factions need to put sectarian differences aside to save a country very much on the brink. karen travers joining us live from washington with the latest development the on this today. hi, karen. >> good evening, brian. isis fighters taking control of key territories along the border with jordan and syria. u.s. officials say the big concern is holding together a nation that is plunging into chaos. second of state, john kerry, did not sugar coat it. >> this is clearly a moment where the stakes for iraq's future could not be clearer. >> kerry making a quick, unannounced visit to baghdad to meet with a range of political leaders saying the growing threat from isis extremists calls for urgency. >> the very future of iraq depends on choices that will be made in the next days and weeks. and the future of iraq depends primarily on the ability of

iraq's leaders to come together. >> and meeting with nouri al-maliki, receiving criticism from u.s. officials for not doing enough to stem differences. and parliament to meet by july 1 and there are growing calls formal -- for al-maliki to step aside >> we are not making preconditions with respect to who can or can't take part. that is up to iraq. >> it was rapid-fire as he met with al-maliki, and the head of iraq's parliament and laterer that foreign miss interwho calls his visit very, very important. >> we need to do our work as iraqis, but this is a most welcomed guest . >> it couldn't come at a more critical time.

president barack obama stayed if the leaders cannot put aside political differences, no amount of u.s. military action will hold the nation together. reporting life from washington, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." and world news will have more. tune in after that with jim gardner tonight. breaking news out of philadelphia's mayfair section, chopper 6 over the scene of a shooting on the 7100 block of frankfort avenue minutes ago. taking one to the hospital by police car and the condition unknown. updating you as information comes into the "action news" room. police in philadelphia ve investigating a display of anti and they are watching away a

sw swastika. and it impacts the entire community. >> this type of action does not promote a good society, does not promote peace. oven driving people apart and away from each other. >> and swastikas have been painted here before unfortunately. a rock thrown through the window about a week ago. and hoping to use footage from surveillance camera ps ps -- cameras insta staustaud last week. and they found a woman laying near the connector bridge and the woman told the detectives she got out of her friend's car and they drove off and she said she fell asleep and believes that's when she was hit by a car. the philadelphia police want

now take a close look at these two men. neighbors on oxford circumstance -- circle had a car break in. and they want to catch them before another break-in occurs. if you know anything call the detectives with tips. the supreme court said no to sports betting in new jersey. and justices stood by a ruling that struck down the garden state law. the ruling said the law conflicts with a federal mandate limiting it to nevada and three other states. and governor chris christie led the appeal wanting to limit illegal gambling and put some of that cash in the new jersey. >> and an 8-month-old baby be a ju

-- abducted safe and sound. and they searched all night but they found the baby in the car seat in an empty lot. the jogger called the police and the car thieves are on the loose now. a 4 year old not willing to turn a blind eye helped get her babysitter arrested. last week the 17 year hold plotted a phony home invasion with her boyfriend and another teen. when she called the police she said one suspect looked like the next door neighbor and he was arrested and questioned. but then abby told the police that boys were white and it unravelled. >> and i thinked about it, that was really her being bad. she is not a good babysitter. >> not a good babysitter. stealing her ipad and gaming system, but she got them back thanks to her young, but sharp detective skills. a florida woman arrested for

d.u.i. facing a felony after the police say she ate some of the evidence. >> a bag of weed goes missing inside of a car. >> maybe it would have worked if the cameras were not working. arrested after a crash on route 1. when the officer put her in the cop car she slipped out of the handcuffed and eat the marijuana confisca confiscated. and she was caught and charges upgraded. in philadelphia of course officials are trying to stop drunk driving both on land and the water. law enforcement officials announced they are ramping up enforcement leading up to the 4th of july. the philadelphia police, p.a. state troopers and coast guard on the lookout for people drinking or driving while on land or boating while impaired. it's part of the national drive sober or get pulled over campaign. and from the rivers to the roads we go, getting you caught up with the traffic report. >> and of course that would be

mr. matt pellman who is standing by in the "action news" traffic center. hey, matt. >> first weekday afternoon commute of summer and we are hoping that the whole summer is not like this afternoon. because it has been a mess on some of of these roads. like 202, southbound side just starting to pick up the pace now from chester brooke through point towards 401. it is still a stop-and-go ride from the schuylkill to exton. and chadds ford trying to get off on the baltimore pike hitting a road block because after bad accident with an overturned vehicle that caught fire and took down a pole. all lanes blocked. and stay up on bridge road or ridge road to get around that. and a little better news on the east extension. 476 northbound past mid county the d.v. off to the side, but

significant delays. and closed by shalom cemetery. >> thanks very much. and still to come this half-hour. >> saying lightning does not strike same place twice. that is fine for this man blown out of his shoes. is katie perry entering politics. who she offered her services to. and mild on our monday, and getting more humid through tuesday. tracking weather for the week and the details in the accuweather forecast. and ducis rodgers joins us with news of a big flyers' trade. details coming up after this.

