saturday night i'm walter perez. we have new details about how police were able to make that recent drug bust at a popular hotel in philadelphia a. and five homes ravaged by fire will now have to come down. we're live in trenton with the very latest. but the big story on

"action news" tonight is the heat, after a few days of milder conditions, the heat is on once again, and this is only the beginning. some people enjoy summertime conditions outdoors, cooling off a little water ice but lucky ones are those who chose this week to hit the the jersey shore. sky six taking a live look at atlantic city where conditions are right for enjoying the sand and the surf. let's go to meteorologist melissa magee at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, hi there, melissa. >> at the shore is where you can beat the heat today. looking at numbers along the coast, 81 beach haven. eighty at the boardwalk. eighty in sea isle city. inland that heat is definitely on. 89 degrees in philadelphia after a high of 91. this will more than likely mark the beginning of a very long heat wave, across the delaware and lehigh valleys. looking at the dew point it is level of the moisture in the air. it is hot but dew points letting you know it is comfortable. we have dew points below 60 degrees. air mass is not bad. that is more than likely going

to change as we get in the second half of the weekend. if you are stepping outside on the town tonight more specifically, heading up north in the lehigh valley, snoop doggies set to take the the stage for musikfest at 91:10 p.m. tonight, partly cloudy and warm with a temperature for the start of the concert coming in at 82. so we will talk about what is ahead. humidity returns for second half of the weekend. lots of 90's on the board and more than likely an extended heat wave lasting into next weekend. we will talk about the numbers, walter with the full, exclusive accu weather forecast. >> thanks, melissa. more than a dozen people are homeless tonight after a fire ripped through five homes in trenton and one of them a woman who was celebrating her birthday and she's now hospitalized in chris are california condition. fire fighters are still on the scene tonight from 20 hours after the fire first broke out along the 200 block of hills place. "action news" is learning that these homes have been damaged so badly, most or all of them will now to have be demolished. "action news" reporter jeff

chirico is live with the details, jeff? >> reporter: that is right, walter. we are as close the fire scene as we can get right now. you cannot see homes from here but you can see fire truck still in front of the burned homes. right now investigators on the scene trying to determine what caused the fire that burn, one woman, over most of her body. the charred remains of the row homes now face demolition a day after a fast moving fire engulfed the block. chopper six over the scene of the 200 block of hills place shortly after ten friday night. three of the five homes destroyed were occupied. jevon richardson was laying across the street. >> i was laying in bed. i heard like a big explosion. i heard, you know, people screaming, so i ran outside to see what it was and i looked to the left and then seen the house was engulfed in flames. >> reporter: officials say one woman a 22-year old who had just celebrated a a birthday part that i night suffered burns over 07 to 80 percent of

her body. how weeze rodriguez on the right tells a translator what he saw. >> he came out, all burned up, and he tried to cover up. to get off the fire. >> reporter: officials say fighting the fire was made more difficult because of the narrow alley and bad water pressure. tajers from neighboring counties in pennsylvania responded. now the city plans to demolish what is left of the home leaving people who live across the the street, temporarily homeless. >> i was told two to three days before i can go back to my house. i'm iting out here right now waiting for red cross to talk to them, so, put me up somewhere until that time. >> reporter: now, this alley is the the reason why some folks just can't return. it is so narrow so when crews start to demolish buildings they are afraid those living across the house could be put in danger, so that is why they are keeping those folks out of the home as well. right now we understand that 13 people are homeless, some

of those will be able to return to their home, others, of course, their homes have been destroyed. we are told one fire fighter was also taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion, he is okay right now and that woman we don't have her name but we are told that she's critically burned. live from trenton, jeff chirico for channel six a "action news". >> thanks for that update. "action news" has new information tonight about last night's big drug bust in the popular hilton hotel on penns landing. investigators tell us they used surveillance video from the hotel to identify a suspect after a hotel employee reported, seeing something suspicious inside one of the rooms. officers were outside the hotel and suspect pulled up inside a vehicle with the three other men. all four were taken into custody without incident. the pursuing investigation, police found a loaded handgun and more than 2-pound of illegal narcotics in the room upstairs. police in chester are searching for the the gun man responsible for a shooting that sent a nine year-old and a 18 year-old to the hospital. authorities tell "action news" that the two victims were

