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for her killer. a young boy makes history by riding from city to shore in one of the area's longest running charity rides. >> first chris sowers is here with a about to be crowned the gop nominee andxclue accuweather seven-day forecast. another hot one on tap, right? >> reporter: 92, 94, it doesn't matter. let's get you outside, it's just hot. it will feel oppressive, although, humidity levels will drop off this afternoon. it's sticky right now, but it will feel better as the day progresses. there's the view in atlantic city, folks are taking advantage of the sunshine and cooling off in the water. ocean temperatures are now in the low to mid 70s. off the coast of atlantic city, 73 degrees and the delaware bay raking between 75 and 77. the water is "this week" livem. air temperatures ranging from 76 to 78 degrees with the humidity feeling close to 80. satellite and radar, showing an increased amount of sunshine as the morning progresses.
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the clouds in new jersey are left over from the showers and thunderstorms that we picked up yesterday. this is what we're expecting today, similar to yesterday, the exception being we'll looks like the threat for showers and storms. most of the day is dry sun and clouds, hot and sticky. the high expected 92 with the humidity it will feel like 93. so maybe a degree or two warmer than the actual air temperatures. there also just the slightest chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm for areas south andee of may well define weather headlines, hot and humid, the most oppressive new y comes tomorrow. there's relief in sight it arrives on wednesdayle i'll let you know how cool we get in just a few minutes. >> someone fired through a west philadelphia donut shop front door hitting a man inside. the victim was shot twice on the 4000 block of lancaster avenue. medics found him inside the store at 7:15 a.m. there's not been any arrests and we are waiting to hear more
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about the victim's condition. a woman sitting on her front porch in north philadelphia was shot multiple times. police say she was not the intended target. swunl started shooting -- someone started shooting on west oak dale street. there were men standing by, police believe the men were the target and believe the shots were fired from a vehicle. >> as the shots were fired they heard a car taking off going up 11th street, but they didn't get a make model or description. >> the woman is in stable condition. to south philadelphia, where two women were shot in a bar overnight. "action news" was on the scene of the 3300 block of reid street at 2:15 a.m. a 26-year-old woman was shot in the leg. a 29-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the leg. both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. the time 90:00 the 2.
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a woman was -- 9:02 a.m. a woman was beaten to death in the kensington section of the city. the woman's naked body was discovered after police received reports of a woman screaming after 11:30 p.m. it is believed she was attacked in the alley of east cumberland street. the woman ran for about a block before she collapsed and died. >> when units arrived we located a deceased female on the corner of jasper and letterly bloody from head to toe and completely naked. she appears at this time to have been stabbed once in the right neck. >> police have found surveillance videos in the area
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they hope to get a clear image of the killer. >> the republican national convention gets underway in cleveland, ohio tomorrow. donald trump will officially accept the nomination as the party's candidate for president. >> right now, delegates are on their way to take part in the convention. delegates talked about donald trump's chances of becoming president and controversies surrounding him and women. >> i believe donald trump hires a lot of women. i see how he treats his family and women in general and the women who have come out and spoken for him, i don't think he's that type of person at all. >> i think he has domestic skills and understanding of the united states in the needs and desires of the citizens to lead this country and this nation, so i would urge everyone to look at donald trump seriously, as i think he is going to be a great
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president. >> jp the delegates said thee looking forward to his acceptance speech. "action news" will be at the republican national convention. jim gardner along reality is that he has a lot of space to grow and i think as he pivots to the general election picking mike pence, i think he's much more precise in hissarah bloomquist will have live reports throughout the week. our live coverage continues on air and through social media and through the final gravel on thursday night. the backers of hillary >> i think he spentinton are mao center city. one of clinton's former democratic challenge challengers made a stop in philadelphia. martin o'malley called clinton a fighter with the determines needed to run the -- determination needed to run the county. join us at "action news" team brings you all the coverage of the democratic national
