some problems on the market frankford line between erie/torresdale and tioga, all passengers must board on the westbound platforms because of the disabled train and then they are doing emergency track work in the tunnels here between fifth and girard, again, boarding on the westbound platforms. so, not a good day to be walking down the steps and then coming back up especially with the rain hitting us hard out there. roosevelt boulevard southbound outer drive closed atwood ward because of the crash. also an accident near morgan town that happened right around the same time those heavy thunder boomers started to roll role in our area here's a live lot a 422 we are seeing heavy rain looking like cheerios on our camera lens here but again, we have not had rain in a while, yes, we certainly need it. the plants are looking for it. but why does it have to come during a morning rush hour, sueby. >> it is timing, time, timing, yes but all of the brown lawns out there will be glad to sianni feel this rain which is coming at us from two directions north and west of the city. you can see thunder an

. >>> on this first day of school, at 23rd t steele school in physical's tioga nicetown section, theommittee wanted students to feel welcome and above all safe. so the adults decided to stand outside along germantown avenue to greet the youngsters. they told action news it was small gesture to help the kids start the school year off on a positive note. >>> it was a musical start to the first day at the charter school in west philadelphia. ♪ >> during start of the day with a circle which represents unit. it's pennsylvania's oldestafric. post photos using 6 abc action today. >>> we have breaking news out of egg harbor township where emergency workers responded to the report of an explosion here. we're told a worker was burned when an undergo field tank exploded just before 11:00 this morning. that tank was under construction at the time. the tank is near the swift school complex. police say there was never any danger to students or to school personnel. they're waiting to hear an a update on that worker's condition. osha is investigating. again, we'll bring you latest from egg harbor to

this morning in tioga-nicetown, they launched the voter empowered initiative at the baptist church. it's not just about registering citizens to vote but make sure they know their rights. folks are getting ready to cast their ballots in the general election. >>> a new tourist attraction is ready to receive visitors. >> if you are a history buff, this is up your alley, the museum of the american revolution, the outdoor plaza was unveiled today on our katherine scott was there. >> reporter: a revolutionary hurray is old city. >> we live there and i think it will do a lot to bring tourism to this block. >> they did a good job and it fits in well. >> the museum is set to open to the public on april 19th but today the fencing is gone and we get a first look at the plaza that extends from third to chestnut street. >> philadelphia is the headquarters of the revolution. >> valley forge elm industries line the area and words from the declaration of independence are engraved in limestone above. >> the inspiring four words from the declaration of independence gives us our values of independence

it is and tioga county where we are heavy warrensville heights also seen the letter rain. lake county in geauga county and parts of month, chardon, they are all being this heavy rain. throughout the day temperatures will be in the upper 60s with rain persisting. >>> we have new information on the man arrested for kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old. >>> police found dennis menefee after someone recognized his truck from surveillance photo. he was accused of taking it did some digging and found a man with the same name and birth date as dennis menefee. he served time for killing a woman back in 1999. the mother was -- the woman was the mother of the the man who killed matt shepard extract we will see you back here tomorrow morning. -- we will see you guys back here tomorrow morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly"! today, ketamine cap me awag actor morgan freeman. the dos and don'ts for your eyebrows. and jerry o'connell is here to makeover. all next on "live"! and now, here are kelly ripa and

there was a party at the pal center on east tioga street when we got our first look at the new floor.hey helped kid stay straight and narrow through educational, athletic programs. new gym floor will be welcome addition for the kids in the neighborhood. cool stuff. great place. back this is day. >> yeah. >> great organization. >> yes. >> i partner with them on many different events. >> absolutely. >>> coming up next our of "eyewitness news" it business to get more expensive to ship stuff. >> we will tell but major carrier raising their rises soon. >>> also ahead a meeting on the future of the now sheeterd church. we will tell what you they a are hoping to put there, justin, it is wednesday, but we're talking about the weekend. >> that is right i am always thinking about the weekend. if you are looking forward to the weekend pay attention, weekend watch, where we break down weekend more, in each enthusiasms cast. we are talking about changes on saturday, temperatures still somewhat above average, we're talking about upper 60's in the poconos and 07 around philadelphia and shore but sun

