But things are improving there. Look out for possible flooded roads in Cape May County for the next halfhour or so. As we look at the wide view, more shower activity coming in from the southwest. Clouds out to the west and additional showers for the this afternoon. Looks like well be humid now and tropical humidity later this afternoon. Spotty showers and thunderstorms. 70 degrees and dry in philadelphia. 61 in allentown. 70 in wilmington, 68 in trenton. The dewpoints are starting to come back up. Its very humid with the dewpoints in the 70s in cape may and dover, is as far north as philadelphia in the mid 60s, starting to get humid in the northern suburbs, you will have to wait for it to hit full force. 77 by 10 00 a. M. Phenomenon, 81. During the afternoon hours it gets soupy and toasty, high of 87 at 3 00 p. M. , again, spotty, but potentially strong thunderstorms developing in the afternoon and continuing into the evening and straight up until midnight tonight. They are not everywhere, karen, well have the latest future tracker 6 imagery of that and a full weekend call coming up. Reporter nice were not seeing wet roads right now. On the vine, westbound eastbound moving okay no delays, the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound between valley forge and Fort Washington we have the right lane blocked with roadwork here. Watch for a slow go there. Northeast extension between lansdale and pennsylvania turnpike, roadwork there, as well. This time they are blocking the left lane. As we look outside, this is the blue route, no delays, good shot of the roads which are clear and dry. In Gloucester County we have a downed pole blocking two lanes at route 130 at highland avenue. Traffic is squeezing by. Trump taj mahal may be a good choice for gamblers with hot hands, dpluk getting a good luck getting a drink. Most casinos worker are going out on strike. Reporter good morning, tam, this is happening as the Holiday Weekend is getting underway, 950 server, bellmen, housekeepers and cooks are walking off the job starting at 6 00 a. M. So thats less than an hour from now at the trump taj mahal. Earlier this week they were getting the ticket signs ready. Local 54 said they were unable to strike a deal on the crack with the taj mahal which is owned by billionaire investor, karl ichan. The company gave Union Members a cash pend for healthcare the taj was the only casino targeted that didnt reach a union agreement. As for the borgata and golden nuct and resorts nugget they are not affected by the strike. We dont know how the trump taj had Ma Hall Taj Mahal will operate, well find out this morning. New jersey Chris Christie issued an executive order calling ton Transportation Fund projects to shut down. Its unclear how many project also will will be affected. A proposal to hike the gas tax remains stalled in the senate. Developing overnight, police are questioning four people after chaos erupted outside a bucks county carnival. Officials say three people were stabbed when an altercation at the Saint Michaels fair spilled into the parking lot. After 10 30 this tullytown, one person was taken into custody, none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. Two philadelphia teens are facing charges for the shooting death of their 13yearold friends. Dozens gathered on east walnut lane in germantown. A 15yearold accidently shot and killed chris mackey wednesday night. He is charge with involuntary manslaughter. Detectives say the boys wandered into a vacant house and found the weapon and bullets. Eddie mackey is trying to come to terms with the accidental shooting of his nephew. My family is grieving beyond what i could imagine. Reporter a 17yearold faces a lessor charge of reckless endangerment. Remained hudson was shot and Raymond Hudson was shot and killed. He was arriving around a cigarette lighter at the time though thought it was a real gun. The officer who fired is on leave until the end of the investigation. Three vehicles collided at cottman, two people were hurt. Happening today, it wouldnt be the 4th of july without a well received rockets red glare, tonight the public is invited to watch penns landing along the Delaware River the show begins at 9 30. On july 4th, the show moves to the Benjamin Franklin parkway, the best seats being on the rocky steps in front of the pews pews museum of art. We have a list of Independence Day celebrations in the area on the 6abc facebook page. If you have not already like our page so you can get action news updates in your time line. David murphy says listen up, parts of the weekend will be great and parts are rainy. Reporter tonight well have thunderstorms, you might run into that. Saturday and sunday look great. Future tracker 6 showing later tonight thunderstorms are starting to pull apart. As we look outside, we have sky6 live hd, starting out fairly bright across the region with clouds from overnight kind of clearing out. There were a couple of thunderstorms down in south jersey that are now gone. As we take a look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan you can see the last of the thunderstorms pushing well off to the east. In the process of drying out, but its feeling stickier and humid across the region. That will be the pattern as we go into the afternoon. Soupy humidity returning to the delaware and lehigh valleys and eventually popup showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures 61 degrees in allentown. 