"action news" was in northeast philadelphia as 20 members of the philadelphia fire department and 20 others first responders from pennsylvania packed you mean and started the day heading to texas. they will help with water rescues and scour homes looking for people who may be trapped. >>> a mid the devastating scenes in texas, the american red cross is doing what it does best helping those in their most vulnerable moments. trish hartman has that part of the story. on the third floor of the american red cross buildings in center city. >> volunteers are fielding hundreds of calls from texas as the storm pummels the state. many of them are people looking for shelter. >> you're helping people on the worst day of their lives, but you're talking to them on their worst days of their lives. people calling in tears and freaking out, you do the best you can to work through that. >> reporter: the american red cross of pennsylvania sent two volunteers to texas, we spoke to one of them on the phone. it. >> makes you feel good when you see how you're helping niece people and it makes you realize h

tuesday afternoon the atf philadelphia police and philadelphia fire holding a joint press conference offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest. >> you got multiple people in that building doing work throughout the night and underground fire devastating results. so at this point our fire department union, the philadelphia fraternal order of police and the atf have all put up $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this individual. >> reporter: now in total nine total vehicles were damaged in this attempted arson. five personal vehicles and four city vehicles. now coming up tonight at 6:00 here on "eyewitness news" we'll show you and you'll hear from neighbors in this community about what they're doing to make sure this never happens again. for now we're live in west philadelphia, i'm greg argos, back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you greg. see you at 6:00. >>> two delaware county police departments are asking fort public's help identifying the man in this surveillance picture. ridley township police say he stole more than $2

north philadelphia this afternoon. "eyewitness news" at 2200 block of north fair hill street where officers respond todd a call for a man under the influence, armed with a gun. at least one responding officer discharged striking the suspect, in word on his condition. >>> take a look at the suv on your screen there philadelphia police say this is vehicle wanted in connection with a deadly hit and run. it is a white jeep model rubic on with front end damage. it hit five three-year old ann broadrick near 13th and race in center city sunday morning. she was pronounced dead at the hospital. >>> camden county police are asking for public's help identify a suspect injuring of to officers on saturday night. authorities say that the officers, saw a man, on a atv tampering with equipment at a gas station. when they ordered him to stop police say suspect pulled off hitting one officer in the face with the door of a patrol car and knocking a detective down on the street. both officers were treated at cooper hospital and released.

the reach philadelphia life hope center opened yesterday. the seventh da-day adventist chh runs the center. there's a food give away center inside the building. >> riding out the storm. people with ties to philadelphia are bracing for the worst as tropical storm harvey causes catastrophic flooding in texas. >> and we're live here at the philadelphia zoo where walkers raising money for breast cancer getting off the bus right now, ready to take a trip on foot through center city. coming up next, their 60-plus mile journey to save lives. >>> walking for a cure. it's the last day of the komen three-day walk, and in the last hour, walkers arrived at the philadelphia zoo for their final circuit. randy gyllenhaal has switched locations. he's there live. randy, how are all those folks feeling this morning? >> take a look. they're all wearing pink. we're here at the philadelphia zoo. are ready inday three? >> day three of their trip, the first leg is inside the philadelphia zoo. we're live at the bald eagle exhibit. they're walking through the zoo fo

heavy downpours in philadelphia. and south jersey and some scattered downpours in delaware. 2:15 in the afternoon, then head into the late afternoon and evening hours, 6:15 this evening, those thunderstorms are possible at the shore. steady rain for new jersey and starting to taper off in delaware and improving conditions for the lehigh valley and some of the suburbs. that's at 6:15 this evening. and then overnight tonight, we'll see the clouds break and that will set us up for a dry day for tomorrow, 7:00 tomorrow morning. see some scattered clouds, we'll see more and more sunshine during the day tomorrow. forecast, calling for a cool rainy one today. that rain steady, heavy at times. and the chance for thunderstorms, especially in delaware and south jersey. come tomorrow, we're dry and more comfortable, more and more sunshine on tuesday. pretty nice weather for wednesday and thursday. but by the time we get to friday, we'll be tracking more showers. and thunderstorms for friday and into saturday, but not all day on

ready philadelphia program. organizers say the paid work and internships are critical to addressing the skill gap for at risk youth. one of the more popular work sites is mural arts philadelphia. those who participate make some critical connections. >> for most of our young people, the most important thing we can give them is the access to the adults in the workplace who help mentor them, coach them, guide them and help them make really critical decisions about the next step in their future. >> the program is put on by the philadelphia youth network. >>> parents are starting to feel the stress as the new school year is about a month away. one survey found three out of four parents will start their back to school shopping online and experts say that can beat some of the stress. >> doing a lot of searching for what they need in terms of apparel and even technology on the internet this year. >> if your child needs musical or sports equipment, think renting instead of buying. >>> 16 after 6:00. clouds over spring ci

