this is in roxborough. a car slammed into a pole, brought down wires and then caught on fire here in shawmont avenue and nixon street. the driver had some injuries here so you may still see emergency workers on the scene with this one and i would stick to port royal avenue as your alternate. upper merion we had an accident in the overnight hours but the problem is the vehicle actually split a pole and brought down wires here as well so they're dealing with that now with utility crews on the scene. this is valley forge road route 23 at prince frederick street in upper merion. you could stick to 202 as your alternate for that one. in mercer county, just some construction but it's going to be blocking two lanes and last through part of your morning rush so 8 o'clock in the morning. that one is going to cause delays on i-95 southbound approaching scotch road with two lanes blocked. you could get all the latest traffic on twitter with the #6abc traffic. i have been tweeting you pictures of everything. one thing

with breaking news this morning, an off-duty philadelphia police officer killed in the car crash, in roxborough. he was a sergeant in the 39th police district. our cherry greg is live there now live with the details. >>> also, three americans stop a gunman and avert a shooting spree in the french train what made their jump into action. the the heroes are telling their stories this morning. >>> as fans, flying high, on an eagles win this morning, does this mean good news for the the season? a look at how the new eagles qb can his first time as an eagle. sound like did he pretty well. good morning, thanks so much for joining us. i'm nicole brewer. 7:00 o'clock. let's send you over to kyla for more on the forecast. we had a nice day yesterday. you say more is on the way. >> yesterday i think was pretty close to perfect. >> pretty close today will be spot on for average temperatures in the mid 80's. we will see more humidity in there. it might feel warmer. we are ram pink up to a steamy monday. >> okay. >> so some weather is on the way but still a gorgeous sunday. >> let's enjoy it. >> this is a gr

there are some spots in the 60s but solidly in the 70s for roxborough and northeast philadelphia at the airport in south philadelphia. 76 at 5th and wharton, a warm start, a little bit hotter this afternoon. by 6:00 we'll see low 70s, close to 80 degrees at 9:00 and the upper 80s by lunch time today with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds. a light wind. that will deliver more humidity today. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now,ç time for a check o traffic. katy zachry has your first alert traffic. >> thank you, bill. i'm watching construction on 76

roxborough area. car hit pole. downed wires. we've got intersection blocked, because of t that's going to be at shawmont avenue at eva street. i would use the alternate domino lane for those of you in the area. also car fire, another accident here at vernon street, at union. intersection also blocked in this area, i would use the alternate, half ton avenue, busy morning already, erika, over to you. >> thank you. >> morgue and spent seven seasons on the stage, he'll host the show in october. morgan tweeted, quote, stoked to be going home. welcome back. >> and, former saturday night live cast member norman mcdonald, new gig, replacing s&l alum darryl in it. v spots. look here as the iconic colonel, kfc has been running their current ad for three months. >>> and, not even week after his final daily show and john stewart has a new gig. he'll be hosting world wrestling entertainment big event summer slam. stewart ongoing rivalry with pro wrestler and wwe champ, set rollins. summer slam takes place this sunday at the brooklyn barkley

all happening right here in roxborough here. there's serious injuries on the scene. >>> this is chaumont avenue and nixon street. if you're in this area stick to port royal avenue. a new accident that sounds serious. emergency workers coming to the scene an char caught on fire all happening in roxborough. let's twitch to lower providence. this disabled vehicle on trooper cleared. traffic moving better. overnight construction clear on i-95. this is approaching cottman. southbound traffic headed towards center city your lanes back opened looking pretty good. don't forget about the new construction northbound, that new traffic pattern that's happening there. in mercer county we do continue to have construction here blocking up to two lanes until 8:00 a.m. so, that's kind of a big deal on i-95 southbound approaching scott road it's only blocking one lane until 6:00 on 295 in that same area matt. >> thanks karen. >>> we begin with breaking news that we first reported on "action news" at 4:30. gunfire erupts in a house in wilmington,

happening here in roxborough on shawmont avenue at nixon street. stick to port royal avenue to avoid any of the helpers dealing with that. looking live on the vine street expressway approaching the schuylkill, no problems just yet. westbound traffic headed towards the schuylkill not really too slow just yet. on i-95 here at cottman, northbound traffic headed towards academy here, the extra overnight construction is cleared. we're still getting used to the new northbound traffic pattern on i-95 near cottman. it started over the weekend and that's been causing some delays there and you see that southbound volume not looking to bad just yet. in mercer county i-95 southbound approaching scott road, we've got construction blocking two lanes and that's going to be out there until 8 o'clock so with an 8 o'clock rap time you know that's going to cause problems as the commute is under way at that point. that's approaching scotch road. 295 both ways near sloane avenue we have construction there that wraps up at 6:00. in burlington county some more constructi