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>> yard work nearly killed a man this weekend in georgia. sean o'connor raking leaves saturday afternoon when he was struck by lightning. at first he thought that he was hit by a fallen tree little, and then noticed that his boots were smoldering. he snapped a picture and sent is it to his wife who rushed home to get him to the hospital. >> the e.r. looked at me funny. i believe that i was struck by

lightning and still standing there talking to them. this is the boot i had on my right-hand foot. >> would you say your right foot is fine. >> my right foot is fine. it is actually the left side of my body where i had all the pain. >> o'connor released from the hospital yesterday. his friend are telling him to buy lotto tickets before his luck runs out. >> still time to shoot a selfie. and a stunning trade by the philadelphia flyers. >> i was shocked has well. scott hartnell traded away from the team at the trade. he ultimately had to approve due to the no-trade clause. and scott hartnell says he was angry when the flyers first told him of their desire to trade him. he was traded for r.j. umberger. and considered a big part of the heart and soul. and he greed becausement blue jackets showed for interest in him than the flyers. >> beyond that i was pretty

shocked at first. you know, i was upset, i w was -- got a little angry i guess and it was hard. it wasn't easy. it was a lot of emotions and at the end of the day and yesterday i probably decided that columbus is an up-and-coming team. >> and you look at a move, you look at a lot of things. you look at tomorrow, two years from now, two years, three years, four years. that was one of the factors, but there was a multitude of others. >> and r.j. umberger 32, the same among as hartnell. and he began his careers with the flyers in 2005 before traded to columbus. scoring 18 goals last season. hartnell returns to philadelphia with the blue jackets november 7. the phillies begin a crucial homestand tonight. the next 11 games against divisional opponents beginning against the marlins.

after the 5-2 road trip that's a success, but it could have been better. dropping the last two in st. louis. dispilot the setback they feel they are close. >> we are almost to the unwilling where we're going to be, you know, able to break out of the gate. >> we played good baseball on the road trip with a chance to win seven games. coming up with five wins, and we want to continue the momentum and do at that time our stadium. and the world cup, no doubt that the coach is telling them to move beyond the result and focus on thursday's match against germany. they need a win or draw to advance. down 2-0, and dempsey, broken nose and all, scored in the 84th minute to tie the match. and renaldo, quiet all day found him for the game-tying goal. less than a minute less and the u.s. had to settle for a draw. >> we need to defend better.

at the end of the day it is something we pride ourselves on, being rock solid defensively. unfortunately i don't think portugal broke us down, we let ourselves down. that is kind of a good sign. had we gotten torn apart it would be a lot tougher. >> a positive spin. and group b from today, chile and netherlands. and coming in as a substitute, two minutes later scores. the dutch win 2-0 and both teams already qualified for the next round. that's sports. >> thank you. some kids who never set foot on a football field are joining some old pros this week. and katherine scott asked the g athletes what they hope to achieve on the first day of eagles' youth football camp. >> sam wright wants to be a running back and came to the right place. school out camp is in, and they have a week of football to look forward to. no lazy days of summer here. >> i think it will help me with my fundamentals.

>> i need a football team to keep my active this summer. >> i don't really play in an organized league. i am going to play next year, but i like playing football. >> cleats on and warm ups underway. the youth football camp kids off this morning. this is the bryn mawr site. and the campers between 6 and 14 years old and some first-timers. >> this is it a non-contact camp. no pads needed. coaches run the campers through drills and instruction and there will be special guest coaches making appearances in the coming days. former philadelphia eagles. they might have played will have the kids were born, but they are excited to gleam whatever knowledge they can get. >> looking forward to meeting the retired eagles. >> the kids might not know who coach might be but dad and grandpa get excited. >> some of the kids it is the

first time playing football but they have a super bowl plan for friday, expected to be one of the highlights of the week. >> i don't know what team i will be on, but looking forward to it. >> and looking forward to this and the rest of the summer. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." [ male announcer ] we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet that's rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? i don't like it. if verizon fios gets the gold medal, what does comcast get? probably lead. if you look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. all day. [ male announcer ] switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. get a verizon fios triple play online with no annual contract and a 2-year price guarantee for this great price. that's satisfaction. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's powerful. at 800-974-6006 tty/v.

