suburb of st. paul. >> castille was killed while sitting in a car last night. reynolds says they were pulled over because of a broken headlight. she live streamed video on facebook moments after the shooting. she says that the officer opened fire said he had a license to carry a fire warm and reached for his license. and that they did everything the officer asked. >> they did not check for pulse at the scene of the crime. they did not check to see if he was breathing and immediately rushed their colleague off to the side and comforted him. >> castille's death comes one way after another deadly police involved shooting. that was in louisiana, alton sterling who was block was

killed by two baton rouge police officers. they have launched an investigation into his death. president obama released say statement saying all americans have to be troubled by the shooting of both men and we have a serious problem. local advocates will gather for a march at the philadelphia convention center and that is set to start at 5:30. in other news, bill cosby is back in a montgomery county courtroom. asking a judge to either throw out his criminal sexual assault case or force his accuser to testify before trial. a decision could come any moment from now. vernon odom is live with the lightest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, we expect within a few moments a ruling by the montgomery county common pleas judge after a motion by cosby's

lawyers trying to get the charges dropped. and they may have to go back to another hearing but that was their courtroom maneuver today. another day in court for bill cosby, this was a defense bid to have the sexual assault charges thrown out. the grounds insufficient evidence at his may hearing. his lawyers challenged the decision by prosecutors that kept his accuser, andrea constand off the witness stand. now former temple employee after drugging her. the montgomery county d.a. says they can confront the accuser at trial when constand must take the witness stand. cosby's lawyers say he is being treated unfairly here. and says it was based on hearsay

evidence. >> again, bill cosby's lawyers arguing in court today that since andrea constand did not testify at the hearing back in may they wanted the charges against cosby thrown out or her forced to come to the witness stand to testify. we are standing by for a ruling by the judge in just a few moments. live in norristown at the krauss. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and now to accuweather and the dangerous heat. keeping cool was not easy to do today especially if you were stuck outside. an excessive heat warning was in effect for our area, and it will continue for tomorrow. we have live team coverage, janet reyes is in logan square but lets begin with cecily tynan in for adam, you are out in the heat today. >> reporter: yes again another day in the steam bath, temperatures in the 90s and feeling hotter than that. 94 in philadelphia and

wilmington 90 and dover 92 and trenton 90 and we have got due points across our region in the low 70s and that really cranks up the feel like temperature. the heat index. 98 in philadelphia and 95 in trenton and 99 at the atlantic city airport and in dover, it feels like 102 degrees, this is a good day to find the air conditioning and drink lots of water. we have not been getting much water falling from the sky. it's a slight jog to the north and that took most of the activity with it and rolling off the coast in northern new jersey, we saw a few spotty downpours, not providing much relief and the excessive heat warning continues for the i-95 metro area through 6:00 tomorrow evening. that is the area that will see the highest heat indexes tomorrow around 100 degrees, it will feel 95 to 100, the place

to be is the poconos mountains or along the shore where the heat index is not quite as brutal. 95 degrees, later on tomorrow i'm tracking storms on the way and i'll talk about that and when we get the relief from the heat and humidity in the accuweather forecast. >> relief we like the sound of that. cecily thank you. now, to "action news" reporter, janet reyes, she is live with how kids are staying safe. >> reporter: rick and sharrie, temperatures are soaring into the 90s and i'm not going to lie i'm feeling it. we are roasting out here. but look behind me there is more than just one way to beat the heat. >> you don't need a thermometer to tell you it's a scorcher out there. >> it's hot and we are sweating to death. >> if you ask liam walsh, he is quick to remind you it could be worse. >> it's sunny and you don't have

to worry about going outside when it's raining and snow when it's really cold. >> they are campers at east falls summer camp in east falls. we caught them doing archery, a little heat and humidity won't stop them. >> how did you get so good? >> i practice. >> counselor of nearly 30 years says it's like a second job assuring the kids are hydrated. >> we make sure it's not an option, we make sure each and every camper stops and gets something to drink. >> campers are told to drink tons of water, but they can also jump in it. children as young as 2 years olden joyed refreshing sprinklers and swim lessons. >> i like being inside and swimming and outside and swimming, i just like swimming. >> young tennis hopefuls hit the court for an intention and

