heat wave number seven. in fact, today could have been the very first day. >> yeah. wednesday night, monica is off. i'm sharrie williams and the big story on "action news" is another round of humid and uncomfortable weather. let's go over to meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily live at the big board for a first check of our accuweather forecast. hi, adam. >> the number just came out officially at 5:00, 90 degrees in philadelphia, so, yes, heat wave number seven has just begun at the 5:00 hour. it's a bit cooler to the north, binghamton, new york city in the lower 80s. but washington, 93. 91, charleston, west virginia. roanoke also 91. pittsburgh down to 83 because of some downpours and storms that passed through. but they are oppressively humid. and you can see the darker greens are lurking just to our south and west of those dew points surpassing 70 degrees. still not terribly humid. it's slightly humid here in philadelphia of 62, and it's all because of hermine that's kept the humidity down on the western side of the storm, but now, as that heads to the east, all of

this warm and uncomfortable air, i should say, will be rushing in overnight tonight and throughout your thursday. so we had some showers that were scraping the dostline -- coastline with some rising air near hermine. we had sinking air here with rising air to the west. and we've been delay through much of the day today. and as we head into the evening hours, stays dry for the boss at citizen's bank park. stays warm through the 10:00, 11:00 and the upper 70s and again moderately humid, but any of those storms in central p.568 will remain there and may clip western areas as you go through the evening hours. so a heat advisory goes into effect at noon tomorrow, sharrie, in all these areas in orange, which is the majority of our viewing area, it's going to feel over 100 degrees tomorrow afternoon. we'll talk about record-setting numbers and when the heat wave breaks in that full accuweather forecast. >> all right. we look forward to that, adam. thank you. the hot weather has already put a dent in the start of school for students in trenton. because of the forecast of high

temperatures, the trenton public school district will be operating on a reduced schedule this week. students were dismissed early today and will be dismissed early tomorrow and friday as well. parents say the unexpected change is not a problem. they say they'd rather their children be safe and comfortable. well, for residents in one south jersey community, it could be tougher to cool down during this coming heat. residents in the mullica woods development have been forced to bottom their water for the past few weeks. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live in egg harbor city tonight with more on what officials say is wrong there. jeanette. >> reporter: well, rick, resdidn'ts here tell me they simply had enough. they've been under a boil water advisory for about two weeks now, this after a well failure may have contaminated the water. they say this is the latest in a series of issues over the course of a few years, and it's the reason why these for sale signs have been popping up around the neighborhood, they say. >> you would be surprised at all

the things you use water for that you don't think about every single day. >> reporter: michele jenkins is a longtime mullica woods resident in a 55 and over community in egg harbor city. she said life here was mostly pleasant until a boiling walter advisory was issued by the state nearly two weeks ago. the result of the private well failure that sent sand into the water treatment system. >> this has been going on for quite a while. and like i said, i'm not -- i'm not mad at the management for it, but it's really a pain. >> reporter: the property is owned by hometown america communities of chicago. we reached out for comments or a statement. the company has yet to send either one. but in a letter sent to residents last week, management says it's waiting on bacteria sample test results to be released by state officials. >> if it's not the water, it's the sewer. it's the -- the electric goes off all the tile. and we pay -- most of us are paying 8,100 something a year to

live here. >> it's been going on, gosh, years we've had problems. >> reporter: the new jersey department of environmental protection says records dating back to 1991 indicate that, although the management company has been issued more than two dozen violations, the bulk of it is technical in nature, nothing alarming or illegal. and this latest problem is not unusual when a well is being used. >> i think they need to be patient and just wait a few weeks and see what happens. in the meantime, they supplied us with water, and you can shower with this water. they've been doing a good job as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: they did have some technical issues in testing procedures they use for these samples. that delayed the process pretty significantly. they should get those test results within a few hours and if they do come back negative, that's good news for the residents here. that advisory should be lifted immediately. reporting live in egg harbor city, jeanette reyes, "channel 6 action news."

