nydia is off, sharri joins us this morning. a teen is killed, an police suv shot up during a violent night in philadelphia. >> u.s. place portugal today in the world cup today. a preview is ahead. >> that 80s show and we're tracking a warmup. chris sowers is enjoying the sunshine. >> reporter: nice sunshine, it's comfortable, not too much going on, it's a golfer's delight not even a breeze so it should be nice on the greens. dewpoints have come down and the humidity levels will drop off this afternoon. temperatures north and west we're 50s in some locations. norristown quakertown, pilots, in the upper 6 -- pottstown, in the upper 50s. chester, 63. center city, 63 and kennett square 60.

move south and east into new jersey, 66 is the number for vineland. glassboro, 62. cherry hill, 61. hockessin 66. gandys beach 66 degrees. we're expecting a sea breeze to kick in later this afternoon. inhandle locations will top out in the low 80s. right there on the sand, atlantic city, avalon, sea isle city you'll top out close to 80 degrees or at least in the upper 70s and the numbers will pull back into the low 70s. it's a nice quiet sunday morning. we're not expecting too much out here. later this afternoon it will be a nice day for the barbecue. sun and clouds, low humidity, 80 degrees by 1:00 p.m. 5:00, 6:00 we're dropping into the upper 70s as we look ahead all this is about to change. it stays quiet through tuesday, wednesday, thursday, the

humidity increases. the temperatures schiem into the upper -- climb into the upper 780s and those combined trigger showers and thunderstorms. those storms could be strong especially wednesday afternoon. when i come back inside i'll talk about that and have the rest of the accuweather forecast in the seven day. >> stay on top of the hot weather with the storm tracker 6 live app and our live radar in case any storms head our way. it's available for your apple or android device. >> new this morning, a violent night in philadelphia leaves two dead and several others hospitalized. police say 3 to 400 people gathered for a barbecue last night at a park on the 1800 block of north 8th street in north philadelphia. as police tried to suburbs the crowd they heard gunshots. a 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed. a 19-year-old man was struck in the back while running from the

gunfire. essayed to be in stable condition. bullets pierced the windshield of an officer's vehicle, but no officers were injured. no arrests were made in the shooting. meantime in the tioga section a fight outside a nightclub ended overnight with one person dead. police say a gunman shot a 24-year-old man twice in the abdomin. it happened outside the galaxy nightclub on germantown avenue. ment victim was pronounced at the hospital. we'll have more on the overnight violence in the next half-hour. >> philadelphia police are looking for the rapest who attacked a doctor inside her center city apartment. detectives have recovered surveillance video of the suspect that may be released soon. kenneth moten already knows what it shows. >> reporter: saturday night there was a little more caution in the air in popular rittenhouse square after the beating and rape of a 26-year-old woman on spruce near 19th. >> you hear about that it's a rude awakening that you have to

watch your surroundings and know who is around you. >> reporter: philadelphia police svu say after 1:30 surveillance video shows a man on a bike stalking a young woman who was alone. he scurld the bike on the sidewalk before sneaking up behind her. he didn't have a weapon, but strong armed the victim into a third floor apartment where he sexually assaulted her. >> my parents wanted me to live here because it's the safest neighborhood in philadelphia. >> reporter: the victim was a doctor at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. she was out at a bar. crime scene investigators dusted for fingerprints carried out bags of evidence and retraced the stems of the victim looking for surveillance video. those who live here say this is another reminder of the lurking dangers. >> i won't walk around any more at night alone i will get a cab

or have a buddy with me. >> reporter: police say she did not recognize her attacker. at this point investigators have a vague description of the suspect 25 to 30-year-old hills spannic male who was wearing black dark baseball cap and messenger bag on his back. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> police in monroe township gloucester county say an officer was seriously hurt in a crash. it happened at south black horse pike and forest drive. the officer was taken to cooper university hospital with a broken leg and knee. police have not said what led up to the crash. >> turning to world cup fever, team u.s.a. takes on portugal in a dinnertime game. abc's karen travers says the weather may play a role. >> reporter: the u.s. is coming off a huge win over ghana. portugal a bad four goal loss to

germany. the u.s. will be without the star forward who strained his hamstring against ghana. the captain will play, but he is banged up. he told espn he is not wearing a face mask for his broken nose. >> if you get hit in the face with the mask it's going to hurt. >> reporter: the big question for portugal will the superstar renoldo be on the pitch. he have spent days on the sidelines nursing an injury. after the ghana game, u.s. needs to keep better control of the ball a tougher task without the star forward. the game will be played deep in the amazon rain forest. conditions are hot and humid,

dehydration is a major concern. >> i don't know if there's much that you can get ready for it rather than just being in it. >> reporter: there was a record tv audience for the win over ghana. that was an sunday evening game. excitement is building among diehard soccor fans and the new ones tuning in. karen travers washington. >> abc's live compage starts at 11:30. belgium and russia preevery time "action news" today. -- preempt "action news" today. you can see all the game on watch abc or watch espn app both are free for your mobile device. "good morning america" weekend will have more on the world cup fever that's ahead at 8:00 a.m. after this newscast. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in egypt right now.

