with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningveryone. it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday august 8th and we're following breaking news. >> philadelphia firefighters find a body inside of a home overnight after putting out a blaze. >> the mayor of the city of chester addresses the homicide rate there which is on track to obliterate last year's numbers. >> catching a fresh breeze is pretty impossible in one jersey neighborhood now that a trash truck has dumped mounds of garbage in a parking lot. >> could you only imagine if it were in the 90's today. stink-arooni. >> look at all the birds flock pentagon. at least the birds are enjoying it. >> with all the rain we had yesterday it's probably mushing it around. let's take a look at all right satellite and radar. we still have some leftover showers in spots south of the city especially so watch for that as you're heading out. let's take a closer look. i've got storm tracker6 live double scan ready to go and we

tamala edwards has his story. >> for mr. saturday night.y much every night is a party and he is in the eye of the hurricane. it seems bob has been in the air and in the clubs forever. he started in 1972 while still a senior at temple. >> i got hit by music on my second birthday when i got a record player and a microphone. before dick horn i was ready to be a dj. >> there is magic in the music, a message in the music and the message is fun, lo and party. >> the crowd this saturday night is a great mix brought together by bob's music. >> the crowd and mix of young and old on a saturday night. >> a legend if philadelphia. and we are always around wherever he is. he is the best. >> he may have been born in disco but bob keeps it fresh spinning tunes from all the decades. >> the thing you have to redefine yourself. we incorporated musics from 60s, 70s and 90s and music from today. >> he will soon have a star on broad street but still spinning six or seven nights a week. >> i will never retire, i live for the audience and the music and dancing an

tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >> here is alicia vitarelli live at 4:00 with a preview.k, coning up at 4:00 we have the latest on the incident in barcelona, a number of people are hurt after a vehicle plowed into a popular tourist area, and we'll get you the latest on this story. and on today's show not the reaction you would expect when coming face-to-face with an armed robber but a clerk in new england said he could not help himself. we'll tell you what he did today at 4:00. and all the other headlines as well. >> thank you. quick break and the accuweather forecast when we come right back. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of you contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >>> meteorologist, david murphy is here now and a nice day to go out and have lunch inside. you should do that today. >> because tomorrow is more

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone. it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday august 16th. >> here's what we're following for you. the city of charlottesville prepares to hold a public memorial for the woman killed at last weekend's violent rally while president trump continues to defend his latest heavily criticized comments on what happened. >> police are investigating whether outrage over the violence in charlottesville may have spilled over in philadelphia targeting a controversial former mayor. >> and an investigation into a dead body found late last night in delaware county. >> really, really foggy in some spots out there. let's turn to david and karen. good morning. >> and i live in new jersey. one of those spots where we really have dense fog. >> delaware county was another one. we have a dense fog advisory across virtually the entire region up until about 8 o'clock this morning. some of you might linger a little beyond that. visibility has been below a quarter mile just about everywhere at least in spots so do be

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's wednesday august 2nd. matt o'donnell is off. alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> we are following breaking news for you this morning. a gunman opens fire on a man pumping gas in delaware county overnight. >> police in philadelphia and haverford township say they are hot on the trails of a suspected killer. >> today is the day for job seekers. amazon is holding a massive job fair right here in our area. >> karen rogers is off. let's head on over to meteorologist, david murphy to talk about your accuweather and to matt pelman to look at your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. feels a little more like the amazon out. there. it's a little steamy. >> it is a little bit more cloud cover across the region this morning as there was yesterday morning when we had clear skies. so, there will be some sunny breaks but we're going to start out with some clouds, a couple of sprinkles and showers last night particularly north of the region and later today there is also the problem -- or possibi

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> goodng. it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday august 30. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> here's what we're following for you today. rain and flooding from overwhelming as rescuers rush to save those still stranded by the storm. >> flames engulf a home killing two people. >> a shooting victim crashes into an off duty police officer in west philadelphia. >> let's turn now to dave murphy and karen rogers, see if that rain has moved off the coast. >> it was completely miserable yesterday and i blame you. >> thank you. it will be better today. come on. we'll see if i'm going to get the credit. let's take a look at the weather center. we got sat life. a lot of that rain pushing off the coast right now and as we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan it does look like the bulk of this is away from us. you might have a sprinkle down the shore. things are getting better. 62 degrees in philadelphia, 57 up in allentown. 64 in beach haven. most of the day yesterday you got stuck in the 60's

