it's awful out there. look at this view live on sky 6. lots of sunshine, a nice comfortable breeze down the jersey shore. not a cloud in the sky, temperatures are pleasant, picture perfect on this sunday. 74 degrees in the city. boardwalk in atlantic city, 72. sea isle city, 74. wilmington, 76, dover 74 degrees, the humidity levels have come up a none of them, but it's comfortable out there. the satellite and radar composite showing we're clearing along the eastern seabed this right here -- seaboard. this right here that's a warm front along with the heat combined will trigger showers and thunderstorms. today is decent, and tomorrow decent, tuesday, wednesday and

thursday, hazy, hot and humid. it's a good day for a tee time. oppressive humidity returns in the seven day forecast. now it's the first heat wave is on the way. the first of the year. these two combined with the heat and humidity, we have strong thunderstorms. >> two convenience stores were targeted by armed robbers in philadelphia. this wawa in the city's university city section was held up at gunpoint at 5:00 a.m. police say the suspect was dressed in all black anticipate armed with an handgun. he demanded cash and ran off. nobody was hurt during the robbery. a 7-eleven in the philadelphia roxborough section was the target of robbers. two armed men entered the store on the 7100 block of ridge avenue at # 15:00. they demanded money and ran off. nobody was hurt during this robbery either. the third robbery of the

7-eleven in philadelphia in the last week. a montgomery county dunkin' donuts may not be serving coffee and donuts after a car slammed into the store. it happened at 1:45 on bethlehem pike in hatfield. police think the driver was speeding when he lost control and hit the building. you can see the significant damage to the car. the driver was not hurt. the building was also damaged. a health and business inspector will determine if the store will open for business today. a teenager is fighting for his life after being hit by a car on the boulevard. it happened at levic and northeast philadelphia at 11:30 p.m. police say the 17-year-old boy was riding on the northbound lanes of the boulevard when he was hit. you can see the damage to the car's windshield where the teen hit the vehicle. he was rushed to children's hospital in critical condition with a serious head injury. a young girl was killed

when a gate fell on top of her at a rita's water ice. police are looking into the tragedy this morning. nora muchanic has the details. >> as i looked up it was falling. >> reporter: allone brady was -- allison brady was across the street when the frame of the large metal security gate let go. >> it was more than a thud it was a big bang. some people thought it was gunshots. >> we saw the awning laying on the ground, but didn't realize there was a baby under the awning until the mother started screaming. >> reporter: friends say 3-year-old winter larkin was at an annual fundraiser for a fraternity and is a -- sorority. more than 20 men struggled to lift it and hold it in the air. >> the gentleman from the fraternities was holding the

awning up the little girl was on on the ground they were trying to resuscitate her. she died at the hanheman hospital. some went to the hospital to be with grieving family members, others were taken in for witness interviews. >> we're protecting the scene to do the investigation. it appears to be a horrible tragedy. at the crime scene unit officials trying to figure out why the securities gate separated from the building, neighbors reflected on the random freak accident. >> you send your child out to get a water ice and the next thing happens a sign falls on your child. it's sad. >> a wrecker was brought in to remove the gate. police sources say the neighbors complained about it being loose, at least one complaint was made to licenses and inspections.

how that was handled is unclear. the lag bolts drilled into the buildings to hold up the frame should have been 6 to 8 inches long, but the ones found w-2 .25 inches long. ritas said due to the current investigation we cannot comment about the unfortunate incident. police have the sidewalk in front of the store taped off and the investigation by police and l&i is continuing. in brewerytown nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> a homeless man is in the hospital and another man is custody after a fight in love park. police say the one man beat the other with the 2 by 4. the victim is expected to be okay. we learned that the recipient of the prestige liberty medal is going to malala

a young pakistani girl who survived a gunshot to the head who was targeted for being outspoken for the taliban supression of girls. she went on to advocate for women's rights. she is considered a crusader for the right to education. >> the taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead and shot my face, too. they thought that the bullet would silence me, but they failed. >> jeffrey rosen called her an inspiring voice for women across the globe. the medal is given tore those who strive for rights and liberty of those around the world. you can find a slide show of

past liberty medal recipiants at 6abc.com. 6abc will have live coverage with jim gardner from the national constitution center on tuesday, october 21st, the day she receives the medal, the ceremony starts at 7:00 p.m. wawa welcome america celebration is underway. philadelphia's mural arts program will team up with respect respect residents of east parked side for a paint day. the major block party kicked off the event for the festival. thousands of people took over the streets at center city. folks enjoyed food and live entertainment. >> it was nice, it was a peaceful crowd. it was nice, just a nice sight to see everybody down here walking freely. >> it's really good to see it in the summer, wawa america, and the home of independence.

