have a crash involving a pedestrian this morning in southwest philadelphia at 65th and woodland right by the 12th district. maybe want to stick with 66th and elmwood as some alternates. over in west deptford an accident involving a pedestrian and a train along jobstown road near 44, crown point road close to the post office and in wilmington, we had that awful fire and building collapse overnight along bird street at maryland avenue and maryland is closed this morning between beach and linden streets. maybe stick with route two and lancaster avenue to get around that situation which matt i know you have more details on. >> going to good tote that right now. breaking news, crews discover a body besides a collapsed burned outing in delaware overnight. "action news" reporter katherine scott has been gathering new information on the scene, in fact got some new information just seconds ago and is live in wilmington with more. katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, we did just get an update from the fire chief. he said the two women who were badly burned are being transported to crozer

. >>> chopper 6 is live over a fatal pedestrian crash in southwest philadelphia.know that the victim who was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead was a 60 year old man. this happened at 65th street and woodland avenue in southwest philadelphia about an hour ago. this happened in a heavily traveled whether by vehicle or by foot area of southwest philadelphia. once again, a pedestrian killed. the driver remained at the scene to talk to police. >> all right, we'll take a turn now and go on over to karen rogers and matt pelman. matt of course telling us about this accident as soon as he started to hear word of it as a traffic issue. karen of course looking at some really hot steamy weather today and this week. good morning. >> good morning, that's right. as you step outside you can already feel a bit of a change in the area. it's much more humid than it was and it's warmer, too. let's take a look right now. it's an ozone action day today and what that means, it's unhealthy for sensitive groups, the young, elderly anyone with respiratory issues. limit your outdoor

crews just got a house fire under control in southwest philadelphia. rosemary connors is live on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's the good news. the fire is out and nobody was hurt here. crews worked quickly to extinguish the flames and the fire that broke out at one of these homes on the 7100 block of guyer avenue in southwest philadelphia. though everybody is okay this is what folks are waking up to. crews are packing up gear, investigators will be working to determine what caused this fire. i spoke to a neighbor and she tells me she heard a loud explosion as if the transformer exploded. so again, investigators will work to find out what the cause of this fire is. again, nobody was hurt and at this hour it is out. reporting live in southwest philadelphia, rosemary connors, "nbc 10 news." >> 6:44. this morning crime concerns at a breaking point in one montgomery county borough. dozens of residents demanded action from their elected officials as crime in pottstown has spiked. residents count six violent gun crimes in three weeks par

. >>> a developing situation in southwest philadelphia tonight. a 15-year-old was shot in the hand at 30th street and morris. a total of 11 shots were fired. happened about an hour ago. police searched the neighborhood looking for evidence. no arrests. >>> tonight, a philadelphia police officer finds herself in trouble with the law. officer tamika gross turned herself in today on assault charges. she's accused of having her teenage children fight other students. nbc 10's george spencer joining us tonight from philadelphia police headquarters. and george, this investigation began more than two years ago? >> reporter: jim, we've learned tonight that there are internal affairs reports on gross dating back to at least 2012 when police brass first learned of one of her fights. since then, the district attorney says the pattern has only continued, putting her in the dual role of philly cop and street fighting mother. in this photo, 35-year-old tamika gross wears the signature blue shirt and tie of the philly pd. it's a uniform she might never wear again

say charges are pending in that crash that sent car careening on to sidewalk yesterday in southwest philadelphiaveillance video shows people scatter as the cars veered toward ag supermarket at 59th and cedar. a nine year old was hit by the car and was found bleeding from the head. the child was taken to chop. the car's driver and a 16 year old passenger were both treated for injuries. >>> a robbery at a pizza shop in philadelphia's wynnefield section may be connected to a series of robberies at pizza shops in southwest philadelphia. police say a man with gun walked into pete' pizza on the 1900 block of north 54th street last week and they say he stole cash and then took off. employees claim the same man rob the restaurant back in february. >> philadelphia mayor michael nutter gets emotional as he announces three of his top aids are leaving. at a press conference today, the mayor said dr. donald schwartz deputy mayor for health and opportunity, anne-marie ambrose the commissioner of human services department, and first deputy chief of staff susan are on their way out. schwartz and ambrose have be

the sun begins to rise over southwest philadelphia. and speaking of southwest philadelphia, how about south philadelphia. we got major water main break here, at the intersection of second and oregon in south philadelphia. right across the street, oregon, the main drag, second street, also, fourth street, obviously would be your best alternate. and the gang in south philly, you know what we have to do there, going around the block. we have jen on her way there, we will take you live pick as soon as she arrives, but second and oregon in south philly will be tough one this morning. of course it was a friday, a loft folks headed to the shore. remember, crunch time. you want to be up and over the walt whitman bridge by 2:00 in order to be delay free, the expressway, the parkway, route 47, and with good looking forecast, katie just rolled out, i bet you jelly donut we will see a lot of volume headed to the seashore for the weekend. don't forget 24/7 through the weekend, you can stay to up date with all of the traffic and shore backups, with

