burlington bristol bridge will be open, head to the turnpike connector instead. springfield township a crash brought down a pole overnight southbound lanes at 68 are blocked at monmouth, 5445 wrightstown georgia town road is a possible alternate. tam. >> thank you so much. >>> in a little over a week pope francis will be in north america, as he heads our way we hear that a threat against him has been disrupted. let's head over to scott -- katherine scott she is live with more. >> reporter: couple of things i want to tell you about is the disruptive threat we heard over the weekend. also happening today, parking passes for people who park in the secure perimeters, they will be made available. there's fencing going up, preparation is underway. towing starts this coming sunday to accommodate the construction of the secure perimeter and the infrastructure. you can see signs of the pope's approaching visit around the area. along the parkway the infrastructure is going up. today at 9:00 a.m., p pa will hand out special parking passes for people who live in center city.

not doing too well on the new jersey turnpike truck lanes. this is an ongoing truck fire they're trying to get cleared away. staten island expressway eastbound starting to really pick up some volume. forest avenue to victory boulevard construction westbound, construction getting into richmond avenue. our street cleaning rules are in effect. it's 5:02, and we're following breaking news this morning in brooklyn where a shootout with police has left one man injured. bullets hit an unmarked police car. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live now in bushwick with an update for us. >> reporter: good morning lori. this was a very close call for the officers involved in the shooting. if you take a look behind me, that is where all the activity is happening. the shooting happened just down the block at the corner of jefferson and bushwick. luckily no officers injured in this exchange of gunfire. take a look at how close they came to being hit. this is a picture showing that unmarked police car and on the driver side of the vehicle, you can actuall

on the turnpike between exit 3 and 2 we have the left lane blocked. we have a touch of fog in one or two places. earlier in millville we saw 5 miles. 2.5 in reading. i'm noticing a little bit fog in and around the reporting sites right there. 64 in the city. nice and comfortable in the suburbs, just in the 50s, again, but temperatures today will be ten degrees above average. lots of sun, 87 for the high. >> breaking news, an earthquake in chile at least five people have been killed in the wake of the magnitude 8.3 quake. that struck off the county's northern coast last night. that's a biggy. people ran into the streets of santiago after buildings started to sway. you can see the camera shaking during this live broadcast. small tsunami waves triggered flooding. hawaii and california coast are under tsunamis. >>> the aid to governor cuomo shot in the head at a street festival has decide. a stray bullet hit him in the head during the annual west i indies parade. has died. >>> former philly jason werth home runs, washington embarrasses the phillies 12-2.

pennsylvania turnpike, work crew near philadelphia bensalem. another one near fort washington. in carney's point new jersey at route 40 at 628 right off new jersey turnpike there is a a set of down wires with some local detours. south jersey looking good. no problems on the freeway, or 55, and all the bridges look good but it will cost you more to come over some of those bridges. we will have more coming up next, chris and lauren. >> lets get to it right now. tolls are going up for two bridges in connection to philadelphia and south jersey. hike increase effects the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. the cost, motorcycles and light trucks is going up from two to $4. the increase is the the first in 15 years, on those bridges. >>> final preparations in full gear for pope francis visit, as we now know what the entertainment will be for the the world meeting of families. >> sabina kuriakose we have to pay a lot of respect to the pope. >> reporter: good morning, guys. take a a look behind me less than two weeks out and city is transforming. here we are at eakins oval wh

so you're swerving on the new jersey turnpike this morning. if you're coming down the turnpike heading to the delaware memorial bridge southbound construction on the bridge. they will be cleared for the holiday weekend. only time will tell at this point of course if there are no delays. >> thank you, matt. we have breaking news, to tell you about, a home robbery in philadelphia's strawberry mansion section, police say two men broke into this home on the 31 block of west montgomery avenue. they stole $6,000 in cell phones. one bandit was armed, nobody was injured. >>> the search for a gunman who carried out a triple shooting on the campus of the sack meant -- sacramento city college. one was killed. the gunfire went off in the parking lot next to the school baseball field while classes were in session. >> i heard pow pow pow, i could see one was down on the ground. >> i saw kids come over here and they got scared for protection. >> homeland security is revealing private surveillance that could help the search for suspects in the slaying of an i

there's the pennsylvania turnpike. and just north and south of it, they're getting clobbered from radnor township, as you go a little farther to the east, lower montgomery county, it's not nearly as heavy. we do have another heavy cell in delaware county but the state of delaware itself has seen some improvement. flash flood watch continues for much of the area until 8:00. a flood advisory for areas already seeing at least localized flooding until 6:45 for parts of chester county and eastern berks and upper bucks and montgomery and also in parts of the lehigh valley. another advisory in the northern portion of mercer county from rain that has already fallen. the reason for all of this rain, look at all of the winds converging right around northern delaware. when the winds come together, the air is forced to rise, helps increase the rainfall, making it heavier. we have a lot of that. 3.4 inches in port richmond. 2 inches in fox chase. more than 2 inches in center city. 2.8 in levittown and bucks county. 2.7 in willow gr

