another very hot day. humidity though is down a notch from over the weekend. everything is relative, not quite as intense as saturday. saturday's high 98 with a heat index 111. today so far the high 93 degrees with a heat index of 98 degrees in philadelphia. day six and counting of our heat wave and the current heat index shows you actually philadelphia now the heat index is 97 degrees and we do have higher heat indices down tots south. dovesouth -- to the south. dover and millville feel like 102. we got a break from the humidity today but it will come back with a vengeance tomorrow. the national weather service has issued an excessive heat warning for the i-95 corridor really all the counties surrounding i-95 through tomorrow and the outlying areas under an excessive heat advisory tomorrow. storm tracker6 live double scan showing what's happening tomorrow, we have a warm front that's going to be pressing through so ahead of this warm front we do have some thunderstorms developing across maryland, central

pennsylvania, trying to work to the east. so later on tonight early tomorrow morning we could have some thunderstorms and i think we'll have more thunderstorms later in the day tomorrow. so this is what to expect tomorrow. this will really be the line say of extreme heat. wednesday temperatures could touch 90 but the heat index won't be as bad but tomorrow the heat index again dangerously hot, 100 to 105 with some heavy thunderstorms around. i'll have more details on the timing and talk about that relief on the way in the accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> all right, cecily, thank you. meantime people in central jersey are in for a little relief now that their power has been restored. residents in and around stockton hunterdon county were left in the heart for most of the weekend as heat index dipped into the triple digits. some had to get rid of everything in. >> i lost meat. i lost sausage. my son made sausage and stuff. wwe had to throw it all away.

>> good food gone to the trash. well, many went to relatives' homes to stay cool. others just took to their cars and took a spin with the air conditioning blowing in the vehicles. if you are concerned about yourself or a loved one in this heat, the philadelphia corporation for aging is stand if i go help. the heat line is active and the number is right there on your screen. phone lines will be opened until midnight tonight and then open again tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. >> ♪ >> we're following developing news out of center city tonight. in the last three hours a 78-year-old woman was hit and killed near the corner of 15th and locust while she was in the crosswalk. not clear if she had the walk signal. the woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. police say the driver remained on the scene. no arrests have been made. updates as we getm throughout this newscast and

online at 6abc.com. >> we are learning more about the motive behind a murder-suicide in berks county earlier this month. police have stayed largely silent about the shooting that left a family of five dead inside their home until this afternoon. lehigh vy correspondent walter perez is live in reading with the new information. walter. >> reporter: well, sharrie authorities here in berks county paint very dark of the event leading up to an unspeakable crime that occurred on the very day that the mother was ready to walk away from her abusive relationship. berks county district attorney john adams says it's one of those cases that has a profound effect on the entire community. >> this is a very tragic incident that took place in our community and we hope we can heal and move on. >> reporter: today the d.a. confirmed that it was in fact mark short who murdered his

wife three young children and the fall dog before turning the gun on himself inside the family home in syncing spring earlier this movement investigators also confirm that mark short was the author of the murder-suicide note left on the dining ream table. the contents of which were not released. >> at the request of the family they wish that we not release the couldn't debts of the letter other than the fact that he admitted to buying the gun and he did commit the homicide. >> reporter: now, megan short's family told authorities that mark and megan had a troubled marriage but she only called police one time. megan told responding officers that she was afraid of her husband but she did not press charges. >> we advised her on how to get a protection from abuse order. in fact she did say she was going to get one the next day but she never followed through. >> reporter: that incident occurred on july 18th. the next day mark short bought a gun. then on saturday august 6th, the day megan short planned on moving with her children to an apartment in yardley, investigators say mark short used one bullet each to murder his entire family and then committee suicide. d.a. john adams says nothing good can come of a tragedy

like this except for sound advice for anyone planning to leave an abusive relationship. >> we urge anyone who is in a similar situation to develop a safety plan and contact their local domestic violence agency for assistance. >> reporter: megan short by the way had also started the process of becoming legally separated from her husband. meanwhile a funeral mass for megan, eight-year-old leanna five-year-old mark jr. and two-year-old willow was held on friday. reporting live from reading, walter perez channel6 "action news." rick. >> walter thank you. new at 5:00 tonight, philadelphia police and the fbi are offering a reward for your help tracking down this bank robbery suspect. just after 5:30 p.m. on friday, the man on your screen entered the td bank near 19th and market streets saying he had a gun and demanding money. the suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. he was last seen wearing a red shirt gray sweat pants and a black basketball cap.

