killed, seven were injured, this morning the entire nation is trying to come to terms with that massacre, and find a way to heel. thank you so much for waking up with us it is saturday july 9th, the big story on "action news" is latest on the ambush in dallas, texas. we know 25 year-old army veteran upset about the deadly police shootings in louisiana and minnesota was responsible for shootings. micah johnson was wearing a protective vest and used a military style semiautomatic rifle to carry out that attack. police eventually killed him, using a robot with a bomb to bring that standoff with johnson to an end. week of violence spark more protests across the nation including one right here in philadelphia. a large rally in georgia, last night. president barack obama in

poland said he will cut his visit short and visit dallas texas. the lets get you right now live to abc's kenneth moton in dallas with the the very latest. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning. investigators say it appears that the snipper who took the lives of five dallas police officers and injured others here had a deep racial hatred against white officers. police continue to look into his motives while protest as begins the police brutality are only getting bigger. this morning, more scenes of protests, black lives coming face-to-face with blue lives. yesterday demonstration as cross the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest police killings of alton sterling in louisiana and philano castille in minute so the a in atlanta they shut town major roadways n phoenix police used pepper spray to control the crowd. in rochester new york more than 70 arrests including two

tv news reporters. >> justin carter being arrested. >> reporter: office's cross the country are on alert. after the bullets rocked dallas five overs killed while they watched over i black lives matter protest. gunman reservists micah johnson targeted the men because of their uniform and their race. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings, suspect stated he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. >> reporter: suspect lone gunman were killed they found bomb making materials and guns in his home. the investigators and a nation looking for answers after one of the deadliest mass shootings of police in u.s. history this guy lived around the corner from me and was willing to take peoples lives that he didn't even know, you know, it is just scary. >> reporter: just this morning vice-president joe biden delivered the presidential weekly address calling on people to speak out against disparities in the the criminal justice system and

also telling folks that there is a need to stand up for police who protect and serve. president obama will end his overseas trip a day early to visit this city next week. the reporting live from dallas this morning kenneth moton for abc news, back to you. thank you this morning. >> the nation is grieving, thank you so much. it is 7:03. we will have more on the shootings in dallas in a moment but first we will turn our attention to the the weather. intense heat loosened its grip on the delaware valley but any we have to deal with stormy weather. sky 6hd giving us a live look right here from the, platt bridge near philadelphia international airport. it is looking dreary looking towards delaware county, stormy start to the weekend but do you need to make any changes to your outdoor plans? lets get you outside to meteorologist chris sowers fresh off his honeymoon, is there rain drops, chris. >> the trees are dripping. >> yes. >> it is not raining, you don't need an umbrella out here but walking under trees just keep an eye out.

show you temperatures, it is very thick. we lost intense heat but humidity has gotten worse. it doesn't feel too much better out here. 71 degrees in saint david, 07 in chester. seventy-three in center city. levittown has 69. quakertown also showing 69 degrees. the glassboro 78. gandy's beach 72. smyrna and dover 75. sea isle city 74. on the boards in atlantic city checking in at 72 degrees. here's satellite six with action radar. all we are seeing this morning is mainly cloudy skies, a little will bit of drizzle and mist. that is bit. but later on we do expect the center part of the screen there central portions of pennsylvania to start lighting up with showers and storms as a cold front quickly approaches from the west. forecast for today is cloud think morning and somewhat cool, or cooler, then it has been, over the last few days. 82 degrees by 11:00 a.m. by 1:00 we will see limited sunshine but also a couple of heavier showers and storms, 86 .

