curb the population. >> let's go over to david and karen with weather and traffic. >> reporter: we are outside on the terrace, it's hot and humid it's dry across the region, almost wish it was raining though, a heat advisory in effect, starting at noon until 8:00 a.m. in urban centers across the central portion of the region where heat indexes could feel like the upper 90s or 100 this afternoon. the dewpoints will be up into the 7-plus range that's when we talk about the humidity making it feel oppressive across the region. definitely during the afternoon that's you're in for. air quality alert ozone orange action day declared. temperatures are warm, 76 degrees in philadelphia. 74 in wilmington. 73 in trenton. upper 60s in the lehigh valley and out towards lancaster and reading. 70 along the boardwalk in atlantic city and sea isle city.

tgif and head for the ac today. 8:00 a.m., 80. that's a quick jump. noon, 90. 3:00 p.m., 94 with the record-tieing high potentially happening at 4:00 p.m. maybe a late-day thunderstorm, but the big story is the heat and humidity and how uncomfortable it will be today. things get better over the weekend, i'll check that out coming up. karen how the roads? >> reporter: no weather-related problems, but low clouds in the area you can see from the this shot. this is i-95 southbound traffic jamming from cottman to the betsy ross bridge. 25 minute from woodhaven to the vine. we have a ramp blockage ramp i-95 southbound to the commodor barry bridge. there's a truck here and another truck here, cars are going in between, causing a slow go on the ramp i-95 southbound to the commodor barry bridge. two fire locations in montgomery county are causing an issue.

one in abington at old welsh road at shoemaker road. in hatfield we have an accident involving a motorcycle on bethlehem pike between unionville pike and mill road. stick to cow path road. this downed tree in plumstead closes river road between old ferry road and point pleasant pike. not too many accidents this morning. >> breaking news, in south philadelphia, where one person is receiving medical attention for smoke inhalation following a fire. it broke out on snyder avenue. heavy smoke was coming from the second floor bedroom of the home when they arrived he they brought the fire quickly under control. dozens of fire victims in delaware county had to spend the night in the red cross shelter because flames spread through their apartment complex. katherine scott is live on the

scene where their homes and belongings suffered damage. >> reporter: 80 people are out of their homes two people were taken to the hospital. the windows at the stafford court apartments are boarded up. there's debris on the front lawn after a fire that appears to have started in the downstairs storage unit. smoke filled the buildings thursday evening. the fire started at 7:00 p.m. on the unit block of north landsdown avenue. residents watched as the flames spread. >> within two minutes there were flames on the bottom coming out of the basement and five minutes later they were on the third floor. >> reporter: 911 calls and smoke detection system alerted the fire department. animal control was there to revive injured pellets. this man was checking -- injured pets. this man was checking on a

friend who was taken to the hospital. fire crews worked in tandem the extreme heat caused them to stop and cool down. >> the bulk of the fire was from the storage area in the basement which is up off the ground. when the original companies arrived they found fire shooting from two windows out of the basement. >> reporter: back here live you're looking at the charred furniture that sits on the front lawn there's debris and broken out glass and couch ons. we're live in landsdown katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> arena this is new medics who were on the way to temple university hospital stumbled upon a man wounded by gunfire on the street and drove him to the hospital. 27-year-old victim was shot three times in the back along the 1100 block of west ontario street in the hunting park section of the city. the search for the gunman is on. developing overnight there's been another arrest in

the reported terror plot to kill police in new england. the suspect is nicholas robinsky in rhode island. he has been linked to the man killed by investigators in boston when he lunged at them with a knife. more than 500 officers are working to find the convicted killers who broke out of prison in upstate new york. blood hounds picked up their scent in the area. authorities have no idea where the men maybe. they have more reason to believe that prison worker joyce mitchell was in on the break out. she was spoacht -- supposed to

be their getaway driver. she checked into the hospital suffering a panic attack the day of the escape. these two people stole a wallet from an elderly woman at shop rite in egg harbor new jersey. they spent # thousand dollars on her credit cards. police are trying to track down the bandits who got away with a huge hall haul from a school in west philadelphia. they stole $17,000 worth of electronics from saint ignatius catholic school. the electronics including 30 ipads and five computers. a heat advisory is in effect from noon until 8:00 p.m. a lot of people were soaking up

