day of dangerous heat. sky6 live hd taking a live look right now at the center city skyline from the airport. an excessive heat warning remains in effect this sunday. >> some people are waking up without ac. storms knocked down power lines in south jersey in last night's stormy weather. we begin with the near triple digit heat gripping the area. sky6 live hd taking live look

right now. it is steamy out there, i cannot imagine the poor people waking up without air-conditioning. >> reporter: it's going to be a tough go over the next a couple of days. it's a little better today, but it will be horrible for tomorrow. let's get you outside and show you what's going on as we look backed toward the center city skyline. it's a nice morning in terms of sky conditions. we have nice clear skies and humidity leaves are dropping off north and west of center city. again, that humidity will come back full vengeance we head into tomorrow. dover, 73. cape may, 74. there's the frontal system that produced the stray shower and thunderstorm activity yesterday. what it's doing is lowering the humidity lervelgt to -- levels o the north, it will slow down southern cumberland county. north of there, the humidity will easily up a bit.

south of there it will be a sticky afternoon. monday this front returns to the north up to the p-a new york state line, that humidity comes pouring in here tomorrow afternoon. it will be a nice looking day, just another hot one. mostly sunny, 96 degrees is the forecasted high. not expecting stray showers or thunderstorms today. 3:00 p.m., 93. 5:00 p.m., 94. 96 will feel like 96 or 97. there's not too much difference between the temperature and the heat index. tomorrow could be the hottest day in four years. heat index approaching 110. >> once again the philadelphia corporation for aging is activating the heat line, that number on the screen, jolt it -- jot it down.

volunteers will answer heat related concerns from 8:30 a.m. to midnight. medical and examiner is conducting an autopsy of a firefighter who died last night. this is the honor guard as lee's body was brought through university city. he was found unconscious in the basement gym engine 50 firehouse. he feels taken to temple university hospital where he was pronounced dead. he responded to a fire earlier in the day and returned to the firehouse to work the night shift. it is the eve of the democratic national convention in philadelphia. >> final preparations are going on for the democrat gathering at the wells fargo center for the convention. if you parked on south broad street, time is running out to move your car. >> the parking authority handed

out flyers warning drivers about the towing. anybody parking in the median in south broad will be towed. the restricts remain in effect until monday night. vehicles in violation of the parking ban will be relocated to the parking authority i impound lot. jeanette reyes is live where the protester will gather for the dnc. >> tells how the protesters will battle another challenge the heat. >> reporter: big plans to make sure their causes are heard by philadelphians and of course the rest of the county. we're just a few hours away from the first first handful of

protesters. one thing you will see throughout the week are road closures. one on pattison avenue a dumpster truck blocking the way. you can see the shimmering lights that's another closure on the other end of the street. in a couple of hours demonstrators and supporters of bernie sanders will start gathering and thousands are expected to attend. the city has granted them a permit for everyday this week. the reason for the demonstration also vary greatly. of the 27 permitted demonstrations, several are against police brutality, one for cleaner energy and a smaller one, a mock trial for hillary clinton. the number of pro protesters is 35 to 50,000. another concern mentioned by the police commissioner, richard

ross is this dangerous heat. we're going to be seeing record-breaking temperatures throughout the week, especially tomorrow and i know police officers are concerned, they will be out throughout the day, as well as protesters, that's why the city will be dropping off bottles of water in different areas where there will be demonstrations. there will be misting stations. the good news even though you're not a police officer or dplon -- demonstrator that's available for many in philadelphia here. jeanette reyes, channel 6 "action news." >> the democratic team of hillary clinton and tim kaine mate its formal debut. kaine arrived home to chants of support. the virginia senator and former governor with a there to go to church with with his family.

