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 for mo apparent

reason. eventually, they both were driving side by side and that's when she claimed the off-duty officer pointed a gun at her. in response, investigators say the woman showed her cell phone and that's when mcdonald exited the highway. she was able to get his license plate number and alerted state police. >> anytime i think you have a firearm involved, it just -- in any allegation, it's a serious issue. so we're going to take a look at it. we're taking it very seriously. >> reporter: a warrant was issued, and mcdonald turned himself in just yesterday. he now faces charges of terroristic threats and possession of an instrument of crime. >> all police officers are held to a higher standard. and anyone in law enforcement for that matter, whether it be a corrections officer, police officer or sheriff's deputy. no, this is not a common thing, and ultimately, like i said, we want to make sure that we let this -- this whole process play out and make an informed decision and be thoughtful about this before we jump to any conclusions. >> reporter: back out live. we are learning a bit more about the police officer accused in

this incident. we know he's been on the force since 2012. i'm told he has a clean record. he does have an attorney. court date has been scheduled for october. live, "channel 6 action news." rick? >> thanks, gray. turning to our weather now, and it is another hot and humid day out there with the heat index making it feel like it's more than 100 degrees. and it's not letting up anytime soon. for that reason, all philadelphia public schools and all archdiocesan high schools and catholic elementary schools will dismiss students at noon tomorrow, friday. administrative offices will remain open. the district is also canceling all afternoon and evening athletic activities tomorrow and saturday. decisions about parochial schooling outside of philadelphia will be left up to each school tomorrow. all right. heading outside now to meteorologist adam joseph to find out just how hot it's going to get. and schools taking precautions, adam, huh? >> for sure. when you step out here, you can see, it feels like a steam bath out here. you don't have to do very much

to instantly sweat. and the body can overheat very quickly. in fact, we have the september scorcher. so far 95 degrees in the city of philadelphia with a heat index at 103. that's where it peaked just an hour ago. this is the 43rd time we've seen 90 degrees or more in the city of philadelphia. and today, so far, one degree shy of the record. we're sitting at 92 right now in the city. 93 in allentown. 94, trenton, reading, lancaster, and a sea breeze at the shore feeling a whole lot let better there in low 80s. but you factor in that tropical humidity and it feels at or over 100 degrees and most locations just shy of it for wilmington, reading as well as the lehigh valley at 98. there's a front far to the north with some downpours and thunderstorms. the front is slowly pushing this from the north to the southeast, but it's going to kind of park itself just north of the poconos tomorrow, which means we continue to be kind of stuck in

this soupy atmosphere for friday and saturday. heat advisories have been extended through 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for a good part of our viewing area, meaning another day tomorrow of it feeling close to 100 degrees or main even a little more in a couple of locations. monica, we'll let you know when a stronger front comes through to drop the humidity and the heat and to break the heat wave coming up in that full accuweather forecast. >> thank you so much, adam. well, this time of year, we were all expecting to get a little break from the heat. and parents, of course, were expecting their children to be in school. but for some, that's not happening. and "action news" new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live with that part of our coverage tonight. nora. >> reporter: thank you, monica. trenton is dismissing students early during this brutal heat. with that heat index of up around 100 degrees and not all of the buildings fully equipped with air conditioning. the school district decided it's the safest thing do so kids aren't sitting in class during the brutal afternoon heat. >> it's going to be a severe heat wave and most of the school

doesn't have air-conditioning right now. >> reporter: for the second day in a row, trenton school students were dismissed early. not all of the buildings are air-conditioned, and the district decided with sky-rocketing temperatures, it was best to let kids out at lunchtime. >> i'm latino. we always like hot weather. it feels good. it's nice and breezy. >> i like hot weather better than cold. i'd rather have it hot than cold. >> reporter: you're a happy guy. >> i'm a happy guy, yes. >> reporter: while most people were trying to find any piece of shade they could to get away from the blistering sun, we found these two health department employees out for a run. >> we try to get out as many days as we can. >> reporter: even in the heat? >> even in the heat, because got to move. stay fit. >> stay in the shape, stay hydrated. >> reporter: and still get out.

