home learning about this recall. wendy? >> this is going to have a huge impact. not just on g.m. but potentially the hardest hit are customers. 7.6 million vehicles recalled, parts may be on back order leaving drivers stranded or risking their safety it the recall after a slew of other problems reaching the store back in the mid 90s. g.m. ignored the problems with the faulty ignition switch and aware of seven crashes, eight injuries and three fatalities with older sedans. >> and turn it off, and the power assist, brakes, and air bags may not deploy. >> and handling more of these claims than any other in the country. >> a lot of consumers don't

bring the cars in and they are playing russian roulette. >> and nothing is more are important than customers in the recall. and the customers deserve more than we delivered in the vehicle. and it is hardening my reser reserve -- and this does not begin to describe the impact on consumers. >> it is a big problem and i will tell you why. recall first, get parts later. i had cars recalled and the cars are in the shop for months but no part available noochlt-- and prior recalls with power steering failures, door locks jamming, opening and closing and windows falling out. >> we have a chevy cruz affectiaffec

affecting s the front axle. >> he applauds the company staying it is up to customers to heed the warning and avoid it. >> and g.m. is a good company. they have to fix it, but what they are doing is the right thing. >> the models that are affected go to our website at 6abc.com. g.m. will be sending out letters to the owners. however, if you want to get a jump start on repairs go to the website to find more about what exactly the recalls are and if you can protectionly be in danger. for channel 6 "action news." delaware county they are warning women about a late-night intruder. and the suspect struck several times in the past few months throughout upper darby. the latest happened on clinton

road. this was different because the victim fought back. and david as her story from upper darby tonight. >> he has struck five times since april 16. three times in the last nine days alone. all in the same neighborhood. and today upper darby police went door-to-door handing out 1500 fliers ace lettering residents to the anger. >> anything suspicious call 911. don't take chances. >> the bedroom creeper terrorizing since april 15, the most recent friday night on the 7000 block of clinton road. a woman woke up to have a man at the foot of her bed shining a cell phone light at her. >> and she reached down and grabs a bat and he is gone. >> discovered by women in the bedroom five times, no telling how many homes he has been in undetected. no sign of forced entry.

thes police believe he stalks his victims and enters through an unlocked door. this woman says he got in by an unlocked door and discovered by her 16 year old daughter sleeping on the couch. her daughter had seen the suspect before. >> earlier on date he was on the corner and asked if she had a name or number and she ignored him. instead of walking up here she walked up two houses away and he must have saw her come in here. >> saying her daughter is terrifying he will come back. the neighborhood living in fear. >> obviously pretty scarry. i am going to have to make sure -- i always make sure my doors are looked and everything. >> the suspect a black male 5'8" to 5'10", it thing and appears to be in his 20s. >> it is not safe anymore. i keep my doors locked, but who is to say he may not take it a step further. >> the police believe the

suspect lives in the same neighborhood. until he is caught warning residents to lock doors and windows and to leave a light on at night outside and inside. live in upper darby, david henry channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the coast guard suspended the search for a 14 year old boy who went missing in the water off ocean city. the coast guard and beach at that patrol focusing on 25-square mile area south of a jetty near 9th street. the boy from the hunting park neighborhood went under similaring with family and friends. 14 people caught in the same rip current and annie mccormick with a life report at 6:00. and inspectors back pat rita's water ice store, when a 3 year old was dead.

and a security gate came down on her and questions about what happened and other security gates. and vernon odom has the latest. >> the question tonight, who will take the fall for the tragedy? the building's owners or those who install the security gates? pour both? cloth covers the main windows to prevent people from peering in. closed the second day in a row since 3 year old wynter larkin killed saturday when the metal security gate wag a ton came loose and crushed the child as her mother stood nearby. the lni inspectors are looking for answers. >> when they install they insta install correctly and the owner has to have a maintenance program to make sure what is

installed is maintained properly. >> and they same they never received any complaints, and they do not expect there is not a formal complaint several days down, they found a gate that pulled away from the door front and ordered them to fix it pronto. >> and instructed them and will follow-up tomorrow to make sure it is done. >> criminal investigators over the weekend taking evidence. and they are focusing on the bolts used to fasten the gate to the building. whether they were long enough to ensure safety or if they were ever properly installed by the contractor. >> they will look at every component from the owners, the next install it or did any work there. the workers, they are going to conduct a number of interviews, are going to look at every single aspect of this.

