ving the loss of a beloved father, brother and son. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: a grieving mother reflects on the death of her son francis arroyo a father of two killed last night in a fatal hit and run near luzerne and i streets. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: he took my son. i have a big pain in my soul says inez lopez referring to the driver of the suv who slammed into her son's car and took off. >> this is a dangerous person, a killer. >> reporter: arroyo's brother was driving the car and sustained rib injuries. he tells "action news" off camera that he and his brother were working on this van before they left to take francis home. he says he was hit as he tried to make a u-turn in front of his house. police found the suv a couple miles away near ninth and rising sun but the driver had fled. police today asking for help in finding the driver. >> alberto vangas he's the registered owner of that vehicle. we would like to talk to him see what he can provide what information in this

investigation. >> reporter: also in the car at the time of the crash, a dog named max. he ran off in all the commotion and the arroyo family desperately wants him back. he's important to the care of osvaldo's special needs son. natalie hall is his nurse. >> so, now this child after losing an uncle is going to loss man's best friend on top of it unless someone has a heart and reaches out and returns the dog. >> reporter: again police say the registered owner of that vehicle is an albert vangas. he's 38 years old lives on the 3600 block of north ninth street. if you have any information about albert vangas or where he may be police ask you to call them. the number (215)685-3180. they say they want to talk to him to get information about who was driving that car last night. we are live in the juniata park section of philadelphia, channel6 "action news." >> man and dog found soon. time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> all right, bit of a muggy monday out there. meteorologist adam joseph live

at the big board this afternoon. hey adam. >> yeah the humidity is starting to come back. temperatures still a little below average for this time of year. as we look at double scan live radar we were rocked by thunderstorms and the heavy rain in the wee hours of the morning between 2 o'clock and 5 o'clock. at this point most of that energy has passed down to our south. you can see from that warrant of washington to richmond roanoke and charleston, west virginia that is where all of the downpours and thunderstorms are developing. there could be a spotty downpour or thunderstorm this evening around the region but most of us will stay quiet and just muggy. right now it's 85 in philadelphia. that normal for this time of year is 87 degrees so we've come down from over the weekend because of that excessive cloud cover we've had throughout the day. 89 in pittsburgh, 88 richmond. we're not looking at any 90's building locally. however if we widen andy out and take a look to the south and west you can see many 90's from wichita dallas new orleans atlanta georgia memphis tennessee and this air is moving in our direction for the rest of the week.

in fact we take a look at future tracker and its heat index, the combination of the air temperature and the moisture in the atmosphere it will feel like 93 tomorrow in philadelphia. we've been worse than that this summer season and you can see the 100s building in the nation's heartland with that heat index and we will be tracking some higher numbers here locally as we get deeper into the week. muggy until thursday. heat wave number three on the way and we could see our hottest temperature so far this summer season this week. i'll have all those numbers for you and just how long that heat wave could last nydia in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you add today. as temperatures rise this week remember to check 6abc.com/weather. the hourly forecasts and storm tracker6 radar will help you plan your day and keep you ahead of any severe weather. >> police in burlington county are investigating a robbery at a vcs and they say it has similarities to crimes in other communities. now they're trying to figure out if the same person might be behind all of them.

chad pradelli just talked to investigators. he's live in burlington this afternoon. chad, you've got the latest. >> reporter: yeah, brian yesterday's robbery happened around 7:00 a.m. according to burlington police the suspect initially approached one of the cvs employees outside of the building. she was picking up some newspapers. he approached her asked her if the pharmacy was opened. she said yes. he then followed her inside. this is the suspect captured on surveillance camera. he keeps his head down but once inside police say he goes to work. >> brandishes a handgun and orders the two employees, one the shift manager and the cashier up to the office where the safe was and instructed the manager at the time to open the safe where he removed an undisclosed amount of cash. >> reporter: the suspect fled the pharmacy and was last seen running down bustleton. police are now trying to see if the suspect is responsible for other cvs robberies across the region. police say this guy robbed a cvs in wilmington two weeks

ago. like the burlington case the robbery happened around 7:00 a.m. and these are images of two suspects who robbed a cvs in aston this past weekend. in that case police say the workers were tied up and the suspects again got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >> i've been contacting these various agencies and i'm trying to determine if there is a connection between these other robberies. >> reporter: no one was injured in any of the robberies. again, police are working to catch this criminal or these criminals. if you have information, you are urged to contact authorities. i'm live in burlington, new jersey, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, chad thank you.

