live in warrington, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." rick. >> nora, thank you. >>> several roads in burlington county were closed for much of the afternoon as crews repaired a gas leak. officials say a crew was cutting grass in the 300 block of tom brown road in moorestown. the mower struck a cap to the gas line apparently. tom brown road between new albany and haines mill roads was closed while the gas company made repairs. two residents were evacuated from a nearby home as a precaution. >>> all right. it is game day. the eagles officially kick off their season against the atlanta falcons tonight in prime time less than an hour from now exactly but the birds' cheerleaders kicked off the excitement this morning in northeast philadelphia. they surprised fans with a pep rally at the dunkin' donuts on cottman avenue. >>> and "action news" reporter chad pradelli has been talking with chancey fan fans all day ln center city. he's live at dillworth park. everybody seems ready for some football finally, hm? >> reporter: you better believe it r

to pull in the temperatures this morning. 58 degrees in martins creek. 56 in quakertown. 63 in warrington. # 0 -- 70 in center city. 66 in glassboro, new jersey. 63 in dover, delaware. heading up to 90. yesterday's high, 88. it's been a warm september, the first four days all in the 90s, temperatures over ten degrees above average. the warmest start to september in 42 years, if you're going back to school, my daughter was thinking she was going to wear winter high boots that she bought it's not going to happen. it's going to be hot and steamy for the second week in september. >> a pregnant woman and 13-year-old girl were among 6 people killed in a race car rally. the race car lost control and crashed into onlookers, investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash. >>> the minnesota dentist who killed cecil the lion sparked a global backlash. robert palmer said he feels like he acted legally and stunned to find out he killed a treasured animal. he tracked the animal and shot it after wounding it. he said he killed him with an arrow the next day. palmer said he heard nothing fr

sun, we have clouds out here, take a look at the latest numbers now just coming into us, 84 in warrington 82 in quakertown and 87 in kennett square and center city 86 degrees and new jersey in the upper 80s like cinnaminson and hammonton 88 and 90 already in woodbine, atlantic city the temperatures continue to drop, 80 degrees now with a flow in off the ocean beginning to kick in. here is what it feels like, it feels like 91 if philadelphia and 93 in wilmington and 90 in millville and beach haven, and we have dew points between 65 and 70 degrees through the area, satellite 6 along with action radar showing not much in the way of clouds out there, mixing with what izzy sunshine through the day, we have an air quality alerlt, ozone action day, asking the sensitive groups, the young and elderly to limit your outdoor activities, today will be our third straight day of temperatures in the 90s plus, you are feeling it out there today. as you drive home this afternoon, here is what to expect. hazy sunshine and hot and humid and 4:00 p.m. 93 and 5:30 we drop to 90, and 86 at 9:00 p.m. muggy in th

the neighborhood numbers north and west of town, 80 in slatington and tannersville 75 and 73 in warrington and lower 80s in kennett square and center city 82 and levittown 73, 76 in surf city and 75 in avalon and the lower 80s in glassboro and the same thing in cinnaminson and ewing 83. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's mostly clear and quiet and plenty of sunshine to enjoy as we get out into the rest of this friday afternoon we are tracking this front, not a whole lot of moisture associated with it, it will move through saturday night into sun morning, but i would not expect a whole lot of precipitation vault of this moving through, cooler air is arriving just in time for sunday and beyond. here is the call from accuweather, lots of sunshine and light winds and high in philadelphia 87 degrees, a good 10 degrees above where we should be this time of year, tonight we drop down to 64 degrees to a partly cloudy skies. sunny and warm tomorrow and high pressure is in control, with a bit of a southwesterly wind and you may notice an increase in humidity tomorrow but the ridge of h