>> yep. still got to get out. >> reporter: of course, hurricane hermine interrupted our streak of hot weather. >> we had that storm last weekend, didn't get a chance to enjoy it. but this will be a great time. >> bring the heat! i love it. >> reporter: how come? what do you like about it? >> sandals. and i love getting my feet done. recently had 'em done, so i'm loving them still. >> reporter: sandals, short sleeves, shades. you'd thinks it was the middle of summer. >> i can't believe this heat has hit us like this. i mean, it was so cool last week. so i'm kind of excited, though, because i'm a summer baby. >> reporter: well, she should be happy because, boy, it's hot. by the way, trenton schools will be dismissed again early tomorrow on friday. that's three days in a row right at beginning of the school year. live in trenton, i'm nora muchanic, "channel 6 action news." >> all right. thank you, stay cool yourself, nora. the heat is on and 6abc.com/weather is your go-to resource. you can rely on accuweather and stormtracker 6 live for constant updates and of course let us

know what's happening where you are by connecting with our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. well, all lanes have been reopened on i-95 in new castle county about 13 hours after a tractor-trailer carrying pennies overturned this morning. >> reporter: the truck hit a barrier just before 2:00 and caught on fire. it was carrying blank pennies to the u.s. mint and as a result, 40,000 pounds of the pennies ended up all the over the roadway. the driver of the tractor-trailer suffered only minor injuries. but it took all day to clean up the mess. police asking for the public's health tonight to find a woman who went missing earlier this week. 21-year-old lindsay piccone has been missing since sunday. police found her car but despite a search from the ground and the air, there's still no sign of her. if you have any information police want to hear from you. in west texas, a 14-year-old young woman student shot and wounded another female student in her high school this morning before taking her own life.

it happened about 9:00 a.m. in the small town of alpine, texas, 200 miles southeast of el paso. officials still don't know why the girl did it. investigatorssay the girl who died moved to that area just six months ago. the injured student was able to run outside and get help. she is expected to be okay. immaculata university is letting itt tech students know they can transfer to their school and continue their education. the university is offering itt students a deal to transfer that includes no application fee. a student can take any one three-credit course offered this october at a discounted rate. they can also earn credit for courses taken at itt. every itt campus across the nation was forced to close this week after the u.s. department of education banned it from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid. time right now for a check of our "action news" traffic report. >> matt pellman with the latest on the commute home tonight. matt? >> hi, guys.

the camden county crawl is on as we try and head home on this thursday. slow going on 295 southbound from past 38 through this point at the blackhorse pike on down to 42. we had a minor crash on the shoulder. but luckily, it's cleared out. still, though, about a ten-minute delay on that southbound travel time. in buena vista township, there was an accident involving a pedestrian, and emergency crews remain on the scene near route 54, which, of course, is 12t 12th street. kind of a bear in bear. there's a crash in delaware, northbound side of highway 1 cross the roth bridge taking out the right lane. slower speeds are over there on southbound 301. but overall, things in delaware look a whole lot better than they did this morning when that truck carrying the pennies flipped over. everything on 95 is fine this afternoon. but there is an overturned truck here in bucks county along the ramp from the northeast extension southbound to quakertown. you can squeeze by that. it sounds like the truck is upright and they're just unloading some of the things that were in it. perk see, bad crash along blooming glen drive. so fire police are helping you

through there. a bus crash in radnor township along sprole road has been cleared out of the way. we'll check it again, rick and monica, coming up in the next half-hour. >> thank you. much more still ahead on "action news" thursday night. burritos from above. the new delivery service from chipotle that's using drones to drop off your dinner. but you can only get it if you're student at one school. plus, anepic journey into space. collecting dust from an asteroid 4 billion miles away when nasa hopes to learn when it will be back. first let's go live to cecily at the zoo. hi there. hi, monica and rick. and i have beaucoup with me. and beaucoup is a prehensile-tailed stink these guys are from australia. they spent their entire lifetime in trees. they have this tail that allows them to grip. they also have very sharp claws. that's why i have the gloves here. this is something that's really interesting.