he is considered armed and dangerous. in delaware, police have just released surveillance photos in hopes of finding the gunman who shot a 64-year-old woman in the leg. the shooting happened just after 9 o'clock this morning near the 600 block of west sixth street in wilmington. "action news" reporter chad pradelli has been following the investigation and he's live at wilmington police headquarters with the suspect police are looking for at this hour. chad. >> reporter: yeah, rick, that victim was shot at her place of business like you said just after 9 o'clock this morning. for much of the day investigators had very little to release but again like you mentioned here within the last hour they released surveillance images of the suspect. wilmington police are looking for this man, captured on surveillance video this morning outside the west centreville latch rental community. a rental company that provides low income housing in wilmington. coworkers have identified the victim as linder foamer who was working at the company. police say the suspect walked through these doors and shot the 64-year-old woman in the

leg. he was last seen fleeing on foot from the crime scene at sixth and jefferson. >> she's a good friend of mine and she's a very nice lady so i came up here to check on her. >> reporter: police say former was treated on scene by new castle county paramedics then transported to christiana hospital where at last check she was in stable condition. >> it's heartbreaking. these are people who working and trying to make their money. >> reporter: and at last check there was no word on motive. if you know who the man is in that surveillance -- those surveillance images you're urged to call wilmington police. live in wilmington, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> all right, chad, thank you. the fate of pennsylvania's attorney general is now up to a montgomery county jury. the case was handed over to the six man, six woman panel today in norristown. the democrat stands accused of leaking confidential grand jury information to the press and then lying about it. the prosecution called several witnesses to the stand last

week to testify against kane. kane's attorneys rested without having anyone called to give testimony. >> all right. time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> all right, let's go lie to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> hi, matt. >> again not the most comfortable afternoon to be stuck in a traffic jam that's for sure rick and sharrie but we've will some of them out there. on the westbound schuylkill it's been pretty much a solid line from the roosevelt boulevard through this point at gulf mills where we still have the remnants of an accident on the gore point. although he speeds on the westbound schuylkill are starting to improve and the same is true of westbound 422 where there was a crash in the pottstown area with that accident now gone, you're climbing into the 30's. so, it's getting better. stick with it headed westbound on 422. had a broken down truck it's brakes actually locked up on the northeast extension northbound by quakertown so that was giving us big delays but it cleared out so speeds there are on the uptick as well but a vehicle ran off the road in mantua township gloucester county right off of 55 past 553.

emergency crews are on the scene there on the shoulder so speeds are just in the 30's as you head up toward deptford. widths low township there was a crash on 73 northbound here near 561 but that, too, has cleared out. so it's emand proving. we'll see if we can continue that trend rick and sharrie, in the next half hour. >> all right, matt, we'll see you then. thank you. much more still ahead on "action news at 5:00 tonight. deadly and historic flooding in louisiana. the thousands of people who had to be rescued from their homes as the president declares a disaster in the bayou state. >> and coming up in health check, the country's organ transplant donor system is about to undergo a major makeover. how officials are redrawing the map in hopes of getting those in need the most help. we'll have those stories when "action news" comes back. >> ♪

>> i need help. help me. >> amazing. this heroic rescue was one of thousands that had to be made in louisiana over the weekend. heavy rains have caused historic and deadly flooding across the bayou state forcing entire communities out of their homes. >> now president obama has issued a disaster declaration for the region as residents there brace for a longleanup

process. abc's elizabeth hur is live in new york tonight with those details. elizabeth. >> reporter: well, rick and sharrie, good evening to you and here's what we know right now. at least six people have been killed and we know 10,000 people are now in shelters but that number is expected to grow because according to the red cross, even at this hour, rescuers are busy at work. >> 911. >> reporter: with helicopters in the air and high water vehicles on the ground, rescuers are working around the clock and resident residents. since saturday tens of thousands have been seeking safety including this woman and her dog rescued just in time. >> i got you. >> reporter: shelters now home for so many wit