from our delaware news room today state police want your help to find a serial bank robber in wilmington. they gave us a picture of the man they say held up the wsfs bank on concorde pike on friday. but they say he's the same man who robbed the artisan's bank on silver side road in may then again in june. police say in each case the man would pull a gun on a teller, take the cash from the drawers then run off. investigators want anyone with any information to please call them. here at the "action news" big board and as you can see we are just 60 days from hope france's visit to philadelphia for the world meeting of families an events expected to draw millions of people to the city over the duration of the week but today it's still unclear just when hundreds of thousands of people will once again be able to purchase those special septa transit passes for the event. you'll remember it was last monday when the web site selling those passes became overwhelmed and crashed. and at this hour it's still down. only 201 of the available 350,000 tickets were actually purchased. computer technicians have been working on the problem for the past week. earlier today septa was supposed to update the progress on fixing the web site but that news conference was pushed back until later

this week. also today, mayor michael nutter addressed growing concerns about the uncertainty surrounding the city's plans for the pope's visit. sarah bloomquist will have much more on that coming up on "action news" at 5:00. and don't forget you can keep up with all of the latest on the pope's visit and the world meeting of families with our very special twitter account. just follow at 6abc pope. nydia. >> alicia thank you. in delaware employees at two grocery stores slated to be closed will meet with union management tonight in newark. the super fresh on the 2100 block of philadelphia pike in claymont and the pathmark along the 3900 block of lancaster avenue in wilmington are owned by a and p. a and p compiled filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. the company is closing 10 stores in our region. tonight's meeting will focus on what steps workers need to take moving forward. >> bob casey wants to expand program that provides healthy meals for kids in care homes. casey laid out his plans at

the christian street ymca in south philadelphia today. the program gives midst a family childcare home free meals. 50 percent of the community is eligible for free reduced lunches. casey's plan would serve a third meal for children in the home eight hours or longer. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hope you had a good weekend matt. >> reporter: i d hopefully you guys as well. hopefully everybody had a wonderful weekend. now we would love a wonderful ride home but it's looking less than wonderful nydia and brian here on the vine street expressway in center city. there was a crash that happened just about 15 or 20 minutes ago here on the seaboard side approaching eighth street. there's the bieber bus. behind that you can see a woman standing off to the side appears to be involved in the accident. right lane partially blocked here as you come away from the schuylkill and head toward 95. penndot police are on the scene and it's really a stand still coming away from the

schuylkill expressway with delays spilling back onto the schuylkill itself. speaking of that schuylkill expressway, i was talking all morning long about how today they were going to close the ramp from spring garden street there by the art museum to the westbound lanes. if you remember last fall, they did this for several months. well, they did close the ramp today. it's going to be closed for about a week or so. so not as long this time but still kind of an inconvenience if that's your normal ramp. again, spring garden street to the westbound lanes of the schuylkill. watching a crash in yeadon this afternoon along bailey road at wycombe avenue. also one to avoid in abington along 611 near woodland and in jenkintown a wreck along greenwood avenue at 611 old york road and they're busy in camden tearing down the old commerce building this week so all week long as a result federal street and broadway are both blocked off to all traffic. you can use haddon avenue and mlk boulevard if you're in the car. in you're on foot you can still get to the walter rand transportation center to catch your bus. that's a bit of good news.

let's do the commuter report on this back to work monday afternoon, our last monday in july. happy harry says watch out for a minor crash along the we could lanes of the schuylkill and of course plenty of slow speeds to boot in that area but what else do we expect on a monday afternoon? we'll check it again brian and nydia in the next half hour. >> i always like hearing the waze names. >> happy harry. >> real interesting ones. >> thanks, matt. still ahead the boy scouts of america is poised to make a big change to a controversial policy. >> plus massive wildfires rip through wine country in california. what crews are doing to try to get them under control. >> a magazine cover featuring the many women accusing bill cosby. how it's starting a bitter movement on social media for victims of sexual assault. >> ♪♪

