disturbed by what they saw. they found at least three bleeds, two of them were decomposing. southwest detectives are assisting them in this investigation and describe to us what they found inside. >> one in the casket has been embalmed and apparently at this point it has received services and they're just waiting for the cremation date for that particular body. the remaining two are not embalmed and we only have one death certificate at this point for those two bodies. >> reporter: and they're past the point of when they should be embalmed. >> correct. >> reporter: southwest detectives say this funeral director has a license but the funeral home located at 53rd and vine does not. this home is currently operating as hawkins funeral services but it appears the home used to operate under the name gaither and kimball funeral home. just last week police responded to powell mortuary services. there they discovered three bodies found rotting in boxs in a garage. the business police say was operating without a license

since 2012. then days later another funeral home, price funeral home in west philadelphia offered to give a proper burial for those bodies found in the garage. turns out price funeral home was also operating without a license since 2012. and back out here live police also say hawkins funeral service just recently took over this building. now, this is still very early in the investigation. right now police are still in there with the funeral director right now going through licenses, going through information trying to find out if they have death certificates in there for the bodies that were discovered inside. it will still be awhile to see whether or not charges will be filed and what those charges will be. a man hugh was identified as a funeral director on site here did not want to comment today on camera. for now reporting live in west philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> all right, annie, thank you. a 59-year-old man is facing charges tonight in a hit and run that killed an off duty philadelphia police

officer. officer lamar poole was driving his motorcycle home from work yesterday morning when he was hit by a car in northeast philadelphia. he later died at the hospital. officials believe louis vogwill was driving drunk at the time. according to police vogwill got out of his car after the accident, saw officer poole on the ground and tried to flee. a tow truck driver who saw the crash helped police track vogwill down. poole is the second off duty police officer killed on philadelphia streets this month. >> philadelphia police are searching for an armed man who robbed and sexually assaulted two women and a man in fishtown. they're hoping that a sketch will lead them to a suspect. "action news" reporter walter perez is live near the scene of the crime. this is near cumberland street and the delaware river. walter you have the full story. >> reporter: sharrie it happened about a quarter mile back on this remote trail off north beech street in fishtown. that's where we're told young people often gather in a place called graffiti pier which is now the abandoned pier 124.

people left there to admire the artwork but their trip ended with them being robbed at gun point and sexually assaulted. special victims investigators say the mandy picketed in this composite sketch is behind a truly disturbing crime. authorities say he started making small talk at the so-called graffiti pier last sunday evening with three people in their 20's, two women and one man. >> they were there to take pictures of graffiti pier, general to explore the area. >> reporter: that's when the attacker reportedly pulled out a gun, led them to a wooded area nearby and stole their phones, wallets and cash before sexually assaulting all of the victims. it ended with the suspect tying up his victims. >> in essence bound them with their own clothing before he was last seen walking from the area towards richmond street. >> reporter: the attacker is described as a white man standing approximately 5 feet 9-inches tall weighing about 230 pounds. he was last seen wearing jeans

shorts, a white t-shirt and a white phillies cap depicted in this sketch. we spoke with several young people we found today at graffiti pier saying they enjoy hanging out here but that doesn't mean they feel safe. >> i only come out here during the day and i know my way around kind of. if i needed to run i could probably make my way out of here but stuff does go down here. >> we came down here in a group specifically because you don't come down here alone just because of something like that. >> reporter: back out live we're also told the attacker had at least one tattoo on one of his arms. anyone with any information is asked to call the special victims unit. reporting live from fishtown, walter perez, channel6 "action news." >> ♪ >> it is less than a month until pope francis makes his first vis at this time to the united states and today he spoke with hundreds of americans in an historic event as part of an abc news special. pope francis held the first ever televised virtual audience with american people. it was moderated by world news tonight anchor david muir at

the vatican. david will anchor from the vatican tonight on world news at 6:30. we'll have a preview on a live report on "action news" at 5:30. back here, the i'll be there campaign is officially under way. mayor michael nutter and others stopped by businesses throughout center city today to deliver signs and buttons to get people excited for the pope's visit next month. they want to convince residents and businesses that the security restrictions put in place won't be as inconvenient as many are fearing. and this prayer cross will be the focal point of the world meeting of families youth congress. it was handcrafted by students and staff at mercy vocational high school in philadelphia. paper will be adhered to the sides of the cross. when the world meeting of families comes to an end the mercy prayer cross will be permanently placed on the school's campus. >> penndot is making some adjustments to its road