. >> it happened just a few hours ago in roxborough. the officer's truck mangled so badly the officer had little chance. trish hartman joins us live from the 39th district in tie tioga tioga-nicetown where the officer was assigned. >> reporter: police have not released the victim's name because the family is in the process of being notified. the sergeant was a 32-year-old and ten year veteran of the police force. the crash happened around midnight in the roxborough section of the city on henry avenue. the officers say he lost control crashing the pick up truck he was driving into the tree. you can see from the video that the damage to the front of the cab is expensive. the victim was taken to einstein where he was pronounced dead a short time later. the officer's body was scorpted to escorted to the medical examiners office. this is the second officer to be killed the first robert wilson iii who was shot and killed in the line of duty during a robbery in north philadelphia. back here live, police say the crash victim was off duty and no

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then every course we have been talking about this one, roxborough car hit pole. we have some downed wires. just use some caution around salmon avenue at eva street. over to you. >> thank you, breaking news right now, topping your headlines. wilmington police are investigating the shooting after ten year old boy. it happened early this morning, on the 700 block of town sends place. the child had been returned to the hospital. >> also, congressman chaka fattah supposed to make his first court appearance this morning, charged in a racketeering case that centers around alleged use every grant and charitable donations, and the food and drug administration vote today approve the vie agorae it is supposed to increase sexual desire in pre menopausal women. >> police in bucks county searching for woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of brass. middletown township police released these surveillance photos from victoria secret at the oxford valley mall. they say she stole 86 brass, worth about $4,600. if you have any information on who this woman is, you are asked to c

it happened in roxborough at henry avenue and dupont street. nbc 10's jesse gary is live at einstein medical center where the suggest was taken after the accident. fill us in on what happened. >> reporter: we learned the sergeant worked for the 39th district, not far from einstein medical center. he was brought here but pronounced dead due to injuries suffered in the crash. the accident happened around 11:30 last night on a wide four-lane stretch of henry avenue as it passes a portion of the fairmount park system. the sergeant lost control of his pick-up truck slamming into a tree at dupont street. no other vehicles were involved. he was the only person inside the pickup. police are withholding his name until family members are notified. we're working to get more details. an update in about 30 minutes. jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >> thanks. >>> in burlington county, police are looking for the person who shot a teenager. it happened at house on marn highway in mt. laurel. the victim was 17 years old. he was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wou

we start with breaking news this morning an off-duty philadelphia police officer was killed in the roxborough section of philadelphia. this all happened around midnight in the 6100 block of henry avenue. that officer's car ran into a tree. there is in word on the officer's identity, but we have a crew on the way and we will bring you an update as soon as possible. for now today is sunday august o you. we're glad you where us. i'm nicole grogan we kyla grogan on the forecast and man, yesterday, what a day. >> it was beautiful. >> it almost like fall-like early in the morning. >> it did, a little will chill in the air. >> once the sim came outy was enjoying it. >> another one on tap today, are you ready for that. lets get your sunday started. it will be a gorgeous day. we have more humidity and warmer and heading toward a warm upstarting our workweek but nice one for your sunday. lets look live at the neighborhood network and see temperatures around our region. sixteen bensalem. birdboro69. bethlehem 70. sixty-two in cinnaminson. the wind vice calm. it sets us up for a nice day. temperatures lo

while it's 67 in south philadelphia, roxborough may in fact you can probably count on that, northeast philadelphia will get close to the 50s as well. temperatures still falling under clear skies and just a gentle breeze. that's a live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. stand by. you'll need your sunglasses. 64 degrees at 6:00. very low 70s at 9:00. by lunch time, really pleasant, 78 degrees. go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's get a check of your friday traffic. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >>> bill, we're in new jersey right now on 295 through the work zone which is active at this time. as you can see, whether you're headed northbound or southbound, you'll be facing -- you can see work crews in the area. they're on the right-hand shoulder, hernd and underneath the upthe pass right there. you can see all traffic is moving through the area on either side. we have lane restrictions. these lanes are not allowed to travel through right here, same story. everybody is still moving you can see the brave time

