"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. in the news we are dealing with more dangerous, uncomfortable heat and we'll tell you when we'll get in relief. and the story of a young girl rescued from a home in bucks county last month. but the big story is the terror attack that killed 84 people in france. the man has been identified. police shot him to dental the end of the one mile ride. his victims were families gathering to see a fireworks show.

a father and son from texas is among is the dead. lets get the latest now in london. >> reporter: police are scouring the scene in downtown nice, piecing together who was behind this terrifying attack as the president of france declares three days of mourning. bastille day ending in horror, the truck turning into a lethal weapon crashed into hundreds of people there for a fireworks display. >> within split seconds of hearing the gunshots and i started running and the entire place seemed like chaos. >> killing dozens including a texas father and son.

the family tweeting the terrible news. plowing through crowds for over a mile stopping only when stopped by police. >> we found one automatic pistol and a second automatic fake mist old. two replica assault rifles, one grenade and a mobile phone we are currently investigating. >> investigators believe that the attacker is a 31-year-old man from tunisia living in nice with a criminal report. france's president hollande says it's an act of terror. >> this was a direct attack against france. and that is why this individual committed this act. >> the hunt is now on for any accomplices. >> french authorities say that security cameras in the city are helping to create a timeline of the assault and hundreds of cameras captured the attacker getting into the truck and entering the promenade, jennifer

eckelston back to you. >> our coverage continues on 6abc.com with more on the investigation season also reaction from experts here and around the world. and a slideshow as the world remembers and honors the victims. on the weather front, an excessive heat warning is still in effect in the area as we deal request another day of sizzling temperatures. the action cam was around the city with people looking for ways to beat the heat. for people that have to be outside it's once again finding ways to cope, and others were mindful of their pets, taking them on quick walks before the heat ramps up. but the good news is, we'll cool off this weekend finally. lets get the latest from meteorologist, melissa magee, with more. >> reporter: hi there rick, we are dealing with the heat and humidity across much of the delaware and lehigh valley. it's still warm, 88 in philadelphia with the

southwesterly wind and same thing in wilmington and 87 in reading and the poconos 78 degrees and in the coast in cape may, upper 80s in trenton. we have dew point numbers in the upper 60s near 70 degrees, it is down right oppressive down across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. looking like an air temperature in the city of 102. the excessive heat warning is in effect today. is it feels like upper 90s if not 100. future tracker 6 showing you late owner this afternoon. you can check out the heat indexes along the i-95 corridor feeling like the middle to upper 90s in the region and the evening hours on friday at 6:00 p.m., it will still feel like the lower 90s north and west. 82 in the poconos and 95 at the coast as we wrap up this week here. as we talk about what to expect,

it's not as humid today. yesterday a high of 96 with heat index as above 100. it's still hot into next week and we'll look at that in the full accuweather forecast. >> this reminder, if you or someone you know needs help staying cool. here is the number to call. the philadelphia corporation for aging's heat line, 215-765-9040. we have new developments from the campaign this noon. within the last 90 minutes, donald trump revealed his rubbing mate and confirmed the news on twitter. indiana governor, mike pence is choice for vice president and he will make the first appearance when they hold their first event at 11:00 tomorrow morning. next week trump will kick off the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. and sara bloomquist is in cleveland to cover it for you,

beginning later today on "action news," and later this month, the entire "action news" team will cover every angle of the democratic convention here in philadelphia. our live coverage starts july 22nd. it's nearly one month since 12 young girls were rescued from a home in bucks county and now a mom involved in the case is fighting to get out of jail. trish hartman is live now where the suspect appeared in court. >> reporter: rick, this morning a bucks county judge ordered bail lower to 10% of $250,000. down from the original bail of 10% of $1 million. her attorney says she has not yet made bail. she must abide by the original conditions, she must have no contact with the victims in this case or the co-defendants. she and her husband daniel are

charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say they gifted their daughter to lee kaplan after a falling out with the amish church that daughter is now 18 and has two children by kaplan s. 12 girls total were removed from kaplan's home last month, and is locked up on $1 million bail. investigators spent several days going through kaplan's home gathering evidence. and the attorney and the prosecution came to an agreement forbe the bail reduction her attorney still says it's too high. >> $250,000, is high for someone with no record. we are paying respect to the seriousness of the offense.

>> she would have to post $25,000 to get out. that say substantial cash bail and i think sts appropriate in this case and it will protect the community and ensure that she will be here at all subsequent proceedings. >> reporter: defense attorneys say they plan to make another request for bail reduction in 30 days, the soonest allowable date in bucks county and a preliminary hearing is here for all three defendants in this case. trish hartman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a portion of main street in manayunk will remain closed today because of a water main break, it happened at the 4300 block this morning as water flowed for an hour before it was shut off. 30 properties were impacted in some way, but basements of businesses along main street that intersect with grape street were flooded. we'll bring you the latest tonight on "action news"

beginning at 4:00. a deadly truck accident in montgomery county, a worker has been killed by the load from his own truck, limerick officials were called out just before 8:00 this morning. they found the 62-year-old victim underneath pvc piping and was under the load before business hours. still to come on "action news" at noon, a possible tornado in new jersey, the team of experts checking the damage right now, and also a creepy crawly discovery, how a woman discovered a 10 foot snake underneath her car. meteorologist, melissa magee, is back with the seven-day forecast from accuweather with hopefully a nice weekend.