louisiana intate of emergency. >> it was pretty scary 'cause we didn't know how high the waters were going to rise or how fast they were goin going to rise. >> it's like my subdivision was in a bowl. >> reporter: in some areas 2 feet of rain fell in less than two days. the governor calling this historic. >> it was historic levels of rivers and creeks rising and i will tell that you we've not seen anything like this in the past. >> reporter: with entire neighborhoods still under water, some residents are just grateful to be alive and vow to rebuild again. >> i'm going to rebuild like i did from katrina, start all over again. >> reporter: well, fortunately the weather in that area is improving but authorities say the danger isn't over yet so they remain on high alert and they're asking residents to stay patient. we are live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news. rick, back to you. >> elizabeth thank you for that report. well, the mayor of milwaukee says a 10:00 p.m. curfew on teenagers will now be stricterly enforced. there follows two nights of

violent unrest after the fatal shooting of an armed black plan by a black police officer on the city's north side. sylville smith's family held a vigil and also pleaded with the public to protest peacefully. 11 men and three women were arrested in last night's protests. >> four health officials say the number -- florida health officials say the number of people affected with zika virus from mosquitos has hit 30. two more cases were reported from mime dee mee dade county today. the health department says it still believes a square mile section of miami dade county is the only place where these transmissions have occurred. pope francis says he's hopeful women who suffer from violence at the hands of men will find justice. the pontiff spoke in saint peter's square today on a catholic holiday honoring mary. today he lamented the violence women are forced to endure around the world. he also prayed that women in suffering will soon find a

life of peace and love. >> stocks closed at record highs across-the-board today led by gains for energy companies. the dow jones the nasda the s & p 500 all hit their highest points ever at the closing bell. it's the second time in less than a week the market post add major rally. the dow climbed nearly 60 points on the day the nasdaq gaining more than 29 and the s & p 500 climbing six and change. a waterproof iphone could soon become a reality. apple was recently granted a patent for technology that makes sure pictures taken under water stay vivid and maintain a certain color composition. that could be a sign that the company has plans for either water resistant or waterproof gadgets. the iphone seven is due out in september. >> coming up tonight at 11 o'clock, a mother accused of abusing her infant son has now had a second child removed from her care.

she first spoke with "action news" early this sum claiming 20 fractures across her child's body were due to a rare genetic disorder. here's wendy saltzman way preview. >> reporter: jessica kept her second child's birth a secret from "action news," from her family and the state saying she feared he, too, would be torn from her arms. >> i love my children. i would never hurt them. >> reporter: now she's facing our cameras again and allegations she's a serial abuser but is there another reason her second child also shows signs of an injury? >> i just want them to know that's that it's going to be proven that it's something medical and they can continue to fight but we're going to continue to fight, also. >> reporter: is this a case of mistaken abuse? you d tonight at 11:00.

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and if you spend your leisure time sitting around you're adding to your risk of heart disease and diabetes so in addition to daily exercise add in another activity to get you sitting less and moving more. what can we do while we're sitting here. >> i'm the first to admit i need to get up and move around. >> okay. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 a check of the forecast. >> looking live outside right now sky6 hd showing you the commodore barry bridge on a very nice monday evening. meteorologist cecily tynan has your exclusive accuweather five-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. stay with us. if you have medicare

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan has the forecast and the beach looks great behind you but we also know it's hot. >> it is hot but at the beach you're getting a sea breeze now. the ocean temperature in the 70's so that's pretty refreshing. we're live on sky6 taking a look in atlantic city. a lot of people lined up right along that water to get that sea breeze kind of dip their feet in the ocean. again that ocean temperature seventy six las73, last week wed temperatures in the 80's. cape may currently 86, beach haven 84, philadelphia 93, allentown trenton 90 and wilmington 93 degrees. heat wave day six but dewpoints show you that this is why it doesn't feel quite

as intense as it did on saturday. saturday we had dewpoints in the upper 70's, even around 80 in some areas. philadelphia right now the dewpoint is 68 degrees so it's humid but not oppressive but we do have higher dewpo along the coast and also central delaware but what happens overnight and tomorrow. a warm front moves in and that will bring us oppressive humidity yet again. satellite6 along with action radar showing there's low pressure over the ohio valley and there's that warm front. as that warm front lifts through our region it will bring us a big increase in dewpoints and it could also kick off a few showers and thunderstorms overnight. so, tonight warm and sticky, a spotty thunderstorm possible, 72 in the suburbs, 78 degrees for center city. and tomorrow the heat index tracker showing yet again it is going to be dangerously hot. by noon, it's feeling like 100, two and 4 o'clock 105, even by 6 o'clock, still feeling above 100, so yet again take it easy.