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday august 9th and here's what we're following for you on "action news" this morning. >> threatening words from both north korea and the united states. how our military might react if north korea decides to follow up on its threat about a u.s. territory. >> two national lottery games, two huge jackpots worth hundreds of millions of dollars each. we have a look at lottery fever across the country and here at home. >> also a disagreement between neighbors turns deadly. >> david is off. matt pelman joins us lag with karen karen rogers who is presenting the pick of the week. >> yes, i am and it's matt pelman. no, not really. today's weather is gorgeous. let's take a look at satellite and radar showing that the clouds are out of here. no rain in sight for our region and we're off to a good start to the day but you know what, feels kind of cool out there. let's look at these numbers early this morning and check the conditions for you. and we have temperatu

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone. it is 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday august 15th. >> breaking news. fire chases at least 50 residents from their northeast philadelphia apartment building. we're live. >>> and also ahead. >> president trump. >> racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. >> president trump calls out the kkk and other hate groups two days after the white supremacist clashes in virginia. >> hurricane gert forms off the southeast coast. the storm won't hit us but it will cause rip current concerns today at the jersey shore. >> onealong those lines let's turn to karen rogers and dave murphy. >> roads a little damp. >> gert too far out to sea but we're getting some cloud cover in off the ocean today and there is going to be that issue down the shore with the rip currents as we just said. you can see on satellite and radar a little bit of spotty precipitation here and there and as we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan, it's not raining everywhere as karen me

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> goodng everyone. it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday august 8th and here's what we're following for you on "action news." >> breaking news. a fire mystery in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. one person is found dead and a survivor may hold clues to the tragedy. >> philadelphia police shoot a man who they say fired on their officers. we have obtained new video of that confrontation. >> and yesterday's storms leave behind more flooding in margate. a town already grappling with a dune dispute. >> and we are also tracking some leftover showers out there. david is off. we have karen rogers here and matt pelman. good morning. >> you got something a little better for us today maybe? >> i do. >> perhaps. >> we do like a little sunshine. patience my friend. satellite and radar showing us, okay, it's not sunshine just yet. we can see that we've got some showers down to our south. just a few leftover showers that are moving through the area. today is going to be a day that's mostly dry through the

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning is tuesday august 1st. matt is off and alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> here's what we're following for you this morning. a massive project begins to clean up a notorious open air drug be market in philadelphia. >> president trump's new chief of staff shakes up the white house on his first day on the job. >> new jersey governor chris christie explains why he confronted that heckler at the ballpark. >> surprise. he's not sorry. allall right, trouble on 42 in jersey so matt is going to kick things off. he's in for karen with traffic and david is going to help you out with accuweather. good morning. >> not a nice situation in gloucester township camden county its a nasty crash that happened about 2 o'clock in the northbound lanes of route 42 and this is the live seen at college drive the exit for the gloucester premium outlets. you can see the left side of the roadway blocked off here as they funnel the traffic down and prepare everyone to exit to be forced off at college drive. closur

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningit's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday august 29th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> we are tracking tropical storm harvey's path of destruction. crews are rescuing thousands of people in the houston area during one of the heaviest downpours in u.s. history. >> a man who recently moved from south jersey to texas describes to "action news" the heartbreaking scene left by the storms. >> insurance experts say harvey could cost homeowners much more than hurricane katrina. >> we're looking out for a storm around here. let's turn to karen rogers and dave murphy. good morning. >> yeah, one particular part of our region going get it first. >> yeah, definitely looks like the shore and probably philadelphia getting wet today. as we take a look at satellite, you can see the wide view. there is some rain beginning to creep up from the south across the region and we are looking at a wet one today, especially in the southern half of the area. 66 degrees in philadelphia currently, 59 in allentown, 67