. >>> police need your head in finding a in missing southwest philadelphia man. eighty-one william hatcher was last seen near lena and price street in southwest philadelphia he was wearing blue jeans and a gray and green philadelphia eagles baseball cap. he has dementia and needs to take his medication. if you have any information about his whereabouts please contact southwest detectives. >>> meantime a synagogue vandal iced with a symbol of hate why this isn't the the first time this house of worship was targeted. >>> singer brett michaels using his star power for a really good cause, how he is helping people affect by those deadly twin tornadoes in wells e presenting a grant. the cooper grant neighborhood association. this grant is going to go towards developing a neighborhood planned for camden's waterfront. it will provide a frame work for future development projects. >>> 4:41 is the time. good morning, sue serio. >> we have had a decent morning out there, it is not uncomfortable, probably not air conditioning in the car kind of a morning but later on in the

the platt bridge is back open in southwest philadelphia.enndot was laying serial on the road as -- sealer on the road as part of an upgrade to the 42-year-old bridge. it opened a day earlier than expected. >>> california chrome fell short at the belmont stakes. the horse suffered a gash to his right foot during the grueling mile and a and a half run. his owner had some words for the rails. >> reporter: that's the sound of 100,000 disappointed fans. the record crowd was here to witness history. california chrome was in striking distance for most of the race. he swung wide after the final turn and came up short after the home stretch. california chrome joins an infamous list he is the 1th horse in 36 years to come to belmont with a triple crown on the line. in an interview with nbc sports his other than said he'll never see a triple crown in his lifetime because not all horses run the three races. >> it's not fair to the horses that have been in the game since day 1. >> reporter: for the california chrome's jockey today was a chance at triple

n southwest philadelphia. surveillance video shows the suspect jumping the counter with a gun in his hand. he runs up behind the store manager, knocks him to the ground and demands money. nbc 10's george spencer spoke manager remy aguilar who says he was worried about the female employee. >> reporter: you hear how she's screaming here. >> yeah, i would think the guy was going to kill her. >> reporter: you thought he was going to killer? >> i was thinking. >>> aguilar suffered minor cuts to his face and head. he tells us the man got away with about $800 from the safe. new video tonight of a burglar in action. this surveillance video captures a man with a backpack rummaging through lou's farm market in ben salem back in may. eventually he walks up with the entire cash register. if you recognize him, police want to hear from you. >>> a new york man is under arrest for a three-state crime spree that started in pennsylvania and ended with a crash on the george washington bridge. police say luis figueroa abduct add

. >> new this morning, list are looking for the gunman who shot a man to death in southwest philadelphia. it happened along the 1900 block of south 60th street at 8:00 a.m. the gunman shot the man in the back of head. police have not figured out who shot the man and why. >> a burglar in kensington stole a glass lecturn from the church. standing more than five feet tall this brass lecturn has been a point of pride for the st. john's church in kensington. >> it's a beautiful eagle. >> reporter: it's been in the sanctuary for 100 years now the iconic symbol is gone, stolen from the house of worship when no one was around. >> i'm heart broken. >> reporter: a member discovered the break in this afternoon. >> we want to look at the door, it was open and smashed in. >> reporter: the theives made off with the lecturn. it's not a solo job. the podium ways 150 pounds. >> it's nice, it's heavy, take two to three guys to take it out. >> also stolen two large wooden chairs used by the bishops. a lot of goodwill and work here is done by volunteers, including these men who are boarding up the broken do

police need your help in finding a missing southwest philadelphia man. eighty-one year-old william hatcher was last seen in the area of lee a and price street in southwest philadelphia he was wearing blue jeans and a gray, green philadelphia eagles baseball cap. his family says that he has dementia and needs to take his medications. if you have have any information about his whereabouts, you're asked to call southwest detectives. >>> politics did not play a role in that investigation into former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. according to a report released monday by pennsylvania attorney general kathleen cain. that report blames communication problems between the police and the prosecutors, for those delays in the case. kane also alleged there were two young men sexually assaulted while authorities were taking their time in that investigation but prosecutors deny that. sandusky's sentence should be reinstated. they say, he was not a penn state employee after his retirement in 1999 and it was five years after that the state added sexual offense

