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park tonight as summer officially began at 6:43 and, yes, we marked the occasion with some very distinctly summerlike weather. we said good night sun after the longest day of light of the year. the summer solstice signaling the first night of summer. and cecily tyn enjoying the summer night with late word from accuweath. cecily? >> and j, i is officially summer, but it actually felt like summer for the past two days. yesaynd today, both days, we reached a high of 91 degrees. that's seven degrees above normal. d tonight, not only is it warm, it's getting more muggy. philadelphia79es. it's still 80 in trenton. cape may, 72. reading, 78. and wilmington, 77 degrees. so a very warm night. and stormtraeri double scan showing that we've got a ribbon of thunderstorms stretching from western new york state into the ohio valley and

that system will be moving in as we head through the overnight hours. and it will be stalling across part of the region tomorrow. so that's going to bring us some unsettled weather. so the mornig rush, it will be warm. it will be muggy at 6:00. 74 by 8:00. 77, and we will have some scattered thunderstorms early and then headi into the afternoon, i'm tracking another round of thunderstorms. i'll talk more about that, where to expect th and what to expect with them coming up in the full accuweather forecast. jim? >anko thmog tm will have the latest on the overnight round of rain and any impact it might have on the morning commute. andh begins at 4:30. philadphic arrested a suspect in the discovery week of a handcuffed w's body near the mann music center. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at police headquarters tonight. dann? >> reportji arrested is 39-year-olvotrg of wilkes-barre, lvia.

another w bala person of tels questionedn ryome and and toumu. this is 26-ldaa bryant. her body w fumar the mann cen police sayti handcuffed nt been tortud sth series of sndd cloth stuffeht she was ban ultimatelyhoheof the head. >> she doehaen wounds ohst appears s wa t d trying toenhe attacker oby unsuccessf. >> reportpos appears brnthe assailants con pay up. it seems s uelid with her, o n believe shwaerre she was f. >> right n wevwas dumped the. we believthden somewheree e dumped at isio. >> reporte illce say the three women were friends. the two women being held in the murder and beg charged with murder, criminal conspiracy,

kidnappingro and related offenses. we're le at police headquarters,e nn cuellar, "channel 6 n" thank, dann. today the police released a 911 transcript ar mateen made during the nightclu nlu shootin. during the call, mateen told the operator "i'm in orlando. i did the shootings." he also pledged allegiance to abu bakr al-dad the leader of the islamic state. >> the killer made these murderous stem. he did s in a chilling, calm, and deliberate manner. >> the transc released today also included details from three phone calls with the orlando police department's crisis negotiation team. in those calls, mateen threatened t put suicide vests on four victims and to blow up a vehicle filled with bombs. no explosives were ever found.

officis in atlantic city held a wreath ceremony today and a prayer vigil on the beach to one of the victims of the orlando nightclub shooting. the tribute began with the reading of e names of each of the 49 victims. they tossed a flower-colored wreath into the motion in memory of. s expecte the senate of the united stas faed to agree on gun control measures today, four of which came up for votes. republicans defeated bills proposed by democrats, and democrats defeated bills proposed by republicans. many americans will be left shaking their heads over the fact that eight days after the worst mass shooting in american history, lawmakers could not agree on the idea of restricting firearms for terrorists. this was senator bill nelson of florida. >> what a going to tell 49 grieving families?

what am i going to tell the families of those that are still in the hospital fighting for their lives? sadly, what i'm going to have to tell them is the nra won again. >> neither d the senate agree on enhancing the government' existing system of background checks. meanwhile, the pennsylvania supreme court today dealt a critical blow to gun rights advocates and a victory to the city of philadelphia. the justices unanimously ruled against a state law that would have made it easier for the nra to challenge gun control measures end by cities. it was passed in 2014 and signed by republican governor tom corbett. the city of philadelphia and others sued mayor jim kenney said the law's intent was to "intimidate municipalities through what he called fear of financially crippling litigation. >uc cnty ahoes today began interviewing some of the dozen girls discovered at a feaster wim home last week.

their now 18-year-old sister was allegedly given away about her lancaster coty parents to 51-year-old l kaplan to pay him back for a debt. she was 14 at the time and police say she has given birth to two of kaplan's children. kaplan is charged with statutory sexual assault. now investigators want to know if there was any criminal conduct toward the other girls and what their lives were like under kaplan's roof. the girls will live in foster care in lancaster county. go almost anhe in the world and you might find someone who knows that geno's means philadelphia. but earli thi month, geno's was also the backdrop for an ugly outbreak of violence. tonight, poli are still searching for the culprits. "action n reporter chriie ileto is live at the iconic eatery on south 9th street. and christie, you've got the full story. >> reporter: right, jim. patrick kane say he and his wife

were eating at geno's after a wedding, and o of their friends wenpo a group of guys asking if she could have a cigarette. well, that apparently triggered the brawl. >> like, iotede nose, and gchthe back of thhe and when i was bent over, i got two upper cuts to the face. >> reporte twhri keen saidpeen stepped in ff i' another girlskh group of guyurnce footage odes . >> right her >> it was this guy right here. >> reporte h t wearing tac bl cap becamegge. >> he snapd ar yelling, "we belong to isis." he shoved e hiife, and then t ouy tried to p then all , s- what start agume five. there wervetht started attaevy. >> report:s suspects flarred vehicle wi nsees. geno's steakt't condone tyvi

