overall looking at plenty of sunshine today. 62 degrees by 7 o'clock. by 10 o'clock, 69 and then it's off to the races again. 78 degrees by noon and a record breaking high of 86 degrees. that will break the old record by one. if we hit it this afternoon and that should be around 3 o'clock. by 6 o'clock, back down to 78. still very warm. we got another one like this for you tomorrow before the temperatures start to dip a little bit, karen. i'll have details coming up in the seven day. >> if you're taking votes i like the summer weather. all right, let's look outside live at the schuylkill expressway. when i woke up at 2:00 a.m., second time in a he row, we had the schuylkill shut down. now you can see everything is moving just fine. cleared earlier. there was a terrible fatal accident schuylkill eastbound at montgomery drive right in this location but it is cleared. you can see all lanes opened. moving just fine out there right now. we only had one accident this morning in hatfield and it just cleared on 40 food road at clemens road. it was pretty good ride n let's check the big picture for you. blue route speeds in the 50's. schuylkill, no problem. 40's and 50's. how about i-95? we've got a live look here in delaware county. we had big problems with travel yesterday with fog in the area causing some flight issues at philadelphia international airport. a touch of fog in one or two spots but no major issue right now on i-95. you're looking good, matt and tam. >> thank you karen. we begin with breaking news. authorities evacuate several delaware county apartments as they investigate suspicious chemicals found in one of the units. "action news" reporter annie mccormick was first on the scene in collingdale and joins us live with what she knows right now. annie. >> reporter: and matt police have evacuated this entire home like you said that house is several apartments after discovering a group of suspicious chemicals together inside of there. now, collingdale police called the state police's chemist unit and are waiting for them to arrive to determine exactly what they're dealing with. take a look at this video. this is video from the scene when we got on here about an hour or two ago. police told all neighbors in this duplex to evacuate for safety reasons. there are several apartments inside the house. the neighbors seen here in the video taken their cat out are not linked to the investigation. however, three people who live in the rear apartment are now detained by police. police arrived to this home in the 1200 block of macdade boulevard in collingdale around 1:20 in the morning after an officer spotted an alleged shoplifter acting suspicious at a nearby cvs. that suspect ran into the home. when police arrived to speak to the suspect they noticed a group of suspicious chemicals. one neighbor even told police she noticed something in there recently. >> he saw what he believed to be making of some sort of chemicals or lab. he backed out. called me. i called on call cid detective supervisor. we conferred. and the house is sealed. the three occupants are at a police station and at this time we're waiting for the arrival of a chemist from the state police and the state police supervisor. >> reporter: and that neighbor telling police as she was being evacuated saying that she smelled something recently that just seemed to be off. now, the state police arrival is expected to be around 6:00 or 6:30. realize that collingdale is a small police department so they don't have their own hazmat unit. that is why they're waiting for the state police to respond here. for now reporting live in collingdale, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news. tam back to you. >> okay, we'll check in with you again shortly. thank you annie. developing overnight an argument leads to deadly gunfire in kensington. the vic testimony was killed left dying in the street on his birthday. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at police headquarters with more on what happened here. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and detectives from here at the homicide division are speaking with witnesses including a friend of the victim a man shot and killed on his 30th birthday in kensington. the 911 call started coming in shortly before 11:30 last night. a man shot on the 700 block of east allegheny. when police arrived, they found the victim lying in the middle of the street. he had been shot in the head and back and was unresponsive. police rushed him to temple university hospital fromwhere he was pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m. he had just turned 30 that day. witnesses told police he had been in a fight with other meniere by and police believe that's the motive for the shooting. police say the gunman had no shirt on and was wearing cutoff blue jean shorts. he took off on foot. there are several businesses that have surveillance cameras on that block and police have already viewed footage of the entire incident but so far they have not released that footage. we're live from police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. tam. >> okay, katherine thank you. chopper six was over route two he 06 and vincentown road in southampton