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good afternoon. sara is off and we are following breaking news from delaware. several children are in the hospital after they were stung by bees at rockwood park in wilmington. chopper 6 hd was there as medics responded to the park at 11:00 this morning. we are told that the children were taken to dupont hospital and we are working on finding out their conditions. and also breaking, a major car theft ring landed two dozen people behind bars. philadelphia police busted the operation and wendy saltzman is first on the story. she joins us from the da's office where more details will be announced later this afternoon. >> reporter: well rick, we are tipped off to this complex criminal scheme about three hours ago and in the next hour and a half. the district attorney's office is expected to announce how they

finally crackd this case. >> i never heard of nothing like this before. never. >> this chevy impala was a $5500 investment shane was going to use for work and kids. >> they knocked on the door and said we have to confiscate your car. >> she bought the car from an online seller, and said it looked too good to be true. >> i said this is a really nice car, and i needed a car and it was clean, extra clean and i was good body, in shape and no dents and really nice and i was like this is a really great deal. >> "action news" learned it was part of a car theft ring. the car was actually a fairly new rental car that had been stolen and that thieves changed the vin numbers to the junk car they bought at auction to cover up the theft.

>> they were involved in violent collisions and just parked cars. >> as part of a four year long investgation, they broke up this extensive crime ring. more than 40 arrests have been made. >> it feels good for us. and hopefully things work out for the owners that bought these cars and hopefully they will get some of their money back. >> reporter: and it's not just the people who unknowingly bought these stolen cars, the insurance companies and rental companies were duped as well. the district attorney is releasing details about what they say is one of the largest car theft operations in philadelphia ever. watch the details on 6abc.com as well as facebook and we'll be bringing you the latest information on our broadcast here at 6 abc. i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. turning now to accuweather and the dog days of summer are

back. it's hot and very humid as we look live from sky 6 hd from penn's landing and watching for the chance of pop-up storms and showers today. melissa magee is in for david murphy. >> it's terribly humid outside and it looks like the pattern will continue for the rest of the week here. in philadelphia 87 degrees and 85 in millville, we have the southerly wind and 86 in wilmington and same at the coast in cape may and north and west coming in at 85 degrees. the dew points are on the high side. a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. any time you have dew point numbers in the low 70s, quite oppressive and it looks like the air mass is sticking with us as we close out the work week. part of the reason why we get the showers and storms is because of the humidity, you see it on stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, as we zoom in south

of hacketts town and hamilton and portions of montgomery we are dealing with showers and storms, and south of 1212 and easton and quakertown along route 611 we get heavier pockets of moisture and 10 lightning strikes are associated with this. we'll track the moisture on and off throughout the day. over the next 12 hours, 88 is the number at 2:00 in the afternoon. 90 at 4:00 and in fact that is our forecast high today. back down into the upper 80s at 6:00 and 11:00 tonight and clouds will break for a partly cloudy skies and this is the beginning, the national weather service posted our area in an excessive heat watch along the i-95 metro area and highs in the 90s and factor in the humidity and numbers close to 100 degrees, we'll take a closer

look in the accuweather forecast rick. >> thank you. in other news, kathleen kane is back in court for the second day of testimony if her perjury trial. the pennsylvania attorney gener general, is accused of leaking grand jury material and then lying about it. one of her former employees on the stand today testifying against her. politics now. hillary clinton is dealing with yet another email controversy and donald trump is facing fallout from his statement yesterday. the republican nominee insists he was not encouraging supporters to use violence against his democratic rival. karen travers reports from washington. >> reporter: good afternoon the trump campaign says that everyone is misinterpreting his comments, he was just talking about getting voters out to the polls, and the clinton campaign

and some prominent republicans say he crossed the line. donald trump on the defensive again on fox news. >> there can be no other interpretation i mean give me a break. >> hillary wants to abolish or essentially abolish. by the way if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. although the second amendment people maybe there is i don't know. >> team trump insists on how voters could mobilize to keep clinton out of office. that is not how it's seen by many including supporters sitting behind him on the stage. >> this is simple, what trump is saying is dangerous, a person seeking to be president of the united states should not suggest violence in any way. >> and another cleanup effort from running mate, mike pence

