join us for recoverrage of the dad vail regatta -- coverage of the dad vail regatta at 1:00 p.m. on 6abc. >>> police are searching for the man who held up a 7-eleven at gunpoint. it happened in lower merion at 1:30, police say he had a dark hood pulled over his face and got away with cash and last seen in a blue minivan. >>> this is what's left of a car that slammed into a pole in camden county. it happened in front of the choose landing fire company in gloucester township. both victims were taken to the cooper university hospital in camden. >>> duck boat tour rides is once again in the spotlight after a woman was hit and killed full of tourists in chinatown. >> reporter: tourists were enjoying a beautiful evening when tragic struck out of nowhere. i appears the victim a 68-year-old tourist from texas never saw it coming. the horrific scene at 11th and arch. police had to use a yellow tarp to cover her mangled body who was struck by the duck boat. >> medics pronounced her dead at 5:27 p.m. >> reporter: police say the duck boat being driven by a 72-year-old man was carrying 28 tou

dad vail regatta. 64 degrees, heating up to 84 degrees by noon, and similar forecast for today. the phillies 77 for the first pitch, melts, cole hamels faces harvey i think good matchup. on the southern coast we have tropical storm ana has been declared most of the threat is rain, notice how in a sub-tropical system it's not in the middle of the core it's on the outskirts. the center of it is down the coast not so much up here, we think ana will sit to the south and not have a major impact on us. 85 degrees, sun returning tomorrow, high of 82 should be a good day for the dad vail. warm on mother's day 87 degrees, the average high is 72 sunday, that will be the wormest mother's day since 1991 when we hit 90. monday, clouds and sun a slight chance of a pop up shower or thunderstorm. tuesday better chance of a shower or thunderstorm. toasty high of 88. looks like we recover on wednesday and thursday, cooling down into the 70s. thanks david. >>> 4:46. a scary encounter in san jose california was caught on camera. watch as this man follows the girl to the front steps, he said he was

almost put a stop to the dad vail being held here. current sponsor the aberdeen asset group was able to preserve t so if you do want to come out here and watch today, the grand stands at 2200 kelly drive. there are shuttles available to the event. i know you had fun yesterday. i'm excited what it is all about today. we will sends it back to you for now. >> it is hands-down one of my favorite event to cover especially on beautiful day which i am hoping we will be getting. thanks for the report. we appreciate it. >> it is 5:09 right now. >> this could be pretty tense weekend for the plane state. coming up next on "eyewitness news", the latest as more tornado watches and warnings go up in parts of texas and oklahoma. >> also ahead turning back the hands of time, a break through new skin serum that is back by science. health reporter stephanie stahl tells us why this wrinkle fight is her so different. we'll be right back. >>who... is this?! >>hi, i am heinz new mustard. hi na na na na >>she's just jealous because you have better taste. wh

but the big story on "action news" is seventh sent annual aberdeen dad vail regatta on the schuylkill river the biggest day of the year in college rowing drawing thousands of spectators across the country. a "action news" reporter kenneth moton spent the day there and joins us live with the full story hey there kenneth. >> reporter: hey there walter grandstanded here are packed, all day with parents fans, and athletes, as after 77 years, this regatta has become a picture in philadelphia and this year it did not disappoint. it is a premiere rowing event the aberdeen dad vail regatta took over kelly drive and thousands of collegiate rowers went to work on the schuylkill river. >> i love it, it is great every year it gets bigger and better, a lot of fun. >> reporter: 3500 student athletes and more than 120 colleges and universities, from the u.s. and canada competed on this river race course. so many schools, represented and all local guys, and girls are right there. and, and drexel dragons last years champions, who came with came with quite a few fans. >> they are out on this river firs

. >>> plus, rowers hit the water in the dad vail regatta. first, let's head outside to chris sowers and see what the rowers are facing. >> reporter: it's not bad out here, i have noticed a slight increase in humidity. the only thing going on around the delaware valley is the patchy dense fog inland locations until 9:00 a.m., if you're on the coast it's up until noon. because of that we have issued the yellow caution flag you want to drive slowly and keep both hands on the steering wheel more importantly keep your beams on low. closer to the water you go, the visibility excuse me becomes less and less, we're down to .3 in beach haven and atlantic city. the number on the beach is probably close to zero at this point. 2 1/2 miles in wildwood. 2 1/2 in millville. 3 miles for philadelphia. that number comes to us from the airport. allentown you're in the clear at 8 miles. 2 1/2 for the poconos. once the cloud lifts and the fog burns off, that will happen around late morning or lunchtime. the sun comes out and the temperatures soar to 80 degrees.

