currently the sffd have 236 rescue swimmers. 1998 ocean beach was voted the motion dangerous beach in the nation. despite the warning signs ocean beach still attracts swimmers. maybe we can make the signs more obvious to the danger. not sure if your average person when they see that that placard if it is readily obvious what it . they have it in other languages and in every stair well which helps. as described by the ggnra, the rip cunchts at ocean beach are strong enough to pull a adult out to sea. if you are walking along the coast along where the surf comes in you have waves that can come up and hit you and pull you out so the dangers are real. the rescue members recertify every 2 years. when you call 911, accurate information is critical. the location where the victim was last seen or went in. that is why the stair well numbererize so important because if the stair well numbererize out there you don't have a point of reference so it is critical they are up there and obvious to the person standing by the ocean. description of the victim whether they are male or female, what they ar

currently the sffd have 236 rescue swimmers. 1998 ocean beach was voted the motion dangerous beach in the nation. despite the warning signs ocean beach still attracts swimmers. maybe we can make the signs more obvious to the danger. not sure if your average person when they see that that placard if it is readily obvious what it . they have it in other languages and in every stair well which helps. as described by the ggnra, the rip cunchts at ocean beach are strong enough to pull a adult out to sea. if you are walking along the coast along where the surf comes in you have waves that can come up and hit you and pull you out so the dangers are real. the rescue members recertify every 2 years. when you call 911, accurate information is critical. the location where the victim was last seen or went in. that is why the stair well numbererize so important because if the stair well numbererize out there you don't have a point of reference so it is critical they are up there and obvious to the person standing by the ocean. description of the victim whether they are male or female, what they ar

currently the sffd have 236 rescue swimmers. 1998 ocean beach was voted the motion dangerous beach in the nation. despite the warning signs ocean beach still attracts swimmers. maybe we can make the signs more obvious to the danger. not sure if your average person when they see that that placard if it is readily obvious what it . they have it in other languages and in every stair well which helps. as described by the ggnra, the rip cunchts at ocean beach are strong enough to pull a adult out to sea. if you are walking along the coast along where the surf comes in you have waves that can come up and hit you and pull you out so the dangers are real. the rescue members recertify every 2 years. when you call 911, accurate information is critical. the location where the victim was last seen or went in. that is why the stair well numbererize so important because if the stair well numbererize out there you don't have a point of reference so it is critical they are up there and obvious to the person standing by the ocean. description of the victim whether they are male or female, what they ar

beached. nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: have you ever sat on the beach and smelled smoke on the beach from a cigarette or found an old cigarette butt in the sand. that may not happen anymore because smoking on the beaches would be banned statewide. >> the beach is not an ashtray. >> it's the largest source of litter we find on the beaches, they are not just unsightly, they are a health risk. >> governor christie vetoed it saying it went too far. this time it would exempt golf courses and allow local and county officials to set aside pieces of beach and parks. >> it makes a lot of sense. >> proponents say that a smoking ban would keep people from breathing in secondhand smoke and clean up on litter. they picked up over 7,000 cigarettes butts just in ocean county. they would be fined up to $500 for repeated violations. >> it's annoying, i don't like smoking on the beach or even the boardwalk. >> i believe you should be able to smoke outside. i do not smoke but that is taking away too many rights. >> certain towns on lbi have banned smoking on the beach at a local level. we'll see what h

currently the sffd have 236 rescue swimmers. 1998 ocean beach was voted the motion dangerous beach in the nation. despite the warning signs ocean beach still attracts swimmers. maybe we can make the signs more obvious to the danger. not sure if your average person when they see that that placard if it is readily obvious what it . they have it in other languages and in every stair well which helps. as described by the ggnra, the rip cunchts at ocean beach are strong enough to pull a adult out to sea. if you are walking along the coast along where the surf comes in you have waves that can come up and hit you and pull you out so the dangers are real. the rescue members recertify every 2 years. when you call 911, accurate information is critical. the location where the victim was last seen or went in. that is why the stair well numbererize so important because if the stair well numbererize out there you don't have a point of reference so it is critical they are up there and obvious to the person standing by the ocean. description of the victim whether they are male or female, what they ar

spot you choose on the beachu can also use the service when returning home from a day at the shore. now, that's going to make a lot of parent so happen. >> i yes. >> basically you show up, everything is laid out for you. because you've seen people trying to cross the street, they have the chairs, they have the killed, the umbrella, just too much. >> yes, makes you just want to stay home. >> that's worth 15 bucks, right? just set me up so i can show up? >> do you all of that work, you get to the beach, then the kids get sand in their bathing suit, then they're sunburned, then they croy. >> that's a lot of drama. >> oh, okay. studies show, stomach shrinking operations can dramatically improve diabetes. >> an option for people who are only mildly obese, as well, so they say it could help them control their condition for years, without medication. the american diabetes association released new guidelines, they say while gastric bypass surgery shouldn't and first line of defense, it is a great option for people who ar