got an accident, westbound on the turnpike, this time around. right near the mid-county interchange, but otherwise, slower than normal speeds from a wiper wet wednesday on tap. sue-be standing by. how long will this rain last? we look live downtown philadelphia, you can barely make out the top of the comcast tower. mike's going for a coffee, i'm following him, come right back. ♪ all of our legendary racing heritage. all of our pioneering four wheel drive experience. come together in one amazing new vehicle. this is the all-new gle coupe. a mercedes-benz suv with the heart and soul of a race car. >>> 6:14, question about the weekends, so let's address it here, supposed to go to dover sunday for nascar, how is that looking? nascar has a triple header weekend, at dover international speedway. and i'm telling you, it is not looking great, especially friday, it will be chilly, and rainy, not r cast so far. of course we have it keep close eye on joaquin to see what happens with that storm. but we do have temperatures that will get into the 70s, looks

all of this overnight construction on the turnpike set to be out of there by about 6:00 o'clock.he a as we go for a ride down i-95, no problems at the moment. they are still working on the on and off ramps until 5:30 or 6:00 o'clock. but we're in good shape heading south in towards the city. because of the jewish holiday, all of the philadelphia public schools are closed to day, so we should see lighter volume, then normal especially in the neighborhoods but speaking of the neighborhood clean up crews, will be out in full force today to clean up from that huge water in main break on hunting park avenue. septa bus routes one and the r are also being detoured around that water main break from yesterday. chris and lauren, back to you. >>> miss america pageant last night was filled with glit, glamour and some talented ladies. >> but what stole the show was an apology to vanessa williams from the chairman. he apologized about the way they handled a nude photo scandal in 1984. >> it has been 32 years. you have lived your life in grace and dignity and never was it more evident then duri

that just cleared out but there's still some work on the pennsylvania turnpike in chester county eastboundween route 29 and valley forge. right lane is out of commission and in mercer county the calhoun street bridge mostly blocked this morning until 6 o'clock. head for the trenton makes bridge or the trenton-morrisville bridge along route one. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> we're following a developing story this morning. a car hit a mother and her two young children in ocean county. this happened on route nine in lakewood. let's go on over to "action news" reporter katherine scott. she's live in our satellite center. she's got the very latest. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. i spoke to police this morning and they tell me a mother and her two young daughters were injured. the mother is listed in stable condition, her daughters are both in serious condition at the hospital. this happened last night around 10 o'clock in lakewood. you can see the baby stroller flipped over in the middle of the street. police say the mother and her two children who are approximat

no issues along 309 or the east-west turnpike. construction that we had on the eastbound side in chester county has cleared out and speaking of the eastbound turnpike in chester county, i hope you're enjoying the brand new valley forge service plaza which opened late last week so a fresh spot in which to get food and fuel. please go ahead and enjoy that. of course in schuylkill township route 23 remains closed through later this year. i think we're used to that by now and yellow springs road is shut down as well. that again through likely december. meanwhile as we're out and about in conshohocken this morning, there's a new crash to watch out for by the citizens bank along seventh avenue of fayette street but no issues at this point on the blue route or i-76, the schuylkill expressway. in the trenton suburbs watch out for resurfacing work going on this week. they're working mostly during the evening commute. so, an extra complications because avalon way is actually closed so that's putting extra traffic along quakerbridge road and

on the turnpike crews are out there, they're hard at work.astbound they're blocking the right lane on the pennsylvania turnpike between fort washington and willow grove. construction also restricting a lane on the turnpike westbound between virginia drive and norristown so no big weather related problems but the crews are out there hard at work early this morning. matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> happening today, tickets for both the papal mass and the festival of families will be made available. now both will happen during that weekend that pope francis will be here in philadelphia. "action news" reporter katherine scott is joining us live from the ben franklin parkway. she's got more details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. that's right, these are two major events while the pope is in town. the tickets are first come first served four per person and when these events happen both will be taking place on the ben franklin parkway. this parkway will be crowded with people. the festival of families which will featur

lots of construction on the turnpike eastbound near norristown blocked the right lane. willow grove have packed up and gone on the the shoulder westbound near fort washington. look for these crews out there, davey. >> reporter: it is warm and muggy. temperatures in the 70s, 8:00 a.m., 80s in philadelphia. looks like we'll see a high of 95 degrees probably not until 4:00 p.m. partly sunny skies, just a slight chance of a late-day shower or thunderstorm. no big weather makers around the country. so hopefully we have clear sailing at philadelphia international in case you have a light summer flight. all green in our most commonly traveled destinations. >> in "healthcheck," seems like more people are getting knee replacement surgery. there were years when knee replacement surgery was the most common procedure. over the last ten years, knee replacements 88% for money the average age of patients getting the surgery has dropped. 69 in the year 20000, this year was 66. >> lena dunham is unhappy with the lyrics in justin bieber's new song. >> up next, america's money. >> reporte

don't forget on the turnpike at fort washington. we have construction that's restricting attractive on the entry and exit ramp that will get you on the turnpike. let's go to the maps, both ways between quakertown and lansdale we've got construction blocking the left lane, southbound at lansdale, as well. lots of crews out there working hard. in lawnside camden county, the ramps connecting 295 to route 30 for paving. use 168. construction at 295 southbound has cleared. time for the commuter report we want to take a closer look at the city using the waze app. it will be a good things to use for the weekend to get around the area. turn it on. we're seeing the closures on the benjamin franklin parkway. that's been causing all kind of extra congestion. 46 degrees in quakertown. 58 in saint david. 48 in kennett square. 62 a big difference in center city. 52 in browns mill. 49 in buena. 53 in dover, delaware. temperatures down in the southern areas almost 11 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. a little chilly, yet a beautiful warm day a