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california today. authorities had to evacuate campground areas near the sierra national forest. that fire is only 15 percent contained. crews using air drops and setting backfires to try to contain the flames which of already burned two square miles of dry timber. at least 450 structures including homes are being threatened. four firefighters have also been injured. the boy scouts of america may vote today to end its ban on gay scout leaders. the organization's board was expected to meet later today to formally approve the change which was first passed by the executive committee earlier this month. though the new policy lifts the national ban on gay leaders it still allows individual scout troops to decide their own rules when choosing their own leadership. >> it's being called one of the most powerful magazine covers. new york magazine here with 35 women on front who have accused actor and comedian bill cosby of rape. all of them seated in rows in small wooden chairs.

but it's what we don't see that's perhaps even more powerful. at the end bottom right there, a final seat, an empty one serving as a place holder for the other 11 unnamed women who are unwilling or unable to come forward. well within minutes the #the empty chair went viral on twitter with nearly 9,000 mentions in less than 24 hours. one of the women on the cover beverly johnson tweeted that she was proud to be part of a masterpiece that will go down in history. for others around the world it's also serving as an open forum, a voice for victims of sexual abuse like this woman who writes i suffered mental anguish for years because no one believed me when i spoke up and ella who says i am not damaged goods. i am damaged but i am still good and encouraging other women to know the same. others are joining in solidarity like matt who tweeted here that one in five women sit in the #the empty chair and yet we have a culture that victim blames. now, statistics show that that sexual assault is one of the

most unreported crimes -- underreported i should say. as for bill cosby he has never been criminally charged and has denied any wrongdoing but certainly that powerful cover of that magazine has a lot of people talking and helping a lot of victims nydia. >> powerful indeed. thank you alicia. president obama continued his africa trip today but ended up talking about a political controversy here at home. the president is in ethiopia which makes him the first sitting president to visit that country. but while there today he responded to mike huckabee's attack on the iran nuclear deal. huckabee is a republican presidential hopeful and he compared the nuclear deal to the holocaust saying it is "marching israelis to the door of the oven." the comment has drawn widespread backlash including backlash from the president today. >> the particular comments of mr. huckabee are i think part of just a general pattern that we've seen that is -- would be

considered ridiculous if it weren't so sad. >> how in the world -- >> huckabee who during his -- >> a solution to that. i don't know if it's going -- >> with iran says he's not backing down from his comments. >> fiat-chrysler will pay a record fine for mishandling almost two dozen recalls and they are big ones. federal safety regulators fined the automaker $105 million. they say chrysler admitted to violating federal safety law in 23 recalls involving 11 million vehicles. in addition to the fine, fiat-chrysler will also submit to increased federal oversight and hire an independent monitor. closing numbers on wall street red arrows across-the-board the dow down 128 points. nasdaq off 49. the s & p down just about 12 on the nose. this is the fifth straight dave loses making it the worst streak since january. believe it or not back to

school shopping season is almost upon us and parents are expected to spend less this year than last year. that's according to the national retail federation which released its annual back to school spending survey. it found that families with students in grades k through 12 plan to spend $630 that is down from $669 a year ago. back to school shopping is expected to generate about $68 billion in revenue. that is up 42 percent in the last decade. >> it was a nice day to hit the beach for a little fun and to learn something new. the wildwood beach patrol hosted its annual beach day with 21 down, a down syndrome awareness group. group members and and their families coasted on the waivers with the help of seasoned members. organizers say the event is a great way to learn about safety in and around the water. >> looks like a lot fun. >> yeah. >> in fact this week given the rising temperatures going to

be pretty perfect if you chose this as week to spend down the shore. >> mets go to adam joseph. getting hot tomorrow. >> starts tomorrow and lasts through the up coming week and weekend. this week and next week most popular week to vacation down the shore or delaware beaches looking pretty good for this week. double scan live radar shows most of the area is muggy warm and quiet but we have a couple of downpours that have popped near moorestown along 38 and also 130 south of riverside over the river from philadelphia into new jersey. and also parts of the roosevelt boulevard getting a little bit wet just to the west of northeast philly airport. just to the south of jenkintown a couple of these showers are developing, no lightning strikes with this, just a brief little bit of heavy rain in that particular location. the rest of us though, it's 82 in allentown, 85 in reading, 80 in wilmington. so the numbers have pulled back from over the weekend partly because you've got that wind coming in off of the water. it's only in the upper 70's at the shore right now but also we had a lot of cloud cover today after that rain we saw