if you're pregnant, think about this, these guys give birth to babies that are 12 inches long. they're typically 24 inches long. so they essentially give birth to babies that are half their size. so, yao. i will be feeding the giant tortoises live from the philadelphia zoo a little bit later on when "action news" returns. anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. a pill taken just once in the morning, invokana® is used along with

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"healthcheck" tonight. officials in florida confirm 80 pregnant women have tested positive for zika virus. >> ali has details. >> reporter: the cdc had asked doctors in florida to test all women in the state for the virus regardless of whether they were in an area known to have zika and regardless of whether they had any symptoms. doctors there were closely follow these women. the biggest concern with zika is that it can cause devastating birth defects including microcephaly which affects the brain and nervous system. pregnant women in south florida where zika has been found are urged to wear insect repellant and limit their time outside. meanwhile, there is sobering news in brazil. researchers there say the rate of birth defects involving the nervous system nearly doubled across the country since the zika virus hit. the new jersey state

senate's health and human services committee took up the epipen price controversy today. the lawmakers shared stories from constituents on the difficulties paying for the devices which rose from $90 to $600 for a pack of two. several pharmacists were there to explain what insurance covers. myelin farm suitcams, the maker of epipenn, they declined to sent a representative. also today, aman's health group is raising awareness about depression and suicide. in a u.s. men are four times more likely to take their own lives. >> find another best friend. >> it's no one's fault. no one caused it. >> please move on. >> for world suicide prevention day, the movember foundation is using a moving video in which men who contemplated suicide read the notes that they had planned to leave behind but all of these men got help in time. they're now encouraging other men to stop toughing it out when

things get rough and start talking more with their loved ones. >> i wrote this four years ago. >> i wrote this 15 years ago. >> the movember foundation has put other resources online including links to crisis help. you can find all of it with this story on 6abc.com/"healthcheck." rick and monica, movember found aches, they do great work. >> thank you, ali. still to come on "action news," nasa launches a spacecraft bound for an asteroid 4 billion miles away. what scientists are helping to learn. first, delivery by drone. chipotle plans to launch a delivery service that will drop burritos in a place they will be appreciated the most. but after this tragedy - when pat toomey had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns - he voted against closing this loophole for terrorists -

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a nearly $400,000 grant will help get more people in philadelphia ready to find a job. philadelphia works got the check in center city today. the fund something from the chicago cook work force partnershipartnership which is d with the wal-mart found ache. the money will be used for preparation, training and placement specifically in retail and related sectors in the site. -- city. it's a college student's dream come true. chip oatly teaming up with google's tech wing to deliver burritos by drone to students of virginia tech. it's set so begin this month and will only last a few weeks. it is the most extensive test yet of drone delivery. the drone also be self-guided hybrids. they can fly like a plane or hover like a helicopter. is they will make deliveries from a chipotle food truck and then lower the food with a winch and then there will be a fight for the burrito and it's going to be a mess. delicious. >> hopefully. much more still to come on "action news at 5" tonight.

check of our hot and humid forecast. all right. taking it live outside, showing you beach and the ocean in atlantic city. looks like a cool place to be. meteorologist adam joseph with the exclusive accuweather five-day when "action news" comes right back. quiet. convenient. and surprisingly affordable. right now, take 25% off all motorized blinds and shades. life's just gotten a little bit easier. blinds to go. blinds for life.