. >> it happened just a few hours ago in roxborough. the officer's truck left crushed, the front of it mangled so badly the officer had little chance. trish hartman joins us live in tioga-nicetown where the officer was assigned, trish. >> reporter: eva and alicia, hearts are heavy at the 39th district where the victim of this crash was assigned. many of the sergeant at co-workers were at the hospital after learning the 32-year-old was killed in an off duty crash. this is all that's left of the pick up truck after police say he lost control and drove it into a tree. officials say it happened around midnight on henry avenue near dupont street. you can see the damage to the front of the cab is extensive. the victim was taken to einstein where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. the officer's body was escorted from the hospital to the medical examiner's office in a ambulance, this is the second philadelphia police officer killed this year, the first being sergeant robert wilson, third, he was shot and killed in march during a robb

police tape marking off the 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. where investigators say he hit the center media in 2014 dodge ram pick up and slammed into this tree. >> speed was a factor and losing control for sure. >> reporter: captain job, of the accident investigation district says sergeant ali was going well over the posted speed limb of 35 miles per hour. investigators believe he may have is fallen asleep or had a medical issue. they say he didn't brake or try to stop before impact. sergeant who worked 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. the day he was killed police are not sure where he was heading at the time of the accident. >> i should note there was no indication of alcohol involved and that's from the hospital and from the medics forty one our investigators. >> reporter: grief counselors on hand during roll call at the 39th district where he was a well regarded colleague. he was wearing a seat bell. >> hard-working gentleman, just described as a goodman. when it huts your own family, police as a familiar it hurts. devastating blow for especially t

in the neighborhood some problems, one a bus accident at roxborough, and stay on helpry to get around that. and mt. airy. and the huge water main break in white marsh that is closing flower town road and stay on german town to get around that onep downs wires on bridge road and 130 is the alternate there, if are you down the shore look for a crash on the garden state bark way pass the a.c. express lane. we'll check it again rick and monica coming up in the next half hour. >> still ahead, the head of the environmental protection agency travels to the site where the 3 million gallons of mine waste travels into the river. we'll have the latest next. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan, is live from the philadelphia zoo with another outdoor adventure. hey cecily. >> hi monica and rick, we are talking about animals from australia, this is a tree boa, his name is gizmo, they are long and lean unless they had a meal, they can hang out in the trees and strike a bird quickly and they are a constrictor and they wrap around the prey until all their vital organs are lost. and that is how they gets the

its happened on the 600 block of henry avenue and pearl street in roxborough. we know the sergeant was just 32 years old. he was off duty the time of the crash. investigators tell us the sergeant was driving a 2014 charge ram when he lost control and slammed in a tree. authorities got the call and rushed to the scene. this morning they are not releasing the name and identity of the officer. they are still looking into what caused the sergeant to crash into the tree. sergeant pronounced about midnight. we are waiting foredetails from police we will bring them in to us. we had some problem with sabina right there. she was bringing us in the latest. we'll bring you informs as more information comes in. the family of a man shot and killed by police is calling for justice, but there was not enough evidence to charge two officers involved. the relatives of the man are not satisfied with the grand jury's decision that there was not enough evidence to bring charges against two bridgeton police officers that were involved in this deadly shooting. now they're calling for

following a developing story this noon an off-duty philadelphia police officer lost his life in a crash in roxborough. his truck crashed into a tree. investigators are trying to to find out how it happened. trish hartman joins us outside the 39th police district? tioga, nicetown with new information. trish? >> reporter: eva we are waiting to learn the victim's name. but we're learning information about the crash that took his life. philadelphia police say there's no indication that alcohol was involved, but they say that speed may have been a factor. as officers reported for duty in the 39th district they learned the news that one of their own had been killed. officials say the 32 philadelphia police sergeant lost control of his 2007 dodge ram around 11:45 crossed the center median and crashed into a tree. it happened in the 6000 block of henry avenue near dupont street. the workers had to free him from the truck. he was rushed to einstein where he was pronounced shortly after arrival. his body was solemnly taken by police to the medical examiner's office. there was so much damage to the truck, they

it happened last night on henry avenue in roxborough. fox 29's sabina kuriakose looks into what happened. >> reporter: debris still scattered at the scene at wreck that tragically took the life of the off-duty fail police sergeant at 11:45 saturday night. police tape marking off 6,000 block of help henry avenue in roxborough where investigators say three two-year old sergeant rafael ali hit the center median in the 2014 dodge ram pick up and slammed into this tree. >> speed was a factor and losing control for sure. >> reporter: afternoon press conference captain john, of the accident investigation district, said sergeant ali was going well over the posted speed limit of 35 miles an hour. investigators believe he may have fall's sleep or had a medical issue. they say he didn't brake or try to stop before impact. the sergeant worked 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. the day he was killed. police are not sure where he was heading at the time of the accident. >> i should note that there was no indication of alcohol involved ape that is from the hospit

a sergeant died in this wreck in roxborough. jesse gary joins us live outside the 39th police district in nicetown where the officer worked. i understand you have new information? >> reporter: the lieutenant on duty said of this death that it's a heavy loss for all of us. he means everyone in the police department. he says the unidentified sergeant was a 31-year-old family man with two children of his own and more than that a family figure for several young police officer whom he mentored. he has been on the force for more than a decade and was admired by his peers because of his character. the accident that claimed his life hatchppened around 11:30 l night. on a curved portion of henry avenue as it passes the wissahickon area. the sergeant lost control of his pick-up truck slamming into a tree at dupont street. no other vehicles were involved. he was the only person inside the pickup. police are working to notify the sergeant's entire family and the rest of the police force, i that because some officers that the sergeant mentor

