posted from noon to this afternoon and evening up until midnight and that's because central counties another line of showers and drenching thunderstorms is expectsed to develop later on producing perhaps more street and road flooding. we've already got some of that. still trying to clear even as the rain moves away. satellite shows you there's some break in the cloud cover off to west and we could see sun breaking out as we get to lull through the morning hours and later this afternoon more rain redeveloping. 70 right now. muggy, raining in philadelphia, 62 allentown and 64 down the shore and welcome back to school kids, for what is finals week for a lot of you. 75 by 8, still muggy. by noon 81 and by 12:00 82. you have tons of problems on the roadways. ki not believe that picture. >> look at this. traffic is at a stand still because of the heavy rain that shut down blue route northbound this is traffic nobody approaching route 1 to broomall and that's where they're switching all terrific off. we have four mimes miles of a major highway shut down from broomall to exit st. daivdz so in this shot they set up cones and flares and they're forcing everybody off pollute route northbound. no traffic allowed to go through. if you look at this shot heavy rains passed. the heavy rain passed at this point. we're 2309 not seeing a lot of standing water. it's a head here that caused problem. let's two to the maps and talk about what you can do. 320 is good alternate. take route 1 to 30 runs parallel and southbound to 252 earlier we had a downed tree because of storms and rain in the area blocking the intersection. now you can get by. alternates blue route northbound has been a mess with highway shut down. now we switched camera shot. this northbound 6 street ram top schuylkill eastbound you see police set up there and see flares. earlier show saw you the shot and you see the flooding. so what they've done is have police on the scene. you see them here. they're allowing traffic by in right lane. an example of what happened with this mess write roads out there matt. >> breaking overnight a massive fire rips through five homes in chester, delaware county where another broke out days later. matt there were no injured to fire piingters or sill ill yaps and 19 people were forced from homes oaf fight and you can see firefighters wrapped up the scene but there's charred building here chester. it broke out 1:30, 400 block of bickly. when crews arrived they were met with heavy nraimingz. the flames spread along the roof line to other homes. they were able toe put the fire under control and working to make sure this nair was in the walls. a lot of walls needed to be foreign down and out so no shot spots remained. this is second fire in vacant home on this block since last friday. >> we had a fire here in 420 yuingt the at night. >> let the police do their job. >> and red cross is assisting 8 adults, 11 children, forced from their homes. they again are not able to return back this morning. there's no word yet if there's any smoke detect tores on those occupied homes. live in chester, katherine scott, "channel 6 action news." >> developing overnight pottstown firefighters battle aid multi-alarm blaze and landed one of their own in the hospital. flames and smoke damaged a building at intersection of walnut and north york street. firefighter suffered minor injuries. no word on what caused all of this. but we know the fire fight foyingter is going to be fine. the building was converted to several apartment the fire is now under control and the cause sake sorted out. >> tris sprez joe biden will number delaware today. >> he's preparing for funeral of oldest son beau biden died at walter medical lease kurnture depending where they go to church. many have know beau biden sense he was a child. patrick leonard was playing golf with beau biden's father in law friday. >> it was fifth hole and he gets a phone call and he said he was told get the grandchildren and go to washington. i mean you knew it was not good. >> beau biden was two time attorney general for delaware and major in delaware fashional guard. he announced in january that he planned to run for delaware governor next year. he was 46. he lives behind hallie and two children. >> both joe and beau biden have known their fair share of tram di in 1972 he lost his mother and infant signaturener terrible car crash and beau, 4 years old an hunter, were also fearly killed in the wreck. in facts when joe biden was sworn in shortly after this the for first term in use senate he did it at hospital bedside. this is the first time a sitting please or vice-president lost a child while in avs last time this happened was 1964 when had to only her few ral arrangements when they're made public. >> more than 1,000 demonstrators are expected outside facebook's new headquarters in california today. the social media company requires user to create accounts using real names. that has incited people that say they're grad weenz navyit persons and other ak toyingts protest it's opposition to anonymous users. >> u.s. house transport committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on derailment of train. they were traveling -- they had not installed