sharrie? >> okay, jeanette, thank you. pennsylvania government auditors say it will take significant new funding to cut into the state's backlog of untested rape kits and they are now recommending penalties for police agencies that don't meet testing and reporting standards. the auditor general's office released the report prompted by the state health department's disclosure back in may. >> there were 3,044 overall untested rape kits and 1,852 backlogged rape kits. that means there could be literally thousands of victims in pennsylvania awaiting justice. >> the new report recommends that the state provide funding to add sufficient people and equipment to end the backlog and ensure that new kits are tested within six months. well, just days before the 15th anniversary of 9/11, the house of arives has agreed to vote this week on a controversial bill that i will a how the families of victims to sue sarah bloomquist in american

american courts. if it passes the house, it's expected that president obama will veto the bill. the bill triggered a thet from saudi arabian officials to pull billions of dollars from the u.s. economy. relatives of 9/11 victims have urged the administration to classify information that allegedly discusses possible saudi involvement in the attacks. and with the anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy coming up this weekend, some volunteers in bucks county are already remembering the victims with symbols of peace. paper doves that were created by students throughout the area were being strung from trees here in the garden of reflection park in lower makefield. many of the doves have personal messages from the students some of whom weren't even born at the time of the attacks. close to 3,000 people, of course, died in the tragedy back on september 11th of 2001. it was back to school today for students in the philadelphia school district. mayor jim kenney made the rounds this morning welcoming students back to the classroom. the action cam caught up with

the mayor and other school official as they toured this high school in north philadelphia. many of the students already have a head start on the school year during a. during the tour they showed off some of the projects they have already completed. it was a musical start to the first day at the institute of charter school in west philadelphia. students started their day with a circle which represents unity. the oldest african-centered charter school. an released its latest version of the iphone. the most dramatic change, there will no longer be a place to plug in your headphones. with more on what we can expect from the new phone, here's more. >> reporter: there was plenty of speculation about today's event. amazon accidentally released pictures of the iphone 7. even apple tweeted about it. in the end, there's one major change that everyone's talking about. spng aches were running high --

expectations were running high as apple announced its new products wednesday. the most anticipated? >> it's the best iphone that we have ever created. >> reporter: apple's iphone 7 and iphone 7 +, the now water resistant cell phones will come with new dual cameras, a redesigned for sensitive home buttoning, longer battery life, and the most talked about new feature -- >> we're taking the headphones in iphone 7 and 7 plus to lightning. >> reporter: the elimination of the headphone jack. instead, it will come with earpods that connect to the lightning port. also announced -- completely wireless air pods, a concept some believe will take users some time to get used to. >> anyone who owns a derice just adapts to the change. i think you'll see the same thing happen. the removal of the headphone jack is controversial for a few weeks or a few months but anyone who upgrades to the new phone is going to have to adapt. >> reporter: apple watch is getting an upgrade too. the first since its launch in 2014. it's now swim proof and has a

built-in gps. you're probably wondering about the cost of the phones. the iphone 7 start at $649. the plus, $769. preorders start on friday, september 9th. "channel 6 action news." >> do you need one? >> i do need one. >> i heard you use a rotary. >> i'm not that old school. >> time for traffic. >> matt is standing by with the look on the roads tonight. >> you still use smoke signals. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >> wait a minute. >> i think it's time for me to upgrade too. i'm always a little late with technology. you might be late in fyou're using the blue route, 476 this afternoon. south boumentz on the ramp from the southbound of i-95, there's an accident here. right heend the tree, they've got the left lane blocked. so overall, it's a very slow pace coming south on the blue right. the whole way from past the schuylkill on down to that scene on i-95. miles and miles of slow traffic, which is really going to inhibit