the coast. you can see oranges and road beaches. emperatures outside right now big discrepancy low 8l towards west, 78 dc low 70s further east up the coast just in the 60s. you can see that 72 in boston. 77 in new york. but 82 in pittsburgh. you're in detroit fox future cast there's the cold front coming through a few downpours just towards the west.e this is 10:00 tonight. i wouldn't say we're totally out of the woods yet. by tomorrow morning we may start with fog most of the rain has ended including off words towards the east.ast. showers towards our south. we mainly see sunshine tomorrow and improving through the day. tomorrow tuesday heading back to work and school unfortunately after a long holiday weekendseee sunshine returns. maybe a few showers towards our south. then we all take a really nice weather this is as he weed towards wednesday looks greater. tonight fog could be formerly 66 overnight low in dc. once that into mid '80s, 86 in washingtoni oh that bus stop forecast. here we go again the weeks you were winding down, fo

. >>> talk about why everyone's going down to the beaches right now. first alert weather, this week marks the up official start of summer, but today, it felt like full blown summer outside. the thermometer pushing 90 in many areas, and many folks have the right idea sitting in the shade enjoying lunch in wilmington. >> the sun so strong, people use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rays. the heat did noz bother these folks, though, biking and walking. >> we hope the weather stays this way. wouldn't it be nice? let's get an update. >> glen "hurricane" schwartz is live outside on the nbc 10 patio. hey, glen. >> yeah, rosemary, it's going to stay hot for the week, but not the entire weekend. by memorial weekend, things cool down a good bit, more clouds around and rain. not quite as sunny and p hot as what we're seeing now. we have warm to hot conditions throughout the area. 89 in the lehigh valley, 88 in philadelphia, and some of the sea breezes if delaware and at the jersey shore. we've seen incredible temperature jump over the past week, and rememb

and the exception even for the start is at the beaches. ok at the temperatures, 92 degrees in philadelphia. south jersey 89. there is a chance of a thunderstorm in the lehigh valley in the afternoon, just a chance, and cooler at the jersey shore. all the temperatures are lower on sunday. partly because more clouds, partly because of wind off the ocean. the shore is 73. there are chances, increasing chances, the later you go in the day sun, the greater the chance of any kind of rain, and monday, it's pretty likely to see rain just about anywhere, just about any time of the day, and, of course, the temperatures drop as a result. lehigh valley just 79 degrees. the shore only 64 degrees, so there's going to be quite a difference between the beginning and end of the weekend. one isolated shower in chester county. most activity is, well, out in central pennsylvania, and that activity could be affecting us tomorrow. this shower right over the pennsylvania turnpike headed to the chester brook exit, and you can see that we're going to be having some

live in atlantic city on the beach, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. of course not just atlantic city and the jersey shore getting ready officials are preparing for crowds. >> 80s today. >> well, everything you want to know is on the nbc 10 app. you can take it where ever you go this weekend. >> it's 6:07. this morning a man is in custody after a 4 hour standoff with police in delaware county. a s.w.a.t. team moved in and made the arrest at the home in springfield last night. earlier police say the man inside fired shots at officers. no one was hurt during the situation. meantime three people shot on the streets are expected to survive. the victims are all men in their 20s. police have not said what lead to the violence and they're still looking for the shooter. >> what a beautiful start to the day. ocean city new jersey. runners are out enjoying a perfect morning. a quick warm up today. there's a slight chance of a shower in ocean city. a better chance we'll see some showers inland. right now the shore 60s for cape may. ocean city at 63 degrees. atlant

they want to get to the beach. beautiful sun shining day. why not go to beachs? we had all this rain. the first day of good sunshine is the beach day today. let's go. >> no strategy. get in the car. driver that way. you hope you don't hit any traffic. you go on in. that is it. brad: back live. looking at the toll booth. i have been covering this story for a lot of years. one of the things i'm noticing now is almost everybody has the easy pass. they just move right on through the toll booths. that has to keep things moving better here than they did in years past. the problem area as you will hear in the full traffic report is now in annapolis where if you look at the travel map, you will see a lot of red on the roadways. i said i'm bringing you good news. all good at the bay bridge. brad bell, abc7 news. leon: all right. let's see if we can keep the good news rolling. the team coverage continues with mobiletrak7. and reporter brianne carter. can you top that? brianne: i'll try, leon. we are on 95 north. we went south to quantico to see if we had any better luck for

time for the beach and the boardwalk. it looks like a warm start to the memorial day holiday weekend as well. good afternoon i'm brooke thomas. jim's off today. lets get the weekend started. everything in place, surf, sand and sea breeze but what about the sun, this weekend. lets take a first look the a the forecast with meteorologist katie fehlinger live on the sky deck, katie, it is looking good. i'm happy. >> it is. right now already heating things up very efficiently here on the the die denning, brooke and certainly every where else we are seeing sunshine across the board. at the moment nothing to report on storm scan three. that may change with time, however. you know how it is in the summertime in the delaware valley. when you get enough heat, humidity you get enough instability to have isolated small scale thunderstorms popping up around the radar. that is likely what will happen this afternoon on the tail even of the loop. look at carbon monroe county ever so slight speckled of green showing up. in the meantime at

