Help pull up some of that moisture in the form of some clouds and showers so future tracker showing by 9 oclock we will have some showers around especially west of philadelphia and then we will have some occasional showers into the afternoon before things will be drying out by tomorrow night. Most of the fireworks displays should be rain free. So, this is what to expect for the fourth of july. Big turn around from today. Plenty of clouds. It will be cool for july, scattered showers and perhaps even a period of steady rain midday if that low pressure can pull up enough moisture but again, the good news is we dry out by tomorrow night and ive got a gorgeous sunday on the way. Ill talk about that including the shore and the poconos in the full accuweather forecast. Brian. All right, cecily, some good news in there. Thanks very much. The main event for a lot of folks this weekend will be the fourth of july jam on the ben franklin parkway. Today crews started setting up the fireworks as as they put the finishing touches on the stage in front of the art museum. John rawlins is live on the parkway for the wawa welcome america celebration will come in for a big finish tomorrow night. Hi there john. Reporter hi, brian. Soft laughing here, they just turned on the amplifier to make sure theyre working. Theyre working very well. The folks here at welcome america have been putting on these big shows on the parkway for many decades and as far as setup is concerned its a pretty well oiled machine. As you look behind me you can see down to the details. An army of stage hands and others assembling what will be the focus for tomorrow night. Lighting will be tested tonight and sound checks tomorrow. A few hundred yards away, tucked behind the art museum fire work technicians carefully loading the explosive stuff that will produce the grand finale. Theres a lot of work going on. Its full dave work here today. We probably started here like 7 oclock in the morning probably will be here until 6 oclock and continue until show down which is around 11 oclock. Reporter as much as 700,000 people expected to be in the city tomorrow. This man says he traveled from alberta, canada. Its the birthplace of independence, right, philadelphia. I love this country. I love the people that live here and i love being here, so. Reporter even though youre canadian. Even they i am canadian yes. Reporter organizers well aware of national concerns of a possible lone wolf terror attack saying philadelphia remains vigilant. Theres things that you will see much like tonight. You will probably see a little bit more of a Police Presence that is in uniform but theres things you will not see. And because you wont see it im not going to tell you what they are. Reporter well, that was the deputy mayor of public safety. He says the city is in contact with the fbi and other federal agencies here. He says given the nature of the attack at the boston marathon, the organizers here are asking people not to bring coolers tomorrow night, nor they are discouraging being packs or bags or anything will i be that saying that they will be subject to search by police if police have any considerations about what is inside those packs. So, i guess you are four warned at this point. Be careful about bringing anything along with you to the concert. Live along the parkway, john rawlins, channel6 action news. Yes those amplifiers are working very well. Concert organizers are trying something new to manage the crowds expected for tomorrow. If you are headed for the parkway youll notice signs like these hanging from the lampposts. City officials are hoping theyll help people in case they get separated from loved ones during the show. They say it will also help them respond to an emergency in case they need to find someone quickly. Of course 6abc so proud to be the official broadcast partner of wawa welcome america and that includes special coverage tomorrow. Join Matt Odonnell and Tamala Edwards for the celebration of freedom and the Independence Day parade that airs at 10 00 a. M. Right here on 6abc. Then of course tomorrow night tune in for the party on the parkway. Cecily, rick, adam and karen all hosting the fourth of july jam featuring the roots Jennifer Nettles and miguel among others. You can also expect some surprise guests. Our average of all of that starts at 7 00 p. M. Sharp. For many people the long Holiday Weekend is a chance to get to the beach. And whether its jersey or delaware weve seen big crowds enjoying the sunshine today. Action News ReporterTrish Hartman is live in ocean city where she continues our Team Coverage and trish love the gig today. Its been a wonderful day alicia. Were here on seventh street along the ocean city boardwalk and theres lots of folks out here still some folks enjoying some ice cream walking around, some folks are packing in their beach gear for the day. Between yesterdays rain and the storms predicted for tomorrow, the beaches were packed today. Folks enjoying the beautiful weather. The sun was strong over the jersey shore on this third of july. The beaches were packed in ocean city full of visitors, some of whom were shaking off a little bit of cabin fever. Yesterday was an indoor day an lot of cranky kids. Reporter no cranky kids here a Sand Mountain rather than a sand castle was the mission of this family from warrington. Spending time with family and relaxing on the. Thats it. Reporter the water was packed too. It started out cold but then it got to warm up. Its really fun. Reporter conditions were also prime for surfing and skin boarding. Kind of crowded with all the fourth of july people but its really nice, big waves but theyre breaking pretty early so just flat and really nice day. Four month old elly wont remember her first time on the beach but her mother rebecca will. Excited. Always a little nervous. You dont know how theyre going to do, if theyre going to enjoy it or be fussy but so far she seem to be pretty