was wounded. southwest detectives are on the scene and according to police it all started about a half hour ago with a shot fired. police rushed to the scene. one person wounded. now the suspect is the person barricaded inside. that's all we know at this point but we will keep an eye on things and let you know as it develops throughout the evening. >> our other top story tonight is the heat and a record that stood for a hundred years was tied today. the temperature hit 94 matching the record for the hottest september 9th in a century. and officially bringing us into heat wave number seven. >> and we do have the close of yet another uncomfortably hot work week on this friday. the beginning of our weekend will be much the same. a heat advisory has been extended into tomorrow. let's go to cecily tynan for our first check of that accuweather forecast. cecily. >> monica and rick we are official in heat wave number seven. it started on wednesday, 91 degrees. yesterday 95. today so far 94 degrees and that does tie the record high set way back in 1884, a record

that stood for 132 years. now, the heat index shows you not quite as intense as yesterday. our dewpoints did drop a little bit but still it's uncomfortably warm. feels like 99 in philadelphia, feels like 100 at the atlantic city airport, 101 in dover, 102 in millville. feels like 98 degrees in lancaster. satellite6 along with action radar showing there's a cold front that's stalled up to the north and closer to it we are seeing some scattered showers breaking out in the lehigh valley. now, what will happen with that front, it will advance farther up to the north as a warm front tomorrow and that will bring back high dewpoints and high temperatures and that heat advisory has not only been extended until 7 o'clock tomorrow evening, it's also been expanded across our entire viewing area except for the immediate coastline right on the beaches you will get a little bit of a break with temperatures in the 80's there. however, future tracker showing that tomorrow

afternoon inland locations it is going to be brutal. philadelphia 102. trenton the same. wilmington 101 am i. tracking the return of much cooler air as well as a chance of some storms over the weekend. i'll have he details on that in the accuweather 7-day forecast. monica. >> thank you essential with today's hot weather one of the best places to cool off is in the water at the shore. in atlantic city there's a lot to enjoy besides this weekend and that's where "action news" reporter jeff chirico is joining us live with that part of our coverage. hi jeff. >> reporter: it's a scorcher here in atlantic city. my 6abc weather app now reads 95 degrees but that's not stopping the thousands from flocking here for the annual miss america pageant. it was so hot these ladies in town for the miss america pageant didn't even bother getting out of their yoga clothes before taking a plunge. >> so we just got all sweaty on the beach and opted to go for it. >> instead of waiting for the official toe dip after the

miss america pageant we decided to do a full body dip. >> reporter: there was barely a breeze to cool things off as temperatures climbed into the 90's. this couple from long island was one of the few who planned a beach day. >> it's warm in factor maybe a little bit too hot and humid but we'll be under our umbrella so it will be fine. >> reporter: on the boardwalk crews prepared for saturday's miss america show us your shoes parade. thousands from across the country are expected in ac for this weekend's pageant. as you can imagine miss alaska's dad says the heat has been a bit of a shock. >> i feel like i'm in a sauna right now, so it's nice, though. it's news. it's a big difference. big change. >> reporter: many boardwalk merchants are hoping the extra pageant visitors will be good for business. last weekend's false alarm over hurricane hermine mean led the city to pull the plug on beach concerts and hurt businesses large and small. >> canceled the concert. people not coming here. a lot of people lose. >> reporter: how much did you lose? >> i no make nothing.

windy, cold. >> reporter: heat or not the show us your shoes parade steps off at 5:00 p.m. saturday and of course you can watch the pageant sunday at 9:00 on 6abc. reporting live here in atlantic city, jeff chirico channel6 "action news." >> jeff, thank you. of course stay with 6abc.com/weather throughout the weekend as extreme heat pushes through. storm tracker6 live will show pop-up storms the minute they form and use twitter and facebook to follow our meteorologists and share your weather pics with us. from our new jersey news room tonight, trenton police are investigating a shooting this morning that led to the death of a woman. police arrived here at the 200 block of spring street where they discovered a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach. she was later pronounced dead. a homicide investigation is under way. so far no arrests have been made. >> the united nations security council has scheduled an emergency meeting on north korea's latest nuclear test. members could discuss sanctions against that

