temperatures so far in philadelphia, 95 degrees, one degree shy of a record for today. but it feels like 103 right now with the latest hour. this marks the 43rd time this year philadelphia's hit 90 or greater and day two what will be heat wave number seven. 94 in the lehigh valley, same for reading. 93 wilmington and dover, millville, the only area catching a break is really the immediate shoreline with the sea breeze, beach haven and cape may right now at 81. but you factor in that oppressive humidity, 101 is what it feels like in allentown, 102 in wilmington. millville, 105 degrees. and even along the shore, feeling close to 90 or so even with that sea breeze. there is a cold front far to our north. you can see the thunderstorms between cleveland, buffalo draping across towards syracuse. this front is slowly pushing in from the north but it is not going to make its way all the

way through our area so this heat is going nowhere. in fact, the heat advisory has now been extended. it was supposed to expire at 6 p.m. tonight. expires 6 p.m. tomorrow night when the heat index is going to go above 100. and you just showed you millville felt like 105, not in the heat advisory, but i just want to tell you, if you're in the along the shore, everywhere expect it to be very dangerous and very uncomfortable for another day tomorrow. we'll let you know when this heat wave is going to break coming up in that full accuweather forecast. brian? >> all right, adam. thank you. these steamy temperatures are forcing some schools in the area to change their schedules already. students in trenton got out early today for the second day in a row. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live in trenton this afternoon with reaction from parents and students. and, nora, i'm going to go out on a limb and say students were not too upset about this. >> reporter: no, most of the kids i spoke with, prin. it is not an ideal situation but a number of schools in trenton

are not fully air-conditioned. and you just heard adam, with the temperature feeling over 100 degrees outside, it was decided it's just not smart to have kids sitting in potentially hot classrooms during the midday heat. >> it's going to be a severe heatwave, and most of the school doesn't have air-conditioning. >> reporter: it was early dismissal again today for trenton schools. the district has students heading home at lunchtime because not all of the schools are air-conditioned and sitting in class might be hard to take. >> it was hot, but it wasn't that hot. >> reporter: this is a new student at the ninth-glade academy located at the former monument school on pennington avenue. >> there was barely any air-conditioning. and i had gym just now so -- >> reporter: so he was glad to get out early. his grandmother went to kindergarten in the old part of the building, and she used to work here. >> the other part of it is air-conditioned was built in '72 and that's why it's air-conditioned. but the other part, it's not. >> reporter: early dismissals are causing an inconvenience for working parents, but many think

it's the right move. >> the city cares about the kids. they don't want them to get sick. so it's good. >> reporter: students at the international academy of trenton charter school were dismissed early, even though their building has air-conditioning. it's easier to coordinate transportation for students if all schools, public and charter, dismiss about the same time. >> it's okay, but, like, i was just going to sit home and play. >> reporter: you'd rather be in school maybe? >> yes. >> reporter: not all parents support the early dismissal. >> this is ridiculous. it's the first week of school, and they already coming home. i feel like i just dropped her off. >> reporter: back live now, you're looking at an air conditioner on the second floor of grant school, grant elementary on clinton avenue. we see them in many of the windows, but not all, and that's why part of the reason why schools around here are having

difficulty and in the same position. early dismissals are planned again for friday. so that's three days this week not an ideal start to this school year. when we come back at 5:00, we're going to talk more about the schools and also some people -- with some people about how they're putting up with this awful heat. live in trenton, nora muchanic, "channel 6 action news." brian? >> all right, nora. thank you and of course with more heat in the forecast tomorrow, philadelphia schools aren't taking any chances either. both philadelphia public have announced they will close at noon tomorrow. public schools also canceled all afternoon and evening sports. schools in the suburbs will be open for the fum day tomorrow. of course, this means the heat is on. and 6abc.com/weather is your go-to resource. rely on accuweather and stormtracker 6 live for constant updates and let us know what's happening where you live by connecting with our meteorologists on facebook and on twitter. two teenagers are accused of stealing from more than 30 cars and some homes in bucks county.