65 in reading. 68 in trenton. 69 in millville. 72 in cape may. Future frark 6 future tracker 6 picking up the precipitation story. Between now and noon theres nothing going on. But during the afternoon well have spotty drenching thundershowers and thunderstorms pong up. 5 00 p. M. , 6 00 p. M. , more of the storms are possible, again, not everywhere, but where they hit they could produce drenching downpours, and might see a strong thunderstorm in through here, as well. Looks like later in the evening, we are bouncing those out of here, though. Any storms that form while spotty could have the multiple threat of lightning and downpours and strong gusty winds and large hail. Lehigh valley 83 degrees, humid again, spotty storms possible. Down the shore, getting muggy down the there, spotty thunderstorms possible especially during the afternoon and evening, high temperatures not as warm as the last couple of days only the mid 70s, ill call for moderate to high uv index when the sun is out. 87 is the high in philadelphia. Humid with spotty thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening. Not everybody sees those. If youre going to the ballpark as i am, hopefully they get the game in, and of course they are doing fireworks after the game, 82 in the first pitch. 77 in the 9th inning. We break out partly cloudy skies and 70 overnight low. 78 down the shore, 79 on sunday, beautiful saturday and sunday. Monday looks dry, but theres the possibility of shower activity especially in southern areas moving in late in the day or in the evening. Some models are holding off until after fireworks, others have it in time to maybe give you problems with fireworks on monday. Were kind of on the bubble on monday. Human with storms, 87. Tomorrow humidity dropping, 84. A little breezy and 86 beautiful on sunday. Clouds and sun on monday, 86. Hopefully we can hold off the showers and thunderstorm until after fireworks, but it will be a close call. Tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we are heating up, but staying dry the way things looks. Looks like it will be sunny and hot by thursday, high of 90 and probably up over 90 by next friday. The heat is coming back, but the Holiday Weekend looking good. Hopefully monday will work out. Thank you david. 5 11 a. M. , a crews ship out of new jersey is somber place after neardrowning of a child. A skydiver gives us the terrifying movements his parachute failed in mid flight. Reporter 422 at trooper, hardly anybody out and about, well see if anybody is awake in Fort Washington. A athlete is warning others about a mishap with fireworks and left him with a mangled hand. Well tell you about that in the morning buzz. Welcome back taking a live look as folks get up and over the platt bridge this morning. Looks like, karen will tell us more, there are fewer people out there, maybe folks are kicking off their holiday already. 5 14, 70 degrees. Reporter were mentally on vacation already. Lets look at the suburban traffic report as you head out from Fort Washington, 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike. No problems at all coming down from perkisie or montgomeryville. We have light volume. We always have light volume at this hour, well see what happens in the coming hours see how many people are taking off or calling out sick. Were seeing light volume, as well as the boulevard, thats the southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway, no problems, no delays, and the weather is benefiting us, it had looked like we would receive showers or thunderstorms programs as early as now, anything we had is off the coastline right now. Were watching for a spotty storm later, the morning commute is impacted by the weather youre doing okay. On the pennsylvania turnpike we have roadwork blocking the right lane between valley forge and for the washington. Lets look at the temperatures, 70 degrees, its muggy this morning, youre noticing the difference already. 69 in reading, 71 in millville. 