earlier on this morning. but those dewpoints, the measure of how it feels when you step out is starting to turn uncomfortable. it's humid between 65 and 70 degrees and you can see that's where most of us are sitting with the state of delaware and lancaster, are you in the 70's so that's where it feels a little more oppressive while northern areas in the lehigh valley it is not as humid. as we look at satellite and radar you can see some clouds left over the region but a front has pushed to the south at least the energy with a weak front has moved towards washington and parts of the virginias from west virginia into virginia itself and that's where some of those downpours or thunderstorms are popping at the present time. but as we head to the south near tampa and fort myers just to the west of tampa, you can see a slight spin in the satellite and radar imagery there. last week there were thoughts that there could be some kind of tropical development here but the wind shear in the upper atmosphere is so strong it's ripping any chance for this area to develop into a

tropical entity but they've been dealing with some really heavy rain in western florida the entire weekend. in fact, since friday night up to 10-inches of rain has fallen between tampa and fort myers but at least that system is now starting to weaken and fall apart for our folks down in florida. 70 in trenton tonight, 65 in allentown, 73 in philadelphia. it's partly cloudy warm and humid. and as we look at the heat index locally tomorrow at noon feeling like 90 in philadelphia, upper 80's to the north and west. low 80's at the shore so you got again a bit of a sea breeze to give you kind of a break down there tomorrow afternoon and philadelphia tomorrow 5 o'clock feeling like 93, upper 80's in the lehigh valley. but as you look at that four day at 4:00 forecast, that heat index is a combination of air temperature and humidity. it's not that much higher than the air temperature tomorrow. we're not going to have that oppressive humidity this week like we had last week. even though wednesday we could see the hottest temperature of the year so far at 96. it's dangerous heat but the humidity is not going to

skyrocket, so the heat index should stay at or below 100 here on wednesday and then thursday humid with some afternoon thunderstorms with a front of 94 and then the humidity drops on friday along with the air temperature a little bit at 90 degrees, but right there it's four days of heat wave number three and it could last even longer than that. we'll have that seven day coming up in the next half hour. >> but it won't be as bad. >> it won't be as hot and humid combination as last week. >> thanks adam. >> a fire at a local apartment building forces hundreds people out of their homes. >> and coming up at 4:30 today, drug bust in south jersey thanks to social media. how a picture on instagram helped police find a marijuana growing operation. >> an big question in big talkers. can you contain the scent of barbecue wafting from your grille? it's an odor war being waged in florida coming up. and we want to remind you go to facebook and like the 6abc "action news" facebook page. that will give you access to all of the top stories we're

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>> ♪♪ >> philadelphia police are looking for the man who robbed a shoe store in hunting park at gunpoint. they gave us surveillance video from inside payless shoes on the 700 block of east hunting park avenue. this happened last month. an employee says she helped a man pick out a pair of sandals then brought them to the register. when she rang him up he told her he had a gun. he grabbed money from the register and ran off. no one was hurt. >> hundreds of people had to leave their apartments overnight after an early morning fire new jersey camden county. the action cam was at the cooper river apartment complex on north park drive in pennsauken just after midnight. crews say the fire was limited to a first floor office in the building. firefighters went floor by floor to make sure everyone had gotten out safely. about 350 people.

crews put out the fire in about a half hour. no one was hurt. >> still ahead here on a monday, strangers come together to help an elderly war veteran in mercer county. we've got details on the simple act of kindness that's now spreading across social media. >> plus, he outed himself on instagram. how police say this south jersey man led authorities right to his illegal marijuana growing operation. >> and did you know the average american family spends more than $300,000 to raise one kid? but it doesn't have to be quite that pricey. alicia vitarelli breaks down some simple tips that can put as much as 4,000 bucks back in your pocket. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues. >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with a brilliant way a woman accused of faking her 190 weight loss shut down her critics. >> plus an outrageous complaint. >> i'm only here photoedtory. >> why a county official in florida told a homeowner he better start controlling which way the smoke from his barbecue billows. >> plus, if you're a parent of a young child and think you still have a few years to go before your little one starts whateverring about how he or she looks think again a new study shows just how early body image issues come into play. >> but first here at 4:30 it should go without saying if you're going to do something

illegal you probably shouldn't document it and you definitely shouldn't post it on social media with a geo tag. that's exactly what police in winslow township say this young man did. leading them to illicit instagram activities that were worse than smoking something on video. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live in sicklerville to explain this. not a smart move, nora. >> reporter: not quite. brian, young people love to snap selfies as we all know and post them online but a 20-year-old sicklerville man is in trouble tonight after the pictures he took of his illegal pot plants growing in the back of this abandoned house helped police make the case against him. >> whether it's legal or illegal the stuff you do, if you post it online somebody will see it. >> reporter: and somebody did. the police. they found tips that winslow police received about three weeks ago. officers arrested 20-year-old connor kennedy of sicklerville on charges of possessing and