you if you're trying to the got springsteen concert the bank tonight. we also have extra slowing on the schuylkill southbound 95 headed toward the bank for that concert. on northbound 95 by penns landing there was an accident. still sluggish through that neck of the woods. and it's very sluggish. single-digit speeds on city avenue close to st. joe's because of an accident that's been out there for hours now. i would stick with montgomery avenue and bowlen avenue or 57th street in overbrook avenue as alternates. in east mt. airy, germantown avenue is closed for supper sessions on the've. -- on theav. 422, there's a crash in northern delaware along limestone road at arundel drive by the funeral home and the burlington-bristol bridge, going up for an opening had just about ten minutes. so start heading for that turnpike connector bridge instead. and we'll check it again, rick and sharrie, in the next half-hour. >> all right, matt. of course, you know i got your

back. >> thanks, matt. still to come on "action news," wednesday night, it's a bill that some say could save lives, but it's hitting a roadblock in congress. why a fight over the confederate flag is wrap ud. in the battle over zika funding. plus brain food with that morning cup of coffee? starbucks is set to release original couldn't tnt to enlighten and inspire. that and more when "action news" comes right back.

a brand-new state-of-the-art dialysis center opened today in delaware. it can treat up to 45 patients a week. it will enable the kidney care's local team of experts to better serve hockessin's growing dialysis community. it also offers travel services and pharmacy services as well. "healthcheck" tonight -- congress fails to approve funding the fight against zika virus for the third time. >> ali gorman is at the big board with more on why it failed and why it's vital that lawmakers pass a budget, ali. >> reporter: hey, guys. many people had hopes that lawmakers would come wack to work and approve this funding right away. but it seems politics have gotten in the way. cdc says they're almost out of money, and if we don't stop the

spread of the virus, we could see it affecting future generations. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: once again, federal funding for $1.1 billion to fight zika is blocked in congress. the measure passed in the house but fell short in the senate. senate democrats say the zika bill has provisions that would prevent money going to planned parenthood in puerto rico where the virus is running rampant. republicans counter that it funds other health centers there to protect women. democrats also say the bill strips a ban on confederate flags in military cemeteries. >> the display of the confederate flag, there's some people that want the display in certain areas. what does that have to do with zika? >> reporter: and as the fight played out on capitol hill, another battle was brewing in miami beach. >> no more! >> reporter: some residents are protesting the use of pesticides

to be sprayed overhead to kill mosquitoes. what's clear is tensions are boiling. >> my message to both parties and both chambers, for this month, it's simple and straightforward, zika is not a game. >> reporter: and time could be running out. >> if the funding isn't available now to prevent zika infections, then 6 to 9 months from now, we're going to see benns being born -- babies being born with severe brain damage. >> reporter: so far the cdc has already been borrowing money from other programs such as research projects for cancer and other diseases. and we did just learn mosquito-spraying plant in miami beach has been postponed due to those protests. rick and sharrie, back over to you. >> all right. thank you. and we'll take a quick break. more news when "action news" continues.

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the problem on august 8t august 8th affected the computer system that delta uses to book passengers and keep track of flights. the airline canceled 1,000 flights that day and another 1,000 in the two days that followed. delta also gave customers refunds and travel vouch evers. starbucks will soon offer you something to read over your morning latte. the coffee chain is going to create original content on its app. starbucks officials want the balance what they say is the cynicism fueling media coverage on the presidential election. the series is called "up standers" and the stories will be about inspiring americans. they will be available in a series of podcasts in stores and on the starbucks mobile app. workers at the plant that makes the popularies. candy are on strike. about 400 union members walk offed the production line this afternoon at the just born plant in bethlehem. this is the first strike of the family-owned company in its 93-year history. workers have been without a contract since june in a dispute over wages, health benefits, and

pensions. along with peeps, just born also makes peanut chews and mike and ike. still to come on actionks at 5, the check of the forecast. sky6 hd showing a pretty picture of the center city skyline. meteorologist adam joseph has your exclusive accuweather five-day forecast. get set to sweat when we come back. stay with us. burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. now it's your turn to make the switch.