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4 billion miles away. the craft will orbit the ancient asvoid and bring the sample back to earth. it won't be back till around 2023. the pieces may hold clues to the orof life on earth because asteroids contain carbon dating back to the beginning of our solar system. if all goes as planned, this will be the biggest cosmic haul since the apollo moon rocks. >> could answer a lot of questions. >> 2023. >> it will be worth it. time to check the accuweather forecast. >> adam with the 18, i think. >> 16. in 16. >> okay. >> you know what felt long is this summer season. i tell you. we've been dealing with the 90s 43 times now in the city of philadelphia. that is way above the normal of 27 tiles we should hit 90 or better for a typical season in the city of philadelphia. and not only are you dealing with the hot temperatures, but

the humidity is back up. look at the doi opinions. most of the area is back in the mid-70s which is truly tropical or oppressive out there. even the lehigh valley on the verge of hitting that 70-degree mark. and that's what makes it feel almost intolerable out there. 102 in philadelphia. 101 in trenton. 103 in millville. 101 in lancaster. 99 this wilmington. and a bit of a sea breeze at the shore where it feels like temperatures are in the mid and upper 80s. it has been very dry as well. we've been in need of rain throughout the summer season. the past three weeks in philadelphia, we've only picked up less than a half an inch of rain. you have to go all the way back to july 25th when we saw a storm that brought an inch or more of rain. we're not -- and -- technic any a drought here for philadelphia because we're kind of near normal for the year in total. but especially those northwestern suburbs, all of

delaware and southern new jersey, again, not within the drought monitor. this was just updated today. but in philadelphia, beach haven, atlantic city, it is abnormally dry. but you have to head into southern new england near the boston area where they're dealing with an extreme drought this year. satellite and radar, little bit of rain to the north. this is a cold front. that will slowly work to the south. but it's not going to puncture through the entire viewing area. it will put on its brakes near the poconos late tonight, tomorrow, with a couple of scattered storms while most of us stay dry. tomorrow it's hazy, hot and humid. the front, again, still way to the north. and that's going to be the focusing mechanism tomorrow, late afternoon, for some downpours and thunderstorms to develop. but, again, most of the area, it is dry, hot and humid to end the week with a heat advisory continuing. in fact, you can see the heat indices back. up to near 100 degrees tomorrow between about noon and 4:00 in the afternoon and still at 8:00 tomorrow night near 90

degrees. the five day of 5 at forecast will show sticky with a scattered storm tomorrow. 96 saturday. humidity drops on sunday, 88 and refreshing monday, 84 degrees, bright and warm tuesday at 82. all right. before i bring meteorologist cecily tynan in, you know how i feel about snakes. she texted and said, don't worry. i don't have a snath which means one of two things. either she has a snake or she has a lizard that has no legs. am i right? >> no. that's exactly -- i -- i do not lie. and this is not a snake. this is a legless lizard, an entirely different species. and this guy is burrus. i've held a lot of the snakes here. they feel completely different. one way that you can tell that this is not a snake, boris, look at camera. oh, man he's trying to get away. look at the face. it's got eyelids and it's actually got earholes. snakes do not have that. and these are also called glass lid ards because the tail, which starts right about here, if it's caught by a predator, it can

actually drop its tail and it can kind of shatter in a lot of the pieces and, man, they're strong. they're all muscle. i will be feeding the giant tortises, they're a little bit quieter than this guy. coming up live from the philadelphia zoo. back to you guys. >> adam just left the building. so it must be a snake, cecily. all right. >> thank you, cecily. we believe you. much more when we come right back. newspapers know the real story on pat toomey. on background checks for gun buyers... toomey has shown the courage few others have... toomey steps up on checks... toomey is on the right side... state leaders should follow toomey lead. no wonder leading pennsylvania police organizations endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the

