they allegedly snatched the retired couple off the street in west philadelphia. they were thrown into a van, forced to open a debit card account. that car was used to rent several cars. the couple was eventually let go. >>> there are still no arrests in the weekend murder of a mechanic in philadelphia's brewerytown neighborhood. a busy stretch of girard avenue was shut down after the shooting at a repair shot. investigators found a trail of oily footsteps leading to an apartment several blocks away but no one was inside. >> always a possibility our shooter did run inside the property and then exit the property before police were aware. >> the victim had apparently been shot in the chest with a shotgun at close range. investigators are hoping suree inging surveillance cameras capture the shooter leaving the scene. >>> philadelphia police want to find whoever has been smashing car windows at a septa station. it's been going on at the wissahickon train station. we spoke with a woman who said she got off the train to find her windows broken along with six other cars.

we are live in west philadelphia, katherine scott channel6 "action news."> thanks katherine. >>> also breaking a gunman shot two people outside a hip hop concert in central jersey. it happened late last night outside the big sean and j. cole concert in holmdel monmouth county. state police say the gunman then fled into the nearby woods. the two victims were flown to area hospitals. we know at least one of the victims is in critical condition. the big sean and j. cole performed back on friday at the susquehanna bank center in camden. they are scheduled to perform again tonight at madison square garden in new york. >> a little five-year-old girl is so lucky to be home this morning. she barely escaped a hit and run with her life. "action news" is there as karley green returned to her north philadelphia home last night. she was greeted by a bouquet of balloons and a welcoming party from a neighborhood motorcycle club. karley's family says they are truly thankful. >> we just grateful that we have community support you know what i mean and we just happy. we excit

new this morning accident involving a police cruiser and attacks i in west philadelphia. sends an officer and two others to the hospital. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now she has this report for us. >> we will try to get back to jan coming in just a few minute, having technical difficulties. meantime listen to. >> this new this morning, two people are injured during shooting outside after hip hop concert in holmdale, new jersey, state police say it happened last night where artist j colon big sean were performing at the pnc bank art center. eyewitnesses say the gunfire broke out after an argument in the parking lot. the shooter still remains on the loose. there is no details yet on that victim's condition. >>> this morning we ' hearing from the boyfriend after young mother shot and killed in her port richmond home. this is a "eyewitness news" exclusive. sean is one of the last people to see stephanie alive. the 22 year old was found shot in the head thursday night. police say her two jerold daughter wasner by at the time. detectives are taking a close l

gilbert was in his west philadelphia home and heard a gunshot at 6:00 a.m. >> i started hearing sirens and all of these guys pulled up on the scene. >> heard a whole bunch of helicopters in the air and i wondered what was going on. >> police were called out to 60th and spruce where a person walking to work was robbed at gun point, they saw a man fitting the suspect's description and was identified as marquise kantlin of madison street. one chased on foot and the other in a car, two blocks later he turned the corner on 56th street and waited to ambush the officer on foot. he ordered the suspect to drop the gun multiple times waiting for the officer to turn the corner. when he failed to drop the gun the officer fired one time striking the suspect in the stomach. >> and he remained in the hospital in critical condition, police say he has prior arrests for narcotics and aggravated assault. we are live in west philadelphia, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> the last shot bar in port richmond turned into a shooting scene, two men were arguing in the bar and took it time-out side a

septa's west trenton line still shuttle busing. >> 69 degrees in philadelphia. in the up are 50's in the lehigh valley, 57 now in allentown. low 60's in trenton and millville and dover, delaware. nice and comfortable out there. a few clouds out there this morning but this afternoon will be bright and sunny. temperatures about 9 degrees cooler in allentown than they were at this point yesterday. 17 degrees cooler in wildwood and atlantic city. so, you feel the difference out there and the humidity way down from yesterday early morning. looking at the day ahead, by 9:00 a.m., still some clouds around with the sun and 73. by noon, bright and sunny and 80. by 3:00 p.m., comfortable, 84, that's your high for today with bright sunshine. by 6:00 p.m., 82 degrees, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> now we've got chopper 6hd live over some breaking news that's unfolding right now. this is 60th and spruce in west philadelphia. we see police vehicles there on the scene. we also see looks like some policemen there on the sidewalk. here's what we know. seems as though a robbery wa

deanna durante joins us live in west philadelphia with more. deanna? >> the owners of this west philadelphia funeral home tell me they're helping unite those who run the powell funeral home a day after three bodies were found in a nearby garage. the outside of the powell funeral home had a sign in the window yesterday saying it was closed for renovations. police sources want to know more about the closure and they're looking into the home's finances. it didn't take much for us to dig up page upon page of civil action against this funeral home that dates back to the mid 1980s. according to the department website, the funeral home owes more than $17,000 in back taxings. and the irs and the pa department of revenue have both placed leans on the property for unpaid taxes. we asked janet about the documents and the allegations that there are unpaid taxes. she refused to talk to us about them. the family is one of those inside the garage, says their loved one died at the rehabilitation facility. how his remains ended up here. >> this is news to us, we need t