sitting on the front stoop of the home on the 1,000 block of potter street late last night. the 18 year-old was shot in the leg and nine year-old boy suffered a grazed wound to his hand. both are in stable condition tonight. well, some block captains and local activists celebrated another year of working together, to keep their neighborhoods safe. they gathered to hold a black captain boot camp at beaver hill street in west philadelphia a councilman curtis jones, junior hosted this event. each captain took a pledge to up hold their duties and to provide security and leader this ship for all their neighbors. federal aviation administration says it has resolve the computer problem that caused widespread flight delays all across much of the northeastern u.s. faa says it is working closely with airlines to resume their normal schedules after dozens of flights were delayed in new york, washington and north carolina. it apparently happened because of a malfunction at an air traffic control center in virginia. still no word though why it

happened. moving on to our coverage of the upcoming papal visit to philadelphia. if you are planning to take new jersey transit trains in, to the city that week even, ticket are now on sale. those tickets officially went on sale at noon time today. there are a limited number of special passes available, 4,140 for each day to be specific. it is important to know that regular tickets will not work during the the pope's visit on the weekend of september 26th and september 27th. remember, to visit our special pope channel on six abc.com, you can see the security perimeter maps and other road closures in detail and get more information on the special transportation guidelines from septa, and new jersey transit. and, "action news" will bring you stories from pope francis hometown next week. jim gardner is in buenos aires argentina to meet the people and see place that he is helped mold the pope's views and opinions. jim's reports begin on monday on "action news" at 6:00 and 11:00. a kid from bucks county is

spending last weeks of his vacation running. he made a pledge to rub every single day to help a little girl who spent her summer vacation, battling cancer. "action news" reporter trish hartman has their story. >> reporter: on most days 11 year-old ryan, runs in middletown township with his mom jeaninne but his socks are often consumed by one thing. >> it is a hard to deal with cancer, and if my sister had it, i know somebody else would do it the for her. >> reporter: he's talking about six year-old isabel o'brien, the sister of one of his friend. in march she was diagnosed with stage four ralph dough my owe sarcoma a rare form of cancer that connects the body's tissues. he wanted to help isabel, using something that he knows that he does real well. >> i was really good at running. so, i just wanted to run for isabel and raise more money. >> reporter: for 33 days, ryan will run up and down the streets of his neighborhood. so far his longest run has

been 6.2 miles and he hopes to go further but he says that his most important goal, it is to raise $10,000 for isabel's family. after months of chemo, and pro ton therapy at chop, isabel's father says her tumor is shrinking but he says unexpect expenses like travel costs and wigs for his daughter who lost all of her hair quickly add up. >> it is wonderful to know that we have that cushion that if something should happen we will not get put out on the street. it is great, having a kid help raise money like this is awesome. >> reporter: in ten days ryan has raised more than $1,900. >> people are so wonderful. the it shows ryan that you can make a difference. >> reporter: ryan will continue his daily runs through september 8th. you can donate on line at team isabella.org. in middletown township, trish hartman for channel six "action news". good for you, ryan. ryan isn't the only one with the big heart, coming up, on "action news" how a group of volunteers spent their saturday helping a teenager with a serious health issue that prevents her from going

outside ever. pens, pencils, notebooks, binders and backpacks this busies full, where donations are going coming up, melissa. and walter, we have another warm evening on the way tonight but the heat and humidity will return for the second half of the weekend. we have got numbers that you may or may not want to see with the accu weather forecast. >> thank you, melissa. >> jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back.