construction projects due to the upcoming world meeting of families and the visit from pope francis. officials with penndot say they will suspend work on major roadways in the philadelphia area from september 22nd to september 27th. there will be no construction related lane closures on interstate 95 or other express ways in the philadelphia region during that entire week. and you can get updates on the papal visit by following at 6abc pope on twitter. we're posting the latest news, tips and pictures as we prepare for the arrival of pope francis. >> in other news tonight classes got under way today in chester county's coatesville school district. and administrators are pledging this school year will be far different than last year's when the district made headlines for all the wrong reasons. "action news"'s katherine scott has more on coatesville's fresh new start. >> good morning. >> reporter: off the bus and into the school year we go. first day at caln element tear

in thorndale. >> what are you hoping to learn in the fourth grade. >> everything. how to draw stuff and how to write stuff. >> reporter: dakota merlino is starting kindergarten and has the support of her big brother whose were also back in class today. the school is brimming with excitement in a school district that's seen its share of controversy. former coatesville area school district superintendent richard como and exathletic director jim donato were arrested for stealing school funds and violating ethics. the district has since been working to put all this behind them under the guidance of superintendent dr. cathy kathy tashner. >> she put together an amazing team of administrators along with all the teachers that are here to really help rebuild and create a renaissance in the school district. >> reporter: principal anita perez is flew to caln this year. she was a director at the department of education. this school also got a fresh

coat of 90 coatesville colors and new computers and improvements to the curriculum are coming to district classrooms. >> the focus has been shifted because we've but putt a laser like focus on students and we do that by bringing great teachers, greater cric curricul, making sure people have the resources they need. >> reporter: talking to people here today it's clear that the focus is on the positive and the bright futures of these students. >> i think it's a lot of positive changes that i've heard of. i try to stay away from the negativity. >> the difficult times are in our rear-view mirror. >> reporter: in thorndale, katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> students at one delaware school were welcomed back today with open arms not only by their teachers but by community members. it was a big show of support for students in wilmington. more than 100 men lined the entrance of the school to shake hands with every studen

student. prestige academy. they say they want to set a good example tore these students. >> we want to come in solidarity to make sure that our young men don't fail, nor fall through the cracks on our watch the so, we're here today to celebrate them. >> wilmington city leaders say they hope today's enthusiasm and momentum will last throughout the school year. >> that's wonderful. >> yes. >> time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> all right, let's head over live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> and speaking of momentum, rick and sharrie, we could use a little more of it here along roosevelt boulevard, route one u-the extension northbound side, we're moving really slowly coming off the schuylkill expressway through this accident scene that's still out here near the henry avenue overpass. still have at least one of the vehicles involved with police on the scene and they've got the left lane blocked. so, coming off of 76, yeah, it's a parking lot as you can see on up to that accident

scene just a bit ahead by the henry avenue overpass. those delays starting to spill back onto 76 itself, just 8 miles per hour in the area. but luckily over on 95 our broken down vehicle northbound in the work zone at girard is gone. still those speeds in the teens coming north of penn's landing. we still have downed wires from the earlier crash in lower gwynedd along evans road at gypsy hill road. an accident involving a vehicle in a pole in new britain bucks county along ferry road. that's shut down. creek road would be a better bet. a horrible accident involving a pedestrian this afternoon is in galloway township atlantic county along route 30, the white horse pike near fifth avenue by the denny's. stick with magnolia avenue as a local alternate there. we'll check it again, rick and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> matt thank you. >> there is still much more to come on "action news" at 5:00 kids with asthma can have a tough time heading back to school. coming up in health check, ali gorman has tips for parents on how to keep them healthy in the classroom. melissa. >> and sharrie, the hot and

stickies are back this week. it looks like the 90's will continue to roll on in as we're tracking another heat wave for the first week of september. we'll have the details coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> all right, melissa, thank you. that and much more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. stay with us. consideration

