may seem and despite the fact that there is bias in america, his own life is testament to how far we have come. that was one of the messages at a memorial service in dallas to the five officers killed on sunday night. we heard the call from unity, including the call from dallas mayor, mike rawlings. >> to wage this battle today must be about unity, unity among faiths and unity among police and citizens and yes unity among politicians. >> former president, george w. bush, one of texas's most prominent citizens talked of unity as well. >> we have one country, one future and one decembstindestin not want the unity of grief nor

do we want the unity of fear. we want the unity of hope, and high purpose. >> but it was left to president obama to set the tone to comfort and challenge americans. >> in this audience i see what's possible. i see what's possible when we recognize that we are one american family. all deserving of equal treatment. all deserving equal respect. >> as americans we can decide that people like this killer will ultimately fail, they will not drive us apart. we can decide to come together and make our country reflect the good inside of us. >> president barack obama in dallas today "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters in philadelphia and vernon there are specific reasons that local

police are being extra careful because they too may be targets? >> reporter: absolutely jim, normally police get anonymous threats off the internet all the time all too frequently but this one came from a person that came face-to-face saying there was a threat coming to the philadelphia police and she claimed she knew what she was talking about. since the attack on dallas police last week, philadelphia police sources say there has been an increase in threats directed towards them. overnight detectives had to investigate threats to blow up three districts across town. chinatown and northeast philadelphia and the 35th in olney. the claim was that people wearing burkas would come in wearing bundles that appeared to be infants but were actually suicide bombs. >> we take all the threats

seriously and we investigate them and right now we haven't found anything substantive yet but we'll take each and everyone of them searierouses. >> this none discrypt building in philadelphia is the intelligence center that monitors potential terrorism and emerging crime and all sorts of danger here in southeastern pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware and on into maryland. with access to video feeds and social media 24/7. >> it allows people to do a lot of things, some is not the smartest things in the world. even if you have no intent to carry these things out i have no idea why people do these things. >> the intelligence gathering and analysis is at a fever pitch. >> we have the dnc coming up and

we have to be much aware of all of these things. >> reporter: jim the philadelphia police are asking the problem to remain and stay alert. if you see something that is not right call as soon as possible. live at police headquarters, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. bernie sanders made it official today. giving his support to presumptive democratic nominee, hillary clinton, the endorsement came as a joint appearance in new hampshire this morning. sanders says that clinton must become the next president because she could take on issues like income inequality and student debt. presumptive nominee donald trump did not waste time blasting back. say that sanders soldout supporters. he will rally with governor mike

pence from indiana and he ridgely endorsed head cruz but is a strong contender to be trump's running mate. meanwhile fox news suspended its contributor agreement with newt gingrich. after intense speculation about gingrich as a possible running mate. david muir will have more on the race for the white house and more on today's memorial in dallas that is next at 6:30 right after "action news." other news at this hour. after searching five months behind bars, katherine knot walked out of jail a flee woman today. this morning the judge granted knot's request for early released. she had no comment and her lawyer spoke on her behalf because of pending civil litigation, she was sentenced to

5 to 10 months for the attack on a gay couple. two co-defendants accepted plea deals and were sentenced to community service and probation. you think it's a game on a court but basketball could be deadly serious, literally. police are looking for the killer of a 15-year-old boy. janet reyes is live with more. >> reporter: jill, police really want to find the person behind this shooting. but an emotional vigil is underway right now, take a live look now, for barnes. police are calling his death an ambush, all of it over a basketball game. the person on the other end of that gun, a teen himself. >> i got shot, and he said glen got shot. fresh out of the hospital and still in shock, glen butler