leon: are the beaches up for the best the search for the beach 2016. le: this is a big scene we see over the weekend. the weather should be perfect saturday and sunday for sun and swimming at the beaches closest to us. if you really want to taste of the best of the best, the closest bet is lifeguarded beach in outer banks of north carolina. it ranks fourth on the annual list by the florida professor who has made a career out of ranking beaches around the country. for the second year in a row, hanauma beach in hawaii is at the top. siesta beach in florida. kpalua bay in hawaii. coast guard beach in cape cod round out the top five. if you have a staycation plan ahead for next long weekend coming up. toze are the good destinations. you have been to the hawaii spot. leon: i vote we go to hawaiian one. >> let's all go. alison: how do you become dr. beach? that sounds like a great leon: where do you get that degree? that wasn't at ohio university. i can tell you that. alison: thank you. leon: thanks, michelle. whether you are heading for the beach, bay or the

save the beach, for whom? down the cliff from fleming's old villa. there are very few pieces of land anywhere on earth like this, especially with this kind of legendary status. >> chris blackwell: legendary status, yes, it's fleming. it's really bond's birthplace. >> anthony: chris blackwell is the founder of island records. he's credited with discovering bob marley and spreading the gospel of reggae into the mainstream all across the world. to the extent that one person could sort of be responsible for the soundtrack of your life, you are responsible for much of the soundtrack of my life. you signed roxy music and brian eno both, yes? >> chris blackwell: yes. >> anthony: did you have any idea, signing bob marley, the extent to which his image alone would blow up to -- to, you know, che guevara level. >> chris blackwell: bob somehow managed to touch people in every corner of the world in different cultures, different societies. um, no, i never could've imagined. i do not think anybody could've imagined, it's so

for some reason, people think that the beach is a ashtray. and it creates environmental hazard, health hazards, when you see all of the cigarette butts all over the place. and we really do think it will help tour itch when people in bellmawr, where i was at no too long ago with mayor matt dougherty, he said since they've gone smoke-less, the beaches are even more crowded. >> is that right? >> we know there are dispensers there now, and people aren't really using them. but for people at home, can you kind of describe what it will look like this smoking only zone? >> is it roped off? how do you do it? >> they'll identify it, we give the towns, can't be near playgrounds, can't be near, like, slides and stuff, but, they would have to ida part, there would be sign and saying, you know, smoke, this is where you smoke, if you want to be on the beach. but in defense to everyone else, and i want to be fair to smokers, but there has to be fairness to us, too, you know, when you go to lay a beach blanket down, you have cigarette butts all over the place,

and the beaches in great shape. >>> you were saying about the roads to the bridge and not the bridgeelf you think. >> it may be great to build a bridge but a great undergo. but going through a toll there will always be a backup. >> the bridge looks clear but inyou move the cameras, you miles of traffic. >> it will be beautiful tomorrow at the beach and the same forecast until monday. let's start with the 3-degree guarantee. 88. i was worried about the clouds and showers and i will let you know how we did at 11:00. a live look at the cam. temperatures at 80s. pretty nice. humidity 60% and winds out of the south at 9. a couple of showers. we tracked the showers out along i-81. and now we got one to the west of frederick. and nothing crazy heavy. brief down pours and look towards the "w" in winchester. pretty good area of a downpour with heavy rainfall and won't last more than 30 minutes. a new storm to the west of frederick and south of hagerstown. towards thurmont and rolling across junction at 7:43. few and far a beautiful evening and night. bus stop temperatures 65 to 79 and hot tom

but holiday visitors still made the most of the beach and the boardwalk.some families chose to leave early after hearing rainy weather until the forecast. still, most of the people who we spoke to said they enjoyed the weekend. >> we had three good days an we can't complain. >> shore businesses were busy again yesterday. another positive sign for the start of the season. >>> memorial day weekend is also a time for tribute. today the names of two more soldiers will be officially added to the philadelphia vietnam veterans memorial. the names of frances corcoran and george wilson are now etched in stone at the memorial. both men were army master sergeants who served in vietnam and died of illnesses in 1967. nbc 10 spoke to their loved ones who visited the memorial at penn's landing yesterday. >> he finally made it on the wall. >> the official unveiling is scheduled for 12:30 this afternoon, rain or shine. >>> thanks to a couple of schools, north penn's high school's marching band will still get to play today. west chester and springfield area high are loaning

