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good afternoon rick and sara are off i'm matt o'donnell. in the news, new information after two transit buses collided in new jersey. and olympic swimmer, ryan lochte who managed to flee brazil is now apologizing but the big story on "action news" is a crash that injured two children and adults. police say that a pickup truck and a trailer collided. delaware state police and a passerby helped to rescue the child who was trapped in a car seat. it happened on route 40 and 896, what is where chad pradelli joins us live. good morning chad. >> reporter: hey matt, the accident scene obviously has been cleared. this accident happened at 2:00 a.m. and i just got off the phone with one of two good samaritans that helped to rescue the child.

she pulled up here and saw the accidents, the car, i should say pickup truck was engulfed in flames. the 6-year-old boy was trapped in the backseat. he had some sort of seatbelt on and couldn't get out. that is when one of good samaritans grabbed the fire extinguisher in the tractor trailer involved in the crash and used it to the smash the window and still the child was stuck that is when a delaware state trooper pulled up to the scene and he began to try to get the child out and the pickup truck was engulfed in flames and i am told that the child was literally in flames on his back. he is now at dupont hospital. the others were taken to local hospitals and i am told that all are in stable condition. the male and female in the

pickup truck are since released. we don't know the relationship to the child but that child at last check remains at dupont ai opt in stable condition. the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports show that it appears that the pickup truck may have crossed over to the on coming traffic on 896 causing the collision. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> quite a story thank you. we are following developing news out of newark, new jersey, two nj transit buses collided leaving one bus driver dead. 19 other people were injured. first responders had to pull many passengers from the wreckage and newark's mayor says the cause is under investigation. >> we are praying for the folks in the hospital, that they get a speedy recovery. >> police think that one of the new jersey transit buses ran a red light and collided with the

other bus at high speed. our lengthy heat wave broke yesterday but our days of below 90 temperatures will not last long at all. this is a live look from sky 6 hd from atlantic city, new jersey, a place to seek relief. melissa magee is live outside in for david murphy. >> reporter: we had a nice reprieve from the 90 degree heat. the heat wave officially came to an end yesterday. right now in philadelphia, coming in at 86 degrees, and 82 in reading and 81 at the coast in cape may. and 84 in beach haven, but right now we are picking up a northerly or northwesterly wind and dew point numbers are still high but the humidity is moderately humid across the region. dew points in the upper 60s and lower 70s across much of the delaware and lehigh valley. that is dropping into next week. we'll show you satellite 6 along

with action radar, it's dry across our region work have a nice mixture of clouds and sunshine and most location should stay dry for the rest of tonight. speaking of tonight, the phils are at home. first pitch at 7:05, it's warm and some humidity is around, first pitch 85 degrees and the ninth inning, a number of about 79 degrees. we have you covered today if are you at the shore, city or the poconos, on this get away friday. at the shore, 84 degrees and sunshine and clouds and maybe a sea breeze front moving on through. and a shower or thunderstorm as we go through afternoon. the city getting close to 91 degrees and it's hot and we still have the humidity overhead and not as oppressive as it has been. up in the poconos, a mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 81 degrees. we talked about the end of heat wave number five, but we are tracking more 90 weather into the weekend. we'll let you know how long that sticks around in the full

accuweather forecast. >> another shakeup, this one seismic involving donald trump's campaign, he confirms that paul manafort resigned. just days after trump hired a new campaign manager. trump expressed regret over things said during his campaign. >> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. >> trump made the remarks during a rally in north carolina. hillary clinton's campaign expressed doubt of the sincerity over trump's-- the clinton foundation says it will no longer accept donations from

foreign entities if hillary clinton is elected president. the clinton global initiative will shut down next month, regardless of the election's outcome. >> three u.s. swimmers being investigated. they say that ryan lochte made up the story of he and his fellow athletes being robbed over the weekend. now he issued an apology. >> in this three par graph, he learned valuable lessons, he was waiting to share this until it was clear his teammates were arriving back in the u.s. safely. he is saying he is sorry after report that he and three teammates were robbed at gun point at this gas station in rio. i want to apologize for my behavior, for not being more