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>> the man accused of shooting and killing a cher rivers depth knee texas made his first appearance in court today. according to investigators shannon miles shot sheriff's deputy darren goforth while he was gassing up his patrol car. officials said miles continuing shooting goforth after he fell to the ground firing a total of 15 shots. attorneys for miles said they intend to plead not guilty. miles is due back in court in october. >> at least six inmates in a california state prison have contracted legionnaires' disease. more than 50 other inmates are under observation over fierce of an outbreak. the disease considered a severe form of pneumonia is spread through water. the prison has stopped cooking food and instead serves inmates boxed foods. portable toilets have been brought in as well while

investigators try to figure out the source of the bacteria. >> a popular group of drugs for type two diabetes is in the spot life. the fda has issued a warning about their potential side effects. >> ali gorman joins us at the big board with details. >> this is a newer class of medications. these are some of the popular brand names. now, the issue is that the fda says that it can cause severe joint pain that can be disabling. the agency has added a new warning label to all of the drugs in this class of medications. if you take one, don't stop taking it but you should talk to your healthcare provider about your risks and if you develop severe joint pain, then you want to let them know right away. >> deep breath in, keep blowing, don't stop. >> also today a reminder for parents who have children with asthma. the piec peek of asthma probleme see after the first few weeks kids go back to schooling. it's the number one reason why they miss school and about

85 percent of flareups are triggered by viruses that tend to go around in the late summer and early fall. >> go back to school, that incubating viruses, they start touching each other, they get sick, they get a cold, the cold triggers asthma. >> so, if they take medication make sure they have it at home and if needed at school. if they use an inhaler, again they should have one accessible at all times and you want to make sure everyone at the school knows what to do in case of an emergency. and finally today, just one more reason why we should all move to the mediterranean. a new study reavenue officials the benefits of taking a steyest asieesta they followed 0 adults with high blood pressure and found those who took a midday nap had lower

blood pressure and seemed to have less damage from high blood pressure than notice who did not take siesta. but it is also helpful to take a short walk midday or at least try to take a 20 minute mental break from work. rick and sharrie, back over to you. >> a mental break. >> mental break, not during health check. >> good advice. >> not during the newscast. thank you ali. still to come on "action news" monday night a reminder when you see breaking news or severe weather we want you to join the action. >> just e-mail your photos and videos to join the action at 6abc.com or you can use the #6abcaction on social media. it's how you can be a part of "action news." we'll be right back.

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month. following the breach avid life ceo stepped down. >> what was a crumbling vacant lot in south philadelphia is now a brand new park. the action cam was at the ralph brooks park at 20th aren'ty and tasker for the ribbon cutting. the park includes a repaved and redone basketball court and new play equipment. eagles linebacker connor barwin was on hand for today's opening. his make the world better foundation helped raise money for this project. the fourth annual made in america music festival happens this weekend and crews are busy getting ready for the big event. the stage at the base of the art museum steps is being built. the two day event will feature the headliner of course beyoncé and she is married to the creator of the festival rap mogul jay-z. canadian crooner the weekend will also perform along with more than 40 other acts. >> uh-huh sounds fun, doesn't it. >> y-beyoncé. >> yeah. up next on "action news" at 5:00 we'll check that forecast for you. >> taking a live look outside,

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this is going to be a hot start to the first week of september. if fact, it's been a pretty warm august. so far, well, it's been a warm one, 2.4 degrees above average and typically in the month of august we have about seven days with temperatures in the 90's. this month we had 12 days with temperatures in the 90's and it has been quite dry. we haven't even picked up an inch of rainfall. we've been about two and a half inches below average and hopefully things will turn around as far as the precipitation is concerned as we get into the rest of september. temperatures outside, it's 88 in philadelphia, 88 in allentown. you have that south -- west to southwesterly wind at this hour. 83 in cape may, 89 pretty warm in trenton. here's satellite6 along with action radar. we've had a couple of spotty showers earlier today and a fair amount of cloud cover. the clouds are starting to break for some late day sunshine and you notice this disturbance continues to push on off to our east. so, that will make for clearing skies for the rest of tonight. in fact, that is the call from accuweather. mostly clear, still mild and

some iggy, 65 degrees will be the overnight low in allentown dropping down to 73 in philadelphia and 72 the overnight low in atlantic city at the boardwalk. as we fast forward, however, future tracker6 showing you a fair amount of sunshine as we get into tuesday. the tomorrow tomorrow 93 degrees, 90's up and down that 95 corridor. 82 up in the poconos, 86 in allentown at that time and 79 in wildwood. taking you over to the tropics, keeping a close eye on hurricane fred. winds sustained right now at 80 miles per hour so this is still a category one hurricane. it's just off the coast of africa and it will continues to travel over the cape verde islands for the rest of tonight and this will more than likely weaken but why is this so important for our region and really for the hurricane season? well, it's the furthest east disarm and farthest east hurricane to form in the tropical atlantic that's only the third known hurricane to impact the cape verde islands so definitely we're keeping you posted on