live in warrington, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." brian. >> nora thanks very much. >>> several roads in burlington county remain closed right now after a gas leak. chopper 6hd was over the scene on the 300 block of tom brown road in moorestown. officials say a county road crew was cutting grass in that area when the mower apparently struck a cap to the gas line. this happened about 11:30 this morning. tom brown road is still closed between new albany road and haines mill road while the gas company makes repairs. two residents were evacuated from a nearby home but just as a precaution. >> ♪ >> the papal visit is less than two weeks away and some big name celebrities will help welcome pope francis to philadelphia when he he gets here. the world meeting of families just announced that aretha franklin will perform during the festival of families on the parkway saturday the 26th. oscar nominated actor mark wahlberg will serve as host and the popular brand the fray will also join the line up. >> now to the latest on the parking restriction

mosby was getting off the train in warrington.he had lived there for sometime, but because he had become a republican, his family -- the -- his family were pariahs. his law practice fell. his children were beaten at school. the people had turned against him. people would cross the street to keep from having to speak to him. mosby his life was in mortal danger, and he contacted president grant, who by now was on a world tour. grant and julia took a world tour starting in 1877 that lasted for two years. and he was somewhere in europe. mosby got a hold of president grant through a telegram, my life is in danger, can you help me? it was grant to wired president rutherford b. hayes. it was hayes who appointed mosby as u.s. consul to hong kong. he arrives in 1878. he sees after a couple of months, there are two sets of books in the consulate, one for the state department and one for everybody else. yes. there was corruption. these people were overcharging lots of other people who wanted to come to america. they were charging $10,000 for

david's chest airport certificateer city at this hour 69 warrington. down across new jersey 65 toms river and cool as well hammonton and 65 and sea isle city holes on to 70s at 74. here's satellite 6 and action radar high pressure has been dominating much of our region so it's dray and quiet from new england all the way down across the mid-atlantic region and ridge of high pressure suppresses moisture and cloud cover with disturbance across the north carolinas and virginia and into the day tomorrow. future tracker 6 showing you it's all about the numbers. early tomorrow morning we'll start the someday off. temperatures in the upper 60s and once we get to average hours approaching if 90 in philadelphia. keeping a close eye on tropical storm grace. winds sustained at 50 mimes an hour. it's about 500 smiles southwest of cape verde islands here. this continues a job of 15 miles an hour over the next 24 to 48 hours. later this week be into next week close erin closer to lee ward high lands. we'll keep you posted to what happens with troll call storm grace.

police in warrington township tell us they found the couple dead inside their home 2400 block of north green wood road. a woman was found shot in the back inside a bathroom and her husband was found dead ofself innriingted gunshot wounds. the couple's dozen are responding well too. it it it was only after the family friends came that they became kendz. >> a double shooting that unfolded independent west oak lane. investigators say two men were shot on the 7000 block of luiz street. both were taken to the medical center where they remain in medical company. no arrests made 234 this case. >> and police are investigating a homicide in the city wissanoming section and this happened 1:30 on the 4,000 block of east cheltenham avenue a man in 50s was getting out of his car when he was shot spraply. he was rushed to aria torresdale and make the trip one our later. >> a scare at thrift stop in kensington again aids were found inside a bag. this were not live. they were -- when they arrives several nearby roadways were shut down as a precaution and as investigators changed things out the all cle

it's very warm and muggy out there. 66 in martins creek, 67 warrington, 65 in saint davids already in the 70's in center city, a day similar to yesterday starting a out at 74 degrees. 69 in glassboro and 68 in dover delaware. we are baking today. satellite6 and action radar showing we have some clouds that are starting to stream in so it won't be entirely sunny like it was much of yesterday. but nonetheless your bus stop forecaster for the kids who are already back to school you'll be seeing clear skies early on and those clouds kind of filling in with it. warm and humid. by 6:00 a.m., clear and 73. by 8:00 a.m., some patchy clouds and 77 degrees. matt. >> did you say baking? >> yeah. >> not that kind of bacon. >> oh, i'm hungry now. good morning to you karen. as you said the fog is not everywhere but we are seeing some of it here in northeast philadelphia along i-95. this is the scene approaching cottman avenue. southbound go the taillights through a little bit of a fog. the overnight construction that we had southbound on 95 by woodhaven road has cleared out. as has this zone close

