>> 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 starts to break through, the

temperatures will really skyrocket. as you look closely the arrows are moving south to north that south wind will increase the humidity, it will become increasingly more uncomfortable as the day wears on. we're at 76 degrees in the city of brotherly love. 74 in wilmington. trenton, 73 degrees, double scan live, picking up a hefty band of showers and thunderstorms you wish -- pushing through the lehigh valley. you can see the yellows and oranges, maybe you're traveling along the northeast extension maybe you have to pull over briefly as this line pushes through, we'll set it in motion you can see the lightning count. we've had hundreds of lightning strikes reported. that's taken in 15 minute

increment. that will push into new jersey in the next hour or so. skies will brighten up around 10:30. for the philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 85 degrees by lunchtime. 3:00 p.m., 889 shooting for a high of 90. tomorrow it will feel worse 100 to 105 up and down the i-95 corridor. the national weather service issued a heat advisory for sunday afternoon. when i come back we'll talk about that and how long the oppressive heat and humidity lasts and the cooler conditions in the search day forecast. that's straight ahead in the seven-day forecast. >> before you head out this weekend check out 6abc.com/weather, you can get the current tempts wherever they are and what's to come in the hourly forecast. you can connect with the team of meteorologist on facebook and twitter and follow them for

status updates. in california people had to run for their lives after a wildfire jumped a highway and scorched nearly two dozen cars. it happened on interstate 15, a major artery between los angeles and las vegas. new technology delayed firefighters from flying in the area to douse the flames. >> reporter: the fire sparking an inferno on the highway. trucks bursting into flames and dozen cars torched. the wildfire jumped the freeway 75 miles east of los angeles authorities bracing for injury. the. >> i have approximately two to three structures involved reports of people trapped. >> reporter: that fire consuming 500 acres, the columns of smoke miles high so thick it cast a massive shadow, dozens of cars abandoned. this video showing motorists

running to safety some of them past burning vehicles. >> we're trying to get out all these people out of their cars. >> i grabbed my kids and ran up the hill. everyone was screaming. cars were on fire. >> reporter: helicopters dropping water on the cars, firefighters spraying on the ground laying down lines of flame retardant. firefighters are blaming a drone much like this for slowing their response time. this is the third time this has happened in the past four weeks. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> new this morning a young woman shot in the head. she is in the hospital. the 26-year-old victim was shot on the 2400 block of north #th street in north philadelphia. police officers rushed her to presbyterian hospital. she is in stable condition.

the motive has not been revealed. philadelphia police are working leads and tips in the murder of jazz -- jasmine wright the 27-year-old was found beaten and strangled in west philadelphia. there were no signs of a break-in or robbery. it is believed she let the killer in. a phone call is another key clue. >> my understanding is that one of the parents was on the phone with the daughter either at the time. assault or right before the assault. that would be critical to find out what she heard or knows. >> reporter: police are gathering information on who had access to that apartment. the property manager discovered her body after getting a call from wright's father, he was concerned because he hadn't heard from her in days. police in chester county have charged a man with first degree murder in in what appears

to be a deadly romantic rivalry. the 20-year-old victim died a day later at the hospital after being shot with a sawed off shotgun. to steady a 5.4% in june, that's a fraction above the national unemployment rate of 5.3%. tuition at rutgers university is increasing. the board of governors voted to raise fees by 2.3%. $26,000 for new jersey residents. the board called the increases modest and necessary. a student group said the hikes are unjustified in light of increased revenue. for the first time in 49 years, the price of admission at penn state is staying put. there will be no tuition increase for in-state graduates.

