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area. today was nothing short of oppressive with heat index making it feel like 100 in some spots. team coverage of the dangerous situation. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live in old city trying to speak with folks to beat the heat. first we go to melissa magee to see what we can expect tomorrow. >> walter t. was brutal today. unfortunately that heat and humidity is stk ago way for the start of the workweek on monday we have heat advisory for most of jer jury and delaware and suburbs in pennsylvania and excessive heat warnings posted for philadelphia that 95 corridor metro areas west and also south and east. so the advisory and warning will stay up until 8 p.m. monday as we're calling for heat index values how hot it will feel tomorrow anywhere from 100 to 10 5 across the area here's the big story an problem today it's been unbearable any time you have dew point numbers in 70s or higher it's down right oppressive and that's stek
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around on monday. current air temperatures in the lower 80s. upper 7 0s. when you factor in the commutety at this 11:00 hour feels like 93 in philadelphia. feeling like 91 wilmington and 85 allentown and some relief up the coast in sea sea isle city. >> stormtracker 6. dry and quiet across the region an showers popping up across upstate new york and portions of ohio valley len some of the moist tour works east ward as we go throughout the rest of the overnight hours. we'll talk about what is ahead and what we can expect. a tre and isolated thunderstorm on the way tonight and no relief as well with overnight lows dropping into the upper 70s and snivrling monday with heat index values coming in 100 or higher. there's some relief on the way walter we'll let you know when that will occur in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> it's still steky outside. thank you melissa. >> jeff chirico checking in on folks trying to beat the heat live on market and old city.
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jeff. >> as melissa said it's sticky. you can feel it when you step out here. very muggy out here despite today's humid and hot temperatures. there were plenty of folks enjoy ago hot summer day in the city. >> the setting son brought relief add to that a cool river breeze and strus street harbor park became a popular spot to decharge. >> i've been working all weekend and i wanted to do something fun on sunday night. >> it feels so much better than where we were at least and sun going down now but you know it's awesome. >> earlier it was type of day your shirt just stuck tou and making some flip for joy offer the new splash park at city hall and this couple visited from germany watched kids play from the shade grateful it doesn't get steamy at home. >> it's grateful for sure. after a few days you get used to
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it. >> after kelly drive there were not as many joggers are bikers and those that solderd through brought water. fans kept workers cool as scoopers went to over drive. >> it's making me feel cooled off and not as hot. >> since the heat can be dangerous the philadelphia corporation for aiming is operating a heatline offering tips to help the elderly stay cool and alive. >> i never had can i use your air conditioner and don't use stands in closed rooms and keep as little clothing on as possible and hydrated through throughout the day with water and clear drinks. and that pca heatline is 2 15 765-9040. >> 2 15-765-9040 manned until midnight tonight and 8:00 tomorrow night and elderly on anyone that may need help urged to call to get help. one other piece of advice from the folks there at the pca check
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on any elderly that may be living loan. we're live in old city, jeff geoff of jeff chirico, klnel 6abc news. >> our team of meteorologistists will be tracking throughout the night and tune into "action news" 4:30 tomorrow morning for the latest on this extreme heat. >> the search is suspended for sim 1/3 went missing in the delaware river. marquice mack richardson from virginia jumped into the river bristol bureau 10 a.m. en then they lost saw himel whying for help and went under and never resurfaced and screws spent the day search and they came came up empty. no word when they that will resume. >> meanwhile body of a missing swimmer recovered from the delaware river in burlington city before 7:30 this evening people reported seeing a man go under water near york street and the victim was a man in 0s siming in the area of burlington island and burlington city promenade when he went under.
