allentown 93 and cape may 87 and wilmington 92 degrees, factor in the dew points in the 70s, the heat index the way it feels almost everywhere, in the triple digits. this is dangerously hot weather and these will be climbing as we head through the weekend. an excessive heat warning is extended until 9:00 sunday evening for the immediate i-95 area, from you not in the counties in pink, it's not much better where you are. a heat advisory is posted and that continues through the weekend. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are get something pop-up thunderstorms, all of the activity has been north of philadelphia this afternoon and they are slow moving and have downpours. we have one cluster that moved through the lehigh valley heading north of trenton and another cluster is moving through lancaster and another one in northern berks county.

these thunderstorms don't really relieve any of the heat and humidity. if you head to the linc, factor in the humidity levels, heat index in the 90s. i'll talk about when relieve is finally on the way in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. in the meantime, use stormtracker 6 live double scan to keep an eye out for the pop-up storms, it's one of many tools available 24/7 at 6abc.com/weather. and stay connected with our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. we have breaking news to get to right now, a live look right now from the grown as a gas main caught fire in atlantic county, the action cam is live on the scene in egg harbor township just off the garden state

parkway at stillman road, the flames are billowing up into the sky. no one is hurt at this point and gas and power crews are on the scene shutting off the goods main and trying to get this one under control. as we get more information we'll pass it along in our newscast. brand new at 4:00, police say they caught one of the shooters involving a deadly encounter involving innocent bystanders, last month three unsuspecting people were caught in the crossfire of a shootout in philadelphia and one of them died and two others went to the hospital. chad pradelli is live now with the details that are developing today. >> reporter: sharrie investigators have been developing leads into this triple shooting leading to daqueen cooper. police are still searching for at least one more shooting

suspect. july 15th just before 9:00 p.m., employee say that dei queen cooper engaged in a gun battle. and jerry floyd was shot in the chest and died. a 48-year-old woman and 15-year-old girl were also shot and survived. >> it doesn't appear that any victims were targeting and it looked like they were innocent bystanders and mr. cooper was involved in a gun battle that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. police are searching for one more shooter, so far 171 people have been killed in philadelphia this year. up 6% from this time last year. >> this is senseless, the gun violence that continues to plague our nation and across our cities, it has to stop. >> reporter: and police say they are developing new information about the second suspect, i'm live outside of police

headquarters, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. an 8-year-old boy from winslow township camden county, remains in critical condition after he nearly drowned in the backyard pool. that child was pulled from the water on scenic view drive on tuesday night. while investigators work to determine the circumstances, today we are getting a first listen into the 911 calls and the efforts to save that boy's life. in the recordings you hear the operator ask the caller, the boyfriend of the boy's mother whether they know how to perform cpr, she talks them through it step by step as the ambulance makes their way to the home. >> does she know how to do it? >> no. >> i need you to lay him on the ground. sir -- tell her to kneel next to him and open his chest, push hard and fast, do that now sir.

we are doing it. we are doing it. >> is he responding? >> no. >> did she do it 30 times. listen, do you guys want to do mouth-to-mouth sir? >> that operator guided them through it step by step on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and waited online with them until the paramedics arrived. again that boy is still listed in critical condition of childrens hospital of philadelphia. we'll continue to update you on that rick. in other news, a jury is hearing from a key prosecution witness in kathleen kane's trial. she is accused of leaking grand jury information to a newspaper and lying about it under oath to embarrass a rival prosecutor. josh morrow says he conspired

with kane to leak the documents. he took the exchange for immunity. john rawlins will bring us a live report at 5:00. the day football fans look forward to all summer is finally here. the eagles will take the field tonight for their first preseason game against the cam pa bay buccaneers, the fan's first taste of their favorite tailgating as well. gray hall is live in south philadelphia hanging with the birds today. what is the scene like down there? >> reporter: hi sharrie, the fans are no doubt excited. but it's really, really hot outside. typically you cannot bring liquid inside of the linc but that is all changed. can you bring one 16 ounce factory sealed bottle inside of the linc with you. tonight on the field fans are hoping that the eagles will