repeats the haunting words that his friends yelled out after a bullet went through his arm. >> i just started running and ran down baltimore and got help. >> it happened at 10:00 in the evening, butler and his friends were walking home from a basketball game along 60th street and baltimore avenue when suddenly shots rang out. 15-year-old barnes died after being shot in the face. >> i started running and i seen the first shot. he got hit and died right in front of me. >> police say the gunman was a member of the rival basketball team. he may have been motivated by the loss of a buzzer beater last week. the investigation reveals that the shooter was lying in wait and ambushed the boys. >> we realize he is young and at 15 or 16 years of age, it

doesn't make sense over a basketball game. >> he hit him on his right side, anything could have happened. >> meanwhile the cofounder of the basketball league says this was created especially to keep the kids away from this type of violence and now may have to rethink it all together. >> i'm afraid if we don't get the right protection and support we can't continue. >> and jim detectives tell us that they are going through rosters right now and interviewing players, now, police tell us they have a name and they are fairly confident that they will make an arrest. janet reyes, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a twin home in the german town section of philadelphia collapsed this morning. denise wheeler said she noticed a crack in the wall this weekend and early this morning she found

part of the ceiling crumbling on her bed and she evacuated her daughter and three grandchildren and hours later the homes collapsed. witnesses say that heavy equipment had been rattling the homes in the neighborhood and lni says it's too early to determine the cause. several grouped uniting for one goal stopping a deal between the parking authority and uber. the philly fair ride coalition is fighting to stop the deal. they are luge the cheaper uber x service to keep operating in the city but critics say that uber has devastated the taxi industry. that uber is not providing enough wheelchair accessible vehicles. coming up tonight the bling is in, we have reaction from national champion, villanova, as the basketball team receives

their championship rings. a beloved local deli in cherry hill burns for the sec time. i'm nora muchanic i'll have the story coming up. double scan live radar showing showers and storms to the southwest. some move in tomorrow but the story is the heat and humidity to follow. i'll have details next in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. when "action news" continues tonight. c

. >> authorities in cherry hill are trying to determine the cause a fire that ravaged the well known short hills deli overnight and they are

investigating and regular customers a s ars are expressin upset. >> we love it, our boys and i come here often and i'm shocked to see this. sad. >> that is how people are reacting to the overnight fire that forced the closure of the popular short hills deli in cherry hill. >> all the way up at the top you see it three or four stories high. >> firefighters brought the fire under control in less than an hour but the restaurant suffers smoke and water damage. a lot of families will get hurt by this. >> and it's really a shame, hopefully they rebuild quickly to get people back here. >> kim's dry-cleaning store was damaged in the fire as was the clothing store it brought down ceiling tiles and the owner thinks all the merchandise will

have to be thrown out. >> we have to close for a couple of months and back to school shopping is coming up. >> the short hills deli was dried in 2008 when a carelessly tossed cigarette caused it to burn down. >> it's a go to spot for the jewish spot. these three holocaust survivors meet every week at the deli. >> there are a few of us left and there are three of us that meet here. >> the staff is the friendliest. and you become friends and feel like family. >> officials have not released the cause of the fire and say they are under investigation. i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news.." families that have suffered heart breaking loss came together to make positive new memories, loved ones of officers killed in the line of duty this

fun in seaside heights, they received passes to it's break water beach water park, the family says it's a great comfort to spend time with people that understand what they have been through. >> today is paramount really. >> usually we meet each other at funerals and memorials and you go there with a very heavy heart and today like you said it's all about fun and sun being near the beach and the water. we couldn't ask for a better day. >> it was part of the ninth annual law enforcement survivors day.

when you win the ncaa championship. good things happen and continue to happen to villanova today. >> it has led to honors including a trip to the white house. but what happened today is all more tangible. the wildcats championship ring.

