Transcripts For WPVI Action News 630 AM 20150504 : compareme

Transcripts For WPVI Action News 630 AM 20150504

Good morning. Reporter good morning, everyone, well start with the redflag warning despite the fact that we have a brushfire this morning we just showed you. This kicks in at 1 00 p. M. The reason theres a bigger concern after 1 00 p. M. Is that the breezes pick up. Low humidity and dry fuel on it is forest floor enhance the chance of brushfires starting an spreading. Satellite showing well have a nice, sunny start and fair weather cumulus developing as the day goes on. 56 degrees in philadelphia. Very comfortable very 4r50eu89 winds so far. Light winds so far. One issue the pollen count is high easing back tomorrow. Hein terms of of the temperatures, welcome back to school kids, 56 degrees on the Storm Tracker 6 live app. 79 noon temperature 3 00 p. M. 85 and dinnertime the low 80s when i step inside well look at the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast well have more on the thunderstorm possible for tomorrow and karen well see how long we can keep the heat around. All right dave weve a lot of problems on the road so far. An accident i95 southbound blocked the left lane for a short time. It has cleared but the delay has grown at this point. Southbound traffic looking live at allegheny, check out this travel time. 47 minutes thats a huge delay between woodhaven and the vine. Youre jammed from academy to cottman and the betsy ross bridge to girard where the accident cleared, but a big delay for this early hour. We have a problem in bucks county fire at barns and noble Oxford Valley road. A vehicle ran off the road at trooper near oakland drive. This problem with a traffic light they were on flash in chadds ford. They fixed them, so traffic is moving better at 202 and baltimore pike. This problem in Burlington County could be here for a while. An accident brought down a pole. Stick to he elbow lane or walnut avenue to get around there. Two men suspected of opening fire outside a free speech event in texas have been killed. Fbi is working with local police to determine who the gunmen were and why they carried out the a. I. Tack. Katherine scott has the details live at the satellite center. Reporter matt there was a lot of controversy surrounding the event. They are working to his if the shooting was connected to the events. Reporter shots fired outside a free speech event in garland texas. Just before 7 00 p. M. , authorities in the dallas suburb say two gunmen were killed after opening fire on a Security Officer. We heard boom boom and all of a sudden we see the cops everywhere. A vehicle pulled up, two men got out and opened fire on a Garland Independent School District Security officer. Else dressed like a police officer. However he is unarmed. Reporter garland officers saw what was happening and fired back, hitting enkilling the men at the scene. This happened outside a contest hosted by the new yorkbased American Freedom Defense Initiative that would award ten thousand dollars for the best cartoon depicting the prophet muhammed. While the mens motive was not known, a bomb squad was called in to search the mens vehicle as a precaution. We evacuated businesses close by and the event center by putting people in school buses and taking them away from the area. Reporter once they have cleared the scene, authorities will go in and take a closer look at the bodies and work on identifying the men and work on seeing what the motive is here. As for the that Security Officer he was treated and released from the hospital. Matt. A driver struck and killed a woman crossing the New Castle County street. It happened on the pulaski highway in bear at 1 00 a. M. The woman was in the westbound lanes when she was hit. The driver is cooperating with police the scene has been cleared. A 1yearold baby boy and his teen mother are recovering. The woman tossed the child into the lehigh river and jumped in herself. On lookers say the woman attempted a murder suicide. When i got over here, they were telling me that some lady through the baby over the bridge and then she jumped off. The mother made it out of the water and collapsed. The baby was 700 yards downstream and in the water for four minutes. An officer pulled the baby from the water and began cpr with another officer. Allentown police say the mother and child are in serious condition. Police have not released the mothers name. The investigation is on going. No charges have been filed yet. And happening today two former aids to new Jersey Governor Chris Christie are expected to make their first Court Appearances since the bridgegate indictment. They maintain their innocence facing nine criminal counts in connection with to the lane closures on the George Washington bridge. David wildstein pleaded guilty on friday. Governor christie maintains he had no knowledge of the plot. The city is trying to recover from the violent riots that broke out in several neighborhoods last week. Residents remained outdoors past 10 00 p. M. Faith leaders are calling for continued activism in response to want death of freddie gray. The states attorney announced friday criminal charges against 6 officers involved in the arrest. Lets turn to david murphy we love the temperatures abbey the weather today but there are some concerns. Reporter there are, Storm Tracker 6 live double scan doesnt have any of them for you, we have green on radar thats ground clutter. Theres no precipitation. As we look outside the sunshine coming up nice and bright down the shore theres a little bit of an air quality issue today not an ozoneaction day but moderate air quality. Those with asthma may want to limit their time outdoors, at the shore, i dont think theres much of an issue with air quality. 