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break in upstate new york, now a prison employee provided contra ban before they cut their way out. and a tragedy in northeast philadelphia, a woman is dead and her mother is in critical condition after flames ripped through their home. but the big story is the excessive heat conditions outside, temperatures heading into the mid-90s and some areas could see record breaking temperatures as the mercury climbs and that causes philadelphia public schools to dismiss early today and in new jersey, haddonfield public schools are dismissing early at 12:30. first lets head out live to sky 6 hd over penn's landing, you can see the heat and humidity, melissa magee is outside of our studios with more on what to expect today. >> you can see the haze in the sky and really feel the difference today in comparison

to yesterday that is why in fact the heat advisory is posted. for philadelphia the i-90 corridor and 25 miles to the east and 25 miles to the west. it just went into effect at noon and stays up until 8:00 this evening, it's the heat and the humidity, we'll feel like the upper 90s to near 100 currently outside it's 90 degrees with the heat index of 97 in the city and 87 in trenton and 89 and reading and 90 in dover but the relief is on the coast 73 in beach haven and 74 in sea isle city. the level of moisture in the atmosphere any time you have dew points 75 or higher it's down right oppressive outside and this is sticking with us throughout the aafternoon, so looking ahead. 3:00 in the afternoon 95 if we hit that that will be tying the

record here in philadelphia. 92 at 5:00 tonight and we'll drop down into the upper 80s as we get into the evening hours, we'll talk about what is ahead it's hot and humid today and near records in locations and so much building warmth and humidity we have to watch for a pop-up shower or thunderstorm and if we hit 90 tomorrow we could have the first heat wave of the season, and we'll let you know when the heat will ease coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you melissa. as we mentioned earlier, the philadelphia school district is not taking chances with this extreme heat, they are dismissing all public schools early today. and "action news" reporter john rawlins live with more in spring garden. >> reporter: hi rick, it is miserable out here right now it's hot and oppressive and uncomfortable, we are at the wearing school, they have air

conditioning most are not. the kids are starting to come out and their parents are picking them up here, this the second day of the spring heat, the decision was made for the early dismissal. once outside shade is a good thing, but that is not easy to come by if you are going to reenact a scene of a philadelphia based movie. >> it's awesome. >> reporter: well the heat is on and while it may have slowed some it did not slow the enthusiasm of visitors to the art museum a.k.a. the rocky steps, school groups ss ss thundered up the steps. and beth reenacted for us her rocky balboa pose. >> it's on my bucket list and i ran up the stairs. >> you ran? >> yes. >> it's hot.

>> yes, but worth it. >> i'll take her word for it. i'm not sure i would run up those stairs kids starting to come out from public schools in philadelphia, a dismissal at noon. because of the heat in spring garden. >> thank you. >> this reminder 6abc.com and mobile apps can help you keep up to date on changes in the weather and we give you a first look at weather before you head out. now the latest on the fatal fire in northeast philadelphia officials say a woman is dead and the mother is now fighting for her life. and the blaze started on the 600 block of avon street katherine scott has the story. >> reporter: one woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition and another woman was found upstairs she had already died and the windows are broken

out on the home and the scorch marks on the bricks from the early morning fire. >> this morning i saw the fire trucks, laurie hennerson saw the family that lives here and this morning they were inside of the somer ton home on avon street when a fire broke out. their daughter did not survive, she is the city's seventh fire fatality this year. >> it's shocking i saw her the other day walking her dog. >> arriving firefighters found the mother on the first floor by the door and they performed cpr and she was rushed to the hospital, when the fire was extinguished they searched the home and found a middle age daughter in the upstairs bathroom, the father was in the basement and he was able to escape when the neighbor knocked down the basement door. they believe the family may have