bring the heat. >> eagles! >> eagles fans are flocking to the birds nest in anticipation of the first preseason game against the tampa bay buccaneers. they are ready to see what the team has to offer after last season disappointed fans. >> i live for this, eagles all day and bleed green and the season is starting and i can't wait. >> so excited! >> we love the eagles. >> we are here eight hours early. >> it's a couple of firsts when the eagles hit the field. and doug peterson's first outing as a head coach and carson went zmt . >> get out there and light it up and the future is looking bright. >> this store in south philly says they are ready for the game and the season to start. >> looking forward to the wins

and the more wins the better the business. >> they have it all from jerseys to posters to license plates. they are pumped for their team to play ball. >> everyone says 8-8 and 7-9, get on a roll and you never know. make the playoffs and anything can happen then. always have high hopes. >> all right always high hopes. tonight's game starts at 7:00. the place will be packed with thousands of people as they cheer on the eagles. live in south philadelphia, gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> all right gray thank you. time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report on a thursday. >> of course many people are trying to get down to the game. matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> on the way to the birds game they are not flying, major issues on the highways like this crash on the schuylkill expressway by the on ramp from conshohocken from route 23, you see the accident with police and

ben do the on the scene taking out the right lane. we hope they can get pushed to the side quickly. at this point it's jammed solid east of 202 from this part of conshohocken on the schuylkill. extra heavy on 95 from woodhaven from this point approaching cotman to bridge street and an earlier accident there. avoid the crowds on the roads, septa is running extra sports express trains this evening. they start at fern rock to at&t. and then the linc. it's time for the weekly tractor trailer accident in old city blocking east industry southbound. and a crash on 23 in bala cynwyd by the post office and in pits grove township. lets grab the ipad and do the

commuter report. in buck county a crash along swamp road east of the stump road and the eagles traffic in the next half hour. >> thank you. now we want to get back to the breaking news we are following here at "action news." this is the live look that you are getting here this gas maintains to burn in atlantic county. the action cam right there live on the scene in egg harbor township. just off the garden state parkway near stillman road. a response here to get the fire under control, you see the huge flames shooting into the sky and no reports of injuries and we hear that a nearby building has been evacuated just as a precaution at this point. gas and power crews are on the scene for 45 minutes now. trying to shut off the gas main, we'll keep an eye on this and update you as we get it. here at 6 abc we continue to mourn the loss of captain noah.

we want to tell you about a few special ways to join the celebration of his life. we posted several classic episodes of captain noah and his magical ark including the 1967 pilot episode and other moments from the iconic childrens show and watch a special tribute to captain noah sunday morning during the 10:00 half hour of "action news." >> a great way to get involved. still ahead this afternoon, hillary clinton gets ready to lay out her plan for the economy while donald trump stays on the attack. and a devastating fire at an apartment complex. the dead and missing we have the latest on the investigation. and a big retailer, details on macy's decision to close 100 of its stores. and another edition of down at the shore. melissa magee is in atlantic city getting red for a big

concert on the beach. hey melissa. >> that is right. we are having a beach party down at the shore and what better place to be than in a.c. are you guys having a good time? >> yes! >> and we had to cool out toes off from the inland air, we'll have more on the hot happenings down at the shore and the preview of the jimmy buffett concert taking place this weekend. i'll have more on that after the break. lets go in the water! lets go! my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines

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three firefighters. and now rescue teams are searching for others that are unaccounted for. the flames ripped through the buildings forcing residents to jump from the building. they were flown out of their beds because of the explosion. and debris went flying across the street. and rescues were dramatic, parents started to drop their children from windows. >> the flames were going up and up. >> i was so squared people were jumping out of the window screaming for help. >> in gaping hole is what is left of the roof. remains of two people found in the debr, and at least 30 people hospitalized. and today search crews continue to look for those that are not

accounted for. the cause of the initial explosion is still under investigation. hillary clinton just laid out her plan for the u.s. economy, she promitioned to expand the child tax credit and connect every household to broadband by 2020. during her speech at a manufacturing company in michigan, clinton pledged to create more jobs in part by increasing the nation's infrastructure. >> we'll put americans to work building and modernizing our roads and bridges and tunnels and railways and ports and airports. >> on the gop side, donald trump spoke to the national association of home builders in miami, florida. he repeated his claim that president obama and hillary clinton are the founders of isis. their decisions to pull troops out of iraq was the direct