police say 18-year-old james woodman and a 17-year-old accomplice were arrested in bensalem when a woman saw him breaking into her house early this morning. jeanette reyes has an exclusive interview with that victim, plus a look at all of the stolen property police have recovered. jeanette's report will be coming up at 4:30. well, take a look at this video. police say the suspect that you see here is using a stolen credit card at a local wawa. that stolen card and several others were snatched from a woman while she was at church on the 300 block of west dawson street back in july. the victim only learned of the theft and the fraud when she got a call from her bank. if you recognize the suspects, give philadelphia police a call. police are looking for a woman from bensalem who has been missing all week now. no one has seen 21-year-old lindsay piccone since sunday. police found her car at tyler state park. they were back at the park looking for clues.

so far they have not told us if they found anything connected to her disappearance. bensalem police want anyone with information to please call them. well, take a look at this mess on i-95 this morning, a tractor-trailer crash led to a fire in delaware that shut down traffic. that truck was carrying pennies and a lot of them to the u.s. mint. and they ended up all over the highway and kept that road closed for hours. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live in new castle with more on what has been an all-day effort to clean up this very unique and shiny copper mess. >> reporter: i'm wearing a safety vest because we're on an interstate in construction zone and it's required by law just for our viewers to know that. if you look behind me, you see all lanes of i-95 northbound are now back open to traffic here at the i-295 interchange. that happened about an hour ago

now. this was an all-day effort to clean up 40,000 pounds of blank pennies plus gasoline and oil spilled when a tractor-trailer crashed. as the effort to clean up all those pennies went on throughout the day, motorists were still telling horror stories about this morning's commute and how they at least tried to make their way around the mess to get to work. >> it takes about 12 to 15 minutes every morning. this morning, it took me 2 1/2 hours. >> i was coming across the traffic kept getting heavier and mef heavier. i came to a stand stim. as i was approaching, i noticed nothing was going anywhere. >> reporter: all because of this. a tractor-trailer en route to the u.s. mint flip over and caught on fire spilling a full trailer of unstamped pennies across the northbound linelanes of i-95 right at the i-295 split. it happened around 2:00 a.m. when the driver lost control and hit the concrete barrier. crews were called in to clean up the 40,000 pounds of pennies plus gasoline and oil. it turned out not to be an easy

task. meantime, traffic came to a standstill on the highway and surrounding streets became clogged with cars. all that leading to lots of frustration for so many motorists. >> it's crazy. you know, you're trying to get to work and the next thing you know, you're stuck behind traffic. >> reporter: how frustrated are you? >> oh, very, but nothing you can do about it. we're stuck here. >> reporter: and they're no longer stuck at this point. again, all lanes of northbound i-95 back open to traffic. cars and trucks moving right along the surrounding streets no longer clogged as well. as for the driver of the tractor-trailer, he suffered only minor injuries and was assessed right here at the scene. live in new castle, delaware, i'm sarah bloomquist, "channel 6 action news." >> all right, thank you, sarah. another tractor-trailer crash also caused traffic trouble today, but this time it was in bucks county. chopper 6 was over this wreck in quakertown.

state police say a tractor-trailer was heading off the northeast extension onto 663 but flipped onto its side on the exit ramp. the trailer was filled with food, which made it difficult for crews to get it upright again. fortunately, though, no one was seriously hurt. well, needless to say all of this has made for a rather eventful day in the "action news" traffic center. >> all right. let's go live to matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center keeping an eye on everything for us. hi, matt. >> yeah, this little guy, so tiny and shiny, caused such huge headaches this morning, really across delaware and all morning long, i put in my 2 cents as to how you could possibly get around the mess. but i'll tell you, at some point, all the alternate routes were jammed, and we had single-digit speeds on all these speedometer readings across new castle county. good news is this afternoon, 65 miles per hour on 95. everything's much better. eve the secondary routes you're just dealing with traffic lights overall. that other overturned truck is

giving us issues. in bucks county, the ramp from the northeast extension, 476 southbound to quakertown, route 663, is still partially blocked as they clean up that overturned truck. we had a crash, actually just in the process of clearing out here along columbus boulevard, delaware avenue, southbound side right underneath the ben carson bridge. that's why it's -- ben franklin bridge. no big delays. all activity mostly off to the side now. but there are two accidents involving pedestrians to watch out for this injury. one's in ben sale 'em along humeville road. the other in buena vista township. your route 54. let's grab the ipad, the commuter report on this thursday, almost friday afternoon. reports of a crash coming in along the schuylkill westbound along conshohocken. lanes are open but speeds mostly in the teens there, really in both directions. as you round the conshohocken curve. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half-hour. >> okay, matt. thank you. and still ahead, a murder-suicide inside of a high school, and police say it