the instability in iraq is on the docket in cairo. jordon is the next stop. government aircraft is controlling the skies over iraq's largest oil refinery. yesterday they paraded through baghdad. happening today more local troops head overseas, roughly 50 airmen begin deployment in support of operation enduring freedom. exactsly where they are heading is not known. a farewell ceremony is scheduled this afternoon at new castle air national guard base. >> a group of local vets made a very special trip this weekend. [ cheers and applause ] veterans on board the honor

flight bus were greeted with cheers and applause at saint kevin's catholic church in springfield, delaware county. they just got back from washington, d.c. where he they paid tribute to fallen comrads. dozens were waiting to welcome home home with flags and party inside the church. >> pope francis is going after the mafia and he is taking aim at people practically on his doorstep. >> members of 6abc family helped build a playground in philadelphia. >> the sixers get ready for the draft, jeff skeverski tells you who is working out this weekend. >> reporter: eva it's quiet out there right, but the summer promises to bring humidity and heat and gusty thunderstorms by midweek. i'll have the details from accuweather when e when we come right back.

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i haven't been playing too much this year. we are playing best ball, so we'll be just fine. let's go live on sky 6. we'll get you started with a look at philadelphia center city center city skyline. there you see a few clouds upstairs, generally mostly sunny skies throughout the area. everybody will see a decent amount of sunshine later on. temperatures will be warmer than yesterday, but humidity levels will drop off again, so it will be pleasant out there. we're showing 67 degrees at this 7:00 a.m. hour. trenton, cooler, 63. allentown cooler still, 62. poconos 57, millville, 66. the dewpoints have come up across interior sections of south jersey and dover, 68. everybody else north of the city, mid 50s, be from the city points south and east we'll call

it slightly humid out there thanks. watch what happens as we move along over the next 72 hours. 68 is the dewpoint for philadelphia by 3:30. 70 in dover, millville, 69. it will feel like houston, we'll call it very humid out there as we get into tuesday afternoon. we get into tuesday night we are 0 in the 70 to 75-degree range. enjoy the pleasant temperatures out there this afternoon. we'll see an increase in the humidity, the heat starts to build, as well. the latest forecast guidance has us into the upper 80s by wednesday. heat and humidity combined it will trigger numerous showers and thunderstorms by the time we get into wednesday afternoon. in the meantime, this is the good guy. high pressure in control this afternoon, impinge of sun and clouds, pleasant temperatures same thing for monday, the winds begin to shift a little bit out of the southeast as that high

works out to sea. as the high continues to pull east it will drag the heat along with it. monday is a good day, but tuesday, as you saw with the dewpoints it turns sticky and noticeably warmer. today, combination of sun and clouds. overnight tonight, partly cloudy and cool, overnight lows dropping into the low 50s. 74 degrees if the poconos. mostly sunny skies very pleasant. there will be a few puffy cumulus clouds building later on. jersey shore, same thing, shades of blue, you'll see cloud cover from time to time. uv index is extremely high on a scale of 1 to 11. it's a 10. 75 degrees is the forecasted high. maybe we get milder than that by midday, 76, 77. the sea breeze takes over and that will knock the numbers during during the afternoon.

philadelphia, 82 degrees, winds are light out of the south/southeast 5 to 10 miles per hour. allentown, 56. 62 in center city. the winds light out of the south/southeast at 5 to 10. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows the muggies returning by tuesday, today is a good one, tomorrow is a good one, tuesday is humid, no threat of showers or thunderstorms until wednesday. a couple of these could be strong. dynamically the atmosphere looks a little angry. we'll have to watch wednesday closely. thursday, the humidity drops off, a gorgeous day high of 86. friday, sun and clouds, 87. and as a result the atmosphere gets onery again. >> in the meantime enjoy today. >> thanks. the action cam went out into the water in somers point,