♪ from "annie" to "oz," this talented young lady is one of a dozen of kids trying out for "the wizard of oz." the youngsters between the ages of 6 and 13 are auditioning for the role of munchkins, of course. the open auditions took place for most of the day today. and young actors will find out if they got the part onfriday. "the wizard of oz" opens in november. >> good luck to them. it is time now for the "action news" forecast at the accuweather big board. >> adam, i don't think we're in kansas anymore. >> no, we're not. earlier in the newsroom, you were singing the boss. >> i was singing springsteen. were you impressed? >> would you like to do an impression right now? >> no. [ laughter ] >> as we look at sky6 live in cape may, new jersey, right now, you can see the white caps no

longer over the ocean. the wind has calmed down. the seas also with respect to hermine pushing out to sea. so we have a low risk for rip currents. finally back in the forecast for the shore communities. as we look at numbers, 91 in allentown. 90 in reading. 90 in philadelphia. so most areas to the north and west are already beginning heat wave number 7 while southern parts of new jersey, temperature also there in the low to mid-80s. millville right now sitting at 86 degrees. as we look at satellite and radar, there's that spin with hermine, i no just south and east of long island. it is pushing to the north and east taking the last of the cloud shield off the coast along with some showers that even scraped parts of long beach island this afternoon. and we also have a front to the north and west of lancaster county, berks county, with downpours, thunderstorms, so. had between both of those areas, the majority of the region stays dry, not only this evening but overnight tonight. however, that front in those western suburbs could clip parts

of new castle county, western chester county, lancaster, be county, even pourings of the lehigh valley. but most of that will sink down to the south by midnight tonight. it is dry with star clouds, and temperatures will stay on the warm side. and that humidity is going to be increasing overnight as well. 68 in millville, 71 in dover. 70 along the shore and up in the lehigh valley, 66 degrees. as we look at the temperatures for tomorrow, we're watching some records to possibly fall around the region. for philadelphia, reading, trenton, wilmington, the atlantic city airport, all the old records are from 1939. these are pretty hot temperatures for this time of year. and we could match, break or come very close to breaking some of those. future tracker, as you factor in the humidity, it could feel like 100 in allentown tomorrow afternoon, 102 in philadelphia, 100 in trenton, millville. even along the shore, temperatures feeling like the upper nund u.s. and a -- 90s. and a little drier air punctures in on friday but it's still pretty brutal with those heat

indices in the mid and upper 90s for the majority of the area. your five-day 5 forecast, the 90s will stick around for the beginning of the weekend, near records, not only thursday but also friday and a steam bath on saturday. 96 degrees with oppressive humidity. front comes in late saturday, saturday night with a round of downpours and thunderstorms. maybe an early shower sunday breaking sun in the afternoon for the eagles at 88, dropping humidity on sunday, and beautiful come monday at 84. we'll have the rest of that seven-day forecast coming up in the next half-hour. >> okay. thank you, adam. there's so much more to come in the next half-hour on "action news at 5." a local neighborhood gets a curious guest over the holiday weekend who made itself right at home. also, a wanted man tries but fails to evade police and it all ends in spectacular fashion. and she's running to be president of the united states, but tonight, there's a warrant out for her arrest. why police want to talk to jill stein. those stories and more when "action news" it's a 5:00 comes

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monica's off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. donald trump talks military strategy in philadelphia while hillary clinton's family presses her strengths in battleground states. also, residents in new jersey now have a new way to reach out for help in an emergency. and good news for air travelers. efforts to shorten those long security lines are apparently working. the president.whyial nomines are ratching up their attacks against one another as they in key battleground states. >> during a primetime event in what's expected to be a warm-up of sorts for their first presidential debate just 2 1/2 weeks away. >> we're going to form new friendships and partnerships based on this mission and this mission alone. the republican nominee vows to defeat enemies of the united states with a new military strategy enacted the first day he takes office if he's elected.