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in philadelphia at philadelphia police headquarters. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, we talked to the family. we're not identifying them because, of course, we want to protect that ten-year-old but again we did talk to them tonight about this bizarre string of events. >> they said they'll fix it. >> reporter: this 25-year-old shows us where police were forced to break down the front door of her home on east monmouth street in kensington this afternoon. police say a man who they believe had just shot a 20-year-old in the groin ran into the house trying to allude them. >> me and my mom was upstairs. we was actually sleeping, and, um, all with hard was big bang. >> reporter: the young woman says her ten-year-old nephew had just come in the house when the suspect followed him and struggled with the boy who then allegedly bit the guy. >> yeah, he bit him. he bit him to try to get him off of him after my nephew bit him that's when he left. he escape through the back. >> reporter: plots say this started at kensington and cambria streets where th

temperature for us we are at 71 in philadelphia 68 in trenton. warmer toward the shore, 72 in wildwood. seventy-five in atlantic city. dew points are high. it will be a muggy saturday. we see 60's and zero seven's, that is not changing, we will see dry conditions at times here this morning but few light showers not ruled out and then after we will get in the mid have a noon hours we will see high of 81 with a couple spotty showers or thunderstorm. better shot for sunshine on sunday with a warmer temperatures as well we will talk about that when i come back inside. >> could it be, matt. >> maybe, i don't know. little bit out there. >> such the operation miss. >> thanks, matt. >>> it is 6:31. time to check road. lets go to amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there amanda. >> hi jan we are looking live at 42 freeway in new jersey. we have people heading down to the shore as that sign says but not too much volume, it is still early, looking like a great time to head out if you have plans for it. seventy-six, vine, i-95, 202, 30, turnpike l

philadelphia cloaked in clouds. it's tuesday afternoon and i'm brian taff. >> i'm sharrie williams, the big story is the weather we have had with heavy downpours on often all day. adam joseph is live at the big board with the latest from accuweather. >> we have clouds and steady showers at times and the tremendous humidity out there. kind of weighing on all of us throughout the day and stormtracker 6 live double scan shows the most of the heavier rain is sliding to the south and east of philadelphia all along a boundary of ripples of energy pushing in from the southwest to the north and east. as we close in closer here in and around philadelphia scattered light drizzle and still pops of of moderate rain in central parts of delaware, no lightning from bay side, smyrna, no bridgeton and elmer is dealing with steady rainfall along 55 as well as 42. anz we head to the east we see this wall of green along the shore. it has not been a day to be outdoors. from cape may through long beach island and still an hour or two of

his finest achievement in philadelphia, the '93 season. daulton was the face, the voice and the driving force behind macho row, a team of misfits that captivated the city and captured our hearts. his championship dreams were realized four years later on the florida marlins, the kansas native's heart remained in philadelphia. >> darren daulton! >> reporter: he was enshrined on our wall of fame in 2010 and transitioned from baseball to broadcasting, including on comcast sports net. but in 2013, his life changed. >> i couldn't figure out what was going on. i was having trouble explaining a little bit of baseball. >> reporter: the diagnosis, an aggressive brain cancer, surgeons removed two tumors, daulton refuse ed to make his fight with cancer a solo fight. he started the darren daulton foundation, dedicated the providing funding to those who suffer from brain tumors, brain injuries, and brain cancer. all the while, cementing a lasting legacy. >> i never really burnt any bridges. i've always been asked out for dinner. as far as personal accol

and 69 in philadelphia. overall, the temperatures are very close to where we were yesterday. 2 degrees cooler in vineland. up a degree for wilmington. starting off in the 60s, and we'll warm into the 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon. but the winds have shift ed. it's been high the last few days. still running high this morning. but watch what happens, the temperature goes up slowly. we'll get to near 80 degrees and still close to that mark at 5:00. but the humidity will be falling as the day goes on. now, a few rain drops are falling this morning. we see a few scattered showers in the lehigh valley. nothing more than that for inland valleys. but it is already starting to taper off near southern delaware. and the last rain drops are moving through cape may. improving conditions all around today. the big storm that came through extends all the way down to my south here. and we'll see the upper 70s for wilmington and northeast philadelphia. still lingering clouds at the shore, but it will be dry and 72 deg

philadelphia now 73. in the northeast, 74 degrees with pretty similar temperatures there toward delaware and south jersey. rehoboth beach, 76. clie climbing faster towards parts of the shore. temperatures this afternoon will being into the mid to upper 80s. taking a look at your shorecast. 82 at cape may. atlantic city, 86. meanwhile, rehoboth looking at temperatures in the mid 80s. beautiful day if you're head today the beach. the uv index, 8, so pretty high. a low risk for rip currents. that's good news, expecting a lot of people on the shore. nice day in store. we'll have your full forecast for the eclipse on monday. we'll look at how quickly the rainfall will be returning. >>> we are celebrating another successful year of clear the shelters. we could have done it without you. so many of you showed up at shelters and rescues yesterday, eager to take home a new best friend. more than 1200 pets were adopted in our area yesterday. since we started the campaign three weeks ago a whopping 4,600 pets have fo

