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been shot, two are dead. >> happened less than a mile from quarters before 9:00 a.m. local time. that situation is developing there's wo that at least one suspect is down. >> a local hospital says it is dealing with a multiple casualty event. this comes in the wake of a deadly attack on police officers in dallas, texas. as for baton rouge, the situation the mayor would not say if shots are still being fired. but the baton rouge police department believe the scene is being contained. the deadly involved shootingsen,

louisiana, again what we know about this current situation, multiple officers v shot, two killed in baton rouge. of course, well did i know to bring you the latest -- well bring you the latest developments during the newscast and at 6abc.com. >> now we want to turn to the forecast and theeat. outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers has the latest from accuweather. criminals -- chris, no relief today right? >> reporter: no, same old same old. it doesn't feel that balanced in owe bad under the shade trees. 86 degrees at this midday hour in philadelphia. millville, 87. wilmington, 86. cape may and legislatures -- atlantaic city, 86 degrees. 95 in cape may. 89 in philadelphia. 89 in allentown and trenton. along with that we have sunshine on city avenue. just a few puffy cumulus clouds, that's about it. otherwise the weather is nice anticipate -- and quiet. 92 is the forecasted high with the humidity it will feel like 93 or 94. so we continue on this third

heat wave of the season in philadelphia. it's going to last today and tomorrow, but there is finally relief in sight in the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes, i'll show you when it arrives and how long it lasts. guys? >> philadelphia police are investigating several violent crimes in which the victims were all women. >> one woman was beaten so badly, police are calling it the most gruesome scene they have responded to. >> trish hartman is live with more on the crime, that woman died? >> reporter: that's nydia, police responded to violent crimes among them a homicide this left a woman bloo. a 35-year-old woman completely naked and brutally beaten to death was found atast letterly

and jasper streets in kensington. police believe she was beatenwin cumberland street around police were called to the area for reports of a person screaming. the woman whose name was not released was pronouncerred at the -- pronounced at the scene. in south philadelphia a shooting outside a sports bar sent two women to the hospital. a man accidently fired a gun outside a bar. 28-year-old woman was struck by a bullet fragment under her eye. a 26-year-old woman was hit by fragments in her legs on the ride of her body. they are in stable condition. in for the philadelphia, police say a 22-year-old woman had just finished walking her dog around 3:00 a.m. when she was shot outside her home on west oakdale street. >> a female was sitting on the step when unknown persons in an unknown car fired shots down the

street. >> reporter: the woman heard 6 gunshots and saw muzzle flashes. she was hit 3 times in both thighs. police believe she was not the intended target of that shooting. she also in stable condition at temple uniformity hospital. as with all homicide in the city of philadelphia, $20,000 reward is being offered by police for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the beating death of the women in kensington. reporting live at police headquarters, trish channel 6 "action news." >> a is in the hospitalter gett philadelphia in a donut shop this morning. the action cam was at the scene, 4r0 hundred block of -- 4000

block of lancaster avenue. the police found the man lying on the floor of the fresh and tasty donut shop at 7:00 a.m. a gunman fired through the front door there's no word on the victim's condition. so far police have not made any arrests, they do not know what led to the shooting. new at noon, a tribute to a life that ended too soon, barnls was shot ascertain killed in -- barns was shot and killed in south philadelphia, young players gathered to remember the 15-year-old. organizers provided a large card for them to sign. him police are confident they will make an arrest in the case, soon. in turkey, the country is eling from the failed military coupurkish president

pointed a finger at the cleric living in the poconos. the issue could complicate relations between the u.s. and it's allies. >> reporter: turkey appear president has warned the plotters of failed coup will play a heavy price, 6,000 soldiers and judges and coup supporters have been detained, but erdogan said this is the man behind thed coup, fethullah gulen. erdogan demanding he be extradited. fethullah gulen responded from his secluded compound denying he had anything to the with the uprising claiming it may have been stage by the turkish government. it now puts the u.s. in a tough spot with a crucial ally. >> we invite the governments of turkey to present us with any legitimate evidence that withstands scrutiny. another marriage american side, air bass that the u.s. uses to launch airstrikes on isis in neighboring syria. it is shut down the power cut off and the air space closed.