kaine joined clinton in the battle ground state of florida. meantime, nominee, trump calls the ticket the ultimate insiders. he said it will give president obama a third term. we'll have more from the wells fargo center in the next half-hour. you can find more online at 6abc.com/dnc. that will include live coverage with the "action news" team. abc prime time coverage of the dnc comes your way at 10:00 p.m. monday through thursday. a man is fighting for his life after being shot at a playground in wilmington, delaware. officers responded to the east lawn playground. they found a man in his 20s shot multiple times. he was rushed to christiana hospital in critical condition. police are questioning several people. happening today, nine congressional democrats will join the picket lines of

striking workers outside the trump taj mahal. the trump is owned by carl ikahn. the main issue is the union's demand is healthcare and pension benefits are restored. the casino has withdrawn it's health insurance offer that the workers rejected. >> mandatory evacuations and a whole lot more, things have gone from bad to worse as wildfires threaten los angeles. don't feed the birtdz in this shore -- birds in this shore town. first was a warning and then it's this. >> reporter: tomorrow could be the hottest day in four years,

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pse&g and atlantic electric worked overnight repairing thousands of outages. >> looking live as the sun rises over the ben franklin bridge, it is the eve of the democratic convention, hopefully everybody comes and is prepared for the heat. >> reporter: the humidity is a thorn in the side, so to speak. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. temperature-wise it's another hot day, temperatures in the 90s, we're expecting a high around 96. the humidity eases up a little bit. it's going to change as we head into monday when all of a sudden the humidity goes through the roof again. we have high temperatures closing in on the century mark of 100 degrees. the combination of two will make it feel down right awful. blazing heat. 96 degrees that's what we're forecasting this afternoon. note the heat index, maybe a degree or two warmer than the actual air temperature.

yesterday's heat index was 104. i've seen forecast models that suggest 100 degrees with the air temperature and with the humidity, it will feel like 107. take it easy if you're out and about tomorrow afternoon. take breaks and stay hydrated seek out the shade if you're outdoors or stay indoors if an air can understand room. dewpoint coming down, there's the break, 64. that's a lot better, the number was in the 70s all day yesterday. pressure reading holding steady, 29.96 inches. winds are shifting out of the north northwest at 3 miles per hour. that's the drier air source up through here. 67 in allentown. 75 for philadelphia. trenton, 70 degrees, reading 68. the poconos not too bad, showing 64. it's humid out there, but we were in the oppressive category yesterday, this is slowly coming down, today it will it will feel better than yesterday afternoon. future tracker 6, sun and clouds that's the way we'll go this

afternoon, we're not expecting the isolated shower or thunderstorm like we saw yesterday. we get into tomorrow morning we'll start out with clouds and heavier showers or storms north of the pennsylvania turnpike and the atlantic city expressway. those will pull east and out to sea. most of the time it's sun and clouds. in the afternoon hours showers and thunderstorms could develop and these could be on the stronger side. heat index numbers they will be similar to the actual air temperature. let's say 95 or 96. and then we get into monday afternoon, 2:00 p.m., 107 is what it will feel like in philadelphia. 108 in millville. 105 in atlantic city. 106 degrees in trenton. could be potentially the hottest day we've seen in fours years here in the city of broarvel -- brotherly love. hot and less humid, 9 of. feeling like 96 or 97.

the human is in check. 3:00 p.m., 93. 5:00 p.m., 94. there's no chance of the shower or thunderstorm at least we're not forecasting that today. mostly sunny and hot. the jersey shore that ocean temperature has bounced back up into the low 70s. it's warmer than the 64. sunny and hot. topped out in the low to mid 90s. today, mid 80s you'll get the sea breeze. 86 degrees on the beaches. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 96 today we've highlighted monday because of the dangerous heat and humidity, start of the dnc, 99. feeling like 107. 95 tuesday, turning less humid. wednesday, 93. thursday, stays hot thunderstorms late 93. friday another day in the 90s and hopefully saturday this will end the trend here back in the 80s, lots of clouds and humid, and a couple of thunderstorms. nydia. >> thank you, chris. a fast-moving brushfire in