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a girl shot by a classmate inside a texas school is expected to survive. police say the female student was shot and wounded by another girl, a 14-year-old freshman, who took her own life. investigators still don't know a motive for the attack. it happened at alpine high school in west texas this morning, and in an odd side

note, as authorities responded to the school shooting, a federal officer was shot in the leg by mistake when another officer's gun accidentally discharged. well, it's been a busy and let's just say interesting day on the campaign trail. one candidate is reeling from what's being called a major misstep. another is facing criminal charges, and the two major party nominees continue their all-out verbal slugfest over who is fit to lead our country. >> last night was yet another test and donald trump failed yet again. we saw more evidence that he is temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be commander-in-chief. >> reporter: the candidates came out swinging again today following up on last night's national security forum. clinton took a direct hit at trump after he called russian president vladimir putin a strong leader but he was quick to fire back in his press conference today in cleveland claiming her private email

controversy compromised national security. >> this is yet more evidence that clinton is unfit to be your commander in chief. by the way, the whole country saw how unfit she was at the town hall last night where she refused to take accountability for her failed policies in the middle east. >> reporter: their first h debae is just over two weeks away and voters are hanging on to every word. >> neither hillary clinton nor donald trump look like a steady confident leader. >> reporter: meanwhile, libertarian candidate gary johnson spent the day doing damage control after this gaffe on msnbc. >> what would you do if you were elected about aleppo? >> reporter: about? >> aleppo. >> reporter: and what is aleppo? >> you're kidding. >> reporter: no. >> aleppo is in syria. it's the -- it's the epicenter of the refugee crisis. >> reporter: johnson trying to

clear it up this morning on "the view." >> no excuse. i was thinking in terms of acronym, aleppo. >> right. >> that's no excuse whatsoever. >> i think it's a disqualifying statement, frankly. >> fair enough. fair enough. >> yeah. >> let me ask you something. >> so will you get out of the race now? -- >> no. >> reporter: green party candidate jim stein is wanted on a warrant in north dakota after she allegedly spray-painted construction equipment during a protest against a dakota access pipeline. she is charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief. >> the race never ceases to amaze, alicia. thank you. 80 pregnant women have tested positive for the zika virus in florida. doctors in miami are treating two babies born with zika-related birth defects. they do expect to see more cases especially in congress doesn't approve more funding. aerial spraying will begin

tomorrow. the spraying was pushed back over health concerns about the insecticide. >> another group of local students went back to school today. this time with a mass to mark a milestone in their school's history. students and faculty at st. hubert's in northeast philadelphia celebrated mass today to mark their 75th year. reverend monsignor philip criben celebrated the mass and bestowed a blessing on the school. the scene for this anniversary this year is sisterhood, scholastics, spirituality and service. and just a reminder once again that schools in philadelphia, public and archdiocesan close early again tomorrow because of this intense heat. >> yeah, is oppressive and dangerous. let's go over to adam joseph tracking the weather for us. >> another heat wave in the month of september. you can look at the haze as you look into the distance, live in reading. it just shows how much moisture is sitting in the atmosphere, which makes it feel tropical or

oppressive and then it also makes it feel extremely uncomfortable out. and just to the south and west of reading, we're tracking one downpour near leola, along route there there, towards paradise, just to the east of lancaster. the only downpour in our area. and you would think, okay, i would love a downpour right about now to kind of cool things off. it's not the -- if not the case, that moisture puts more moisture into the ground and more humidity and makes it feel more uncomfortable. in fact, right now it feels like 102 in wilmington. one degree higher than that in dover. millville, 105. the atlantic city airport, just ten miles from the shore, it feels over 100, while right along the shore, upper 80s to near 90. even the lehigh valley, 101. it has been a very dry summer around here. i don't even have to repeat that to you. you know. you see the gardens, the grass, the trees, all in stress right now for the past three weeks. in philadelphia we've seen less than a half an inch of rain.