say charges are pending in the crash that sent a car careening on to a sidewalk thursday in southwest philadelphiasurveillance video shows people scatter as the car veered toward ag supermarket at 59th and cedar. a nine year old was hit by the car and was found bleeding from the head. the child was transported to chop. that car's driver and a 16 year old passenger were both treated for injuries. >>> the attorney for a teenager accused in a mass stabbing at a pittsburgh high school says his client's mental condition is deteriorating. 16 year old alex hriba accused of stabbing 20 students at franklin regional high school. it happened in april. now his attorney says hriba needs psychiatric care and has filed a petition to get him help. he's charged as an adult in the attack but his attorney is seeking to have the case transferred to juvenile court. >> authorities say a man is exposing himself in delaware and they're trying to nab him before he strikes again. this is 39 year old charles riley. police in new castle county say that he's wanted for indecent exposure. the charges stem from five separate i

we're following breaking news, this is just in, out of southwest philadelphia.is is the scene of a deadly accident. we're live. this is the 6500 block of woodland avenue. police say that a man in his 70s was crossing the street here. he tripped over something, he fell, a car came along and hit him. the man later died at the hospital. officers say the driver of car that hit him, did stop, did stay at the scene. no charges are expected. >>> if you're in trouble, this is the guy you want to live nearby. this off-duty police dispatcher take on the role of superman and saves two people before firefighters could even get to the scene. >>> we're following a developing story in nebraska. twin tornadoes hit a small town simultaneously. two people are dead and now this morning, the digging continues for others who might be buried in the rubble. frozen arnold palmer. it's the coldest arnold palmer around. what you got there? frozen arnold palmer. i think you got me beat. introducing dunkin's new frozen arnold palmer coolatta. get any small coolatta for just $1.99. america

. >> the search continues for the shooter who gunned down a man in southwest philadelphia. police found the victim lying dead in the middle of south 60th street with a single gunshot to the back of the head. officers say they don't know who shot the man or why. 5:34. a philadelphia church is trying to move forward after falling victim to burglar. only "action news" was there as the police dusted for fingerprints at the church of saint johns. the church said had the theives asked for help they would have given it. >> it makes me sad, because if somebody needed the money they should have come to us. >> they are praying that the theives have a change of heart and return the stolen items. >> a new bill would prevent parents of truant children from being thrown into jail. a woman was serving 38 hour sentence for fines that went unpaid when her children skipped school. the bill calls for softers sentences. >>> official from schuylkill county filed a motion with the third circuit court of appeals earlier this month. gay marriage has been legal for one month ever since the district

. >> a band of school children and parents from southwest philadelphia march on the governor's center city office this morning to call for increases in government funding for the philadelphia cash starved school district. >> it's really easy! >> earlier they poured into city hall, moments before city council gave a pro fusion of $120 million generated by a sales tax. >> we want more, we are asking our good friends in general assembly, to give us authority to enact a $2 a pack cigarette tax. >> emergency funds in the $50 million range are needed to finish out the school year. they need a total of 440 million to get back to the level that bore last year's draconian budget cuts. mayor nutter says that it's time to look the state lawmakers and the governor for salvation. >> we need the jenna assembly even at times of budget crisis, we need them to look at the possibility of adding additional dollars, philadelphia would increase with education funding right now. >> we find quarters in couches to take care of our children and it's time for the state to help us out. >> reporter: jim, the phi

. >>> new information on a water main break that caused people to lose gas service in southwest philadelphia. pgw has restored gas service to about 950 properties near 56th and woodland that were affected by that. it needs to inspect and restore service to about 50 more. they are hoping to finish by july 4th. >>> new information on a mystery oil spill in south jersey that we told you about at 4:00. officials know the source of that leak. the washington township fire chief says a resident was using a vacuum truck to clean algae from a pool and he dumped the pool water into the sewer system. a thousand gallons of oil went with it. that flowed into spring lake. no drinking water was affected. >>> the lines for fans getting into a phillies game are about to get longer. the stadium security changes and what you need to know before summer trips to citizens bank park. >>> got a tropical twist in the forecast. that could impact our area bit end of the week. i'm keeping you prepared ahead of the storm threat late they are week. what to expect for your 4th of july. >>> the major redevelopment project

he was last seen on 8500 block of lirpberg boulevard in southwest philadelphia. 23 you have -- if you have any information about this case please contact police. >> a water main break turnd a brewery township intersection into a riff this was scene 7 and master 12 a.m. and gushing water flooded basement of a corner score and ruined thousands of dlardz worth of inventor dwri. one resident also reported damage. crews are working to fix the broken pike and. >>> still more to come tonight on "action news" a four year, multi-million dollar prom tokt revamp a section of i-95 in philadelphia and gets underway tomorrow. what drivers nooed to know. >> plus a celebration of pride and accept apps in september are city we'll take through. >> and jeff skversky has phillies and nascar action as pocono raceway coming up in sports. >> also melissa returns with more opt stormy week ahead when >> also melissa returns with more opt stormy week ahead when "action news" comes right frozen arnold palmer. it's the coldest arnold palmer around. what you got there? frozen arnold palmer. i think you got me bea