tuition will rise 2.8% for out of state residents. penn state resident said the freeze 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 see pope francis it's time to pay attention. >> reporter: septa has a message. if you're ink -- thinking of taking one of its trains to see the pope, the time for action is near. monday morning at 9:00 a.m. monday, special one day rail passes go on sale at the septa website. septa moves people. normally the rails provide five hundred thousand rides a day. when the pope is here, that

number could soar to 1.4 million. to safely carrying the numbers will require radical but temporary surgery. this is the 274 station network. when the pope is here, only 35 stations will be open. septa learned the hard game in 2008 moving crowds to the world series parade. fans flooded stations and unable to get on overcrowded trains, it was an embarrassment using express trains now only the crowds will be moved faster. lansdale is 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 up and say, i would like to hop on the train. >> reporter: the take away hear, the pope's visit september 26th and 27th, that's months away, but if you

intend to take a septa train you'll need a special ticket purchased in advance the critical date for that, july 20th next monday. go to the septa website at 9:00 a.m. 30th street station, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> there are 69 days until the pope's arrival in philadelphia. the update on his visit follow our twitter act @ 6abc pope. indulging in their golden years, we'll take you to a local couple who is keeping busy with a sweet career. plus thunderstorms bring down trees and damage homes in illinois. >> reporter: we have thunderstorms in the area, we'll talk about how the heavy downpours will last in the forecast right after this.

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illinois. down power lines and topple trees have been cleared away. residents that lost the most may be able to return today to assess the damage. goodness gracious that weather. our weather is going to be crazy hot. >> reporter: it's a good way to put it. , crazy crazy hot humid awful. there's the view in cape may. that's the place to be this weekend if you want to escape the heat and the humidity, head to the beach because it's going to feel better near the water. high temperatures today on the sand 80, 79 somewhere in that vicinity. you get inland it will feel like the mid 90s today. triple digit heat tomorrow. flip it over to double scan live. most of the region is clear, we have a cluster of thunderstorms pushing through the lehigh

valley from macungie to allentown and bethlehem. it's in the process of weakening, but we're picking up heavy downpours and numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. we're seeing 100 lightens strikes in the last 15 minutes once this pulls through we'll see the skies brighten up. later this afternoon it promises to be a decent day. combustion of sun and clouds, the humidity will crank up, obviously the heat will increase, as well. there should not be any more of this. maybe an isolated thunderstorm. that's about it. dewpoints in philadelphia, they are starting to climb, this is getting uncomfortable. 66. temperature, 76. winds out of the south southwest at 9 miles per hour. that south/southwest winds will continue to draw in all the soupy air. 73 in pottstown quakertown, 71. martins creek, 66 for tanersville. chester, 72. center city checking in at 74. mid 70s south and east.

gandys beach bay temperatures, 80. on the oceanfront, water temperature 74, 75 which is equal to what they are seeing air temperature-wise on the boards in atlantic city. we had a cool canadian high, thursday was beautiful yesterday was fantastic. it moves off to the northeast. we have a ridge huge heat pump high sitting over the carolinas most of the coming week looks hot and oppressively humid. taking a look at future tracker #. feeling like 896 degrees, up and down the i-95 corridor today. tomorrow afternoon it will feel like triple digit heat around here or close to it. monday and tuesday, same thing high humidity leaves not as intense as sunday, but it will be uncomfortable out there. future tracker 6 later this

afternoon, sun and clouds, that will be the flavor of the day and then there could be one or two showers or thunderstorms that develop with the heating of the afternoon and it lingers into the first part of the evening hours. overnight partly cloudy. tomorrow sunny hot and humid a few thunderstorms flaring up. if you pick up a thunderstorm, expect gusty winds and drenching downpours, a lot of us will stay dry, probably 80% of the viewing area will stay dry over the next few days. in the poconos 79 degrees sunday, 86 warm and sticky in the mountains sunday. ocean temperature 74 degrees. sea breeze kicking in, it will feel better than the mid 90s feels-like temperatures in philadelphia. breezy and humid sun and clouds, high high of 84. the fishing on the delaware bay

high tide around midday, seas one to two feet. bay temperature ranging from 77 to 80 degrees very warm stuff. 90 for philadelphia, hazy, hot and humid, late-day thunderstorm are possible. overnight tonight passing evening thunderstorm. sticky, overnight lows, low 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, feeling more like 100, 105 for tomorrow. actual air temperature 95. hazy, hot and humid monday, 92, that that will feel like 95. cawj down tuesday feeling -- calming down tuesday feeling a little less humid doesn't mean the humidity will disappear. it will feel feel bad. here's something that will make you feel better. it's national ice cream day.