this is light rain to start with in philadelphia. but there are going to be periods of some heavier downpours. we have seen some pockets of heavier rain northeastern maryland. look at this, already drying out at least temporarily in annapolis. more rain going to be coming up for the southwest. little bit of a downpour coming into the reading area, about to get a little heavier for reading, that rain will be on and off to start with. and then steady rain this afternoon. yeah, round up the troops and get the umbrella ready. the temperatures are in the 60s right now. and low 70s. not going to see a warmup today thanks to the rain and potential for thunderstorms. 74 degrees in new jersey. 73 degrees in philadelphia. and 72 with the chance of strong thunderstorms later in the day for delaware. i'll break it down for each part of our area to show you when the rain is most likely to impact you, when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington first alert traffic. >> we are on admiralton boulevard here, the toll plaza up ahead. we're c

>>> very good morning, happening on "good day philadelphia", search for shoot your, what haverford police are doing to apprehend this murderer suspect. how you can help this morning. >>> fixing the necessary margate. what the army core of engineers plan to do to solve flooding problem at the controversial dune project. >>> night with friend end with this viral video of the pet alligator being abused, so, what would prompt them to powe it, we have got the reasoning. >>> scaramucci out, man brought into restore order in the white house is ordered out himself, is what being done to restore order, in the west win g, a lot of questions this morning. great to have you with us on this tuesday, it is 4:00 a.m. thomas drayton with bob kill gi morning to you. >> good morning, everybody. >> karen hepp has the morning off. sue serio another beautiful day. >> yesterday was nice, even though it was 89 degrees it wasn't too humid. we could stay in the 80's, 89 degrees, how about today. you know humidity will be eventually coming back but not with a vengeance today. we will go with a nine out of 10 becau

now philadelphia police also working to match bullets, shells from when he first fired shots in philadelphia at the guys on seventh seventh street that just asked him what he was up to right around dinner time, saturday night, and he gets all angry in the overbrook section and starts to shoot at people just because they wanted to know yes was hanging around looking suspicious. then 45 minutes, 2 miles away, he shoots, kills a guy, carrying a pizza to a friends house and may have mistaken this guy for a pizza delivery guy and maybe trying to rob him thinking he has got money and who knows what else delivering pizza. so that could be a possible motive and yes shot and killed this innocent accountant as he went to the friend's apartment in haverford. >> we have video of the shooter walking down haverford road, clear video of him walking down and then victim leaves pizza shop a few feet behind him, and that short amount of time between pizza shop and the apartment... >> reporter: john lee, accountant, 29, graduate of lower merion high school and temple university. friends say last guy in the wor

they recovered the vehicle in west philadelphia. the suspect was captured on surveillance video after the crime saturday night. 29-year-old john lee was shot and killed at an apartment complex on the 2300 block of haverford road. there is a $5,000 reward being offered in the case and we'll continue to follow the story throughout the day. >>> heavy machinery

philadelphia. >>> i stand with you today in it's breach between love and hate. >> standing united, the city of philadelphia coming together against hate after three people were killed during rallies in charlottesville over the weekend. good day, everyone it is monday, august 14th, 2017. >> good morning alex, welcome back. you were in south america >> i was in the south, i was in new orleans >> i was back on saturday and yes, the weather has been amazing, sue. >> we're hoping for a repeat >> ok. since you asked. starting to look good with beautiful sunrise this morning, there's a plane coming into philadelphia international airport coming in for a landing, let's see what we chose for a number of the day. probably going to have clouds around but still a ten out of ten. keeping it going on this national cream sickle day. bus stop buddy celebrating pool side with temperatures in the cool 60's to start. but with the mix of sun and clouds, we're going to get up into the 80's by the end of the day, 68 rig

but he also designed the great philadelphia prison. numerous buildings, the steeple of christ church, st. peter's church. almost all of the large scale structures. he probably consulted on pennsylvania hospital and so on. smith was an interesting character. as i say, he was a hammer and saw type carpenter but he also was a designer. and this building, which is unusual, there's not another one just like it in philadelphia with the four equal facades, is built of what's called phlegmish blond which is the combination of the stretcher end of the brick and the narrow end of the brick alternated. and in this case the end sfre stretchers were left in the kiln until they became a ceramic like surface. so it provides a pattern of the bricks not only what's called the wide part of the brick and the narrow part of the brick alternating but with the additional color on the little ends of the bricks. i'm using nontechnical terminology there. but you can see it when you look closely at the building. it also has a typical roof line for a georgia bui

supporting our seniors was reason for a unique event in philadelphia. from eating right to avoiding scams to say staying safe during long, hot summer "eyewitness news" reporter henry rossoff show us everyone who has come together in the name of serving seniors. >> ♪ >> reporter: most days inside philadelphia senior center, might include a casual game of card, maybe even a meal. >> so how do you think we know if somebody has taken advantage of us? >> reporter: but today is not typical. governmental groups, non- profit and private organizations are all here to provide one stop shopping. >> i have to watch my actions. >> reporter: for seniors like anna boil, they a learn how to avoid scams. >> anybody that asked townsend money you never send money. >> reporter: to explore berth ways to get around. >> walk or drive. >> reporter: to eat healthier. >> they offer cooking demonstrations. >> reporter: there are also plenty of police to discuss safety issues like home break ins and making sure the summer heat nor winter cold turns deadly. >> we do this event be