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.t 15th and we've got some breaking news. two residents and a firefighter were injured in an overnight apartment fire in the northeast. we're live as authorities are working to find temporary homes for dozens of people. >>> also an 84-year-old woman was tied up with belts and a dog leash. we're live there as well as police search for her attacker. >>> an accident you have to hear about. a man shot himself in the heart and lived to tell the story. >>> and of course we've got your weather and traffic. that's all ahead on "action news." >> ♪ south and down into west texas with severe storms. conditions will be drier and much cooler for most areas west of the rockies. >>> and finally this morning a very personal remembrance of heather heyer, of course, the woman who was mowed down, killed when a driver deliberately plowed his vehicle into a crowd of people in charlottesville. >> her father mark is now speaking out about his daughter and the senseless violence that took her life in an emotio

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards it is wednesday, august 2nd and we've got some breaking newsing gas. live with the details of the overnight gunfire that has this man now fighting for his life. >>> a sexual attack in broad daylight in a montgomery county park has people on edge. the latest as police continue to search for an armed suspect. >>> and a project that has one jersey shore community taking the state to court. we've got those stories and your accuweather forecast. does it stay hot? all next on "action news." >> ♪ looking for heavy rain in the plains states, texas and florida, the carolinas will be humid. 81 in indianapolis today. >>> and for an indiana woman her wedding day wasn't just a special day, it was also a teachable moment. >> we showed you the picture yesterday. but we wanted to learn more about the teacher who invited some of her young students to take part in the biggest day of her life. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: marielle slager teaching to her class keaching kindergarten at the butler lab school in indianapolis. so attached to her students she

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is wednesday, august 16th.ws." preparations are under way for a memorial in charlottesville as criticism builds of president trump after his most recent comments about a rally and march that led to weekend violence. >>> an overnight investigation in newtown square where a body was found in a home. what we know so far about the circumstances of the victim's death. >>> and an announcement from septa. how it could change the way you think about your daily commute and of course we've got your weather and traffic. "action news" is just ahead. >> ♪ 91 today in atlanta. >>> as we await the impending arrival of the great american eclipse, we take a look at how much things have changed in the 38 years since the last one was visible in the u.s. >> abc's maggie rulli shows you the best apps to experience this once in a lifetime event and tips for taking the best photos. >> this is the best picture we've had yet. >> reporter: a lot has changed in the last 40 years since we last saw a total solar eclipse in the u.s. >> the

. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is tuesday, august 1st. "action news," an effort to close an outdoor drug den in philadelphia kicks into high gear in just hours. >>> weekend rain and a dune repair project created this mess in margate. now the army corps of engineers is taking action to fix the problem. >>> and we're going back to the 90's. we're not going to listen to that music but instead we will be setting. meteorologist, david murphy is tracking the return of the heat in the accuweather forecast. i actually would match my hair bow to my socks and my belt. >> do it. >> i know. all right, we'll see you in two minutes on "action news." >> ♪ territory. >>> finally from us we know it's not friday but the tuesday edition to the funnies was too good to pass up. >> you can't wait based on the news. we couldn't resist taking a look at what the late night comics are talking about especially the removal of mooch. here's their take. >> president trump officially removed anthony scaramucci as his communications director. and this is a little awkwar

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i'm tamala edwards.ks to steve sweeney and chris christie. here's the sweeney-christie . and homestead rebate funding for seniors cut in half next year. don't believe the fake news from his wealthy donors. steve sweeney stands with chris christie, not with south jersey. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly & ryan." today, superstar salma hayek pinault, and from "dear evan hansen," the amazing ben platt. plus, kelly and ryan take on a math whiz kid. all next on "live." [upbeat music] ♪ >> ♪ come on, get it, girl >> announcer: now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ryan: hello! [cheers and applause] all right. hello, everybody. >> kelly: thank you, thanks. hi, hi, hi! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: whoo, all right! >> k

