is much higher than we have seen in recent days. that unsettled air could create thunderstorms tonight. monday night the big story is the uncomfortable weather conditions across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys right now. >> let's check in with meteorologist melissa magee to get the latest on the forecast. >> hi, rick, monica. we are tracking the scattering of showers and storms that are starting to pop up across the delaware and leafs because of that building warmth and humidity. storm tracker6 live double scan radar showing you activity across new castle and kent counties in delaware and also moisture moving north and west of that 95 corridor. we'll widen out the picture because these showers and storms are moving through the north at about 20 miles per hour but the main area of low pressure is currently over west virginia. it's an upper level low and this will continue to move to the north and east as we go throughout the next 24 to 36 hours here with the scattering of activity across much of the northeast. so, as far as what we can expect tonight we're tracking those spotty showers and thunderstorms and the best bet to find that activity will be along philadelphia, that 95

corridor and points to the west. we're tracking some brief but heavy downpours and you could find an instance where you get an isolated severe thunderstorm that pops up. the other part of the story on our monday is that the humidity is quite oppressive in some spots. the dewpoints, the level of moisture in the atmosphere, 69-degree dewpoint there in philadelphia. when we get close to that it's really oppressive but down right oppressive for lancaster, wilmington, down to millville and sea isle city at this hour. as you look at the heat index however, current air temperatures are in the middle and uner 60's but you factor in the humidity it feels like 90 in philadelphia, feeling like 92 in wilmington and 80 degrees along the coast a current heat index there in the boardwalk. coming up we'll let you know if this humidity is going to break any time soon and we're tracking a bit of an unsettled pattern this week. take a closer look with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. monica. >> thank you melissa. stay ahead of all changes in the weather this week by visiting 6abc.com. there you'll find live satellite images and street level radar as well as the hourly forecast from

accuweather, plus get a personal look at our accuweather team following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >> in other news tonight the search is on for the person who stabbed a 17-year-old girl killing her. police say it started as a fight hours after the fourth of july celebrations wrapped up in philadelphia. "action news" reporter david henry is live at police headquarters tonight with the latest on the investigation. david. >> reporter: rick, it was a girl fight among teenagers that turned deadly yesterday morning. the police say they will soon know who was involved and they better turn themselves in before they have to go get them. >> my advice would be for them to go to a reliable adult, one they trust and come into homicide and tell their story. >> reporter: it happened in this drugstore parking lot at broad and hunting park around 3:45 sunday morning. 17-year-old anita cotton had been to penn's landing with a group of friends for the july 4th fireworks. afterward they head to south street where they ran into

another group of girls from the neighborhood. >> we don't know what the original fight was about. we just know that it carried over on south street where there was some type of altercation. uniforms did a great job of coming and disbursing that. they got on the subway on two different cars. they got off all at the same time and then we had a second altercation. >> reporter: police say surveillance video shows cotton and another girl had each other by the hair. they say the other girl jabbed upward with a sharp object and caught cotton in the neck. she took two steps and then fell to the ground. she died a short time later at the hospital. police say they have multiple pieces of surveillance video from where the girls first fought on south street from the drugstore where they fought again and from septa where they got on and off the subway. sources say the video shows cotton was the aggressor attacking the girl who eventually killed her. her aunt says she was not a fighter. >> my niece, she was a nice girl. she wasn't no fighter. she went out and a fight broke

out and they came back down hire and the end result was she got stabbed. >> reporter: anita cotton leaves behind two-year-old daughter. police say as many as 20 teenagers were involved in the two fights and they will soon have the names of all of them. live at police headquarters, david henry, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, david. a philadelphia man will spend at least five years in jail after he pleaded guilty today to involvement in a deadly crash two years ago. 32-year-old was facing four counts of vehicular homicide. police say he was racing on roosevelt boulevard when he hit a family of five crossing the street. there they are. four people a woman and her three sons died in that crash and one of her sons survived. his case is headed to trial now. jury selection is expected to begin this week. an amber alert in new jersey was canceled late this morning after state police say a little nine month old boy