let's look at these numbers its already 67 in martins creek, 67 pottstown, 68 warrington, 74 in centery, 69 in browns mills, 69 in dover delaware, very warm to start you off. satellite6 and action radar showing we'll see some clouds mixing with the sunshine but we're staying dry today. no relief from the heat. 93 for your high with some patchy fog early on. otherwise, you'll see sunshine and clouds. so, when do we get an ends to this heat wave number five? and how about heat wave number six? are you ready for that? all the details in the accuweather forecast. >> but who is counting? you are. all right, good morning to you karen. good morning, everybody. as is often the case at this early hour, our major problem on the roadways is construction and we've got some of it here on the northeast philadelphia bucks county line along 95 southbound. if you look way in the distance there you can see the restriction in the southbound lanes, just the left lane open to traffic coming off of woodhaven road headed down toward academy road. these crews should be out of here within the next half hour. a

temperatures on the cool side across the northern and western suburbs. 56 in fleetwood and 60 in warrington. 53 in chester across the river in south jersey, 61 in glassboro, 62 in gandys beach. 55 in wide by -- woodbine. if you're getting outside to do exercise these comfortable numbers for you. 68 at 9:00 p.m. might be a good idea to get errands done early. we're going for a high of 87 degrees we'll hit that 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. >>> a snake slit -- slithered into a toilet in australia. it was a ten foot python. the snake catcher had to be called in to remove it. he thinks the snakes are looking for damper homes due to the recent dry weather in australia. >> on the people scene lional richie will launch a residency in the spring. he will play 20 shows. the tickets go on sale tomorrow. >> and keith richards said the rolling stones plan to record a new album after they tour south america. they have not released a new album in more than a decade. we'll be rieb i right back. >> here top stories on "action news," philadelphia police are investigating two separate shootings that have left three men

sergeant lewis was from warrington, virginia. 11 other marines were hurt in that accident. >>> we are taking a closer look at what is causing ambulance shortages in the district. officials say people are abusing 911. they are calling for an ambulance when they really don't need one chblt the mayor's office tells news 4 the district has more than 46,000 low priority calls alone. a baby had to be taken to the hospital in a fire truck because the closest ambulance was seven miles away. >> all over the country, this is an issue. the use of 911, the abuse, in some respects of the 911 system that is really draining resources. >> 911 abuse isn't the only problem. d.c. is not fully deploying ambulances. six mornts ago, the mayor promised 49 ambulances on duty during the busiest shifts. yesterday and thursday, there were only 39. >>> we want you to see this video. a burning car. a man is inside there. a lot of us would see it and run from it. as you saw there, police officers ran toward it. it's because of their bravery, that man is alive. shomari stone has the story from prince george's count

we have no humidity, so it feels good. 80 in warrington. 79 in quakertown. tanersville 74.ster, 77. oxford, 77. coatsville showing 77 degrees, into south jersey we go, glassboro, 80 degrees, buena, 81. gandys beach 7 #. a nice day on the delaware bay. boards in atlantic city 76. hammonton, 79 degrees, here's what's going on as we look at the overall weather pattern. we have an area of high pressure coming out of canada, that's why it feels so good. there's no humidity associated with it. but it will work out to sea and starting tomorrow things heat up ghani e -- again, we could push 90 degrees tomorrow, if we don't hit it tomorrow we'll hit tuesday and wednesday with higher humidity levels. here's a look at how many 90-degree days we've had so far this year. wilmington, 16. allentown, 17. trenton, 24. look at philadelphia, on average we should 27 days of 90-degree plus heat we've had 34 and we're going adding to that number later this week. over the next couple of days mostly sunny pleasant, 86. tomorrow, sunny skies and comfortable, highs of 90. a picture-perfect holiday w