turkish government said the plotters used f-16s along with helicopters as uniformed troops shut down the main bridge and the airport. >> people were so nervous, everyone was holding it in waiting to see what was going to happen. >> reporter: he recalled gone spotters -- erdogan supporters responded to his call to a renegade street. as day broke with hands up they surrendered to the police and anger mob. their short lived attempt to seize power over. >> the republican national convention opens for business tomorrow in cleveland, ohio, dozens of gop delegates from the area are heading to cleveland today. they met up at a shopping center in exton where they boarded a bus. delegates talked good trump's chances of becoming president

and controversial surrounding him and women. >> i believe he 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 is that type of person at all. >> i think he has the domestic skills and understanding of the united states and the needs and desires of its citizens to lead this country and this nation. so, i would urge everyone to look at donald trump seriously as i i think he is going to be a great president. >> the delegates they are looking forward to hearing trump's acceptance speech. "action news" is in cleveland for the republican national convention, jim gardner and sarah bloomquist will have live reports from the convention floor throughout the week. the live coverage continues on air and through essential media tonight and through the final

gavel. >> we're a week away from the democratic convention in philadelphia. one of clinton's democratic challengers talked to young professorials. he called -- professionals, he called a fighter with the determination needed to run the country. join us as the entire "action news" team brings you every angle of the democratic national convention in philadelphia. our live coverage begins friday night. >> working out is not always easy, but one new routine focuses on how you feel. we'll introduce you to the brains behind rational fitness. that's coming up in "healthcheck." >> speaking of working out, two thousand cyclists are braving the heat for a 65-mile ride and one of them is hoping to set a new record. chris sowers will be back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns.

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we continue to follow the breaking news out of baton rouge, louisiana, abc news confirmed multiple police officers have been shot. there's video coming in. baton rouge mayor telling abc news police were responding to reports of shots fired and someone opened fire on the officers. >> the louisiana governor just tweeted. this is an unspeakable and unjustified attack on all of us. rest assured all resource vaiblg to the -- available to the state

of louisiana will be used to bring suspects to justice. let's get you caught you mean on the forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. >> reporter: let's get you outside, it's another hot afternoon around the delaware and the lehigh valleys. temperatures are closing in on 90 degrees in some locations, of course you factor in the humidity, and it feels like 90-plus. cape may feels like 98 or 99. there you go, there's the view in cape may. we're not picking up a sea breeze right now, it's a land breeze that's why they are so warm even on the sand. you know how it is when you try to find your spot on the sand, the sand ask so hot you're doing a dance there. that's how hot it is down there. double scan live is clear. next chance of rain arrives tomorrow in the form of a cold front that could bring showers and storms to parts of the region. for now we'll keep it dry, 86.

dewpoint, 67. we hope this number will tail off a little bit later this afternoon. for now it's a high number and muggy out there. pressure is rising. winds out of the southwest at 10 miles per hour. it's the winds that are parallel to the shorepoints or lands breeze. 86 in philadelphia. cape may, 86. dover, 86 and allentown showing 86 degrees. dewpoints are in the mid to upper 06s. some aerials are above 07 -- some areas are above 70. 72 for dover, 75 in cape may. that's stickier than what's going on in houston. trenton, 69. allentown, 67. 67 is the dewpoint in philadelphia. it continues to be not on on the heat, but the heement, as -- he, but the humidity, as well. satellite and radar clear. the next system we're watching is a cold front that's crossing

through the ohio valley and great lake states this afternoon. that will charge through here tomorrow. that's going to you ultimately t an end to the heat wave and it will do so in the form. showers and thunderstorms. this has yet to pull through and put an end to it when things get back to normal on wednesday. 71 in bismarck and 90 for everybody else south and east of the mississippi river. nothing going on today, combination of sun and clouds, hot and humid, overnight tonight, partly cloudy, here's tomorrow, we get into monday afternoon, some of the storms could be on the the stronger side with drenching downpours again and brief strong gust of wind associated with the cold front. what will happen once the frontal system pushes through, the humidity levels will start to drop off a little bit. tuesday afternoon it feels better. wednesday feels like a breath of fresh air. you're sick of the heat and humidity, hang tight we've not

relief on the way. sun and clouds, 92 is the forecasted high. it's going to feel like 93 or 94. assuming the dewpoints drop off. if they don't it will feel warmer than that. 65 for the suburbs, 75 in center city. ocean city, atlantic city, 87 degrees, cape may, 85. delaware beaches 87, 88. look for sun and clouds, and a high uv index. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 92 today. 95 tomorrow. there are forecast models that have us a little warmer than that 895. regardless of what we reach temperature-wise with the humidity it will feel like 100-plus. 89 tuesday, 84 wednesday. looks like another heat wave begins on friday, 92 saturday, 96 degrees. >> not a lot of relief. this afternoon a record

breaking 2500 bicyclists are heading to the shore for the tour de shore. they started the trek center city. 7-year-old skylar hunter is the youngest ever to make the trip. >> going 11 miles per hour it will give you like about 8 minutes to stop, so 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 work out. >> skylar completed a 58-mile ride in may. the tour de shore hopes to raise $1 million for programs in the delaware valley for children in need and fallen first responders. the event is sponsored by the irish pub and inn in atlantic city.

