philadelphia. they hand it off to rhodes. he had a road to the end zone. 21-6. council rock north. throwing it right into your living room. bivins makes the diving grab. that is just an appetizer. much more tomorrow knight night high school blitz. on nbc 10. vote for next friday's game of the week. here are your choices, shawnee and williams town. cb east or south. washington township and cherokee. to cast your vote, go to our website, nbc10.com or facebook page. also call your text your one-time vote to 610-624-4111. >>> sunday the eagles will finally get to answer the burning question how is the team going to fair without desean jackson? see why nick foles believes the offense will not skip a beat, coming up later in sports. >>> hi,

this accident also cleared for drivers in new jersey, willingboro, rockland drive at roxborough place. but unfortunately, we have an accident we're still following that happened in the overnight hours on the southbound side of the new jersey turnpike. as you approach the delaware memorial bridge, we still have two lanes blocked. chris? >>> this is the breaking news we're following this morning. a pregnant woman and her baby shot and killed, a man fighting for his life. philadelphia police are still looking for the person who pulled the trigger. the shooting happened this morning on the 1900 block of 20th street in the ogontz section of the city around 1:00 this morning. nbc 10's katy zachry is live on scene for us there. katy, we saw the evidence markers out there earlier, but do police at this point have any real idea of who fired those shots? >> reporter: at this point, they don't. they have a vague description of the shooter. i'll get to that in a minute, but chris, this is the second time in two weeks that philadelphia police have arrived at a scene of a deadly shooting and a pre

tonight investigators are trying to figure out just what caused this early morning fire that gut add roxborough dry cleaners. flames broke out about 5:00 this morning at award dry cleaner at ridge avenue and schers lane this business was part the community for nearly five decades. that fire heavily damaged the building. but did not injure anyone. >> the big party on the parkway is now the big cleanup on the parkway. tonight workers were still cleaning up the mess left behind by thousands of people who attended this weekend's made in american festival. eyewitness was there as crews broke down the stages and hauled away that equipment. that concert is being called a big success much the city says the ben franklin parkway should open in time for the morning drive but just to be sure you can get the latest word with "eyewitness news" when you wake up in the morning. >> the phillies did something today they have never done before. a no hitter that included four different pitchers. "eyewitness sports" director beasley reece is here now with beasley what is a bright spot not so bright season. >> they

we have an accident in willingboro, rockland drive at roxborough place. and we have an accident on the new jersey turnpike. details on that coming up. >>> 5:12 right now. charges filed. we will tell you what investigators say the driver of this tour bus did wrong that may have contributed to that deadly crash. >>> and people protesting prescription drug abuse. now they're calling for a top government official to step down. >>> nbc 10 is following breaking news from overnight. a pregnant woman was shot to death in philadelphia's ogontz neighborhood. this is a live picture of the investigation scene right now. that white chevy impala is involved in the shooting in some degree. the pregnant woman's baby girl was delivered, but it also died a short time later. police are still on the scene there trying to piece this together. a man was also shot who was with the woman. nbc 10's katy zachry is on the scene gathering new information. we'll check in with her for a live report at 5:30. >>> now, news from our delaware bureau. the driver of that tour bus has been c

and roxborough wins. and here a 58-point shutout.ses the ball but scoops it up, and nobody there to stop him. 42-zip. and mills on the road against south philadelphia. rhodes has a clear road into the end zone. glenn mills wins this one 21-6. and then making a diving grab. north wins. much more tonight on the high school blitz at 7:00, and you can see it right here on nbc 10. you can vote for next friday's game of the week, and the choices are shawnee and williamstown, and central bucks east and south, or washington township and cherokee. to cast your vote, go to our website or facebook page or call or text your one-time vote. >>> speaking of football, of course the eagles will have their home opener tomorrow. in terms of the storms we have to deal with. >> but tomorrow is perfect for a game. the humidity drops and we are back to sunshine. unfortunately, like you said, we will get storms in the afternoon and in the evenoisd we will get to that in a second. cape may. look all the people out there. it's dry right now. it's a little hum