turnpike, moving along. eastbound, eastbound, 20-minute trip from valley forge. >>> in less than one minute, people looking to see pope francis snatched up 10,000 free tickets. tickets for the pope's sunday mass on the ben franklin mass went online at 8:00 last night and they were gone in 30 seconds! earlier in the day, it took just seven minutes to people to reserve another 10,000 tickets for the festival of families at which the pope will also appear. you can still see pope francis parade down the parkway before the festival on saturday afternoon here is the route he will take. down city hall and back to the festival grounds in front of the museum. >>> president obama and the first lady will greet pope francis when he arrives in the u.s. next week. the pope is scheduled to fly into andrews air force base on september 22nd. presidents almost never welcome visiting foreign leaders at st. andrews but they say in this case, the president is making a papal exception. people who want to get from south jersey, yo

however they are still working westbound on the turnpike from the delaware valley interchange, turnpike connection bridge heading over towards philadelphia bensalem. mayor maybe another 15 minutes or so before crews pack it up and head on home. one direction in town tonight. that will impact our evening rush hour that packed house at lincoln financial field. new schedule for patco starts next week. so just a heads up, so you grab a schedule over the holiday weekend. ready to go for tuesday morning's rush hour and then east and west on the schuylkill, penndot has plans to work all this week between 202, and route one, city avenue interchange. expect crews out there tying us up and slowing us down, every day this week, chris and lauren back over to you. >>> a georgia police officer is in critical condition after being shot while responding to a call. >> so they say he ended up going to the wrong home. police say they got a call about a suspicious person and possible burglary at a home in the atlanta a metro area they just got a description, not an address but sends an officer anyway. that

the biggest rains on the jersey turnpike. and oakland beach, midland beach where there was flooding yesterday. there will be more flooding todayment rain on the connecticut turnpike, 495 and long island, long island expressway and lightning in ocean city and atlantic city. more rain, bigger rain, heavier rain is off to the west that will come in this afternoon to this evening. 2 to 3 inches possible. it's much needed rain will you it could cause flooding issues. heather has all kinds of issues. >> i was saying earlier long island commuters pack your patience, use mass transit. we have an issue with mass transit. long island railroad, ronkonkoma branch suspended between ronkonkoma and hicksville. a train hit a car in bethpage. we have a suspension. metro north new jersey transit on or close to schedule. l.i.e. remains closed westbound exit 29 to 27 overturned truck. i tweeted out a picture. i facebooked it. eastbound side one lane is closed down. 2 and 3 trains signal problems 110th street. rain condition. 6 train problems. in

it's the pennsylvania turnpike part. approaching the downingtown interchange. speeds just in the 30's there. if you want to come down 202 to the 30 bypass to 100 you would miss that delay. at this point the delay isn't terrible but slow going on the westbound pennsylvania turnpike. my buddy says how long on that school closure in schuylkill township. they're saying the end of the year before we get back route 23 west of valley forge national park. this morning also have some downed trees we're watching. one in norristown along elm street at swede. another in upper merion. also watching construction this week in princeton closing mount lucas road. stay on 206 to get around that. in egg harbor city by the dunkin' donuts high water this morning is still blocking a lane along the white horse pike right at route 50. matt. >> thanks, matt. philadelphia police are looking for a man who got a manicure and then robbed the salon. this is surveillance from rockland nails in the city's logan section on sunday. employees say when it

still out here on the turnpike see the censors picking up slower than normal speeds, westbound turnpike between philly bensalem over toward ft. washington, crews working southbound on the text sean sean near lansdale. early morning fog, mainly in south jersey right now, so coming up from vineland, millville, maybe back from the shore see fog along the atlantic city expressway and route 55. >> big day in court for the six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. not only did the judge refuse to throw out the charges, but learned each officer will face separate trial. the six of err facing charges including, second agree assault and second agree deprived murder in freddie gray's death. baltimore rock with civil unrest in april as you well know and gray died a week after suffering critical spinal cord injury while in custody. his death spark nationwide protests. demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse again yesterday calling for justice. 5:19. newly-released documents show the university of colorado response to death. head of neuro atlantic city graduate progra

route 55, two right lanes are block in this area for those in new jersey and also the pennsylvania turnpike you have some construction westbound, neshaminy service plaza a to willow grove, bensalem to virginia drive, these are the the right lanes blocked, and also the off ramp to fort washington is closed, a lot of stuff this early morning, erika, over to you. >>> mayor michael nutter wants philadelphia to get excited about pope francis visit next weekend and plan a a head for changes. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us on the ben franklin parkway for advice for visitors and business owners and rest of us in town, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, good morning. we have been talking about this for months and now it is quickly becoming very real. behind us here, one of the two stages that will play a crucial part in the world meeting of families and papal mass that sunday. that will be the papal mass from the eyes of the world will be trained at pope francis takes that stage for the mass. now, as you mentioned, there is a lot of preparation going on here and also too, not eve

