night. it weighs on my mind constantly. this killing, it has to stop. >> the shooting in michigan comes amid more pleas for peace and unity in dallas texas. tonight a candlelight vigil will be held for the five officers killed last week and now we're getting some new information about the attack officials say it actually could have been much worse. >> this as we're hearing for the first time from one of the victims wounded in the chaos. abc has more from dallas texas. >> reporter: rick and monica dallas police detectives balancing this intense investigation while honoring their fallen brothers and sisters on the force hosting memorials throughout the day and a candlelight vigil for later this evening. at the dallas police department, a moment of silence for the fallen. dozens of police academy cadets who will one day put their lives on the line paying their respects. the investigation continues into the deadly mass shooting and so do the threats to law

enforcement. >> we're all on edge we are. we're all on edge and we're being very careful. >> reporter: dallas police chief david brown says the sniper who took the lives of five police officers at a black lives matter protest was planning a much bigger attack. but he moved up his plans because of last week's police killings of two black men. brown says the stockpile of bomb making materials found in his home is concerning. >> this person obviously had some delusions. this person also was very committed to killing officers. >> reporter: investigators say the army vet took self-defense courses and did tactical drills at home before thursday night's shooting. after johnson's two hour standoff taunting officers police sent a robot with a bomb to kill him. for the first time his parents speaking out in an interview with the blaze. >> i don't know what to say to make anything better. i didn't see it can coming. >> reporter: dr. brian williams was one of the doctors who worked to save the lives of police officers that

night. >> done to these officers and i grieve with the families. >> reporter: the feeling here in dallas is that people are hopeful as they come together while grieving. the first funerals for those fallen officers happens on wednesday. in dallas, adrienne banker channel6 "action news." >> thank you adrienne. as the investigation in dallas continues to unfold emotions are still running high all around the country. that includes right here in philadelphia where demonstrations about police relations and racial injustice continued for a sixth straight day. chopper6 hd live right now over north philadelphia where a black lives matter protest is about to get under way again. demonstrators say they're going to march down cecil b. moore avenue from broad street to 33rd. this morning another group called showing up for racial justice protested through center city during the rush hour. this demonstration blocked several intersections. again philadelphia police emphasize their duty to keep protestors safe saying impromptu demonstrations though make the job more

difficult. >> between the shootings in dallas, louisiana and minnesota, anger over recent shootings has electrified the race for president. both major candidates hillary clinton and donald trump are recognizing the shootings as tragedies but each is taking their own approach in calling for a solution. we'll have much more on the race for the white house coming up on "action news" tonight at 5:30. meanwhile philadelphia's just two weeks away from taking center stage in the political sphere. you won't have to be a vip to get a taste of the action. political fest will make up nonpartisan exhibits and displays around the city designed to engage convention goers and residents alike. >> we are encouraging everyone to start here headed to the white house exhibit, followed by our main stage theater where we're going to be having live interviews political speeches and our games, political trivia and political

feud so it should be a lot of excitement. get started here and move out to the other venues. >> "action news" will have you covered for both political conventions. jim gardner and sarah bloomquist are ling to cleveland with live reports from the rnc on friday. of course the "action news" team will have every angle of the dnc covered here in philadelphia. we'll have full coverage on our web site at 6abc.com. >> septa's new interim schedule is getting put to the test. the agency relied on train cars leased from around the northeast to cut back on overcrowding and delays but today officials say riders could still be feeling the squeeze through the summer. "action news" reporter katherine scott with more. >> reporter: this amtrak train pulled into bryn mawr this morning one of the pieces of equipment septa has on loan. today is the first day of the new interim schedule which comes after septa announced plans to lease equipment from amtrak, new jersey transit and maryland area regional commuter train service. >> i would hope that that

would help cut down on the overcrowding and maybe make it so they're not so delayed. >> just hoping that it comes on time. >> reporter: the lease of the vehicles along the paoli thorndale and trenton lines including here in ardmore. septa lost a third of its regional rail fleet after serious cracks were found in the suspension system. that translated into 13,000 fewer seats. officials say 18 additional cars and three locate motives hit the tracks today to ease overcrowding and delays. the leased equipment means 1700 more seats than last week but that's still -- that still leaves a significant seat shortage. we hope this week is better than last. >> last week not too good. >> i don't know that it's going to be significant. i think it will help, of course. more trains, less crowded. it was very crowded. >> reporter: over in glenside today's new schedule meant additional service between glenside and center city. commuters say leaving early helps as does staying flexible because there's no overnight shift.