township burlington county. a driver lit a man in the street last night. the vehicle did stop at the scene. the pedestrian was flown to a trauma center. no word yet on his condition this morning. route 206 is back opened now for the morning commute. >> 5:35 now. a west philadelphia neighborhood is on edge over two attacks, one involving bb pellets and another involving paintballs. one of those incidents temporarily cost man his eyesight. a man who only wants to be called j describes how he was hit in the face by a paintball at 52nd and jefferson streets. he spoke to our christie ileto >> i didn't know what happened. i was just so -- it just happened so fast and so suddenly. well, just extreme pain at the time. i mean, i was down on my knees in pain. >> j won't regain his eyesight for several months. two boys were struck by bb pellets in same area. it is unclear if one person is behind the attacks. in both incidents witness accounts differ on where the shots came from. >> ♪ >> today is the deadline to register to vote in the presidential election in new jersey. many government offices have extended hours to to help you take care of that if you would like to register. more information on thousand apply on our web site 6abc.com. melania trump has spoken out for the first time on donald trump's comments about groping women from that 2005 access hollywood tape. in a cnn interview the republican nominee's wife referred to the lewd exchange as boy talk. mrs. trump went on to say that she still told her husband his comments were inappropriate and unacceptable but she added that donald trump was likely egged on by host billy bush. since the audio surfaced several women have accused donald trump of sexual misconduct. the gop nominee says the claims are false. >> hillary clinton's e-mails are once again causing headaches for her campaign. the fbi released records yesterday showing that a senior state department official asked for the agency's help last year in a proposed bargain the state official offered to deploy more agents in foreign countries if the fbi changed the classification level of an. mail from clinton's private server. the fbi ultimately rejected the request. chelsea clinton and former president bill clinton attended a fundraiser for the candidate on broadway last night. mr. clinton will campaign for his wife in the delaware county today. he'll speak at montgomery county college in blue bell this afternoon. tomorrow is the third and final presidential debate. monica malpass is in las vegas for the he show down look for her live reports starting tonight on "action news" and i'll host a special inside story after the "action news" at 11:00 broadcast again tomorrow night. >> all right. time now to talk about accuweather. it is feeling like july. >> no kidding. i mean this morning's coolish and comfortable but still well above average and this afternoon, no kidding, tam, we are going to be sweaterring a little bit. storm tracker6 live double scan no rain. taking a look outside we are looking at clear skies over most of the region. every now and then there could be some patchy fog but most of you are not experiencing that. slow it down if you happen to be among the minority that do see some fog this morning. 62 degrees currently in philadelphia. your dewpoint up there at 60 so those two numbers being close together does show you that the air is fairly saturated and fog certainly possible. winds are currently calm which also aids and abbets the development of that fog but cloud cover-wise we really don't have much of that at all. the ridge of high pressure we have been waiting to come in is definitely arriving. you can see the cloud cover associated with the top of that ridgewell off to our north and down below it we'll get warm air surging up to philadelphia washington new york pittsburgh even toronto is going to be above average today in temperature. here next 12 hours looking pretty good. 62 degrees by 8 o'clock. gun some patchy fog early. then by 10 o'clock, 69 and by noon, already pushing up close to 80 and this afternoon we're going for a high of 86 degrees by 3 o'clock and that will be a new record for this date. beating the old one by 1 degree if we hit that 86. 81 degrees by 5 o'clock. so even as you're getting ready to leave the office and head home you're still going to be dealing with very mild temperatures. high temperatures up north pretty much the same as the i-95 corridor. 