. >>> gun fire wounds two men in southwest philadelphia at 9:3 this morning, the double shooting on south simpson street left one man in critical condition and the other man was in stable condition. >>> in chester county, the district attorney filed more charges against a former teacher at the malvern school of music. he was accused of sexually abusing three 6-year-old students and now more students came forward to say he showed inappropriate photos of nude children. fuhrman remains in prison awaiting a preliminary hearing. >>> the accident that injured comedian, tracy morgan, is attributed to speeding. the wal-mart truck they say was traveling 65 miles per hour on the new jersey turnpike where the speed limit was lowered to 40 miles per hour because of construction. morgan was critically injured and his friend was killed. the driver is charged with vehicular homicide. >>> now laws could be changed for someone being found with a small amount of marijuana. it would create a civil penalty for anyone carrying 30 gram orz less of marijuana. it requires a mandatory arrest and under the change,

. >>> the platt bridge in southwest philadelphia is back open this morning. penndot was laying sealant on the road as part of a 43 million-dollar upgrade to the 42-year-old bridge. >>> happening today gay pride today in philadelphia since pennsylvania allowed same-sex marriage. it will end at penns landing. organizationers say mayor nutter and gubernatorial candidate tom wolf are set to appear there. >> 3, 2, 1 [horn sounds] >>> and with that they are off, runners hit the pavement for the odyssey half marathon. thousands will run through belmont plateau on the kelly drive. according to organizers the race features live music there will be medals with beer openers built in. all proceeds from the race go to students run philly style. >>> great day to be outdoors. >>> more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." those who wanted to see the triple crown winner are disappointed. >>> strokes are the biggest killer of women, but would you know the warning signs? ali gorman has the information you need to know. >>> looking live over the center city skyline

meanwhile school children and fraernts southwest philadelphia gathered outside governor corbett centers morning, if you want more stay funding for philadelphia schools they chaptered fund our soolz and do it now. >> federal mediateers have juneing in to stop a potential septa strike in 24 hours. they asked the agency to bheet two members on friday and work towards a last ditch agreement. otherwise the union is representing engineers and electricians are threatening to walk out tomorrow at midnight. the strike which would shut down the regional rail system affecting 126,000 writeers every day. buses, trolley, and you been ways would still operate. >> this week we'll start experiment per septa in philadelphia. it begins round the clock service on broad street and market frank ford lines. pilot program twins overnight saturday into sunday. >>> police in camden county warning residents to be on the lookout for bears. for second day in a row. that's after a waterford township loyvr shot this video of plaque bear outside a house in atco this morning and the bear ran off into the warton state

a water main break over weekend is till causing problems for one neighborhood in southwest philadelphia. .12 inch main broke saturday sending water on to the street. people who live there say some of the water got into their gas lines. we reached out to pgw. they say 700 homes have no gas service right now and about 45 of those homes have damageç to their gas line. the philadelphia water department tells us once pgw inspections the homes, they'll work with home owners to fix the damages. >> from our delaware bureau, governor jack markell will sign a bill that will allow the department of health and social services to provide more of the drug naloxone, also known as narcan. responders use that medication to revive 300 people across the country last year. this new bill in delaware would put narcan in the hands of friends and family members of people addicted to heroin and morphine. >>> this morning, governor chris christie will hold a town hall meeting in haddon heights, camden county. the meeting is at the atlantic avenue school at 11:30. >>> new this morning, we told you about this sto

. >>> police are looking for two suspects after a deadly shooting in southwest philadelphia a 31 year-old man was shot execution style on the 1900 block of south 60th street last night, investigators say the suspects fled in the dark colored suv. >>> happening today philadelphia city council will vote on a proposed ordinance to reduce penalties for possession of marijuana. members will vote on allowing city police officers to simply issue a ticket with the 25-dollar fine for possession of the ounce of marijuana or less. that would make it a civil penalty and not criminal. the councilman jim kenny who authored that bill said it can save the city millions of dollars a year. >>> also happening today trial will begin for so-called swiss cheese pervert, christopher paying pagan owe is charged with stalking, harassment and opened lewdness for harassing four different woman. he is accused of offering pay woman to put swiss cheese on his private parts and perform sexual acts. he was arrested back in january. >>> also crews are working around the clock trying to fix damaged interstate 495 bridge i