country. north korea said it conducted a high level nuclear test explosion today. that is its fifth atomic test and the seconds in just eight months. the un security council secretary general is condemning the tests and is urging the council to take action. >> well, just days before the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 the house has passed a bill that would let families of victims sue the government of saudia arabia. president obama has threatened to veto it. the bill was passed by the senate back in may despite objections from the saudi government. 15 of the 19 highjackers on 9/11 were saudi nationals. the obama administration has warned that the legislation sets a dangerous press dent saying if u.s. citizens can take the saudis to court then a foreign country could in turn sue the united states. >> ♪ for the first time members of the nypd held a procession through lower manhattan. this solemn event was held to highlight the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

hundreds of officers marched to the footprints of ground zero as thousands lined the streets to watch. 71 police officers were killed when the world trade center building collapsed. dozens more have since died from illnesses contracted while working in the hazardous conditions immediately after the attack. >> communities in our area are also remembering the victims of 9/11. in wilmington this morning students at the delaware military academy laid a wreath to honor those who died that day. delaware governor jack markell commended students for carrying outtrade activities hundreds of cadets lined up to salute the flag and pay tribute to those who lost their lives. >> ♪ >> all right. turn to politics its a david and goliath matchup for an iconic local seat in congress. the second congressional district seat is vacant for the first time in years after congressman chaka fattah stepped down. "action news" reporter vernon odom has more on the race and the candidates. >> if you look at david and goliath david took out goliathism james jones

concedes he's a long shot here. the hand picked republican nominee for congress is david in this political drama going one-on-one with 18 term state lawmaker dwight evans vying for the newly vacant second congressional district seat now vacant after chaka fattah was convicted of corruption. jones a vietnam and gulf veteran claims evans should also be viewed with a jaundiced eye. >> i understand he's received some papers. that's what my sources have told me from the law enforcement agencies. >> not worrying about any corruption probes many i focusing on the issues that are important with the people in this district. i think that it's the kind of politics we don't need mud slinging but we should focus on issues. >> reporter: his resume is long in terms of unit development. today he's meeting and strategizing with powerful city councilman and westward leader curtis jones. he's been traveling across the

second district which runs from northwest philadelphia his long time political base to zest philadelphia and includes suburban pieces like lower merion in montgomery county. >> and this is something that i have spotted meeting with all of the various elected officials in the districts. >> reporter: jones was one of the local african-americans who met with gop nominee ton trump. >> he's willing to do the same thing that i'm willing to do bring in jobs address crime and corruption in our communities. >> reporter: in a presidential election year voter turn jute in the second congressional district is always enormous. all signs are it will be the same this november. registered democrats outnumber the republicans here seven to one. in west philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> a wilmington catholic church hosted a prayer service today promoting the national day of prayer for peace in our communities. the most reverend w francis maloly led mass.

community members joined in song and prayer. the national day is in response to violence and racial tension. >> time right now for a check of the "action news" traffic report friday night. >> it is friday. autumn marisa is here in for matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, autumn. how are you. >> hi rick and monica. doing well thank you. typical friday afternoon commute very busy. we'll start in bucks county. this is route one southbound lanes approaching neshaminy. we had an accident both lanes were shut down. that tow truck has just pulled out of the way and these vehicles are going rather slowly because they're still following the tow trucks in those southbound lanes. that's clearing out there. we expect to see that looking better soon. you can see 95 we are very slow going on those southbound lanes. it's because of a disabled vehicle in the southbound lanes up by allegheny. the northbound lanes by bridge street we have police activity and the northbound lanes right at washington avenue we have an accident. now, lower down -- more southbound lanes down by broad

street on 95 keep in mind we have two concerts out there tonight, bruce and adele so it's going to be very busy. a few incidents to tell you about too. pennsylvania turnpike westbound at downingtown we have that to report to you as well as 195 eastbound approaching 537 we have an overturned vehicle to report as well. things are looking good on the 42 freeway. if you're heading down to southern shore points. we'll keep an eye on things and bring you an update in the next half hour. back to you rick and monica. >> thank you. still to come, the tv networks are teaming up to help fight cancer this evening. and the dollars from those donations have already funded some major advances right here in our area. coming up you'll meek the doctors who some are calling a dream team of science. >> plus if you have a samsung galaxy note seven we have a important new warning pennsylvania to pass along. power it down. government officials say it could actually explode. that and more when "action news" comes right back.