automatic speed controls ntsb said could have probabilityed the crash. >> you can win 188 million in wednesday night powerball drawing and jackpots drawing and jackpots mega millions. >> a lot of people right now don't think they won the jackpot. >> unless they consider rain jackpot material. we've had a lot this morning. stormtracker 6 double scan shows you thankfully it's beginning to fall off the map in aand around heavy drubld roadways. heavier rain up to eat of media that is headed towards philadelphia. that should be it for a while. blue route mom other roads this morning definitely dealing with dmroding problems because of the heavier rain to the east. having popped through in the predawn hours and pushed water on roadways. in some cases trying to drain. if i get give you the wider view in allentown you're drying out and bucks and montgomery county moderate rain and heaviest pushing through atlantic county and burlington county and moving east. we have cloudy skies across the region and that includes the shore where some rain is falling this is ak looking 70 currently in philadelphia and due point is sigh still winds are down to 6 miles an hour not all that strong. most of heavy rain pushing east and future tracker 6 showing you between 8 and 9:00 we're expecting most to get out of here. all we'll have it scattered sprinkles. still a lot of clouds around. we definitely get to a lull during the morning and head up to noon. we'll be on the lookout for redevelopment of couple showers or perhaps thunderstorm well north and west of philadelphia later in the afternoon up until about 3:00, 2:30 they i could see how my downpours that there's a cold front slowly neighboring snaking its way through the region this afternoon. by 5 6:00 the fronts willing closer to philadelphia and so we're sxepingting a big, long line of showers and drenching thunderstorms at 6:00 and that continues straight up until 1:00 and past midnight. cecily tynan and adam joseph tonight will have something to show you on radar and probably not good news with heavy rain. our main risk would be downpours leding to floody and moderate chance ever light ep oing or. >> that's not really the issue. that ref any rain and perhaps gusty winds from storms. as we roll through the day high 83 this afternoon and muggy. we're expecting lull through morning hours and during afternoon more thunderstorms developing and they can continue right into the evening. high temperatures aco the region 70s up north and the left and looks like upper 70s today. high of 83234 philadelphia. again, muggy clouds, some sun in the morning and lull in the afternoon and another rounds of heavy rain gradually developing and continuing straight through tomorrow. tomorrow lingering rain in morning probably not heavy and we dry out probably see sun returning tomorrow at least a bit of it and high of 70 and getting more comfortable. wednesday and thursday look like great days. union at home wednesday night should be fine for that e on friday warmer, 81 with perhaps a late day thunderstorm. and for the weekend 8 3 on saturday 78 sunday neej are day looks like a washout but i would not be surprised to see a swim. >> the airborne car in tar on toe. >> a lethal lizard attacks a brass keeper in n nment new jersey karen. >> o of having a trrk tore tailor. they the blue route northbound is still shut down with heavy rain. i'll have the details on these problems coming up. >> and kardsahian family continues to grow in scope and size. in thames ever numbers. 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>> no, it's not blue route shut down for a four mile stretch. you're looking at jammed traffic trying to get to the point they kick you off the blue route. penndot zoom around to show us all this. they're looking for a car to come through. let's go away and take a look at maps to get around at this point. blue route northbound it's still shut down. you can take 320 as alternate and 252 f you get off route 1 that's northbound to 0 or 252. >> i want to bring you in the waze app so show you this. looking at traffic crawling at times up to 4 miles an hour. because of backup. but i just want to stand back and show you alternates because they're really jammed too. 320 not looking great. traffic is jammed, looking at area in red. 252 not seen quite as much heavy traffic in that area. they may be belter alternate it bring you further out of the way be careful of that as you head out. stormtracker 6 double scan blue route northbound and heavy rain all right pushed flew and it's shut down between broomall and st. shut down between broomall and st. dave's northbound. there's a different shot of the blue route and this accident here. this is i-95. this is near 452. you can see the tractor-trailer crash in the median went through the guardrail. mess of problems on the roads, tam. >> thank you, karen. and this new video here on "action news" which looks like scene straight out of dukes of hazard a surveillance in toronto captured coverage of a sedan flying over a row of cars and crashing into a building. he may have confused pedals in the car accelerating rather than breaking. >> this is new a potentially lethal xhod owe dragon bit a zoo workner