. >> and adam joseph is on the road once again and he is live at the aberdeen dad vail regatta. >> the sunshine is wonderful and the atmosphere is wonderful as colleges row down the schuylkill, we are waiting for the next round of races to begin, this is the largest collegiate regatta in the entire country, we'll have more on this beautiful day and if the weather will cooperate for the entire weekend. so, what brings you to jersey? well, geico's the #1 auto insurer in new jersey, new york and connecticut. so i just came by to say "thanks." #1, huh? that's great. here you go. a little token of appreciation. oh, that's... that's... that's great... now i'd say you probably need a large. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> four people are dead after a plane crashes into a busy highway in atlanta georgia today the small passenger plane had just taken off from nearby dekalb peach tree airport but had trouble after leaving the ground the huge flames from the crash made it impossible for people to get in and help the people inside of the plane no

. >> it's a big weekend, dad vail regatta. david murphy mother's day people want to know what to expect. and karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: there's a dense fog advisory in parts of south jersey and southern two-thirds of delaware where visibility is at a quarter mile. we have a code orange ozone-action day mainly in new jersey. i could see the pollution levels rising on the pennsylvania side of the river, as well. code orange means those in unhealthy risk groups, those suffering from asthma or other respiratory ailments should limit exercise when ground ozone is at its worst. there's the low-lying cloud cover coupled with fog giving us problems to the south. most of us in pennsylvania we have stars out. 58 in millville. 53 in allentown. winds are light it's comfortable out there. as we head out to get the school bus, 55 by 6:00. 58 by 8:00 a.m., clear and comfortable. if you're in south jersey and delaware, you'll have the dense fog to look for. 63 by 9:00 a.m. 84 by 3:00 p.m. lots of sunshine, high of 85 degrees, prob

this is the 77th year for the dad vail regatta. right now it's all quiet but in a few hours we'll see this turn into a rower's paradise. @leads are coming from all over the united states and canada. this is a weekend they prepare for all year long with more than 175 races over the next two days. >> remember, philadelphia's the mecca of rowing. boat house row for years, we've sent boats to the olympics in every conceivable re get at that every conceivable class. there's so much of a storied past. we're so steeped in tradition. >> you might remember last year we had some stormy weather out here, but not so this time. the forecast according to brittney shipp, looks pretty good for the rowers. >> a good thing to keep in mind a large stretch kelly drive is shut town for today and tomorrow because of the dad vail regatta. detours are already in effect. now we're live along the schuylkill river. i'm matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >> let's talk more about the detours getting you around the dad vail. >> "nbc 10's" jessica boyington has that.

the dad vail regatta. eagles rookies on the field in south philadelphia today. >> they call it rookie camp but there are a lot of guys on the field. >> the rookies and the free agent pickups. chip kelly will see firsthand what he and the team acquired. jeff skversky is live now with action from the first day of camp. >> reporter: it's not every day that you ask your top rookie draft picks to make an immediate impact. usc wide receiver agholor could be a week one starter. let look at agholor and roe, they were going one-on-one in practice and whether they liked it or not, they have big shoes to fill, agholor they drafted 20 and overall will hopefully fill in for jeremy maclin and roe could be the starting corner or the starting free safety both rookies say they are not worried about making an immediate impact. >> my mentality is to progress, i want to be a better player today and better player tomorrow, i'm not worried about saying i'm the guy right now. i want to get bet zblir want to better myself i can't

dad vail regatta finals at 1:00 p.m. with matt o'donnell karen rogers and erin o'hern with all the action on the schuylkill river. >>> you'll soon see changes at panara bread what you won't find in your order. >>> scary tornado spotted in the lonestar state as severe weather ripped through the south. >> reporter: we have tropical storm ana spinning off the coast of the carolinas i'll let you know where she is going plus, i'll have the the mother's day forecast right after this. >> there it is! >> goodness, storm chasers spotted two tornados spotted in texas. residents took shelter as the twister blew through town. a tornado watch was lifted overnight, more sphere weather may be on the way. >>> oklahoma could get pummeled by tornados and large hail. power lines are down. look at the hail piling up in norman oklahoma. dozens of severe tornados and thunderstorms plowed across the rains this week. >>> this crazy weather. we have beautiful sunshine. >> reporter: let's keep it that way. part of the problem they have out there.

and the dad vail regatta will shut down our kelly drive today.le traffic they say after the rush hour, 11:00 or so. through saturday night. so all of that volume will be push on to the mlk drive. and the schuylkill expressway. and again the next couple of days in and out of the city, just give yourselves some extra time. otherwise mass transit looking good with no delays. mike alex, back to you. >> 6:33 bob kelly. >> breaking in the northeast. >> vehicle crashes and flips over striking parked cars. >> reporter: you will see this happen on surround vale inches plus the police here, wish every story and every crime is this easy to proof. they had the first on the scene grab the driver. that's how fast the tow truck drivers responds to crashes here. they get here before the cops and they catch the driver as he tries get away. how about that for one-two punch. here is the aftermath. just towed one of the cars that this car crashed into this is the honda accord right in front every ruth and al. warning, security cameras sign. second car they solved. a

. >>> delaware, temple and drexel going into the dad vail regatta final vase vase.varsity 8th. drexel finishes third in the race, but helps them clinch the men's title that's right drexel won the dad vail regatta for the third straight year. >> it's a celebration of skate boarding at a park in the fairmont section. action cam stopped by the love at pertain's -- payn.s park. >>> drew holmes asked 79-year-old catherine to go to the prom, she said no, drew had to leave early to get his great grandmom home in time for bed by 9:00 p.m. >> we have breaking news from bensalem bucks county. the action cam was on the 3700 block of meridian drive where firefighters are battling a house fire that broke out at 5:30, two people and two animals escaped unharmed. one person is being treated for smoke. a house alarm system was activated that notified the fire department. >>> police are investigating a shooting on south street, two teens were wounded. sky6 live hd looking live right now where are we looking? escape -- escape -- cape may new jersey. >> the action cam is at the race f