this will be a full week of heat and humidity. and then we have the cold front moving in late in the day so because of that the severe storm prediction center has put basically the lehigh valley, the poconos areas north at a slight risk of severe weather. what this means, any thunderstorm could have damaging winds and could even have hail. so, future tracker showing tomorrow morning lots of clouds in place and as we led through the day we will see some more spotty shower and thunderstorm activity wng into the afternoon into the evening hours as well. with that cold front behind that front humidity levels will drop on wednesday. so, relief is on the way. we just have to be patient. the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow it will be steamy with afternoon thunderstorms, 94 degrees but the heat index above 100. wednesday likely still in the heat wave day eight but humidity will be dropping through the day, 92 degrees. on thursday partly sunny, 89, heat wave should be over, the same on friday, 89. saturday it gets more humid, 89 and sunday temperatures

could touch 90. meteorologist melissa magee will talk about that in the accuweather 7-day forecast. relief is on the way. not tomorrow, though he. >> okay. we will be waiting, won't we? thanks cecily. quick break. more news when we come right back. stay with us. guess what i just did?

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>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody. rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. hillary clinton brings joe biden on the campaign trail. while donald trump tout his plans to beat isis. also one thief may be responsible for breaking into as many as eight day cares along germantown avenue. what he's already taken that is more valuable than money. and this mess of downed wires in delaware left dozens of folks in a hot sweaty mess. >> ♪ >> now to the latest on the 2016 race to hite house. donald trump is vowing to focus only on america on part of his comprehensive anti-isis campaign. >> this while hillary clinton hit the campaign trail with perhaps one of her strongest

allies. >> on every issue that matters most to our security donald trump has no clue what it takes to lead this great country. >> vice president joe biden who is known not to mince words dug into republican nominee donald trump during a rally with hillary clinton in scranton today. >> al-qaeda and iraq had been decimated and obama and clinton gave it new life and allowed it to spread all across the world. by that -- >> meanwhile donald trump says the anti-terror tactics of president obama and hillary clinton will not stand. changing immigration policies and building bridges with allies are just the start he says. abc's kenneth moton is live in washington, d.c. tonight following all of today's developments on the campaign trail. hi kenneth. >> reporter: hi sharrie and rick. yes, hillary clinton will use vice president joe biden in the battleground states like pennsylvania and ohio where today donald trump said a new approach is needed to fight

terrorism. hillary clinton arms out welcoming vp help on the campaign trail in pennsylvania. >> ♪ >> reporter: clinton and vice president joe biden scranton roots on full display to court working class voters. clinton's father and biden were born in this blue collar communities. >> the story of the rad hams and the bidens isn't unique. what's unique is the country where those stories were written. >> reporter: clinton and biden teaming up to take on donald trump. >> he's trying tell us he cares about the middle class. give me a break and to repeat myself, such a bunch of malarky. >> reporter: the gop nominee in ohio delivered what he called foreign policy realism a major speak focused on destroying isis but trump dropped another controversial proposal an ideological test for immigrants to figure out their stances on issues like religious freedom gender equality and gay rights. >> throws who do not believe in our constitution or who

support bigotry and hatred will not be admitted for immigration into our country. >> reporter: the republican who received bipartisan criticism for his proposed ban on muslims outlined his new immigration policy. no visas for those coming from terror hot spots and can't be fully vetted. >> i call it extreme, extreme vetting. our country has enough problems. we don't need more. >> reporter: as president trump would ums certainly face legal challenges for targeting a religion but constitutional lawyers say he could have some leeway in barring people from certain regions, sharrie. reporting live here in washington, kenneth moton channel6 "action news." >> all right, kenneth thank you. hillary clinton's campaign will be in west philadelphia tomorrow. she'll be joined by supporters including councilwoman jannie blackwell for a voter registration drive. that will happen at west philadelphia high school at 11:00 a.m. the deadline to register to