result of the terror group's rise. and macy's has announced they are closing 100 stores. they say most will close in early 2017, it represents 14% of the company's stores nationwide and they will boost their investments in online sales. the top clothing seller online but amazon is expected to past macy's sometime next year. >> the summer break has come to an ends for delaware students, that is right school is back in session at least in one district. maple school in claymont returned to school today backpacks in toe, most of the kids and parents had smiles on their faces as they walked through the doors. the school's principal found that starting school earlier has its benefits. >> we did a study 12 years ago and found that minimizing some of the summer learning loss

helps to get them started. >> it usually takes a week and a half to get kids back into the learning groove. >> nice to be back. the parents look real excited. time for a check of the accuweather forecast for your thursday. >> lets head of to cecily again looking at at the excessive heat. >> the warning is expected through sunday and we are not even halfway there yet. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are seeing some thunderstorms popping up north of philadelphia, and one in hunterdon county, and that is moving east and pushing away from our viewing area and you can see how they are spotty and not moving quickly and i want to move in on this one in upper buck county. we have six lightning strikes associated with this mountain road drive and south park road are you getting torrential downpours now and moving towards

route 611 oxville, and these storms really the impact of them the heavy rain, dew points are through the roof. dew points in the 70s right now and the air is really saturated. it's oppressive and feels tropical and temperatures are in the 90s. so the heat index the way it feels, 103 if philadelphia and 105 in trenton and reading 100 and allentown 104 and wilmington 102. and cape may 100 degree heat index. and satellite 6 along with action radar looking similar to yesterday. the high pressure over bermuda has not really moved and we get the storms primarily north of philadelphia. the problem with the high pressure sticking around is that the heat and humidity is building as well through the week and through the weekend. not much relief at night. tonight a shower or

thunderstorm. wilmington 78 and millville 78 and philadelphia 78 and atlantic city 77. hopefully the skies kill enough for the perseid meteor shower and it will be peaking tonight and this could be the best view in about two decades, falling at the rate of 250 to 300 per hour. after midnight after the moon sets, if you are a night owl, get outside everyone allow your eyes a half hour to adjust and look up and look north and mother nature should put on a spectacular show in the sky. future tracker 6 showing the heat index it's going to be brutal 2:00 in the afternoon, the heat index up to 106 in philadelphia. heading into the weekend, it gets even worse on saturday, and the heat index soaring up to 107 degrees. the four day at 4:00 showing

more of the same, steamy with thunderstorms a high of 96 and saturday 97 and sunday 95 and heat indexes above 105, and monday not quite as intense and impressive with a high of 93 with showers and thunderstorms with a cold front. and behind that front finally relief is on the way and i'll talk more about that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> after six days of it we'll look forward to temperatures in the 80s. >> something cooler. thank you cecily. up next delaware officials announce new steps in the fight against the zika virus. coming up at 4:30, she was using her feet to drive along the schuylkill and texting with both hands. this has everyone talking and you'll only see it here on 6 abc. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

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fire right now. we are showing you the flames on the bottom part of your screen. and we are looking at a worker in a bucket dealing with some of the power issues, you see a lot of power lines here along steelman road near the parkway. and the fire could affect the power lines and the huge flames are burning for an hour now and gas and power crews trying to shut off the gas main. nobody was hurt but a nearby building was evacuated as a precaution. we see the flames continuing to burn and we'll get and update if this is affecting traffic along the garden state parkway at all at this hour. we'll bring you the latest from egg harbor township, new jersey, as information becomes available to you. delaware is getting new federal funding to fight the zika virus, more than $800,000 will help to track and control the type of mosquitos that could

bite a person and transmit zika. they are warning everyone to wear mosquito repellants especially if you went to a place where zika is widespread. >> you want to use repellant for three weeks you don't want to accidentally bring zika virus to delaware. >> zika is known to cause severe birth defects. they are distributing prevention kits to pregnant women. we are live to reaction from this shocking video showing an extreme case of distracted driving. and i'm nydia han sick of throwing out produce, how to avoid waste coming up in what's the deal?

