>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this saturday july 18. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." philadelphia police search for suspects after a woman is shot in the head. a charred mess, two dozen cars are destroyed after a wildfire jumped a highway in california. how a drone held firefighters at bay. >> you want to head to the jersey shore to seek relief from the soaring heat. meteorologist chris sowers joins us to look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. doesn't feel too bad right now.

that's changing. >> reporter: you can be honest it does. the slightest bit of humidity makes it feel terrible to me. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. we're looking live at the philadelphia international. it's going to feel awful later this weekend. later this afternoon the humidity leaves start to increase, they are getting up there now, as they start to increase, the temperatures get closer and closer to 90. it will feel awful. some areas are in the mid 70s pottstown, 73. fleetwood, 74. saint davids chester 71. glassboro, 73. gandys beach 75. buena, 74 degrees this morning. double scan live we're tracking showers and thunderstorms off to the northwest. here's the lehigh valley up here the far western suburbs looks like it's going to hold together long enough to provide for wet weather in the viewing area. everybody else we're looking at mainly cloudy skies this

morning, skies should brighten up around midday. it's a combination of sun and clouds this afternoon. isolated showers and thunderstorms north and west lunchtime, 85. 3:00 p.m., 8 #. there's the high of 90. 6:00 p.m., afternoon thunderstorms are possible with the heating of the day. one or two of those could contribute to drenching downpours. heat add -- advisory in effect tomorrow with heat indices above 100 degrees. >> before you head out check out 6abc.com/weather you can get the current temperatures and what's to come in the hourly forecast you can connect with the meteorologists on facebook and twitter anticipate follow them with status updates. in california, people had to run for their lives after a wildfire scorched two dozen cars

on the the main artery between los angeles and las vegas. >> reporter: the fire sparking an inferno on the highway. >> i can feel the heat. >> reporter: trucks bursting into flames and a dozen cars torched. the fire jumped the highway 75 miles east of los angeles. authorities were bracing for injuries. >> we have two to three structures involved reports of people trapped. >> reporter: that fire consuming 3500 acres, the column of smoke miles high so thick it cast a massive shadow. dozens of cars abandoned. this showing motorists running to safety past burning vehicles. >> we're trying to get out all the people that left their cars. >> i grabbed my kids and ran up the hill. everybody was screaming.

cars were on fire. >> there it is, drop water on the cars. >> reporter: helicopters dropping water on the cars and firefighters spraying from the ground hoping to block the fire's progress. authorities issuing an evacuation order where people were threatened. firefighters blaming a drone for slowing their response time, the third time it's happened in the past four weeks matt gutman, abc news los angeles. a woman was shot in the head and police are looking for who pulled the trigger. the 26-year-old was shot on 27th street in north philadelphia. she is in stable condition the motive has not been revealed. philadelphia police are working leads and tips in the murder of jasmine wright, the 27-year-old drexel graduate was found beaten and strangled in

her apartment in west philadelphia. there were no signs of a break-in or robbery. she let the killer in leading detectives to believe she knew the attacker. a phone call is a clue. >> one of the parents was on the phone with the daughter at the time of the assault or right before the assault. it will be critical to find out what she knows. >> reporter: police are gathering information on who had access to the apartment. the property manage discovered the body after getting a call from her father who hadn't heard from her in days. police charged a man with a murder in a romantic rivalry. he used a sawed off shotgun to go after the girlfriend's boyfriend. the person died a day later at

the hospital. unemployment rate held steady at 5.4% a fractions of -- fraction of the unemployment rate. university board of governors raised tuition and fees at 3% to cover the $26,000 for a new jersey resident. it called the increase modest and necessary a student group said the hikes are unjustified in light of the increased revenue. there will be no tuition increte for undergraduate students. tuition will rise 2.8% for out of state students penn state president said the tuition will cost the university $17 million

but he hadn't figure out what to cut in the budget yet. septa has released its plans for the pope's visit on the 26th and 27th of september. if you're thinking of using mass transit to come to see pope francis it's time to pay attention. >> reporter: septa has a message if you're thinking of taking one of its trains to see the pope, the time for action is now. monday special one day rail passes will go on sale at the septa website. first time ever we went to a reservation system on the regional rails. normally the rails provide 500,000 rides per day. when the pope is here, it could soar to 1.4 million. this is septa's familiar 274 station network. when the pope is here, only 35 stations will be open.