>> mayor nutter proclaimed it new edition day and gave the group liberty bells. >> the new 6abc.com has all the details on this year's wawa welcome america festival. you'll find day by day listings of all the event plus the performers for the largest free concert in america at 6abc.com. you can watch the july 4th bash on 6abc, 10:00 a.m., matt o'donnell and tamala edwards host the he celebration of freedom ceremony. from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., don't miss the 4th of july jam hosted by rick williams and cesily tynan along with adam joseph and karen rogers. a huge concert and fireworks show leads into "action news" at

11:00 p.m. always a good time. >> an alternative for sinus misery. how massage is bringing relief to allergy sufferers. >> nasa is going where no man has gone before. looking live at wilmington. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, including the holiday forecast when

>> a possible tornados caused damage in northeast oklahoma this weekend. a tree hit a post office and another damage had roof damage. residents say debris was flying through the air. there were no reports of any injuries. a possible tornado touched down in houston, texas, an entire wall of a brick buildings came crashing down during the storm. one resident reported seeing a funnel cloud in the area at the time. lost power, but no reports of any injuries there. >> enjoy the outdoors today, it's downhill from here. >> reporter: it's downhill from here, because i don't like heat and humidity. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. we're down in penns landing, lots of sunshine out there, a gentle breeze out of the south.

it's fairly comfortable, tomorrow it all changes you'll notice a change in the humidity. tuesday, wednesday and thursday the heat and humidity build into the delaware valley. on the boardwalk in atlantic city, slightly cooler, 73. allentown, 74. reading, # -- 76. right now we'll call it slightly humid 61 in philadelphia. these are dewpoints here, way we measure the amount of moisture in the air. wilmington, 62. dover, 62. trenton, 63. again it's in that slightly humid category. tuesday we're in the humid category, wednesday and thursday it will feel like a steam bath like new orleans, with all the heat and the humidity it will feel awful just like last wednesday. satellite and radar composite across the county high pressure in control across the mid

atlantic and new england that will provide us with a nice day. here the warm front, it's the air mass behind that front that turns really, really soupy here. that arrives as we move into tomorrow night and tuesday. there it is, scream climbing to the north -- jet stream climbing to the north. it take over the entire eastern seaboard. warm front punches through. it turns slightly humid tomorrow, you'll see puffy clouds from time to time. we get into tuesday the warm front continues to lift the humidity builds and we add heat on top of that, it feels increasingly uncomfortable. these two combined we'll see showers and thunderstorms late in the day. we get into wednesday, the front gets closer, the heat and humidity increases more, it turns down right stifling with heat indices or feels-like temperatures close to

100 degrees. that front moves through on wednesday that would trigger showers and thunderstorms and a half those could be on the stronger side. today, sun and clouds, monday, sun and clouds, quiet for the next 48 hours. poconos, sun and clouds, 80 degrees is the forecasted high today. low humidity levels. the jersey shore another beach day, a 6abc out the east, southeast still enough to cool you down on the sand. 78 degrees, mostly sunny skies, apply the sunscreen, a uv index on a scale of 1 to 11 is 9. that means you can get a sunburn in less than 15 minutes. philadelphia, 88 degrees is the forecasted high. lunchtime, 83. 3:00 p.m., 86. somewhere between 3:00 and 6:00 we'll top out at 88 degrees. overnight tonight slightly

humid, tolerable. 63 in the suburbs, 66 in center city. here's what nydia was talking about itle goes all downhill. 88 degrees today, monday, 88 degrees, tuesday, 92, wednesday the temperatures will feel close to 100, 94. thursday, 90-degree, same thing high heat indices, everything quiets down and it cools off for the 4th, mostly sunny and 85. you are bummed. >> nice timing for the 4th of july. good going, chris. >> 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. >> now new technology that's designed to bring spacecraft and astronauts to mars. the softer space vehicle was launched 120,000 feet into the atmosphere.

nasa wanted to test the parachute. it's designed to slow the reentry into the advertise. it's a test of technology that might one day deliver heavy spacecraft and yes, men and women to mars.

