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testimony by bill cosby. in them they claims he paid women to keep sex a secret. thousands of cyclists join in the tour de shore. let's go outside to chris sowers with the more on the excessive heat warning. >> reporter: that's right, nydia. we have a heat warning in effect because of heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 degrees. it includes portions of south jersey and southeastern pennsylvania. temperature-wise we're climbing quickly. 8 # degrees in philadelphia. 90 in reading. 88 in wilmington. 89 in dover. 88 millville. 89 in atlantic city. on the beach it's a little bit cooler. sea isle, 87. when you factor in the humidity, look at all the 100s popping up.

102 in atlantic city. 98 in philadelphia and allentown. trenton, 97, reading 98 degrees, no relief in sight at least in the form of thunderstorms. here's satellite and radar clear as a whistle out here, we have a combination of sun and clouds there's upper level feature swinging through to trigger showers and thunderstorms today. we're stuck in it. no relief. if you're outdoors take frequent breaks and hydrate. 96 degrees that's the forecasted high. combination of sun and clouds, hazy, hot and humid. feels-like temperatures over 100. tomorrow is another bad one better by tuesday there's relief in the seven-day forecast. you'll like the relief in the numbers, i'll show you in just a little bit. >> we continue to follow a developing story this noon, a massive fire that lit up the early morning sky in south philadelphia. it spread to several homes and forced nearby residents to

evacuate. now fire officials say the three-alarm blaze is suspicious. trish hartman has been on the story all morning and joins us live from the scene. trish. >> reporter: eva and nydia. firefighters are going inside to start to investigate the suspicious fire, but the structure is smoldering so they need to continue to pour water on the structure this afternoon. 17 people were forced out and some are thankfully to be back if their homes. ash and charred debris littered the neighborhood. folks here were evacuated and nervous about what they would find when they returned. >> a lot of time ash. >> reporter: this mother and daughter say they are grateful there was not more damage. >> there could have been more damage i'm just thankful. >> all the embers were falling

in front of us and behind us, i was worried about my roof. >> reporter: more than 100 firefighters were called to the scene around 3:30 when flames shot in the sky. the fire spread to four homes damaging the exterior. officials say the building was under renovation and had no power connected. it took almost two hours to control the blaze and firefighters continued to work in the blazing sun pouring water on the smoldering building. an eyewitness said he saw two men in the building before it burst into flames. investigators spent the morning looking at surveillance video and questioned a person of interest. >> around 2:30, 3:00 p.m., i seen a guy with a black hoodie enter the building and at the same time i seen a spanish male on the roof and then i seen the one guy leave the scene as he left the scene and ran east

toward snyder avenue, the whole building exploded. >> reporter: no injuries were reported. no word on a cause. the fire marshal is on the scene. he'll be here all day long. the red cross is assisting a family of three after the fire. snyder avenue is closed between broad and 12th police ask that you avoid the area if you can the road closures will be in place throughout the afternoon. trish hartman, channel 6 "action news." >> as trish said dangerous heat has settled in over the area and the corporation for aging has opened their heat help line. (215)765-9040. it opened at noon and will run until midnight and reopen tomorrow morning. they will recommend places to get out of the heat and take questions about heat stress. take it easy and stay in the shade and stay in the

air-conditioning if possible through the afternoon and evening. be alert for signs of heat illnesses. heat exhaustion starts out with fatigue and dizziness and mild headaches. the body can't cool down so your skin becomes hot and dry. it can cause vomiting and confusion and headaches and unconscious. if you experience any of these things get first aid and call 911. >> the family of mohammand youssef abdulazeez the gunman who killed five service members in tennessee have offered apology and prayers. shock horror and grief are the words that they used. they say he suffered from depression. a few hours before the deadly rampage he texted a friend an islamic verse whoever shows

enmity to a friend friend of mine i will show him -- i will declare war against him. deposition of bill cosby said he paid women to keep sex secret. in the deposition, obtained by the new york times, could cosby depicted himself as an unapologetic playboy. he fund money through his agent so his wife wouldn't find out about the relationship admits to giving young women sedatives. that testimony was given at the rittenhouse hotel over the course of four days. the investigation continues into the murder of a drexel university graduate student. her body was found thursday

afternoon after her father couldn't contact her. police say there were no signs of forced entery that -- entry that could indicate she knew her attacker. a suspect opened fire inside danny's midnight concessions on south street. witnesses say he made a negative comment about gay merchandise and left and came back a few minutes later and pulled out a gun. the suspect and the clerk got into a struggle and the gun went off. the clerk is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the back. several people have been taken to the hospital after a septa bus rear ended another septa bus at oxford circle. the accident happened at 10:30 a.m. a route 67 hit a route 24 bus. the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. four passengers were taken to