happy. Reporter now, a lot of folks have been wondering about the fireworks planned for ocean city tomorrow night at 10 oclock. Because of those storms predicted. Now, the folks at the Visitors Center say so far everything is set to go on as planned but if things get a little dicey you can call the Visitors Center. Theyll also update their web site throughout the day. The folks here in ocean city new jersey have a message. Happy fourth of july reporter were live in ocean city tonight trish heart tan channel6 action news. Wow, nice to see you brought a few friends along with you trish. They are cute. Thank you. Reporter i did. The beach fun continues to our south in delaware. Umbrellas and blankets lined the sand in Rehoboth Beach today. Kids spent their time playing in the sand or splashing in the water. Other hit the boardwalk for treats and eats. Everyone we spoke with agreed its just a great way to start the Holiday Weekend. We cant ask for a better day to come out and hang out enjoy the boardwalk and the one. A lot of traffic down here but its a really nice day today. And while lifeguards are out in force they do warn all beachgoers to remain vigilant while visiting the ocean. Of course it is time now for a check of the action news traffic report cause of course you could see some traffic down the shore even some road closures this weekend in the city. You got it. Well go live to matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center with all the details. Hey, matt. Hey guys. Search saw some craziness last night on the roads. I think a lot of people got out of dodge at that point headed to the shore and the poconos. So tonight isnt quite as bad but we have seen people headed down the shore throughout the day today. Right now on 42 southbound by creek road crowds not too bad. Same on the a. C. Expressway. Weve seen delays on and off throughout the day especially eastbound exiting for the garden state parkway due in part to that construction on the off ramp to the southbound parkway. Right now speeds in the low 60s so we cant complain about that. The delays there kind of come and go but theyre not present at the moment. What we are seeing is a bridge opening at the tacony palmyra bridge so thats not the one to head for right now. Go for the one in the background, the betsy ross. That will be a better bet at this point until that southbound ship can make its way through here on the delaware river. Close by this is 95 of course no normal afternoon delays. It was a really quiet morning this morning and this afternoon is shaping up to be kind of the same. Just a little moderate traffic by allegheny but no slowing. We do have a bunch of closures because of the holiday festivities. For instance, kelly drive shut down between Strawberry Mansion and Fountain Green for the Independence Day regatta today. You can stick with the mlk drive or even the schuylkill which believe it or not has no delays. Inner drive of the inbound ben franklin parkway is closed. Outbound inner drive is opened for the afternoon commute. It will close again after that and Chestnut Street closed in front of independent hall for preparations there. Lets grab the ipad do the commuter report on this holiday friday afternoon. New castle county reports of an object on the road as you travel southbound on 495 by edgemoor road. So watch out for that and we will check it again brian and alicia coming up in the next half hour. Very good. See you shortly. Thanks. 6abc. Com is your Holiday Weekend resource center. You can find Storm Tracker six radar and the hourly forecasts from accuweather. All the latest traffic conditions and Traffic Cameras on area roadways and for a full list of the wawa welcome america festivities and fire work displays in the tristate area, check it all out 6abc. Com. And whether youre on the parkway enjoying the beach or just grilling in the backyard, we want you to share your Holiday Weekend with us. Use the 6abc fourth on social media. Well be showing pictures during our special coverage tomorrow throughout the day and night right here on 6abc. Love it. Still ahead the rash of shark attacks continues as we head into this Holiday Weekends. Well tell was experts think could be behind it. Plus, most of us will never do it once but hes tried to do it 50 times in 50 days. All for a good cause. Hear the story of the man they call the iron cowboy coming up next. And its a huge benefit for americas women in uniform. The change the u. S. Navy just put into place for female sailors and marines. Two people are dead two other in the hospital after a shootout on the street this morning in the tioganicetown section of philadelphia. Police are still trying to piece together why it happened. They got the call before 2 30 this morning on the 1900 block of bruner street. They found a 26yearold man dead at the scene. They rushed a 21yearold man to the hospital where he died a short time later. An 18yearold man was shot twice. Hes in critical condition. A 24yearold woman was also shot but shes expected to survive. Police say theyre still not sure exactly what set this off. They havent told us the names of anyone involved, either. The Prime Minister of greece went on television to ask citizens to vote no in sundays referendum on that countrys debt. Theres a plan that would see greece making more cuts in exchange for a bailout. Greeks will said ed to the polls to vote on sunday but the government is urging people to reject it. So leaders can negotiate a deal on their own. Agrees Prime Minister says the deal with creditors is more or less done but germanys Prime Minister says thats not the case and there will be no deal before the vote. As millions of americans head to the beach this weekend there is concern off the carolina coast about possible shark attacks. There have been as you know a rash of them there lately. Now experts are trying to figure out why theyre happening and how to keep people safe. Abcs Marci Gonzalez joins us live in