careful and candid how i described the events. he told them that after the night of partying they were targeted by armed men posing as police. but police in rio claims that this surveillance video tells a much different story. one swimmer pulls a sign off the wall and he comes out of the bathroom where the gas station owner says they broke down a door, they are seen getting into a cab and are confronted by this man, a gas station security, who detained the athletes. they insist that it was in that time where they were held up at gun point and forced to hand over $400. two twswimmers landing in miami

yesterday. and feigen handing over $11,000. >> no full explanation for the conflicting accounts. he says it was traumatizing to be in a foreign country, with a gun demanding money and says regardless he should have been more responsible. a women iing ton man is accused -- he was booked on first degree murder and weapons charges. merit is held without bail and the body of 20-year-old mipreparation hoskins was found in a bin in willimington on wednesday. police say she was shotself times. customers in the huntsing park section came face-to-face with a robber's weapon. this video shows a man entering franks place early wednesday morning and the man pointed a gun at customers and was able to

get away with cell phones, cash and a pocketbook. the fbi is joining philadelphia police in the search for this woman who they say tried to rob a bank in juniata park. police say she attempted to hold up the branch on tuesday afternoon. she gave the teller a demand note but she left empty handed. a long awaited bridge for those that walk and run around valley form is finally open this noon. the new sullivan trail bridge opened officially less than to hours ago. it's a permanent bridge that links the trail. the schuylkill trail network. gray hall was at this morning's ribbon cutting and will have more on those excited to use is the new link coming up at 12:30. still to come on "action news" at noon, see how a store clerk in north jersey was able

to box in two robbers that pulled a gun. and getting a handle on the fires burning in los angeles. coming up.

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rural santa barbara county. that prompts the vacsation of two cam many ground. they want seven officers to be fired. saying they lied in their reports of a deadly shooting two years ago. it shows laquan mcdonald with his back turned to police when one officer shot him 13 times. he says that it contradicted what the seven officers wrote in their official reports, say that the teen posed an imminent threat but he was armed with a knife. a clerk at a cell phone store in north jersey out smarted the bad guy, they walked into the store in patter ton with one pointing the gun at the clerk. but while they loot the items, the clerk when out the back door and then pulled down the

security door locking in the robbers. >> i thought it was a prank or something and he came there way and showed me the gun. >> the robbers found tools to open the gate after 20 minutes and were able to get away before the police arrived. and now there is an investigation into what took police so long to get there. and a military aircraft designed to detect space mines, blasted off this morning. >> three, two, one and liftoff! >> it launched from cape canaveral's station. they will patrol a belt that wraps around the equator more than 22,000 miles up and the satellites will look for small spacecraft that could sneak up to a large national security satellite and disable it with an explosion. there are more caseser the zika virus from mosquitos in south

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a federal judge has thrown out a $100 million settlement between uber and its drivers. a group of drivers in california and massachusetts sued uber saying the company exploited them by treating them as independent contractors instead

of employees, he says that the deal does not offer the drivers enough cash. a family in texas is suing the popular shoe maker, crocs over their child's injury on an escalator. they say that their 2-year-old son's foot got caught on an escalator in hawaii while wearing a pair of crocs. >> his foot was pretty much sucked into the escalator, we could only see his ankle and the rest is completely gone. they claimed that crocs are intelligently and improperly designed . sprint is dropping prices for their service this comes after at&t announced a new

structure that stops overage fees for customers. the zika crisis continues to grow in miami beach, florida, confirming two more cases bringing the total to 35, they are considering labelling it a transmission zone and many worry about the impact that could have on the tourism industry. officials are urging residents in that area to spray themselves and their clothing with mosquito repellant. coming up today on "action news" at 4:00. more information on the apartment explosion last week in maryland. and a school rule goes viral, and the question is is it teaching responsibility or is it being tough on students. next meteorologist, melissa magee, will have the seven-day forecast when we return.

