"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news philadelphia police search for three suspects after a philadelphia homeowner is pistol

whipped and robbed overnight. >> and remembering a legend, thousands of people are paying respects to muhammad ali at this hour. but the big story on "action news" is a philadelphia mother facing murder charges in the death of they are two children. sophia barnes is in jail in broward county charged with two counts of murder. >> i spoke to her husband this morning. he is in absolute shock. relatives of sophia haines says she did not drink or two drugs and has no history of mental illness, but authorities in florida say haines admits to suffocating her two young kids. >> the last thing i would expect. >> anthony singleton can't believe it, his wife of 4 months, sophia haines of

frankford is charged in south florida on two counts of murder for the deaths of her two children. his child was the youngest of the two. >> this is the last person i would think would do something to our son and our daughter. >> haines has two adult children that live in jamaica, police say she was visiting a relative in the suburb of miramar for a week. haines called the relative telling her come home now. when the relative arrived home she told police haines was crying and her children were lying side by side on the master bed in the bedroom. haines admitted to taking a sheet and suffocating the baby first and then the 3-year-old girl. there was no out word signs of injury to the children. >> when the officers arrived at the scene, there were two adults standing outside on the street

and they directed officers to an apartment in the back of the house. >> officers tried to cpr but the children were pronounced dead. singleton last spoke to his wife last night and expected them back next week in new york. >> i don't know how anybody could have seen this coming. i don't understand, i still don't believe she has done this. >> reporter: her husband says he has been in touch with detectives and plans to head to florida in the coming days. we are live in frankford, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. officials are still working to figure out what sparked an early morning fire in philadelphia's gray ferry section. neighbors woke up just in time to get their families to safety. >> heard noise, like knocking on my door. i mean like banging next door and i lifted my window up and

all the smoke was rushing in and i just got everybody out of the house. >> they found a man inside of the home here on taylor street and annie mccormick will have more coming up at 12:30. two were hit trying to cross nassau street and palmer square in princeton. no word on if there will be charged filed in the accident. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at the intersection of 58th street and florence avenue. the two suv's collided this morning, the force of the collision sent the vehicles onto the sidewalk and into the fence. no word on the extent of the injuries. chopper 6 hd was over head when an suv was in a collision and the ambulance was towed

away. it was at the intersection of chester pike in darby, delaware county. one person was hurt in the crash. turning to the weather, what a difference a day makes. the storms are gone and cooler weather is here, as we go live outside at sky 6 hd at the jersey shore and cape may is looking pretty right now. it's cool for a day at the beach but you can see the bright, beautiful sunshine has returned to the delaware valley. it's cool enough to shut off the a.c., meteorologist, karen rogers, in for david murphy is joining us outside on the terrace. you have your jacket on. >> reporter: i'm a little cool with the breeze, but it's gorgeous out here. we have lots of sunshine, it's bright and beautiful. i'll show you the numbers from early this morning. because unusually low. mt. pocono the temperature dipped down to just 40 degrees, 48 in pottstown and 50 in

atlantic city and 53 for a morning low in philadelphia. a lot of suburbs waking up in the region just in the 40s. currently we have rebounded. 66 in mt. pocono and 68 in reading and 69 in philadelphia feeling nice and 71 in millville and 69 at the coastline in a.c. and cape may. satellite 6 along with action radar showing it's really beautiful nothing out here. a gorgeous day but the wins have really picked up. check out the gusts, a 26 miles per hour wind gust in philadelphia and 25 in millville and 26 in wilmington and 28 in atlantic city airport. here is what to expect for the evening commute. lots of sunshine, 4:00 p.m. 75 and 5:00 p.m. holding at that and 74 at 6:00 and 7:00. but no weather worries today. we'll have weather to talk about over the weekend, we'll have that in just a minute. >> karen, thank you. two days of memorial

services have begun in kentucky to pay final respects to the great muhammad ali, this is a live picture as the services get underway at the expo center for the boxing legend in louisville. 1600 tickets were handed out. it's open to everyone but meant for muslims to say good-bye to a man who was a hero of the faith. we are streaming live at 6abc.com, muhammad ali died on friday night at the age of 74. now, to the 2016 presidential race. bernie sanders is in a private meeting with president obama at the white house this afternoon. they were talking about sanders' campaign and now to gracefully exit. the white house says that sanders requested the meeting and the president will talk about ways to keep up the fight

