. >> again a four-mile backup headed northbound here right past prince william parkway. spoke with police again because it was looking like the left lane was blocked and it is. that's part of the problem, fewer lanes this morning. going 11 miles per hour as you're headed through the dale city area. prince george's county overall looking quite good this morning. 270 at shady grove road, no major problems. remember, because of the fire at historic harpers ferry, the station on brunswick line is shut down. use duff field or brunswick instead. >>> a neighborhood in virginia on high alert this morning after a bear attack. a dog is recovering after that attack earlier this week. now, neighbors are taking action too. news4's megan mcgrath live with more on this. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron, a number of bear sightings in the great falls area including one right behind me here behind the firehouse. now, take a look at this picture that someone snapped of a -- one of the bears in the area. it's a decent sized bear walking around. you see the back section of the animal as it go

prince william parkway, biggest problem, four miles worth of backups because of the crash that's not the middle of the road, off to the shoulder. still slowing us down. more in a minute. >>> a man accused of beating a child to death is now facing another murder charge. police say that robert wilson beat 9-year-old jack garcia to death in hagerstown last month. they added second degree murder and child neglect to the charges against wilson. garcia's mother and uncle are also facing murder charges. >>> a second boy has died from a violent crash in virginia. police say that 9-year-old desmond holmes died earlier this week. his brother quincy died one day before. the boys are from fairfax county. they were in a car on a rural road when an suv crossed the center line and crashed into them head on. the two other people in the car with the boys are in critical condition now. >>> a woman opened up to us about how she was stabbed in southeast d.c. the woman says that she was biking on 17th street southeast near congressional cemetery when a man stabbed her in the shoulder. it's not clear why

prince william parkway, near 95, it's a single car crash.t going to impact you too much here this morning. brock ridge road near seagrass road, still have that one. georgia avenue between layhill and randolph this morning and then remember in olney, 108 between zion and brookville. your alternate is muncaster or bowie mill. still shut down because of the downed wires across the roadway. see you at 5:11. >>> right now, the confederate flag is about to come down from the grounds of south carolina's state capitol. this more than 13 hours all night long of heated, sometimes tearful debate. there was some

a 47-minute commute from prince william parkway to constitution avenue. on 50 there mlk highway to south dakota northeast, a 11-minute commute. on i-270, you can see all lanes are open as you make your way into bethesda. over to you. >> all right, larry. >>> you know you never know where stars will pop up these days. normally it's a social media blitz and plenty of attention. sometimes not so much. >> that was the case in one pop- up concert. take a listen. ♪ [indiscernible] >> what you all thought of that? you thought that was cool? hello? nobody heard anything? nobody? people in new york are very rude. oh, my gosh. >> no love for brandy on the subway in new york city. >> they didn't know it was brandy. >> crickets on the subway. >> everybody sings in new york but if you want to see her on stage looking more like brandy or roxy, she's starring in "chicago" on broadway. hopefully she's bringing them into the theater a little bit better than there. >>> a change today at a local exhibit of skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is som

taking a look at 66 at prince william parkway, no problems. 95 southbound between 234 and quantico we have two laned blocked there until 6:00 this morning. some road work happening there. overall prince george's county, no problem there. 198 rolling along nicely. >>> we have breaking news in montgomery county. take a look now at this new video in of a house fire in silver spring. our megan mcgrath is on the way to the >>> i'm megan mcgrath live on the scene of a house fire on silver spring on white drive. if you take a look behind me here, you can see a tremendous amount of damage that's been done to this home. there was a partial roof collapse. and looking inside the windows you can really not see a whole lot inside this home. it looks like it's basically been gutted. now the fire broke out around 3:45 this morning. at the 1200 block of white drive. there was a partial roof collapse. heavy damage. when firefighters arrived here on the scene the structure was fully engulfed by flames. now, it's unclear whether any residents were home at the time the fire broke out. i am told by a fire

sounds like we have late-clearing road work. 95 northbound at prince william parkway. a little slow than we normally see in the dale city area. southbound 355 at richard montgomery drive has some lanes closed here as pepco tries to clear this pole that was knocked over from an earlier. prince george's county nice and green. b.w. parkway 95, 29, everything rolling along quite well. no major issues. right now, we'll see you back here at 4:41. >>> right now at the live desk we are following a significant wildfire that's really burning out west. and guess what? it's in wine country. it's a wildfire that is in napa and solana counties. it is just raging. it is only 5% contained at this point. so firefighters certainly have a long way to go. it's burnt 4,000 acres so far. this is a fast moving fire we're told as many of the wildfires are. the terrain out there if you can imagine is very rugged. it is also very steep so it's making it difficult for firefighters. about 400 of them are out there trying to get this thing under control. aaron? >> kristin, thank you. >>> texas gov