>> going to be a long haul. we've dealt with this before with strikes but it's always been a week, maybe two weeks, you know, at the most but this is going to be a couple months. >> reporter: septa says using this leased equipment helps shorten wait times compared to last week. still, there is no overnight fix to this. you are urged to use alternate means of transportation if possible. in ardmore, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> one firefighter was sent to the hospital battling an overnight blaze in wynnefield. flames broke out in the 5300 block of west berk street about 1:00 a.m. at a. it took 20 minutes for crews to get it under control. one firefighter was taken to penn presbyterian in stable condition. the extent of his injuries still unclear right now and the cause of that fire is under investigation. >> all right, turning to the accuweather forecast, it was the perfect summer afternoon for the delaware valley. looking live outside right now sky6 hd showing you a very pretty picture from cape may. enjoy the weather while you can, though, especially at the shore. accuweather says hot and humid conditions will return by the

end of the week. we'll be back in the soup. meteorologist cecily tynan is live outside with the details. what if we don't like soup, cecily. >> no choice. get outside and enjoy the weather now then if you don't like that soupy weather because that is heading our way but today very comfortable. 85 degrees in philadelphia right now. 86 in washington, d.c. new york city only 79 degrees and part of the reason why it feels so good is that dewpoints are generally in the 50's. that's a dry air mass. satellite6 along with action radar showing loads of sunshine. we are seeing some fair weather cumulus clouds popping up but once the sun sets, they'll be clearing out and tonight will be a very comfortable night. showing the next 12 hours, temperatures will be dropping down into the 60's overnight. dewpoints will be rising about 60 degrees so it will get a little bit more humid in the overnight hours but generally it's going to be feeling pretty nice. it's not going to last.

humidity will be creeping up as we look ahead. late in the week i'm tracking the return of 90's with a heat index around 100. along with that some afternoon thunderstorms. i'll have details on the timing of those coming up in the full accuweather forecast. monica. >> thank you cecily. from our new jersey news room a new poll shows support is lessening for a plan to expand casinos beyond atlantic city. fairly dickerson university polled registered voters. 57 percent of respondents say they expose casino expansion in the garden state. 35 percent support it. at the beginning of the year it was much closer, 50 percent opposed 42 percent in favor. that proposal will be on the november ballot. >> all right, time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> let's go to matt pelman live in the "action news" traffic center. >> lots of people are back to work today after the holiday week like you monica, welcome back to you. that means added people on those septa regional rails which were already packed last week so even though we have 1700 more seats today as katherine was saying in those new schedules we are still

seeing delays this afternoon. at this point the worst of which is about 35 minutes but again, across-the-board on those rail lines this afternoon expect the trains to be behind. and we've been running behind here on 422 westbound side coming out of king of prussia. a crash westbound by 23 just cleared but it's still a little bit extra heavy. crash is also gone from maple shade along 38 by the pj when he will hasn't's but we still have the one in cherry hill on 70 eastbound at springdale road so instead of 70 and those single digit speeds i would use church road or 38 as alternates. watch out for one in berlin by our lady of mount carmel along the white horse pike and in vineland there's a crash along main road 555 at sheridan avenue. we'll check it again rick and monica, in the next half hour. >> okay. >> sounds good. >> thanks matt. >> thank you. much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. 500 more american troops are headed overseas in the fight against isis. the crucial battle they'll be helping iraqi forces get ready for. >> in health check tonight you'll meet the doctor whose brush with death has now motivated him to help others

with rare diseases. those stories and much more when "action news" at 5:00 continues tonight. >> ♪

>> the u.s. will send 560 more troops to iraq as officials ramp up the fight against isis. that announcement came from

defense secretary ash carter. most troops will be stationed at a air bass recaptured by iraqi forces from isis over the weekend. the plan is to help iraqi troops retake the key city of mosul. >> we continue to look for ways to further accelerate as we have already in many ways the campaign to deliver isil a lasting defeat in iraq and syria. we're looking for opportunities to to more. we're prepared to do more. >> isis captured mosul back in 2014 and has used it as a headquarters ever since. >> incoming british prime minister theresa may says she honored and humbled. she addressed supporters after david cameron announced he'll resign on wednesday. his decision comes after he failed to convince the country to remain in the european union. may who has been britain's home secretary for six years will become the country's second female prime minister.