a swiffer. >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 7:56 friday, august 4.king at the schuylkill expressway. >> reporter: 76 is acting up again, eastbound side we have a crash off to the side girard avenue, the exit for the zoo. it was ray tracking -- it was attracting attention. that's a 20 minute delay on the eastbound side of 76 him westbound heavy with normal morning volume speeds at 14 miles per hour by city avenue. southbound side of i-95 not as bad as normal, but heavy from the betsy ross bridge into girard. on the ramp to broad street there's a broken down truck off to the side. coming from delaware into new jersey, there's a crash just off the delaware memorial bridge on 295 northbound, it's on the side not causing a big delay at this point. tam. >> reporter: let's go over to sky6 live hd, taking a live look over the ben. will it feel better today than the last two days? >> reporter: still humid, tam, looking at storm tracker 6 live double scan, despite the fact most of us have sun, there's a light shower passing north of allentown. something keep i

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i'm tamala edwards. welcome to "inside story." we've been talking art.ow it's time to get to politics. let's introduce you to the panel. first up, attorney ajay raju. good morning. >> morning. >> marketing exec brian tierney. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> journalist larry platt. good to see you. and communications exec jeff jubelirer. >> good morning, tami. >> okay, congress is going on recess. this is supposed to be the time that people only think about sand and surf, but there's so much going on, starting with this. bob casey, giant in the state as a senator, five people have put their names out there as were gonna run in the primary for the gop -- got a little attention, but this name is getting a certain amount of attention -- lou barletta, who's a congressman out of luzerne, used to be the mayor of hazleton. trump supposedly said, "i want you to run in this race." does he clear the field now? is he the big gun? >> i don't think so. first of all, you know, he doesn't have much name i.d. the mayor of hazleton isn't as known, as you can imagine.

don't go anywhere. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards.t 42 in jersey. good morning. >> second morning in a row that speeds have been south on the north-south freeway headed northbound. you follow that tam? it's 42 northbound side again this morning we're really slow from college drive through this point of 41 up to 295. this morning's issue was we were missing some covers on a man home. vehicles were hitting that blowing out their tires becoming disabled. that's cleared. everything is off to the side but you're still dealing with lingering northbound delays on 42. 55 is also extra locked up northbound passing through deptford. there was an earlier crash on the ramp from 55 to go north on 42 that got us off to a bad start there. watching a crash in northern delaware near the tatnall school blocking off barley mill road this morning. 48 lancaster pike gets you around that. plymouth meeting northbound on the blue route approaching mid-county an accident partially blocking traffic and southbound is busy headed toward the schuylkill. tam. >> t

. >>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards along with matt o'donnell, david is off, karen rogers is here matt pellman has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: i want to show you this, the national weather service center posted this flood watch because of heavy rain that will come through the area. it increases in the intensity in the afternoon and evening. right now as we look at storm tracker 6 live in some areas we have light to moderate rain and pockets of yellow. in some spots it's coming down pretty good. this is one round of rain. we'll have several rounds of rain today, the heaviest a bit later on, you see the heavier rain moving in from the southwest that will move in the afternoon and evening and give us a greater chance of flash flooding with an inch to two inches of rain. temperatures 68 degrees. temperatures will wobble from the upper 60s to the low 70s. only 73 for the high. feeling cooler than you would normally see for this time of the year. periods of rain a cool day today, high of 73. it could rain at any point but we expect the heaviest to occur you can see that at noon,

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. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 7:23 on this wednesday august 9th.good morning in good morning, tam. it's quite the journey along 95 northbound this morning. starting first in the first state where we've got big jams on the northbound side from about 273 up to 295. that's because just beyond the split on 295 northbound there's a crash taking out the left lane. if you go farther north on 95 into pennsylvania, you start to hit a wall of traffic right at the state line and the jam continues through this point at the commodore barry bridge. still have this nasty crash taking out the left lane. so big delays coming north of the state line through this point at the commodore barry bridge. just to the north in delco have a vehicle fire on the southbound route one media bypass at baltimore pike where they meet up again. it's off to the side but attracting attention. there's still a crash on the eastbound schuylkill approaching the conshohocken curve off to the side but heavy delays continue. they linger back to 202 in king of prussia. tam. >> okay, thank you