septa learned the hard way in 2008 moving the enormous crowd heading to the world series parade fans flooded stations and unable to get on overcrowded trains. the thinking using if your station and express trains only the crowds could be moved faster. the station in lansdale will be a departure point. they are expecting ten thousand passengers a day. the borough manager wants would be travelers to know there will be no walk ups that weekend. >> if you don't have a ticket in advance you won't be able to walk you mean and take a hop on the train. >> reporter: the pope's visit is september 26th and 27. if you are going to take a septa train, you need a special ticket purchased in advance that's july 20th go to the website at

9:00 a.m. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> it is just 69 days until the pope arrival. for the updates on the visit and the world meeting of family follow our twitter account @ 6abc pope. we'll tell you about a new store from j. crew. a large tornado is caught on tape as it races across the midwest. >> reporter: eva, the muggies are back this weekend and the drenching downpours are in the forecast, as well. i'll have the details right after this.

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>> tornado oh, my gosh. >> take a look at this, a massive tornado was caught on camera in central illinois. illinois' govenor activated an emergency operation center to help the town clean up. state emergency responders are on standby. this is what happens in the midwest. >> reporter: that's the kind of weather you get when you move into the dog days of summer. we'll see plenty of heat this week, i'll show you the view looking at william penn from the temple university camera. waking up to cloud cover

overcast conditions and muggy conditions. the soup is back, we'll stick around all weekend long. as a matter of fact it will get worse, we'll see dewpoints in the 70s. double scan live we are for the most part clear off to the northwest out of the viewing area from harrisburg from pottstown to the poconos they are reporting showers, some of that could hold together long enough to graze parts of the viewing area. later this afternoon we get the sun and the heating that will change and pop-up thunderstorms are possible. from now until then, most of us should be okay. millville, 74. allen torn, 73. the -- allentown 73. the poconos cooler 65. it's sticky up there so you're not feeling too much of a difference. we have showers and thunderstorms pushing toward us, again, this is going to fizzle

out. lots of cloud to ground lightning strikes. nothing on the strong side, just a thunderstorm pushing through. winds 30, 40 miles per hour to himself. this is 11:00 a.m. sun and clouds from that point on. this afternoon, same thing sun and clouds, called a trough or convergence zone it could sweep through and we'll have thunderstorms developing. overnight we lose the heating of the sun and then sunday, it's the same thing sun and clouds, thunderstorms. the bigger store will be the heat indices. we'll set this in motion, later this afternoon it will feel like the mid 90s up and down the i-95 corridor. watch what happens sunday, it will feel like 101 for philadelphia. upper 90s for everybody else.

heat advisory in effect for the i-95 corridor from noon to 6:00 p.m. for those dangerous heat indices. for the poconos. comfortable temperatures, but the humidity will be up there it will not feel as refreshing as the number suggests. warm and mucky 86 degrees is the forecasted high up there for them. 74 is the ocean temperature off the coast of atlantic city. expect a combination of sun and clouds, 80 degrees forecasted high. breezy and humid sunday, sunshine along with a few passing clouds, 84 degrees, just the slightest chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm both days. on the delaware bay if you do boating or fishing, 11:50 that's the high tide time. water temperature getting nice warm 77 degrees. philadelphia 90 degrees that's the forecasted high. 80 hot and humid, late-day thunderstorm is possible which could linger through the evening hours, lunchtime, 85 we're okay.

3:00 p.m., 89. dry. 6:00 p.m., 8 # that's when we see the storms flaring up. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast the heat is on for tomorrow. heat indices over 100 degrees. 95 is the forecasted high. monday a little bit cooler but not by much. 92. hazy, hot and humid numerous showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon with the passage of a cold front. tuesday hot 89, but the humidity lowers a bit. wednesday is okay, 89. thursday and friday, kind of soupy again high temperatures in the upper 80s. it's that time of year, just take it easy out there take frequent breaks and stay hydrated. >> i like how you call it the muggies like some loveable character. [laughter]. >> many packed into the wells fargo center to hear about a message of hope.