for his policies and his ideologies but not necessarily his bid for president. according to the white house sanders will not be pressured to leave before next week's primary in washington, d.c. >> the president is expected to formerly endorse hillary clinton shortly after the meeting or perhaps tomorrow. meanwhile presumptive republican nominee, donald trump, is in new york city to meet with the party's biggest fundraisers and donors, and now three women that support trump have formed a super pack to raise money. they aim to raise at least $30 million for the businessman's candidacy. be sure to download the news app this election season to get breaking news alerts and results. the 6 abc news app is a free download for your mobile device.

philadelphia is one step closer to having a soda tax. the city council committee advanced an amended proposal. it's 1.5 cents per ounce of sugary soft drinks. the revenue from the lower tax will generate an estimated $91 million over the next year to fund several city programs includeling expanded pre-k. a full council vote is expected today and a final vote next week. the 14th annual gary papa run is just 10 days away now. jaime apody stopped by the preston and steve show on wmmr to promote the event. she is a cochair for the run to promote awareness of prostate cancer. jaime talked about how this would have made him proud.

>> that is what he would have wanted to come out of all of this, saving hundreds of thousands of lives with early detection. >> steve morrison is a prostate cancer survivor himself. still to come on "action news" at noon, dangerous game of pickup basketball where these two men played ball and then drew t drew the ire of drivers. and meteorologist, karen rogers, returns with it's sunny and cool accuweather forecast. as we look ahead to the weekend as well. i drive a golf ball.

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? canada a giant sinkhole caused a road to collapse and swallow a car up. it led to a gas leak and a water main break, fortunately nobody was hurt. a dramatic rescue played out in live tv in mississippi, a car smashed into a guardrail and

flipped over and landed inches from an embankment. a woman and two children escaped. and the cameras were there as they rescued the driver inside. a vicious fight inside a taco bell in texas. left two customers with hot oil burns and a third with stab wounds. it all began when she and her boyfriend and a friend went through the drive-thru in houston. she tossed a bottle out of the window and a fight ensues after she refused to pick it up. the employees threw hot grease in defense. no one has been charged in the melee. in texas drivers were stuck and angry when pranksters played a game of hoops in the busy intersection, they played the game with a child's basketball net on a busy intersection in

houston. some swerved around and some nearly missed the men. >> that was so scary. >> they need to stop. you don't do things like that. >> one man has offered an apology, they say they performed the stunt because they thought it was funny and wanted to make a viral video. >> not everybody thought that wa so if youy. still ahead a health alert for parents, the results of a new study on anti-depressants and children. and beautiful pieces of art of older philadelphians, how some are tapping into their talents later in life and rethinking big rewards.

well, consumers are doing more of their shopping online than in stores for the first time ever. according to a survey from ups online shopping makes up half of shopper's purchases. 51% of purchases were made online excluding grocery shop, a 47% increase from 2014. health check this noon. most anti-depressants are ineffective for kids and teens according to a new study. they found one drug, prozac is

effective. depression is common in young adults and add lessents, and that they be monitored carefully when taking them. especially at the beginling of treatment. and not treating depression could be even more harpful. older artists in philadelphia got a chance to showcase their talents while earning extra income. tamala edwards has more now. >> i want to do more on this particular piece, to show that everyone is always on route somewhere. >> ronald has been studying art for years. >> i have had a pencil or crayon in my hand since i was 3 years old. >> she exhibits at philadelphia city hall. >> city hall is the people's building and a way to showcase what we are all about. >> their stories become our stories. it was the philadelphia

corporation celebration of art and aging. >> it's done through every neighborhood throughout the city, seniors from 58 to 93. this year they showcased 178 pieces of art at city hall and around the city. money raised goes back to the seniors themselves. >> whether you are 9 or 90, can you make a contribution and be creative. >> ellen's piece she calls summer strawberries, graced postcards and ads for the event. >> a painting to me is therapeutic. >> you get a chance to show your work and meet new clientele. >> for the artists the chance to show off their work shows off benefits far beyond the financial. >> people are reminded of what seniors can actually do. the "action news" team sought working on news story tonight at 4:00.

