girl to kaplan. >> right now we're coordinating with authorities in lancaster county to interview these children, put them in safe environment and as of right now all three suspects are in custody. >> we have multiple crews headed to bucks county right now. team coverage coming up on "action news" at 5:00 and 6:00. >> new at 5:00 a task that no pet owner wants to be faced with digging up the remains of their beloved former dog or cat. but that's exactly what some have been asked to do as a delaware spca office prepares to close its doors for good. it's a situation that some are literally calling a nightmare. >> this as others are renewing their push to save the officers from sluing down. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live near the spca office in stanton with more. john. >> reporter: hi, guys. well, there are some stunned upset folks here. earlier this month it was announced the spca would close this facility.

it's expected the acreage would be sold for something in excess of $9 million. what the upset is all about is that because some of that land is this well known pet cemetery and word sort of leaked out this week that if owners wanted to get the remains of their beloved pets they would have to come and dig them up themselves. much of the afternoon looking for his dog carry. she was buried years ago in this sprawling pet cemetery. today he removed her marker and bags remains. >> we'll put her away and have her probably cree mated and put with our other collie. not knowing what's going to happen here. just can't county on it. >> reporter: here is the delaware spca in new castle county. because of money troubles it closed its doors today, the animals up for adoption will be moved to another facility down state but people who paid to have their pets buried here over decades learned if they wander the remains, they will have only until the end of the of the month apparently before the cemetery will be bulldozed. >> as a volunteer, i am able

to help them. i have worked out with the staff here to make sure that people can contact me and other volunteers to make sure they can get their pets. >> reporter: using orange flags volunteers have so far marked 1300 graves. so far, though, they have not found some of the more unusual of the buried. >> there's a grisly bare from yellowstone park. there is a 250-pound tortoise. there's a goat. >> reporter: and there's at least one hoarse a mare buried here in 1998. >> arranged this with mr. caldwell the director here and i had to put down and buried here. >> reporter: she was buried right here. you would like to find the grave. >> yes. >> reporter: we spoke with one board member by phone. we didn't get much clarity as to why all this is happening this way. volunteers also frustrated there is now anline petition urging the board to open up in its decision making process

and to at least reconsider closing this facility. there is a link to that petition on our web site, 6abc.com. live in stanton delaware, john rawlins channel6 "action news." rick. >> john, thank you. right now family, friends and fans are gathering in south jersey to honor and remember christina grimmie. grimmie a rising pop star was shot outside of her own concert. as we look live inside of the fellowship alliance chapel in medford burlington county thousands are expected to show up tonight to say their final goodbyes. grimmie was killed nearly a week ago while signing autographs after a performance in orlando. her brother marcus tackled the shooter. this man 27-year-old kevin loibl killed himself. grimmie grew up in marlton and went to cherokee high school. she was discovered as a singer on youtube and went on to take third place on a national talent competition. she was 22 years old. >> now to the latest out of orlando and the investigation into last sunday's deadly

shooting at pulse nightclub. tonight the fbi confirmed agents spoke way gun shop in florida where the shooter asked to buy body armor and about a thousand rounds of ammunition and officials are taking a closer look at the gunman's text messages the night of the shooting specifically those he sent to his wife. we'll have more on the investigation in orlando coming up for you tonight at 5:30. the investigation in florida continues on a somber day for many in south carolina. a year ago today, a gunman killed nine people during a bible study at the emanuel ame church. today relatives of the victims joined governor nikki haley at this memorial service. the government is seeking the death penalty against that alleged shooter dylann roof. in honor of sunday's shooting uber is offering discounted rides to and from places important to the lgbt community this weekend and that includes here in philadelphia. uber users will get a discounter of $20 per ride to and from several locations in the neighborhood including most of the city's gay bars.

