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there is another staff shakeup in donald trump's campaign we'll tell you who is coming on board. but the big story on "action news" is another day of 90 degree heat in the area. but there is a little relief from the humidity. sky 6 hd looking live at the center city skyline, a bright beautiful day and just a little bit better out there. david murphy is outdoors with the changes. >> hot enough for cool drinks if you are going to be out toiling. but it feels less sticky on the terrace than even just a few hours ago. we have a fair amount of sunshine across the region at the noon hour and there is more popping through later on. right now just fair weather cumulous clouds with a fair amount of blue. up to 86 degrees in philadelphia. and allentown low 80s. 88 in millville and 85 in cape may. lets check out the dew points, we talked about this in the morning's broadcast. everyone started with numbers of 70 or better but since then

drier air has come in from the west and northwest and we see the dew points dropping to below oppressive levels in philadelphia, wilmington trenton and in fact some of these numbers are in the process of dropping, the farther south you go into south jersey, the stickier it still is. in cape may it's oppressive. that is the case at the air show in atlantic city. 88 is the heat index. that is what it feels like right now. things are getting better in philadelphia, only a 2 degree spread. down in dover it feels like 102 and 97 in cape may. today's high in philadelphia is 92 but a much more comfortable low 90s that what we had recently. and if you still have plans to head to atlantic city, maybe getting down to the air show late. it's 89 down there and feeling like about 100. sara we'll see an upswing in humidity before we get a real

break but that real break is showing up at the tail end of the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. some early morning storms did help to usher in the humidity. the action cam caught some of the bright flashes of lightning here at the belmont plateau at fairmount park. along with the lightning came high winds and pelting rain and peco reported power out abagout. chopper 6 hd was bethlehem pike just after day break. the power company was on hand working to restore power, there were detours around the site for a while but bethlehem pike is back open again. >> it was a stifling night of heat and humidity for firefighters answering calls during the night. "action news" reporter, john rawlins is live in south philadelphia with more on those problems. >> well, this was the scene of a two alarm fire sara, you are

right, stifling is a gateway to describe the heat and humidity that all of us feel. but for firefighters they wear all that gear, you take it all together and it could be a challenge to do the job. >> this fire was discovered at 1:30 a.m. but after seven days of a heat wave it was not the cool of the evening that greeted firefighters that had to call a second alarm. the heat and humidity an cumulative factor for the firefighters at this fire says their boss. >> we had three all hands fires going across the city at the same time. this is going for more than a week, it takes its toll and it's hard to stay hydrated out here doing this every night. >> norristown firefighters were battling a house fire and the weather conditions were a factor. other crews whether brought in so firefighters could be rotated

more often. >> we called them in to help relieve some of our firefighters that were taxed by the weather. we have emergency squads, with hydration and drinking plenty of water and checking vitals and making sure they are okay. >> back live now on the 1300 block of south broad street. it's visible conditions for those that have to fight fires but for professionals there is a drill, you hydrate and rotate and keep a close eye on those that have to answer the call. >> john thank you. we are following breaking news now out of northeast philadelphia. police are investigating the robbery of a jewelry store there. the robbery happened at 10:30 this morning at the zales. the suspects took gold and diamond rings and got away in a silver or blue hatch back, possibly a kia or toyota.

stay with 6 abc and 6abc.com for updates as more information becomes available. pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen kane, leaves office at the end of the day today. she was convicted yesterday of perjury and eight other charges. she resigned yesterday and bruce caster will take the oath to become the acting attorney general. he says it was a position he never expected to be in when kane hired him. caster has no support from governor wolf who has the authority to appoint a replacement. john timoney has died. he worked with the nypd and recently the chief of miami, their police department. he was battling stage four lung cancer. we mourn the passing of former ppd commissioner, john timoney

who proudly led our department from 1998 to 2001. another major shakeup within donald trump's presidential campaign, the presidential nominee is bringing in steven banon as chief officer and campaign chairman, who took the position will retain his current title. trump's poll numbers have dropped significantly in recent weeks. hillary clinton talks taxes in ohio after her visit to philadelphia yesterday. her campaign wants her to reduce her notes about the private emails when she was secretary of state. they were suppose to remain under wraps, she is concerned

