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City water is still not safe to drink, experts track the calls of toledos water crisis. A lot to get to today, lets check in with chris sowers who is in for david murphy and karen rogers has traffic, good morning. Reporter good morning, tamala, we continue to have visibility issues out there, especially the rural areas. Were down to. 3 in millville. Half mile in lancaster. The city already, 6 miles. 6 miles in trenton. Dover ten miles. Amazingly enough were not seeing problems at the airport. Philadelphia international looks like youre on time, same thing with Atlantic City and allentown, new york city airports are on time and baltimore and washington, d. C. Satellite and radar composite, should be a brighter day, we had cloud cover saturday and sunday, miserable beach days, today will be better as High Pressure mrves in from thes moves in from the west, youll wake up to a little bit of cloud cover this morning, as that continues to build in, well see a gradual increase in sunshine. Temperatures are warming, 70 degrees by 9 00 a. M. , 80 degrees by lunchtime and 3 00 p. M. , not too shabby, 86. Reporter all right you talked about areas of dense fog especially in south jersey and delaware, looking live at 202 and 29 seeing no problems in malvern, southbound traffic heading toward the 30 bypass, switching over to the blue route, well check out the blue route near the pennsylvania turnpike, roads are clear and dry, and were in good shape at this point, you can see the southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway can no delay, a hint of low clouds in the shot, but thats about it. Overall, blue route, schuylkill expressway, i95 accident free. Good news in fishtown, the girard avenue bridge at aramingo avenue is scheduled to reopen today. Good news for that, because its two years since they had to close the bridge due to construction. Looking pretty good right there. Le as we check in with new jersey, well see a lot of people coming back from the shore, 50 Miles Per Hour, as you head to the ben franklin bridge and walt whitman bridge youre in good shape. Three children who were struck by a carjacked vehicle will be laid to rest today. Katherine scott is live at the church in north philadelphia where the funeral will takes place later this morning. Katherine. Reporter matt, it is quiet, but large crowds are expected at north philadelphia 7th Day Adventist Church as three children are laid to rest this morning. 15yearold, 7yearold and 10yearold died when an suv that had been carjacked blew a tire and lost control and slammed into their fruit stand in tioga. Their mother was seriously injured as was a neighbor. Several vigils have been held since their deaths a week and a half ago, a neighbor who was released in the crash thelma brown spoke to action news last week, she said the mother will need a lot of support as she copies copies with this tremendous copes, be with this tremendous loss. Philadelphia 7 sixer Charles Barclay offered to pay for the funeral for the three children, the funeral is set to begin at 11 00 a. M. This morning. Katherine Scott Channel 6 action news. Katherine, thank you to that. Suspected trigger man wanted for killing a 3yearold philadelphia girl is on the run. A second suspect, 22yearold douglas woods was denied bail. Else charged as an accomplice in the murder of Tynirah Borum. Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire in grays ferry. The bullets wounded two other innocent bystanders and killed Tynirah Borum who was sitting on the front porch. Upper darby police are looking for the husband of a woman who was found dead on the second floor of her home on the 7,000 block of emerson avenue. Authorities say they responded to several domestic disturbance calls from this home in the past. Worries about a correction in the market are abound on wall street. Maribel aber is at the nasdaq in time square. Reporter investors were rattled by talk how quickly the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates. Middle class jobs are coming back, jobs in manufacturing, sales and transportation and construction have been growing since last year, according to j. P. Morgan chase. The category is going up one percent from last year. A map will show you who is the richest person in the your state. The richest person in pennsylvania, the granddaughter of campbell soup. Thats mmm good for her. Indeed it is, maribel. Have a great week. A bail hearing is set for the Police Officer who were charged with corruption on the job. Federal prosecutors charged the 6 philadelphia narcotics officers last week with using force and threats to rob, kidnap and abuse drug dealers. Charles ramsey said this is one of the worst Corruption Cases he has ever seen. Most fails a mandatory 7 Year Prison Sentence if they are convicted. Crime prevent efforts tames in neighborhood all over the county. The Program Helps neighborhoods promote safety and strengthen relationships with local law enforcement. The easily play their first preseason game in four days. The team held its Second Public Training Camp yesterday at lincoln financial field. They face the bears on friday. You can watch the action on 6abc. Well air a pregame special at 7 30. Reporter the bears. Lets hope they take them down. Reporter i have a good feeling about the eagles this year. Do you have a good feeling about the weather. Reporter i do, wer dehnngow. Loyskylinoueng mumsours oveheplaye of h w na. 