vote in the general election in pennsylvania is october 11th. donald trump will head to wisconsin for a rally with his supporters at 7:30. his running mate mike pence will travel west to new mexico. pence will host a town hall with republican voters in albuquerque in the afternoon. be sure to download the 6abc news app this election sees soon to get breaking news alerts from the campaign trail and of course live results on election night. the 6abc news app is a free download for your mobile device. >> and now to a spring of recent break-ins targeting children in east and west mount airy area. in the logan sections of philadelphia. "action news" has learned that authorities believe one man is likely responsible for break-ins at generations day care, the occur use little mind and kids are fit facilities, all located along germantown avenue. five other day cares were targeted as well. in some of the cases nothing was

in others, cash was stolen. according to northwest detectives captain jones some kids at one particular day care won't be going on a summer trip now unfortunately. >> this money was put aside designated for the kids to go on a trip noun it's take -- andw it's taken from this individual. >> i don't think anyone should steal from anyone. but kids are a more vulnerable group. >> investigators say city wide there were more than 20 day care break-ins this weekend. detectives reviewing surveillance video from the day care to positively identify the suspect tonight. if you have information about the break-ins police would like to hear from you. >> two men are fighting for their lives tonight after they were shot this morning in philadelphia's logan section. this happened around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of mole and east wingohocking street. detectives say the victims were hit several times. both were rushed to einstein hospital for treatment and are said to be in critical condition. it's still not clear who shot them or why.

from our new jersey news room now, a man was shot in the 800 block of esant avenue. it's not clear how bad there will person is injured or if ans in custody. >> a plan who reportedly ran a red light slammed into a car and killed a woman this morning in west oak lane. the crash happened around 4:30 a.m. here on 66th avenue near 18th street. a 4ar-old woman in the van died at the scene. three other people in the van were also injured. the driver who reportedly caused the crash was not hurt. investigators have not released what charges will be filed in the case. "action news" is on sharply road in talleyvillew cay a

garbage truck hit some low hanging wires and ended up bringing down several utility poles. and that knocked out power to about 30 customers and air conditioning on this very hot

day. it also affected traffic lights on a nearby stretch of route 202. >> all right. speaking of our traffic let's see how things are moving on the roads this afternoon. >> for that we go he to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with a monday night update. matt. >> and it's national relaxation day. >> now you tell us. >> if uric it's monday. [laughter] >> we're moving at a nation leisurely pace in honor of national relaxation day on 422 westbound rick and sharrie. it's normal afternoon volume just slowing us down passing oaks headed out towards phoenixville and collegeville this afternoon. earlier delays westbound near pottstown have cleared out. we've had another accident on the northeast extension, this one northbound at&t approaching lansdale. it's taking out the right lane but at this point speeds don't seem to be impacted the way they were by that earlier broken down truck up around quakertown. in ambler still working on those downed inquires wires by saint joseph's roman catholic church along spring guards street at popular street. some jams there in ambler along butler pike as a result. we have jams because of a broken down tractor-trailer in weswest windsor mercer county. speeds in the teens. mantua township gloucester county still have that accident involving a vehicle that ran off the road way. all the activity is on the shoulder but some slow speeds there as you head northbound toward deptford. and we have got new updated schedules on four of the septa regional rail lines affected this morning. warminster media elwyn west trenton and lansdale doylestown lines all on new schedules as of today. rick and sharrie, enjoy the rest of your national relaxation day. >> we will try. >> we'll do our westbound. >> matt, thanks. a dangerous situation out west continues to grow and shows no signs of stopping. still to come on "action news," what's being done to stop wildfire from taking out even more buildings and homes. >> also a little boy from south jersey is proving that

you can do anything you want as long as you set your mind to it. and meteorologist melissa magee is in for adam tonight. hi, melissa. >> hi rick. and the heat rages on across much of the midatlantic region. the current heat index number in philadelphia 97. 104 in washington, d.c. heat wave number five will that continue.we'll let you knos is coming to an end. details in the accuweather forecast. >> sports tonight. jaime apody has eagles and phillies news. that and much more when "action news" continues in a minute. test test

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>> a sixth body has been found at the site of an apartment building that exploded in maryland. this happened last wednesday in silver spring. more than 30 people were injured including three firefighters. officials warn the death toll could rise because there are still seven people unaccounted for. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of that blast. some residents reported smelling gas before the explosion. >> we are now getting a look at what a raging wildfire did in one town in california. several buildings and cars are completely charred here in lower lake. it's located about 90 miles north of san francisco. sows othousands of residents ren evacuated. the fire has burned 3,000 acres and is only 5 percent contained.