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wrap up their series against the mets at citizens bank park. last night ryan howard greeted young fans on the field before the game. then there goes, his bat does the talking. he slammed a home run. the phillies won for the 11th time in the last 15 games. starter jared ikoff helped silence some of the mets fans. >> it's good to win, i didn't want to hear the mets fans. ikoff is not as sharp as i've seen him. he wasn't that sharp, but he pitched well enough to win. he got us into the 7th inning so he did a good job that way. >> take a look at this, the fans were out in full force, some of them looked quite creative. >> the sixers finished theirsua

new addition to the revolter. roster, the next time we see ben simmons he'll be playing with dario soros. sixers headoach brett brown talked to "action news" about how simmons and soros will plateauing. >> dario and ben have a similar skill set which is a good problem to have. playing the two guys together i think is part of my plan. i think dario will be good enough to force me to figure it out. >> an interesting note simmons and soros both forwards see eye to eye, 6'10". >> more in fact coming in about the shooting in baton rouge, louisiana, authorities saying three officers dead, three injured.

>> we're live in cleveland where the rnc will knight it's presidential nominee. >> plus a look at what's coming to philadelphia's favorite venue. the dell music center it's more than music and some of it is free. those stories and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "actionnues. we are following breaking

news this hour out of baton

rouge, louisiana, we have new information, abc news has confirmed multiple police officers have been shot and three are dead, according to the associated press. we are learning that one suspect is dead. there are possibly two suspects a large right now. the governor of louisiana tweeting this is an unspeakable and unjustified attack on all of us. >> the story continues to develop. this happened less than a mile from police headquarters before 9:00 a.m. local time. that situation is still on going and there is word that one suspect is dead and possibly two at large. law enforcement believes two others again may be at large. a look like hospital said it is dealing with a multiple casualty event. the baton rouge mayor said the current situation is fluid. baton rouge police say they believe the scene is contained. we are hearing one suspect is dead, possibly two more at large. three officers the ap is reporting have died. >> sunny one of the high

profile deadly police shootings that sparked protest nationwide happened in baton rouge, louisiana, what we know about this current situation, multiple officers were shot we can confirm three have been killed. we'll stay on top of this story and bring you the latest developments as they come into the newsroom and you can get the latest at 6abc.com. reaction is starting to come in from law enforcement communities. this is from the dallas rapid transit authority which lost one of its own officers last week. it says the dart authority is sending prayers, and quite simply this is all of. >> back here at home, outside we go to get a check of the forecast with chris sowers. >> reporter: good afternoon, gray, it's warm and humid, i'm benefiting from the fact that the sun is behind the big puffy

cloud. temperatures are in the mid 80s and feels likele 9 in philadelphia. millville, 91. feel like 93 in dover. cape may feels like 95. they are down to 91. 9 is the number for atlantic city and trenton. -- 89 is the number for atlantic city and trenton. here's a few reminders on how to stay cool. i know a lot of folks have baseball and softball games today. take breaks and seek out the shade and drink cold fluids, either water or something with electrolytes. if you don't have an air-conditioning run the fans and keep the windows open. more importantly listen to your body. if you're feeling faint or dizzy or getting tired, stop what you're doing and go endures and enjoy the shade in the comfort of your own home. on top of that, we have a high uv index, on a scale of 1 to 11 it is a 9.

if you have fair skin like i do, it's not going to take long to catch a burn. ment key time frame is 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. if you're outdoors enjoying yourself down the beach or at the pool apply the sunscreen often. phillies taking on the mets 1:35 p.m. 89 degrees by 1:30. by 899th north north -- 9th inn. heat wave comes to an end, monday, but monday could be the most oppressive and hottest day of the year so far. i'll be back with the numbers. >> here's more on the race for the republican national convention. gop inside and delegates are converging on cleveland. >> now that donald trump has officially introduced their running mate, hillary clinton campaign is on the attack.

stephanie ramos hast's the word from the clinton camp? >> reporter: we've seen videos released from the clinton camp. here in cleveland, the city playing host to the republican national convention, 60 speakers will take to the stage keying up the ticket. >> reporter: first event fortruh tradition it finally happened. >> one of the primary reasons i chose pence i looked at indiana and i and i won indiana big. >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign seizing on trump's indecisiveness with this video. >> i'm looking at ten people.

we're down to five people, probably, 3, 4, but in my own mind, i'm thinking about 2. >> reporter: they are moving on already expanding their political team and swapping out logos. >> i think if you look at one of the big reasons i chose mike, one of the reasons is party unity. >> unity, a major focus as 50,000 people descend on cleveland for the republican national convention. >> police are repairing for every kind of situation. they have created this massive yet type security zone around the entire convention. in cleveland, stephanie ramos. >> nydia, gray back to you. >> just like in philadelphia, cleveland is allowing an extension of last call for the rnc. sarah bloomquist has more on what it's doing for businesses.