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:23 sunday morning. a lot of times when you get this heat and humidity, you get big thunderstorms. this was sent to me by a viewer in ocean city, new jersey. look at the lightning strike over the back bay. we had a cluster of showers and thunderstorms pushing through south jersey. those of you who did see the stray storms they packed a punch. this storm you can see with the blue that's where it's hailing and the reds represent heavy rain north of wild and avalon and sea isle city up into ocean city. it lasts 20, 25 minutes, they picked up heavy rains and gusty winds and hail. for today you're not expecting showers or thunderstorms out

there. mostly sunny. you'll have a sea breeze kick in. we're not expecting temperatures in the 90s. cape may, 86. rehoboth beach 88. sea isle city, 87 degrees. the ocean temperatures have come up a little bit as well. they are 69 and 74. burn index very, very high, rip current risk very low. >> the peco building in center city is welcoming the dnc with a special light show displaying sights and images that celebrates united states history. the light show will continue until midnight on friday. boathouse row in fairmont park is decked out. crews installed red white and blue lights that reflect across the schuylkill friday night. >> norristown native mike piazza will before into the

baseball hall of fame. some call him the greatest offensive catcher in the history of the game. in sports, eagles rook yls report to training camp. they do that tomorrow. the phillies an pirates continue their series in pittsburgh, here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: what's going on, the phillies have not won an an anola start he allows the first three batters to leave base with back-to-back walks. charge with 6 earned runs in four innings. in his last seven starts he has an era over 10. phillies have dropped 6 of 9

since the all star break. when it comes to the lesean mccoy's image, he implies he is perceived as a bad guy. back in harrisburg, he is accused of getting into a brawl with two off duty police officers at a philadelphia nightclub. he won't be charged with a crime or suspended from the nfl. still, mccoy said his image is not fairly portrayed. >> they only paint the picture of this player of this or whatever they may be. that's what the people see. i know what kind of person i am and what i do for my community and what kind of father i am. you can't change it i'm fine with that. >> reporter: there's question marks eagles training camp kicks off tomorrow, can doug peterson

coach can sam bradford shine county receivers catch the ball. will marcus smith live up to the hype. the 2014 first rounder is still yet to start a game. he played 8% of their defensive snaps. he moved from linebacker back to defendive end the position he played in college. >> now i'm going back to a position i was comfortable. i'm excited, i'm ready to go i've been training in atlanta at that train winning a pass rush coach his name is which you can smith. he has gotten me right for the season. i'm ready, i can't wait. this season is going to be great. >> kicking it over to soccer, the union could have been tied for a first place win in montreal, instead a deplete meltdown. andre blake allowed 5 goals in

52 degrees. union have one win in their last 6 major soccer club matches. that was tough to watch. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a great day. >> we'll have more "action news" just ahead. >> we'll be right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee,

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6:30 a.m., sky6 live hd taking a live look at city hall. an excessive heat warning is still posted. it will feel like triple digits to start the week. some people in our area are waking up without power which means no ac after the powerful thunderstorms turned off the lights yesterday. today we get a break from the humidity, but that won't last long. >> so glad you're waking up with us, chris sowers has the

accuweather forecast, is there anything you can say that will make us smile? >> reporter: i have a day in the seven day where we're not in the 90s. >> okay. >> reporter: let's get you started with a view overlooking the ben franklin bridge. it's a hazy morning out there, the humidity are high, but not as high as yesterday, and they will lower throughout the afternoon. it will be different feel from what we saw yesterday with the oppressive heat and humidity. nonetheless, the excessive heat warning continues with high temperatures top out in the 90s. 60s and 70s across the board. pottstown, 63. quakertown, 63 with lowering humidity. glassboro, 73. smyrna, 70. gandys beach, 67. hammonton, 67. sea isle city where you picked up a thunderstorm yesterday and you're showing 73. dewpoints to the north, there's the front responsible for the