. >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 7:56 a.m., monday, august 14.5 good morning. >> reporter: that's right, tam we have a new accident, it's a big one involving a vehicle that flipped over on its side. this is i-95 northbound at the vine. you see the car you can see the wheels facing you. it flipped on its side, two other vehicles involve in the accident. police and penndot on the scene, i-95 northbound at the vine, breaking news an accident a vehicle flipped over on i-95 northbound with one lane being blocked. a new accident on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound approaching willow grove, the two left lanes are blocked here. you're seeing speeds at 33 miles per hour slowing down westbound on the turnpike approaching willow grove. a couple of accidents as you try to come back from the shore. one on the parkway northbound past ocean city, another accident flipped over, an overturned vehicle 6 miles per hour ahead of it. the other accidents on 42 northbound approaching 41. two spots as you come back from the shore, tam. >>> going to sky6 live hd takin

. >> tamala edwards is off, jeanette reyes joins us along with fly that's circling me and karen and matt. >> reporter: you're always very animated, i was wondering what was going on over there. >> reporter: we have a good start to the day, flies and all. what a shot, looking live over the ben franklin bridge, you can see still have clear skies all that sunshine from yesterday, we're starting with sunshine later this morning, it's going to be a good start to the day, we're going to see a few more clouds move into the picture later. 69 in the city. 62 in reading. 68 in beach haven. 59 atlantic city airport. if you're out for a jog you can see where where the temperatures are going. 7578, 66. that looks like matt a little bit, doesn't it. we modeled our jogging after matt. 9:00 a.m., 73 degrees, noon, 82 degrees, if you're heading out for a jog, you have good temperatures to do that. few more clouds and it is more humid today, today's high, 85 degrees, under mostly sunny skies. things change tomorrow, details coming up. >> i hope they shower and clean up quickly and get back to the desk, be

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tamala edwards meets a man whose hoppy is taking things apart and putting them back together again turnedlping others. >> bill ran a textile business for 50 years but as a skilled carpenter and handyman he made furniture for his home and odds and ends for his neighbors. >> this is one of the first project and each inlay is a separate piece. bill and his wife carroll moved to the park and he discovered the workshop. >> if you live up the lid it needs repairs. >> oh, yes. >> residents bring everything from clocks and tables and chairs for fixing. >> i can fix that. i enjoy helping people and involved with the community no matter where i lived. i think it's a big help to the residents, i hope. >> you think about throwing it out. but here we have it fixed and continued for enjoyment. >> the list of repair is long and bill and a volunteer can fix anything that needs fixing. and other talent, the 80-year-old's paragraphs are proudly displayed if the hall. >> can you go to him for your fix it and for your photography needs. he was unsure about leaving his home, but his new found purpose at ryede

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningod to see you. it's 6 o'clock on this tuesday august 8th and we're following breaking news. >> philadelphia fire crews find a body inside a home overnight after they put out a blaze. >> the mayor of chester addresses the city's homicide rate which is on track to obliterate last year's numbers. >> catching a fresh breeze is pretty impossible if you're in one new jersey neighborhood. now that a trash truck has dumped mounds of garbage in a parking lot. >> thankfully the humidity is low. thankfully the heat low because otherwise, karen and matt. >> it's still grows, though. can't not be gross. speaking of gross, yesterday was a really miserable day and we're starting off today damp and cool. i want to show you storm tracker6 live double scan. these are our last showers that are sneaking through here in norristown and willow grove, in doylestown, now in jenkintown, in media. heading right through the city and then in cherry hill, riverside and trenton after that. last shower sneaking throu

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> hi, everyone is 6 o'clock on this wednesday august 30. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> we're following breaking news this morning. firefighters battle the intense flames when a home caught fire in bucks county. but sadly, two people have died. >> rescue efforts continue as flood waters rise in southeast texas and now in parts of louisiana. tropical storm harvey is still overhead dumping even more rain. >> plus, for us the clouds are moving out and we are heating up but will the nice weather last the weekend? >> hm. let's have dave murphy and karen rogers explain things there. >> yeah, there's a little bit of an issue for the weekend but for now we're starting out in good shape. it's cool, it's comfortable. the cloud cover is really breaking up now over the last hour or so. and satellite shows you how the rain is also moving away. that's actually the radar and the satellite showing you cloud cover really digging away now again just over the last couple of hours the clouds beginning to dissi