this week's art of aging, tamala edwards meets a couple who is making the sweet treat their ticket to the their golden years. >> we're going to make chocolate cherry and chocolate peanut butter. >> reporter: vincent worked most of his life in healthcare. somebody gave me an ice cream maker, and i started making it for my friends. >> reporter: and his ice cream parlor was born. >> he drug me in kicking and screaming. i had actually retired. and i was retired for about two years when we opened this. vincent makes the ice cream in small batches 2 1/2 gallons at a time. he is known for his farm fresh jersey fruit flavors. >> blue berry is the most

popular. >> reporter: it's local, we're on the edge of the pinelands and the blue berry farms. jackie handles the business end. we work well together. >> reporter: they work a lot during the 6 months a year that the shops are open. they spend 12 to 14 hours a day seven days a week selling and making their gourmet ice cream. we have a half-hour where we sit drinking our coffee in the morning, and half-hour at night where we are drinking wine before we go to bed. >> reporter: but it's a labor of love. >> it tastes like a new jersey summer. you want to make people happy. it's a good feeling when people eat your ice cream. it just feels good. >> reporter: tamala edwards channel 6 "action news."

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>> here's what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. the abington police department and two giant stores are sponsoring a philly cheese steak. stop by the food giant between 9 and 1 to fill the car with donated food items they will restock the shelves at the holy trinity lutheran church in abington. super hero scholarship one mile run kicks off at 9:00 a.m. the scholarship is named after the officer who was killed in the line of duty. it starts at the baseball and ends at mount pleasant cemetary. reeves was known as superman anne you're encouraged to dress

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 7:24 saturday morning, time for the travel forecast. we'll start you out with satellite 6 and action radar. we have this complex right here if you're traveling into the great lake states this morning you can run into activity places like chicago and green bay getting slammed with thunderstorms. there's a cell south of omaha.

of everybody else doing all right for the most part. a couple of showers in our neck. woods in the lehigh valley, but that's about it. if you're flying into chicago kansas witch at that, minneapolis, this is the area under the gun for severe weather. we could see winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. and drenching downpours. philadelphia, all flights on time. logan getting wet. is of now no weather-related delays. chicago i o'hare, 74 quiet in or dand doe and atlanta, 75 and 76. jeff skeverski has sports, the phillies returning to action. >> reporter: let's face it nobody is expecting much out of the phillies in the second half, especially after they finished with the most losses in team history before the all star

break. just maybe the phils will surprise us last last night. phils back it from miami phils catch a break. the ouch, that's an out we'll take it. franco to center, gillespie drops it. run scored phils take the lead. later in the 8th. one handed, three-run homer his first career pinch hit home run. phils snap their five-game losing streak. what's the key to pinch hitting. >> i think i'm just stupid enough to do it, honestly. >> when you pinch hit you have a chance to be interchangeable. i enjoyed the role and the opportunity. >> reporter: got to love the honesty. aaron nola, the 22-year-old

first phils pitcher to make his debut only a year after getting drafted. he was selected by the phils overall in 2014. >> everyone is looking forward to seeing him, he could be a boost to the rotation, i'm expecting him to pitch well. it's going to be exciting. >> he's been very successful in the minor leagues we're excited to have him. >> reporter: if you have a hard time win in vegas look at the sixers, they have not been able to win out there until the finale. samson leads the way with 24. sixers wake up they win by 4. their first "w" in vegas fans

asleep, must have been a long night out there. wake up everyone, that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great way. woods is the 9th highest paid athlete winning $50 million. he has lost a lot of tournments. he didn't make the cut for the u.s. open and in danger of not making a cut for the british open. his last major win was in 2008 from his sex scandal but he is making millions from major endorsements like nike.