allegedly abducted by his father at knife point was found safe. the child's father 26-year-old william merino is in police custody. officials say the boy was taken from a home in new brunswick about 9 o'clock this morning and was found three hours later. >> president obama says he's confident the u.s. can beat isis in the middle east but the process to wipe out the terror group will take time. the president spoke from the pentagon just about an hour ago after he visited military leaders for an update on the fight against isis. today the president's singled out syria as a target for ramped up military efforts but emphasized american troops will not be heading overseas. much more on the president's speech coming up in a live report on "action news" at 5:30. meanwhile police say there's no evidence shots were fired this morning at walter reed national military medical center in maryland. officials say someone called 911 this morning reporting the sound of a single shot. local and federal police found no threat after a full sweep of the building.

all patient care at the facility has been suspended for the day. >> she's being called a hometown hero in burlington county, new jersey. carli lloyd scored three goals in the women's world cup title game last night leading team u.s.a. to victory. lloyd wore number 10 when she played soccer at delran high school and she still wears that number today. the current principal at the school was not there when lloyd was a student but he says she continues to be a positive influence years after graduating. >> to have somebody who is from the area who grew up here who comes back to visit is just an amazing amazing accomplishment for her for delran and we are just so proud of her. >> well, after last night's world cup win lloyd said she feels good and expects to play in the next world cup come 2019. lloyd has influenced soccer players across the world but in her home state the following is huge. she played on the medford strikers club team when she was younger and she's now a member of the coaching staff.

"action news" sports reporter jaime apody is live in med for tonight at the strikers facility with more. hi, jamie. >> hey there, believe it or not she's actually their mental toughness coach. talk about practicing what you preach. carli lloyd is now a household name worldwide but here in medford, new jersey, she's always been a superstar. >> lloyd. >> carli lloyd may have scored the fastest hat trick in world cup harry lost night but believe it or not her effort fell short of the way it played out in her head. >> i was home and it was just my headphones, myself and i at the field strikers field where i train at. i dreamed of and visualized playing a world cup and final and visualized scoring four goals. >> this is that field of dreams where they actually do come true. today at medford strikers

field the carli lloyds of the future worked out where their hero grew up playing as a young girl. >> i was so excited. once she got the first goal i was purged. when she got the second goal i was ecstatic and by the third goal i didn't even know what to do with myself. >> we're a really close knit family here at the academy and to have one of our own accomplish such a tremendous goal is just unbelievable. >> these kids and their coaches know lloyd on a personal level. they've seen her train and been to her camps so last night's historic performance was extra special. >> she's a living proof that hard work and dedication can get you anywhere no matter where you go or no matter where you from. it's just an amazing story. >> what does this mean to you as a young kid that probably have the same dreams. >> that it's not impossible. you can do anything you dream of as long as you put your heart to it and work really hard you'll make it. >> what a role model carli lloyd is and if you would like your daughter to be influenced by this new soccer superstar

carly will be hosting her soccer camp on july 18th right here at medford, new jersey, strikers field. you can find information about that camp on my facebook page. live in medford, new jersey, jaime apody, channel6 "action news. >> all right jamie thank you. she's top notch no doubt. much more on carli lloyd and the world cup win right there on 6abc.com. you can watch her and her hometown's reaction as she led the team to victory and also the interview with her ahead of that championship game, that's also there. also look at her soaring profile after her stunning performance. find it at 6abc.com. >> she is amazing. wawa welcome america fourth of july celebration was amazing, too. a huge success and the cleanup continued today two days afterwards. crews were busy all day taking apart that stage and removing fencing. of course hundreds of thousands of people enjoyed the fireworks live music on the ben franklin parkway and the crowds were even more wowed when this happened.