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coming. lawmakers have been unable to agree on a bill that sets aside money to combat the virus. >> medical marijuana programs in pennsylvania should be fully up and running by 2018. today inside philadelphia city hall the committee on public health and human services held meteorologist to talk about the implementation of the medical marijuana act. pennsylvania governor wolf signed the bill into law back in april. it will allow for qualifying patients to access the drug in pill or other forms. the city is still working out zoning and planning issues for the medical marijuana dispensaries. >> health check tonight. major television networks teaming up for the annual stand up to cancer telethon tonight. >> that's right. the all-star telecast will air at 8 o'clock on more than 60 networks including right here on 6abc. "action news" health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has more on the initiative and how the money raised can save lives. >> crazy dogs. >> vanessa good's life took an abrupt turn laughter march when a nagging stomach problem

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filed paperwork to close the casino which would start with winding down table games and disconnecting slot machines as soon as september 26th. icahn says the casino he is losing millions of dollars a month. he wants the casino he to close its doors at 6:00 a.m. on october 10th. mercer county is helping young adults get into the working world. the county's youth career connection announce the its partnerships with businesses educational institutions and other agencies today. they he will target 18 to 24-year-olds that are economically disadvantaged. phase one of the program will start with three weeks of job readiness instruction and then entry into an internship. >> still ahead on "action news" we'll get a check of that accuweather forecast for your weekend. >> looking live outside, sky6 hd showing you the beaches at cape may looking pretty. meteorologist cecily tynan has your exclusive accuweather five day forecast. hopefully some tumbling temperatures when "action news" comes right back.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan has the weekend forecaster for us at least one more day of sizzling temperatures. >> that's right. the first half of the weekend is going to be very hot and then temperatures will begin to drop as we head through sunday and definitely early next week. but records are falling at a. philadelphia so far tying the record high of 94 set way back in 1884. atlantic city airport a new record high of 96.

wilmington a record high of 95 trenton tying the record of 93. reading within 2 degrees of the record high. right now philadelphia 93. wilmington 90. reading that 92. millville 93. cape may, though you get the wind off the water, quite a bit more comfortable, currently 82 degrees. now, normal number of 90-degree days in an entire year 27. we now are at 44, so this means there have only been five years with more days in the 90's. the record back in 2010, remember that well, we hit 90 degrees 55 times. looks like we have a couple more days in the 90's over the next seven days. satellite6 along with action radar showing that there is a cold front, it's really stalled up to the north, but this is producing a few light showers in the lehigh valley. there is one heavier downpour right now right over copely that is just to the east of 45

and that pushes up to the north and east. bethlehem you're getting a scattered shower. that system will really move as a warm front tomorrow and that will bring us another dose of some sultry air. that's a good word for it tonight, very warm, partly cloudy, very muggy, a spotty thunderstorm northwest. 72 degrees in the suburbs, 78 degrees for center city. tomorrow the heat is on. looks like we'll tie the record high of 97 set back in 1883 -- 1983 i should say. allentown 95. wilmington 95. cape may, though, if you're on the beaches, feeling a lot better. it's going to be a great beach weekend. 88 degrees. here in philadelphia the heat index yet again soaring into the triple digits by early and midafternoon ahead of a cold front and that cold front will bring us some more comfortable air for the second half of the weekend. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow the heat will peek, 97 degrees, that will tie that record high so hot for the temple game, hot for

the union game, a few scattered thunderstorms possible in the overnight hours and then sunday you step outside in the morning, it's still going to be very humid early but then we he get those winds out of the northwest, humidity levels will be dropping through the day. should be great for tailgating at the linc for the eagles game. 86 degrees. look at monday. 83 beautiful low humidity tuesday 86. wednesday we spike near 90 degrees before a front brings some big changes for thursday and friday and adam will talk about that in the accuweather 7-day forecast. going to feel like fall by late next week. >> finally. >> uh-huh. >> thank you. take fewer selfies but clean up atlantic city. that was the message one miss america outstanding tooken winner told other teens today. nicole geo was on the beach cleaning up in front of boardwalk hall. she organized this be selfless campaign after reading that the average young woman spends five hours a week trying to take the perfect selfie. instead she is trying to promote selflessness.

