with cecily tynan. she is outside with a first look at the forecast. >> the heat has arrived. philadelphia so far, the mercury soaring up into the 90s, 93 degrees. this is late for 90 degree weather, this is the latest in the your for the start of 90 degree weather in 11 years, typically we have had a few days in the 90s by this time in june. trenton 90 and reading 91 and wilmington 91 and millville 91 and the sea breeze has finally kicked up along the beaches but warm at the boardwalk in atlantic city, it's 80 degrees, if you add the humidity, it moves it up a little bit of a notch. the humidity levels have dropped since this morning. philadelphia feels like 94 and wilmington 95 and feels like 95 in mill shrill, dover though, the heat index is oppressive feeling like 98 degrees. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing there are some spotty

thunderstorms well up to the north mainly over new york state from a boundary that is beginning to sneak a little closer to us tomorrow. that will give us a betser chance of spotty thunderstorms, really the big story will be the heat tomorrow, we keep the heat and add the humidity, tomorrow a heat advisory in affect along the i-95 corridor, the heat index, the way it feels soaring into the upper 90s, we'll talk btd timing of storms coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. >> now to center city where kids were cooling off at sisters city park in logan, they splashed around in their birthing suits and now here is nora muchanic on 9th street in ocean city. people at the beach i can imagine are loving this weather. >> they are indeed. it's awfully hot inland and here at the shore it's close to a

perfect day. take a look out there, the sun is out and the beach is filled today with folks that just want to keep cool. summer doesn't officially start until saturday, but it feels like it's already here, with temperatures climbing into the r9d this week people are -- >> we decided to come down the shore and as soon as we got out of the car, we knew right away the weather was different, the breeze is awesome. >> it's very warm. i mean humid and muggy. >> just down for the day to enjoy the nice weather, we knew it would be nice today, the schools are off now. >> water temperatures are in the mid-60s, not exactly warm but a great way to owes cape the heat of the beach. the waves are strong though. >> just to feel the waves and you get to jump over the waves and stuff. >> yes. >> pretty fun? >> yes. >> the weather is great and the

surf is great and having a great time here, the kids wear themselves out in the surf and then play in the sand. >> there was action on the bay too, a great day to be out on the water for a boat ride. this group of students from horsham high school are here on vacation, and they rented wave runners. >> it's funny, we have been here for a couple of days and it's sunny for a couple of days. and we want to do something different. >> we want to do something we don't do often. >> the weather at the shore is just about perfect. a girl can only take so much, leeann quinn is ready to go home. >> all the time at the beach, i like it but i miss my puppy. >> hopefully leanne will be reunited with her puppy tonight. we are looking live over the beach and boardwalk, it's a spectacular day and much more comfortable inland certainly and the breeze is just great, no

oner people came here today to keep cool. i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> all right the place to be. >> don't forget you can track storms, with the 6 abc storm tracker app, it gives you access to weather forecasts. well, an unwelcome visitner south jersey has residents saying, there goes that bear again. john rawlins is live in mount laurel where a bear was spotted once again. >> reporter: multiple sightings of that bear today. first it was apparently state trooper as long 295, that spotted him this morning and then residents south of the highway, in at least two incidences the bear took to the water and then he was seen wandering down suburban streets. >> this resident couldn't believe her eyes.

>> my dog was bark, because he is a real barker, and he was just moving along. i conbelieve it. >> her son grabbed the smart phone capturing the unusual visitor. >> you don't get bears, squirrels and chipmunks, just small stuff, you never get a bear. >> mark snyder watch aid bear wonder over to our retention pond and took a swim. >> he went swimming. >> yes, he cooled himself off and the officer came in and shooed us and made us come inside and the bear kept walking. >> he was down the boulevard and turned left on cascade. >> the multiple sightings are the talk of mount laurel. a bear was shood away from i-295, and folks are reminded to remove stuff that could tempt a bear, take in dog and bird food

and trash should only be in secure cans and garage doors should be closed and don't stalk the bear. >> don't follow him and don't try to get selfies with him you'll create a problem. >> game officers have told us that in the past, that well meaning people can spook the bear or flush the bear into traffic and that could mean a bad outcome for the bear and motorists. >> great advice john thanks. turning to the situation in iraq now, police and hospital officials say that a car bomb in an outdoor market in a shiite district in baghdad killed three people and wounded 25. and more than 300 u.s. troops will getting into position to protect the embassy in baghdad. it's another sign of sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.