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>> good saturday morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us now over old city, you can see the top of independence hall right there for us, it is 74 degrees, 6:19

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, here's your day planner, there could isolated showers in the next hour or two in the lehigh valley and the poconos. otherwise it's clouds and sun 9:00 a.m., 77. 1:00 p.m., 86. high of 89 degrees, feels-like temperatures in the mid 90ss there's a chance of pop-up showers or thunderstorms later on. heat advisory goes into effect sunday afternoon heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 in the i-95 corridor including glassboro, lindenwald and lansdale and downingtown. a few tips over the next 24, 48 hours, make sure you're seeking out the air-conditioning. take breaks if you're outdoors, in the shade or find the air can understand room. lots of water stay hydrated. check on your pets they are susceptible to the heat, as well, of course the kids and the

elderly. >> overnight strong winds suspended round two of the british open of the scotland. danny willet topped the leaderboard at the time. jeff skeverski has more including the phillies returning to action. >> reporter: let's face it nobody is is expecting much out of the phillies in the second half especially since they finishedded with the most losses in team history before the the all star break. phillie fanatic with a friend. franco to center. gillespie drops it. the it's leads to this. later in the 8th. nearly one handed. 3-run homer his first career

pinch at home run. phils snapped their losing streak. what's the key to pinch hit. >> i think i'm stupid enough to do it. >> you have a chance to drive guys interchangeable in the game. i enjoyed that role and the opportunity. >> reporter: got to love the honesty. 22-year-old is the first phils pitcher in 30 years to make his debut only a year after getting drafted. nola was selected by the phils in 2014. >> everybody is be looking forward to seeing him. he could be a boost to our rotation. i'm expecting him to pitch well. it's going to be exciting. he was 7th overall for reason. he's been very successful in the minor lesion. we're excited to have him. >> reporter: you thought you had

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>> a center city book store is targeted by a gunman we'll have all the details. a man is hospitalized after he pulled out a gun and shot by police, we'll have that story. plus the heat is on, get ready for the sweat factor to crank up this weekend. i like the heat, but i don't like this kind of heat. >> reporter: it's going to get dangerous for sunday with heat indices well over 100 degrees. we'll get you outside and show you what's going on. more importantly there's not any relief anytime soon unless you go to the jersey shore.

that's the only way to beat the heat. fortunately we don't live in a landlocked area and we have the benefit of the jersey shore. we're all in the mid 70s at this hour. and the numbers will soar throughout the afternoon. should hit 90 degrees when all is said and done. sea isle city on the boards in atlantic city, 74, 72 in trenton. double scan live showing a line of showers and thunderstorms approaching the poconos and the northwestern portions of the lehigh valley it appears to be 25 miles or so north and west of allentown. we'll zoom into here first, this is racing off to the east at 20 to 25 miles per hour. it should be in and out of here within the next hour. once that crosses the skies will brighten up later this afternoon. it should be a nice looking day with shades of blue and puffy cumulus clouds. lehigh valley poconos

quick-hitting shower in the next hour or hour and a half. if you have a golf tee time, 10:00 a.m. 80 degrees, 2:00 p.m., 88. forecasting a high of 90 feels-like temperatures in the mid 90s. >> if you're heading out this weekend check out 6abc.com/weather you can get the current temperatures and what's to come in the hourly forecast. connect with our meteorologist team on facebook and twitter and follow them with status updates. police are looking for a gunman who allegedly shot an employ at a book store. surveillance video shows the gunman casing the store hours before he opened fire inside. two employees were in the danny's confession when the gunman returned. one worker was shot in the back and is in critical condition. the gunman made no demands

before running off. a man who was shot called 911 for help. when a police arrived on the scene, a standoff began. it all happened at 1:40 on the 1200 block of north 26th street in camden. police say a woman answered the door and screamed at police and officers called for backup and entered the home. 41-year-old man was founds shot in the neck, he is hospitalized in a critical condition. a woman and teenage girl were taken into custody for questioning. a police officer was taken to the hospital for a shoulder injury. philadelphia police are trying to identify a man shot by officers after he pulled a gun from his waistband. the suspect is hospitalized in critical condition and had no i.d. on him. "action news" reporter, jeff chirico has the details. >> reporter: this is the loaded gun police fear was about to be used against them. this is the bullet casing that may have been prevented it. detectives investigating the shooting scene at #th -- 8th

and fairmont where officers responded to a call of a man walking around with a gun. >> the officers ordered the male to show his hands. the male refused. then the male grabbed his weapon and started pulling it from his waistband. >> reporter: that's when police say one officer fired a shot and hit him in the chest. they point out the officers showed restraint. >> this appears like a justifiable shooting due to the fact not only was it a radio call of a person with gun, when the police arrived the suspect had a gun in his hand. those nearby commended the police for their performance. >> i think the police did a good job. >> reporter: the officers who shot the suspect was transported to internal affairs and being