the sun in center city yesterday. >> we were looking for a pool we went to one in new jersey, but it was closed. this is the next best thing. >> reporter: in addition to cool treats don't forget to keep a bottle of water handy as the heat continues. >> it's muggy out there. >> reporter: we're seeing the temperatures and the humidity rising quickly today. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry, as we look outside, hazy sunshine building across the region. there's center city. it's feeling muggy as you head outside right away. temperatures 76 degrees currently in philadelphia. the most important number may be the dewpoint, it's already over 70. anytime we get the dewpoints over # -- 70 we talk about the oppressive humidity. winds out south at 6 miles per hour. the important to know that the air quality is poor today with a fair level of ozone and other

pollutants. we have hazy sunshine mix and 4:00 p.m. there's a chance of pop-up shower or thunderstorm especially up north around the lehigh valley. we get into the later evening hours 7:30 looks like that's all off the board. the big story is the heat combined with the humidity. here's where the temperatures are going. by 8:00 we'll be up to 80 and close to 90 at 11:00. 2:00 p.m., 93. high of 95 around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. 93 by 5:00 p.m. and oppressively humid all the way. records may fall in a couple of cases. 95 is the forecast high in philadelphia. that would tie the record if he with hit it. we missed yesterday's record. we have another shot today. allentown, 92. that's the record there. close to a record in wilmington the way the forecast looks like now. reading may get to the record high. same thing in atlantic city.

highs 80 from surf city to ocean city. cool in the ocean water, 62 off ac. 67 off the delaware beaches and highs of 84. rehoboth beach and across cape may, as well. this is a hot stretch yesterday today and tomorrow will be uncomfortably humid. cool drinks are important and with the hazy sunshine you can get a burn easily, keep the sunscreen handy. 89 tomorrow. if we hit 90 it will be three straight days of 90 are or better. whether we hit it it will be hot and humid and sticky. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 95 is today's high, hot and steamy. you want to take it easy all the regular heat precautions in play today. sticky tomorrow, high of 89.

scattered thunderstorm possible. ease easing back to 86 partly humid on sunday, isolated thunderstorm most of you will not see that. ful looks like we stay in the mid 80s monday and tuesday, and see the temperatures dip a little bit as we head towards wednesday and thursday. >> did not take your advice yesterday and went for a run it was horrible. >> stray cat strife police are looking into dozens of suspicious animal deaths in a small lehigh valley community. later a civil rights activist comes under fire for reportedly lying about her race. >> reporter: i want to hot yoga that was worse. looking live chester county, we have an accident involving a tractor-trailer and pick up pulling a carrier, just cleared traffic moving better, we have an accident in montgomery details coming up. >> police in california come under fire for behaving badly during a drug bust. the video is equity in.

>> good morning everyone, it is friday, taking live look at cape may, new jersey, grot a fisher -- got a fisherman out there staring into the ocean. water temperature 61 degrees, that will be a relief on this hot friday. >> karen friday, you go home and then you're done tore the he

could weekend. >> reporter: unless you have to work on the weekends. 309 a bumper off on the side of the road watch for that. meanwhile, a couple of other issues popping up in hill top avenue at swede road we've got an accident coming in east norton, montgomery county. watch for that causing a problem. in hatfield we have an accident that cleared involving a motorcycle on bethlehem pike. things moving better there. a couple of fire locations the one here has cleared that's a fire location at old welsh road, traffic moving better there. park avenue at montgomery avenue we have an accident coming into us there. we have a little little accident here or there, nothing causing problems on the majors, as you look at the big picture moving on the blue route. heavier traffic as you mitt expect on i-95 southbound about 16 miles per hour. a couple of fire locations one on elm wood and woodland.

own south street and mount mercy. taylor swift ask coming into philadelphia at 7:00 p.m. you'll see congestions there. of we have construction starting on i-95 when you're coming home. that will cause an extra slow go there. we're down to 2.5 visibility in millville and 2 in rail -- allentown. in some spots a little bit of reduced visibility. a judge in cleveland have ruled there's enough evidence that exists to charge two police officers in the shooting of tamir rice who was holding a pellet gun when he was shot and killed in november. police in lehigh valley say someone may be poisoning stray cats neighbors think ant freeze

was left out to poison the cats. investigators say someone may be trying to curb the cat population by taking matters into their own hands. those who poison any domestic animal could face fines or jail time an attorney in california plans to use this newly released as you recall veilance video to -- surveillance video to sue santa ana police. the video shows policemen playing darts. at one point one appears to be eating one of the pot products. santa ana department lunched it's own investigation. a live preview of "g.m.a." is next. aned vo indicate for african americans -- an advocate for african americans is accused of failing her own ethnicity.