>> and of course 6abc is proud to air the miss america competition this weekend. tune in sunday night starting at 9 o'clock for the live broadcast from atlantic city. again it starts at 9 o'clock sunday evening. >> all right. we'll have much more "action news" when we come right back. >> stay with us. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios, this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in, i know it's in, it's in but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that's going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes...mr. mcenroe. see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh, absolutely. i like that. get fios with virtual tech support for $69.99 a month.

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. he survived being shot seven times in the line of duty. how that police officer was honored today in delaware county coming up. also, tropical storm damage has forced a jersey shore beach to shut down. and the eagles getting ready for the season opener on sunday at lincoln financial field. >> we begin with an update on the breaking news happening in west philadelphia. chopper6 was there. a police standoff continues at this hour in the 200 block of south millick street. investigators say a woman was shot here at 4:30 this afternoon. she was rushed to the hospital in stable condition but the suspect is now barricaded inside that home. police say the gunman has fired shots at the officers. they've returned fire. it's unclear whether anyone else in the home is there along with the suspect. but a barricade situation at

this hour still under way. and we'll continue to monitor everything and look for updates of course on air and online at 6abc.com. now to heat wave number seven. we tied a record high temperature in philadelphia today. >> sweltering september weather is lingering into a busy friday night. ton of people are making their way to side by side concerts in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter bob brooks joins us live from the sports complex where bruce springsteen adele are both getting ready to rock. hey, bob. >> reporter: hey rick and monica. ready to rock indeed. adele at 8 o'clock tonight, bruce taking the stage set for 7:30 and it's obviously hot down here. i'm starting to sweat. i've only been outside of our truck for a few minutes. despite this heat it hasn't stopped people from having fun at tailgating. they're just doing it in a little bit different way. during a heat wave and your only option is to tailgate on blacktop parking lot these two decided let's just stay in the

car. you're tailgating in your car. >> yes. listening to adele. >> reporter: too hot. >> it's too hot. >> reporter: carol greenwood is from manchester england. she came all the way here to visit friends and of course see adele. >> it's not hot in england. never, ever. >> reporter: but there's plenty of people tailgating the traditional way despite the heat. they've just found ways to beat it. like chairs with little roofs. >> yeah, they sell them with canopy. >> reporter: stocking up on plenty of ice cold gatorade. >> gatorade you'll be fine. >> reporter: and wearing the proper attire to help keep you cool. >> if you'll take a look at my feet you'll notice i'm wearing my man flops. >> jeans, yes, man flops instant air conditioning through the ventilation of the advertisement with two huge acts like adele and bruce springsteen in town mike mains drove up with his daughter early from richmond virginia to beat the traffic. >> got the air conditioning

going. plugged in our fans. >> reporter: is it this hot in richmond. >> not usually. >> reporter: christina says she's trying to avoid the heat altogether. you're staying in the car. >> yeah. >> reporter: but she adds this is her birthday present from dad and no heat was going to stop them from coming here. >> really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. anything for you. >> reporter: very nice there. back out live here with two huge acts like this in town right now you can see a crowd starting to build, people getting off work getting home and then coming down here to the sports complex. now here's something also really cool. bruce has picked philabundance the food bank to donate to. there's going to be volunteers collecting donations before during and after the show. on his show on wednesday two nights ago they raised more than $10,000. reporting live in south philadelphia, bob brooks, channel6 "action news." >> that's why he's the boss. thank you bob. and now to check on that sizzling accuweather forecast

we have been talking about meteorologist adam joseph outside with more on the heat advisory in effect. again a lot of folks heading to a concert tonight may want to dress in t-shirts and shorts. >> yeah, because that feels-like temperature is going to remain at or above 90 at least through 10:00 or 11:00 tonight. present number 93 in philadelphia after topping out officially just came in of 95 degrees this afternoon. that is record breaking. 90 in wilmington, right now 93 in millville and the only place beating the heat is the shore with a sea breeze in the 80's. so, with that outdoor concert, 90 at 7 o'clock, again these are just the air temperatures, does not include the humidity, so 87 at 9:00 and 11 o'clock 85. between that 10 and 11 o'clock you can expect it to feel still 90 degrees during that hour. heat advisories remain in effect through 7 o'clock tomorrow evening for basically the entire viewing area with the exception of the shore where again the heat index will soar over 100 tomorrow