he laid out his plan during a speech in center city philadelphia today. >> for the first time since before world war ii, the "dallas morning news" endorsed a democrat for the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] meanwhile, hillary clinton's closest confidante husband bill and daughter chelsea campaigned for her today. they told her supporters she is the candidate who will continue to move the country forward. and with more on today's developments from the campaign trail, let's head to abc's karen travers in washington, d.c. >> hi, karen. >> reporter: good evening, rick and sharrie. donald trump said one of his top priorities if elected president will be upgrading the military, and he outlines some of the details of how he plans do that. today in that national security speech up there in philadelphia, he used that as an opportunity to go after hillary clinton on the issue calling her reckless and trigger happy.

donald trump says these three words are at the center of his foreign policy. >> peace through strength. >> reporter: national security issues are dominating the campaign trail this week. in philadelphia, trump pledging more funding for the military. >> i will ask congress to fully eliminate the defense request and submit a new budget to rebuild our military. it is so depleted. we will rebuild our military. [ applause ] >> reporter: and trump got specific calling for increasing the army by 70,000 soldiers, adding 75 navy ships, and more air force aircraft. how will he pay for it? on that he was vague. >> i will ask that savings be accomplished through common sense reforms that eliminate government waste and budget gimmicks. >> reporter: clinton is off the trail today, but she got an assist from her husband. >> thank you. >> reporter: the former president slammed trump over an improper $25,000 campaign donation. his charity made to florida

attorney general pam bondi. just days after bondi's office said it was considering joining a lawsuit against trump university. >> i saw where her opponent attacked my foundation. i think that's called they were about to report that he used his foundation to give money to your attorney general but which is not legal. [ cheers ] >> reporter: and tonight hillary clinton and donald trump both participating in a forum on national security. rick, they'll be on the same stage, but just not at the same time. reporting live from washington, karen travers, "channel 6 action news." >> yeah, i think hillary will speak first and then donald trump. thank you, karen, for that report. in other news, an arrest warrant has reportedly been issued for a green party presidential candidate jill stein. stein is accused of spray-painting construction equipment during a protest against the dakota access pipeline in north dakota yesterday. a spokeswoman for stein says activists invited her. police say stein will face

trespassing and vandalism charges. and this reminder -- download the 6abc news app to get breaking news alert from the campaign trail and live results on election night. the 6abc news app is a free for your mobile device. enough is enough and enact common sense gun legislation. democratic state representative w. curtis thomas says the string of shootings in philadelphia in recent weeks is the last straw and his colleagues in harrisburg need to act. thomas said it's time to take politics out of the gun debate. >> it's not about lawful ownship of guns. this is about a carnage, illegal guns, that is out of control in our communities. >> thomas is also calling on residents to vote and to demand their representatives take action. from our delaware newsroom now, a driver remains in

critical condition tonight because of this crash along interstate 95 in newark this morning. the dump truck he was driving overturned in the northbound lines at the ramp to 896. as soon as cruz cut the man -- cruise cut the man free, medics rushed him to the hospital for treatment. traffic on the ramp was blocked for hours for the investigation. and also for the cleanup process. a pedestrian was injured in some sort of incident with the school bus in south philadelphia this morning. chopper 6 was over where it happened just before 8:00 a.m. police are not releasing details as to what happened. the person was taken to jefferson hospital for treatment. from our new jersey newsroom tonight, a worker was injured this morning in a gas explosion in egg harbor township. it happened at the bus depot near the swift school while workers were working on an underground fuel tank. the worker has burns on his arms and upper body. officials say the incident never posed a tlet to students or teachers. police, fire and osha are all

