r that lost her job because she's married to a woman. and a missing boater's body is found in the delaware river. next on "action news." >> sunday night we begin with breaking news from the is they's loing achb section where a man

and woman were shot. >> this happened within the hour. let's go to jeff chirico what do we know. >> we're still piecing together details right now this is where we're told the shooting took place. or at least the victims it were picked up. not much of a crime scene now. over the past 15 minutes since we arrived here we've seen plenty of law enforcement walking up and down the streets with flashlight in hand looking for the shooter. what we do know is that two people were shot. a woman was apparently shot in the stomach and man shot two times in the leg. both we're told were transported to einstein for treatment here. and at this point, we're unsure where the shooter is of course or how he got here. there's been some calls for looking for someone on a bicycle with a gun. we're trying to piece together to figure outta whether that's the shooter or another victim. but right now what we do know is that two people were shot a man and woman taken to einstein and we're not certain of the conditions now. once between here on the 1600 block of widener street in logan

section we understand a shooting took place around 10:10 tonight at least two people hurt and police walking up and down this area right now looking for the shooter. well will stay out here and continue to bring you updates as we get them. right now live in the logan section of philadelphia, jeff chirico "channel 6 action news." >> the body of missing boater has been recovered from the delaware river and his family says he was celebrating his 46 birthday when he jumped into the water and never came up. and that is our other top story tonightch the search has ended for missing boater in the delaware river. >> the body of 46-year-old chris callen as recovered from the water near national park new jersey allen drowned on a day that was supposed to be one of celebration. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at the scene in gloucester county and annie, you spoke with the victim's family. >> reporter: walter, that's right. the victim was recovered around 8:30 this evening by new jersey state police. this say joint effort by multiple agencies out on the

water for several hours. the family says he actually jumped off the boat to go for a swim. he never resurfaced. new jersey state police and u.s. coastguard and philadelphia police's marine unit all converged on this stretch of the delaware dell and national state park searching for this man chris allen and his family tells "action news" on the sapd bar she jumped off the friend's boat without a life vest like he did so many times before and current pulled him over. dawn miller was out on the water and saw people try to help. >> and there was a other gentleman a on a wave runner that seen him go down and tried to get over to him. and just as he got over to him he got sucked down again. >> it happened around 1:30 soon after rescue crews rushed to help and all boats were told to stay if place. >> we were like what's going on and people found out on jet skis they got cents back and said someone is drouping. >> i heard someone was drowning and saw all the cops. and then like instantly i just

felt like concerned. >> reporter: allen's family did not want to go on camera and tells you us the father of four and camden new jersey native took this picture yesterday celebrating his 46 birthday and he was strong swimmer that came out on best friend's boat often. >> very distraught very disstrawkt we all were. we all were. and at first we did not know what was going on. and you know, we were watching it through the binoculars and you know, it's just very sad. it's sad. >> and down the road behind me there's actually a boat ramp that goes into the delaware river and that's where crews did bring allen's body and the medical examiner left a short i'm ago. reporting live in west deptford, new jersey, annie mccormick "channel 6 action news." >> annie, thank you. turning to accuweather it was a warm and sunny weekend and humidity about to return and storms on the horizon. meteorologist melissa magee live at the big board with the first

look at your forecast. melissa. >> hi there sarah. we had a nice weekend. temperatures were on the warm side. although the humidity was in check. and that is coming to an end as early as overnight tonight and as you wake up tomorrow morning and currently outside in philadelphia we're coming in at 77 and we have that southerly wind in millville at this hour and 69. 63 poyk knows and 7 5 along the coast ina sea isle city. let's talk about that it's the dew point and level of moisture in the atmosphere fear and earlier today temperatures in the upper 50s. comfortable. dew point temperatures rights now at 60 or few ticks above that and any time that happens you're probably noticing if you have not already a slightly humid air mass overhead and humidity is stk around as we get to monday. here's part of the reason why. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar 3d showing high pressureest. east. right now you're cap into the southwesterly wind blow and weak hours across the ohio valley and these fizzle out as they work their way east ward.

we'll talk about what is ahead in the summer season and humidity returns tomorrow and with that also comes a threat of showers. and storms this week and temperatures back up into the 80s. we'll have the details coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast, sarah. >> thank you melissa. be sure to tune into the "action news" team tomorrow morning before you head out the door and find out what you need to know about the the day ahead. and david, tam, matt, karen, will have the latest forecast, traffic and news starting at 4:30 a.m. >> and it was quite the unusual scene today near the jersey shore when a plane landed on one of the busiest highways in ocean county and this is viewer video of the plane landing on route 72 in stafford township before 10: 15 this morning and the small aircraft is used by a local skydiving school and was carrying students who were supposed to be making a jump. instead they ended up here after the plane lost power and was forced to make emergency landen and one instructor on board was treated for a cut to the arm and no other injuries were reported and faa is investigating this case. >> a scranton police officer