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hello again. the presidential candidates attack each other's ability to lead the country as new battleground state poll numbers are released and paint an interesting picture of the race. also,le the college student charged with running down a philadelphia officer in manayunk appears before a judge today. what his lawyer told "action news" afterwards. and firefighters tackle a fast-moving blaze and the dangerous temperatures in south jersey. politics -- hillary clinton and donald trump put their best foot forward last night designed show the american people they each have what it takes to be the next president. >> latest poll numbers show voters are still not sure which

candidate has the right stuff. we received this pom just a few hours ago when asking registered voters in pennsylvania, hillary clinton is slightly down but still holds a lead over donald trump 48%-43%. in north carolina, hth headquarter is also holding a slight lead over trump, 47-43%. now to the critical state of florida. hillary clinton and donald trump are tied with 47% of the vote each. and in ohio, another critical battleground state, donald trump is leading hillary clinton 46%-45%. it's important to point out that all four polls are within the margin of error. >> every time she talks about the subject, it's different. she's got get her act together. >> donald trump added his own criticism of hillary clinton's state department email explanation. he says she is unfit to lead this country. >> everything is a game. it's like he's living in his own

celebrity reality tv program! >> hillary clinton had her own criticism about her opponent today. she said trump doesn't talk about plans to fix the country because she says he doesn't actually have them. >> all right, abc's karen travers is following developments from the campaign trail tonight. >> she's live in washington, d.c. with more. hi, karen. >> reporter: good evening, monica and rick. hillary clinton was rallying voters in north carolina today. donald trump was talking about education policy in ohio. but neither of them could get past last night's national security forum. and both of them brought up the rivals' answers and used their positions to go on the attack. donald trump until battle groundle ohio pushing back against hillary clinton's attacks. >> hillary clinton's policy produce ruin in libya, iraq, and syria. absolute ruin. >> reporter: clinton not letting up on her rival for his answers at wednesday's night national security forum on nbc. >> it was a test, and he failed

it. >> reporter: clinton zeroing in on trump's comments about russian president vladimir putin. >> if he says great things about me, i'm going to say great things about him. the man has very strong control over a country. >> he praised russia's strong man vladimir putin. it is scary! it is dangerous! >> reporter: and for americans looking for a third option, there's libertarian candidate gary johnson. but with his poll numbers hovering in the single digits, a major misstep on msnbc, not knowing the largest city in syria. >> what is aleppo? >> you're kidding. >> no. >> aleppo is in syria. it's the -- it's the epicenter of the refugee crisis -- >> reporter: johnson tried to clarify on abc's "the view." >> no excuse. i was thinking in terms of acrerow nim, aleppo. >> i think it's a disqualifying statement, frankly. >> and fair enough. fair enough. >> reporter: this comes as more people are taking interests in johnson's candidacy. >> this are calls including

romney to put him on debate stage but he's showing him not ready for prime time with statements like that. >> reporter: and that first presidential debate is just 2 1/2 weeks away. and if last night's forum was any indication, there are going to be fireworks when hillary clinton and donald trump finally share the same stage. reporting live from washington, karen travers, "channel 6 action news." >> all right, thank you, karen. >> thanks, karen. meanwhile, green party presidential candidate jill stein tweeted out to her supporters this today, "rally with me tonight, chicago, just a few hours ago," a day after police in north dakota issued a warrant for he had arrest. stein is charged with trespassing and criminal mischief for allegedly spray-painting construction equipment in a protest. the protest opposes the construction of a pipeline that would be built with an mile of a native american reservation. and download the 6abc news app to get breaking news alerts from the campaign trail and live results on election night.

the 6abc news app is a free download by the way for your mobile device. vice president joe biden and other democratic leaders in congress are calling for votes on several issues. house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate minority leader harry reidcrite sized republicans for going on recess despite unfinished business. vice president biden called on republicans to vote on president obama's supreme court nominee merrick garland one way or another. >> they don't have to support merrick gar larpd. you don't have the support the chief judge of the circuit. vote no. but give him a vote. we're setting an incredibly dangerous precedent in the institution that i love. >> reporter: biden also called for both sides to work out a deal for funding the fight against the zika virus, which he called a national emergency. "world news with david muir" will have much more on today's top stories including the latest from the campaign trail. you can watch it all tonight at 6:30 following "action news at 6". a college student accused of