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spree took place at seven businesses and five homes early saturday morning. surveillance video from lafferty's s lay shows at least one person crouching down leaving $22 in damage behind. the phph beverage tax bill has been signed, and barring cou action, it will become the law on january 1st. "action was there as mayor kenney signed the bill this morning at city hall. the law means the city will tax beverage distributors 1 1/2 cents for 3 ounces of sugary and diet drinks, a tax that presumably wil passed down to the consumers. the city expects to raise $90 million year for pre-k programs and renovations at playgrounds and rec centers. remembet year's budget standoff in pennsylvania th lasted a record nine months? well, the state could be in for a repeat performance. thank you much. the clock is ticking as the statehouse returned to session

today. but with the fiscal year starting july 1st, ten days from now, there is no budget vote scheduled. lawmakers may consider expanding gambling and raising cigarette taxes first. still to come on "action news" tonight, a danger in as many as a million cars and it may have killed an up-and-coming actor. >>n detai o this man who authorities s was trying to assassinateon trump. plus, researchers at temple universitya have patented a process to cut fat out of chothlit without cutting the -- chocola wiout cutting the taste. cecily? el t a of summer has brought with it more humidity and the threat of some storms. i'll have details and the timing in the accuweather sevenay foca. and ducier with the phillies looking to turn things around with a stroke of the pen. when "actioe continues tonight.

a deadea o west is fueling wildfires. crews are working to get wild firefighters u control in nine states. this blaze in california has charred nearly 8,000 acres since it started last wednesday. in arizona, there have been four heat-relatd deaths with temperatures topping 120. the heat also called some flight cancellations. lare reportg that the overheated air is so thin that it created lift problems. they simply could not take off. it w a trump campaign bombshell this morning. trump fired campaign manager cory lewandowski. trump said tonight, i think it is time now for a different kind of campaign. what that means remains to be seen. lewandowski s the architect of the "let trump be trump" camp in a fierce rivalry with paul

manfort. but trump's adult children led by ivanka, convinced their dad the campaign needs to be made more professional. this was the scene saturday as 20-year-old michael sanford was removed from a trump rally in las vegas. authorities say sanford tried to take a police officers gun to kill donald trump. at a hearing today, a judge said sanford is a potential danger to the community and a flight risk and he is now being held without bail. meanwhe,ryon was off the campaign trail today, so she could attend to some joyful family business. she and her husband accompanied chelsea and chelsea's husband as they left the hospital with their newborn son in new york city. aidan clinton entered the world saturday mornin he is their second child. charlotte was born in september 201 federal investigators tonight began looking into yesterday's sudden and shocking death of actor anton yell chin.

the 27-year-old was in the star trek move he he was pinned by his s.u.v. in a freak accident that may be due to a design flaw in the vehic and that flaw may be present a million other cars. it has to do with the shifter. for decades, automatics have used the same basic design. but yelchin's 2015 jeek grand cherokee h a spring loader that pops back into the center after the driver shifts gears. rather than staying in the selected position. consumer repo says that that can make it unclear for drivers what position their car is in. >> well, t know the cause of anton yelchin's accident, we know these confusing shifters are a hazard and we know that his grand cherokee was part of an open recall for this overly complicated design. >> more than 100 crashes and 40 injuries have been reported after fiat chrysler rolled away -- vehicles rolling away when they should have been in

park. the company has a voluntary recall out for 2014, 2015 jeep grand cherokees along with 2012 to 2014 chrysler 300s and dodge chargers. but some audi, bmw, mercedes-ben kia, tessler and toyota cars also have similarly confusing designs. consumer reports recommends in addition to doublechecking for parking, alway use the emergency brak before getting out of the car. "healtheni a new study says that roughly half of pediatric concussions may go untreated. researchers the university of washington cout pinpoint why so many head injuries go unreported to emergency rooms to private insurance and high school athletic trainers. but they do believe that between 1 and 2 million children a teens suffer sports or recreationatd concuio each year. the study's authors argue for an oversight sysm to determine if

this lack of treatment puts the health of these children at risk. researer at temple university cla have invented a hel thinkier -- healthier tastier chocolate. you're going to start paying attention to this. >> i am. >> i know are. the groundbreaking research published t involves zapping the chocolate with an electric field while it is still in liquid form. normally removing fat makes the chocolate o thick to flow properly for manufacturing. but the temple scientists say their patented process allows the liquid chocolate to flow even after removing 10 to 20% of the fat. >> i'm skep about that. i think we need to taste-test it right away. >> bring it in. >> full research. >> the whole newsroom has do independent research. let's get the accuweather forecast. >> d sme is here, and it's definitely a to feel like it's humid o there. but stormtrr li double scan showing it is also mm ofcl arriving at