the hospital their injuries appear to be minor. investigators are trying to determine why the one bus ran into the other bus. starting tomorrow, septa and patco will sell special passes to use during pope francis' visit. the passes will be available online or at the broadway station. they go on sale 9:00 a.m. for the pope's visit september 26th and 27. the rail trains will stop at jefferson station or 30th street, but not suburban station. you must specify your home station and select a window for your travel time. all riders will need the one day pass. trail passes are not valid. there are less than 70 days for the pope's visit. for an update on his visit and the world meeting of families, follow our twitter feed @ 6abc

pope. manien taking part in the 20th annual irish pub tour de shore. they took off this morning at 20th and walnut. the bike as i as i cyclists hope to raise $800,000 for children's charities. back on my feet participants ran 8 1/2 miles through pairmt park in the overnight hours. >> still much more to come on "action news" sunday morning monsoon rains turn an arizona community into a sea of mud. >> an american doctor who survived esh -- ebola is back in west of africa with a warning for our country. how chris sowers will have the

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>> flood water swept away rvs and trailers and small buildings in arizona. four inches of rain pounded the area quickly overflowing creeks and streams. more than four dozen power policy were washed away. emergency crews are getting rallied for the possibility of more monsoon storms tonight. fire officials say drone cameras stifled their efforts to stem a wildfire in california. five drones were in the area forcing firefighters to ground 6 tankers planes. drivers and passengers ran for safety as that fire burned 20 considers and other real

property. >> reporter: hazy, hot and humid that's the headliner for today. let's get you outside and show you where there's some relief right on the beach in cape may. you can see a few umbrellas out there, they are shading themselves from the sun which is which a great idea as the sun is shining right now. back in philadelphia, 89 degrees dewpoint, 74. it's extremely muggy. wind out of the south southwest at 5 miles per hour. not much in the way of a breeze. 90 in reading. 88 in dover. 88 in millville. feels like 100 in wilmington. 102 in dover. 100 in millville and closing in on the century mark in allentown and philadelphia. the numbers will climb throughout the after. by 3:00 p.m., 103 for philadelphia. close to 100 everywhere else.

that's why the excessive heat warning has been issued for the i-95 corridor. this pattern sticks around through monday afternoon. we'll see feels-like temperatures ranging from 100 to 105 today. probably more like 98 to one 02 tomorrow. this pattern sticks around monday night into tuesday morning. well have a cold front move in that will allow the winds to shift to cooler, drier air. the if you're going to be outdoors stay hydrated. water, gatorade power aid something with electrolytes. take breaks in the shade preferably in an air conditioned room. by 2:30, the model is trying to show thunderstorms popping up. most of us will stay dry.

later this evening after 10:00. more thunderstorms are possible for the western suburbs. national weather service is suggesting they could be on the gusty side. 40 to 50 miles per hour. drenching downpours monday, hazy, hot and humid, a couple of pop-up thunderstorms during the afternoon. poconos sun and clouds, 81. very sticky. feels-like temperatures close to 90-degree. jersey shore you'll peak out at 85, 86. it will feel like the 90s with all the humidity. mostly sunny skies very hazy out there. you'll have somewhat of a sea breeze it will be very, very light. wind out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. philadelphia, hazy, hot and humid, 96 degrees, feeling like 100 to 105. thunderstorms around otherwise it's partly cloudy and quiet. warm and sticky. 70 degrees the outlying suburbs 78 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 94 we'll do

this all over again but there's a greater chance of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. 98 degrees tuesday, sun and clouds that 89 will feel like the 90s. the humidity starts to drop during the late afternoon hours. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, the models are suggesting comfortable stuff. mid 80s and lots of sunshine, no humidity to deal with. just the next couple of days listener to your body and -- listen to yo body and take it easy out there. >> check 6abc.com/weather you'll find the current temperature and what's to come with the hourly forecast. you can connect with our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter for status updates around the clock. the prickly pear cactus is making a midwest road project a prickly endeavor. 100 of the endangered plants have been found, they are protected and have to be relocated which adds $50,000 to

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welcome back it is 12:20 89 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at penns landing. it says 89, but it feels like triple digits out there. you want to find shade or better yet go inside into the air-conditioning if you can. the first american to contract the ebola virus is calling on global action against the disease which is a serious threat. writing in an op ed in the washington post, he is back in

liberia said while many put ebola in the history books the struggle continues. there have been new cases in lie bier i can't. he called for countries around the -- lie. agency is called a special meeting of experts and critics for september 24 on the conceptive coil. thousands say they have suffered pain or had hysterectomies because the implanted device. bare said the product passed a detailed analysis by the fda. central nervous system problems are up near residents living near fracking sites. rates with the areas most well are 27% higher than areas with