and there will be much more on the crisis in iraq coming up on world news with diane sawer, after "action news" at 6:00. back here a malfunctioning traffic light in chinatown is to blame for an accident that left four people hurt. the problem is this, the light at vine and northeast streets showed both red and green at the same time, that is where the ambulance and a taxi collided. david henry is live in chinatown with the latest. that traffic light has since been fixed? >> the traffic light is operating properly and traffic is stopping here at the intersection because the light turned red. here on the ground you can still see some debris left after the accident this morning. the light is operating properly but there are many lingering questions after that accident that landed four people in the hospital.

>> the condition of the two vehicles involved tells the story, the impact was hard, and neither one had the right of way, the traffic light was malfunctioning at the time, displaying both green and red in both directions, drivers are to stop when a light is malfunctioning. police are trying to determine if either driver stopped before going through the intersection. the driver of the ambulance and a passenger was admitted to the hop. the driver of the taxi and a female passenger were admitted. the ambulance involved was a private transport ambulance, a private driver for life star response, neither its flashing lights or siren would have been activated. there is no way to no how long the light was malfunctioning. because no one reported it. at the streets department was

not notified by city radio until three hours after the accident, even then they were told only that a pole was down. a crew responded to the scene and fixed the light at 6:10 this morning. the city has no explanation for the long delay, but in the meantime, they want people to pass it along if you see a malfunctioning traffic light like that, call 911, if someone had done that this morning, one of the people involved would not be in critical condition right now. live in chinatown, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> david thanks for that report. time now forever the "action news" traffic report, matt pellman is in the traffic center on a tuesday night with the latest look at the traffic report. >> it's not so good, but we have a whole bunch of big problems, westbound side approaching the boulevard, taking out the two

left lanes and the two right lanes are getting by when the tow trucks are not moving around, the traffic is at a stand still, the whole way out to that point approaching the boulevard? >> still that bus accident in bala cynwyd along presidential and monument, lucky the crash at aramingo and york has cleared. and the disabled school bus here at girard avenue is take ougt the right lane and southbound there is a crash by cotman in the work zone here and southbound is also heavy from academy to cotman and on the ben franklin bridge, another accident heading towards center city taking out the right lane, causing delays from the tolls in camden, a lot of big issues sharrie, we'll check them again in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. students at eastern university academy charter school are on a social media

mission for their principal. omar barlow is a finalist, and if he wins his nonprofit will receive $30,000 to fund scholarships for the students. they are looking to get the word out for their beloved principal. >> our mission here is to get every kid to think bid and get every kid to think on purpose and excel on life, we are asking people to go to steveharvey.com to vote for me. >> mr. barlow is representing philadelphia and is one of four finalists in the nation. >> all right, good luck to himle. >> there is much more to come on "action news" tonight. food companies and restaurants could face pressure to make their fooded less salty. ali gorman has details coming up. >> plus you'll need extra change when you drive on the pennsylvania turnpike and the tolls will increase next.

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injured two students on campus, the delaware charter high school held their graduation today. they have 60 graduates that are going to college. it was in january as an accidental shooting happened when one student was exchanging the handgun with a current student. now companies could be urged by the government to make their foods less salty. >> we know americans eat too much sodium. 1500 milligrams a day is optimal. but this is what the average american gets, that is more than double what the american heart association recommends, most of the sodium is hidden in our food. that is why the fda is considering issuing voluntary guidelines, asking them to lower their sodium levels, it could