sweaty game. water breaks were frequent, and all the heat was enough to leave little jamal thinking maybe snow is not so bad after all. >> you like this? >> no, not really. i like snow. >> reporter: you know my photographer keeps wiping the lens there because we get the droplets from the fountain and it feeled amazing. here is the good news for you, you are never too old to have fun while cooling off. back inside to you rick. >> i like snow -- cones actually. in this heat. thank you. by the way the philadelphia corporation for aging has its heat line activates. the number is on your screen. 215-765-9040. counselors are available to help you stay safe in the heat season callers can talk to counselors about heat related problems. and as the extreme continues

follow our meteorologists on facebook and twitter and use the platforms to show what is happening where you are. and 6abc.com is it weather, remains your resource with the hourly forecast and much more. authorities in south jersey are calling a woman's death there a case of homicide. the 45-year-old victim was found inside of her home in lumberton yesterday. now police are working to track down her killer. john rawlins is live in lumberton with more on the investigation. >> reporter: hi sharrie, this is a quiet neighborhood in a town of 12,000 to 13,000 people. news of a homicide here is unsettling to say the least. authorities are releasing little information. the yellow house behind me is being kept at a crime scene, investigators were here all day yesterday and they searched the house and searched the roof of the house and the yard as well as the inlets of the local storm sewers. >> the whole road was blocked

off and there was just suvs and detectives and blanks and e mexico ts and fire department. and that is not all there when someone just passes away. >> the block is quieter today just a trio of investigators. 45-year-old shannon o'rourke was founded in her home by an acquaintance. authorities say it's a homicide but not how she was killed. neighbors say that o'rourke worked at a local printing company and was a pet sitter. they were friends with her niece who often stayed at her home. >> very kind and welcoming to anyone who she meets and just a great friend. >> i don't see how anyone can try to harm her or anything. she is a nice person to me and laid back and everything. i mean it's just terrifying it happened right next door.

>> neighbors here are trying to process what happened in the last 30 some hours, and hoping that authorities have more to say soon. live in lumberton, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. we have 18 days away from the democratic national convention in philadelphia. city officials and the secret service announced road closures and restrictions today. here is the map the wells fargo center is for authorized ac sets only. broad street at packer avenue is closed in both direction. people that live around the convention center will be able to access their streets. philadelphia police say that the public should expect business as usual. >> 99% of the people will come here and demonstrate peacefully we expect that and honor it. that sour pledge to the protesters as well as the delegates coming. >> sara bloomquist will have

more on the dnc security plans in philadelphia coming up in our next half hour. uber has struck a deal with philadelphia to operate legally in the city throughout the summer. officials with the ride sharing service and the philadelphia parking authority were on hand for that announcement today. the deal was prompted by the recent disruption in septa's regional rail service and the upcoming democratic convention. before that uber was being fined for operating without the proper permits but that will not be enforced until after september 30th. officials say that with so many visitors, everyone including taxi drivers stand to make big profits. >> everyone including uber agreed to a stand down agreement and that doesn't mean anything about us enforcing it. cab drivers may not be happy but

this is a free market. >> there say proposal in hairs burke to allow uber to operate legally in philadelphia but it has not yet passed. with that lets gets a check of our "action news" traffic report this afternoon. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> the trouble on the tracks you mentioned on the septa regional rails continues for our thursday right home. we are already starting to see delays. not terrible delays so far but so to 15 minutes on select media and landsdowne and doylestown lanes. it looks like another rough one as you try to head home. here on 309 a crash coming southbound at the bethlehem spike split. it looks like it cleared out and traffic is moving okay, a nice afternoon and it's dry and many highways moving normally but not the case on 95 in delaware, heavy coming away from

christiana because of a crash in the marsh. restrictions and speeds in the 20s north of 273, and coming off the delaware memorial bridge look for a crash approaching 13, that one is not causing quite as much delay. in burlington, new jersey, a crash near wood street. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this thursday, a lot of you are getting a jump on the weekend and heading down the shore and in your path there is a crash on the garden state parkway southbound somers point. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. more ahead on "action news" at 4:00, a coast guard recruit dies days after collapsing after a training event in new jersey. and a hack at wendy's restaurant across the country is bigger than first thought.