the warm weather is just right for the beach. 'll have a live report from atlantic city straight ahead. erica. >> a gorgeous day in the forecast today. but changes on the way by the second half of sunday. memorial day washout? details coming up in my full forecast. >>> this morning memorial day weekend is in full swing. plenty of people heading to the shore for the long holiday. we're live in atlantic city with what to expect on the roads and at the beaches. >>> plus, taking off for the holiday. to you the tsa is trying to cut down on long lines at the airport. >>> is that a crash? >> deadly crash on the hudson. what investigators are saying about the vintage war plane that went down outside new york city. >>> good morning. this is "nbc10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 6:00 on this saturday. the memorial day weekend is off and running. probably one of my favorite times of year. here is a live look at the center city skyline. a little hazy out there. pretty warm at this hour. this afternoon temperatures are really expected

three people out there on the beach. trust me, there's way more people on the jersey shore than what the camera shows. people are enjoying the warm and sunny weather. what, glen? >> it's chilly in cape may. that's why there's a few people out there. >> perfect. one blemish on the shore amongst locals is found at ocean beach three in toms river. >> looking into whether it's as bad as some make it out to be. >> i thought it looked awful. >> reporter: she is talking about this sand with a definite orange colored hue. children play in it and parents complain it stains clothes, towels, and skin orange color. >> we have nice white sands here, and the beach is usually beautiful, so it's -- >> reporter: did not meet expectations? >> no, the sun will bleach it out or mix in, but i hope it looks like our old beach again. >> reporter: in fact, that's what toms river officials say will happen whiling did does not match the sand that was here. it is sand, though it looks like clay, comes from a new jersey quarry, the staining is tempo

sunshine at the beaches at 70 in capitola. r numbers if you like 60s head to the coast. 70s around the bay and peninsula. 80s santa rosa to the north. san jose to the south. 90s inland. hopefully you have a friend who has a boat. a string of temperatures into the 90s each day. then bump up that temperature to the triple digits on the weekend. t a's pet bowl day you get a pet bowl. have a great day. >>> things should be back on track today at new york's jfk airport. a computer problem last night forced some travelers to wait upwards of five hours to get on their flights. [ pause ] >> yesterday, a server went down in the terminal operated by british airways that forced all passengers to check in manually. at one point, the check-in line was more than 1,000 people. millions of people will travel by plane for the holiday weekend. >>> a third person is now in custody after a deadly attack on two bay area high school students. >> reporter: this is game 7 of the western conference finals. we wouldn't want it anywhere but right here in

folks have arrived there getting an early jump on the boardwalk and the beach. katherine scott is in atlantic city checking out the situation and filed this report. >> reporter: the taffy is stocked and the water ice is cold and the beaches are hot. the shore towns are ready for you so get on down here and enjoy your memorial day weekend. >> we got here last night. >> early arrivals eager to get this holiday weekend underway. this morning in ventnor the boardwalk was bustling with rides and walks. >> i'm going to walk every morning. i walk 10 miles every day. >> we play it by ear there is a lot to do there really is. >> heather and bob go out with their 5-year-old twins. they come here each year to enjoy the season. >> we would probably be on a bike right rooid or a run but try ago get them taken out in the stroller. >> in ventnor they are ready for the coming crowds. the sea breeze supplies little break from the heat. the boardwalk is filling up and that is welcome news to this city which has been racked with financial trouble. >> pleasant city needs it. we are

the trail of damage. and now millions of beach-goers on alert. tning strikes a birthday party, and a kid's soccer game, dozens of children hurt. >>> they said he was dead. >> it was pretty disheartening reading that you had died in the government's eyes. >> thousands of vets cut off from benefits, forced to prove they are actually alive. on this memorial weekend, we get answers from the v.a. >>> the biggest indy 500 ever and the driver preparing for a comeback after surviving this the last time. >>> a hiker who slipped and fell over the falls, 70 feet down. and he lived

now, memorial day forecast, at the shore not the best beach day. high of just 70 with thunderstorms around. we had some showers. in the city tomorrow high of 74 with steady rain arriving early in the day and up in the poconos a high of just 72 with downpours likely. it looks like we are off to a good start, the day is looking wet for our holiday. we will have have details with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast, walter. >> thanks, melissa. >>> let's move to the place to be this weekend new jersey shore. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic joins lives from atlantic city. hi there, nora. >> reporter: hey there, walter. been a strange day at the beach. absolutely beautiful in some places, really chilly in others. look at the boardwalk, right now we have had a heavy haze, here in atlantic city all day but i can tell you the fog we have had here did put a dent in anyone's fun. >> it is beautiful. i haven't to the beach in ten years. >> reporter: heavy haze over the shoreline left an erie effect at the beach but this was no movie scene but a

pick a spot on the beach and it's the official place to be. we take a live look at bethany beach. it looks like there was a run there a couple moments ago. >> i'm sure it was muggy out there. >> yeah. but it sounds like mother nature overall is cooperating for the day. >> yeah. yeah. it should be nice today but not the whole weekend unfortunately. if you have plans for beach going, pool going, barbecues, today is the best day to do it. if not, i actually think memorial day not a washout. we will get dry time in the afternoon and evening memorial day as well. all right. let's start out with our michael and son weather camera here. we're looking at a sunny kind of hazy start to the day. temperatures in the low 70s. we have a south wind and that south wind will continue to bring in the muggies for the rest of the afternoon. to the south and east, andrews right now 69 degrees. it's also 69 in prince george's county and starting out at 73 in springfield this morning. now, as we go into the afternoon, look where your temperature wills sore. lunchtime already going to be in the low to mid

