general motors. g.m. has issued a recall of 8.2 million vehicles, primarily because of faulty ignition switch. the latest recall involves mostly older mid-size cars because of what it calls unintend unintended problems. and it has no conclusive evidence that the faulty switches caused the crashes. the recall covers seven vehicles including the chevy malibu from 1997-2005. the pontiac grand pre 2004-2008. the cadillac cts, 200-2014. and the c.e.o. says today's recalls stem from a safety review from within the company and "if any other issues come to our attention, we will act

appropriately and without hesitation. " we have a list of all of the vehicles affected by the recall at 6abc.com. there you will also find a chart with the make, model and model year of each vehicle. along with the description of the potential problem. and "world news with diane sawyer" will have continuing coverage of the g.m. recall. that is next here on channel 6. the search in the water off ocean city for a 14 year old swimmer has now been suspended. the coast guard and ocean city beach patrol have been scouring the water off the ninth street beach for the teenager who fell victim to a rip current and disappeared late yesterday. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick, live on the ocean city boardwalk. what is the latest from there? >> it was about two yours ago the coast guard called off the search. and the family did remain close

to the beach most of the day. they tell me in the mild of the night many of them rushed from their homes in hunting park, pennsylvania to come here. family members seen here spent most of the morning on the 9th street beach hoping that rescuers would find the mission teen pulled under water by a rip current. by late afternoon the coast guard suspended the search. >> our hearts go out to the young man's family but we try to do our best when we are searching for folks. but when the probability of survivability has passed we have to begin other methods of trying to figure out where that person, has drifted off to. >> more than 20 hours can the coast guard searched air, land and water. and a rip current overwhelmed the teen and several family and friends who went swimming before 7:00 p.m. sunday after the lifeguards went off duty. the beach patrol rapid response team saved 14 people in the water including several good

samaritans. the teen did not resurface. and the beach reopened as the search went on but it was on everyone's mind. >> i feel readily bad for those people. i pray for the kid to be returned. >> it is awful. it is terrifying and awful. the worst nightmare, it is terrible. >> and even though the coast guard has suspended the search, the ocean city fire chief tells me that tomorrow morning at first light the fire department and also the beach patrol will again search the coastline. that is something they are expected to do for most of the day. reporting live in ocean city, new jersey annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you. philadelphia police are patrols pennypack creek urging swimmers to get out of the water. chopper 6 over the creek a few minutes okay near frankfort. and the creek has been dangerous in the past, even deadly to a dozen youngsters seeking a cool

place to beat the summer heat. with temperatures rising the next few days and schools out, the police will be stepping up their patrols. it happened again in upper darby. a woman awoke this bed to find a man standing over her. it is the fifth time the man has broken into a house to leer at a sleeping woman. and david henry is live at upper darby police tonight. >> he is pretty stelthy and no idea how many homes he has been. at least five women have awakened with him standing by their beds, in one case he was groping the victim. >> the guy is a sicko. >> and they went door-to-door handing out flyers warning of the danger. since april 15 five women woke up to find the bedroom creeper handing by their bed. friday night a woman chased him out of the bedroom with a baseball bat. in each case he got in through

an unlocked door, and that's what happened to this woman's 16 year old daughter. >> slowly opened it like this and that's how it was open and she was sleeping right here. >> she says her daughter had seen the suspect earlier in the day and was startled to see him again in the middle of the night. >> she said what do you want? and he said that he was meeting a girl to sell pot or something. >> and the police say he touched only one of the victims but they are afraid he is getting bolder and more dangerous. >> my fear is that he will hurt somebody because he gets in undetected. he gets in, he is quick like a cat. like a rat, i should say a rat, that's what he is, a rat. not even a cat. >> the suspect described as a black man in his 20s about 5'8" to 5'10" tall with a slim build. police believe he lives somewhere in the neighborhood. they say that he stalks his victim and knows when they are alone. >> you are absolutely not safe

in your own bedroom. >> women living in this neighborhood are on edge tonight. >> if something happened on the block that i am just moving into, and being a single parent and just being me in the house, i don't want to be there by myself now. >> she asked a friend to come and live with her until the creeper is caught. and police are asking residents to keep their doors and window locked and to leave a light on inand out of the house all night long. david henry, channel 6 news." >> thank you. from the delaware news room a state fire marshal said a man's sick ret lit his car on fire. and travis paul smith threw a lit cigarette out and the wind blow it back into the vehicle setting the interior on fire. those passing by stopped and pulled smith to safety.