in west philadelphia, justin finch cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> 25 philadelphia police departments supervisorsre receiving specialized training today. national experts conducted training on fair and impartial policing. the supervisors are being trained about the risks and dangers of biased policing and all the training will go on for the next two and a half days and is described as better than your typical cultural diversity training. >>> firefighters battle utility issues while fighting a two alarm apartment fire in king of prussia overnight that left dozens of people homeless. compromised gas line helped feed flames at abrams run apartments long after firefighters placed that structure fire under control. officials say a water main break also jeopardized the water supply but crews were able to tap into another line. one evacuated resident says that he woke up to what started like an explosion. >> i immediately came out, and grabbed the fire extinguisher from my kitchen and ran outside and tried to put it out, but by the time i got there, it already went up vinyl siding and went into the seco

west philadelphia, trish hartman. "channel 6 action news." >> much more to come on "action news" big news from nation's capital a panda cub born at the national zoo and why officials there are keeping a close eyethon tiny bear and why thousands of rubber ducks took over a pool in philadelphia earlier today. it was all for a good cause. >>> plus jamie apody is live at the linc with more reaction to eagles preseason win tonight over the ravens when "action to eagles preseason win tonight over the ravens when "action news" comes oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's married. he's a kleptomaniac. he's a pyromaniac. he's a total maniac. hey! hey! go back to your wife you sociopath! leave slow internet behind. the 100% fiber optics network is here. get out of the past. get fios. tea? now $79.99 a month. go online or call no

it happened at 56th and haverford in west philadelphia. the officer sustain only minor injuries and she is in stable condition, at presbyterian hospital. the the intersection has been since cleared but the the accident of course is under investigation. >>> 6:32. >> philadelphia's reputation is still taking a hit after an ugly incident that happened over the weekend. of course we're talking about destruction and beheading of hitchbot. >> this got attention on line all day yesterday. jenny joyce is live where it all went down, in olde city on second street, jenny. >> reporter: alex and mike we're talking about this video that surfaced yesterday that we were told was surveillance video but we were told it came from an art gallery which does not have surveillance camera. only video ace above me facing in the wrong direction up here. so it is questionable. but let's show you video, you can take a look for yourself, it shows a man ripping apart hitchbot, and is this video legitimate? is this person in the eagles jersey responsible for robot's de

she's live in west philadelphia. deanna, what did you find. >> we can tell you that the operators here in in west philadelphia tell us they are hipping out the operators of the powell funeral home. the funeral home where its owners have told them that she did put three bodies in a garage nearby that funeral home. the outside of the funeral home in strawberry mansion had a sign in the window yesterday saying it was closed for renovations. police sources want to know more about the closure and they're looking into the home's finances. it didn't take much for us to dig up page upon page of civil actions that date back to the mid 1980s. the funeral home owes more than $17,000 in back taxes. the irs and the pa department of revenue have both placed leans on the property for unpaid taxes. the outside of the powell funeral home had a sign in the window yesterday saying it was closed for renovations. police sources say they want to know more about the closure and they're looking into the home's finances. it didn't take much

breaking news we're following in west philadelphia. a police car and a taxi crashed a short time ago. there are injuries. matt delucia is live on scene. >> three people are in the hospital including the officer who was driving this cruiser right there. you can see the investigation is still under way right now. those two cars banged up the cruiser and the taxi just to the right over there. this is at the intersection of 56th and haverford. the female officer along with the two people in the cab, they were conscious as they were taken away their injuries not life-threatening. the folks in the cab, we're told, more banged up than the officer. we'll come back live again, at this intersection is shut down for the moment as the investigation continues. back again in 30 minutes with an update. live in philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> we're also following breaking news overnight, a shooting in the parking lot of the pnc bank art center in home homedale. witnesses say there was an argument someone started shooting. two people are i

it's light showers coming in from the west into places like chester county, delaware county and philadelphiather to the west some heavier rain and down to the south moving away from baltimore, a strong thunderstorm and that is triggering thunderstorm warnings highlighted in orange across new castle county delaware, kent county delaware and then we'll see whether or not they're extended later into south jersey. a closer look on that system and it is headed towards places like middletown and townsend between now and about a quarter after the hour. odessa about 8:17 and clayton 6:18. these only take about 15 minutes for the worst of it to pass you but along the way you're going get lots of lightning heavy downpours and perhaps that gusty winds ahead of the rain so a good idea to be to take cover indoors as they pass or at the very least stay inside your car because of the frequent lightning that we're seeing. don't what happened you in a car under a big tree that might fall down, though. as we take a look at temperatures and we are warm this morning again 76 degrees in philadelphia. 66 in allen

