tonight and sara bloomquist spoke to fans who braved the afternoon and the heat at the phillies game in philadelphia. but lets begin with melissa magee and the check of the hot and humid forecast. >> reporter: yes, it's definitely heat but it's the oppressive humidity that make its feel unbearable at times today outdoors. 93 if philadelphia and 92 in reading and 89 in the poconos and a little cooler in beach haven coming in at 84 degrees, you factor in the humidity with the south southwesterly wind 95 in the city and 96 in dover and the heat index in allentown of 92 and still pretty hot in atlantic city, 9 miles inland coming in at 92 degrees, the excessive heat warning stays up until 6:00 p.m. on friday and for the i-95 metro area and 25 miles northern and west and in south jersey, it will stay hazy, hot and humid and when you look

at the heat indexes across the region there is a good chunk of our area that will find numbers up to $100s from trenton down the i-95 corridor and lancaster and heat indexes from 95 to 100 degrees. he want to you know the signs, heat exhaustion, pale skin and nausea and you become dizzy and you will want to move to the air conditioning. heat stroke is more serious this, is when you body no longer has the ability to cool itself and you will not sweat and you'll have a high body temperature, good idea to call 911, are you dealing with an emergency situation. coming up we'll take a closer look at the forecast and the excessive heat warning is up until friday but there is relief on the way. >> melissa thank you. >> montgomery county officials have issue aid code red because of the heat to warn residents to

be vigilant about the heat and exhaustion. also in montgomery county, the action cam found plenty of people dealing with the weather and one construction worker told us he has allergic reactions to the sun and wore four layers of clothing tore protection. >> and phillies fans had to grapple with the heat today and sara bloomquist continues our coverage in south philadelphia. >> reporter: sharrie everything was hot here today. the team have now won eight of their last nine, the field we with only imagine, the seats were super hot, so hot we found fans finding ways to keep cool. >> 1:05 game and man it was hot. fans arrived under a blazing heat sun. >> it's like an oven. they tried to brave out the phillies against the braves from their seats but some found it

too hot to sit. >> we are in the front row and the sun is like right on us. some sought out a shady spot on the concourse. >> it feels cool back here. cold beer and cold water, cold drinks were quickly consumed and no rain if the forecast but some stayed in their seats and put umbrellas up any way. sunscreen and a hat and towel and umbrella. i am ready. fans were happy on a day when the heat was off the chart. >> maybe 1 through 10, it's an 85. it was hot enough for fans to go home before the game was over especially those that brought little ones. >> we had enough and we are soaked through our clothes and we'll listen to it on the way home. >> it's going to be hot for the next few days to come as we hear from our meteorologists. the phillies head west to play

the rockies on thursday night. it was 93 in denver today so no escaping it for your team. hopefully you can watch the next serieses from the comfort of your own home. hopefully the a.c. is working just fine. live in philadelphia, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. as always the heat has prompted the philadelphia corporation for aging to activate the heat line. counselors are standing by at the number on your screen. the heat line will be open today, tomorrow and friday and we have more information on our website at 6abc.com. it is day two of train troubles for septa commuters, riders are scrambling to find a spot on the regional rail trains after a safety defect forced septa to pull one-third of its cars from service. it was standing room only again

this morning. passing stations at times because the trains were too full of passengers. john rawlins is tracking the commute and will have an update at 6:00. turning now to politics, the race for the white house, made its way through atlantic city today. presumptive democrat, hillary clinton, used the cash strapped city as an example of donald trump's poor business skills but trump was not the only republican she attacked. >> and if your governor would start doing his job instead of -- instead of following donald trump around holding his coat -- maybe we could really get new jersey's economy moving again. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom was at the shore for clinton's speech today and is live with all the details.