>> funeral services for wynter larkin are scheduled now for saturday. live in brewery town, vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, vernon. police made an arrest in a hit-and-run in camden county. a truck injured a man on south white horse pike in lindenwold. this is video from the incident saturday night. tips led them to 58 year old edward russell of clayton the alleged driver arefrted in his home. he is free charged with leaving the scene of an accident. the philadelphia fire department returned to a grief-stricken neighborhood and installed smoke alarms on north 6th street. fire ripped through a house there early saturday morning. a woman and young boy died after they were trapped on the third floor. five other people got out because smoke alarms alerted them. a boil water advisory in effect in two bucks county communities. the advisory north penn water

authority customers in sellersville and they will not lift it until tomorrow morning. techlt results -- test results are not in yet. and a ban on e significant relates in workplaces and bars. and businesses selling esigs or refilling cartridges to minors hit with a $250 ticket. and checking the traffic report on a monday night. >> let's see if traffic is -- hello matt, good to see you. >> theoretically the ride should be ez because it is a holiday week but slow chester county approaching 29 down to 401. just normal afternoon w

wwo wol -- through the work zone. and debris on the eastbound of the turnpike at willow grove, cleared out moving fine through that stretch on the turnpike. and moving better in jenkintown reopening the greenwood avenue bridge. it has been close add while, go ahead and enjoy the ride there. it will take you a little while if you are traveling on the schuylkill or 95, normal volume. and working a gas lane approaching green tree road. and 42 in camden county looking good. and a lot better when they will be heading down to the shore later in week. now a good time to go. >> we should leave now, thanks. more though come on "action news" fmonday night. a woman recovering from burns after a laptop burst into

flames. and tracking oppressive heat and humidity on the way and potential for tropical downpours. the latest in the accuweather forecast. and a paralyzed man uses his thoughts to move his hand for the first time in years. ali gorman will explain the technology next in "healthcheck." and those stories and more when "action news at 5:00" continues in just a moment.

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>> health experts say a former olympic athlete, oscar pistorius, was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed his girlfriend last year. the report was released as pistorius's murder trial resumed in south africa today. a panel of mental health experts studied the 27 year old for several weeks now before reaching that conclusion. pistorius still faces murder charges for killing 29 year old reeva steenkamp in 2013. he says he thought she was an intruder, but prosecutesers say he killed steenkamp after an argument. and technology helping a paralyzed man move his hand and fingers the first time in years, doing it using his own thoughts. >> and ali gorman at the big

board with details. hi, all. >> just a start to a major medical break through, with the potential of helping millions of people. >> three, two, one -- >> it happened in a small lab, but for ian burkhart it was an enormous moment. [applause] >> a few days ago he was the first to move a paralyzed hand by using his own thoughts. the system called neurobridge using a chip planted in ian's brain, the area that controls the hand and arm movements. it reads his thoughts, processes them and in less than .1 of a second it sends signals to a high-tech sleeve on his arm making his handled move. >> it is much like a heart

bypass. we are going around the brain to the muscles. >> and others use robot particulars to move the muscles burt this built by ohio state university and a tech firm is the first to use this bypass method. >> where we are now is staggering. >> and he was injured in a diving accident and using kn neurobridge. >> if you can do things on your own, brush your teeth, it the a big difference. >> it is a bit kwcumbersome. and the hope is that it will help with the every day tasks

that we tend to take for granted. >> quite a story, thank you. thank you. still ahead, lamar burton on a mission to bring back a popular children's program and setting a record in the process. the return ever "readi