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something in sports this noon, the phillies go tore three in a row when they close out a series with the marlins it comes amid trade talks with some of the team's stars. jeff skeverski fills us in on all the team sports. >> reporter: phillies going for their first sweep in over two months. cole hamels will be on the mound, he is looking for his first w since may, as well. it's been anything but a picture perfect season for your phillies, but a reason to smile.

how about last night they put up a two spot on on miami. two outs, dom brown phils take a 2-0 lead. billingsley comes out with elbow pain. check this out hep from -- help from benefit -- ben revere. and look at this, 100 miles per hour, that is some heat. it's their first series w in almost an month. >> we've got energy. i think everybody felt better coming back, starting fresh we talked about it as a team, about starting fresh and choosing that path to wynmore games. it certainly helps, the guys are playing harold. >> reporter: in the blink of an

eye, carli lloyd says her life has changed. while she is enjoying the moment after winning the world cup she said she is going to top it perhaps in the olympics. back on the very field in medford where she learned how to play soccer. the star hosting a camp for young girls. it's been a whirlwind for south jersey stars lloyd todd frazier who won the home run derby and mike trout who won m.v.p. of the all star game two years in a row. >> mike and todd reached out to me, i reached out to them, as well after what they have done. new jersey is a really small state it's great to know there are great athletes coming out of it and doing well for themselves. >> reporter: let's kick it over to the union north of the

border, things go south for these guys. they have trouble in union fail is to score a point. i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> no apologies from donald trump organ his fiery comments on john mccain. after lightning strikes a woman's quick work keeps her husband alive. we'll have more when "action news" comes right back.

happening right now investigator question a person of interest in this morning's fire in south philadelphia. >> heat warnings are out for the area as the heat index goes for triple digits. >> there's new information on how victims were lured to a bomber in iraq. >> more on those stories but first let's go outside with a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist chris sowers, it's awful out there. >> reporter: it is awful out here this afternoon. i almost wish this breeze would stop, because all it's doing is making it feel like a convection oven. it's stirring everything up. 89 in philadelphia. good afternoon to you. 9 degrees in reading. dover checking in at 89.

dewpoints this is the way we measure the amount of moisture in the air. anytime you get over 70 it becomes oppressive. you can see how high they are right now. dover and sea isle city are 78 degrees, to give you an idea how oppressive that it is, when you think of humidity, the place that come to mind are new orleans, the deep south right? get a load of this, 78 degrees in sea isle city. there's only one place in the south that's showing something higher than that that's mobile, alabama. the it will be sticking around through monday afternoon. hopefully by tuesday as long as the cold front stays on schedule things will calm down. if you're heading to citizens bank park, 1:35 start phillies taking on the marlins 95 degrees by the 9th inning

with feels-like temperatures ranging between 100 and 105. make sure you apply the sunscreen and apply it frequently. that's a check of the forecast for now i'll head back inside and cool it off. i'll see you in ten minutes. fire officials say a three-alarmer in south philadelphia appears suspicious. the blaze broke out at 3:30 in the 2000 block of juniper street and forced dozens from their homes. trish hartman joins us live from the fire scene with the latest. trish. >> reporter: eva and nydia investigators spent the morning looking at surveillance images and questioning a person of interest. firefighters are take a break and then they will be back at it. they've pouring water on the structure all morning long so investigators can get in there to figure out a cause.

police officials say several properties are unsafe. you can see the orange signs in the window, those folks are not allowed back in their homes on snyder street. 17 in to that were forced out by the fire. flames shot from the 2000 block of juniper street always officials went door to door telling people to leave their homes. >> we came out it was so hot. you can you could see the flames. >> when i looked out the buildings across the from me was full of flames. >> reporter: more than 100 firefighters were called to the scene around 3:30 when flames shot into the sky. the fire spread to four homes on snyder avenue damaging the exterior. official officials say the builds was under renovation expected to become condos and commercial space. it took two hours to control the blaze, firefighters worked in the blazing sun pouring water on the smoldering buildings.