>> reporter: rick it's still early summer but the gloves are starting to come off and for hillary clinton, the steamy ocean air in atlantic city was like a tonic for what she got from the fbi director on her character and integrity in the wake of her probe into that email situation. >> he when on twitter and said i made a lot of money in atlantic city and left. well he got rich and got out. and he thinks that is something to be proud of. >> hillary clinton on the boardwalk in atlantic city today cheered on by striking casino workers and lifelong residents, hillary knew what this crowd wanted. red meat served up in the form of her rival, donald trump. bitterness by those he left behind. for example contractors who were stiffed by trump, marty rosen

burg says that trump shorted him by a half million dollars. >> trump's actions caused great financial burdens to most of us. some lost their businesses and some went through bankruptcy and all suffered emotionally. >> the former first lady and secretary of state. made no mention of the email scandal. they outlined trump's four bankruptcy's here and here in atlantic city it's a familiar subject, a theme that hillary clinton will run across the nation. >> remember what he promised i'm going to do for the country, what i did for my business. well, we should believe him and make sure he never has the chance to bankrupt america the way he bankrupted his

businesses. >> reporter: rick politically so far donald trump is no threat to carry new jersey in the fall, but the political ammunition hillary clinton will take from here will be useful in her no holds bar battle with donald trump. on the boardwalk in atlantic city, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. speaking of donald trump he lashed out at hillary clinton on twitter, he blamed the democrats in atlantic city for the current situation, saying they made quote, all the wrong moves. it's time now for the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman has all the right moves tonight. >> and the issue that trumped all others this week is that of the septa regional rails and their new schedules and resulting delays because the trains are not running as frequently we have scattered delays on a number of lines, something we are getting used to these days on the rails.

and schuylkill headed westbound from passyunk headed south where the school bus doesn't want to run and the right lane is blocked on the westbound schuylkill and speeds of miles per hour, and farther west approaching the boulevard a crash only the shoulder and traffic lights on the fritz at mid vail and issues on 95 a crash southbound approaching the vine and broken down truck approaching cotman and downed wires blocking sugar town road. we'll check it again rick and sharrie in the next half hour. >> thank you. mr. there is more ahead on "action news." outrage after an officer-involved shooting. sparking an investigation by the justice department. and they are hoping that fish can control new jersey's

mosquito population. and cecily tynan is live from the philadelphia zoo. >> reporter: hi rick and sharrie, i'm here with mel, a blue tongued skink, there is that tongue, from the northeast coast of australia, using the tongue to scare off predators, they are pretty amazing and they give birth to live young as many as 20 babies at a time. and they could lose it's tongue to predators, they like baths so during the commercial break go to my facebook page and see how a skink take a bath.

president obama announced today his decision to slow down the withdrawal of u.s. forces in afghanistan. he says he will leave 8,400 troops in the country at his term. president obama says the security situation in afghanistan is it precarious, and that the taliban is still a threat. roughly 15 years after the u.s. invaded in the aftermath of 9/11. more reports of hover board accidents have prompted recalls.

they have received 99 reports that the battery packs in the two wheeled motorized scooters caught on fire or exploded and caused either burns or property damage. more than 500,000 hoverer boards by ten companies are being recalled. you can find a complete list on our website at 6abc.com. in washington fbi director, james comey is going to capitol hill to answer for the email scandal. he will testify before the house oversight and reform committee, they plan to grill him about the decision not to recommend charges against clinton despite calling her actions extremely careless. they claim she got preferential treatment. from our delaware newsroom, today in wilmington they announced an upcoming pardon and expungement clinic coming up on

july 16th, they will give free advice and help those who face challenges for things like employment and even citizenship. a new attempt at controlling new jersey's mosquito population is now up and running. the action cam was in lyndonwald where more than 100,000 fish are describe outed into a hatchery here. the program will cut down on their use of pesticides in controlling the pet population. still to come on "action news" at 5:00, health check, the tie tech system helping to eliminate hospital visits. and "action news" is about interaction with you. follow us on social media, headlines and breaking news and to simply communicate with us. on facebook we are facebook.com/6abcactionnews.