attempt to distribute marijuana. cops were investigating reports someone was illegally growing pot in the backyard of an abandoned house on brierly drive. >> in this case surveillance was initiated. cameras were placed in various locations to help identify the suspect involved. >> reporter: once they identified kennedy detectives checked his social media and there they found pictures of kennedy with the pot plants. they were able to place him in the yard using data embedded in the photos he posted on instagram and tumbler. >> the geo tag goes on the picture. we can extract that and find out where the picture was. >> you can't erase it. it doesn't go away. sometimes we see it and this is what happens. >> reporter: kennedy who lives near the house where he was allegedly growing the pot plants was processed and released. police say his case is the example of a bad decision that worked in law enforcement's favor because mosing those pictures online helped them make their case against him

hymn. >> sometimes people want to brag about the wouldn't wrong things. this came back to haunt him. >> reporter: if you're doing something illegal the pictures do help authorities but police are using this as an example of why young people need to think twice about exactly what they post on social media. live in sicklerville, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> poster boy for this is your brain on drugs. a man is recovering from a gun shot wounds after police say he surprised two intruders. officers say the suspect kicked in the back door along the 4700 block of oakmont street before 5:00 a.m. when the 32-year-old homeowner went to investigate a fight broke out and the man was shot once in the shoulder. he was rushed to aria torresdale where he remains in critical but stable condition. police say the suspects fled the man's house without getting anything. investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked a fast moving fire in bucks county this morning. flames quickly spread through the home on the 500 block of clover lane just before

6:30 a.m. although the damage was extensive, everyone inside was able to escape. >> thick black smoke from a septa manhole caused a bit of a headache for commuters in west philadelphia this morning. chopper 6hd was over the area of 34th and girard. you can see septa engineers blocked the scene there trying to determine what was wrong here. the off ramp for i-76 was temporarily closed to traffic. eventually the smoke subsided and traffic was led back into the area. at this hour it's not clear just what caused that smoke. >> we are turning up the heat starting tomorrow, right. >> yeah, going back above 90 degrees and get used to it because it's going to be around for quite some time. as we take a look live from sky6 from arrested hill camera a lot of clouds, humidity is building, the heat is below average for this time of year but with that increased humidity and those dewpoints going back into the mid and upper 60's across much of the area that's throwing a lost moisture into the atmosphere

and any time tough high moisture, most of the time you can ring out a quick shower or downpour and you can see the area kind of blossoming. not moving all that much. we don't have a lot of wind in the atmosphere so between jenkintown and the roosevelt boulevard and just to the north of the frankford section of philadelphia and west of northeast philly and even over the river near knowledge into palmyra, the pal tack bridge there all getting wet ride now. some very heavy rainfall. we'll watch this area. if it continues to pour there could be issues with water on the roadways but at this point that is the only area of rain we're tracking in the entire regionally we'll talk about that big jump in the temperature and the humidity over the next seven days, guys, in that seven-day forecast. >> isolated downpours. >> yes, in one little area no lightning with it. >> all right, adam. >> thanks adam. >> when you see severe weather any time, just remember to join the action. send your photos and videos to join the action at 6abc.com or use the #6abcaction on social media. >> good news in the fight against obesity. a new study shows people are

making better choices for their diets. "action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with more. >> reporter: researchers have found that the number of calories people are consuming has dropped dramatically and one of the biggest reasons is because they are drinking less soda. they have heard and they're listening. in fact, the average american is drinking 25 percent less soda than they did in the 1990's. we still need do more, though. coming up at 5:00 in health check ali gorman tells us what the average person still should work on when it comes to having a healthy diet an smaller waistline. that story coming up at 5:00. also children's hospital of philadelphia has officially opened its new outpatient facility and we'll show that to you coming coming up tonight at 5:00. see you then. >> now to a story out of robbinsville mercer county that is tugging at the heart strings today where everyday heroes are honoring and saluting war heroes and where paying it forward is paid forward once again. it's a night police sergeant thomas eagen to the back left