just showing you more along 66 ooesz here of prince william parkway eastbound, westbound. travel lanes are open. very foggy. just be careful there. this morning seeing a slowdown there on 66 because of that. beltway of central avenue inner loop and outer loop. taking a look at bw parkway. no problems there. back at 5:01. weather and traffic on the ones. i'll see you then. >> melissa, thank you. imagine waking up and not knowing who you are. >> how the power of social media helped her find herself and her family. >>> metro is cracking down on bus drivers caught using cell phones behind the wheel. we're learning that four metro bus operators were fired last year for using their phones while driving. metro put a zero tolerance policy in place in 2009. the transet agency tells news 4 no train operators were fired for using their phones last year. after five months a woman in san diego has finally rediscovered who she is. now in colorado and maryland after a global search. >> steven luke has more from our sister station in san diego. >> if you have ever wondered what it looks l

we had a lane blocked now, pushed off to the shoulder. 95 virginia prince william parkway no problems there. prince george's county overall looking quite good this morning and top of the beltway, nice and green. b.w. parkway, 95 and 29 into and out of town rolling along quite well. back in ten minutes. see you then. >>> new this morning, that surfer that fought off a shark with his bare hands is talking about what happened and how he survived. i'm sure you have seen the video by now. take a listen to mick fanning. >> yeah, just an emotional, mental sort of -- right now. i don't know. i don't know how long it will take, but i'm just lucky i have good people around me. great friends to -- you know? >> here's the video again if you haven't seen it. he's basically saying overcoming the shock of this whole thing is going to take a long time. he says all of a sudden he just felt something. the shark just sort of came up, went for the tail of his board. and it just kept coming back. he got on top of it and was trying to put the board in between him and the shark. so just amazing. fanning by

i want to play you a little bit of that procession route 234 prince william parkway. take a listen. a woman pulled up the side of the road, pulled something out of her car i watched her unravel it american flag and decided on her own to walk up and to watch as that process was under watch she said that they are our fallen brothers our fallen marines and she just had to be out here to watch that. a short time after that they did take off from manassas regional airport, two black hemlicopters headed to dover air force base, as the dignified transfer that process gets under watchize mentioned that will be closed to the media. oftentimes, you see us up there covering those processes built family has asked that that not be the case for these four fallen marines. >>> muslim families in our area are coming together to celebrate the end of ramadan. they talked about what happened in tennessee and at 6:30, darcy spencer tells us what they fear could happen as a result of the shootingsome >>> tonight, a local community is mourning the loss of a man who worked to keep their neighborhood safe.

lane shut down between the beltway, and you're losing that lane around 66. 95 virginia, prince william parkway, no problems there. bethesda bradley boulevard at huntington, remember we're shut down this morning as we take repairs. river road old georgetown will get you around. >>> coming up on 5:32, frightening details how a man tried to use money to entice a girl in virginia. in herndon parkway. police say a young girl was at a bus stop when a man approached her and offered her to wash dishes at his house. first he offered her $100, then $200. he said a boy that the girl knew lived at the house. the girl said she was uncomfortable and tried to run away. listen what happened next. >> he did put his hand on her shoulder, it was at that point that the juvenile broke free and ran home. >> police said they've made progress identifying the suspect but no one has been arrested yet. >>> after weeks of heavy focus on donald trump contentious issues including abortion, iran and energy are suddenly taking center stage. senator ted cruz is pushing that deal hard with iran saying it could lead to millions

just volume mainly in areas like centreville and fairfax but from prince william parkway to 27th street northwest, a 44- minute commute this morning. starting to see a slowdown mainly in dale city on 95 on the northbound side but from dumfries road to the beltway, a 19-minute commute. westbound on 50 from crain highway to 20th street northwest a29-minute commute. here's a live look on 95. you can see that all lanes are open as you make your way up toward newington, springfield up to i-395. over to you. >>> at 6:17 here's what's in the news right now. a family picture over the holiday weekend took a terrifying turn when the deck after beach house gave way injuring 24 people. it happened saturday night in the stown town of especial rald -- in the town of emerald isle, north carolina. deteriorating nails are being blamed for the crash. one witness describes the moment he stepped in to help. >> a bone sticking out of one elderly woman's elbow and another bone somewhere else. had a guy that had a fracture on his ankle. his bone was out. >> multiple sources say the family at the rental home w