nebraska. the keeper in omaha was giving on mall a hugh teen check. a bite from komodo dragon can cause a fatal septic infection in humans. >> 6:47 live in new york for what is coming up next on g ma. >> and we have to wonder will the latest kardsahian child be named southeast. ... to bring you a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. binge eating disorder, or b.e.d., isn't just overeating. it's a real medical condition. and while the exact cause is unknown, certain chemicals in the brain may play a role. b.e.d. is also the most common eating disorder in u.s. adults. hi, i'm monica seles. when i binged, i wasn't in control. i never felt satisfied no matter what the quantity was. afterwards i felt so upset with myself. to learn more about b.e.d. go to bingeeatingdisorder.com and talk with your doctor. when we go to the store i find my box of honey bunches of oats, and i'm checking to see if i packaged it. he says "it has a certain code that's my line, this is the date." if the last 3 letters were p22, that's me. imported chicken's been in the news a lot lately. for chicken that hasn't crossed an ocean look for perdue. we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> time now to check in with gma. >> let's go to robin roberts with a look what is coming up on "action news" robin roberts has been transformed to amy roebuck. >> robin roberts is sitting right next to me so you know. not to name drop or anything. matt tam, braets to be with you this monday morning. the dramatic high stakes show down as controversial patriot act expires and plus abc thomas is here with an exclusive report about a new domestic threat and torrential rain timely clearing up in the range and i hope it's easing up on the east coast. >> and shocking moment a routine circus act went horribly wrong a perform an plunging 25 feet. and gma on money how you can turn your old electronics like cellphone and computers to cash. matt and tam back to you. >> thank you amy, blue route northbound reopening as we speak. this is blue route northbound traffic is easing up. it was totally backed up on blue route because everyone was forced off at broomall. they one more issue is transit, >> heavy rain overnight causing lots of problems on roads. however the hev xwreingt rain is pushing east of the region. mott rad rail fan left over in live. >> if you dress the kids it may seem damp enough to gear with umbrella on the way to school and keep one on hand there's another storm expecting showers into the afternoon and evening. temperatures warm and muggy today. high of 8. that will be about 2:00. still 80s ul in 4 down to 7 by 6 with heavy rain coming back into play. tam. >> okay. thank you, david. well on the "people scene", big news for kanye west and kim dar dashian rapper and realty child are. welcomed north almost two years ago. why am i so awake? did you know your brain has a wake system... and a sleep system? science suggests when you have insomnia, the neurotransmitters in your wake system may be too strong, which may be preventing you from getting the sleep you need. talk to your doctor about ways to manage your insomnia. >> welcome back. here are top stories first breaking news penndot says that stretch of blue route northbound is reopening road from broomall to st. david's closed due to flooding. details on this in a moment. fire tore through several row homes overnight. blaze broke out 1400 home on pickley street. is it the second time in a week fire as broken out on this block. >> white house road biden will be in delaware today to again preparations to bury his on beau. he was two time attorney general and he buy decided this weekend of brain cancer. >> we have a tractor trail center in media the left lane and the blue route northbound is reopened. a four mile stretch was closed down and now it's on. >> another bit of good news. overnight round one of hey rain is pushing east of philadelphia. we have a thunderstorm in burlington county and hover a flash flood watch is in effect noon today and extending through evening hours up to midnight. because another round of showers and drenching thunderstorms is expected to develop during the afternoon and continue past the evening rush. >> okay. when we are not on the air head to 6abc.com. facebook and twitter for updates. gma is next. for karen rogers, david murphy, tamala edwards, i'm matt o'donnell, have a great monday and great week good morning, america. breaking overnight, washout. dangerous flash flooding slams the east coast. that powerful pattern of storms that put texas underwater turns roads into rivers in an instant. drivers lose control of their car, some vehicles completely submerged and take a look at this. a bolt of lightning strikes and more storms on the way. abc news exclusive. security shocker. a frightening new report revealing dangerous weapons making it through airport checkpoints. screeners failing to spot almost every explosive and gun in a new sting raising serious questions about safety in the air. crane crash. a cable snaps on this huge crane over manhattan sending a massive four-ton air-conditioning unit plunging 30 stories to the treat taking a huge chunk out of this building and crushing cars below. >> cars