>> reporter: we're in downtown cleveland across the from the secure zone and the convention center. these bars and restaurants are ready to host visitors to have fun. most bars in cleveland stop serving by 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. once the rnc takes over, the last pour will be at 4:00 a.m. blue point will be open late because of a major event waiver. they are booked solid from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. >> the staff will be here later and we'll be here earlier. for us it's exciting and an opportunity. >> reporter: other bars will be open outside the city limits that includes 19 bars and restaurants in nearby west lake where the pennsylvania delegation is staying. west lake's mayor says he has few concerns. >> reporter: we have a group of people in our police department

if there are any issues able tout anticipate. we anticipate everybody having a good time. >> reporter: but west lake police say otherwise. i'veare five hundred miles away from home, maybe they will not use the best judgment starting at 11:00 p.m. when they get back. >> reporter: police say they will be keeping a close eye on bars staying open late and they have a message for those planning to be out in the wee hours. >> don't be stooped. thisstupid, this is a privilege. you have have been selected by your state to pick a president. >> reporter: some bars in philadelphia can stay open until 4:00 a.m. during the democratic national convention. but it's the gop up first and and it is this town that is going to help them have fun

until the emorning -- we morning hours. >> sarah bloomquist channel 6 "action news." >> stay with jim gardner and sarah bloomquist you're a livecd social media through the final gavel. >> our live coverage of the dnc begins this friday night. >> philadelphia police are investigating 3 violent crimes that involved all women. philadelphia police said woman was badly beaten and died. trish hartman has more. >> reporter: an extremely disturbing scene in kensington, a woman brutally beaten to death anne police are looking look lor killer. >> police responded to sports of reports of a person screaming

when they arrived they found a 35 woman naked and covered in blood. it is believed she was beaten with a board on cumberland street around 11:20 p.m. and stumbled to a nearby corner where she was found and pro announced dead. in south philadelphia an accidental shooting outside this sports bar at 10:30 p.m. sent two people to the hospital. a man wearing navy blue shirts and shorts accidentsly fired his gun -- accidently fired his gun outside a bar. bullet fragments struck the women. they are in stable condition. a 32-year-old woman was not intended target of a shooting outside her home on oakdale street. she heard 6 gun shots and saw muzzle flashes. police say a number of people

were in the area and police believe the shots came from a car. >> they didn't get a make, model or description. >> reporter: police tell us the woman is in stable condition at temple university hospital. no arrests have been made in any of these crimes as with all homicide in the city of philadelphia, a 20,000-dollar reward is being offered by police for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the beating death in kensington. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." nydia. >> trish, thank you. a 15-year-old girl is recovering today after being shot by a masked man in philadelphia's oxford circle neighborhood. this happened before 9:30 at van kicker and horrock street. she was shot in the back by a man wearing a mask. no arrests were made. a young boy has died after being found unresponse issue at

a pool in central -- unresponsive at a pool in actual pennsylvania. he was found in 3 feet of water at knobles amusement park and resort. there's word he might have have had a medical condition. a lifeguard administered cpr, but the boy died at the hospital. >> still to come on "action news" this sunday an update on the deadly police shooting in baton rouge. right now three officers are confirmed dead. pokemon go under attack. hackers say they have disrupted the game worldwide. details coming up. >> you want to keep your grass greener without wasting water we have tips from experts that will help keep your lawn green all

summer longer. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come back. "action news" continues.

we want to update you on the breaking news out the baton rouge, louisiana, three officers were shot dead, multiple police officers were shot, one suspect is dead. two others may be at large. you're looking at new video coming out the baton rouge, louisiana. this is obviously cell phone video. the mayor ever baton rouge is saying this is sunday we are asking people to pray for the families and pray for the officers. the governor of louisiana is saying this is an unspeakable and unjustified attack on all of us. we'll continue to keep you posted. what we know out of baton rouge, louisiana three police officers are dead. >> i would to remind you you can get updates at 6abc.com. >> meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the forecast. >> reporter: we have a little

relief in the seven-day forecast, we have a couple of more of these to go before the relief arrives. get you outside live, down in atlantic city, cape may or sea isle, they will be enjoying a sweabz -- sea breeze later on. it's toasty on the sand like inland locations. after 2:00 p.m., the sea breeze will kick in and cool the beaches down. there's the lovely shot looking down ventnor. we don't have anything going on, we are expecting the radars to stay crystal clear from start to finish. maybe one or two areas you pick up a brief passing shower or brief thunderstorm this afternoon after 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., it would be very, very isolated. this is day number four for 90-plus degree heat. everybody in the mid 80s. 86 in philadelphia. allentown.