the offer is limited to two rides per person and runs through monday night. and stay with "action news" as tributes to the victims continue into the weekend. we'll have the latest developments on air and online as well as outer loop social media platforms for you. >> new at 5:00 now, we're hearing for the first time from the dad who avoided what could have been a real disaster in the stands at citizens bank park last night. he caught a foul ball one handed with his daughter and a food tray in tow. he spoke with "action news" reporter gray hall this afternoon. gray is live in south philadelphia with more. gray. >> reporter: hi, rick. well, while this was a very exciting time for that dad, he says at no moment was his daughter in danger when he made that very impressive catch. he says he was holding his daughter really tightly. >> i think this is going to be an outstanding play by this young gentleman right here. >> reporter: it was a catch that would make any baseball fan envious and brian kucharick made it look so

easy. >> at first i didn't think it was going to get to us but as it kept flying and tailing i'm like i don't know it's getting kind of close. i kind of adjusted a little bit put my hand up and it just went right into my hand. >> reporter: he had his four-year-old daughter emily in his lap and a tray full of food but despite those obstacles the dad made a one hand catch on a line drive during the blue jays phillies game thursday night. >> i was a little surprised it was as solid in my hand as it was. i started looking around many people were clearing. >> reporter: he's been playing the game for decades and when the ball came his way he says it was a natural reaction. >> i've been playing for years and years. i'm used to being in the outfield so i kind of treated it the same. i'm looking at it judging it. >> reporter: for this dad this was more than just another picture perfect catch at a major league baseball game it was the last memory he'll share with his four-year-old daughter for years to come. >> she's four years old. she hasn't seen it yet. i'll save it everywhere and show her later on. i mean the ball is hers.

i was thinking of like trailing the tickets and the ball and stuff like that and giving it to her. >> reporter: he says that perfect catch has thrusted him into the spotlight and now he's soaking up the 15 seconds of fame. >> friends have been blowing up my phone, facebook has been going crazy. it's just been people texting me. work i've been talking to everyone. >> reporter: and back out lie that catch pretty much the highlight of the game last night. the phillies lost 13 to two. as for the dad he says we may see a repeat during his next game attend dances. if the ball comes his way he says al he'll try again. live in south philadelphia, gray hall ch channel6 "action news." monica. >> the beautiful forecast in store for this weekend and sunday father's day. looking live outside right now atlantic city looks terrific as folks are soaking up the sun. meteorologist melissa magee in for cecily tynan live outside with more. hi, melissa. >> hi, monica. it's delightful at this hour across much of the delaware

and lehigh valleys. a bit of a breeze kicking in at this hour. check out the high so far across much of the midatlantic region. new york city 76, 84 so far today in philadelphia. 73, though, in richmond, virginia and here's the reason why. it is cooler to our south. as we look at satellite6 along with action radar you can see we had a couple of showers earlier today across south jersey and delaware. now, those are dipping down across areas in the virginias. for our region it's mostly clear, it is quiet and we are drying out. so, if you're out on the town here on this friday, 7:00 p.m. that temperature 80, partly sunny and dry at 8 o'clock, mostly clear at 9 p.m. and a temperature of 71 in the upper 60's on the way at 10:00 and 11 o'clock tonight. we'll talk about what's ahead. we've got a stellar weekend on the way. low humidity as well. and a brief heatup on the way as we get into next week for the official start of summer. we'll take a closer look at that plus a preview of father's day. it's all coming up in the accuweather forecast guys. >> okay. >> thank you. >> time right now for a check of that "action news" traffic report friday night there let's go live to autumn marisa

in for matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> lie, rick and monica. at a standstill on the roads. the good news is it's friday so just be patient. going to take a look at the schuylkill expressway. check out these eastbound lanes from the vine street expressway out towards the blue route and the turnpike right now. taking you 75 minutes and in those eastbound lanes not doing much better but 50 minutes there. so, again, a little over an hour, a little under an hour either way on the schuylkill really slow going. taking a look at the big picture speeds in the teens dropping down into single digits in certain locations. blue route very slow from saint davids down to 95 right now and town in delaware if you're headed to firefly expect delays on the southbound lanes of route one so keep that in mind. admiral wilson boulevard nice and slow because of that closure on 38. we'll bring you an update in the next half hour. back to you rick and monica. >> all right we'll see you then. much more still ahead on "action news" tonight nba star steph curry's wife goes on the attack. coming up in sports why she called the league rigged ahead

of tomorrow's -- or sunday's crucial game seven. >> but first new developments out of the middle east as crews continue scouring the wreckage of egyptair flight 804 nearly 10,000 feet beneath the surface of the mediterranean sea. >> we're continuing to follow breaking news out of bucks county. a 51-year-old man facing serious charges after 12 girls were found inside of his home in feasterville. according to police he is the father of two of them. we have crews on the way to the scene. "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪

>> crews recovered the second black box from the wretch wreckage of egyptair flight 804. officials say they have more hope they'll figure out why the airbus crashed into the mediterranean last month. 66 people were on board the flight en route from paris to cairo. both the u.s. and france are sending investigators to egypt to help with the probe. police are looking into the mental health of the suspect in the murder of a british lawmaker. investigators are also trying to find out 52-year-old thomas mayor had links to right wing extremism. jo cox was shot and stabbed to death on a street in her northern england constituency yesterday. player was arrested shortly after but he has not been

charged. 39 prime minister david cameron and others paid their respects to cox at a memorial service. >> now to the race for the white house. presumptive republican nominee donald trump under pressure on the campaign trail with polls showing him trailing rival hillary clinton by double digits. trump marked the one year anniversary of his campaign last flight ilast night in texa. >> it's a tough situation. but he's largely to a large extent he's blaming guns and -- >> (booing). >> i'm going to save you second amendment folks. >> on the democratic side senator bernie sanders is still refusing to back out of the presidential race. during a live stream last night sanders stopped short of conceding or endorsing clinto clinton. >> benefits local veterans has raised over a million dollars couldn't underring. the john debella veterans radio on that continues until 6 o'clock this evening. this the tenth anniversary for

they're taking donations over the phone and in person. >> there is no veteran homelessness in philadelphia. we eradicated that as of december 2015. it was a two year project and because of the money raised through the veterans radio on that the vmc was able to work with these men and women, find them homes. >> to help raise money today, special guests stopped by including mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf. >> students interested in careers in healthcare are celebrating a big milestone in hunting park tonight. these olney charter high school kids are graduating from the health tech mentorship program before they go on to college. the students got to work with doctors nurses and other health pros to see what jobs they like best. since it began the school to work program has helped 334 high school juniors and seniors. congratulations. >> uh-huh. very nice. much more still to come on "action news." it is fitness friday. >> tonight ali gorman shows us an exercise that's focused on resetting your body and mind

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>> comedian michelle collins is leaving the view. collins joined the show as a series regular last july after several appearances as a guest panelist. today the show's executive producer sent an e-mail to the staff calling collins a gracious presence onset. >> health check tonight. it is fitness friday and now we take a look at gentle exercises designed to health strengthen your muscles and reset are body. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman at the big board with more. >> if you're someone who does a lot of high intensity high impact workouts or you just feel like your body takes a beating from every day life this exercise can help. >> time for low back. >> 61-year-old carol parker stein practices gyro tonic once a week. it's a circular mind body exercise created by a former dancer and gymnast. by day, carol works as a masseuse. she's also an avid gardener and plays with her grand kids. all the bending and twisting she says takes a toll on her body. >> i feel like i've been compacted down a bit.

>> nina didner of body arrive says gyro tonic helps undo damage to the body by strengthening muscles and improving flexibility. she says it's especially good for older people and also for athletes. >> if you are constantly doing boot camps it's nice to help prevent injuries to help strengthen the muscles that those traditional exercises don't work on. >> it works your entire body in a gentle way strengthening your core or abdominal muscles. your back, legs, arms and shoulders. it can also improve posture and increase your range of motion. >> and because it's circular you get to strengthen the weakest link in your body at the same time. >> nina says all workouts are tailored for your individual needs and moves can be modified to work around or help rehabilitate injuries. >> if you want to strengthen or stretch you can do with this machine. >> carol has been doing gyro tonic for years and says the

benefits are long lasting. >> i leave. i feel very integrated, i feel strong, i feel grounded, you know and then i carry it with me through the day. >> and nina says everyone is different. some feel the effects after just one session, for others it takes a few. a session at her studio costs about $75 for an hour or you can get three sessions for $165 and there are other studios that also offer gyro tonic. we have details on 6abc.com/health check. rick and monica, back to you. >> thank you ali. >> thanks ali. >> let's take you live outside. the center city skyline looking gorgeous now and when we come back we'll check that accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist melissa magee has call from accuweather including father's day when "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪ (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes,