in west philadelphia. the 19th district police vehicle and the taxicab collided. went careening into the vacant building at the corner. we're hearing there was one passenger inside the taxicab but that passenger the police officer and the taxi driver are all going to be okay. we're hearing they suffered some bumps and bruises. what exactly led up to the crash remains under investigation. there's no word on who had the light or whether that officer was responding to a call and had lights and sirens on. again this remains part of the accident investigation. in west philadelphia, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> also breaking overnight, a gunman is on the loose after opening fire and hitting two people at a hip hop concert in central jersey. the shooting happened outside the pnc bank arts center in holmdel monmouth county. two people were flown to nearby hospitals. rappers j. cole and big sean had been performing when the andy gun shots rang out. the rappers have been on tour together since july. they performed in camden at the susquehanna bank. they were

"action news" is developing is from west philadelphia tonight. a gruesome find at a funeral home that was apparently operating illegally. state and local authorities converged at 53rd and vine streets this afternoon. there they found three bodies in bad condition. two of them were decomposing. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is standing by with the very latest. annie, this is the third funeral home to be investigated in recent weeks in the city. >> reporter: rick, it is and we just talked to investigators. they actually tell us now they realize that all three bodies were badly decomposing. they tell us that this business behind me had conditions that were so bad that they were not the standards for business taking care of the dead. all three bodies were found badly decomposed and that even includes that the one the funeral director tells police was embalmed. philadelphia police investigating this funeral parlor at 53rd and vine. state department investigators working on a tip called in southwest detectives after finding poor conditions ins

a police officer hurt in a collision with a taxicab in west philadelphia. katherine filed details from the scene at 56th street and haverford avenue. >> reporter: nobody was seriously hurt in all this. what exactly happened here remains under investigation but here's what's going on. you can see that police vehicle is smashed up at this intersection and the cab is crashed into that corner building. nobody was seriously injured. fifty-sixth and haverford is still closed off for this investigation. this happened just before 3 a.m. in west philadelphia. the 19th district police vehicle and the taxicab collided. the cab went careening into the vacant building at the corner. we're hearing there was one passenger inside the taxicab but that passenger the police officer and the taxi driver are all going to be okay. we're hearing they suffered some bumps and bruises. what exactly led up to the crash remains under investigation. there's no word on who had the light or whether that officer was responding to a call or had lights and sirens on. again this remains part

it covers center city, fairmount and part of the west philadelphia. you can drive out but you cannot drive-in. between friday evening september 25th, and sometime monday september 28th. the the pope's visit touring world meeting of families is expect to bring one and a half million people into center city. traffic restrictions could cause problems for some businesses. >> you cannot over stock fish produce it just goes bad and we only have limited space. it makes it difficult for those things. >> ben franklin bridge will be closed to cars but not to pedestrian. parts of the i-76, i676, and route one will close while i-95 stays open, some ramps will be blocked. >>> count down continues, the pope will be in philadelphia in 51 days. stay with "eyewitness news" as we keep you up to date on the papal visit and preparations. our coverage continues on line at cbs philly.com. >>> 5:36. in business news this morning layoffs at a major coffee company and ice cream maker resumes production. money watch's hanna daniels joins us from the new york stock exchange for

we saw some healthy cloud cover especially philadelphia points west ward. right now temperatures are overall right around 72, 73 degrees an a couple of 60s on the board with trenton to mil millville and winds now are directly out of the easterly direction and pushing in off the atlantic and that will remain the case overnight tonight into the day tomorrow. and so that's going to throw more humidity our way and that will jump up here late tonight into early tomorrow morning. double scan live radar there were a couple showers in newcastle country and also wilmington, salem and cumberland and most at this point faded off the radar scope. as we look at the day planner for monday as we head back to work, 70 in the morning and feeling muggy, hazy sunshine, there could be a scattered shower in a couple locations and 77 at 11:00 and right around 82 degrees between and 5:00 clouds will really start to takeover and especially if you're indland the sun could hold on extra at the jersey shore and delaware beaches and there also could be a scattered down pour in couple

we are reporting live in west philadelphia.r everyone will be okay, jan thank you. also, in the news this morning, the search is on for a gunman who shot two people outside a hip hop concert in homes dale, new jersey. that shooting happened in a parking lot near the pnc bank art center. eyewitnesses say the gunfire broke out after an argument. >>> also severe storms blow down circus tent killing two people in new hampshire. twenty-two others were hurt. >> and our justin finch has been talking about this all morning, the eagles will host their first open practice at lincoln financial field today. it is also the annual alumni day. several prominent former eagles are expected to attends, and katie you told me to tell justin, i did that you had good authority, the rain will be out hereby 10:00 a.m.? >> yes, few clusters showing up on the radar right now but sipping right along. i would say even for the phils game here, looking pretty good. so south philly the entire stadium complex a-okay here. pleasant skies pleasant evening, 86 d

