cooler weather. >> reporter: a lot of folks on twitter looking forward to the heat and humidity. ready for summer. >> not this one right here. >> reporter: that's the view in cape may. a gorgeous morning around the delaware valley we have low humidity levels pleasant temperatures and a lot of sunshine out there. folks are walking on the sand, chop 2 to 3 feet. it's a tranquil morning in cape may. 65 in sea isle city. 65 on the boardwalk. philadelphia, 635. trenton, 65. allentown, 64. the poconos you're the cool spot at 58. the poconos dropped down into the 40s during the overnight hours. it was a chilly start in the mountains. satellite and radar, the numbers are rebounding nicely with all the sunshine. the cloud cover is up here across upstate new york. day planner 65 degrees, mostly sunny skies, lunchtime,

77 degrees, no humidity out there at all. 6:00 p.m. that should are an 80 not a 70. a little bit warmer than that. you get the idea it will be a delightful finish to the weekend. the heat and humidity makes a strong come back in the seven-day forecast. i'll have the details in the seven day when he come back in just a bit. >> hundreds of people have gathered around the philadelphia museum of art for the father's day tradition the 12th annual gary pappa run. walkers didn't start, but you see the runners finishing up the 5k along martin luther king. weather conditions just about perfect to be running this morning. the runners left the starting line a half-hour ago, among them members of the team, 6abc. the race raise his funds for prostate cancer which is dedicated to educate men about

prostate cancer. the search is on for the suspects in the drive-by shooting in willingboro new jersey. one person in a small brown car fired on a group of men walking to their car. both men were taken to cooper university hospital. no word on what sparked the shooting. >> septa's regional rail is back running this morning. president obama has intervened to get septa commuter trains back on track. the action cam was at the market east in center city as the stalled trains got moving once again. the president has the power to step in under federal law which regulates railroad labor disputes. now, all the workers who walked off the job at midnight have been recorded back to work. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: nearly 24 hours after septa regional rail cars stopped running, the operators were coming off the picket line. saturday evening president obama used his federal hand to push the transportation agency and

unions blet and iebw back to the table. >> the sooner we can resolve problems and make compromise to finish the strike, the better. >> reporter: the president's executive order created a 3-member board to mediate the dispute. the strike shut down 13 train lines that carries tens of thousand from philadelphia to the suburbs, the airport and jersey. neither the union or septa wanted the temporary intervention calling it a tear fix. >> we'll comply with the law and be given the opportunity to present our best case to the presidential board. >> reporter: engineers haven't had pay raise in five years and electrical workers four years. >> we have 7400 unionized

employees and 7,000 of them have already accepted what we're offering the blet and iebw. >> reporter: computers anticipating a travel mess monday morning are relieved. >> a long term solution would be better so possibly this doesn't happen next summer or in the summers to come. >> reporter: president obama has the power to step in under a federal law that regulates railroad labor disputes. septa unions have 240 days. the presidential emergency board will hear from both sides and has 30 days to issue a report on how to resolve the dispute. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> more good news this morning for those who need to use septa to get around the city. overnight it launched it's expanded service on the broad street subway and the market frankford el.

it will ride around the clock friday and saturday, riders will need exact change or tokens. a 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit on the 16 block of pine street. the driver stopped after the accident and remained on the scene. police say the case is still under review. they do not think any charges will be filed. a frightening scene in the parking lot of springfield mall in delaware county this weekend when three cars went up in flames. police say one car caught fire yesterday afternoon. the fire then quickly spread to the two others cars. all three cars were badly damaged. no one was hurt and no word what sparked the blaze. there's been another bear sighting in south jersey this weekend. this time it was spotted in evesham, burlington county.

these new pictures were sent into us by an "action news" viewer named margo. police say the 300-pound black bear turned up in the kings grant area of marlton. police remind everyone to keep their garbage cans covered an if you do see a bear do not feed it. if you see this bear or any bear in your neighborhood call 911. we have a miss new jersey, this morning. and here she is. 21-year-old sierra jones from galloway township atlantic county and a student at rutgers university. her platform is youth arts education. this year mark also the 50th anniversary of the miss new jersey pageant. receiving a high school imloam seems like a -- diploma

seems like a minor accomplishment compared to the physical accomplishment. gianna maria blows a kiss to the frofer -- photographer before she graduates the tacony academy high school. but her major accomplishment is not graduating. this is walking across the stage to receive her diploma. >> i'm thinking how far from where i came from, from four years ago. four years ago an out-of-control car pinned her against this shopping center. she lay in a comma for four days and lost her leg above the knee and wears a brace on her right leg. >> when she woke up she was upset and cried a little and said what do i have to do to get out of this bed and never looked