>> "healthcheck" this morning giving birth later in life may be a good thing for woman's

health. having a baby in your 30s or 40, who gave birth naturally after the age of 33 were twice as likely to live to 95. women who gave birth after 40 were four times likely to live to 100. the reproductive system aging slowly means aging process is slow, as well. nearly 88,000 working age adults died before their time from drinking too much alcohol. drinking in moderation means one ding per day per women and no more two for men. it's a tough allergy season

for many, when medication doesn't help they use an alternative continue treatment. >> reporter: sue lions wasn't enjoying being outside at all. >> i had a lot of sinus pressure and ear clogging. >> reporter: many types of grass and trees in bloom at the same time ramping up pollen levels her doctor suggested massage. it's used as a part of all overtreatment. she focuses on four areas. >> above the eyebrows, next to the knows industrial and in the -- neck to the nostril and in the center of the cheek. >> the drainage goes through the ear canal and down the neck.

>> reporter: some need massage in the neck which get tight from sneezing. >> it's probably lasts a good 3, 4 days,. >> reporter: while there are not many scientific studies on sinus massage, doctors say it helps. warm

>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 9:24 sunday morning time for the boat report. we'll start out with satellite

and radar. just like yesterday you'll see a sea breeze developing out the shorepoints. winds out of the east, southeast that will cool everybody off from this line east. looks like the jersey shore will enjoy a nice, pleasant afternoon. same thing tore the communities on the delaware bay. agenda beach currently 74 degrees. look at the bay temperature, 77. wind out of the southeast at 5 miles per hour. waves are less than one foot. for the purpose of the fortescue 74. light winds out of the southeast at 10 miles per hour. not much of a chop seas generally less than two feet. >> if you're planning to get away to for the 4th of july holiday next week. you won't be alone. 41 million americans will travel for the holiday. that's up 2%.

despite gas prices 34.8 million will go by car. 3.1 will fly. we're paying the highest price for gas in 6 years. here in philadelphia it is 3.79 up 26 cents from a year ago. in new jersey, the price today is 3.555-gallon and in delaware it cost 3.655-gallon to fill up. while you're sell remember safety first if you're cruising fireworks. if not used properly they can be very dangerous and in some cases fatal. there were 8 deaths and 11,400 injuries last year a 30% increase over the previous year.

make sure they are legal in your area before buying them. if you're planning to barbecue this holiday weekend or anytime, remember a safe cookout begins before firing up the grill. choose custom meats that are not too thick so meat doesn't get charred on the outside and don't cook the inside. and clean the grill. >> any healthy griller's tool can it should be a meat thermometer. >> remember the key is to cook steak and fish to 145 degrees. ground beef and pork 160 degrees and chicken and poultry, 155 degrees, use one plate for raw meat and separate 34r5eu9

for serving -- separate plate for a serve. remember salads are meant to be served cold. you scream, i scream we all scream for ice cream. the latest turn in the california nanny saga, she also out the home, but not gone yet. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast including your holiday forecast when "action news" continues.

>> a philadelphia home is badly damaged after an early-morning fire. >> police in south jersey are looking for a driver who hit a man and left him for dead. >> president obama asks for money to deal with the surge of illegal immigrant children crossing our border. first meteorologist chris sowers joins us outside with a look at the accuweather forecast. a nice one today, chris. >> reporter: i'll tell you i was standing out here yesterday, i said to myself it can't possibly get any better, but it is this morning. we're doing good out here, lots of sunshine, pleasant temperatures and low humidity levels. that's the key the humidity is in check. jersey shore is the place to be. 73 in ship bottom, 73 in beach

haven. winds out of the east, southeast that will kick in and activate the sea breeze later on. you're staying in the 0s on the sand. the boardwalk in atlantic city, on the boardwalk, 74. airport, 75. cape may, an ocean temperature of 75 that's beautiful for this time of the year. surf waves generally 1 to 2 feet. again, lots of sunshine. here's the sea breeze that will kick in. add four degrees to every location that you see in front of you. it drives the point home that the beach will be ten degrees cooler than inland locations today. high pressure in control, that means another day full of sun we'll see puffy cumulus clouds developing tomorrow afternoon the full forecast, looks like a beauty. 84 degrees by lunchtime,