. >>> well, traffic is moving once again on the platt memorial bridge in southwest philadelphia. all lanes were supposed to be closed until monday so penndot could put sealers on the road. tonight investigators say or police say both directions are reopened early. this was one of the final phases of a 43 million dollar rehabilitation project for the bridge. >> and we're getting a look at philadelphia's competition in the quest to host a 016 democratic national cop vengs, d n scxt considering proposes from alabama, columbus and cleveland ohio and new york city and phoenix, ar arizona. >> as we told you yesterday philadelphia leaders say they submit aid very competitive bid. officials will visit each city for evaluations before making a decision. >> much more to come tonight a snacktime outrage the woman accused of giving dog treats to students in montgomery county and remembering a woman of powerful words and wisdom. tribute to maya angelou and her legacy. >> walter comfortable tonight temperatures in the upper 60s, lower 7 0s. plenty of sun for the weekend. temperatures will get

according to investigators he sold the information to a southwest philadelphia tax office, they in turnto the tax cheats who created phony dependents on tax returns. they often brought in fraudulent refunds worth up to $9,000. according to prosecutor this is went on for four years. the archdiocese released a statement in part saying that it is reprehensible that as alleged the suspect used his position to participate in these crimes, his actions were on an individual basis and did not involve other employees of catholic social services. >> take a look at this cliffhanger in texas. it could come to an end today when crews will set fire to the dangling home. that way the owner can clear the lot. the fire department says they will be on the scene. that home was once worth $700,000. it had to be evacuated. you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> time is running out for septa and some workers. we're hours from a possible transit strike. >> for the first time in over five years sergeant bowe bergdahl is back on u.s. soil. the former prisoner of wa

. >>> residents and business owners in southwest philadelphia say they are frustrated because they don'tave any gas service. pgw says a water main break at 56th and woodland avenues saturday night forced them to turn off the gas in the area. but they say some residents got water in their gas lines. pgw says those people will need to have their gas lines repaired before their service can be restored. >>> parents are warned to be on alert in one new jersey town after an attempted luring. here's a sketch of the man police are looking for in toms river. a woman says this man tried to lure her nephew away from the front yard. it happened friday night on terrace avenue. the relative says the young boy was paying in the fenned in section of the home. she says she saw a man in dark blue or black suv drive up and tell the child "come on, i got candy". the woman says she screamed and ran to the vehicle but the driver got away. >> firefighters battling flames on the roof of a school in camden county. skyfox over chapel avenue in cherry hill just a short time ago. firefighters say the flames broke o

. >>> drivers in southwest philadelphia may run into some traffic problems today because of some bridgeork. the plat bridge is once again closed and detours are in place. the work started friday night and will wrap up tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. it's part of a $43 million renovation project. >>> wait until next year. that's the next chance for a triple crown winner after california chrome came up short in the belmont stakes. the horse race that you saw right here on nbc 10. >> california chrome on the outside! tonalist! tonalist, commissioner! it won't be a triple crown this year! >> the derby and preakness winner couldn't come up with a final kick down the stretch of the mile and a half track. tonalist won by a head. california chrome finished in a dead heat for fourth. fans at parx were ready to see history made. even though there was no triple crown winner, the fans we spoke with say they're hopeful that it will happen some day. >> it will definitely happen. but you can never predict that it will. that's the thing. it's just -- it's the perfect circumstances that have to happen. >> maybe n

. >>> about 700 customers remain without gas service in southwest philadelphia. it's because of a weekend water main break in the area of 56th and woodland avenue. water service is restored. but now pgw workers are going house to house to see weather gas station can be restored safely or if water damage peoples lines or appliances. if they find water damage, water department plumbers have to make row pairs before gas can be restored. pgw hopes to finish evaluating all customers by tomorrow. customers who did is you stain damage from the water main break can file a claim with their homeowners insurance and the city's risk management department. >>> surveillance video philadelphia police want you to see tonight. a bike riding burglary suspect allegedly forces his way into a home. but police say his night of crime didn't end there. a few hours later, he came back. and you didn't have to look too far to spot this giant game of tetris happening on a center city skyscraper a lot more than fun log on here. how this game helped make one person make world history for the

. >> don't plan on using platt hem memorial bridge in southwest philadelphia over the weekend. it's closed to traffic right now. penndot will be putting down sealant in one of the final faces of the year's long 4 3 million rehabilitation project. traffic was steady before the bridge closed 8:00 tonight and will reopen for the morning rush hour on monday at 5 a.m. >> they said good-bye tonight to the south jersey man who was in the cockpit when lewis katz's private plane crashed last weekend killing 7 people. 45-year-old man was the copilot on gulf stream jet. the marlton father is survived by widow shelly and daughter morgan. they held a memorial service tonight at the bradley funeral home. >>> 70 years ago today 155 allis soldiers staged military invings coming ashore on beaches of normandy france and while there were more to be fought and many allied soldiers yet to die historians say the invasion really spelled doom for hitler and third night europe. let's go live to "action news" reporter sharee williams at the big board tonight. >> the third rite is the tirm used to refer