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convention. download the 6abc news app so you can stay on top of all the action as we prepare to vote for the next president. our app offers breaking news alerts from the campaign trail it's a free download on your mobile device. 9:06. this morning we're remembering and ballot. he can wining a member of the "action news" family. mel campman began his life in los angeles, but coincide the term "action news" at channel 6. he worked as a consultant 30 years in washington, d.c. after hanging up his news hat he opened up a dairy queen in dewey beach, delaware. two women were struck by lightning at the beach yesterday. the women were at point pleasant
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beach. they were taken to ocean medical center and expected to be okay. there's a new and very special name for a churn in montgomery county. the blessed teresa of calcutta roman catholic parish is known as saint teresa of calcutta in anticipation of the up coming canonization on september 4. >> a record breaking 2500 bicyclists are heading to the jersey shore for the tour de shore. they started the 65-mile journey. 7-year-old skylar hunter is the youngest ever to make the trip. >> going 11 miles per hour it will feel give you 8 minutes to
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stop, so if you go less than 78 minutes, then when you're going up the uphill it will be less than 11 miles per hour. so it will work out. >> all right, tyler. smart and too cool, look at the glasses and the helmet. he completed a 58-mile ride in may. the event hopes to raise $1 million for programs in the delaware for children in need and the families of fallen first responders. that event is sponsored by the irish pub and inn in atlantic city. good luck to tyler. >> nice job tyler and all the other riders. >> the police officers killed in the dallas ambush attack are being remembered in a special h way. how an artist has created an lasting impression of the men. two speed limits could keep you from getting stuck behind
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it is released back into the marina. it is still too soon to tell if the machine is working or not. several beaches have been closed. a state of emergency has been declared because of the allege growth. >> that's terrible for the folks in florida. >> hopefully it works. >> reporter: done that the water temperatures down there is 92. that's our air temperature. 92 in the gulf. not much relief. let's get you outside and show you what's going on, fortunately we don't have water temperatures that warm here. more like 72 here. very, very warm stuff down there, which is typical. i was looking at the averages down there on the oceanfront the average water temperature this time of year is 87. that's like bath water. there we go we get you outside, the view from our center city camera. a beautiful morning, crystal clear skies, it's warm and sticky again. we're in the midst of the third heat wave of the year.
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it began thursday we got up to 96 degrees the hottest temperature this year. 92 for friday, heat index with 94. 94 yesterday with a feels like temperature of 97. today, 91 or 92, but the humidity drops off, so the feels like temperature a degree at best than the air temperature. pressure reading is rising. the winds out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. is a popular number from the lehigh valley all the way down into south jersey, 77 for atlantic city and 75 in cape may. lancaster checking in at 74. you can see the numbers retreating occupy up to the north. very, very sticky across interior sections of south jersey and jersey shore. up you are 60s low 70s that's tropic fabio -- tropicalt
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will be hot anticipate humid, but not as intense as yesterday afternoon. the showers and storms are well out to sea, as you can see at this point crystal clear. high pressure in control. it will be a nice day. look for a combination of sun and clouds, one or two areas we'll stop the clock at one, could see a spotty thunderstorm, in terms of coverage 15 to 20% of the area. it will not be a big deal. it will not be the pulse-type storms we saw in south jersey. just showers and thunderstorms later on. most of us stay dry. overnight tonight it's warm and sticky. we start out on monday with sunshine and with all the humidity showers and thunderstorms may fire up in the pierre thomas and sun and clouds today, humid, not as intense. 92, it will feel like 92, 93. the heat index will not be that much higher than the actual air temperature. here's the heat index numbers
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hour by hour, lunchtime, 91. 2:00 p.m., 93. 4:00 p.m., 93. 6:00 p.m., 92. it's hot and humid, take it easy out there stay hydrated, it's better than yesterday. the jersey shore partly sunny, humid, 87 degrees on the sand. we have a lovely day coming up tomorrow, hot and humid, 94. that will feel like the century mark of 100. tuesday, less humid with the approaching cold front. humidity drops off in the afternoon that sets us up for a beautiful wednesday, high of 84. no humidity. another heat wave begins friday, 92 friday and 96. we'll not talk about sunday, sunday looks really, really hot. we'll see. >> one good day. >> we'll get to the heat waves one at a time. >> we'll take it. an artist has created a
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moving tribute to the five police officers killed in the dallas ambush shooting. he has painted a portrait of the five fallen officers. it depicts each of their faces with an american flag behind them and badge. he wanted to keep their stories and memories alive. extinguish delivered to the city of dallas. prints will be given to each of the families of the fallen officers. come to sesame place before little kids become big kids. before dress up turns to make-up.