hurricane fred. this will more than likely weaken as it stays out into the atlantic for the rest of this week. here's the five day at 5::showing you we've got a heat wave on the way. as early as tomorrow heat wave number five for philadelphia, 93 will be the high, still hot and sticky midweek and at 94, scorching way thunderstorm possible on thursday 95. not as hot as we get into friday. tenth pell up against penn state university on saturday, high temperature then guys coming in at 88 degrees. so, get ready for the 90's. they're sticking around this week. >> all right. thank you melissa. much more still to come in our next half hour of "action news" it's a 5:00 tonight. two kayakers enjoying a leisurely day out in the water are stopped in their tracks with one of the most dangerous creatures in the sea. >> tom brady returns to court as his so-called deflate-gate case nears completion. jaime apody has details in sports. we'll have those stories and much more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. good intentions. is paved with

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first virtual chat. we'll have much more on this historic meeting coming up. dangerous conditions in the waters off the jersey coast prompts several rescues and we'll show you the dramatic video. also one local community is making sure its residents get home safely following a night of drinking. we'll explain what they're doing. >> ♪ >> now the details. we're just 25 days from pope francis' visit to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. well, today he spent some time getting to know dozens of americans from all walks of life. he was able to do that through a virtual visit live from the vatican. pope francis spoke with citizens in three u.s. cities with the help of abc's david muir and abc news. abc's stephanie ramos is live in washington, d.c. with more. stephanie. >> reporter: sharrie, this is really neat to see s the event comes just weeks before the pope's upcoming visit to the u.s. in many parts of the world, 78-year-old pope francis has

rock star status. he's the first latin american jesuit to lead the roman catholic church and today another historic landmark for the pope from argentina. he became the first pope to hold a virtual audience via satellite with hundreds of people in los angeles, chicago, texas with abc world news tonight anchor david muir moderating at the vatican. the virtual audience lasted about an hour as the pontiff engaged with individuals from three different groups. students at the high school in new york citin. the pope said it's important for him to meet with all of them, the citizens of the united states who have problems like anyone else. he heard stories of struggle invoking fears and gave immigrant children hope for a better future: at one point asking a teenage interchicago fighting tough perth battles to sing for him. she did. >> i guess i had to do it since it's the pope.

>> reporter: pope francis even called directly on sister norma pinentell who helps immigrants in at this he told her he loved her. >> it was beautiful and i think on behalf of everybody present because i represent all of us. >> reporter: in the end, crowds chanting i see it, i feel it, the pope is here. pope francis says he wanted to connect in a new way with people in places he wanted to visit but wouldn't be able to during his u.s. trip. in washington, stephanie ramos, channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> exciting stuff, stephanie. thank you. and david muir will host a very special edition of world news tonight live from the vatican. as the pontiff prepares for his trip to the u.s. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. and remember you can led to 6abc.com for details on the pope's visit as well as the city's papal playbook. there we also have jim gardner's reports from the pope's hometown of buenos

aires argentina. >> in other news tonight a crash in northeast philadelphia sent one person to the hospital this afternoon. chopper six was over the scene along academy road near president street. still not clear how many vehicles were actually involved but as you can see one car flipped on its side and trapped a woman inside it. crews will to cut her out of the wreckage. she was rushed to aria torresdale hospital in stable condition. the cause of the crash still under investigation. philadelphia police were also investigating a murder tonight. happened around 7:00 a.m. on the 5300 block of reinhard street in the southwest. investigators say someone shot a man and left him in the street. authorities have not released the victim's name or a possible motive for the shooting. and foreign investigators are -- fire investigators are sorting through evidence following a suspicious blaze in trenton. the fire broke out along the unit block of wood street. the fire reached two alarms before firefighters could finally get it under control. neighboring homes were also damaged but luckily no one was hurt. and so far there are no suspects.