scattered showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon, kind of sitting over top of the mason dixon line. tremendous amount of humidity south of the front this will be lifting back to the north as we head into tomorrow. enjoy this break from the humidity that we'll see today, because tomorrow will feel worth than yesterday. and yesterday was awful. the day planner, 86 degrees, 1:00 p.m., 90. 3:00 p.m., 94. mostly sunny skies, puffy clouds during the afternoon. the heat index will feel like the air temperatures maybe a degree or two warmer. dangerous heat and humidity arrives tomorrow. i'll have the details coming up in just a bit. >> gray. >> thank you so much. the wait is almost over for the democrats gathering in philadelphia for the democratic national convention. the democratic delegates are in town as our city takes its turn in the national spotlight. >> indeed excitement in the air, the opening gavel comes down tomorrow afternoon at the wells fargo center. >> lauren lister is live at the

site of the democratic national convention. >> the republicans had their chance last week, now it's the democrats turn to make their closing arguments to all the voters out there, good morning to you. >> reporter: it sure is. good morning, nydia and gray. hillary clinton and her vp pick have made their debut. now the party awaits. democrats and the city making final preparations for the convention it kicks off tomorrow. with the debut of the ticket in miami, philadelphia in focus. thousands of law enforcement finalizing the security plans for the democratic national convention preparing for up to 50,000 protesters a day. >> it's a bit of an unusual years kind of the political fights that have gone on, that's certainly something that's taken into account. >> reporter: the arena ready for presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton and vp pick tim

kaine after making their first appearance together at a rally saturday. >> make no mistake behind that smile, tim has a backbone of steel, ask the nra. >> he wasted no time beating you mean on the republican nominee. >> while we're on the subject of taxes, where she donald trump's tax returns. >> reporter: trump said just saw crooked and tim kaine together, they don't look presidential to me. democrats facing turmoil of their own. wikileaks released 20,000 internal dnc e-mails including some that appear to show efforts to undercut the rise of bernie sanders. his campaign manager telling abc it's a clear example of the dnc taking sides and somebody has to be held accountable. and bernie sanders is

scheduled to speak here at the convention on monday, and on the final day, thursday, that's when we're expecting to here from clinton clinton. live at the wells fargo center, lauren lister, nydia. >> dnc rules committee members gathered to advocate for an end to the super delegates. the effort failed. the amendment was defeated during a hearing, but campaigns for bernie sanders and hillary clinton work out a compromise agreement to create a unity commission to revise the nominating broadcast. this week with george stephanopoulos broadcasts live from the wells fargo center this morning. plus, senator bernie sanders weighs in on whether hillary clinton can unify democrats this week begins at 10:30 a.m. 6:35 if you have not move your car off the median on south

broad street you have an hour and half before you get towed at 8:00 a.m. they handed out flyers warning drivers about the changes. violators will be hit with a 51-dollar ticket. parking is allowed in he'll spots and the curb. jeanette reyes is live at fdr park that's where protesters will gather and it's quiet now, but that will change. >> reporter: it will change, gray, good morning to you. there's a lot going on inside the wells fargo center, tons of stuff going on outside. we are seeing the bernie sanders protesters arriving. this is pattison avenue, you can see they have a barrier blocking the road as well as the dumpster truck making sure no vehicles go

through. far in the distance you can see the flashing lights, also another blocked area. security is tight. in just a couple of hours, demonstrators in support of the bernie sanders rally will start gathering. thousands are expected to attend. the city has granted them a permit for everyday this week. now, the reason for the demonstrations of the 27 permitted, several are against police brutality, one for clean energy, a smaller one is a mock trial for hillary clinton. the total number of protesters expected is anywhere between 35,000 and 50,000. bernie sanders supporters said it could be more than that. take a look at what told us what they told us they are here for. >> we're here in love, peace, solidarity, service to the city of philadelphia and its citizens. service to the united states. >> reporter: protests is a

concern that police are prepared for quite sometime. commissioner richard ross said another concern is heat. it's going to be extremely hot, dangerously hot. you'll have protester rs outside and some who may overestimate their ability to withstand these kinds of temperatures. the city will be providing water for certain areas where there is none available there will be misting stations so people can stay hydrated and stay safe, as they make their voices heard throughout this week. reporting live, jeanette reyes. gray. >> the "action news" morning team will have live reports from the wells fargo center, tune in tomorrow at 4:30 a.m.