back. >> i practiced and did therapy so i could walk across the stage. >> reporter: 6 months after the accident she started to walk again. she spent her freshman year at the children's hospital of philadelphia. and her sophomore year rat home with visits from teachers. >> i believe it made me a better person because i see everything from a different level. >> reporter: at chop she became a cheerleader for other patients and found her calling. >> i want to help people. the best way to help people is a luncheon. >> reporter: they have a graduation party planned in a week whether they send her off to college in august. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> an after medical school after that, so they can be a doctor. still more to come on this sunday morning edition of "action news." an ohio father is battling an

aggressive form of cancer, he becomes a true hero not only to his kids but to the community. >> trees bring down power lines in north carolina. let's look outside, a perfect father's day to be heading outside. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, it's heating up, you'll find out

>> storms caused daniel in charlotte, north carolina. the storms bringing down a massive tree that took down power lines. one resident described it as a war zone. dozens of firefighters were called to the home after lightning sparked the fire. the homeowner heard the loud noise, but didn't notice any flames. luckily, nobody was hurt. >> springtime weather is so tumultuous anyway. >> reporter: we could have pop-up thunderstorms next week, but in the meantime let's get you outside, that's the moshulu, it's a nice quiet morning around the delaware valley. feeling more spring like. summer begins this up coming saturday. feels lovely right now. low humidity levels, comfortable

temperatures lots of sunshine. 69 degrees, dewpoint, 49. it's where we like it this time of year. winds are calm. pressure reading 30.16 inches. trenton, 65. allentown, 64. reading, 66. lancaster a cooler 63. poconos 58. these are the numbers we'll watch closely over the next couple of days. this is the way we measure the moisture in the air. but get over 60s it's muggier and close to 70 it's down right awful. well get close to 70 in the next 24 to 48 hours. here's tomorrow. it's nice and comfortable out there right now. tomorrow afternoon we'll see dewpoints in time upper 60s. the way we scale that we're in here, the humid category it will feel like georgia or south carolina out there. we get into monday night and tuesday morning, look at this, dewpoints are in the low 70s. now we're in the steam-bath

category and then a cold front comes in on wednesday and that will knock it down. this is the main player on the map right now, other than high pressure which is bringing us the lovely conditions as ihigh speak, but once this swings through and that will happen on monday, winds will then shift out of the of the southwest and that's when the humidity starts to increase. for the first time this year we'll touch 90 degrees. actually there's the possibility of doing that couple of times in the seven-day forecast. as the frontal systems sweeps through it will tiger showers and thunderstorms tomorrow night. i think this is arriving too soon on this model, but i wanted to show it because it shows the idea of these showers and thunderstorms along that front. let's say between 7:00 and 9:00.

these could be strong in the poconos and the lehigh valley. let's say in the city after 9:00 p.m. you, too, could see showers and thunderstorms. all tomorrow evening. kutztown not as breezy, lots of sunshine. 82 in reading. pottstown, 81. salem, 82. glassboro, 83. upper 70s for the jersey shore. winds will eventually shift off the water later on. we'll not make too much of a difference we'll talk temperatures down there, pretty close to 08, as well. u vivment index is -- uv index is high, apply the skin screen. tomorrow -- sunscreen. monday, it will feel 88 degrees, tuesday, 90 degrees, it will feel like 890-plus. wednesday, 92 hot and humid,

drenching downpours and gusty winds. thursday, muggy, cooler, 87. friday and saturday it's comfortable again, 84 and 83. >> a nice day for a father's day barbecue. >> you get the grill hot and we'll check back with you. >> reporter: i will. >> don't forget you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >> dickenson college honored 101-year-old dr. ben james was honored at the school's 80th reunion party. he graduated from the school in 1934. he returned to teach and coach the red devil football team. he he took on dean of admission he was named by the former president mr. dickenson. congra

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commonplaces for skin cancer and sunburn. if you don't wear a hat, if yout on your -- put it on your scalp. more americans are riding bikes in the cities thanks to bike share programs, but that's having an impact on more head injuries. since the start of bike shares head injuries have increased 14% because the bikes don't usually come with helmets. in new york city 85% of bike share riders don't wear helmets. if you rent a bike, always a good idea to put a helmet on. >> the american medical association said it's considering cheerleading a sport because of its risks. the largest activist group said it's as tough as sports. adding to the list of sports would mean more safety measures

for cheerleaders and proper training for their coaches. a lot of kids consider their dads to be a hero. joe boyle of bowling green is fighting kidney cancer. to calm the fears of his three yowrn -- young children during his children, he is becoming captain america. he might feel weak for a while but in the end he'll get stronger. >> tell the kids he is captain america. he is being given the super soldier serum. when they felt it was too much, they tried to shut it off, and he shouted, i can take this. he decided to take up running because it made him feel alive.

he organized a marathon in february, hundreds showed up to salute this super dad. captain america indeed! we'll be right back.