questioned police say that's protocol in these situations. at hanheman hospital in center city, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> homicide detectives are investigating two separate shootings one an hour and a half ago in southwest philadelphia. police have not identified the victim or suspect in that case. a playground was steps from the scene of a shooting last night. a 42-year-old man was shot 1 times in the barrage of bullets outside the fence. a second man 38 years old was hit in the hands and treated at the hospital. nobody has been arrested so far. another protest is planned following an arrest of a man in germantown. a rally was held outside philadelphia police headquarters officers involved in his arrest

they want him to be fired. a police union said the officers acted appropriately and carroll bit them during the struggle. an internal affairs investigation is on going. police in upper merion is urging female shoppers to be on alert after a pick pocket thefts. the thieves recently struck at a shopping center stealing multiple wallets in a few hours. >> this is my neighborhood this is my shopping center nothing bad will happen to me. >> reporter: the gang usually targets woman. one thief will distract the victim while another steals the wallet. police are urging woman to keep their purses closed at all times. >> trump taj has authorized a strike. members of unite here, local 54

which represents 1,000 service workers have voted to allow the union negotiating committee to call a strike. the strike authorization comes as billionaire carl ikahn is controversy taking the taj. he said it will close down the casino if an appeals court restores pensions and healthcare for union workers. officials with the state department of environmental protection are focusing on a parcel of land in cape may and ocean counties. the filing stands with 244 coastal property owners who refuse to give up their land rights. governor christie directed the dep to obtain the easements to dunes could be built. a costly trend leaving its mark on south jersey farms.

vandals are using their cars to spin up designs that damage the turf beyond repair. that has farmers losing money and patients. >> sod farmers and cousins of phil and james betts are frustrated. vandals in trucks tore through the grass leaving $3,000 worth of damage. >> a lot of money and time to repair it. >> we brought sod in so we can continue to mow over it. >> reporter: tuckahoe provides turf for baseball and football and soccer stadiums throughout the northeast including citizens bank park and financial field. the area where the damage occurred is the growing turf for

the national football league. this farm backs up to wharton state forest and there are people in trucks and atvs that come on to the property to joyride. >> they spin out and do donuts, why i don't know it's our livelihood. >> reporter: tuckahoe farms posted pictures of the damage on facebook, they've shared two thousand times. >> we got leads, we hope to catch the person that did this. the. >> reporter: hammonton police say they are working the case and the betts family is offering a reward leading to an arrest. when they are caught james and phil plan to press charges hoping to put a stop to this on going problem. in hammonton, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> jazz up your bedroom with a built in headboard details on this fabulous do it yourself

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>> an inferno is burning this morning in washington state. it's consumed five buildings. the flames are chewing through thousands of tons of hay.

it will be days before the fire is tamed. the blaze was started by a spark from a metal chop saw. a large propane tank exploded shooting that tank 1,000 feet into the air. the wind is fanning the fire, hay is the perfect burning material. it's so causing problems for firefighters, as well. >> reporter: we'll have winds coming in, as well. let's get you outside the muggies have settled in. it doesn't feel as comfortable always yesterday actually thursday dowrm -- do you remember thursday? it was so nice, and now it's so bad. it's quiet out there this morning, the slightest breeze out of the south. it will pick up this afternoon. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing most of the viewing area is clear until we get into the far western suburbs and the lehigh valley. we'll zoom into there right now. we have thundershowers and

thunderstorms pressing through west to east. it is moving 25 to 30 miles per hour. as i mentioned earlier it should be out of here in the next hour. allentown you'll get wet. in the poconos we have numerous cloud to grounds lightning strikes being recorded. again this is the weakening phase as it marches east. behind it, a few showers probably by 10:20 11:00. the skies will brighten up, 70 degrees in allentown. peculiars. millville, 74. wilmington, 73. everybody feels awful as far as the humidity is concerned. we were below 60 over the last couple of days. now we're sitting at 66, 67 on the way to the 70s and it's worse when we head into sunday. that's part of the reason for the heat advisory tomorrow afternoon. surf face map, warm front pulling through winds out of

the southeast later this afternoon. hazy, hot and humid. sunday, more of the same, hazy, hot and humid the only difference for sunday, we lost the trigger mechanism for pop-up showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. we'll see more of them today than tomorrow. which is unfortunate because we need something to cool us down sum -- come sunday. reading, 96, millville, 90. philadelphia, 95. watch what happens as we get into the same time tomorrow, it will feel like 102 for philadelphia, close to one unhad in -- 100 in trenton. and millville, 99 or 100. if you're outdoors take it easy, lots of water gatorade something with electrolytes and take frequent breaks.