not in philadelphia. at least the clouds are, though. moving into the area, a mostly cloudy and steamy day. easton, going to get some of the first rain of the morning. already moving towards the lehigh valley. temperatures are warmer. clouds overhead, muggier conditions kept the temperatures elevated. 70s now in philadelphia. the suburbs will warm from the low 70s into the middle to upper 80s this afternoon. don't expect to see a lot of sunshine. do expect to bring your umbrella along and get the nbc 10 app. track the storms and keep ahead of potentially severe weather. it is really coming down. now a lot of lightning in the lehigh valley. these storms moving off to the northeast at about 25 miles an hour. that heavy downpour will be an east alan at 4:45 this morning. heavy downpours, that's the first round. more showers to the west. it is all part of the same system. that's moving to the east. going to take some time to get here. during the afternoon hours, that's when we'll most likely see those storms in our area and into the evening

you see them in philadelphia. calm to start with. that northerly eight mile an hour wind becomes north westerly either way. get the dry air today. stays comfortable as the temperatures head into the 70s this afternoon. even at the shore, looks like 79 degrees with the clouds moving out. break it down hour by hour to show you how the day looks for each part of our area when i'm back in a few minutes. first, jessica boyington is watching your friday morning commute. >>> thanks. starting on 76. this is in gloucester city. just near market street. the traffic moving here is headed up towards philadelphia. right before the walt whitman bridge. this is where it is here. head to the right and go through 876 in camden. new hanover crash still slowing things up. route 202 looks good. end here. drive times are good. southbound to schuylkill, speeds in the mid 60s. >>> 6:32. now to breaking news we've been following for you in north philadelphia. a woman was shot trying to run to safety after masked robert invaded her house in the middle of the

philadelphia. less humid. allentown, 82. millville, 84. toms river, 84. lancaster, 82 degrees. yesterday it was a miserable day down in cape may county it rained all day long. today is partly sunny, nice, 84 degrees is the forecasted high with lowering humidity levels. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast here we go, it stays quiet, 86 degrees, less humid, monday, sun and clouds, 84. tuesday the slightest chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm north and west in the afternoon. everybody else staying quiet 86. wednesday, warmer, 89. thursday, threat of thunderstorm 86. friday and saturday turnings a little more humid, mid 80s and maybe a thunderstorm. >> congratulations to the holbrooke little leaguers, the team defeated maryland to clinch a place in the llws. 19 years ago, another team the boys from toms river won the little league world series, we hope that holbrooke can match that, good luck guys! ♪ [vo] your summer moment awaits you now that the summer of audi sales event is here. au

his finest achievement in philadelphia, the '93 season. he was the face, the voice and the driving force behind macho row, a team of misfits that captivated the city and captured our hearts. his championship dreams were realized four years later on the florida marlins. the kansas native's heart remained in philadelphia. >> darren daulton. >> he was enshrined on our wall of fame in 2010 and transitioned from baseball to broadcasting, including on comcast sports net. in 2013, his life changed. >> i couldn't figure out what was going on. i was having trouble explaining a little baseball. >> the diagnosis, an aggressive brain cancer. surgeons removed two tumors. he refused to make his fight with cancer a solo fight. he started the darren daulton foundation, dedicated to providing funding to those who suffer from brain injury and brain cancer, all the while cementing a lasting legacy. >> i never really burnt any bridges. i've always been asked back for dinner. as far as the personal accolades, i was never that type of personality. that's what i

philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6:00. president trump taking a stronger stand in the clash on the weekend in scharr lotsville as the man accused of ramming his car into protesters face as judge. >>> also a man and woman found dead in their south philadelphia home and police are now searching for answers. a double homicide in south philadelphia now has police officials left with many questions. it's where we begin tonight at 6:00. thanks for joining us i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. >>> police identified the victims as candido gonzales and caitlin jay jay. >> they don't yet have suspect or a motive. all they've got right now are questions and fox 29's jeff cole has more from south philadelphia. jeff? >> reporter: iain, whoever killed this south philly can you believe it may very well be that they are actually led into the home because police say they're that in fact is no sign of forced entry, and while the me tries to figure out a coughs death police know they are investigating a double killing. on a south philly stoo