>> reporter: we'll have highs in the 90s and you must use sunscreen screen if you're going to the pool. we'll be back with how quick quickly the numbers climb today.

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>> reporter: good friday morning you want to get to work on time i'm here to help. you wondering what i was here for, right? this is 42, northbound traffic at creek road a little volume buildings, no major delays, you're looking okay. roads are clear and dry a touch of fog in a couple of spots. a downed tree in plumstead

closing river road between old ferry road and point pleasant pike. stick to colgate road. extra september trains running you know why, david murphy taylor swift is coming to town. we have warm and muggy conditions, 66 in quakertown. new holland out in lancaster county popping up to 735 degrees. 74 in cinnaminson, 74 in woodbine, mid 70s in delaware. if you're running errands try to get them done early. it will be muggy from the start. noon, 90 degrees and from then on out oppressive heat and humid, 95 degrees around # 30:00, 4:00 p.m. heat index making it feel 95 to 100. definitely a day to take it easy. cool water and all those extra precautions. >> time for a preview of good

morning. >> the question we pose to amy robach are you ready to sweat in the heat today amy? >> reporter: i did it yesterday matt and erin, like through all the subway platforms it gets hot down there. it's going to be another hot one on this friday, flash flooding across the country intense rain and turning roads into temporary rivers. ginger is tracking it all. we'll have more on the two escaped prisoners, there are new details is to weather the employee had a relationship with them. a woman attempting to row 6,000 miles across the pacific ocean alone, if she succeeds she'll be the first woman ever to complete the trip. we'll have her incredible story coming up. our party in the park don't want to miss it. all next on "good morning america." matt and erin back to you.

>> all right amy thank you can't wait for that performance. usually when you ciancia a man in u.n -- usually when you see a man in uniform you thank him for his service but a veteran could tell the man in dress did not match up. in 2013 it became a federal crime to pose as a member of the military, but after this confrontation, skaggs the fake marine was nowhere to be found. controversy is swirling around the leader of naacp in spokane washington. she claims she is black her family sailed she is -- said she was white. social media postings she has represented herself as african-american, they made

claims on the naacp that this man here is her father. >> are you african-american? beyond the question, i would tell you that's my dad. your parents are they white? >> this man right there you see where we're pointing is the naacp's leader father that was her mother. a reporter obtained the information from her birth certificate in. she has been accused of misrepresenting her ethnicity while applying for the police ombudsman. we'll be right back.

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56 the red cross is helping nearly 80 people who were displaced by last night's fire at the stafford court apartments in landsdown delaware county. two people were hospitalized no word on their conditions. >> reporter: let's take you outside and check on the ramp from i-95 southbound at the commodor barry bridge, traffic is moving better on the ramp. watch for that. otherwise traffic buildings. david you can see the low clouds here. >> reporter: hazy sunshine

building, 95 degrees is the high with a heat index in effect. >> erin thanks for joining us. >> it was a pleasure. >> for tamala edwards, david murphy, karen rogers, i'm matt o'donnell. have a great weekend!

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good morning, america. killers clues. police search this gas station just a file from the prison where those killers escaped as the manhunt heats up. they pour over new surveillance tapes and new details emerge about the relationship between one of the killers and that prison worker suspected of helping them with the plot. new overnight terror arrest. a new england man linked to isis arrested. his accomplice shot and killed after that attack in the suburban boston parking lot. the fbi cracking down on an isis brigade here in the u.s. flying into the danger zone the close encounter between a u.s. air force plane and russian fighter jet like this coming within feet and tensions rising as the superpowers face off high in the sky. tough night for the cava