investigating tonight. well, we have an update now to a story we first told but last night on "action news." a bucks county community will be keeping its own police department. the penndel borough met. residents packed the meeting with quickly became standing room only. well, getting emergency help in new jersey just got even easier. the state system now accepts emergency text messages. it will be especially helpful to people in situations where a phone call is not possible. if you are in danger, though, make sure to silence your phone. officials do stress that calling is always the best option. jury selection in the george washington bridge lane closing case starts tomorrow. today, a federal appeals court ruled a list of unindicted coconspirators in the case should not be released before the trial. well, two former allies of

governor chris christie were indicted on charges they orchestrated traffic jams near the bridge as political payback. a judge in newark ordered the list released in may. but an unidentified person filed to block its release saying he will be branded a criminal even though he hasn't been charged. all right. time now to see how traffic is moving on the roads tonight. >> back we go to matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center. how we looking, matt? >> now we have two lanes closed here on the ramp from the blue route. southbound to 95 northbound so we're not looking so good. it's a really slow go, rick and sharrie. the whole way on the schuylkill down to this point at 95. you can see that travel time that should be 18 minutes. it's 48. so an extra half-hour if you're headed to the bank for the springsteen concert tonight, i would not do so via the southbound blue route. if you want to stick with the eastbound schuylkill, that too is jammed but it's less jammed than the southbound blue route. meanwhile, nearby, only a couple of those left this year, but state street is blocked and the 101 trolley is shuttle-bussing.

we still have that crash close to st. joe's along city avenue at 59th street and overbrook so i would still avoid that. that's been a mess all afternoon. also still the downed wires in tinicum township, bucks county, blocking geigel hill road near sheep hole road. clay ridge road an alternate around that. finishing it an opening at the burlington-bristol bridge, southbound ship so we'll see one at the tacony-palmyra bridge in just a little while. and maintenance work coming to the burlington bristol tonight and tomorrow night starting at 9:00. during the overnight hours the next couple nights, i would use the turnpike connector bridge instead. back you to. >> thanks, matt. still to come on "action news" tonight, it could have been pulled straight from an action film but it was a real life seen in southern california today and it all ended in a ball of flames. also, a curious bear strolls into a local neighborhood over the holiday weekend, and we'll tell you what happened, adam. >> it's a bear of a forecast, especially if you don't like the heat and humidity. most of the eastern half of the

country feeling over 95 degrees right now. we'll talk about the record-setting temperatures in accuweather. all right. and jeff skversky is here with eagles, temple football, and phillies news in sports. and we want to see your back-to-school photos. just send us your favorite snapshots of your kids' first day of school. and use the #6abcaction when you post them to our 6abc facebook and twitter pages. we'll be right back.

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because after all... we should fit into your life. [ laughing ] not the other way around. [ clock ticking ] cameras captured this scene as the driver plowed straight into a light pole and then tried to keep moving. the front portion of the car started smoking. the driver jumps out right there and then falls to the pavement. the car then completely caught fire. the man was taken into custody. not yet clear what charges he will face, though. a 12-year-old boy's quick actions may have saved him from harm. the boy was in his florida home alone when he heard someone enter the house. police say he saw a burglar in his sister's bedroom and the man told him to go stay in the bathroom. while in the bathroom, the boy called 911 and staying on the phone until help arrived. when police got there, the burglar had left.

multiple items were stolen including two laptops, a tablet, and several passports. the department of homeland security has good news for air travelers. secretary jay johnson says wait times have drastically improved since the spring. back in may, many travelers waiting in the line were there for as many as two hours. this summer, johnson says travelers waited less than 30 minutes. he added that, with that progress, security is still a top priority. >> worldwide, there is still a threat environment that we have to pay attention to around aviation security. working with the airlines and airports we're transforming our aviation security system and investing in new technology. >> secretary johnson thanked congress for approving funding that allows tsa to hire more screeners. "world news with david muir" will have more as well as the latest from the campaign trail.