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nearby building is evacuated as a precaution and emergency crews in egg harbor township, knowledge, working to get this situation under control. now to the video showing an extreme case of distracted driving, you saw it first on "action news" at 10:00. a woman caught on camera texting with two hands and driving with one foot on the steering wheel and now jeanette reyes is live with reaction and what to do if you ever see something similar on the roadways. >> reporter: well rick, you probably had the same reaction that our viewers had and the rest of the country, a woman driving without her hands they were on her phone and her foot on the steering wheel it shocked even experts who have seen it all. >> i have been driving for 25 years driving a tour bus, we sit up higher than everybody else and able to look down in the

vehicles i have never seen that in 25 years, i never seen anyone drive with their foot. >> distracted driving is all too common but this a woman glues to her phone with the foot doing the driving on the expressway, that is enough to make anyone's draw drop. >> that is crazy and couldn't have been the first time. like a professional driving like that. >> they captured this video and followed the mystery driver for 20 minutes, first on 76 and then center city. they got her attention and demanded she pay attention to the road. but it was no use. >> we beeped at her to get her attention and i yelled to her get off of your phone. she smirked at me and went back to her phone. >> but when reckless drivers like these end up in an emergency room, the doctors say

it's frustrating to know they risked their lives for a simple text. >> three years ago we probably seen one every other day, and now if not one, multiple times a day. >> he is also a firefighter and says he too sees the consequences of distracted driving but the best can you do is educate and warn your friends and family. >> i have a daughter and i say no texting and driving. i get angry when she does it. why are you acting like that dad? because i see it every day. >> if you are wonder what if anything happened to the driver, the couple sent a picture of the license plate to state police but philadelphia police tell me have you to call 911 and police officers have to catch the person in the act. other than that it's hard for them to do anything about it. the best thing you can do is not

do it yourself. back inside to you sary. >> reporter: thank you. >> officers on patrol in north philadelphia were able to quickly arrest a person wanted for murder late last night. police saw the suspect running away from a shooting scene with a gun if his hand, jorge lopez was found gunned down on german town avenue, officers heard the gunshots and ended up chasing the man. he is expected to face charges. well, a different shooting sent a man to the hospital in stable condition, this time it was in the hunting park section of the city. investigators say that the 20-year-old was shot multiple times around midnight on the 3800 block of north percy street. a witness rushed him to the er and there is no word on who shot him or why. philadelphia police are hope that video will lead them to two

men that tried to force open an atm. this is from the point save supermarket in south philadelphia, they went straight for the atm, when at tempts to pry it open failed and they filled their bags with cash and cigarettes from behind the counter, this happened last week on august 3rd. if you know anything you are asked to call police, k-9 officers in stafford, ocean county, have an extra layer of protection. because of a read, thomas king raised $2,000 for two bulletproof vests. local businesses made donations for the purchase and they sent out this picture thanking everyone involved. it's being used by k-9s, olli and raven. there is a big night on tap in atlantic city where jimmy buffett is kicking off the summer concert series.

melissa magee is down at the shore getting ready for the parrot heads to arrive there. >> reporter: hi we are having a good time. in a.c. at the boardwalk and getting ready for the a.c. beach concert series that takes place this weekend, this saturday and jimmy buffett and the coral reefer band will be here and why not be outside of margaritaville in honor of jimmy buffett. drop a note -- >> wasted away again in margaritaville ♪ >> that is right. it's about jimmy buffett but if you are not in a.c. we have more on the way at the shore. check out what is going on -- >> at the wetlands institute in stone harbor, we hopped on board the skimmer for the safari. >> we show them birds and other

wildlife like crabs and shrimp and mussels and clams and snails and that kind of things, we spot a pair of nesting osprey the top predator in the marsh and an oyster catcher and a great egret and a gull. salt marsh is an important part of the environment. >> for one reason they absorb an amazing amount of water and that helps during storms to prevent flooding. >> and the diamondback terrapin listed as a concern for its population numbers. and of course, have a little fun, take the rock weed algae for example. >> the critters are always a hit. >> these are shrimp.

they are called grass shrimp. >> we got to see, hear and smell and touch. this safari is for all the senses. >> rub your finger on it -- it's salty. >> tastes kind of good. >> reporter: all right so as you can see there is so much to do down the shore whether you are at a salt marsh or here in a.c. having a good old time as we get ready to get the party started early in honor of jimmy buffett. we'll have more on the concert series and talk live about why they decided to do that. in the meantime guys, you have fun this weekend down at the shore. you see all the beach umbrellas and the ocean there, that is where i'm headed next, i understand the ocean is unusually warm. we'll see you in the next half hour. >> i got to go! >> have fun for us too! >> she is running too fast.