84 degrees in allentown, 85 in reading and wilmington, 84 in lancaster, 85 in trenton. and 78 degrees on the thermometer this afternoon in millville. down the shore low he to mid 70's from cape may up to ac. some records may fall today. all of these are the current records and in each case we're going tore high temperatures that are above these records. so, 85 looks like we'll drop that by about a degree this afternoon. allentown you'll probably wind up three or 4 degrees over that record high of in allentown as well this afternoon and trenton wilmington and the airport, a lot of those records kind of old, too. then tomorrow still more of the same. you've got that ridge starting to get closer to us. the front dropping down to the south but ahead of it we'll still get up to 85 degrees tomorrow. we're posting a slight chance of an isolated late shower late tomorrow or tomorrow night but i think most of you stay dry tomorrow. tropical satellite slows that you system that had a 20 percent chance of growing into a tropical system yesterday is now up to a 40 percent chance over to the east of the the bahamas. we'll keep our eyes on that over the neck couple days. your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 86 degrees, sunshine with record warmth this afternoon and tomorrow more record warmth with a high of 85. thursday clouds and sun may limit temperatures a little bit. we'll go for a high of 78 but if we do manage to get sunshine and 80, that would tie another record on thursday. however you can see how the numbers are dropping as we head toward the end of the week as that rip starts to pull away. on friday breezy and cooler 71 degrees a spotty stray shower possible and then on saturday, even cooler, a high of just 62 degrees with a chilly wind blowing, 63 cool and breezy on sunday. if you have tickets to the union game or the temple game on sunday, you'll wander to bundle up a bit. >> will do. thanks, david. 5:41. still ahead on "action news" an arsonist who has set several fires puts a philadelphia neighborhood on edge. we have more of this video that police hope will lead them to a suspect. >> a news anchor from our sister station in texas is on the mend after a really painful start to his day. we'll tell you what happened to him. karen. >> looking pretty good approaching baltimore pike. no delays. that's your southbound traffic headed towards i-95 and moving nicely. we're going to check out fort washington and hop into new jersey in our suburban traffic report when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> pretty as a postcard. taking a live look the view from temple university down into center city. another nice warm day on tap. 5:44 now, 62 degrees. >> what is going on in the suburbs, karen? >> hey, as you're waking up headed out it's a pretty good ride in. no major issues this morning. let's show you what the roads look like. this is 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike live in fort washington, no issues on 309 or the turnpike so if you're coming in from perkasie or montgomeryville you're not going to see any delays. a good shot of road conditions. we're dry out there. we do have a touch of fog in a few spots. watch for that. let's check the latest fog reports here. .3 of a mile visibility in allentown, so a big deal there. 1.7 right now in trenton. just had a live update. 3-mile visibility in reading but only .3 in lancaster. less than a mile visibility with the fog in wilmington. so you're kind of driving in and out of it this morning. just watch for that one as you're headed out but you see in this shot in fort washington that it's not causing any problems. we have some construction happening in bridesburg. they've shut down bridge street near torresdale avenue. you'll have to stick to van kirk street if you're in bridesburg so watch for one. live on 42 that's your northbound traffic right now coming up from deptford or turnersville. looking pretty good. a touch of fog in this area but not any major concerns for you. how about the temperature? that's the big story. so, the average high for this date is 66. it's only 5:46, we're already at 62 degrees this morning so almost at our average high in the city. 54 in allentown, 56 in millville and we are certainly going up from there. 86 record high today with lots of sunshine. get out there and enjoy, matt. >> will do. thanks karen. right now police are working on a new lead in a string of arsons in west philadelphia. the arsonist was caught on camera setting fire to a dumpster lined a mini mart at 56th and master streets. the same man is wanted for torching seven cars in a five and a half hour period early yesterday morning. no one was injured by the fires but the damage is extensive. >> new on "action news" a pricey canine caper caught on video thieves busted into a pet store in houston and hauled away six bull dog puppies. those pooches are worth $25,000 total. the pet store owner is pleading with the bandits to bring the pups back and not sell them. she says bulldogs have breathing issues and they're especially vulnerable if they're left in the heat. and a news anchor at our sister station in houston became the big story all because of a snake. he walked into his drive way in his bare feet and was bitten by a copper head snake. he immediately went to the hospital but being the dedicated journalist he is he began posting facebook live videos about his ordeal. >> there's the snake bit he me. we smashed it up but -- and right there where they've marked it is where i was bit and you can't tell by looking at this picture but, um, it is pretty swollen. >> art had to spend six hours in the hospital so doctors could watch his blood pressure and look for swelling going beyond his foot. >> happening today, president obama hosts his final state dinner and a familiar face seen here on 6abc will be making the food. celebrity chef mario batali a co-host of abc's the clue is whipping up his italian specialties. the cuisine will be served as the president hosts italian prime minister mateo renzi. he says he's more concerned about getting the food right for renzi than anyone else because he's italian. >> still on "action news" adolf hitler's childhood home soon to be no more. 