. >> brand new crash here. 95 northbound prince william parkway. you'll see slowdowns here. this is off to the shoulder. still a multivehicle crash there that you have to look out for heading north. otherwise looking good around town this morning. no major issues anywhere else. 270 montrose road moving along. travel time southbound from germantown road to beltway no problems there. vre trains 300 and 302. 20 to 30 minutes behind because of that earlier disabled train. looking here right now chopper 4 over 66 looks like it's moving right along nicely. remember to follow us for the latest and greatest or maybe not so greatest traffic information @first4traffic. a chance to win a $125 gas gift card. >> all right. thank you. >>> we do have sad news to pass along this morning. the iconic announcer of "saturday night live" has passed away. >> it's "saturday night live." >> family members say don pardo died yesterday afternoon at his home in tucson, arizona. pardo was first hired back in 1944. he introduced lineups for nearly four decades. pardo was 96 years old. >>> voters in alas

chopper on the way to an accident 95 at prince william parkway. we will have that in just a minute. but i know we've been talking a lot about some of virginia roadways. and maybe 66 and spots like that could be a little wet for the evening commute. >> unfortunately, we'll be tracking scattered showers and thunderstorms once again today. the good news, right now storm team 4 radar in our area is dry, but lack ook at this activity a close as west virginia. this will continue to push into the area maybe bringing a shower as early as the hid dmidday hou. and then we will track showers hit or miss for the afternoon and evening. not a washout, but a good likelihood you'll be dealing with at least some rain today. 74 degrees is the temperature right now in washington. 66 in gaithersburg. 70 in manassas. another hot and humid day with high temperature of 87 in washington, a little bit more cloud cover today than we had yesterday. in ten minutes, i'll walk you through your forecast hour bay hour. >>> another nice of peaceful protests in ferguson has missouri's governor orders the national gu

and northbound prince william parkway 95 to 495, about 23 minutes. so not so bad there. we're back with your last look at traffic and right now, chuck bell, how are things looking for you? >> looks great outside. there is a picture of our early morning sky. a mostly cloudy sky. a pretty shot. we'll have more breaks of sunshine here over the coming minutes and hours as our sun gets a little higher up in the sky. 74 degrees at national airport with 68% humidity. a noticeable amount of humidity in the air this morning. temperatures will rise quickly this to the upper 70s by 11:00. 80 by lunchtime. mid to upper 80s coming our way for later on this afternoon. as far as rain chances today, skies will go partly cloudy. hot and humid. shower and thunderstorm chances really start to ramp up after about 3:00 or 4:00. so nothing too crazy, but some of the slow moving summer soakers could drop more than an inch this an isolated location. going out tonight, mostly dry for dining in d.c.. but there will be hit and miss shower chances. here's where the rain is for now. just moving in t

you're looking at an 18 minute ride between the prin william parkway to the beltway. back to you. >>> in news 4 your health, there is a new study about your kid's safety on the field. researchers looked at a lot of high school football injuries and discovered you're more likely to faint if you're hit on the top of your head. they say you can receive a concussion from a head injury at any angle, though. that study was published in the journal of pediatrics. >>> we found ways that you can lower your insurance bill while covering your teen driver. they can qualify for discounts for getting good grades. laura adams from insurance quotes.com explains. >>> students up to about the age of 25, 126 can qualify for a good student discount if they're get building a b average or better. >> adams says you can also lower your premiums would i having your teen take a driver safety class or sign up for a pay as you drive program. they set your rates based on how you drive not so much on your age, gender or other traditional demograph dra > next story is for any pet owner. pretty soon

the most expensive gas is at the 7-eleven on prince william parkway where regular unleaded is 3.53. in d.c. it probably wouldn't be that much. >>> the massachusetts national guard identified a fighter jet pilot who was killed when his f- 15 crashed in the rural mountains of virginia. lieutenant colonel morris fontenot was the inspector general for the 104th fighter wing and had more than 17 years of flying experience. he was headed to new orleans for a radar system upgrade when he reported an in flight contact. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> the busy labor day travel season got off to a rough start at chicago's o'hare airport. a shuttle bus struck a concrete barrier on one of the airport's service roads early this morning which clogged the traffic to terminal one. 15 people on the bus went to the hospital and this caused a lengthy backup getting to the airport, travelers desperate to catch flights getting out and literally walking to the terminal. >>> google now developing a drone system to bring goods right to your front door. the company says it's been wor