dad vail regatta noon, 78 degrees 4:00 p.m. holding a temperature close to 85-degree high right on the schuylkill expressway. lots of sun wear sunscreen if you're rowing or observing the rowers. phillies 77 degrees for the first pitch 68 in the 9th inning. it's cole hamels versus mar vee vee -- harvey tonight that's a pretty big pitchers duel. we have sub tropical storm ana declared. notice how the rain bands are away from the center. overall we're expecting rain on the carolina's coastlines. they could get 3 1/2 inches that's on top of what has already fallen. doesn't look like it will have a major impact on us, maybe monday and tuesday we get extra moisture injected into the atmosphere in connection with a cold front. tomorrow, fog in the morning and sun, 82, decent weather for the dad vail regatta. mother's day 87 degrees, it's the warmest mother's day since we hit 90 back in 1991. ac on in the car when you're talking mother out to lunch. monday we have a chance of a shower or thunderstorm on monday. better chance of a showe

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the dad vail started in 1934. now the largest college regatta in the country. rowers from more than 120 schools will be competing. racing starts around 7:00 this morning. that's the regatta by the numbers. for information, especially if you plan to go see the dad vail you can get all of that information on our "nbc 10 news" app or go to nbc10.com. we have information on scheduled and street closures specifically that you'll need to know about. >> 6:18. i covered the dad vail regatta for a number of years as a sportscaster. that area gets clogged up. it starts early. >> to get around that jessica boyington can do that for you, jessica. >> i will start on that in just a second vai and tracy. good morning, everyone. on the schuylkill expressway around city avenue. starting to see just a little bit of volume on the westbound side heading towards the king of prussia area. it's still a quiet friday. westbound from the vine street expressway up towards the blue route a 12 minute trip and 13 minutes headed into the center city area. popping over to kelly drive, that's

in june of 2012 vail just 20 years old was killed in a motorcycle accident.ing the funeral service at his alma mater, the hill school in pottstown made a promise to his friend's dad. >> he said some day, i'm going to write a song for vail. >> he got the chance to make good on that promise when he was hired to write the theme song for the movie "fast and furious." he savers the text that was sent when the song was released. >> he's the reason why this is happening. >> but it's the second verse of the song that he calls closest to his heart. >> he talks about that all memories will lead him home. >> the song "home" by michael buble was vail's favorite. >> and there's no doubt, and i know because charlie has told me him putting the word home in that song. is -- about that. >> and the song writer told cerulo that weeks before vail was killed they were walking across the bridge together where that accident happened and almost at the very spot where he would soon lose his life he turned to pooth and ironically said charlie, you're going to write a number one song.

dad vail rat -- dad vail regatta, it's going to be a warm one today and tomorrow. phillies 77 for the mets, 68 at the end of the game. a good day for baseball. ana has been declared a tropical storm. tropical storm you would have rain bands evenly scattered but the sub tropical storms it's scattered and farther away from the center. but we're anticipating rain heavy at times along the south carolina and north carolina coastlines. this is where the main rain will be over the next couple of days as the storm system stalls. if we see anything it won't be anything until next week. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 85 is the high, sunny and warm. tomorrow, 82 fog in spots and the sun returns. sunday, mother's day 87 degrees is the lie that's going to be the warmest mother's day since 1991 when we hit 90. the average high on sunday, 72 degrees, very warm for mom this year. monday possibility of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm activity in the afternoon. there's a better chance of that tuesday as the cold front comes through. tuesday could be the day where some

the action cam was along kelly drive as people got ready for the 77th annual dad vail regatta. parts of kelly drive is closed from now through 6:00 p.m. you can watch coverage on 6abc starting at 1:00 p.m. please join matt o'donnell karen rogers and erin o'hern for all that action on the schuylkill river. >> the company behind a popular fitness tracker is going public. that tops today's tech bytes. >> reporter: fit bit is going public. >> the maker of a popular line of wearable fitness trackers has filed for a stock icu. >> reporter: they hope to raise $100 million. they sold 11 million devices. >> this is the chip from the next thing it will sell for $9. >> reporter: it comes with basic software and usb it doesn't have a keyboard or monitor. >> there's a kicker. >> reporter: a good profile picture is key to your success in online dating. a new study shows a guy dressed well he is found trustworthy. >> men find women who are dressed well not trustworthy. >> we have a shark sighting, at the jersey shore. >> reporter: i know three people who met online dating so it worked out wel

if you are rolling out your boat dad vail regatta in town.e are serious to day, tomorrow races kelly drive closed to vehicle traffic. even if you are not part of the regatta that will throw that extra volume and monkey wrench in the whole thing because all that volume will use martin luther king drive schuylkill expressway, chris mentioned 40,000 people expected in town this weekend. they are staying in the philadelphia center city hotels and then buses are taking them back and for the to the drive all weekend long. we have a temple jam on broad street today congratulations to the graduate. 9:00 o'clock is the walk time that is set. so morning rush hour, all of those folks heading in to cam puts there on broad street will they unusual volume. i-95 here's the deal through the weekend, tomorrow morning into monday morning they are closing 95 north at route 202 here in wilmington so they cannery pave the stretch. push you through neighborhood for a detour but if you go straight through wilmington your best bet using 495 especially if you go up t

