action cam was there with bike racing sponsored by the swarthmore recreation association followed by parade of antique cars and fire engine rides currentsy of of the local fire department. >> that is nice. >> nice weather for 4th of july. >> so far so good. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows us we have dry condition out there and showers that came through earlier this morning by allentown and reading and those are now gone arkz we look outside we have sky 6 hd look agent cape may and the beaches are crowded on 4th of july as you would expect and we are really looking nice at the beach with temperatures holding in the low 80s in most neighborhoods and some cases upper 70s. 85 in philadelphia now that dew point up around 70 at dawn is down to 63. when you get a dew point number over 60 that is not too bad. winds from the east at 10 miles per hour. and cool off atlantic city at 60 degrees, current temperatures in allentown, 85 in philadelphia and down in dover and 84 in wilmington and 86 in dover and 82 down in cape may. dew points have settled from allentown to trenton and lancaster

we feel blue you because of a southbound accident at baltimore pike at the swarthmore interchange. it happens 15 minutes and and emergency crews are on the scene and all the traffic is funneling down to the right lane down to 95 that means extra slow coming down through villanova from this point at media blue route this afternoon. just off the blue route a crash north of the mall at atrium way. and on the big picture a crash along 95 northbound at penn's landing is gone and one along the shoulder at academy, speeds in the teens there north of cotman. and west philadelphia a crash at 53rd and woodland involving the 11 trolley than means delays on the septa route 11 trolley. and crash at route 1 off to the side. and 13 and memorial drive by new york fried chicken is gone. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. new results from the landmark effects of playing football what experts found studying the brain tissue of 200 athletes. >>> and how one new jersey doctor is helping folks lose weight and who may have struggled because of issues. >>>

. >>> and the 4th of july kicked off with a little bit of competition in swarthmore, delaware county.ion cam was there for bike racing complete with police escort sponsored by the swarthmore recreation association. it was followed by a parade of unique cars and fire engine rides courtesy of the local fire department. >>> to bordentown new jersey where kids spent time with mom and dad by the water. they held their annual fishing derby for ages to 2 to 13 and they needed their own rods and bait and patience. >>> well, patriotic songs and plenty of red white and blue as berlin township, new jersey, celebrated the 4th with the floats and a procession of girl scouts and the brightly decorated bikes. >>> and also a great fireworks show was taking shape in newark, delaware today the technician was loading dozens of shells in the mortar tubes starting at 6:00 tonight there will be art 50s and country music and of course food leading up to the big show in the sky. >> we want to see how you are celebrating independence day on 2017. send us your pictures to jointheaction@6abc.com or use #6abcact

who doesn't love a beautiful arboretum in the summer time we are on site at scott arboretum, swarthmorege and i got to tell you it is absolutely beautiful around here. lets go take a look around. becky roberts said you don't have to be a student or a member to explore. >> barriers are low. the most accessible garden in the area free, opened to the public 365 days a year. >> this is absolutely magical back here. >> yes. >> what i love so much is these old trees. >> you are currently under the menace sequoia, so as you walk up an down here we have white plantings underneath. you can venture over to the garden for those very bee conscious, lots of great stuff , in in there things for the bird. >> i love to hear you have bees here there ace big preservation expert. horticultural list josh helps design displays every single year. >> summer time we have a lot of containers, so we show people what they can do with more tropical plants. >> these won right here. >> yes. >> we have containers here at courtyard. other thing we love is we try to label everything so you can come and see plants that

north esther west north and east north and bristol doylestown conshohocken borough full cost and swarthmore rainfall amounts of two to four inches in a short amount of time are possible in the warning area do not drive through floodwaters the water may be deeper than you think it is a vehicle can easily become trapped in floodwaters endangering its occupants and those who come to their rescue if you live in a flood prone location be prepared to move to higher ground. off call of duty oh yeah well you can't turn off a war these kids don't hear the darker side. fanning used to be a special forces soldier and foolish in afghanistan. he tries to convince teaches to let him talk about the reality of school. and i signed up to prevent another terrorist attack by burke virtue of targeting so many innocent people we are only the creating the conditions for more terrorist attacks. there's an important statistic you know between nine hundred eighty and two thousand and one there are three hundred eighty four suicide bombs around the world only ten percent of those suicide directed at the u.s. and u.s

patrols driveway of swarthmore home in a battery powered police cruiser.ars a police uniform pretty much 24/7 rarely removes his police hat he use a pair of street hockey goals as a make shift jail cell and keeps an eye on traffic passing his house so drivers have to keep to the speed limit, right rider was born prematurely and developmentally delayed but when he's in uniform, his mom says all is right in his world. >> that gives him the security to where he can actually funk. he can take that transition and it makes it a little easier for him. he's delve in his own place, you know, this is where he kind of belongs. >> comfortable place for him. >> oh yeah absolutely. >>> well right owns 30 to 40 toy police cars and many of them have functional sirens. which run pretty much most of the day it's a nice quiet household, sean bell. you know how we found out about this ridley township police posted his cute picture because he brought them all cookies. isn't that nice? >> it is nice. but right now i'm dealing with an an oj zig and i'm frustrated by it. okay. i