right now, philadelphia 77 down from the high of 89-degrees. the warmest day since the second day of august. dewpoints are high in the 60s in philadelphia, 70s to the south. that's the oh pressive air. that air moves in, in time for friday. the morning commute, not as widespread as this morning. temperatures in the 7 0s. i have more in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> thank you, cecily. a body has been in a home for an extended period of time. christie? >> neighbors say it was a family friend who asked police to do a welfare check. when officers arrived, the odor was a dead give away something wasn't right. >> we showed up at 3:00, for a wellness check. then a second car and third dar. >car.suddenly it was the scene a suspicious death investigation. a man was slowly decomposing in his family delaware county home. >> finding out one of the brothers died and had been in the house over two weeks, kind of shocked. >> "action news" was there as detectives put on hazmat sites and opened the windows to the home. two brothers in their 50s live in the ho

philadelphia. 9 in reading. tip we wouldn't be warmer north, but they have seen more sunshine earlier in the day so the numbers are higher. as we go throughout your afternoon or evening hours. we're going to cool down into the 50s in some skpots. but in the afternoon hours tomorrow, that's when we'll start to see things warming up. we're clearing out. winds are staying low and getting comfortable to 77 by 8:00. and 703 by 11:00 p.m. we're going to talk more about the warm-up and how long the dry conditions skplast when rain returns to the forecast for the weekend, coming up. >> flooding is dealing with more downpours today. >> 6 inches of rain has fallen in texas. dozens of people have been rescued from cars overwhelmed by the rising water. officials have warned drivers to stay home until the water ree cedes. >> a stop. >> she wasn't sure how hard she pressed down on the brakes. >>> it is a plea for help that's attracting a lot of attention online. >> up next, an emotional plea inside a new jersey motel. >>> plu

the best a man can get. >> this is good day philadelphia, happening right now on good day philadelphia, president trump doubles down, his response to the violence in charlottesville. >> what about the alt left that came charging, as you say, the alt right? do they have any assemblance of guilt? what about the fact that came charging that they came charging with clubs in their hands swinging clubs? do they have any problem? i think they do. >> so the president goes back to what said the first time saturday, both sides are to blame. >> confederate statues, some are taking aim at a statue in mural here in philadelphia. that a former mayor, and police commissioner,

police in north philadelphia just after 4:30 last night. but frankly, gonzalez has a long history of trouble with the law especially across the delaware river. [gunfire] >> (screaming). >> reporter: this was the way it looked and sounded in broad daylight on north fairhill street just after 4:30 yesterday as a wild gun battle erupted between police an 30-year-old suspect from camden, new jersey. neighbors and children out in the street scrambled for cover. those inside knew it was time to hit the deck. [gunfire] >> reporter: when the shooting was over this man josÉ gonzalez from camden was down critically wounded by the police. they say he opened fire on them as they responded to a 911 call of a man with a gun. >> didn't say a word. they told him what to do and he refused to comply and then fired instead so we're fortunate, you know, that the police officers weren't struck with gunfire. unfortunate that a home was struck and very fortunate that no one inside was actually hit as well. >> reporter: police say gonzalez's bullets penetrated th

right now in the 70s for the suburbs, 76 in philadelphia. the skies, a few scattered clouds overhead, but they will be breaking for some sunshine. up to 83 at 11:00 this morning. you can see lingering clouds. in easton, the temperatures will start doning around by late morning, we'll be very close to the 80 degree mark. and 80s is where we're heading. 89 for the suburbs in philadelphia, look at the lehigh valley, 86. delaware hits 88 and 88 inland in new jersey. and warm at the shore, too, 85 degrees, that is because we'll see a wednesdwesterly wind. but that will turn things down in the humidity department. that will be drying out as the day goes on and really coming down for tomorrow. a look ahead for the entire week when i come back. >>> and now to breaking news in south philadelphia. that is where a mural of former mayor frank rizzo has become the target of vandals. ran dy gyllenhaal is live with more on what happened there. >> reporter: yeah, it happened again. police tell me an officer patrolling the area heard the sounds of breaking g

this guy is from philadelphia or went to philadelphia afterward because it was hour after the murder that the cell phone owned by murder victim was located at 40th and market by the phone company as it pinged off a tower before it was powered down by the killer right here near the university of pennsylvania. thomas? >> they have great start in this case, police working overtime on this one. steve keeley, thank you. 5:06. police are searching for six suspects involved in the gunfight that left a 17 year-old wounded in feltonville. it is a story we first reported yesterday on good day off-duty police officer reported seeing a man opened fire sunday night and then run inside a house in the side alley on b street. now that scene was declared a barricade, but none of the shooters were located inside. the teen was hit in the chest via a stray bullet while watching tv. several other homes and cars were also struck by gunfire. >> we hear all of the shots we think it was fire works. unaudible. >> thankfully we can report this morning that the 17 year-old was treated and released from the hosp

ken, phl is proud of you, bro, philadelphia is proud of you. >>> 6:09. learning more about the suspect charged with driving his car into a crowd in charlottesville >> he's being described as being fixated in his early life with naziism and holding radical beliefs about race. >> 20-year-old james alex fields made his first court appearance by video from jail. he charged with second degree murder in the death of 32-year-old heather heyer. federal authorities are looking at more charges, he's from ohio and known as a loaner dismissed from the army after failing to make it through boot camp and once charged with beating his own mother. >> how many times do you think you'll say this next line >>. >>> swift justice. over and under is ten. you realize that she's a pop star? >> that. >> taylor swift now plans to help women after her victory in court yesterday.. . >>> as you know this by now there was a victory for in court as the jury sides with her of she's a pop star, by the way >> it says it again. >> and her sexual assault lawsuit. she won. >> so this is aft