the last time that we had a good soaker in the city of philadelphia with an inch or more during one storm was back on july 25th. again, this drought, so to speak, is kind of short term. when you take a look at the year as an average, most of the area in the northwestern suburbs, all of delaware, and southern new jersey, it is not abnormally dry, because we're actually kind of near normal for the year. but in philadelphia, trenton, beach haven to atlantic city, is moderately dry right now. you have to go into southern new england where they have an extreme drought right now in and around the boston area. satellite and radar, there's some rain to the north. that is a cold front that's going to slowly sink in from the north here, throw a lot of clouds our way, and could give parts of our area some scattered storms here tomorrow. but for tonight, it's warm. it's muggy. again, a spotty downpour or thunderstorm with the heat and humidity. 73 in reading, 78 in philadelphia, 74, millville. mid to upper 70s along the shore. so very sultry overnight.

and tomorrow, as we get into late tonight, you see the high clouds and a couple of downpours near the poconos. that's the front that slowly progleses in. but as you can see, we start with sunshine tomorrow morning. high clouds come in kind a dirty look to the sky tomorrow afternoon. and then by 5:30 or so, we'll see some of those downpours and thunderstorms along that front up in the lehigh valley while the majority of us here on friday will just stay hot, dry and hazy. and in fact, there's the heat index tomorrow afternoon going back up to near 100. the four-day 4 forecast will show this heat wave will continue through saturday. tomorrow record-tying 94 with the scattered storm to the north. late in the day and then it's hot, steamy, oppressive on saturday, 96 feeling over 100 with an overnight thunderstorm saturday into early sunday morning with a stronger front, dropping the humidity. feels better sunday afternoon at 88. and that crystal-clear sky, breathtaking here on monday, but then the 90s return next week.

we'll have that seven-day forecast in the next half-hour. >> of course, they do. >> adam, thank you. >> it is august, right? >> no, no, no. >> just kidding. >> still ahead, a home invasion end with one man shot and another man beaten. and police are asking for your help to find whoever did it. plus, an unusual art exhibit is about to open in old city. we'll give you a preview of the world famous artist's work. it's about to go on display right on the delaware river. and in california these jars are being placed in stores all over town raising money for one woman's funeral. problem is, she is very much alive. we'll break down the scam for you coming up inning about "big talkers." toomey's plan requires wall street and bankers to manage... the accounts. collecting fees out of your social security that could... total billions. fees they collect, even if the market crashes and... seniors lose everything.

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police in delaware are asking for the community's help to solve a violent home invasion from early this morning in new castle. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. on morris road in chelsea estates. police say someone broke into a home and shot a 28-year-old man. he is in critical condition at the hospital right now. the suspect also beat a

23-year-old man. he has injuries to his face but is expected to be okay. police want anyone in that area with surveillance cameras to please get in touch with them and share their video. well, "action news" got a sneak preview of a new art exhibit today. it's called "habitus." the mega heartwork is -- artwork is transforming pier 9 where visitors helped bring this installation to life by activating ropes and pulleys to spend the -- spin the giant curtains into motion. there are also coins printed on the fabrics. the exhibit runs through octobe. >> very cool. some of septa's most dependent riders are getting a new way to use that system today. elected ramirezives joined septa officials to help senior citizens get their new key cards. the key cards will replace weekly and monthly passes but senior citizens who ride at deeply discounted fares will have to have a photo on theirs to avoid fraud. the card also begin rolling out

in the next several weeks. well, next on "action news at 4," two teenagers allegedly confess to dozens of crimes, including home break-ins. here from a victim who said she interrupted one of their burglaries early this morning. plus -- >> reporter: i'm nydia han. restaurant week is almost here. and this time the event has some new offerings i think you're going to like. details coming up in "what's the deal?" he voted against closing this loophole for terrorists - and with the gun lobby. katie: we have to do everything in our power to keep guns away from terrorists who threaten our way of life. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because we can't risk our families' safety on a loophole.

>> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues. a case against a boy scout leader accused of having a sexual relationship with a child. plus -- a firefighter is injured down the shore. and a high school football team's big play drawn out by one of its seniors. it's going viral online. and it all happened before the first whistle. but first here at 4:30, two arrests in bensalem, bucks county. they had have just solved 33 crimes. a pair of teenagers accused of breaking into a home overnight allegedly confessed to dozens of other incidents. one victim spoke exclusively to "action news" report ert jeanette reyes who has the story today. >> i woke up. i couldn't sleep, ran to get a book from my car. when i came out of the garage, there was a man in my house. and so i screamed at him to get out of my house. >> reporter: it was 2:30 in the

morning when michele david says she saw a shadowy figure near her front door. it wasn't either of her sons. they were sound asleep upstairs. >> instinctively, get him out. that was my instinct. get this man out of my house. >> reporter: the man darted out of her house. david called 911. police quickly responded. and after a brief search with canine units, arrested 18-year-old james woodman, who was seen hiding in the nearby bushes. these two stolen minivans were also recovered. a 17-year-old suspect was hiding in one of them. but that was just the tip of the iceberg. >> further investigation revealed that these guys had been on tear all night. it appears this they went into probably about three dozen vehicles. >> reporter: during our interview with the lieutenant, police also recovered a stolen f-250. all of these stolen items were stashed in the vehicles. phones, money, cameras, a laptop, and more. in most cases, though, all the thieves had to do was simply open a car door. >> unfortunately, it was quite easy. a lot of vehicles that were broken into were unlocked.

some were not but many were. so it made it easy for them to walk down the street between midnight and probably their plan was to go until about 5:00 in the morning when the sun rose up. >> reporter: for david who later realized her door was left unlocked by her younger son, it was a scary reminder to check for doors and windows in your home. >> now i'm getting cameras and i'm getting my alarm set up again because your home is supposed to be your safe haven. nobody should ever walk into your home especially when you have children upstairs. >> reporter: and police tell the cars and other neighboring municipalities were also broken into, so if you believe you were a victim, go visit our website at 6abc.com for more information on how you can retrieve your blonk bloings. reporting in bensalem township, jeanette reyes. back to ghu such an unsettling feeling. only "action news" was in chester county this morning as assistant boy scout leader michael kellan walked into the courtroom. kellan is charged with having sex with a child.

prosecutors say the abuse started back in 2011. kellan also worked with ems and local fire companies. the 38-year-old waived his hearing today which paves the way for his trial. a fire broke out at a neighborhood market in atlantic city this morning. flames were coming out of the roof of the building along the 4400 block of ventnor avenue. "action news" is told that one firefighter was hurt. but no word yet on how serious the injuries are. investigators are still trying to determine what started the blaze. >> one can only imagine how difficult the task of fighting a fire is on a day that is as hot as this one, not just the heat but the humidity. >> yeah, and it's going to spill into friday as well as into saturday and finally break comes in on sunday. as we look live right now, the haze is out there. the heat, the humidity in penns landing. 95 degrees. at this point, that is 14 degrees above or normal for this date. the dew point, tropical, back in the 70s with that southwesterly wind creating a heat index right now of 103

degrees. heat advisories, they were supposed to expire at 6:00 p.m. this evening, have been extended now by the national weather service until 6:00 p.m. on friday where tomorrow the heat index again will hit 100 or better. all areas in the orange. but again i can't stress for salem, cumberland county, especially, it was 105 today with the heat index. they weren't within the advisory, but you just want to prepare if you're not along the immediate shore for those numbers to hit at least 100. kids are back in school, so it's time to send youtube back to school. >> come on, man. >> what do you say to your kids? >> great. >> what is philadelphia's hottest temperature in september? is it 100? 102 or 99? i want to you tweet me your best guess for this. and the first one to get it right will get a shout-out on the air in full accuweather forecast. here's a hint. >> yeah. >> i told you this yesterday. >> you did? >> i was listening. >> do you remember? >> no, you about i know you talked about it. >> all right. >> i know what it's not. >> 24 hours and they already

forget. >> thank you. >> all right, teacher. >> we have more heat in the forecast for tomorrow. philadelphia schools are not taking any chances. both philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools have already announced they will shut their doors at noon tomorrow. public schools also canceled all afternoon and evening sports. that's tomorrow and saturday. archdiocesan schools in the suburbs, though, will be open for the full day tomorrow. so there. the heat is on. and 6abc.com/weather is your resource. rely on accuweather and stormtracker 6 live for constant updates and have of course, let us know what's happening where you are by connecting with our meteorologists on our social media platforms. camden leaders are hoping to change people's lives for the better as the city welcomes new development. today mayor dana redd announced the construction careers initiative to help camden residents get jobs on some of the many projects happening across the city. the city is joining with cooper university health-care's foundation to train residents do this kind of work. >> if we can't provide opportunities to the people that live here, then we're not