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> goodng everyone, it's 6 o'clock on this wednesday august 16th. and here's what we're following on "action news." >> an escalating amount of criticism to the president's comments about the racially fueled violence in virginia as there are new calls to bring down the statue of philadelphia's former mayor frank rizzo. >> new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside. we have an update from firefighters. >> and be sure to give yourself a little extra time to get out to work. the morning fog has really rolled in to some areas. >> it is thick in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy outside and karen rogers with a look at traffic. good morning. >> it's actually gotten thicker right here on the terrace. difficult to see the stores right across the street from where i'm standing. take a look. a dense fog advisory in effect across the region and this goes until 8 o'clock this morning. in some cases visibility is down below a quarter of a mile and the next

>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 7:56 a.m.n. >> reporter: tam people feel the weather doesn't better better than this. i-95 could be better, n teens. ten miles per hour on expre the schu travel by city avenue in normally busy start. cellarsville ridge road 563 is blocked stay on 663 through quakertown. approaching the ac expressway there's a crash lane, speeds in the 30s. a couple of regional rail delays the ten trolley is shuttlening at midnight lasting until monday morning. tam. >> let's take a live look down the shore, cape may. boy, david it would be a perfect time to have the day off. day ahead 68 degrees in philadelphia. most of the us in the point. 62 inwn. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a high of 82. low humidity, lots of sun across the region. beautiful again tomorrow, 79 and tam for the weekend upper 70s nice conditions, lots of sun low humidity and great weather for all the weekend plans. >> thank you, david. an 11- boy was wounded after getting ahold of a gun in his south philadelphia home. this

. >> tamala edwards is off, jeanette reyes joins us along with fly that's circling me and karen and matteporter: you're always very animated, i was wondering what was going on over there. >> reporter: we have a good start to the day, flies and all. what a shot, looking live over the ben franklin bridge, you can see still have clear skies all that sunshine from yesterday, we're starting with sunshine later this morning, it's going to be a good start to the day, we're going to see a few more clouds move into the picture later. 69 in the city. 62 in reading. 68 in beach haven. 59 atlan

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning it's 6:00 a.m. on this tuesday august 1st. matt is off and alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> we are following breaking traffic news for you this morning. if you're heading out heads up. a crash on route 42 is diverting traffic in gloucester township and that is just the beginning of a tremendous mess on that stretch. >> and new this morning, a fire rips through a popular restaurant in cape may courthouse. >> plus, the humidity is making a return along with temperatures in the 90's. that sun is getting nice and ready to toast us this morning. >> all right, well, dave murphy is going to have accuweather and give us more on that. matt pelman of course has everything that's going on there in south jersey. it is a snarl. he's in for karen rogers. good morning. >> all right, well, we're off to an okay start across the region. the sun is getting ready to come up over the horizon nice and bright. if you're starting to work out in this you'll see lots of sunshine, sunscreen a good idea but yo

delaware valley's leading newsprwith matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist,orning everyone, it's sdayst 22nd. >> we're following breaking news. a train crash at the 69th street septa terminal sends dozens of people to the hospital. >> president trump declares that the unite afghanistan. >> and we are really in for a hot one today. accuweather is tracking an advisory.o following hot accuweather forecast. >> big news traffic and er and this.

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningm. on this wednesday august 23rd. here's what we're following. >> flooded streets and downed trees. people are waking up to damage from overnight storms that swept through the region. >> also federal officials are now investigating the septa train crash. what's the next move in their investigation? >> and it's back to school today for students at two local universities. >> it is that time. what kind of weather will they have dave murphy to unpack all those cartons and karen rogers has what it means for your traffic. good morning. >> i remember those back to school days. how exciting. >> i do. andrea goes back on saturday. >> oh, my god. >> we've got an issue because we had those thunderstorms that did dump some drenching downpours in parts of the region last night. these are expected to expire by about 8 o'clock this morning. one of them extends from south philadelphia, parts of camden and gloucester county all the way down through parts of delaware and new