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. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> here between swarthmore and ridley in woodlynne, delaware county.k who is here. hi, sue serio. >> hi, mike injury glike hello, billy v. >> hi, mike injury glike now here is the dilemma we're trying to answer. your vegan. >> yes. >> and sue, what? >> i'm not. >> you're not. >> so, we are at a place called franky's on fairview. and they have vegan selections, vegetarian selections, and stuff that you and i would eat. >> right. >> okay? >> and they claim that they taste just as good. >> okay. >> so let's do, say, three different things. we will start with chicken tenders. >> here we have the vegan chicken tenders. >> what's it made of? >> garden, garden protein, it is made up of vegan plant proteins and ancient grains. and the way it is made it mimicks the texture and taste of chicken, very versatile. >> i'll close my eyes, pick up one of them and see if i can tell. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> what do you think? chicken or not chicken? >> that's chicken. >> that's vegan! >> wow. >> that's vegan. >> i'll be darn. >> next up is something called the cowboy burger. vegan

rights destinations at iloveny.com >>> the head strong foundation broke ground at knicks house in swarthmorey today. the home is completely renovated and used for health care and clinical trials. >>> wildwood as a new attraction and the town just opened a designated surfing area at the beach at andrews avenue south of the convention center. there is no charge for anyone that wants to use it. if you want to learn to surf there is stands offering rentals and lessons, the beach is the first for the city. >> it's a big day for comedian and philadelphia native kevin hart. today was his day, literally in his home town and hundreds of fans turned out to watch. hart took the stage in the city's tioga station this afternoon a block away from where he grew up. city council members unveiled a special kevin hart mural on the wall of max's stakes on german town avenue, hart thanks his fans and said he never forgets his philadelphia roots. >> this is the biggest honor i have gotten in my career to date. i believe that philadelphia made me into the man i am today. >> thank you guys so much. >> as if this d

the head strong foundation broke ground on construction at nick's house in swarthmore delaware countyhome is being completely renovated. care givers and families and patients use the center for care. and can stay while their loved one is in the hospital. >>> this little boy knew it would be a special day but not how special it would become. >> happy birthday ♪ >> check it out that was the way jarell turner began his 11th birthday courtesy an entire pat on of wilmington police officers, master corporal lauren peterson and robert steele met jarell last week as they played basketball with a group of neighborhood kids, as the officers walked him home they found out the inspiring engineer was going to have a birthday and said lets celebrate in style. >> he is a straight a student and we needed to do something for this kid. >> what do you think? >> cool. >> the officers gave jarell the cake and a basketball and tickets to the sixers game and recognizing the promise in young people and police are there as much to encourage good behavior as much as discourage bad behavior. >> great. i love to

live look at the blue route, 476, between media swarthmore and the saint david's ville november ain't change. kind of quiet. we got couple of accident. eastbound, on the 30 bypass, right near reese ville road for the gang coming out every say coatesville, downingtown, headed in toward king of prussia. another accident, reported, this is on the northbound side of the new jersey turnpike, jst north of exit number four, which is route 73. so let's take a live look here, route 73, there is the entrance to the turnpike, so if you are getting on in mt. laurel, to head northbound, be ready for a break tap. you may want to use 295 as your alternate this morning. otherwise south jersey roadways looking good. and no problems on mass transit. thomas, back over to you. >> that we like to hear, bob, thank you. 5:21. vote being head this afternoon to select philadelphia's interim district attorney. the 88 judges of the court of common pleas will hold a vote by secret ballot today at 4:00 . yesterday, the 14 candidate seek to go serve the five and a half month term held presentations for those judge

patrolling the driveway of his swarthmore home when we arrive.erious about protecting his neighborhood. pretty impressive for a three-year-old. >> as a baby, upping, kids go and they kind of gear towards bob the builder and just always geared toward police or firefighter stuff, and it was just a love from the start. >> reporter: his mom says rider spends most of each day riding around in his police cruiser wears his police uniform just about 24/7 and rarely removes his police hat. the street hockey goals they serve as make shift jail cell for law breakers and don't dare drive down the block faster than this lawman feels is appropria appropriate. >> he is officer rider, yes. he will tell you he's officer rider. >> reporter: didn't exaggerat exaggerate. >> that's police badge. >> yeah. >> wow!? >> so are you real police officer? >> yeah. wow! >> rider and his mom paid visit to his fellow officers at the ridley township police department thursday brought along a little gift a little thank you from their biggest little fan. >> when we went to the bak