put you at a greater risk for high blood pressure or stroke. as the companies reduce salt, the taste buds will slowly adjust. some companies like subway, have already start that process. if you have ever picked someone up from the hospital, only to run around to get the prescriptions fillied before taking them home there could be an easier way. >> it's the bedside delivery service. >> at lords hospitals in camden and willingboro, patients can have walgreens deliver their first doses or have them ready for the patient or family member to pick up and it makes going home easier and nurses are making sure they get the first doses on discharge and that can be difficult. >> could be a bad weather day,

to make one more stop, it is difficult or to go out later. it's forgotten and it's two days later and they haven't started their meds. >> they deliver the medicine to you, what more can you ask for? >> wall green says they are not trying to change anyone's pharmacy, it's a one time charge for the first medication. with the program opinions can opt for a followup phone call to make sure that they have their meds and they know how to take them. the goal, of course, is to keep patients healthy at home so though don't end up in the hospital. >> than

get ready to pay more on the pennsylvania turnpike. the commissioner approved a 5% hike today and it will take affect in january. it will be applied evenly to cash and electronic tolls, the first time that the cash increases are not more than the

easy pass hikes, prices are up a nickel across the board. a group of veterans received a deserved gift today, the floory day community and the twilight wish foundation worked at the delaware vetd rans home in philadelphia, the group raised the funds over the past few months and this is just the recent edition

it was a warm, beautiful day for a graduation, seniors got the diplomas at the park, the students took their official leap into the life after high school. congrats there. and it was graduation for the carver high school of science. a job well done for all of our local graduates. >> gradlations, time for the accuweather forecast, cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board. >> the heat is on today. philadelphia so far reporting a high temperature of 93 degrees, so degrees above normal and the record high is 98, not quite a record and trenton 90 and wilmington 92 and in wild wood,

the sea breeze kicked up and this is sky 6 hd looking at cape may where the sea breeze finally kicked up and the temperatures on the beach is 80 degrees, comfortable on the beach now. the core of this heat is over our region, philadelphia and washington and richmond and all temperatures are in the low 90s and the dew points are not extremely high and generally in the low 60s, and tomorrow the dew points are higher and keeping the heat so that means the heat index, the way it feels up into the upper 90s. it will feel more comfortable or less comfortable than today. for the core of our viewing area, all the counties of the i-95 corridor, with the heat index up into the 90s, we are not used to this heat so it's a good idea to take it easy and driven lots of water, it's good to have a fur coat and the cats

and dogs need cool air and cold water as well. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are missing out on the severe weather on the thunderstorms tonight, there is low pressure and it's moving to the east however another one is developing near chicago tomorrow and that will bring a possibility of strong storms, primarily west of our region tomorrow afternoon. the severe storm prediction center, it puts the severe risk with potential for damaging windses and hail to the west and could clip berks county and the lehigh valley and then some storms moving in later on tomorrow night after the sunsets and that cools things down. tonight warm and sticky with a stray thundershower possible. 73 in philadelphia, reading 72 and millville 70 degrees, good night for air conditioning and the day planner shows at 8:00

it's already quite warm, 78 degrees and by 8:0087 and by 5:00 up to 94 degrees, and again that high humidity. the five-day at 5:00, shows 94 degrees and strong storms late tomorrow night and the chance of thunderstorms on thursday. 87 degrees, friday a nice day, 84 and low humidity and clouds and showers move in over the weekend. adam will talk about that in the full exclusive accuweather forecast. >> rick you don't have to exercise in this heat tomorrow. i'm giving you a hall pass tomorrow. no running. >> for the rest of the month, thanks cecily.

hello again, here is what is happening on "action news," this evening. they suited up in hazmat gears and masks and we'll explain how it is tied to a criminal case, u.s. forces capture the suspected mastermind of the deadly attacked in benghazi.

after a pair of tornadoes wipe out most of their town. now the details, hazardous materials expert spent the day scouring the hatboro apartment to rid it of the deadly substance, ricin, the moment of nicholas helman is under quarantine for the past three months this after the teen was arrested for making the toxin and the hom has to be safe to live in again. walter perez is outside of the home on byberry road with the latest. >> reporter: the heat is not helping the crews because they are wearing the decontamination suits and they are getting really hot and it slows their progress. authorities are not sure how much ricin is in that apartment and this he are not taking any