that some congressmen will release them piece meal with political motives. all eyes are on atlantic city, where there are shows underway with, all types of acrobatics are on display. the thunderbirds are practicing their routines they are doing over the beach today. and gray hall is live where all the action is happening. hi gray. >> reporter: hi sara, you can literally feel the excitement in the air, things got underway here at 10:40, but folks started to lineup well before then to get the spot on the beach and the magic in the air. >> wednesday the skies over atlantic city transformed into a huge playground for pilots and a makeshift theater in the sky, as people show up for the 2016 air show. >> i could watch this every day and still be impressed. what it means for the military and country, i'm proud, proud to live in this country and be able to come and watch these things.

>> they promise to wow be dazzle everyone and all branchs of the military will be in the sky. >> the noise in the sky is something you need to expect. but to see the maneuvers and sometimes it's so low you want to get up and jump, wait for me while you try to hold on to the wing. >> thousands show up to witness the fast flying that could make anyone's jaw drop. they'll see the thunderbirds and the golden knights parachute team and much more. >> this motivates me, i want to be a fighter pilot in the air force and i'm trying to get in the air force academy, it makes me so proud of where i came from and makes me want to be a part of them. >> reporter: all right folks, back out live, what you are looking out now, a live picture

of a medical helicopter doing maneuvering in the sky. the show will go on throughout the day and some 400,000 spectators expected to watch the excitement in the air. things wrap up at 3:00 with the crowd favor, the u.s. air force thunderbirds. we'll be here for it all. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> very cool. thank you gray. >> the phillies didn't win last night, it didn't hurt so badly, chase utley played in philadelphia for the first time since he was traded to the dodgers, he hit a grand slam and a solo home run. utley got three standing ovations and two curtain calls and what he called an overwhelming reception from phillies fans. still to come a small fire turned into a major money in los angeles, forcing thousands of

vaccinations and rag weed sufferers are referring for the tissues again. and some rain north and west of wilmington and some north of harrisburg, that should miss us until later tonight when stormtracker 6 live double scan will turn its sights on possible showers and even a thunderstorm. i'll have more on that coming up. >> all right thank you david. and there are new places to pick up wine in pennsylvania. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back.

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firefighters in california are now grappling with a major wild fire, this one 60 miles east of the los angeles. this fire nearly doubled in size overnight. crews say that the flames burned nearly 47 square miles. more than 82,000 people are told to leave their homes because of this fire. investigators are back at a beach side amusement park in new london, connecticut, to find out how six kids were shocked there. they got the jolt on a ride called the scrambler. >> one had burns on the bottom

of his hands he touched the metal railing getting off the slide. >> the children felt a sharp tingling in their arms and they were treated at a local hospital. they are check the lines, line by line. all the park rides are closed today. in tulsa, oklahoma, stanley majors charged with shooting and killing his neighbor and the murder is investigated as a hate crime. jabar's family was counted and harassed for years. records show that majors was arrested in september and then charged with striking jabar's mother with his car. a north korean diplomat has defected to south korea and he

and his family are under the protection of the south korean government. he decided to defect because of his disgust with kim jong un. a pow is on his way home as last. sparks died 65 years ago in a north korean pow camp and the trip ends an 11 year effort for spark's nephew bob to find and return his uncle's remains. they were found in a military lab and side if ied with testing. he only met him once but promised his own father he would find him. meteorologist, coming up with your exclusive accuweather forecast and a hotel rolls out more than the red carpet to make a little boy's birthday that much more special. when we come right back. meningococcal meningitis

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pennsylvania's liquor control board granted 81 permits for expanded wine sales 10 days after a new law on liquor sales went into effect. it will allow grocery stores and gas station that already sell wine to sell beer. health check this noon -- it's here, ragweed season, over the past few days, ragweed pollen

made an appearance in the air. mold is high because of the high humidity, if you have not already started your allergy medication, do it now because it takes time to build up in the body. the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. >> reporter: coming up today at 4:00, a big talker followup. we told you about a wedding venue in maryland that abruptly shut down leaving brides devastated it across our area. now we are talking about making couple's dreams come true, easy ways to have college students save thousands of dollars, we reveal the quick hacks from a college student herself. and take us with you on the go with our free 6 abc news app. watch us live streaming on your

tablet or smart phone. >> thank you. accuweather is coming up.

