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perez in the news tonight 90 degree temperatures make a return to the accuweather forecast. >> veterans gather on the golf course to raise money for fallen heros. >> the big story on "action news" tonight is the investigation into how a metal security gate fell killing a child at rita's water ice storech the business in bruhlry town remains closed more than 24 hours after a heavy grate detached and fell killing a 3-year-old girl. vernon odom is live at the scene with the latest. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, sarah, enormous tragedy in brewerytown tonight it happened yesterday afternoon and police and l & i continue their investigation into this gruesome tragedy and it continues full tilt. if you look behind me you can see the numbers along the wall in front of the rita's water ice they're the locations where the fastening bolts were in there and they're the ones that came loose when the gate fell over and killed the girl. the manager of the water ice

store was here at length talking to police again today and authorities are so far saying little for the record. today the police crime unit was back at the scene at yesterday's tragedy at rita's water ice and brewy town. a large security gate fell open a 3-year-old child and killed her. she's been identified as winter lark inever yaden. there were multiple witnesses at an annual sfupd razor event for a sorority and fraternity. >> it is horrific and senseless and sad. >> they said it came tumbling down there was no warning and came right down on the little girl. >> members of omega psisi fraternity lifted the gate to cpr could be performed on crushed child but it was futile. >> it took 0, 30 minutes get the awning off the baby. when they timely got it up off of her she was laying there lifeless. >> l & i inspectors were on the scene after the incident checking length of lag bolts

that fasten the gate to the building. police gathered more evident today and dug into the walls to take pieces of plywood for forensic examination. the bolts to attach the gate should have been at least 6 to 8" longch the ones found at the scene only 2 and a quarter inches in length. >> passers by started to leave a little memorial out here to the death of this little child. a candle there burning and nrouzers. but that's all you can see right now is this rita's water ice remains closeded. all investigators remained tight lipped tonight as the probe continues. live in brewerytown, vernon odom, "channel 6 action news."" >> thank you, vernon. there is new evidence to help catch a hit-and-run driver in camden county. lindenwald police released surveillance of a ford pickup truck that hit a man last noyingt nightch the 57-year-old victim was unconscious on the road and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

this morning upgraded to stable. investigators believe the suspect's truck is f-150 with silver tool box across the back and may have damage on the front passenger side. anyone with information should contact linden wald police. >> an accident ended with a teen aimer in critical conditionch the 17-year-old victim was riding his bike when hit by a car intersection with levick street late last night the victim went airborne and suffered serious injuries and head and lip. the vehicle that struck him was going through a greelt at the time app the driver stopped at the scene and no charge where filed. dunkin' donuts is reopened after a car nroud into the building. people hem pike hatfield and crashed into the donut shop early this morning. fortunately the store was closed at the time. firefighters freed the driver who was not injured and the toner tells us he decided to open up shop despite the damage.

>> police in philadelphia are searching for a police that targeted a convenience store today at the wawa, 3800 block of spruce around 5:00 this morning and the cashier says the driver handed over a note demaning cash and clerk put the money in the man's bag and took off. he was last seen walking eastbound on spruce street. >> there's something new to keep your ion. beach wood ocean county man will become the first american to ever referee a match in knockout stage. 39-year-old mark giinger was selected by fifa to handle france versus nigeria in brazil. former math teacher was chosen after strong performance revving two games in the group stage of the tournament and reason you can catch all of the world cup action on espn and 6abc and if unot near a television take the games with you by downloading free watch a xwxt s cxtd and watch espn app.

moving on to weather forecast accuweather is track return of 90s this week. hot and humid conditions will be back after calm and comfortable weekend of june. we check in by going outside to meteorologist melissa magee, hey melissa. >> hey, walter a nice fin toysht weekend. plenty of sunshine. high pressure in control. sun giving way to clouds at this hour and we're staying dry. more good news this evening. check out the temperatures across the delaware and lehigh valleys. upper 7 0s and 80s. 8 in philadelphia, poconos 75. dover 77. south facing winds. winds out of the south. beach haivrn to sea l sea isle city temperatures will in the lower 70s. stormtracker 6 double scan radar shows you high pressure over new england keeps showers and storms to the west of the region for rest of tonight and for that matter a good khuchk ever date on monday. we'll talk about what is ahead. the humidity is returning as early as tomorrow. then the 90s are back this week

and we're also getting a preview of what you can expect for the further of july on friday. all those details coming up in the full and xlusive accuweather forecast. we'll send it back to you. >> all right. melissa. thank you. >> philadelphia added to outdoor art collection with patriotic masterpiece today in time for 4th of july. dozens of volunteers picked up paint brushes and worked together to create a quilt mural on parkside north 34 street the neighborhood here is designated problem zone by president obama this is part of the wawa welcome america festival and all leads up to the main events coming up on friday. you can watch all the wawa welcome america festivities here on 6abc on the 4th of july and 10 a.m. it's celebration of freedom ceremony hosted by matt o'donnell and tamala edwards. and that's followed immediately by independence day parade. and from 7 to 11:00 p.m. don't miss the 4th of july jam hoeinged by rick williams and cecily tynan along with adam