warm and on the muggy side, slight chance of the pop up shower especially to the west of philadelphia, and then 72, the overnight low. does it rain on musikfest for the jerry seinfeld appearance? we will talk about that when i step inside and rick, as you mentioned, is there a much better chance of drenching showers and thunderstorms tomorrow morning and perhaps again tomorrow afternoon. future tracker six will have that story thanks, david we will see you back inside. >>> this reminder before heading out the door, be sure to check six abc.com/weather. through will fine live satellite and radar images as well as the hourly forecast from accu weather. remember to follow our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter for expert insights, when severe weather happens. >>> in other news, pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane will speak publicly for the first time concerning the charges against her. her spokesperson says she will talk about the criminal charges and answer questions, this wednesday in harrisburg. kane is charged with leaking secret grand jury information and lying

he's live outside the 19th district in west philadelphia tonight. dave?, two devastating shootings in the last week have brought police and residents together both saying enough is enough. >> i'm scared. after the shooting i'm scared to walk out my front door. >> reporter: many west philadelphia residents on edge at this community meeting with 19th district physical police officers days after a well-known bakery owner was shot in the city's overbrook section. >> it is a bakery that we go to every friday for our shabatt meal and for something like this to happen really hits home for us. >> i'm always concerned about any kind of shooting. >> reporter: 19th district captain joseph, told residents cops have identified at least two persons of interest and are looking at possible surveillance video after 56-year-old woman was shot in the face when police say two men robbed her of her pocketbook leaving her in critical condition. investigators told the crowd it was not a random attack and shared some good news. >> right now the victims doing a lot better, thank

for now reporting live in west philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> all right, annie, thank you. >>> a 59-year-old man is facing charges tonight in a hit and run that killed an off duty philadelphia police officer. officer lamar poole was driving his motorcycle home from work yesterday morning when he was hit by a car in northeast philadelphia. he later died at the hospital. officials believe louis vogwill was driving drunk at the time. according to police vogwill got out of his car after the accident, saw officer poole on the ground and tried to flee. a tow truck driver who saw the crash helped police track vogwill down. poole is the second off duty police officer killed on philadelphia streets this month. >> philadelphia police are searching for an armed man who robbed and sexually assaulted two women and a man in fishtown. they're hoping that a sketch will lead them to a suspect. "action news" reporter walter perez is live near the scene of the crime. this is near cumberland street and the delaware river. walter you have the full story. >> reporter: sharrie it happ

like millie clark of west philadelphia.he says she can barely stand to be outside when the mercury rises. >> oh, lord, i wanted to go to the market today and i changed my mind because the heat was unbearable. this is a whole week of it. >> reporter: millie can count on block captains like alice wright to check in on her. miss alice as she's called goes door to door this time of year making seniors are equipped to handle the heat. many welcome the attention from miss alice. >> i love her. >> reporter: some prefer their privacy. >> elderly people don't want people to know what's going on in their homes. >> reporter: still, miss alice insists it's better to be safe than sorry. she remembers a few years ago taking care of an older neighbor who initially was hesitant to for help. >> i didn't even know she didn't have air conditioning or a fan. my organization were giving out fans way before that but she didn't want to say anything. >> reporter: millie clark has no problem speaking up and appreciates miss alice's efforts. >> summ

the gunfire broke out overnight in the 5700 block of cherry street in west philadelphia. no arrests reported in this one. >>> philadelphia police are questioning four men in connection with a big drug bust at a popular penns landing hotel. "action news" reporter, sharrie williams has the exclusive video. >> reporter: it's a sight that doesn't happen often at least not here. police swarmed the popular hilton hotel along penns landing. >> we could see the lights from a few blocks away. sources tell "action news" that a hotel employee spotted suspicious items in one of the rooms. philadelphia police were called into investigate and say they found a large amount of drugs and loaded weapon. >> 3 1/2 kilos of alleged cocaine, what appears to be cocaine packed in kilo type form and loaded semi automatic handgun. >> reporter: police waited for the owners of the room to return and took them down causing a big commotion. >> i had no idea what they were here for, i thought was a concert or crowd control for the harbor park. i'm shocked to hear that's what it was. >> it's a great comm

house judiciary and oversight committee asking for a review of his case. >>> people living in west philadelphia meet face-to-face with the officers that actual pay troll their streets. >> many were on edge at this community meeting last night the with 19th district philadelphia police officer, just days ago, a well known bakery owner was shot in the cities overbrook section. following that a 19 year-old man took a bullet to the face outside a water ice stan. nineteenth district captain joseph bologne, told residents that they have lead in both cases. the the violence has inspired neighbors to get more involved such as the town watch association. >>> authorities in thailand are working on a second bomb explosion, hear what tourist are saying about the terrorist threat. >>> indonesia official say black box has been recovered from crash passenger plane, what this could mean >>> today is tuesday. >> it is tuesday. the hour that we work with, it is tough. >> drake is in this town, talking about he just did three, back for more. >> you played a preview for diana, and he says are there any other word.