>> it was a good start to the week for the stock market. the s & p 500 closed at a record high today. the index beat the market set around this time last year. the dow jones and nasdaq are still struggling to meet the numbers investors saw last summer but today the dow climbed 80 points, the nasdaq gaining 31 points on the day. the the s & p 500 gaining seven and change. starbucks is boosting the pay of all employees and store managers at u.s. company run stores by 5 percent or more. the raises will come in star starting october. the ceo says the amount will be determined by geographic and market factors. starbucks is starting go should be healthcare coverage. it will allow them to pick and degrees in a number of options. >> one local doctor is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that could help thousands of people

with rare diseases find effective treatment. >> ali gorman is at the big board with details. >> he's a doctor research an patient battling a rare disease himself. rare disease means it affects a very small percentage of the population but altogether about 30 million americans have one of these 7,000 rare diseases and only about 5 percent have an approved treatment. this bill aims to change that. today dr. david fegenbaum spends his days inside looking for cures for rare diseases. in the past he paid football at georgetown university and was perfectly healthy until he turned 25. at the time he was in medical school. >> started having abdominal pain and night sweats. my lymph nodes were enlarging. over the course of just two to three weeks i went from being totally healthy to being on my death bed. >> he spent weeks in intensive care and was diagnosed with

idiopathic multicentric castle man's disease it's a rare and potentially deadly condition. the immune system starts attacking a person's own organs. he was treated with chemotherapy but relapsed several times. until he started doing his own research. and asked his doctor to prescribe him a drug used for people who have had a kidney transplant. since then, he's been in remission for 30 months. that's longer than ever before. >> every day is a new record and every day i feel more and more optimistic that maybe this is the drug that's going to work for me for a long time and maybe it's a drug that could work for a lot of other patients as well. >> in fact he's hoping this approach repurposing drugs can help thousands. he urges lawmakers to pass the open act. it would give pharmaceutical companies a financial incentive to test existing drugs to see if they work to treat rare diseases. if they win approval the cost is more likely to be covered

and more families can find answers. >> this is a chance to finally get attention on rare diseases and to try to find drugs that could work for us that we never thought were possible. >> and as of today, the open act passed in the house but it has stalled in the senate. the doctor welcomes other families to support the bill. we have a link for more information on 6abc.com. rick and monica. >> thank you. >> thank you ali. much more still to come on "action news at 5:00 tonight. a big surprise for some small hospital patients in montgomery county. >> plus, a change is coming to this year's miss america pageant. the new face who will be coming to boardwalk hall in september when "action news" returns. >> ♪ i don't want to live with

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan here with the forecast for the week ahead. looks like it's going to be heating up. >> today was so nice though i think even rick williams went for a run, right. >> no way. >> i ran to the post office -- to the mailbox. >> to the post office. >> not to the post office, the mailbox. then i ran inside. >> that's good. >> even rick had to get outside today. not so sure i believe that. sky6 taking a look at the center city skyline. we've got blue skies and sunshine. some of those fair weather cumulus clouds popping up. no rain today but parts of our region really could use the rain, especially areas north and northeast of philadelphia. atlantic city doing pretty well. since may first, rainfall running 7-inches above normal. wilmington rainfall more than 3-inches above normal. philadelphia slightly above. trenton, though, close to 2-inches below normal and allentown, lehigh valley very dry, close to 3-inches below normal and the drought monitor which is issued every thursday shows that areas really north

and northeast of philadelphia under dry conditions. could use the rain and it looks like we could have some heavy downpours later in the week as we get very humid and very unsettled. right now, though, it feels pretty nice out there. philadelphia 85 degrees. allentown 84. wilmington also 84. trenton 82. you get that sea breeze atlantic city airport 81. beach haven 78 degrees and dewpoints pretty comfortable. dewpoints generally in the mid to upper 50's. that's a dry air mass. except for right along the ocean, right along the bay you get those winds offer the ocean, that ocean influence dewpoints are a little bit higher in the mid 60's. now satellite6 along with action radar showing loads of sunshine, a few fair weather cumulus popping up. we have high pressure right over us and this high pressure will nudge to the east by tomorrow bringing us warm are more humid air but tonight very nice. mainly clear skies, overnight lows dropping down into the 60's. dewpoints around 60 degrees so just slightly humid. 68 in philadelphia, allentown

