he was greeted by running mate, mike pence and his first words were all about winning. >> we are going to win ohio. come here mike we are going to win ohio and win it all. we will make it great again. >> more word on the melania trump speech. a speech writer named merriam mcguyver took responsibility for using some of michelle obama's speech from 2008. she offered to resign but the resignation is not accepted. she worked on number of donald trump's book. she was brought in after melania nixed drafts done by two professional speech riders. >> i feel terrible for the mistakes i caused for melania and the trumps. wednesdays at national completecal conventions typically mean number two, and

tonight mike pence makes his first high-profile public appearance since being named donald trump's running mate and he has two major tasks tonight to help unify the party and energize this hall. >> reporter: well, this really will be the big introduction for indiana governor, mike pence, it's a chance for him to talk about his conservative values and how he will work with donald trump a man he does not necessarily agree with on all the issues, we caught up with the delegates and asked pence what they need to do tonight. >> pence spent the night in cleveland. and delegates think trump picked the right man, a conservative expecting to call for unity in

the party. >> an excellent choice, one team, one america. >> think it was a smart choice, he could have picked a lot of people. the rumors of picking governor christie, that is two bulls in the china closet and a mess. instead of being anti-trump, now this is a guy they can get around. >> we are excited. the overall theme of economy and jobs and the idea that if we are strong at home with economy and jobs that makes us strong overall. >> it's no secret that he and mr. trump disagree on issues including trade and the proposed ban on muslims banned from the country. >> i hope they are not banned on some issues, when have you two or three different people in the room and people on the ticket there should be some differences.

>> several other big name speakers take the podium including newt gingrich and his wife senators ted cruz and marco rubio will speak this evening, interesting neither of them are yet to endorse donald trump. >> every four years at these conventions we are delighted to spend time with our favorite college professors and their smart students. young scholars from the university of pennsylvania and the university of southern california are spending the week here attending the sessions and even members of the media. >> they are being led by david eisenhower and former representative margie s. they share relationships with politicians that took a lot of heat. david is the grandson of quite

eisenhower and the son-in-law of former president nixon the only president forced to leave office. and bill and hillary are her inlaws, how do you emotionally handle the verbally against hillary clinton. >> i try to make it part of our class and what we are doing and not taking it personal. it's hurtful and also not true. so i stand there saying huh? really? i'm shocked that there is this meanness, and this lack of respect for somebody who should be respected and as far as i'm concerned loved but there is this meanness here, the family takes it much more personally. >> than mrs. clinton does? >> than those people who know, it's tough. >> at a certain point, what

people do is they realize that they are part of something that is larger than themselves. and that is your really part of an amazing process and that being anywhere near it is a privilege. and i think that that is a compensation, a huge compensation. >> another compensation, eisenhower gets to teach young people about the american political progress both the good and bad and yes there is plenty of both. >> there was a ruckus on the protest front, about 20 pro testers one of whom set an american flag on fire. it seems like members of the media and five or six protesters were arrested. the politics agains to heat up and mike pence will speak to this crowd and so will ted cruz, and the big question is will ted

cruz endorse donald trump for president. we'll know the answer to that in a few hours. that is the story in cleveland. >> thank you. visit 6abc.com often during the convenience to expand your own understanding of the issues and see slideshows and live streams and more on facebook and twitter check out our live video updates from the "action news" team and make yourself heard by joining that conversation. with just days until the delegates flood philadelphia for the democratic national convention businesses here are banking on an economic boom. planning to lure customers with extended hours and convention themes food and beverage specials. they estimate that the dnc could bring $250 million to $350 million to the region. and our coverage starts for you this friday, the entire "action news" team is ready to bring you every angle and we hope you join us as our city takes the

spotlight next. vandals are on the lam tonight after going on a tire slashing spree on chestnut street in darby borough they want to know who would wreak such havoc and why. >> reporter: walk down the 1100 block of chestnut in darby and fire after fire is flat. >> i don't understand, there is no reason, i don't know what anyone would get out of doing something like this. >> don't know what to say, the neighbor knocked on the door and said my tires are slashed on my cars. >> the boyds had not one but three tires slashed on two vehicles, the estimate for repairs is $250. >> it's people that come out of this neighborhood. and it's not their neighborhood. do their own cars and see how their mom and dad like it. >> they expect juveniles, and in

all 11 tires were cut on nine vehicles. the vandalism likely happened between 2:00 a.m. and dawn. >> police say they haven't had any other tire slashings recently and the crime is unusual for the area. >> i'll tell you what i'm going to do, i'm going to keep a sharp eye out, i don't go to bed until after 2:00 in the morning, rest assured i'll be checking on the street. >> we see surveillance cameras in the area but police tell us that one is not operational. but detectives are looking for surveillance to get a better idea of who the suspect or suspects are. in darby, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> the merger of dupont and dow chemical cleared another hurdle. shareholders from both company as proved the move on it's worth about $62 billion and dow dupont will break into three companies that will be publically traded.