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rkts >> reporter: welcome back everyone, 7:23, time for the boat report. what you're noticing is a a lot of high, thin clouds, the kind where the sun shines right there them. we're checking sunshine for the jersey shore and the delaware bay. we're expecting a sea breeze to develop. the winds will be out of the east/southeast that will cool the oceanfront off later this afternoon. same thing with the home properties in cumberland county. if you're on a boat this morning and doing fishing it's going to be smooth sailing, the waves are less than one foot. winds out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour. bay temperature up to 75. gandys beach and fortescue showing a temperature of 66. cape may and the villas69. oaks temperature, 75. winds are light out of the

northeast at 5 miles per hour on the ocean front. sea isle city and avalon 70. >> the phillies wrap up their road trip in saint louis. the phils' win streak is over. jeff skeverski has your morning sports. >> reporter: just as you want to throw your hands up and give up on the phillies chances of making the playoffs. they are back in the playoff hunt. they are the best team in baseball in the last week and a half.are the best team in cole hamels on the mound. marlin byrd's throw in the in time. the first run he allowed since june 1. phils down 1-o they get it back. jimmy rollins sacrifices himself to center. cody ashy scores. ryan howard looks at home in his

hometown. tied at 1, still in there, is hamles, he is running out of gas. his 120th pitch, rbi double, hamles is done and so is the winning streak. 4-1 is the final. phils have lost their first game since last sunday, they are four games out of the first, kyle kendrick on the mound later this afternoon. no weekend break for the sixers, they will work out point guards exton from australia and smart from oklahoma state. the draft scenario that turned upside after center had foot surgery the top pick going to cleveland. now who knows who will be available when the sixers draft third and 10th overall. the sixers are keeping their intentions hush hush. >> there are ups and downs and different things and surprises that happen. at the end.

day, in sam we trust. >> our plan to be kind of prepared, ready to go and looking at all possible situations and opportunities and take advantage as many as we possibly can. >> sixer also ceo -- sixers ceo o'neill did not say who would take in the draft. his surgically repaired left knee has been 100% since february. he can't wait to show off his new and improved shot. >> not being able to play the game i love, come back from this, i plan not to take things for granted. when i step back on that court it will be something special. >> reporter: that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day! we have much more "action news" just ahead. we'll be right back.

>> are you hoping for a fantastic sunday? well you're in for it, summer starting off pretty nice. we're taking a live look outside, sky6 live hd over wilmington, delaware. not looking bad at all as we start almost 7:30 this morning. nydia is off, sharrie williams joins us this morning. let's head outside to chris

sowers. you're looking like you're enjoying it out there. >> reporter: we like it when it's this nice in the weather department. just is a few clouds upstairs, that's all she wrote. we have a few high, thin clouds, that's all that's going on. the frontal system that produced the shower activity across delaware and the delaware bay has pushed farther to the south. it is currently over the virginias. that's where the active weather will stay today. for us we're looking at a combination of sun and clouds and a very light breeze out of the east/southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the jersey shore, ship bottom, 67 degrees, same number for beach haven. numbers around 70 on lbi. atlantic city, 64. boardwalk, 67. ocean city, sea isle and avalon, 70. wildwood, 69. ocean temperature off the coast of cape may, boy does that look inviting. 75 degrees, cape may itself, 69.

waves are expected to be calm this afternoon. they will range anywhere from 1 to 2 feet. atlantic city on the beach by 4:00 p.m., down to 71 degrees. philadelphia closing in on 80. wildwood 72. trenton, 79. you see there's a 5 to 8-degree difference in temperature thanks to the sea breeze. elsewhere we go 81 degrees will be the high temperature in reading and allentown. 80 in millville. 82 for philadelphia and wilmington. 80 in trenton. 75 in to himself -- toms river and atlantic city and 74 in cape may. it's a fantastic finish to the weekend. monday looks fantastic. even tuesday, even though the humidity comes up again, looks like a lot of sunshine. tuesday is not bad. wednesday is the tricky day. that's when we could see stronger showers and thunderstorms. i'll talk about nat in the seven-day forecast, -- talk abot

that in the seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> we have firefighters on the scene of a house fire at the jersey shore. three people were able to get out, but were hurt. they were overcome by smoke on saint louis avenue in egg harbor. flames ripped through the second floor. investigators are working to pinpoint what starting pointed the blaze. police are investigating several overnight shootings during a violent night in the area. the action cam was on the 5500 block of north american street in the logan section of philadelphia early this morning. police say a gunman shot two men in their 20s. investigator say one man is in critical condition, the other is in stable condition. police are still looking for the shooter. gunfire broke out overnight in atlantic city sending two men to the hospital. it happened at martin luther king boulevard and mediterranean avenue around 3:30. police found several shell