joseph and karen rogers. >> war veterans gathered on a golf course in west philadelphia today to honor three fallen heros day on the links doubles as a fundraiser to support military families in the region. annie mccormick has the story from could be's creek. the sixth annual bridge company bravo golf outing honored another anniversary sunday den years ago it three mar greens that company died. carol todd's son was one of them. >> we were the last people to see our son alive -- they were, so they are our children and friend and family just as much as anybody else. >> the todd family came to the golf outing for the first time this year. and the purpose of the outing is important to them. it raises money for military families. >> the guys that come home, they're hurt, they're wounded. physical wounds, mental wounds and those guys need our support. >> three reservists honored

today are corporate john todd of montgomery county sherman of ocean county and lance corp at patrick adel of maryland. june 29, 2004 ied planted in watermelon stand along a baghdad road killed the marines and injured two more. one of the organizeers matthew crawford is a survivor of of the explosion. he looks for veterans and helps are hospital bills and home renovations needed due to war injuries. >> we donated to a soldier rusty carter when who was paralized in a humvee accident in iraq. >> veterans today have to go through a ton of red tape to get help and assistance we need and we help them to cut through that. >> organizeers put this memorial on the first green and this year because of the anniversary, more people came to the event and they're hoping it grows more in years to come to raise as much money as they k with around 200 golfers this year they expect to exceed the $25,000 raised last

year n cobbs creek, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." there's much more to come tonight on "action news" a flying saucer success. what nasa is saying about the experiment that could one day land people on mars. and bullets fly on bourbon street what led to violence in big easy this morning. >> jeff skversky with sports and meteorologist melissa magee will be back with the 7-day forecast from accuweather. big holiday ahead when "action from accuweather. big holiday ahead when "action news" comes right

>> bullets went flying on bourbon straight new orleans this morning. nine people were wounded. one of the victims is in critical condition. the rest are listed as stable. the gun fire interrupted during an argument involving two men and tonight both suspects remain on the loose. this was third major shooting on bourbon street over the last three years. well, hollywood is mourning loss of a familiar face.

actor mishak taylor who mravd assistant anthony buvee on designing women died in his home last night. he garnered emmy nomination on designing women which ran 1986 to 1993. the cause of death is listed as colorectal cancer. he was 67 years old. >> the whitehouse may order increased security measures at airports around the world in light of new threats. sources say syrian terrorists are working with other radicals including al qaeda and yemen working to make harder to detect bombs and devices mold told toothpaste or would haven into clothing and western born members of syrian terror groups the concern is they would try to smuggle explosives on board using u.s. or european passports. pakistani girl that survived assassination plot by taliban will receive the national constitution center liberty metal this year.

17-year-old girl was shot in the head by the terror group in 012 after she spoke out against a suppression of women. she was chosen for liberty metal because of continued fight to secure education for children throughout the world. the presentation ceremony will take place tuesday, october 21 sat 7 p.m. at the national constitution center in philadelphia. that ceremony will air at a later date right here on 6abc. and nasa says it's so-called flying saucer experiment was a success even if there was a glitch. a balloon hoisted the craft 120,000 feet into the sky and on board rocket took that device another 30 miles up. on the way down, though, a giant parachute got tangled so saucer endured a hard landing. it's not a big deal, saying it is an easy fix. theoretically this technology could be used to one day land a

>> jeff skversky he's a check on sport. i'm thinking we can stop calling them phillies highlight just phillies video. >> maybe eagle can start the season earlier. how bad are the phillies they're on pace to lose 90 games. that has not happened around here in 14 years and losing at home it getting out of control. they have not been this bad in their own ballpark in nearly 70 years. phillies having more issues with the braves today. second upping, upton deep it enter center ben revere can't get it. two run triple. phils fall behind 2-0. bottom two phils ut the kleed in half. buy hi blue bhooi birdie. solo shots phils within one. how about third. phils can take the lead. chase utley, deep to left, but again, nothing going right for

this team. justin up twop ups. whether a catch. phils still down. braves extend the lead in the fourth to david buchanan, the rbi double back down two. here is marlin bird again consulting lead to one again in the fourth his second homer ever the game. watch this justin with a catch in phils bullpen walter there's your highlight within one. in the nineth, they with win it, two on two out utley flies out. hitting 094 running in this series and lose again 3-2. swept by the braves at home for the first time in 50 years. >> it's a tough spot to be in. we're out here, playing, having a series like this. it doesn't help. but you know that's the thing about baseball. you have to get ready for the next day. >> nothing is going our way at home i guess now but eventually everything will start going. i have deep fighting.