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 9:24 sunday morning, happy father's day to you. time for the boat report. we'll look at satellite and radar. the big feature out there today is the huge area of high pressure. this will drift to the southeast. that means lots of sunshine. unlike yesterday we had that deck of stratus clouds form. we saw cloud cover north and west of the city. you won't see that today.

you'll see a lot of bright blue. delaware bay, windy. waves 1 to 2 feet. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. wildwood, 68. stone harbor, avalon, 66 degrees, northwesterly breeze, seas 2 to 3 feet. ocean temperature getting up there 72 degrees, nice and inviting. >> a new store is open offering discount on clothing shoes and handbags, but you can make some cold, hard cash from your closet at the same time. amy buckman explains. >> reporter: clothes mentor just opened. the store sells everything from clothes to shoes to handbags and jewelry. all seven 0% off new retail. and many items are new with tags. >> this lilly pulitzer dress was $328, it's $45.

>> reporter: not only shoppers save they can earn cashiers, as well. >> you bring in items from your closet if they are stain free and very get thatly -- very gently used they will offer cash on the spot. >> reporter: the floor does have something for everyone. i get e-mails all the time from some of our larger size viewers, look at this all these clothes on these racks are extra large and up. some of the dresses beautiful. it's $10. if it doesn't fit who you are at this time it's time to bring it in and sell it and make money and find the perfect thing for you today. >> reporter: there's no limit how many clothing items you can bring in at one time. but it is first come, first serve, we'll give you directions

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>> coming to the defense of their country thousands answer the call to arms in iraq while american warship is sent to the coast to fend off sunni militants. sunny and breezy we're ending the weekend on a high note before it begins to feel like summer. better take it in right now, chris sowers joins us outside with the accuweather forecast. you can see the breeze in the background with the trees. >> reporter: it's breezy out here this morning, but other than that it's a breath taking morning around the delaware valley. temperature-wise, north and west, 63 degrees in quakertown. fleetwood, 58.

tanersville 58. the poconos dropped to the 40s during the overnight hours. they are rebounding nicely. they had a daytime high yesterday of 59 degrees. they will get warmer today up in the 70s. that was chilly stuff. chester, 69. kennett square 64. hockessin 67. dover, 66 and sea isle city, 66 degrees. here's the satellite and radar composite watch this. we'll set it in motion, there's absolutely nothing going on. all the weather is well to the west across the high plains and the us/canadian border. accuweather says if you're looking for something to do take your pop to the phillys game. 79 degrees when they get things going, a very pleasant comfortable afternoon no humidity. with that said things change

over the next 24 hours. the humidity starts to increase and for the first time this career we're up into the 90s. you'll need to turn on on the air-conditioners over the next couple of days. i'll have the details in the seven day forecast when i step back inside in just a bit. >> a u.s. aircraft carrier and several other warships are in the persian gulf. meantime forces in iraq are striking back at insurgents which yoa control a great amount of territory claiming to have executed 1700 government soldiers. it's been a battle of sunni muslim versus the shi'a government. >> reporter: thousands of iraqi from being and across southern iraq took up arms marching toward the assembly point waving guns and flags. they answered an urgent call to

defend against a blood-thirsty group who have overrun over parts of northern iraq. being is breaking for an attack as the fighters from the islamic state of syria and iraq. the dramatic gains have the potential to plunge iraq into sectarian warfare with different ethnic groups fighting each other. refugee camps are overflowing. the situation is grim. >> very serious threats to the sovereignty and the integrity of this country. >> reporter: the white house is on high alert. pentagon officials say they are drawing up constituency plans to evacuate or protect five thousand american crackers working in iraq. president obama has ruled out any ground forces to sure up the government forces, but other options are on the table