succeeding at what we're doing. >> now, officials hope to train more than 100 residents for careers in construction by the end of next year. today is hunger action day and they gathered in south philadelphia with the goal of finding ways to beat hunger. philabundance launched its month-long fundraiser and food drive to raise 50,000 meals for neighbors in need. to help accomplish that goal, the nonprofit is launching its "plate it forward" campaign urging others to donate and volunteer. it's all in honor of hunger action month which is this month of september. al camden county sheriff's deputy is accused in a case of road rage. "action news" anchor monica malpass has more on that this afternoon, and what else is coming up next at 5:00. monica? >> hi, brian. >> that's right. the deputy is accused of cutting off a woman for no apparent reason and investigates say he then bran dirb his gun flashing at it her. investigators say the woman, a

25-year-old, responded by showing him her cell phone. she was able to think quickly and get a picture of his license plate. ahead at 5:00, we're live with the latest on that investigation. plus -- it is expected to be the biggest space home since the moon rocks from the apollo mission. nasa is launching a spacecraft tonight. it will travel 4 billion miles to an asteroid, and we'll tell you why this could return with clues about how life on earth really began. it could be really incredible. we'll have those stories and more coming up at 5:00 and, sharrie, we'll see you then. >> all right, see you then, monica. thank you. people lined up for the grand opening of a new store in bucks county today. >> on the count of 3. 1, 2, 3! >> 4. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> dander mountain opened its doors in the warrington crossing development. the outdoor specialty retailer has a weekend-long celebration planned with giveaways for the first 1,000 guests each day

through sunday. and up next here on a thursday afternoon -- a patriotic homecoming years in the making. an iconic american flag from ground zero is fumely back where it belongs. we've got details on its cross-country journey coming up. plus, a woman makes a bizarre discovery. she says her face is being used to scam people out of cash. yep, someone is using her picture to ask for funeral funds but she is very much alive. we'll look at this one ahead in "big talkers." and meteorologist adam joseph back with the full accuweather forecast when "action news at 4" continues this afternoon.

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exactly how it ended up in washington, though, nearly 3,000 miles away if home is still a mystery. olympic swimmer ryan lochte has agreed to a ten-month ban from competitive swimming. it's part of his discipline for the drunken encounter at a gas station in brazil. the u.s. olympic committee and usa swimming are also forcing him to give up $100,000 in bonus money that came with his gold medal. lochte's ban includes next year's world championships. the other three swimmers involved, gunner vince, jack conger, and jimmy feegen will serve four-month suspensions. tim tebow's major league baseball dream seems to be coming true. the new york mets tweeted this morning that they have signed the former nfl and college quarterback to a minor league contract. tebow has not played competitive baseball since high school. when his nfl football career did not stick, he worked for the sec network and even made a few

appearances on "good morning america." "big talkers" now. imagine the confusion for a california woman who is very much alive after she saw her own face on jars looking for donations for her funeral. the jars with her face plastered all over them, they've been placed in businesses all around town, and people have actually been putting cash in them. the jars have a handwritten note saying the funds were for a funeral for a woman named enriquequeta nunez. she said she doesn't exist or if she does, it's not her and that her picture was stolen from her facebook page. >> it's not right what she's doing. i mean, i'm just -- i don't like it at all. i don't like it at all. >> police are now trying to find out who is behind this scam. they are collecting those jars and asking people, if you see one, do not put money in it. and this is the moment that is bringing social media to

tears right along with the california cheerleader who is battling leukemia. this is ashley, and this is how the entire football team took care of what they call family business. each of the high school's 57 football players laid an orange rose at her feet as they entered for friday night's game. orange for leukemia awareness. the senior cheerleader was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia back in august and has been going through daily chemotherapy treatments ever since. the players said 93 just wanted her to know they're there for her. ashley says she is shocked, overwhelmed, and speechless for all of the support and this touching moment has been going incredibly viral with millions of views. such an amazing tribute. and you know what? it makes you feel like our future's in good hands. >> yeah, no question about that. we need those stories every now and again. it is time for another check of the roads right now.