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist melissa magee in for cecily. >> no complaints as we head into our weekend but we are tracking a bit of a feature and something we can show you on storm tracker6 live double scan radar. you notice to the west of philadelphia we're picking up what we like to call a sea breeze, an area of convergence across portions of the delaware and lehig lehigh valle. we'll go in tighter on storm tracker street level. you can see the sea breeze propagating westward and west

of philadelphia and we are picking up some very light showers and some precipitation across this region. this will not difficult our weekend because we have high pressure that will remain in control leading to mostly sunny skies for the most part. right now in philadelphia 79 degrees although earlier this afternoon at about 3 o'clock we had a temperature of 84. 4 o'clock this afternoon we were down to 80. right now in the 70's. that front has yet to converge in wilmington, temperatures there are still in the 80's. 82 in reading but for areas south and east, 78 in millville and cooler at the coast in cape may coming in at 71 degrees here is satellite6 along with action radar. you can see we had a weak disturbance that moved through earlier today across areas in south jersey and delaware. a lot of that moisture starting to push down into our south and we're breaking out underneath a mostly sunny to mostly clear sky across the region as high pressure to the north notches southward as we go throughout the rest of our weekend. so the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight we have a moonlit sky. dropping down to 60 in

philadelphia, 54 in allentown, down to 62 in cape may. down in dover the overnight low dropping down to 60 degrees. society weekend get away looks like this whether you're going to be at the shore, the city the poconos we've got you covered. tomorrow at the schlor it's bright and sunny, a temperature of 74. 84 in philadelphia tomorrow. that's where we should be for this time of year. up in the poconos it's bright, it is delightful with a high temperature coming in at 77. one issue with our forecast over the weekend even though it will be sunny and dry is that we do have an ozone action day. the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups so if you're young or elderly suffering from any respiratory illnesses you probably want to monitor your activity outdoors as we get in both saturday and sunday. future tracker six showing you things out to the south and west are heating up. you could see by sunday the core of that heat moves on in. 115 degrees is the forecast high. that could be a record there in phoenix. then on monday, they could reach all time high territory. 120 degrees is the forecasted

high. that could tight record set back in 1990. your five day at 5:00 forecast looks like this. sunny and beautiful back here at home, a high of 84. 88, it's warm for dad for father's day. heating up for the first day of summer next week and looks like temperatures will be in the 80's in 90's next week. more details guys coming up in the next half hour. >> all right. >> thanks melissa. >> we want to give you an update. this is chopper6 over the scene here in lower southampton bucks county 428 old street road the site of our big story today. a horrific story developing a 51-year-old manley kaplan under arrest for allegedly having 12 girls in the home, six months old to 18 years old. he's charged with sexual assault. we'll have more when we come right back. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> we are continuing to follow breaking new. a man was loving with 12 girls in his home. he's charged with sexually abusing one of them is also believed to have fathered two children with her. but the story does not end there. the suspect is 51-year-old lee kaplan. a tip call led to police to his home along the 400 block of old street road in feasterville. according to court documents an 18-year-old girl living in the home was allegedly sold to kaplan by her parents when she

was 14. the parents are identified as daniel and savilla stoltzfus of lancaster. during the 18-year-old's time in the home kaplan is suspected of sexually assaulting her. she would give birth to two children. details about the nine other girls aren't immediately available but right now lee kaplan is facing several charges tonight including statutory sexual assault. he's being held on $1 million bond and daniel stoltzfus and his wife also behind bars. we have several "action news" crews working on this story and we'll bring you the very latest coming up in our next half hour. >> now to the latest in the investigation into the deadly rampage inside that orlando nightclub last sunday. authorities uncover more disturbing details into the history of shooter omar mateen, we are hearing more incredible stories of survival from the victims and the first responders who rushed to the scene. it appears mateen planned for weeks before walking into pulse nightclub and started shooting. in fact a gun shop owner reportedly sounded the alarm after mateen allegedly made