. >>> new this morning philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in tioga. officers say two men were sitting in a car at broad street and erie avenue around 4:30 this morning when someone trying to rob them opened fire. one victim is now in critical condition. the other is stable. >>> also new in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood, three people are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooting outside of a night club on caster avenue. one of the victims is in critical condition. police tell us an argument in the club's parking lot escalated into gunfire. two women and a man were wounded. there are no arrests in the case. >>> today the philadelphia temple of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints will officially be dedicated. a cornerstone ceremony will be held at the temple's location at 17th and vine streets. nbc's vai sikahema, a church leader, will offer the benediction at the final service. last night as you can see, there was a cultural celebration in north philadelphia. in honor of the new temple. hundreds of young people used or

. >>> tioga county jail supervisor was fired the summer for using excessive force on spray 2 women in the face without justification. according to his dismissal level tranix letter, both attacks were unprovoked -- letter , both attacks were unprovoked. >>> cleveland.com is reporting a monument company. vandals recently kicked over and cracked several headstones at erie street cemetery. some of the graves date back to the give the city cost estimates for repairs or replacements. >>> a cleveland woman is due in jail after she intentionally set a duplex on fire in august killing her boyfriend. she is facing aggravated murder and arson charges. the victim's family members told us she had been violent against him in the past. >>> donald trump is coming to cleveland. he is set to speak science academy. this event is not open to the public but media will be there. he is expected to appear at a private fundraiser at townhall and then at a local home. >>> here's a look right now at what you need to grab headed out the door: make sure you have your water bottles because we are starting the morn

. >>> at least 7 people died in a series of heroin overdoses and tioga county. all of them happened saturday -- cuyahoga county. all of them happened saturday. more than -- cuyahoga county is on pace to have more than 500 overdoses this year . >>> morgan donations are up. in 2013 -- oregon donations are up . in 2013 just 3 percent of donations were those who died of an overdose. this year it is 18 percent and we are only in september. >> we usually do about 20 heart transplants a year. triple the amount of heart transplants we have done in the past. >> doctor say there is some risks to getting organs from an overdose victims but new testing for hiv and other diseases has >>> cannot date: -- and up date -- an update: a scary wake up for people in this house. slams into it. one person was taken to the hospital but we have learned everyone inside the house is okay. >>> the suspect in the deadly shooting at a washington mall will be in court. he is accused of killing 5 people. he has had a string a run in with police and was once arrested for assaulting his stepfath

new information, market frankford line disabled train at tioga.doing emergency track work. you have to board westbound and expect delays on the market frankford line. >> reporter: on the big board we have storm tracker 6 live double scan, there are pockets of heavy rain and thunderstorms right to the north of philadelphia and speckled in through the northern and western suburbs, especially the immediate counties there's thunderstorms coming up from the south and basically the i-95 corridor is in the process of getting wet. 73 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 75 by 10:00 a.m. the high 79 around 1:00 p.m. periods of rain in the morning and more of that in the afternoon and evening hours could see pockets of leftover stuff. tam avoid floodinged areas. will -- flooded areas. >> will do, thank you david. >>> sharks attacked three surfers off atlantic coast in florida near smyrna beach. all three victims were surfing at the time they were attacked. as prosecutors, we checked out pat toomey's record... and we saw a guy who has our backs. toomey crossed party lines t

they launched the voter empowerment initiative in tio tioga-nicetown today. this is so people understand their rights as citizens in pennsylvania and named after the civil rights leader that lived in philadelphia. you can get break ago lerts from the campaign trail by downloading the free 6 abc news app. available now on the apple and google play stores. >>> one person is treated for serious injuries in a crash that happened 90 minutes ago in the hunting park section of philadelphia. you can see how bad this crash was along fox street. chopper 6 hd was overhead as officers try to piece together what happened. >>> there is still no arrests in the murder of 64-year-old robert lynch, who was stabbed 77 times and then set on fire in his german town apartment. neighbors noticed a smell in their apartment complex last week. his body was discovered after the fire was put out. they identified a person of interest but have not released any details. >>> two tractor trailers and an suv collided on the new jersey turnpike but amazingly nobody was hurt. this is the scene

