>> "action news" reporter vern odom is live where it all happened along east washington street and he has the full story tonight. vernon. >> reporter: good evening rick and monica. good evening to you both. neighbors here tell me they believe it is a war over drug turf that is triggering governing that makes these streets so dangerous after dark. >> to just shoot randomly it's crazy. i don't understand that mind-set at all. >> reporter: bullet holes and shattered glass pockmark his neighborhood today in the 300 block of rockland at orem. he's glad the wife and children were all asleep at 2:30. multiple gun shots penetrated the walls of his house. he took us on a tour plague pointing out the bullet holes. the front driver's side and passenger side windows were shot out. police say there has been a lot of wild governor lately in felt you. >> we heard like pop pop. so i sent my girlfriend to

just, you know, stay down and then we heard like about another six or seven shots pop, pop pop. then we heard a car drive off. >> reporter: multiple cars and homes were hit in what seems to have been a running gun battle because the bullets appear to have been coming from opposite directions. the vaughn family was startled from their sleep as well. >> we were sleeping and all of a sudden we heard this pop pop pop pop and i yelled to my husband, dottler? what's going on and he said he didn't know. next thing you know we just heard the neighbors car windows smash. >> i heard the shots ring out but i thought it was just some fireworks left over from the fourth that people were shooting off. [laughter] >> this late in the month. >> yes, even this late in the month. >> reporter: police have assigned this case to the special investigations unit. for don rosario these remain troubling times. >> i'm frustrated. i'm upset. i don't know what else to say. >> reporter: police tell me their investigation is going

full tilt at this hour but so far no arrests. rick monica, i'm vernon odom as you know reporting live from feltonville for "action news." >> all right, vernon thank you. philadelphia police are looking for a killer tonight after a young mother way bright future was found murdered in her home in port richmond. 22-year-old stephanie dzikowski was shot once in the head late last night while her two-year-old daughter sat on the bed next to her. a man in a gray hoodie was spotted running from the home seconds after the gun shot. surveillance video may have captured him getting aware. police believe the shooting was not random and that the home was targeted for some reason. officials have no suspects this evening. philadelphia police have cleared a barricade situation in the city's hunting park section. chopper 6hd were you over the scene as officers responded to a home in the 4400 block of north fourth street around 6:30 this morning. someone had called to say they saw a person through a window with a knife threatening someone else inside. police took a man into custody

without incident. at this time he is not facing any charges. >> turning to the forecast t-the weekend is going to be a hot one but at least not humid so it does give us some relief. still you need to protect yourself from that bright sunshine. meteorologist melissa magee outside with the first look at the accuweather forecast. hi, melissa. >> hi, monica. yeah, you said it, it's hot today but the humidity is definitely in check. in fact, this is day four of heat wave number three across the region. 93 was the high on tuesday that's when the heat wave started out wednesday 93. yesterday's high temperature 91 and so far in the city today coming in at 90, 3 degrees above the normal of 87. currently along the coast that's where you're find something relief. 85 in beach haven, 88 in wildwood but in trenton at this hour as you move inland 90. 86 out to the west in reading and 80 degrees up in the poconos. here is the big difference today in comparison to the oppressive humidity we had across the region yesterday. any time you have dewpoint temperatures at 60 degrees or below, we've got a comfortable air mass overhead and most

spots are in the 50's if not hovering right around 60-degree dewpoint numbers so it looks like this moisture will stay in check for the rest of tonight. here's satellite6 along with action radar. the showers and storms out along the atlantic so we've got a mostly clear sky with high pressure in control across new england right down through the midatlantic region. so, if you are perhaps having an outdoor backside barbecue, we've got the forecast covered for you. it's very warm, it's comfortable. 6 o'clock this evening that temperature 88. 9 p.m. we drop down to 82 degrees. looks like the heat wave will more than likely continue as we head into the weekend. we'll talk about those numbers coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. we'll send it back inside to you, monica. >> thank you melissa. as those hot temperatures continue stick with 6abc j weather. you can get the latest outlook as well as that hourly forecast as you plan out your weekend. >> the man accused in the charleston south carolina church shooting wanted to plead guilty today in federal court but his lawyer would not allow him to.