in roxborough, people were picking up their game time eats. amy buckman checking out what tailgaters are doing at the linc. >> reporter: they are putting out the food, we have steak sandwich fixing and pasta salad, these fans are not going to starve and they plan to do a lot of cheering in a half-hour from now. >> fly eagles fly ♪ ♪ on the road to victory ♪ eagles! >> reporter: these tailgaters arrived from wilkes barre at 6:30 to with food and games to kick them bills until kickoff. >> throughout the parking lot surrounding lincoln field enthusiasm was on the men sue along with game- men sue, along with the game day treats. >> first game of the year, i'm psyched. >> george wilson was relaxing in his easy chair looking for a win. >> i've been an easies fan since 1960. >> reporter: meantime this will be her -- his first eagles game. i don't know if you ladies know this, but something long with your fans. >> we love it. >> if you take a look back live, you can seem the exodus. all getting ready for the 2014 philadelphia eagles season. live in ph

roxborough crushes them. and then a lucky bounce against strawberry mansion. he loses the ball and then scoops it up and then nobody there to stop him. 42-zip. glenn mill on the road against south philadelphia. and right into the end zone. glenn mills wins this one, 20-6. and northeast up by 15. much more tonight on the high school blitz at 7:00, and you can see it right here on nbc 10. you can vote for next friday's game of the week, and the chances are shawnee and williamstown, and central burke east and central buck south, and to cast your vote go to nbcphiladelphia.com or to our facebook page or you can text ky >>> the time is 6:26. nbc "nbc10 news today" continues in just a moment with another half hour of news. monique braxton is live at police headquarters this morning. good morning, monique. >> reporter: good morning. a security guard was beaten severely on videotape about a month ago inside a wine and spirits shop. coming up he tells us what he thinks about the whole ordeal captured on surveillance camera. >>> dry but muggy outside right now. we are

we are at north light community center, kind of manayunk and roxborough and what are you hoping to do today we are building a playground and we are so excited bit. we serve over 3,000 people a year in northwest philadelphia including tons of children in the neighborhood. we are really exited to bring an amazing place to stay. >> is there an organization called kaboom and they come in and awe reply for everything. it is taking a while to prepare this area. we have some pictures. everybody knows ledgendry hills here and even building this playground in this weather has proven difficult. we have villanova students, basketball team came in. >> they did good what happened on saturday. >> they came in and helped us do prep work but when we put in the morgues of the footing we hit solid rock. on sunday volunteers were here with jackhammers, including myself, just chipping away at the that rock trying to get everything ready to build a play ground today. >> they had to bring up pieces bye-bye piece. >> well, truck could not get under the train bridge that goes across green lane. they haded to

it is an icon for this roxborough neighborhood. some employees and customers are really sad for the owner. >> i lost my husband and if it wasn't for harvey, i would have never made it. >> he was a good guy, goodbyes man. >> yes. >> the owner was unavailable to comment about the loss. he is currently in the hospital, from heart surgery. >> my goodness. >> tough time for him. >>> broadcasting live from independent mall this morning on "good day philadelphia". >> yes, find us between fifth and sixth street, right off of market right at 7:00 o'clock. we have big names joining us. boxing champion bernard hopkins there been there, stars of the mays runner will be there. you will remember one of these stars dylan o'brien from the movie teen wolf. teen wolf. so that is just the start. mayor nutter is coming. phillies fanatic. very familiar with him. members of the philadelphia girls inquire, dj greg netty they will all be with us this morning. come out to independent mall today, from 7:00 to 10:00. >> diamond are a girls best friend, right

fox 29's chris o'connell joins us live in roxborough tonight. chris?: iain, assault actually happened on friday night. we're just getting the details tonight. a 51 year old woman was taking a walk on a wissahickon park trail friday night when she was a from behind an tack. tonight police are trying to find that man responsible. >> walkers and joggers along the city's most popular trails are hearing the news that a woman was assaulted walking on nearby path. >> that is shocking and makes me feel uneasy. >> reporter: police say 51 year old woman was walking in wissahickon park at gate house lane near mccallum friday afternoon about 4:30 when man came from behind, grabbed her by the shoulders and demanded money. when she didn't have any, the man pushed her to the ground. started choking her, shoved dirt in her mouth and demanded sex. after a 10 minute struggle, she was able to break free and run to call 911. >> makes knee in the want to go out at night. >>> sarah montgomery always runs with a friend or two including her dog lucy. but she knows how vulnera