warrington, 59 and tanersville checking in at 54.uth jersey and delaware, glassboro, 59. cinnaminson, 57. browns mills 56. hockessin 60 and smyrna looks like you're sitting at 58 degrees, we'll be cooler today as a small little trough develops over the mid atlantic and the northeast. that's why it feels so lovely right now. no humidity and down in the 50s, starting tomorrow, no, another heat wave spills into the delaware valley, how long does it last? by definition you need three straight days of 90 degrees or higher. maybe we see three straight days and it comes to an end. this shunlt be as long as another heat wave we've seen this summer season. here's a look at a few specific locations and how many times they hit 90 degrees so far this year. wilmington, 16. allentown, 17 times. atlantic city, 19. trenton, 24. look at philadelphia, 34 times so far this year we've hit 9 on the degrees or higher. the average is 27. so already well above that. we're at least adding three to that number, maybe four. 86 mostly sunny and pleasant this af

warrington, 66. center city, 73. kennett square 68. hockessin 67. agenda beach, 75. avalon 75.high temperatures will be cooler thanks to all the cloud cover and the approaching rain as you can clearly see on double scan live. heavy showers and thunderstorms working through washington, d.c. and baltimore indicated by the reds and maroons. you can see the cloud to ground lightning strikes. this is the activity we'll watch closely this afternoon. one or two storms could be on the stronger side possibly severe with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. the areas that would more than likely see that kind of weather if you see it at all would be south jersey and central and southern portions of delaware most of us us will see showers and storms. the one or two of us maybe severe. day planner, 80 degrees, cloudy skies, 3:00 p.m., clouds and showers and storms, 78. 6:00 p.m., 76. more showers and thunderstorms expected. again, our high temperature 80 degrees. if you're heading to ppl park cloudy and damp periods of rain maybe a quick-hitting thunderstorm, 72 degrees by 7:00 p.m. by the

warrington, 64. center city checking in at 70 degrees.cross river into south jersey, glassboro, 66. gandys beach, 73. delaware, smyrna, 65. dover, 67. hockessin 63. satellite and radar, showing the area of low pressure we're watching between richmond arena washington, d.c. closeup view shows the drenching showers and thunderstorms that are starting to develop along the front range of that. again, that will push through over the next several hours. most of the morning will stay dry. it's probably the middle of the afternoon we pick up the rain drops and thunderstorms toward evening. the day planner, keeping it dry for the morning, 72 degrees, we'll quickly cloudy over by lunchtime. 80. showers and thunderstorms more widespread 76 forecasting a high of 80 degrees. overall looks like a gray weekend, a rare gray weekend for the delaware valley. showers and storms possible. still have the shower threat tomorrow and cooler conditions in the seven-day forecast, i'll have the details when i see you again in just a bit. eva? >> thanks, chris. >>>

police in warrington township said they found a man and woman dead inside of that are home along with their pets. this is in the 2400 block have of north greensward road. up investigators say a woman was found shot in the back inside a bathroom. they say a man tied of the self inflict gunshot wound. their dog -- their dogs were also shot and killed. police respond to the home after one of the women's friend became worried after not hearing from the couple for a few days. >>> two hand grenade where is discovered inside a plastic bag in the kensington thrift store. this he were not live in fact they were hallow. this picture was sent to "action news" from the viewer just before 9:00 yesterday morning. an employee called 911 to tell police what they found. whether he police arrived several roadways were shut down as a precaution. all clear was given a short time later. >>> the eagles face a big test today in their home opener, they will go autopsy begins tony romo and dallas cowboys, kick off at 4:25 this afternoon. eagles will try to avoid starting the season with two straight losses. t

warrington, 46. the same low in great falls this morning. 47 was the low temperature in bethesda. waldorf is 49. daytime highs in the mid-to-the upper 70's. that is sweet! as far as the numbers go on the pollen count, not so sweet. it's high range for mold spores and also for weed. we are dealing with ragweed in the low category today. temperatures as we speak continue to mid-to-upper 70's. 79 in frederick. reagan national, 77 in fredericksburg. 74 in culpeper. heading through the overnight hours it will be another cool day. as get through wednesday, thursday, friday, the overnight lows will warm up a tiny bit. refreshing if you start in frederick. 53 in winchester and culpeper. 63 in annapolis and 60 in downtown washington tomorrow morning. the current temperatures throughout the eastern third of the country are all about the same. the mid-70's because of a ginormous area of high pressure over the weather. centered over the atlantic states. this whole system will stay in place in a few more days. in time later in week it will shift east. that will allow a bit of a warmup. it will