and you'll find that by the fairfax county parkway and basically -- prince william county parkway. and you'll basically find that the two right lanes are blocked and you can see how traffic is squeezing by on the left so a little bit of a slow squeeze there. we expect the delays to grow over the next 30 minutes while think select the scene. -- they investigate the scene. now the traffic camera west montgomery avenue. just near i-270. it's been pretty nice ride down on i-270. but we are seeing some steady traffic along the beltway particularly in prince george's county. now for a check of today's weather. >>> all right olga and it's a yellow alert day here in the first alert weather center: we are in the clear in the beltway right now. but the clouds will build as we head into the afternoon and the threat for thunderstorms as well arriving at about 1:00 p.m. but the critical times are between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. that means that the p.m. commute will be affected and we'll see that round of thunderstorms making things difficult to get home. i believe. 86 degrees at 3:00 p.m. our high t

williams' death. >>> aaxi driver killed in front of an cobbs parkway. driverufical meency. no o ee hurt. jogger pennypack park. return tf theri chad pradel it and brings us the latest. >> the reward mey at $50,0. the philadelphia parking ombirease rewndp , p the killer. investigators continue to work around the clock to solvehe strangulation murder of connie muy.rra th were looking for evidence, specically they are cell phone.crews were clearing brushg to expose anything that may help catch this killer. f us the 0,000 reward ycuti direcho wped sisec li-timking d to kevin and connie's family at this difficult time. >> we just learned while crews were clearing the brush in pennypack park near where connie murray's bnd swarm sd a local officer. he was rushed to theospital ddi edence a p adarters and are urging the public if they have tips or information that may help, they need to report it. live outside of police headquarters, chad pradelli for channel 6 "action ns." >>> the tropical storm making land on hawaii and it is lashing the island with strong winds and heavy rain cutting power to

at the staging area for this weekend's made in america festival, ferrell williams, dozen of other storms will perform on the parkway tomorrow and sunday, get the line up, and detours, at cbsphilly.com. >>> well, police in cape may county hope surveillance video will help them track down vandals who spray painted racial slurs, at a sports complex. now, we have blurred out offensive words that covered the track and building at memorial fields in cape may courthouse. police believe as many as eight juveniles spray painted the slurs. >> i'm appalled, frankly, because such a nice community. >> that's horrible. >> i don't think it was right for what they did. >> the estimated price tag on the damage is $2,000. >>> coming up on 5:43, okay, it is friday, which means, of course, long weekends for a loft folks, but also trivia day. >> indeed. this is like one of the highlights of our friday morning, am i right, the happy song? >> we have fun traditions on friday's, and we want to get this one going. okay, guys, first question. we will let bob go first today, i think. >> okay? >> what record rainfall amount did irene set, and

franklin parkway from 22nd street will close as preparations continue for this weekend made in america music festival. on saturday, kanye west takes the stage with big daddy king. on sunday, pharrell williams and kings of leon. tens of thousands of people are expected to pack the parkway. they had about 80,000 last year for the show so if you go, you may want to think about transportation. >> speaking of transportation, we'll keep you update. >> public and private. >> yeah, mass transit is on or close to schedule this morning. by the way, that's definitely a good option if you're heading into center city this weekend. this is a live look at 95, at the philadelphia international airport. we had construction out here earlier this morning. that has since cleared. traffic is just fine. if you're picking up or dropping somebody off from the airport, you're good to go. ben franklin bridge is clear. average speed is 55 miles per hour. all of the bridges are looking good. the problem is willow grove. that's actually closed between fitzwatertown road and maryland road. if you're familiar with that area, we have best buy out there, pep boys, york road or welsh road will get you around it. heading in