62, cape may 67 and trenton 65 degrees and the day planner showing tomorrow it will be warmer, it will be a little bit more humid than today at 8 o'clock 72, by 2 o'clock, 85. by 5 o'clock, reaching that high of 88 and then by 8 o'clock, 80 degrees. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow is not going to be as comfortable as today, 88 degrees. on wednesday gets even more muggy, 89 with a possibility of some thunderstorms especially north and west of the city. thursday, though, is when we get into that steamy air mass. 92 degrees, feeling like 100. we do it again on friday. chance of some late day thunderstorms. saturday officially making this the third heat wave of the year with three days in the 90's but then some changes are on the way. i'll talk about that coming up in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. get set to sweat, guys. >> all right. >> once again. thank you cecily. >> summer, july in philadelphia of course. we'll have much more when we come right back. stick around.

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authorities say the gunman walked in shot two bailiffs and shot another deputy. that deputy is being treated at the hospital. during some sort of struggle the gunman was shot and killed. his name has not been released. we're also hearing several other people were injured during the incident. officials are not commenting on those injuries right now. and it's still not clear what prompted the shooting or how the man was able to get a gun inside that courthouse. "world news tonight" with david muir will have much more on the shooting in saint joseph michigan. watch that tonight at 6:30 following "action news" at six ooh. >> now to the recent killings of five white dallas police officers and two black men in other cities by white police officers that are forcing the presidential candidates to change the tone of their campaign. >> amidst of the racial tension in the recent violence across the country what do voters want to hear from the next commander-in-chief. >> today presumptive republican nominee donald trump calls himself the "law and order candidate who will be tougher on crime."

the presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton who spoke in philadelphia friday says the nation needs to heal, have compassion and respect for one another. >> abc's lana zak is live in washington tonight with more on how the candidates plan on moving the country forward. >> lana. >> reporter: good evening, monica and rick. that is exactly the question with these tragic events, there is also a challenge and an opportunity to our nation's political leaders to try and engage in this difficult dialogue to try and advance our very nation. >> i am the law and order candidate. >> reporter: donald trump campaigning with a new twist on a familiar slogan. >> make america safe again for everyone. >> reporter: trump calling for an end to "hostility against our police while also acknowledges the heartbreak of the shootings of two black men. >> the tragic deaths in minnesota and louisianna make clear that the work must be done to ensure and a lot of

work that americans feel that their safety is protected. >> reporter: but trump's potential vp pick chris christie placed blame on the protestor and the leadership. >> reporter: rudy giuliani on cbs suggesting the bigger problem is black on black crime. >> if i were a black father and i was concerned about the safety of my child, i would say be very respectful of the police. i'd also say be very careful of those kids in the neighborhood and don't get involved with them because, son, there's a 99 percent chance they're going to kill you not the police. >> reporter: hillary clinton on cnn saying white americans need to step up. >> i'm going to be talking to white people. i think we're the ones who have to start listening to the legitimate cries that are coming from our african-american fellow

citizens. >> reporter: and on that note, clinton has found agreement with some republican leaders including speaker of the house paul ryan as well as a potential vice presidential running mate for donald trump, that being of course newt gingrich. reporting live from washington, lana zak, channel6 "action news." back to you, monica and rick. >> lana, thank you for that report. as lana mentioned new jersey governor chris christie stumped for donald trump in virginia today. governor christie is considered to be on the short list for the vice presidential slot. indiana governor mike pence is also considered to be a top choice for vp. he'll join donald trump on the campaign trail tomorrow. and trump is not getting the pat on the back he was hoping for from his alma mater. the wharton school of business at the university of pennsylvania. more than 2,000 students signed a document called you do not represent us an open letter to donald trump. in part, it said this "we proud students alumni and faculty of wharton are