tried to stop the fire themselves. >> the fire is believed to have started on the first floor. the fire department was there 30 years ago to service a smoke alarm. >> even though we serviced this property in 2001, that is more than ten years ago we need them to be updated. >> the american red cross and fire department walked the neighborhood at 3:00 p.m., distributing safety information and smoke alarms. the cause of this fire remains under investigation, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news.." >> an early morning house fire sent one person to the hospital, this blaze broke out at 5:45 this morning on the 3500 block. they found smoke pouring from a second floor bathroom. crews were able to put the flames out in the matter of minutes and still no word on what sparked the flames. in delaware county dozens of people were forced out of their

homes here, after fire tore through an apartment complex. this on north landsdowne avenue in landsdowne, residents said the flames spread quickly, within two minutes there were flames on the bottom coming out of the basement and five minutes later they were on the first floor, fire officials tell "action news," the flames were senterred in a store able part of the basement and the cause is under investigation and two people were hurt but both are expected to be okay. the manhunt for two convicted killers that escaped from an upstate prison, intensified after blood hounds picked up a strong scent and now they say a female employee brought in contraband for those prisoners. >> reporter: investigators now say that the search through the dense woods started when the bloodhounds picked up the scent

of two convicts less than a mile from the prison. now police are going through the surveillance video to see if the two convicted killers rummaged through the trash for food. they are trying to figure out if prison employee joyce mitchell was suppose to pick them up in a get away car and never showed up. >> the presumption would be they popped their head over the manhole cover in sight of the prison and no joyce and no car at that point, they are sort of lost. >> the attorney general says mitchell was investigated for a relationship with one of the prisoners says she brought contraband to the prison. >> she did not provide power tools to either sweat or matt. >> investigators are looking into who did give them the

tools now they are questioning several other prison employees. >> we are talking to people that may have been involved and anyone that was involved that is a crime unto itself. they have enough they say to charge mitchell with a felony but have not because she is cooperating. there is a big opportunity for jock seekers in south jersey, the premium storms will open. and more than 300 retailers are offering positions. the job fair runs until 7:00 tonight on campus at the connecter building at atrium hall. and you'll hear more on vernon odom's live report on "action news" at 12:30. uber is coming to the diamond state delaware state officials officially gave their

approval even though uber was operating since last year and now an agreement from del/dot on official regulations, that sets insurance minimums and background checks and they cannot take fares outside of train stations or airports where taxi cabs do most of their business. and the death toll is rising in south korea and philadelphia police are searching for suspects after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in hunting park. and also is someone poisoning stray cats in the lehigh valley, that is what police want to know after a number of pets were found dead. after "action news" at noon continues in just a moment. c

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c. >> a man is in critical condition after being shot three times in the huntington park section, medics were on their way to the hospital when they found the victim and drove him to the emergency room, someone shot the unidentified 25-year-old on the west block of ontario street. no arrests have been made. police in the lehigh valley says that someone may be poisoning stray cats, more than a dozen cats are found dead and neighbors think that an eye freeze were left out to poison

the animals, someone may be trying to curb the pet population by taking matters into their own hands. someone caught poisoning domestic indicating animals could face fines and jail time. and 20-year-old martese johnson was charged with to misdemeanors which the prosecutors will ask to be dismissed. agents arrested him outside of a bar in march video of the violence encounter went viral and johnson says he was targeted because of his race. authorities in massachusetts say that a man that was distraught over a failing relationship released chemical gases in his apartment killing himself and seven other people in the hospital they went to his apartment after the 31-year-old man posted on facebook that concerned his

friends the man may have mixed hydrogen and sulphur, seven people were taken to the hop with possible respiratory problems. an 11 and person has died of the mers outbreak in south korea. the outbreak has been contained in hospitals but it's causing widespread fears nearly 3,000 schools remain closed in that country today. >> well, after the break we have new information on a new cyber attack targeting federal workers and why it's worse than first thought and why kids are not drinking enough water and that could have a negative impact on their health.