. >>> police are looking for man who robbed three businesses in southwest philadelphia in six days. in each of these cases the suspect enters alone, talks to a worker and then suddenly pulls a gun from highs right hip and demands money. this video from the 56 street food market thursday afternoon. now no one has been hurt so far but officers do want him off the streets as soon as possible before he becomes more aggressive. >>> and police are also investigating a deadly stabbing in philadelphia's hunting park named officers say just before 4:00 a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the chest on the front parch will porch of a home on the 1300 block of erie avenue. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. police say the suspect took off down erie avenue. if you have any information, please contact police right away. >>> and a shooting in the northeast, it leaves a man dead. it happened just before 2:00 this morning at colgate and rosalie streets in lawncrest. the victim, a plan in his 20's was pronounced dead at the scene. eyewitnesses reported seeing two black males in hoodies running from

>>> a water main break over the weekend is still causing problems for one neighborhood in southwest philadelphia2 inch main broke saturday sending thousands of gallon on to the street. some of the water got into their gas line, said some of the people who live there. pdw says 700 homes have no gas service and 45 homes have damage to their gas lines. one homeowner says he and his neighbors need help. >> basically asking for help from the city, to help us through this disaster. this disaster is something bigger than what we anticipated. we got gas -- water in the gas lines and it's running through everyone's house. >> the philadelphia water department tells us once pgw inspects all of the home, they will work with the home owners to fix the damages. >>> this out of the delaware bureau. an environmental group is fighting to get more electric cars on the road in philadelphia. the group says electric cars are cleaner than vehicles that run on oil. when when those electric cars are charged with coal fired power. >>> the school held a ground breaking. it's an expansion of the law and justice education

. >>> also this man is wanted for robbing three southwest philadelphia businesses in six days.n each of these cases, the suspect enters alone, he talks to a worker and then suddenly pulls a gun from his right hip and demands cash. this surveillance video was taken inside the 56th street food market on thursday afternoon. no injuries have been reported. but police are worried about what will happen if his next victim resists. >>> and police are now looking for two men in connection with a deadly shooting in the northeast. a man in his 20's was pronounced dead just before 2:00 this morning at colgate and rosalie streets in lawncrest. his name has not yet been released and it's still unclear exactly what sparked this shooting. >>> and it's a beautiful night for a stroll. "eyewitness news" in rittenhouse square on a very cool evening. people just kind of hanging out tonight. not very summer like though on the first day of the season none complaints from me. will it warm up, though, that is the question. meteorologist justin drabick joining us from the cbs3 sky deck with a check on

. >> police right now are on the seen of a deadly shooting in southwest philadelphia. a 31 year old man was shot execution style in 1900 block of south 60th street. it happened just before 8:00 o'clock. investigators say that they're looking for two suspects who left the seen in a dark suv. >>> new at 11:00 o'clock tonight, some fresh bear sightings in burlington county. and we have photos from our viewers to prove it. take look at this bear in westampton tonight. it was spotted in and around the tans field development just off of wood lane road. the bear moved from yard to yard even toppled a fence as you can see here. robert patrick snapped this eyewitness cam photo for us. >> i seen him up in the tree. everyone was gathering around checking out the bear. saw him come out of the tree. wandered through everyone's backyard. came across the street. went across my front yard. went in the neighbor's backyard and went out to the major road there. >> chopper three captured this video of the bear in westampton near the intersection of dover road and/or charred lane. at last

as we look outside we're looking good on 95 here in southwest philadelphia. during the midday today, in the heat of the midday, they're going to be doing construction along 95 northbound here between island avenue and enterprise avenue taking out the right lane from 9:00 until 3:00 could cause you delays from the airport headed towards the girard point bridge. right now no delays. we expect delays though for the next few days down here in dover. the campers start to arrive today for the fire fly music festival this weekend. so you're going to have a lot of extra traffic on one, 13, scarborough road. i remember last year this caused huge traffic problems. mass transit, though, no problems so far this morning. everything is on time. karen. >> national weather service says a heat advisory in effect not just because of the heat but you factor in the humidity and that's when you'll have the heat indices in the upper 90's today. so from noon until 7:00 p.m. through the urban areas here through trenton, philadelphia and wilmington here. let's look at the current tem

. >> some terrifying homes for workers at a church's chicken in southwest philadelphia. >> take look at this. gunman getting into struggle with the manager after jumping over the counter. police say another suspect then started grabbing money from the safe. the manager had some minor cuts on his face and his head. the robbers got away with an unknown amount of cash. if you have any information at all, police want to hear from you. >>> decades after their loved ones vanished two families now have some answers. >> these philadelphia sister-in-laws disappeared in berks county back in 1968. how new clues helped investigators track down their remains. >>> plus, remembering d-day. honoring the memory of veterans in the battle that changed the course of history. >> and the phillies have tough matchup ahead in cincinnati as one player goes for three in a row. we'll explain why that won't be as easy tonight coming up in sports. scott? >> colleen, coming up in weather it's been a picture perfect day today. will this nice weather continue throughout the entire weekend? the details next. okay, l