dylann roof's defense attorney says he needs to know whether professorwhetherprosecutors intend to seek the death penalty tow a not guilty plea was given. authorities say he has admitted to killing the nine parishioners. the u.s. coast guard is suspending its search at sunset for two missing teenaged boaters in florida. perry cohen and austin stephanos both 14 set off from jupiter florida for the bahamas last saturday. crews found their boat capsized the next day but there was no sign of the young boys. their life jackets an cooler were missing from the boat. the families of the teens said they were experienced boaters. pressure continues to mount for that minnesota dentist who killed a world famous lion while trophy hunting in africa. he's in hiding facing a federal investigation and now zimbabwe is calling for him to be extradited. abc news reporter marci

gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: today the american dentist who killed thistle braitd lion in africa now facing possible extradition. officials in zimbabwe working to have dr. walter palmer brought back to face poaching charges. >> the process is expect said and we are looking forward for his extradition. >> reporter: palmer hasn't been seen since reports that he lured cecil the lion outside of a protected area of zimbabwe earlier this month to kill and skin him. no sign of palmer at his homes in minneapolis and marco island flash flood his minnesota dental office closed because of ongoing protests. >> i don't agree with some of the things that ethically that he's done. >> reporter: u.s. fish and wildlife service opening an investigation saying a representative for palmer has contacted them. palmer released a statement earlier this week claiming he thought the hunt was legal blaming his african guides who have now been charged with poaching. the attorney for one of those

guides telling abc news palmer and the teams didn't think they were doing anything wrong. >> and according the my client nothing was illegal about the hunter. so it wasn't his intention to kill such a celeb braitd lion. >> reporter: more than 170,000 signatures on a white house.gov petition urging officials to extradite palmer, the obama administration will now have to respond in some way. marci gonzalez abc news new york. >> a new class of officers graduated from mercer county today. each recruit successfully completed 21 weeks of training was taught to serve with integrity and commitment of course. today's graduation marks the 13th class of officers to go through the mercer county police academy. >> well, the phillies made it official today. cole hamels is now a texas ranger. the announcement came late this morning as hamels and his sons were seen heading to a

final news conference at citizens bank park. the ace left-hander has been traded to the rangers in exchange for several young prospects. hamels says he'll always appreciate his time in philadelphia and he had app special thank you for the fans. >> some of the best memories i've ever had where i've had to grow. you guys have been there. you know you've been there through everything that i've had to learn. >> cole hamels is expected to start for texas tomorrow against the san francisco giants. sports director ducis rodgers will be live in the bank with more on the trade coming up in our next half hour. >> time right now to check your evening commute. our "action news" traffic report. >> all right, matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. have a good report. we're going trade you matt. what could we get. >> i better pack my bags. favorable information. we definitely don't have that for you this afternoon rick and monica. it's a nasty ride home. jammed solid on the eastbound side of the schuylkill expressway coming out of king of prussia on into the

conshohocken curve. the crash there has been pushed off to the side but it is a long slow crawl coming east of 202. on the westbound side of the schuylkill by the roosevelt boulevard there was also an accident. that's been pushed off to the side but traffic crawling in that neck of the woods. one on 95 northbound by the walt whitman bridge giving us speeds in the 20's coming north of the airport. and the big problems continue in gloucester county along 295. northbound all lanes blocked past thorofare. single digit speeds. you want to get off of 295 north of the barry bridge. stick with kings highway or the northbound new jersey turnpike instead but on the southbound new jersey turnpike we have three separate problems. first in burlington county a crash south of exit seven blocking a couple lanes in the outer drive. then by exit four for route 73 a truck overturned blocking two lanes. you'll want to use 295 down to 73 but then get off of that because you're looking at single digit speeds down to the 42 freeway. third problem on the southbound new jersey turnpike is by the delaware memorial bridge but the worst delays are in delaware on the northbound side of 95 and 295

single digit speeds the whole way from newark on up. july is going out with a bang, rick and monica. it's a bad one. we'll check it again at 5:30. >> it's been nice working with you. [laughter] >> thanks. much more still to come on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. having support when fighting an addiction is key to making a full recovery. up next in health check find out about a my app created by a psychologist that can provide help any time anywhere. >> local youngsters become farmers. we'll take you to a farm stand run by students teaching them the importance of growing and eating local produce. those stories and more, melissa magee with the complete accuweather forecast for your weekend ahead when we come right back.