>> ♪♪ >> my mellow drops the mic. >> philadelphia mayor michael nutter sang rappers delight the classic hip hop song from the sugar hill gang on stage last night. when he finished he dropped the mic the crowds went wild . >> [laughter] >> and then he picked it up. >> there you go. >> it was cool just watching. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report. >> matt pelman let's see what you can rap about. >> clean up after yourself. it's any other a driver's delay delight as we head home on a monday afternoon, a back to work monday afternoon rick and monica. watching a fender-bender on the schuylkill westbound side west of spring garden. luckily it's off to the side but still traffic heavy in both directions and the construction crews they will be back starting tonight on the schuylkill here by spring garden and they'll close the vine street expressway in the background there again each night this week starting at

11 o'clock. in middletown township bucks county still have that crash closing 413. might want to stick with langhorne yardley road or woodburnwoodburn road as alternates. traffic has been a bear in new castle county because of a overturned dump truck at highway one northbound. final that truck is gone but the miles of parked traffic are not. northbound's barely moving from 896 mount pleasant up to route 72. i think i would stick with 13. lawnside camden county a crash along the white horse pike near the home depot and the susquehanna bank. black horse pike maybe a better bet. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> sounds unbearable. much more to come, it's that time of year that many people have to deal with bug bites. find out the different ways you can treat them and the one thing doctors say you need to keep in mind, that's coming up in health check. >> it could change the way parents keep their children safe on the roads. details on volvo's new concept car seat. that's coming up. those stories and more and also melissa magee back with

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most greeks are opposed to more austerity. despite hope for more negotiations there are fear that is greece could leave the euro zone. the greek instability is causing crowds oil prices to -- crude oil prices to fall. >> the outdoor activity left many people with bug bites and with so many creams and treatments out there how do you know which is right for you? there are various types of active ingredients to fight bug bites so abc news tested four different products an antihistamine steroid baking soda based treatment and one containing aluminum as at any time. the results. no one treatment works for everyone. dr. derek ehlson says people react differently from bug bites. he says it's trial and error but there's one important thing to keep in mind. >> some of the topical anti-itch creams have anti-lift means in them. that can be a problem because some people do become allergic

to that when applied topically. >> some bites and stings like those from fire aunts wasps hornets and bees they can be painful. others can also spread illnesses such as lyme disease disease from a particular and west nile virus from a mosquito. volvo unveiled an alternative to strapping babies and small children into add on car seats in the back of cars. the designers have come up with the excellent child seat concept. the idea proposal reconfigures the front passenger seat so that a which i'll can sit there facing the back of the car which is the safest way for small passengers the ride. other conveniences include how about this a drawer under the seat to hold toys and supplies and the heated cup holder to warm up a bottle. >> wow. >> good ideas. a young woman was honored in south jersey for herselflessness. courtney smallly was recognized for 10 years of volunteerism at the katz j yes. c in cherry hill. she makes these table center

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michael mcginnis. he stepped down last year after 15 years as president. >> $2 million powerball ticket was sold in tell wear county. who bought it is still a mystery but luck appears to be on the side of the store that sold it. that ticket for saturday's drawing was purchased at domestic and imported beverages on baltimore pike in glen mills. a store owner says the store has winning ways. >> three years ago in august we sold 2012 we sold a million dollars powerball ticket and then last february when the jackpot was up to 500 million we sold another million dollars powerball ticket. then this morning we found out from the lotto commission that we sold a $2 million powerball ticket. >> we have to start going there. the store gets 10 grand for selling that $2 million ticket. you can see the lottery numbers on 6abc.com. how about that. >> why not? up next at 5:00 we'll check that forecast for you. >> also looking outside right now sky6 hd along the boardwalk in atlantic city. a very nice day at the shore. meteorologist melissa magee with details from accuweather when we come right back.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board meteorologist melissa magee is taking a look at the sweltering conditions out there. nice day to be at the beach. you should have been down there. >> you're right. should we change the down the shore day to monday instead of thursday. >> why not. >> get you back in the groove guys. let's get to the weather. double scan radar showing you we are tracking a scattering of showers and thunderstorms popping up across kent county in delaware south of dover.