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as the result of hate, and donald trump should never be our president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> one day down, four more to go. >> we can do it. >> we can do it. >> yeah. >> come on guys, you can do it. let's head outside and show you what it looks like here. i'm at least giving i was good ride in. this is southwest philadelphia live on the platt bridge. no weather related issues, just a touch of fog here or there. it's dry and no problems here as you head towards the airport. mass transit is looking good as well. everything is running on time this morning, dave. >> patchy fog as you mentioned is possible in a couple of spots karen especially if you're in a low lying area near a creek or stream bed so if you run into that around the bus stop you'll want to be careful of those kids making their way to the corner. patchy fog comfortable otherwise though. a lot of you just looking at sunshine. 61 degrees by 6 o'clock. maybe a light jacket on the way out the door. this afternoon though your 12 hour forecast shows how it's going to be warm later. 62 degrees by 8 o'clock. 69 by 10 o'clock. 78 degrees by noon. and your high today is going to be 86 degrees. if we hit that we'll break the record for this date. the record high is 85 degrees and if you have plans to go outand get some shopping done or something like that earlier might be better than later 'cause it is going to get pretty warm later in the day. what's next in our forecast. well, wednesday more 80's, another record possible. thursday we're back into the 70's and for the week it's back to the 60's so guys, enjoy the warmth if you're that kind of warm weather lover while you've got it 'cause things do change toward the weekend matt. >> david thank you. you can get that 12-hour forecast any time you want by going to 6abc.com/weather. new this morning, three prison uprisings in brazil have left 25 inmates dead, another 100 on the loose. some inmates set fires, others 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"i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion and i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey and donald trump: they're not for you. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> rowan university in glassboro are investigating a sexual assault that happened on campus friday night. a student told police she was leaving an off campus party on rowan boulevard when a male student offered to walk her to her dorm. the woman says she later woke up in a dorm room as she was being sexually assaulted. students are surprised and alarmed. >> it does put you on edge when you see it and it hits so close to home. here at rowan i have been here for four years and i felt mostly safe. you hear something like this happen and you worry. >> officials are reminding students safety escorts are provided o on campus all hours. a sketch of a man accused of holding up 11 banks in montgomery and bucks counties over the past four years. the gunman wore some type of hat or hood usually made of straw. the fbi believes the suspect is driving a late model gmc sierra or chevy silverado. at this point he's stolen about $100,000. >> wildlife officials fear a roaming bear in new jersey with an online following is dead. the animal nicknamed pedals gained notoriety for walking upright on its hind legs possibly due to an injury. officials yesterday released photos of a bear's body with similar injuries to its paws. that bear was killed during the state's six day black bear hunt that ended over the week. the department of environmental protection says it cannot confirm pedals is dead because the bear was never tagged. >> it's 5:57. fahrenheit 911 facebook forgets there are parts of the world that check the temperature in celsius. >> following breaking news in delaware county. a police investigation forces residents out of their homes overnight. a live report is next. yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. trying to make me eat my greens?low. no, just trying to save you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 6 o'clock on this tuesday october 18th and we're working on a breaking story. >> police evacuate a home on a busy delaware county street. we're live with details on what has them so concerned. >> developing overnight a deadly crash on the schuylkill expressway closes the highway for four hours. >> and you might want to switch out that hot apple cider or coffee or hot chocolate for a glass of cold weather. accuweather is tracking record heat. >> to drink or splash on your head. >> the good thing about water is you can do either. >> good morning. >> it's a very comfortable start with calm winds on the terrace. take a look at satellite as we have that ridge of high pressure fully moving over the east now and the clouds at the top of the ridge are well up into canada at this point. below those clouds everybody is getting warm today. right now temperatures