running down a police sergeant in manayunk while driving drunk appeared in court today. "action news" was there as 21-year-old colin murphy walked out of the criminal justice center in center city. he's charged with driving into 55-year-old sergeant joseph kane during a traffic stop last month. kane suffered a broken collarbone, broken ribs and internal bleeding. >> my client is a good kid. he has a clean record. he has really not been involved in any difficulty with law enforcement whatsoever in the past. >> murphy will be back in court next month. his attorney says the defense needs more time to investigate. "action news" was there as former assistant boy scout leader michael kellon was walked into a chester county courtroom this morning. kellon is charged with having sex with a child starting back in 2011. kellon also worked with ems and local fire companies. the 38-year-old waived his preliminary hearing today and will stand trial on sex-related

charges. police have veasted a 19-year-old man in connection with a home invasion and robbery in northeast philadelphia. officials say the suspect broke into a home here along the 2,000 block of oakmont street late last night. police say the man struggled with homeowner and hit him in the head with a gun. then a shot was fired into the floor. the suspect ran off. but police caught up with him nearby at the same time a woman nearby reported having her purse stolen by a man on the street. she identified the teenager as the suspect later. harper is facing several charges tonight including aggravated assault and robbery. from our new jersey newsroom, four atlantic city firefighters were overcome with heat exhaustion while fighting this blaze on the 4400 block of ventnor avenue this morning. the flame and smoke originated in a building that housed a market on the first floor and an apartment on the second floor. authorities say the firefighters plus another firefighter who suffered a cut to his hand were taken to the hospital for

treatment and were later released. september is hunger action month. local agencies are joining forces to feed tens of thousands of hungry people in our region. philabundance along with other area agencies kicked off this hunger action day with a pledge today in south philadelphia. thuyc11but añr month-long fundraiser and food drive to make 50,000 meals. they are encouraging all residents to join the effort. older folks in mercer county are getting some help keeping their kitchens stocked. county officials gave out checks today here in trenton for the annual farm market fresh produce program. the program gives eligible seniors $25 to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at eligible vendors. let's see if matt pellman can produce another winning traffic picture for us. >> all right. we'd like that, matt. >> why not? >> we've got the scenes for some slowing here. it was an earlier broken-down truck that gave us the really slow speeds here, rick and monica. northbound side by girard avenue. the truck is now out of the way, but you can see we're definitely still slowing from penns landing up to the work zone on 95 at

girard. also all afternoon we've been dealing with a overturned truck that's still partially blocking the ramp from the northeast extension southbound to quakertown. you can squeeze by but the cleanup crews are still out there. horrible motorcycle accident just happened in bedminster township, bucks county, along 113 at creamery road. a medical chopper is on its way to the scene. at this point, want to avoid 113 through med bedminster. in perkasie there's a wreck at blooming glen drive. by pete's produce, watch out for a crash along 926. street road near cheney road. and there it goes. the bridge up right now for a passing ship. head for the betsy ross instead. traffic stopped here on both sides. had some earlier issues on septa's route 15 trolley. things are back to normal there. but there are eastbound delay on the 11 and 36 because of equipment issues. rick and monica, back over to you. >> all right,umatt.cyjddq u$ank. see you tomorrow. olympic swimmer ryan lochte's tall tale about being

robbed in rio got him in trouble with police and now he'll have to sit out of his sport. still to come on "action news" tonight, the punishment u.s. swimming handled down for his embarrassing behavior. and meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo again with this week's outdoor adventure. hi, cecily. >> hi, monica and rick. anyone who thinks minks are ugly should look at this guy. he's beautiful. he's a milk snake. and they're actually often confused with color snakes because they have the same colors but a different pattern. but these guys are non-venomous. they're found all over the place from canada through the united states into south america. and these guys typically can live for about 12 years. but the guys behind me can live a lot longer. i will be feeding the giant tortoises. also talk about our heat. yes, we are heading into a heat wave. but relief is on the way. i'll let you know in the accuweather forecast when "action news" returns. thank you. this is a beautiful snake. >> yeah, very cute. plus jamie apody with eagles