outraged that an affiliation with our school is being used to legitimize prejudice and intolerance. we do express our unequivocal stance against the xenophobe ya' racism sex is. >> reporter: and other forms of bigotry that have actively implicitly endorsed in your campaign ." >> bernie sanders will join hillary clinton at a new hampshire event tomorrow where it is expected that he will endorse her. zapped'sen dorm will come a month after the final primary. he has pushed for policy agreements on higher education healthcare and a $15 an hour federal minimum wage. some of the policies were included in a draft of the party's platform in orlando, florida over the weekend. a philadelphia based tech company will help you see the democratic national convention like never before. today mayor jim kenney announces they will be the official technology provider for the event. the company will make sure all the photos videos blog and anything happening with the convention and surrounding events get out to the public. folks are encouraged to use

hashtag dems in philly. >> "action news" will be in the middle of all of it. "action news" anchors jim gardener and sarah bloomquist will head to cleveland ohio for the republican national convention. that runs july 19th through the 21st. our live reports begin this friday and on july 25th the following week the momentum swings to philadelphia and the democratic national convention. the entire "action news" team will cover every angle from the politics to the protests online and on air. our live coverage begins july 22nd. and remember to download the 6abc news app to stay on top of all of the action as we head towards the general election. you can get breaking news alerts from the accident campaign trail as well as live results on election night. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> four cars collided along a stretch of i-95 in bucks county today. chopper6 over the northbound

lanes in bensalem here. the crash happened about 2:00 p.m. it's still not clear what led up to the crash or if anyone was seriously injured. the investigation and cleanup led to a backup several miles long. we have an update about a story our delaware news room has been following since saturday. new castle county police are looking for the person who murdered this man malcolm evans. he was found shot to death in his car in rutledge. at first police thought they were just responding to a car accident but then they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. he later died of his injuries. delaware detectives also arrested two people suspected of breaking into the first baptist church of milford back in april. police say christopher willie and christopher carter broke into the church and stole money from the safe. both are facing a list of charges. >> new jersey officials continue to urge the state legislature and govern chris christie to make a move on the transportation trust fund. they gathered in trenton today to talk about the many problems caused by the current show down. if a decision can't be made

soon, officials saurels dents can expect it to affect their wallets with higher property taxes. they can also expect to have a tougher time getting around town. >> when these bridges start to fall apart, when these culverts stop to be able to carry their load weight, folks are going to see a bridge closed sign. >> county executive hughes and others want governor christie to call a special session of legislature to resolve their differences on the fund. >> time right now to check the traffic story out that monday night. >> we go to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how are we looking. >> lines at the 7-eleven's today on this 7/11 for free slurpee day. we have a long line of traffic rick and monica on 95 southbound from just south of philadelphia international airport through this point just south of 320 in chester. disabled vehicle here just got pushed off to the side but the left lane was blocked for almost a half hour so it is extra slow on 95 southbound through delco.

also an earlier crash on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound by norristown. that's gone but speeds are still in the 20's coming away from valley forge. about exactly the same mid 20's on the eastbound schuylkill with regular afternoon voling -- volume in cherry hill accident on 70 eastbound is gone but it's still slow. one on 38. as we look live at nixon drive looks like the crash that was in the westbound lanes has cleared out. getting better but still slow on 38. big delays on the septa regional rails. some aren't too bad this afternoon. i saw one though that's 52 minutes behind so despite the increased service from last week with those new schedules that went into effect today we are seeing a bunch of delays once again on the rails. rick and monica, back over to you. >> okay, thank you again matt. >> still to come on "action news" tonight at 5:00 a warning for breakfast lovers about something that may be sitting in your cupboard that could make you sick if you eat

it. we'll explain. >> you play not look it now but once upon a time this pennsylvania man was the youngest to ever play in the major leagues. we'll share his story and cecily is in for adam tonight. hey, cecily. >> hi, rick. we have a dry comfortable start to the work week. temperatures in the mid 80's. dewpoints in the 50's. but it's not going to last much longer. i'm tracking another heat wave on the way. i'll have details on what to expect in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right, ducis rodgers has phillies sixers and more in sports when "action news" continues in just a moment.