folks returned home, but still shaken. >> thank god everybody is lrpt. it's scary too close to home. >> reporter: police say the fire was suspicious because power was not connected to the buildings. an eyewitness said he saw two people in the buildings -- building before it burst into flames. >> a person purposely setting fire in our neighborhood, it's too scary. >> reporter: firefighters have been out here for going on nine hours now in the sweltering heat. volunteers are out here with extra water. there's a septa bus parked around the corner for anyone who needs to take a break in the air-conditioning. the fire marshal is on scene expected to be here all day long looking for a cause of the suspicious fire on juniper street. south philadelphia, trish hartman, channel 6 "action news." >> donald trump is not

apologizing for the firestorm he set off when he said john mccain is not a war hero. he said i will say what i want to say. all the other republican presidential candidates have denounced trump. rick perry said trump's comments make him unfit to be commander in chief. mccain's daughter said she is horrified and disgusted. trump's comments outraged hillary clinton. >> there's nothing funny about the had a lot he is spewing. >> so far mccain who was a prisoner of war has not responded. it was seen as pay back that trump is firing up the crazy with his remarks on illegal mexican immigrants. >> reporter: in central california, police are looking for martin martinez in the death of three children and two

adults. police are saying martinez is a person of interest. they are not saying what is relationship was to the victims. officers found the bodies when they went to a home after a request to check on the family. so far investigators have not indicated how the five people died. from our delaware newsroom. state police are investigating a nasty collision between a car and tow truck. it happened on the 4000 block on new castle avenue in wilmington. the driver was seriously hurt crashing into the back of the tow truck. the driver is critical condition. a driver was involved in a two car crash in wissinoming section the 57 block of tacony. the vehicles ran into each other at 125. a driver a man in his 30s were a thrown from his car he is being treated for several significant injuries. the other driver had minor injuries. in news around the world banks if greece reopen tomorrow

after being forced to close for three weeks because of the county's debt crisis. the greek government will limit its citizens to daily withdrawals of no more than 65 euros that's about $67. the decree came after the coalition government booted from the cabinet five prominent members who voted against the bailout daily. in iraq, the police chief and three police officers have been fired in the wake of a bombing that killed 115 people. authorities say victims were lured to their death. the bomb was planted in a truck loaded with ice for keeping food cool. people preparing feels for the end of ramadhan were seeking the extra ice. isis claimed responsibility. last week's agreement with iran could send gas prices down

and we could see the benefit by labor day. by september prices could drop 10 to 15 cents a month. by december it could be two dollars or less. iran has not been able to sell oil to the u.s. since 1995. but the new pact opens the door for that. it will add to the oil glut already on the market. a couple that celebrated 44 years of marriage will see another year of marriage. they were struck by lightning. >> he had no pulse he was not breathing, his eyes were open and staring. >> reporter: she could not get cell phone reception so she started cpr, 15 minutes she was able to flag down a passing neighbor and after that jerry took a breath. he is conscious and still

recovering and expected to be okay. the couple's son said he is in awe how clear headed his mom was in the emergency. >> in gloucester county, students are learning lessons about helping others. they've growing food and the food will be helping the hungry. >> reporter: twisting squash off the plant and plopping it into the bucket. some washington township third graders might be new to farming but they have a crop on their hands. >> it was kind of amazing because i have not done it before. >> reporter: with the help of the family market in sewell, they grew green and yellow squash from seed. tracy works with teachers and third grade science classroom to help teach the kids about how

food grows and students get hands on experience. >> we plan to -- when you plant the seat, it's small, but when it comes back it's huge. >> i think a lot of kids are misled about where food comes from. >> reporter: the children representing 6 township schools came back to pick the squash some accompanied by siblings. these brothers worked out a system to maximize efficiency. >> he holds the bucket and i pick them. >> reporter: last year the children grew 4800 pounds of fresh produce and expect similar success. >> farming is one component the other is giving back. the squash was donated to farmers against hunger. >> this is going to camden this afternoon, so the people in camden will have food on their tables because of what the kids

are doing today. >> katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to couple come on "action news" sunday july 19. a protest inside the lgbt world became the basis for an exhibit we'll have that on 6abc loves the arts. >> looking live from the temple university camera. source source will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, when will this crazy heat and humidity go away? we'll find out.

>> just a reminder for all you out there a heat warning is in effect for those of you in philadelphia. the coppering for aging heat line is open. it is on the screen. the line will be open until midnight today and reopen at 8:30. people with get places to get

out of the heat and avoid heat stress. >> people will need help it feels like triple digits out there. >> reporter: we have a few areas that's seeing relief. that's one of them, cape may. all the shorepoints feels better, it's easy to handle. itemperatures at the airport close to 90. on the sand, it's 84, 85. it's a little bit better with a sea breeze starting to develop. with all the humidity it will feel like the 90s on the beach. double scan live nothing going on we're crystal clear. philadelphia 89 degrees, dewpoint, 74. the wind out of the south/southwest. north and west we go, lots of 90s starting to pop up. martins creek updated 91. saint davids, 90. center city checking in at 93. leave he let town, 94. same number for ewing. smyrna dover 90.