they were in the area of rising sun and hutchinson street in philadelphia's tioga section. >> they werepproached by two robbers who attempted to take their stuff and instead they took my brother's life. >> reporter: marz was shot and killed. >> they have a video, but the video is not very clear, it's hard to get a name to those faces. >> reporter: the city of philadelphia is offering $20,000 in reward money. the citizens crime commission is offering 1,000-dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. make an anonymous phone call to 215-546-tips. as for the family, they started operation save our city to copy with the loss. >> since the death of my brother we were able to help three hundred families hand out flyers, do vigils have grief support. so we do different things. rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> there's another hour of "action news" straight ahead. >> we're tracking hermine and the storm surge targeting new jersey and delaware beaches, live team coverage coming up. >>> pope francis declares mother teresa is a saint. >> plus another complete upda

. 1234r >> new this morning, philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in the city's tioga neighborhood. officers tell us two men were sitting in a car at broad street around 4:30 this morning when somebody tried to rob them and  opened fire. one victim is now in critical condition. the other is in stable condition. >>> also new this morning, in philadelphia's port richmond section, three people are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooting just outside a night club on caster avenue. one of the victims is in critical condition. police tell us an argument in the club's parking lot escalated into gunfire. two women and a man were wounded. right now, there are no arrests in the case. >>> the philadelphia temple of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints will officially be dedicated today. a cornerstone ceremony will be held at the temple's location at 17th and vine streets. nbc 10's vai sikahema, a church leader, will offer the benediction at the final service. last night there was a cultural celebration in north philadelphia in honor of the new temple. hun

turnpike at morgan town, and the market frankford line single tracking between erie torresdale and tioga because of a disabled train. all pass eveningers there near to board on the westbound side. although train services has been restored on both new jersey transit and amtrak, through elizabeth, new jersey, expect delays throughout the rest of the day, mike and alex, back over to you. >>> elizabeth new jersey, north jersey where all of the axis right now. >> in fact we're hearing about fbi raid happening there right now in elizabeth. this is after several incident shaking the country, first seaside park on saturday morning. then in new york city saturday night. then in minnesota but now the focus is in elizabeth, new jersey. >> suspicious package with five bombs in it, they have blown up one of them, four still remain to be blown up, but jenny a says there is a raid taking place right now, what are you hearing. >> yeah, yeah, good morning. there is an fbi raid going on here in elizabeth at this point it is unclear whether or not that raid is associated with an explosion that happened her

a very long i think contingent contentious [inaudible] 100 [inaudible] if i'm not mistaken how did tioga appalling on that location? >> the location was a problem for us because was below apartment building so the a lot of residents above and or residences all the way around it. it wasn't what we consider commercial corridor. so to speak of but also in my neighborhood we have five within a mile. so the problem was not necessary the location where the owner. we just we have too many. the neighborhood-this is the first one in my neighborhood association has come out against because we want to bring medical marijuana into the neighborhood get we thought was the right thing to do but at some point we do not reveal me green corridor and we don't want to be the only green corridor, next year which is one of the reasons i'm on this board >> thank you very much >> thank you for acknowledging in your statement the different and the cds he worked with and with the cayuga improvement association as well. the next speaker is mr. tom mcelroy >> good afternoon supervisors. tom mcelroy a member of the

a very long i think contingent contentious [inaudible] 100 [inaudible] if i'm not mistaken how did tioga appalling on that location? >> the location was a problem for us because was below apartment building so the a lot of residents above and or residences all the way around it. it wasn't what we consider commercial corridor. so to speak of but also in my neighborhood we have five within a mile. so the problem was not necessary the location where the owner. we just we have too many. the neighborhood-this is the first one in my neighborhood association has come out against because we want to bring medical marijuana into the neighborhood get we thought was the right thing to do but at some point we do not reveal me green corridor and we don't want to be the only green corridor, next year which is one of the reasons i'm on this board >> thank you very much >> thank you for acknowledging in your statement the different and the cds he worked with and with the cayuga improvement association as well. the next speaker is mr. tom mcelroy >> good afternoon supervisors. tom mcelroy a member of the