>> dangerous rip currents led to several dramatic rescues this weekend at the jersey shore and one was actually captured on video. authorities at midway beach in south seaside park say lifeguards aided distressed swimmers four different times. "action news" spoke with a lifeguard who witnessed the rescue and he says that several people were on a sand bar when a rip current swept them out. >> the current is so strong. it's almost impossible to swim against. so, they swim the line out, we secure all the victims with a couple lifeguards and have a couple people tending the line to pull them back in. >> everyone who was rescued did not suffer any injuries but lifeguards are cautioning all beachgoers that if they are not on duty, don't go into the water. also from our new jersey news room tonight a-couple doing landscaping at their home in lower township made a frightening discovery. a live cannon ball was in their backyard. it was discovered along the 200 block of west bates avenue

saturday. the couple called police who sent out the atlantic city police bomb squad. authorities x-rayed the cannon ball and determined that it was actively explosive. well, they took it away and detonated it in an unpopulated area. officials say while it's not uncommon to find military ordnances in that area, folks should never touch or move them. >> workers safety will be the focus of a nationwide movement this week. "action news" is at the consulate general of mexico in center city where authorities kicked off labor rights week today. osha is collaborating with the console general to make sure workers have certain rights. they say no one should have to put their life in danger for paycheck. a proud day in the first state as it marks 360 years of the delaware national guard its a story our delaware news room has been following all day long. >> ready, aim, fire. [gunfire] >> the celebration was made

complete with a 21 gun salute, a flyover from nation guard chopper and more at fort christina park in wilmington. governor jack markell was joined by senators tom carper and chris coons who sang happy birthday to national guard members. they talked about the storied tradition of the delaware national guard that was founded on this day back in 1655. at that time delaware was still under swedish rule. one burlington county community is taking a bold step to make sure residents don't drink and drive. today evesham township unveiled its new evesham saving lives initiative. starting this friday any evesham resident can get a free ride home from any of the town's businesses that serve alcohol. sober sam a designated drive service as well as state grants and donations will pay for the program. evesham township police say there have not been any alcohol-related deadly crashes since 2009 and they want to keep it that way. >> it's time for another check of the highways and by ways out there. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the

low down on the slow down there behind you. >> yeah, we got plenty of them as we say goodbye to august unfortunately on this monday afternoon, rick and sharrie. i know, it's kind of a tear jerking situation. crash here on the roosevelt boulevard northbound side. this is a stubborn one. still here in the left lane close to the henry avenue overpass and you're still barely moving coming off the schuylkill northbound up to that accident scene. look at the long slow crawl. i think maybe hunting park avenue would be a better bet for you this afternoon or even the northbound lincoln drive at this point no problems reported over there. but we do have a new problem on the pennsylvania turnpike. it's an accident involving a deer unfortunately in the westbound direction by fort washington taking out the left lane. speeds are just in the teens coming away from willow grove. and of course it's slow on the eastbound side like so many afternoons with speeds in the low 20's. in new britain bucks county, still have that crash involving the vehicle into a pole blocking off ferry road. creek road gets you around that. there was one in maple shade on the northbound side of 73 by fox meadow but that's off

to the side luckily. however, in galloway township atlantic county the white horse pike is still shut down between fifth avenue and seventh avenue there by wl god bell lows restaurant and pub. stay on the black horse pike or the ac expressway or magnolia as another local alternate. having signal issues this afternoon on septa so across-the-board on the regional rail septa says be aware you might see some minor delays. rick and sharrie back to you. >> thank you again matt. >> still to come on "action news" tonight a popular airline is launching an investigation after two plains collided at a california airport. we'll explain what happened. >> another set of e-mails from former secretary of state hillary clinton were made public today. we'll tell was authorities have discovered so far. melissa is in for adam tonight. >> hi there, rick. today's high in philadelphia 90 degrees. temperatures will keep on climbing from here. we'll have the details on a potential heat wave this week with the accuweather forecast.

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>> one police officer is dead and at least 90 people were injured after clashes outside of ukraine's parliament building. tensions have been running high as lawmakers continues to negotiate with pro-russian separatists. today protesters were rallying against a bill that would give separatist regions more power. according to police the protesters threw a grenned made at officers. dozens of people were hurt. 30 people were arrested. the bill at the heart of today's protest goes up for a full vote this winter. in russia rescue crews are trying to reach 14 bears who have been stranded by flooding. heavy rains caused a local river to overflow flooding an entire neighborhood in eastern russia. hundreds of residents were evacuated but zoo keepers could not reach the bears in time. well now the water is too high to let the bears out of their cages so crews are working to air lift the cages to safety. in the meantime zoo keepers are using boats to feed the bears bread and sugar.