several disturbing requests. 23 people remain in orlando regional medical center tonight six in critical condition since sunday morning's shooting doctors have performed 52 operations now. tonight those victims who are able are reuniting with the first responders who saved their lives. abc's marci gonzalez live in orlando for us tonight with more on all of this. marcy. >> reporter: we're learning much of the attack was captured on surveillance cameras so as investigators go over that utterly chilling video, you can see here people are still stopping by this memorial to mourn. while today more funerals are being held. from the heart wrenching goodbyes to the hopeful reunions, a survivor of the orlando nightclub massacre, one of 20 still hospitalized meeting the heroic officer who saved his life. >> i don't know if we were being shot at. i heard him screaming in pain

and agony but just will to pull him out. that was our number one goal, just to get these people to safe track advertisement as officer omar delgado and his fellow first responders risked their lives omar mateen took the lives of 49 people. in the midst of the terror texting his wife saying he loved her asking whether she'd seen the news. moore mateen indicating she didn't know where he was. she and the two and his father are on the no-fly list as the fbi investigates. federal authorities facing questions about whether this tragedy could have been prevented after alarming claims from the owner of this florida gun store. he says mateen stopped in five to six weeks ago wanting to buy bulk ammunition and body armor including plates like this that can stop armor piercing bullets. [gunfire] >> reporter: the employees immediately suspicious say they refused to sell to him and called the fbi. >> our intuition was correct

and it's just, very sad that we had him that close. it was that close that law enforcement could have got their hands on him. >> reporter: the fbi says agents did follow up with that gun store but because employees didn't get his name or other information, they weren't able to further investigate. live in orlando, marci gonzalez channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> marcy thank you. vice president joe biden is calling for banning civilian ownership of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines following the orlando massacre. biden is responding to anline house petition calling for ar-15 rifles to be banned. the petition was created hours after the shooting and merited an official white house response because it exceeded the required threshold of 100,000 signatures. as of this morning the petition has more than 185,000 signatures. new jersey is putting out a warning tonight for anyone who is giving money to help

the victims and their families of the orlando shooting. your donations could be going to scam artists. the state division of consumer affairs released these guidelines today on charitable giving. first, officials say givers should always be cautious of a clarity created for a specific incident. also, you should donate to a clarity that has a proven history of dealing with large scale relief efforts. also, be wary of clarity messages posted on social media. make sure you confirm its legitimacy and lastly, be aware of look alike web sites set up to mirror established clarity organizations in order to obtain your personal information. our coverage continues not only on 6abc.com but also on our social media sites. the "action news" facebook and twitter pages. and you can join the ever evolving conversation with our viewers, share your condolences and see our updated posts as soon as they happen. >> in other news a teenager is in the hospital after a shooting this afternoon in west philadelphia. chopper6 over the scene at the

intersection of 38th and mount vernon. police say a 17-year-old was hit in the left leg. he was rushed to the hospital but he is expected to survive. police have not said who shot him or why. the abington police department is investigating several overnight home break-ins. investigators say there were five burglaries or attempted break-ins within 2 miles. earlier this morning two people in the 300 block of thorpe road in the jenkintown section reported someone trying to break in their home and just a few hours later, three people reported burglaries in the 1000 block of huntington road. in all the cases the suspects were able to get in through unlocked windows. >> a mill for man is facing criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing children for more than a decade. it's a story our delaware news room has been following today. here's the latest. this is 36-year-old edward arreaga-bravo.