sixers now, first arounders joel embiid and daro saric will not play then who will be open the floor for one of the worst steams, michael carter williams noel and thad young to name a few and expect sixers to get playing time k.j. mcdaniels. he had quite the memorable draft night thursday forgetting drafted he ran into his childhood here allen iverson at the his hotel and ai gave him pointers and no it doesn't sound like mcdaniels will shy away from practice. >> it's coming in and working hard all of us have to come in and work hard i feel like we can all contribute in different ways and you know, it's like i said policing to be here. so you know, the opportunities is. there we have to come in and put in the work. >> before the world cup started usa coach clings man said winning it all was not realistic. someone had a change of heart.

now he's telling his player's families not a book a flight home from brazil until after the finals. they face belgium tuesday at 4 and knockout room they have not played belgium in the world cup since the first world cup in 1930. mexico celebrating too early against netherlands today. scored two goals late. 88th minute and again 90th minute penalty shot and injury time that's what wins it what a come back netherlands upsets mexico 2 14eu6 in quarter finals first time a team won despite trailing in 88th minute of the knockout round. timely who says you need a swimming pool to go swimming. you're not going to believe how one baseball fan passed the time during a rain delay last night and people think our fans are nuts around here? look at the cubs fans swim ago cross the bleechers at rigly

field in the rain. what's he doing. freestyle right there. how about the back stroke that doesn't go as well he falls down. back stroke is a little tougher. especially if you go it there. i hope he showered. >> well i don't think he needs to at this point. >> thank you, jeff. >> up next on "action news" meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. >> first rebecca jarvis with a preview of what is ahead tonight on world news. walter, sarah, good evening, 0 million people on alert tonight and tropical threat brewing and president obama emergency move to handle thousands of children arriving at the border and scientists and mission to mars have they watched too meteorologist melissa magee here

now with accuweather and bring on the heat. it's coming. >> yeah, warmth comes monday and you notice increase in humidity first and 90s are back early this week, guys. talk about what is going onment stormtracker 6 double scan radar quiet. no issues with precipitation. this weekend. it's high pressure stays in control and in fact, a lot of people were enjoying the conditions outdoors. we'll show you the picture outside. action cam was outside earlier this afternoon along kelly dliv close to fairmount park and people getting a run n getting a job n getting a walk in thop beautiful sunday afternoon. high pressure new control of bright blue skies and puffy, cumulous clouds today. high in philadelphia, 6. 86 where we should thb time of year and record 102 setback in

1934. it won't get that hot this week. but, temperatures will easily climb into the 90s as we get to tuesday and beyond. and outside this evening, temperatures along the 95 corridor in lower 80s. philadelphia 8, wilmington 80. poconos 75. winds coming in out of the south. you have that south facing wind that is starting to develop for some of our shore munitys beach haven to sea isle sill yet temperatures in the lower 7 0s. 77 dover. satellite 6 and action radar high pressure in control. off the coast of new england. this high continues to fight off south and east for start of workweek on monday w the high moving offshore it happened to southerly wind. good news tonight. for the most part on monday showers and storms stay to the west. with increase in southerly wind you notice up dmrees humidity and temperatures will be warming up. but by monday afternoon i think the humidity will be a touch more noticeable than the increase in the temperatures.

future tracker 6 temperatures along the corridor 1:30 tomorrow afternoon temperatures will easily climb into the middle and upper 80s across the region. then get ready for the heat. that returns as we get to tuesday. and wednesday. aas the jet stream migrates north allowing for hazy, hot and humid conditions to work their way into the delaware and lehigh valleys and so 90s are returning and tuesday for that matter right through thursday with that comes an increase in some instab imty. down to the tropics we sfwo. we're keeping it close eye open this area of low pressure cop vehicletive activity just off the coast of saxt augustine florida. showers and storms etch° here moving south and southwest this is 60% of developing could become a tropical depression in the next day or two. we'll keep you posted what happens with that. back am home partly cloudy. quiet. mild, dropping to 6 in city to 6 in the suburbs.

here's the sklus of accuweather 7-day forecast. touch more humid. high temperature 88. hot start to first day of july tuesday. high temperature up to 92. with the heat and humidity overhead a thunderstorm is like i tuesday afternoon. on wednesday we're being froming a cold front that moves through. humid with thunderstorms around on wednesday. high of 94. it stays unsettled on thursday. we could hit 90 if we do so that would be the first heat wave of the season and friday showers would clear out. there could be an early shower and sunshine as we get to the fourth of july on friday. we'll monitor that for you guys as well. >> all right. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> "abc worls news" surprised next on channel 6 for melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez, we'll see you back here "action news" team, i'm walter perez, we'll see you back here at 11:00.

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welcome to "world news." tonight on alert. the severe weather on the move. heavy rains. flash flooding. possible tornados. the damaging lightning strikes and the tropical threat brewing off the coast. what this rainmaker means for the holiday ahead. crisis. at the border. the president's emergency move. trying to handle the tidal wave of imgrants. tens of thousands of children arriving alone. america's dilemma. team usa gearing up at the world cup. will their star player be back? and what their travel plans might be saying about their hopes of staying alive. and mission to mars. nasa's newest most cutting edge test flight. >> you've got to feel crazy sometimes. you want to do the crazy thi