and then he drove to the beach to bury her. >> did you bring a shovel with you? orter: on the way to bury her, he stole a shovel from haley's motel. and then after he buried her, he said, he drove to the gator then he took a bus back to the island and a trolley back home. >> i thought he minimized certain aspects of his involvement in the murder. >> reporter: minimized what? >> he says that it was just a split second moment of insanity. i think there was a little bit more calculation than that. >> reporter: after the interview, detective bliss put bill in his car and drove to the beach. then, in handcuffs and leg irons, he shuffled down a long path to a place on the sand where he'd often sat with sabina. this is where he brought her body. >> a spot they used to sit out all the time, right down the road from haley's motel, and that he buried her on the beach there. >> reporter: right here, where he and sabina came to watch the sunset. >> right here? which way did you put her in? >> her head was here. >> reporter: detective bliss mapped the area out with tiny yellow

more and more people heading to the beach, a live look from sky 9 over the bridge, the most popular way here to get to the sand. good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. we caught up with travelers today. >> reporter: we saw quite a few people down there who are going to venture over the chesapeake bay bridge. they tell us these people have a plan and part of the plan was to leave early. >> we just left early. >> reporter: the plan for a smooth get-away is simple but worked well early friday morning. >> he we took the kids out of school for the day and my husband took off work to avoid the traffic. >> reporter: they are joining five other families in delaware for a camping trip, doing it every year. >> reporter: how do you feel about the traffic? >> hate it. >> reporter: he had a clear start because he stayed in a hotel. early friday mo nearly 1 million people will get way this holiday. crews from the bridge opened the eastbound lane on the westbound span to accommodate traffic. >> reporter: what made you decide to stay local? >> friends and family are here and we want to stay home

you don't see as much because they clean the beach every day. ut in the winter after a storm you can find all kinds of things. it's not unusual to find a live starfish attached to a clam washed up on the beach. >> you can find cool things. >> the best time to go is after the storm and the inlet is one of the best places to find things. >> how about that. a lot of people come here just for the summer or a weekend but there are people who live here year round. they have businesses. they perhaps have homes here and a lot of the area here is still recovering after flooding, especially flooding that we saw recently with the blizzard of 2016. coming up in the next half hour, we'll take a look at how this area is recovering post-storm. live in sea isle city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> who knew. the knobby welk. >> i did not know. i love picking up shells. that's one of my favorite things to do. >> you learn something new every day. >> bill says that was his nickname in high school, whatever that means, the knobby welk. >> thanks, matt, we appreciate

the sand. those beaches will be packed today. beautiful down there, mostly sunny conditions, a nice sea breeze kicking in later on. temperatures today while we're baking inland they are topping out in the mid to upper 70s. 92 for everybody else. this is the thirds straight day of 90-degree-plus weather for us. our first heat wave of the season. philadelphia, 75. millville, 75. cape may, 69. atlantic city at the airport, 76. the beach temperatures is barely at 70 degrees. general breezes out of the east/southeast at 5 miles per hour. you'll notice the sea breeze for the shorepoints. the only thing we're watching over the next 48 hours or so, will be the remnants of bonnie. it's getting better organized, you can see that on the water vapor image. some of the outer bands are working closer to south carolina shore. there's myrtle beach and wilmington, north carolina all this will pull inland over the next 6 to 1 hours. all that moisture will get pulled northward as it wraps around an area of high pressure off the coast of the mid atla

what do you like to do in the summer at the beach? old me before you like to go on the -- >> rides. >> yes. >> the rides. >> what else do you like to eat anything? >> fruit. >> wow he's really healthy. i would have said ice cream. >> ice cream too. >> ice cream too. >> all right. can you look at the camera and say back to you? >> back to you! >> aww. >> iain. >> kathy, thank you. >> that's a kid well brought up. >> we're waiting for ice cream and the kid throws out fruit. >> really. waiting for ice cream. >> fruit. >> fruit flavored ice cream. >> eat your fruit. >> fruit. >> cute little guy. >> fruit flavored ice cream. a lot of sugar in fruit. >> good type of sugar we're supposed to have it. >> they'll tax it in philadelphia. what does shoulder pads cost 1nfl team. close to half a million dollars sound? hard to believe but true. one of eagles coaches, the eagles could have the best tan item in one area of their team. we'll hear from the players coming up in sports. ♪ to you, they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9