shelters are available for evacuees. >> 3,000 cots have been ordered and are either in place or on the way into the county of lake this evening. that includes showers and toilets and we've also ordered significant supplies food and water. >> no word yet on what sparked the wildfire. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on those dangerous wildfires burning out west. you can watch that tonight at at 6:30 following "action news." >> jaime apody takes us inside eagles camp. >> eagles camp is almost over. all eyes still on the guy who won't play this week and isn't supposed to play this season. carson wentz making progress as he recovers from a fractured rib. other than throwing off to the side to warm up the receivers all he did was watch today. wentz was injured late in the first pree preseason game. watching can be as important

as playing. >> you have to concentrate and get the mental reps. you can get the mental reps still get a lot of film study you'll still be interacting with the players and maybe even to more extent interacting with the receivers talking about what you expect as a quarterback. >> of course wentz sidelined the crowd bethel thompson is the fourth string quarterback. he's the guy who earlier in camp would line up as a receiver or tight and just to help the team out. now he'll be throwing a lot more passes than catches. >> i think you always got to stay ready. if now is the time i start getting ready i would be in trouble. if i hadn't been doing the work before it's a little too late. i was putting the work in and now hopeful that will pay off. >> he was catching passes now he's important. >> he's a third string quarterback. he's got to get everyone lined up each and every play obviously in the rookie mini camp he was playing some tight

end. i think he said he was coming for my job at some point. but he's a great guy. >> that job is safe. eagles got a surprise motivational speech after practice from an interesting source. television financial guru jim kramer big time fan and season ticket holder. malcolm jenkins says hanging him around might come in gland trying to get him to pay some of our fines. >> hear lane johnson. clip chip taken his offense and nonsense to the west coast. and his debut with the '9ers last night looked familiar. kelly's offense rolled up and down the field 302 yards of offense in the first half against the texans. but they struggled in the red zone and they struggled with turnovers. sound familiar? the '9ers fell 24-13. first preseason game but the more things change the more they stay the same. look at that. the phillies are off today. get this. only six and a half back in

the wild card after finishing up alumni weekend with a three game sweep of the rockies they'll welcome back another alumni tomorrow. that's when chase utley comes to town with the dodgers. it will be his first time back in philadelphia since he was traded to his hometown last summer. last week in l.a. chase homered against the phillies. tomorrow he'll surely be showered with a standing ovation from the crowd. there's still undefeated but things getting a little too close for comfort for the u.s. men's basketball team. friday they beat serbia by three. yesterday against france no difference. clay thompson with 30 points. they head to the knockout round. they have to be careful that they're not knocked out. >> all of those matches have been close. >> not good. we don't like close. >> exciting to watch but yeah you're right. >> we like blowouts. >> yes, we do. >> jamie thank you. an eight-year-old from south jersey is blind but he's

not letting that get in the way of his dream to compete in a thigh path lon. jp from barrington new jersey did some training at virtua's performance center in washington township today. he also met his 13-year-old race partner carson. well, together they will compete in the first ever kid's try three challenge eve have a thievent this weekend. >> you having fun. >> yes. >> want to practice together in the pool learn how to swim together come out and ride the buddy bike which is challenging especially for kids and then run a little together and learn what they're going to do this saturday on race day. >> doing more exercise than we both did today rick. triathlon will be held at the gloucester county institute of technology this saturday. good luck to jp and his partner car on. >> show off. [laughter]

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quite warm. storm tracker6 live double scan radar still dry in philadelphia but off to the south and west we are tracking some precipitation. we're going to have to monitor it closely as we go throughout the rest of the early evening hours into tonight. some of that could work also its way into our region. the action cam was outside earlier today there in mercer county on the washington crossing bridge. you see a beautiful shot, bright blue sky and puffy cumulus clouds overhead as well. enough sunshine to get our temperatures well above average. in fact the high today in philadelphia coming in at 94 degrees and if you look at the 90-degree days we've seen so far, 31 days and the average we would typically pick up in our summer season is closer to 27 so well above the norm when it comes to 90-degree heat. we've got that excessive heat warning along. i-95 metro area. heat advisory for the red shade the counties.