. >>> today was a seventh seventh annual aberdeen dad vail regatta the on the schuylkill river, the the biggest day of the year in collegiate rowing drawing thousands of spectators all across the country. "action news" reporter kenneth moton was there and brings us details from the time honored tradition. >> reporter: grandstanded were packed all day with fans, parents and athletes after 77 years, this regatta has become a fixture in philadelphia and this year it did not disappoint. it is a premiere rowing event aberdeen dad vail regatta took over kelly drive and thousands of collegiate rowers went to work on the the schuylkill river. >> i love it, great. >> every year it gets bigger and better a lot of fun. >> reporter: 3500 student the athletes, more than 120 colleges and universities, from the u.s. and can inadequacies, competed on this river race course. so many schools represented and our local guys and girls were right there. we could not miss those drexel dragons, last years champions who came with quite a few fans. >> they work hard every day. they are out on this river first th

dad vail regatta kelly drive closed strawberry mansion to fountain green at 11:00 a.m. until 6:00. schuylkill and 33 are two good alternates. >>> a college student was killed after responding to a craigs list ad. it happened in hazelwood missouri. nineteen year-old taylor clark was found dead several hundred feet from his car which he posted recently for sale on craigs list. michael gordon responded to that ad and they in met in the parking lot. >> short time after they met in the parking lot taylor was shot, one time by mr. gordon. >> police say that gordon then moved clark's body to a nearby wooded area to cover it up. gordon then went back to work after the killing. he has been now charged with first degree murder. >>> mayor of the baltimore is seeking federal investigation of the police department thereafter the the death of mr. freddie gray. mayor want to know if officers engaged in excessive force and improper arrests. federal authorities were already looking at a string of police brutality claims, before the 25 year-old was fatally injured while in custody. baltimore officia

drexel won the overall dad vail regatta for the third straight year.ff skeverski have a great day. >> in wilmington, delaware, young baseball players paid tribute to men who played when segregation was still going on. they wore the uniforms of the negro league. organizers of the event did it to teach the kids while baseball is great character is that much more important. >> police are investigate a shooting on south street, two teens were wounded. >>> sky6 live hd looking live at cape may, new jersey, it's a foggy start to your mother's day. >> the action cam live by the art museum, where the race for the cure will start soon, many are gathered on the stems at this -- steps at this hour. >> outside to chris sowers on the terrace. >> reporter: we have patchy dense fog, as you can see the live sky 6s, you could pick things out now earlier couldn't. dense fog advisory remains in effect for in south jersey and delaware visibility will drop especiallien 0 the water -- especially on the water atlantic city and lakehurst you'll be socked in. .3 in atlantic ci

we've been rained out in years past at the dad vail. so thankfully, some nicer weather to go with it this time. eyewitness weather watchers reporting cooler air this morning, but generally pretty nice start to the morning. although, the further south and east you travel, we are finding some fog which we'll discuss. but finding nice clear sky in cherry hill at 55 degrees, happy friday lynn says, birds chirping it up this morning i love. that will in chads words going into some of the more remote suburbs finding fog settling in here, very light wind virtually none out there, dew points starting to mask the temperature. that's what it is. dew point measures the amount of moisture content in the atmosphere and the closer it gets to the temperature, the more saturated your air mass. that's what we are finding out in the live neighborhood network. this is our view typically out over the genesis bay from middle township high school in the live neighborhood network. but yes you can't see it off in the distance. that fog is so thick right now. s

tomorrow, sunny and warm, 85 with the dad vail regatta in full spring. saturday we'll get an easterly flow off the ocean, 82 saturday, spotty shower, most of you stay dry, i do think saturday feels stickier. sunday, very warm we're taking the mention of a shower out on sunday. looks like a partly sunny day mother's day. 87ac essential in the car if you're driving mom out to lunch. monday and tuesday back in the mid 80s things could be unsettled with showers and thunderstorms. >> a lot of folks looking forward to a good dose of rain. >>> 6:40 we have more brand new stories coming up next. including a school bus driver who made a daring move on a busy street with students on board. >> see this captain's inspiring determination. >> reporter: building volume eastbound no major delays just yet. i told you i was worried that the traffic might get boring, i have a new accident on vine street all the details coming up when "action news" comes right back. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right fo

friday, sunny and warm as the dad vail regatta gets cranking. 85 degrees there. we are introducing a chance of a slight shower on saturday, that's a small chance, most of the day is dry for most of the region. sunday, mother's day we'll take out the chance of a shower, warm high of 87. get the air-conditioning going in the car if you're driving her someplace. monday a warm front approaches, 86 degrees is the high, cloud cover around and pop-up storm around. tuesday, high of 85 ahead cold front. in the afternoon on tuesday tam you may not only get your rain, but heavy thunderstorms around on tuesday. >> take a look at this video on "action news," an arm robber forces 7 employees at a virginia restaurant into the bathroom. surveillance video shows the i hop employees demanding money in the restaurant. no one was hurt and the bandit is on the loose. >>> parents are outraged after a teen was caught posing as a teacher at a mississippi elementary school. the teen was passing himself off at coach broken. he stole a teacher's i.d. and entered the elementary school under