experts are in north jersey trying to determine if a tornado touched down there in warren county s. impacting 2,000 customers including governor, chris christie. they reported a black cloud over

his farm, they are looking into if it was straight line winds or a twister. nearly 80 structures including 81 homes are destroyed by a while fire in new mexico, it tore through 800 acres since starting on wednesday. power lines are down in the area so firefighters are worried about propane tanks possibly exploding. firefighters have the lines of the fire under control to stop it from spreading. investigators are working on the theory that a man shot dead by baltimore police officers last night was trying to lure police to the scene. four plain clothes officers heard gun fire at 9:30 last evening, the suspects started to fire on officers with an ar 15 style rifle and two returned fire killing the suspect and the weapon was found in the tree line at the apartment complex

later, no other victim has come forward so they believe the suspect may have been targeting police. and a police officer in newark responded to a fire in a damaged fire struck. something struck etna hook and ladder company eight nobody was hurt and firefighters continued on to the call at oak tree apartments. >> the wind shield when it broke the glass came through into the driver compartment and created a significant obstruction for the driver, they will have to custom order the windshield because it's an older vehicle, the estimate is about $1,000 and turns out to be a minor incident caused by cooking, imagine coming face-to-face with a 10 foot snake that is what happened at a parking lot, a patient walked out of doctor's appointment and saw the boa

constrictor hanging out from underneath her car. >> apparently someone's pet got out and it was well fed but just got in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> i'm a nervous wreck now i'll check underneath my car every single day now. >> a snake expert and a tow truck driver removed the unwelcome guest from its hiding spot. well, all of your abc shows new and old are available to watch whenever you want to on your mobile devices, all you have to do is download the new abc app from the apple iphone store, you'll have access to full seasons from different shows. in addition you get access to all the great abc news programming. and there are seven new comedy and lifestyle shows, produced exclusively for abc digital. if you have the abc watch app, you don't have to do anything,

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preview. >> happy friday rick. a big name in sports is in philadelphia now, actually in the building in our studio right now. it's a story we are working on for 4:00, sharrie williams is ready to do this interview now. we'll hear from minnesota vikings tackle, charise floyd. very special charity. and work does not stop in spite of the heat. it all begins at 4:00, take us with you on the go, download the free 6 abc news app and watch us live on your smart phone or tablet. and it's freebie friday, i'll round up all the things 100% off. >> thank you alicia. quick break and then a check of the accuweather forecast.

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meteorologist, melissa magee, is here now checking out the forecast for the weekend we'll still be hot won't we? >> yes, the excessive heat warning stays up today and here is stormtracker 6 live double scan no issue with precipitation right now and there could be a stray pop-up shower or thunderstorm later on today but most locations stay dry.

we'll show you the picture outside. chopper 6 hd looking at valley forge national park. we have got clouds around when we took the picture, but right now a mixture of clouds and sunshine across the region and temperatures are warming up pretty nicely. temperatures in the 80s right now with the southwesterly wind. 85 in philadelphia and 86 in trenton and 91 in a.c. and upper 80s in allentown and lehigh valley. you factor in the heat index. 92 in philadelphia and dover 94 feeling like 96 degrees in cape may. and we are not finding much relief in comparison to what we had across the region just yesterday. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have dry conditions right now, a frontal boundary that is essentially falling out to the west and slowly making its way eastward into the first half of the

weekend on saturday. we are looking for relief and hard pressed to find it, we have the cold front across the region and high in philadelphia of 93 and the front stalls across our region on saturday, and temperatures will be close to 90 degrees, it depends on how much moisture we pick up and if the southwesterly wind continues. this is a place to go at the shore to beat the heat. saturday it's warm with a late day shower or thunderstorm as the front comes through and we max out at 85 by sun things turn less humid and the high of 83. the ocean temperature in at 73 degrees, up in the poconos today. well it looks like a mixture of sun and clouds, high temperature up to 84 and it's less humid on saturday, because that front is moving into your region and moving out by day's end on saturday, a high up to 80 and

partly sunny and 70 and if are you north of the city today or down south, down across south jersey and delaware it won't be as oppressive compared to inland locations where we have the excessive heat warnings until 8:00 p.m. tonight, it's still hot today and humid, temperature of 93 degrees and temperatures staying in the 90s this weekend, on sunday some sunshine and the difference on sunday it will turn less humid with a high temperature of 90 but that heat rolls on my monday, hot and more humid back up to 93 degrees and warm and muggy on tuesday and high up to 89, on wednesday we have a partly sunny skies and nicer and 88 and thursday 89. and the humidity is still with

us tomorrow but not as bad as today. >> a little relief. right now you can order more than a ride from uber, in celebration of national ice-cream day, the company is delivering ice-cream bars, a partnership with dessert maker magnum, just open the app and set your location and click on the ice-cream tab, the most common deal will cost you $10 for four ice-creams. still ahead in our next half hour. we are continuing to follow the latest surrounding the terrorist attack in nice, france. more reaction from around the world. and a man out rowing had to be rescued from the christiana river in wilmington. we'll tell you what went wrong.

hello again, sara is on assignment in cleveland and here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30, nearly a dozen children are rushed to the hospital as a precaution after a van crashes into a building in west philadelphia. also, water main break shuts down a busy street in manayunk. we have a closer look at the damage. and presumptive republican nominee picked his vice president, and we have a preview. now the details surrounding

the terrorist attacks in nice, france. officials have identified the driver responsible, dozens of people were killed and hundreds were injured when a truck drove into is the large crowd at at popular tourist destination. live in nice with the latest -- >> reporter: hello rick, i want to give you a sense of where we are and what it looks like. this had is promenade, you get to see the white area here has been completely sealed off because it was here that hundreds of thousands of people were watching bastille day and the national fireworks for the holiday, people were here looking forward to the celebration, the whole weekend here is the celebration of france's independence day. but as they were celebrating, old and young and tourists alike, a man in a truck 31-year-old man, a french man of