. >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 7:23 a.m., thursday, august 17.er to rogers to take a look at traffic, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we're looking live on the schuylkill expressway looking at slow speeds, belmont, westbound traffic heading toward gladwyn. jammed from the boulevard to gladwyn. eastbound is heavy from the blue route to the curve, and montgomery to girard. no accidents on the schuylkill expressway, just a slow go. the roads are clear and dry, sun glare in spots. an accident in robinsville mercer county. an accident involving a truck now they have a problem with the sign coming down. they are blocking the road as well as the exit ramp that will be blocked for another couple of hours, stick to 33 instead. middletown township, an accident brought down a utility pole, route 9 is blocked at the stone harbor boulevard. stick to the parkway, instead. >> we'll take a break and come back to accuweather. >> reporter: it's a nice start today we have sunshine over the horizon. the humidity has dipped a bit. warm in philadelphia,

. >> "good morning america," i'm tamala edwards, a woman standing for the bus was shot in the logan section. >>> connections between the trump campaign and russia, a grand jury has been seated. >>> flooded roads in south jersey left flooded roads after storms dumped rain in the area. david murphy will have more rain for the area, and we'll make your traffic help a little bit smoother. that's next on "action news." tv >> here now your "friday funnies." >>> robert mueller has impaneled a grand jury in his investigation of russia and the trump campaign and i'm going to say something right now, nobody has ever said before, god, i wish i had jury duty. >> possible indictments, it's about to go down. down, oh, wait, wait, i'm being told we have live footage of donald trump right now. [ sirens ] >> how are they ever going to find unbiased people to serve on this jury? ma'am, have you ever heard of a man by the name of donald trump? no, father never mentioned him in our cave dwelling cult. >> you know what i just realized if they find out that trump did commit a crime, he's the one american who can

. >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 8:27, august 3.ing. >> reporter: i'll tell you, tam, we've had better mornings on 422. 5:00 a.m. arc truck flipped over on the ramp from trooper to go east on 422. it put heavier traffic on egypt road. it's backing up on 422. there's a fender bender in the westbound backlog. you're delayed in both directions and the ramp from trooper is closed. >>> a major mess in norristown a nasty crash, on main street. the suv ended up against a real estate agency. main is blocked at forest and buttonwood, marshall or germantown pike are the alternates. we have accidents in new jersey, as well, one on 295 southbound near the black horse pike, jammed solid south of 70. tam. >> let's head outside to david murphy, yet again do you want to take the coat off and go to shirt sleeves? >> reporter: yeah, you do, warm and humid, 70 degrees in philadelphia. it's humid. this afternoon we're going for a high of 89 and like yesterday there's a chance of spotty drenching downpour producing thunderstorms. they will have a tenden

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> good it's 6 o'clock on this wednesday august 16th. and here's what we're following on "action news." >> an escalating amount of criticism to the president's comments about the racially fueled violence in virginia as there are new calls to bring down the statue of philadelphia's former mayor frank rizzo. >> new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside. we have an update from firefighters. >> and be sure to give yourself a little extra time to get out to work. the morning fog has really rolled in to some areas. >> it is thick in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy outside and karen rogers with a look at traffic. good morning. >> it's actually gotten thicker right here on the terrace. difficult to see the stores right across the street from where i'm standing.

. ♪ >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is thursday, august 17.on "action news." >>> a philadelphia police officer is involved in a car wreck overnight. we have the latest on his condition and what happened moments before the crash. >>> many are keeping an eye on the former statue of mayor rizzo after protesters want it taken down. >>> those stories and traffic and accuweather ahead on "action news." the country with showers across the lower midwest, but it'll be sunny, dry and just all aboard comfortable across the west. >>> and finally this morning, an inexperienced and poorly equipped kayaker nearly lost his life in powerful rapids in alaska. onlookers tried to pull him out but they couldn't. >> it took an incredible act of heroism to save his life and it was all caught on camera and marci gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: daniel hartung's wife warned him setting out on his first whitewater kayaking trip was a bad idea. >> we got a swimmer coming down. >> was she ever right. just minutes into his journey down six-mile creek near hope, alaska