now the fast food chain has a message for customers. and melissa magee is live in north wildwood for this week's edition of down at the shore. >> reporter: hi there rick and shory, the heat is on guys but it is sizzling here in north wildwood, we are gearing up for the new jersey state barbecue competition and blues festival. i have wayne on the grill and ribs on deck and we'll preview the competition and sample the finger licking good food and give you the all important shore forecast as we head into the weekend and i promise you relief is coming. details when "action news" gets right back. i'm ready to grill.

from our new jersey newsroom, the coast guard is investigating the death of a recruit that collapsed at a training center in cape may. he collapsed after completing a

mile and a half run as part of a physical fitness assistant. and was rushed to the cape may medical center where he later died. recruits of all military branches undergo examinations before enlisting. turning to business now verizon is giving customers more control over their monthly data plans but it comes with a cost. the nation's largest wireless carrier is introducing their version of an unlimited plan and a new safety mode that eliminates fees but cuts speeds down and a data boost that gets rid of throttling, at a cost, and all data for free but it expires after a month. and now closing numbers, the dow down 22 points and the nasdaq up nearly 18 points and

the s&p 500 not a lot of movement down nearly 2 points. wendy's now says that the security breach it suffered is larger than first thought. they announced that 300 stores were hit by hackers in the fall but today the company says it's more than 1,000 locations that were affected. hackers were able to access card numbers, names and expiration codes on debit and credit cards. and some cards were used to make fraudulent purchases at other stores. wendy's has posted additional information on their website for those that have additional concerns. now for the accuweather forecast. time to sweat if you head outside. lets head to cecily tynan who knows how hot it is out there today. as we step outside it takes your breath away. you appreciate air conditioning, it's tough out there. taking a look at the center city

skyline, fair weather cumulous clouds and nothing more than that. a few pop-up downpours though in central and northern new jersey, and this one in southern new jersey, just passed through lakewood and headed towards point pleasant. it skirted up a little farther to the northern and that is why we didn't see much activity at all but can't rule out a possibility of an isolated shower or thunderstorm. but most areas are rain free, 94 in philadelphia and the dew point is 68 degrees, you get dew points near 70 that is an prim he issively moist air mass. winds from the north northwest at 14 miles per hour. and the ocean temperature will refresh you a relatively cool 66. taking a look at the heat indexes across the region. dover it's the worst feeling like 102, cape may point you have the sea breeze, feeling good at 85 and trenton feels

like 95 and the atlantic city airport feels like 99. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you can see some isolated showers and thunderstorms bubbling up this afternoon in central, new jersey, pushing off the coast and a little bit cloud cover left over and generally we'll see partly cloudy skies and an isolated thunderstorm is possible and most areas are rain free and very warm and muggy. overnight low is 78 in philadelphia and allentown 71 and cape may 73 and wilmington and trenton 74 degrees, future tracker 6 showing the heat index at lunch time by noon it's feeling like 96 degrees in philadelphia. the place to be tomorrow in the poconos either where the heat index is 81 and wildwood the heat index is 80 degrees, future tracker showing tomorrow afternoon the build up of heat and humidity and the cold front approaching from the west and we see it approaching with spotty activity and more concentrated