health check tonight the high tech version of health care is more and more popular, called telemedicine and in many cases it helps keep people out of the hospital. registered nurse, and reporter ali gorman is here with more on how it works and how it can

help. >> reporter: there is a big push on how people are admitted to the hospital, it saved money and lowers the risk of other complications and helps to keep patients more comfortable. >> it was a fun trip wasn't it? >> sue and charlie lake celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary and they both live at meadow woods senior living. mr. lake has health problems, he stays at the skilled nursing facility and they demonstrated their new triple care telemedicine system for us. >> it's nice to meet you. >> on nights and weekends and holidays when there is not a doctor in person at the center there is one available through cyberspace. with nurse's help doctors can do a thorough examination and the camera can zoom in to look for swelling. >> the stethoscope is also

connected. take a deep breath. and nurses hear what the doctors hear at the same time. >> it's like a skype but have you all the dimensions and all the senses that the physician can hone in on. >> mrs. lake tells me she was skeptical about the new technology at first. >> i said i don't think this will work, you'll lose the face-to-face. >> but when her husband got sick on a sunday night with the help of triple care, they were able to diagnose and treat him in his room as opposed to being transported to the hospital. >> i said this is not going to work, to saying this is such a great thing. >> we have 16 calls and so far out of those we have 13 cases we were able to treat here in the patient's room rather than sending them out to the hospital. >> mr. lake was one of those 13, he was successfully treated in his room. triple care is set up to keep

information private and secure and many other centers are using similar technology. >> nice. thank you. >> ali thank you. lets head outside, looking live now, you can see this is atlantic city. and people are on the beach. still to come a check of the forecast. >> they have the right idea that is for sure. melissa magee has your exclusive accuweather forecast. where there is no relief in the immediate sight. we'll check it out when "action news" comes right back.

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meteorologist, cecily tynan, paid a special visit to the schuylkill wildlife rehabilitation center. she checked up on ridley, the owl she rescued on a run this spring. ridley is flying on her own and learning how to hunt. she is expected to be released in the next three weeks. >> wow. ridley recognized her? and she said of course! >> melissa magee has the forecast and we are talking about the shore, the place to be. >> reporter: that is right, here is the picture outside. sky 6 hd, at the shore a nice

place to beat the heat, you get the moisture and afternoon sea breeze with the southerly wind and it feel a touch cooler compared to inland locations at this hour. the dew point numbers are quite high, any time you have dew point temperatures above 60 degrees, any time you reach 70 or higher it's oppressive. wilmington 71 and 65 in philadelphia and the number to the west in lancaster coming in at 67. the heat index, how hot it feels when you combine the heat and humidity. feeling like 95 in philadelphia and same in wilmington and millville 64, a little cooler in cape may 85 and out to the north and west in allentown coming in at 92 degrees. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's dry and quiet across our region and you notice a ripple of energy along the eastern great lakes, and a wave of moisture that is working its way eastward as we go throughout the day on thursday. with that said there are a couple of showers and storms as

we go throughout the mid-day hour and beyond. the call from accuweather tonight it's warm and stuffy, a few clouds are around and we'll drop down to 76 in philadelphia and 72 in reading and the overnight low in cape may dropping down to 78 degrees, by 11:00 a.m., we have a couple of showers firing up especially with the building warmth and humidity overhead. when we get to 2:00 in the afternoon, storms are scattered in nature and with the moisture overhead, i would not be surprised if we had a quick burst and heavy burst ahead. same holds through at 6:00 in the evening and things start to depart through the rest of thursday night. what 20 expect tomorrow it feels like 100 tomorrow when we factor in the heat and humidity. dangerous lightning is a concern and heavy downpours especially with a lots of moisture overhead. here is your five-day at 5:00. you can see that the heat continues tomorrow with the excessive heat warning posted. 95 for the high and sizzling on

friday with strong storms on the way and 95, and still hot on saturday and 92 but the relief and refreshing breeze comes on saturday with 92. and 86 on sunday. cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo. she has an african millepied. >> this is a giant african millepied and they send to pinch and they have an exoh skeleton and they eat the cane plant material at the bottom of the forest floor and it's important for the echo system of the forest. they have a relationship with tiny little mights that live on them that keep them clean. that means they never have to take a shower, wouldn't that be nice. i'll feed the kangaroos coming up from the philadelphia zoo.