87 degrees its humid again, we got a one daybreak, hope you enjoy it. Were watching for spotty storms not everybody will see them. Adeveloping story out of bay one new jersey, an 8yearold boy is in Critical Condition after he fell into a pool on the crews ship and nearly drown. Anthem of seas was off the coast of new jersey it turn around and headed back to port. The boy was in the water for 8 to ten minutes last night before someone on the crew found him. Now that ship just left bayone yesterday for bermuda. That boy in Critical Condition is being treated at a hospital on staten island. New on action news, what was once believed to be a case of a stolen car and kidnapping actually it was two young girls taking their grandmothers car for a joyride. They found a 1yearold girl behind the wheel and the 7yearold in the passenger seat. The pursuit lasted 11 miles and got up to speeds 100 miles per hour. The 12yearold driver pulled over in a High School Parking lot, nobody was hurt, she was taken into custody. What a terrifying moment captured on camera an okay oklahoma skydivers parachute struggles to open. He landslide at the stadium on safe ground. During the jump he lost his main parachute. He is offering a 100dollar reward for anyone who returns it, i say why, you dont need it back, someone is trying to tell you something, stay on the ground. Kansas Royal Minor League pitcher, lost his right eye, he with a was training with a resistance band when a piece of metal broke off and hit him in the head striking him in the eye. He had to make a tough decision to have that eye removed. He didnt say whether he plans to continue to play baseball, he did call it the hardest week of his life. Action news caught up with the woman behind the legendary basketball star chris jenkins. Felicia was an all conference player twice in college and coach at benedict college. He was young 13yearold, you look at him, like what is he doing here, but if i can teach chris to shoot, dont you think i can teach you to shoot. If a felicia will be coaching basketball at kings school next year. Stop driving your car right now. Furry costume characters and the fans have descend on downtown pittsburgh, well tell you why. Prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. I survived breast cancer. If the doctors hadnt caught it early i might not be sitting here. So im outraged that pat toomey voted to defund planned parenthood. Which thousands of pennsylvania women depend on for cancer screenings. Pat toomey was even willing to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Shut down the government over planned parenthood . I think we ought to shut down pat toomey. Women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. Keep on track with Dunkin Donuts fruit smoothies, made with lowfat yogurt and real fruit blended into feelgood flavors like new wildberry. American runs on dunkin. If you aries are back in furries are back in pittsburgh, fans of animal characters known as furries dress up in costume. 7,000 people are expected to participate. It has brought 4 million into the city since 2006. This would be a dream come true for my 2yearold. They are a lot orderly than 2. Reporter 7,000 people do that, seriously . Its friday, lets go outside and see what the roads look like, were dry on the ben franklin bridge, looking good heading in and out, although the clouds are hanging tough. We have light volume. All mass transit on Holiday Schedule throughout the weekend. Patco on a holiday she scheduled routes 10 and 15 trolley shuttle busing. During the afternoon, 87 degrees for the high in philadelphia. Theres a chance of spotty thunderstorm activity developing this afternoon and tonight him not everybody sees these, but those who do take cover because they could be strong storms developing in some neighborhoods. At the airport, all green aircraft. No sign of delays in our travel test naitions. Naitions destinations. A judge i should a 30 day ultimate come for Aretha Franklins childhood home. Many dui cases could be compromised, first up, americas money. Owners of older honda and acura are being told to stop driving their cars until takata air bags can be replaced. It covers the tls from 2002 and 03 as well as the cl from that year. Gas prices are 50 cents less a gallon compared to last year. This weekend could see some of the highest demand for gasoline ever. A competitive Box Office Race is expected this this weekend, the legend end of tarzan, and finding dory is on top for a Third Straight week. Thats americas money. In the morning buzz, Jason Pierre Paul is a defensive end for the new york giants. He made headlines when a fireworks blew upness hand. He teamed up in his hand. He teamed up to make this Public Safety announcement about firing safety. As for his own injury, he is still recovering after losing his index finger and mangling the rest of his hand. Aretha franklins home is getting a little respect for now. A judge gave a Community Group a month to create a solid plan to save the singers house. In june the city has ordered to tear down the home due to its condition. An abc news excuse exclusive, abc has obtained the tape between two of principals plane. Breaking right now on action news nearly a thousand casino workers are going on strike in Atlantic City this morning. Case insist question, there are brand new details this morning on how many dui arrests in philadelphia might be affected by bad breathalyzer tests. Live double scan radar is tracking rain for today. David murphy has changing details for the Holiday Weekend. Good morning, 5 30, friday, july 1. Matt odonnell is off, Alicia Vitarelli is joining us. Lets head over to