3:00 p.m., 87 anticipating a warm, but comfortable high of 88 degrees. one important note you do want to apply the sunscreen because you could get a sunburn in less than 15 minutes. the uv index is strong today and tomorrow. looks like a pleasant finish to the weekend. whinning back i'll have more on the 4th of july. >> the search is on for a driver allegedly involved in a hit and run in south jersey. a 71-year-old man was hit in south white horse pike in lind'sen wald. he was rushed to cooper university hospital with serious head injuries. no description of the vehicle or driver. >> a fire damaged a row home in the point breeze section of philadelphia. the action cam was on the 1500 block of south 20th street. flames broke out at 5:40 a.m. when firefighters arrived they found smoke pouring out of the

second story. one person was treated for smoke at the scene. investigators are looking for the cause of the fire. and fire investigators in delaware are searching for what sparked a deadly blaze this weekend. it happened at 8:30 on the the 500 block of 8th street in newark. you can see the significance damage to the roof of the home. a man was brought outside by firefighters and rushedz to christian -- rushed to christiana hospital where he later died. a 3-year-old girl is dead after a security gate fell on her. neighbors say they have voiced concerns about the safety of the gate. 3-year-old died when the 500-pound gate broke off the wall and fell on top of her. one complaint was made to the philadelphia department of licenses and inspection also about the gate become -- licenses and inspections about the gate being loose. the lag bolts drilled into the

frame should have been 6 to 8 inches long, but w-2 and a quarter inches long. one resident said you don't expect a child's trip to get water ice turn into a tragedy. >> you don't think about sending your child out to get a water ice and a sign falls on your child. >> reporter: inspectors have not found any sinister motive, they say it's a strategic accident. >> a home crashed on the sidewalk, the crash caused minor damage to the property next-door. both homes were unoccupied at the time. the clash of two buildings

was in a southern city under construction when it crumpled to the ground. first responders pulled 31 construction workers from the debris. 11 died. the clams came after 1 -- the collapse came after 11 other people in new dehli were in a buildings that collapsed. pope francis said mass at st. st. peter's basilica after suffering fatigue. he prayed in a softer than usual voice, but otherwise no obviously signs that he having any health problems. he cancelled an event at the hospital on friday, the vatican said the pope was fatigued, but there are no concerns for his health. >> the iraqi government is continuing it's biggest push yet to regain parts of the county

overtaken by sunni militants. residents said militants were in control of tikrit. troops have reached the outskirts of tikrit the pro -- government said they have pushed to the outskirts. ramadan is more tense this year because of bloodshed in syria and iraq. >> here's the latest in the bizarre twist in the story of the nanny who won't leave. diane stratten has been seen hiding in her car of she refused to leave the home of the family that fired her. she has gone to court claiming she is a tenant.

she has not returned. rapper rick rolls is out of jail following his arrest in north carolina. roth was taken into custody after the super jam concert. he was arrested on a court order for failing to appear in court on a previous misdemeanor marijuana charge. the rapper whose name is william r.roberts was arrested after the concert. president obama is going to ask congress for $2 billion to handle the flood of children coming into the rio grande valley. >> reporter: the drive to avert a humanitarian crisis to help tens of thousands immigrant children along the mexican border is gathering steam. >> we can't help all, but we can help some.

>> reporter: dallas county judge clay eakens promised that dallas is stepping up to help two thousand children coming to texas without parents. >> we're going to take the children from chain link enclosures and put them in compassionate care. >> reporter: 50,000 children have swept over the southern border since october. the federal law said they had must be transferred to the custody you have health and human services department within 72 hours and placed with hearing in immigration court. but the wave of children has overwhelmed the system, and now children remain for weeks in makeshift detention center. nancy pelosi visited a holding center in brownsville texas. >> these are children we have a

moral responsibilities to address this in a dignified way. >> reporter: the president issued a stern warning. >> do not send your children to the america. if they do make it they will be sent back. >> reporter: michelle francis, abs news, new york. >> churn goers bell -- churchgoers belly up to the bar for sunday services. trying to gain the upper hand, firefighters battle stubborn wildfire in arizona. now you're looking live through sky6 hd in center city, a few clouds, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and t

>> a wildfire in eastern

arizona's white mountains is holding steady. because it has not been brought under control, communities with popular summer homes are under evacuation orders. crews hope to make progress battling it is blaze during today's calm weather before dry lightning storms move in on tuesday. >> time for accuweather, we're looking at a pretty picture perfect day. >> reporter: there's nothing going on, let's depot live on sky 6. show you the view down in cape may. folks have the umbrellas up, shading themselves from the sun. a little bit of a breeze coming in off the water. that's perfect. that looks very, very inviting. that may be where i'm heading after these shows are over this morning. that's the view in cape may. 74 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint has come up a little bit, we'll call it slightly humid, 61.