by 5:00 o'clock 82. here's future tracker six, some storms that do fire up will produce gusty wind and drench downpours and that is the big store which these thunderstorms. some rainfall totals could exceed one or 2 inches in a very short period of time. if you have outdoor plans keep an eye to the skies and may be fine one minute but next skies turning dark and you're dodging rain drops. when i come back in a few minutes people look at future tracker six, potential rainfall totals and cool down from the accu weather seven day forecast, gray. >> thanks very much for the update. 7:05. we have more on our coverage of the deadly shootings of five police officers in dallas texas. it doesens of protesters surrounded city hall to make their voices heard. >> we don't get no justice. they don't get no peace. >> members of the philly coalition for real justice chanted black lives matter, and disarm, disband, disempower police. most philadelphia police and septa officers were out there on hand.

earlier in the evening that same group rallied and marched down the street, some called police quote pigs and some even soluted, the dallas snipper. pretty strong words, tell me where those words are coming from. >> they are coming from a place of hurt, anger, pain, frustration, and also i would probably say mean spirited as well. >> none of the officers at that rally spoke to us on camera but many told "action news" they were disappointed by the rhetoric. previously planned news conference by pennsylvania legislative black caucus, took on a different tone following the tragedy there in dallas, texas. they were originally scheduled to discuss the killings of the two have african-american men last week at the hand of the two police officers but killing of five police officers changed that. >> we are standing firmly against any violent actions occurring in our nation at this time. >> police veteran representing the local naacp says the

justice system is in the blind to color. >> i'm sick and tired of going to meetings. there needs to be actions. our justice system is just not working for people that look like me. >> everyone who spoke argued for tougher gun laws here in pennsylvania. stay with "action news" and six abc.com through the weekend for very latest developments from dallas texas. join ongoing conversation about all this weeks tragic shootings on our facebook and twitter page where we will bring you continuous updates. presumptive democratic presidential candidate or nominee hillary clinton delivered a sombering diagnosis of america in the first place. she told the african-american episcopal church that the massacre of police in dales and police shootings of two black men shows something is wrong with america. she also urged the crowd to not vilify police and like to consider what it is like to live as a black person. clinton says healing begins with hearing.

>> listening to each other, for script tour tells us to incline our ears to wisdom and apply our hearts to understanding. >> clinton pledged to fund police sensitivity training and to push for national guidelines for use of deadly force by police officers. presumptive republican nominee donald trump issued a recorded message about the violence in week. he met with dallas police officers several weeks ago. they are on his mind following thursday's ambush shootings. >> a brutal attack on our police force is an attack on our country and an attack on our families. we must stand in solidarity with law enforcement, which we must remember is the force between civilization and total chaos. every american. >> in an earlier statement trump called police involved shoot initial louisiana and minnesota senseless and tragic. your time 7:08.

is there still much more to come on this saturday morning addition of "action news". he is a champion in martial arts despite the loss of one leg, we will introduce to you this local senior who is defying all of the odds. plus this pachyderm, knows how to keep cool with temperatures, in a pool. >> that is the way to to it. >> we have relief in the accu weather seven day forecast. maybe heaviest thunderstorms later on but refreshing sunday and monday followed by yet another heat wave later next week. details coming up when we come right back.

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look at this, the heat is up what better way to cool off then with water, in a kiddy pool. that is what a baby elephant did at the dallas zoo, yesterday. the male african elephant calf which will turn two months next week enjoyed splashing, rolling around there, and in the cool, because it is so hot. i'm not stupid. >> it is hot like that. >> pool a little will bit better. >> yes. >> welcome back. >> thank you, man. little bit better out there today, humidity higher but temperatures will not be as intense as last few days. we won't jump in the pool. it won't be a bad day early on to yum seven in the pool, later this afternoon we will have rain drops and a thunderstorm. the those in cape may, a not a

good beach day. oppressively humid and maybe a few showers and storms for beaches as well. we will take you over to the radar, as we are's clear, there are a few bits of green north and west of the city. this will represent patchy drizzle and mist with the low level cloud deck. that should probably dissipate within the next hour or two and then we will see heaviest storms later on. seventy-three in philadelphia dew .70. yucky. pressure 29.83, falling. winds east at 10 miles an hour. ocean temperature nice and inviting up to 71. seventy-three in millville. dover is 76. trenton is 69. atlantic city at the airport at 71. dew points just awful at this point. only a handful of days thaw ever see dew points in the low to mid 70's at least in the philadelphia area. that is very oppressive stuff. seventy-six is your dew point in dover. wilmington 72 this number is higher then any location on the gulf coast this morning. your typically humid locations are places like miami, new