one will focus on agriculture and one on material science and the third will make and sell specialty products. the merger is expected to be finished by the end of year and it still needs regulator approval. coming up on "action news" tonight, a delaware family makes an emotional public plea to track down their son's killer. >> plus new surveillance video shows a man wanted for a sexual assault in philadelphia and we go live to the ballpark as the phillies get set for another match-up with the marlins. >> a nice night for baseball. the 100 plus temperatures are lurking to the west. we'll have more in the forecast.

the family of a delaware man shot to death earlier this month appeals today for help finding his killer, the malcolm evans -- was found shot on rut lynn road driving to his job at fedex. >> cried out and just need for the public to focus on getting this person off the street. >> evans was a student at delaware state who dreamed of becoming a doctor and was also an organ donor and now his organs saved four other lives.

philadelphia police want to find the attacker in last week's sexual assault in port richmond and may be linked to another violent crime. surveillance cameras captured him entering a convenience store, this is the rear of 3800 jasper street. the suspect is 5'11" and was driving a blue and black mountain bike and may be a suspect in the murder of a woman 16 blocks away. if you have information please call philadelphia police. police in wildwood new jersey got a big show of support from the community today. the action cam was there, the american legion, presented each officer from the chief right on down with a certificate of thanks. they served up slices of cake and coffee to say thank you and invited everyone to tonight's bingo game as well. a massive fire spread through a mushroom farm in

chester county earlier this morning. flames sparked the modcertain mushroom farm at 1:30, firefighters say about 1,000 bales of hay caught on fire. philadelphia seniors can again enjoy summer's produce with the help of the corporation for aging. they are distributing $20 vouchers to eligible low income residents over the age of 60. good at farmers markets. nearly 36,000 older philadelphians took advantage of the free program last year. it was art in philadelphia, this piece called free termtation of plant forms was created by a renowned artist. in 1967 the fountain sculpture was commissioned and it has been in storage since 2000, 16 years later they moved the sculpture

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jaime apody is here with sports be the phils get a third chance to beat the marlins. >> nine hits in the last two games, nine, that will not cut it. the phillies need to get their act together at the plate or they will dig themselves a hole. jeff skversky is live at the park. >> reporter: hey jaime, way too many bad at-bats for your phillies averaging only 2 runs per game. they lost four of their last five games and fallen to nine games back in the wild card behind the miami marlins who they face tonight. among the biggest issues is all the strikeouts, how about 36 strikeouts over the last three games, they are averaging 12 per game lately. awful. manager pete mccannon called a hitters meeting and hopefully

that fixes the problem. >> we are in a bit of a lull and i think we have it in us, i said last night we have to get back to our plate discipline and look for good pitches to hit and lay off the bad pitches, it's easier said than do and they have to get after it. >> tommy joseph is to blame for at least one strikeout last night. he has been crushing the ball, joseph is the fastest player in phillies history to 11 home runs. >> it's pretty neat, there is a lot of big home run hitters that have been here and played here in the city of philadelphia so to have an honor like that is really special. >> reporter: and he is having a special july. since july 4th joseph is hitting .500 with five homers, hopefully he can keep that into august. and get a win against the

marlins tonight. we desperately need one. >> thank you jeff. march seems like so long ago it was 50 degrees and now it's 90 be the last time the union won a road game, they have two shots this weekend. one against the new england revolution tonight. >> emotions are high but we handled it well the last couple of games. we are prepared and ready and looking forward to the challenge. >> finally my dad took me to baseball gamed as a kid and i brought my glove with the hopes of catching a foul ball. look at this ice-cream vendor, foul ball -- right off the backside. talk about taking one for the te team. >> that is one way to get behind your squad. >> he went back to selling ice-cream. >> he got the ball. thanks jaime. adam joseph with the accuweather

forecast. we'll be back.