the lattimore has been known to ride that bike into southwest and west philadelphia. family says he has never runaway or stayed away this long before. >> it is not like kwan, not to show up, or show up in the house. he usually in around 8:30. >> reporter: after handing out flyers with lattimore's description family came together at true love church and turned to faith for support. as they wait to find out what and who authorities found in darby creek. the scene is 2 miles away from folcroft. >>> of course, folcroft is where lattimore calls home. now investigators say the boy left his cell phone at home on monday which of course, is unusual for any preteen and again we are awaiting word from the medical examiner's office on that positive identification but body found in the creek. as soon as we get new information we will pass it to you. >>> for now we are reporting live folcroft, delaware county jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> count down for pope francis visit in philadelphia is now at 51 days. if you are in town then plan to take a walk or riding your bi

west philadelphia, university city that goes into place at 10:00 p.m. it kind of makes your head want to explode thinking about it. let's go over to katherine scott live from the philadelphia art museum with more reaction. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam traffic boxes road closures people who live around here knew they are they were going to be disrupted, now that the closures and restrictions have been released many are planning ahead. traffic restrictions for the pope's visit are out and residents are learning about where they can and cannot go. >> private vehicles will not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. >> i've changed my plans. >> reporter: most of the road and bridge shut down takes place friday evening september 25th. the night before the pope arrives. getting around could be significant. >> coming into the city, or leaving the city will be hectic. >> reporter: no septa bus service or trolley service within the traffic boxings. bikes will be allowed in and out, businesses that remain open that weekend many have start

live in west philadelphia matt delucia nbc 10 news. >>> 5:04. we're following this breaking news from overnight. a shooting outside a hip hop concert in monmouth county in the parking lot of the pnc bank arts center in homedale. witnesses say there was an argument, someone started shooting. two people are in the hospital and police are searching for the gunman. >>> happening today, eagles training camp moves to the link for an open practice. the fans will get their first look at the birds following an offseason of changes. jesse gary is live at lincoln financial field with a preview of the practice and spectators. >> it will be a busy day for both the players and the fans the first of two open practices starts today at 11:45 this morning but it is also eagles alumni day where they honor gridiron greats from the past before practice begins. once chip kelly blows that whistle, practice under way at 11:45. is sam bradford 100% for the season? what impact will tim tebow have on the team? and can de marco murray's withstand the ground game? there wil

we're on the scene of breaks news in west philadelphia. police cruiser an a taxi crashed earlier this morning. crews have just cleared the cars away from the scene. nbc 10's matt delucia is live there. he's been there all morning. you have an update on the officer and the taxi driver. what can you tell us? >> the officer and the other two people who were in that taxi cab were taken to the hospital early this morning just before 3:00 when that crash happened. according to police they were stable, just reported minor injuries mostly just pain as a result of this crash. within the past 30 minutes both the police cruiser and taxi cab were hauled away from the scene. it happened at 56th and haverford. you can see now, a vast difference of what we saw a half hour ago when this was still covered with police activity. you're looking at video now. that's what the scene looked like this morning. the officer, police tell me, was responding to a call for a person with a gun. lights and siren were apparently on according to police. those people involve

weekend that the pope is here, starting friday night with large closures of center city and west philadelphia, we have the city map here now that they showed us at the news conference it run as long spring garden street to bridge avenue to jared to south street across to the delaware river this entire area of center city will be closed to vehicular traffic as well as this area of university city and 38th university to grays ferry. huge sections of west philadelphia closed to vehicular traffic, that mean fz you live in this area you can leave but you can never get back in. and septa buss that run north and south and east of west and this entire area, have to stop at the area, and there will be no septa trolley or bus service, a huge invention for people that live in center city and people that live outside of the city have to be aware of major highway closures the schuylkill will be closed from the blue route to i-95 eastbound and westbound it will be closed from i-95 to u.s. route 1, the roosevelt extension and route 76 the vine street expressway, will be closed from the schuylkill to the del

. >>> police in west philadelphia are searching for the gunman wanted in a double shooting that sent two people to the hospital. two men were shot in the arm on cherry street just before 2:00 this morning. both are in stable condition. investigators plan to look at surveillance video in that neighborhood to try to identify the shooter. >>> sky force 10 was over this fire scene in trenton last night, where crews rescued a person from inside a house on hills place. in total, three homes caught on fire. at least one of them was occupied. the rescued victim is now being treated at the hospital for burn wounds. the cause of this fire is under investigation. >>> new this morning, a sprint car driver from bucks county is dead after an accident on the track in central pennsylvania. authorities say that james campbell jr. died after striking the wall at williams grove speedway in mechanicsburg last night. the accident happened during warm-up laps. the track canceled the rest of the racing program. campbell was from feasterville and was not a regular at this speedway. >>> in montgomery county,