the last sat date any, rafael ali was killed driving on the 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. investigators say that the three two-year old hit the median in his 204 dodge ram pick up and slammed into a tree, police, suspect that speed, may have been a factor in that crash, chris. >> so sad, jennifer, thank you. >>> coming up at 4:35 it was a terrifying night for a north philadelphia mother after a five-year old daughter disappeared missing for near willly 24 hours. little girl was being watched, saturday afternoon. this is on the 2800 block of 22nd street. the the sitter asked a friend to watch a child while she left to pick up school supplies. when she got back both friend and child were gone. >> she was robbed and scared before she ain't never did nothing like that. nothing. um-hmm. >> but it scared you. >> scared me a lot. >> a friend and sitter were both found safe in that neighborhood yesterday. police are investigating why the friend left with the child in the first place. >>> 4:35. a happening today members of the chester up land school district will meet with two uni

nbc 10 in roxborough. good time out there. some areas could still see rain tonight. >> nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the wet weather and the relief from the heat. glenn? >> not a whole lot of places to get relief from the heat. that's one of them, camel beach. that's the wave pool. there are clouds in the background and some showers not too far away from there. but it looks like they're staying to the north. we had quite a stretch of heat here. it started last tuesday and we have now gone eight straight days with 90 plus, 91 so far today. tomorrow we are going to be close. the humidity will be much less so we are going to get at least some relief in that department. warm to the north and west, but mt. pocono only 79 degrees. no relief at the beaches with the land breeze today. the highest risk of any kind of thunderstorms, strong thunderstorms in southern delaware and extreme south jersey. nothing has really developed yet. we will keep our eye on it because some computer models d

rafael ali was killed in roxborough while off duty. his pick up slammed into a tree along henry avenue. speed played a role and he did not tried break, with no witnesses autopsy results may provide clues he might have had an unexpected medical emergency while driving. he died on his daughter's birthday. >> he is an extremely devoted father. >> sometimes we would have a generation gap. he was young like them he could talk to them about what to do and not to do. he was good with that. >> reporter: the 39th district will put a black bunting in honor of rafael ali. >>> attorney general are squaring off over state proposed consults to the district special ed programs and online learning, they are publicly financed, but privately managed by charter schools. chemplet has more special ed students than the statewide average. the coalition of charter schools calls the proposal a brightened step in caring for charter schools. >>> police are looking for help in identifying this man in the surveillance video who broke into the bowling lanes, he sto

sergeant rafael ali died last week when he lost control of his truck in roxborough. >> i think fortunately this is a time when we gather together and support each other the most. >> and back here live at the 12th district where fell officers are mourning the loss of lamar poole the driver is in police custody but not formally charged. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> a ridley park police officer is recovering at home after being shot tries on the job. mark hanley responded to a call of a suicidal man. hanley and his partner tried talking to darrell berk who opened the door and opened fire. he was hit in the chest and once in the leg. >> you hit twice and 12 hours later standing here, somebody was looking on the out for me. >> officer hanley plans to go back to work as soon as possible. >> we're following a developing story, new york city police are searching for a prisoner who escaped custody from overnight. the 25-year-old female prerch was brought to -- prisoner was brought to a manhattan hospital after she complained of bruising. she was arrested for petty larceny. she was la

night philadelphia police sergeant rafael ali was killed driving on the 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. investigators say that the the three two-year old hit the median in the 2014 dodge ram, 204 abe slammed in the tree. police suspect that the speed may have been a factor in that accident. certainly a tough week for the the philadelphia police department, mike and alex. >> tough week for police officers all across america. after that assassination in houston of a police officer. police officers all across america are on high alert. a delaware county police officer is okay after being shot on the jogging. >> police say a bull he have proof vest saved his life. it happened in norwood just after 1:00 o'clock sunday, yesterday morning. officials say ridley park police officer mark handily was shot in the chest and leg responding to a call about a suicidal man. they say the man man shot officer handily through the the door, police then fired back hit ago this cannot air bow. it ended with the gunman surrendering to police before being taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation. >> th

beautiful morning. 64 trenton and wilmington 76 degrees and dropped to 69 degrees in south philadelphia and roxborough 64 and 67 northeast philadelphia airport. brilliant sunshine minutes away. 70 degrees at 8:00. by 11:00, 77. then low 80s with even lower humidity at 2:00 this afternoon. we will go through the humidity hour-by-hour when i'm back in ten

roxborough at 62. skies are clear so minutes away from sunrise. we will see brilliant sunshine during the day and like yesterday, the humidity stays low as the temperatures climb into the lower 80s. a look at the weekend forecast and there are changes ahead and i'll take you through that day-by-day when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has a look at your first alert traffic. >>

