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>> many july 4th weekend events celebrating america's birthday wrap up today. >> nice day for it. >> reporter: saturday times two. yesterday was beautiful, today we're following suit. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. there are a few clouds out there, but they are high and thin and temperatures are shining right through. -- sunshine is shining right through them. it's comfortable, 82 in philadelphia. 80 in trenton. 80 in allentown, millville, 79. boardwalk in atlantic city, 77. sea isle city, not too bad, 77 degrees, satellite and radar composite, again, it's a smooth-sailing afternoon. high pressure starting to drift off the coast and that will allow the clouds to get in here tomorrow afternoon. from now until then we'll see high, thin clouds upstairs, that's it. yesterday we were up to 83

today, 86 maybe 87 that's about it. and again, low humidity levels. heat indices could be close to 100 degrees come tuesday afternoon. that means gusty thunderstorms and a half these could be severe come -- and a couple of these could be gusty. a southwest community is asking for donation to help people burned out of their home in a tragic fire. the blaze destroyed 8 row homes. four young children were killed in the fire, those who survived have little more than the clothing on their backs. beamy buckman is live outside christ baptist church. >> reporter: we're outside the church around the corner of the site where the tragic fire occurred yesterday morning and

throughout the morning people have been bringing bags and basket for the necessities that some of the families might need to the church. the pastor hope it is apartment of healing process here. members of the christ international baptist church stepped up right away to help the victims of the fatal fire around the corner from their building. they are collecting clothes and necessities. the pastor says he hopes in doing so those mourning the tragic deaths of four younger children in the blaze will find a measure in the comfort. >> in the midst of tragedy we see god's spirit moving people to respond. >> reporter: the four children killed in the fire was 1-month-old and 4-year-old brother, and 4-year-old twins. the children were members of the tightly knit liberian community

who could be seen together playing outside on the block. >> we all come from the same county. >> reporter: fire investigates believe the blaze started on the front porch of one of the homes. those who escaped the burning home said it spread quickly. >> it moved very fast. >> reporter: there was a prayer vigil last night while the church is accepting things like clothing and household necessities, the red cross is taking financial donations they are putting up the family that have been affected and giving them money they need for food and medicine. amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> they need all the help they can get. we've been keeping up up to date on our 6abc news app and 6abc.com. we have information about how you can help those affected by the deadly fire. you can get the appear -- app for free at the apple and google

app stores. a fire in new jersey, the action cam found crews shifting through charred items on grand street. the flames spread to adjacent houses after 7:00 a.m. nobody was hurt. new at noon, a delaware man is behind bars accused of firing a gun shot toward police. 29-year-old stephen trivett was seen running from the scene, no officers were hit. he disappeared for several hours and resurfaced at his girlfriend's house. he faces several charges including resisting arrest. overnight a violent confrontation with a housing authority officer landed a group of men behind bars. the driver reported tried to hit the officer with the sedan. is this started at 8th and

south, the officer told the car to get moving, a passenger got out and aimed a gun at the officer. the driver and the others in the car were arrested after the police tracked the car to 6th street. someone broke into four businesses in edgewater park, burlington county. the first one happened at route 130 at 1:40. officers responded to break-ins at three additional businesses, major league auto lube and firestone tire store and crazy cow restaurant. it is unclear what they got away with. police plan to check surevillance cameras in the area. two people were rushed to the hospital after being involved in a crash on lincoln drive. "action news" was there as they treated the people on fairmont

street. they were taken to temple hospital. a dad from galloway was arrested while driving drunk he had two kids in the car. he was arrested on the garden state parkway. a cernldz driver called -- a concerned driver called 8911 because he was driving erratically. businesses along the jersey shorepoints are hoping to recoup some of their losses after rain and rough surf dampened 4th of july festivities. sky6 live hd is looking live at cape may right now. you can see the people on the beaches, people are soaking up the sun after a rainy 4th of july. people went walking on the

boardwalk in ocean city. many people said they had a great time yesterday. they enjoyed the fireworks that lit up the sky over ocean city last night. >> and happening today at the jersey shore, folks will be treated to more fireworks shows especially throes delayed due to the bad weather. atlantic city, 9:30. avalon begins at 9:00 p.m. on 30th street beach. there were more july 4th celebrations on penns landing last night. >> a huge fireworks display lt up the night sky over the delaware river. it was a picture-perfect night for the firing extravaganza. if you're looking for my holiday weekend celebrations go to