dad vail regatta kicks into gear practiced yesterday chris was down there on the river will practice again today, then the race is officially begin tomorrow and saturday. but they're going to close the kelly drive beginning 11:00 this morning i wouldn't bet if it starts even earlier than that. so for the rush hour, and the evening rush hour, tomorrow, you want to head for the schuylkill, and of course for the martin luther king drive. and busy weekend begins today also here at the convention center, wizard world takes over the pennsylvania convention center today through sunday. otherwise mass transit at the moment looking good. >> bob kelly thank youment breaking news, out of west philadelphia where there has been an accident involving an on duty police officer. >> let's get right to t jenny joyce live with the details hi jenny. >> reporter: good morning lauren chris liver at 58th and woodlands street, members of the accident investigation division out here trying to reconstruct the scene and find out exactly how all of this happened. taking a look here at the police suv that's invo

dad vail regatta rose into town. they'll be bringing the boats in today, crews arriving being practicing today tomorrow, races run friday and saturday, so watch for delays and closures of the kelly drive over the next couple every days. and in elwyn road at the baltimore pike in media. some downed wires folks using rose tree road for the mourning rush hour. >> breaking news, police trying to piece together what led to up triple shooting in north philadelphia overnight. >> one person dead, police trying to determine what the surviving victims might know about the evidence found at the scene fox 29's steve kylie live at police headquarters and fat chance to get them to talk, right steve. judge from the shore to the main line to up allentown where ever you are watching thus morning imagine this happening on your street just past midnight. as we look at the video, if this happened on your street this would really send you for a shocking loop. imagine having to talk to your kids and explain this. while you had to grab you

it was an overcast start to the dad vail regatta but the sun came out just in time for the final. this year's champion for the third year in a row drexel university. reporting along the schuylkill kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> today is a mow men at us day for -- momentous day for women for women who battled cancer. more than 6,000 survivors took part in the parade of pink on the art museum stems.jeanine donahue is one of them. she said walking down the steps packs a big punch. >> coming down the steps is happy, sad it's a huge feeling of support to be beside woman who understand what you're going through and it's beyond words what the support level is, it's unbelievable. >> thousands of friends and family members of the survivors took part in the 5k run and walk and fun walk this morning. jeanine said she continues to take part in the cure because the effort to conquer breast cancer has not reached the finish line. >>> he was bullied at school for his small stature but he is standing tall in the eagles nest. >>> tropical storm ana whips up the waves and pounds the beac

. >> we are just days away from the aberdeen dad vail regatta, but the fun started today. some former philadelphia sports stars had a row today at boathouse row. world be free and former flyer brian pop and former eagle, greg barnett. took part in a friendly rowing cometition and this one took place on land instead of water. >>> the rain moving out and the heat moving back in. we have a few showers around and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing nothing significant just spotty showers here and there and they are all moving out as we head through the evening hours. the accuweather highlights show you that we are getting more and more daylight now and we are tracking a weekend sizzle for mothers day, for tonight the first time when this year the sun is setting at 8:00, 8:00 or later right through august 13th it's starting to look more like summer, it's feeling like summer this weekend, the forecast is 87 degrees, that is 15 degrees above average and the warmest mothers day since 1991, the warmest mothers day in 20 years. may want to buy mom an air conditioning unit this w

. >>> the dad vail regatta is tomorrow. the large of the collegiate rowing competition in the country. kelly drive is closed now until saturday at 6:00. >>> 6 abc is off to the races can you catch live coverage saturday here on channel 6 starting at 1:00 in the afternoon join matt o'donnell and karen rogers and erin o'hearn, for all the action on the schuylkill river. >>> coming up tonight a delaware school cafeteria worker can thank her co-workers for saving her life. and the eagles ink the deal with their top pick nelson agholor. >>> we hit 81 degrees if philadelphia and warmer air is waiting in the wings i'll let you know how hot it gets in the accuweather forecast. that and more within "action news" continues tonight. >>> teenagers at a chester county high school got a harsh lesson on drinking and driving today, a mock preprom crash was set up for seniors in the valley high school in malvern, it includes a fellow classmate who appears to be badly hurt and the students learned what it was like to be tested for dui. >> an

we have you covered perhaps are you watching or attending the dad vail regatta kicking off today. the temperatures are heating up with temperatures of 79 and a temperature of 84 here in philadelphia we'll talk about what is ahead when the summer like preview continues as we get into your friday and this weekend. it's warm for mom on mothers day, we'll have an update on what mom can expect and tropical storm ana and details where she will stay for the weekend. in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile it is graduation day for thousands of temple university students, the 128th commencement ceremony is underway and john rawlins is there now with an update. >> things are wrapping up not quite over yet a lot of happy people packed inside of the center that is for sure the happy graduates are on the ground level and their loved ones are up in the stands cheering them on. a sea of caps and gowns 72 nations and loved ones trying to find the certain grad. and her sister marcia she is getting her degree in -- >> human resources. >> what does she plan to do?