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no word on his identity. >> meanwhile crews in delaware had to rescue a man are from brandywine river. he slipped and fell and injured his leg. his fellow tubers had to pull him to shore where firefighters put him in basket and transported him to a nearby hospital. >> now to a developing story from you hamill top township new jersey where a thief stole a car with a 1-year-old girled in. the surveillance is heart stopping as thief takes off grandmother can be seen running from the store tying to chase after the car with her baby in the backseat. "action news" reporter dap annie mccormick is live at hamilton township police headquarters with the full story andy. >> that hour there's an active search going on for the suspect. what a story that little girl must have to tell. well, tonight her grand mother is telling the story to "action news" about the terrifying
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ordeal watch the frantic moments adds this suspected car thief yumps into idling honda and takes off and 1 1/2-year-old girl in backseat and look at grandmother sprints after the car screaming for help. >> there was no way he did not see her and didn't hear me screaming at him the baby, my baby my baby is in the car and all that i could think was please lord help her. >> the terrifying scene unfolded 6 p.m. sunday at chambers and tindle and a half hour later police discovered the car with the little girl inside in the 600 block of franklin street. surveillance video shows suspect eying honda as he approaches the store. >> don't care how much of a split second you're going to be in a store. take the bade out. i don't care if they juan the car. take the baby out of the car. >> police say the grandmother's
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cellphone left in the vehicle led police to the car. >> and the girl is safe at home. her grandmother spent the rest of the day getting her statement to police and has a message. >> my 1 1/2-year-old grandmother she could not say anything tou you idiot don't you ever, of, ever do nothing stupid like that again i hope when they catch you they make you regret what you did. in you recognize the suspect in that video contact hamilton police. one thing we don't know is whether or not that suspect left the air conditioning on when he ditched the car with the little girl inside. they rushed her into air companying and they cleared the scene. another thing is whether or not hamilton police will fire charges again the grandmother for leaving the little girl in the car. for now reporting live in hamilton. annie mccormick, "channel 6
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action news," walter. >> unbelievable storying thank you appy. >> people were left without a place to stay after a fire ripped through a building in south is philadelphia and tonight investigators say the cause of the fire is suspicious. fire broke out 3 a.m. at a building under construction on 000 block of june fear preet. severity properties near the building caught fire fortunately no injuries reported. we'll have more on why officials think this fire may have been set on purpose. >> in less than twelve hours septa will sell special pass it passes for the upcoming visit with pope francis. regional rail will only accept special passes and monthly transit pass or cash fares will not be accepted and you can buy the tickets offer septa web site $10 a piece. when you order you need to know which station and specific time you plan on traveling. septa also urging customer to plan on using rail service to
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arrange to be dropped off at or near station. parking will be limit sfwld tomorrow patco will begin selling passes for use during the papal visit. passenger can purchase special freedom cars patco broadway station and online. you can use the regular freedom cards and pay 2.50 for each card. >> we're 50 days away. for updates on a visit and world meeting of families follow our special switer handle at 6abc pope. >> and organization called we feed the homeless philly wrapped up annual gala tonight and the black tie fundraiser was held juan maker building in center city and list of all star r & b performers entertained the crowd and all the money goes towards helping homeless in philadelphia get back on their feet. charity provides food, education and job training for under privy lenld. >> more to come on "action news" a terrifying shark attack in middle of live tv broadcast.
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pro surfer knocked off board by great white in middle of a competition and how he's doing tonight and later the boss is back. bruce springstein puts on impromptu concert inside a bar at the jersey shore and phillies timely give fans something to cheer about. today they might have money the last day for a phils fan
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>> jaw sdroping video this was on a live broadcast aat a suffering competition. nick fanning was punching andic asking for life as the shark wept for him. it pulled him under for a moment and remarkably he was not injuredch the shark bit through the leash of his surf board. he described the encounter coming up 11: 35. >> the man accused of being responsible for a horrific crash on long island new york pleaded not guilty today to drunk driving. steve's pickup crashed into a limo with women inside for a bachelorette party. four died and other foreare hospitalize the tonight the limo was trying to make a u-turn when suddenly t bond by the pickup. >> family spokesman say the man that killed five service anyone tennessee had mental health
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issues. the family said they september him to jordan last year to get him away from bad influences in the u.s.. the fbi is now analyzing his phone and computer data to see if there's any ties to islamic terrorists ♪>> it was a somber vigil today at a church outside of chicago for a woman that hung herself in a jail sell. the family of her is asking for an autopsy to hopefully shed light on her death. >> we want to know how this played out and what ended up ultimately being the real cause of death. >> planned was pulled over in texas for a traffic violation and police say she kicked an officer and was arrested and they say she hanged herself with a plastic back covering her head after three days in custody and
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they do not believe it was suicide. >> tragedy in riply ohio as floodwaters swept away a mobile home killing three members of a family huddling inside for safe tivrm a pregnant woman and young son and daughter were all killed. the father and two sons survived including one found clinging to a tree. witnesses say the mobile home was split in half as it was pulled down the creek. >> former president george h.w. bush was released from a hospital in maine after recently falling and breaking a bone in his neck. he was treated for fractured vertebrae. he did not suffer nerve distance and is expected to fully recover in 4 months. 91-year-old bush with parkinsons disease is oldest living former president. >> more to come to on "action news" another small shark shows up at juries jury shore than one got a bit too close for comfort for a woman that tried to pet. it and meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast when "action news" comes back stil
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>> it seems like every weekend we're showing you more videos of sharks caught at jersey shore. here's a good reason you should not pick them up like pets. check ow the shark try to bite a woman's arm in ocean city she was quick enough to move out of the way and was not hurt. readback folks they're sharks and they can cause a variety of damage. >> don't pet a shark. >> no not a good idea.