95 on the virginia side, construction closing two lanes of the northbound side between prince william parkway and the occoquan. here's a live look to show you how things ever shaping up. looks like -- are shaping up. looks like better improvements but still delays going o. looks like the earlier lane closures have all but let up. you will see delays northbound. so folks coming from fredericksburg, even stafford heading toward the capital beltway, will you need to account for some additional time or add some additional time, rather, to account for those residual delays. your next update coming up in roughly ten minutes. >>> a man is fighting for his life this morning after being stabbed in the district. it happened last night at lincoln road and r streets in northeast. the man's name has not been released. he's now in surgery in the hospital. so far police have no suspects in this case. >>> charges are pending against a man shot by a charles county sheriff's deputy. according to the sheriff's office, deputies were called to a home in waldorf because after domestic dispute. they found a man and

prince william parkway, near 95, it's a single car crash. not going to impact you too much here this morning. brock ridge road near seagrass road, still have that one. georgia avenue between layhill and randolph this morning and then remember in olney, 108 between zion and brookville. your alternate is muncaster or bowie mill. still shut down because of the downed wires across the roadway. see you at 5:11. >>> right now, the confederate flag is about to come down from the grounds of south carolina's state capitol. this more than 13 hours all night long of heated, sometimes tearful debate. there was some uncertainty as to whether the house there would pass this bill, but they did actually by a wide margin. 94-20. governor nikki haley put out this tweet that says it is a new day in south carolina. haley herself reversing her position of on the confederate flag. she is expected to sign this bill today and then the bill requires that the flag be removed within 24 hours her signing it. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. >>> efforts here on capit

heavy traffic making your way to prince william parkway and to dumbfries. heavy traffic to fair fax. that is the latest from the traffic center. back to you. jonathan: too late. she wrote a song already. kellye: already written. severe weather slamming the midwest with rain, damaging wind and tornado threats. tornado sirens sounded jeff night in minneapolis as the severe weather pummeled people to illinois. flash flooding from ohio to kentucky. more storms are expected tonight. jonathan: anytime you see that in the midwest, you think it is tracking toward us. kellye: yeah. seen a little flooding here, too. doug: this could have easily but the upper level winds push it south. it will start at 5:00 or 6:00 when the storms had come out of southeastern minnesota. they have been hanging together moving along lake michigan. heading to the northern kentucky. still intense, dangerous weather. but headed rapidly to the south/southeast and away from our area. we got lucky. a few showers out there. tomorrow a cold front approaching we may well have to deal with the he

prince william parkway to 27th street 33-minutes. >>> armed volunteers are guarding recruiting centersoss the country after four marines and a sailor were shot and killed in chattanooga, tennessee last week. recruiters are not allowed to be armed themselves but some from the pentagon are calling to change that policy. >> reporter: armed with ar15s and handguns, scores of volunteers are popping up at military recruiting centers across the country. they say they want to protect service men and women here who are prohibited by law from being armed themselves. >> i grew up in this country. i live in this country. this is the least we can do. >> reporter: the movement began after mohammod youssef abdulazees shot dozens of rounds at a recruiting center in chattanooga, tennessee last week before killing four marines and a sailor at a military training center a few miles away. >> it just makes you sick to your stomach. >> reporter: republican senator steve danes and republican representative doug duncan are hong a handful of lawmakers who believe the best line of defense going forward would be

for those of you traveling northbound or will be traveling northbound on 95 from prince william parkwaytoward the beltway, you're looking at about a 13-minute commute for you this morning. 50 looking good. let's give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up this morning. this is here at georgia avenue and downtown silver spring there. no issues for traveling on 29 making your way to areas like howard university and into town on to 7th street. no problems there this morning. from our maryland camera, we give you a look at how things are shaping up on i-270. we told you they're shaping up nicely. now you can see it for yourself with traffic rocking and rolling at west diamond avenue as you approach the capital beltway. we'll send it over to you. >>> ahead we're recapping the top stories, including the trial for the suspect in the d.c. mansion murders. >> we'll >>> this is hank silverberg in d.c. superior court. daron wint is charged in the murder of savopoulos family. he will appear again in court this morning. you may remember the case from back in may. what will happen tod

just volume in fairfax right now but from prince william parkway to l street northwest, a 63-minute commutelooks like the volume certainly picking up there. from furnace road to backlick road on 95, northbound in virginia an 8-minute commute for you this morning. we're still problem free on the bw parkway from powder mill road down to overlook avenue southwest, a 23-minute commute. let's take some cameras and show you how things are shaping up live for those of you traveling on 50. this is new york avenue at bladensburg road northeast. again all lanes are open. traffic flowing freely in both directions both inbound and outbound this morning. around the beltway still doing well here at colesville road. looks like there on the outer loop we do have some volume but no accidents to slow you down. we'll send it over you to. >> one of the world's largest training houses is fined for unethical practices. >> a judge dismissed part after lawsuit involving which bathroom can be used by a transgender student. we're back after this. >>> matt stoltz is coming to nationals park august 3. in april he bega