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or learn breathing techniques. do know whether he's going to baid to ask for help. >> if you think you need to lose weight cutback on what you eat, an expert says you may be wrong. >> the secret may be to do the opposite to eat more. "action news" reporter, and registered nurse ali gorman explains his philosophy. >> reporter: jess is a eats out most of the time and doesn't exercise. >> hate it. >> reporter: but she was still able to lose 50 pounds in a year and keep it off. here's her before and after photos. her journey started in january,s 2015. she had put on extra weight. though she went to dr. who said his lean for life plan works with people's habits rather than against them. >> you see donuts, you see a protein shake. >> reporter: he had her track all her food making small
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changes. to lose weight she ate about 1200 calories per day, including 80 grams of protein. in a year's time she hit her goal weight, 125. it's not sexy, or 30 pounds in a month. but it lasts. >> reporter: after someone reaches their goal you increase cal -- calories. >> we were able to keep had your weight between 125 and 126 and get up to 1700 calories. >> reporter: how she chooses the calories is up to her. she has to mitt -- hit her protein goal. she said it can be tedious tracking every here. >> they don't go but she
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may make a big difference in these. both of these c >> reporter: welcome back everyone, 9:24 sunday morning. earlier i used the term called pulse thunderstorms. i want to explain what it is so i didn't leave you guessing at home. think of a throbbing pain it goes away and it comes back. a pulse thunderstorm works the same way. you get a heavy thunderstorm, because there's no steering mechanism aloft it rains out, and refires up in the same area. it tends to rain over and over again. if you're in south jersey last night you picked up huge amounts of rain with the pulse storms. here's camden and gloucester
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county and this is southern berlin, this area around the atco area picked up 3 inches of rain. this was an inch to an inch and a half in south medford. a lot of area didn't see anything at all. rainfall totals at co-leading the pack. -- atco leading the pack. springdale a little more than two inches of rain. electoral colleg thank you for the updat. it is 9:25, 'tis the season for picking blue berries right now the sweet fruit is ripe for the picking. for those native to the tri-state area there's nothing better than blue berries from new jersey. nora muchanic takes a look at the multibillion dollar industry. >> reporter: it's the height of the blue berry season. farmer sam moore is happy with
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his crop. >> the crop is really good this year. new jersey blue berries there's plenty of them, and the quality is fantastic. when you're looking for the quality of a blue berry, you want that powered looking blue. >> reporter: workers pick two thousand crates a day in peak season they are hauled on to the a truck and to the processing plant where they are sorted and packed and shipped to a broker. you'll find more's berry under the same of top crop. it's a family affair. >> my grandpa was proud of the farm passed down to my uncle and my cousin over here. they love it, none stop blue berries. >> reporter: 2016 is the anniversary fortunate blue berry when they were introduced to the consumer. the 5th largest in the nation, 66 million pounds are produced
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annually, but it isn't always easy. at variety farms in hammonton the town that calls itself the blue berry capitol of the world. the farmer said he he lost 50% of the crop because of the rain. >> we brought the bees in and we had 8 days of rainy weather, the bees stayed in the box and didn't do their work. >> reporter: it's a painful reminder that farmers are at the mercy of mother nature. nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> you might be confused by the signs when you're driving down a stretch of road in ankerrage alaska. the slow lane has a speed limit on 55 miles per hour. the fast lane, 65 miles per hour. transportation officials say they will keep an eye on the project to see if the works. if it doesn't, the fix is an
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easy one. >> it is my pet peeve when i'm behind a slow driver. >> whether a do you do? >> reporter: nothing. >> people are finding love in the most unusual places and the pokemon craze is helping people find dates. a student rode a bike for 6 hours to get to school. we'll get you that video. >> chris sowers will have the oppressive accuweather forecast we'll see you after after the break. he's shown no
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character. >> people married more that once, if you've been calls for his return to turkey, a cleric living in the poconos denies being involved in a failed military coup in turkey. now he awaits word on whether the u.s. will send him back overseas. local delegates are boarding a bus heading to cleveland as donald trump moves one step closer to becoming the official nominee for president. >> stuck in the heat and humidity, when will the hot weather pattern break? outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers he joins us with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. yesterday you were out in the heat and you were sweating. >> reporter: today, this is going to be funny. today it feels a little better, but dewpoints are in the upper 60s. it tells you how awful it's been over the past week or so, because on any typical day, if you have a dewpoint of 67 or 68
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you're sweating it out. i think it feels a little bit right now, but again, dewpoints are very high. his kid, how temperatures are very warm. we've got a lot of sunshine shining down. it's going to be another warm and humid day. saint davids, 75. center city, 78. the humidity levels will decrease a little bit later this afternoon. it will be a little more tolerable. glassboro, 81. hammonton, 77. on the boards in atlantic city doing some fishing or crabbing today has been constant all the way through. and that is thae sunscreen, run and who think t 79 degrees. there will be a land breeze. woodbine, 80. dover and smyrna, 78. satellite and radar you can see there's absolutely nothing going on. yesterday's showers and storms are well out to sea. high pressure buildings in for one day it will clear the skies out and keep the heat and humidity in place. there's the day planner. 1:00 p.m., 89 will feel lining 89.