orleans, houston, they are more humid cities in the country. this is higher then all three right now. dover at 76. millville 71. cape may 73. sat the light six with action radar is quiet for now. cold front will start to activate later this afternoon with the heating of the daze and then that front will trigger numerous showers and storms. now not everyone sees them but those that do expect to see pretty if downpours. on the flip side of the front, we will get into sunday afternoon and this front knocks that humidity out to sea, heat is gone, it will feel better, still a warm day but we will lose humidity. we will feel better. future tracker six at 1:30, mainly cloudy, hit or miss showers showers or storms. drenching downpours good possibility. some could produce flash flooding issues. low lying areas and poor drainage, 7:00 this evening still a few left over showers and storms and then by 10:00 o'clock mostly on its way out to sea at that point. overnight tonight mainly cloudy and then first thing

tomorrow morning expect a combination of the sun and clouds. here's what you can expect scattered showers and storms after lunchtime, some could be on the heavier side but not everyone sees them. heavy rain, lightening, wind gusts exceeding 40 miles an hour and be on the look out for flash flooding. humid day with a high of 87. wind southwest at five to 15 miles an hour. if we fail to reach 90 degrees today heat wave comes to than a end but there is another one, unfortunately in the accu weather seven day forecast. we have 85 degrees by 1:00. from lunchtime on we expect to see these showers and storms develop. cloud think morning, some sun this afternoon. showers and storm after lunch, highs in the mid 80's. poconos gusty thunderstorm is possible today, cloud, limited sun 76. tomorrow is beautiful. we will call it refreshing. look at that high barely getting out of the 60's. seventy-three in mount pocono. for new jersey shore it is not beach day but tomorrow is. eighty-three. humid with thunderstorms. land breeze develops for tomorrow 84 is your high

humidity will drop off a cliff and it will feel better. exclusive accu weather seven day forecast 86 degrees for sunday. monday mostly sunny and nice. both days humidity, really drops off dew points in the upper 50's, lower 60's, feels better. tuesday 88. wednesday 90. here comes heat wave number three thursday and friday 94. next saturday, sunday following monday and tuesday all are in the 90's, and long range modeling is looking like very much right new and enjoy sunday. >> no heat wave today. >> we should end heat today but another one is coming. >> on the waste just wait for it. chris, thank you. 7:16. in the art of aging ali gorman meets a form mare reen, elementary schoolteacher whose life story can be stuff of the hollywood movie. >> reporter: at age 75 joe walters no longer competeness judo but stays in fighting shape hitting the gym five

days a week. >> i also work out at home, 45 minutes a night. >> reporter: he credits military for his discipline. he served first with the army paratroopers and then with the u.s. marines. in 1968, he was sent to the war in vietnam. >> average life expectancy was kind of getting wounded or coming home was three months. my tour was exactly three months. >> reporter: his platoon caught fire, all 22 men went down including joe who took a bullet to the knee. >> joe called to every man, both dead and wound todd safety. >> reporter: he received a silver star for his actions that day but he lost his leg. >> i would rather, my brother, my sister, when i came home they rallied around me. >> when joe became an elementary schoolteacher after two years after his leg was amputated he started studying jude owe. >> i wore an artificial leg. olympic rules said, you cannot

fight. it is impossible to fight with one leg. i said i have to try. >> reporter: have after a decade of hard work he became a national champion. >> i go to the gym carrying my leg in the duffle bag and somebody with run over and help me an an hour later. >> reporter: life long warrior on the battle field and the matt. he said jude owe is not just a competenttition. >> unaudible. >> reporter: it is a judo truism when you get income down you must get backup even if you have just one leg to stand on. >> you learn to appreciate life. i even eye life. >> reporter: ali gorman for channel six "action news". prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm,