>> a united airlines flight aborted its takeoff from bush intercontinental airport today and blew two of its tires while trying to slow down. airport officials say the plane was leaded down the runway when the pilot reported seeing flames shooting from one engine. the crew slammed on the brakes to stop the plane. passengers were taken out and evacuated but fortunately nobody was hurt. now to a consumer alert. continental mills recalling its krusteaz blueberry pancake mix. this recall affects products manufactured between april and

june of this year. the company says a blueberry anything get in the mix is made with a small percentage of flour that was recalled by general mills over possible e. coli contamination. so far no illnesses have been reported but if you have the mix you are asked to call the company for a refund and simply throw the product away. >> time for sports. ducis is here and we could safely say the phillies will not lose a game for the next few days. >> we have the all-star break. >> they're not playing. >> some of the guys kind of get away for a few days. time for the 3r's, rest relaxation and some regroupin regrouping. that's the phillies plan for the all-star break. phillies hit the rest of it optimistic about their futures. phils beat the rockies yesterday. they hit the all-star break having won 11 of their last 15 games. even throw they're clicking right now cameron ruff feels a break is come tag good time. >> yeah i think so. we got a lot of young kids and it's their first full season in the big leagues, give them time to have a little bit of a break but got to come out hot in the second half and come

back keep playing having fun. that's what we're doing. >> a major factor the team's recent success the bats. no holes in the lumber anymore. maikel franco has led the resurgence five home runs in his last eight games. that pleases the team's general manager. >> i think what's been really satisfying about this is just seeing the way the bats have come alive and we've been winning games with our offense and that's something that even in the first six weeks of the season when we were winning we were often winning, you know, low scoring games, one run games and then we started to swing the bats better now and that's very positive. >> to the nba. five titles and 19 years. that's a pretty good ratio. it's also enough for tim duncan can a certain hall of famer. the spurs forward announced his retirement from the nba. duncan spent his entire career with one team the spurs. that's almost unheard of these days. he was a two time league m.v.p. and three time finals m.v.p. in typical tim duncan, no

fanfare. the sixers have a day off from summer league play they'll face golden state tomorrow night. ben simmons play continues to heat up. the sixers top draft pick had his best slowing of the summer. he scored 18 points on seven of 13 shooting. in his previous games he seemed content to be a facilitator for others. simmons sales he made a concerted effort to be more aggressive offensively. >> yeah, you know, they let me shoot so i shot the ball. some went in, some didn't. felt good. i kind of just focused on shooting the ball. they were falling so i got some of the rhythm. >> former villanova standout ryan arcidiacono is no longer at the school but the honors keep rolling in. arch has won the big east scholar athlete sports excellence award. he finished his college career way grade point average above three. he also helped lead the cats to the national championship. right now eases with the san

antonio spurs for summer league play. arch is enjoying his wild ride. >> been a transition i was only able to celebrate for about a week and a half two weeks. then high to get right back into workouts. i've just been trying to keep playing my game and get -- keep playing at the high tempo that the nba is. >> trying to make that team. teams could always use good shooters. >> good ball handlers. thank you very much ducis. at the age of 89, law honored as the youngest player in major league baseball history. carl sheeb grew up in dauphin county pennsylvania. in 1943 at the age of 16 he made his major league debut with the philadelphia athletic. he lives in texas but returned home to the town of gratz for presentation of his recently released biography entitled wonder boy. >> i'm used to these kind of parks, ball parks, you know. and i was really amazed when i walked into a park that held 38,000 people, you know. >> he played alongside greats like ted williams joe dimaggio and mickey mantle.

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>> just when you start to complain it's too hot out there just remember you could be living in the mountain of montana and dealing with snow. take a look at this wintry scene. that's right. snow falling this past weekend at big sky resort.

monica was just there for vacation. >> no. [laughter] >> folks broke out the hats gloves winter coats and bundled up to take a stroll. wow. >> hate the cold. >> i do not usually guarantee forecasts but i guarantee you we are not getting snow this week. it is going get hotter. >> you say that in october. >> not in october. we can get snow in october. >> by the end of the week we may be wishing we had a little bit of snow. it's going to get pretty uncomfortable. let's go live on storm tracker6 and show you that we've got dry conditions out there and really just a gorgeous day. the action cam taking a look up over the ben franklin bridge and seeing blue skies and sunshine. comfortable humidity levels and temperatures slightly below normal for this time of the year. our high 86 degrees. 1 degree shy of the normal high of 87. the low 65 degrees. 4 degrees below normal. record high 100 set back in 1988. record low 55 set back in