across the poconos and then it rolls through the i-95 corridor in time for the evening commute at 6:00 and later by about 9:30 we could see spotty showers and thunderstorms to the north. down the shore tomorrow any thunderstorms should hold off until sunset. sun mixing with clouds and 87 degrees, philadelphia a scorcher 95 and a heat index around 100 and late day storms. the poconos 84 degrees and warm and humid and could get thunderstormed as early as early in the afternoon. the four day at 4:00, tomorrow making this a heat wave. 95 degrees, the heat index near 100 and strong storms late in the day lasting until friday night, saturday the cold front gets closer, could see a few more thunderstorms, not as intention on saturday, the temperature down to 92 and the humidity is dropping late in the afternoon and then sunday and monday, this is when things really feel a lot better, 86 on

sunday and monday 88 and guess what, the middle of next week i'm tracking the run of some heat and i'm talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. >> we have breaking news to get here at 4:00, this is in reference to become bill clinton bill cosby, the judge has denied the motion, the question that the charges are dropped. that means that bill cosby will stand trial for the charges that were filed against him. again this is breaking news the judge denying the defense's motion to request that the charges be dropped again bill cosby he will stand trial and this ruling coming down of course from the judge in norristown, pennsylvania, where this is happening. the lawyers filed this appeal with the hopes of getting the case against him dropped but that will not happen. these charges the judge has ruled there is enough evidence

for bill cosby to stand trial. that is the ruling coming out of montgomery county. >> cosby's lawyers were arguing that their client was denied due process because his accuser did not testify at the preliminary hearing and they were trying to encourage the judge that she should testify in another preliminary hearing, a second one. and the judge has ruled against the defendants and the trial will continue and no word on a trial date. we'll have the latest on "action news" at 5:30 and 6:00. we'll be right back. i want to trim my a1c. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® provides powerful a1c reduction. releases slow and steady. works like your body's insulin. when my schedule changes... i want something that delivers. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ i can take tresiba® any time of day. so if i miss or delay a dose,

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not the case. >> we watched today as his legal team arrived at the montgomery county courthouse and now they are leaving again and the judge ruling against his defense team. we'll have an update at 5:00 and 6:00. stay with us.

"action news" continues with adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. brian is off and rick williams joins us. separate deadly police shootings

involving two african-american men are sparking protest and the country demands answers about what happened. >> they argue that these are not isolated incident. the latest. philando castille was killed during a traffic stop and his girlfriend life streamed the incident and saying he was shot while complying with the officers request to take out his license and registration. >> and alton sterling was killed in baton rouge, louisiana, video shows him being pinned to the ground and then shot. while these shootings played out more than 1,000 miles from here they are close to homes for our area. advocated have planned peaceful march here to condemn the

killings. >> reporter: that is right rick and sharrie, that march is set to take place here in center city and will be combined with members of the ame church and local advocates and condemn the two shootings and people across the city are reacting. >> people of darker hues americans are being killed that say problem. >> the only privately owns black talk radio station here was venting their concerns about the recent deaths of two african-american men of two he police officers barely a day apart. they say that the dialog is important. >> i think a lot of people are frustrated and sorrowful about these repeated incidents of seeing and right now we are seeing people die. on camera. >> many we talk to are upset and troubled by the recent

shootings. >> in our culture and men in particular have no value. their lives, i'm very upset and very hurt. >> police arrested a dozen protesters in center city on tuesday as they protested the death of alton sterling. the coalition for black lives matters was one arrested. he says the target will be on philadelphia with the democratic convention coming. >> we are going to shut philadelphia down when the dnc comes, it's amazing we have not heard anything from hillary clinton or bernie sanders, you want our vote but when it comes down to black and brown bodies being murdereded in the street you are silent. they say the incidents have an indirect affect on the department when it comes to policing. the key is building positive relationships with the public before bad things happen.