right here calls one of the most rewarding shifts of his career. this is eagen and three other officers who are part of this story that's so special it's being shared over and over again on social media. the story ended here at the hampton inn and sweets in robbinsville but it startd when a 92-year-old world war ii vet oscar took a wrong turn and found himself in someone's drive way. it was dark and oscar asked if he could sleep in his car overnight 'cause he's not the best driver. well the couple who owned the home offered to have him sleep in their guest room but he turned them down so these officers here offered to put him up at the hampton inn and suite on them. they even gave him a ride there and. enter receptionist nicole who told her manager carmen about the officers offering to pay for the room out of pocket. so carmen paid it forward again. comping oscar's room. >> speechless. i mean you hear all this negative stuff about police officers and it's -- it was heartwarming. it was touching. you know, you don't expect that.

you expect, okay, officers, you know, they're doing they're job they're getting the person to where they need to be and they're on their way. these officers went above and beyond. >> to top it all off the room that the hotel gave oscar who you can see there in the middle wearing the ball cap right there, it was the last one available for the night. sergeant eagen says they thanked oscar for his service and with a tear in his eye oscar said i will never forget this and there's the surveillance video there from the hampton inn and sweets in robbinsville where you can see the officers walking him in. so, kudos to these guys and kudos to the hotel for picking up the tab. >> thank you alicia. still ahead a woman who lost an astounding amount of weight is taking aim at her critics by taking a brave photo. >> and story you've got to see to believe. why a county official was called out to tell a florida homeowner to keep his barbecue smoke in his own backyard.

>> plus, from childcare to diapers raising a kid can be very expensive but don't spending all that greenwich the gabby blues. we've uncovered easy ways to cut some of those expenses in half. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by with a full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4:00 continues on a steamy monday afternoon.

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>> ♪♪ >> coast guard crews are scouring the waters off of florida today searching for two teenaged fishermen who disan period three days ago. yesterday search crews found the 19-foot boat that two 14-year-olds were using. almost 70 miles from where they were last seen. the boat was capsized but not damaged. the two boys told friends that they were heading toward the bahamas to fish. officials say they have searched anker covering that 26,000 square nautical miles so far. >> in health check at 4:00 an alarming study showing children may begin to worry about their body image much sooner than we realize. surveys of 6,000 british kids found in even by the age of

eight about 5 percent of the girls and 3 percent of the boys were unhappy with their bodies. by 14, about 40 percent of the girls will dieted, some repeatedly. and a large share of both genders felt pressure from the media to lose weight. doctors say early problems often translate into eating disorders later. >> ♪♪ >> over here at the big board with the big talkers and here's a question that seems almost too ridiculous to even ask. can you contain a smell? more specifically, the scent of barbecue smoke. in florida one man had this run in with an official over the scent that was wafting from his grille. >> suggesting that it appears from my observations off your site here that you have smoke leaving that's prohibited. >> what's the consequences? >> that is not for me to decide. >> what is a barbecue. >> i can only write it up and send it into our department. >> what is a barbecue grille for if you can't smoke? why do they sell it at publix.

>> you are within your property line. >> i have my lid on my grille. >> we're supposed to control the smoke. >> all your concerns one at a time. >> publix is a grocery snore florida. that was video of the exchange between the homeowner his friend and a environmental specialist after a neighbor once again called to complain about the odor coming off the barbecue. apparently that same woman has also called police to report the so-called nuisance only to have the officers side with the homeowner. that's where the county comes in. after complaint number 15 they sent out an inspector to document the "grille by product and issued the homeowner a warning about somehow, somehow keeping the smoke from wafting from the barbecue into the street. pretty incredible. this next story is for anyone out there like damone of anderson of new zealand. this is an instagram photo of her 11 months ago and this is her today 190 pounds lighter

thanks to diet, exercise and weight loss surgery. now while many people congratulated her on losing almost 200 pounds, she says some haters claimed she was faking it. saying if she really lost that much weight she would surely have a lot of excess skin. well, simone says she was in tears over the doubters and their hurtful words. she says she can't explain how her accomplishment feels and how hard she worked for it. so she says she did the hardest thing she's ever done and she poster this, a photo showing what's really under her clothing and wrote, yes i have loose skin and stretch marks but i don't feel the need to show them in every single photo. she says she hopes her honesty and her bravery inspires everyone to embrace themselves and all the flaws. and finally here's a question. could you accurately describe your spouse's face to a police sketch harder activity? six couples prove it is tougher than you think and they did it based solely on memory in a