parkway. some of the acts head lining are pharrell williams, kings leave i don't know and conway west. >> i never would have thought of coming here not being from here myself like jay-z cure rates the so he has like a great lineup of acts. >> this year there's also a separate show in los angeles. but the one here is expected to generate $10 million for the city's economy. >> fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams here now with look at our weekend forecast. scott? >> hi there, iain. comfortable weather right now. low humidity. so if you like the temperatures as well as the feels like temperatures and join tonight as well as tomorrow, because as we move into the second half of the upcoming holiday weekend those temperatures will soar. 78 degrees right now but look at that humidity. only at 39%. so it feels like temperature only 79 degrees. temperatures area wide in the 70s right now. 72 degrees in atlantic city. low 70s in wildwood. we're looking at 76 degrees in wilmington. upper 70s right now in allentown and 70 degrees currently in the pocono mountains. so the bottom line if you're stepping

parkway. the sit a announced 29 day festival will kick off 2:00 o'clock saturday afternoon. festival features nearly 50,000 performers including kanye west, jcole and ferrell williamsradual road closures began this morning along the parkway, septa has announced detours around the festival area and extra services to accommodate festival goers. for more go to cbs philly.com. >>> of course, as we approach that concert time stay with us on cbs-3 we will keep you updated on all of those closures for this weekend. lets talk about an incident on i-95, i-95 northbound approaching area of 320. look at this vehicle right up on the the embankment here in that diagnal position. penndot truck is already on the scene. got news is that it is on shoulder, and not compromising any other lanes but it is causing a gaper delay. traveling on the northbound side of i-95, this is back toward delaware state line. anyone heading to the phillies game give yourself more time. we will update you on when that does clear itself out of the way. as we move to the ben franklin bridge, this remind me of an aquarium of sorts. just like all of these swimming school fish are not moving at all, really.

parkway yesterday. here's a live look now. today's headliners kings of leon. concert goers will see others perform including williamsnd congo. dj steve and kanye west were last night's acts. the screens were set up along the parkway in los angeles. estimated 80,000 expected to attend, officials tell us they have every inch covered with police. counter terrorism, swat team members and security guards from several local agencies are also helping police keep an eye on what's happening in and outside the arena. be sure to head to nbc10.com for full list of bands and traffic detours. on our website, download the free nbc 10 news app and take us with you to the show. >>> isis continues their terrorist mission in iraq and syria. could they strike here at home? one u.s. senator says the threat is real. >>> she was the first to swim from cuba to america. now swimmer diana nigh yad becomes the first to receive the award from cuba. this is garthen leslie, a regular guy who invented aros. a very smart air conditioner that learns your habits to save you money. this is ben kaufman, the ceo of quirky. he's rubbing garthen's regula

williams channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, sharrie. >> reporter: switching from the shore to the benjamin franklin parkway.kenneth moten is at made in america festival. , walter, the gates opened at noon, there's a steady stream of people here, big names take to the parkway. the bud wireds made in america festival is back on the benjamin franklin parkway. 3 years and mism a is becoming a tradition on this holiday weekend. >> love it, it's so much fun to have everybody together. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people in ascertain all types of music from more than 50 performers on stages. it's a major event built frat ground up from rapper, jay-z who made this festival by costal. people on the parkway can watch people take to the stage in downtown los angeles. here, the nationals, rapper jay cole and kanye west. >> i can't wait. it's exciting. >> i'm here for kanye west all day everyday. all day everyday! >> reporter: there's a lot of excitement, but this festival comes with a lot of the work fort city. complaints from neighbors about noise and trash and rowdiy behavior. it's quite a an understaking which

williams and kings of leon. tens of thousands of people expected to pack the ben franklin parkway this weekend. if you're going, consider taking public transportation. >>> a vigil to remember a teenager gunned down during a neighborhood cookout in north philadelphia. we brought you this story last night at 11:00, tonight friends and neighbors lit candles and wrote personal messages to honor 17-year-old robert reid. reid was shot in front of about 100 people on this basketball court on cumberland street. nearly a dozen slots were fired before the gunman ran away. police are now looking at surveillance video, hoping to find that shooter. >>> tonight family, neighbors and loved ones gathered in lakewood, ocean county to pray for the safe return of a student who disappeared on a hike in israel last week, there's still no trace of aaron sofer who disappeared in the jerusalem forest on friday. there are fears he was kidnapped. today his parents met in israel with the head of the local israeli police district for the update on the massive efforts to try to find him. they're refusing to give up hope to