everybody getting close to 90. and everybody will top out in the mid 90s. these are the numbers you have to pay attention to. they are getting close to the dangerous category. dover, 1 oh, 2 and close to the -- 102, close to the water atlantic city, 99. beach haven 100 degrees. it will feel awful all day long this will last through monday evening. tuesday night a cold front slides through and knocks back back down to the upper 50s and low 60s. there's a cold refer to right here, this -- a refer to right warm front right here, it will get into the western suburbs, we're waiting for a secondary front one system here and another cold

front here, this cold front will dive probably down to the mason dixon line and stall. the secondary front will pick it up and push everything to the south. there's nice, dry air behind the front. comfortable stuff up there that slides through tuesday evening. surface maps there's the front. hazy, hot and humid a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. tomorrow the first front starts to die out the second one picks i meant up and starts to cool everything off. fach -- future tracker 6 one or two areas pick up a thunderstorm. same thing in the evening hours hit or miss thunderstorms. the majority of the viewing area is dry partly cloudy tomorrow morning, by afternoon sunshine, clouds mix and the slight east chance of thunderstorms as the front gets going and interacts with the soupy air. some of the thunderstorms could be gusty. it's only about 30 or 4% chance.

just like today not many of us will see it. ocean city, 85. avalon 86. mostly sunny conditions. slight breeze out of the south at 5 to 10 miles per hour. extremely humid on the water. reading, 95. lancaster, 94. allentown, 94. dover, 92. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast mostly sunny to start monday, 94. feeling like 100. tuesday the transition day, 89 lowering humidity levels and through saturday lots of sunshine and no humidity. eva. a philadelphia museum is paying tribute to a landmark events in the city with a new exhibit. it's looking at a facet that many don't know about. karen rogers has the details in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: it's called legendary inside the house ballroom scene it gives visitors

an intimate view of the world for a support system for a marginalized community. gerald gaskins visited houses for lgbt communities in philadelphia, new york and washington, d.c. >> it shows the joyousness of the celebration and the strengthen. >> reporter: the houses serve as a safe haven and provide a family to those who may have been os trazeed. the house because are events designed to showcase personal compression with excessive dances and performances. >> legendary is not just a title it's a status, it's an honor

title. >> reporter: this includes candid shots from the ball and formal portraits. >> legendary is on exhibit through august 16. for tickets and museum hours go to aamp museum.org or visit 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts to learn about this and other area events for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers.

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>> welcome back it is 12:51 89 degrees feels like 100, sky6 live hd looking live at philadelphia international airport. the bad news there's an excessive heat warning in effect. the good news by wednesday of this week it will feel nice and that will last a few days. a instructive storm in iowa

opened the door to the past for a family 100 miles away. amid the debris a farmer found 120-year-old marriage certificate in near perfect condition. he tracked down the family of the people listed on the document. >> just to find something from your great grand parents something you never knew. i feel like i know them and more connected. >> so cool, the family who hasn't lived in the area for 30 years want to return to look for more family rel i think -- relics. >> an iconic beer is coming back. paps blue ribbon is coming home to milwaukee. the current other than said it's

time to come back, starting with craft beers based on on old recipes they will have an old time beer beer garden. a happy twist of fate has reunited a marine with his bomb-sniffing dog from afghanistan. they ate together and slept together rebel came back to the u.s. and was adopted by another family. when the family couldn't afford the surgery he gotle call. now they help each other copy with post combat stress. >> we get to hold each other in the middle of the night. he prayed he would see rebel again, but he can't believe his prayers were answered. he set up a go fund me account

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recapping our top stories investigators are questioning a person of interest in connection with an early-morning fire in south philadelphia. the blaze ripped through a building that was being renovated and damaged four homes. no reports of injuries. the family of mohammed mom has apologized for the killing of five service members in tennessee. the family said he was depressed investigators say they have not found evidence linking the murder suspect to terrorist activity. >> let's get the weather

another hot one. >> reporter: hazy, hot and humid, good day to stay indoors. 96 degrees, feeling like 100 to 105. i-95 corridor, closer to 105. 94 tomorrow, tuesday is the day of transition, 89 the high. humid in the morning comfortable b in the afternoon. wednesday thursday friday saturday, looking good. >> thousands gather this morning in the philippines not just to get in shape. 13,000 people got together to break the guinness world record for the largest zumba class. they broke the record by 4,000 people. i am impressed with the number of them that were able to stay together.

looks pretty coordinated. fyi philly is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 6:00 p.m. tonight. >> now for eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, have a great day. we'll see you next weekend!

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