6abc.com there you will find pictures and videos plus an updated list of local fireworks shows including those delayed by the weather on friday. you can get the latest from accuweather. >> a crews ship came to the rescue of a people stuck on a leaking raft in the atlantic ocean. >> the mann summer season is heating up, there's a new must-have seat. 6abc loves the arts shows you the view and the lineup. >> reporter: some of the information i'm receiving suggests it may not be as hot as we were thinking this morning. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we right back.

>> a carnival cruise ship came to the rescue of a dozens of people stranded at sea. the freedom line responded to a distress call delivering food and water to 30 people aboard a leaking raft. the leaking vessel encountered trouble on the way to florida. the coast guard pulled everyone to safety. >> chris sowers has better news in the weather department. >> reporter: slightly cooler, we were thinking 100 deals for feels like temperature for tuesday, now we're thinking 98. maybe it's a trend, it's a little bit better. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. we're looking at wilmington. we have mostly sunny skies this afternoon. we have a few high, thin clouds rolling in overnight. it's another delightful day with comfortable temperatures and low humidity levels. 82 degrees to be exact at this midday hour, the dewpoint is

very nice and comfortable. 53 degrees, winds out of the southwest at 11 miles per hour. we're seeing gusts as high as 20 throughout the area. pros you are reading above -- pressure reading above 30 inches. coatsville, 80. vineland, 83. gandys beach 79. sea isle 75. woodbine 78 degrees, a very comfortable afternoon, temperatures on par, where they should to be this time of year. as long as the dewpoints stay under 60, we're doing all right in the humidity department. dover and wildwood are sitting at 60. even for those locations that doesn't feel all that balanced. satellite and radar composite just a few high, thin clouds that's about it. otherwise it's mostly sunny skies from here out through harrisburg and pittsburgh, that's the way the rest of the afternoon will play out. high pressure slowly diving off the coast, a warmer day today with a southwesterly breeze.

toasty tomorrow as the warm front comes through. heat increases and humidity increases, pop-up shower or thunderstorm late in the day for the poconos. most of the viewing area should stay dry. future tracker nothing going on for the remainder of the afternoon, overnight tonight it's nice and quiet. by midday you can see the hint of pop-up showers in the poconos, otherwise it's a combination of sun and clouds for monday, as well. rest of the afternoon for the poconos very comfortable, mostly sunny skies, 78 degrees. force jersey shore, ocean temperatures a little bit chilly off the coast of atlantic city, but you get down towards cape may and wildwood, the ocean temperatures are in the 70s, depends on where you are this afternoon. mostly sunny on the sand and breezy, 82 degrees forecasted high. more specifically winds are out of the southwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. waves 2 to 4 feet. a small craft advisory goes into

effect a4:00 p.m. rip current good bet you'll see some of those today. u vivment index on the -- u vivment index on high tide. winds out of the southwest at a 15 miles per hour. overnights tonight, 26 outlet -- overnight tonight, 672 -- 62 degrees outlying suburbs, 0 for the city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 86 today, monday, 94. 96 for tuesday, 92 wednesday. a little bit better. friday, mostly sunny skies, 85. saturday a combination of sun and clouds, low humidity levels high of 87 degrees, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we have a chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. right now if there's that chance of severe weather looks like wednesday would be the day for that, so baby steps, nydia.