>> new overnight 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 is shot by police, details on that story ahead. the heat is on, get ready for the sweat factor to crank up this weekend. meteorologist chris sowers is outside with a look ahead. are you sweating yet chris? >> reporter: actually i feel okay the sweat factor will hit this afternoon. the humidity has come up and the temperatures are warm, it doesn't feel all that bad, at least as of yet. again, that will change always the sun comes up and breaks

through the cloud deck. pottstown, 73. martins creek 72. chester, 72. oxford checking in at 71. across the river we go into south jersey and delaware. 73 for dover. gandys beach 76. buena, 75. woodbine 73. ocean water temperatures up to a very refreshing 75 degrees. oneone thing to note if you're heading to the jersey shore there's a moderate risk for rip currents, today and tomorrow, make sure you're paying close attention to the lifeguards. double scan live, showers and thunderstorms pushing across the delaware valley. allentown, heavy drenching downpours, numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. it looks better than a half ago it is racing off to the southeast. getting ready to cross the state line into new jersey, after this passes through we'll see cloud cover. the sun breaks out midday and it

should be abdomin decent afternoon for the lehigh valley. delaware valley, sun and clouds, hot and sticky, 890 degrees looking ahead. oppressive heat and humidity is on the way. national weather service issued a heat advisory for feels-like temperatures that range from 100 to 105 degrees up and down the i-95 corridor. when i come back in a few minutes we'll talk about that and the threat of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. >> before you head out this weekend check out 6abc.com/weather you can get the current temperatures wherever you are and what's to come in the hourly forecast. you can connect with the team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter and follow them for status updates. new this morning police are looking for a gunman who shot an employee at a center city book store. police have surveillance video shows the gunman casing the store hours before he opened fire inside.

two employees were inside danny's midnight concessions on 100 block of south 13th street. one worker was shot in the back and is in critical condition. police say the gunman made no demands before running off. a man who was shot called 911 for help. when police arrived on the scene, a standoff began. it happened at 1:40 a.m. on the 1200 block of north 26th street in camden. police say a woman answered the door and screamed at police and slammed the door shut. a 40-year-old man was found shot in the neck. 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 officer 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 details. >> reporter: this is the loaded gun police feared was about to be used against them and is the bullet casing that may have been prevented it. detectives investigating the shooting scene at 8th and fairmont where officers responded to a call to a man walking around with a gun. >> the officers five or six times ordered the male to show his hands. the male refused. the male grabbed his weapon and started pulling it from his waistband. >> reporter: that's when police say an officer fired a shot hitting the suspect in the chest. they point out their officers showed restraint. >> it appears like a justifiable shooting due to the fact it was not only a radio call, the police arrived the suspect had the gun in plain view and refused to show his hands. >> i think the police did a good job it's a tough spot it's

a split second division. >> you look at ferguson and other neighborhoods it hits home. >> reporter: the officer who shot the suspect was transported to internal affairs and being questioned police say it's protocol in the situation. at hanheman university hospital in center city, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> another protest is planned today following the arrest of a man in germantown. a rally was held yesterday outside philadelphia police headquarters by tie spvment spvment -- carroll's release. police say he bit them while taking him into custody. all of the assaults took

place at the pal veteran school of music in chester county where he worked. all the victims were under the age of ten. fbi is be looking at the foreign travel and online activities of mohammand youssef abdulazeez he murdered four marines before police shot and killed him. why he opened fire and if he acted alone remains a mystery. >> a marine yelled the marine battle cry during the vigil for the marines. the suspect traveled to jordon, he was not hired for a power plant job because of results of a drug test. dzhokhar tsarnaev is locked