happened in two different homes in the milford area between june of 2005 and june of this year. bravo is being held on $300,000 bond tonight. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a fire at an apartment building early this morning in chester county. this was the scene along west chestnut street in west chester just after midnight. investigators say the fire started on the third floor. some of the residents needed to be rescued by firefighters who used ladders to get to them. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> they met in philadelphia city hall to talk about ways to stem the heroin epidemic. they talked about increasing access to narcan and also ways to get those addicted to drugs connected to services to help turn their lives around. the city of philadelphia is on pace to have more than 700 deaths just this year from drug overdoses. from our new jersey news room now, medical marijuana is a step closer to reality in the garden state tonight. the state assembly passed legislation allowing victims

of post traumatic stress disorder to get marijuana for their pain treatments. the vote was 55-14. the bill now heads to the senate. governor chris christie has been critical of marijuana legislation so it still faces two more hurdles. >> all right. time now for an update on the highways and by ways friday night. autumn marisa is in for matt pelman. >> she's live in our "action news" traffic center. hi autumn. >> hi monica and rick. commodore barry bridge we have an accident mid span eastbound lanes heading over into new jersey. all lanes shut down right now. westbound getting by intermittently. they just sent a fire truck and police up in those westbound lanes so slow going there. cars are just sitting there right now. obviously they can't go anywhere but if you're on 95 you might consider going up towards the walt whitman bridge. taking a look at the other areas and speeds across the region. teens on the schuylkill expressway. teens on the blue route. just a slow go everywhere you are right now. taking a look at the 42 freeway if you're heading down towards the atlantic city expressway you can see it's starting to get at that crawl

pace right now. not too bad on the atlantic city expressway but you'll get a slower as you approach the garden state parkway and make your way down to some of those shore points. admiral wilson boulevard a slow crawl there because of the 38 road closures as you're coming off the ben franklin bridge, you will tap your brakes there. have a great weekend, rick and monica. >> okay. >> thank you. >> much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:30. one of the biggest competitors in the world has been banned from competing in the summer olympics. we will tell you why. >> hot weather is around the corner. that means more time at the swimming pool but parents need to keep a few things in mind before letting their little ones back in the water. melissa is in for adam. >> the hi so far today in philadelphia coming in at 84 degrees but the heat is on off to the south and west. a piece of that heads our way as we get closer and closer to summer. details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> okay. plus jeff skversky has sports including phillies and sixers news when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪

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>> california's major coastal highway closed near santa barbara because of a growing wildfire growing west.

the blaze has grown to more than six square miles and heavy winds and extreme heat are only expected to worsen the situation this week. two dozen homes have been destroyed so far. closing arguments will begin monday in the trial of a baltimore police officer charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. caesar goodson was driving the van when gray suffered a fatal spinal injury. goodson faces second degree murder. prosecutors say he failed to buckle gray into a seat belt. he faces 30 years in prison if he's convicted. >> russia's track and field team will most likely not compete in the summer's olympics because of alleged doping. the global governing body for track and field ruled today russia had not done enough to restore global confederate in the integrity of its athletes. last year the world anti-doping agency issued a scathing report saying russian athletes took performance enhancing drugs. russia denied it. international olympic committee will discuss the ban next week. >> time for sports.

phillies trying to get their act together as they take on a new opponent. >> they have been the worst team in baseball over the last month. sometimes you just need a little talk, right, a little talk will iron things out. >> you talked to them. >> any other me. how will the slumping phillies respond tonight against arizona after manager pete mackanin's closed door team meeting to address all the issues pitching hitting defense and all the mental mistakes, too. phils allowed a season high 13 runs last night but how toronto scored over and over again is the problem. how about a season high four errors. goodell looks like monica malpass. >> monica is better than that. >> center fielderrera loses count. phillies have lost 20 of the last 26 games. >> i didn't like what i saw today. we've gone from seven over to seven under within about a two

week span and i don't want to get what we did the first two months i don't want to let that get away from us. i think we're better than the way we played the last two weeks and i don't want that to slip away. i want the players to regroup and start all over. >> salad the best catch of the game last night happened in the stands. how about the early father's day gift rider here. he's holding the baby and the ball. our gray hall camps up with the fan. he'll have that amazing story coming up at 6 o'clock. the nba draft is less than a week away and the sixers have finally scored a face-to-face meeting with ben simmons who is expected to be the number one overall pick. a source confirms to ax news sixers management met with simmons and his agent in cleveland last night. the lsu forward did not work out for the team but sixers general manager brian colangelo has said all along his goal is still to get simmons in philadelphia for a workout before the draft. there will be a game seven of the nba finals. who is not excited about that?