critically injured while chasing three robbery suspect died. apolice say officer john wilding was pursuing three young teenagers accused of stealing an suv and leapt over a ivy covered wall and fell 15 feet and died from his injuries this morning. he was married with two children. the three suspects he was chasing were charged and arraigned. >> a woman was arrested this afternoon after police say she struck and killed a man riding a bike in the city hunting park section 1:00 at the intersection of second and bristol street and investigators say the 0-year-old victim was on his bicycle whl the woman tried to pass another vehicle by going into opposite lane she struck the man and simply took off. police caught one a short time later. the victim was taken to temle where he was pronounced dead. >> more than 100 people came out lower merion to support a teacher let go from her job because she's married to another

woman. a prayer vigil took place at the general wayne park for marnly winters winters said the school principal knew she was gay and bhaerd hired eight years ago and when a parent found out and complained top school trustees she was asked to resign. we'll have more on this story ahead at 11:30. >> and the woman that filed charges against six police officers in connection with controversial death of freddie gray was front and center at this year's naacp convention and this weekend the group is having the and you'll heating here in philadelphia and today baltimore state attorney maryland mows by spoke directly to women of naacp and she emphasized importance of empowerment and perseverance. >> all the negativity in our world surrounding young people we must take time out to empower those self-disciplined and self-determined and the pops of being here. >> and mosby said her passion

was fired when her cousin was killed in mistaken identity. >> and a young cancer patient celebrated the end of his treatment at iconic philadelphia location this afternoon. the team ran the steps at the philadelphia museum of art and "action news" reporter trish hartman was there. 13-year-old shawn bart luchy like man write people who visited philadelphia museum of art is here to run what are come only referred to as rocky stepsp. >> we are in philadelphia and where i got diagnosed and that's the first things that came to mind. >> his diagnosis neuroblastoma a softball size tumor in abdomen requiring 8 months of treatmentp mainly at the university of philadelphia hospital he made a pledge to run these steps only when cancer free. >> very tough. but believe it or not he's the one that got us through it as much as we got him through it. >> and i tell everybody when i grow up i'll behalf as strong as

him high pressure fully. >> if you ever climbed the art museum steps you know it can be exhausting and shawn says after five rounds of chemotherapy and two rounds of radiotion and stem cell transplant this is no big deal. >> he ran the steps two at a time surrounded by family and friends. a sight that would impress rocky himself. (applause) >> what a great moment to get him here and life on the steps is monumental but the journey over the last 18 months was hard. >> it was owe motional day for dozens of family and friends that knowledge only ran the steps but supported him through treatment. >> he was in pain and now he's complete i done. >> it further prove the point i have such amazing community and such amazing family and so many amazing friends to lien on if i need to. >> trish mart hartman "channel 6 action news." >> dillon is a fighter. i love that stuff. more to come on "action news" tonight a notorious mexican drug

lord breaks out of a maximum security prison in well-planned elaborate escape. >> and a fan speaks out after getting hit in the head with a foul ball and what she'll do differently next time she goes to ballpark. >> jeff skversky has sports when

>> pope francis wrapped up his

eight day tour of south america today. before the pope left he viinged an impoverishedville annual urging not let struggles diminish hope. this is the closest he's been to argentina since elected in 2013. coming up 11:30 a closer look at the pope's message in south america and how it might play when he comes to independent september. a massive manhunt underway right now in mexico for the man considered to be world's most dangerous drug lord quintin mikell guzman best known as "el chapo"sdpraipd maximum security prison sean now on the run. this is his second time escaping from a maximum security prison. they it by way of mile long tunnel that reached in the shower stall of his cell. one of the methods of getting into the u.s. with drugs undetect today tunnels.

guzman is referred to as osama bin laden of drug trafficking. >> in oregon a unique mode of transportation to flee the scene. the thief nopd a cab after the holdup and tlees were able to catch up quick i len so did other drivers as they hopped out of the cars and took picturesch the suspect is behind bars tonight. >> this is 68-year-old michael crawford of pennsylvania. he's under arrest now in arizona accused of traveling to phoenix to engage in sex act with horses. undercover detectives secretly videotaped him examining animals and recorded him saying, they would work for his intentions and he arrived in phoenix on friday where police arrested him. crawford is charged with felony

beastality. >> a baseball fan is recovering after getting hit in the head at fenway bark with a ball. this is the second thyme a fan suffered injury at the home of the boss stop red sox. she needed 30 stitches she is a die hard plan and plans ongoing back to a game sometime soon just with a little modification. >> i would go back there. i don't know if i would just keep a glove maybe chest levelle whole game. >> there you have it. >> last month in the same section of fenway part of broken bat hit a woman in the face she was hospitalized for a week and remains in rehab facility tonight. >> still to come on "action news" revving up engines for a great cause in camden county today. and we'll tell ult why hundreds of bikers showed up for this ride. >> and meteorologist melissa magee has the forecast when "action news" comes right