a delaware couple is keeping his son's family alive, tom and denise lehman started a free basketball camp for their late son. they say their son loved basketball and would have wanted other kids to learn how to play too. the free camp runs all week in wilmington. meteorologist, adam joseph, is in for cecily. we'll get a chance of hot steamy weather. >> 90s come back tomorrow and an

extended heat wave and longer than the ones we had and more intense. we look at double scan live radar a lot of sunshine today and low humidity and really a beautiful day, the pick of the week and from you outdoors enjoying it, a look at the shot of the action cam, a shot of the schuylkill river here, very stillwater, and you can see at least it looks lush and green, and despite having a ton of green in philadelphia. areas in southern new jersey have been hammered with all the storms, the last couple of months. as we look at the highlights here heat is building in the midsection of the country with excessive heat warnings, heat advisories and this area continues to expand and move to the east as we get into the end of the week and the upcoming weekend, it impacts locally here, it's hot but the humidity is all that oppressive. it starts to build on friday

especially high, the same thing for saturday and it's sunday and monday when the core of that dangerous heat pushes in and turns extreme here for at least two to maybe three days, temperatures now are below normal. 83 in allentown and trenton and wilmington 82 and 80 in millville. upper 70s for the shore community. pleasant at 71 degrees. high pressure is to the west. winds are clockwise and getting the flow out of the north and canada, that really doesn't hold much in the way of humidity. it's not the case with the high slipping to the south, we get on the western part of the high with a bermuda heat pump with the southwesterly wind, it's clear and comfortable, with a gentle breeze to the north and west and mid-60s for the majority of the region and the jersey shore, the heat like you

saw with the heat advisories are in the nation's heartland with the jet stream to the north and the jet stream is pivoting over our region and lifts to the north here later on in the week. allowing the heat and humidity to spill eastward for the mid-atlantic and the southeast and gets captured here for an extended period of time. we are talking about dangerous heat friday through monday, the hottest temperatures we have seen in four years you have to go back to 2012 for the last time for philadelphia to hit 99 degrees or better and when you factor in the humidity especially here sunday and monday, the heat index hitting 100 and 105 degrees. record temperatures are in jeopardy for sunday and monday. and this will create a cumulative affect on the body because it's multiple days of that extreme humidity and in fact, heat is the number one weather related killer in the country, so definitely something you want to take seriously as we

go over the next several days. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast hot but not too humid tomorrow at 90 and 95 with heat index of 100 on friday with an isolated thunderstorm. same heat index on saturday, and then the humidity spikes again on sun up to 103 degrees for how it will feel and with the dnc in town limit outdoor activities and drink lots of water, 106 record degrees on monday with afternoon storms developing and still hot and humid on tuesday and scattered storms in the afternoon and the heat wave continues despite we drop a little bit on wednesday to 90 degrees, something to definitely watch over and take seriously and check on the elderly and keep the pets in doors and it's very young kids. >> thank you adam. students in chester county spent their summer giving back and today six chester brook

academy schools held a 12th annual field day, 200 campers raised money for the special olympics, today they presented the organization for a check for $1200. the schools raised more than $10,000 in the last 12 years, terrific effort. abc world news is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams and ducis rogers, join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for jim gardner, cecily tynan, adam joseph, i'm monica malpass hope you have a great night we'll see you right here at 11:00.

whenthe state made aers, commitment to us. i knew that i wasn't going to make a fortune. but i would have a secure pension plan when i retired. each and every one of us made that contribution from every paycheck we ever earned. they've been negligent in their responsibility over the years of not funding this pension the way it should have been funded. they have made a promise, they've made a commitment, and they need to stick to it.

tonight, donald trump returns to cleveland, hovering above in his helicopter. his wife, melania, not with him. and donald trump is one-on-one with us. the interview just moments ago with george. and tonight here, trump's running mate, his big moment. and their new explanation tonight for melania trump's speech. they say the lines wore, in fact, from michelle obama's speech, and now, they explain why. also breaking tonight, the major airline grounding its planes. major disruptions, hundreds of flights amid dangerous heat now moving in across a huge part of this country. it could feel as hot at 115 or more. the new case tonight, a police officer killed in the line of duty. the police chief talking. the attorney general, too. the warning tonight, after a young driver smashes into an officer's car. he was