miles per hour and the water temperature is 82 degrees, warm water and it's moving into the gulf stream that is even warmer, i'm pretty sure that arthur will become a hurricane as we head towards the 4th of july. there is not one computer model that shows it moving over the delaware and jersey shore, they are all generally 850 miles off the coast of atlantic city, some of them even farther, rip currents are the main threat locally. if you plan ongoing to the outer banks and virginia beach for the 4th of july weekend, i would rethink the plans, locally the main concern is rip currents, those are concerns for folks heading to the beach. right now the main concern is the heat and humidity, 95 in philadelphia and 98 in delaware and wilmington. it will get hotter tomorrow and we have a heat advisory in

affect until tomorrow. the heat index 100 to 105, and this is the hottest it has been all year. and more details on the holiday weekend coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> switching live to john rawlins in atlantic city, a million people are expected to sends the holiday in atlantic county, and how will that affect the plans at the jersey shore. >> we heard from cecily a more easterly track and offshore track. but if you are in the emergency management business post sandy you stay vigilant. >> we enjoy the boardwalk and beach -- >> it's estimated more than a million people will head to the atlantic county beaches for the holiday weekend, a possible tropical storm cannot be ignored. >> depending on the track of

arthur, that will change the situation drastically, by wednesday or thursday, we have to make decisions on what we'll need to do to keep people safe at the shore. >> today's weather is perfect, visitors are still keeping an eye on the forecast. >> depending on what it says, we may leave earlier. we wanted to stay to see the fireworks. >> it's been a good summer, but following a lousy win terror. >> you need all the visitors can you get. >> at the devils surf shop, a storm track out to sea that will kick up the surf and no rain, hopefully the rain stays out far enough that we get the waves and not the weather, a plus for veteran surfers but a snare for swimmers, it can sweep the unwary out to sea. large seas running 6 to 7 feet

and you get caught in a rip current and you can get pulled out quickly. >> the thinking now, even if arthur tracks to the east, it can rev up the rip currents, standard advice goes like this, do not swim in the ocean unless there is a lifeguard on duty, they had 231 rescues since memorial day, people not sure what they are suppose to do when the surf gets rough. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you john. you can get updates on the forecast wherever you go this holiday weekend with the 6 abc storm tracker app. it's available to download now. police in delaware are looking for a woman they believe is the victim of a kidnapping.

this is her, she hasn't been seen hins 4:00 yesterday morning. after awity and saw her being forced from the car, you are urged to call crime stoppers number on your screen, 1-800-tip-3333. family members held a vigil today for a 14-year-old boy that went missing off the waters in ocean city. the gathering happened at the beach and ninth street. corintheen hammond went missing and the coast guard called off the search last night. they say he was swept off the jetty and his family says he was helping other children that needed help in the water. >> corey we love you and miss you so much. we wish you could return back home. >> family moneys laid flowers on the beach and held on to a photo

of the teen that they called corey. five children will be okay after the woman that was entrusted to care for them left them in a running suv when she went grocery shopping. she could face charges. david henry is live now with the full story. >> reporter: hi rick, police sources are telling us that that woman, karen thompson is being charged right now at the special victimed unit with multiple counts of endangering the welfare of children and another person, the children are expected to be okay, they are doing fine now after being locked in a running suv allegedly by the woman entrusted to care for them. >> i'm shocked. it's not like her. >> neighbors were stunned to hear about what allegedly happened with the woman that runs a day care on their block,

thompson runs the day care on the 1600 block of sylvester street. this morning she allegedly had five children with her when she went grocery shopping. police say she left them unattended in this suv. the lady made an announcement in chop right, she came out of home department. >> the cops escorted her to the car and took her. >> the suv was left running with the air conditioner on and the children appeared to be okay when they were taken to the hop for observation. they had a gallon of water and access to snacks. neighbors say they have left their on children in thompson's care and never had complaints. >> my youngest son has been there. >> and you trust her? >> yes, she has a nice place. she always has the kids with her. >> lni shows the day care is

cited for 22 violations since 2006 mostly for missing smoke detectors and fire extinguish extinguishers. >> people were horrified especially in light of a high-profile case in georgia where a child died in a hot car. >> we see enough of it in the news. >> calvin smith would not leave his kids alone in a car under any circumstance? >> not if it's warm or cool or nothing. >> not with the car running no? >> no. >> someone can steal the kids and steal the car, it's reckless. reckless endangerment is one of the charges that karen thompson is facing. she is being charged here right now and "action news" will keep you up to date on new developments. david henry, channel 6 "action

news." >> thank you david. team usa is battling it out in the world cup right now for a shot in advancing to the quarterfinals, the action cam is live in northern liberties where a large crowd gathered to watch the game on the big tv on the piazza. you can join the world cup excitement on twitter, sebastian le toux has taken over our twitter account. hello there. join the conversation go to #~ 6 abc world cup. philadelphia firefighters want to be a safe celebration for everyone. the firefighters and paramedics union local 22 hosted a safety event. it's one of the busiest days of the year, and it shows what happens when you use too much lighter fluid on your grill.

and you should keep an extinguisher nearby when using an open flame and keeping teaky torches away from structures. and it's a good time to fuel up. >> gas drops overnight to $3.65, and the national average is $3.67. matt pellman is here now from the traffic center. >> it would be a busy ride home because of a holiday weekend and the world cup, but this is the case here on 95, 413 and business 1 and it's a crash taking out the left lane, southbound traffic is heavy from route 1 in bucks county on to