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sky 6hd giving you a glimpse over center city, it is gray, glummy, foggy out there. what will be like the rest of the day? meteorologist chris sowers say, prepare for on is rain. here's is what happening in and around delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. the international jam and jewelry show, with vendors across the country and world all under one roof. largest selection of jewelry at low prices. check it out from 10:00 to 6:00 and 11:00 to 5:00 tomorrow at greater philadelphia expo center in oaks montgomery county. thirty-fifth annual, seees to gets underway on the great plaza at penns landing. that will feature live acts from latino artists such as miranda and mikey mikey. there will be plenty of good food, and, of course, craft, this is all going on all weekend long from two until 8:00 o'clock. indulge in mouth watering chicken, brisket and pork that sound good at 18th annual new jersey state barbecue

championship. and, anglesee blues festival in north wildwood. it featured barbecue teams from around the country showing off their grill skills and quest for the best. check it out today from 10:00 to 4:00 and tomorrow from noon to 4:30, at second and old new jersey avenues. that event is free to attend, we will be right back with sports.

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all right. welcome back everyone 7:24 this saturday morning. we are looking at water vapor image. lets go back and send tonight motion. you can see dryer air drifting south from canada see these shade. that is dry air. it is less humid air. all humidity is out here across mid plant i can from

the eastern seaboard from eastern maine down into florida. very humid, very tropical. thinks your break relief south of toronto. as we get that dry air in here it will produce showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. some of these storms will produce heavy downpours, model actual has philadelphia over 3 s trenton at more than a quarter inch of rain out of this. the idea is these are for hit or miss showers and thunderstorms. this is more than likely not going to pan out the way it is showing but hit or miss showers or storms is what you can speculator on. south jersey, glassboro, maybe you get hit but few towns over in williamstown maybe seeing in the much of anything at all. that is how it will be later this afternoon. humid with a gusty thunderstorm in the city and suburbs. eighty-seven today. jersey shore a heavy then are storm, limited sun, humid. highs around 83. gray. >> thanks very much. >> it is 7:25. in sports phillies come through in a pinch, here's jeff skversky. it has been up, it is

down, it has been up and down. let's face it. the phillies season has been a rocky road and it is not even the all-star break. last night in colorado phillies trying to make sure they do not hit another bad bump in the road. so to the hottest hitting team in baseball last few weeks, last night only two hits until the seventh against the rockies, finally they will get in the swing of things, caesar hernandez the rbi single. phillies on the board. down two-one. next batter tommy joseph, who was in the major slump is out of it, a mile high, three runs, pinch hit home run, phillies go on to win five-three. thanks to a four spot in the seventh. phillies, have won nine of their last 11 games. the sixers say that they know, joel embiid is healthy. it is a good sign. even though he is not playing summer league ball sixers big man is a big presence with the team in vegas trying to build a bond with ben simmons and company the sixers will face lakers and brandon ingram in summer league play. former sixers coach larry

brownies bouncing from yet another coaching job. he is leaving southern methodist after just four seasons. smu said they offered brown an extension but was not happy with the terms. get this, over last 51 year brown has been on the side line for 15tive rent teams in college, and the pros. as of 19 years old flyers defenseman ivan provorov will get a the shot for a roster spot in the fall. flyers general manager ron hextall says if he good enough we will find room for him. seventh overall pick in last years draft is considered among top defensive prospects in all of hockey. as exciting as it has been to watch jane gostisbehere who set rookie record, provorov may be even better, and he has confidence to go with it. >> i don't think i have a weak spot as a player but i think you can always keep growing as a player. there is in limits. you can get better and better every day no matter what age you are. for me just keep playing my two-way game, you know, good

defensively and then try to create something offensively. >> the union have been kicking themselves all week not only did they lose in the final seconds to the worst team in the western conference last saturday but they fell out of first place too. union can put the this miserable week behind them with a win today, against d.c. united. >> anytime we have lost a game we have come back with a good response and i think our group will, again, as devastating as the houston loss was our guys have a good demeanor. they know when we, you know, deserve three points and when we don't. i think we will have a good response. >> union can get three points later tonight against d.c. united right here on six abc. they will getting at 7:00. hopefully by end of the weekend union will be back in first place. that is sports. i'm jeff skversky. have a great day.