>> matt standing by with the update for us. hi, matt. >> you know, guys, everything is not coming um roses for the afternoon commute but when you think about what you could be dealing with, we can handle a couple of traffic jams. along the schuylkill expressway, it's just normal afternoon volume in both directions. westbound coming off the vine street expressway. by the way, the vine will close again overnight tonight starting at 11:00 for construction. on the big picture they're putting the finishing touches on that crash along columbus boulevard, delaware avenue, southbound right under the ben franklin bridge. still some right lane restrictions there. have an overturned vehicle in darby township along hook road at calcken hook road there by fleet truck sales. west philadelphia park side, there's a crash affecting the 15 trolley. it's along girard at 41st. a bus accident this afternoon is in radnor township. no word yet on whether kids were on the bus but it's astrong sprole road. you're seeing some congestion through that area. and by colonial gardens watch

out for a crash along 724. schuylkill road close to blony bray road. also, had some problems with the railroad crossing gates in hatfield along 309. apparently, those problems have been fixed, but we're still seeing lot of heavy traffic there along 309, bet bethlehem . still the overturned truck northeast extension southbound near quakertown. you can squeeze by it. and in delaware, the tractor-trailer with the pennies, long gone. so things look much better this afternoon. we'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you. and ahead in what's what's, we take a look at the specials being offered for the upcoming center city restaurant week. and i am truly sorry do this to you, but it's so hot we got to look at the beach today. sky6 looking live in atlantic city, few lucky folks out there dipping their toes in the sand. meteorologist adam joseph with the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next. third president?

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content of this advertising. all right. it's gross out this. i was trying to think of a delicate way to put it, but -- >> you no he what? just be blunt. >> it's hot. >> yeah. >> it is awful. it's disgusting. all right. we went back to school at the beginning of the week. you're trying to get out of it. >> i know. >> man. >> you surprised us. we didn't know we were back in school today. >> we graduated. >> so what is the hottest temperature philadelphia has ever recorded in the month of september? a, b, or c? i go off you the answer yesterday. >> you did. you did. >> it was yesterday it happened. >> "b" as in brian. >> thank you for that. >> alicia says "b." >> i'll go "c" hoping it stands for correct. >> sorry. [ laughter ] >> sharrie and alicia got it right. 102 degrees. it happened once and then it's only the third time that we've

hit 100 or better in the entire history of september in philadelphia. so it doesn't happen to often getting over the century mark, but it can get that hot and i have to give a shout-out to -- how do you say this twitter handle? you'lly loves austin? ulee loves austin? >> that's what i think. >> i'm going to leave it alone. >> if not, she loves us a tun. that's all i know. thanks for playing. as we take a look at the temperatures right now, 93 in trenton, 94, allentown, 94 in reading. 93 in dover. one of the only spots out of the 90s right along the immediate shore, temperatures there around 80 with a sea breeze. but then you factor in the humidity and it feels like 103 in philadelphia, 105 in millville, 102 in wilmington. lehigh valley, over 100 degrees. and upper 80s for the shore. and then you go ten miles inland and it feels close to 100 in pomona. as we look at satellite and radar, some high clouds breaking in from the north.

this is along a front. you can see the showers and downpours erupting. this is not working directly from north to south. it's moving more east to the west so it's going to be some time before this front eventually tries to push through parts of our area. so for tonight, it's warm. it's humid. a spotty thunderstorm in the lehigh valley possible, 66 to 78 degrees nor that overnight low. the front puts the brakes on before it even hits the poconos here tomorrow. so no relief. 94 degrees tomorrow feeling like 100 again. but up towards the lehigh valley, you could see some afternoon downpours or thunderstorms developing near that front. so, again, hazy, hot and humid. then the front lifts to the north on saturday. so we excel those southerly winds. again, it's steamy. it's sultry with the heat index back to near 103 on saturday with an air temperature of 96 degrees. and then a more powerful cold front with a little more muscle will push through here late saturday night, early sunday