join in the jam on the parkway rick williams hosts along with karen rogers and adam joseph. e concert begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks display over the museum of art. whether you're on the parkway or grilling in the backyard, share your holiday weekend with us, use the #6abc sports on social media. we'll be showing it right here on 6abc. >> new this morning philadelphia police are investigating a deadly crash on the roosevelt boulevard it happened in the northbound inner lanes of the boulevard near adams avenue in the city's norwood section. police say that the driver of a car lost control at 3:00 a.m. and slammed into a tree. a driver and passenger were trapped inside, firefighters worked to free both victims. one person was announced the other taken to temple hospital in serious condition. >>> overnight an "action news" viewer send -- sent us this video of a fire crash in camden county. 3 were inside the car on route 130. the car plowed into a traffic light and concrete barrier flipping over before crashing into a cemetary fence. motorists rushed to pull out th

volume on interstate 95 still slow between woodbridge and lorton off and on from the prince william parkwayte freeway, jammed in both directions between 4th street d -- jummy: a howard county restaurant owner accused of secretly videotaping women in the bathroom goes on trial today. kyle neuhauser owns rams head tavern. a woman was using the restroom when a video camera fell on the floor. a forum is set for this evening for people concerned about identity theft following the opm data breach. maryland congressman john delaney is hosting an event for the blackrock center for the arts in germantown. it runs from 5:30 to 7:30 this evening. the news continues on it's "live with kelly & michael." today, from the new comedy "trainwreck," amy schumer. and performing their new hit "all night," pop rockers r5, plus your questions and comments when the co-hosts open up the inbox, all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] [applause]

>> reporter: chris we knee convoy has taken the exit off 66 to 234 prince william county parkway, theon voice, if we can show you the chopper shot right now, chopper 4 above it as it's making its way here into prince william county. you will see four black suvs surrounded by state troopers. we are also told some local police have joined in on this escort. the four marines being transferred ultimately to dover air force base. we can actually see them coming up now here on 234. again this is the -- part of the dignified transfer ultimately to dover air force base where they will then be returned to their loved ones in their respective home towns. so as we stand by here on 234, you will look for the convoy, as it is making its way here. we are told it will ultimately stop before getting to do every air force base it will stop here in northern virginia and it will be moved on to an aircraft, the remains and then flown to dover air force base. i want to pause out of respect here as we let this convoy pass. [ sirens ] [ sirens ] >> reporter: the remains of those four marines now headed to a

towards the beltway your delays are on the prince william parkway to the county parkway slow as you passed. northbound the accident is on the shoulder at 610. the lays also as you head towards the occoquan. on the capital beltway you will see crash activity on the inner loop past branch avenue with minor delays towards the wilson bridge. typical congestion, no reported incidents. melanie: -- jummy: crews are still report -- repairing a water main break on that -- on bradley boulevard in bethesda. 25 homes are without water. bradley boulevard is closed at huntington parkway. it is not likely repairs will be completed before the evening rush-hour. in falls church the inova health system building is infested with but doug's. employees will be expected to get back your tomorrow. have a great day. >>> good morning, america. right now, dangerous heat stretching across the country this morning. heat advisories in the south. the east bracing for a possible wave. triple digit temperatures are fueling the wildfires in the west. >>> also federal officials will be grilled on capitol hill today about t

company and crash activity on eastbound 66, from 28 in centreville, delays from 234 to prince william parkwayisdictions are at the scene of a massive fire in downtown harpers ferry, west virginia. several buildings are on fire early this morning, and at least three businesses are destroyed. no reports of injuries, still no word on the cause. united airlines flight attendants are planning another protest today. they plan to take it outside the westin hotel at 14th and m street's in downtown d.c. the flight attendants want a fair contract. for more news, weather and traffic, you can head over to newschannel 8. we will see you in 25 miss for another eight. ♪ >>> good morning, america. it's:00 a.m. and there is a growing backlash against one of america's top discount stores. >> fashionista. >> t.j. maxx under fire. is it really one of the best bargains around or are their price tags all made up? ♪ i think i want to marry you ♪ >>> new research reveries the perfect age to say "i do." when you should get married and why. what the science says. ♪ we are family ♪ >>> trending huge overnight the ultim

angela: on the roads we are looking at i-66 east of the prince william parkway.west of the prince we impart way. we have a crash cleanup there as well. the beltway, traveling to mclean on the inner loop lanes from chain bridge road to the clara barton parkway, that is where we are seeing the heaviest flow of traffic. making the drive on i-270, not too bad. westbound police activity on 370. delays on the outer loop of 95 to georgia avenue. jummy: the coast guard is still searching for two missing boaters. this is news chopper 7 video of the boat they were in. it was recorded about a half hour ago. they left landmark not club in stafford and never returned. crews found their boat anchored and left running and are now searching and eight mile area between sandy point and smith point. marilyn governor larry hogan will hold a news conference this morning at the statehouse. he is expected to announce a business regulatory reform commission. the news continues with "good morning washington," live on news channel 8. we will see you back here in 25 minutes. tt2wút&mútd bt

parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and summary judgment summary judgment. the concert is followed by fireworks display over the museum of art. >> guaranteed to be are a blast. >> yes. >> online shopping is becoming more secure. a credit card company is cutting back on fraud. it involves your smart phone. >> a grandmother involved in a crash stuck in a ravine for days survives how she stayed alive. >> reporter: we'll see showers or thunderstorm pop through parts of the region, particularly down the shore, i'll have future tracker 6 show you that, and we'll set you up for the holiday weekend. that's all ahead from accuweather! >> new this morning a heat wave is baking western europe with temperatures up to 104 degrees in some places. an all time record high was set in united kingdom the mercury soared to 98.6 degrees, i'm glad we're not dealing with that around here. >> i think the if you are keeps them cool, because it blocks the sun slight. >> zooology with matt o'donnell only on "action news." you might be write. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you

celebration and independence day parade and later tune in for the fourth of july jam on the parkway, rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >>> a local woman on facebook is trying to find her birth mother who abandoned her 30 years ago. >> reporter: it's a nice day at the shore guys, partly sunny skies, highs in the 70s. we have rip currents so only swim near the lifeguard. we'll have the day planner forecast next. >> it is just about 6:50 time for a preview of "good morning america." >> 0 -- let's talk to amy robach and see what's going on to kick of the fourth. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam the holiday weekend is here and law enforcement is on high alert concerned about possible terror attacks. command centers set up in major cities. martha raddatz has that. tomorrow is independence day and we'll have everything you need to know about the forecast, dangerous heat out west, millions hitting the roads today, many heading to the beach, but with so ma

prince william county parkway. that was the beginning of what will be the dignified transfer of those four fallen marines. i want to play you a little bit of video of that caravan passing by. [ sirens ] four suvs surrounded by virginia state police as well as prince william county police helping along with this escort. now, they are coming into northern virginia, where we are told they will be making a stop. for security reasons, we have been not to reveal exactly where they will be stopping but we can tell you from here, they will be flown to do every air force base and there the honorable transfer will begin, returning the remains of those four fallen marines ultimately to their loved ones. erika, chris back to you. david culver, thanks so very much. >>> the accused gunman is described as "passive and normal" by those who knew him. he was arrested in april on a dui charge, but was not on the terrorism radar. >> nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams, joins us now in the studio. pete cot fbi have done anyth

parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. that concert will be at 7:00 followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >> it's all red white and blue. 5:48 people in wheelchairs have a new way to safely get around philadelphia. >>> it looks like the third time is the charm for getting supplies to the international space station. >> reporter: this is the beginning of a holiday weekend for many of you. if you're feeling today is a better choice in a lot of neighborhoods. 82 by 2:00. 81 by 5:00 p.m. get out there and enjoy. we'll have the day planner forecast to let you know where temperatures are going coming up next. something new this morning, more than 3 tons of supplies are on the way to the international space station. the project space x launched out of kyrgyzstan overnight. >> reporter: there's not much traffic out there to contend with, this is the schuylkill expressway at girard avenue. i would watch out for extra traffic later on today and the rest of independence day weekend with people heading

parkway. rick williams, cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the firing display over the museum of art. you can see maps of the current traffic conditions before you get in the car and we've posted the full list of wawa welcome america festivities and fireworks displace in communities across the area. >>> as fourth gets underway, law enforcement will be on high alert. they are ramping forces because of potential terror attack. in new york city ratcheting up police presence on the ground air and water. los angeles called it the highest terror alert since 9/11, it's mostly because of the attacks of lone wolves, people radicalized already in america. >>> in the birth place of the nation there's no surprise there will be heightened security measures seen and unseen. fbi i should an advisory after three terror attacks on the same day last month. city officials say they are in contact with federal officials and it's safe to come out. >> there's been a lot of charter, but there's no specific threat to anywhe

later tune in for the jam on the parkway, rick williams and cesily tynan are our hosts along with adam joseph and karen rogers. the cons sert begins at 7 -- concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fireworks display. >> karen i can taste the hoagie. >> reporter: love it. i'm despited about the concert coming up this weekend. the so much going on. i think a lot of people have taken the day off and started the weekend today. looking at 422 traffic is not looking bad. we're looking good eastbound at 23. we're moving okay. saint gabe's curve to 23. a little slow on 422. eastbound past hanover we had a disabled vehicle it's cleared. traffic looking better, as well. outside around the region we have a problem with a manhole in abington, the cover is missing. look for this at old york road at hart road. 8-miles at philadelphia international. 2.5 in millville. we've seen a touch of low clouds that's an issue. looking better in trenton at 5. 2.5 in wildwood. issues with low clouds this morning. currently 67 degrees, we're heading up to 84. watching sunshine fade behind clouds and looking for pass

parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host the coverage along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins a7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks display at the museum of art. >> david says you need to be prepared when it comes to fireworks on saturday. keep your eye on the forecast and the radar. the change for tomorrow, there will be more clouds and showers i'll show you that now. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we're dry to start out, of course today is the beginning of the holiday weekend for a lot of you because it's the observance day wraiflt businesses -- where a lot of businesses are closed. 68 degrees is the forecast currents temperature in philadelphia. 62 in trenton. we have slipped into the upper 50s in allentown and mid 60s and long the shore. there you see the lack of cloud cover, a little bit more sweeping through washington right now. as we go through the morning we'll transition to partly sunny skies there will be more clouds to the south than the north. in the lehigh valley, warm, 80 not all that humid. down the shore sticky, but not bad, 78 de

now live from the benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia, rick williams and cecily tynan. >> hi, everyonekway. >> and we are getting ready for the largest free concert in america! it's the "wawa welcome america! philly 4th of july jam." >> we'll be bringing the entire concert to you live followed by the fireworks at 11:00

cardinal drive in prince william and 95 at the springfield parkway. it will be at point to make a lane change to get on to the express lane. >> if you see yourself in a lane and you have purple stripes on either side of you, you are in an entry point about to get on the express lane. jonathan: rebecca cooper was reporting. more traffic alerts for you. if you are headed to the eastern shore starting late sunday night the westbound span of the bay bridge will close in hour-long stretches. work starts and midnight and will continue until 5:00 in the morning. it will be closed monday through thursday from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on friday it will be closed from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. two-way traffic will run on the eastern span during those times. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the former congressman who threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony is sent to prison. how long he will spend behind bars for not paying taxes. >> the staff here is a great big dysfunctional jazz family. maureen: a milestone for the georgetown legendary blues alley and ho

tune in for the 4th of july jam on the parkway tomorrow night. rick williams and cesily tynan hosts the coverage along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fireworks display at the museum of art. >> it's special to be there where the nation was born, the question is whether they are coming out tomorrow morning or tomorrow night, what can they expect with the weather. >> reporter: tomorrow night is looking okay, but there looks to be showers around in the southern half of the region during the day tomorrow, unfortunately. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry for your friday. of course today is the beginning of the holiday weekend for a lot of you. looks like it's a great start. we have the moon outside on sky 6, we'll see the sun before we transition to partly sunny skies later on. 63 in wilmington, 62 in allentown. it might be humid across the region from philadelphia to the shore. not too bad with temperatures of 66 on the boardwalks. the overnight cloud cover cleared out. we'll see early sunshine and

join the jam on the parkway rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam josephoncert begins at 7:00, followed by the fireworks display over the museum of art. 6abc will be a helpful resource for you on this holiday weekend. you can get the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and maps of the current traffic conditions on area roads before you get into your car. we posted the full list of wawa welcome america festivities and fireworks displays across the tri-state area. >>> there was a fireworks accident in colorado that sent nearly a dozen people to the hospital. [screaming] >>> this is new video of the commotion during that fireworks mishap last night. some of the misfired and shot into the crowd. 9 people were sent to the hospital. they have been treated and released. "good morning america" will have more on the story at 8:00. as 4th of july celebrations get underway, law enforce. around the nation are heightened alert. they are ramping up security and urging caution because of an increased concern of a terror attack. in boston police employed special unde

parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7 followed by the fireworks display over the museum of arts. whether you're on the parkway or enjoying the beach or grilling in the backyard we want you to share with us your holiday weekend. use the #6abc 4th. >>> along with the parade and picnics comes a security warning there's an increased threat of terror attacks i inspired by the islamic state. devon dwyer has more from washington, d.c. >> it's a super bowl test for america's national security, celebrations of the 239th birthday facing what some call the most serious threat since 2001. >> the threat is very high. >> reporter: law enforcement is fully deployed authorities citing no specific plot or threat, but concern about isis and supporters lurking inside the u.s. >> lone wolf is our worst nightmare, but we have nothing to indicate it is going on. >> reporter: it was in boston the marathon bombers plapped to target the -- planned to target the fourth of july, they struck early because the bombs were ready