including airstrikes and drone attacks. americans are watching warily a decade of war in iraq seeder into memories. the call to arms was made across iraq. abc news, new york. >> israel's military has arrested 80 palestinians in the west bank including members of hamas as it severance for three missing teens. troops searched through the night of the teens which included an american. they may have been abducted while hitchhiking home. the palestinian thormt is said to be -- authority is said to be responsible, but the teens went missing in the area under israeli control. a military transport plane was shot down in ukraine killing

everyone on board. pro russian separatists shot down the plane yesterday. 49 troops were killed. this is the deadliest incident to date involving the ukrainian military. the u.s. is reaffirming it's support for the ukraine. the army is asking a two-star general to look into how bowe bergdahl left his base and ended up in cap ticht. the investigation is -- captivity. the investigation is expected to start next week. but it's not clear when bergdahl will undergo formal questioning. septa regional rails are running again thanks to intervention. president obama created an emergency board to mediate the contract dispute. 400 engineers and electricians

reported early morning 24 hours after walking out. the first trains pulled out of the yard a short time after midnight. the walkout shut down 13 lines. >> the sooner we can resolve problems and make compromises to finish the strike the better. >> reporter: the railroad workers union want raises 14.5% over the years, 3% more than septa offered. >> a 14-year-old boy is in york county prisoner charged with adult criminal homicide. he is accused of killing a 17-year-old boy yesterday morning. investigators say green shot the victim once in the chest as he salt in a parked car around midnight. no word on a possible motive. >> it was a big honor for

college student who was hailed a his or her when he stopped a gunman on the campus of seattle pacific university. the school's president announced during commencement ceremonies that an engineering scholarship would be named in honor of john mese. one person was killed and two years wounded in the tragedy on june 5. >> a boston mother vows never to fly jet blue airlines again. jennifer and her 3-year-old were on the plane on the tarmac in new york when she asked if summer could use the rest roosm. she restroom. she said said no, and told her to sit down. she pleaded with her until it was too late. >> i didn't have any towels or napkins, nobody offered to help clean it up, i took the sweater

off my body and soaked up the mess with my clothes. the flight attendant reprimanded her again the captain said he would go back to the gate because of a noncompliant passenger, her. she was offered a 50-dollar credit, but no apology. >> the world cup soccer continues to attract protesters who shouted as they walked through one of the game sites. they shouted slogans against the football federation for the high cost of staging the cup. nearly a dozen were arrested for carrying masks and molotov cocktails. meanwhile, the world cup games were broadcast on big screens in northern liberties.

there was plenty of food and lots of fun at the event. >> president obama said denying climate change is like arguing that the moon is made of cheese. speaking to graduates, he said many in congress think climate science is a plot and reject it. he said developing nations especially need help. >> we don't deal with this problem, soon, we'll be overwhelmed. these nations have some of the fastest rising levels of carbon pollution. they are are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than we are. they have more to lose, but they are waiting to see what does america do. >> the president used the address to announce a 1 billion-dollar fund to rebuild and prepare for extreme weather. $130 million will be set aside for places affected by super-storm sandy.

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lightning struck at the fort lauderdale airport. it forced officials to close it while repairs were made. in minnesota high winds turned a weekly sailing regatta into a rescue efforts. four boats capsized sending people into the water. some were able to make it to shore, others had to be rescued. everybody made it out of the water safely. meanwhile, saying up to be a beautiful day here at home. happy father's day to all the dads out there. >> reporter: sunshine and comfortable temperatures. funny, i was going to tell you, at least they are on the water now, they just got it cleared of ice, two weeks ago in minnesota. wow. action cam live at the art museum at the gary pappa run. you can see folks taking a stroll. several members.

"action news" team took part in the 5k including cesily tynan and adam joseph. it was an an enjoyable run. it's nice to have temperatures this comfortable during the month of june. it's a bonus to have humidity levels as low as they are. we'll keep the trend going through the afternoon and evening hours. in the workweek it will turn stuffy and feel like orlando. storm tracker 6 live not showing anything, we'll keep it that until tomorrow morning when a warm front punches through and showers and thunderstorms will pepper the area. in the meantime, 65 degrees, winds are calm officially at philadelphia international airport. ranging anywhere from 15 to 20 miles per hour down the shore. philadelphia, 65. allentown, 64. the poconos a nice, comfortable 58 degrees. there's the wind out of the northwest we're driving it off the mountains. poconos 14 miles per hour every now and then you get a gust of