williams and kings of leon, some of the names. tens of thousands are expected to pack the parkway this weekend. if you're going, you may want to think about public transportation. it can come in handy because this is the size of the crowd we saw last year in made of america. more than 80,000 people packed into the parkway for the weekend. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >> clear skies and the wind is already blowing this morning. that's blowing dry air into the region going to make for a really nice day but things will be changing over the holiday weekend. the seven-day forecast is coming up. first, jillian mele has a look at traffic. good morning, jillian. >> good morning, bill. not dealing with any issues this morning. this is 22, looking good on airport road. no accidents to report on the northeast extension. of course, we do have that overnight long-term construction that we're used to seeing. coming up in a few minutes, i'll take you live to 76. right now, katy zachry isle following breaks news. >> reporter: hi, jillian. we're in north philadelphia, where philadelphia p

williams and 50 more performers. they start at 2:00 in the afternoon on saturday. road closures along the parkwayhas already started and septa has announced detours. get all of the details on this made in america festival at our web site at cbs philly.com. have fun, safe time too. >>> little extra time to check out the cities new park, the the spruce street harbor park the on the delaware river was supposed to close after labor day weekend but park has been such a huge hit it will stay opened through september 28th. >>ity, wonderful. >> very popular. >> september 28th. >> people on stilts doing the hoola hoop what is not to like. >>> new group of castaways ready to compete on survivor and one of those contestants should be familiar to philly fans. >>> football players story of heroism turns out to be a hoax and now he explains how he really got hurt. >>> a cartoon conundrum, get this hello kitty isn't really a cat? >> what. >> i know, i know, mind blowing. what is she? we will tell you coming up, katie? >> i'll say my mind is blown, wow. okay. can't look, i'm looking forward to this one what the

parkway. the two day festival will kick off at 2:00 o'clock saturday afternoon. festival features 50 performers including kanye west, ferrell williams just to name a couple. accommodate the venue construction, road closures and detowers around the festival area and extra services for festival goers. to learn her about made in america and about those road closures, go to cbs philly.com. >>> katie, we have a lot of people in town for that concert. >> yes. >> right now it does not look bad at all. festival takes place over saturday and sunday. saturday looks good. the it will heat up here. we will feel more humidity when a warm front comes along. sunday there will be a shot for showers or storms but i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be somewhat scattered in nature a lot of times most of the day is great when you have a forecast like that and you have to seek shelter for 20 minutes. overall it is not looking too bad for the entire holiday weekend here guys. today bringing it back to the here and now does feature some beautiful looking weather outside especially going to the area shore points but take another look here on storm

parkway with lane closures in affect. crews made final preparations to the stages, several popular artists will perform at the festival this weekend including kanye west and pharrell williams. >> don't forget the traffic sitdation as you hit the roads, its all there at 6abc.com. >>> breaking news now. from wildwood new jersey, crews are knocking down a two alarm fire near the intersection at park boulevard and west oak avenue, chopper 6 is live at the scene, we are are told that flames erupted in a commercial building in the area and on the boardwalk, we are working to find out more information, we are updated on the air and online at 6abc.com. >> in other news this noon, there is newly released video of the shoot that unfolded in a grocery store parking lot, he drove his van to the pathmark on bly avenue, before he could get out of his vehicle, two men pulled up and parked behind him and broke the driver's window and shot him in the arm and then broke the passenger window and grabs the deposit bag and ran from the scene. >>> police are investigating a deadly hit and run that killed a woman on the 4600 block of broad street this morning, the victim was hit by three differe