david is back now with another check of the accuweather forecast. the humidity is dipping a bit. >> but not forever. >> it kind of depends on where you are but it's sticky. around philadelphia it's nicer right now, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows us we remain dry and we take a look outside and see sunshine mixing with the clouds earlier, the action cam was out there with the water works, it looks like we have joggers going by and it's going to be a much better day to go about versus the last several days. it's warm and you will want your cool drinks. we are now down to 66, so just

moderately humid out there. winds out of the west at 10, that could drop over the next few hours. less and less humid. 86 again is philadelphia's current temperature and 87 in wilmington and cool and warm and comfortable in reading and 86 in cape may and the farther south you go the higher the dew points, it's sticky on the coast. and cloud cover is out to the west, not a lot of rain, the stuff out there won't make it to us, later into the late night and overnight hours. some showers will work their way through. sun is mixing with clouds today and less humid and 87 degrees and comfortable in places like bethlehem and reading and easton, and of course allentown. a high of 89 degrees, clouds and sun and humid and down along the coast. heat index values, if you are

still planning on joining people at the air show late, you will definitely want to bring the cool drinks and dress appropriately. it's hot and turning less and less humid, a high of 92 this afternoon. if you head to the ball game, hopefully it's not as hot. less humid and we are posting the possibility of a late shower and i'm doing that with a -- and future tracker 6 the last several runs, up until the end of the game at 10:00. holding the rain off to the west, coming in with the evening hours, most of the this will be overnight, and showers and a rumble of thunder pushing towards the east and it's over by 3:00 or 4:00, overnight mostly cloudy and a passing shower, 74 degrees and maintaining fairly low humidity. that has a chance of changing tomorrow, as we go through the

day we see clouds and sun mixing and a rise in humidity along with the approach of a frontal boundary to the south with a flow off the ocean. and i'll go for a high of 89 that would technically break the heat wave in philadelphia. but it's going to be close and it's possible we'll manage to tic up to 90 just a bit. and 92 is your hot high today. not as humid in philadelphia with points north and sticky down south. partly sunny tomorrow and 89, i think the humidity levels will come back up and mostly sunny and hot on friday with a high on 91, we may see the dew points drop a bit on friday as well. saturday and sunday look out the heat and humidity build back in. 90 degrees on saturday and sunday and the chance of a saturday thunderstorm. but a better chance on sunday. but the humidity will feel very noticeable. probably drops off during the day on monday sara, the front

comes through and may give us remaining thunderstorm and tuesday is the real great day though. 83. >> tuesday -- >> partly sunny and low humidity. >> i feel a cough coming on. >> thank you. a little boy that could use a smile got quite the birthday surprise, 5-year-old jacob got a birthday party. he is in boston off and on for treatment of a brain tumor, when the staff found out about his birthday, they decided to go all out and for a day at least, this little batman fan forgot about hospitals and just had fun. >> more to come on "action news" at noon, vice president joe biden shows off his dancing moves during a trip overseas. and delta airline is giving new meaning to luxury in the skies.

david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body.

there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. "action news" at 12:30 continues. with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist. david murphy. >> we begin now with 12:30 with do developing stories the first in the fox chase area of philadelphia. a person has died in a house fire. chopper 6 hd was over the scene on the 800 block of emerson street. there was no visible fire damage from outside of the house. we don't know the identity of

the victim. we'll update this on air and online at 6abc.com. now, to south jersey where a car smash nood a building, this is where a car snash smashed into a building. the car caught fire for a few moments but the flames were extinguishes, and an investigation is underway here in voor hes to determine how this happened. the heat wave continues for an eighth straight day and feeling less sticky outside. we go live to sky 6 hd showing you a sunny center city skyline, it's hot out there so take breaks in the shade and stay hydrated today. gray hall is live in atlantic city, where people are watching the atlantic city air show. first, lets go to the latest from accuweather and talk to david murphy about when we may see relief. >> the