you can watch that following "action news at 6". all right. time for sports. jeff is here, and we are counting down to carson wentz's big debut on sunday. >> cannot wait. and the moment will not be too big for carson wentz. according to doug pederson, according to wentz himself, he's ready for this moment. he expects to win. we'll see if that happens. what time did your alarm clock go off this morning? eagles rookie quarterback carson wentz was at work at 5:15 this morning studying for his eagles debut on sunday, and it wasn't the only alarm that happened to go off today. [ alarm ] just as eagles coach doug pederson is answering questions about wentz, the fire alarm went off to the eagles practice facility today. it's just a false alarm. some eagles fans may find it alarminalarming that wentz willt despite this only the second day with the team's offense. but in a short period of time, he's trying to build chemistry with the starters. >> every rep is huge. every rep is important.

if something doesn't go right, i'm grabbing the guys after practice, giving them after practice or during special teams drills or whatever and really just repping it because the confidence that we both need to have in each other is huge. >> he has a great balance in everything. he's a leader, but he's not one of those guys that's annoy, one of those guys that talks too much. he talks when he needs to. guys listen because they know he's going to say something that needs to be heard. >> well, the deal is done. the eagles trade with the patriots is official today. the eagles sent former second-round pick eric rowe to new england for a 14th-round pick after just one season rowe famed to pick up his game and fit in with the team that drafted him. >> he did put himself in a position to compete and be a part of eagles. and it was just -- we just felt at this time it's not only great opportunity for him but for some of our young players that were playing well during catch to make this roster as well. >> eagles-browns, sunday at 1:00. temple football fans are eyeing that big penns game in

happy valley in ten days. owls cannot afford to look ahead not after what happened in the opener and not with stony brook on deck. temple coach matt ruehl and company are looking to bounce back from that opener. their undivided attention is now on stony brook. the owls want to get on rhawn. they do in the want to start 0. -2 for the first time since 2013. >> we found the positives in it. we certainly have attacked the negatives. i think our team has been really, really positive heading into this week. a couple kids maybe are having a hard time getting over things personally, but overall, i think our team is very excited to play again, very excited to go compete, and play this game against stony brook, a team that beat the number 19 team in the country. we're talking temple football saturday morning at 9:45 on temple football playbook. head coach matt ruehl will join us for insight on their upcoming games plus exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from one of their practices this week. well, we've lived it firsthand. wins, they've been tough to come

by for the phillies but starter jeremy hellickson does something today that hasn't been done, win 11 games. phillies going for the sweep tonight. he's back again! elton brand, yes, is back with the sixers again. the 17-year veteran has agreed to terms with the 76ers on a new deal today. brand briefly played for the sixers last year after a four-year stint 2008 to 2012. brand is 37 years old. now the thought was the sixers were trying to get rid of big men. instead, they are take picking another guy up. he'll be a good influence in the locker room. >> a good mentor. >> you have to get rid of a big guy or two. >> stand by. thank you, jeff. a chester county neighborhood had a special visitor over the holiday weekend. take a look at this. irene c. snapped these pictures of a black bear. she tells "action news" the bear was hanging out, heading towards a wooded area that borders of the community. at one point, it just laid on the grass for a little that

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course putting on their best behavior. organization -- organizers -- no, organization is the key when trying to corral all these youngsters into the right classrooms. hope they had a great first day. >> that's right. now, when does yours go to preschool? >> next week. >> are you okay? >> not talking about it right now. it's great. it's all good. no, he needs to get out and play with others. >> all right. as we take a look at -- i'm tearing up because of what i'm about to show you here, the temperatures in the next few days. stormtracker 6 live double scan will show not a whole lot going on right now. we have some storms west of harrisburg that may clip western parts of our viewing area this evening and any showers and clouds along the coast because of hermine have also moved to the east. 91 was the official high in philadelphia today. ten degrees above the normal of 81. but far from the record. 1881, it was 102 degrees in the

late 1800s on this date. 72 was the low this morning, way above that normal of 64. it is still 91 right now, lehigh valley, 90 in reading, 90 in lancaster, 91 in wilmington. so most of our pennsylvania counties already starting heat wave number seven while the new jersey counties as well as southern delaware awaiting those 90s, right now upper 70s to mid-80s to the shore as far west as vine land. there's the spin. it's beginning to finally move out, wobbling away to the north and east here, hermine taking the clouds with it, mainly clear skies here with sinking air, and then you get the rising air with the front to the north and west. we'll watch these, but most of them will remain out of the viewing area this evening. warm and humid, again, a shower or downpour, quick thunderstorm, lancaster county, chester county as those areas could get scraped from that front moving, 66 to 73 for the overnight low and then the september heat is on here.