>> we do what we do every day, and build relationships with people here in the city. and be genuine with what we are doing each and every day. and it helps you through the situations. >> back out live, i like to remind you that the march scheduled for here in center city at 6:00 p.m. and hillary clinton sent out several tweets condemning the shootings saying that black lives matter. that is the latest from here in center city, gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. a gunman on a bicycle is wanted for shooting a man and an innocent teenage bystander. the gun fire erupted, a 23-year-old man was shot in the chest and leg and is in critical condition and a 16-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and is released from the hospital. police believe the male victim

was the intended target. and police have charged a teenager for shooting an 11-year-old girl in the chest. the teen was playing with a gun when it off inside a home on it's 1600 block of lloyd street in philadelphia. at last check the 14-year-old victim was in stable condition. police in newark have released new surveillance video of a man wanted for two attempted abductions, he is seen here walking around a parked car. two female victims say a man put a chemical soaked rag over their mouths and tries to abduct them. it was on east main street sunday night and early monday morning. philadelphia police have arrested one of three men accused of robbing a west oak lane grocery store. that 26-year-old tyrese shaw is charged with robbery and other

offenses. he went into the grocery along the 2600 block of north 20th street. and they are accused of grabbing a box of cash and getting into a struggle with one of the employees. crews in south philadelphia are working to repair a water main break. chopper 6 hd was over the intersection of 5th street and schneider avenue and the break is not impacting any customers in the area, and the intersection is closed so the 6 inch pipe can be repaired. it's thursday and that means "action news" is down at the shore and today we are in north wildwood where they are getting ready for a big barbecue contest. we know who likes to be around the food. melissa magee is live now giving the competing teams a helping hand i'm sure. >> that is right sharrie and rick, i can't feel official enough without the tongs in my hand. we have ourselves a competition ladies and gentlemen, so on my left we have mikey's and he is

grilling up some barbecue brisket it looks fantastic, and we have the cooking commandos over here and jack's down home barbecue, a bit of a preview of what you can expect this weekend in north wildwood. it's taking place friday right through sunday and we have wayne, he is putting the barbecue sauce on the baby back rips and we'll have more on the competition. and if you are not in north wildwood there is more to see in ocean city, four new rides at play land's cast away cove. >> reporter: we have the gale force our new big coaster exciting for the whole town. >> the gale force stands 125 feet tall, and it makes the use of technology a necessity. >> it's like a rocking motion building up the momentum, unlike

a traditional coaster that goes straight up on a chain. >> and it's beyond 90 degrees. >> when you come over the top you don't come straight down you slightly dip and go back down. >> they are getting gale force up and running by mid-july. >> riders of all ages are enjoying two new rides. >> the alien abduction is the new ride. it spins around at 22 rpm's, you stick to the wall and kids really like it. it's really fast. >> you might want to take a spin on the whirl win. >> a figure eight coaster, like a tilt awhirl on a roller coaster track, it spins around on the track, so far a huge success. >> and finally a bran new wild waves roller coaster. >> the traditional style family coaster, you get the nice

feeling in your stomach as you go around the track. >> these four bring the total rides at cast away cove to 30. >> reporter: all right you guys, you can fine out all of that information on our website at 6abc.com, i love the friendly competition we have got. jack's has his ribs and the cooking commandos and this is the brisket. i have to taste this. i don't know how i'll do it all but we are tasting it, you guys. oh my goodness. >> not bad for an old man. >> check this out. our audio engineer ken allen, these are his ribs, he is a competitor as it's honey bears and will also be competing in the competition this weekend. coming up in the next hour. >> you can't eat with your mouthful. >> in the next hour we'll have a competition and do some judging and taste testing of our own.

it is so good. we'll see you coming up with the shore forecast. this is delicious, i wish you were here. >> we heard that last week. >> i'm sure. she doesn't need any help. a tragedy that could happen in an instant. dozens of children die each year after being left in hot cars, new technologies hoping to prevent them ahead in what is the deal. >> and a cab driver's good deal is not going unnoticed, he just won a trip to paradise.