a bad crash causing backup to the delaware beaches. at's next at 5:00. >>> right now at 5:00, breaking news, a deadly crash north of dover. it's creating major backups for drivers headed to the delaware beaches. at least three cars collided on delaware route 1. right near route 42 before 2:00 this afternoon. we learned at least one person died in the crash. >> the crash has all lanes block on delaware route 1. at one point, the backup was 18 miles long. state police say to avoid the area because it could be closed off for a few more hours, and nbc 10 monitors breaking news and brings you updates as soon as you get them. >>> talk about why everyone's going down to the beaches right now. first alert weather, this week marks the up official start of summer, but today, it felt like full blown summer outside. the thermometer pushing 90 in many areas, and many folks have the right idea sitting in the shade enjoying lunch in wilmington. >> the sun so strong, people use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rays. the heat did noz bother these

only 67 for the high on memorial day at the beach. the hurricane center says we have a 70% chance of something developing with this area of low pressure continuing to organize itself a bit and developing into a tropical system that. could affect us within the next five days. here is your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast warm and humid, but not bad. 89 for your high. tomorrow hot and humid and 90 and a couple of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and looks dry 90 degrees on saturday. and sunday partly sunny skies and 87 and a chance of a shower. monday is memorial day and humid and a chance of a couple of showers, 83 in the city but cooler at the beach. 82 and still a chance for a shower on tuesday. >> and wednesday 80 degrees, you look at this seven-day forecast it's above average, i know i show you the icon for a shower or storm but in many cases a chance of it. >> thank you karen. >>> topping the people scene. johnny depp's wife has filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. amber heard has filed and they are

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as we look live at sky 6 at the beach in cape may, a few folks are already out there. this is the place to be and the weather perfect for the next few days, if you like it hot. the jersey shore will no doubt be packed all weekend long, and we have live team coverage for the holiday weekend. trish hartman is standing by in ocean city where the boardwalk is open to business. they get a first look at the important forecast from accuweather. >> hello again. >> hello rick, it's a hot one as we head into the holiday weekend. warm at this hour as well. little cloud cover in the sky right now. 83 in philadelphia and 85 in reading, 73 in the poconos and cooler in cape may 71. and 83 out to the west in lancaster. lets check out the dew points, the level of moisture in the atmosphere, any time you have dew points at 60 or higher, any time 65 or higher, you can feel the humidity and that is what we are dealing with along the i-95 corridor. the exception is the poconos. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have dry conditions and not much in the way of shower activity at t

trying to head to the beach. michelle: just adding to the long delays on the road for the holiday rush. we have live team coverage from bay bridge to other backups. jonathan: chief meteorologist doug hill is monitoring the beach, bay and mountain forecast for us. let's start off with the maryland bureau chief brad bell. brad, man, that rescue on the bridge, that was heart-stopping and great work by the rescuers to just comfort that guy and talk him off the ledge. brad: yeah, you know what? that is right. i have been covering the area for a long time. i have never seen that exact rescue happen before. we understand that firefighter was from a specially trained to talk to us because we are told it was a police event. you know what? memorial day traffic we have seen in recent years has picked up. thursday. not necessarily friday. that was a tough start this morning. when that distraught man took a seat on the bridge. the episode started when the police spotted the pickup parked mid-span of the bay bridge and then the

headed out to the beach. not looking too bad. >> a local nonprofit, helping the ease of a parent's deployment, by offering grants to children left behind. >> a group pays for -- pay for extracurricular activities. >> it's been amazing. >> reporter: when marine corps staff sergeant justin brown went to serve if iraq and returned to recover from being wounded in the war, he found comfort in knowing his kids would not have to be sacrificed. >> reporter: when his father was deployed, sergeant brown's son was able to play football and baseball. by the time he was 11 years old, the family had already moved 11 times. sports provided a way to make friends in a new community. >> it was nice to be able to know that certain things were taken care offul and especially when it came to my kids. >> i have done cheerleading, soccer, gymnastics. >> 7-year-old madi brown is clearly thriving. >> i love school because i have a good >> we provide grants to children of our deployed national guard. and also to children of all of our

it was just named the best beach in america by coastal living. trish hartman, channel 6 "action news." >> looks great thank you. the real meaning of memorial day is remembering those that served our country. it was the 32nd annual veterans program at the veterans cemetery in estelle manor. boy counts placed flags at the 4400 gravesites. >>> and dealing with traffic say big part of the holiday weekend, officials in south jersey tried to make the trip more bearable. the south jersey transportation authority kicked off the summer season at the farley service plaza as a thank you tore drivers, chickies and petes are serving up free passage through the egg harbor toll plaza tonight. >>> according to aaa, nearly 106,000 first state residents were hitting the road over the weekend that is up 2% from last year. del/dot extended plans, through midnight on monday. >> it's time for a check of the "action news" traffic report on this holiday friday. lets go live to pat pellman. not a lot of extra elbow room as you get down to the shore points, looking live in