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the humidity will drop. 3:00 p.m., 91. 5:00 p.m., 90. there's a slightest chance of pop-up shower or thunderstorm southeast of philadelphia. there's a 20 to 25% chance. phillies forecast, quick reminder apply the sunscreen you'll see full sun, wear a hat, shade your face from the sun and stay hydrated. 89 degrees by 1:30 when they get the game going. by the 9th inning up to 91 with a feels like temperature 92 or 93. a nice looking finish to the weekend. hot and humid, the hottest day of the year potentially could be tomorrow. i'll let you know how warm it gets in just a few minutes. >> thank you so much. 9:32 the fallout continues after the failed military coup in turkey. what you're looking at right here this is video of turkish soldiers got into a scuffle with work workers at a media center. >> people are on edge about the
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recent violence. the turkish president spoke to a large crowd declaring his government is in full control following the attempted coup. the minister said 6,000 people were detained in a crackdown accused of the plot. turkish president said he is confident that the fethullah turkish president said he is confident that the fethullah gulen will be extradited from 8,500 patient volunteers, and the hope of millions. secretary of state kerry said they would entertainer a requesh secretary of state kerry said our customer is a 21-year-old female.
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>> 1r068d -- involved. >> fethullah gulen spoke from his home in the poconos saying he is opposed to turning over the government by force. >> democracy cannot be achieved by military coups. >> turkey's president vowed to clear allstate institutions of fethullah gulen's supporters. >> here at home we are one day away from the republican national convention. >> gop delegates will make the presidential ticket official during the meeting but for donald trump and i i indiana governor, mike pence it is not an easy road. stephanie ramos joins us. >> reporter: this week it will be intense. what a week it will be, the city playing host to the republican national convention. 60 speakers will take to the stage keying up both men on the gop ticket. the first joint event for donald trump and running mate indiana governor mike pence did away with tradition, but it finally happened. >> one of the primary reasons i
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chose mike, i looked at indiana and i won there big. >> reporter: trump taking 30 minutes to introduce pence. >> indiana governor mike pence is my first choice. >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign seizing on his apparent indecisiveness with this video. >> i'm looking at ten people. >> we have it down to 5. i'm at three and potentially four, but in my own mind i'm thinking about two.it collapsed >> reporter: the trump camp is moving on already making changes expanding their political team and swapping out logos. >> i think if you look at one of the big reasons that i chose mike and one of the reasons is party unity. >> reporter: unity, a major focus as 50,000 people descend on cleveland for the purpose of the republican national convention. police are preparing for every
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type of near they created this massive yet tight security zone around the entire convention. in cleveland, stephanie ramos channel 6 "action news" back to you. >> stay with "action news" andm cleveland and the republican national convention. "action news" anchor jim gardner and sarah bloomquist will have live reports from the convention all week. our live coverage continues on the air and on social media tonight and right through the final gavel on thursday knight. >> 9:36, we are 8 days away from the democratic national convention that's when philadelphia becomes center convention that's when philadelphia becomes center stage for the presidential better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. victoza® works with your body to lower blood sugar in three ways-- hillary clinton campaign is launching a voter initiative sh.
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school pennsylvania. according to public reports the 8-year-old was found in three feet of water yesterday at knobles awe -- amusement park and no results looking for the 17-year-old in the shark river inlet. the teen disappeared at 5:00 p.m. search efforts resumed at sunrise. shark river inlet was closed off while search and rescue divers continue their search. a woman was rescued after falling into the delaware river at river rink. officers in a police boat pulled her out and performed cpr and rushed her to the hanheman hospital in critical condition. the rush should be a little less hectic as septa adds five trains to its fleet. they pulled regional rails -- rail cars from the lines. it had cracks. the five train cars are in addition to the 18 already on lease. >> hopefully it helps the packed cars. the most popular game came to a crashing halt.