. >> join us for philadelphia 4th of july jam on the parkway that night. rick williamsnd cecily tynan host a program along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7 followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >> it has been 16 years since united states well's soccer team brought home the world cup. but, this year with a talented delran new jersey native as the team's leader anything is possible. carli lloyd scored two goals in the last two victories on the road to this sunday's final. "action news" sarah bloomquist spoke with lloyd by skype today. fan surprise property here helped drive her success and she says she is staying focused on what could be a very tough match against japan the team that beat the united states in 2011. >> great overall team but i think we have so much momentum and we had this prior to china game and i think we're peaking at the right moment and i feel confident in our team to go win this thing. >> you can watch the entire interview with carli lloyd on our web site at 6abc.com >> phillies going into ex

then please join us for the philly's fourth of july jam on the parkway, at night rick williams cecily tynan with karen rodgers and adam joseph will host the event concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fire works display over the philadelphia museum of art. always one of the fun nights of the year in philadelphia. >> i can almost hear fire works now. >> you know, nice thing is weather is looking better and better as we head through the holiday weekend. >> very nice. >> it will be wonderful. we need to get rid of the storms. storm tracker six live double scan showing most of the region is storm free right now, however there is a cluster of some pretty intense then are storms right now over atlantic and ocean county, oceanville right now crossing route nine, crossing the garden state parkway heading toward beach haven. this is in the severe but it does have lightening strikes associated witt. five lightening strikes in the past 15 minutes and heavy rain. this is from a stalled front that will be sliding a little bit further to the south as we head toward the holiday weekend. temperature

join us for the party on the parkway cecily tynan and rick williams along with adam joseph and karen rogers host the fourth of july jam followed by oh, yes fireworks. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a south jersey veteran who devotes his time serving other veterans is recognized today and delaware native, carly lloyd is dominating for the women's soccer team at the world cup and her home town is celebrating her achievements. >> we had a warm start for july, but i'm tracking showers for parts of our region tomorrow. i'll explain in the accuweather forecast. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >>

then we ask you to join us for the philly fourth of july jam on the parkway come tomorrow night. rick williams cecily tynan will host along with karen rogers and adam joe's seven. the concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >>> 6abc.com is your holiday weekend resource center. you will find storm tracker six radar the hourly forecasts from accuweather the latest traffic conditions and traffic cameras on area roadways and a full list of fireworks displays for the tri-state area. it is all right there at 6abc.com. >>> coming up on "action news tonight, new video of the man who held up a cell phone store and its employees at gunpoint. >>> and america's birthplace was also home to another big moment in history. the first gay rights protest in the country. we will hear from one of the original pioneers on independence mall. >>> and guess who had a smile on his face today? one joel embiid. we appreciate it. ducis rodgers has the story when "action news" continues tonight. >> philadelphia police have named the two officers who shot a man in west o

parkway. rick santorum and cesily tynan tynan -- rick williams, and cesily tynan are your hosts along with adam joseph and karen rogers. >> a woman is rescued after two days in a ravine saturday of a car crash. >> temperatures are in the 60s and 70s i'm showing you dewpoints, you can see it's not too bad in philadelphia. the humidity is down near millville and the shore. when we come back we'll have the day planner forecast and let you know where temperatures are going today. this morning a 75-year-old texas grammar spent two days trapped in a ravine. that's how her family found her dangling on the hillside. she said she use the rear view mirror to hammer out a hole in the cracked windshield and escape. she was unable to climb up over the ravine and drank sprite and pond water to survive and prayed for help. >> i said lord, if you're going to take me, take me now and i said if not just get me out of here soon. >> two days later she heard her grand southern holderring her name. her prayers --er name. her prayers were answered. >> reporter: we have westbound traffic coming over the ben franklin b

chief meteorologist scott williams is at the oval on the ben franklin parkway tonight where they're havingtt. >> yeah, that's right. we're still in a heat wave, but there's a rumor that the temperatures are going to drop pretty rapidly here and there might be some snow as well as an appearance from santa a little later on but there's food, there's fun and also food trucks trucks. we have mike here with street food philly and you have a special christmas in july burger so to speak. right? >> we do. we have the buddy burger tonight tonight. it's local dry aged beef, maple cumen mayo, maple cured apple wood smoked bacon fried onion ring and homemade brioche. >> christmas in july that burger that you were just looking at is the buddy elf burger they'll be playing the movie elf here a little later on tonight. let's talk a little bit about the weather because as i mentioned, yes the heat wave, the third one of the year, it continues. 90 degrees right now in philadelphia. temperatures across the area right now still pretty warm. but the humidity has been definitely comfortable across the area. de