up in the highest security prison in the nation. he is at a penitentiary in can feel. it's known as super max where 9/11 conspirator is in prison. dzhokhar tsarnaev who was sentenced to death will be moved to indiana prison where federal death row inmates are executed. several people have been arrested in connection with the escape of joaquin "el chapo" guzman. there's no word if they are prison guards, about three dozen people have been questioned in connection with the jailbreak. meanwhile, the u.s. requested extradition for joaquin "el chapo" guzman two weeks before his escape. police in upper merion are urging female shoppers to be on

the look out for pick pocket they haves the thieves stole multiple wallets in a few hours once wallets are taken they rack up charges with high ticket items. police say the gang usually targets women one thief distracts the victim while another steals the wallet. police are urging women to keep their purses closed at all times. if atlantic city, workers at the trump taj have authorized a strike. local 54 have voted to allow the union to call a strike. the strike authorization comes as billionaire carl ikhan is taking ownership of the taj.

he said he will close down the casino if the appeals court restores pensions and healthcare for union workers. officials with state department of environmental protection are focusing on parcels of land in cape may and ocean county. the filing stems from on going disagreement with 244 coastal property owners who refuse to give up their lands rights. the governor signed a bill with the dep so they can gain an easement to dunes could be built. a young boy in bucks county is a source of inspiration in overcoming incredible odds. >> "action news" saturday morning, continues in just a moment.

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>> a handful of wildfires are raging across grease several forced villagers and campers to flee for a safer place. strong winds and extreme heat are hampering the fight. we'll seeing extreme heat in the area today. >> reporter: both today and tomorrow. especially tomorrow afternoon when feels-like temperatures climb over 100 degrees. in the meantime be let's get you outside and show you the view looking at the center city

skyline. lots of clouds overhead. high humidity levels are not as comfortable as yesterday or thursday for that matter. it will only get worse from this point on, dewpoints get into the 70s today and low to mid 70s come tomorrow. double scan live, moth region is clear, we have a single -- most of the region is clear, we have a single cell popping up in the immediate area. in frederick this is northwestern portions of montgomery. north ward along route 309. quakertown, heavier downpours new jersey, reiglesville springfield getting wet. the lightning strikes well over 100, now they are down to 79. we're not seeing the bright reds they have been replaced by yellows and oranges. this is the leading edge. more sticky air on the way hotter weather out through the central portion of the keystone

state. once this lifts through the humidity starts to climb. twiferl -- it will feel down right awful. allentown, 72. rain-cooled air for the poconos 68. satellite and radar, the rain is pulling away, but there will be a thick overcast for the next few hours, this is the lighter stuff the sun shines through the lighter clouds that will happen around 10:11 m this morning it's very sticky and hot with high temperatures close to 90 degrees, warm front punching through now it could trigger a late-day shower or thunderstorm around 5:00 p.m. the idea today, most of the time should be dry. sunday the trigger mechanism that will fire up a thunderstorm later today we don't get tomorrow, there's no relief in sight tomorrow afternoon, with high temperatures expecting to top out in the mid 90s we could

use thundershowers for relief sum -- come sunday, but doesn't look like we'll get that. overnight tonight maybe a leftover evening thunderstorm, partly cloudy warm and sticky. 9:00 a.m., mostly sunny skies warm and sticky. maybe one or two thunderstorms fired up, most of us, 90 or 95% of us stay dry come sunday afternoon. the heat is an important factor than the showers and thunderstorms we'll see over the next few days, a couple of tips make sure you seek out the air-conditioning, take frequent breaks especially someone who works outdoors, in the shade drink lots of water and check on the pets, the kids and the elderly, all of us are susceptible to the heat and humidity on the way. jersey shore beach haven 79 degrees, combination of sun and clouds, brigantine, same