steph curry's wife, that's who. ayesha curry tweeted in the heat of moment game six last night "i've lost all respect. this is absolutely rigged. for money or ratings ." tough night for the curry family. here's what she's mad about her husband m.v.p. steph curry foul out and out of frustration throws his mouthpiece. it hit the son of a cavs owner. he lost his cool, he lost the game and he'll loss $25,000 for his antics. >> i had a reaction to it. you know, it's officer front of frustrating fouling out in the fourth quarter of a clinching game and not being out there with my teammates so it got the best of me but, you know, i'll be all right for next game. >> we'll see about that. game seven right here on 6abc sunday flight a night at 8 o'cl. will the warriors repeat or will lebron james and the cavs win their first title in cleveland. christopher crawford is hanging around he finished his first round six over par.

crawford is currently tied for 89th during second round play. justin john is that is tied for the league. philadelphia union unbeaten in their last eight match will try to keep the streak alive tomorrow at yankee stadium against a very tough new york fc. >> a very good team. a dangerous team. one that is looking to turn things around at home. so, we'll have a tough matchup for us. >> the union playing their best soccer in team history. maybe the phillies can kind of get it going. >> hope so. >> absolutely. >> first father's day. happy father's day. >> and many more to both of you. >> where is my gift. >> the tie. warm weather means more children are swimming but how do you keep your infants safe in the water? some parents opt to get them water safety lessons and parents get tips, too. erin o'hearn has that story tonight. >> reporter: the warm weather is here and that means pool time. perhaps no one is more excited than young kids but remember swimming is dangerous.

in fact drowning is the number one cause of death of children under four years old that's why every year it's important to reteach them those water safety skills. the miller's backyard pool is a place for family and friends. >> i would never leave my kids and go inside but i feel perfectly safe that my girls if they were to fall in this pool or somebody else's pool or water anywhere that they would know exactly what to do. >> reporter: jennifer signs them up for a refresher course every two months with instructor christine simpson. >> their body weights change they grow they want to be able to float. >> reporter: simpson says regardless of how a child learns to swim it's important to reassess skills on a regular basis especially after winter months. >> parents can't assume that they are going to be at the skill level they were at when they get back in the pool the next summer without any kind of lesson imlike with any break in practice swim skills can be lost which can can give kids a false sense of security.

the first few swims simpson recommends keeping children within arm's length and make sure their breathing is under control. >> you want to make sure that their kicking is behind them and not under them. you never want your children to be in a vertical position. that is the position of drowning. so, really having your kids swimming horizontally is so key. >> reporter: parents need to remember their role especially at the beach where both the current and the crowds are an issue. >> everyone assumes everybody's watching everybody's kids. you cannot assume that. what you want to do is assign a water watcher and every 15 minutes change out that adult. >> reporter: she encourages parents to keep a close eye on jumping into the pool. tell your kids to jump out not vertically avoiding pencil jumps. instead give them a safe target to hit that is far from the steps or any corner of the pool. for more water safety tips for young children go to our web site 6abc.com. i've posted a video of me swimming with my own kids on my facebook page. i'm erin o'hearn, channel6 "action news." >> ♪