the delaware office of highway safety is taking a stand against drunk driving, today it

launched the check point strike force dui program. the multijurisdictional team fans off across the state and more than 100 officers were sworn into the program today and will conduct check points to make sure those that will impaired by alcohol or drugs are not behind the wheel. time for big talkers, we start with a story prove that it pays to do the right thing. this boston cab driver made national headlines earlier this week when he returned $187,000 in cash which a passenger had left in the backseat of his car. that person who was homeless had just inherited the cash. he gave 72-year-old raymond, $100 for his efforts. and now he has a chance to go on a cruise. >> $100 that is it. >> he now has a chance to go on a cruise for free. royal caribbean has invited him and his long time girl for a

seven day trip to the caribbean and includes airfare to florida where the ship will depart from and the couple says their life has been a whirlwind since the story circulated. the cruise offer is part of a company program that rewards people that perform quote, exceptionally selfless acts. >> so he didn't get much money from the guy that owned the money but royal caribbean steps in big here. and this sweet picture of a pennsylvania father fast asleep under his son's hospital crib warming hearts across social media. andre palmer's wife postd this photo to facebook and shared hundreds of times since. amy wrote that andre just got off from an overnight shift and was exhausted but instead of going home to sleep, he rushed to york hospital paid contrastics to be by his son's side and amy was asleep in a chair in the room and when she

woke up this is what she saw, dad under the bed there and captured the moment and put it online. this is the picture of a hard working man dedicated to his family and amy declared that andre should be father of the year and amy shared this picture of the entire family with "action news," she says her son has been discharged from the hospital and the family is overwhelmed by the support they are receiving. a nice story there rick. >> a nice story thank you. one more time a check of the highways for those trying to get home tonight. matt pellman is in the traffic center with an update. >> from the heart working picture to this way too warm picture, a vehicle caught fire on 95 in delaware county. this is the northbound direction north of 420, and if you head to the airport, in fact you can see there, part of the grass to the side is catching on fire as

well. i see smoke coming from that and still seeing flames from the hood of the vehicle here. no fire truck, no ladder truck on the scene yet, some emergency crews just arrived and they have the right lane blocked off but coming north you can expect big delays and here comes the ladder truck live on 495, north of 420, they'll get the right lane blocked as they start to pour water on the fire. we are watching this situation and officials as well. one along wissinoming and one along granite road and fire and police are helping you out there. and getting better in the first state but we'll check the vehicle fire in delaware county once again in the 5:00 hour. >> all right matt thank you. coming up meteorologist, cecily tynan, has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast next.

meteorologist, cecily tynan is back now with when we can see relief from the heat. >> sunday. as soon as you wake up. a golf game? i want to see video of that. golf game? lets go to where the action cam was. i can sniff out when you are lying there. we are taking a look down the shore this is the place to be near the water, the ocean temperature in the mid-60s, and that will definitely cool you off. and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing pretty quiet out there, we did have some downpours moving through ocean county and they are working off the coast right now and the big story just all about the way it feels, the heat index make its feel like 98 degrees in philadelphia and dover scorching feels like 102, and the atlantic

city airport 99 degrees, what is about 9 miles inland, you see the difference along the coast. cape may point feeling better at 87 and the poconos feeling better with a heat index of 79. the excessive heat warning continues through friday. along the i-95 corridor heat indexes close to 100 degrees tomorrow and in addition to that, it's likely to get stormy, by 3:00 scattered thunderstorms beginning to fire up and most of the activity west of lancaster and this is rolling in during the evening commute tomorrow. around 6:00 a solid line of storms, right along the i-95 corridor, and lasting into the evening north of philadelphia and with the high dew points, and moisture contact in the air and any of these downpours could pull down heavy rain and enough to cause localized flash flooding and gusty winds and