i want to focus on this cluster across new castle county moving to the north-northeast about 25 miles per hour along i-95 and we've just gotten word that a flood advisory has been issued for this location. we've seen already an inch of rain in the past hour many so about 5:37 getting close to pleasant hill, 5:39 in milltown. sweltering, it feels awful outside. the dewpoint, the level of moisture in the atmosphere it's quite oppressive. any time you have dewpoint temperatures at 70 degrees or higher, you can feel the humidity overhead and unfortunately not much relief from mother nature over the next several days here. on tuesday still looking at high dewpoint temperatures. 60's are on the humid side and 70's you can say it's oppressive and that will be the case as we get into wednesday and thursday but some relief as we get into friday and into the start of next weekend. temperatures however when you factor in the humidity it feels like 90 in philadelphia, feeling like 91 in millville 80 in allentown the lehigh valley lancaster the current

heat index for you coming in at 86. here's satellite6 along with action radar. what we're tracking, the reason why we have the scattering of showers and storms popping up there's an area of low pressure over west virginia and this area of low pressure will slowly lift off to the north and east and as it does so, we will be in and out of some unsettled weather. just slightly. so, we'll talk about what we can expect. future tracker six showing you 8:30 tonight just a pop-up shower or thunderstorm for philadelphia, mainly areas north and west of that 95 corridor and by midnight we are still tracking a little bit of activity but this area of low pressure will continue to push out even as we get into tuesday so tuesday morning i do think you will find a couple of showers popping up. by 10:30 in the morning. but this area of low pressure lifts out by late afternoon early evening hours on tuesday and at that point we will tap into more in the way of sunshine drier air punches in which is why these temperatures by tomorrow afternoon will be easily in the upper 80's, lower 90's. the five day at 5:00 showing you it's hot and sticky

tomorrow high temperature coming in at 90 degrees. remember, showers early in the day, then some late day clearing. on wednesday, a cold front moves on through with showers and storms becoming more numerous, high into 90. 86 on thursday with this front sagging to our south but still staying a little bit on the unsettled side. friday partly sunny and at 86. sunshine and clouds next saturday, high temperature coming in at 87 degrees. and the big question, will it stay dry as we get into sunday? meteorologist adam joseph will have that answer coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you so much. >> thanks melissa. much more still to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. pope francis' trip to south america is under way. we'll show you what he did to make his visit memorable for a group of young men. >> we'll explain how punctuation made a big difference for a driver facing a architect. >> those stories andarchitect -- parking ticket. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues.

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plus, it was a packed courtroom for a south jersey man accused of shooting and wounding a local police officer. and great strides but still a long way to go. camden school district officials lay out their plans going forward and sharrie williams with that story. >> now the details. president obama says the u.s. is doing a better job when it comes to stopping plans for large scale attacks orchestrated by isis. but smaller operations carried out by a lone wolf groups recruited by the terror network are becoming much more difficult to contain according to the president. abcs kenneth moton is live in washington, d.c. with more. kenneth good evening. >> reporter: good evening, rick. president obama says, yes, that here at home isis has been effective at recruiting and it will take some time to root out the group overseas as the focus of the operation moves from iraq to syria. >> it was a rare visit to the pentagon for president obama. the commander-in-chief received an update from military leaders on the campaign against isis.