♪ >> minutes ago president barack obama announced his nominee to lead the troubled veterans affairs department. asking the former proctor and gamble. take mcdonald is a lead are of integri integrity. people who live or work in philadelphia will see slight changes in the paychecks. the tax rate for wages is decreasing. for nonprecedence 3.49%. several other rate changes decrease tomorrow including the tax rate for earnings, net approach fits and school income. actor and education

advocate, burton on kickstarter. starting a campaign to bring back the reading program "reading rainbow" wanting to raise $1 million to prbring it classrooms for free. and he actually raised $5 million. and the fundraiser does not end for two more days and burton could still raise even more cash. pretty impressive. much more to come on "action news" tonight. outside live at penns landing not a bad monday evening to start your workweek. and cecily tynan tells us how the workweek will end when the ac

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? not good. it's not the best. no, that's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1.

sign up for a verizon fios triple play with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. >> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist cecily tynan back. welcome back from vacation. >> thank you. cecily tynan back. >> you brought some very hot weather with you. >> it is nice to be back. i was going to take a two-week vacation but i missed you guys so much. >> and they wouldn't it give it to you. [laughter] >> i had to come back and talk about this nice weather today. enjoy it the nicest day of the week. 85 degrees the high in philadelphia. seasonably warm. millville 82, allentown 84, trenton 85. a little cooler on the beach with the sea breeze, sea isle city sea 77 degrees.

and the dewpoint shows the humidity is bearable. 61 in philadelphia, that's slightly humid. if you look to the left and south of us, dewpoints close to 70 degrees. and that is really oppressive humidity. and unfortunately that is what will be heading our way even tonight once the sunsets, feeling an up-tick in the humidity. and the radar showing high pressure often the east coast. it is the typical bermuda high. winds out of the southwest the next few days and that will really be heating us up. and futuretracker showing the heat index, philadelphia at 2:00, 98 degrees. wilmington 100. but it gets even hotter and more oppressive wednesday. these are really the highest heat ind -- indexes we are seeing.

and soming with a threat of some thunderstorms. and stormtracker showing a vigorous system moving towards milwaukee and chicago. and you look and see the classic hook echo, good potential for tornadoes with it. and that complex is moving to the north. we won't be hit by that, but the cold front triggering it is moving in bringing us the potential for tropical downpours, especially considering what's happening off the coast of florida. you see a complex of thunderstorms. hurricane hunters flew in, not that organized but 80% of tropical development becoming tropical storm arthur. the bulk have it off shore. withment front moving through dialing with thunderstorms especially thursday, but can linger into the 4th of july depending on the strength and timing of the storm. the 5day at five shows tomorrow

heat on. hot and humid 92. and wednesday 94 with afternoon thunderstorms. thursday potential for heavy downpours, more than two inches of rain, a soaker. friday unsettled 82. no matter what happens friday, saturd saturday, spectacular. and really looking at the 4th of july forecast. and much more to come in the next half-hour of "action news at 5:00," looking for a thief who stole into a condo building and cleaned out apartments. and out of rehab again, now talking about his future plans. hearing from him. and big news for the tus men's national team getting ready for the world cup knock-out match against belgium tomorrow. involving a major player. and those stories and more

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"action news" continues. >> hello again. here's what is happening on "action news" tonight. a bucks county woman rushed to the hospital after the battery in her laptop exploded into

flames. we hear from her. the supreme court weighs in on whether employers can claim religion beliefs to avoid paying for certain birth control. and a project looking to transform a neighborhood.. details. >> one minute, loretta was working on her laptop and the neck she was rushed to the hospital with serious burns. authorities say the lithium ion battery in her laptop exploded and flames spread over her upper body, charred her clothing and damaged the carpet in her home. and speaking with letter hours after released from hospital and live outside of the fire department with more on the story. >> that's right, rick, investigators from the fire department here are looking into exactly what caused that laptop battery to explode as you said. the fire that occurred in the w