this noon we're following new developments after a fight at a popular bar ends with deadly gunfire on penns landing. police have revealed more

about the young victims of a nightclub shooting in fort meyers, florida,. the big story on "action news" this noon is the count to the democratic national convention. rick williams continues our live team coverage. >> reporter: we are less than four hours away from the opening gavel at 4:00 p.m. the stage is set and last minute work underway for the big show. scandal is overshadowing the party. dnc chair is out over leaked e-mails. the fbi is investigating how the e-mails were leaked. meanwhile, jilted bernie sanders supporters and other political protesters have taken to the streets already they are facing excessive heat a big concern for outdoor demonstrators and everyone else across the entire region. let's begin with a check on the

sweltering accuweather forecast an david murphy. >> reporter: well, rick conventioneers and he was will have to -- and everyone else will have to take the heat seriously. in the central area the heat index values could make it feel like 105 this afternoon and in the advisory areas about 100. in fact some areas even in the advisory area are going higher than that. 88 in philadelphia. 89 in wilmington, 92 in allentown. 93 down the shore and 91 in dover. when you factor in the heat, plus the humidity it feels like it's 98 in the city currently and 102 not that far down the pike in wilmington. 100 degrees on the heat index chart in millville. feels like 107 in dover, delaware. keep in mind we have several hours of building heat. the numbers will be going up. we expect to be over 100 degrees in philadelphia later on.

in terms of temperatures looks like a record high. 98 is the high, old record 96. tonight muggy, 79 degrees the low. from you're heading out and about keep the heat in mind, hydrate, a lot of cool water the best thing. if you're outside and have to be you have to take breaks in the shade. don't forget about our senior citizens and the pets. seniors can have problems in the high heat and humidity, they don't regulate, as well. they don't have the air-conditioning set up high enough or not running the fans. 97 at 2:00 p.m. you get a dip at the pool and feel better. 9:00 p.m. there's a chance of thunderstorms if they come they will knock the temperatures down and knock you out of the pool. get out of the pool and off the beach if you hear thunder. speaking of which we have thunderstorms watches and warnings heading into areas of northeastern pennsylvania. but we're keeping our eyes on this area where we are starting

to see the development of the showers and possible storms as those head toward the east we could be in for strong thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. the first issue is the heat, the second the strong thunderstorms. we'll be back with the full accuweather forecast in a moment. it got a little noisy at the arena. philadelphia's boys and men are doing a sound check a number of groups performing on the stage behind me. the despite the dangerously hot weather conditions political protesters are taking their voices outside today. jennette reyes joins me outside city hall with the various protesters around philadelphia. >> reporter: there's a demonstration going on at city hall. this is a bernie sanders rally and this is just one of many.

the issues vary from bernie sanders to immigration issues, but there is one thing the protesters have in common it has nothing to do with politics. >> i'm a bernie sanders supporter, most of the people probably are going to be bernie sanders supporters we are disgruntled about the new e-mails that were released through wikileaks. >> reporter: demonstrators woke up to cooler temperatures in the upper 7 he -- 70s. they are waiting to start their protests. >> we brought food that will keep us alive and jugs of water and sharing and buying water we're all here for the same calls. >> reporter: today's index will peak at a record breaking 105 degrees. >> it's summertime, like the end of july we expected this. >> reporter: protesters shared their antitrump message to the beat of a makeshift drum while

trying to beat the oppressive temperatures. >> we need somebody to basically stop making promise. we can't wait any longer. we're demanding -- >> reporter: they walked more than a mile and a half to city hall. we have a bunch of water over here and we have water that will be set up at the halfway point. >> hot and sweat, many say it's all in a day's work to get their message out. >> yes i'm sweating. it's all good. >> reporter: and the fountains here at city hall look tempting you don't have to be a kid to jump in. we know that the demonstrators are taking the heat seriously. many who rallied assembled their own team of medics making sure sure nobody has heat related

issues. drink water and take it easy, as well. >> quite a spectacle that's for sure. several delegates from florida showed no mercy this morning toward debbie wasserman schultz who has resign her position amid an e-mail scandal as we mentioned. annie mccormick joins us live in center city with more on the drama during this morning's convention. >> reporter: rick, this is the first time we heard from debbie wasserman schultz since the e-mail scandal where she was ousted as chair of the democratic national convention. in that e-mail scandal wikileaks released e-mails showing she favored hillary clinton all along and never gave bernie sanders a chance. as she entered the florida delegation breakfast she was greeted by mixed voice its ther. take a listen.