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don't take your chronic migraine lying down. stand up. prevent headaches and migraines. talk to a headache specialist today. protestness philadelphia overnight following shooting deaths of five police officers in dallas texas after killings in missouri and lou san a investigating is underway after several homes this cobbs creek catch fire. plus a history making jackpot, someone has hit it big in the mega millions drawing. but first lets get you caught up with the forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. welcome back, chris. >> welcome back, buddy. things are looking okay.

little gray, glummy out here but all this cloud cover will help keep temperatures down later this afternoon. the heat wave should come to an end today. 73 degrees in philadelphia at this hour. millville 73. dover 76. wilmington checking in at 74. we have had patchy fog to deal with. take it slow across south injuries think morning. atlantic city at the airport down to a mile and a half, millville two and a half miles. some locationness cape may county are less than a mile and a half so keep both hand on the steering wheel ape drive slowly over next hour or two. satellite six with action radar it is quiet, at this point but there is a little bit of drizzle starting to develop. misting in some locations. that will transition over to heaviest thunderstorms later this afternoon. the call from accu weather, cloudy skies this morning but dry, 82 degrees by 11:00 a.m. by 1:00 o'clock, that is when these then are storms start flaring up drenching downpours are possible and strong gusty

wind. not everybody will see those storms but if you get underneath some expect quite a bit of rain in a short period of time. when i come back we will talk about that and cooler dryer air in the accu weather seven day forecast, gray. >> thanks, chris. it is now 7:32. we will turn to the latest on the deadly police shoot initial dallas, texas. that city is in mourning as it tries to come to grips with the deadliest attack on law enforcement since the 9/11 at home. here protesters filled the streets outside philadelphia city hall last night. large protest was held in atlanta, georgia and in cities across america. this all stems from the ambush style attack on thursday night, by a lone gunman micah johnson and we are learning more about johnson this morning. abc's kenneth moton joins us live from dallas texas. kenneth, the world is watching this situation and officials learned anymore about that gunman. >> reporter: they have. they are going through his facebook posts and they are going through his home and

they are going through any manner and way that they need to do to learn more about this shooter. the shootings happened right behind me here. i can tell you police believe that the snipper had a deep racial hatred begins white officers. police continue to look into his officers while protest as begins alleged police brutality are only getting bigger. this morning more scenes of protest, black lives coming face-to-face with blue lives. day of demonstration as cross the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest the police killings of alton sterling in louisiana and philando castille in louisiana. police used pepper spray to control the crowd in phoenix n rochester, insuring more than 70 arrests including two, tv news reporters. >> justin carter being arrested. >> reporter: officers across the country are on alert. after the shootings rocked

dallas. five officers killed while they watched over black lives matter protest. police say gunman the army reservists micah johnson targeted the men because of their uniform and their race. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect stated that he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. >> reporter: suspect lone gunman was kill n his home federal and local police found bomb making tears and guns. investigators and a nation looking for answers after within of the most deadly mass shootings of police in u.s. history this guy lived around the corner from me and willing to take peoples lives that he didn't even know, you know, it is just scary. >> reporter: just released this morning vice-president joe biden delivered the presidential weekly address, calling on people to call out, disparities in the criminal justice system and to stand up to police to protect and serve. president obama will arrive here next week, cutting his overseas trip a a day short.