>> this will not be quick. it is a long term campaign. isil is opportunity any of the particularisil on that opportunistic andphiladelphia international airport nimble. >> reporter: one of the most sustained area operations carried out in the country. isis acknowledged the strikes killed 10 of its fighters. to date more than 5100 airstrikes have been carried out against extremist targets. nearly 2,000 were in syria. all to help grounds forces. >> it's very important that's the manner in which effective and lasting defeat of isil will occur when they're effective local forces on the ground that we can support and enable so that they can take territory, hold territory and make sure good governance comes in behind it. >> reporter: efforts to

train syrian rebels have been lacking. the goal is to produce 5400 fighter as year. right now only 100 rebels are being trained. and president obama praised local law enforcement agencies for preventing large scale attacks and he says that u.s.-led coalition will also do a lot more to go after those who fund isis. reporting live in washington this evening, kenneth moton channel6 "action news"." monica. >> thank you kenneth. the south carolina senate has voted to remove the confederate flag. the vote was 37 to three. that measure moves to the house where it will likely be voted on tomorrow. it only needs the signature of the governor nikki haley who does support removal. the confederate flag has flown at the columbia statehouse since the early 1960's but the killing of six -- rather nine black people in a charleston church last month reignited the debate over that flag seen by many as a symbol of racism. and world news tonight

with david muir will have much more on south carolina's confederate flag debate. you can watch that following "action news at 6:00. >> closer to home the man suspected of shooting at a camden police officer appeared before a judge today. 21-year-old victor bennett was area neighborhood front of a courtroom packed with police officers. bennett is accused of shooting officer prince read on cynwyd avenue at park boulevard last week. read was hit in the arm by a bullet fragment and is recovering at home. today the judge raised bennett's file $2 million. wilmington police detectives spent several hours at a shooting scene on north madison street. detectives way seay one person was shot in the stomach and then ran to the intersection of madison and seventh street and then collapsed. the victim was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. authorities have not commented on a suspect or a motive. >> philadelphia police are hoping that you recognize a thief who targeted a south philadelphia restaurant. this is surveillance video from bing bing dim sum on

south 22nd street back on june 24th. investigators say a man broke in through the takeout window about 3:30 in the morning. he took $500 cash, an ipad an few bottles of liquor and ran off. if you recognize this suspect authorities would like to hear from you. a salem county health clinic that serves adults and children without insurance is under investigation tonight for alleged negligence. it happened at the shots for tots clinic at memorial hospital of salem county in mannington township. a report found that at least five children were given the wrong medication between june of 2014 and last month and a little two-year-old boy was given an excessive dose of the women's anti-cervical cancer vaccine gardasil also investigator say $20,000 worth of vaccines were improperly stored hadn't to be destroyed. at the "action news" big board now with a major milestone for the camden school district. it's been a year and a half since the district launched

its camden commitment plan and officials are calling it a success but they are not stopping there. joined by camden city administrators and teachers superintendent talked about the positive strides schools have made. he says there have been noticeable progress in the five priorities. those areas are safer schools, better facilities, improved teaching and learning, parent engagement and effective central office. officials also talked about the parent coordinator role that's been established in the school. its cleve goal is to make sure parents know that they have a support system. >> when engaging the parents we're able to letter them know that there are resources for them. we have social service connections, we have all sorts of connections for whatever you may need. >> officials say that partnerships with camden county police department have also made the school safer. teachers are also receiving

coaching throughout the year to better inform the students. now, as far as camden's aging school facilities officials say three new schools are being built and five are being renovated. half of the schools district's buildings were constructed before 1928. over to rick. >> sharrie thank you. today turned outer to be a big payday for the borgata at a cass flow in atlantic city. a new jersey appeals court ruled that the state overcharged the borgata at a for property taxes. the casino will receive a 48 million-dollar tax refund and 15 million in interest for the 2009 and 2010 tax years. altogether that means $63 million will be sent back to the borgata. atlantic city's gambling revenue has been cut in half after a third of the city's casinos closed and that's led to casino tax break settlements. >> chester county detectives are looking for a hit and run driver hoop smashed into a covered bridge and kept going. chopper 6hd over the structure here on yellow springs road west of valley forge road in tredyffrin township.