. >>> in other news, overnight tragedy for the philadelphia police department, this crash in roxborough killed an off-duty police sergeant. jesse gary has been live outside the 39th district where the officer was assigned. jesse, you have been learning more about this fallen sergeant from those who served with him. >> reporter: i told you earlier this fallen sergeant was so admired by his peers because of his character that he was given the responsibility of monitoring younger officers. one officer that he mentored tells me that it was an incredible experience. he said the sergeant was 31, so he was able to understand and relate to the younger officers and explain how things work inside a police station and also life out on the street. as you see a couple ofth district police cars roll away from the 39th district headquarters. that sergeant lost his life last night around 11:30 on henry avenue as the roadway passes with the intersection of wissahickon park. the sergeant was off duty, he was driving a pickup truck, lost control and slammed into a tree at dupont street. speed was factor i

it happened in the roxborough neighborhood along a winding section of the 6100 block of henry avenue near dew point around midnight on saturday. as you can see, he was driving, his dodge ram truck along this winding, section, of henry avenue. police say he crashed into a tree, badly damaging his vehicle. he was the only person in the vehicle and the only vehicle involve in the crash. the sergeant was off-duty, he was rushed to einstein hospital and police have have confirmed that he died. the name, age of the officer has not been released pending notification, of his family, and that out here live, i have been told, that this sergeant was very well liked. he was a rising star on the force, and that they are not releasing his name, his age, or other identifying information, because it is extremely sensitive and until they notify his family of his death. tough morning, nicole, live, from hunting park, cher rains ri growing for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> switching gears, talking about wild fires, just continuing to raza cross washington state. so far american 250 sq

. >> finally, roxborough verse cherry hill. is that what it came down to. >> yes. >> all right. >> all right. >> roxborough and cherry hill. >> yes. >> what? >> now on top it says two different things. >> which one is it, web site says roxborough verse cherry hill. >> and this said media. >> i have no idea. >> so go to our web site, we will figure it out. my fox philly.com, click on philly neighborhood link right on the home page there. ones you are there, vote on the final two, whatever they are. >> i guess you vote on whatever you see on the web site. >> i would go with the web site, yeah. >> do not, ever, listen to us. >> all right. >>> i have no idea whether that means, that is a dirt bike on the ocean. that is a dirt bike on the ocean. how is this possible. >> stunt rider decide to take his bike out open water. how long it took to pull this off. how is that even possible and look at how gorgeous this is. >> it is beautiful. >> you know who else is gorgeous. >> one jen fred. >> hey, jen working all weekend. >> mike, i scour

. >>> a driver is in serious condition after being burned in the car fire in the roxborough section of philadelphia, smoke and flames could be seen shoot frgt scene after 4:00 this morning near nixon street, the driver lost control and slam nood a utility pole and wired came down on to the car catching it on fire, the driver suffered third degree burns and smoke inhalation. >>> police are looking for a thief that stole dozens of bras from a retailer, they released this photo of the suspect from the oxford valley mall on saturday at victoria's secret. the thief took an hour looking at merchandise and then stole 86 bras and walked out. the estimated cost is $3400. some residents in mantua woke up to a smelly situation, bags and bags of trash littered the ground of north 31st street, one resident noticed the trash at 5:30, it's still not clear how the bags ended up here but she believes a garbage truck is overloaded and accidentally drop the the trash, crews were out there cleaning up the mess. >>> now to the latest on the deadly bombing in bangkok, authorities are hunting for a man seen

it was in philadelphia's roxborough neighborhood. it happened around 3:45 this morning when the man was hit by a car. the driver of that car did stop and is now talking to police. >>> we are preparing for the pope. people who take septa are doing the same thing. who use the rails are getting a chance to buy those special passes needed for the pope's upcoming visit. jesse gary is live at 30th street station. this is the second attempt to sell those passes. >> that's right. take two for the authority. septa tried to sell the papal passes a couple weeks ago. demand was so high it swamped and crashed the site. now they're turning to the lottery which starts at 12:01, just after midnight sunday into monday. technically monday morning. 12:01, that's when you can go online. during the papal visit, the weekend of september 26th and 27th, regional rail service will be restricted to 18 stations outside of the city. trains will express into three stations near papal activities in the morning and in the evening. to purchase the $10 daily pass yo

sunshine will be bright. 67 in roxborough. into the 80s this afternoon. the clouds get blown out, the wind picks up,