20, 25. atlantic city at the airport, 12. wind on the beach 15 miles per hour. dover, 10. wilmington, 8. lancaster 7. satellite and radar showing clear conditions across the entire mid atlantic and northeast this morning, actually most of the eastern seaboard as high pressure continues to dominate the pattern. as we go a little bit wired across the country and we cruise the water vapor i imagery. we're seeing the explosion in thunderstorms these are high cloud tops spiking as high as 30 to 40,000 feet. this frontal system will run across the u.s./canadian border. it will swing the warm front through. at that point all this heat will rush into the delaware valley. this is tuesday evening, two-thirds of the country will be stuck in the 90s or upper 80s and low 90s. you add humidity it will feel

down right uncomfortable. everybody east. continental divide. that's what's on tap for the delaware valley monday and tuesday, with the pass raj of the front -- passage of the front there could strong thunderstorms in the poconos. poconos today, sunny, pleasant, 75 degrees, low humidity levels. jersey shore you have a breeze at your back, the wind will subside or relax as the afternoon wears on. 78 degrees very enscroiblg -- enjoyable down there, low humidity levels. use the sunscreen the uv index is very, very high. philadelphia, 83 degrees is the forecasted high. clear arena comfortable, nice and quiet. 52 degrees out lying suburbs. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we have the outside chance of a couple of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. monday evening tuesday afternoon and wednesday afternoon.

otherwise most of the seven day is dry. 88 degrees, monday, 90 tuesday, 92 wednesday, that's when the heat peaks. it will be wednesday evening when the cold front pulse through, that's when the -- pulls through, at that point the humidity levels start to drop and the humidity goes down. friday and saturday, low humidity and 84 and 83 degrees. >> nice day out there for the fathers today. >> don't forget you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >> people rallied hind a good cause in lumber ton, burlington county. nora muchanic kicked off the annual bike and walk-a-thon. for 26 years this community driven event has raised funds for people with does a little bit and their families. the burlington township high school cheerleaders were there to get everyone in the spirit. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] tv's come a long way.

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on gifts. 87 greeting cards are exchanged each year. here's an interesting way to keep people from sticking around too long. that is what you think it is. spikes, several cities around the world have been pug up the spikes to deter loitering. in london, men protested by pouring concrete over the spikes saying homeless people are not pigeons. outside the store, it was encouraged to remove them. spikes with were removed in montreal after the mayor tweeted his own personal outrage saying this is not the kind of society i want to live in. the summer travel season is heating up many people are trying to save cash by searing

on their luggage. it's 25 bucks a bag at least. i can kind of understand. the problem the overstuffed bags are pushing the capacity of the overhead bins. thanks to one man and his viral hash tag, everyone will know whose doing it. hash tag carry on shame is trending one man's campaign getting out to call out travelers who hog all the carry on space. spud hilton is leading the charge. he wants you to take pictures of space invaders and post them on twitter. check the hash tag to see if you've been busted. funny we're doing this story, i may be an offender later today. with the airlines going to charge carey on bags, it may be

>> taking a look at sports, it was a big weekend at citizens bank park for jimmy rollins. he batted into a new franchise record in front of the home crowd yesterday. jeff skeverski has all the highlights. >> reporter: jimmy rollins says he started thinking about breaking the phillies all time hits record in spring training. his only wish he would do it at home in front of you. phillies fans have been cheering him on since his first hit as a rookie in 2000. he steps up in the 5th inning, one hit shy from breaking mike schmidts record which stood for 25 years. here it is. schmidty comes running out of the dugout with his bat.

he was shocked to see him, congratulations. he does it in 389 games quicker than the hall of famer and get a standing "o." [ cheers and applause ] jimmy rollins stands alone in team history. he has come along way since his big league dreams started as a kid. >> teachers ask you what are you going to do. i would say i'm going to be are a baseball player. they would tell me about the percentages and i would say i'm one of those people in that small percent. it's awesome to be able to accomplish what i have accomplished, but i'm not done, hopefully, you know bring another championship to the city. >> i said congratulations i'm honored to have you break this record. i appreciate your friendship. >> see the ball going down, see

the ball going down. >> we need to talk. >> schmidt strikes up a friendship with dom brown. as soon as he was done graduate lathe jimmy rollins. brown comes up in the 5th, it's out of here. are you kidding me. phils won 4 of their last 5. jimmy rollins said he wants to hang around and finish here as a philly. he said he would only consider waiving his no trade clause if there was a fire sale. >> it depends on if everything is blown up, then, you know, you have to take that into consideration, but, fortunately, you know, i don't have to worry about that right now. if that time does come and it's time to go, people move on. >> let's hope they can make a run. series finale against the cubs later this afternoon. that's sports, jeff skeverski

channel 6 "action news." >> a solemn flag ceremony was held in honor of flag day. "action news" was there for the event in spring city chester county. boy scouts joined members of the american post 602 at the spring city pool parking lot. that's where all worn out flags that were collected were disposed of properly by ceremoniously burning them in a fire pit. >> there will be more than one face at a graduation ceremony this week. we'll take you to a school that's seeing double 14 times over. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-da