talcony palmyra or the turnpike bridge would probably be the two best alternate.therwise looking good. some patchy fog out in the suburbs, downingtown, malvern, down 422, northeast extension, just be ready for the fog as it pops up there. patco, running with no delays, but new schedule will take effect next week. so just be aware of the new timetables that they are putting out for you. got comings in the sky. the atlantic city air show, down along the beach today. so, we will see a lot of extra volume from the shore towns, up and down the garden state parkway, even folks headed to the shore, see at atlantic city expressway. chris, lauren, back to you. >> bob, thanks so much. beloved illinois lieutenant who goes by nickname g.i. joe gets gunned down. >> right now the search is on for his killers, 52 year old lieutenant radioed for back up yesterday morning indicating he was in pursuit of three suspicious males in fox link outside of chicago. then, his radio cut out. when officers arrived, they found his body, the 30 year veteran had been shot. his weapon been taken

the new jersey turnpike southbound at route 168, the left lane was block and that has been cleared. good news about overnight construction projects is they lift fairly quickly. other than that morning is looking great, everyone traveling at posted speeds, over to you, ladies. >> thank you. >>> top republican presidential candidates took part in their second prime time debate last night. >> candidates didn't hold back on attacks from policy to personality. cbs news correspondent craig boswell shows us how it all went down. >> reporter: in a she down that lasted three hours, 11, top ten, republican contenders, sought to set themselves a apart from mostly front runner donald trump. >> i'm very concerned about having him in charge of the nuclear weapons because i think his response, his, visceral response to attack people on their appearance, short, tall, fat, ugly, my goodness, that happened in junior high. >> i never attack him on his looks and believe me there is plenty of subject matter right there. >> reporter: carli fiorina who stood on the main stage right there consistently mana

the pa turnpike, cars are green, they're moving. no problems westbound or eastbound. 23 minutes westbound from route 1 up towards valley forge. coming up we'll do a check on jersey roads, chris. >>> an all-out manhunt is under way. three men wanted for the shooting death of an illinois police officer, next what investigators say happened to the veteran cop. >>> also ahead -- >> flowers, the balloons, the messages, all of the love has been overwhelming. >> as journalists they served their community, next you'll see how the staff of wdbj is thanking its viewers for support. good intentions. is paved with mr. president, we know you tried to make a good deal with iran. whose leaders stone women, hang homosexuals, sponsor mass terrorism, scream for the destruction of israel and death to america. so, what if you're wrong? and they can't be trusted? senator casey, don't trust iran. vote this down. >>> breaking news from overnight, asian stocks are swinging between gains and losses. that volatility could make for another rough day on wall s

we've got construction on the turnpike eastbound near bensalem. to be blocking the left lane and westbound on the turnpike connector right between the tolls and route 130. matt and tam. >> thanks, karen. >>> some big names have been added to the festival of families lineup which takes place during the papal visit. the world meeting of families announced mark wahlberg will host the festival saturday september 26th. aretha franklin. the fray also part of the lineup. singers andrea bocceli jua nes and the philadelphia orchestra. >> banners feature his picture and inspirational quotes. 550 of these banners will go up in that center city over the next week and a half. >>> as more information about the papal visit is revealed be sure to stick with 6abc.com/pope. our posts include the list of highway and road closures, items that will be prohibited from the francis festival grounds and more on how you can see the pope during his two scheduled parades. >> ♪ >> authorities in west goshen township chester county need your help identifying two armed robbers.

it is a nightmare no matter which spur and which direction you are on on the turnpike. jersey turnpike shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> shannon, thank you. >>> do you have a health or medical question? abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser here to tell you the truth. post your question on 7online, twitter. >> we received lots of questions last week about back to school. we want you to continue with that subject this week and this viewer tweeted how can we increase recess time for kids. 16 minutes in kindergarten for six hours in class? >> that's not much time. recess, exercise is extremely important, it improves concentration in the class, exercise helps fight obesity, improves behavior in the class and builds habits you're going to have for the rest of your life. the cdc feels people should have 60 minutes per day of exercise, which 20 minutes should be that kind of free form activity that you get during recess. but they are not getting that. 60% of school districts have no policy on recess and many of because they are trying to get in all

this is an hour delay here on route three turnpike. the one on the right is shut down, everyone everyone has to use the center tube. even if you are taking the bus, it looks like your commute to port authority, the buses are being held up with a vehicle on the side. if you don't want to take the lincoln tunnel i recommend you don't. we have a few other issues this morning. an accident accident on the grand central parkway backing things up. southern state parkway westbound is an accident. delays heading towards the parkway as you approach northern boulevard. george washington bridge as an alternate, there is a 30 minute on the upper level, 15 on the lower level. holland. delay. trains are doing fine. >> ben: anna gilligan is here. >> hello we made a little history movie wise this summer. spee2 which is a history i don't remember it being that great of a summer. >> effect this past weekend was the worst weekend of the entire year. the summer had the second-largest box office box office in history mainly due to some serious box blockbust