>> you said we were talking about 100, it will be 90. >> reporter: no, no, actual temperature 96, it will feel more like 100, now we've taken two degrees off both of those numbers. >> the temperature is rising but that's notle -- that's not the only thing heating up this july as the mann center gets into full swing. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: john legend is one of the names audiences get to enjoy this summer. the word is out, with improvement to the main house, brand new stage, fine dining and sloping lawns it's a brand new mann. it's. >> a magnificent skyline. >> reporter: the orchestra has

you covered playing the scores to "west side story" and gladiator while you watch the movie on the screen. the orchestra plays it live. it brings to life a whole different movie/concert going experience. >> reporter: the mann is partnering with wrti for a favorite concert. go on our website and vote for the most popular music. in fact the concert will be programmed by the audience. >> reporter: performances by fish and lords. we have all the ambience and experience that will make your night memorable. >> reporter: go to tickets at philly.org or go to the 6abc.com

and click on the sections tab at the top of the homepage you'll find arts under categories, for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers.

>> welcome back on this sunday, 12:20, 80 degrees, i hope you're enjoying a fabulous 4th of july weekend. near penns landing there's a super scooper event, go get some ice cream and help a good cause. warnings for parents of newborns trying to soothe their babies who are teething. fda warns about using over the counter drugs with drugs.

gently rub the gums with your finger, give your baby a cool teething ring or wet wash cloth. >> a new study suggests that a lack of shut eye can speed up the aging process in your brain. scientists measured the brain volume of elderly people in china and kept track of their sleep. the fewer hours the person slept the more quarterbackly their -- the more quickly their brain shrunk and lowered their performance. sexting trends appears to be trickling down to younger middle school students. that is trouble especially because people who text sexual messages have become sexually active. the survey

>> turning to sports, the phillies wrap up their series against pittsburgh, they are looking to avoid a sweep by the pirates. jeff skeverski has all your sunday sports. >> reporter: what happened? two weeks ago the phillies were 3 1/2 games out of first place, this morning they are 1 games out. they hit another low point against the pirates. the phillies season continues to go down the river in pittsburgh. david buchanan gives up a a 2-run homer. phils fall behind 3-0.

marlin byrd, bye-bye birdie a solo shot. phils get within one, but not able to lead them to a victory. phils lose 3-2. they have lost 1 of their last 15 times owe 12 of their last 15 games. ajay about burnett is on the mod today. noelle playing in the first game of any kind since tearing the acl. he makes an impression against the or orlando magic. 15 seconds into the game, first basket of the game. later in the first, how about the basket and the fowl. sixers fans holding i your breah right there. noelle is impressive in that

debut. how duffel to finally be out -- how did you feel to finally be out there? >> it was fun, but i have to get more stamina. it's been a long patient wait, and out last season it was tough i have to be patient, learn watching other guys in the league. >> well, not all good news out of orlando, the sixers lose guard pierre jackson to a torn right achilles. how about this saturday, the sixers are the lead candidates to acquire jeremy lane the rockets guard is on the trading block. montoya on the pole today in the poconos. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. >> some people thought they saw ufos in the sky. what they were seeing was nighttime sky divers over denver, colorado.

they jumped over mile high stadium to the denver outallows. the video was taken by one of the skydivers showing the pyrotechnics lighting up the sky. there were numerous reports of ufos in the denver area. old legion brewing company has developed old legion big gun loggers. the first batch features second lieutenant robert ahrenss from jewel iowa. some of the proceeds go to groups that support veterans. great idea. >> coming up we'll have a live report on the effort to help families affected by the devastating fire in southwest philadelphia this weekend. >> let's take a live look on sky6 hd, cape may, new jersey, the beach is already getting

crowded. chris sowers will give us the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues.