1963. right now 85 degrees in philadelphia. 84 in allentown and reading and wilmington and millville, pretty popular number. getting that sea breeze at the shore. atlantic city airport 79 and beach haven 77 degrees. high pressure is right over us. that's what brought us all the sunshine today. some fair weather cumulus clouds but that high pressure will move to the east tomorrow and that will bring us warmer and slightly more humid air. so tonight pretty nice. mostly clear. humidity levels will stay pretty low. dewpoints sneaking up to around 60 degrees. 62 degrees the low in the suburbs. 68 degrees for center city. and tomorrow with that return flow to the west of that high pressure, a wind out of the south, it will be warmer, 88 degrees and it will be more humid with a mixture of clouds and sunshine but this warm front, this is what will really bring us that steamy air mass. by wednesday, it gets very muggy with a possibility of some thunderstorms. i think we'll have enough cloud cover that we'll

probably be south of 90 degrees. about 89 degrees. but then the heat is on. thursday, friday and saturday with temperatures in the 90's. if you are down the shore tomorrow, that ocean temperature is 74 degrees. looking like a pretty nice beach day. sun with a few clouds. there will be a sea breeze so the jersey beaches about 79 degrees, the delaware beaches about 81. don't forget the sunscreen. keep reapplying. the u.v. index will be very high, easy to get a burn tomorrow. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow is going to be on the warm side. slightly more humid than today but not oppressive. dewpoints sneaking up into the mid 60's as we head through the day. the afternoon high 88 degrees. wednesday more muggy with a possibility of thunderstorms. the afternoon high 89 degrees and future tracker showing looks like the best chances will be north and west of philadelphia around 3:30, this is showing some scattered thunderstorms popping up. again, the far northwest suburbs. i don't think everyone will see them. thursday likely will be a more

active day as far as thunderstorms and it's going to be uncomfortable. 92 degrees with dewpoints close to 70, it will feel around 100 degrees. kind of a repeat performance on friday. feels like a hundred. the air temperature 95. some pop-up thunderstorms and saturday 91 degrees, three days in a row officially making this a heat wave. heat wave number three. but then a cold front will likely bring us some thunderstorms late on saturday and sunday could be a pretty active day with some showers and thunderstorms with that cold front sneaking through, a high of 87 degrees and monday it will be partly sunny and it will be a little bit on the warm side with a high of 89 degrees. so, we still have a few more hours to take advantage of the comfortable air, maybe dining alfresco by the end of the week you're going to want to stay indoors for the air conditioning. >> thank you cecily. >> thank you. >> be sure to check back with 6abc.com/weather for the latest forecast information and realtime views from storm tracker6 live radar. rely on our expert team of meteorologists to keep you up

to date by following each of them on facebook and twitter. and you can get a free slurpee today because it is 7/11's birthday. the convenience store opened its doors 89 years ago on this date which is 7/11 on the calendar july 11th. so to celebrate it gives away slurslurps from 11:00 a.m. to 70 p.m. there's a new birthday cake flavored like slurpee. the company estimates it will give away 9 million free small slurps today.

>> $100,000 grant will help fund a initiative to revitalize the kensington section of philadelphia. immany packet services corporation accepted a check from wells fargo. talks will be held on how to best use the money. one plan to create more green spaces for kids and residents to gather and play. >> very nice. >> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6::following breaking developments from michigan. a courthouse shooting left two court bailiffs dead. back home a sixth straight dave demonstrations in philadelphia over police and racial injustice in america. >> also a major renovation project is halted in center city philadelphia as officials work to preserve an historic mural. that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers, monica malpass, welcome back. >> thanks.

>> for our entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> good night.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight, more gun violence, an outbreak of violence in a midwestern outpost this afternoon. two court bailiffs were shot to death at the berrien county courthouse in saint joseph, michigan. the gunman was killed by police officers. information coming from the scene has been slow but we do know another sheriff's deputy

and a civilian were both injured. we're waiting for some details about the gunman and what sparked the deadly violence in saint joseph, michigan today. president barack obama will go to dallas tomorrow to meet with the families of the fallen police officers and he will join former president george w. bush at a memorial service. this is the way it looked at dallas police headquarters today as police academy cadets held a moment of silence at a growing memorial there. and word came that funerals will be held this week for three of the five police officers gunned down last thursday night. police chief david brown provided some detailed information today that we didn't know before. he said that micah johnson died inside el centro college, not a parking garage as previously reported. he said a total of 11 police officers fired weapons at johnson and two used the explosive device that