smith suffered second and third-degree burns, in serious condition at crozer-chester burn center. beginning at midnight for pennsylvania, and a budget not in place. the state senate scheduled to vote on a republican-backed proposal but house not expected to vote in the 8:00. in new jersey, waiting for governor chris christie to sign off on a spending time. the signature is expected to come with major surgery on the $34.1 billion budget. christie vowed to veto the tax hikes on corporations and high earners. some residents upped a boil water advisory tonight pending the results of water testing. live in sellersville tonight, walter perez, what is the status of the testing and status of the repair work on a broken water main? >> jim reparp work is done. the problem, they don't know if

contaminants got into the system before the repairs were done. until they do, no chances are taken. >> if you are going to drink the water or use it for cooking they ask you to boil. >> that remains thes case until tomorrow morning at the earliest for summers at the north penn water authority . and an "action news" employee living there says it is a bump in the road. >> it is boil water making sure that whatever i am cooking with, whatever i am drinking that it is boiled first. pain, yeah, you can live with it. >> and the owner of stella's blend cafe says boiling it for yourself is one thing, but for others is another thing. >> and using bagged ice, boiling any water we use including in the sinks for dishwashing and so forth. >> the result of a water main break over the weekend.

>> the alarms went off and they came up and fixed it. they had it figured by sunday night and they tested the water. we didn't get the results on that yet. >> until the results come back negative for contamination, people here are being advised to boil tap water before drinking or cooking with it. >> it is more precautionary than anything. >> just to be clear, officials at the north penn water authority say affected summers should boil water to consume. it is fine for washing up or taking a shower. and the test results are expected back tomorrow morning. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the very latest. reporting live, walter perez for channel 6 "action news." coming up on "action news" tonight, tourists are flocking to town for the 4th of july as the stage is set for the party on the parkway and the 4th of july jam. and hearing from the sixers' top draft pick, embiid and ducis rodgers has that story. and talking oppressive heat and humidity on the way and

potentially first tropical storm of the season right in time for the 4th of july. the details in the accuweather forecast. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight.

>> from our new jersey newsroom tonight, starting tomorrow it will cost you more if your caught talking or texting while driving in the garden state. fines start at $200 and go up from there. a third time offense will cost at least $600 and could also result in the loss of your license for 90 days and points. an amended law bans all use of

hand-held devices behind the wheel, even at a red light. news about the wawa welcome america! activities on this the last day of june. "action news" reporter, sarah bloomquist, is live at franklin square in philadelphia where the operative words tonight are "let it go." >> that's right, jim. of course the reference to the greatest move -- movie of all time if you ask my child, "frozen" and they are getting ready for tonight. part of the wawa welcome america! festivities. and today we learned that vice-president joe biden is there to take part. the 4th of july is coming and so are tourists from across the country here to experience the history and the patriotism in the place where it began. >> we are here to see the sights. >> we enjoyed food, the liberty bell and independence hall. >> it is really beautiful. >> i am blessed to be here this time of year.

>> this time of year the city steps it up with all sorts of free events part of the wawa welcome america!. >> and preparations underway for the big 4th of july concert, and plenty to do in the days leading up to that. >> we have been walking around all day saying this is extraordinary. so much to do here and most of it is free. >> here in front of independence ham at 10:00 a.m. on the 4th of july the city papers tribute at the celebration freedom ceremony. today the white house announced that vice-president joe biden will attend. >> i didn't know that. maybe we'll say. >> the vice-president will help turn the spotlight to philadelphia on the 4th of july. >> they shouldn't forget this is where it started. >> looking back live on franklin square, wawa handing out free

samples of ice cold smoothies, perfect for the screening of the movie "frozen" beginning at 9:00 tonight. bring your lawn chairs, cold drinks and bug spray. enjoy a few friends who will probably also know all the words to "let it go." live on franklin square, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, sarah. 6abc your home for all of the festivities on the 4th of july. starting at 10:00 a.m., matt o'donnell and tamala edwards most the celebration of freedom ceremony. and then 11:00 the independence day parade and then we bring you the party on the parkway capped off by fireworks over philadelphia. we have breaking news tonight. chopper 6 over the tacony creek where the police and

firefighters have recovered a swimmer who was in the water for about 20 minutes. police got a call for a person in distress. they rushed to the scene and did remove an individual from the water who apparently is in a medic vehicle at the scene yet to be transported to the hospital. we don't know the condition of that individual. when we do, we will let you know. and