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well tell you what brought down the game over the weekend. >> he had no car, so he started riding a child's bicycle. we have his story up next. right now you're looking live sky6 live hd over penns landing, meteorologist chris sowers says that there is some relief from the heat on the way. he is going to explain in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come back. put down this
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coup and is in control of the country? >> we believe that is the case. it >> the promenade in nice france ispen to the public. or taking people began returning to the beach yesterday. france fully in ties have detaid two more people in the bastille attacks that kill 84 people. people are trying to driver
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acted alone. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. bells rang in honor of the nice victims here at home. this observance was held in valley forge park yesterday. the consulate agency of france held a vigil at the washington park memorial chapel. celebration of french independence and revolution went on as plan. eastern state penitentiary held it's 22nd bastille day yesterday. organizers said cancel was not an option and those in attendance agreed it was the right call. >> it's terrible what happened there. i'm glad we are celebrating it here. >> this something i have done every year and i want to follow through with the tradition. >> reporter: the moment was when organizers through tastykakes off the wall into the crowd. >> people around the world are helping a homeless teenager who is so determined to go to
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not allegations, but hours to get there. georgia teenager fred barley couldn't get to college so he borrowed his brother's bike. campus police saw that and his story spread like wildfire. the officers paid for his first two nights in a motel. he was able to get a job in a pizza shop and go fund me account has raised $50,000. he said he never expected anything like this to happen and is so thankful. what an incredible story. >> reporter: that's like 4:00 p.m. >> his determination will take him far. >> reporter: giving him a raise. let's get you outside, let's get cooler weather in here, right. there's the view as you look at the camden warm front, the battleship new jersey, barely a
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ripple on the delaware river. it's warm and sticky. the farther south you go, the humidity gets worse. in south jersey and delaware, the dewpoints are close to 70. it's another oppressive morning in parts of the area. the radars are clear that's good news there. we picked up much-needed rain in parts of the area yesterday. there was a bulls eye one right here between gloucester and camden county, western ocean and northern burlington county got hit pretty good with the thunderstorms. now they are away out to sea at this point it's mostly sunny skies. 92 degrees that's where we top things out later this afternoon. this will be day number 4 of the third heat wave of the career. our normal high is 87. started out at 73 degrees this morning. now we're sitting at 78. 78 is a popular number out there. 77 in wilmington. 77 in atlantic city and cape may. lancaster, 74 and poconos 72. very uniform numbers this morning. here's satellite and radar, high pressure working its way in from
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the west today that means the weather will stay nice and quiet. all we're tracking is combination of sun and clouds. there's dry air associated with folks are doingthe high. i overnight show this, this is the water vapor image, when you see the colors that's a soupy humid air mass, you see the whites and the greens there's a ton of humidity there. this is the air mass we're in right now. this is the dry canadian air. it could work into the atmosphere today and make things feel better later on. dewpoints in the upper 60s low 70s yesterday. they areeverywhere, everyo dropf into the low 60s today. here's future tracker 6 as we progress along the afternoon hours, 3:00 p.m., this number is more like 69 or 70 at that time. 62 today. it will feel better, it will be humid out there, but good news we'll see a little bit of a break in the humidity this afternoon only to see the numbers crank back up again overnight tonight and into monday.
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as a matter of fact, some areas could get into the mid 70s that's tropical air that will help to fire up more showers and thunderstorms late in the day tomorrow. so, here's future tracker 61:00 p.m. all is clear, maybe a spotty shower north and west, should not amount to all that much. sun and clouds through most of of us throughout the day. overnight partly cloudy, tomorrow with all the humidity and the soup you get the sun shining down and the explosion here, showers and thunderstorms. we're not expecting widespread comp -- coverage, but those who see it expect heavy rain out this. for today, temperatures in the 90s. philadelphia 92, humid, combination of sun and clouds. 9 feels-like temperatures will be a degree or two warmer than the actual air nations, defense and 91 from reading to allentown and trenton. 90 millville. mid 80s for the jersey shore
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with the winds out of the south, southwest. 3:00 p.m., 891, 5:00 p.m. 90, poconos outstanding. 82 degrees no humidity at all. jersey shore, warm and sticky, slightest chance of late-day thunderstorm partly sunny, 87 degrees on the sand. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 92 today, feeling like 93, 95 for tomorrow, feeling closer to 100, there's a chance we could go a degree or two higher that were 95. tuesday, 89. wednesday, beautiful, 84. thursday, heating up, 89. friday and saturday, hear we go again, 92 and 96 degrees. [laughter]. accuweather said we'll see 90 or higher 32 times this this year. we've already done it 14. let's get it out of the way. >> halfway there. you can find the seven-day forecast and live look at double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather.