look at roxborough at 61. a pleasant start, a bit cool this morning but we'll see the temperatures climb 67. by 9:00, 74 and into the 80s at noontime today. it will be a warmer day than it was yesterday. we'll go through it hour by hour with the future weather when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's see how the traffic is looking on a friday morning. brittney shipp has your first alert traffic. >> i-95 atten in, things are moving along nicely. take 95 to work southbound, woodhaven road to 676, that will take you about 12 minutes. in the a whole lot of traffic out. 76 eastbound, pa turnpike to 676 will take you longer, 33 minutes with the average speed around 41 miles per hour. then 476 northbound to 95, and 76, the average speed, 61 miles per hour. that drive will take you closer to 15 minutes. coming up, i'll go over all the cleared construction projects. chris? >>> as philadelphia prepares for pope francis's visit, we have a much clearer picture of how the tight security will transform the city. fen

of an off-duty philadelphia police officer has revived concerns over a dangerous stretch of road in roxborough. rafael ali, a ten-year veteran of the force died late saturday night when his pickup truck slammed into a tree on henry avenue. according to investigators, ali was speeding when he missed the curve. residents in this area often say drivers go too fast on this stretch of road which is notorious for its tight turns. >> being a wide, multiple lane road, people think they can go faster. >> it's not a curve you want to take at 60 miles an hour. >> it's like a racetrack. >> investigators believe that ali may have been asleep when he crashed because there were no tire marks on the road, indicating he never hit the brake. he leaves behind two children, including a daughter who just turned 10 yesterday. >>> 4:08. one month from today, september 24th, pope francis will be in washington, d.c. two days ahead of his arrival for the world meeting of families. the papal playbook will be released today. it's a go-to guide for residents and businesses not only in philadelphia but also in surrounding

holly and wilmington. 60 in doylestown and 72 south philadelphia. 65 roxborough and northeast philadelphia at the airport 66 degrees. a few thin clouds. we will start with sunshine coming up after 6:00 this morning. bright sunshine and 69 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, we will be in the middle seventh, but the humidity stays low as we go into the afternoon. 82 degrees at 1:00. during the afternoon, we will start to see some more clouds and rain is on the way. first showers expected this evening. we will will through it hour-by-hour when i come back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has first alert traffic now. >>> accident seen in bellmawr, new jersey. past where this backup is trickle down here. the two right-hand lanes blocked so right before you head toward 295 and these are our cameras around the new jersey turnpike. you can see seven minute drive time and as soon as this updates i'll say about ten minute delay there and northbound 55 towards the bridge you're getting right now average speed 42 miles an hour. still behind that backup for about ten or 15 minute trip as the morning progresse

look at the 60s northeast philadelphia at 68, 61 pottstown and wrights town and roxborough 67 and warm side in south philadelphia. delaware river trails 75 degrees at this hour. we will see lots of sunshine to start with but changes as the day goes on. start off with the cool numbers. 69 degrees. a few scattered high clouds at 9:00 and mainly sunny skies at lunch time and 74 at noon. later today, 80. we will see more clouds and likely lead to showers. right on now let's check in with jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. >> watching the vine street expressway right now. all lanes open and moving along nicely and some ongoing construction and signs throughout the area over in the shoulder. three minute drive time westbound from 95 toward the schuylkill expressway. 95 is okay. no problems on the schuylkill. blue route doing great and southbound from the schuylkill expressway to the 95 only 15-minute trip. heading out the door on the p.a. turnpike cars are green and moving around. eastbound/eastbound 22 minute trip max. no problems with the mass transit. update for new jersey r

there are some spots in the 60s but solidly in the 70s for roxborough and northeast philadelphia at the airport in south philadelphia. 76 at 5th and wharton, a warm start, a little bit hotter this afternoon. by 6:00 we'll see low 70s, close to 80 degrees at 9:00 and the upper 80s by lunch time today with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds. a light wind. that will deliver more humidity today. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now,ç time for a check o traffic. katy zachry has your first alert traffic. >> thank you, bill. i'm watching construction on 76 westbound, if you head out of center city. here's the construction right here, highlighted really well in our camera. it is causing you to tap the brakes. these drivers showing red in the rear. this is causing you to tap the brakes. there really isn't any major accident on any of the majors in pennsylvania, new jersey or delaware. just overnight construction for you to be aware of, eastbound that construction cleared not too long ago. your 95 drive times around the delawar

a week ago on saturday, he was killed, when his suv hit a tree on henry avenue in roxborough. >> a suspect in the deadly shooting of texas sheriff's deputy has been arraigned on capitol murder charges. shannon miles is accuse the of shooting deputy darren goforth at houston gas station, 30 year old suspect has criminal record that spans a decade, including convictions for rearise g arrest, disorderly conduct with a firearm. police searching for suspect in the overnight shooting after man, in southwest philadelphia. chopper three over the 5300 block of rhinehart street, in kingsessing. investigators say, that the victim, man in his late 20's, or early 30's, he was found dead early today, with a single gunshot wounds to the head. police have no motive so far. and have not recovered the weapon used in that shooting. >> turning now to campaign 2016, a pair of new polls is suggesting that the frontrunners on both the republican and the democratic side of the ticket may be in trouble in their bids for the white house. cbs news correspondent craig boswell in washington with a look at the numbers.