fox 29's dave kinchen live in south philadelphia. a lot of opinions on this one, dave. >> reporter: a lot of opinions. it's been one of the big conversations across the city with many people having mixed pins. >> he made the phillies champions in my opinion. >> reporter: there are long long-time pete rose fans like bill who do not want the legendary phils alum to lose out on his induction into the phillies wall of fame now that he's admitted to having sex with a teenaged girl four decades ago. >> i want to remember the good things about his baseball career not the bad things. >> continue on with the induct duck. >> under identified woman says in a sworn statement pete rose contacted her in 1973 and began having sex with her when she was around 14 or 15 years old. rose reportedly admitted to the relationship but said she was 16 the legal age of consent in ohio where the relationship happened. >> i'm always amazed when news surfaces. it seems like it's kind of fisher or funny to happen now. >> reporter: statute of limitations has expir

philadelphia mayor jim kenney announces new partnership in the sit. >> i between the philadelphia marathon and the american association for cancer research. now, here is the goal. to use the popularity of the marathon, to help raise awareness and money. this is going to be the largest race dedicated to cancer research. it is an opportunity, for the american association of cancer research, to bring runners to the city, race, through its runners for the research team. so if you sign up for the team, some of your application money will actually go to cancer research. the partnership lasts through 2019. >> all right, do you want a pat's cheese steak delivered? well, better call uber eats, the two announced exclusive partnership today. outside of pat's king every steaks. also part of the announcement, was the announcement after king for a day contest, uber eats users were able to get a tour of pat's, then get a ride in the pat's mobile to visit owner frank oliver a favorite places in south philadelphia. >> it takes seconds to come in on our ipad, in three, five minutes, a driver is here, picks

in philadelphia it hasn't been all that bad. sky6 still shows ben franklin bridge fairly visible from our sky6 camera atop society hill towers but that could change as we go through the morning and in a lot of neighborhoods just outside the city it already has changed. 71 degrees in philadelphia currently, 68 in allentown, 69 in trenton, 68 in wilmington, 72 early on at the shore. dewpoints are still up there fairly high especially in the area in the southern half of the region where you see that darker shade of green. these numbers are going to tend to dip during the day so it won't be as humid in the afternoon. the exception may be farther south in dover and cape may where it's still kind of sticky. philadelphia's visibility 5 miles. that's not too bad. how about less than a third of a mile visibilities. trenton allentown reading lancaster wilmington millville and then half mile visibility in wildwood and a.c. so you can see from this map that a lot of you are dealing with that fog and you want to slow it down. harder to see a

we'll -- finest in philadelphia. it will take the convoy 22 hours to get to the naval base in fort worth, texas. >> american red cross is seeking donation also, text the word harvey 90999. you will hear from a local red cross volunteer on the ground in texas coming up in the next half-hour. >>> 70:57 a.m. police arrested a -- 70:57 a.m., police arrested a man for drunk driving but not before he said he smashed into 27 vehicles. look at the damage. the suspect is accused of smashing into ten cars along the 1400 block of deavereau avenue around 3:00 a.m. then police say he hit more vehicles on at least four other streets in oxford circle and lawndale. officers say they caught up with the 38-year-old driver at 71st and large streets. as you can imagine he is facing a long list of charges. >>> new this morning, a man is in critical after he was hit by an suv. this happened in north philadelphia. the impact here at broad and susquehanna shattered the front windshield. suv, you can see the damage there. police say the 38-y

why keeping the beer flowing means big bucks in philadelphia. >>> this is a live view looking at philadelphia international airport. if you look down at the bottom of the screen, you can see how shiny it looks on the runway, that is because of all the water that has been dumped over philadelphia. sunrise 6:04 this morning. it is a dark sky overhead right now. and we still have these bands of heavy rain moving through. good news is for most of your saturday, it will be a nice day. but we have to get rid of this this morning. s that continues to move along to the east, it's already starting to move offshore, you can see over parts of ocean county and up through monmouth, as well, that will continue moving out and we are looking at pockets of heavy rain that will be driving through the next couple hours left by spotty showers on the back side. but farther to the west, we have clearing conditions. so mostly sunny by the afternoon. in the lehigh valley, it's already spotty showers that are left. the temperature trend will go from 68 current reading to the upper 70s. by 2:00, i think the high will

it is not raining in philadelphia. we're not expecting a washout, some of you may see a decent amount of sunshine. overall it's not a bad day. with that said let's flip it over to the radars. we have heavy downpours off to the south. we have to get through the last batch. you have to go to the south the mouth of the delaware bay to pick up the heavy weather around lewis delaware and rehoboth beach and dewey beach are getting the heavy downpours. you can see from cape may to sea isle traveling down route 9, garden state parkway, a little wet there. 47 getting into route 9 and the garden state parkway. the heaviest in sussex county, bethany and rehoboth beach. here's what to expect, leftover morning showers, cloudy through midday and muggy. dewpoints in the upper 60s and low 70s. later this afternoon we'll see peeks of sun, as the cold front approaches from the west, a late-day shower or thunderstorm is possible. with anyone of those storms you may pick up cloud to ground lightning strikes and heavy drenching downpours.