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning on this wednesday august 23rd. here's what we're following. >> flooded streets and downed trees many people are wakened up from damage from overnight storms that swept through the region. >> federal officials are investigating the septa train crash. what's the next move in their investigation. >> and it's back to school and back to the books today for students at two local universities. >> let's see what kind of whether they will have to move in. dave murphy has that outside, karen rogers has your track. good morning. >> still kind of muggy out here right now but things should improve during the day for students moving in and everybody else, too. take a look though. we have a residual problem left over from last night's thunderstorms which did produce some drenching downpours in some spots. gut a couple of flood warnings up, one of them through south philadelphia, parts of camden

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningn this tuesday august 15th. >> good morning and we're following breaking news. flames in an apartment building in northeast philadelphia send three people to the hospital and dozens have been displaced. >> and police uncover a marijuana grow house in west philadelphia. how neighbors helped alert investigators. >> today is an umbrella getter. accuweather is tracking the chance of storms throughout the day. >> see if dave murphy has it already popped open out there on the deck and karen rogers has your traffic. good morning. >> no umbrella. it's feeling kind of comfortable what with cloudy skies a little bit of light movement of the air out here. as you take a look at storm

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good mornings wednesday august 9th and here's what we're following for you on "action news" this morning. >> threatening words from both north korea and the united states. how our military might react if north korea decides to follow up on its threat about a u.s. territory. >> two national lottery games, two huge jackpots worth hundreds of millions of dollars each. we have a look at lottery fever across the country and here at home. >> also a disagreement between neighbors turns

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> good off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> here's what we're following for you today. rain and flooding from overwhelming as rescuers rush to save those still stranded by the storm. >> flames engulf a home killing two people. >> a shooting victim crashes into an off duty police officer in west philadelphia. >> let's turn now to dave murphy and karen rogers, see if that rain has moved off the coast. >> it was completely miserable yesterday and i blame you. >> thank you. it will be better today.

>> ♪ >> good morning, it's 8:56 on this wednesday august 23rd, i'm tamala edwards. 27 minute drive between i-95 and the schuylkill. we have a vehicle fire. it was blocking a lane but it's just been pushed off to the side on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound at fort washington. still seeing speeds in the 20's so it's slow. 42 northbound is a little extra heavy because we had a disabled vehicle near 130 but you're pretty jammed heading up to that. you see how that travel time is in the yellow. it was in the green much of the morning. a lot of people headed to the big atlantic city air show. we are seeing lots of slow speeds on route 40. the a.c. expressway though still looking pretty good as you head towards the show but expect hundreds of thousands of people to join you on the roads headed there. it all starts at 11 o'clock, tam. >> when you get there look for matt o'donnell and matt pelman. but right now we're going to look for dave murphy so we can get accuweather. good morning. >> got some clouds around early, some sunny breaks tam. take a look at storm tracker6

. >> good good morning, i'm tamala edwards, a second incident involving the statue of philadelphia mayor show you why police are expanding their investigation. >>> a woman survives a fall from a moving car. >>> the 2017 air show in atlantic city. >>> it's going to be a stormy friday, david murphy has that and karen rogers will help you with the morning commute. "action news" is up next. east and midwest. hot in texas and a beautiful day out west, 80 in portland, but 97 in dallas. >>> finally from us it was a week filled with serious news but leave it to the late night comics to find some humor in it all. >> yep. here now your "friday funnies." >>> people are upset and i understand why. the president handled a group of racists with kid gloves but maybe -- i would encourage you to keep an open mind -- maybe he did it because kid gloves are the only gloves that fit on his tiny little hands. >> it's crazy. i'm starting to miss the old days when we were on the verge of nuclear war with north korea. that's the days -- >> and our president as he left the podium said this -- >> i own actually on

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning'clock on this tuesday august 29th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> the flood waters continue to rise that parts of texas many people are still strapped in the waters as officials and ordinary citizens come to the rescue. >> a local youngster is doing what he can to help those in need in houston joining others in answering the call in the relief efforts. >> back here grab the umbrella. rain is headed this way as a tropical depression moves up the east