reporting live from dallas this morning kenneth moton for channel six a "action news", gray. >> thanks very much for that update. protesters marched and rallied at philadelphia city hall today as they peacefully held up their hand and said don't shoot. earlier demonstration by philly co rigs made its way to north philadelphia a. they chanted no justice, no peace. word that they say come from a place of hurt, anger and frustration. the feelings are related to the tension with police and the scourge have of gun violence. right new there are calls for peace and reconciliation to drawn out hateful rhetoric and to comfort heart broken communities. as so many people here in bridgeton turn to prayer, to they them get through this violence. a crowd gathered at bethenny grace community church as they prayed for our nation as it struggles through this tragic week of killings in missouri, louisiana and there in texas. stay with "action news" and six abc.com for the weekend for very latest developments coming from dallas texas and

remember to join us on the ongoing conversation about all of this weeks tragic shoot initial our facebook and twitter pages where we will bring you continuing updates. your time 7:36. new this morning fire fighters say a fire that spread to four homes in the cities cobbs creek section overnight is suspicious. that fire, is believed to have started on the front porch of the home on the 5800 block of larchwood street, at about 1:00 this morning. the those flames we're told quickly spread to four homes. there was spoke, water damage to 12 homes. one fire fighter was treated for heat exhaustion but he will be okay. nine residents are being assisted by the red cross. a popular recreational spot in wilmington is under going a transformation of sorts. work will begin on bangor stadium as installation, begins on bleacher at that facility. current bleachers were deemed potentially unsafe, by the cities parks and recreational department. it will take about five weeks for the old bleachers to be

moved out and then temporarily ones to be moved n permanent new seating will be built over the next few years. fire fighters in wilmington say that the cause of the fire at a local church is undetermined. back in december a fire broke out twice, in two weeks, at the new jerusalem missionary baptist church. damage from the fire that first fire was mostly confined to the basement, but the second fire destroyed the church. pastor of the congregation has vowed to rebuild and say they are in the process of raising money. showboat casino in atlantic city is welcoming guests once again but only as a hotel. showboat reopened its doors yesterday but with no gambling, hotel's 508 rooms are now available for booking. there are 38 oceanfront balcony suites. the property is second atlantic city project developed by bart blatstein in the past year. he opened up the play ground at caesars in a doctor in 2015. there is relief coming to

commute hours buy septa, agency leaders say it will lease train cars to fill current holes in the transit schedule. 120 cars were pulled from service last weekend for a possible safety defect. cracks were found on 115 have of them. septa says making repairs on those cars could be tough. >> given the magnitude of the problems and the types of things that are being evaluated, it suggest that a repair is not going to be possible but we cannot rule it out just yet. >> septa service reduction this is week caused crowded trains and forced many of them to pass up an entire station. septa plans to have the loaner cars up and run they say by monday morning, a new interim schedule is expect to be posted on septa's web site tomorrow. all right. 7:38 is your time. if you are just waking up with us, don't quit your job, at least not yet. longest mega millions run has come to an end and the winner was not here. lottery workers say just one

winning ticket, worth a whooping 540 million-dollar, matched all five white balls and the yellow balls, in last nights drawing. one lucky person out there. so that ticket was sold in indiana. this was third largest jackpot in mega millions history and most ever won on a single ticket. just in case you are wondering the cash option works out to 381 million-dollar. still ahead on "action news" this saturday morning if your little one is struggling, following a tragedy in dallas, texas we have advice to help them cope with these troubling images. heart breaking advertise coverry after a man sees his met or cycle collection badly damaged by a tornado. also meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast as we look at this live look at the commodore barry bridge. gray, glummy, cloudy, "action news" continues on a saturday morning. i have asthma...