. >> reporter: rider sims had just gone on duty patrolling the driveway of his swarthmore home when whens is serious about protecting his neighbor. pretty impressive for a three year old. >> as a baby, you know, kids go and they kind of gear towards bob the builder and he just always geared toward police or firefighter stuff. and it was just a love from the start. >> reporter: his mom says rider spends most of each day writing around in his police cruiser. wears his police uniform just about 24/7 and rarely removes his police hat. the street hockey goal serve as make shift jail cell for law breakers dope dare drive down the block faster than this lawman feels is appropriate. >> he is officer rider, yes, he will tell you he's officer rid rider. >> reporter: that's police badge? >> yeah. >> reporter: wow is that. so are you a real police officer? >> yeah. >> reporter: wow! rider and his mom paid a visit to his fellow officers at the ridley township police department thursday. brought along a box of cookies a little thank from you their biggest little fan. >> when we went bakery he want to

. >> reporter: he had just gone on duty patrolling the driveway of his swarthmore home when we arrivedsimms is serious about protecting his neighborhood, pretty impressive for a three-year old. >> as a baby they kind of gear toward bob the builder and he geared toward police or fire fighter stuff. it was just a love from the start. >> reporter: his momma land a says rider spend the day riding around in his police cruiser, wears his uniform about 24/7 and rarely removes his police hat. street hockey goals there serve as a makeshift jail cell and don't dare drive down the block faster then this law man feels is appropriate. >> he is officer rider, yes, he will tell you, he is officer rider. >> reporter: that is a police badge. >> yeah. >> reporter: wow. so are you a real police officer. >> yes. >> reporter: wow. rider and his mom paid a visit to his fellow officers at ridley township police department thursday, brought along box of cookies a little thank from you their biggest little fan. >> when we go to the bakery he want a box for police officer and we brought them over. >> reporter:

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> scott arboretum, swarthmore college, and i got to tell you it is absolutely beautiful arounde. so, let's go take a look around. >> becky roberts says you definitely don't have to be student or member to explore. the burries low, like the most accessible garden, open to the public 36 a days a year. >> absolutely magical, back here, i think what i love so much about it is these old trees. you're currently standing under the shade, call it the medis, coy a. >> we have the white plant underneath. over to the garden, very bee conscious, lot every great stuff in, there thanks to the birds, as well. >> i love to hear that you have bees here, because i know that there is big preservation effort. >> horticulturalist, helps put on displays every year. >> the summertime we have a lot of containers, placed about, to try to show people what they can do with more tropical plants. >> when you say containers, these ones right here? >> so we have some containers here at the courtyard. other thing i love, try to label everything. so as you come, you see plant that catch your eye, you take out

big crash here last night along the blue route but this morning traffic is moving fine by media swarthmoreming up though we'll check traffic on 422 when "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking you back to chopper here over the scene in west philadelphia. our breaking news. this is the unit block of south ruby street. you can see this is where that two-story structure has come apart falling down around 4:45 this morning. a terrible wakeup for the family here as the side of the building just cracked opened and you can see all their household items not only do they need -- somebody's clothes hanging there, looks like a cooler, a bathtub. this home completely destroyed. they'll have to gather their belongings and find a new place to live. it seems as though there was a mural or something on the side of the building, hard to tell now. you just see what is left of somebody's life lived in this home. >> let's turn now to matt pelman for a look at traffic. matt. >> it's disheartening. good morning matt and tam. we're not too disheartened on the roads so far

swarthmore college took top billing, the third highest producer of phd students in the country.n new jersey, princeton, nine current faculty members at the ivy league school are no bell prize recipients. university of penn is ranked third in the country. >>> did you ever a rear view mirror -- have a roomb a? it collects data creating a map of your home that the company said they are considering to selling to apple google or amazon. they can use data to create new smart home products. they insist they will not sell your data without your permission. >>> step aside youtube, they plan to launch facebook tv. the first show in the new lineup of scripted entertainment will be loosely exactly nicole who was previously cancelled by mtv. >>> sciences have created a worm like robot that can grow 25,000 times its original size. it could help with search and rescue efforts looking for victims beneath rubble following an earthquake. air is pumped through the chamber and squeeze through small holes and go around roberts. it's could be used in surgery to guide catheters. that's a look at techn

patrolling the driveway of his swarthmore home when we arrived.r three year old. >> as a baby, you know, kids go and they kind of gear towards bob the builder and he just all geared toward police or firefighter stuff. and it was just a love from the start. >> reporter: his mom says rider spends most of each day riding around in his police cruiser wears this police uniform just about 24/7 and rarely removes his police hat. the treat hockey goals serve as shake shift jail cell don't drive down the block than this lawman think social security appropriate. >> he is officer rider. yes, he will tell you he's officer rider. >> reporter: that's a police badge. >> yeah. >> reporter: wow! >> so are you a real police officer? >> yeah. >> reporter: wow! >>> rider and his mom paid a visit to his fellow officers at the ridley township police department thursday. brought along a box of bookies. a little thank you from their biggest little fan. >> when we went to the bakery he wanted to get a whole box for the police officers, and we brought them over. >> reporte