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>> very cool. hundreds of people are enjoying the blues kay in manayunk. first ever hidden river blues festival, features national and philly favorites blues acts. there is also food and beer. you still have time to check things out, the festival runs until 8:00 o'clock tonight. people in egg harbor township, new jersey came together today to stuff the bus. a bunch of non-profits, work

with united way to organize this school supply drive-in front of the boscovs there. they collected supplies to fill more than 300 backpacks, for needy children in the area. more than a dozen local companies and or organizations also donated to this cause. well, some volunteers spent their saturday morning renovating a a new room for a teenager from king of prussia dealing with the serious health issue. taylor nearin has mass cell activation disorder rendering her unable to go outside especially in the spring and summer. so home depot volunteers painted a chalkboard wall and installed a new ceiling fan. >> i'm thankful for them to give up their own time to go hang out with my friend since i cannot get outside with my disease. it is nice that someone wants to to something for me. >> it makes all of the difference in the world for me to raise and put a smile on someone else's face. >> mass cell activation disorder is a a rare conditions that leaves people

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are ready for some football. >> so is mark sanchez and eagles. no, sir had a lot of time with the one's in practice at training camp but he will for a little bit. sam bradford on the sidelines tomorrow eagles quarterback mark sanchez will start, but sanchez says he is not going out, and i have to prove something because that is when you make mistakes. sanchez is only expect to get limited time, against the colts, running a majority of the offense matt barclay and

tim tebow, and, for the the the third quarterback job. tebow was not playing in two years. been one of the most inaccurate passers in football since coming in the league. the as far as barclay he wants to show the world that he belongs in the nfl. >> and just to prove that i'm a capable quarterback of winning games in this league, i know what i can do, in this league and for this team and so i just want to show coach kelly, my teammates, and, you know, fans the truth that i can play. i'm looking forward to it. it will be a lot of fun. the just playing is fun. i love it. it is what i have been doing since i was a little boy. i love playing. it is a blessing to be out here and in practice but it is really fun to really dress it up too. >> the starters are not expected to play more than a series or so but, well perhaps get a glimpse of the eagles newly construct defense. after two weeks of battling each other in camp the the guys just can't wait to hit,

indy players sunday at one. >> it is an exciting time for, you know, for everybody. exciting time for all of the new guys, all of the guys that have been here. every year is a different team. we start to set the tony guess for the season, when we go out there on sunday. >> i think with us, everybody is tired of camp and we want to hit somebody else. we are looking forward to this game because i get to see my man cole. >> and, after the game eagles linebacker brandon graham will tackle television. graham will join ducis, jamie myself, as we kick off "action news" sports sunday tomorrow night at 11:35. on his way out, not so fast, chase utley, back atop phillies batting order in milwaukee at the top of the hour. phillies second base man is batting lead off as make aal franco remains out. like the weather, trade hawks have been heating up for utley but for a deal to get done

utley has to wave his no trade clause. giants, angels and cubs are reportedly the front runners. the utley is hitting .500 but playing behind jerome williams tonight. it has been more than a in month since sixers said joel embiid would have another procedure on his foot but since then silence leading everyone to speculate did he have it. did he not have it. sixers center joel embiid is expected to undergo a bone grafton his right foot tuesday, a considered to go multiple reports. the team has not commented on embiid and what they said last month, was about it. embiid is expected to miss all of next season, too. just like the the last major, second round of the pga championship initial to saturday and tiger woods going home again. tiger misses the cut for a fourth time this year alone. three of have come in the majors. matt jones, going up, atop leader board, shoots 65 in the second round, hoist matt

jones, he has played only one other major this season, finished 30th at the open, jones has a three shot lead, through round still in progress. little league playoffs tonight a against cleveland first half they have battled back. dann raudabaugh the bomb, the soul have the lead, and we are at the half, 23-14. this time last year mo'ne davis stole little league world series this year perhaps a kid from connecticut, what a play, wow, from his back, take another look. wow, nick mason makes the play, throws out the runner as he is sitting down, yeah, high five's all the way around. what a play. >> that is fun to watch. if you never seen it, check it out, lot of fun. >> yes. up next on "action news" a big welcome home for a local hero and meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, next.