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>> ♪♪ >> in health check tonight experts say anyone fighting an addiction whether it's cigarettes drugs or overeating needs a good support network. a psychologist has found a way to give recovering addicts that support anywhere any time. brandy spalding and computer students at ohio state created the squirrel smart recovery app. with it heroin addicts can rate their mood urges and stress levels when temptation occurs and share that information immediately with friends and family.

>> the hardest part for the addict is after hours and i thought you know we can't be on board 24 hours a day. but they can get a social support. >> it is very important if you don't have it, you don't have anybody to talk to, you just talking to yourself and that's not a good place to be if you're an addict. >> well, the app also tracks and rewards sobriety. spalding created the app after seeing so many addicts in her hometown. it's available now on android smartphones but an iphone version should be available coming up soon. well, the summer months bring out the bugs and including ticks and repellants can help keep you and your family safe. 25 percent of ticks carry lime disease so keeping them off is you important. experts advise against using products with deet on children. consumer reports tested several alternatives and found two that worked best. they are any brands that

contain lemon eucalyptus oil. >> the red cross has partnered with duncan dunkin' donuts. anybody who donates blood or even platelets will get a voucher for a free medium iced coffee an doughnut. it can be redeemed at any participating dunkin' donuts in the philadelphia area. >> every year kids in and around philadelphia run a farm stand at eakins oval. they return about the importance of locally grown food and how to do a little business too. "action news" trish harder man hartman takes us there. >> reporter: this seven-year-old pedals away making a delicious fruit tea joint. >> i just wanted to snoop. >> reporter: he didn't know he would get his exercise too. at the mobile farm that's teaching kids about growing

and eating local produce. >> we bring them to schools in all five counties in philadelphia and teach kids where their food comes from and they'll get to come over here and do something like pull out those carrots and then use them directly in a recipe to try that day. >> reporter: across the oval plenty of produce grown in philadelphia was for sale at the annual youth growers market as part of the urban nutrition initiative run through the university of pennsylvania. the goods were sold by the proud teen farmers who planted and harvested every tomato bean and gourd. >> we go in the field we weed we do crops we planter stuff and then we harvest and we do like a mixture of everything. >> reporter: 10 different youth gardens were represented allowing the farmers to meet one another and swap secrets. >> as you harvest you can pick little foods here and there. that's the best. >> reporter: what's your favorite thing so far. >> the cherry tomatoes. they are delicious. >> philadelphia's really moving. there's a new food movement. people are really pushing to take control back of their food system and a the lost

young people are doing that. >> reporter: the youth growers market comes around just once a year but the farm to table lessons aren't over. the greener partners mobile farm will be here in eakins oval every friday from 11:00 to 2:00 for the rest of the summer. trish harder man channel6 "actionhartman channel6 "actionnews"

>> ♪♪ >> cvs is accused of intentionally overcharging customers for generic prescription drugs. according to a lawsuit this has been going on since 2008 and it involves customers who buy medications through third party plans. that lawsuit claims cvs has been submitting claims to those third parties at inflated prices sometimes three or four times the usual price. that third party plan is called health savings pass. it's a discount program not insurance. a cvs spokesperson said he could not comment on the case but says a similar case was dismissed in massachusetts. well, the problems continue for budweiser. sales continue to plummet. anheuser bush reported second quarter sales of budweiser and bud light in the u.s. fell into the low single digits and kraft beer may be partly to blame. sales of specialty brews rose 16 percent in the first quarter and anheuser bush has

taken notice. it bought three craft breweries this year. >> soul cycling is gearing up for wall street. the new york based company filed for an initial public offering or ipo this week hoping to raise as much as $100 million. soul cycle the not say how many shares it plans to offer. the company plans to expand to as many as 250. soul cycle reports a revenue of $112 million for last year. troubled young people will have more privacy and security in montgomery county during court sessions now. county commissioners officially opened the redesigned facilities at the county youth center here in norristown today. it's adjacent to a newly redone juvenile probation office on port indian road. the two projects combined cost $3 million. >> and still to come on "action news" at 5:00 tonight we'll check that weekend forecast for you. >> and looking outside right now sky6 hd a perfect evening on the beach in atlantic city.