. >>> now to breaking news in west philadelphia. a woman is in critical condition after she was shot in the back. police say she was trying to get away from two armed men who broke into her home. they demanded money and drugs and took off with laptops and cell phones and no money. police caught them and arrested them. one was a 17-year-old identified by witnesses. >>> congressman is demanding septa shutdown the train line. >> the crash at the 69th street injured more than 30 people. septa spokesman told us all train cars passed a post-crash inspection. added lowered speed limits. he said neither he nor the mayor has spoken. >>> septa should shutdown this line and shuttle bus it until we find out what happened. >> i don't see why we have to shut the whole line down. >> add at least a half hour to my commute and cost a lot more money. >> septa told nbc 10 they would not shutdown the line unless the mtsb recommended it. >>> commuter rail delays will end after labor day. yesterday the director announced amtrak's repair work will be comp

near 90 this afternoon for philadelphia. lots of sunshine for the suburbs and new jersey, you will see the temperatures climb into the upper 80s for inland areas, low 80s at the shore. look at the lehigh valley, delaware, well into the 80s this afternoon. what you want need is an umbrella, but that may be changing this evening. a look ahead when i come back in a few minutes. >> all right. thanks. >>> now to breaking news in south philadelphia. that is where a mural of former mayor frank rizzo has become the target of vandals. randy gyllenhaal is live at 9th and washington with more on what happened there. >> reporter: criminal vandals striking again, targeting another frank rizzo memorial, this time the mural in south philadelphia. i just finished speaking with police, they tell me the vandals this time had mason jars full of white paint, it's 134rsplatterel over the ground. an officer was on patrol when he came in this parking lot where the frank rizzo mural is located. he found a number of kids with spray paint and other s

just barely coming down in philadelphia. just a few sprinkles moving through philadelphia. little bit heavier now. moving into berks county, heavy downpours here. there's the tail end just passing lebanon right now. the showers will be out of here in a short time. then back to sunshine. nice comfortable weather. 68 right now in philadelphia. few sprinkles that have already moved through. once the sun is up, quick warm up. upper 70s this afternoon. 70s clear out too. 72 degrees by lunchtime. more comfortable air come in for the suburbs and lehigh valley. showers and first thing by 8:00. we start to see sunshine, through the 60sed and into the middle 70s this afternoon. certainly doesn't feel like august in new jersey. 60 degrees right now. few sprinkles this morning and showers die out. sunshine returns with a few scattered clouds this afternoon. nothing more than that. no afternoon showers. winds at 5 miles an hour for new jersey. at the shore, winds become easterly. right now it's dry. showers may not reach the shore. they may die out before they get to the shore. delaware

philadelphia police are responding to the bustleton section of philadelphia, where a number of tombstones have been overturned and damaged. some of the large great-s were knocked over at the episcopal curve. not clear when the damage took place. >>> a man wanted for a murder in haverford township is now behind bars. u.s. marshals captured 24-year-old derek rollins at 12:45 this afternoon in decatur georgia that he killed john lee shot to death at an apartment complex at haverford road on july 29 and and rollins is a suspect in a shoot that happened in the overbrook park section of philadelphia. nobody was injure there had, rollins is sitting in a georgia jail waiting extradition to philadelphia. >>> and the attorney general arrested four suspected child sexual predators that used the internet to find their prey two from king of prussia and one from philadelphia. live at the philadelphia office of the attorney general, is "action news" reporter bob brooks. you have the details. >> reporter: well jim, it's disturbing to hear about grown men going after children online, and the attorney gene

pd and despite the threat philadelphia is abiding by the u.s. constitution. lottery fever could hit a fever pitch this week across the u.s. both major lotteries have jackpots topping 300 million bucks with no winners from last night's powerball that jackpot goes to 307 million for wednesday's drawing however someone did buy a ticket in pennsylvania worth a million bucks and mega millions lottery rolled over on friday night so tuesday night's drawing will be worth 346 million. that's not too bad. it could be a rainy start to the workweek and metrologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when action news comes right back. metrologist melissa magee has the accuweather forecast and potential for some rough weather tomorrow. >> very heavy rain and the flash flood walter on-and-off through the day and show you what is going on sky six live and hd looking at philadelphia international it's quiet right now but this will probably be a place where you want to check if you have any weather-related travel delays because of the m