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pats pass >> hundreds of motorcyclists took to the streets of mount ephraim camden county for a good cause. tony and rj bike rides aims to bring attention to and stop distracted driving and proceeds go towards a sdol arship program named for a woman killed in distracted driving crash back in 2011. and okay time for a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee and we've said it before a picture

perfect summer sgleekd yeah it was nice over our weekend guys, we had a break from that humidity. it's coming back tomorrow. >> so nice. >> it's changing tomorrow guys. >> we'll show what you is going on. stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you dry and quiet. high pressure dominating all of the weekend. we'll show you the picture outside. sky6 live in hd looking from our temple university camera at the center city sky line south on broad street at city hall and it's a beautiful shot we've got a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky overhead and it looks like well things are changing for the start of our workweek high today in philadelphia 90 degrees. three degrees above where you normally should thb time of year and today the humidity was in check. dew point temperatures were in upper 50s and that is coming to an end overnight tonight as you get into the day monday. and it's 77 in the city at this hour. and 63 in poconos along the dmooingtale sea isle city 75 and 71 dover with southerly wind coming on n here's satellite 6

and action radar high pressure situated to the east. so tapping into that return flow and winds currently coming in out of south wrlly direction. so it's partly to mostly cloudy across some locations. and you notice this weak disturbance currently moving across the ohio valley and western sections of pennsylvania. a lot of this moisture will start to fizzle out as it travels east of appalachian and we're looking dry for the rest of the overnight hours and into the day on monday and in fact here is the setup tomorrow. high pressure to the east we're tracking this weak disturbance that moves on through and in between that however you have wind coming in from southerly direction and high team in city 86 degrees and you'll notice a difference when it comes to humidity. thunderstorm likely but it stays mainly north and west of 95 corridor. future tracker 6 showing you 6:00 in the morning we have sunshine. few more clouds roll on in. and fillederd sunshine as the day wears on and 12:30 in the afternoon you notice we do have a couple showers around. i think a lot this is dry and

most locations stay dry. best bet is west of 95 corridor and another disturbance however moved in tuesday and with that showers and storms look to be more numerous and that point nothing looks to be severe i should say and there's a big concern of finding some flooding downpours as we get into tuesday and for that matter into wednesday with this frontal boundary stall ago cross the region. the call from accu waej for the morning rush, partly sunny muggy tomorrow. 6 a.m. 70. 72 at 7 a.m. at 8:00 in the morning the temperature coming in at 74. and here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast and sunshine tomorrow, you notice the difference in the mutety and high temperature coming in 86. so the humidity will be noticeable but still tolerable for july standards and on tuesday showers and storms more numerous high of 58. and wednesday cloudy with a thunderstorm overhead and in at 86 and thursday, sunny and lower humidity high of 84 and 88 it's a good looking day on friday and hot on saturday. 90.

and 89 as we get into sunday. so a slight increase in humidity tomorrow and then a bigger shot at showers and storms on tuesday, guys. >> all right melissa. thank you. >> up next on "action news" tonight jeff skversky has sports. >> and also a cycling competition is pretty sweet. we'll take you to the tour denoe doe in and out when "action news" comes right

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>> jeff skversky has a check on sports and the phillies halfway through a historic sdmrun oh, yeah it's a lot of fun right now. right? >> it is historic. >> everybody could use this break they don't play again until friday that's good for this baseball time. let's face it in 1 years we've soon a lot of bad baseball in this town. but, we have never seen this before. until today, for the first time in philly's history they have lost 6 games before the all star break. ouch. phils needs mower than a life jacket to safe this season. first half finale san francisco chads billingsly sick the last few days and this will make him sick to his stomach too

three-run homerer and phils down 4-0 and stays that way until 7th with two out. how about ryan howard hits a mile high fly. i got. it i got. it i got it. no you don't. miguel franco scores first efforts then in the ninth down three howard. then again hunter pence's cannot get it right. four runs batted in over the last two games. phils within two. next batter cody ashe tying run at the plate. yet another giant let down. phils lose 4-2. 29-62 headed to break and worst record in baseball. >> jahlil okafor says he's just as dispointed as are you that he won't get to play with joel embiid. okafor says his goal is to dominate just not tonight. he's on the bench for the summer game. don't freak out he's getting rest after playing four games this week. jack ar sam son trying to follow up on rookie season starts

things off tonight against boston celtics in vegass with a bucket down 7 in the second. >> the future of flyers finishing up developmental cam in voorhees. they're hoping to make the team come training cam in december. tough go around last year former third round pick played two games for flyers and when sent back to minors tore left acl and thanks to advice from big sister he's ready to play again. >> my sisters help me out through this she was a figure skater and she had double hip surgery that ended her career. she came back at one point and said focus on the positives not negatives it's up and downs in the injuries and i'm flat that process is over with now. chomping at the bit to get blamed. >> sad news to pass along philadelphia star second basement last survivoring member

of the negro league team. he died peacefully he played for the hometown stars 1940 to 49 in west