too hot. >> we see firsthand how a large donation is paying off. variety the childrens charity is using $80,000 from regal entertainment group to expand the greenhouse and garden program in montgomery county. children with special need residence learning how to harvest and prepare the especially grown produce in worchester. today the kids got a personal lesson from a local chef. >> not bad. >> still to come on "action news" at 4:00, a glimmer of help for folks dealing with the led water crisis in flint, michigan. and in big talkers we update you on the westchester man for a unique mission across country to raise money for als. and cecily tynan has the full forecast from accuweather.

there is encouraging news coming outs of flint, michigan this afternoon. researchers from virginia tech that first exposed the city's led problem says it's water quality greatly improved. during a press conference, they announced that 45% of the 162 homes they tested had no detectible levels of led that is dramatically better than last year. but flint residents are told to keep filters on their kitchen tap or use bottled water until they are given the okay from officials. and these soldier surprises get us every time. so beautiful and powerful. here we see a son surprise his unsuspecting mom in phoenix, arizona, she is so surprised she

walks right by him and stops and does a double take and then -- >> the soldier told him mom he was coming home but gave her the wrong date by a month. mom was at work and for her it was a great day on the job. i love it she walked right by him. >> and now a story we are following for you. larry kaplan on a cross country journey to raise money for als. forget ice water is he getting dumped with all kinds of concoctions, in delaware with home grown watermelon and west virginia, it was sticky, sweet barbecue sauce and in chicago, hello pizza -- sauce.

and michigan 40 pounds of donut glaze in that bucket. tomorrow he heads to denver where it's coors beer at coors field. all the money raised in his 50 states in 30 days challenge goes to the als foundation. he is trying to reach his financial goal, from orange juice in florida to chili in texas, he wrapped up here in philadelphia on august 30th, will he not tell when or where. lets take guesses what will be in the bucket? cheese wiz, room temperature. >> maybe philadelphia cream cheese. that could be yucky. >> like a smear. >> lets get a check of the roads tonight. lets go to matt pellman in the traffic sentwer an update on the

thursday. >> that is your dream come true, all of this stuff just pouring over your head. >> not in this suit. >> change of clothes maybe. we get outside and change the situation with this accident, it's on the shoulder luckily, this is the schuylkill eastbound by the conshohocken on ramp but caused a pretty big delay because it was blocking a lane. coming into the birds game east of 202, are you jammed solid from conshohocken. on the big picture a crash on 23 by bala cynwyd at the post office but our tractor trailer accident blocking the ramp from market street in old city has cleared out and we'll see when the next one happens, that is an accident prone spot and a crash in fair hill at allegheny, a crash on 95 southbound by delco and the commodore barry bridge this is the northbound gaper delay, heavy from the state line, from the commodore barry bridge if you take 95 northbound to the eagles game this afternoon. in new hanover, watch for a wreck along 73, big road and

white marsh township by the hilton garden inn and the giant store near white marsh township and pilesgrove has a crash near lincoln road and 45, and talking about the gas main fire down the shore, ocean heights avenue is blocked but the parkway itself is open. some activity off to the side but you can get by on the garden state parkway. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> thanks matt. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is coming up with the exclusive accuweather forecast.

meteorologist, cecily tynan is here now, we saw melissa magee down at the shore. even at the shore feeling hot. >> even on the beaches and the ocean is very warm out there. air condition definitely the way to go. we are getting thunderstorms to kind of help cool things off at least for a little while. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that all the activity is really north of philadelphia and there is one pretty intense cell in upper bucks county right now. it's right to the east of 611. and it's starting to congeal pretty well. we have 54 lightning strikes and moving to the east at 15 miles per hour. some point pleasant, new hope and lambertville and sargeville

in the path of the storm. get the kids in. and we widen this and we have activity crossing route 100 at pottstown night quite as intense and the possibility of afew more spotty thundershowers. the heat index shows it's brutal. philadelphia the heat index 103, and 104 in allentown and trenton along the beach atlantic city 105, and wilmington 102 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing that we did have a few thunderstorms early this morning and breaks of sunshine and now another round is of spotty thunderstorms again north of philadelphia riding along the ridge of high pressure, that high pressure is going nowhere fast. tonight warm and muggy and a spotty thunderstorm possible and hopefully skies clear enough to see the perseid meteor shower.