heat indices topping triple digits throughout the day on tuesday. current heat index number in philadelphia coming in at 97. 102 in dover. 99 in wilmington i should say, 93 in allentown. so, yeah, the heat index is sticking around but certainly not as harsh as it was over the weekend. remember in dover we had a heat index on saturday of 120 so certainly not that oppressive today. still up there. here's satellite6 along with action radar. you can see we've got some precipitation that we're tracking back through central sections of pennsylvania and also the ohio valley. this will work its way eastward as we go throughout the rest of tonight. in fact, tomorrow we will be tracking a warm front lifting northward. so, over the next 12 hours it's warm and sticky watching out for an isolated or spotty thunderstorm. overnight low in the suburbs dropping down to 72 and 78 in philadelphia. here's the setup for us on our tuesday. we're tracking this warm front that will be lifting to the north tomorrow. so, early in the day for the early morning commute wouldn't be surprised if we had a pop-up shower or thunderstorm

overhead. the day looks to be a little bit more active especially as we get into the afternoon hours when you get the heating of the day hazy hot humid conditions overhead high temperatures coming in at 94 degrees with a bit of a drenching thunderstorm on the way. as we get into wednesday, however, this front wants to make some progress to the south, so clouds and some sunshine. it's still a hot day. high temperature 92. but not as humid as it has been so we'll start to lower the dewpoint numbers just a little bit by the middle half of our work week here. down the shore tomorrow, the new jersey beaches coming in in the upper 80's. 89 there in delaware, sunshine and clouds, a late day shower or storm and that sea breeze kicks in as well with a southerly wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast showing you it's steamy on tuesday, a high up to 94 degrees, a bit more active day especially by the afternoon. it is hot on wednesday still for the ac air show and at 92 but the humidity will lower just a little bit. you'll notice the difference. on thursday partly sunny, near 90. friday mostly sunny and warm

with a high temperature of 89. some sunshine around on saturday and getting more humid again and at 89. 90 on sunday and 86 as we get into next monday, guys, so the heat is sticking around still dangerous tomorrow. >> thank you melissa. >> and remember the philadelphia corporation for aging continues to keep its heat line opened. the number (215)765-9040. it's opened until midnight tonight and 9:00 tomorrow night and you can call if you have concerns about yourself or your loved ones in this extreme heat. and as the heat wave drags on 6abc.com/weather is your complete resource with the power of storm tracker6 live radar to spot those pop-up storms, our meteorologists are constantly checking in on facebook and twitter and we invite you to follow each of them for updates.

>> governor chris christie today marked a milestone in the continuing efforts to make

new jersey more flood resistant. christie announced the completion of a $143 million project to build a system levies flood walls flood gates and pumping stations that help protect the community of bound brook. one of the most flood prone areas in the state. the federal government funded 75 percent of the construction costs for the project with the state and local governments picking up the rest. >> right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. it's hot and many are stuck indoors giving them cabin fever. plus, family tragedy. police reveal new details about the murder-suicide inside a berks county home. >> and remembering dear old captain noah. a final farewell to the pioneerlying he entertaining at 6:00. for monica malpass cecily tynan sharrie williams the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> ♪ i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

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>> ♪ >> "action news. delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, jim's offer, i'm rick williams. in the news hydration stations are installed in philadelphia schools. and a dollar store employee is attacked and robbed while opening up for business. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the fourth death in philadelphia blamed on the current heat wave. the city medical examiner's office says the heat was a factor in the death of a 72-year-old man from west philadelphia. the sweltering temperatures are also blamed in three other deaths, two in north philadelphia and another in the northeast.

"action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is covering the effects of this prolongd heave. we'll check in with her in a moment. first meteorologist cecily tynan and an excessive heat warning remains in effects for parts of the delaware valley tonight. >> and tomorrow definitely, rick. we are now on day six of our heat wave. today's high officially 94 degrees. we had dewpoints in the 60's so the heat index got up to 99 degrees which is certainly high but not as intense as over the weekend on saturday remember our heat index maxed out at 111. so, the current heat index has dropped to 96 in philadelphia, millville still 100, dover 102, reading and allentown 92 and trenton 94 degrees, so the heat indices not as intense as it has been. the problem, though, tomorrow it's just going to be as hot but it's going to be noticeably more humid. so, an excessive heat warning has been posted for the i-95 corridor outlying areas, it's going to be hot there as well with a heat advisory and what's going on, there's a