. >>> if you cannot be there in person on the parkway tonight don't worry, you have the best seats in the house right here on channel six. >> rick williams cecily tynan have a halfway decent view of the action right now and they join us now live with the preview. do you get time and a half working saturday, by the way. >> i don't know, i think double time at least. >> hey, they are feeding me that is all i care. >> free food. >> i got my channel six beach ball, we will be throwing things in the crowd. they want us up on the stage. >> yes, we don't sing good we just don't sing. >> but we're ready for the party. >> it will be a lot of fun behind us. the stage is set, people have not started arriving in the seats yet but the roots will be back again. >> yes. >> they are the house band here. they always get people so excited. >> we have some breaking news a group called brotherly love, they are a local acapella group, gone to cappa they will sing the national anthem to kick things off and then roots will hit the stage. we are ready for night of music. >> that is fantastic. roots bringing jennifer nettles will be here, miguel, m kt o will be

parkway is open. that's where we find chief meteorologist scott williams. >> what's up scott. >> i yann, this is one of the best days so far this summer right here at eakins oval. a parking lot has literally been transformed into a summer park family fun for the entire summer. this is going to last for six weeks. i mean take a look. we have adironadack chairs, we have chess, we have connect four and there are also various food trucks across the area. they call it the oval and once again for six weeks you can bring the entire family out there. something for kids. there's even a beer garden within this pop-up park. we'll talk a whole lot throughout the broadcast about some of the events and other exciting food trucks that are here included in that we have the to the truck over there and there's some german food. we'll talk about that coming up but right now, let's talk about this beautiful weather as we take a look at ultimate doppler right now. eakins oval quiet conditions and as we expand the view across the area looking pretty good, too. current conditions it's been a spectacular day. low humidity, te

parkway. >> reporter: also nearby, the new robin williams tunnel. that area getting new names.t area coming up very soon. right now i will tell you, it's open. we're also looking at some of the other freeways. eastshore freeway, 30 minutes. at the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see the traffic is backed up for about a 25, 30- minute delay before you make it onto the bridge. we're also gonna look at another drive picture. that would be a look at northbound 280. we had a report of a new motorcycle accident. northbound 280 at 17. i'm looking at the area. as you go to the south bay or to some. other commutes, in the bay area. you can see the traffic is going to be busy. let me just go down to the south bay and 150e what 280 looks -- and see what 280 looks like. it's slow approaching the cupertino area. now back to the desk. >>> presidio parkway is open. drivers have been using the roadway since last night. this weekend's construction was finished earlier. the chp escorted the first drivers on at around 9:00 last night. tara moriarty is live in san francisco to give us a look amoun

. >> rick williams and cesily tynan and karen rogers and adam joseph host the jam on the parkway and, only on 6abc, we send you back to "good morning america." ♪ >>> okay, kids of all ages having fun at the national museum of american history in washington, d.c. they are making the american flag out of legos. that's why i love legos. they're so creative. in case you're in numbers. don't look in the prompter. i want you to guess how many legos it took to create that flag. >> 5,000. >> 5,001. >> $1. >> 109,200 bricks to make that red, white and blue -- together you were both way off. >> i was told there would be no math when i took this job. >> no math. a guess. no adding. >> still involves numbers. >>> we've got a patriot icic edition of "pop news" with sara coming up. >>> plus, the holiday battle at the box office, the cyborg versus the strippers. "terminator genisys" -- i can't believe i just said that. >> you said it. >> "terminator genisys" taking on "magic mike xxl," who will emerge victorious? we'll take a look at that coming up. >>> but first here, the family is praying for goo

williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the beaches are already busy with folks wanting to soak up sun this holiday weekend. of course the parkwaynt to entertain hundreds of thousands. the fourth of july fun has begun. friday night the big story on "action news" is the kickoff to a long holiday weekend to celebrate independence day. >> we have team coverage tonight. eva pilgrim is in south philadelphia, john rawlins is on the ben franklin parkway but first we get that all important fourth of july forecast from meteorologist cecily tynan. >> hi rick and monica. a beautiful start to the fourth of july holiday. unfortunately it's not going to stay this way tomorrow. the temperatures really tell the story. the sunshine is back with some high thin clouds so filtered sunshine 82 degrees in philadelphia currently, 80 in allentown, wilmington and reading and dover 78 degrees. millville 77 and along the beaches much nicer beach day than yesterday. 75 degrees with the ocean temperature of 73 degrees. so, if you're out and about this evening it's looking pretty nice. temperatures will be slow to drop. part of the reason why, the clouds wil

lenfest foundation and the william penn foundation helped pay for the program with a $30 million investment. >> workers in philadelphia spent the day cleaning up the ben franklin parkway after another successful fourth of july jam. the action cam found crews taking down the stage and removing the fences near eakins oval. 10s of thousands of people packed the area to see the roots, jennifer nettles miguel and others. police say there were no serious issues. >> ♪♪ >> of course the city still buzzing about saturday's concert especially this moment. mayor michael nutter spent his final fourth of july on stage with the roots giving us a performance of the classic song rappers delight and when it was over an out of breath nutter dropped the mic the way celebrated ropers do rappers do. >> ♪♪ >> for another moment that had everyone talking they sampled the "action news" theme song here in philadelphia and in case you missed it or you just can't get enough, we have videos of both of these moments on our web site. just go to 6abc.com. it was a fun night. >> and you guys did an incredible job. >> thank you. >> i had the best seat in my house from my couch. >> we had pretty good