winds officially in the city are calm. pressure reading 30.25 inches it's holding steady. millville, 74. trenton, 72. reading, 76. lancaster, 73 and wilmington, sitting at 76 degrees. now these dewpoints will go right through the roof during the course of the week, so today is not too bad, it may be pleasant to some of you, even though it's technically slightly humid. monday, when we scale it we'll call it slightly humid. watch how the numbers start increasing. here's tuesday afternoon, now the 60s have been placed by the low 70s. that's tuesday. wednesday morning they are higher. now they are in the low to mid 70s. allentown, philadelphia arena trenton showing 73 degrees, that's first thing wednesday morning, and, again, that's right there, hanging out in that

steam bath category, enjoy the weather today because it will feel like new orleans. satellite and radar, crystal clear very quiet. warm front slicing through the great lake states that's the warm front that will usher in the soupy air. future tracker 6, later this afternoon, combination of sun and clouds, nice breeze out of the south we'll call it pleasant. monday, we start out with cloud cover and increase the sun as the day wears on. sort of the complete opposite here, monday is a nice day, the humidity comes up a little bit. tuesday, same thing, clouds and sun, as the day wears on with all the humidity and sun it will trigger showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. tuesday is not looking too terribly bad at least as far as the thunderstorms go. it's wednesday when the storms could turn strong to severe. sun and clouds in the mountains, 80 degrees, low humidity levels. jersey shore, 71 degrees, sea

breeze kicking in as i speak. 78 is the forecasted high on the sand, mostly sun expweel call it -- and we will call it pleasant. overnight tonight, slightly humid, 63 in the outlying suburbs, 66 for the center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today is a good one, tomorrow more humid, but still to recall -- tolerable, 88 degrees, tuesday, 92, wednesday, 94, thursday, 90. you need three consecutive days to call it a heat wave. it will be the first heat wave we've seen it will be the 4, 5, 6th time that we hit 90 degrees this year. the 4th looks great, 85 degrees. >> 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. >> a brand new urban oasis is open for everyone to enjoy in

south philadelphia. dozens gathered at the spruce street harbor park it opened to the public along the delaware river waterfront. there's something for everybody at the park including vendors if you want to grab a by the to eat. the park is open to the public until the end of august.

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>> welcome back on this sunday

morning, 9:53, 76 degrees sky6 live hd taking a live look at the battleship new jersey, nice today, but the soup is coming back be we're looking at a possible heat wave for this coming week, but it should be nice for the 4th of july. >> the phillies hope to avoid a sweep as they end the series with the brave this afternoon. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: we're at the halfway point of the season and the phillies are on pace to lose 90 games. you have to wonder if this will be the end the road for the core group. will they blow this up by the next month trade deadline. photo day ugly. game one, 4th inning, freedy freeman, ties the game. howard misses it.

fans are booing. braves blow it wide open. phillies swept in a double header by the braves. outscored 15-4 they are in dead last losing both of these games. >> the sixers slogan is together we build, but together we wait may be more fitting. the sixers building through the draft they are waiting for the highly touted draft picks to get healthy. sixers introducing their rookies this morning. first rounder, saraci promises he'll play for philadelphia. >> it's better for me for philadelphia to be next two years in europe to try to bring my game to another level,

because after two years i will come here. >> gm ron hextall is not putting his feet up and relaxing after a bills nhl draft -- after a busy nhl draft. they are over the salary cap. flyers wrapped up the draft at the wells fargo center in the second round. 48th over, lance feeny plays right wing, the flyers focusing on speed and defense. you can see from the draft they are taking lots of defenseman. hextall said he wanted a goalie, but it didn't fall that way. they ended up with travis sanheim in the first round. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a great day. >> a wisconsin dairy has new bragging rights this morning. this is what is known as the largest scoop of ice cream in

the world. it was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary. it ways more than 3,000 pounds that's a lot of ice cream. a representative from the guinness book of world records was on hand an verified it beat the previous record by a whopping 2,270 pounds. >> it serves two people, you and me. >> i think we could probably eat it on our own. >> there's much more to come on this sunday morning edition of "action news." we'll take you inside a brand new exhibit at drexel university that features thousands of historic costumes. plus more on the local marine who was killed in a roadside bombing ten years in baghdad. roadside bombing ten years in baghdad. >> plus,