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Reporter it is, you dont think of it always a chooochooo Mount Holly Burlington county. Springside road is blocked at valley farm road. In cheltenham, rices mill road at church road we have an accident, its two cars that are off to the side, they are drivable, they dont need a tow truck, they think it will clear quickly, you can get by, but youll see the accident off to the side for the time being on rices mill road. We have a downed tree at garyville pike at st. Pauls church road. They think this will clear shortly. Its out there right now, so you have to kind of drive around it, but its not completely blocking traffic. They think they will get that out of there quickly. Lets take a look outside, this is whats going on in the 30 bypass as we look live in chester county. Coatsville, thats eastbound traffic a little bit of volume buildings, the roads are clear and dry at this point. You can see a hint of the low clouds, but as we look at your visibility report, for the region, we can see its pretty bad in spots, 4 miles were down a mile at Philadelphia International. That may impact you a bit flying out. 1. 7mile in allentown,. 3 wildwood, millville, wilmington. You have to be careful as you head out early this morning. As many as 500 children may be trapped at a church camp in california. Torrential rains and mudslides have cut off and shut down the town. The fire station had to be evacuated. Crews have been using bulldozers and other heavy equipment to reach the children at the camp. So far there are no reports of injuries and its all the children are accounted for. Four hundred thousand people in ohio cant turn on the tap because of toxin from possibly from an algae buildup on lake erie. People are growing frustrated to this disruption to their daily lives. One thing people need to know everybody is on this, theres nobody asleep at the wheel well not get off this until this whole thing gets solved, no matter how long it takes. Officials are waiting for the latest tell using before they determine if the water is safe. Far we have tech bytes. Reporter google has set a record for smart phones around the world be the android operating system accounted for 85 of global smart phone shipments in the second quarter. Apple appears to be one step closer to receiving 450 milliondollar settlement. Apple is accused of harming consumers by conspiring to raise ebook prices. A luxury smart watch will feature a rounded face and choice of wrist straps and compatible with apple an an croid devices. Kids who play video games two to three hours a week are better adjusts. Too much game time is bad for mental and social health. Two to three hours a week, not two to three hours a day. A powerful quake strikes southern china. 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The day planner, 70 degrees by 9 00 a. M. , 80 degrees by lunchtime, good day for a round of golf. 86 by 3 00, 5, temperatures pulling back into the low 80s. I got off the phone with police in the lehigh valley. They are responding to a new accident upper salken township. An accident involving a deer, traffic is not stopped, but youll see Police Responding to that shortly. Looking at the big picture, no accidents or big problems on the blue route or schuylkill expressway or i95. Were seeing slowing on the schuylkill expressway, 26 Miles Per Hour with this area of yellow westbound heading from the boulevard past belmont, 24 Miles Per Hour i95 southbound. We take a live look at i95, thats southbound traffic looking live heading toward girard, center city youre looking at heavier traffic from allegheny to past girard. That volume is starting to build out there, roads clear and dry, areas of dense fog especially in south jersey and delaware, tam. Thank you, karen. New this morning, a fastmoving house fire left a woman injured, crews were called to the west ashale street at 2 30. Thick smoke and flames were pouring from the house when firefighters got to the scene. Fire officials found signs of hording. A 66yearold woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns she is in stable condition. Three philadelphia children who were hit and killed by a carjacked vehicle will be laid to rest today. Katherine scott is live at the 7th Day Adventist Church in philadelphia, it will be a sad morning there. Reporter it will, tam, this funeral set to be later on this morning, a lot of people come out to support the family over the last week 1 2, nba legend and former 7 sixer owe 7 sixer, Charles Barclay offered to pay for the funeral. The three children died when an suv that was carjacked lost control and crashed into their fruit stand at allegheny and germantown avenues in tioga, their mother was seriously injured. The family and the neighbor had been set up at the corner, raising money for their church. Several vigils were held since their deaths a week and a half ago. A relative spoke about how life has been for the family since the crash. This seems to never end. Our hearts are completely broken, we cant believe this is our new reality, a nightmare that just wont end. Reporter and large crowds are expected later on this morning, the funeral is set to begin at 11 00 a. M. , live in north philadelphia, katherine Scott Channel 6 action news. Cell phone video captured a kay on chaotic scene that erupted at a cookout, it started when