here is alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a look ahead. did you wish sara a happy birthday? >> happy birthday sara. >> thank you. >> and many more. coming up today at 4:00 just in time to capture all of your memories this summer, coming up in what is the deal today. we have inexpensive ways to take pictures with your smart phone. i turned around and they were holding a little child and she was limp and not moving. >> that teenager is now considered a hero, the remarkable rescue is coming up at 4:00 s take us with you on the go if you have not downloaded the 6 abc, you can watch us streaming live on your smart phone or tablet or go to our facebook page and wish sara a happy birthday to you ♪

>> accuweather is coming up. to grow up. but teachers like mr. elliot saw something in me. made a connection with me. now i'm a teacher myself, right here in camden. i'm just passing it along to my own students and making those same connections my teachers made with me. now that's some beautiful music. i'm jamal dickerson, and i'm proud to be a new jersey educator.

karen rogers back in now way check of the accuweather forecast. it's cool out there and a beautiful blue sky is really nice. you wanted to cool with blue skies. and we deliver. >> lets take a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the area. we are dry and looking good right now, it's pretty out there. lets go outside. chopper 6 hd was out and about flying near princeton and that was sara out here in her morning rowen joying the day before they came to work. looking good you can see the sunshine. 69 degrees still the current temperature. the dew point is 32, that is unheard of for this time of year. no humidity out there at all. wins north-northwest at 17.

they are picking up to gusts of 25 miles per hour and the ocean temperature is 58 degrees, really cooled down. lets look at these numbers now. 69 in philadelphia but 68 in reading and 66 in trenton and 71 in millville and dover, with a beautiful sunrise. thanks to everybody out there on my facebook page posting pictures, this is lisa's view of north wildwood. we love the pictures. thanks for sharing it. not a lot happening at this point. high pressure is moving in a quiet couple of days before we track storms for the weekend, lets look at it hour by hour. bright sunshine and a couple of clouds out there. 4:00, 75 that is your high. and by 8:00 mainly clear skies and 71. and dipping down to 63 by 10:00. in the lehigh valley, beautiful there and cool. gty breezes and sunny skies and high of 72 degrees, if you are at the shore, 74 for your

high there. sitting on the beach it's windy a westerly breeze not as chilly off the ocean at 58 degrees. lets look at future tracker 6 i want to advance this to saturday afternoon. this is 4:30, a line of storms developing again, real quiet until saturday afternoon, we watch this progress towards the city and this model showing 7:00 a long ways off but dissipating before it hits the coastline, we are under slight risk for severe weather, all the areas right now in pennsylvania as well as newcastle and part of kent counties. we have got portions of interior areas of south jersey as well. lets look at your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast a cool start but sunny today. 75 for your high, breezy and sunny tomorrow and 78 and weekend is warmer and more humid a thunderstorm could be severe on saturday afternoon into saturday evening and 84, sunday partly sunny skies and breezy

and 87 bump the temperature up a bit. tomorrow windy and not as warm and 79 degrees, the temperatures are dropping back down below average, tuesday partly sunny skies and 80 degrees, and sunday staying nice and 82. the seven-day forecast showing below average temperatures and it bumps up for the weekend so if you are missing the summer heat it's coming but at a cost, we are participating strong to severe storms saturday afternoon into saturday evening. >> good to know. we have an outdoor birthday party. it's been so hot in southern california, that even wild animals are seeking the cool relief of a swimming pool. a black bear was seen taking a dip in a pool in los angeles, the big bear eventually climbed out of the pool and found solis in the tree for shade. they let the animal come down on its own and return to the forest. hopefully the owners had the

doors goldilocgoldie-locked. >> there it is. singer ed sheeran is taken to the court by strong writers that say he stole their original work. >> and a dog that went missing years ago in chicago finally comes home and he is happy about it.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams,

sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again, here is the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30, investigators say a mother has admitted to suffocating her two children, we have the latest on the murder investigation that spans from philadelphia to florida. fire claims a life of a world war ii veteran that became trapped in the bedroom and thousands came to pray at the home town of muhammad ali as they say a final farewell to the boxing legend. we begin with a developing sry about a murder case involving a family from philadelphia. a woman from the frankford section is accused of killing her two young children during a trip to south florida. police in broward county arrested 40-year-old sophia haines, they found the bodies of her 4-month-old son and 3-year-old daughter in an apartment there.