on the kelly drive it's closed for the dad vail regatta. and midvail is blocked through the construction tomorrow. because of the forest fires we have 206 blocked as well and can you use 30 and jackson road as alternates, in gloucester an overturned truck single digit speeds there, and newcastle county a crash in delaware at highway 1 southbound in new smyrna. we'll talk more in the 5:00 hour. >>> still to come from soy to almond, if you are overwhelmed by milk options stay tuned. we'll help you navigate the milk aisle. >>> and tone deaf and awful that is what is being used to describe the cleveland cavaliers new promoteal video. >> we'll explain comes up. adam? >> the kids are having fun here in central park in doylestown, you kids having a good time. high five! look at this fortress here, those twisty slides 30 feet up in the air if you can hear them. are you coming down? whoa there you are. here comes another, i'll go up and come down with the full accuweather forecast. when "action news" returns. good job guys. >>> we want to take you b

it's great day for rowers at the 77th aberdeen dad vail regatta. a lot of athletes taking part in this two-day event. tell us about it. >> reporter: you can hear them behind me as the boats come down. you're looking at the heavy weight women's eight plus heat that's moving down the river now. krou you can hear the crowd yelling. one of the things making a rare appearance summer like heat. it is hot out here. it's so hot that i've heard people talking about it would be nice to find shade. that's definitely in short supply. the kind of weather that makes you wish you were out on the water. qualifying rounds now. championships tomorrow. parents here supporting their children. >> he started out and rode the summer of 8th grade. he took to it and he's worked hard. >> i think we'll do well. they have great attitude and have a good day. >> reporter: it's going to be a hot day if you're headed oud here. sun block, light clothing, shorts not long pants. definitely golf shirt weather. we'll talk more about that and the other events going on in philadelphia t

and heavy elsewhere on the schuylkill and the mlk and the kelly drive is closed because of the dad vail regatta. that is a good reason. >>> and a crash in cherry hill at 295, causing the traffic to spill back and 206 is still closed because of the fires stick with 30 and jackson rootd and a big issue with gloucester county with an overturned tractor trailer, just a shoulder squeezing by and 8 miles per hour is what are you looking at there. we'll check it again hopefully we are looking better in the next half hour. >> that would be nice. >>> school officials in burlington county staged this mock car crash on campus a preprom activity at rancocas valley regional high, giving you an up close look at driving, after hearing from speakers affects on their loved ones and friends. still do two come on "action news" at 5:00, a new pacifier created for preemys to help their breathing grow stronger. >> temperatures are back in the 80s and i'm tracking a summer like weekend and then our next chance of rain, we'll have details in the accuweather forecast. that and more when we come right back. well

. >>> delaware drexel, and temple, monk mens leaders at the dad vail regatta coming in the final racemens varsity eight on the schuylkill river florida tech edges out michigan. drexel comes in third and it helped them clinch mens title. drexel wins dad vail regatta for third straight year, how about dragons dominating on the schuylkill. >> tough, tough. >> "action news" at 11:30 continues next, juror who forced a mistrial for accused killer of etan patz speaks out. he gave enough doubt to let pedro hernandez goes free. >>> mother can remember a woman gave birth to conn join twins last year, what she will be celebrating and pictures of the little girls who are now separated. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. a travel nightmare. routine flight from london to new york ended up with hundreds of people stranded inside philadelphia international. >>> plus a young man who over came huge odd on his success. teen went from living on the streets to graduating college with honors to

the place to be now is kelly drive, meteorologist, adam joseph at the dad vail regatta. you look like are you working really hard there adam. >> real, real hard especially when are you standing in the sunshine and watching the rowers as they race down the schuylkill, a perfect day for it you know what? the colleges and universities and spectators they line up tents along the schuylkill river but the poshest tent at all the aberdeen tent and their team, look at the digs you guys have here. can i crash this party? >> absolutely. >> you having a good time? >> absolutely, you have fans in here and tvs can i come down here and snuggle all weekend. >> any time. >> coming up we'll have the full accuweather forecast from the schuylkill to let you know if the weather will cooperate and oh gift bags. >> what more could you ask for. much more to come on our next half our of "action news" at 5:00 two people are sent to the hospital after a multi-car crash and i discovery at the airport in spain a young child stuffed in a suitcase. thanks for coming. we want a spirited performance. w

of course you can catch live coverage of the dad vail regatta finals here on channel 6 beginning at 1. bring matt o'donnell, karen rogers and erin o'hearn for action on the schuylkill river. >> beautiful, beautiful especially when you look down from chopper 6. >> stormtracker 6 double scan showing no rain is following from the sky. built we have moisture in wor live sky6 atlantic city fog rolling in and that continues to push inland as we head through the overnight hours. dense fog advisory posted not along the shore but ina long the i-95 corridor and it will burn open north west to southeast. wilmington. glassboro, mounts holly. dense fog lifted 9 pbg in the morning but not until 11:00 it ends at shore and dense fog means visibility less than quarter mile be careful if you drive late tonight early tomorrow morning jog are oregon biking you won't be able to see well. right now warm, 67. in philadelphia, allentown 71. trenton 65 degrees. but millville 69 and still cool at the shore with wind offer the ocean, ocean temperature 59. air temperature atlantic city matching that also 59. sat

we were >> aberdeen dad vail regatta take over tomorrow and largest collegiate rowing event in unitedtates. it means detours for drivers. parts of kelly drive are now closed until saturday 6 p.m. traffic is detoured through fairmont park. eagles first round draft choice nelson agalar now in the nest. >> can i not wait until he gets on the field and see what the coaches think about his progress on the field. they have to get all the rookies signed six draft picks and four signed to the team. latest being top pick nelson agalar has a four year deal with nearly $9.5 million. eagles begin a three day rookie mini camp tomorrow. >> it's been a day since we learned about lesean mccoy's comments about chip kelly. in case you missed it lesean mccoy said he got rid of the plaque players the fastest. he pointed to deshawn jackson as example. jackson was asked for his thoughts in the matter. >> i don't want to get too caught up on what is going on there in philadelphia. lesean mccoy is a great friend and great running back one of the best in the league and i look at myself one of the best receive