afternoon. but we'll talk about a big break in this heat wave coming the second half of the weekend rick in full accuweather forecast. >> thank you adam. stay with 6abc.com/weather throughout the weekend as extreme heat pushes through. you can also keep an eye on storm tracker6 live radar and for more updates you can follow our meteorologists on twitter and facebook. >> some beaches at the jersey shore are shut down indefinitely because of severe erosion from tropical storm hermine mean. officials in brick township ocean county closed all access points to the south of beach three. the rough waves from hermine exposed a steel barrier wall that had been covered by sand. police want folks to stay away because of the unsafe conditions along that wall. and from our delaware news room now a zip line park is back opened today for the first time since a woman died there last month. the go ape tree top adventure course got the all clear to reopen after passing a safety inspection. 59-year-old tina werner seen here on the left coming up,

there she is, died when she fell from a platform on august 24th. a medical examiner ruled her death an accident. >> well, this sunday marks 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. delaware county held its annual memorial service earlier today. >> ♪ law enforcement and first responders gathered in media for a wreath laying ceremony in rose tree park. they remembered all of the 9/11 victims including a pilot from glen mills and others from our area. officials also recognized a folcroft police officer christopher dorman. he received the district attorney's office order of merit for heroic actions when he was shot in the line of duty. >> it's nice to see how many people support us and people see how dangerous our job really can be at times and just nice to show support from everybody. >> reporter:. >> officer dorman is going back to work actually for the first time since he was shot back in june. >> a 59-year-old woman was robbed and assaulted while she

was waiting to cross the street in spring garden. police say the suspect seen here is running away with the victim's stolen bags last friday afternoon. the man allegedly punched the woman in the face and shoved her to the ground at broad and ridge just after she got off a septa bus. he stole her iphone bank cards keys and cash then jumped into a waiting dodge caravan and took off. a popular candy maker has started hiring replacement workers for the folks who walked off the job in bethlehem this week. just born the company he that makes marshmallow peeps is concerned about the supply of peeps for easter. they already have enough of the marshmallows to get through halloween and christmas but to continue meeting customer demand they're bringing in more workers to replace the ones on strike. nearly 400 union members are picketing over wages and benefits. >> ♪ >> turning to politics tonight ton trump and running mate mike pence are in washington, d.c. they're attending the values voter summit one of the largest gatherings of social conservatives. >> trump is promising

religious activists he'll protect christian values like they've quote never seen before. the businessman declared political leaders have abandoned people of faith in america. >> our nation today is divided nobody likes to say it. but we're living in a very, very divided nation. it will be our faith. >> promised to reveal the so-called johnson amendment. the law prevents religious institution and other tax exempt groups from endorsing political candidates. hillary clinton was in new york city hosting an information session on foreign policy and national security. she assembled a group of experts to talk about strategies to deal with the threat of terrorism. on the topic of north korea clinton says the country's effort to develop a " deliverable nuclear weapon possess a direct threat to the united states." >> in delaware a handful of people there are vying for a seat in the u.s. house of

representatives. the candidates gathered at widener university delaware law school in wilmington for a debate in the democratic primary. each hopeful would like to take the seat vacated by u.s. representative john kearny. kearny is running for governor. >> time to get a check of the traffic scene out there friday night. >> for that we go to autumn marisa and matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how are we looking. >> still a lot of volume. we have a lot of entertainment going on in the city of philadelphia tonight with the adele concert and bruce concert so a lot of people trying to make their way down the schuylkill expressway to this sports complex. taking about 45 minutes right now to go from the blue route down to the vine street expressway. taking a look at the big picture speeds still in the low teens on 95, the blue route, schuylkill expressway. we're usually see them start to pick back up at this point in time but again a lot going on, a lot of heavy volume. moving over to 95, we did have a disabled vehicle in the southbound lanes of allegheny just clear so we'll start to see this delay diminish through cottman very quickly

but it's still taking you about 35 minutes to go from woodhaven down to the vine right now. and taking a look at the 42 freeway, if you're heading down to some of our southern shore points you can start to see again that delay starting to pick up. we've been pretty clear all afternoon but now those beachgoers are heading in the southbound lanes and those northbound lanes are slow he too if you're heading up to the walt whitman bridge. have a great weekend rick and monica. >> autumn you too. thank you. >> still much more allen iverson gets a spot in the hall of fame tonight and football sunday is coming. the eagles sound off before their season opener coming up in sports. >> they had a rough journey. now they're looking for new homes. the rescue dogs now available for adoption at a local shelter. >> meteorologist adam joseph will be back with that accuweather forecast for the rest of your weekend ahead when "action news" continues tonight.