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that owner for decade and estimate damage to be at least $60,000. rough time for those folks there. back here at home. we are not experience ago this weather but gray, glummy, cloudy. gray is in the so bad. >> it will keep the temperatures down. >> i love gray. >> and we're sick and tired of the heat and humidity, for sure. gray, take a look, down in atlantic city and kind of glummy. we have drizzle and some mist in some neighborhoods. other locations are picking up patchy fog. so again kind of a gloomy morning but we are expecting some sunshine, later this afternoon. double scan live, showing some for the most part, we are clear. we are picking up a brief shower, drizzle, misting, lees port west of fleet wood and getting to most of the berks county south of hamburg another shower and west of reading. we will see that over next half an hour, 45 minutes or so. by lunchtime skies will brighten up and then after

lunch when these then are storms will flare up. i will show thaw on future tracker here in a second. heat wave number two should come to an end today. it will be a close call but should come to an even. fifty-nine on wednesday. thursday 94. friday 94. heat index close to a hundred all three days f we hit 90 today heat wave continues. but we are forecasting 87. it should end. fleet wood 70. slating tops ton 7o center city 73. chester 73 degrees with a dew point of 70. that is why we have seeing patchy fog. hockessin 74. gandy's beach, cloudy, 72. woodbine 73. hammington checking in at 71. satellite six with action radar with the cold front approaching from the west our wind are now shifting out of the southwest and it is just bringing in, all of that low level moisture. that is why we're picking up low level clouds and mist in some areas. dew points are so outrageously high. it feels awful out there add a lead to the showers and storms later on. dryer air out here across the

heart land of the nation, getting into the great lakes states, upper midwest, this is cool relief that is in store as we get the in to tomorrow afternoon and monday. refreshing. canadian air mass. it will in the last all that long. here's future tracker six at 1:30 in the afternoon, it is cloudy every where. peaks of sunshine. others will see heavier thunderstorms. these storms could produce, drenching downpours, blinding rain, and you can see rainfall totals one to 2 inches in a short period of time that could cause flash flooding. if you have outdoor plans i wouldn't cancel them keep an eye to the sky because as we saw here not everybody will see these thunderstorms. the rainfall totals again, future tracker is hint willing toward the idea that one neighborhood gets hit, the text might not see anything at all. so philadelphia has more than 3 inches but look at trenton. barely .4 of a inch. it depend where these heavier thunderstorms set up this afternoon. eighty-five in reading and lancaster. eighty-seven for wilmington, philadelphia millville and

dover. atlantic city eight 36789 a strong thunderstorm is likely at some point during the day. otherwise, mostly cloudy, very humid. sometime after lunch is when we are expect ago this active to develop. cloudy this morning. maybe a little bit of patchy drizzle and mist. jersey shore, today cloudy skies, limited sun, humid with a thunderstorm and 83. tomorrow is a beach day. land breeze develops. humidity drops off. 84 degrees. ocean temperature in the 70's. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, sunday and machine looks good. 87 degrees. very uncomfortable today. just opposite for sunday. 86 degrees. still a warm afternoon. turning less humid, it feels wonderful for monday, tuesday the humidity and heat start to build again. 88 degrees. wednesday 90. thursday and friday is hot, oppressively humid, hot both days. looking at the extended next week even the whole time in the 90's the following monday and tuesday all are in the 90's as well. so it is relief but short lived. >> goal today is do not reach 90. >> we're hoping.

>> yes. >> cloud should keep it down. >> thanks very much. like to remind you you can get the seven day forecast and check storm tracker six radar anytime of the day on our web site six abc.com/weather. well, it was a very special treat for a horror movie fans in chester county last night... what are they running from? this was the scene after a blob fest movie marathon at colonial theater in phoenixville, and blob theme t-shirts and there was a special guest outside, greeting movie goers, and taking picks tours

thank you so much for staying with us at 7:50. 73 degrees. sky 6hd giving you, a nice glimpse here of cape may, new jersey. you can see one guy on the beach, he is setting up to enjoy the day on the beach, or maybe about to go fishing. i'm not sure. meteorologist chris sowers say expect some rain today. goal, not to reach 90 to avoid miserable heat. in health check this morning when it comes to longevity watching type of fats you eat matters. that is findings of the new large stud friday harvard university. more than 126,000 men and women were involved in the study over a 30 year period. researchers found consuming unsaturated fats significantly cuts risk of death. they found that replacing a