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for him. he slammed a home run in the 4-2 victory. the phillies won for the 11th time in the last 15 games. jared ikoff helped silence the mets fans. >> ikoff was not as sharp as i've seen him, but he pitched well enough to win. to many base runners for my liking, but he got us into the 7th inning. >> the fans were out in full force, they look quite creative there. >> >> the sixers is finished their summer league schedule. ben simmons will be playing saying long the the darius soro. sixers head coach talked to "action news" ow they
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will plateauing. >> they have a similar skill set which is a good problem to have,laying the two guys together is part of my plan, i think that dario will be good enough to force me to figure it out. >> they are both forwards see eye to eye, they are 6'10", just like me. >> 9:57. there were party animals at the philadelphia zoo last night. chris were you there. thrs -- this is the 8th annual summer festival at the zoo. hundreds of people enjoyed the yearly beer fest among the big cats and great apes. it includes regional craft beers and food from local vendors and live music. you're not 6 feet tall. >> what's to funny? a history making day one of the longest running charity events in the city. we'll tell you how this kid rode
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into the record books this morning. >> which i'very is not bad oh, chivalry is not dead, the viral pictures of a man who helped out on a rainy day in new orleans. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma co breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a
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10:00 a.m., sunday, july 17. in the news a man is shot while sitting inside a donut shop in west philadelphiaful. >> plus, a violent night in the city of philadelphia including a woman who was badly beaten dies from her injuries, now the search is on for her killer. a young boy makes history by riding from city to shore in one of the areas longest running charity rides. first, meteorologist chris sowers is at the "action news" big board with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: i hope you stay cool, temperatures climbing from the 70s into the 80s. the humidity levels are on the high side. chester, 79 and center city, 80 degrees. glassboro is up to 83. cinnaminson, 79. vineland, 76. hammonton, check income at 78. this is what makes it feel lousy out there this morning. these are the dewpoint temperatures the way we measure
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the amount of moisture in the air. here's the scale, 65 or higher. you get into the 70-degree range that's awful. you can see all the upper 60s and low 70s. it's another sticky morning across the delaware and lehigh valleys. i have a little bit of good news here with the frontal system and the storms that we saw yesterday swinging through pushing to the east we have a pocket of drier air trying to work its way in. look at the dewpoints out to the northwest. buffalo, 53. binghamton 60. some of this may work down into the region this afternoon. it will be hot and humid, but notes intense as what we dealt with yesterday. here's the full forecast sun and clouds, hot and sticky, 89 degrees by 1:00 p.m.m., 91. uv index is high, make sure you're applying the sunscreen. someone fired through the doors of a donut shop in west philadelphia hitting a man
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inside. the victim was shot twice on the 4000 block of lancaster avenue. medics found him inside the store at 7:15. we are waiting to hear before the victim's condition. 10:02. it was a violent thiet across the city of -- night across the city of philadelphia. >> a woman was viciously beaten in kensington be she has died from her wounds. trish hartman joins us live with the more on the victim. police say the victim was in the worst condition they have ever seen. >> reporter: it was a gruesome scene they discovered all the victims in the three crimes were women and police hope the public might help them solve some of the violent crimes that happened overnight in the city. a gruesome beating death discovered in kensington around 11:30 p.m. police found a 35-year-old woman collapsed at east letterly and
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jasper street covered in before you had blood. detectives believe she was beaten with a board in a vacant lot on cumberland street and staggered down the street. medics pronounced her dead at the scene. her name was not been released. 2:15 a.m., two women were hurt when gunshots were fired outside a bar in the 3300 ck of reid street. police say bullets hit a 26-year-old woman in the lane and 29-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the leg. both women are in stable condition at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. then at 3:00 a.m. in north philadelphia, a woman sitting on her porch was struck by bullets. police say she was not the
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target of the shooting. it happened on the 1100 block of west oakdale street. a group of men were gathered when a car drove up, the car stopped and the someone opened fire. the 32-year-old woman was hit three times in both legs. she is? stable condition at temple hospital. >> as the shots were fired they heard the screeching and a car taking off. they saw it going up 11th street, but didn't get a make, model or description. >> no arrests have been made in any of the crimes. if you have any information you think may help. philadelphia police would like to hear from you. reporting live from police headquarters, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the republican national convention gets underway in cleveland, ohio tomorrow. donald trump will officially accept theomination as the party's candidate for president. >> right now local delegates are on the their way to cleveland, ohio to take part in the convention. they met up at a shopping center in exton. delegates talked about donald trump's chances of becoming president and controversy surrounding him and women. >> i believe he hires a lot of
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women. i see how he troots his family and -- treats his family and women in general and the women who have spoken for him, i don't think he is that type of person at all. >> i think he has a domestic skill and understanding of the united states and the needs and desires of the citizens to lead this country and this nation. so, i would urge everyone to look at donald trump seriously as i think he is going to be a great president. >> the delegates said they are looking forward to hearing donald trump's acceptance speech. >> cleveland is ready for the deluge of attendees. cleveland is allowing last call at bars to be extended. >> our own sarah bloomquist is in clevelandhe convention
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and she filed this report. >> reporter: we're here on east 4th street in the heart of downtown cleveland. it's a hip and happening street of bars and restaurants across the from the secure sown and the convention center. these bars and restaurants are ready to host 50,000 visitors in some cases late into the night. most bars in cleveland stop serving by 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. once the rnc takes over, last pour will be around 4:00 a.m. >> the energy will extend longer. blue point is one of hundreds of bars that will be open late because of a major event waiver. they are booked solid every day of the convention. >> we'll be here a little earlier, for us it's exciting it's an opportunity. >> reporter: other bars will be open outside the city limits that includes 19 bars an restaurants in nearby west lake where the pennsylvania delegation is staying. west lake's mayor said he has few concerns.