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so melissa we had one day break from the heat wave. that is just not enough. >> you'll have to take it that is all we are getting. the 90s make a come back today and into the weekend. here is what is going on. stormtracker 6 live double scan you see it's dry in philadelphia, no issues with precipitation really across the delaware and lehigh valleys. it's not terribly humid and the action cam was outside earlier today. there in fairmount park looking at the beautiful horticultural center. and a fair amount of cloud cover overhead as well. in philadelphia, 86 degrees and 83 in trenton and 76 in the poconos and at the coast in cape may, 82 and 82 degrees in reading but look at this map. the winds are either northerly

or northwesterly across the region so the humidity isn't terrible. not as oppressive as it has been across the region. the current heat index in philadelphia 89 and hot in dover 95 and current number in lancaster, 84. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's dry and quiet across much of the mid-atlantic region, across our area as well. a fair amount of cloud cover to the south and west. a nice mixture of clouds and sunshine throughout the day today. fast forward into the rest of our friday here, we have a mostly sunny skies and rather muggy and a high temperature of 91 degrees, if we are close to 91 we are back in the 90s after having a one day break from the heat and humidity putting an ends to heat wave number five. as we go through the start of the weekend, you see the high temperature tomorrow coming in at 90 degrees and we track the cold front working as we

eastward, i would not be surprised to have a pop-up shower or thunderstorm because it will be hot again with a high of 90 degrees and hazy hot and humid and storms firing up. the better chance of find that activity is saturday night into sunday as the powerful cold front moves on through, eventually it lowers the dew points. nice sea breeze for some locations today, and saturday high of 82 and sunday a high of 84 degrees it will be humid and we are track that front that moves on through, so a shower or storm is likely. especially by day's ending and the ocean temperature is 71. up in the poconos today, certainly not bad. mostly sunny skies and comfortable conditions and high of 81 and warm and humid for saturday and 81 degrees and showers and storms firing up especially as we go throughout the day, some of which could be on the gusty side on sunday, and humidity in the air and drenching downpours a big concern by then, a high

temperature of 75. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. mostly sunny and clouds mixing in as well. a hot day at 91 degrees, hot and humid on saturday, in at 90, then humid on sunday, a high of 88 degrees, the gusty showers and storms moving on through, we have to watch the temperatures closely on sunday and could be close to 90, it could be another heat wave in the region, less humid and a much nicer day. a high temperature of 84 degrees and beautiful on tuesday, and beautiful sunshine and high of 82 and tuesday and wednesday we expect dew points in the 40s. that means we have got not an ounce of humidity those days. and thursday matt, a high temperature of 89 degrees. so long relief is coming into next week. >> that does look pretty good. thanks melissa, there is more ahead on "action news" at noon, customs agents caught someone smuggling dried sea creatures into france.

then cat may have been yearning for a new home, getting caught in the hood of a family's car. twice.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again, sara is off and rick will be along later, i'm matt o'donnell. two new jersey commuter buses

collide and one person is dead and many others are hurt. what may have caused the crash in a live report. and the team shakeup. the candidate's campaign chairman steps down and the opioid crisis is philadelphia is causing more deaths than murder. how they are responding to the staggering new figures. but we begin with yet another look at a steamy weekend in the delaware and lehigh valley. and it could be warm and sticky and some could get in the way of your plans. looking at sky 6 hd showing the ben franklin bridge and some cloud cover and the sun is shining bright. maybe too brightly for some of you. melissa magee is at the big board with the forecast. >> reporter: the sun keeps shining the numbers keep rising in the delaware and lehigh valleys, heat wave number five ended yesterday. and now more 90s popping up through the rest of the afternoon. currently philadelphia 86 and 84