and full steam ahead. the next three days, we are talking about dangerous heat and humidity. heat index 106 and heat index saturday 108 and sunday 106. this will be the toughest heat wave so far this summer. we are looking at days with the heat index above 105, the water temperature also very warm, the atlantic city steel pier reported an ocean temperature of 83.3 degrees yesterday that is a record, the old record 83.1 set back in 2011. it's refreshing to get in the water but still hot. meteorologist, melissa magee, is on the beach in atlantic city with a forecast. how are you surviving the heat are you okay? >> reporter: yes, i'm doing fantastic, i have a good assignment today cecily because you can feel the nice breeze with the south facing wind, it's not bad but as you mentioned, the heat is on.

you talked about heat indexes above 100 in locations at the shore on friday it's warm and humid and high temperature of 88 degrees and on saturday, hot and steamy. with a high temperature coming in at 90. and on sunday still hot with the late day showers and storms, otherwise a high of 90, you talked about the record warmth and the ocean temperature over the weekend is in the upper 70s but the ocean cecily is the place to be. look at all of these beach umbrellas, folks are having a good time. i'll lather up the sunscreen and go for a dip. i'll see you coming up in just a bit. >> it's fantastic out here. >> it's not bad. >> we want to see you live do some swimming. >> i'll work on it. >> i'm giving her a challenge. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 96 degrees tomorrow and 97 on saturday, and 95 on sunday, but add about 10 degrees for the heat index.

monday it's still pretty hot and a cold front brings a round of showers and thunderstorms and hopefully temperatures drop into the 80s on tuesday, it's close, if it's 90 we are still in a heat wave but we won't feel quite as intense and tuesday the air show 88 and thursday moderate humidity and seasonably warm with a high of 87 degrees. last heat wave we had, it last the about a week but we own had one day with the heat index above 105, we are looking at a solid four days, this is really dangerous, you have to listen to your body. >> we will thank you cecily. quick break and more news when we come back.

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especially produce, here is nydia han with some solutions. food we throw out is produce, that happened in our house and i hate it. consumer reports checked into making fruits and veggies last longer. it's good for us but half the produce we buy ends up in the garbage, to keep it fresh and stop the waste, consumer reports did testing. they tried the oxy container, and they were filled with raspberries and strawberries and leafy greens and they stored them in their original clam shell containers, they were left in the refrigerator and checked. the oxo looked good but is it worth buying special containers, not much kept it much cleaner than the original clam shells.

>> but your refrigerator can make a difference, one that chills the refrigerator and freezer section differently lasts longer but any refrigerator it do a better job if you store it in the right place, store them in low high humidity bins when you bring them home. >> broccoli high humidity drawer for broccoli and leafy greens and some produce should never go in the refrigerator, tomatoes do best stem side down on the counter. bread lasts longer if you keep it in the freezer not the refrigeratorer, take out what you need as you go along. it take a few minutes to thaw. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for rick williams, brian taff, cecily tynan and melissa magee, i'm

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"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist,

cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. it is 5:00 and we continue to follow breaking news in south jersey for you, a gas main fire still has a main road shut down in egg harbor township. chopper 6 hd over the scene right now, you see an active flame there and the action cam was on the ground in ocean heights match knew as the flames continue to rage. they have evacuated a nearby building as a precaution and no one has been hurt. and gas crews are working now to shut off the flow of the gas so officials can clear the scene. we'll have updates as we get them through the newscast and on our website at 6abc.com. meanwhile, wild weather made for a tough start for commuters in philadelphia. sticky skies opened up a downpour during the rush.

but mother nature is just getting started. looking live outside. accuweather says we'll have clear skies up above for a bit and clouds moving in but we are tracking several days of high humidity oppressive heat and the chance for more storms around the delaware valley. thursday night an excessive heat warning is posted for our area already. lets check in with cecily tynan live at the big board tonight with the details. >> reporter: hi rick and monica, the heat wave is just getting is started. yesterday's high 93 and the heat index up to 100, so far today 94 in philadelphia and add 10 degrees with dew points in the 70s, the max heat index 104 degrees, this is really across the board, it's very intense out there. allentown 100 and atlantic city airport 104, and millville 103 and cape may 100 degrees, the heat and humidity will build