>> happening right now on "action news," a southwest philadelphia neighborhood is coming together to help the families who lost four children and 8 homes in a deadly fire this weekend. police in delaware, have

released the names of two drivers killed in a head on crash after one fled the scene of another crash. >> and american teen is caught up in the recent violence between israel and palestine. >> more on that, but first let's get a check on the forecast with meteorologist chris sowers who is outside soaking up the rays already. >> reporter: i'll tell you, eva, out of the 7 straight great weekends we've experienced, this is one has to be the best one. it's warmer, but comfortable in the humidity department, we're seeing a lot of blue upstairs. 75 degrees if beach haven. winds out of the southwest at 15 miles per hour. that little blue temperature you see off the coast of lbi that's the water temperature. 64. it's a little bit cooler, but it warms up the farther south you go. ocean temperature, 64, air

temperature, 74. waves sh waves will built 2 to 4 feet. small craft advisory goes into effect for the somewhat rougher surf. keep that in mind if you're a boater. 83 degrees by 4:30 in philadelphia. maybe 77 or 78 in atlantic city. so forecast for the rest of the afternoon in the city itself, philadelphia, mostly sunny, 86. breezy sunshine for the jersey shore. comfortable 82 degrees and pleasant and sunny for the poconos high of 78 degrees, today looks good, tomorrow is when heat wave number two begins or the potential for heat wave number two. hot and humid, breezy high of 94 degrees, of course, the humidity will make it feel worse than that.

when we come back in just a few minutes we'll talk about the heat and humidity on the way and i will have the extended accuweather forecast. >> a southwest philadelphia community is calling for donations to help dozens of people burned out of their homes in a tragic fire. four young children were killed in the blaze. amy buckman is live outside christ international baptist church where donations are being accepted to help the fire. >> the chump service is -- church service is going on right now and they are praying for members of the comient. the church is on -- praying for members of the community. the tragic death of four young children in the row home place has affected not only those who most their homes in the tightly knight liberian community.

but people across the city have been dropping off donations to help the 8 families left homeless. >> we have old clothes and books all from our kids. things that i hope people can use. >> the pastor hopes in helping the victims all will find some measure of comfort. >> that brings out that part of humanity when we have this. so god provides the aassurance even in the midst of our suffering and conditions such as these, we can respond. >> reporter: the four children killed in the fire were 1-month-old and 4-year-old, boys, along with 4-year-old twins. the girls had just asked their dad for a bicycle. >> my little girls loved to play they loved to read.

they loved art and sing. >> and while the church here is continuing to collect tral donations of -- actual donations of household products and clothing, it is the red cross that is collecting financial donations and helping with food and medicine. amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> police in delaware, say two men were killed after a driver who was speeding from the scene of one crash collided head on with another car. it happened at marsh road. stephen rent -- renenger hit a cement wall and back across the road into the batting of another car. both drivers were killed. neither drive was wearing a seat

belt. police are looking for the driver involved in a hit hit ann at the jersey shore. 16-year-old was hit on rio grande avenue in wildwood. he is being treated in intensive care add children's hospital in philadelphia. >> we were yelling for his name, yelling for him, he would like, he got kind of sombified [sic]. the passenger's side mirror was recovered from the scene. anyone with information is asked to contact wildwood police. a shark attack is putting people on alert in california. a the shark was trying to free i felt from a hook a fisherman had thrown into the water. the shark became agitated after

fighting the hook for a half-hour. a group of swimmers swam into the fishing line and was bitten in the rib cage. >> the shark jumped in front of the swimmers and then we started hearing some, like, screaming, loud noise or help whatever, i'm bit, we thought he was joking because this area never had a shark attack. >> the man was conscious and breathing on his own and taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. there's been 101 great white shark attacks off california's coast since 1950, 13 of them were fatal. overseas police have arrested a number of jewish suspects since the killing of a palestinian teenager which sparked protests and violence. and american teenager was imprisoned by israeli police.