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$8.7 billion in damage. 18 dogs rescued from the louisiana flood zone are now up for adoption in south jersey. the pups were brought to the camden county shelter in blackwood to ease the extreme overcrowding in louisiana's animal shelters. these 12 little pups and six adult dogs have been checked out by a veterinarian. they are healthy and ready for some new homes. >> wow. they look great. there's a new place to find home supplies at a big discount in burlington county. habitat for humanity opened a new restore today inn on route 38 in maple shade. customers can buy new and gently used furniture building materials and appliances at a fraction of the regular retail price. habitat for humanity uses the proceeds to support other projects around the world. >> very nice. time for sports. jeff is here an big honor for a.i. >> what are we talking about? we talking about practice. >> the real thing. >> the hall of fame. >> the real thing. >> allen iverson one of the most exciting players to ever

play in this city, where did the time go. felt like yesterday when the sixers drafted allen iverson. 20 years has flown by. iverson scores the ultimate honor tonight when he's inducted into the hall of fame iverson will be inducted with shaq yao ming and many more a.i. the 2001 most valuable player was an 11 time all-star who says none of this would be possible without larry brown and of course sixers fans. >> they made it so easy for me to believe in myself because i ain't want to let them down, you know what i mean. like i wanted -- i wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me so it was easy for me to go out there night in and night out. >> everyone misses watching him play. so he what kind of atmosphere does eagles coach doug pederson expect in the opener on sunday? pederson says it will be ah electric. there's no question eagles fans will be fired up to see

carson wentz make his debut at the linc. wentz will be the first rookie to start week one it comes against cleveland the very team who passed up a shot to draft him. eagles are ready to roll sunday at 1:00. >> guys are excited to finally play a game of football. there's been so much outside noise per se going on with this team throughout the off season obviously a lot of changes but guys are extremely excited about this team and the character of this football team is going to be revealed on sunday. >> a lot of unknowns right now so i think a lot of questions will be answered sunday, you know, we plan on getting off to a good start as opposed to last year. we're excited. i'm excited to get back out there on the field and get going. >> as you can imagine wentz excited as well. so what are realistic expectations for wentz in his first nfl game after missing nearly a month with broken ribs? who knows better than former eagles quarterback ron jaworski.

>> ♪ >> young quarterback struggles in this league. i'm not expecting carson wentz to come out there and light it up. i just want to see him not turn the football over direct the offense in his first starting game in the nfl. i remember my first starting game in the nfl i was hopefully getting out of the huddle in advertisement there's a lot of pressure and he'll feel it on sunday. >> as always on game day the "action news" sports team will be live tweeting insight you won't get anywhere else. follow ducis rodgers jaime apody and myself on twitter for the latest on the philadelphia eagles. maikel franco out again for the third straight game tonight in washington because of a jammed thumb. ryan howard he's back in the lineup batting cleanup against the nationals. not only does he hit nats starter tanner roark well.

the big blow last night. phillies have won three of their last four. lots to watch tonight and of course the hall of fame with allen iverson, the phillies and don't forget high school huddle tonight after "action news" at 11:00. >> busy weekend. >> thanks so much. >> coming up later tonight on 6abc, a special 20/20 about the secret double life that abc news anchor elizabeth vargas says she was living. she sits down with diane sawyer to talk about her battle with alcoholism. vargas says she turned to alcohol when her marriage started falling apart and it spilled over into every aspect of her life she says including the most important her children. >> because i didn't physically endanger my children doesn't mean i didn't devastate them or put them in danger emotionally or psychologically. >> you can hear more of vargas' story and how she got on the road to recovery. that's tonight at 10:00 during a special 20/20 right here on 6abc.