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swim in the 2017 world championship. the united states olympic committee and u.s. swimming announced the disciplinary measures today following his troubles in rio. he claimed he was robbed at gunpoint at a gas station during the summer games. however, it's alleged lochte and his teammates vandalized a bathroom while drunk and were confronted by armed security guards. lochte was also ordered to forfeit $100,000 in bonus money that came with his gold medal. jamie apody here with sports. >> i'm excited. you guys pumped? >> sure. >> you seem really excited. we're just a few days away from the eagles season opener. they're starting rookie quarterback. the defense may very well nydia to win them this game. getting ready for the browns. jim schwartz's unit played well in the preseason allowing the fewest rushing yards in the nfl while also having the most interceptions. of course, the birds went 4-0 in the preseason. so can that give them confidence heading into the game that

count? >> does it say anything about preseason stats anywhere? i don't care those. i think it goes to what we talked about with the defensive line and what we saw with some of those guys yeah, there's positive signs. yeah, i think we showed signs that we can execute the schemes and we're trening in the right direction. but you know, let's not start getting ahead of ourselves. >> wentz continuing to get ready for his debut. and we will have that story and more coming up at 6:00. the sunday spotlight will, of course, be on wentz. and i had a chance to visit with espn anlist john worseski today. he said he would not have started wentz in week one. he doesn't think he had enough practice reps because of that rib injury. i asked someone who's been in carson's shoes. what doesn't the kid realize yet? >> you will hear this next year

from carson. you may not hear it now. you may not hear it mid-seize. next year he'll go, what? the game was really fast when i first started, because he doesn't know. he doesn't know what he doesn't know right now. he's just practicing. he missed three weeks of training camp with a broken rib. it's warped being in the nfl come 1:00 sunday afternoon. he doesn't know what he doesn't know. now, he may think he knows but i'll guarantee you next year he'll be saying, man, that game was lot faster than i thought because i hear from the peyton mannings, the eli mannings, the drew breesess. the game show slows down. but no young quarterback masters the speed of the nfl in processing information quickly. >> just last summer, he was an eagles quarterback. now he's a new york met? no joke. the mets have signed tim tebow to a minor league contract, which includes a $100,000 signing bonus saying they are "extremely intrigued with his

potential." the mets are the only team willing to excuse tebow a couple each week so he can continue as an analyst. he hasn't played baseball since his junior clear of high school every ten years ago. >> neither has rick. you should go. you should try. phillies started a series in washington tonight. finally, this piece of video will touch your heart and very store your faith in the future. ashley is a senior cheerleader in california. she was recently diagnosed with leukemia. on friday night as each football player took the field, they dropped an orange rose at her feet. 57 in all. orange, the color of leukemia awareness. ashley, who is undergoing daily chemotherapy, shed she was shocked, overwhelmed and speechless. the players said they just want to show their support. i swha a wonderful group of young men. >> thank you, jamie. quick break. more news when we return. stay with us.

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one of the oldest animals at the zoo. mommy is the oldest, right, kristen waldron is with me. how old is she? >> she's about 100 years old. >> about. >> she came to the zoo in april of 1932. >> wow. >> and when she arrived, she was mature, probably around 20 years old, so that's her estimate. >> and how old can they live in the wild? >> well, the record was 175 years old. >> wow. >> so some believe it can be up as high as 200 years old. >> now, these guys, we also have this one. >> the way you can tell them apart and -- it's a little hard to tell because she's got some mud underneath here but -- >> we can't see that at all. >> also have a special scale here. that's how you tell this apart. >> and over here -- >> this is bubba. >> we've had bubba before. bubba is a male. >> he tips the scales over 500 pounds. >> wow.