new york with the details on this. Hi marci. Reporter hi, brian. The most recent victim is still in the hospital after being bitten repeatedly by a shark on wednesday. He reloosed a statement saying he was fortunate to survive as so many people now hitting the beaches are wondering if they, too, could be in danger. A surge in shark bites creating a scare along east coast beaches. We either go waste or chest but not today. Reporter this shark pulled out of the water along north carolinas outer banks today then released. No one was hurt but already this year along the carolina coastline there have been 11 shark attacks, all but one happening in just the past three weeks. Experts saying saltier water caused by a coastal drought along with the waters warmth and the increase in fish swimming close to shore are all factors drawing sharks towards packed beaches. Its something we are concerned about. Reporter creating concerns for swimmers and fishermen alike. This video shot off the florida coast and posted on the Youtube Channel chew on this showing the scare of captain ben chance sees life. There were about 10 bull sharks swimming underneath the boat while we were fishing. And it kind of makes you feel like whenever you watch the movie jaws. Reporter chance see accidentally hooking were you ever those sharks its strengths throwing him from his kayak forcing him to swim for his life. And i swam a lot faster than i ever thought i could have. Reporter some calling for beaches to close in response to the increase in sightings and attacks but so far no such plans. People are just being told stay close to shore and swim near a lifeguard. Reporting live Marci Gonzalez channel6 action news. Alicia back to you. That was some incredible video. Thank you. It u. S. Military added an extra benefit for women serving in the never and marine corps. The pentagon tripled the amount of Maternity Leave for female sailors and marines. Theyre entitled to 18 weeks of paid leave. The Navy Secretary says this will help retain talented women who also want to have families. Women do not need to take all of the leave at once but they do need to take it within a year of the birth of their child. A major merger was Just Announced for the healthcare industry. Aetna will buy human in a. The deal is worth 37 billion. The new company will have more than 33 million members and will bring in 115 billion annually. The deal still needs to be approved by regulators and shareholders. A wild one here. A man has set up a pretty grueling challenge for himself all to raise awareness for childhood obesity. James lawrence is known as the iron cowboy. Lawrence was in delaware today completing his 28th iron man. Get this, his goal is to complete 50 iron mans in 50 states in just 50 days. Whew. The best part, you can join in also. You can join in. Hes doing a 2. 4mile swim every morning, 112 bike ride an marathon at the end and anyone that wants to join in can come join in and enjoy the fun. Two and a half mile swim, 112mile bike ride, a marathon every day all proceeds generated from lawrences trek will benefit the jamie oliver foundation. Lawrences iron man for tomorrow is next door in new jersey. Pretty incredible. Theres only one other person i could see completing Something Like this, cecily tynan. Yeah. I did two iron mans in my lifetime. Both of them took me almost 11 hours to complete and about month to recover from so i cant see 50 days. Good luck to him. Meantime today a great day to get outside maybe do some biking or swimming or just doing this. We are live on sky6 taking a look at cape may where the beach is crowded. Look closely. I think adam is in there someplace. Im pretty sure he stayed down the shore after yesterday because it really sal Beautiful Day and the nice thing, too is that this time of the year the ocean temperature not that cold. Ocean temperatures generally in the low 70s and some areas in the bay, like bath water. The temperature in the mid 80s for the water temperature. Air temperature pretty nice as well. Philadelphia currently 80 degrees. Allentown 81. Reading 80. Millville 78. And wilmington 78t and a little bit of a breeze off the ocean so on the beaches slightly cooler but comfortable, temperatures in the mid 70s. Satellite6 along with action radar showing we started the day with bright sunshine but the clouds have been increasing from the south. Theres really now filtered sunshine in philadelphia. Over to the west you can see some of that scattered shower activity. That will be heading closer to us as we head into the overnight hours and tomorrow. Showers arriving by dawn especially west of philadelphia. 68 degrees the low in philadelphia. Warm night. Millville 65. Allentown 63. Wilmington 65 and trentons low down to 64 degrees. Future tracker showing the clouds are here tomorrow. We are not going to see much sunshine at all, especially the first half of the day. At 7 30, you can see some scattered showers generally west of philadelphia. And at this point it doesnt look like all day heavy rain but we will have occasional showers into the early to midafternoon and the good news is it looks like things will be clearing out by the evening in time for the fireworks and if this system is progressive enough, we could even see some peeks of sunshine late tomorrow afternoon. So the fourth of july for philadelphia, lots of clouds with some areas of showers 75 degrees. Association it is going to be a cool day. Down the shore cloudy with showers, not a good beach day unfortunately, 74 degrees. And the poconos cool with some showers, the high in the poconos take a sweater if youre heading up there, only 65 degrees. So, the fireworks forecast for the parkway its looking pretty good. The showers should be out of here, partly cloudy. The problem we could have some areas of patchy fog that could decrease visibility at 7 oclock, 73 degrees and by 8 oclock, the temperature 68 degrees. So, the four day at 4 00 showing tomorrow for the