413, a disabled vehicle on conshohocken state road is gone, and a crash on the lincoln drive, northbound side by gypsy and rittenhouse, heading towards hatfield, by hill town crossing shopping center, and king of prussia at north gulf road at kirk avenue and in burlington county, a two vehicle wreck blocking 206 and powell and 38, we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. more ahead on "action news," an important recall for parents of newborns, greco is pulling a million car seats from stores. and summer means an increased risk of asthma attacks and ali gorman will show us the program keeping children safe this season. >> we'll check back in with cecily tynan and the hot forecast.

greco is recalling 2 million car seats after parents had

problems getting their children out the seats. they can get jammed up with food and drinks and in some cases they had to cut the harnesses to release their children. they are now also recalling these infant seated as well. you can see more on this recall online at 6abc.com. health check tonight. a pilot program in our area is keeping kids with asthma safe and healthy. health reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman is here with more. >> it seems especially important now, because hot and humid weather can trigger asthma attacks. it's important they have their medications then are taking them. that is one way this program helps. >> deep breath. >> little sean is almost 4 years ole. his mother says that 4 months

ago he had his first asthma attack. he was coughing and choking and couldn't sleep. after the initial treatment, problems continued until sean was seen at the childrens hospital in west philadelphia, and enrolled in a program called breathe easy start today. it's for families with keystone first insurance, it's estimated one in four kids in the area has asthma, one of the biggest obstacles to control it -- is not picking up medicine, so this program the kidsp parents are taught how to properly use their medication and king of prussia pharmacy services give the information at the time of appointment and refills are delivered. >> this way they know how to use the medication and use the medication and prevent them from

getting sick and stay healthy. >> and stickers are used to make it easier. >> control medicine get a green dot sticky and medicine a red sticky so the families don't have to remember the names. >> the medication is what prevents problems, it's what made the difference for sean and the program helps him. >> he runs and plays and jumps, whatever. the program is offered at 20 different center as the the delaware and lehigh valleys, with keystone first. as a nurse a reminder if your child has asthma, make sure you have all of their medications, the daily and emergency medications and limit time outside during the poor air quality days, the hot and humid days, this will help prevent symptoms. thank you, a 4-year-old boy

from texas battling a crippling disease became a volunteer firefighter in wilmington for the day. he is staying at dupont hospital for children for treatment. he was not a patient today but a participant for wilmington fire station number four, levi and his siblings got a tour of the station and was seen behind the wheel of the fire truck. a special trip to take the

one of the founders of the popular dating app, tinder is suing the company for marketling. the woman that came up with the company name, she herself was subjected to sexual harassment but another cofounder and wolf says she was bullied into resigning. a new krispy kreme store has sparked mixed reaction in delaware this morning. donut lovers lined up for a hot,

fresh treat but outside a much different scene as forest advocated held a protest. they are upset by their use of palm oil to fry the donuts. they say that that is made by cutting down rain forest and plantations. they are working to minimize the use of palm oil in its products. various 45 foot canoes set sale from camden, scores of on lookers looked as they made their way down the delaware. the city police dragon boat team was a

time for accuweather, cecily tynan is back now at the big board, an interesting forecast as we head towards the holiday weekend. >> happy july and it's hot out there and getting hotter tomorrow. 92 in philadelphia and wilmington 91 and at the shore it's breezy ain lot cooler, sea isle city and boardwalk all 77 degrees. you add the humidity, the way it

feels, 95 in philadelphia and feels like 98 in dover. and tomorrow a few degrees higher, the heat index will be above 100. you'll need to be careful. there are lines of showers working across pennsylvania, there are more than 500 lightning strikes and it could be clipping the northwest suburbs, and future tracker showing a broken line of thunderstorms, i really do not think they will be severe, a run of the mill thunderstorm that falls apart by 9:00 and behind the system tomorrow, it's going to be intense, the expected heat index for the heart of the delaware valley, we are looking at 100 to 105, the highest heat index we have seen all year, and

we could see much stronger storms much wider spread as well. future tracker showing at 3:30 in the afternoon, we see things popping and moving through philadelphia by 9:30, and the severe storm prediction center putting areas north and west under risk of severe weather, this means that any thunderstorm could contain dangerous lightning and damaging winds and heavy downpours, tomorrow night we'll be under the gun, in the meantime, tropical storm arthur is sustaining maximum winds and moving northwest at 2 miles per hour. 85 miles east-southeast of cape canaveral and moving into warmer waters with less wind shear, tropical storm arthur will be our first hurricane of the season by friday as it moves if not right over the outer banks

but close to it. the cone of uncertainty is off our shore so we'll see rain off the shore, but the main problem is rip currents, be careful at the shore this weekend, especially friday but also on saturday. your five-day at 5:00 shows it's sizzling and thursday soaking thunderstorms and 88 and with arthur offshore, sunshine and 82 degrees, great weather for the fireworks and the rest of the weekend beautiful and 84 on saturday and sunday 87 and what is in store next week we'll talk about that in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily.

"action news" continues with adam joseph rick williams and monica malpass. hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. israel is vowing retaliation against terrorist leaders after three teens were found murdered. we have the latest on the situation. eric jackson takes the oath of office as trenton swears in a new mayor. i'll have the story coming up.

hugs and kisses and tears of relief in delaware as national guard troops return home after returning from overseas. now thousands gather to mourn teenagers murdered in the west bank, the boys were grabbed while hitchhiking home in cool three weeks ago and their bodies were found yesterday. they blame the terror group dies hamas for the killings and promise retaliation. here is more from jerusalem. >> reporter: as the news broke there was anger and sadness, israel is a small country grieving as a big family. >> they are 16 years old two of them, everyone would feel that. yeah. >> israel vowing revenge against