today, one or two showers or thunderstorms are possible. a couple of these could be on the gusty side with winds 40 miles per hour. maybe a quick-hitting downpour which lingers into the evening hours. sunday, we lose the trigger mechanism maybe one or two pop-up showers or thunderstorms develop. not many, mostly sunny skies just a few clouds. jersey shore sun and clouds, you have a thick overcast right now. beach haven 79. brigantine, 79. delightful on the beach. sea isle, 80 degrees, cape may 80 degrees. boating on the ocean front waves, two to four feet. high tide around 4:00 a.m. that's a nice sea breeze that will kicking in later on. reading, 88. allentown, 87678 there's our 90. millville, 87. barely cracking the 8o degree

mark in cape may, atlantic city,. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 95 degrees feeling like one one 102. monday, 92. tuesday, a cold front pushes through. tuesday is a hot day high of 89, it will feel better because humidity will be lower. wednesday, 89, thursday, 88. friday 89 and we have the humidity cranking up again by the end of the week. take it easy out there. >> 12 sea turtles are taking part in the tour of the turtle the rehab turtles got going in the florida keys, technology is tracking the sea turtles the one that goes the farthest in 3 months win the marathon, it will

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>> good morning again to you on this saturday morning, taking a live look right now at philadelphia international airport. you can see the interstate in the background, traffic is moving just nicely. 74 degrees, it's going to heat up today. 6:49. topping our people scene singer sam smith is back and better than ever. he said quote my throat is bloody fantastic. he underwent micro surgery back in may. he returned to the stage last night for the first time in months. a new super hero takes over theaters, a successful woman is a complete wreck when it comes to relationships and sherlock tries to solve one last mystery. here's tamala edwards. >> reporter: a trio of new films

hit movie theaters this weekend including a small super hero with big powers, it's the the latest marvel comic book hero that springs to life on the screen. the film begins several months after the avegetable -- avenge avengers. two work together to plan and pull off a heist that will save the world antman is from the parent company of 6abc, disney. train wreck is amy schumer's latest movie. >> did you butt dial me.

>> reporter: amy schumer is single career woman she meets aaron and she has to come to terms whether her fear is keeping her free or holding her back. it's supposed to be hilarious. we have mr. holmes, an older sherlock holmes. >> you're not going to die, i had a great aunt who lived to be 110. >> reporter: holmes is 93 and long retired he is unhappy about a published version about the last case by dr. watson. he said he will write his own act despite grappling with a

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone 6:54, we have the travel forecast. most of the county is quiet except for the high plains and western great lake states. we have a complex of showers and thunderstorms pushing through. we'll zoom into this partly of the country on double scan live. it's hammer time from green bay to milwaukee. see how this is bowing out here here, this is a powerful area of low pressure, the winds are

wrapping around this thing in a counter clockwise fashion races off to the east. hundreds of lightening strikes. this afternoon that will be gone, but there's the threat of severe weather this is the target area. if you're traveling to chicago minneapolis, green bay there could heavier weather check ahead. major hubs, boston, 67. chicago, midway, ohio, 7 #. orlando, quiet 74. atlanta, quiet and 76 degrees. eva? >> thanks, chris. well, we have a warning for customers who use the online photo service hackers may have gotten their hands on your payment information. it is collected by outside vendors so the company has shut the site down and sealed off related mobile apps. payments made through cvs.com

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>> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m., saturday, july 18. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news" all new this morning philadelphia police search for suspects after a woman is shot in the head. a charred mess leaving two dozen cars are destroyed after a wildfire jumps a highway in california. how a drone kept firefighters at bay. you want to head to the jersey shore to seek relief from the soaring heat. meteorologist chris sowers is outside enjoying the heat this morning with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: good morning to you, eva it's not too bad right now, the clouds are blocking the sun, we're not dealing with the rays of the sun right now. later this afternoon, as the sun