let's go outside, the tolls on the new jersey turnpike by exit 10 moving okay. inbound b.q.e. by the brooklyn bridge and the other camera, a look the northbound new jersey turnpike by 13-a, everything is moving smoothly, the accident by 11 completely cleared. alternate sides are suspended. metered parking rules are in effect. back over to you, michelle. >> all right. still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," remembering the life and legacy of nba star moses malone. the unanswered questions behind his death this morning. >> find out what fell from the sky that caused so much ma >>> the basic ball world is still stunned by the loss of one of the top players in nba history. three time most valuable player moses malone has died. his body was found in a virginia hotel room yesterday morning. cause of death was not determined. he was the first high school player to go directly to the pros with the old aba. he still is in the top ten of the nba in points and rebounds. he was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2001. he was 60 years old. >> only 60. >>> something other t

these are two of the hardest working people around. >> i drove three exits on the jersey turnpike.$7. if you drive a whole new jersey turnpi turnpike, when you get to the end, you have to give them your car. >> i'm going to tell you guys something that i don't generally tell people right away. i'm a vegan. i'm passionate about it. it's about eating a protein free lifesty lifestyle. i do cheat a little. i eat veal. so good and tender. how do they get it like that? >> i'm very sentimental about jersey italian, specifically spaghetti and meat balls. >> i've never had a bad meal here. >> i know exactly what i'm going to get. >> i didn't get the meat balls. proud long-time residents of new jersey in. >> no. i've lived here nine years but only proud the last two, maybe. it took me a long time to get -- >> get up to speed? >> born and bred. >> my whole life. >> he won't leave. >> when was the last time you played atlantic city? >> there was a club at the sand. many times i would work and have to work for three because i lost it all. there's no worst feeling. it's a nightmare. >> have you

on the turnpike we have restrictions because of construction here.s on the turnpike westbound approaching willow grove and eastbound near bensalem blocking the right lane so few different crews out there right now. give yourself a little extra time as you're heading out with those crews still hard at work, matt and tam. >> we will. thank you karen. >>> well, it's beginning to look a lot like a pope is coming. everywhere you go, pope francis arrives in 10 days and the increased security in center city is apparent. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live along the ben franklin parkway. ho-ho-ho, katherine. >> reporter: hi, matt, yeah a lot of visitors coming to town next week. of course one of those visitors is the pope, a very important visitor so there's a lot of preparations under way around the city. you'll see them around the city but of course here along the parkway for the papal mass and festival of families, as you take a look at eakins oval you can see that equipment assetup is under way. organizers want to make sure everyone stays safe

they're dropping along the new jersey turnpike. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson live in ridgefield new jersey with that part of the story. rob. >> good morning ken. as you just said, the weather really is cooperating. it a's beautiful morning out here. of course that's just extra incentive for folks to hit the road. for those of you traveling by car, great news in just about an hour, gas prices will drop. 7 a.m., less than an hour from now, gas prices will drop appropriately enough, $0.07 at 7 a.m. on the garden state parkway and the jersey turnpike. those will be the lowest labor day weekend prices in a decade, a long time since it's been this low. a gallon of regular will cost about 2.20 a gallon compared to labor day. last year that's a drop of more than a dollar. back then in 2014 the cost was about 3.28 a gallon. this year's 2.20 price starting about a few minutes from now the lowest price since 2004. that's when the average price for a gallon of regular was just a buck 82. that's a small snapshot of what the big travel we

sunglasses all around on i-95, the pennsylvania turnpike, the jersey turnpike and all of our other highways and by ways as it is going to be bright early and staying that way late. 93 degrees is your high in the lehigh valley today. mostly sunny. hot and more humid than it was yesterday. and down the shore, 84, lots of sun, also humid on the beach but obviously relief in the water with ocean temperatures actually running in the upper 70's in a lot of spots right now. really nice down the shore. low chance of rip currents if you're swimming, too. of course the lifeguards may not be there anymore so do you have to be extra careful. mostly sunny, hot and humid, 94 is your forecast high in philadelphia. that's just 2 degrees off the record high for this date. and it is going to be a cooker especially later this afternoon. if you have exercising to get done early, that's the time to do it. by 8 o'clock we'll still be about 73 in the city but by 11:00, 84, 92 by 2 o'clock and looks like our 94-degree lie will be rather late in the day around 3:30 or 4 o'clock. if you're headed to the phillies ton

on the ramp from the turnpike eastbound at this point to fort washington we have some restrictions withction still going on so be careful if you're in that area. i want to show you these temperatures that are already in the 70's in some spots. 71 in allentown, 70 in reading. now get this, the actual high for the date is 73 so almost at our actual high for the date here in some of the spots. 69 degrees right now in philadelphia, sea isle city 71 so it's going to be a warm day. it's going to be humid. just a few showers today, 82. the heavier rain arrives tonight so we're going to watch for that for your morning commute tomorrow the possibility matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> the autopsy is complete on the high school yes be who died after a game in north jersey. the coroner determined evan murray died because of internal bleeding caused by a laceration of the spleen. the player took a lit on the field on friday and collapsed on the sidelines. the death was ruled accidental. murray's memorial service will be held tomorrow. >> a new castle county official is calling for an independen