small amount of so-called bad fats like trans fats with these healthier fats cut mortality risk by 13 to 27 percent. tv commercials can have a positive influence on children's eating habits. ohio state researchers track elementary school students who watched videos about a squad of super hero vegetables and they decorated a salad bar with these characters such as pod tomato and zach zucchini. they found number of kid that added veg toys their plates doubles and tripled when videos of the super hero vegetables aired, right here near the salad bar. the accessibility of the social media can make it easy, for younger children to catch glimpses of violence, tookly images of the past week. parents can help by shielding and reassuring their children and for children the recent dallas ambush and shooting of two black men by police can be czar -- scary and confusing.

sherry b otwin says you should keep graphic image as way from kids under the age of five or five and under. for school age kid she said thaw need to explain what happened, but leave out the details. >> maybe just say there is some really bad things that happen sometime in this world but then again to bring them back to the idea that doesn't mean it will happen to them, or anyone that they know and reassure them that we do everything that we can to keep you safe. >> experts say that from teenagers, parents may need to limit social media time and remind them that these really are isolated events. it is now 7:52. coming up next meteorologist chris sowers will take a final look at the accu weather forecast, we will be right back. new colgate optic white

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welcome back this was known as arc encounter, the theme park in kentucky, opened up its doors on wednesday, one of the kind attraction, noah's arc as recorded in the bible, the arc even counter is the largest, framed structure in the country. it stretches 510 feet and is a sister attraction to the popular creation museum which is a christiane advantage list particular outreach. >> final check of the forecast. >> yes. >> we have rain. >> yes, forecast for today, heading to the union game taking on d.c. united there could still be a spotty thunderstorm around. most of that should be over into new jersey, pushing east of the stadium but we will see, we will to have allow for spotty thunderstorm. warm, humid by 7:00 a.m. by 90th minute down to 80. billy joel concert at

8:00 o'clock same thing could be a left over then are storm but should be just cloudy, warm and sticky. exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, heat wave number three comes to an end, forecasting 87, gusty thunderstorm possible. sunday and machinery frequenter 86 both days, lower humidity levels and then another heat wave by end of the next week. >> heat is on. >> thanks very much. it is now 7:56. we are just a few minutes from saying good morning to good morning america. here's dan harris with the preview. >> good morning, gray. coming up, we are getting new information about micah johnson the black army veteran who killed five white police officers in dallas. what set him off and what investigators are finding in his home. also new information and new eyewitness accounts shedding light on the panic and heroism during the shooting itself. plus we will explore ethical debate around the decision to take the shooter out with the use of the robot. more upbeat note take a lot it this local girl in texas handing out free

lemonade and hugs to first responders. it is all coming up on gm a. we will see you soon. of course, "action news" continues at 9:00. here are stories we are working on for you. protesters taking to the streets of philadelphia and beyond to denounce recent police involved shootings. this morning vice-president joe biden is sounding the call for calm. in health check how some male patients are using yoga to help get through their cancer care. for meteorologist chris sowers and the entire "action news" team i'm gray hall. make it a great day. >> ♪

good morning, america. ambush in dallas. the nation reacting with sadness and confusion in the wake of tragedy. >> we care. i care. >> new video this morning taking us moment by moment through the siege, the standoff and its explosive end. [ sirens ] and the five fallen heroes. what we know about the officers slain in dallas and a profile of the shooter, new details are emerging about the army veteran who carried out the horrific attacks. >> he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. >> an arsenal discovered in the gunman's home and a vendetta for police. >> this guy lived around the corner from me and was willing to take people's lives that he didn't even know. >> president obama responding to the deadly attack cutting his european visit short as the candidates weigh in.