sources tell "action news" authorities believe a truck did the damage. penndot engineers say the covered bridge is not safe now and it is currently closed. >> all right. time now for another check on the highways and by ways monday night. >> let's see what else is going down with matt pelman. >> for a second let's keep covering that covered bridge here in malvern yellow springs road does remain shut down because of the damage from the accident today between wilson road and 252. now, normally i might say use 23 but with all the construction going on up there, i wouldn't stick with. that i'd stay south maybe on chesterbrook boulevard or 202. this is a problem though because yellow springs road has been a popular cut through especially with the closure of 23. on the northeast extension this afternoon morbid past lansdale there's a crash. speeds still in the 30's so a little sluggish as you pass that accident scene but it hasn't been a terrible afternoon on 95. just southbound slowing by allegheny headed towards the work zone at girard. it was not a good afternoon in bear new castle county because of a northbound crash on highway one that's gone but

some speeds still in the teens. we're also watching a wreck in newark this afternoon along old baltimore pike at salem church road. if you ride patco new construction schedules over the week. if your train is not showing up when you expect it that's why. definitely check patco's web site or pick up a new timetable and the burlington bristol bridge going to close again tonight for more maintenance work starting at 9 o'clock. bridge will be shut down. stay up on the turnpike connector bridge instead and in middletown township route 13 is still closed. woodburn road an alternate around that. rick and monica back to you. >> matt thank you. much more still to come on "action news" monday night. hundreds of thousands gather in ecuador to greet pope francis during the first leg of his south american tour. we'll show you how he got to know some of the worshipers. >> plus two brothers make quite a catch not once but twice at the jersey shore s we will share their story. adam. >> monica, it was a hot and humid start to the work week and now we're tracking a few pop-up downpours and thunderstorms around the region and it's not the only day this week we will be

tracking them. i'll have the details in accuweather. >> all right, adam. in sports the country obviously still buzzing about last night's women's world cup win. ducis rodgers and jaime apody have more on local soccer star carli lloyd coming up when "action news" continues in just a moment.

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>> pope francis is in ecuador tonight, the first stop on his tour of south america. he arrived in a port city and was met by throngs of people. he stopped to take a selfie right there with a group of altar boys in the crowd. how about that. the pope then made his way to the park where close to a million faithful stood in the hot sun for his outdoor mass. pope francis will deliver bolivia and paraguay later this week. see more details about the pope's visit at 6abc.com. stay up to date with our special twitter account. just follow at 6abc pope for the latest on the world meetings -- meeting of families in philadelphia. >> well, two brothers managed to snag a toothy catch on the jersey shore today. owen and ryan harvey brought two brown sharks today at the 73rd street beach in sea isle city each at least 2 feet long.

the brothers told "action news" they noticed dolphins following fish closer to shore which is in turn bringing those sharks within fishing distance as well. >> usually take about five, ten minutes, they put up a good fight. usually wet and run they take a lot of line and then throw back on them. >> the pair caught the two sharks in a matter of two hours. they say they got the idea after seeing other people nab sharks with fishing rods on nearby beaches. and remember you can share your photos and videos with us by e-mailing them to join the action at 6abc.com or by using the #6abcaction when posting to social media. >> turning to sports the entire country is celebrating last night's big u.s. women's soccer world cup championship. >> it was a history making night for delran's own carli lloyd. ducis rodgers live in the "action news" sports center with more on that. >> hey there rick and monica. she represented her country and the delaware valley quite well over the past couple weeks and now she has the

hardware to prove it. carli lloyd and the americans took on and took out japan yesterday in the finals. they lost to japan in the last world cup. lloyd scored a hat trick. the u.s. won five-two. lloyd earned the golden ball the cup's best player. she and her teammates have reached the pinnacle of their craft. >> everything i've wanted, gold medals, the olympics are amazing, they're great but there's nothing like a world cup win and we are world cup champions. we always will be. people will be talking about us in the next 10 15 years. we'll be legends. >> the partying has stretched all the way from vancouver to south jersey. jaime apody is live in medford with reaction to lloyd's accomplishments. jamie. >> hey there ducis. rider here, this is the field where carli lloyd day dreamed about having a breakout