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humidity levels will be in check. we'll show you the picture outside. sky6 live in hd down the shore in cape may new jersey. a lot of people enjoying a friday afternoon on the beach and on the sand and also on the water. it was pretty comfortable at the coast. it's 82 in beach haven 88 degrees in atlantic city and down in cape may that number coming in at 86 but as you head inland along that 95 corridor for philadelphia even trenton at this hour and at 90 so at least here in the city of philadelphia heat wave number three continues. this is day four of our heat wave and it's more than likely going to continue as we head into our weekend. here's the water vapor imagery. this is a good indication of moisture in the atmosphere and you can see how dry it is. out across the ohio valley back across philadelphia and up through new england with an indication of the gold or the yellow tone here. the moisture out along the atlantic you could see it with shows showers and storms bubbling up in the green and that's where the humidity s it stays well away from our region for the rest of our weekend. so we'll show you the call from accuweather tonight. we've got a moonlit sky a

touch of humidity overhead. dropping down to 73 in the city, 63 in allentown and 72 for the overnight low in cape may. in fact, great viewing conditions. if perhaps you want to view the blue moon. it's not necessarily blue in color but because it is pretty rare, this is the second full moon this month, so after sunset look to the east. this only happens once every three years. the next time this will occur will be 2018. so, it is definitely once in a blue moon. here's future tracker six showing you as we get into the afternoon hours 2 o'clock tomorrow some showers and storms could fire up, up in the poconos and points to the north and the east with a weak disturbance moving through. otherwise most locations stay pretty dry for a good chunk of our weekend. so, the weekend call in the city tomorrow, mostly sunny. it's a hot one and at 91. 88 degrees at the shore with a bit of a land breeze and up in the poconos it's sunny with an isolated shot of a thunderstorm overhead, high temperature in at 80. here's the five day at 5:00. hot, not too humid tomorrow and at 91 degrees.

the heat continues for sunday and at 91. the peek of that hot air arrives on monday, 94 degrees with an isolated thunderstorm overhead. same thing holds true on tuesday but we'll knot knock that temperature back to 90 and finally where we'll break our heat wave as we get into once with high coming in at 87. we'll let you know if there's any other moisture coming up in accuweather 7-day in the next half hour, guys. >> okay,. >> thank you so much. >> thanks melissa. much still to come. a little girl a lost in a -- left in a hot car when her mom goes shopping. the dramatic rescue is caught on camera and so is the mother when she comes back to the car. >> what experts may be able to learn from a 6-foot piece of a wing that washed up on an island earlier this week. those stories and much more coming up next.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. after eight days and 50,000 nautical miles the coast guard says it is suspending the search for two 14-year-olds who went missing at sea. why their family says the case is not yet closed.

also police and shoppers frantically try to free a child from a hot car in new jersey. we'll tell you about the federal campaign to make sure scenes like this one do not happen again. and it's official. cole hamels is headed to texas but not before saying an emotional farewell to the team he's called home since 2002. >> now the details. the coast guard announced this afternoon they'll suspend their search for twos two teenaged boaters who have been missing for a week. the 14-year-olds were on a fishing boat in florida when their boat was found capsized. their family is not giving up hope. marci gonzalez live with the rest of the story. good evening, marcy. >> reporter: they started a go fund me page so that volume materials with private planes and boats can continue searching because despite this announcement by the coast guard the teen's family believe they could still be alive. a 50,000 nautical mile search fueled by immense hope. >> anybody could survive this,