>> philadelphia eagles could have an off-season problem. here is ducis rodgers. >> jim, chip kelly said when they broke for mini camp he wanted a quiet off season. not the case. returning all starter from the offensive line but one lineman may not start the season. multiple reports say the eagles tackle lane johnson faces an nfl suspension. testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs and he will be suspended for the first four games of the upcoming

season. the nfl has yet to formally announce anything. johnson started every game last season as a rookie. to basketball, sixers top draft pick, joel embiid, coming to philadelphia next week. during a conference call today he said he can't wait, excited to get here because he loves food. the 7-foot center foot injury keeping him out for months, not concerning the sixers. he was fearful he would drop into the second round and the sixers snagged him with the third overall pick. >> i love the fight that they took a chance for me. and i would live to fight that believe in me and i'm not going to disappoint them. >> there is rock bottom, and then where the phillies hit this weekend. somewhere below that. the team just got struck by the braves at home. it was a four-game sweep. the phillies lost eight of the last ten games. they have the night off. and the phills begin a 10-game

road trip in miami tomorrow night. >> that's the thing about baseball, you have to get ready for the next day. and trying to take the off day and trying to get this out of our system and trying to great back right on tuesday. and the americans are facing belgium and doing to with the u.s. striker that is deemed fit to play. and that is soccer talk for he is healthy. he missed the last two matches with a strained hamstring. and the u.s. has gone further than most expected but that's not good enough for them. >> we are really hungry and not satisfied with just getting on to the group stage. we want to go far in this world cup. for some of the guys it is the last opportunity. so we want to make the most of it i am sure if we play to the best of our built we will get a positive result. germany and algeria, the 92nd minute. and on the attack, and this is one sick goal. you need to see the goal again.

back heel, it looks like a deflection in hockey. and germany leads 1-0. and france and nigeria, and mark, a new jersey native is the first american to reach reap a knock-out stage world cup match. scoring with the heading and vapsing. you break it you buy it unless you already own it. a fan in his exuberance in a world cup match goes from happy to sad in the blink of an eye. you can't high five, fist pump

or chest bump. that's sports. >> coming you on "action news," accuweather and cecily tynan when we continue in just a moment.

>> holiday week, always important from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> a busy one. heat, humidity and storms on the way. showing we are rain-free now, in fact a really nice beach day. going live on sky 6, looking at the scene in cape may, new jersey.

folks enjoying the evening and the sea breeze kicked up really nicely. loads of sunshine. however, the weather headlines will show you that we have some brutal heat and humidity on the way for the next two days. and then the end of the week i'm tracking the potential for some tropical trouble. i want to show you futuretracker though, this is the heat index that's expected wednesday at 3:30. and you can see along the i-95 cure corridor heat indices around 105. it is getting into dangerous categories. and what is going down in florida, right now the cluster of storms, 110 miles east of melbourne. and that could become tropical storm arthur, about an 80% chance of tropical development and that could really have an impact on our weather on thursday and friday. and the possibility of rip currents for the start of the holiday weekend. right now philadelphia 86 degrees down from the high of 88. still a warm day. allentown 85, trenton 84, millville 82, sea isle city nice

with a temperature of 76. satellite 6 and action radar showing we have pretty much clear conditions here. however, there's a front that's causing a cluster of very intense thunderstorms across the midwest. you see that bow echo, that shows the potential for tornadoes and the rushing winds. and they've had more than 3,000 lightning strikes in that area over the past 15 minutes. this cluster of storms will be missing us, but the front that is triggering it will continue to push to the east. the first four days of july is going to be pretty busy. tomorrow and wednesday, the high pressure, bermuda high bringing the winds out of the southwest. heat intext 95 to 105. wednesday and thursday the front brings us the potential for tropical downpours and then the system could be having an impact on our weather on the 4th of ju july. i show you the spaghetti plot. and keeping it off the coast, the main concern the potential

for rip currents on friday and saturday. i wouldn't change any plans right now, but you definitely want to stay tuned and i will keep you posted. the beach forecast foam -- tomorrow is it nice. and thursday, some thunderstorms and 84 degrees. and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast hot and humid tomorrow. 92 degrees. wednesday up to 94. some thunderstorms. thursday, looks to be a soaker. heavy downpours, 88 degrees. and friday, still unsettled and best chance for storms early in the day, 82 degrees. whatever happens friday the rest of the weekend is looking really nice. plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. and i will have an update on the potential tropical storm coming up on "action news at 11:00." >> thank you. abc's "world news with diane sawyer" next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. and then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action new

welcome to "world news." tonight the perfect storm, millions hitting the road this week and tonight severe weather, the storms hitting now, the tornado worries, this one caught on tape. and now the other concern, gas prices spiking for the 4th. the other nightmare for drivers, a new and massive recall from g.m. tonight, the stock suddenly halted on wall street. when will this end? the breaking headline on women's health tonight, one of the most important annual exams and this evening the big change coming. dr. jenn ashton right now. the showdown, the dramatic video caught on tape, the trucker and the police officer going at it. >> you were driving wreck lgsly and you were on your cell phone. >> what the trucker says he caught the cop doing. whose side are you on?