>> the state department is expected to release 7,000 pages of hillary clinton's e-mails later today. about 150 pages will be sensorred because they contain information that has been deemed classified. the state department said that the information was not classified when clinton sent or received it but had to be redacted for public release. republican candidate donald trump is starting to lose his lead in the race for the white house. according to a new survey of likely republican iowa caucus goers, trump is tied with retired neurosurgeon ben carson. the poll shows both trump and carson have 23 percent support. it's the first time in more than a month that trump was not leading a major statewide poll. >> turning to sports now, eagles have one more preseason game this week and do you expect a lot of people to play, jamie? >> well, not the people that

are going to be playing the season. >> the starters. >> they won't play at all. you might even be able to play. >> do you think i could get in. >> why are people laughing. >> that's funny. >> i think you could run that conversion swells they've been running it. >> it's a short week and that means in a week that means nothing in the standings, a week that means nothing for the starters, a week there means nothing for rick williams, a week that means everything for the guys battling for those precious final roster spots like these two quarterback whose are fighting for one job. all eyes will be on matt barclay and tim tebow on thursday night against the jets though neither one of them has been too impressive this preseason neither has done enough to get a leg up on the gig. barkley will start the game and that means tebow will play in the second half. >> i know what i'm doings not anything new to me, this offense is second nature to me now. i know my teammates, know what we need to do so it's not like

i'm going into an unknown scenario. i feel confident in where we are and what i can do. >> i just try to go out there and compete, do the best i can with the coaching and try to understand it and apply it as best i can and also just go have fun. >> forget the fact they're trying to decide if he purpose if youly deflated football. all any one cares about during tom brady's hearing is what his sketch looks like. the patriots quarterback back in front of a judge after last week's settlement talks failed. the ruling could come as early as tomorrow as to whether or not bad will have to serve his four game suspension. in the even meantime the courtroom sketches have gotten a tad better. looks a little bit more like brady but frankly it's still pretty creepy. okay, the bad news, round two between the phillies and mets tonight is at citi field where the phillies have yet to win in six tries this year. after all to say the phils lost round one would be an

understatement. they were swept by the mets in four games here at home last week. the numbers in that series were just a tad lopsided. mets scored 41 runs, hit 18 homers eight in one game. look at this line by cespedes, darnaud. cuddyer. you can't make this stuff up. in the nine days since capping off their acquisition of half of the phillies offensively inept infield the dodgers have been no hit twice. last night jimmy rollins and chase utley the final two batters that stood in the way of the cubs no-hitter. and they both struck out. to celebrate cubs manager joe madden let the team have a pajama party on the flight home. most of the guys close to wear once sees foot tea pj's. they didn't have to change into their jammies on the plane. rick owns a you believe can of them. teenage mutant ninja turtle ones. if the phillies have some time they should take in some tennis with the u.s. open

going on across the street at mets stadium. maria sharapova pulled outweigh leg injury. serena williams begins her quest for the grand slam tonight. her older sister needed three sets to dispose of monica puig of puerto rico. venus williams has never lost in the first round of the u.s. open and escaped six-four, seven-six, six-three at 35 venus is the oldest woman in the field which officially makes me feel old because i feel like she was just a teenage are coming up and apparently not any more. >> so good. >> 35 is considered old. >> old. >> you're in trouble. >> i might as well just go home. thank you jamie. airplane passengers in oakland, california got quite the scare before take just. two southwest airlines jets clipped each other on the tarmac at oakland international airport last night. passengers say it felt like going over a speed bump. oney one man said he saw damage on his plane's wing and told the flight attendanc attent