it's my son. >> reporter: officially ending today at sunset the coast guard calling off the search for two 14-year-old boys missing for a week in the atlantic ocean. >> hundreds of people searched thousands of miles because we were desperately committed to try to find austin and perry. >> reporter: austin instead of notice and perry cohen set off alone on a fishing trip alone before a line of severe storms moved through. their boat found capsized nearly 70 miles off the coast of central florida two days later. >> we confirmed nobody's on board. >> reporter: a cooler and life jacket missing from the boat. their families remaining optimistic the young yet experienced boaters used them to stay afloat. >> i truly believe in my heart that they're okay. >> reporter: the coast guard navy and air force searching from florida to north carolina with no sign of the teens. >> the decision to suspend was

excruciating. >> reporter: the private search is not ending volunteers staying out on the water expecting a miracle refusing to give up. >> we think there's an opportunity and we'll do everything we can to bring these boys home shortly. >> reporter: and coast guard officials say if they get any new information, they could reopen the case and resume searching. reporting live, marci gonzalez, channel6 "action news." rick back to you. >> marcy thank you. a piece of fragment that many are hoping holds a clue as to what happened to malaysia flight 370 is on its way to france. experts will analyze it on wednesday. the wreckage is just 6 feet long but investigators are hoping it tells the story of what happened to the plane that disappeared more than a year ago with 239 people on board. experts say if this is from malaysia flight 370 microscopic details could show where it's been and even how fast it was going. >> president obama has signed a bill to keep transportation

money flowing to the states but because it's just a short-term fix he wasn't very happy about it. as obama signed the bill he chastised congress saying the the u.s. government cannot keep funding projects "by the seat of our pants." this is the 34th time since 2009 that congress has passed a short term measure. the funding lasts for just three months. >> delaware has a new family court chief justice tonight. the action cam was in wilmington as judge michael newell was sworn in using a family bible. newell's wife was by his side. the state sitter confirmed his appointment last month. he has served as a member of the family court since 2004. >> the man who has headed up philadelphia's fbi for nearly three decades is hanging up his badge. edward hanko is retiring but not before talk about his long storied career. tamala edwards with that story. >> reporter: edward hanko head of the philadelphia fbi was there this week when the federal indictments against democratic congressman chaka fattah was announced. after 29 years on the john

including successful political corruption cases against former pennsylvania treasurer rob mccord and the ironworkers union charges like these no longer shock him. >> it takes special people not to fall into that trap of trying to get something because all of a sudden they believe they're entitled to it. >> reporter: but today he retires going off to the private sector. he's brought down mobsters and drug king pins but he's proudest of actions against child sexual predators like the take down this month of alex capaco a chef accused of trafficking in child pornography. >> there was absolutely no better sense of enjoyment when you go out and you arrest somebody who has abused children for years , who trafficked in minors. >> reporter: he knows there are open cases here and that it's reached through -- reach through social media is fear some which is why he says thousands of man hours will go into pope francis' visit. >> i don't think anybody can tell the holy father what he can or can't do so he'll do whatever he wants to do.

we'll plan and prepare to make sure all those areas that he may go to are covered, if you will. and we'll keep our fingers crossed. >> reporter: the son of a wilkes-barre coalminer and a factory worker is still app made by his life but it's not the access or intel that he will miss. >> i won't miss that part knowing every single detail all the time but i will miss all the people that i work with. >> reporter: in olde city, tamala edwards, channel6 "action news." >> there is an amber alert out right now for a missing teenage internortheastern pennsylvania. police say 16-year-old jena patterson on the left was abducted from her home in wilkes-barre at gun point last night. she was last seen wearing gray yoga pants and a multi-colored t-shirt. police say the man on the left walter lewis is the one who took her. he is considered armed and dangerous. officials believe lewis is driving a red car and anyone with information is asked to call 911. >> philadelphia police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in the city's tioga section.