>> melissa magee is joining us with the accuweather forecast. really great start to the week. >> really nice. it will stay nice getting into the rest of the tonight, but the humidity creeps up and the mid-week threat of showers and storms. and stormtracker live double scan radar, it is quiet right now all across the delaware and lehigh valleys. and hope fully you are enjoining the first monday of our summer season. outside we go. sky 6 live in hd. looking at the ben franklin bridge and delaware river this monday afternoon. comfortable conditions. i have light blue overhead. and it will continue before we get into tuesday with showers and storms returning on wednesday. and talking about the high temperature today in philadelphia, 83 degrees, 2 degrees high of normal. normal for thus time of year is 85, and the record 97 set back in 1888. officially the high in the lower 80s. allentown and lehigh valley 81.

trenton 80. along the coast from beach haven to sea isle city, temperatures in the middle and lower 70s. dover 79 degrees. here is satellite 6 along with actions radar. the most part it is dry and quiet across our region. and you focus your attention off to the west, some showers and storms moving across areas in the great lakes and ohio valley. this frontal boundary working its way eastward getting into wednesday, with that the bigger threat of showers and storms. could have things popping up late in the day on tuesday, and the best bet to get wet later in the workweek. and the high pressure farther south and east and a touch more humid in the afternoon hours tapping into the south-southwestly wind. the high temperature 85 degrees and the cold front off to the north and west. getting into wednesday, i think the humidity will be more noticeable. wednesday afternoon a high temperature up to 86 degrees. the area of low pressure will be developing along the front,

which means flash flooding concern across the region as we can have some heavy downpours and even a rumble of thunder which could ignite showers and storms across our region. if you are traveling down the shore getting into the day on tuesday, sunny and nice. 71 degrees. 3:00 in the average, 77. the ocean temperature very warm in the lower 70s. the call from accuweather the rest of tonight, stars and clouds, a comfortable evening and comfortable night. 60 in thes suburbs, 65 in center city with the wind. and the accuweather forecast, summer warmth continues tomorrow high to 85. and tuesday the cold front moves through and humidity comes up and downpours are possible, high of 86. thunder shower thursday, early in the day, and then changing over to sunshine and increasing throughout the day on thursday. a high of 86. friday, turning less humid and a good-looking end to the workweek, 86.

85 saturday, sunshine and clouds. muggy on sunday with a high of 84, maybe a thunderstorm late in the afternoon on sunday. otherwise on monday a high temperature up to 86. and the warm continues but watch out for storms midweek. alaska, a tsunami warning for coastal areas. the warning after an 8.02 magnitude earthquake. one hit off an island in the bering sea and bringing you more as we learn of it. the people scene, katy perry wants to help hillary clinton run for president. the pop star told the unconfirmed candidate she wants to write her theme song if she decides to run in 2016. clinton took to at which timer to respond writing you already did, keep letting us hear you roar, referencing perry's 2013

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kind to kids of delaware. a wild day. the philadelphia zoo for young kids. there for peco pal day, playing games, a great lunch and steek the kangaroos and plenty of other animals. some boys and girls with faces and arms painting from favorites from the nature and zoo today. >> good weather for that. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more up next at 6:00. philadelphia police release new surveillance video of the attacker wanted for raping a woman inside of her center city apartment. plus, a nun viciously attacked while sitting in a car outside of a port richmond supermarket. and for the entire "action news" team, i'm brian taff. "action new

♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from the mayfair section of philadelphia. police have converged on the 7100 block of frankfort avenue where there has been a shooting inside a health food store. "action news" reporter, dann cuellar live on the scene. what's happening there? >> we are outside of stan's health foods and police say after 5:00 a man goes in the store and pulls a knife on the woman owner who was in there by herself. he announce as robbery.

and picking up the story, what happened next? >> this 47-year-old perpetrator went behind the corner and the owner of the store, a 46 year old female in the store by herself. and he took the cash register from the counter and threw it on the ground. and he removed money from the cash register. after he had the money he put the knife in the middle of the chest of the woman who owned the store. and the woman shot the suspect one time in the torso and he collapsed. and when the police got here he still had a $100 bill in his hand. and they took the unconscious suspect to the hospital and right now he is in extremely critical condition, unknown whether or not he will survive his injuries. the store owner was not injured. >> thank g