casings and discovered two men were dropped off at atlanticare regional medical center with gunshot wounds. a few women got into a scuffle that police say is related to the shooting. the shooting victims are expected to be okay. police are investigating. pope francis is taking on the italian mafia. abc's ron claiborne said he want right into the lion's den. >> reporter: in a part of italy where organized crime runs ramp rampant. those who follow this path are ex-communicated. this evil must be fought against and pushed aside. a vatican official said later the pope's strong words were a message that italian gangsters

should not be looked up to as men of honor. >> do you renowns santan. many members of the organized crime family consider themselves devout catholics. it's the harshished denouncement of a pope since 1993. the pope's home church and several others were bombed after the remarks. >> that was ron claiborne reporting. overnight troubling news from mount renier in washington said, a woman's body was found in the area where rescuers were looking for a missing writer. officials have not said if it is that of 70-year-old karen sykes. she and her hiking partner encountered snow at 5,000 feet. sykes continue to climb about,

but her friend stayed behind. she had enough gear to stay one night on the moant. she has written -- mountain. she has written articles and a book about hikes in western washington. hundreds of families stopped by aramingo crossing shopping center for community day organized by the local police officers. organizations like phillie goes to college was on hand to provide information on services and there was plenty of fun for the kids, too. >> an empty lot in kensington has been transformed into a place for children to play. 6abc helped with the construction. "action news" reporter, kenneth moten has more. >> ready? >> reporter: they were sounds of a community at work. lifting, creating and transforming this empty lot into something special for the children in this kensington

community. >> i've lived in the neighborhood 15 years and it feels good to give back to the neighborhood and the community to build something for the kids. >> dozens of volunteers were busy building a state-of-the-art playground and garden for the community alliance on north masters street. 6abc decided to lend a hand. >> >> it feels good, it's something physical at the end of the day, this is something that will be here forever. >> reporter: with the generous help with 6abc parent company disney, they joined with kaboom to do heavy lifting for a good cause. we spotted people like "action news" photo journalist olga dejesus. >> she grew up 3 blocks from here. >> we all live busy lives and we have to slow down and give to other people that don't have as

much. >> reporter: the efforts will benefit hundreds of children who are in programs provided by the community square alliance. it was started three decades ago an empty space is a beautiful garden and a vacant lot has a color jungle gym built by helping hands. >> we helped build a playground. >> reporter: the kids will he joan the playground starting wednesday, to learn more about the community alliance and kaboom head to 6abc.com. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> great story there. happening today, the firefly music festival wrap up in delaware. it's going on in dover, 08,000 people are expected to attend. today's big acts include ziggy

marely and wheezer. the firefly musikfest runs from noon to 8:00 p.m. katie couric is a newly we. >> so excited to make my debut as mrs. john molner. congratulations to them. >> still to come on "action news" this sunday. >> 6abc loves the arts visitors the rodin museum, we'll show you the work that took decades to finish. >> sky sky looking outside over old city, meteorologist chris sowers has the forecast for the first full week of summer. it's all coming up. >> and be sure to stay on top of the hot weather this summer with the storm tracker 6 live

app get audio alerts for heat watches and warnings and live radar if any storms are heading your way. the storm tracker 6 live app is available for your apple a [ gecko ] what a lovely night in philadelphia.

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>> flooding caused big problems for some in the midwest this weekend. check out this video in minnesota. the crow river has overflowed on to some roads.

in chicago, drivers were forced to drive through flooded streets as the rain continued to pour in other parts of illinois. storms downed power linessance trees toppled on to cars. >> our area nothing like that. >> reporter: we should be thankful. >> reporter: i've been practicing my fore! every ball that goes on to a different fairway, i'm blaming you. >> hey, i hit from the girl's tee. >> reporter: i'm in trouble. let's get you started with a view of the camden waterfront. we'll get you started with a comfortable temperatures and low humidity leaves. with that said it's sticky across south jersey and delaware. during the afternoon some of the drier air and the mid levels. at will work down to the surface and everybody will dry out, and it will be nice and pleasant.