we have the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: 15-year-old american appearing in front of a judge in an israeli court released after being held without charges since thursday. the unrelenting brutality of this video that is sending shock waved around the world as one israeli policeman pins a young teen down and the other stomps on his head and kneels down to keep punching. a rising so sophomore born and raised in florida. he was on vacation with his parents visiting the family in jerusalem. when we sat down with them, they were stunned. >> palestinians look at this everyday, they say we'll deal with it. us as americans it's not human. >> reporter: his cousin was

killed on wednesday after he was abducted and set on fire believed to be carried out by israeli looking for revenge of the murder of three israeli teens. the policemen said he resisted arrest and attacked the police. his parents said he was playing with cousins at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> what did you say to the police officers who beat your son? >> why. why? why couldn't you just walk him there. why did you have to brutally beat him almost to death? >> reporter: so far there has been no punishment for the policemen in the video. israel justice department said they launched an investigation. as for the condition of his relief they will apply when the family leaves jerusalem on the 16th. >> adding to the tension in the middle east, palestinian

militants in the gaza strip has accepted up rocket attacks on southern israel. hundreds threw rocks near the home of prime minister netanyahu. the crowd held up signs showing the faces of the 3 israeli teens who were kidnapped and killed. many israeli blame hamas for the boys' deaths. a video posted this weekend allegedly shows the leader of the so-called terrorist organization. speaking in arabic he outlined a vision that emphasizes holy war during ramadan. isis groups have taken over several areas aerials of iraq. owe new york firefighters are mourning one of their own.

the 41-year-old became trapped while searching for victims. 100 firefighters were called to the 21 story building in brooklyn. ambellis was a 14 year veteran of the apartment. four people are hurt and dozens others hurt after boats collide after fireworks late friday night. one boater called for help that they were hit by another vessel and taking on water. 9 people were hospitalized, two died at the hospital. two others were found yesterday. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the accident. a 13-year-old wisconsin girl drove this suv into the porch of her own home, now police are trying to figure out why the teen was behind the wheel. legal driving age in wisconsin is 15. three other people were in the vehicle when it crashed. the teen's mother told police, the girl was getting a driving lesson, but officers suspect her

stepfather was drinking and asked the girl to drive. nobody was seriously hurt in the accident. new documents made public by nsa leaker edward snowden suggest average americans are indeed a partly of federal intelligence missions. the report claims when the government agency was legally spying on foreigners it collected information on ordinary users. half of the names collected belong to u.s. citizens. it did help identify u.s. computer network hackers and secret nuclear project. hillary clinton said she donated the speaking fees she earned from university over the year and half. some called for the return of $225,000 she served for speaking this fall. clinton responded to crivment by

saying the -- criticism by saying the money has gone to the clinton foundation for life changing and life saving work. >> hundreds of south jersey first responders are scumming together to support a friend who's fighting for his life. >> plus rescuers save a couple trapped in their flooded jeep during a monsoon in arizona. looking live through sky6 hd, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues.

>> firefighters had to pull two people from this partially submerged jet stream whether a monsoon struck tucson, arizona. the couple was trapped when floodwaters rose up to the door. for the in a lotly the people were not hunter. >> it's amazing how quickly the water can rise. >> reporter: that's the problem

with flash flooding before you know it you're surrounded with water. we don't have any weather like that here. let's get you outside, over top the walt whitman bridge we go, the cameras are shaking around, the winds are picking up out of the southwest from 10 to 20 miles per hour. that's the only issue out there that you could possibly complain about. seeing a lot of sunshine and very comfortable temperatures. 82 degrees at this hour in philadelphia. dewpoint, 53. winds out of the southwest these are constant wind speeds at 11 miles per hour. every now and then we see gusts as highs 20 or 25. millville, 79. wildwood, 82. atlantic city at the airport, 81. it's 77 on the beach. winds out of the southwest anywhere from 10 to 20 miles per hour. dover, 15, millville, 8. atlantic city at the airport, 10. this afternoon the winds will continue to whip around for the jersey shore.

by 9:30 tonight you'll see winds 58930 miles per hour along the coast. it will be a breezy afternoon. tomorrow we'll see a wind, as well. it will be warmer out of the southwest as this little air mass works out to sea and all this comes pouring out of the southwest. this is one of those southern high pressure systems that works west to east across the southern tier states it will set up right there it will increase the humidity and the heat over the next couple of days. let's go back here real quick. you see this little pocket of air right there, that's the same as what we're seeing right now. that's a comfortable air mass right there. him once we get past this, the comfort air returns once we get into friday and saturday and next weekend. the win streak continues for the weekends.