construction, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound, where we had some construction all now cleared for those of in you and around that area, or just thinking about heading the roadways, looking good on the pennsylvania turnpike, and when we go to the wide, you can see, all of the censor maps still nice and high as they should be. but just reminder, toll rate are increasing on the talcony palmyra and burlington ton bristol bridge starting 10:00 p.m. tonight. put little more change in your pocket. erika, over to you. >> meisha, thanks. back to the breaking news right now. fire crews on the scene after three alarm fire in center city, want to get right out to "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo at the scene at 13th and chancellor streets. jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, we are told the fire started just before 4:30 this morning. you can see the scene behind me is extremely busy right now. we are coming to you live as you mentioned at the corner of 13th and chancellor streets. dozens of firefighters are here, battling this three alarm err. you can see, just beyond the out

you can see some light fog in this area northbound as you head towards the pennsylvania turnpike.uction. you can kind of see from this shot just the flashing lights and that should be clear pretty soon. mass transit septa regional rails on a normal weekday schedule. it all resumes today. things getting back to normal. patco also on a normal weekday schedule so looking good today. little different than yesterday, they'v dave. >> all right, karen, we have temperatures fairly mild this morning. we're already in the mid to upper 60's in most spots. 69 by 9 o'clock and then by noon, 79 and today is going to be warm a-high of 82 around 3 o'clock. notice how there is the chance of some showers the later we go in through the day. not a lot but it will be damp in some spots and then eventually we'll get heavier rain later on tonight. if you're traveling the west coast looks fine, even the midwest not too bad but around chicago there's a line of showers and thunderstorms building later on and we've got a big area, oh, i forgot to put -- we got a big area of precipitation off and on scattere

web if you're heading toward the pennsylvania turnpike. schuylkill expressway all is fine on the vine. overnight construction suspended on the vine until after the pope's visit which is next week. a little bit hard to believe on that front. i-95 in northeast philadelphia looking good, have overnight work on the ramps connecting the ramp with cottman avenue just ahead that will be out here in a half-hour. there's a crash in philadelphia at huntington and hunting park avenue is shut down because of a water main break between fox and wissahickon. springfield township burlington county a vehicle ran into a pole, so the southbound lanes of route 68 are shut down at monmouth road. it will take time to fix the pole. tam and nydia. >> well, we're less than two weeks away from pope's arrival in philadelphia. one threat has been disrupted. katherine scott is live along the benjamin franklin parkway with more on the story. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we don't have any details on what the disruptive threat was, discredit s

it's blocking the ramp from route 13 northbound to the turnpike.e'll keep you posted on that as the after progresses. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this back to work monday afternoon and a lot of our friends talking about the stand still on the schuylkill eastbound. download the the waze app you can check the alternates like ridge pike and 23. they don't look so bad right now. we'll see he if we can get things to look better brian and sharrie in the next half hour. >> sounds good to me. >> still much nor come on "action news" at 4:00. the kentucky clerk who refused to issue gay marriage licenses is back on the job and she's speaking out. we will hear from her. >> and president obama is announceing a new initiative aimed at helping college students get better access to financial aid. those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back. blan i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most

it has the right lane blocked of the new jersey turnpike at exit 8a. the car lanes should be okay if you're traveling through area. and we have a water main break. that's in both directions at route 503. and subway changes due to switching problems at 36th street and queens. brooklyn bound trains running on the m line from 36th to rock fella center. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. be safe, don't text and drive. >> thank you. >>> if you're just waking up, here's a look at some of the stories making news. the hunt is on for the gunman who opened fire in california yesterday. three students were shot. one fatally. and another is in serious condition. college officials say classes will be held today but with a police presence. >>> investigators say they have recovered a video that may help them find the killers of a police officer in fox lake, illinois. a homeowner came forward with the video from his home security system. police are searching for three men in the murder. >>> and thousands of migrants poured into a train

in new jersey the turnpike is looking very good. we had an issue around exit 11 but that is cleared away. let's go outside to the staten island expressway, it's traffic if you are traveling in the eastbound direction, and and hardly any traffic in either direction. let's go back outside to the vanwyk. that's looking okay as you're making your way into kennedy either direction it is up to speed both ways. you do have to put money in the meters. >> ben: thank you christina. talks are about the school bus strike. >> juliet: 1200 drivers are looking for higher wages and better benefits. if they strike, parents would have to find another way to get their kids to and from school. which is a nightmare. mediators. mediators were brought in last week. >> ben: an explosion at a substation knocked out electricity to 2000 residents. it's that thick smoke into the air, the fire was put out quickly. no injuries were reported. >> juliet: drones are becoming a big problems in big events. two were spotted spotted at the west indian day parade. senat

the new jersey turnpike western spur lanes are closed. stick with the eastern spur there. and in queens, the eastbound yankee robinson parkway is closed to forest park drive, and now checking transit, after working around the clock, l.i.r.r. is expecting a normal commute this morning after tuesday's derailment, and good news for you there, and just a reminder, alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide. >> meg, thank you so much. >>> the mets come up sport at citi field, and the mets look to get one back in tampa. >>> the yankees and mets have the second subway series of the season on friday. one will enter off the win, and that's the yankees, involved in another offensive struggle in tampa. bird did his best. driving to center, and that's 1- 0 after 2. the rookie was marvelous, and he got help from his friend brian mccann with the diving catch. only one run given up in 5 2/3. bird with insurance, smacking it off the cat walk in right. the yankees win it 3-1. >>> the second straight night the mets take the l. no comeback last night, 6-0 the final. i'm otis livingston,