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>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> i can't believe hi to say that. >> it's very hot. >> it's very hot. >> still warm at this hour walter and the problem is that we have humidity. we've had temperatures in the 90s before. it's quite oppressive outside and it's sticking around unfortunately tomorrow. we'll show you stormtracker 6 double scan, groy, quiet sky6 live in hd from temple university camera looking at center city sky line south on broad to city hall. partly cloudy sky. pretty warm in hat oppressive heat sticks around for start of workweek on monday. high today in philadelphia 95. hottest heat index reported today. 105. when you factor in the humidity even that 11:00 hour it feels like 93 currently outside. 82 dover current air temperature and 83 reading and along the coast ina sea isle city 77. lower 80s as well in trenton. and when you look at the dew point scale it's a legal of
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moisture in the atmosphere and oppressive today and stays oppressive tomorrow and if you look it even stays that way as we get to tuesday. but there is some relief coming as we get into wednesday and beyond. these dew points numbers drop to the pleasant levels and that will be a nice and comforting as we get to wednesday you'll like the change. here's satellite 6 and action radar partly cloudy, dry across the region. tracking show-moving showers and storms across the ohio valley and also upstate new york. some this moisture works ounl south and east ward through the overnight hours. most spots stay dry. there could be a rok or renegade shower that moves in through the overnight. the warm story as we get to monday. future tracker 6 showing you about the numbers 6:00 in the morning the heat index values feeling like approaching 80 at that early hour and by the afternoon hours heat index hours close to 100 which is why in fact we had the heat advisory and excessive heat warning through the region until 8 p.m.
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monday. what to do to beat the heat get out of the sun. if you cannot get out of the sun seek out the air conditioning. if you spend a lot of time outdoors and work outdoors and breaks in the shade and lots of water keep yourself hydrated and this time of year check on the pets kids and eld are limit call from accuweather for the morning. rush home, crank up the ac. warm being sticky. 6:00 in the morning 81. 00 in the morning temperatures still holding in lower 0s. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. it's streamy tomorrow and afternoon shower or thunderstorm possible with a cold front moving on through. high temperature 95. still a bit unsettled tuesday. still very warm with popup thunderstorm possible 89. wednesday, sunny and lower humidity high temperature in at 85 degrees and it's a good looking day by thursday. sunshine and clouds sharing the sky up to 85. plenty of sun on friday, 86. next saturday, sunny and seasonable and next sunshine,
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thunderstorm possible and in at 87. so, going to be tough to take tomorrow walter and for that matter into tuesday. that relief comes on wednesday and you'll like it. >> heat turning delaware valley into bad lands. >> yeah. >> that's my segue to bruce springstein. >> i'm listening. >> he's always been known as great live survivor and tonight he showed know signs of slowing down putting on surprise show at bar jersey shore. ♪still with the energy bruce my goodness. performed at the wonder bar as burlingy park nearly 2w0 hours. fans posted picturesp he joined bruce and the house rockers a bunch of time over the
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>> they have to go undefeated the receipt of the way to make the playoffs. >> playoffs? >> no not a good subject matter but fun right now. they're among hottest teams in baseball, i know, i know, they have the worst record but what a weekend undefeated since all star break and first sweep in two months. phils are heating up just like the weather. ryan howard crushes it into second deck 350th homer of his career what could be final start at home with the trade deadline next friday. gives up five runs three innings shortest outing in years and hamle as loued a whooping 14 runs 22 hits the last two starts and cole pick up your head in the 9th. down one. jeff francore are you kidding me out of here the walk-off two-run homer phils come back to win 8-7
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fist sweep in two months. -0 as soon as the break. >> we probably have best record in baseball in the second half any time you when a series or sweep one is nice. hopefully we'll get ready for raise tomorrow. >> who is more appealing than hamels. even though era 6 in the last 7 starts hamels says today never crossed mind and may have been final homestart. >> it is what it is i know being able to play the game of baseball and to be able to pitch for for the is they or any city you know fortunate to be able to do so nird around on back until today.
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as well as final round until tomorrow. dustin johnson first page orvictory will be pushed back too. title shot may now be gone with the wind. it's raining once again during the third round of on. jim furyk needs umbrella and eddie knees a new ball. tee short 17. pepro briefly tide for lead with johnson. hits hotel. double bogeys the hole. dustin johnson will not sleep well after this bogeys 16, 17, 18 only one golfer in the field had a worse round and he falls first 18. while free falling jordan spieth making a charge for third straight major spieth with 7 birdies one shot off the lead. three way tie at the top. paul dunn who amateur looks like a pro. lowest 54 hole school in history of on. jason day also twelve under heading to monday's final round. >> wimbledon champ serena
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williams is not coming to philadelphia overall. serena withdrawals from match against freedoms because of elbow injury. coming up next, carli lloyd scores an honor in her own backyard. the soccer star's emotional speech (gong) slather your ribs with kikkoman for that rich mahogany sweetness. (taiko drum beat) (taiko drum beat)
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