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>> welcome back it is 10e a.m. on this -- it is 10:00 a.m. on this sunday june 29. search is on for armed robbers who held up two convenience stores overnight. >> a pakistani girl fights back

speaking out for the rights of women. >> a gorgeous summer day is on tap, enjoy it now, because changes are coming. meteorologist chris sowers is at the big board with more. >> reporter: good morning to you, nydia, you didn't notice what was behind me, i'm going to cheer everybody up and show how depressing all this summertime weather is. 35 days to preseason nbl and 175 days before winter begins and 179 days to christmas. millville, 77. wilmington, 77 and on the boards 74 degrees. the satellite and radar composite you'll see sunshine out there. yesterday we had a few puffy cumulus clouds develop across the delaware valley. not too sure you'll see much of that in the afternoon. you'll see a couple, because the

sun will rule the sky. delaware beaches in the 70s, inland locations well into the 80s. 4:00 p.m., 85. it will be a warm are day but the humidity stays if check, we'll see sunshine mixing with just a few clouds. monday the humidity starts to climb back up there, and tuesday and wednesday it turns awful. i'll have the details for you in the seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> thank you, chris. two convenience stores were targeted by arm robbers in the city overnight. this wawa in the university city section was held up at gunpoint at 5:00 a.m. police say the suspect was dressed in all black and armed with a handgun. he demanded cash from the store clerk and ran off. nobody was hurt during the robbery. a 7-eleven in philadelphia's roxborough section was the target of robbers overnight. two armed men dressed in dark clothing entered the store at

3:15 a.m. is they demanded money and ran off. nobody was hurt during this robbery, either. the third robbery of a 7-eleven in the last week. a montgomery county dunkin' donuts may not be serving coffee and donuts after a car slammed into the store on bethlehem pike in hatfield. police think the driver was speeding when he lost control and hit the buildings. you can see the damage to the car. the driver was not hurt, the building was damaged. the a health and construction inspector will determine if the buildings will be open today. >> a teenager is fighting for his life after being hit by a car on roosevelt boulevard. it happened in northeast philadelphia at 11:30. the 17-year-old boy was riding on the northbound lanes of the boulevard when he was hit by a blue infinity. he was rushed to children's

hospital in critical condition with a serious head injury. a young girl was killed this weekend when a gate suddenly crashed down on her at a rita's water ice. the five hundred pound frame of the large metal security gate fell on top of a 3-year-old girl crushing her to death. it took 20 men to lift the gate off the little girl's body. inspectors are looking at other buildings on the blocks. neighbors say they complained about the gates being loose. lawmakers are working on a bill that would fill a 380 million-dollar budget deficit without raising taxes. tom corbett said he would agree to a tax increase only if the liquor and pension changes were

included. >> we learned overnight that the prestigious liberty medal will go to the malala a young pakistani girl who sure rivaled a gunshot to the -- who survived a gunshot to the head after being outspoken to taliban supression of girls. she has undergone countless surgeries and is considered a crusader to the right to education. you can find a slide show of our past medal winners at 6abc.com. 6abc is a broadcaster for the liberties medal, jim gardner will cover the event on tuesday october 21 at 7:00 p.m. wawa welcome america celebration is underway.

mural arts at 41 street will begin at 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. thousands of people took over the streets of center city folks enjoyed food and live entertainment. >> it's nice it's a peaceful crowd. it's a nice sight to see everyone down here walking freely. >> it's good to begin the summer, wawa welcome america and the home of independence. >> pop group new edition performed. mayor nutter delayed it new edition day and gave them liberty bells. the new 6abc.com has all the details on the wawa welcome america festival. you'll find day-by-day listings of all the events plus a slide show of the performers all there

at the new 6abc.com right now. and you can watch the wawa welcome america july 4th bash on 6abc, at 10:00 p.m., matt o'donnell and tamala edwards host the celebration of freedom ceremony. that is followed by the independence day parade. from 7 to 11:00 p.m., don't miss the 4th of july jam hosted by rick williams and cesily tynan along with adam joseph and karen rogers. a huge concert and fireworks show leads into "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >> ten years ago today several local marines were killed by a roadside bombing in bagged -- baghdad. they are being remembered at a golf ought. annie mccormick has more. >> reporter: before they teed off they did hold a small service in honor of the three men who did die, but they are