it is big and it is shiny and it is theirs. jay wright present its to its player, not for the monetary value but for what is signifies. >> what does that mean to you? >> it's still surreal ducis is really is. it's something you can't believe it represents go through an entire season and winning the tournament. >> the ring? what was that like when you got that? >> it was breathtaking to receive the ring and look at it and know how much hard work and dedication was put into it. >> will you cherish it? >> all. we sacrifice aid lot including the coaches, i'll always cherish that. >> it looks betner person, trust me. the cats could end up with more hardware how about nice shiny

trophies. they left for l.a. and the espy awards. villanova is up for best coach, best team and best game and best play. the best play for yufjenkins the buzzer beater. >> this will probably be our last event but we have been to award ceremonies and met amazing people. and incredible ride, something our players will never forget. >> see if they can continue their winning streak, the espys are tomorrow night on espn. and you can vote at espn.com. the all-star game is tomorrow in san diego, hockey players are frolicking on the water and it looks more like an audition for bay watch.

they wrap up their training camp with their traditional trip to the isle, and it's an event that benefits charity. >> it's nice to get away from the rink and two skates a day at the risk is tough on the body and doing for charity is huge too. it's a great event. >> i'll try to bring you back one of those rings from villanova. >> yes. classical ballet filled the mann center for the classical arts today. performers from the rock school for dance education put on a show for dozens of families and children free of charge, the latest on the mann center's ongoing concert series. designed to engage young people in the arts.

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we are getting close to another heat wave. >> yes, thursday and friday, a steam bath of tomorrow is humid and temperatured in the 80s, tonight we are rain free and the action cam is showing a good place to be especially for later in the week along the river. the schuylkill river showing some rowers getting set to do some rowing and the 6 abc does balloon flying up and we have fair weather cumulous clouds today and the big story the next few days is the heat. the accuweather highlights show an excessive heat watch posted for thursday and friday and all areas within 25 miles of the

i-95 corridor, these are the areas where the heat index will be around 100, thursday and friday, the air temperature, the mid-90s this is similar to last week at the same time, you factor in the dew points around 70 degrees and the heat index 101 on thursday and pretty close to that on friday, and this will be a tough period of time, for people that don't like the heat and humidity. today though, seasonably warm, 86 degrees currently, the high 88 one degree above normal. dew points in the low 60s and allentown 87 and trenton 82, notice the sea breeze, the ocean temperature 76 degrees, and the air temperature 77 and beach haven also 77. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we still have high pressure right along the eastern seaboard, this is keeping the showers and thunderstorms at bay, but that high pressure will nudge to the east tomorrow. that opens the door for

unsettled weather, rain free and partly cloudy and once the sunsets the human starts to rise and it will be sticky tonight and warm too, 70 in philadelphia and 69 in cape may and 76 in allentown and 69 in wilmington. future tracker 6 showing tomorrow morning a few spotty showers for the morning commute but most activity is holding off until the afternoon hours. mainly west of philadelphia and areas to the southwest and then it looks like it is consolidating more for the evening commute. it's one of those situations i don't think everyone will see the downpours but those that do could get hit pretty hard. showers and thunderstorms we'll have a lot of debris clouds and that will keep temperatures in the upper 80s instead of the 90s, and the main concern is not damaging winds or hail or tornadoes but the potential for some very heavy downpours with the air saturated and we are looking at the potential of 1 to

3 inches of rain quickly and that could cause localized flooding, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, for tomorrow it's warm and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms, a high of 87 degrees, and thursday though is when we get into the steam bath, 94 degrees and heat index. 100 to 101 perhaps and thunderstorms in the afternoon and steamy on friday and 95 degrees and saturday the temperatures are off a notch but likely in the 90s, officially making this the third heat wave of the year and could get thunderstorms and sunday now not looking quite as active as yesterday. partly sunny skies with the possibility of thunderstorms 89 degrees and bright and warm on monday 89 and tuesday warm and muggy and 88, i'll have an update on the timing of the storms coming up tomorrow night at 11:00. >> finally 1,000 special care packages are on their way to

troops overseas. the united way finished assembling the packages following a christmas in july sendoff show, and it is meant to provide entertainment for the national guard members from new jersey and pennsylvania. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers and please join ugs for "action news" at 6:00. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

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