trenton, 85. atlantic city, 86. the dewpoints are through the roof. here's the scale, 65-plus that's humid. but get into the 70s it's down right awful. dover, 72.cape may, 74. trenton, 69. we're showing 67 and wilmington, 68. those numbers are yet to pull back. watch what happens we'll fast forward into monday morning, 70s are showing up for just about everybody and look what's during the afternoon, the modeling has philadelphia at 75 that's insane. a dewpoint of 75 forphiladelphi. watch what happens here, i'll compare this with what is widely regarded as the extremely humid cities across the united states, new orleans, 75.

houston, 73. tampa, 73. mobile alabama, 72. if that modeling plays out correctly it will be more humid here than any one of those cities when we get into tomorrow. future tracker showing a couple of spotty showers possible north of philadelphia later today. otherwise it's a combination of sun and clouds from start to finish partly cloudy overnight tonight. tomorrow morning starts out nice, lots of sunshine, the puffy cumulus clouds develop. with all that heat and humidity builds showers and thunderstorms will fire up with the approaching cold front. by 35:00 p.m. you could see the heavier cells in the i-95 corridor. they will produce heavy drenching downpours and frequent cloudy to ground lightning strikes and windy gusts 50 to 06 miles per hour. for today, you should be okay, again, one or two areas isolated shower or thunderstorm most of us us are dry. humid, sun and clouds, 90s for

everybody. the exception the jersey shore where you warm up into the mid 80s before the 6abc kicks in. in philadelphia, it will feel like 93. 6:00 p.m., 892. poconos, comfortable, high of 82 no humidity. jersey shore, warm and sticky, combination of sun and clouds, high of 87. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 90s for today. 90s for tomorrow. we catch a break tuesday and wednesday. this i-95 tomorrow feels like 100. 84 on wednesday feels fantastic. guys?

>> all right, thank you. temperatures isn't the only thing heating up this july. the dell music center summer season gets into full swing. david murphy has more in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: the dell is a hidden gem tucked into ph elphia's fairmont park and the venue's summer season has a line of movies and music for the entire family to enjoy. >> for the past 42 years there's an opportunity for community members to come here and enjoy culture festivities and events. >> reporter: tickets are selling fast for the he is science of entertainment festival. >> award winning artists are set to perform this month. >> it's a big party, people are dancing throughout the venue. >> reporter: august 18 should bring a special treat for the ladies. >> we're looking forward to have don request gill and avant. >> reporter: august 25th sheila e and morris day and the times take to the stage for a tribute to prince. >> it's an opportunity for people to come out and experience artists who performed with prince for years. >> all you have to do is come,

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the situation is very very fluid, what we're trying to do now is go back through everything and find out what has happened which will take several more hours, i just got off the phone with people in our tactical units. it will take a lot more hours to put the piecesogether. right now we're citizens is to stay away from the area number one, number two, i asked this sunday, we're asking people to pray for the families, pray for the officers. >> and you've been listening to the mayor of baton rouge there. here's what we know, three force shot dead in baton rouge, louisiana three injured. one suspect is dead, two others may be at large. >> baton rouge police say they are using a robot to check for

explosives near the body of the suspect. a spokesperson with our lady of the lake medical center just confirmed, the medical center received five patients, three are dead, one in critical condition, one in fair condition. we're working to confirm whether all patients are officers, stay with "action news" and 6abc.com. >> that's all the time we have. of course, "action news" continues tonight at 6:00 p.m. get the latest at 6abc.com.

>> i'm karen rogers. >> i'm erin o'hearn. >> and i'm alicia vitarelli. and it's fyi philly's annual ice cream social. >> this is made in philly. >> we roundup the best floats. cheers. >> taste-test philly's favorite ice cream sandwiches. >> it's time to chop n' roll, the thai trend is taking off! >> we hit favorite spots down the shore. >> cow to cone! >> and head to delaware where the cows and the creamery live side by side. >> hi everybody and welcome to fyi philly. >> july is national ice cream month and we're celebrating with an ice cream social here on our 6abc patio. >> our friends from weckerly's are catering our party >> serving up their classic ice cream sandwiches. and don't they look delicious!? >> we're going to dig in in