local elementary and high school students met with a state representative pamela delicio in roxborough yesterday. students blame the stand, of forever drying up resources they need to prepare for the future. >> my school there are 2,400 students. for all of those students applying for college and taking standardized tests we have two counselors for those students. >> governor wolf supports a $159 million increase for philadelphia public schools. despite not having a budget, tax revenues are pouring into the state treasury by the billions. revenue officials say pennsylvania collected more than $2 billion last month alone. the state ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of more than $400 million. >> partygoers are prompting changes at a popular spot in the lehigh valley. weekend visitors at northampton county's pen pom park will need a permit. the decision follows complaints about loud and messy parties at the park. anyone who wants to use the park on a saturday or sunday will need to purchase a permit. >>> temple university hospital has a new weapon in the battle against heart failu

roxborough is at 74 and right at 5th and wharton along the delaware river trail at 77 degrees right now. we will see clearing skies and improving conditions. your hour by hour future fast when i come back in ten minutes. right now, a check of traffic with jessica boyington and first alert traffic. >> we're starting things off with ongoing construction on the vine street expressway. this is our camera right around 24th street. on the eastbound side right in here is where you can see some of the road blockage there. it's actually not blocking off any of the lanes, just coming off the exit ramp. just something to watch out for. this westbound drive time is about a four-minute trip. westbound lanes are right in here, to the schuylkill expressway if you're headed to 30th street station. as for the drive times into the center city area, 95 southbound from woodhaven road up towards the vine, a 13-minute trip, the blue route is doing just fine. mass transit, currently f lly n problems for septa, new jersey transit or patco. >>> tokyo's nikkei index fell to a six-month low. investors began selli

on august 23rd, sergeant raphael ali died when he hit a tree 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. >>> ridley park police officer recovering at home this morning after being shot during a stand-off in delaware county. police were responding to calls that an armed soup sidal man was barricade in the no, ma'am yesterday morning on the 600 block of mohawk avenue in northwood. officer mark hanley was shot twice trying to apprehends that suspect. his bulletproof vest saved his life. >> the door opened up. they tried to deploy a taser to get the subject, at which time the subject stuffed a door and fired two rounds through the door. >> thirty-six year old darryl burt surrendered to police and treated at hospital for gunshot wound to the elbow, we're told before being charged with attempted murder. scheduled for preliminary hearing september 9th. >> new this morning, police questioning two people in connection with shooting in west philadelphia. investigators found a nine shell casings late last night, at south 52nd street and hazel avenue. a 23 year old man is in critical condition with

who was killed in an sergeant rafael ali addaied nine days ago when his pickup crashed into a tree in roxborough. investigators say he was speeding on henry avenue when he missed the curve. police are looking at whether he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. he was a ten-year veteran of the force. >>> meantime, a police officer in delaware county is recovering at home. >> close call here. that officer was shot in the line of duty over the weekend. ridley park officer marc hanly was released yesterday. he was shot as he and his partner were handling a suicide call. they were talking to darrel burt, talking him into surrendering when he opened fire. his bulletproof vest, as you see there, stopped one bullet. he was also shot in the leg. >> if i didn't have my vest on, we wouldn't be here for this party. i'm alive. i'm very thankful for that. >> burt is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges. friends remember a photo journalist murdered on air. adam ward's family will receive friends at a high school in southwestern virginia, not far from where a gunman killed him an

roxborough could see 50s this morning. warmup by 10:00 in the morning, 79 degrees and middle 80s by 1:00 and still climbing. it will be climbing into the weekend as well. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. right now, let's take a look at your first alert traffic with brittney shipp. >> good morning. things are moving along nicely. 95 near caster street. you can see the volume is picking up out there on the roadways and as we head into the rest of today, things look pretty good, especially if you take the pa turnpike eastbound between ft. washington and bensalem. the good news is, the lane restrictions we saw earlier have now been lifted. that should help you get to work faster. some of your drive times for 95 northbound, 476 to 676, the average speed is about 68 miles per hour. that drive will take you 13 minutes. 95 northbound, 676 to aramingo avenue, that will take you five minutes and on 95 northbound, 676, cottman avenue, that's taking you eight minutes this time of the morning. ch