williams and congo. dj and kanye west were last night's headliners. the crowd was pumped up. the festival was seen at the same time in los angeles on screens set up along the parkway with estimated 80,000 to attend the two day festival, city officials tell us they've got every inch of the parkway covered with office areas. we spoke to concert goers that noticed the significant police residence. >> came two years ago to made in america. presence now as then. >> if anything it's a feeling of security. >> counter terrorism, security guards and swat members are keep an eye on what's happening in and outside the arena. >> go to our website and download the free nbc 10 app and keep it with you for the show. >>> on this labor day weekend, not a party at white house. they are busy. president obama is juggling major foreign policy decisions including what to do about the terror group isis. an update is just ahead. >>> russia gets a warning from neighboring countries. we'll hear what they face right now or they will face the consequences. >>> at 5:40 this morning, here's a live look pr our camera a top the lowe's hotel. sun not up yet. 73 degrees. we are warmer today than t

william. "channel 6 action news." walter. >> thank you, sharee. much more to come on "action news" tonight, day two of the made in america festival in the full swing of ben franklin parkway. we're there with the details. >> and thief breaks out heavy hardware to pull off early morning robbery. >> walter we're tracking more showers and storms moving across parts of the delaware and lehigh valleys. we'll let you know. stick around as we get into the holiday monday with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> thank you, melissa. plus jeff skversky has phillies, mets highlights eagles news and more in sports when "action news" comes right back. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbic

parkway is prepped for packed crowds. the stage is almost all set for kanye west and far he will williams and young philadelphians are excited to hear their music, just steps away from their doors. >> i love music, i love live music. i love the art museum. why not have it here. >> somewhere in the middle of the town we have multi platinum grammy award winning artists. >> reporter: thousands more flocked to philadelphia for made in america, organizers say the concert rakes in more than ten million-dollar for the city. but for those who live nearby, the sound isn't so sweet. >> it is a mess. the screws up your entire weekend. >> reporter: multiple roads have been shut down for days, during set up making the commute a real challenge. >> really can't get in and get out, i think most of the resident feel the same. >> it the is interrupting city life. >> reporter: still most are happy that philadelphians in the spotlight, even fit means dealing with some bumper to bumper. >> we will have a good time be patient, you'll make it through. >> reporter: there will be parking restrictions at multiple locations around the concert area. fo

parkway, sluggish but no major incidents. >> all right. thank you. it's 6:01 right now. he just made us feel good with his movies and his personality. >> this morning robin williams' death is hard to hear for fans around the country. >> forgot about that one. >> from popeye to patch adams, williams is remembered for a range of roles spanning generations and today we'll learn more about the circumstances surrounding williams' death after a news conference. the coroner in california will release details this afternoon. williams was found unconscious and not breathing from an apparent suicide. >>> in boston, take a look at this picture. memorial is growing at the park bench where "good will hunting" was filmed. williams received best supporting actor oscar for the 1997 movie. white chalk outlined where williams would be sitting with a famous movie quote. "sorry guys. i went to see about a girl." one of my favorites. right now you're looking live at the memorial growing at the hollywood walk of fame star for robin williams. fans have been there throughout the night leaving all kinds of condolences. >> williams' wife hopes the focus will not be on his death but on countless

parkway, that's exit 10c is also blocked. i can see delays beginning well before washington boulevard. your last chance to exit is going to be glebe road. i'll have more coming up. >>> prince williamare searching for two shooting suspects. dewayne williams and jamie bowyer are wanted in connection to a shooting in a mcdonald's parking lot. just before 7:00 last night, someone opened fire in the 2800 block of dale boulevard. police say williams and bowyer were together when williams shot a man in the face. williams then set out on foot and car jacked someone. both are wanted for aggravated malicious wounding. if you have any information on their whereabouts, you're asked to call prince william county police. >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is expected to face more grilling on the stand this morning. >> yesterday he faced tough questions about his personal finances. mcdonnell was asked what he knew and when he knew it. the former governor claims not to have known that former star scientific ceo jonnie williams spent $20,000 on designer clothes for his wife. >> the prosecutor got out and got an agreement from been mock donnell that maureen mcdonnell had a history of asking