focusing on the main purpose of organizing this event that is to raise money for all veterans. [taps playing] before tee off taps played and the three gun salute and there was a grim reminder on the greens. ones they lost in action, the marines of vfw post 928 are hosting this events in its 6th year. >> ten years ago today we lost three marines to an ied and 6 years ago we started to do this golf ought to raise money for veterans in the need in the tri-state area. >> reporter: the ten year anniversary commemorates the fallen marines of bridge company. an ied killed three in the company and injured several more. the three are sergeant alan

sherman of ocean township and montgomery todd. last year we donated to a house down in the villas that caught fire, a few years ago we donated to a soldier rusty carpetter who was paralyzed in a humvee accident. >> veterans today have to go through a ton of red tape to get the assistance they need and we help them cut through that. >> organizers go to different chapters around the area they will help people with hospital bills and like the man with the fire in the villas. last year they raised $25,000.

>> still ahead a sugary portrait. we'll take a look at these celebrity picture that are good enough to eat. looking live through sky6 live hd into camden the sun is out it will be be shining today, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back.

>> they are dealing with the worst flooding scene in 30 years, people have been sandbagging in effort to keep the rising flood water at bay. the city has cancelled its annual 4th of july boat parade because of the flooding. >> what a shame. >> reporter: those poor folks they can't catch a break. they had ice on the great lakes up the first week of june now they have to deal with flooding it's a mess. for us it couldn't be better, we have sunshine and comfortable temperatures as we get you outside, we'll show you will the view down in cape may. we're still looking for flipper. we can't find the dolphins swimming around this morning. we have folks on the beach taking it ease on a sunday morning. we'll see heat and humidity pour

into the delaware valley. air temperatures will range anywhere from 90 to 94 degrees. heat indices 93 to 99. make sure the air-conditioning is working. make sure you have fans to keep yourself cool over the next couple of days. tomorrow is not too terribly bad. it's tuesday when that starts to increase. 77. dewpoints in the 50s, it's a lovely morning. wind out of the south/southeast at 3 miles per hour. pressure 30.24 inches. millville, 77. allentown, 78. poconos, 74. reading, 79 degrees. warm front stretching northwest to southeast. just to the west of pittsburgh that will be punching through in the next 36 hours or so. that's when you'll seem the increase in the humidity. numerous showers across the heartland today. there's a bulls over from omaha,

kansas, and illinois, chicago has a slight risk of severe weather wichita and saint louis. that's an area that's been taking it's on the chin over the next couple of days. this system as a whole will be marching east over the next several days. even though it's quiet now and quiet tomorrow, once we get into the soup, the heat and humidity, with this system approaching from the west that's all you need with the showers and thunderstorms. the surface maps, slightly humid tomorrow, we get into the sticky stuff tuesday and wednesday, it turns hotter, as well. future tracker 65 nice quiet morning, tonight looks good, same thing for tomorrow. looking at a combination of sun and clouds, 88 degrees in reading this afternoon. downingtown, 85. allentown, 87 degrees, pilots

86. sun and clouds it will be a warmer day, but pleasant, 88 in philadelphia. glassboro, 87. millville, 84. shore looking nice, upper 70s, high uv index, dover 81. poconos mountains looks good you mean -- up there. 80 degrees, jersey shore, the ocean temperature is 71. you'll have a nice sea breeze kicking in, mostly sunny skies, apply the sunscreen. forecast for tonight, slightly humid, partly cloudy, 63 outlying suburbs, 66 for center city. 88 degrees monday, turning slightly humid, tuesday, wednesday, thursday hazy, hot and humid all three days, 92, 94, and 90. channels of thunderstorms. wednesday will be the peak we'll see heath indices close to 100,

there may be a heat advisory or heat warning issued for that day. friday, 85 degrees, very comfortable. saturday looks comfortable, as well, mostly sunny skies 84. last career i believe the 4th was awful. i was dripping inside the tent there. >> this is a gift. thanks a lot. >> 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. >> directal university historic costume collections is being celebrate in a different way. lisa thomas-laurey has that story. >> reporter: the collection features 12,000 garments, ten thousand accessories at west fall college of media arts and design. >> this was worn by greta garbo. >> this is a custom-made shoe