>> all right cecily thank you. quick break.

"action news" continues w ith immediate --

hello again, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. >> there is a lot we do not understand and like you i am demanding answers. >> a man selling homemade cd's outside of a convenience store is shot and killed by officers, we are live with more on the investigation. >> also, delaware investigators determine what touched off a fire that killed two young children back in january and the heat is not just dangerous for humans it's taking its toll on your pets. we have tips to help you make sure your four-legged friends are safe as well. we are following developing details in a fatal shooting of a black man by two white police officers in baton rouge, louisiana and today the justice department announced they have opened a civil rights investigation into the

incident -- >> seconds before this call was made two officers wrestled with sterling on the ground and someone yelled quote, he's got a gun. >> i am now forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father. the heart broken family of alton sterling addressed media flanked by activists and attorneys demanding justice. we are live tonight from new york. >> good evening elizabeth. >> reporter: good evening. yes, federal prosecutors are investigating what they call a horrible tragedy, a 37-year-old man is dead and his family will not rest until justice is served. >> he is 15 years old -- >> overcome with emotion, is a-year-old cameron sterling

broke down in front of the cameras. >> as a mother i am now forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father. >> his father, alton sterling shot and killed by police. the take down caught on cell phone video and posted online and this new graphic video showing officers how they appear to questle with sterling and then firing. the officers were responding to a disturbance call. >> the call came from someone that stated a black male selling cd's and wearing a sweatshirt threatened them with a gun. according to witnesses sterling had a gun but did not reach for it. prompting hundreds to protest and demanding that police release all video. >> there is body cam footage, that footage may not be as good

as we hoped for. even calling for the mayor and police chief to resign. >> i am not retiring and i'm not resigning. >> not going anywhere and promising a thorough investigation. the chief went on to say that the video from the body cameras as well as surveillance from the convenience store and we are told that the two officers are placed on administrative leave. i'm elizabeth herr, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the baton rouge police shooting and the investigation that is now underway, you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> in other news tonight, several members of law enforcement from across the u.s. went to washington today to help push the obama administration's plea for funning to stop opioid addiction, they are urging congress to release $1 billion

for programs but the bills being negotiated do not include the funding. >> without the funding we'll continue to waste money and continue to make arrests and that will not have any impact. any real impact on the addiction issue. >> the obama administration was however able to make a move on the drug abuse fight. they increased it using a certain medication. a former ridley township teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student today. the judge sentenced him to 2 to 21 months in prison and five years probation, he also taught physics. now to say story "action news" brought you in february. a blaze that claimed the lives

of two children in wilmington. we received the update this afternoon. here is what we know at this hour, two children were trapped as fire devoured their home on the 400 brock of north street. their mother and another child was seriously injured after a month long investigation the fire marshal's office determined that a space heater sparked the fire and that it heated up combustiblitis ems nearby and spread to the second floor. a homeowners security camera caught a package thief red handed. the suspect walked off with a box that was left on the front porch of a home in feltonville. if you recognize the suspect you are asked to call police. our region is under an excessive heat warning and it

will be that way for the rest of the week. from you going to be outside you need to take precautions to stay healthy that is important for the road crews in trenton, in the shade and drinking hydrating fluid is a must. and fans will go to three churches in trenton this week, the funs are purchase them were collected by the trenton firefighters union. they picked up the fans and delivered them to various homes this afternoon. the heat has promised the philadelphia corporation to activate their heat line. the number is on your screen. it will be open today and tomorrow and friday. we have more information on our website at 6abc.com. if this heat is uncomfortable and dangerous for humans it's just as bad for pets. but there are a few simple things you can do to make sure your four-legged members of the

