trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. well, chris christie made his final trip to the shore for the memorial day weekend as governor. now, he visited the board walking today in seaside heights to kick off the unofficial start to summer. he cut the ribbon on the new rollercoaster that replaced the jet star rollercoaster that was destroyed by sandy four years ago. >> in the same way the jet star was the iconic symbol of what happened here during super-storm sandy, the hydrus will be forever. the iconic symbol of the come back of the jersey shore. >> if you dare to take a ride, it will political you with a steep inverted drop and full loop. >> this is the unofficial start of summer. a lot of people will take their boats out this weekend, if you're hitting the water, the coast guard wants to make sure you're safe that everybody in the boat has a life jacket and sits properly. there's different tiefers owe elife jackets if you're staying close to the shore or going out. >>> chopper 6 hd is over the scene where a philadelphia p

trish hartman was there last night as she took in the sights and sounds. >> reporter: it was a peaceful start for a family in margate we found a family from conshohocken on the beach. >> it's nice to take a break and getaway, even if it's for the day, it's always nice to relax and not work. >> reporter: in sea isle city, the afternoon brought blustery winds, but the beachgoers didn't mind some brought out the sweatshirts and jackets others warmed up with the exercise on the promenade. >> we walked 3 1/2 mile walk stop by our son have a quick drink and walk back to trat mere. >> we're walking the -- trat mere. >> we're walking the boardwalk and having dessert. >> reporter: the new gale storm play land rollercoaster opened this weekend. >> it 125 feet tall. >> it was amazing, very intense. >> we've been watching them work on this for the past two years, we were happy to be the first ones on it. with reviews like that i had to try gale force more myself. some encouraged me to ride again to get the full experience. i respectfully declined. many say the most important thing is spending time

"action news" reporter trish hartman will be live in sea isle city. john rawlins is covering road travel on the pennsylvania turnpike in king of prussia and cesily tynan has the all-important forecast from accuweather. cecily let's start with you. >> reporter: jim were starting the holiday weekend what will be the weather theme of the weekend unsettled. double scan live showing we're not looking at heavy rain, but we have spotty showers most of them across salem and cumberland county. one batch over cumberland moved through salem earlier. we've got another batch developing, as well. they are brief, they are not that heavy, they move through and then you see the return of partly sunny skies. excuse me. that's what we had today. we started the day with a good amount of sunshine. the clouds bubbled up in the afternoon. temperatures made it into the 70s. philadelphia, 74 down from a high of 76. one degree shy of normal. it's cooler in cape may with the wind off the bay, 69 degrees. if you're heading to the phillies take a sweatshirt or jacket some clearin

"action news" reporter trish hartman joins us live from ocean city now with all of the festivities underway, hi there , trish. report report hi there walter. yes, drizzling here in ocean city, starting to let up, we found shelter under this awning not the best afternoon for the beach but as most people we have spoke with said even if the weather isn't perfect, you are still down the shore. as the rain drops started to fall, in ocean city, many people pack up their blankets and towels, thinking of a plan b for the rest of their afternoon. >> i literally got here, just showed up, and only five minutes. >> reporter: others snuggled up and stayed enjoying every last second of their time on the sand. you are still out here. >> we're diehard. we come down here early in the morning until late at night. >> we're on the beach. this is our happy place. rain or drizzle we're just happy to be here away from home and the routine. >> reporter: back on the bay over at overcast skies drives people away from the beach and right to rental places like wet and wild wave runners this morning it was beautiful bu

reporting from sea isle city, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> we're waiting to hear whether police has caught a suspected hit-and-run driver in willingboro burlington county. a honda struck a man at millbrook lane at 10:00 p.m. the victim was pronounced at the hospital. police recovered the vehicle about a mile away from where the man was hit. police have not said if the driver was in custody. >>> if you're just waking up, british airways working to get back to normal schedule. some people spent the night at heathrow airport waiting for an update on their flights. they canceled outline flights. a power supply issue and outage is responsible. they hope to restore all it systems by the end of the day. >>> musicians stranded at philadelphia airport from the curtis school of music. they reported the chaos. >> the system was down. >> reporter: the musicians spent 12 hours at the airport before returning to their hotel. the symphony orchestra is in london that includes 9 cities in 18 days. they are trying to get to austria where they have a performance that will takes place tomorr

reporting in ocean city, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> 9:34 a.m., new jersey governor christie is getting in on the memorial day weekend celebration, he was decked out in a princeton sweatshirt as he stopped for selfies with visitors on the boardwalk in seaside heights yesterday. in a symbolic sign of change, the governor took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new rollercoaster. it was built to replace the old jet star that was destroyed during super-storm sandy. >>> if you plan to hit the road this holiday weekend you're not alone. aaa predicts the five county philadelphia area will see the largest impact of travel. 450,000 people are expected to travel. that's partially due to consumers feeling good about the economy. >> the economy has slow and steadily rebounded from that, people have more disposable income, they are willing to make the investment, if you will in travel. >> our area, 90% will go by car and 29,000 local travelers plan to fly to their destination. a 4.7% increase from last year. be sure to check out our free 6abc app this holiday weekend. there y