it happened about 1:30 this morning here in the 1600 block of stalled street. now police arrived they found the victim lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest and one in the neck. he was rushed to temple university hospital where he died. no word on the victim's identity yet none arrests so far. well, look closely at this surveillance video. south detectives are hoping you may recognize that man wanted for aggravated assault in philadelphia's hawthorne section. police say he gave employees at a sunoco gas station a hard times left and then later came back to a side window attempting to get back inside. when they told him the store was closed he allegedly pulled a black handgun pointed it at the employees and then ran. if you know anything about him, please call police. chopper 6hd over the blue route in delaware county this morning where a dump truck and two other vehicles collided. it happened at help a.m. in nether providence. one person was rushed to the hospital. no word yet on a condition or the cause. >> philadelphia has been selected as one of the first cities to participate in a new

movement to get children to play outside. for two years the freedom valley ymca will get funding to promote outdoor activities at local and federal parks. the new national program is connected to first lady michelle obama's let's move campaign. philadelphia is one of 50 cities picked to take part. >> time to see how the evening commute is rolling or not out there. >> matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. how are we looking. >> there are an awful lot of drivers that are saying let's move as well. >> i bet. >> they are stuck in big delays. this is one of our worst afternoon commutes of the summer so far rick and monica. it's been really bad. here on the schuylkill expressway 45 minutes is three times what it should be to get from the blue route into the vine. basically you're looking at traffic like this the whole way from king of prussia into south philadelphia if you're headed towards the shore this afternoon i guess a bit of good news is the three earlier accidents that we had on the schuylkill are all off to the side and our crash on 95 northbound by the walt whitman bridge has also cleared out. but watch out for one in colwyn along second at main

street and there's a motorcycle crash in ardmore along athens at cricket avenues. big problems continue in gloucester county northbound side of 295 just one lane getting by a crash past thorofare. single digit speeds coming north of the barry bridge. stick with kings highway or even the northbound new jersey turnpike instead. in delaware there's still a 10-mile crawl headed towards the delaware memorial bridge where construction continues. that's really not a pleasant ride whatsoever and starting tonight at 10 o'clock, our septa trolley tunnel blitz begins. what that means is for the next 16 days trolleys are not running in the tum. they're being diverted to 40th street. from there you can get the market frankford line. have a good weekend, rick and monica. >> yeah, okay. >> thanks for nothing, pal. >> yes, if we ever get home. much more still to come on "action news" friday night. cole hamels says goodbye to philadelphia after a long and amazing career. ducis rodgers was at hamels' farewell news conference and joins us live to tell us what he had to say about the fans and the team. >> but first a toddler is locked in a hot car when her mother goes shopping.

we'll show you what happened when that mom arrives to find police and customers trying to rescue her little girl. melissa. >> and monica, temperatures today in philadelphia climbing up to 90 degrees. so the heat continues and so does our heat wave. we'll let you know if that will carry into our weekend. details with the accuweather forecast. >> all right, melissa. that and much more when "action news" comes right back.

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>> it was dramatic and frightening scene outside of a hackensack new jersey costco yesterday as shoppers spotted a child trapped in stifling minivan. witnesses say they could hear the child wailing from inside. an officer was quickly called and sprung into action smashing the glass. that's when he realized the little girl was left all alone. >> where are the parents? >> well when officers took her out the little girl was drenched in sweat. they started to run the license plate to find the parents and within moments the little girl's mother showed up carrying another child. >> you left her in the car. >> i'm so sorry. >> no sorry.

she could have died. >> customers upset and angry at what they saw. the mother was charged with child endangerment and released on her own recognize sans. the toddler was treated at a local hospital and released to the custody of her father and it's scenes like that that are the reason why the national highway traffic safety administration held an event today to remind parents to look before they lock. officials say so far this year 11 children have died of heat stroke by being left inside of a hot car. and it's not just parents who need to be aware. >> we have our responsibilities. look before you lock. but if you see a child in a car, you must act. that is a life that you could save. >> yeah, and was may not know is just how hot it can be insides of a locked car during the summer. even at just 77 degrees outside, the temperature inside a car monica, can soar up to 129 degrees. >> frightening. thank you, sharrie.

it was a multi-million dollar cross country jewelry theft ring one of the stores targeted was here in philadelphia and tonight 20/20 has the story of those thieves their daring crimes and how agreed brought them down. abc's matt gutmann with a preview. >> reporter: brings this hustle and bustle to downtown district. things are about to get very unusual. watch carefully. >> it's very vivid because it's burned into your memory. >> reporter: burned is exactly what david got the day they entered his store. >> very clean cut wearing a nice shirt and tie and jacket. with money in his pocket and engagement on his mind the ring shopping romeo put the staff at ease. >> he said may i compare the two rings and put them both together. >> reporter: in an instability he changes from potential suitor to stone cold crook.