>> it is 10:00 a.m. on this skinned, june 15. father's day, nydia is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. in the news, they are off and running, the gary pappa ak kicked off for it's prevent -- event to prevent prostate

cancer. >> septa rails got moving a day after the workers went on strike. >> gorgeous sunshine across the delaware valley. enjoy the biewbl weather now -- the beautiful weather now, it's going to change over the next few days. us curly hair girls will feel it. >> reporter: i don't have enough hair to can you recall. on the sand, 66. ocean city, 68. we'll have a land breeze, the wind will be at your back. the winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. it will be breezy this morning, winds will begin to subside or relax later this afternoon. seas 2 to 3 feet. if you're doing boating, mar -- margate ventnor, may kay,

68 degrees -- cape may, 66 degrees. the poconos, sunny 73 degrees. i'll be back if a few minutes with the heat and the humidity in the extended accuweather forecast. eva. >> thousands of people are kicking off their father's day by taking part in great cause that's dear to our hearts at "action news." it's the gary pappa 5k run and walk. it was named after our beloved colleague gary who lost his battle with prostate cancer five years ago. amy buckman joins us live from eakens over where the run/walk is underway. amy. >> reporter: what a great morning, what a perfect day, i think gary up in heaven must have been talking to our accuweather folks because it couldn't be more beautiful. these are the people who have

finished their 5. k walk and run. it is not over yet. we have a live camera at the finish line, there you can see hundreds of people wrapping up their walks all to raise money and raise awareness of prostate cancer. this is the 12th year for the father's day's run raise money for breast and prostate health. ever since 6abc beloved sports director gary pappa succumbed to pro state cancer, the run and walk was named in his honor. >> before he passed away this was a much smaller affair. when he died before the race everybody came out to honor him. i think he would be honored and amaze that everybody was here on father's day to this cause and for this run. >> reporter: in addition to the "action news" team that took part, thousands others walked and ran others did so in honor

or in memory of loved ones who fought prostate cancer. >> my father passed away in january due to the prostate cancer. i heard of the run and i thought i should get involved. >> my pop pop had the cancer. i wanted to run because i loved them. >> reporter: a lot of "action news" team is here, jim gardner, jeff skeverski walking by, they will be taking part and so many people starting their fearkd off knowing they have helped so many others, what a great day. live in eakens oval, amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> in other news this morning, the search is on for the gunman behind the drive-by shooting in willingboro new jersey early this morning. two men were wounded one in the neck, the other in the leg, after 2:00 a.m. in the unit block of earn shaw lane. both men were taken to cooper

university hospital. there's no word on what sparked the shooting. >> septa's regional rail is back running. president obama has intervened to get septa commuter trains back on track. the action cam was at the market east center in center city this morning as the stalled trains got moving once again. the president has the power to step in under federal law which regulates railroad labor disputes. now, all the workers who walked off the job at midnight yesterday have been order be back to work. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: nearly 24 hours after septa regional rail cars stop the run their operators were coming over the picket line. saturday evening president obama used his federal hand to push the transportation agency and unions blet and ibew back to the table ending the strike that would affect commuters. >> the sooner we can make compromises to finish the strike the better. the president's order created a

three-member emergency board to mediate the dispute. 400 electrical engineers went on strike stopping 13 rails that carry commuters from philadelphia to the suburbs and philadelphia and airport. >> we'll comply with the mandate of the law and we'll be given the opportunity to present our best case to the presidential emergency board. >> reporter: blet's 200 engineers haven't had a contract or pay raise in four years,ibew electrical workers five years. they want more on top of what september the -- owe septa is offering. >> we have 7400 employees and 7,000 have accepted what we have

offered. >> a long term solution would be better so possibly this doesn't happen next summer or in the summers to come. >> reporter: president obama has the power to step? under a federal law that regulates railroad law disputes. reporting in the palton sex, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news" -- sex, kenneth moten which i will. expanded service will run around the clock friday and saturday for late night travelers, they will need valid passes or tokens or exact change for their tickets. a young boy is in critical condition this morning after being hit by a car in south jersey. police say the 4-year-old boy