performance in a world cup final and it came true. she played for the strikers on this field in 1997-98 won a state cup with them. so this is where it all happened. and you know they should rename the carli lloyd field t after all she's always been a superstar. here is their now most famous alum. she's the ultimate role model for these young girls who wore the same uniform that she did back then and they also have the same big dreams. >> it was unbelievable because we see all the work she puts in behind the scenes and to have that pay off it justifies everything that we tell the students here at the academy. so it's great. >> how well do you know her? >> well, she comes here and trains a will the but she's also had a carly camp that i went to for four hours really long but it was fun. so we got to talk to her and she told us everything and how to become professional and what it's like. >> what was one of the messages she gave you guys to work hard and to never give up. >> working hard surely does pay off and she is proof

positive of that and carly will have another camp here on july 18th. i have a feeling the slots are going to fill up fast. if you want more information you can go to my facebook page. live at the home of the medford strikeers which is also the home of carli lloyd. i'm jaime apody. ducis. >> the phillies begin a four game set in l.a. against the dodgers, that would be jimmy rollins and the dodgers. wimbledon, serena facing sister venus. match point in the second set, serena in the far court. she wins six-four-63 to advance to the quarter finals. serena now owns a 15-11 edge all time over her older sister. sixers top draft pick jahlil okafor will make his debut for the team tonight. sixers open summer league games against the spurs. nascar race in daytona didn't end until 2:41 in the morning and it ended with a bang. several cars involved in this

fiery wreck. the car hit the catch fence sending debris into the stands. some fans suffered minor injuries. austin suffered a bruised tailbone and bruised forearm that's it. there were no other major injuries. dale earnhardt jr. won the race. the technology they have to save these guys is amazing. sharrie over to you. >> ducis thank you. tonight is a big night for the bachelorette right here on 6abc. kaitlyn is down to her final five suitors as they continue their trip through ireland. a secret is looming over kaitlyn lingering from her one-on-one date with nick. the two got close behind closed doors. and they've been keeping it a secret if the other contestants until now. kaitlyn decides to break the news to the other four men and it's fair to say well, that did not go over well. >> hi, this is sean down at the lodge. yes. i'm looking for the room number for nick. >> last person i want to talk to. >> how about you get the (bleep) out of my place right

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>> check this out. a punctuation mistake got a and ohio woman her truck back. it was towed away for being parked more than 24 hours in a place that doesn't allow a motor vehicle karcher. andrea said her truck is not a karcher, a state appeals court agreed with her. it said the ordinance should

have a comma between the words motor vehicle and camper. she got her truck back. she is being repaid the together cost and the legal fees. the town was then added -- or urged to add that comma. two different things they say. >> that's right. got to use that comma because today it was sweaty, comma sweltering, comma. >> you could keep going. >> muggy, comma. >> yeah it was a big change from the upcoming weekend. we have a couple downpours drifting through parts of the area. as we look at double scan one location mainly south of philadelphia and a couple in the lehigh valley so our first stop will bring us near wilmington newark and just to the south of newark near glasgow they're seeing about an inch or so of rain along route 40, 95 so there is some excess water on some of the roadways so be careful if you're driving down 95 south of wilmington. even a couple pop-ups in chester county but also in the lehigh valley lifting north of allentown, 22 hanover bethlehem, no lightning strikes with this, it's just a downpour as it's lifting from the south to the north and they will be very scattered