>> just jumps up running out the door and i took one look and knew what was going on and ran right after him. >> what happened next? the full story coming up tonight to your on 20/20 right here on 6abc starting at 10:00 p.m. followed of course by "action news" at 11:00. >> all right, time now for sports and what a day it's been for phillies fans. long time pitcher cole hamels is officially heading to texas and today he took time to say goodbye. >> ducis rodgers at citizens bank park with that story. hi ducis. >> hey there rick and monica. it's a strange feeling out here at the ballpark today. had this deal not gone through cole hamels would have been pitching today against the atlanta braves. instead he was here as you said to say goodbye. earlier this afternoon hamels gathered his belongings andy and exchanged pleasantries with the guys he had done bet tell with all these years. from there he headed to the airport. the rangers have him scheduled to pitch tomorrow against the san francisco giants. it's been 10 seasons of ups and downs mostly ups with hamels he helped bring a world series here back in 2008.

he says the support he got from the fans was very important to him. >> being able to play in front of the numerous sellouts during that time was, you know -- anything and everything that anybody could ever ask for in being an athlete. you know, knowing that their support, you know, for what we get to do and the joy that we get to provide and to be able to bring a world championship here was, you know, that much more special because of what i think we all got see. >> one of the difficulties obviously with trading a guy like cole hamels is what he's meant to our organization over the years. you know, when we have players that are home grown, guys that we drafted, it was a tremendous draft we developed him, he developed himself he made himself the player that he was for our organization, there's nothing at all easy

about any of these decisions and trades. >> ben revere is catching a flight, too. he's headed north. refer veer has been traded to the toronto blue jays for a pair of main nor league right handled pitchers. jamie cordero and alberto terado. revere says he knew this was a possibility. >> it isn't the first time. it's how i guilty here got here to philadelphia. it's the business side and i don't know, toronto a great group of guys up there to play with but it's been fun go up to canada and hop on that train and hopefully we make a playoff run. >> lots of ranges here with the phillies. the phillies will take on the braves tonight at 7:05. turning to soccer union with a match tomorrow at home against new york. you can catch that game at 7:00 p.m. here on 6abc. the union made a big signing today with the introduction of

tranquillo barnetta. he has appeared in three world cups. he's happy to be here. >> feeling really good that. it can be a new chance for me and yeah i'm happy that i can sign this contract so i'm part of philadelphia union. >> all right. eagles training camp begins on sunday right down the street at the novacare facility. our live coverage will begin that day as well. football soon to be back. cole hamels gone. we're live here at citizens bank ballpark. i'm ducis rodgers channel6 "action news. rick and monica, back over to you. >> end of an era. thank you ducis. still ahead, it is slithering celebration in south africa. how about this guy? we'll tell you why this snake is so special. >> okay. outside looking sky from sky6 at the jersey shore.

a lot of people on the beach at cape may as well as they should be. meteorologist melissa magee has your weekend forecast as we say hello to august when we come right back. oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's married. he's a kleptomaniac. he's a pyromaniac. he's a total maniac. hey! hey! go back to your wife you sociopath! leave slow internet behind. get the wi-fi you need for better streaming. the 100% fiber optic network, is here. tea? get out of the past. get fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v

>> meteorologist melissa magee is back now with a closer look at that weekend forecast. and not the entire weekend will be relief filled, though,

hm. >> it's going to be a good one. it's the first weekend of august. >> right. >> and it's hot but the humidity will stay in check so not too bad. we'll talk about it. storm tracker6 live double scan radar showing you that it's dry with high pressure in control. it's going to stay that way for a if chunk of our weekend. in the near term we'll show you the picture outside. sky6 live in hd giving you a beautiful shot of the ben franklin bridge on this friday afternoon early evening. we've got a partly sunny sky overhead those big puffy cumulus clouds as well. it is nice and comfortable across the region but the heat is definitely on much this is day four and counting of heat wave number four around the reach. it started out on tuesday with a high of 93, stayed at 93 on wednesday. yesterday's high 91 and today so far in the city coming in at 90. 3 degrees above the normal of 87. outside currently along the coast it's a little better. 81 in beach haven, 86 in wildwood. but as you head inland still 90 in the city. 87 out to the west in wilmington and 85 degrees there in lancaster.