reporting in ocean city, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> this is the final memorial day at the shore for chris christie as governor of the garden state. he was decked out in a princeton sweatshirt as he stopped for selfies with virlts on the boardwalk -- visitors on the boardwalk in seaside heights yesterday. in a symbolic sign of change. the governor took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for a the rollercoaster that replaced the jet star that was replace after super-storm sandy. >>> the ocean is ready for visitors, hundreds him people -- hundreds of people took part in the unlocking of the ocean. business leaders some dressed in business attire ran into the ocean for the first dip of the season. >> it is now 6:33 memorial day weekend not only means parades and barbecues, but it comes with that right there, a whole lot of traffic. aaa predicts five-county philadelphia area will see the largest traffic volume for memorial day since 2005. 400,000 local travelers are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the weekend. trip a -- aaa said the weekend travel is due to people fe

. >> trish hartman found people down the shore enjoying the holiday weekend and recognizing the fallen who have given their lives. >> reporter: even in a drizzle there was plenty to do scatter evening down the shore -- saturday evening down the shore. veterans groups and local law enforcement and other volunteers lined up in wildwood for the annual memorial day parade. >> fought the war in a monsoon season. this little bit of rain doesn't bother me. >> reporter: as the motorcycle and trucks made their way through town the skies cleared. the parade was organized by the vietnam veterans ever america. it ended at the vietnam wall on ocean avenue where many waited. the names of 25 veterans lost were read. >> we're having a great time, but there's a reason for the holiday that's what it is all about. >> we have a fortunate life and it is because of the sacrifice of all these young guys and women that did what this they did so we can have what we have. >> reporter: organizers say it only takes a few months to appreciate the sacrifice something that doesn't have to take away from a weekend of

chris hartman, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, trish.is christie started his memorial day weekend at the show as governor. after the governor stopped for selfies along the boardwalk in seaside heights, he cut the ribbon for the rollercoaster. the aamusement ride was designed to replace the jet star destroyed during super storm sandy. >> hundreds of people took part in the yearly tradition in ocean city today with the turn of a giant ceremonial key, they ran into the waves for the first din in business attire. soon they'll shed dress suits for swimsuits. >> this was another celebratory kickoff to the holiday weekend and summer down the shore. the rocket's red glare lit up the boardwalk as the tropicana casino set off fireworks continuing every saturday all summer long. let's go to adam joseph for the latest on the weekend from accuweather. >> it's dry but not all weekend long. there are hit and miss showers pushing through. there is a cluster of thunderstorms in ohio valley. this may interrupt your party if you are having a barbeque on th

we need to hear from meteorologist adam joseph and the weekend forecast, but first reporter trish hartman is live in ocean city. welcome to summer. >> thank you. it's a chilly night on the boardwalk in ocean city but a busy night as well. plenty of folks got beach time in earlier kicking off the memorial day weekend. >> we found the family at the beach. >> what are you going to do at the beach? >> build a sand castle. >> it's nice to enjoy the day and relax and not work. >> in sea isle city, there were blustery winds. these beach goers didn't mind. some brought out the jackets. others warmed up walking on the promenade. >> we'll have a drink and walk back to sma strat more. >> we are getting dessert. we come here every memorial day weekend. >> thrill seekers flock to the new gail force rollercoaster at cast away cove that just opened for the holiday weekend. >> it has seven elements to it. it's 125 feet tall. it was great, amazing, intense. >> we have been watching them work on this for the past two year, so we were happy to be on. again to get the fulllid. >> once was enough the people w

reporting from ocean city, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> time 7:23 a.m., this is the finalemorial day weekend at the shore for chris christie as governor of the garden state. he was decked out in a princeton sweatshirt as he stopped for selfies with visitors there on the boardwalk in seaside heights yesterday. then in a symbolic change along the shore, the governor took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new rollercoaster that will replace the jet star destroyed in super-storm sandy. >>> hundreds of people took part in ocean city of unlocking the ocean in ocean city yesterday. city leaders turned a giant ceremony key and then this happened. business leaders dressed in business attire they jumped into the waves for the first dip of the season. >>> memorial day weekend not only means parades and barbecues, but it means a whole lot of traffic you will have to deal with. aaa predicts the 5-county philadelphia area will see the largest traffic volume for memorial day weekend since 2005. more than 450,000 local travelers which is about a tenth of us are expected to trave