time for a final check of the a accu weather forecast. >> we have talk today, the the humidity wasn't too bad, that changes tomorrow. >> yes. >> get ready for more heat and that humidity is creeping backup. storm tracker six live double scan radar showing you dry and quiet across the region. high pressure dominating our area. we have the cold front off to the north and we will talk about that in just a little bit. show you picture outside action cam was outside earl are this afternoon on the north end, of kelly drive, and, and, right now, we are going to see a few more puffy

cumulus clouds moving in and it is all because of that cool front, that is off to the north. check out the highs today in philadelphia a, coming in at 91 degrees. now thinks more than likely going to start and mark beginning of the extended heat wave across the region. average is 86. record is 98. very close to record territory for the the start of next week. even though we have the heat overhead, and the stagnant air overhead as well there is an air quality alert, code orange. unhealthy for sensitive groups and ozone action day, if you want to limit your outdoor activity if you are young, elderly or suffer from respiratory illnesses. along the coast that is where we have to beat the the heat. eighty in margate. eighty-one avalon. surf city coming in the lower 80's. that the southeasterly win, heat is on, 89 in the city. eighty-seven in reading. eighty-eight in allentown, lehigh valley. in bethlehem later tonight snoop talk will take the stage at 9:10 p.m. we will show you satellite six

with action radar. we have this cold front stretched out across new york and portions of new england with showers and storms firing up there but the bulk of this energy will stay to the north of our region for rest of tonight which means high pressure will once again dominate for sunday. so here's the call from accu weather tonight, a few patchy cloud and turning slightly more humid throughout the overnight hours. we will drop down to 72 in the city. sixty-four in the suburbs with that southeasterly wind at three to 6 miles an hour. even hotter as we get into sunday with high pressure moving off shore. 93 degrees tomorrow. in the city, hazy, hot, humid with those southeasterly wind pumping in that hot air. down the shore, tomorrow, however the ocean temperature in the upper 70's and on the beach and on the sand, mostly sunny warm, humid with a high of 85 degrees with a bright, sunny sky overhead. up north in the poconos tomorrow sunshine and cloud, toasty1 with a high of 85. here's the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast for

the day sunday, hot and sticky. high temperature up to 93. the notice humidity tomorrow. the the heat moves in by monday with the high up to 94 degrees. record is 96, setback in 1995. on tuesday, it is humid with a thunderstorm possible 94. pop up showers and storms continue as we get into wednesday and thursday, highs in the 90's, and long heat wave, walter, on friday 90, next weekend in at 95. >> sound like august. >> yes. >> thanks, melissa. action cam was there when local air men from chester county return home from a ten month deployment. private first class todd mckey wreath was in afghanistan for most of his deployment. this afternoon he return to the west end fire company in coatsville where he serves as a volunteer fire fighter. friend, family, local police and fire fighters all came together to welcome todd home with a home coming ride followed by a picnic. abc's world news saturday is next up on channel six, followed by fyi philly at 7:00. here are karen rodgers and

erin o'hearn with the preview. >> hi guys here's is what coming up tonight on fyi philly. >> philly. >> a philadelphia magazine's annual best of philly issue. >> i love it all right. >> we're celebrating the winner. >> ready go. >> nice day for a spa. >> from best sandwiches, sweet treats and cocktails. >> my hand never felt this good. >> beauty fashion, business and fun. >> it is time to make that bucket list. >> that is tonight on fyi philly. >> we hope you join us. and don't miss "action news" at ten on p hl17 tonight. then we're back here on six abc at 11:00. now for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. >> ♪ i don't want to live with

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