56 degrees dewpoint, 48. Winds light southwest at 3. With light winds im out on the terrace with a suit jacket im feeling fine. Satellite showing you any significant lack of cloud cover. Later in the day as is the case on many spring days, well develop fair weather cumulus but i think it will be bright as we roll through the afternoon. Day planner shows a temperature of 61 at 8 00 a. M. We assume up to 74 at 11 00 p. M. , 85 is the warmer number on the boards this year, that will hit by 3 00 p. M. Spending the entire afternoon in the 80s. High temperatures up north 82 degrees, 83 in reading. 84 in trenton. 84 in wilmington. You get down the shore youre cooler, 76 in ac, 72 in cape may. Those are pleasant seasonable numbers, in fact a little bit above average. We have fire concerns today because of the combination of low humidity, breezes kicking up this afternoon and the dry fuel at the forest floor between 1 00 p. M. And 8 00 p. M. Theres a redflag warning that means an enhanced chance of brushfires, do not flick the cigarettes out the car window and no off roading. If you see smoke or anything that looks like its smoldering be call 911 right away and get the firefighters to it before it becomes an issue. Air quality issue moderate today for those suffering asthma. Tomorrow, well get in the 80s, we have a line of showers and spotty thunderstorms coming down from 1 30 and 5 00 p. M. You can see it moving from allentown and at 10 00 p. M. Its down to the south. Not everybody sees this, but were looking at the potential for thunderstorms. 85, sunny today, 85 tomorrow, a spotty afternoon shower or thunderstorm. Not as warm on wednesday only 74 degrees, still unstable another spotty shower or thunderstorm around. And then we get back in the 80s and dry out. 83 thursday, friday, 85. The dad vail regatta is here friday and saturday, above the those days looks absolutely gorgeous. Saturday 85. Mothers day sunday, 85 degrees, sun and clouds, a spotty afternoon shower or thunderstorm. But not a washout for mom. Thank you david. 6 40 more brand new stories up next. Including the scathing report on sex assaults in the military and whats being done to prevent it. Tragedy strikes when a swing set collapses in the west. Reporter yet another new accidents this on the vine street expressway, you can see the flashing lights eastbound approaching broad. Blocking the left lane creating a jam here, at this point Early Morning delays. We have another accidents where a vehicle brought down a pole. Railroad gates shut down its a mess out there. Celebrity couple is calling it quits who it is and why they are splitting up. Thats later on action news. You to jersey . Well, geicos the 1 auto insurer in new jersey, new york and connecticut. So i just came by to say thanks. 1, huh . Thats great. Here you go. A little token of appreciation. Oh, thats. Thats. Thats great. Now id say you probably need a large. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. 6 43, a redflag warning will begin this afternoon, but already in south jersey were seeing brushfires. Chopper 6 is live over one here, this is in browns mills pemberton township, Burlington County. Fire Officials Say they have it contained. Its not burning near any residences, so its not putting anyone at risk. Realize there are dry conditions, low humidity, throwing cigarettes the car among the many bad ideas on a day like this. Lets head over to karen rogers she is taking a look at a lot of the stuff this morning. Reporter were looking live on the scion street expressway, some days were like why all the accidents. The roads are clear and dry no weatherrelated problems. An accident only blue route 295, vine street expressway eastbound. It had been blocking the left lane approaching broad street. They pushed it off to the side. But expect delays eastbound on the broad the accident off to the side. We have a new report of an accident i95 northbound mere bridge street. Northbound on i95 thats now southbound at girard we had an accident blocking the left lane, its cleared but youre seeing speeds of 10, 11 Miles Per Hour now you have a northbound jammed to, schuylkill no reports of accidents look at this, 15 Miles Per Hour, thats slow for this hour. Thats heading eastbound near girard. And sweb westbound we can see 12 Miles Per Hour approaching the boulevard to past boulevard. York road davisville road arms of a Railroad Gate is stuck in the down position. Stick to Edge Hill Road to avoid that area. We have an accident where a vehicle reportedly ran off the road on trooper road near oakland drive. Again with the dry roads youre thinking whats the problem. Accidents in Burlington County, a guy slams into a pole, mount laurel road is closed between union mill stick to he will elbow lane as the alternate. 