and you can here them chanting debby debby, she blows kisses to her supporters, but the supporters chants turned to boos to a number of bernie sanders supporters in the crowd. she addressed the mass shooting that left two dead and dozens injured in florida. after a phone call from hillary clinton and president obama wasserman schultz admitted she would resign after the convention. she did not offer any apologies and never e mentioned the scandal. the closest she came to referencing the scandal came when she said -- >> i appreciate there's a little bit of interest from the

press, but that shows you, that florida is the most significant battle ground state that will make sure that hillary clinton is elected president of the >> reporter: this kind of humiliation and the way they treated her, let her speak, she did what they want the her to do is step down. >> i think it's hard to respect debbie wasserman schultz when she does not respect the electoral process. >> reporter: and wasserman schultz announces she will be acting as a surrogate for hillary clinton and working everyday for her re-election, as well. she will open and close the democratic national convention. bernie sanders supporters said they will plan to voice their

opinions there, as well. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. there could sparks flying inside the wells fargo center tonight with bernie sanders taking the stage. one of the big speakers the first night of the convention. along with michelle obama and corey booker and elizabeth warren. bob brooks is live on the convention floor with a look ahead, bob. >> reporter: hey, rick, you know it got a little noisy a little while ago, boys to men were on the stage. that's the kind of things that are happening. sound checks, lighting checks you can tell, everything is blue right now. here's a look at the floors we have a lot of security personnel, media members down here, singers, testing out the stage, i spoke with a singer in particular, philadelphia's own bobby hill, the young man who sung when the pope was in town. he is singing the national

anthem tonight. the stage is set, almost just a few minor jobs are being finished sound checks on the stage, security personnel combing things over, media from all over the world setting up and going live. we're four hours from the gavel drop and the dismk -- dnc is underway. look who we found, young singer bobby hill, he sang for the pope and now the national an national anthem. i'm so glad to be at a historic convention to see hillary clinton get nominated. his proud parent feet away. >> he has the support of the family. >> i would like to thank my parents for everything they have done for me. >> no bigger stage for this for

a young man and no bigger stage set for the dnc. ive never seen boys to men in person, i guess i can check them off my list. a lot of people down here working on the details to get things ready for 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. reporting live from the wells fargo center bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> boys to men back on the stage, once the gavel drops at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, by the way there's a jam-packed schedule for the next few days, as we mentioned, first lady michelle obama and bernie sanders are the featured speakers tonight. tomorrow in the late afternoon, the role call vote will takes place to nominate hillary clinton. bill clinton speaks wednesday night. and joe by the -- joe biden and president obama speak to the

delegation and hillary clinton dresses the convention and will be introduced by her daughter chelsea. with that we go back to the studio and sarah we'll see you in just a few moments. >> reporter: we're following a number of other stories still ahead at noon including another deadly nightclub shooting in florida, in time, the victims are teenagers. plus, a new air are a for the birds -- era for the birds, the eagles have had their first training camp practice. we're giving you a chance to be part of the democratic national convention this week, find out how, next. >> three men are being

questioned in connection with a deadly shooting at penns landing, police believe a fight at the cavanaugh's river deck spilled on to a cal callowhill street. the man died at the scene. detectives detained three men after a brief chase on foot. they were taken to the homicide division as the investigation continues. new information about a shooting at a club in fort meyers florida. the shooting erupted in the