thing, sea isle 80. cape may 80. moderate risk for rip currents, pay attention to the lifeguards, boating forecast, high tide 9:50. seas 2 to 4 feet. maybe choppy, but not too terribly bad. winds out of the south 10 to 20 miles per hour. reading, 88. allentown, 87. very sticky this afternoon. there's our 90. trenton, 87 degrees. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast heat is on tomorrow feeling like 100, 105 an actual air temple of 95. very high -- air temperature of 95. very high burn index. monday thunderstorms, 92. feeling like the upper 90s tuesday, things calm down, it's warm and still sticky, but we're back in the 80s. >> you see the 90s but the

humidity makes it feel worse. >> reporter: they talk about vague being hot but not hot because no humidity, i don't believe that. you scream you scream we all scream for ice cream. here's an fyi philly. >> reporter: tonight on fyi philly it's annual ice cream social. from the city to the suburbs. from art is an ice cream to hands crafted water ice. to old fashioned parlors to mobile carts. crete your own. create your own. fy at ice cream social.

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that's most important. >> reporter: there are things you want to avoid butter, salt and sugar which can increase inadammation in the body. when -- inadammation in the ininflammation in the body. >> reporter: you know the old saying when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. >> reporter: two years ago life threw peter a curve doctors discovered a tumorness right leg and doctor had to amputate it. >> it was hard learning how to walk again. >> reporter: yet post op he was back on the mound. he was diagnosed with cancer at

10 months old. it had spread to his lungs. >> we went tore a second opinion on his first birthday. they gave him two months to live. we went home to plan his first and last birthday we planned that with a funeral so nobody ever i guess we should never count peter out. >> reporter: more a decade later peter is irk maaing a splash -- making a splash wherever he goes. >> it's called the peter power house foundation it's to help improve the lives of kids with cancer. >> reporter: the hosts blood drives and golf aught and began a national photo campaign with the red cross give blood give hope and give life and if peter's case, give back, jamie apody channel 6 "action news." >> what an inspirational young

man. next, chris sowers takes a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. stay with us we'll be right back. twrub

>> let's get a check of the weather. >> reporter: hazy, hot and humid especially tomorrow. heat advisory in effect tomorrow noon to 6:00 p.m. combination of sun and clouds most of the morning hours we'll see cloudy conditions, 90 degrees is the forecasted high. it will feel like the mid 90s. tomorrow mid 90s is the air temperature. it will feel like 100 to 105. monday afternoon, hot and humid highs in the low 90s and feeling like the upper 90s and a few afternoon thunderstorms. >> water. >> reporter: lots of it. >> it is 7:55 we're just a few

minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america" america. here's paula ferris with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, philadelphia, we have a developing story wild fires blazes out west in california. they lept on to the california interstate and set cars and trucks on fire. motorists were forced to abandon their car and flee on foot. we'll be live in california with the latest on the story. plus we're learning more about the shooter behind the deadly rampage at two military facilities in chattanooga. investigators are digging into his computer and cell phone to find out what drove a young man to kill four marines and injured three others. elephants on the loose take a look running wild in the town. we'll have the story of what caused the mammals to go berserk this morning.

we'll see you soon, philadelphia. >> here's what we're working on for you, philadelphia police are investigating an overnight shooting at a center city book store. they may be tasty but are energy bars good for you? we put the energy brands to the test. now for chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm eva pilgrim. we'll see you back here at 10:00 a.m.

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good morning, america. breaking overnight, horror on the highway. a wildfire sweeps across a freeway in california. cars and trucks engulfed in flames. >> my god. >> i can feel the heat. >> drivers running for their lives. helicopters called in, but were efforts to douse the flames hampered by drones? terror attack investigation. new information about that gunman who killed four marines. his troubled family life. his mysterious trip to the middle east as we learn more about his victims, heroes who were cut down in a hail of gunfire. >> a weekend of wild weather. giant blocks of hail falling from the sky.