philadelphia, combination of sun and clouds, warmer day, 87. winds out of the south/southwest at 5 to 10. 62 degrees overnight tonight, 64 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, you'll notice a lot of showers and thunderstorms here, but doesn't app as if every single day here will be a washout. couple of days we have to keep an eye to the sky. 80 degrees for monday, humid, showers and thunderstorms around. tuesday, same thing. wednesday, a comfortable day, 82. thursday and friday, the humidity creeps back up, more showers and thunderstorms, the temperatures are warmer, but the good news it gets out here in time for the weekend, we could be talking about the lovely weather next saturday don't forget to tune into "good morning america" all this week because our good friends and colleagues cesily tynan and adam joseph will be holding down the for fort there. they are filling in for ginger zee who got married yesterday congrats to her. >>> well, if you have not been to the mann music center this summer might be the time to change that. it has undergone a fa

. >>> at least 700 southwest philadelphia residents are without gas service and could be for days toe. 40,000 gallons of water seeped out of a broken water main and into a gas main at 56th and woodland. so, pgw turned off the gas. some of the water made it into the gas meters and some appliances in customers' homes. what a mess. crews have been vacuuming out all the water but the process could take days. >> ooh. that's rough, that is rough. and our weather is going to be a bit rough this evening. >> yeah, tonight we got thunderstorms and ahead of that, tam, just high humidity. it already feels muggy out there. storm tracker 6 live double scan and we have no precipitation just yet. as we take a look outside, we've got muggy conditions as i mentioned. now, there's sky 6 looking down at penn's landing. doesn't look all that foggy or anything like that but you go outside and you can feel the humidity much hire today than it was yesterday and it's on its way up. 73 degrees right now in philadelphia, 72 in wilmington. 70 in allentown. 70 in trenton and 72 in sea isle city so numbers are a

also getting word of a big new crash involving a pedestrian in southwest philadelphia.section to avoid is 65th and woodland avenue. police are pulling tot up to the scene. this just happened a bitting a and in west deptford gloucester county getting word of an accident involving a train and a pedestrian along jobstown road near route 44. police also headed to that scene. couple serious new accidents coming in right now that we'll continue to watch but mass transit is on time. karen. >> let's check the forecast for you. if you're headed down the shore, it's a great place to be. it's going to be hazy, hot and humid. you will find relief at the shore, though. 79 degrees at 11:00 a.m. with lots of sunshine but by 3:00 p.m. the sea breeze will have kicked in and start d to bring that temperature down. good place to get relief from the heat down the shore today. early on we have clouds that you'll be dealing with this morning. the rest of the day planner for us, about 8:00 a.m. 78 degrees in the city, by 11:00 a.m., 86. we're heating up today. by 2:00 p.m. 90 degrees. by 5:00

. >>> in southwest philadelphia two teenagers who were late to school yesterday because they saved two people from the burning home. michael eugene and isaiah ballmer heard two explosions and saw fire at their neighbor's house. they broke a window and raced through to find a grandfather and grandson still inside. >> that is when we got the the grandfather and grandchild out and quickly we just ran back outside. >> reporter: after that entire ordeal the boys continued to walk to school as if nothing happened. they got there 30 minutes after the first bell, their principal at motivation high sent them to the hospital to get check out and today they were guest of honor at a special assembly. >>> well, do not adjust your tv sets you are seeing double. in fact 14 sets of twins were all set to graduate at william tenant high school in warminster bucks county. they admit they knew about the many multiples but did not know how many sets of sibling seniors there were until they counted this academic year. one more number over half of the kids in the top 10 percent of their class. nice going. >>

southwest philadelphia was one of our most violent areas of the city.t was historically 120 young men would be killed on yearly basis. and that number has been cut in half. >> loot of guns in this area. >> war on crime rages on -- >> these officers have imbedded themselves into these tough communities. their mere presence he had aing a sense of piece in areas normally clouded by violence. >> if you look on the streets you'll see a will the of older people sitting out on their now. children are playing in the streets whereas a lot of these neighborhoods were plagued with violence. >> foot beat officers are assigned to at least six of the most violent districts in the city. they are there not only to prevent crime but also to stab a rapport with the community they serve. we're live here at the 25th police district in kensington tonight, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, natasha, thank you very much. >>> pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen cane will release a report on monday about how her predecessor handled the jerry sandusky inv