now, these guys have been walking the earth for a long time, right? >> yes, millions of years, since the dinosaurs. >> wow. that's amazing. and the turn of the 20t 20th century, they were almost extinct. >> right. they've been brought back with lots of great conservation efforts over the years. so they're doing better. >> you've got something stuck in your mouth there. i think it's interesting when you walk by this exhibit, right by the reptile house, you can actually miss these guys. when they're in the water, they almost look like rocks. >> they camouflage really well. we tortoises throughout the exhibits. sometimes in the pools and in the mud. >> there's been quite a baby boom, right? >> in our reptile house, you can see our dwarf hatchling and of course maybe you heard that we have ha baby gorilla. >> that's right. >> we're so excited about that. it was born on friday, august 26th and made its debut on the 31st. >> and once you know the sex, you'll be able to vote on name,

right? >> yes so once we determine the gender, mom's doing a great job and she's keeping the baby nice and close so we'll know the gender at some point. once we do, we will convene and have a name that our community can vote on. >> they can vote on. awesome. well, i know these guys like the hot weather. so i'm going to talk about the heat. i'm going to move out of the way so i don't get my toes stepped on. today is certainly a hot day. we're two days in now for heat wave number seven. take a look. yesterday made it up to 91 degrees. today, 95 degrees. that's one degree shy of the record high set back in 1939. and the heat index right now is baking here at the zoo. it's really hot. philadelphia feels like 102, down from 103 earlier today. wilmington, 99. trenton feels like 100. allentown, 98. millville feels like 103. and satellite 6 along with action radar showing there is a cold front over central new york. that system, though, will essentially stall over the lehigh valley, and that means the heat and humidity will

continue for two more days. so tonight a spotty thunderstorm possible, mainly north and west. otherwise, it's warm and humid, 66 to 78. and that heat advisory has been extended through tomorrow, 6:00. and i actually think it will be extended again through saturday. and this is why. future tracker showing 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. heat indices again close to 100 and essentially the same, 4:00 saturday afternoon. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the heat continues, 94 degrees on friday. saturday, 96 with some thunderstorms for the cold front behind that system, we do get some relief. sunday, still warm. 88 degrees, but lower humidity through the day. sunshine will be back for the eagles game. and monday feeling good, 84. tuesday, bump it up to 86. we have another day of 9 90 degrees on wednesday but that will not be ooh heat wave. behind that system, temperatures dropping down into the 70s. so it is feeding time here at the zoo. and one mention.

if you want to see these guys, come in the morning because that's when they are most energetic. so back to you guys. >> they're amazing. wow. >> they got the life. thanks, cecily. meantime, the heat is on, and 6abc.com/weather is your go-to resource. rely on 6abc and let us know where you are by connecting with our meet rortles on facebook and twitter.

jim gardner and the "action news" standing by with these stories much more coming up next at 6:00. police bust a pair of home burglars in bensalem and investigators now say the suspects are behind dozens of other crimes. plus -- spilled coins shut down traffic on i-95 in delaware for 13 hours. how workers picked up all those pennies. for adam joseph, cecily tynan, rick williams, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good night. "action news at 6" is next. >> good night.

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senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. thursday night -- extreme heat prompts early dismissals at schools. and philadelphia city councilman bobby heenan gets back to work a month after the fbi raids his office. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the alleged bensalem bandits in custody tonight. and police think that a home burglary real estate aft 2:00 a.m. may just be the beginning. police displayed allegedly stolen items after a woman called lawmen after discovering the two suspects in her garage. but now police think the alleged

culprits are behind two other home burglaries and more than two dozen car thefts. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live at bensalem police tonight. jeanette? >> reporter: well, jim, these -- bensalem township police say these two suspects allegedly confessed to breaking into nearly three dozen cars and homes tonight "action news" talked exclusively to the victim here police say she helped them crack this case wide open. it was 2:30 in the morning when michele david had trouble falling asleep. she went to her garage to grab a book only to come back inside and see the silhouette of a man standing near her front door. she reacted instinctively. >> the only thing i could think about at that time was my kids were upstairs. so i went into mama bear mode and just was like, "get out of my house!" >> reporter: police quickly responded and found 18-year-old james woodman hiding in a nearby bush. these two