candid and under sensorsed sit down with the sketch artist. >> circles under his eyes. >> if you took mine off and made them look a little more tired. >> like a ferret just across his forehead. >> what kind of lips does she have? >> lips? actually more like her mother. >> freakishly accurate. >> that's what he thought. when it came time to share the sketches no surprise here. no one was happy a few laughs, maybe a few people sleeping on the couch. one woman actually forgot that her husband no longer had a beard. [laughter] >> it's been a couple years. you can watch the whole thing on 6abc.com. it's hilarious. >> i love that. like ryan gosling but a whole lot more tired. >> a ferret on the forehead. >> makes me think they have kids if he looks tired. >> thanks alicia. >> let's get a check on the roads. >> matt pelman is in the traffic center. >> traffic sketchy in a few spots as we head home brian

and nydia like right here on the vine street expressway. check out the jams in both directions. eastbound from this point to the schuylkill out to eighth street. still have the crash there but it's off to the side so everything is opened but really heavy headed eastbound. westbound backing up headed towards the schuylkill expressway. delays continue although the pace picks up just a bit on the westbound side of 76. this is eastbound 76 right here headed toward those delays on the vine and here's our ramp, the one from spring garden street to the westbound lanes of the schuylkill. closed this morning for the next week for construction. if you're trying to get from the westbound -- to the westbound side of the schuylkill you may want to do so via girard avenue instead. on the big picture watching a crash in haverford along green view lane right by route one township line road. in springfield township delco a truck was pulling a trailer and the trailer portion overturned along baltimore pike at norwinden drive by the clucky cheese's. by abington memorial hospital a crash cleared along 611. were town watch out for in

jenkintown along greenwood avenue right at 611 and in richland township watch out for a house fire along walnut lane at sky view road. the fire police helping you around that. we'll check it again brian and nydia, coming up in the 5 o'clock hour. >> all right my friend see you shortly. >> meteorologist adam joseph has exclusive accuweather 7-day when we come right back.

>> all right, meteorologist adam joseph along with us now. we are about to crank up the heat big time. >> going to be in the thick of the heat and humidity as we get into the last week of july, first week of august, no surprise there to have that combination. as we take a look right now double scan live radar most of the area is quiet it's muggy. temperatures a little below average for this time of year for this afternoon but we're dealing with one area that's been seeing rain now for about 40 minutes or so. it is downpour near central avenue just north of the frankford section of

philadelphia along the roosevelt boulevard just to the south and west of northeast philly airport. as you can see as it's sitting in this location just to the east of 611 and just to the south of downtown jenkintown, it's raining about a rate of an inch and half per hour and it's been sitting here so they're probably already seeing close to an inch of rain in this area, no flood advisory at this point no lightning strikes with it but without any wind in the atmosphere to move this system along we'll have to watch this area to see whether or not they do end up get something kind of flood advisory or flood warning if that was to linger for at least another hour or so. as we look at the temperatures right now along the shore, we've got a southeasterly wind so beautiful sea breeze, 78 in allentown -- avalon, 78 in ocean city. surf city sitting at 80 degrees right now and temperatures don't jump up all that much when you head inland. it's 81 in wilmington, 83 in millville, 82 in allentown and although these numbers look comfortable from this vantage point, when you factor in the

humidity and those dewpoints it feels a little uncomfortable out there with those dewpoints sitting in the mid and upper 60's. satellite and radar most of the energy has now pushed to the south. you can see along the pennsylvania, maryland and west virginia border, that is where most of the activity will be situated during the evening and early overnight hours so for tonight it's partly cloudy with an isolated downpour or thunderstorm in a couple of locations. otherwise everyone warm and muggy, 65 to 70 for that i don't ever night low. as we look at the high pressure centers that be will control for tomorrow, mostly sunny double barrel high, 92 degrees a-little bit on the humid side and then the highs will merge off the coast and that's when the heat pump begins as a warm front lifts to the north so could be the hottest day so far of the year of 96 degrees but it won't feel like the hottest day of the year. remember last week one day it felt like 105 with a heat index on wednesday we should get just to about 100 but shouldn't break that century point here on wednesday. down the shore low 80's for highs tomorrow.