and loyal supporter, rudy giuliani. >> we know is not indirect, donald trump is going to say something like that, he says something like that. >> and the clinton campaign dealing with another email controversy. more emails released showing a senior staffer asking for favors from the state department while clinton was secretary. >> they say that neither involves the secretary or relate to the foundation but the trump campaign says this is more evidence that she ran a corrupt office. >> back here now, the state of delaware will require child sexual abuse education, for students and staff and all public schools. governor jack markell signed a bill enacting what is called erin's law, named for erin marin a sexual abuse survivors, she

wants to provide the means for children to speak up and see the signs of abuse in children. delaware is the seven and straight in the country to enact the law. >> i wish i did not have to sign this bill. but the truth is that i do, we hear about the statistics and the 3 million and 42 million, and it's important that we remember that each of those statistics represents actual real people. our children. >> both houses of the delaware state legislature approved the law in june. and now investigators are tie fog figure out how an 8-year-old drowned in a back yard pool -- the boy is in critical condition at childrens hospital in philadelphia. and "action news" is following the investigation and look for an update tonight beginning at 4:00. amtrak started to settle

lawsuits for last year's deadly derailment in philadelphia. the first was reached with two women and a confidentiality law keeps them from revealing how much they paid. potential payouts are capped under federal law at $295 million, that compensation could be exhausted given the number of deaths and serious injuries. there is more to come on "action news" at noon, a 73-year-old woman is killed by police during a volunteer training exercise. we have new details about that tragic accidents in florida. also, a hospital is forced to move some of its most vulnerable patients and the dangerous bacteria found in the unit for newborns. >> and officials are tracking new cases of the zika virus in miami.

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playing is scenario. it happened at a so-called citizens academy, a free course for civilians designed to get insight into law enforcement. people were selected in random to take part in a shoot don't shoot situation, to see how police make decisions. one was librarian mary, who was mistakenly hit with a bullet. >> we are mourning and missing mary, as she was a vital member of our community. officials are offering free grief counseling to the town. and a justice report found that baltimore police routinely discriminate against black people and use excessive force. they were being investigated for the year following the death of fg and that officers are not

held accountable for misconduct. and they say that gangs are noting to shoot police here in retaliation for the death of paulo neil. he was a car theft suspect and he was shot in the back in a chase last month. >> and a dangerous bacteria forced a hospital in maryland to shut down their neonatal care unit. that bacteria is known to cause illness or death with people with compromised immune systems like nicu patients. the hospital is continuing to investigation. four more women in a miami neighborhood tested positive for the zika virus. it comes after the mayor of miami claimed that the virus was contained in the area, they continue to spray community

ponds and standing water to prevent the virus from spreading but women that are pregnant are asked to avoid the area if possible. michael phelps picked up two more gold medals in rio, and has 21 in his olympic career, the 19-year-old katie ladecky, took gold for the 200 free style. and serena lost in singles and the u.s. gymnastics team captured the gold. still to come on "action news" at noon, one casino is looking to fill hundreds of openings. we have details on the hiring event happening in atlantic city. and also we know that gas prices are low, but what should be expect after the summer is over. the new prediction from the experts when "action news" continues. i took warfarin for over 15 years

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low gas prices are expected to stick around and in fact they could even drop below $2 a gallon this coming fall. the u.s. energy department is predicting that prices will stay low through the winter mostly because of a slump in oil prices and a switch to winter blend gas that is cheaper to make. the national average is $2.12. if you are looking for a job in the casino industry, there is a career fair, at the borgata,

they are hosting an event but they are located in maryland. in the national harbor, in prince george's county. outside of washington. they are looking for table game dealers and bartenders and servers and slot machine technicians. they can apply at the events center atlantic city. it runs until 6:00 tonight. a new study says that millions of americans could be exposed to unsafe drinking water. they found unsafe drinking levels calls psa's in samples, they are using to make fabrics and non-stick cooking pans, but when ingested they are linked to high cholesterol and obesity and even cancer. they are founds on military sites and waste water treatment plants. the "action news" team is out working on stories for today at 4:00.