and it has a matching purse. because that's what you did in the early 60s. >> this tiny shoe was wore in 1910. she wore an extra narrow size 4. >> we have one of the most extinguished collections of costumes in the united states. >> reporter: they have not had the funds to showcase the collection until now with a 1 million-dollar gift from robert and penny fox. it has been named the robert and penny fox historic costume collection. >> it's such a great advantage to be able to use it and resource it in their studies. you expect your money to be well spent. >> i'm sure my money will be well spent. >> this was made in the 70s en

en and worn to liza ma they mans birthday party. it's a fabroge tip made with

>> sky6 live hd taking a live look over wilmington, delaware, bright, beautiful day shaping up for us, it's going to warm up this week, meteorologist chris sowers will have all the details coming up. >> time for our odd unusual pictures of the week. >> they include celebrity pictures in way you've never seen before.

and bird of pray that got itself in a precarious situation. spray painters are custom paintings 20 giant football or soccer balls that we like to refer to them. the showcases the color and diversity of the world cup nation. this is a annual tractor ride across iowa. there were 400 tractors involved this is not a fast event, since tractors are not known for their speed. many are vintage dating back to the early 50s and 60s. don't want to get stuck in that traffic jam. here's something you don't see everyday an owl trapped inside a home and frantically flying around. his cat dragged the owl into the home and decided to let it go.

he used a floor sweeper to scoop uple owl which appeared to keep an eye on him as he moved toward an open window. i love how he videoed the whole thing. he made it toward the window and the owl got outside and flew away. watermelon is a popular food, square watermelon will set you back $100. they sell as ornaments mostly to department stores they are square because they grow in an aquarium-like box. they are not ripe when they are picked, so they are not good to eat. >> $100 and you can't eat them? no thank you. a california artist created a sweet exhibit of his favorite celebrities. he created breaking bad stars

using nothing but candy. he created miley cyrus using gummy bears. he called it candy liberty. other art includes michael jackson and kevin bacon and this eye candy picture of tatem from the time moviey -- movie magic mike. >> meteorologist chris sowers has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. ♪

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>> coming up this morning at 11:30 is inside story, here's monica malpass with a preview. >> reporter: hi, everybody, coming up later this morning on inside story, new fallout from the jerry sandusky pedophile case, the wrinkle in the scandal that won't go away. governor chris christie is visiting new hampshire as friend, he won't say he is running for president but he is gaining in the polls on hillary clinton. i'm monica malpass i hope you join knee. >> we're in a good mood because the gang is back together. >> reporter: nice to see you, nydia. >> thanks nice to be back. >> reporter: are you ready for sunshine? >> we're ready. >> reporter: forecast for today, if you're heading to citizens bank park, 87 degrees is the forecasted high combination of sun and clouds, uv index is

high, apply the sunscreen. it will be comfortable. look at this we're in the 90s three consecutive days for the first time this year. 92 on tuesday, 94 wednesday, 90 for thursday, we cool it down just in time for the 4th. sun and clouds 85. >> good timing. >> this is our 11 week old harris, i took this yesterday actually. dennis my husband is big avid. golfer you can we decided to dress up harris in his first golfing outfit. our two-year-old daughter sabine loves her little brother. she was so excited to be riding up front. sabine when she was born was 100% korean. harrison not so much. he is his father's son. one for dennis one for me.

so we're enjoying it of course thank you to all of you for your nice comments. >> we're so happy to have you back. 10:26 this week with george stephanopoulos is next. >> george discusses the president's response to the immigration crisis on the border. plus, the new threats from the militants in iraq. good morning, nydia and eva. much to get to. including breaking news from the white house asking for 2 billion-dollar to deal with the crisis on the border. money troubles hillary can't shake and the fatherful santa barbara shooter break his silence. back to you. >> new details emerged in the investigation into the death of a georgia toddler who died locked in a hot car. plus a local gym is using a

device that quickly measures body fat in an effort to give people a picture of their overall health. now for eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news"

starting right now on abc's "this week" -- security alert. u.s. authorities on edge. >> i have never seen a threat matrix so serious. >> new airport worries this holiday week. pierre thomas with breaking details. and president obama on the growing fears. in our exclusive interview. >> are we under serious threat right now? then, breaking overnight. emergency move from the white house. responding to a humanitarian crisis on the boarder. we're on the ground with the latest. hillary under fire. why is she charging nearly $250,000 to speak at a university? and breaking his silence. the father of the santa barbara shooter speaks out. what warning signs were missed? from abc news, "this week"