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>> we've got good group of people in our police department, if there are any issues we'll be able to respond, but we don't anticipate. we anticipate everybody having a good time. >> reporter: but west lake police say otherwise. >> i've got guys who are 500 miles or more away from home. maybe they won't use the best judgment starting at 11:00 p.m. when they get back. >> reporter: police say they will be keeping a close eye bars staying open late. they have a message for those planning tohe hours. >> don't be stupid. this is a privilege, you have been selected by your state to carry out very important role in selecting a presidential candidate, not to come here and .
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>> reporter: as you may know some bars in philadelphia who have applied for the proper permit open until 4:00 a.m. during the democratic national convention. but it's thep st and this town is planning to help them have fun into the early morning hours. sarah bloomquist channel 6 "action news." >> of course, "action news" is there in cleveland ohio for the republican national convention, jim gardner along with sarah bloomquist will have live reports from the convention floor throughout the week. our live coverage continues on
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the air and social media tonight and the final gavel that happens thursday night. we're a week away from the start of the democratic national convention in philadelphia. the backers of hillary clinton are making their way to center city. one of her former democratic challengers made a stop in the city of brotherly love now as a supporter. martin o'malley called clinton a fighter with the dedges needed to run -- determination needed to run the county. join us as the "action news" team brings every angle of the democratic convention. our live coverage against friday night july 22. remember we have you covered as we head into the general election in november. download the 6abc app to stay on top of the action as we prepare to vote for the next time president. it's a free download or i don't know mobile device. >> 10:09. this morning we are remembering and honoring a member of the "action news" family. the man who created "action news" back in 1970 has died. mel campman was 85 years old. he his home on tuesday after battling parkinsons disease. he began his tv news career in los angeles, he coincide the term "action news" at channel 6. he worked as a consultant for 30 years, after hanging up his news hat he opened up a dairy queen in dewey beach, delaware. >> two women were struck by lightning at point pleasant beach yesterday when strong storms swept through.
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one woman was struck on the northern end of the beach, the other on the southern end. they were taken to ocean medical center and are expected to be okay. a record breaking 2500 bicyclists are heading to the jersey shore for the irish pub tour de shore, the riders started there 65-mile journey with a demanding trek. 7-year-old skyler hunter is biking and he knows how fast he has to go. >> 11 miles will give you 8 minutes to stop. if you go less than 8 minutes, then when you're going up hill it will be less than 11 miles per hour. so it will workout. >> and there you have it. that is too cool. skylar completed a 58-mile ride
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in may. the event hopes to raise $1 million for programs in the delaware valley for children in need and families of fallen first responders. the event is sponsored by the irish pub and inn in atlantic city. >> good job. it's you have to keep cool in the extreme heat. up next we'll tell you how a kid a helping the mailman beat the heat while on the job. >> mother nature's fury treesalf. we'll show you the damage left behind by the weekend storms. let's take you outside, sky6 live hd giving you a lovely view of the walt whitman bridge along the delaware river. meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, don't miss the details after the break.
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so far it has torched 270 acres. it has destroyed 70 structures, including 44 homes. 10:14 the time, heavy rain and high winds caused tornadic damage in central oklahoma. the state got drenched with three inches of rain. the state is expected to get a break from bad weather in the next few days. good news for them. >> we got drenched, too, last night. >> reporter: part of the area some locations picked up 3, 4 inches of rain, other areas didn't see a single drop. it depends on where you are. as we get you outside, we have another hot one coming coming up today. we'll take you to cape may. some folks are out there and they have their spot on the sand. it should be a nice day are to
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the beach. the wind is out of the west it's a lands breeze watch out for the green heads. i'm getting reports on twitter they are in full force. it's a nice day on the sand, lots of sunshine. temperatures will climb into the mid 80s when all is said and done. we're in the midst of heat wairch number 3 -- r 3. it started on thursday. today we're forecasting a high h of 92 or 93 degrees. another very hot day. 80 degrees right now in philadelphia. dewpoint, 66. pressure 30.12 inches. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. the ocean temperature is inviting, right? 72 degrees, nice and warm, if you want to cool off from the oppressive heat and humidity. 80s across the board. 87 in lancaster. the poconos what a beautiful forecast for the folks in the higher elevations today. 80 or 81 no humidity and nice
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breeze owcht -- out of the west. it's very refreshing in the mountains. the dewpoints are expected to drop down a little bit, later this afternoon only to see them climb well into the upper 60s and low 70s monday. forecast for today, this frontal system charges through the ohio valley and the great lake states that's where all the thunderstorm activity will be. for us it's too far to the west. it's mainly sunny with one or two areas picking up isolated showers. monday, we're baking. temperatures in the 90s, we're forecasting 95. with the humidity it could feel like 100. late-day thunderstorm possible as the cold front begins to