here is alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> reporter: hey rick coming up today it's harder than ever to get actual face time with the president of the united states, but the white house is helping people connect with him in a different way. find out how you can get your voice heard. >> plus, for a family's back to school shopping, it's top of mind this time of year but you don't have to spend top dollar for all the supplies and we look at apps looking at special savings and rewards. and take us with you on the go, download the free 6 abc news app, watch us live on your smart phone or tablet. >> see you at 4:00 rick. >> quick break and accuweather with meteorologist, melissa magee.

meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now with a closer look at the steamy and stormy forecast. >> it's really bad outside. it's so humid and the showers and storms are to the north now rick. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, we are tracking a frontal boundary lifting up to the north in the northwest suburbs. with our radar, with 1 million watts of power we have the ability to cut through the storms and give you a birds eye view or street level view of your neighborhood. south and east of easton at route 611, we are dealing with a pocket of moderate rainfall and same thing if you travel eastward into flemming ton and north and east into summerville. the showers and storms are with us and i would not be surprised to see something pop up throughout the day because of the moisture and humidity. we'll show you the picture

outside. it was there out in fairmount park looking at the water fall and the fountain, it's probably a good idea to have an extra glass of water and keep yourself hydrated today and the heat and humidity, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors, philadelphia 87 degrees and 72 in the poconos and cape may 85 degrees and 89 in dover. the south-southwestly wind and it feels hotter when you fac her in the humidity. feeling like 90 in reading and 111 in dover, and the current heat index in cape may 99. here is satellite 6 along with action radar you see the moisture now lifting off to the north and that is where we find the showers and storms for portions of north hamilton and lehigh and bucks and as we go throughout the day we tap into more moisture, and a brief

downpour and thunderstorm associated with it. breaks of sunshine today and a high temperature of 90 but when you factor in the humidity in philadelphia, it feels like upper 90s and close to 98 degrees with the southwesterly wind at 7 to 14 miles per hour. later on tonight if you head to bethlehem, don henley is the headliner, isolated shower or thunderstorm likely and 7:00 p.m. 83, and 81 at 8:00 tonight and 80 degrees at 9:00 p.m. under a partly cloudy sky and 11:00 p.m. holding in the upper 70s. if you don't like today over the next five days, we have the ridge of high pressure with a bermuda high in place and weak disturbances moving on through and heat indexes over the next five days, from 95 to 105, across the region. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast showing you

it's hot and humid today and high up to 90 degrees and thursday muggy with the showers and storms around a high of 92, hotter on friday and in at 94, heat index on saturday, close to 105, a high of 95, still sticky on sunday in at 92. still the cold front moves through on monday at 89 and the relief coming next tuesday with a high of 86 degrees. a long stretch of 90s on the way. >> thank you. well, one newlywed is enjoying a fabulous honeymoon by himself. this is phaseon patel, and taking his trip solo, he brought his new bride but in picture form only. she was stuck at home, but realized she lost her passport. her new husband went on the trip any way, they saw the photo and decided his wife needed a visa as well and could not get one

until the honeymoon is over. he is still smiling. ed sheeran is being sued for one of his most well known songs and people help puppies to give back to the community and to help themselves.

hello again, sara bloomquist is off and here are the stories we are following for you now at 12:30. shots ring out on a philadelphia street and a 6-year-old girl is hit. we'll show you the surveillance video that captured the crime. and two men seen stealing inside of a local home depot. and one police department adds drones to the crime fighting tools. but we begin with the latest on a developing story out of wilmington where a dozen children at a camp were stung by bees, it happened at rockwood park around 11:00 this morning. three were taken to dupont hospital and are in stable condition and nine others were treated at the scene. we'll follow the story online and have updates on "action news" later today starting at 4:00. a 6-year-old girl caught in the crossfire in philadelphia is