cowell beach in santa cruz is on top of the heel the bay's beach bummer -- "heal the bay"'s beach bummer list which looks at water quality. they say it's so polluted that people shouldn't even touch it. other bay area beaches on the list include sunnyvale cove at candlestick point and pillar point harbor in san mateo county. >>> all right. those are the ones to avoid. >> a lot of people probably will be seeking the coastline this weekend. going to be nice out, right? >> gorgeous. >> going to be gorgeous. you don't want the heat but you want the sunshine and afternoon at half moon bay, pacifica, bodega bay, it's just the recipe. because you could pick whatever climate -- whatever temperature range you want, you will be able to find it in the bay area this weekend with obvious the coolest weather being at the beach in the 60s. we saw some 80s today. concord still at 80 degrees. livermore comfortable 76. nice in santa rosa, san jose right now, mid-70s. but look at san francisco. only 59 degrees and oakland 67. the onshore flow is still there. got to be honest, i thought these numbers would

the shore . you may wake up to some fog. jersey shore, delaware beacheswind shift more out of the southeast, bringing moisture off the ocean, should break out to little sunshine early afternoon, here comes some of the showers in here, sunday, 6. so outdoor barbeque plans, evening, may have some wet weather to deal with in some spots. today, though, hot. upper 80s to near 90 degrees tonight still mild. 60s to about 70. then tomorrow, little cooler, you can see the clouds building in from the south. that knocks the temperatures down little bit. but still on the warm side, certainly mid 80s, today sun, clouds, 90 degrees for the city. tonight, 68, partly cloudy, warm, muggy, here is the extended forecast, again later tomorrow best chance for the rain, most of the day should stay dry. 81 memorial day, we will dodge some showers maybe storm, looks good though starting tuesday through next week. temperatures around low 80s with low humidity, jan, back over to you. >> justin, thank you. >> while it is not quite summer yet vittoria celebrating beach season, heade

>> you should definitely be able to do it on the beach. o relax, have a good time, you have the music, sometimes you have even a beer or two. >> enormous health risk to non-smokers, but, you know, finding cigarette butts on the beach, and in the parks, is also quite damaging to the environment. >> the measure goes to governor christie's desk next, while many towns have smoking ban in place, the governor thinks the decision should be left up to municipalities, not the state. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, meisha takes us on dream drive to find nature for our memorial day weekends. >> see where to watch for bald eagles and she'll scholl you where to see historic military vehicles, you'll even meet some of the people who flew them. hey, pat? >> good morning, nicole and brooke. we are live on the wildwood beach, the international kite festival coming up. it is going to be a crazy, crazy weaken here in wildwood. and they'll teach me how to fly a kite. come on back. join us here. >> ♪ wildwood days ♪ >> ya, we're jamming, it i

paying to use the beach improve behavior is? u can tweet us at fox 29 philly or go to our fox 29 facebook page. lucy, we'll hear thoughts. >> watching the road tonight as people head home from the long holiday weekend much this is u.s. route 30 at i-295 in haddon heights. man, free and clear there in jersey depending on your route you can hit backups. the end rain -- rain ends. coverage of as specs of the memorial day holidays continues on fox29.com. look for a link on our home page. >>> coming up new at 6:00 hiker takes wrong step and goes plunging down waterfall after waterfall for five minutes. what he says he remembers during the fall. >> as our nation honors men's of the military, those who gave all, some local veterans are about get a gift they can hardly believe. how this all became possible. howard? >>> and what can the phillies manager do with ryan howard who appears to be at the end of his career. pete mackanin talks about why he's putting him in the phillies lineup and memorial day has a very historical moment years ag

lehigh valley, 91 degrees, south jersey 91, but not at the beaches. jersey shore is 79 degrees on saturday. that'll be the warmest. that'll be the nicest day at the beach, even sunday should be pretty nice and, i don't have any rain in, other than the lehigh valley for sunday afternoon, but just about any part of the area could see showers on monday. i don't think social security a washout, but it's cloudier and cooler and that's when we have the best chance for showers coming up. speaking of showers, there's a couple way west of allentown. they are very small, weak, little bit stronger activity in kentucky, indication of some moisture headed in this direction, but, of course, the best chance of any of those showers would be in the lehigh valley, burkes county, and upper bucks and montgomery through the night tonight, and then we have a regeneration of that stuff during the afternoon tomorrow, and that's why the closer you are to the beaches, the lower the chance of any kind of showers, at least until monday. now, we have thunderstorms in the forecast

the beaches and boardwalks are drawing families to this area in ocean city. that is where we find pamela oz. born. not a bad place to start the day. >> no, not bad at all. i have to tell you were we speaking to some regulars here at the beach a little bit today. he said it was slowly picking up out here. lots of people out this morning. what a start to the day it has already been. >> as the sun came up over ocean city -- >> two hours before high tide. >> rick was busy casting his rod into the cool ocean waters. >> i'm usually up very early. not everyone is out of bet yesterday, so i grab some bait and come enjoy the day. >> he wasn't the only beachgoer. >> it has been a tradition for several generations. >> this time is extra special. >> it is her first time at the beach, and she just learned to walk so she is walking on the beach. that is pretty exciting. >> a paddle border navigated some waves and another family did some navigating. 6-year-old dominic was on a very important mission. >> we are exploring around for a shell to find it. >> he already found a go