going outside, live look at the socked in platt bridge here, between the airport and southwest philadelphia. so that fog will knock down our visibility, plus have the updates on both the 95 and the 495 construction project, erika, back to you. >> more on the breaking news, search underway for two men, who tied up and robbed a woman in her home. last night reporter jen bernstein live at the scene in olney with the latest story. >> nicole, erika, frightening situation for this woman. she owns tulllup tavern, lives on the second floor. she told police around midnight, she was startled awake, when she was sleeping by two intruders, who were shining flashlights on her face. now the men then tide her up with clothing and extension cord around her neck, wrist, ankles, and then demanded moneyment she toll them she didn't have any, and that's when they ransack her apartment, tossing around furniture, ripping doors off her closets. they then left. she told police she was tied up for about an hour, until she could free herself and call police. earlier, detectives were processinghe scene, the video you

the accident happened yesterday morning at 65th and woodland streets in southwest philadelphia. today we check with penndot which says crews found several ruts in the road where the asphalt is pushed up. penndot is waiting on a machine so they can repair that road. >>> a man turns himself in with connection with a knockout game attack of a homeless man in delaware county. upper darby announced that trent epps turned himself in late last night. he is the man in this video punching the homeless man at a trolley stop last wednesday. it was recorded and posted on facebook. at a news conference today, please superintendent michael chitwood said this is not a game. >> this is a violent, mean-spirited act committed for absolutely no reason other than just to be vicious. >> epps is facing charges of assault, making terrorist tick threats and reckless endangerment. they are working to identify three more people involved. >>> for many students, this means opening a new chapter in life. >> students at up with charter school are celebrating a big achivement. more than 90% of its senior clas

>> reporter: okay at the moment just a little bit damp as we look outside in southwest philadelphia. i think we can handle damp. no action here at the moment along the platt bridge. we're sitting at the mid span. westbound go the tail lights toward the airport. during the midday watch out for construction. in west deptford, gloucester county watch out for a new crash southbound at 45. that is off to the side not causing a huge delay. but you're seeing the delays form on 55 northbound heading toward the north/south freeway. in egg harbor city a crash at heidelberg avenue and moss mill road. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're starting to see the overnight rain finish. there's a band that will push toward trenton in the next half-hour or so. the northern suburbs bucks, montgomery and in the lehigh valley you're dealing with isolated heavy downpours. if you're dressing the kids a lot of you will want umbrellas this morning. on the way home you'll want to keep the umbrella handy because there will be showers and drenching thunderstorms. 71 by 9:00 a.m., 83 is the

. >> let's take you right now to southwest philadelphia. you got a problem on the ramp from the platt bridge westbound to i-95, a single-vehicle accident this is new i was watching a second ago this guy was facing the wrong way. they turned him around, police are organ the scene watch for that partially blocking the ramp. let's head to new jersey that's 42. that's ugly. northbound traffic is heavy from college drive to route 130. it's a 30 minute ride from the ac expressway to the walt whitman bridge. >> reporter: on the big board storm tracker 6 live double scan showing there's rain beginning to break up around philadelphia. if you're up the i-95 corridor between trenton and northern camden county you have failure steady downpours they are in the process of moving out. some of the kids may want umbrellas in spots where it's raining this afternoon. probably not a bad idea because there's the possibility of a remerge emerging of showers and thunderstorms. high of 82 at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon after 1:00 or 2:00 p [ michael strahan ] i'm mic

police believe this same man has robbed three pizza shops in southwest philadelphia in just one week. a murder investigation in philadelphia's lawn crest neighborhood tonight. police are looking for two men who may have been involved in that. the victim was found shortly before 2:00 a.m. on the 500 block of colgate and rows sal lee streets. police say the 20 year old was shot in the chest and found lying in the middle of the street. the two men police are looking for reportedly took off from the scene on foot. they were both scene wearing black hooded sweatshirts. >> and in north philadelphia, a man is shot sitting outside a store on the 2600 block of lehigh avenue. the 23 year old told police he heard a gunshot around 1:15 in the morning and then he felt a sudden pain in his groin area. realizing he was hit by a bull bullet. he was taken to temple university hospital. he is in critical but stable condition tonight. >>> in philadelphia firefighters work overnight to get control of a house fire in oxford circle. crews arrived at the 7100 block of rutland street after 1:00 this morning.

are dry right now and there is a cluster of storms over gloucester county, new jersey, and southwest philadelphia. light showers near delaware county and media and wilmington and the main action is on either side of glassboro and hammonton, they are releasing two to two and a half inches of rain, about 40 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes, near barnes bro and an inclusiver near swededboro near the turnpike. they are releasing a lot amount of water in a short amount of time. flash flood warnings are issued in newark up to 2.5 inches of rain have fall and and anywhere from salem to woods town to mullica hill and gloucester county all within the flash flood warning as the area roadways take on the excess water that can't drain down the drains because it is coming down so quickly. what to expect this evening, scattered downpours around the region are slow moving, 1 toe 2 inches of rain per hour with these particular downpours, they are causing localized flooding. we'll see if they move at all to the east or fall apart a little. we'll look at that and talk about another round of storms coming u