. >>> thank you, annie a 1 19-year-old 23r west philadelphia about to go off to college was shot and wounded at a party being held to celebrate his accomplish thes. 11:00 last night the gunman showed up at the parent and couldn't frotd the the victim outside of home and that's when the attacker pulled a gun and struck the teenager twice in the hip. the teenagers was taken to presbyterian hospital where he remains in stable condition tonight and the gunman remains on the loose. >> a 21-year-old mans with killed during a one-car crash overnight in sent senior yet and ten happened 3:30 this morning lombard street. the man was speeding when he lost control and struck a tree. the vehicle then went airborne and slammed into the old pine community center. there were four people inside that vehicle. the driver was killed and the other three walked away uninjured. >> and more than a dozen beaches in avalon are closed today because strong current carved out dangerous underwater cliffs along the shoreline. those cliffs as you can see are up to 5 feet deep. officials were afraid someone could ge

we're live in west philadelphia, with the very latest. >>> also, new this morning gunfire erupts outside concert in central new jersey, leaving two people shot and a stormy start, check it out, storm scan3 right here showing the system moving through our area, but we have some good news, a cool-down is coming. good morning, it is tuesday august 4th i'm erika von tiehl. we want to check in with katie and meisha keeping an eye on that storm for thus morning. >> good morning, yes right now looking at even around kind of the center city area starting to see little slickness on the area watch are we looking at? >> really just lit bit after line, more of cluster than anything, wet weather moving through, generally through the western suburbs that you are finding the wet weather right now. over the last half hour even enough lightning, and even enough potential for very strong winds and hail to produce and warrant a severe thunderstorm warning. that's been allowed to expirement going on outside we start things off the shore. different location, out to the coast where things definitely look hazy

friday yellow traffic box in center city initial to effect followed by west philadelphia zone by ten. finally starting at 6:00 a.m. saturday the red security perimeter will open up for pedestrian strands who are there to see the holy father. so, what will businesses within those zones, do to ensure that they can stay open. >> i think we will have a full staff on for that day. >> reporter: corner deli manager, stephanie, says that since her location will be off limits to vehicles, she's planning ahead for deliveries. >> and we're actually going to have to stock up on everything the week of and we're making sure that we get double of everything. >> reporter: of course, there are still some concerns, for some business owners and mayor says his office will create an e-mail address, as well as a direct phone number, for those business own their still have questions and they can get those questions addressed on a case by case basis. we are live from center city i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we have learned about closures on the new jersey side today, i676 northbound will b

live in west philadelphia, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight a south jersey police officer becomes a hero in new york. we'll explain his off duty action that is saved a woman under attack. >>> and we'll take you live to eagles training camp in south philadelphia. more from cecily tynan and the accuweather forecast. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪♪ jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. patients recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid. only seven percent received five stars. including four o

. >>> developing right now a funeral home under investigation, in west philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live from 53rd and vine with more on why officers showed up this afternoon, david? >> reporter: jessica, if you look at the building behind me it is called hawkins funeral services but we are told that building is not licensed to handle funerals. the the funeral director his name is blair hawkins but we're told he has license but funeral parlor does not have a license. we have video of mr. hawkins leaving the establishment after police got a tip that there were three bodies inside, one was inside a coffin. it appears there were services that just happened. other two bodies were decomposing. now we're also told by police when dealing with the body that is decease todd prepare it for a funeral it needs to be at least 40 degrees or below in the room. authorities behind me say this was not the the case. they say it was much warmer inside. police are trying to put together a exactly what is going on here. meanwhile mr. hawkins, he went down in a sq

. >>> ♪ >> oh, there was dancing and food in west philadelphia.ion cam stopped by west philadelphia summer jam on 60th street between market and arch street. organizers gave out backpacks to help kid get ready for back to school. fun featured local talent, free food and raffle for back to school haircuts. i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. and i bank human at td bank. came together to play whiffle ball for a good cause. all day tournament started at 9:30 and wrapped up two hours ago atwood land. and it was all to raise money for, lou who was diagnosed with leukemia in june. two-year old is under going treatment at children's hospital of philadelphia. organizers raised about $5,000 today. all that money goes to luke's family to help pay for his reco