that afternoon sea breeze kicking in with the ocean of 73. cape may 81. rehoboth bethany beach around 84 degrees with the ocean there sitting at 74. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, hazy, hot humid tomorrow. 92 degrees. we'll have that dangerous heat up to 96 but again we shouldn't exceed that heat index of 100 here middle of the week but still take it slow wednesday drink lots of water and then 94 thursday, very humid. some late day thunderstorms with a cold front. that cold front will drop the humidity friday into saturday. there will be dry hot days so it won't be humid days with the heat. 90 to 92. hey, cecily, how are you? you look good from the back. you look good. [laughter] >> a little cameo. >> sunday and monday -- like she doesn't get on camera enough. 92 sunday, monday 90 degrees but this could be a seven day heat wave. >> cecily you know what, you might as well come over here and join us. >> you want to do my job for me. >> at least your hair's done in the back. >> what's the deal coming up

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blank next >> parents might shutterrer to know you're probably realizing this, the average middle income family spends more than $300,000 to raise a child until they're 18. that includes up to $13,000 in the first year alone but there are some small things you can do to put money back in your pocket. >> with two-year-old twins cameron and carter they say they spent $3,300 in the first year per child on basics like diapers formula and wipes. so what were you spending that money on. >> most expensive thing was really the form l it was about $1,800 a year per kid. diapers were expensive about $1200 per year per kid. >> now with a third on the way i think certainly we'll be more conscious with spending on -- for the new baby. >> enter baby bargain expert allen fields. first up, when it comes to

formula, fields says don't dismiss generic. >> formula is actually regulated by the government. so whether you buy a name brand or store brand it's the exact same nutrition. >> we compared the basic nutritional information of this store brand formula with their favorite name brand. >> tell me how much protein is in each one. >> 2.07 grams. >> how much vitamin a. >> 300iu. >> the exact same stuff. using the generic brand saves them $900. next up, for baby bargains on diapers and other essentials, fields says try a subscription service like target subscription or amazon mom. it costs $99 a year but delivers straight to your door every month and saves you 20 percent on every single purchase. >> amazon mom we estimate would save you guys $865 a year. >> wow. >> finally, one of the biggest expenses of having a baby, well having a baby. they received a surprise bill after the delivery of the twins an extra $2,000 for

their anesthesiologist who they assumed was in their network. >> were you surprised when you got that bill. >> yes, very surprised. >> experts say ahead of time double-check that all your providers not just your doctor are covered by your insurance. this time, that will save them $2,000. in total that's almost 4,000 bucks back in their baby bank. when it comes to the formula make sure you talk to your pediatrician before making any changes and for wipes experts say typically way too big for newborns so they recommend cutting them in half for the first few months. >> wish i'd known that 15 months ago. thank you alicia. finally at 4:00 another seemingly simple gesture of kindness involving a police officer and this one too, is now going viral. florida police officers sergeant erica hayes saw a man sitting by himself. not only did she buy him breakfast is she sat and ate breakfast with him. a passerby captured these

images and posted them on facebook singing the officer's praises. now these images have been shared more than 4,000 times. >> a meal and making him feel human again. >> yeah, the gift of time. >> nydia thanks very much and thank you for joining us for "action news" at 4:00. for nydia han, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. join us for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass. "action news" at 5:00 is next.

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live loud. super poligrip. get strong all day hold. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> it is a very muggy start to the week. a spray park like this one in fairmount is one of the best ways to cool off on this warm monday and get ready for more of the oppressive conditions in the days ahead. >> that's right. let's look lie at sky6 hd. some clouds covering the center city skyline in part we are keeping an eye on the skies, some storms could pop up in this steamy weather. monday night the big story on "action news" is more sticky conditions plaguing our area. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather tonight. cecily. >> hi, rick and monica. i am tracking heat wave number

three which will begin tomorrow. today we're just dealing with a warm and very muggy day with dewpoints in philadelphia 67 degrees. we have some dewpoints in the 70's and that's bringing a lost moisture in the air and with that moisture we are seeing some isolated spotty downpours. they're really not moving much at all. no lightning strikes but we have spotty downpours in south jersey and this one line right now through northeast philadelphia into camden county as we zoom in here, this is right over frankford over bustleton avenue, over i-95 palmyra right now and we've seen this sitting here for about the past 45 minutes so really no steering winds to move it along. so, some of these areas have seen more than a half inch of rain. so, with the high moisture content in the air any spotty downpour can really drop a lot of rain in a short period of time. temperature-wise, though it's not that hot yet. 85 degrees in philadelphia. we can handle that. norm