police moved in to arrest two men who were suspected of assaulting a woman. Investigators say the men tried to escape from police by mixing in with the crowd at a family barbecue birthday party. Police ended up struggling with some of the partygoer who were upset with the police presence. So the officers called for citywide assist bringing dozens of police to the scene. The party was for lolita dawson. She was upset by the police action. These are my grandkids, they are pointing guns, you dont have no respect for none of us innocent civilians. Police took several into custody including the two men who they also assaulted the woman. Happening today a preliminary hearing is scheduled for a man accused of a Home Invasion turned kidnapping on the main lane. Keith more son faces kidnapping, robbery and burglary and harassment. He broke into a home in upper merion kidnapped the homeowner and tied up his wife. He allegedly drove the man to a wawa to get cash. The mans wife broke free and called 911 and more son was arrested. Musikfest is in full swing in the lehigh valley, sheryl crow will headline tonight. Pop star scrai son durillo Jason Durillo had fans on their feet last night. Action news anchor Rick Williams stopped by the ten day festival to meet and greet the viewers. If it makes you happy, it cannot be that bad. Sheryl crow is a philosopher reporter i dont know too many sheryl crow songs, if i hear it on the radio, i know its a sheryl crow song. We are at the Philadelphia International airport, we have dense fog and were seeing misting as well. Storm tracker 6 live double scan crystal clear, the rains that brought the heavy rains yesterday is long gone, we wont have to deal with rain for the next several days. 68 degrees, winds out of the South Southwest at 3 Miles Per Hour. Pressure 30. 035. Visibility is the big story, down to no visibility in millville. 3 miles in wilmington, 64 in millville, trenton, 68, philadelphia, 71. Now that the upper level low is pushing on by to the north and move into new england, it will bring drier air in from the west. We have dry air in the Tennessee Valley that dry air will work in here over the next 24 to 48 hours, today and tomorrow looks nice, there could be a popup shower or thunderstorm that wont affect any of your outdoor plans, wednesday we have a cold front pushing through the high plains that sweeps through its a cool canadian front. Once that pushes through that drops the temperatures like a rock once again county humidity pushes out to sea and its comfortable by weeks end. Future tracker 6, well see a combination of sun and clouds slightest chance of popup shower or thunderstorm. 95 of us stay dry. Overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies, and tomorrow is a decent day, as well, highs close to 90 degrees, 80 degrees on the beaches, clouds and sun, warm and sticky with the breeze developing out of the South Southwest. Its a land breeze today. Philadelphia, clouds and sun, warm and humid, 86 degrees, feelslike temperatures or heat indices ranging 88 to 90. Partly cloudy, the muggies continue overnight tonight. 64 in the outlying suburbs and 71 for center city. Musikfest later this evening, sheryl crow takes the stage at 7 30, no threat of showers, muggy with temperatures in the mid 70s. 89 degrees for tomorrow, muggy, it will feel like the low 90s. 87 degrees wednesday, sun to start, thunderstorms developing in the afternoon as the cold front closes in. Him some of the storms could be rather gusty with winds anywhere from 40 to 45 Miles Per Hour, well seal the drenching downpours again, what the front does it clears all the instability out, look at the temperatures behind it. Thursday, friday and saturday, looks remarkable, it will like september again, 82, 83, 84, no humidity at all, lots of sunshine, low humidity. Lightning sparks wildfires in droughtstruck california. Doctors treating the first ebola virus patient are preparing for the second patient to arrive here. Reporter were starting to slow on the expressway, they are jamming up, westbound is buildings too. Well look at 422 and look at problems in Montgomery County when we come right back. Find out what workers were doing when an explosion ripped through a laboratory in north good morning, everyone, 6 42, look at the fog. Were spotting it in our sky 6 camera. Controversy overhead, the Delaware River and the ben franklin bridge. Thats not only where were seeing fog this morning. Reporter especially in the rural areas in south jersey, especially. In mount holy an Early Morning tractortrailer fire, they put the fire out, but theres a fuel spill out there, as well. In burlington county, southbound side Springside Road block, stick with 295, crews are cleaning up the minor fuel spill. We talked to police in Montgomery County a few problems there, they told me in cheltenham the accident was a minor one off to the side. They should be opening up very soon rices mill road at church road. Traffic can get by and the cars will be leaving momentarily. Now we have a downed tree, thats in upper hanover township. Him paint pauls church road. They will cut it up and throw it off to the side of the road so garyville pike will be running smoothly. 23, we have eastbound traffic, traffic moving okay as you head toward 202. The volume is not that bad, roads are clear and dry, you can see the fog in the distance, were about 5 miles at Philadelphia International. Half a mile in allentown. Look at this in millville, near zero. Hard to see anything out there,. 