down to 66 in roxborough and 71 in south philadelphia. a few thin clouds right now but these will clear out and brilliant sunshine for the balance of the day. 68 degrees at 6:00 and 72 at 9:00. nice breeze blowing out of the west/northwest at noon time. 79 degrees. the humidity, very low today. this is going to be one of the nicest days of the entire summer. neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast to show you how warm it's going to get where you live when i come back in ten minuteso right now, let's check in with brittney shipp with the traffic. >> platt bridge, we have reports of construction that could possibly close the bridge as we head to the rest of the this morning. 95 northbound ramp to platt bridge is closed due to construction so i'll continue to update you on that. as we take a look at the rest of the bridges here, we are seeing clear conditions so that is always great as you're getting up and trying to head to work. i'll continue monitoring the situation and bring you an update in another ten minutes. >>> we have new information

roxborough is on the warm side this morning as well. a warm, muggy start. the steaminess will stay with us all day and deliver scattered showers and thunderstorms. pretty quiet this morning. 76 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, 83 degrees. then 86 degrees, high humidity and we'll likely start to see showers popping up during the early afternoon hours. we'll go through the forecast, neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes to show you where the storms will not be hitting today. right now, let's check in with jessica boyington withç your first alert traffic. >> bill, we're out in new jersey, first, starting things off around runnemede. the northbound lanes moving along nicely. this is headed toward the walt whitman bridge. a five-minute drive time headed northbound from 55 up towards that point. if you're heading out the door on the to x ao the schuylkill e, the center city area from the schuylkill, 13 minutes there. currently no problems or delay. for mass transit, we're free and in the clear for new jersey transit, septa or patco speed line. no

roxborough could see 50s this morning. warmup by 10:00 in the morning, 79 degrees and middle 80s by 1:00 and still climbing. it will be climbing into the weekend as well. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. right now, let's take a look at your first alert traffic with brittney shipp. >> good morning. things are moving along nicely. 95 near caster street. you can see the volume is picking up out there on the

roxborough is a little bit cooler but plenty muggy. it's going to be bright sunshine in the ballpark and a warm start to the game this evening. but before we get to the ball game, we'll be warming into the 90s. 73 at 7:00. by 10:00 in the morning, 81 degrees. a southerly wind develops, 6 miles an hour and those southerly winds bumping the humidity back into the area, near 90 degrees at 1:00. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast to show you how warm it's going to get where you live when i come back in ten minutes. right now, time for a check of traffic, your first alert traffic with cardinals consider. >> good morning, bill. 76 and 676 in the philadelphia area are running shooj inning morning. this is mt. laurel at route 73 where we're seeing light trafblg -- traffic on the roadways running smoothly. the 42 freeway and the delaware memorial bridge, 22 minutes, the same if you're headed in the opposite direction. the delaware memorial, there was construction overnight. should have been lifting around 5:00 a.m. i have this here because s

roxborough is in the low 70s. northeast philadelphia at the airport 74 degrees along with south philadelphia. it's going to be another quick warmup.

sergeant lost control of his 2014 dodge ram crashing into a tree on henry avenue near dupont street in roxborough. he was pronounced dead at einstein after arrival. his body was solemnly escorted by police to the medical examiner's office. expecter -- investigators examined the wreckage to determine a calls. this is the second philadelphia police officer killed this year. in march sergeant robert wilson iii was shot and killed in the line of duty always he tried to stop a robbery in progress at a north philadelphia game stop. and, again, police say the officer was off-duty when the crash happened. officers at the 39th district say the sergeant was at work yesterday. he held a supervisory role in the department and grief counselors are at the department helping co-workers who are learning about the loss of their co-worker this morning. live in tioga-nicetown, trish hartman. >> we'll follow this story all day for you on the air and online. 6abc.com includes a slide show of the deadly crash. go to the website for the latest on the investigation. >> police in burlington county are investigating the s

mourn the loss of one of their own this morning, off duty officer was kill over the weekend in crash in roxborough. investigators say, 32 year old sergeant raphael ali going well over the 35-mile per hour speed limit on the 6,000 block of henry avenue. this happened late saturday. his suv left the roadway, collide wad tree. ali, father of two, was ten year veteran who served in the 39th district. >> knowledgeable, very friendly supervisor here, studying for lieutenant at, had a bright future. >> always nice, always polite, all spoke. >> all around good guy. he will be sorely missed. our hearts are heavy at this point. >> investigators believe speed played a role in the crash but plenty of questions remain about what happened inside ali's truck. they hope the autopsy provides more answers. >>> and, an off-duty philadelphia police recruit is recovering this morning from a motorcycle crash. it happened last night near ninth street and girard avenue when police say the 24 year old man was side-swiped by a vehicle. he struck his leg on a light pole and suffered a large cut. he's in stable condition thi