60s late and still rain across our area and here's where it's been for most of the area today and warrington down to fredericksburg and these are the locations way down to the south around waldorf, down 301 that will have some of the higher rainfall totals, but in terms of how hard it's going to rain i don't think we'll need a big umbrella and a regular size umbrella and you'll have to compensate for the wind, though and here are our chances for saturday. best chance, fredericksburg, down 95 about the median or moderate threat of rain and right into d.c. and keep that in mind with the festivals that will be taking place this weekend. we'll check on the whole list of activities in just a couple of minutes. right now let's go to meteorologist doug kammerer who is having fun even on a somew t somewhsomewhat of a damper. >> it was a bit of of a damper. it's dry now and we're having backyard weather. we are in herndon and i love coming back to my hometown and this is the brevard family and you have your friend, too. and said come to my backyard. >> because we have a cool group of friends. i wante

in pottstown and warmer in coatesville and kennett square 80 to 85 degrees, 83 in levittown and warrington83, as we head to the south, the sea breeze kicked in in the mid to upper 70s dover 82 and bridgeton and vineland coming in at 81 degrees. it's all compliments of high pressure to the south that is really the muscle maker here, all the way from central and eastern canada all the way down to the mid-atlanticic and east coast and into the nation's heartland, little going on presently, 51 to 61, that is your split in temperature, patchy fog setting up with the light breeze and longer nights now and fog develops more frequently. you don't have the wind, so to speak, to mix up in the atmosphere. the sunshine dominates and low humidity and we are pulling the temperature up to 87 degrees, the high continues its journey to the east and the heat pump continues and in the midwest temperatures well into the 90s sitting at 87, that is 10 degrees above normal. if you are the lucky one at the shore, 84 and sunshine with an afternoon sea breeze kicking in and no matter where you are it's perfect, sun

from leesburg, warrington, fredericksburg, winchester, charlottesville, suffolk and woodstock.hey'll be honored at 11:00. the men and women are part of the winchester-based 3rd battalion. >>> new details on how each agency prepares to cut spending in maryland. the cuts will be 2% knicks year. it will fall heavily had on public employee layoffs and cuts in pay. the state will eliminate 2 sister positions. governor larry hogan agreed to the consults to help the almost $2 billion deficit in the state. the cuts will take place over the next four years. >>> nearly 200,000 people dove into the sea of plastic, and many of them left nothing behind. "the washington post" reporting nearly 1,000 items have been reported lost or have been unclaimed from a dip at the beach exhibit at the national building museum. and many of those items were phones, wedding rings, shoes, a fitness tracker or two. the things also washed up or found in the depths of that exhibit that is now gone at the national building. >> imagine, once they cleared all the balls away, what was left on the carpet or whatever

police in warrington township say they have found a man and woman dead inside a home.his is in the 2400 block of north green ward road. a woman was found shot in the back inside a bathroom. they say a man died of self inflict gunshot wound. their dogs were also shot and killed. police responded to the home after one of the women's friend became worried when she didn't hear from the couple for a few days. >>> two hand grenades were discovered inside a plastic bag in the kensington thrift store. grenades were not live but in fact were hallow but they did cause concern yesterday this was sent to "action news" when the viewer sent it. this happened before 9:00 yesterday morning. an employee called 911 to tell police what she had found. when they arrived several roadways were shut down as a precaution. all clear was given a short time later. >>> the eagles face a big test today in their home opener, they will go autopsy begins tony romo and dallas cowboys, kick off at 4:25 this afternoon. the the eagles will try to avoid starting the season with two straight losses. they ha