dangerous lightning and if you hear a rumble of thunder get inside immediately and get the kids out of the pool. melissa magee is in north wildwood and have you to dip your feet in the water there. in the ocean. cool off a little bit. >> i know cecily, you got the right idea, because it is hot outside even here at the coast. we have a bit of a sea breeze kicking in but the humidity is noticeable. as we head into the weekend there is some improvement on the way and still warm and humid tomorrow as we check out the forecast, we have a mix of sunshine and clouds and high temperature of 87 degrees, the thunderstorm is likely as we get into very late friday night at the shore. saturday it's still humid and thunderstorms will be around and spotty in nature and a high of 88 degrees as the cold front moves on through, and sunday we promised you some relief is coming, you'll feel it by sunday. it turns less humid and partly sunny with a high temperature of 86 degrees, the ocean temperature is not bad in the middle and upper 60s. that is the latest here in north

wildwood. we'll have more on the new jersey state barbecue competition and the blues festival coming up. and eventually i'll dip my toes in the water. >> and bring back some of that food, your segments make us hungry in the studio. bring it back. >> i hope it makes it back, it's so good. >> share it. she never does. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast a scorching day tomorrow. 95 degrees and the heat index close to 100 with late day and evening thunderstorms, could be strong to severe, and saturday the cold front is working through our region and we are likely to see more thunderstorms, it will be hot and humidity is dropping through the day and high of 92 degrees and that should be the last day of our heat wave on sunday, humidity continues to fall and it's breezy and noticeably cooler and 86, monday is nice and seasonably warm and 88 and tuesday 88 and guess what, we are heading back into the 90s on

wednesday with a high of 90 and thursday hotter and more humid with a high of 92 degrees, so the dog days of summer are here and we get a break in the weekend and early next week and then the heat returns. >> thank you cecily.

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time for what's the deal? it's hard to believe that someone can leave a child or pet in their car but it happens with tragic results. nydia han has ways to keep this from happening. >> it happens all too often. children dying of heat stroke after being left inside of a vehicle. consumer reports just evaluated something called sensor safe. even if the temperature outside

is just 80 degrees the car can quickly heat to 120 degrees, 220 children have died being trapped in vehicles. they have evaluated technology built into this evenflo car seat. it chimes if the child is still buckles into the seat. the smart clip is activated when it's buckled and the car is in motion. you plug is debtly in the on board diagnostic port. >> if your car is 2008 or newer, if you have a hybrid vehicle or stops and starts when idling you need the alternate receiver. >> they tested it in 25 different cars and worked in most vehicles but not all of

them. >> the sensor safe technology is not perfect yet but shows the most promise. we believe the technology is going to be one that integrated into the vehicle or your child seat and evenflo provided a solution. >> consumer reports says before you buy a seat with sensor safe try it in your car to make sure it connects and chimes when you turn off the motor. if have you problems installing it call their number to notify them of the issue and in another effort to prevent vehicular heat stroke deaths there is a reminder available in gmc arcadias. that will do it for "action news" at 4:00. for rick williams, brian taff, alicia vitarelli, cecily tynan, and melissa magee, i'mie

williams join me tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. we are following breaking news a judge's ruling in the bill cosby sexual assault case. coming up in just the last half hour. and we have team coverage tracking the dangerous heat lingering over our area and how to stay safe if are you outside. and we are getting new details about the security plans for this month's democratic national convention and we'll have those stories and more next at 5:00.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. good evening, we begin with breaking news tonight. just less than an hour ago a montgomery county judge said bill cosby's sex assault trial can continue and his accuser will not have to testify. it's thursday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us. >> "action news" reporter wendy saltzman is live in norristown with the very latest. >> reporter: bill cosby will stan trial on three counts of

aggravated sexual assault. this is the second judge in the cosby trial, ruling there is enough evidence in the case to try the comedian. now, bill cosby was in the courtroom today as the decision was handed down. his attorneys argued that all the evidence presented against cosby is hearsay, and the statement made by the accuser by police read into the court record by a detective. and he has a right to face his accuser andrea constand in court and to cross examine her, but the judge rule there had was enough evidence at the preliminary hearing for cosby to stand trial. and at the trial constand will take the stand and answer questions then. here is what