we'll be sweating here -- you don't even have to do anything as you head out the door. so thursday, friday, saturday feeling like 100 at least in many areas, some areas braking over 100 degrees with the haze, the heat, and the humidity. air temperature highs near records of 96 degrees in philadelphia. trenton, 94. allentown, 94. 95 in wilmington. 90 in millville. and a late sea breeze going into effect at the shore to try to drop those numbers in the afternoon into the mid-80s. but, again, the temperature doesn't tell the whole story this go-around. you have to factor in that humidity. so going to feel like 102 by 2:00 in the afternoon. 101 at 4:00 and still in the mid-90s at 8:00. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, mid to upper 90s the next three days with that oppressive humidity, near-record high temperatures. saturday a steam bath with a late-day front coming in. so watch for the chance of some downpours and thunderstorms. sunday night, saturday night

into early sunday morning but by 1:00 sunday afternoon, thesun sunshine will return. the humidity will be dropping and temperatures much more tolerable in the mid-80s for the game. and then much cooler on monday as high pressure comes in, 84 with low humidity and then we heat it back up again. tuesday, wednesday, a week from now, temperatures on the verge of going back to 90 degrees. so our extremely hot summer, it will continue, almost to the very end here. >> okay. thank you, adam. and this reminder, stormtracker 6 live radar has you covered whenever pop-up storms arrive. it's one of the state-of-the-art resources available abc.com/weather and don't forget to use twitter and facebook to connect with all of our meteorologists.

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pastor alexander greeted each student on this first day of classes at st. martha parish school in northeast philadelphia this morning. and this is a very special year at st. martha's, which will be marking its 50th anniversary. so congrats to them. and we also know nicholas start the his first day of school. >> yes, he did. i don't want to talk about it. [ laughter ] it was great morning. >> good. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and much more coming up next at 6:00. a man tells police he killed his neighbor in bucks county. we have details on his confession and his arrest. plus -- donald trump brings his message to philadelphia. the plans he outlines for the military during his speech at the union league. and "action news" pulled off a surprise. the unexpected wake-up call for a philadelphia student on her first day of seventh grade. that and much more coming up next. now for meteorologist adam joseph, cecily tynan, jamie apody, jeff skversky, sharrie williams, monica malpass, the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams.

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on the terror watch list. no wonder pennsylvania cops endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. wednesday night, a man has been killed while running along a delaware street, and there is something contaminating the water in one south jersey community. but the big story on "action news" tonight is a confession of murder in bucks county. 34-year-old damien walker today told police that he killed his neighbor in sellersville. police say it happened sometime between saturday and yesterday.

the wheels of justice are starting to turn quickly. walker is being held with no bail. "action news" reporter walter perez is live outside the victim's apartment in sellersville. walter, you've got all the details. >> reporter: jim, we'll give you a live look right now at the scene here. you can see that squad car remains outside the crime scene still closed off with police tape. the suspect and his wife meanwhile lived in the apartment just on the other side of that wooden fence there. the question that lingers is, what possible motive could anyone have to murder a 62-year-old disabled woman? >> there's no way. >> reporter: chris of sell verse sil said that was his reaction when he found out his close friend stands accused of murder. walker allegedly killed his neighbor faith price sometime over the past five four days. but no one was aware a crime had been committed until walker showed up a a police station over in montgomery county last night.