martins creek 91 and warrington 87, saint davids 84.hester and center city holding at 91 degrees and south jersey as you get closer to the coast temperatures drop. in cinnaminson it's 91, in hammonton it's 88 but the boardwalk in atlantic city down to 79 degrees and in delaware hockessin and dover 85 degrees. satellite6 along with action radar showing this is going to be the big weather maker over the next two days as high pressure very strong, the winds around it clockwise so we'll be getting winds out of the southwest. so that will really bump up temperatures over the next two days and tonight it will keep us clear, warm and a little bit on the muggy side. 62 degrees in the cooler suburbs. center city dropping down to 70 degrees. so, for the next two days we will be very close to the record highs. looks like we will be shy about 2 degrees on both days. tomorrow i'm forecasting a high of 94 degrees, the record high 96 set back in 1939. and wednesday i'm forecasting 92 and the record high 94 set way back in 1884. wednesday, though, the

at greenwood road, not a big deal, two vehicles mostly off to the side. 74 degrees right now in warringtont's warm and sticky already in pottstown, 77 in center city. seventy two interbrowns mills. 75 in dover, delaware. a lot and humid day, a high of 92 today, matt and tam. >> okay, thank you karen. >>> happening today, a federal hearing is scheduled for the defendant in a captivity case that rocked the city of philadelphia. linda weston is set to appear in court for a change of plea. she and others are accused of kidnapping and torturing mentally disabled adults who were kept locked up in a basement in tacony in order to steal their government benefits checks. weston has previously pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> new this morning a dog's death in delaware county is raising some questions and some major concerns about how local animal control handles strays. a family who owns this small dog called louie who is blind came across two stray rottweilers on the street. pennsylvania state law requires strays be transported to an approved and licensed boarding facility after being picked u

we're 84 in warrington right now, levittown 87 degrees, center city at 85, martin's creek 87.e at 87 degrees. to the south and east, we're in the low 80's browns mills as well as vineland. ewing 83 degrees, and a little bit of a sea breeze at the shore so we're moving those temperatures into the mid 70's but that ocean still very pleasant at 73 degrees. low pressure is down to the south. this is one feature that we're watching. another one is a cold front off to the north and west, so this is moving to the south and east, this low is trying to slowly drift off to the north so we're being squeeze played by those two systems. so, our crystal clear sky is going to start to deteriorate as we go through the second half of the weekend. but for tonight, clear skies, some fog could develop late in a few locations, 55 to 64 degrees. now, we've had really a lack of humidity this entire week with the above normal temperatures. tomorrow the dewpoints are going to spike a little bit into the low 60's so it may feel a little humid the beginning of the weekend and then they back off sunday a

warrington, 69. quakertown, 65. chester, 66. center city, 73. glassboro, 69. cinnaminson, 67.ing for something to do later this afternoon, the money island marina is having their annual barbecue, good food, dogs, chicken and crabs and corn on the could be and the jersey shore there if you you're looking for something to do. woodbine, # 72, buena, 69. it's a lovely morning, clouds to the south to the virginias and the coral lines -- carolinas. high pressure dominates the pattern, 86 degrees, most hi -- mostly sunny and pleasant. 85 degrees by 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m., 84. our next time chance of rain isn't until thursday afternoon! that means not only is today dry, but the next three days after that are dry, as well. if you have crowd door plans, the weather will cooperate. you when i see you in a few minutes we'll talk about the shower and thunderstorm chance by week's end that will change the weather pattern and bring cooler temperatures in here, all straight ahead in ten minutes. >> the jersey shore is a popular place this holiday weekend as people enjoy the last harrah of summer

let's see if we can get one more call here from warrington, virginia. are republican line. >> caller: hello. >> host: you are on the air. >> caller: thank you. thank you for c-span, for these nice, beautiful programs that people can voice their opinions in regards to politicians in the country-- matters, actually. the leadership means that they have to bring everyone together. not to separating them. not playing politics in people's life, actually. the congress was known, do-nothing congress for these past years, actually. this resignation, the pope's speech yesterday has been very effective, is telling everyone that if you cannot put people in the front line to serve them then it's better to leave them. >> host: we will let you go there. of the u.s. senate is gambling and thanks for your call. more coming up later on over and c-span three. live coverage of the us senate now. o god, our mighty fortress, the source of all that is good, hallowed be your name. lord, empower our senators to accomplish your good in our world, leading them on the path of humi