In the news a Philadelphia Police officer is off the job and facing charges for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, and a former firefighter that responded to the twin towers on 9 11 is new yorks newest lottery winner. But the big story on action news is the excitement building for the 4th of July Celebrations, from the shore to the city there is no shortage of parties and fireworks tomorrow. Preparations are well underway. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott with the latest from the ben franklin parkway. The setup is well underway here, the setup is here for the concert and people are ready to celebrate. Today the rivera family is out for a skate near the art museum and ben franklin parkway will be packed but like many they just find their spot and gaze upward. People for some reason thought there was nothing going on no pushing and no shoving everybody is getting along. Crews are out building the stage for the 4 and of july jam and there is still work to be done for the concert. Be
From matt pellman in for karen rogers and david murphy. Reporter i hope you enjoyed your weekend, all that is in the rear view mirror. We have a system to the south thats passing us by. We have showers in our direction hindering areas south and west of philadelphia. 73 in wilmington. 65 in allentown. 70 in trenton mid 70s along the boardwalks. As you head out to catch the bus or grab the car. 70 degrees by 6 00. 75 by 8 00 a. M. 5 by 8 00 a. M. Noon 83, 3 00 p. M. , 86 the high will be later in the day around 3 30 or 4 00. 87. At times this afternoon or early evening theres a chance of a spotty shower or thunderstorm. Matt pellman ill show you that on future tracker 6 and set you up for the week ahead. How was the Holiday Weekend . Reporter not bad. Reporter i hope you enjoyed yours. Looks like we have a traffic stop on 42 southbound side approaching 55. All the Police Activity is off to the side. We expect extra traffic on the garden state parkway and ac expressway and 42 as people ma
The schuylkill expressway. Looking good. The as you head out on the pennsylvania turnpike, no overnight construction thats a good thing the construction crews still have off so speeds are in the mid 60s passing willow grove and Fort Washington toward mid county. There was no overnight work on the burlington bristol bridge it will close overnight tonight for scheduled maintenance. This is 42, northbound traffic with people coming back from the beach. So far so good, heading toward 295 and the walt whitman bridge. South jersey native carly lloyd is americas new sports sweetheart leading the u. S. Womans soccer team to the world cup since 1999. Katherine scott is in delran in lloyds hometown. Reporter what a game and what a performance by carly lloyd, she scored three goals in the first 16 minutes people around the world were watching and they watching in delran and they were going crazy. It will be wild going back to new jersey. Reporter her home state was going crows for carly lloyd as
With matt filling in for karen and david has accuweather. Reporter we have showers creeping up from the south. At wide view showed shows the clouds and rain. Doesnt look like a whole lot of shower activity, as we get into the after a chance of a shower and maybe a thunderstorm popping up. 72 degrees right now in philadelphia. 66 in allentown, 69 in trenton. 72 in wilmington, mid 70s along the boardwalks. It is humid this morning but with the clouds as thick as they are, doesnt feel too bad just yet until you start Walking Around and getting the sun through. 8 00 a. M. , 75. We expect clouds mixing with sunny greats breaks. 86 by 4 00 p. M. Through the day a popup shower or thunderstorm in a couple of spots you want to take cover from any storms because of the threat of lightning. How long does the warm and humid pattern last ill answer that in the sevenday forecast. Reporter all right david with good memories of barbecues and parades an fireworks and time at the shore we head back to w
P. M. , 86 high of 87 around 4 00 p. M. 6 00 p. M. , 83. Through the day a spotty shower or thunderstorm. Careful of any thunderstorms though, they can produce lightning and gusty winds later this afternoon. When i step inside well let you know how long the warm and humid pattern lasts. Theres better times ahead in the seven day. Reporter i think were not minding the clouds this morning it makes it easier going back to work and theres no sun glare,s eastbound traffic heading toward 113, a couple of hitting their brakes. Not a jam just yet. In swarthmore we have downed wires blocking 320 south of campus between west daily and yale avenue. Use cornell to get around that blockage or stay on 252 heading toward baltimore pike. On the big picture good on the schuylkill expressway. We have a fire location to watch out for in West Philadelphia along Chestnut Street at 44th. If youre heading to donut plus for breakfast watch out for that. Southbound on i95 hitting traffic from allegheny to gira