3 in Atlantic City, wildwood and beach haven. We can see dense fog in spots, thats having an impact this morning on your commute, matt. Him. Hundreds of state and federal firefighters are battling two huge wildfires in northern california. The fires have prompted the evacuation of 3,000 residents in the town of bernie. The fires prompted the govern to declare a state of emergency. It is believed lightning sparked the fires in the droughtridden area. 14 wildfires are burning out of control and scorched 183 square miles. By tomorrow, both american missionaries affected with eb ebola virus should be treated in the u. S. , kent brandtly is on his second day in a special isolation ward. His colleague is expected to join him tomorrow. Doctors are defending the decision to treat both of these ebola virus patients here. I understand the publics concern, this is a new infection for the united states, but we think we have processes that maintain, again not just the patient, but the general public at large. The cdc is working to stop the strain of ebola. 800 people have been killed with the latest outlet break. Israeli strike has killed a militant leader of an allied group to had a mass. Israeli said the ceasefire would not apply to where combat troops are operating. 1800 palestinians have been killed in the fighting and u. N. Officials say most of the victims are civilians. 60 israelis have died. Police say a second person who may have overdosed at a concert in maryland has died. The 17yearold boy was from northern virginia. He died followings the Mad Decent Block Party in columbia. 20 concert goers had to go to the hospital during the concert many with drugrelated symptoms. A 20yearold man died that day. A laboratory in north jersey exploded and it happened as workers were testing a new batch of eggnog. The blast happened at the laboratories in pasaic county saturday night. The facility produces flavors for foods. A mechanical failure occurred always employees were working on a recipe for eggnog. The vat of ingredients ignited. Residents could feel the blast a mile away. Time to see how g. M. A. Is going to start the week. Thats a good question, and we have the person with the answer, amy robach live at the time square studios. Reporter hey, matt, tam, im doing well, nice to see you this morning. Breaking overnight, flash flooding and mudslides out west stranding more than a thousand people, were live from the scene with the latest. Ebola virus emergency, the second american aid worker infected with the deadly virus starts her journey home. The doctor with the first person on u. S. Soil with ebola virus is improving, were live in atlanta. New warnings from Public Officials on a deadly viral trend putting our children in danger. Beyounce and niki minaj remix its a commentary on the elevator surveillance video. We have oscar within helen mirren live to talk about her new movie, and clive owen, as well. Jammed packed show. Reporter jammed packed, as we go outside live looking at the ben franklin bridge, you know what, were looking lr all right, thats the traffic on the righthand side heading into the city low clouds in the distance, not causing a problem on the ben. We have reports of an accident on hillside avenue at fremont. Watch for that. Mass transit on time, looking good right now. Chris. Reporter all right, karen, visibility is an issue in parts of the area. We have quite a bit of fog, slow it down, sunshine returns, the last couple of days weve seen a lot of gray out there, well see a decent amount of sun today, a big cool down, wednesday, thursday, friday, highs will barely hit the low 80s, no visibility in millville, at all, 2 in reading, 3 in trenton. Atlantic city at the airport,. 3. 86 degrees, temperatures climbing into the mid 80s by 3 00 p. M. Topping the people scene, the ghost busters franchise may get a reboot. Shake things up, the director of brides would like all female cast. Robert kennedy and Shirley Hines got m day dreaming again . Oh yeah. About your dream car . Yeah. Silver convertible with dual stripes. Cool [curiously] howd you know . Youve been staring at that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. Yep. Muscle car money. 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Were seeing a delay from the Atlantic City to the walt whitman bridge. Heavier traffic, you can see fog as you look off in the distance, thats where its denser as you look at the rural areas. Reporter not lasting very much longer a couple of hours county fog lifts. Youll get that golf game in. 86 degrees today, combination of sun and clouds, the slightest chance of a popup shower, 20 or 25 chance. Very slim. Well keep an eye on the fog he for for matt odonnell, karen rogers, chris sowers, im tamala edwards. Its your first time in the morning. Im mary and i have copd. Im jeff and i have copd. Im lisa and i have copd, but i dont want my breathing problems to get in the way of hosting my book club. Thats why i asked my doctor about breo. Oncedaily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. And breo helps reduce symptom flareups that last several days and require oral steroids, antibiotics, or hospital stay. Breo is not for asthma. 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Its still not safe to drink in one major american city. Fears spreading about the algae, more cities running extra