here this evening but if you get hit by one of these downpours or quick thunderstorms, you'll get a little extra drink of water for your garden and your lawn. so some good news. 90 degrees the heat index right now in philadelphia. our high today was 87. but it feels like 91 in millville. lower 80's at the shore. but it's very muggy at the shore despite that wind coming in off of the water and up in the lehigh valley our heat index a little lower right now because of that recent rain at 80 degrees. satellite and radar, it's all in response to low pressure to the west. this is upper level low energy in the atmosphere, sparking some of those downpours and thunderstorms in conjunction with that heat and humidity, so it's a perfect combination so to speak here. so for tonight those storms and downpours will be very scattered. it will be warm and sultry for everybody with low temperatures in the upper 60's to lower 70's. and our heat pump will continue tomorrow. high pressure's right over bermuda. it winds are on a high clockwise, so the winds being driven from the south to the

north keeps the heat and humidity in here for another day tomorrow at 90 degrees. we'll be between fronts so there could be a spotty leftover thunderstorm tomorrow morning. otherwise, in the afternoon it dries out before the front collapses in here on wednesday and that will bring a lot of clouds our way and again a chance for those downpours and thunderstorms with temperatures near 90 and staying very humid and eventually this high will win out and push the front way to the south to dry us out by the end of the week. but if you're heading to the shore tomorrow, clouds and sun. there could be some stray thundershower first thing in the day with a temperature of 82 degrees and that ocean is very balmy at 75. hot and humid tomorrow. it could be unsettled at times. the first half of the day. the second half of the day tomorrow much drier with some sunshine and then wednesday with that front nearby numerous downpours thunderstorms at 90 degrees and it stays unsettled on thursday. that front is going to linger for one more day ripple of

low pressure develops along it so at times it could be wet 86 but the front will finally sink to the south on friday, lowering humidity, 86 degrees. and we begin the weekend perfectly on saturday. sun and clouds, low humidity at 87 and then we crank up the heat and humidity on sunday and more downpours thunderstorms on monday of 88 degrees. so, a very typical summer-like seven-day forecast with heat and humidity and at times a little storminess. >> soup. >> that it is. >> you can keep an eye on the ever changing skies by visiting our web site 6abc.com. there you can view our live radar including storm tracker six as well as take a look at the seven-day forecast. on hour people scene tonight a former tv couple are now real life newlyweds. actress mila kunis and actor ashtoner tied the knot. in 2012 they began seeing each

other for real. they have an infant daughter together.

>> some green is helping out green thumbs in bucks county. the global hygiene products company sca gave $5,000 to pay for this gardening summer camp at bristol high school. the grant helps campers learn to build and maintain a beautiful garden. >> looks beautiful. right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories and much more. coming up at 6 o'clock details about the weekend arrest in connection with the murder of a 85-year-old woman in east mount airy. a philadelphia man sentenced to prison for slashing tires. >> carli lloyd fever. i'm nora muchanic we'll have reaction coming up next. >> those stories and more coming up. for adam joseph cecily tynan rick williams sharrie williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass.

join me for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night jim is off i'm monica malpass. in the news dozens lose service after a water main break in south philadelphia and more venomous man of wars wash up along the new jersey and delaware coasts. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the arrest and search for more suspects in connection with the murder of an 85-year-old woman in the east mount airy section of philadelphia. regina brunner holmes was discovered dead in her house

on rumsford road week ago. now the victim's handy manley roy wilson is under arrest charged with that murder. "action news" reporter annie mccormick live in east mount airy. >> reporter: monica even though homicide detectives are confident wilson is their man they say there are still two people out there using the victim's credit did it cards. many are reporting they believe they were victims of robbery at the hands of the same man who killed their neighbor. saturday police arrested 37-year-old leroy wilson for the brutal murder of 85-year-old regina brunner holmes. police say the local handyman has a lengthy rap sheet in florida with a few arrests here. they believe the 85-year-old victim caught him stealing before he beat her and slit her vote. sunday at a memorial service the popular mother and grandmother was eulogized news of the arrest days before the services relieved the family. >> it was