the heaviest of all right across the turnpike right now, just west of chesterbrook.t's headed right up towards phoenixville. that's a heavy cell there. you see the drier air to the east but up to the north and west, up the delaware river, we have heavier rain and then some really heavy rain and thunderstorms heading for dover area which got hit hard earlier today, already had over two inches of rain and at least another inch or two is coming. flash flood watch for much of the area. that's until 8:00. we have a flood advisory for some flooding that's already taking place in these counties in the green that again goes from much of chester county through all of berks county, upper montgomery, upper bucks, lehigh valley and into the poconos. we also have mercer county. that's until 6:30. the other ones are until 6:45. so you just don't want to drive through the flooded areas. why is all this rain happening? this is just a classic case. look at the winds going right around in a circle, a really tight compact area of low pressure right on top of our area, and the winds com

also put in -- put in speed restriction on the new jersey turnpike.d route 202, again, some standing water between the bypass and route 401, otherwise, mass transit looking good. wet wait for the bus as we grab the umbrella on your way out the front door. >> a florida woman with ties to new jersey chased and then murdered. witnesses say by her own boss. twenty year old jill ray boone of voorhees native shot and killed back in august. police say witnesses watched as her boss, johnny alicia, gunned down the young mom in the parking lot of a bowling alley. investigators say, he tends the gun on himself. but ended up surviving. jill's mother says she remembers meting this man the night before the murder but didn't see anything warning signs. >> no one new the he can tent of the fact that he was stalking her. witnesses in the apartment complex said he would be banking on her door in the middle of the night. woe wait in the parking lot for her. they could hear them argument. >> boone leaves behind her parent and three year old daughter. at lil ya facing sec

let's look at the long island expressway by jericho turnpike no problems eastbound or westbound if you are taking across bronx, go to those cameras by the alexander hamilton bridge both directions very quiet ride, no problems at all, trains on or close to schedule. ben: we are remembering the loss of you the bear a who died at the age of 90. >> duke castiglione got to know him. duke: i remember he was one of my dad's favorite players, i wasn't on, we're talking an american icon, won three mvps, ten world series and he was a guns and rockets off the coast of omaha beach on d-day and the and the berra -- yogi berra, manager with the mets and yankees. he and george steinberg had a falling out after he was fired after 16 games beginning in the 1985 season, legendary baseball player, legendary manager, legendary american and won three em 3ds. ben: the end of an era for the yankees a immunization for world series teams in the 50s and 60s, the passing of a generation. duke: when you think of old-timers' day you think about yogi berra end of the great caught on larsen's perfect game in the 195

on the turnpike eastbound near norristown construction blocks the right lane near willow grove.nd the westbound at fort washington. we have construction near the delaware valley exchanges blocking the lane at 358. the blue route overnight construction moved off to the shoulder, northbound traffic on i-95 heading toward the airport looking good. matt ascertain tam. >> a new report looks at the scandal that left thousands of veterans waiting for medical care. 300,000 vets died with stalled applications. the report found that over the last five years, employees incorrectly marked as completed ten thousand unprocessed applications deleting the application also in the process. >>> president obama scored a major foreign policy victory to protect his iran nuclear deal from getting derailed the statement came yesterday always secretary of state made the case for the deal at the national constitution center. before his appear animals at the ncc yesterday i spoke to kerry at our 6abc studios, kerry told me the deal is not only good for america, but israel, as well. you can watch the inter

on the turnpike they are blocking the exit lane. and blocking the ramp at 295 to 42. columbus road blocking the right lane that doesn't clearal 3:00 p.m. that will cause problems on 130. we have fog in between reporting sites. 20 miles in lancaster, so a couple of spots where you're getting a touch of fog. it's not a big deal, but you'll notice it when you ahead out. 6 # degrees in -- 64 degrees in philadelphia. allentown and millville looking good in these areas. temperatures above average today with lots of sunshine high of 87. >> new this morning, a baltimore police officer who was named officer of the year in 2008 is on the other side of the law. he has been charged with choking a restrained inmate. he has been charged with assault an misconduct in office. he he row strained a man because he was a flight risk. he grabbed the man around the throat and choked him. he is on administrative duty since the incident. >> president obama will meet with the three american men who thwarted an attack on a train heading for paris. they attacked a man with ties to radical islam

and, in new jersey, turnpike area, between route 73 and i195, that has been since cleared.that is good news. some look to shake it up for a moment. union verse florida kc at 7:00 p finals, big game, good game and phillies at 7:05 tonight. erika, back over to you. >>> philadelphia police are on the hunt for bandit with nice fingernails. suspect held up a nail salon after getting a freshman cure. it happened at rockland nails in logan on sunday as it was closing in the 1300 block of rockland street. police say after the suspect received his manicure, he was asked to pay, in turn, he pulled out a sawed off shotgun. >> he pointed, he told the rest of the workers to go in the back. >> pretty any ofy, to go to the nail salon and actually get a manicure and then use a gun and announce a robbery. he is very serious about what he was doing. >> the suspect grabbed cash from the manicure desk and register and stole a cell phone. no one was injured, but if you can id that suspect you are asked to call police. >>> police are looking for vandals who damaged a cemetery in new castle count