and chris. >> such serious charges for such a young person, thanks, jen. >>> people living in west philadelphia meet face-to-face with the office their police their streets. many were on edge at this community meeting last night with 19th district philadelphia police officers. the just days ago a well known bakery owner was shot in the cities overbrook section. following that a 19 year-old took a bullet to the face outside a water ice stan. nineteenth district captain joseph bologne told residents that they had lead in both cases. violence has inspired neighbors to get involved in groups like the town watch association. >>> so the city of philadelphia has opened up a call center for businesses, trying to figure out how to stay open when the pope comes to down. story was on live in center city yesterday morning. >> there are so many driving restrictions they are not sure how their employees well get to work or in the case of restaurants how to get fresh food in. >> city urges businesses to be creative. call center will be staffed monday through friday nine to 5:00. call (215)683-2100 or e-mail y

a three mile secure zone covering parts of center city and west philadelphia. zone extends westward to 38th street. drivers allowed to leave the traffic box but not allowed back in. word about the papal road and bridge closures is spreading fast and so is reaction. >> matt delucia is live in radnor, delaware county. what are people saying about these changes? >> reporter: they are saying they have got some planning to do. that is for sure. this is the front page of "the daily news" this morning with the headline "god help us." i'm sure a lot of people are waking up thinking after listening to what you two just talked about, a lot to think about and a lot to digest in terms of what roads are closed and what will stay open and this traffic box. right behind mere hee you got 476 that is staying open and take the brunt of some of the traffic issues but there has been speculation and rumors over the past few weeks you name it but yesterday with the mayor's press conference a lot more became clear of what roads will be shut down and how this whole traffic plan is goi

national night out is all about building police community partnerships, at this night out in west philadelphiacers spoke with residents one on one. >> we're just so great full that they all come by and our neighbors know and feel fortunate that somebody cares for them. >> reporter: national event comes at a time when community policing has made headlines frequently. >> sometimes we run from job to job, many men and women walk from job to job, busy night. it is time to take a deep before it. relax, have something to eat. connect with the community in a different way. >> reporter: stephanie calendar a mother of three says this is what neighborhoods should look like. >> it is good thing to see neighbors out. we get to see everyone. we get to see lives in the neighborhood. all of the kid go to the same schools. so nice to see kid playing together and community coming together. it is all about the kids, fun and, of course, the food as i try to get on the grill with this grill master. neighbors say thinks all about spending quality time together and that helps them have that sense of community, and

a man is in critical condition after being shot in west philadelphia. police were called to south 52nd and pine just before 11:00 and they found a 23 year-old man who had been shot several times. nine shell casing where is found at the scene but no witnesses and, in suspects. >>> philadelphia police mourning the the loss of the officer killed in the crash while off-duty. police say driver responsible, may have been drunk. jennifer joyce is on this one in northeast philadelphia with more, jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: at this point that 59 year-old driver is under arrest at this point for leaving the scene of the accident. charges are still pending. philadelphia police are mourning the loss of one of their own 19 year-old veteran lemar pool of the 12th district was riding his motorcycle on devereaux just after 4:00 p.m. when investigators say a toy yoel a correspondence role a traveling the option direction on deaf row struck the officer as they met at roosevelt boulevard. cops say the the kept going a few blocks. a tow truck driver followed that

. >> will be stabbed in center city and west philadelphia starting friday night of the papal weekend. our bruce gordon is joining us now here in the studio to sort out fact from fear and bruce there's lot of the ladder. >> it's not often we report solely for the impression of clearing up confusion but the chaos surrounding philadelphia's so called traffic box that requires a closer look. threats acknowledge right up front center city traffic is going to be a snarled mess the weekend of september 26th and 27th. but headlines like god help us and maps of a so-called papal no drive zone suggest we may be more frazzled than is really necessary. >> we have a significant amount of information to share. >> it began with mayor nutter's announcement last wednesday avenue three square mile traffic box stretching from delaware avenue to 38th street. and south street to spring garden, ridge and girard beginning friday night of the papal weekend. this was the mayor's basic definition. >> the traffic box is basically an area where private vehicles can exit but cannot re-enter. >> reporter: lost in

>> reporter: iain, some scary moments inside this west philadelphia store when that customer was attacked. a gunshot went off. that shot just missed the store own are in ton night he's telling fox 29 about the violent encounter. >> he tried to rob him. kicking him. >> it was just after midnight when the suspect entered hoagie city store and began to attack a customer standing in line. a full fledged brawl ensued. then the suspect grabbed a licensed gun from the customer and opened fire. >> i hear the shot. then i call 911 right away. >> reporter: the store owner who asked not to be identified was behind bullet proof glass when the shot ricocheted off this ventilator struck the wall and ricocheted again into the floor. 3 feet from the owner. he and his son are glad no one was injured. >> that's pretty close call. >> yeah, it is. i'm scare, too. >> we've been here three years now, and nothing like this really happened. so glad, you know, nothing happened to him. >> reporter: meanwhile the fight continued on the other side of the counter until the suspect broke free and fled. the customer ch