they will have an update on the detours 'related to the dnc. dozens of trees like this one could not stand up to the high winds from yesterday's storms. a woman was inside the car when a tree fell on it. look at that. she managed to escape without injury. pse&g and atlantic electric crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of households. they continue to work right now. the philadelphia medical examiner is trying to determine the cause of death of a city firefighter who died on the job. firefighters formed an honor guard early this morning, as you vee -- see here as gabriel lee's body was taken from the engine 50 firehouse in the 1300 block of west cambria street. he was taken to temple

university hospital where he was pronounced dead. he responded to a fire earlier in the day and returned to the firehouse to work the night shift. a medic unit and truck collided in kensington section this happened a5:30 at the intersection of frankford avenue and cambria street. one person had to be transported to the hospital. 6:40 there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. sky some kind of taking lieu live look at camden, hot out there, excessive heat, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> new film to hit theaters was filmed in philadelphia. meet the creative team that helped give the hollywood production a philly flare. >> taking a closer look at philadelphia's long history of hosting political convention still ahead on "action news" sunday morning. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message.

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vengeance and it will feel awful again. looking live at wilmington, there's no much hazy. the humidity is pulling back a little bit. it's coming back shortly, a short little break from mother nature. across the county, 26 states have heat advisories in effect. , seven states have excessive heat warnings. record watching, not today, 96 degrees is the forecasted high. the record is 98. we should fall short of the record high. with the humidity it will feel like 96. not too bad. tomorrow the forecasted high is 99. the record is 96. we should smash this record we'll see the modeling put this over 100 degrees. factoring in the humidity, 107 or 108 by mid afternoon. 96 degrees is what we are forecasting today. 87 is the normal for this time of the year. we started out at 75.

67 in allentown. reading, 68. 69 in wilmington. 67 in millville. 673 in sea isle city. dewpoints pulling back a little bit north and west, this is the saving grace these today, we're forecasting highs in the mid 90s. if the humidity was as bad as yesterday, it would be an awful day. as long as the numbers stay to the south these retreat, but they pull back monday after. there's the break, upper 50s, low 60s. slightly humid, we can handle that. monday, look at the humidity charging into the area. we're getting into the gulf coast humidity where dewpoints are in the low to mid 70s. with forecasted highs up near 100 degrees, the combination of the two will make it feel like this tomorrow afternoon for the start of the dnc. you have to be praferred for this, you have -- you have to be prepared for this, you have to be read. 108 it will feel like in wilmington by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow

afternoon. the entire area is above 100 degrees with the humidity with the exception of the poconos and wildwood, 98. a few tips for you here, we've been stressing this over the last few days, check on the seniors and pets, they get as hoss as we do, especially the pets don't leave them outside for hours at a time. bring them outside and let them do are there duty and bring them back in. stray hydrated with water or something with electrolytes. if you don't have an air-conditioning unit and you have electricity it didn't get knocked out from the storm. make sure you open up the windows when you turn on the fans. if you keep the windows closed, all you're doing is creating a huge convection oven in the house.

philadelphia, 96. millville, 92. trenton, 94. mostly sunny, it stays hot. lower humidity levels, though. we lost the chance for stray shower or thunderstorm. here's the heat index, mirroring the air temperatures, 2:00 p.m., 95. 4:00 p.m., 96. by 6:00 p.m. we're back down to 92 degrees. the poconos, low humidity levels, it's warm, combination of sun and clouds, you can handle 84. a nice day on the lake. you want to do boating. if you're at the beach it's going to be a beautiful day, mostly sunny skies, 86 degrees, you'll have a sea breeze kicking in. the ocean temperature is not as chilly it's up into the low 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 96 degrees today feeling like 96. 99 tomorrow, because of the dangerous heat and humidity it will feel like 107, 108. thursday, 95. wednesday, 93. thursday, friday, saturday,

that's when the pattern gets unstable there could showers and thunderstorms and temperatures dropping out of the 90s and into the 80s. and we only have august to go. >> people can't say they weren't warned. remember you can get the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast at 6abc.com/weather. the time 6:48 a historic building has become the repeated target for vandals now there's a 5,000-dollar reward to get those responsible. here's rick williams. >> reporter: drexel university police want you to take a good look at the video. >> we have video of the two young men walking past the building and tagging it. it is believe these men are responsible for the vandalism on chestnut street. >> the most repeat incident happened on tuesday, june 7 before 3:00 a.m. >> they are two white males, maybe in their early to mid