here's satellite6 along with action radar. not a whole lot to talk about right now. we have high pressure that is well out to our west out across the ohio valley so a mostly clear sky for the midatlantic region. up across new england as well and the showers and storms we had across the region yesterday out along the atlantic. so here's the setup as we need our weekend. it's going to be a hot one but not too humid. here's what's going on. we have this big heat pump overhead with this ridge of high pressure. highs over the week will be in the 90's so this heat wave will more than likely continues but you tap into those westerly winds that down slope east of the appalachians, that air compresses and it warms at the surface. this rip of hype were to our east we would tap into the western periphery of the high and that's when you tap into the warm and sticky air and that's not heading our way at least for our weekend. so if you're heading over to ppl park tomorrow the philadelphia union are the a home. kickoff 7:00 p.m., partly cloudy slightly humid not terrible for augustan cards. 87 for the start of the game. once we get into the 90th minute that temperature coming

in at 79. a big race weekend as well up to the north in the poconos and on saturday an isolated thunderstorm is possible although it will be mostly sunny for a good chunk of the day. high of 80. 80 on sunday underneath a mostly sunny sky. down the shore the water temperature not bad 74 degrees. as you head inland on the beach and sand bright and breezy tomorrow and at 88 degrees not much of an afternoon sea breeze. more of a lands breeze with those westerly winds. sunday sunny and warm highs also in the upper 80's. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. hot not too humid tomorrow and at 91 degrees. the heat continues on sunday and at 91 the peek of the heat arrives on monday, 94 degrees with a shower or thunderstorm possible. same thing on tuesday. partly sunny with a possibility of a shower or a thunderstorm. wednesday we will finally break our heat wave with a high of 87. showers and storms fire up with a cold front moving on through thursday and at 83 and 85 with sunshine and clouds as we get into friday, guys. so the humidity not terrible but that heat definitely

continues. >> okay. >> thank you. >> still to come on "action news" it's amazing how 32 years could snake up on you. >> the celebration for an anaconda who is aging well. who is going to tell him he's not? when "action news" comes right back. stay with us.

>> an unusual celebration took place today marking a milestone for a snake. this is annie the an couldn't today today and she's been in captivity in johannesburg south africa for 32 years. that makes her the oldest female anaconda in captivity a private collector dropped her off at a zoo in 1983. believe it or not despite her size handlers describe annie as a sweet snake that's easy to work with. >> does she still have her teeth? >> yeah. >> she's not that sweet. they have her locked up. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more at

6:00. more on cole hamels after the phillies made the trade official. >> the rental market is heating up for the pope's visit to philadelphia. what you need to know before you list your home. >> and the search for the person who killed a mother while her child was in the house. what we know about a man here captured on surveillance video near the crime scene. those stories and more up next. for adam joseph cecily time jaime apody rick williams sharrie williams, i'm monica monica malpass. have a good night. >> good night.

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>> always wanted to be here and fight. you know i think that's kind of what, you know, the motto has always been is the fightan phils. >> but cole hamels has fought his last fight in a phillies uniform and today he said goodbye. he left citizens bank park with his two young boys to start a new chapter in his career in texas. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the trade of cole hamels to the texas rangers. it finally became official today and it gave hamels a chance to say goodbye to his fans. sports director ducis rodgers is live at citizens bank park tonight. ducis, what was it like there today? >> kind of surreal, jim, to be honest with you. we knew this day would come eventually but nobody wanted it to actually happen. think about this. cole hamels was 18 when he was drafted by this team he made his major league debut at 22 so this team, this city is all he's known for his adult life. hamels and his family swung by the stadium earlier today before he boarded a flight f