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monday, starting out with sunshine, we'll see puffy cumulus clouds develop with the heating of the day. thunderstorms fire up with all the heat and humidity. just like yesterday if you get underneath one of these expect a heavy downpour and good gust of wind. for today, sun and clouds, hot and humid, but not as humid as yesterday. 92 degrees is the forecasted winds are light out of the west/southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. w and sticky again overnight tonight. 67 degrees outlying suburbs and 75 decreases for center city. down the shore, nice day, sun, clouds, 87 in atlantic city. ocean city, ocean temperatures, 72. cape may, 85. uv i index on the high side. the exclusiv the 89 it will be m to start, humidity drops during
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the day, wednesday is beautiful. i said this earlier, i was joking around, i was kind of serious about this if you have a sick day -- >> i think i'm off anyway. next weekend another heat wave >> i think i'm off anyway. next weekend another heat wave de i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto®. hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto® >> thank you, chris. staying cool in the extreme heat is essential, it's hard if you're mail carrier, right? lucky for henny bailey there's you're mail carrier, right? lucky for henny bailey there's someone looking out for xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you important, virginia. he left a cooler with water and gatorade and a note have a good day. >> i didn't want him to pass out or anything, it's very
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important so people can pay their bills and stuff like that. >> he said the gesture made his day and we hope it makes your day, too. we'll be right back. abnormal bl. tell your doctor before all planned medical abnormal bl. or dental procedures. before starting xarelto®, tell your doctor about any kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. xarelto® is the number one prescribed blood thinner in its class. well that calls for a round of kevin nealons. make mine an arnold palmer. same here. with xarelto® there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. treatment with xarelto® was the right move for us. ask your doctor about xarelto®.
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>> time to check out what is going viral in the social corner. >> of course this is the time where we chat about videos and images everyone is talking about, facebook, youtube and a whole lot more. >> a these pictures went viral two kids in wales convinced dad it was a fancy dress day at school. they said it was dress up day to celebrate the queen's birthday. dad should have taken a moment to google that since the queen's bird was back on april 21. >> he may have been one of the greatest bands of all time, sir paul mccartney knows how to make people feel special.
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he posed with seven members of the philadelphia police department and they posted it on their facebook page writing whenever sir paul is in town for a concert he has a kind word for our officers. did the ppd have beetle status. lieutenant called it a nifty recruiting tool, too. top a crime and save a life, get two thumbs up from a rock star night. this man in new orleans become an internet sensation by opening up an umbrella. he walked shoppers to their cars under his umbrella outside a target store. a man snapped the picture and shared the kind moments on his facebook page. he said he did not expect to get any recognition for the act. he said he did what he always does. >> doesn't matter who you are, doesn't matter what you do, doesn't matter if you're the richest person in the world or the poorest person in the world,
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somebody needs help, help them. >> great act of kindness shows you there are still nice people out there in the world. the picture was shared 4,000 times and 9,000 likes. >> i love that picture. >> great picture great story. we want you to weigh in. tells us what you think about the videos by going to our facebook and twitter account. >> meteorologist chris sowers takes a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast? just a moment.
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later this morning on abc. the republican national convention, of course, a very hot topic. the panel will discuss donald trump's pick for vice presidential candidate, indiana governor mike pence and a look at the local poll numbers how trump will fair gains -- against hillary clinton. the panel takes a look at what it means for taxpayers and some of wolf's campaign promises. what is next for temple university now that the president has been ousted. tamala edwards hosts an all new and rivetting inside story. >> time for accuweather. >> reporter: we have a couple of sporting event in the philadelphia area.
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first is if phillies game against the mets 1 35:00. wear the sunscreen. 89 degrees for the first inning. by the 9th inning, 91 with a feels like temperature around 92, 93. stie hydrated out -- stay hydrated out there. in chester, union against new york, 87 the start, 81 is at the finish. >> "action news" continues at noon, here's some of the stories we're working on for you, in "healthcheck," we'll tell you about a routine that focuses on how you fill and not the amount of calories you burn. >> a man is shot in a donut
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>> announcer: starting right now on "this week with george stephanopoulos" -- ready for cleveland. the reality tv star about to be crowned the gop nominee, and after a tortured vp search, the big reveal. >> the next vice president of the united states, governor mike pence. >> announcer: the unconventional candidate makes a conventional choice. will it pay off with his party? plus, our new poll reflecting the deep divide. and a steep drop for hillary. and terror fears. tragedy in nice. tanks in the streets of turkey. what the worldwide instability means for the fight against terror. from abc news, it's "this week" live from the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. here now, chief anchor, george stephanopoulos.
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