check out the aberdeen dad vail regatta. >> maybe i'll take my mom down there. >> yes stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we have really dry conditions it's all about the sunshine and these temperatures above average and in fact summer-like it will continue into our weekend. outside we go sky 6 hd looking at penn's landing on this friday afternoon, it's really comfortable and a nice mixture of sunshine and clouds overhead and these numbers well above normal, 78 north and west of town and 80 in martins creek and 78 in quakers town and 79 as well in coatesville. down in new jersey 80 in hammonton but along the coach, just 58 in surf city and 7 in toms river and 77 in hockessin and 75 in dover. much cooler along our south facing shore communities 6789 it's warm and it's pretty dry, check out the lack of rain since april 1st over all a deficit in philadelphia .75 inch of rain and 3 inches in reading and overall an inch to 3 inches of rain as far as what we are lacking across the region and we won't find any improvements in that area until early next week. high pressure is in cont

more than a hundred teams descended on the schuylkill river hoping to make their mark on the dad vail"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has more. >> reporter: as dawn broke over the schuylkill river so did the eggs. a final source of fuel for the final day of this 77th annual aberdeen dad vail regatta. >> there's a lot of reasons for people to come down and watch the races. you see america's best. >> reporter: officials went over last minute orchestrations. [laughter] >> reporter: all are volunteers and most like organization president jim hannah are former rowers. >> where they can win based upon lifting that boat up out of the water with each stroke. it's a very, very unique and phenomenal experience. >> reporter: as for experience temple's women's team had a good first day run and are eager to launch again. >> perfect weather for racing today. really high hopes for how it's going to go. >> reporter: by seven and a few swift motions it was off to the races and time for that signature shouting to begin. jim told me that often the best person on the team isn't always the stron

and, the dad vail regatta starts today. kelly drive closed between strawberry mansion and fountain green ongoing so the schuylkill or 33rd is your best alternate. no major delays for mass transit. >> new this morning, neighbor surveillance camera catches bike thief in the act. wissinoming woman bought a surveillance camera after her children's bikes were stone, but it caught someone stealing her six year old neighbor's bike, howell street yesterday afternoon. as you can see in this video a black car pulls up to the home, a man get out steels a child's bike from the porch and then drives off. the video was posted on facebook to ask for help finding the man who did it, the post has been shared more than 1600 times. >> a dover police officer has been indicted in connection with an arrest two years ago. police released dash cam video showing an officer tacking a suspect in the face. that officer has been id as corporal tom webster. the american civil liberties union filed civil lawsuit against the city of dover and the police d

evening, everybody, if you are coming into the city for the rest of the weekend watch out the dad vail regatta has the kelly drive close today vehicle traffic through tomorrow night. all that extra volume pushed on to the schuylkill expressway. if you are coming up from wilmington, they are shutting down i-95 from early tomorrow morning all the way through until early monday morning so from wilmington on north you want to use i495. have a great weekend see you bright and early tomorrow on fox 29 weekend. keep up with everyday messes with the help of roomba from irobot. sensors automatically guide roomba around your home, vacuuming up dirt and debris for a more thorough clean every day. roomba. only from irobot. >> graduation day for the class of 15, a mid the hundreds of student and all of the pomp and circumstance, a heart broken mother excepting a diploma on behalf of her critically injured daughter. rachael hall fighting for her life at temple university hospital after being hit by a car while riding her car at the edge of campus last week, her tearful mother excepting rachael's dip

still to come here we will go inside dad vail regatta for a look at the competition. >>> plus bringing in the the greatest works of art out of the museum find out who is doing it and just how they are getting it done, beasley. >>> process begins for eagles rookies, over at the novacare complex, first days of professional athletes meeting teammates, meeting coaches and learning the chip kelly way that is ahead in sports. >>> tonight at 11:00 feel the rush and see danger of the coastguard rescue, our meteorologist kate bilo will show you what it is like to be rescued by a coastguard chopper, see how it happens and how you can watch a real life demonstration yourself, tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 o'clock. >>> well now to what is a whole new way of looking at art. >> it is art inside out. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones, explains. >> reporter: the if the paintings grab your attention but look out of place that is call it respond tane yin encounters with masterpiecees on main street whether it is in newtown bucks county media, delaware county or haddonfield new jersey wher

is a traffic alert for people that use kelly drive a closure is in effect because of the 2015 dad vail regatta, the nation's largest collegiate rowing race started tomorrow on the schuylkill river drivers are being detoured through fairmount park. >>> the search continues for a teenage prisoner that managed to escape while wearing handcuffs he was being driven from florida to philadelphia, to face charges in three armed robberies, private contractors were transporting him in a rental car but the child locks were not on in the backseat singleton was able to get out at osage in southwest philadelphia and police believe he was trying to see his mother on his birthday today. the 3900 block of wallace street anybody with information should contact philadelphia police. >>> new information on a garage fire in mercer county we now know that if 13 firefighters were injured battling the blaze 12 were checked out for respiratory problems for container use from a backyard pool and another was treated for facial burns the cause remains under investigation, a philadelphia police officer was hurt whe