greenwood charter school in roxborough installed solar array panels.hey're putting together class documentary on the environmentally and economically friendly energy. and savings from the panels will be used to provide transportation for three student field trips. >> look around us today, it's a sunny, beautiful day. and there's no reason not to use that beautiful, clean source of energy. >> students were able to sign the pan. s before they were installed. the solar array was funded by a $30,000 donation from the green mountain energy sun club. >>> white house breach. there are new details emerging about the man who jumped the fence and made it inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue. we'll tell you what the feds say he had in his car and the local connection to another weekend white house security breach. >>> missing soldiers found. we have new information about the three afghan troops who vanished over the weekend from cape cod. where they were discovered this afternoon and why they may have disappeared. >>> and funding boost. the cash-strapped philadelphia

. >> some 200 volunteers come together in roxborough to give children a new place to play. playground is at the north light community service ribbon cutting ceremony was held there this morning. the playground design is based on children's drawings. >> look great. >> it does look nice. >> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. chief meteorologist scott williams tracking your rain chances. scott. >> pretty hit and miss iain as we move throughout the remainder of the evening here as we take a look at the satellite and radar you can see it's partly sunny right now. pretty comfortable but off to the west there is a cold front that we're watching a few pop ups developing out ahead of it but we will lose the daytime heat so lot of that will have trouble actually making it into the western suburbs. so as we take a closer look at ultimate doppler and the pocono mountains dry and quiet also south jersey, sections of delaware looking good. but you can see really right now toward the central part of the state. around state college, that's where we have some of those showers even a

the building has been at ridge avenue and walnut lane since 1968, it is an icon for this roxborough neighborhood for employees and customers are sad for the owner. >> i lost my husband of 25 years and fit wasn't for harvey, i wouldn't have been able to do it. >> it sound like he was a goodbyes man. >> he was my friend and my boss. >> well that boss, the owner, was unavailable to comment about this loss. here's why. he is currently in the hospital, from heart surgery. >> that is a shame, he may in the even know this is happening. >>> 5:38. millions of dollars were estimated to have lost as national parks are losing tourism and funding. how it all started to fall apart. >>> plus a mother and daughter are blessed with a moment of reconnects, comi were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! could have gotten me one. i did. grab a spicy smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's the smoked sausage you crave, now spicy. >>> welcome back everyone. the first flight on this tuesday morning, back to school, for so many people. sunrise is in the until 6:30 a.m. and it will rise, and it will heat us up, very,

take a look at this display at the roxborough home of philadelphia police officer john tagard.he last 12 years he's decorated his yard with 243 american flags. each flag has a pick cur ture oe of a new york firefighter killed on 9/11. the officer works with philadelphia's crime scene unit. he was at ground zero following the attacks to help gather evidence and help medical examiners identify victims and uncover remains. >>> more than 1 million smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are being recalled. kidt is recalling the alarms because they can fail to work after a power outage. these alarms are hard wired into a home connected to the electricity. consumers are urged to call the company for a free replacement and advised to keep using the alarms until a new one is installed. >>> google is encouraging about 100,000 g-mail users to change their passwords. a list of nearly 5 million g-mail addresses and passwords surfaced on a russian bit coin forum yesterday. a majority of the passwords are no longer used but 2% are. if you have an account, change your passwords. google should have a

roxborough's down to 62 degrees, while it's 64 in northeast philadelphia. wharton is at 66 degrees right now. a little fog in the trenton area. doylestown seeing some fog. dense fog, though, at the shore for atlantic city. it is completely gone now. wiped out of here. but the clouds, they're not going to leave quickly. you could see some breaks in the cloud cover. we'll get some breaks of sunshine. but it's going to be a mostly cloudy day today. no sign of showers today, but it's a possibility tomorrow. look at the warmth. upper 70s for allentown, reading and doylestown, 77 degrees this afternoon, while it hits 80 for northeast philadelphia and mt. holly. 78 in dover and vineland with clouds and sunshine. fog quickly disappearing already for atlantic city. upper 70s for wilmington, chester and west chester with clouds and some breaks of sunshine. there is some wet weather ahead and some cooler weather as well. i've got the timing coming up just in a few minutes with the seven-day forecast. >>> this morning on my way into work, i rerouted myself to the betsy