family stay safe too. we reached out for tips and they tell us never leave an animal in a parked car not even for just a minute with the windows open. make sure they have fresh, clean cold water available and they will be drinking more to keep their body temperature down. and if you are keeping them outside. make sure they have a shady spot to avoid the sun or even better you can invite them inside and take it easy until the weather cools down. >> good advice. time now for an update on the way to get home tonight despite this heat and humidity. matt pellman -- >> reporter: travel delays are a lot of people's pet peeve and we have seen plenty especially on septa with the problems with the regional rails work see scattered delays on a number of different lines and now compounding the problems we have a brush fire along the paoli thorndale line, and they say all trains on the paoli thorndale

line expect delays because of the brush fire. and a slow down on the schuylkill expressway westbound side from bear to university to south street, and a broken down school bus is cleared and farther west near the boulevard the crash is gone, and now an accident by st. charles seminary at lancaster avenue, and the traffic light troubles along henry avenue and a crash along cedar road by chester county pet food pantry and nearby 422 is closing tonight eastbound, between stowe and 100 as they shift traffic barriers around and paint some new lanes and we have a southwest bound switch last night and tonight eastbound closes starting at 9:00. back over to you. >> thank you. and there is much move to come on "action news" wednesday night. it was an absolutely frightening scene caught on camera, a mother

takes her eyes off her child for a second when the unthinkable happens there, we'll explain what happened in the minutes after her daughter was taken. and cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo. you have a friend with you? >> hi sharrie and rick, this is a great little guy. he is gizmo, a solomon island tree boa, they live off the coast of australia and spend their times in the trees. he is about three feet long and it's females can grow up to five neat if length and they can eat small rodents. i will be feeding the kangaroos live from the philadelphia zoo and talk about when this heat wave ens and time out storms in the accuweather forecast. back to you. he is kind of cute in his own special way. >> yeah, kind of cute. >> no, not a bracelet.

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the mom went then a the man andd suspected to have been on drugs. time for sports and ducis rogers is here. >> seeing the red hot phillies, dr. jekyll and mr. hide have nothing on the phils. they went from good to bad to very good. herrera back on cloud nine, he received his all-star jersey, the youngster goes 2-4 including this rbi double in the fifth inning. herrera batting 305 on the year and franco stays hot.

his fourth straight game with a home run. number 17 on the season. and we are now tied at 2-2. still tied in the only inning, garcia doubles and former outfielder jeff francoeur scores and freddy galvis just one hit in the past week breaking out of the slump and a two-run homer to give the phils the lead and that is now 10 victories in their last 13 games. >> when we start winning some games -- 100% and we are just going to keep doing it. >> what can you say about freddy, he needed a couple of hits and got them. and the home run was huge, nice to come back like that after getting behind. >> the phils will be in colorado tomorrow. to tennis, wimbledon has seen great matches of the years, bradley cooper can say he was

there when roger federer took on marine -- federer in trouble and drops the first two sets that is when the true champions dig down deep. and federer in the near court remains alive. match point in the fifth set. he wins in five sets to advance to the semi finals and andy murray also a winner today. temple football agrees to a three game serieses with powerhouse oklahoma, the first game is in 2024, talk about planning ahead. two of the three contests will be in norman oklahoma. and the union is preparing for a match with d.c. united. their offense is better as of late but they would like to see the defense tighten up. >> the challenge now is to find the balance and get the two to blend together. down the stretch here. so, a lot to be happy about if

terms of where we are on the table. we know it's not going to be an easy thing where we just go wire to wire. >> you can catch saturday's union-united match here on 6 abc, coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arrive for the airport, she can use fios to download the movie "up in the air" to watch while she's... up in the air. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and downloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can.

meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now with a look at the hot and humid forecast and the heat wave that is imminent. >> this will more than likely be heat wave number two. we need three straight days of temperatures in the 90s and it will stay this hot into the rest of the work week. lets see what is going on with stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, it's dry and quiet and no issues with precipitation, you can see it's nice and quiet across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys, that is not the issue throughout the day on thursday, we have showers and storms we'll be tracking as we go throughout the mid-day hours and beyond. the high today so far in philadelphia coming in at 94 degrees, making this the hottest day so far this year. and likely the start of heat wave number two. and the ninth day we have seen temperatures in the 90s here in philadelphia. you look at the heat index in

the region 95 in the city and same thing in trenton, allentown and the lehigh valley, and the poconos feeling like 92 and feeling like 92 at the atlantic city airport and heat index in dover at 95. here is a satellite 6 along with action radar dry and quiet across the region and off to the west there is a little bit of energy across the great lakes, as we go throughout the day on thursday, could be a couple of showers and storms especially with the building heat and humidity across the region, the call from accuweather it's pretty stuffy, a few clouds are around and we drop down to 71 in the suburbs and 76 in philadelphia, with that overnight low with the southwesterly wind. here is the setup for our thursday, we have an excessive heat warning for the metro area, and we call for the high of 95 degrees and factor in the humidity, it feels like heat index numbers close to 100, and

91 again on friday, but triple digit heat is what you have to prepare for when you step outside. by noon tomorrow, for lunch time, we have showers and storms firing up across the region. same thing holds through at 2:30 nat of into and, isolated showers and storms are the biggest concerns because we have all the moisture in the atmosphere, as the thunderstorms move on through we can fine some isolated but isolated downpours across the region and same thing at 6:00 in the evening as the moisture swings from a west-east direction. 87 in new jersey, high temperature then, and 92 in delaware, and hot and humid and afternoon thunderstorm is likely, a late sea breeze that moves in with the southwesterly win and make sure you lather on the sunscreen. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast hot and muggy and the thunderstorms firing off by mid-day through the early evening hours, and high temperature of 95 and sizzling on friday with the late day showers and storms in at 95

degrees, more heat around on saturday, and a high of 92 and the thunderstorms will be in the forecast and finally in the wake of that on sunday we have a refreshing breeze on the way, lower humidity coming in and a high temperature of 86. on monday it's mostly sunny and high temperature of 86 degrees, tuesday a few clouds around and plenty of sunshine though and a high temperature of 86, warm on wednesday and 88 and a pop-up shower or thunderstorm is likely. the heat is on guys, and it doesn't look like the relief is coming until the second half of our weekend. make sure you stay cool and hydrates. all right melissa. with an excessive heat warning in effect. 6abc.com/weather has you covered with forecast updates and tips on staying cool. our expert meteorologist are also keeping you up to date on facebook and twitter and looking for pictures and videos you post there as well. here is a cool story, this

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legal experts gathered today in philadelphia to talk about the supreme courts landmark decisions in its last session. they spoke before a soldout crowd at the constitution

center, they spoke about affirmative action and immigration. lauren jones it's assistance director of affairs moderated today's events. two area hospitals are officially one. jefferson and area health announced the completion of their integration today in philadelphia. the two systems entered into a binding agreement in january after last year's merger with jefferson and abington. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. septa riders are taking on the commute without more than 100 rail cars. and old glory outrage, a flag with special meaning is stolen from a south jersey home and how another family is stepping in to help. >> and from monica malpass, cecily tynan, melissa magee, ducis rogers and the entire

"action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. it is wednesday nightp the big story tonight is more trouble for the septa rail line and a brush fire is adding to problems on the thorndale line on the second day of the commuting crisis. we want to show you what it looks like from chopper 6 hd the tracks are charred near the ardmore station adding another

half hour to delays caused by the fact that septa has taken 120 train cars off line. lets get the latest on that part of the story. john rawlins is live. today better or worse than yesterday? >> reporter: well, i think it's hard to say at this point. it's hard to say it certainly hasn't been a good day. i don't know how much impact this fire has overall on the train system but if you look behind me at the status board, we see 6 to 60 minute delays. the thorndale a 70 minute delay last i checked. and there were problems this morning and problems this afternoon. cornwell heights on the trenton line, septa had to ask amtrak to come to help them. an amtrak train stopped there and picked