was hit on pine street after he ran out into the street from behind two parked cars. the driver stopped after the accident and remained on the scene. police say the case is under review, but they do not think any charges will be filed. >> a frightening scene in the parking lot in springfield mall in delaware county this weekend when three cars went up in flames. police say one car caught fire yesterday afternoon. the fire quickly spread to two other cars, all three cars were badly damaged. nobody was hurt and no word on what sparked the blaze. >> there has been another bear sighting in south jersey this weekend. this time the bear was spotted in evesham, burlington county. there were bear sightings in winslow and waterford township. these new pictures were sent to us by an "action news" viewer yesterday by the name of margo she got close to the bear. police say the 300-pound black bear turned up in the kings

grant neighborhood. police remind everyone to keep their garbage cans covered and do not feed any bears. if the see the bears call 911. if you take a paycheck you are don't get -- if you take a picture, don't get too close. we have a new new jersey, syria -- sierra jones was crowned in ocean city. a community in bucks county came together on flag day to support those injured defending old glory. ♪ the sounds of bagpipes kicked off the wounded warrior hero 5k. it brings out hundreds of people including that guy right there the phillie phanatic to

warminster park to raise money and awareness. it provides services for wounded members of the military. service members were honored in west field, gloucester county. the soldiers who deploy next week are partly of the 124 infantry about battalion they we deploying in about a week. >> some shore towns are in the in their second summer without a boardwalk. in ocean grove and long branch funding and design disputes have held up the project. ocean city did repair the storm damage, but they are replacing other sections in phases.

seaside park where fires burned the boardwalk is racing to have another one complete and up and running by the 4th of july. seeing double over and over and over again? we'll take you to one local high school where twins make up 5% of the graduating class. there's something in the water there. they are cute, too. >> reporter: also ahead, large hail pounds parts of the rockies this weekend and now a live look through sky6 live hd. the ben franklin bridge it is a gorgeous slightly breezy, but beautiful father's day, meteorologist chris sowers has your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, including some changes in it when

>> hail pounded the denver, colorado area again yesterday afternoon. golf-ball sized hail fell in littleton areas. smaller hail fell in other

communities. there was a tornado warning in lincoln county, but no reports of damage. >> reporter: looks like it was snowing. >> covered. >> reporter: no hail for us, as a matter of fact there won't be too much in the way of cloudy cover today. let's get you outside, show you what's going on. cape may on the beach there. i'll be there shortly, a couple of more hours, we're heading to the shore. temperatures are comfortable, a little bit of a breeze it's a perfect beach day. doesn't look like the winds are all that gusty. put on the sunscreen don't forget that. storm tracker 6 live double scan is crystal clear no worries out there today. we're seeing shades of blue in the sky. it will stay that way through the arching and evening hours. millville, 70. sea isle 68. poconos are in the 60s after bottoming out at 49 degrees this morning. satellite and radar composite nothing going on in the mid atlantic. all the rough weather will stay

to the west today. they had some good thunderstorms. you saw the video coming off the front range. that system moves into the heartland of the nation today it will push east over the next 48 hours and bring us a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow night. this is a little early, this probably arrives after 7:00, or. the model is showing the heavier thunderstorms. it will happen for the lehigh valley and the poconos. we're not expecting severe weather, but there could stronger thunderstorms with gusts of winds and drenching downpours. by 10:00 p.m. tomorrow evening you can see the broken line pushing through south jersey. good news before this thing can get established, we'll see a cool pocket of air what a call a trough invade from the northwest that will suppress that heat pump high back down to the south. we'll see a couple of days of hot weather, the hottest temperatures we've seen this

year, before it can get going that cool pocket of air will shove it down to the south where it belongs. pilots, 81. reading, 82. salem, 82. 82 in dover. millville, 82. right there on the beaches, 77 in cape may, sea isle city, 78 degrees. ocean temperature, 67. the risk of rip currents is very low, but the uv index is high. apply a sunscreen. right now you'll see a breeze at your back, but the winds will shift off the water later on. 78 degrees is the forecasted high on the sand. overnight comfortable, 52 degrees in the outlying suburbs. 62 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows things get a little more active this week. 83 degrees today. 88 tomorrow, the thunderstorms arriving late in the evening and into the overnight probably staying north and west of the city. 90 degrees for tuesday, it turns very muggy out there.