still no word on the cause of that big fire at a long-time dry cleaning business in philadelphia's roxborough neighbor. award custom dry cleaning was destroyed by flames that were first reported just after 5:00 a.m. monday. today fire investigators were on the scene sifting through the rubble looking for clues on the origin. they knocked down part of the gutted shell to make their job easier. ultimately, the whole place will be demolish. award has been doing business at ridge avenue and walnut lane since 1968. >>> the northbound lanes of i-295 in deptford, new jersey, are moving again tonight. a dump truck accident brought traffic to a standstill this morning. police say the truck was hauling rock when it rolled over around 9:30. medic rush the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. hazmat crews were on the scene for a short time cleaning up diesel fuel. no word on were caused that truck to roll over. >>> only on fox, heartless thieves make lives more difficult for kids who already face tremendous challenges every day. >> someone stole equipment from a local school meant for kids with sp

search is on for cause of fire that seriously damage add roxborough dry cleaners.rs at ridge avenue and shurs lane early this morning. the family owned business has been in the neighborhood for decades. fortunately, there were no reports of any injuries. >>> and, atlantic city's revel hotel casino begins its close closing process today, the hotel will close at 11:00 this morning, and the casino at 5:00 tomorrow morning. the showboat closed yesterday. the trump plaza will close its doors later on this month. atlantic city began the year with 12 casinos, but by summer's end, it will be down to eight taking with it nearly 8,000 jobs. >>> all right, labor day, a lot of folks off from work today, hoping the grill, katie, how are we looking outside? >> overall keep our outdoor plans, that's the good news, problem is there likely be some showers. storms do erupt here later today not necessarily from system moving through, rather just we got the inches tonight work w here's what's happening. we take you out first and for most to this local zoom of storm scan3, you can actu

there is a fire scene, a fire is out in roxborough but there is a scene out there.nry avenue or main street. avoid the art museum, ben franklin parkway inbound and outbound lanes are blocked because of cleaning up after the made in america concert. >>> this morning many will be celebrating labor day in philadelphia with a parade. today's event will start at 11:00 this morning on south columbus boulevard and washington avenue. then it will end at the great plaza at penn's landing. there will be a festival until 2:00 this afternoon with activities for kids and adults. they will also have live entertainment. because today is a federal holiday, all philadelphia offices are closed today, city services will be reduced. there will be no trash pickup today in philadelphia, collections will be one day behind. we'll see you in a half hour. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, bad band of mothe-- mothers. united in courage. four women celebrate a major milestone together. >>> plus viva "today" from the halls of congress to the red carpet we look at the growing hispanic cultu

also watching a crash in roxborough this morning. henry avenue and dupont. the visibility reports. still an issue in parts of the region. near zero visibility in allentown. 1.3-mile visibility in lancaster. it's improved. storm track showing very light showers south and east of the city. just having a tough time. this morning the rest of us are drive. your look at your accuweather forecast, lots of clouds, some sunshine a few light showers later this afternoon into this evening. a nice high of 77, matt. >> thank you karen. >>> also at noon t-a breach of a different kind. happened at the white house and it was much worse than live in washington. >>> a roche's behind is more than sore after he was stabbed during a break in at an apartment in chinatown. during a break in at an apartment in chinatown. police are on his bloody [ maniacal laughter ] pumpkin's back! pumpkin is back at dunkin' donuts. enjoy all your pumpkin-y favorites like the new pumpkin creme brulee latte. the time has come to put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for a du

down to 61 degrees right now in roxborough. a healthy breeze blowing through today. winds gusting to 20 miles an hour this afternoon. we'll see high temperatures near 70 later today. >> bill, thank you. let's get a check on traffic with katy zachry. hey, katy. >> hi, vai. a new accident in montgomery county for drivers there. this is on welsh road right at route 202 where you can see behind me there are emergency vehicles in the middle of the roadway. fortunately, it's not tying up traffic. as we zoom in, we can see some firefighters on the scene. traffic is still getting by on welsh road in both directions just down to one lane. so, you're going to want to avoid that intersection, if you can. talking about congestion, look at this. 95 southbound from woodhaven to the vine, 45 minutes to go that stretch. also, for drivers on the 76 westbound, the on-ramp from spring garden street is closed today through november. you're going to be detoured through girard avenue. >>> delaware state police are trying to figure out what led to a