6:34. and this was the first sunset of summer. is was tweeted to us by mark in lacy, new jersey. the sunsetting at 8:33 and two minutes later, the action cam showing what happened the full summer solstice moon. this hasn't happened in decades when we've had the full moon during a summer solstice and it won't happen again in 2062. and the full moon in june is often calledal strawberry moon, not because of the color but because june is typically when people pick their strawberries and native americans did way back when. so temperatures right now hovering close to 80 degrees. philadelphia, trenton, 80. allentown, 7 millville, 7 wilmington, 77. atlantic city airport, 76. that ocean temperature pretty warm, 70 degrees. satellite along with action radar showing we just have some high thin cirrus clouds. the system i'm tracking tomorrow

is this cold front and we've got a broken line of some thunderstormsted wi it. and this will be moving in during the morning and then stick around for the afternoon. so futur futu tra showing around 6:00 in the morning, this could complicateheit half of the morning commute. we likely will see some showers and downpours. and then we see for the most part around lunchtime mixture of clouds and sunshine, perhaps an isolated shower. but that will be stalling. at this point, it looks like it will be stalling across southern new jersey go delaware so as we get through the heating of the day, we will see some more showers and thunderor firing up late in the afternoon and these could extend into the evening. again, mainly south and east of the i-95 corridor. so i don't think everyone will see these storms but those who do across south jersey and delaware, t a possibility they could come with some damaging win and even the threat of some small hail. so if you are down the shore, definitely wa to keep your eye to the sky, maybe download your stormtracker app.

most of the day will be storm free-partl sny, a moderate risk of rip current so do be careful with winds out of the south. temperaturen low 80s across the new jersey beaches and mid-80s in the delaware beaches. so the exclusive accuweath sen forecas your first full day of summer, it's going to be a little bit unsettled. warm with scattered thunderstor, again early in the pennsylvania, later in the afternoon across delaware and south jersey. wednesday shod be beautiful, warm and breezy, 88. but then on thursday, another complex will b us the potential f pretty wet day with periods of heavy rain, perhaps en a gusty thunderstorm degrees. but we clear things out right in time or not weekend. friday, sunny, low humidity, 84. it's going to be warm on saturday, 88 degrees. on sunday, bump it up to 89. and monday, mostly cloudy with a threat of a thunderstorm and a high of 86. of course, david murphy will be tracking the thunderstorms in the morning live on "action news" gling at 4:30. philadphro street

is getting a makeover for the republican national convention next month. the plans were announced today. they say that a mile-long mural will be painted right on south broad to represent the city's diversity. the pennsylvania horticultural society will also line north broad stre with flowers. and philadelphia mayor keny was at the eastern state penitentia in fairmount tonight to help launch a new prison initiative -- the vera institute of justice's reimagining prison initiative aims to keep people from returning to prison with the goal of reducing prison populations. coping with alzheimer's disease was the topic of discussion tonight in the spring garden section of philadelphia. author bea smith and her husband, dan gasby, shared their story of love and commitment in the face of her alzheimer's diagnosis. the meeting tonight at the philadelphia school district auditorium. the couple also shared advice

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so wenowie headlining philadelphia's made in america music festival. rihanna and cd play are getting top billing at the outdoor concert. of course, it's on the parkway labor day weekend, september 3rd and 4th . tickets go on sale monday at 10:00 a.m. but members of jay-z's title music service get pre-sale th wednesday at 10:00. let geto the phillies story with ducis ros. first me since 1964, they failed to win at least one game in a homestand of at least six games. >> not a good thing. >> yeah, the phillies can't seem buy a keyilo victory t d today's losse dbks made it 2ssthst 30 games. the philllld first inni. jake lamb, off of jeremy, a two-run shot. lamb goes 9 tar. he hits two homers. phills tra 3onng,

deep to ceer center fieys it's a double. he scores toe . the phills' nten ninth inning. tommy joves is the go-ahend run. double play. next batte c r there goeshae phillies los- they've lsera games. >> it's hardtnb the alterveo . and i'm n gi i mean, i ken. we're all mps. and we wa t hsin nobody lii you know, i, t expect thpltpp i expect whe ne players n tn od mood. so the altnas o give andp aoto fight andomof >> they're ies tomorrow. the phavn their top my . according to baseball america, the outfields $6.1 millsb

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last night, the cavs comdack from a 3-1 deficit to beat the golden staiin that title. clevelandirfel championship in 52 years. they're ptyor a long time there. >> indeed a you. "jimmkiiv followed by "nightline." jimmy's guest tonight, jeff bridges and the latest installment of the baby bachelorette and music from garbage. erel c you see a lineup like that? [ laughter "onew cties at 4:30 with tamal edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers. cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night.