couple of thunderstorms are possible. 92 for wednesday, better chance of a stronger shower or thunderstorm. it's going to feel like the mid 90s with the humidity, thursday's quiet, friday is quite and saturday is quite. i just saw new information, we may be putting our weekend streak to the end. at least 50/50. saturday looks good, but sunday looks like a mess. >> don't forget you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime find out if you're up against a mess anytime with our apps you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >> friend and family in the crowd may be seeing double at graduation ceremonies this week. the class of 2014 at william tennant high school includes more than a dozen set of twins. >> reporter: there will be no shortage. double takes during the graduation ceremony at the high

school later this afternoon. that's because this year's class of 485 seniors includes 14 sets of twins. these guys say they wouldn't have had it any other way. >> coming here it was 14, it was a pleasant surprise to see how many people have the same experience frank and i do. >> i'm friends with so many people that are twins. >> reporter: school officials admit while they knew there were a few twins in the class of 2014. they didn't realize there were 14 until this academic year. >> a yearbook adviser picked you mean on it as a fun fact, and then a news story and then "action news." it's been a nice ride for the kids. >> reporter: there's five sets of male twins, two sets of female and 7 brother sister twins. the siblings admit having a twin

helps in the classroom and the hallways. >> we have not purposely tried switch up or mess with anybody. >> if you did, you'd never know. >> reporter: this group of 14 twins will share the stage when they all graduate together on june 20th. wormting

>> time for odd an unusual pictures of the week.

they include students jumping for a job and other students take a leap for scholarship. but first, number 41 is showing no signs of slowing down. talk about take rag leap. president george hw bush celebrated his 90th birthday by making a helicopter jump. he jumped with a former member of the golden knights, the army par chute team. he have got him to a safe landing on his 85th birthday. bush who can no longer use his legs vowed he would make this jump. >> 134 college kids were jumping for the perfect summer job as male boat jumpers. these are the tryouts for an

opportunity of a lifetime. they have to jump off the boat best man who jumps off the boat, if you don't make it, you get left hind. youthere are four spots open, te mail tour begins today. >> don't lose any mail you get points for that. >> it wouldn't be summer without this. a belly flop contest. students brave the sting of hitting the water with their bellies. scholarships were on the line as they bellied up to the diving board at water world in federal heights custom. they had to show how big of a slash they could create. 6 students splashed their way to a lion's share of $4,500. that's worth the sting. the world cup spirit has taken

over the zoo in thailand. four tigers showing off their soccer talent with one of the official world cup balls. the four young white tigers and bengal tires battled the balls around, there were flag also inside the enclosures representing each of the of the teams playing in the world cup. you know we've seen cats and dogs get along before, cute alert, how about the wild kitty nuzzling up to that big guy. a 6 week old cheetah and a puppy became friends. he was rejected bid mother he he had to be hand raised by zookeepers. to prepare for the job they gaik him a rhodesian ridge back

puppy. they say dogs are theer pursuitic for -- therapeutic for cheetahs. are they adorable. >> meteorologist chris sowers takes another look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast? just a moment. [ male announcer ] ortho crime files.

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>> final check of weather, happy father's day to all the dads out there. i have a great idea for father's day take them on the golf course because we have the golf forecast. mostly sunny skies as you tee it off. 69 degrees by 2:00 p.m.

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, heats up next week, 90 degrees for tuesday. 92 on wednesday. >> say there's a big breeze, so if the dads don't dos -- do as as well, blame him. >> jonathan carl has more on the militants in iraq taking over town after town. good morning, coming up on this week breaking news overnight out of iraq as president obama considers military options, the iraqi army is fighting back against an army of extremist a two hour drive from the capital. martha ravitz joins us in being. eric cantor joins me for his first network interview since his defeat.

all that coming up on this week. >> because of the 2014 soccer world cup, "action news" continues at 6:00 p.m. with walter perez and sarah bloomquist. >> now for nydia han, chris sowers, alicia vitarelli and the entire "action news" team, happy father's day! enjoy your sunday and enjoy the weather it's going to be hot next week.

starting right now on abc's "this week" -- breaking news. crisis in iraq. extremist fighters, now minutes from the capital, will we be drawn back into war? plus, the surprising threat to the u.s. this morning martha raddatz on the ground in baghdad. then, political shocker. >> we came up short. >> voters venting their anger. one of washington's most powerful leaders ousted. this morning, eric cantor here live. and border crisis. >> they're not going to survive. >> children flooding into the u.s. without their parents, what can be done to prevent catastrophe. "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. good morning, i'm