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what's with them? oh, those two? they're always fighting for attention. there's more to a legendary city than its legends. plan your legendary stay at visitphilly.com >> take a look at this incredible video from austin texas. a 24-year-old driver was parking on the ninth floor of a parking garage but couldn't stop his car. the car as you see flipped over and slid down the side of the building before becoming entangled in high tension wires and it left the car dangling six stories above. the driver who was wearing his seat belt was able to climb out the car window and believe it or not escape without

injury. >> wow. >> wow. >> where is spider-man when you need him. >> that's incredible. >> meteorologist adam joseph here now with a closer look at the forecast and may maybe hot the entire weekend. >> not the whole weekend but tomorrow will be the peak of this particular heat wave the hottest day of four days of the heat wave and then we get a break as we get into sunday. we salvage part of the weekend. as we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan we have sprinkles and showers parts of the lehigh valley up in the poconos as we close into double scan street level here you can see near oxford these are all heading from the west to the east, easton, just a couple of drops here and there and now east of jim thorpe heading towards pen argyl and just skirt north of pen argyl with the heaviest of it but overall this is the only area right now seeing some light showers near a cold front. the official high just came in for philadelphia, 95 degrees breaking the record by 1 degree. all of these are new records.

97 degrees at the atlantic city airport. the old record was 5 degrees lower than that. dover 96, 95 in wilmington and trenton, 95 degrees is where we topped off this afternoon. presently your heat index, the combination of the air temperature, the dewpoint 102 millville, 99 in philadelphia, 100 for the atlantic city airport. mid 90's in the lehigh valley. two areas seeing a bit of a break, one the poconos with some of those showers at 74. and cape may 87 right now. even beach haven on the sand there long beach island 95 degrees is what it feels like. there is a front to the north. this is now transitioned to a warm front meaning this is not going to work to the south. this is going back to the north so if you see a stray shower tonight it would be in those far northwestern suburbs. attached to that front is low pressure an cold front. that cold front is what's going to bring the rehe leaf but you can see it's still way to the west anywhere from green bay south of minneapolis to omaha so it will be sometime before that completely pushes through.

so, for tonight, it's warm, it's sultry. kind of mimicking last night with that stray spotty storm far to the north and west, 72 to 78 for the overnight low. tomorrow 97 degrees. we are set to sweat. the heat index goes well into the low 100s for most of us in the afternoon. the only break will be at the shore feeling like 90 on the sand but a great day to hit your favorite shore town and then a cold front comes through early on sunday morning with a stray downpour or thunderstorm. still humid early sunday morning but then turning sunday winds kick up out of the northwest 86 degrees. we break the heat wave and the drier air will filter in just in time for the eagles game in the afternoon so notice a big difference of how it feelings in the morning to the afternoon by the fourth quarter your temperature 85. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 97 tomorrow, record tying around here. breezy, turning less humid on sunday of 86 and a beautiful day with that baby blue sky,

very fall-like on monday of 83 and then we warm it into the upper 80's, then near 90 with the humidity for one day on wednesday, strong cold front comes through, with afternoon storms and we get a true taste of fall back to back here thursday and friday with highs in the 70's so take it easy if you have to be outdoors tomorrow and then enjoy sunday afternoon around here. >> we will. >> all right. much more when we come right back. stick around. for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capacity ammunition clips.

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>> ♪ >> familiar tune fill the air at this back to school pep rally for philadelphia catholic school students in center city. high school band members provided the music. afterwards students lined the steps of the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul as school officials welcomed everyone to a new school year. >> terrific. >> looks good. >> the "action news" team ising by with these stories and more next at 6:00 breaking news from west philadelphia where police are in a standoff

with a shooting suspect. two uniquely different philadelphia universities are becoming one. details of the merger ahead. >> plus a little lifesaver jumps in to rescue his mother was in diabetic shock. the story of heroism coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody jeff skversky monica malpass the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night. security on the stock market...l pat toomey wrote the book. "i'm...i've got a whole chapter in my book where i... specifically lay out how i think we should... reform social security." 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. pat toomey's looking out for wall street, not pennsylvania. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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rick williams. the big story on "action news" tonight breaking news from west philadelphia. a police standoff continues along the 200 block of south millick street. investigators were called to the scene for a domestic disturbance at about 4:30 this afternoon. when they arrived there, they undery -- encountered an exchange of gunfire. a woman was shot. a suspect is now barricaded inside the home. police believe there are other family members inside as well. we'll continue to track the situation and have updates on air and online at 6abc.com from west philadelphia. to the record breaking home. we hit 95 at a in philadelphia breaking a record set back in 1883. the sweltering heat forced some schools to close early today and forced others to find relief. tonight we remain under a heat advisory. whether at the shore or the the city the mission was the same, finding ways to keep cool as the mercury climbed