but there is some hope for hitchbot at the hackery in west philadelphia, they are saying we will nowix it. >> all day to day. our customers at any of the indigo stations can pay 1 dollar to ride a bike for 30 minutes. there are 70 different stations. the the deal is good on the first tuesday of every month until about 10:00 p.m. typically walk up riders to have pay $4. riders can even pay with a credit card at any station kiosk, that makes it easy. >> yeah. >> family that lifts get are together get fit together. the the benefits of grabbing your loved ones for your next work out straight ahead. >>> and around the world more people are eating one type of foot, the popular item being called good for you but bad for the planet. people around the world are eating way more red meat according to latest research. >> increasing middle class and emerging kent cyst such as china is rapidly increasing the meat consumption. they say that is good news that means people are eating more protein and healthy muscle and tissue development but for the the most part it is bad news for the world because

we have companies in west philadelphia who have already offered to order the parts and try to put this robot back together. we're taking a live look at elfreth the's alley. this is where the assault happened and ultimately the robot was left for dead the the robot, which has travel the world died on the oldest and most historic block in philadelphia. yesterday some video surfaced of an assault on hitchbot. is this video legitimate? is this person in the eagles jersey responsible for robot's demise. we do not know for sure. the video was shared by a local prankster who says he got a video from the art gallery on the corner. that is where they told us they do not even have surveillance video of the a attack or pointed outside and police say they are not investigating any of this. people in the city tell us they are disgusted to hear what happened but again people, in tech companies like the hackery are stepping up to see if there is anyway they can bring the b ot back to life. >> i mean multiple robots get made as a result of this, in some ways that gets better f a bunch of people start

it happened on the 1600 block of locust street in west philadelphia. of people came to the party to support the 19 year-old as he was preparing to go to college. but at 10:45 last night someone the at the party started arguing with the teenager outside of the house. investigators say during that argument the suspect pulled a gun and then shot the young man. the victim is at penn presbyterian hospital. the the suspect ran off and remains on the loose. >>> a man remains in critical condition after being shot, at a city playground. it happened just before midnight at the target playground in oxford circle on the 6300 block have of somerdale avenue. police say the the 26 year-old victim was shot once in the chest. he was rushed to the hospital. there is still in word on what sparked the shooting. >>> police are hoping surveillance video will lead them to the driver involved in a deadly confrontation in northeast philadelphia. they say a young man who inspired to be a police officer was stabbed to death after he tried to flag down the driver who was going t

one person was shot by police in west philadelphia this morning.n is now in the hospital. this all happened as police were responding to a robbery call at 60th and spruce streets. and then nearby this police-involved shooting took place at 61st and walnut. that is where chopper six is lively no reports of other injuries but this is also a affecting traffic. let's go to matt pelman. >> yeah, tam, sixty three 61st drives want to stick with 59th or 63rd. drivers don't want to use the northbound side of route 130 through burlington this morning. about 3 o'clock a horrible accident, a car split in two close to the dolphin diner and the northbound lanes were closed most of the morning. now the left lane is slowly squeezing by but i would still steer clear. j.f.k. way up to salem road or 295 to 541 are some alternates. this is 95 southbound side plenty heavy from bridge street into girard. earlier crash by allegheny has cleared. and we have 15 minute delays on the norristown regional rail line inbound and the west trenton line still shuttle busing between

especially north and west in the upper 70s and lancaster, just 73 degrees and philadelphia 81 and 82 in millville and upper 70s at the shore. all of these numbers below average for this time of year. the dew points below 60 degrees area wide and that means we have dry air in place and that makes it very comfortable even when are you in the sunshine, and when you are in the shade, it feels a little fall like, to the north and west, there are the fair weather cumulous clouds that bubbled up with the cooler air, but again that sunshine is in control philadelphia to the shore and the entire state of delaware. as we look at your evening planner, temperatures falling and will collapse after sunset. >> in the seven day we are r that will return, we'll let you know in a bit. >>> many of us are watching the markets closely with bated breath and there was good news out of the gate, despite china's impact on the global economy, the dow soared after the opening bell, a similar story yesterday but tuesday's rally did not last and they closed sharply lower, but 619 points up on the dow, and 191 po

. >> in west philadelphia, a drive by shooting leaves a 10-year-old girl injured. she was grazed by a bullet around noon. two men who were targets of the shooting were also wounded pup all are in stable condition, there were no arrests. the first funeral was held today for one of three people whose bodies were found inside a philadelphia garage yesterday. that garage was used by a nearby funeral home. his license expired more than two years ago. more than 17 thousand dollars in back taxes are owed on the property. their loved one died at a nursing and rehab in east falls two weeks ago. the nursing home says it's investigating how this happened. >> you're hitting me with this we'll do so. extremely disappointing and concerning to us. until we gather the facts, we don't know much more to say at this point. >> philadelphia police say they continue to investigate the funeral home it's financing and the handling of human remains. family members confronted the owner of the funeral home. >> one of the bodies found in that garage, doug shimell spoke with his family members