20s, dark hair, one subject has a at that time to a on his right forearm that looks like it could be of a rifle or some kind of gun that's distinctive on his right arm. the citizens' crime commission is issuing a 5,000-dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. once renovation is complete the buildings will be of value for the neighborhood. >> it's a child add -- advocacy center for the communitity >> convention week is here, so

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this morning, dnc related road closures have started. matt pellman has the run down of the effect on commuters. >> reporter: convention week is here, so are the traffic implications. the good news this is nothing like the papal visit last september when we had all the interstates shut down. this time the interstates stay open. if you drive on i-95 if you drive a commercial vehicle over five tons, a big rig, dump truck or large camper or something like that you will not get by on nye -- i-95 between the exit for the platt bridge or the vine street expressway. that stretch is closed. that started yesterday. that restriction.

that means if you're in one of those sorts of vehicles you're forced to take the platt bridge, the schuylkill expressway or the vine street expressway. if you're in a passenger vehicle expects extra traffic on the vine, the schuylkill expressway and the platt bridge. we have ramp closures, the ramp from i-95 northbound to broad street is closed through friday. the one from the southbound side is close most of the week, but they will open that at times for people who need to get to the navy yard. the ramp from the schuylkill expressway to packer avenue is closed in the afternoon and evenings. if you exit at packer avenue you can't go south on broad street that's shut down around the clock between packer avenue and terminal avenue. terminal itself is closed as is pattison, darian and 10th and 11th. if you live in the immediate vicinity, this event will have an impact on your travel. if you don't and you're just driving around on the highways

this should not have a major impact as the heys will remain open. have a good convention week, i'm matt pellman. channel 6 "action news." 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can.

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>> so glad you stayed with us, 6:56, a film about women on wall street has a philly flavor. here's alicia vitarelli. >> reporter: even though equity was set on wall street it was shot in philadelphia. the stars came to our studios to dish about filming this girl power movie in our city. >> for me, i guess the simplist answer is i like money and i am so glad it's acceptable for women to talk about success. >> reporter: equity is an inside look at what it takes for women

to rides in the ranks of finance. >> this is getting hot. >> reporter: if the lady in red looks familiar that's sara meghan thomas. >> my heart is a philly i'm a huge eagles fan, i grew up going to phillies game, i love to shoot here. >> reporter: anyone who lives here will spot the landmarks to locales from restaurants to office spaces. >> from where we shot law firm, restaurants, capital grill, some of your condo complexes, we used always apartments in the film. it was awesome. >> you may recognize alicia rhiner from orange is the new black. >> they say philly is the city of brotherly love. i felt there there was a sense

of kinship and friendship. >> reporter: the film about women and by women lends a certain authenticity. >> we're all but tired seeing men write stories about women. it's important for women to tell the story. >> reporter: and the ladies to fuel that legacy in films they must film the scenes. >> go opening weekends in your city. >> reporter: get out there and check it out, keep a close eye on our scene for all our philadelphia locations. equity comes out on august 12. alicia vitarelli channel 6 "action news". >> so many reasons to see that. another hour of "action news" sunday morning straight ahead. possible record-breaking heat and severe storms, some of them destructive. mother nature packing a one-two punch this weekend. what you need to know if the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

>> the powerball jackpot is higher. we'll be right back.

>> we are waking up to another day of dangerous heat. an excessive heat warning remains in effect this sunday morning, although it is a little less humid. >> not good, some people are waking up without ac. storms knocked down power lines in south jersey d