the shore. perfect beach day. future weather shows a stray shower or storm, mainly to the south and west over portions of maryland. they have fizzled before they get here. if anything a sprinkle overnight. tomorrow afternoon more activity but notice how isolated these showers and storms are. some spots don't see anything at all, another spot may see pop up thunderstorm and that pattern repeats itself saturday. we will start with sunshine and a few scattered afternoon showers and storms. heat index values are rising though, tomorrow at 4:00 it will feel like 92 degrees as humidity rises. look at saturday afternoon, feeling like 93, at 4:00 p.m. on saturday. definitely starting to get into that dangerous heat ranges specially for sensitive groups, children to be out for a long time anyone with respiratory disorder it will be a little bit dangerous for the next few days with this unseasonable heat. down the shore you don't to have worry about that so much. over weekend closer to 80 degrees. the beautiful weather for h

monday is the sore spot at the beach. tonight 10:00, clear, unseasonally mild. 74 downtown. 73 in bowie and 72 in fairfax. by morning, sunshine, back in the 60s. maybe low 60s north and west. maybe you start out at 60 in cumberland. 63 rockville and 62 sterling. then by mid-morning, back around 70. then by lunchtime, we are going back in the 80s. futurecast is trying to catch up a bit. we talked about it being low in terms of high temperatures today. it's catcng warm as it should be. up to 85 tomorrow. a few showers dotted about by 6:00 p.m. and a few thunderstorms. by and large the best chance is west of town along i-81 in the mountains. a couple of showers will make it eastward. not a huge deal. not jello alert yet. by morning, late tomorrow night, temperatures in the low 70s by midnight. that is like june and july. day planner, sunshine, 60s to start. 80 by 11:00. 84 with sunshine by 1:00 p.m. isolated storm on friday, 88. almost hot on saturday, 88. three 88s in a row. next seven days, sunday a few storms. monday a cou

some cons -- condensation along the beach being noted. high pressure, strong ridge continues to build in through saturday with the temperatures going up. in the mountains, a thunderstorm is possible late day. in the meantime, if you are head tog the beach, maybe you have an extra day to enjoy the holiday. 70degrees, grab the unblock. the sunsets tonight at 8:25 and smack in between today, we will see some burn off at the beaches into the mid 60s. up to a high of 70 in san francisco. 90s in a number of our inland areas. here's your extended forecast, by the end of the week into saturday flirting with triple digits and a moderate cooling. hi, good to see you again. >>> it's good to see you. let's look at the roads. we are starting to see some delays now on the sensors if you are coming up on the northbound 101. it's all due to a downed tree. it's blocking the slow lane. i just checked and the crews are out there trying to remove it. we don't have an estimated time on when it was be cleared. 27miles per hour backed up for at least an exit as

sorry, not a great looking day y down at the beaches alt a you can have fun rainy days atst the beachesocally we'll be in and out ofbt the clouds today. i think generally we'll be rain free although we'll see a few showers developwers devel particularly in the afternoonn n hours, maybe a rumble ofurs, thunder but again the axis ofhea the heaviest of the rain and rn the rain showers, the remnantsea of bonnie will remain to ourain east today so just a few few showers around highs about we'll keep plenty of clouds inln the forecast so partly toartly o mostly cloudy. >> thank you, tuck., tuck >> uh-huh. u >> 6:37 right now and nextt nowt we're going take a look at what's trending on the webrend this monday morning.is m >> plus, johnny depp's divorceiv getting really messy now and this morning a lot of support for the actor, though.e acto kevin is coming up with thatitha in today's fox beat. b >> lay, i saw alice throughli the looking glass.gla >> you're one of five people who saw it. [laughter] >> ♪ >> 6:40. many stories relate to relate to memorial day and veterans as you can imagine are t

. >>> the beach the place to be. the heat is on it will stick around for for the next few day, that's what the businesses down the shore like to hear. katherine scott is in atlantic city on how people are preparing for the heat wave and camping early rays. >> reporter: memorial day snuck up on us this year, there was so much rain i kept forgetting what month it was, don't worry, it is may and memorial day, we think proceed. we're on the the boardwalk in atlantic city. the sun is up. we see people walking and jogging and riding their bikes. the city has been in the throes of financial turmoil, so memorial day is welcome to stir up commerce and get people out here and on the beaches. it starts with the annual memorial day tradition, the unlocking of the ocean outside resorts casino. mayor don guardian will be at the north carolina beach to turn the key and welcome the summer season. the hope is to bring visitors to the cash-strapped city the focus is to boost tourism that will bring people here. this summer a number of

at the beach, 74 degrees. k at the warmer temperatures and the weekend forecast when i come back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> we're watching 295, this is around 561, no problems or delays in either direction. cars are moving along nicely. roads are dry. we had a disabled tractor trailer over to the right-hand side, that just cleared out of the way.