56 degrees right now in philadelphia, 45 in millville. 48 in allentown. Nice and comfortable, a warm high of 85 with sunshine, matt. Okay, thanks, karen. New this morning a report claims the pentagon is greatly under reporting the number of sex related crimes in military communities. New york senator released the report overnights. The democrat is leading the push to tighten policy on military sex assaults. Spouses of Service Members and civilians who live and work near military facilities are not being counted in Defense Department Sexual Assault surveys. New this morning a freak backyard accidents in arizona killed a 7yearold girl and injured her son. A wooden swing set that was rotten at the base fell apart while a girl was playing on it. The crash knocked a teenage and 7yearold girl from the patio into the waller. Adults in the home heard the crash and called 911. This is a tragic accidents. Accidents happen. Sounds like they are doing everything right. Everyone knew how to swim. Its a very tragic accidents. The girls did not live at the home. They were attending the party with the family after a 5k charity run earlier in the day. Another conservative has confirmed his plans to run for president in 2016. Ben carson announced his candidacy in cincinnati ohio. He is going to make a form recall announcement in detroit later today. He is a retired renown newer row surgeon. He is the only high profile africanamerican to enter the gop primary. Carson has never run for office. G. M. A. Will have the latest on the deadly shootout in texas outside an event featuring cartoons of the prophet muhammad. A live g. M. A. Preview is next. Reporter all right, guys its cool we have temperatures in the 50s a jacket might be required for the kids. Organ the way home, shorts and ts big time. 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A lotto winner scratched off a ticket and walked away 75, the problem is it was worth 75,000. Star wars in time square, well go behindment scenes as we get ready for that big event. Of course we say may the forest be with you George Stephanopoulos. Very impressive. Reporter ill tell you the problems out on the road. Look at the jam up on the schuylkill expressway. Eastbound traffic heavy from industry avenue to the vine. Extra heavy because of vine street expressway eastbound. We have an accident there that was blocking a lane for a while. Extra heavy delays on the schuylkill expressway. New issue in the pottstown area 422 eastbound at keim street a disabled vehicle is causing a problem, watch for that. Mass transit is on time. Reporter on the big board we have cool numbers in the 40s in the suburbs. Someplaces like coatsville and new holland up in the 50s warrington 55. 51 in center city. Cinnaminson, 53. 54 in avalon, 58 in gandys beach. And low 50s from hockessin to dover, delaware. If youre running errands might want to get them done in the morning. Comfortable, 66. Noon, close to 80. High this afternoon toasty 85. Breezy this afternoon mix of sun and clouds. Tiger woods and Lindsey Vaughn no longer a couple. The skiing star announced she and woods ended their three years relationship. Vawb said the break vaughn sailed the breakup was a mutual decision. Well be back with the top stories. No. Not possible. Were the settles when we go on vacation, its hard to find, like, those little activities that are kind of fun and educational. I think with williamsburg, you have all of that educational part rolled into the fun. Its already here. This is probably the most fun ive had all summer. Welcome back, chopper 6 is over a breaking story coming to us from new jersey. Fire officials warning people across area about the potential for this brushfire. This is browns mill, Burlington County, new jersey. Firefighters say they have the fire contained. Its not threatening any homes but because of dry conditions and low humidity, theres a redflag warning issued for south jersey and southeastern pennsylvania. Lets take a look at the problems that we have on the roads. Were looking live on i95. Here we are at cottman. Weve had all kinds of accidents this morning. A new one reported northbound approaching bridge street. We had an earlier one southbound, thats why we have huge delays, 47 minute ride on the vine. A slow go. Weve seen crews around 70 westbound and lakehurst road. Warm for that in pemberton Burlington County. Reporter sunshine and clouds as the day goes on. 60 at 9 00 a. M. Close to 80 by noon, theres the high of 85 degrees at 3 00 p. M. We have that redflag warning that doesnt kick in until 1 00 p. M. And ends at 8 00 a. M. Not only because we have the dry low humidity air in place but the breeze his pick up. Head to 6abc. Com facebook and twitter when we are not on the air. 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