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>> a major federal union says the cyber attack targeting federal workers is much worse than the obama administration lets on. they stole social security numbers and data from all government employees many blame the attack on china and the obama administration acknowledges that up to 4 million former and current workers are affected. federal prosecutors in germany closed their

investigation into the alleged tampering of angela merkel's cell phone. they broke the story citing documents provided by nsa looker snowden. net newt reality rules go into affect today after a court of appeals refused to block them yesterday to treat the internet as a public utility saying it's protecting consouthers they continue to challenge it in court. health check at noon, if your child is cranky there could be a reason why, a study at harvard suggests that most children do not get enough water every day and are dehydrated. children fellow enough were theying, mood and alertness may be affected.

nearly one in four youngsters drank no water at all and found that boys ages 6 to 11 were at most risk for dehydration. the "action news" is out working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00, like this one, a driver speeding down a local roadway while wearing a go pro, it show a terrifying wreck and has the driver facing charges today and plus you go behind the scenes live with kelly and michael in new york, alicia vitarelli leads a local group of fans to the big apple for a chance to see the show and meet the hosts up close and personal. accuweather is coming up next when "action news" continues.

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a closer look at the heat and humidity, and we could see our first heat wave of the season. >> it depends on if we hit 90 again tomorrow and it's a question if we hit a record today. we are more than likely getting close. stormtracker 6 live double scan it's dry right now but the big story is the heat and humidity you can feel the difference in the atmosphere today one place to beat the heat, we'll take you down the shore sky 6 hd looking at atlanta city, put your feet in the water and walk along the boardwalk, it will feel much different than inland locations but if you look at the sky you can see the haze overhead. philadelphia 90 degrees and yesterday's high temperature is 92 and already in the 90s we just need one more day to make it an official heat wave, here in philadelphia we'll see if the number measures up on saturday.

72 is the dew point quite oppressive over head with the wind over head at 11 miles per hour, 89 in reading and along the coast 79 in sea isle city this is where grew to beat the heat and beach haven 76 check out the heat index how hot it feels outdoors if feels like 99 in dover and 97 in philadelphia and the current heat index 96 in reading. that is why we have the heat advisory. we have a partly cloudy skies overhead and we are tracking the warm front over the great lakes and we are tapping into the warm southerly wind and wouldn't be surprised for today if we hit 95 we'll tie a record for the city and oppressive conditions

overhead and the hot air and humidity as well. for the start of the weekend on saturday the front dips to the south it's a humidity day with a high of 89 questionable if we get up to 90 degrees, the afternoon showers and thunderstorms still persist. the call from accuweather it's hot and sticky and do what you can to keep yourself hydrated and cool, and a high today at 95 degrees it's partly cloudy with an evening thunderstorm we'll drop down to just 74 here in philadelphia, here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, hot and steamy today a high up to 95 and still sticky tomorrow and 89 is what we are going for and it's not out of the question we could hit 90 on saturday a high of 86 on sunday and monday 86 and 86 on tuesday and 84 on wednesday. and thursday 83 keep yourself

cool today. 95 we have not been that hot all year. this is one meeting that a little girl in the united kingdom will never forget. this is macy gregory courtesying and giving queen elizabeth a bouquet of flowers, a saluting soldier accidently hits her in the head and knocks off her little hat. >> the soldier did apologize. still to come on "action news" at noon the naacp is under investigation after she said she disguised herself as an african-american woman new details about a plot to attack police officers in boston. a live report after a third suspect was arrested in the terror plot. those stories and an update on the forecast when "action news" continues.

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than 50 retailers are looking to hire. a live report of how you can apply coming up. now the details on the heat out there, that is what everyone is talking about today we are under a heat advisory tonight and due to the extreme heat, haddonfield is dismissing school right now and philadelphia schools dismissed about a half hour ago looking live at pens landing, you can almost see the heat and humidity out there, and now melissa magee is here with a closer look at what to expect today and over the weekend. >> rick, expect a lot of hot air and building heat and humidity making a difference in how it felt yesterday. it's 90 here in philadelphia and 87 in trenton and 89 in reading and 90 in dover, but much cooler along the coast 73 in atlantic city and 72 in beach haven. here is the big difference, t