it's been beautiful. mother nature has been cooperating. today, mostly sunny skies, tomorrow afternoon, increase in clouds and sunshine. tuesday, starting out with a decent amounts of sun high clouds overhead. tuesday afternoon with the humidity being as high as we are expecting it to be, that will develop showers and thunderstorms as the sun continues to climb during the afternoon. couple of those could be on the gusty side with winds as high as 40, 50 miles per hour. it will feel like 99 degrees come tuesday afternoon by 3:00 p.m. this is the heat index. actual air temperatures will be any more from 49 to 96. -- 894 to 96 degrees, feels-like temperatures 100. pilots, 85 degrees, philadelphia, 86. berlin, 87. middletown, 85. sea isle city atlantic city, 82. dover and millville, 85.

cape may, 80. poconos probably not reaching 80 degrees, 678 mostly sunny skies, the jersey shore on the sand you'll see somewhat of a breeze it will be at your back with high temperatures topping out in the low 80s, uv index is extremely high apply the sunscreen. heat wave number two potentially begins tomorrow, again, you need three consecutive days of 90 degrees or higher to be considered a heat wave. we have 94, 96, and 92, looks like we'll hit that assuming everything holds it's course. monday, hot and humid, 94. tuesday, hot and humid, 96, and wednesday, 92. >> a fundraiser this past week has raised thousands of dollars for a firefighter and south jersey native who is in the fight of his live.

[bagpipes playing. this was the scene for deptford to support steve skipt. he moved to south carolina to become a firefighter there, now he is undergoing chemo therapy to fight kidney cancer. more than 400 folks gathered for the fundraiser. >> this is an amazing display of brotherhood and support for steve and the family. >> an an amazing display. it's a good show for the fire service and how tight knit this family is. >> i'm very thankful that everybody could make it out to support my father. >> reporter: steve is the married father of four including

twin 7-year-old girls. if you would like more information head to 6abc.com. "action news" continues in just a moment.

>> >> sky6 live hd taking a live look into penns landing landing there, that big at the present time you see is the super scooper ice cream festival up until 6:00 p.m. $7 all you can eat ice cream, the money goes to fight pediatric leukemia. a grandmother in maine is venturing on a 2500 trip to fight poverty. >> i talked to the mothers and they said their wish was just

that their children would be able to to go to school, learn to read and have a better life, that simple wish broke my heart. >> walters began to volunteer with safe passage a maine-based organization that helps send children to school. she wanted to do more so that's why she decided to embark on the kayak trip to raise money and awareness. it will take about a year. >> we'll have a fine look at

>> recapping our top stories on "action news," christ international baptist church hosted a service to mourn the four children killed by fire in southwest philadelphia. the church is expecting donations for the surviving victims. torched out how to help -- to find out how to help of course head the 6abc.com. a two-alarm fire in trenton, new jersey, the flames spread to neighboring homes before firefighters got the upper hand. no injuries were reported. the holiday weekend winds up with a bang along the boardwalk. atlantic city and avalon have fireworks shows tonight due to arthur. better late than never. >> perfect weather for it. >> reporter: it will be breezy down there, but it shouldn't affect the fireworks.

if you have plans to layout by the pool. you can't get better than this. mostly sunny i skies, comfortabe temperatures, 86 degrees by 4:00 p.m. apply the sunscreen, uv index is high as ten. the scales goes from 1 to 11. 94 tomorrow, 96 tuesday, 92 wednesday, that's heat wave number two begins tomorrow. >> finally this noon, an arkansas woman celebrated her 116 birthday with a cake and party and new tidal, -- title, she is the second oldest person in the world behind a 116-year-old japanese man. she cited three factors, trusting in the lord and hard work and loving everybody. it pays to be nice.

>> "action news" continues tonight. >> for chris sowers, eva pilgrim, and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. have a great weekend, we'll see you next weekend!

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