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>> president obama's administration is clany planning to rename a well known mountain in alaska. mown mount mckinley will officially be called denali. standing at 20,237 feet, its peak is the highest in north america. the mountain's name has long been a source of debate and it was changed to mckinney in honor of the 26th president. before that it was called denali by the natives which means high one. the president says it's time to restore the original name. >> all right, well time to look forward to september and look ford what to some heat as well. >> yeah,s were doug we do so tht returns. 90's will make a return across the area. storm tracker6 double scan radar showing you dry and quiet. earlier today we did have some spotty showers. a lot of that moisture thanks to a disturbance to our south is starting to push off shore and out along the atlantic. we'll show you the picture

outside. action cam was outside earlier today walking around the streets there in center city, we're looking up at the sky and you could see we had a cloudy sky earlier today, clouds kind of playing peekaboo with the sun and we had enough sunshine today to get our temperatures back up into the 90's so a pair of 90's. started out on yesterday a high of 91 degrees, today the high in philadelphia 90. that's a good 7 degrees above average. normal for us this time of year is 83 and that above average trend will continue tomorrow. it's 88 in philadelphia with that west to southwesterly wind, 81 in the poconos, 85 at the boardwalk, same thing in beach haven. dover also in the middle 80's. here's satellite6 along with action radar. we've got a partly cloudy sky overhead and this was the disturbance i was talking about that did trigger a few showers across our region earlier today. that moisture starting to depart to our east for the rest of tonight. association ththe call from accr tonight mostly clear mild and muggy dropping down to just 65 in the suburbs and 73 is the overnight low in philadelphia.

that sent heat, however, is on. we have this big ridge of high pressure situated to our south. it's all about the hazy, hot and humid weather on the way. we have that southwesterly wind with the return flow. the jet stream moved all the way to the north, so much of the eastern half of the midwest feeling the above average temperatures and this will more than likely mark heatwave number five for philadelphia as early as tomorrow. with the heat comes some consequences or some exceptions i should say. an air quality alert has been issued over the next two days. the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups so this is an ozone action day. you really want to monitor any of your outdoor activities if you're young or elderly or suffer from any respiratory illnesses. down the shore tomorrow, lots of sunshine. you have a nice afternoon sea breeze. it's a good place to be. surf city 86. same thing atlantic city, ocean city also in the upper 80's. the ocean temperature 74 but keep in mind there is a moderate risk for rip currents so always a good idea to swim

where the lifeguards are on duty. lots of sunshine as well and an afternoon sea breeze in delaware. upper 80's in bethany beach. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. heat wave number four tomorrow. a -- number five i should say tomorrow and at 93. wednesday hot and sticky and at 94. scorching on thursday, 95, an afternoon shower or thunderstorm is likely by then. friday not as hot and at 88 degrees for the start of the weekend sunny and warm, 88, temple up against penn state on saturday. on sunday, turning up the heat once again, just in time for our holiday weekend, 90. hot and muggy for labor day. can you believe it, next monday is labor day with a high temperature of 91. so, get ready and get prepared to see those 90's on the board. >> okay. thank you, melissa. >> you got it. >> with the return of hazy, hot and humid, keep checking back at 6abc.com/weather. storm tracker6 live radar will give you early warnings of any stormy changes headed our way.

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>> in san diego california beachgoers are being warned about yet another shark sighting. a second hammer head shark was spotted in the waters yesterday. it was the first sighting the day before. this time a kayak fisherman was confronted by a nearly 7-foot shark somewhere just off the shores of la jolla. the shark approached a swimmer before deciding to head to deeper waters according to lifeguards. the beaches will stay opened but a shark advisory will remain in effect. >> amazing video. >> right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories and more next it's a six ooh. developing from west philadelphia city and state officials are investigating a funeral home where decomposing bodies were discovered this afternoon. >> and open in phl. city officials make a push for businesses to remain opened during the papal visit. >> ♪ blank. >> ocean county man completes his ghost swim in the ocean every day for a year. i'm nora muchanic and coming up what kept him going through rain, snow and three

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from west philadelphia tonight. a gruesome find at a funeral home that was apparently operating illegally. state and local authorities converged at 53rd and vine streets this afternoon. there they found three bodies in bad condition. two of them were decomposing. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is standing by with the very latest. annie, this is the third funeral home to be investigated in recent weeks in the city. >> reporter: rick, it is and we just talked to investigators. they actually tell us now they realize that all three bodies were badly decomposing. they tell us that this business behind me had conditions that were so bad that they were not the standards for business taking care of the dead. all three bodies were found badly decomposed and that even includes that the one the funeral director tells police was embalmed. philadelphia police investigating this funeral parlor at 53rd and vine. state department investigators working on a tip called in southwest detectives after finding poor conditions inside in