parking lot as parents arrived to pick up their teens from the swimsuit theme add party. a 14-year-old and 18-year-old were killed. they suspects were under arrest. the police said the shootings was an act of terrorism. armed guards were on duty at the club when the shooting began. >> officers arrived on scene found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds. >> state records show the club had alcohol lbs -- license revoked last month due to a prior incident. a wildfire raging near los angeles threatens thousands of homes. the flames have charred 51 square miles. the blaze is 10% contained. hot weather and brush are fueling the fire. it has torched 20 structures. back here, the eagles

sweated it out in the extreme heat during their first training camp practice. it's a new era for the birds coach peterson is leading the birds. carson w. he carson wentz is on thed field. the full team reports to camp later on this week. let's head back to the wells fargo center in south philadelphia. and rick williams as we countdown to the democratic national convention. rick. >> hi, again, sarah, the countdown continues as the entire "action news" team gears up for the start of the convention we want to invite you to be a special part of the coverage. gray hall has more on how to be involved he joins us live from the famous 4th street deli in queen village. hi, gray. >> reporter: hey, rick this is a chance tore the public to get involved in the 4th street famous deli. we'll be here throughout the

convention it's a chance to have great food and healthy debate and dialogue about what's happening in politics. we never know whose going to stop by. the governor is waiting in the wings. we out a tweet for many celebrities wore going to be here. we are excited about this, we want to see you, we're excited about the dnc being in philadelphia. excited about their candidate. this is not just for republicans or democrats it's for everyone, we invite you to come out. myself and nydia han will be here, tweet us, let us know what you want to hear from the politicians and the speaker at the dnc. we'll wrap this up, the govern is waiting to talk to us. >> if you can't stop by the deli in person, we'll be holding questions and conversations on

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>> david with a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we're heading for a record today. >> reporter: looks like we are, 98 is the forecast high. the old record 896. we have an issue with heat and humidity, but also the potential for thunderstorms. take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan well off to the north of the poconos there's something out there. well to the west of harrisburg and north of harrisburg you can see showers and thunderstorms just starting to pop. we'll be on the look out for that stuff moving closer to our home base later on in the afternoon. as we take a look outside, we have sky6 live hd, center city it is hazy, hot and humid out there. temperatures right now in philadelphia zoomed all the way to 88 degrees and how about that dewpoint, 75 that is very oppressive humidity and winds out of the west at 7 miles per hour. really out of the southwest most of the time. this is the big number, the heat index, this is the combination of temperatures and high

humidity and how it feels out there, again it feels like 98 in philadelphia. 100 in millville. 102 in wilmington, 107 in dover, delaware. that 98 is where the heat index will stop. we'll be around 105 over the next several hours. future tracker 6 picking up the other issue that's thunderstorms. by 3:00 p.m. this will be in the northern and western suburbs. by 35:30 p.m. it will be in philadelphia and jumps the gun and gets in and around the city by 5:00 p.m. pgh by 8:00 p.m. we're inundated it's possible these will get out of the way sooner, when they do come they could produce strong gusty winds and hail. there's a slight risk from the storm center across region any storm that forms in the region isolated storms but could calls wind damage, lightning strong winds and hail all possible with

the storms that form later tonight. 98 today, record heat thunderstorms, not a great day across the region. cool drinks take it easy and take cover from storms. tomorrow, 95, less humid. a pair of 94s on wednesday and thursday, a thursday thunderstorm possible. friday, another thunderstorm around hot and humid conditions finally for the weekend we're back in the 80s. >> much more "action news" including our coverage of the democratic national convention when we come right back. i'm only in my 60's.

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>> hello, again, delegates and protesters have arrived in philadelphia for start of the democratic national convention amid rising tempers over leaked e-mails and rising temperatures in the forecast. pros -- protesters are trying to keep cool on the city streets. she is out, the chair of the dnc will not stake center stage always the delegates cast their ballots. we have live team coverage of the convention, rick williams has the coverage from the wells fargo center. hello again. >> reporter: hi, sarah, that's right, the opening gavel is at 4:00 p.m. the stage is coming t