blue route 476, looking good, but there is going to be some big delays today on the pennsylvania turnpike, northeast extension, will not be an easy pass, as we take a live look, come on, first day of school, ready for pop quiz? >> sure, lets guess. >> what bridge is that? >> i can't even see. oh, it is the platt bridge. come on, please. >> michael gets little gold star on his collar from sister laverne. stay there, coming right back. how do you start the day brighter? make the ride smoother? and finish with a smile? you've got this. you've got t.j.maxx. better brands, at prices that help you maxx life! >> nine # is the forecast high for today. getting close for the record for this date. if we hit 94 we'll tie a record, in effect, 1884. so, we'll see what happens. it will all happen in van of this cold front, hot, humid, southwesterly winds, continue to pump into the area. thanks to that or shove high pressure system, but his will change our weather pattern, and give us cooler temperatures, and much, much needed rain starting later in the day possibly and all through tomorrow. probably get

where we're seeing delays is on the connecticut turnpike. this is because of construction in the process of clearing. so on 95 southbound from exit 14 to 10, you have one lane blocked. delays are easing out just a bit. we'll head over to another issue out there. it's construction on the queens midtown tunnel. so one tube is shut down in the 00 a.m., which means the other tube is taking on two-way traffic. right now delays are light, but as the morning goes on, they could get worse. we'll take a live look outside at the alexander hamilton bridge, where things are moving along nicely here. you have the cross-bronx expressway in fantastic shape right now. and alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended today, but meter rules are still in effect. >> all right, lauren. thanks very much. >>> now to decision 2016. the next presideeontial debate is two days away. this morning we're seeing new poll numbers.honce again, not good news for hillary clinton. tracie pot thts is in washington with that. this isnt pattern we've seen with hillary

there's a truck fire in the outer lane taking out the right lane on the new jersey turnpike. no big delays, but something we are watching. on the pennsylvania turnpike close to new jersey westbound near bensalem they are taking out the right lane, eastbound heading toward the connector bridge, the left lane is out of commission. we have overnight roadwork on the northeast extension both ways north of the quakertown interchange, the right lane is still blocked. crews should be out of there before too long. watching this downed tree blocking phoenixville pike, pilots pike, 202, airport road possible alternates. if you're out and about in delco close to the commodor barry bridge, no issues overnight roadwork northbound by the blue route has also cleared out. tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> a pregnant woman a month out from her due date is on the mend this morning. she and a man were shot on the stoop in frankford section of philadelphia. katherine scott is live at northeast detective's with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police are looking for two american behin

as bill said, wie're going have. 295, the majors t turnpike and the 42 turnpike all free and clear.i put them in yellow just to remind you do be cautious and a little extra slow as you'rehooded out there. center city closures as you move into philadelphia, you'll find the parkway inner lanes are still closed. they'll be expected to reopen today. they're still closed because of the papal activity. >> it's not even october, it's september 30th, but carbon county will be getting into the christmas spirit. the white house christmas tree will be selected today at bustard's tree farm. they'll present that in late november, early december. it still gets to stay in the ground. after it's harvested it will be put on display in the white house blue room for the holiday season. for the past two years the official white house tree has been selected from another farm which is also in lee heighten. >>> now, from our nbc 10 bureau, make those parrots pipe down. that's what a judge told a woman. neighbors say the parrots are just too lot. scatter good said they're just saying hello, just being frie

and 42 turnpike all free and clear of any issues but i did put yellow out there to proceed with caution. tracy. >> 5:08. breaking news from overnight. officials in georgia executed the only woman on death row in this state. next wheel break down the decision to kaye out the execution despite several app l appeals and the request from pope francis. >>> a fiery deposit. we'll tell you what led to this explosion at a bank drop box. >>> it's 11 minutes past 5:00. a death ro row saga is now over >> the state issued an execution for kelly gissendaner. they accused her of plotting to kill her news in 1997. you may remember pope francis called for an end to the death penalty. she was put to death by lethal injection just after midnight. >>> the county clerk from kentucky who refused to issue same-sex licenses had a secret meeting with pope francis. she and her husband met the pope in washington last thursday the same day of the holy father's speech to congress. davis claims the pope prayed with her, gave her two rosaries, and told her to, quote, stay strong. they could not independently verify

highway overview. 295 the turnpike. the 42 turnpike. everything is running smooth ly. moving into pennsylvania, we're seeing a slow-up southbound. it's going to take you about 21 minutes to go that stretch. the average speed in the 30s right there. it's pretty typical this time of morning. 76 eastbound, things are looking good between the vine or vice versa. 14 minutes to go. the blue route rout has been looking good all morning. tracy. >> thanks. we have less than 18 hours until the u.s. government could shut down. can lawmakers come together in time to avert a financial crisis. we'll tell you what needs to happen to keep a government going. >>> and it's fast, electric, and futuristic. the new tesla is revealed and has the unique feature that just might make you say, wow, that is awesome. we'll show it to you next. the budget plan is now approaching one of the longest budget impasses that we've seen in the last 15 years and local schools are being affect by lack of much needed funding. >> there is real pain, i understand, and the longer this impasse goes there's real