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and of course we'll follow the story and bring you updates as we get it. >> time right now for a check of accuweather headed into the weekend and melissa is here for adam. looks like it's going to be glorious. >> yeah, really nice. it's nice for the rest of tonight and as we head into the weekending good as well. storm tracker6 live double scan shows it's dry and quiet for the most part but if you look off to the west of philadelphia and east of lancaster you could see a line of some green that's actually a sea breeze front so convergence there and some moisture, light sprinkles across that region. but for the most part we are staying dry for the rest of our friday night. we'll show you the picture outside. the action cam was outside earlier today. you can see we've if the beautiful shot as folks are out and about here on this friday. plenty of sunshine even though we were off to a cloudy start. we had a high today in philadelphia of 84 degrees but once that east to northeasterly wind kicked in and that sea breeze moved in temperatures moved down into the upper 70's. that's where we are currently. 81 in allentown, 77

wilmington, 84 in lancaster. along the coast in cape may, coming in at 70. here is satellite6 along with action radar. you can see the showers we had across areas in south jersey and delaware this morning. that area of low pressure and that disturbance moving off to our south and high pressure to our north will continue to build across much of new england and the midatlantic region. it suppresses all of the cloud cover and the moisture well away from our region. so, here's our day planner as we get our saturday started here. we're calling for a high temperature of 84 but it's bright and sunny at 8:00 a.m., the temperature of 67. 76 at 11:00 a.m. still plenty of sunshine at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, numbers will be in the lower 80's, 83 at 5 o'clock tomorrow and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow evening a number coming in at 78 so it's sunny and nice. now we'll fast forward into our sunday for the gary papa run on father's day. 7:00 a.m. temperature of 64 degrees, 68 at 8:00 a.m., 71 degrees if you're out and about on eakins oval 9:00 a.m. will be a temperature in the lower 70's. 74 at 10 o'clock. we're warming quickly

throughout the day on sunday. a temperature of 77 by 11:00 a.m. if you're traveling down the shore this weekend no complaints in terms of the weather but if you're stepping out in the ocean keep in mind there's a moderate risk for rip currents so good idea to swim and check in with those lifeguards as well on saturday. high temperature of 74. plenty of sunshine on sunday temperature come canning in at 76. the ocean temperature in the upper 60's. over to the poconos we head next. saturday it's delightful by the afternoon a high of 77 and warm and bright on sunday with a high temperature coming in at 80. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. it's sunny, it's beautiful, where we should be as far as our temperature is concerned and at 84. warm for dad on father's day and at 88 degrees. then on monday it's hot, it's not too humid, a high temperature of 90 and speaking of monday, the summer solstice will begin, the official start of summer at 6:34 in the evening when the sun's direct rays are right over the tropic

of cancer and we'll keep our summer season going. on tuesday it's hot, the humidity bumps up a high of 92 with some afternoon storms. cooler on wednesday, less humid, 83. partly sunny on thursday 81 and next friday, guys, it's comfortable with a high coming in at 82 so no complaints for dad over the weekend. >> all right. thank you melissa. >> thank you. >> quick break. more news when we come right back. stay with us.

>> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team is standing by with these stories and more at 6:00 three people under arrest after 12 girls were found in a moment. police say one girl was gifted to a sex assault suspect. live team coverage with breaking details next. >> also memorial is about to get under way to honor the life of a south jersey singer who was slain in orlando last weekend. that and much more coming up next. now for meteorologist adam woes is he cecily tynan, jaime apody, jeff skversky, melissa magee, monica malpass the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. >> good night.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the unspeakable crimes that have allegedly been committed and now discovered in this house in feasterville. police say that 51-year-old lee kaplan has sexually assaulted at least one of 12 girls who were living inside his home in the 400 block of old street road. a couple from lancaster county has also been charged and according to police they have

gifted one of their children at least one of their children to kaplan. there is a lot to report here and "action news" reporters dann cuellar and trish hartman are standing by. let's begin with dann at the bucks county prosecutor's office in doylestown. dann, what are the facts as you know them? >> reporter: well, jim, authorities say it is one of the most bizarre cases to ever come out of bucks county. an amish couple accused of essentially selling their daughter to a feasterville man, a man who then had sex with the girl and sired two children. the case came to light when lower southampton police went to the home of 51-year-old lee kaplan at 428 old street road in feasterville to check on the well-being of children. they found kaplan living with 12 females ranging in age from six months old to 18 years old. the 18-year-old told police that she was the mother of the six month old and the three-year-old and that kaplan was the father. kaplan admitted having sex with the girl when she was 14