dad vail regatta rose into town today. practice today tomorrow. friday, saturday, all of the volume extra activity stepped up on the kelly drive. i went through there yesterday, putting all of the tent up. push everybody off into through the ballfield, there so for the next couple of days, if you're just used to kelly drive in and out every town flip over to the mlk drive, and then later tonight closing route 363 right where it goes under the turnpike here. all part of the turnpike ex tan sean. otherwise good shape on the schuylkill no problems on mass transit. mike alex, back over to you. >> 6:33, breaking news this morning, police trying to piece together what led up to triple shooting. >> maybe as many as 50 bullets, police trying to determine what the surviving victims might know, because of all of the evidence they found at the scene. this neighborhood in north philly could be nickname point blank. simply because of the violence they've got there this case, demonstrate t guy killed got shot ten times all the bullet casings, just inches or foo

more humid all in all weather for the dad vail regatta.'s day since 1991. >> that's it for us, we'll see you back here in 30. >>> good morning, america. and sparking outrage. the video from the cleveland cavaliers, buzzing big for all the wrong reasons. why the team is apologizing to women for the big-time foul. >>> medical breakthrough. the cutting edge treatment that means you don't have to have surgery for a type of skin cancer. ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life ♪ >>> and meet the mom with 12 sons waiting for baby number 13. she's due to deliver hours before mother's day. will she have a boy or a girl? and do all these brothers really want a little sister? >>> and thousands of moms nominated for the mother of all sur prideses. now country superstar garth brooks flyinging all night. >> all right. here we are on the plane. ready to surprise a mom on "gma" in the morning. >> to give one mom the biggest surprise of her life. it's all happening on "gma." >>> a wonderful crowd with us here on a friday morning in times square. we do s

and then thursday the front's back to our north sunshine breaks out, 80 is the high and for the dad vails year, 83 on friday, 85 on saturday. aberdeen dad vail regatta looking at really one of the best weather years that we've had for the regatta in quite some time. on mother's day all the way up to 87 degrees. this is sunday of course. and there's a spotty shower or thunderstorm building back in on sunday afternoon. overall looks like a pretty good day for mom though. >> got it. thank you david. >>> 6:11 now. up next more stories you did any other see last night including the quick thinking store owner who botched a bandit's get away. >> new at 6:00 a.m., robbers on the run after ransacking an off campus apartment while the students are asleep. karen. >> we're taking a live look at 309 here in ambler and you can see no problems out there. light volume. roads are clear and dry. so what does it look like on the boulevard? i'll take that you live coming up. >> and later why you shouldn't wear a dress with hundreds of feathers on them. the annual met gala looks part of our six things to kno

the dad vail regatta still looks great on friday and saturday.ow going to go for highs of 85 both days a fair amount of sunshine both days. you'll need the sunscreen if you'll be down there observing the racing. on sunday mother's day all the way up to 87 degrees, very warm and there is a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm popping up but that's probably fairly spotty and i think most of the day looks pretty good albeit warm for mother and then you're back to 84 on monday with an afternoon thunderstorm possible and more of the same on tuesday, kind of unsettled pattern beginning to develop sunday night. >> okay. we'll watch out for it. thanks, david. >>> new here on "action news" disturbing video shows a large tree falling on children playing at a park in chelsea massachusetts. happened as some children were under a tree when it suddenly toppled over and collapsed on them on monday. two boys ages two and eight were taken to the hospital. the toddler has a skull fracture. there's no word on what may have caused the tree to go down. the p

aberdeen dad vail regatta looking really good this year. on sunday mother's day 87 warm degrees. probably have to have that air conditioner on in the car if you're driving mom out to lunch and later in the day there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. monday, tuesday, also a little unsettled. >> all right. it is now 5:40 and next scary moment is caught on camera when a tree falls on top of children playing in a city park. >> fyi philly takes a look at an event that celebrates hats and horses for a good cause. karen. >> and a fun event, too. looking live here in delaware county, this is the blue route at baltimore pike. we're really drying out here with no problems. we're going take you to bucks county see what it looks like there coming up. >> and the "dancing with the stars" version of the final four. "action news" will be right back. >> ♪♪ >> 5:44. some sunlight breaking out from those clouds you see over the delaware river and south jersey. 5:44 on this wednesday. >> how is that commute looking in you're coming in from the suburbs? let's go to karen rogers. good mor

the dad vail regatta taking over our city, kelly drive close todd reek will traffic and all that extra volume will put extra jams on the schuylkill and mlk drive through the weekend. mike and alex back to you. >>> 6:04. police are searching for two men who forced their way in the the bucks county home. >> police say robbers pistol whipped one of the people inside that house. a sabina, what is going on there, where is this. >> reporter: one minute is how long it took for police to get to the scene of the armed home invasion but by the time they got there the suspects had already taken off. certainly a terrifying ordeal for a group of 20 something's roommates here in central bucks and chalfont. let look at video we shot just after police had gotten to the scene this was a violent home invasion police say by two armed men in the in middle of the night quarter after midnight, police say two men with handguns kicked in the door of the home along south limekiln pike. four roommates were home at the the time. police say the gun man forced them to the floor and ordered them to give up all of t