for now, some places sticky. philadelphia, case in point, 61. winds are calm. 63 in trenton. poconos 57. and philadelphia ten better at 67. winds beginning to shift out of the east/northeast they will come in like this off the water. north and west we're calm. everybody will see a 5 to 10-mile an hour breeze out of the east/southeast later this afternoon. satellite and radar, just a few high, thin clouds running the new york/pa state line. otherwise it's quiet. showers and thunderstorms to the south. more storms across the northern portion of the ohio. they will stay across the eastern great lake states. everything was active this morning if we were in the northern plains, we'll assume in closer here and this is storm tracker 6 live double scan we have a pretty potent cluster of

showers and thunderstorms pushing through northeastern portions of nebraska and move into iowa. tremendous amounts of rain falling in this part of the county. we're seeing 2 to 3-inch of rain per hour with the bands. once again we're picking up the heavy downpours and quite a bit of lightning strikes for so early in the morning. fortunately that weather will stay to the west. come wednesday there's the chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms for us here in the delaware valley. in the meantime, from now until then it's nice and quiet. don't alarm yourself with the specks of green, we'll have a combination of sun and clouds out there today partly cloudy overnight tonight we'll do it all over again tomorrow. the poconos, 74 degrees, mostly sunny skies, you'll see the puffy cumulus clouds building in the afternoon. the jersey shore will share the sky with clouds from time to

time. sun and clouds that's the official call from accuweather. 75 degrees, high temperatures maybe a little bit milder than that, by midday, 76, 77. the sea breeze eventually kicks in, it will pull the temperatures down during the afternoon. 82 degrees for philadelphia. sun and clouds, very pleasant out there. the day planner looks like, by lunchtime, 78 an increase in sunshine. 3:00 p.m., there's our high of 82. 6:00 p.m., 77. pretty good evening for a barbecue. 56 degrees in the outlying suburbs overnight tonight and 62 in center city. it's nice and quiet until wednesday. wednesday is the day we have to watch. monday, nice and quiet, sun and clouds, 83. tuesday, turning a little bit sticky, 85. we'll get into wednesday, we'll start out with sunshine, warm and humid, temperatures will climb quickly, up to 88 degrees and then the showers and

thunderstorms develop in the afternoon, a couple of could be strong to severe, thursday, 86. friday, 87 maybe more thunderstorms come next saturday and 88 degrees, not a bad finish to the weekend. >> several professional athletes lended support to the simm dione foundation. many professionals were there. there's my colleague eva pilgrim was the emcees. it provides basic needs for children and youth in the greater philadelphia area. >> an amazing cause, giving children the ability to dream again. >> that's awesome.

we'll be right back.

>> it is second largest collection of artwork by the great french sculpture calls philadelphia its home. karen rogers looks at 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: given as a gift by philadelphia native and film magazine -- magnate jewels

nessbaum. august rodin was entered in passion and emotion, details that could be witnessed in the works of the kiss and the thinker. >> he had a very productive career. >> reporter: the museum's current installation focuses on the gates of hell. the money mental door is composed of 223 figures and took 37 years to complete. >> many know his works such as the kiss or the thinker started out with the gates of hell, but they were taken off the gates and have become known

independently today. >> it's a great place to have a picnic or wander with friends. >> reporter: they offer daily tours and free sketch classes. go to the arts in philly.org or go to 6abc.com and click on the sections tab at the top of the homepage you'll find arts under categories, 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers.ind arts under >> abc's new show rising star die -- debuts tonight. you the viewers are the judges. you can use the rizing star app to vote whether to keep or cut contestants. brad paisley joins the host josh

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maryland scenic byways hit the rguide and mapnew to explore all the beauty, history and culture along our 18 byways and other driving tours. order yours today at visitmaryland.org. land of wonder. >> the manayunk arts festival comes to a close today, be sure to check it out from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. tonight. vendors are set up. our pal showers showers was there on hand meeting fans of the 6abc family and signing autographs along with ducis rogers they are there for the meet and greet. >> are you a good looking guy. >> are you talking about brian. >> ducis sold the show. ever since that commercial,

everybody come up to him, it was so funny, we had a blast in manayunk. >> reporter: here's the forecast for today, low humidity a light gentle breeze, increase in sunshine, high of 82. tomorrow, sun and clouds pleasant, 83. low humidity levels, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the only question mark will be contends. wednesday hot and humid high in the 80s. afternoon and evening there could showers and thunderstorms again, some of them will be severe or at least the potential is there for it to turn severe. thursday and friday, it's nice. >> it's now 7:55 we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america" weekend. >> reporter: hey good morning coming up on "g.m.a.," a big and potentially risky move by pope francis, what's doing to the mafia that some worry could jeopardizes personal safety. we look ahead for the big game

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