dewpoint is 68 in philadelphia and the 70's down south. tam, that's pretty sticky. >> thank you david. >>> going on now, a handyman made off with two stolen drills from home depot with the help of his own rope and pulley system. this is surveillance from the store on bristol pike in bensalem last thursday. authorities say the man swiped two drills from a display in the garden center. the video shows him having trouble pulling the tools over the fence but eventually he figures it out succeeds and gets away. >> ♪ >> top stories at 6:55. two residents and a firefighter were injured in an overnight apartment fire in northeast philadelphia. it broke out at the canterbury court apartment complex on academy road. the red cross is helping 50 people forced out of their homes. >>> the search is on for the intruder who tied up an 84-year-old woman in her queen village home yesterday. police say the robber ran off with cash. the woman was not hurt. >> let's check a jam on the schuylkill expressway for you. this is your traffic westbound looking live

>> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11. >>> happening right now, the search for the man who tied up an elderly woman then robbed her the woman was in her south philadelphia home this afternoon when a man busted into her home. thank you for joining us. i'm lucy noland. thankfully she's fine. although she's shaken up and police are after the guy who did that to her. fox 29's own dave kinchen has more from philadelphia police headquarters. >> reporter: new information tonight. we have learned detectives are sorting through surveillance video that has not yet been released. a neighbor with the surveillance camera actually tells us his video showed someone leaving that area. the investigation continues while the victim recovers emotionally. >> i run through the side stre streets. i ran three block, out of breath scared to death. she's 84 years old. anything could happened to her. >> queen village on edge after an elderly woman was held captive in her own home. viciously died tied up with a dog leash and belts after man broke in her home on the 700 block of south f

it happened this weekend in northeast philadelphia. there l. brad, they got a really good look at that guy. >> crystal cler picture for sure. we did check in with the anti fa kinds of incidents are on the rise in pennsylvania. there were a total o67last yeara >> i was stun. public i can't believe this actually happens in america. i sense. >> reporter: reaction of many leaving congregation beth sol' service after man was caught on su was caught on surveillance test. message. the man scene bmw. >> we obviously take it very seriously. we have zero kind of hate against any synagogue or a mosque or any religious the third act of vandalism directed at the synagogue in the past year. and police have stillase of morn a hundred headstones toppled in nearbyy. anti defamation releasing a statement saying... >> a lot of these days. >> we want world piece. god wants everybody to love each other. he doesn't want anybody to hate each other. >> reporter: now the synagogue says that police have identified the suspect still a matter of tracking him down police a

returns to philadelphia. it will be an evening filled with food, wine, fashion, and music. guesses of course dress in the white in head to tow. location it will be revealed shortly before the event. past locations in philadelphia, have included logan circle, avenue of the arts, and the navy yard. letts' talk about the little league, team from jackson, new jersey will be playing ball today. the home brooke little league is representing the mid-atlantic legion, they'll play the little league team from fairfield, connecticut. the game start at 3:00 and the winner advances to the second rounds sunday morning. >> happening right now, on good day philadelphia, standing guards, the frank rizzo statue, after calls to take it down. >> also ahead the birds getting ready to bat it will out, pre-season game in the next hour, good day philadelphia continues in about two minute. good morning. victory. it happens at the wall. and after eight hours of glorious sleep. the beautyrest black hybrid provides personalized back sup

buy into philadelphia. a lot of people tell me this neighborhood looks a lot better than it did ten years ago and it's getting better all the time. i'm hank and that's my take. ♪ >>> here's piece of property that is so not ban donned. the boardwalk at wildwood is a life and well oh night and the forecast is looking fantastic if you love the beach. scott williams has your forecast in 15 seconds. >>> it was a beautiful monday across the area. high temperatures made it into the upper 80s. it was a little cooler down the shore with that sea breeze and that will be the place to be over the next several days. folks still out and about enjoying the nice weather. allentown 89 degrees the afternoon high temperature today. upper 80s philadelphia, reading, trenton along with atlantic city. but the humidity was more tolerable today as we move toward the next several days. yeah, it will get hotter as we look at temperatures right now, upper 60s in millville. low 70s wildwood. 71 degrees currently in pottstown. still 8

here in philadelphia. and we are dry as we get into the overnight hours and into start of the day tomorrow. it's sunny on our sunday with lower humidity, temperatures early in the morning, we'll be in the lower 70, maxing out in middle and lower 80's as we get into tomorrow. let's talk about one day or two days away from the total solar eclipse, passes through 12 states from oregon to south carolina, that is where you are in the path of totality, what walter was talking about. 90 minutes. the last time was back in 1979 and back here has the home. we're talking about a partial solar eclipse. it's starts at 1:21 in the afternoon. of maximum eclipse time is at 2:44, we're 80% of the sun will be eclipsed by the moon and then it ends as we get into 4:00 on monday afternoon and of course we'll keep you posted. make sure you have the proper eye gear to watch the clpts. here's the exclusive seven-day forecast. sunny and high temperature at 86, on monday, it's sunny and warm, high temperature and 89, good viewing c