morning. and this high pressure, you can see how large it is with clear skies, will move to the east and arrive just in time for the eagles game in the afternoon. so for tomorrow, we're going to be record-tying around here with that 94. that record was set way back in the late 1800s. and then for saturday, we could be within the degree or so of the record set back in 1983. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast -- 94 tomorrow. that scattered thunderstorm mainly north of the city. then hot and steamy on saturday, 96 degrees. take lot of breaks if you have to be outdoors tomorrow, whether you're going to be at the temple game or also at the philadelphia union game. and then it turns sunny qukly on sunday, dropping humidity. beautiful in the afternoon, 88 degrees. a crystal-clear sky come monday, 84 with low humidity. warms up tuesday. we're back to 90 with more humidity for one day, at least just one day on wednesday. and then a significant front comes in on thursday as we

welcome the sweet 70s for highs a week from now. so we're starting to see some signs of fall. >> yep. >> in that cement-day. >> all right. >> thank you, adam. >> thanks, adam. we'll be back. "what's the deal?" with center city restaurant week? >> you were wrong. >> i was hoping we would go to break.

get ready to make some dinner reservations. center city restaurant week begins on sunday, september 11th. here's our nydia han with details on what's new for this event. >> reporter: this year, restaurant week in center city features more than 115 of philadelphia's top restaurants, plus a chance for diners to win some money and more. >> mushrooms, oysters, shiitakes. >> reporter: meet chef welch of the newly renovated ritz

carlton. he's reedy to cook cook up a dining experience. >> lobster dumplings. >> reporter: all in the name of center city district restaurant week. >> restaurant week gives you an opportunity to try a new restaurant at a discounted price. >> reporter: all three-course lunches during restaurant week are $20. three-course dinners are $35. >> and it is a great value. the restaurants give a $50 value for the $35 price. >> reporter: and this year, restaurant week diners have an opportunity to win some pretty cool prizes. post your favorite photo from restaurant week to instagram and you could win a $50 dining gift card or a $100 td bank gift card. tag the participating restaurant where you took the picture. and some lucky diners will receive mystery gift cards for sen tray 21. >> your check comes out and there might be a gift card in it along with your check.

>> reporter: the century 21 gift card will range in value from $5 up to $500. center city district restaurant week begins this sunday, september 11th. it will go from september 11th e 16th and then continue from september 18th through the 23rd. for more details on center city's restaurant week, just go to 6abc.com. i'm nydia han, "channel 6 action news." >> a good meal and a good deal. >> uh-hmm. that will do it for "action news at 4" today. now, for sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli, and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. join me with sharrie, and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news at 10:00" on phl17. now here are rick williams and monica malpass for a look at what's ahead at 5. hi, guys. coming up next, cecily tynan on an outdoor adventure live at the philadelphia zoo. hi there. >> hi, monica and rick and we're featuring reptiles because these animals can really handle the heat. and i have meg here. meg is a red footed swardous. they're from south america.

they're named that because, of course, the dots they have on their feet. they can also have a range in color, even yellow dots and these guys are really interesting. they, of course, pull their head back when they're scared. they're typically about the size but they can get a little bit bigger. later in the newscast, i will be feeding those giant tortoises, a lot bigger and a lot older live from the philadelphia introop back to you guys. >> very cute. thank you, cecily. "action news at 5" is next.

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a camden county sheriff's officer is accused in a case of road rage. investigators say the officer cut up the lawn on i-95 and then allegedly flashed his gun. she was able to think fast and get a picture of his license plate. that, officials said, is what led them to the officer. thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the investigation into the deputy's actions. actions that officials say happened for no reason at all. "action news" reporter gray hall is live at the belmont barracks of pennsylvania state police

tonight with the full story. gray? >> reporter: rick and monica, we can tell you this is all under investigation right now. i can also tell you the victim in this case was able to identify that officer in a photo lineup. and while investigators try to piece all this together, camden county leaders are asking the public not to rush to judgment. pennsylvania state police are investigating an alleged incident of road rage along this stretch of 95 at the vine street expressway that happened august 1st. investigators say a 25-year-old woman accused 37-year-old brian mcdonald of pointing a gun at her. what makes the allegations more shocking is that mcdonald is a camden county sheriff's officer. no one was at his home when we went to get his side of the story. dan is a spokesman for cam death county. >> one of the sheriff's department officers has been charged with terroristic threats. we are investigating the matter. the officer has been suspended. >> reporter: according to state police, the victim was cut off by mcdonald