of new jersey's government shutdown. >> tonight there is still no sign of a deal. tony yates from our sister station wabc is in sandy hook with more on the shutdown and the christie controversy. >> reporter: as beautiful as sandy hook is some families told us that their first choice was island state beach park and they are livid that they can't be there but the governor can. plenty being said across the state about this one photograph. >> a governor who is sitting his little body out on the governor's beach with his family and when people who do not have money depend on these holidays, okay, to be able to enjoy their families. >> reporter: the governor, his friends and family enjoying the state's island beach state park closed during the government shutdown unless you're in the governor's beach party its a popular destination off limits to everyone else for the huge fourth of july weekend. >> now they have to go to beaches that you have to pay lots of money to go on. >> although i'm a fan of

governor christie having a party on the beach when nobody else can, little bit unfair. >> reporter: lawmakers descended on trenton today in an effort to find some charm to end the shutdown that the governor ordered june 30 after lawmakers failed to agree on a budget closing allstate run recreation areas and most government agencies. families are flocking instead to places like sandy hook seashore which falls under federal arms. it packed. vendors reaching huge benefits from larger crowds. >> yesterday it was packed. >> yesterday was crazy busy. we ran out of umbrellas at like 11:00 and we literally had to wait to call people when we would get the umbrella back. >> reporter: this in contrast to my vendors near shuttered island beach state park pictures showing its lack of activity compared to surrounding municipal beaches. >> we need to get together as legislators, as the executives and compromise on the budget and we need to do it now. the small businesses here in berkeley can't afford it.

>> fourth of july holiday. we went through a rough one many people want to enjoy themselves. want to go to the beach and you do it like this? you have a little -- weekends are nice especially fourth of july. don't close the beaches down. >> reporter: some people hoping maybe in vain that the shutdown will end before the fourth of july does. at sandy hook, tony yates, channel6 "action news." >> well, one thing that remains opened during the government shutdown new jersey's casino business. but if the shutdown extends past friday, casinos in the garden state can shut down. that's because of a law passed back in 2008 which allows casinos to stay running for up to seven days into a government shutdown. officials say they're looking for ways to make sure that doesn't happen especially with casinos regaining momentum in recent months. our coverage of the new jersey government shutdown [inaudible] you'll find a pictures of governor christie on the beach a full list of what's closed and what's not and the latest on the efforts to end the

impasse. >> ♪ >> now to some breaking news on the blue route in broomall where pennsylvania state police are still on the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer. chopper6 now giving us this live view. this all happened before noon today but still a mess there now as we see. it has been tying up traffic ever since. at this point it's unclear why the trailer overturned. matt pelman is tracking the commute. he'll have an update in just a few minutes. well, what started as a house fire in philadelphia's mayfair section has now turned into a drug investigation. crews were called to the 2900 block of long shore avenue around 11:30 this morning. where inside police found evidence the rental property was being used to grow synthetic marijuana. undercover officers told "action news" on the scene that it appears the chemical acetone which is used to treat the plants may have fueled the flames. some type of fight led to a shooting in the feltonville section of philadelphia.

the victim was shot once in the leg around 1 o'clock this morning. police found him along the 4700 block of rising sun avenue and rushed him to temple hospital in critical condition. so far no one has been arrested. >> officials in delaware say they will not hand over detailed voter information to the president's voting commission. the commission asked for the information as part of an investigation into alleged voter fraud in last year's elections. today delaware's state commissioner said releasing such information would not preserve the fairness or integrity of elections in the first state. pennsylvania governor tom wolf also said he will not comply with the president's order. new jersey officials have not yet responded publically. >> the fourth of july is just hours away but it's safe to say holiday activities are already in full swing around the region. that includes up and down the jersey shore packed with people looking to enjoy the beach on this hot and sunny long weekend. >> and the action cam in ocean city which was the scene of a

very busy boardwalk today. how about all those umbrellas? even with all the traffic getting out to the shore we found plenty of folks in high spirits now that they are ocean side for the holiday. why not? >> you're going to hit the arcade 'cause we got a bunch of little kids here and we're going to get some candy and maybe hit rita's. >> sit down and relax. i love this. you know, it's better than being in pennsylvania. we don't have the beaches, you know. we had to come all the way out here to travel but i love it. >> meantime all eyes are on tomorrow's forecast and what it means for fireworks. meteorologist cecily tynan outside now with more on the forecast. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie, hi rick. all in all a pretty nice fourth of july weekend, definitely on the warm side. we've been flirting with the 90's since friday. friday the hottest day, up to 93. saturday as expected, fell 1 degree shy of 90, 89 degrees. ahead of that cold front and then behind it it was back in the heat yesterday, 91 degrees, lower humidity yesterday than saturday, though and today currently 90. so not a heat wave but

definitely warm, above the normal high of 87 degrees. if you're stepping outside right now it's 90 in philadelphia. it's also pretty hot to the south. washington, d.c. 91. richmond 92, although dewpoints have dropped into the 50's. we had dewpoints in the 60's yesterday. holding at 59 degrees. so, humidity really not a factor but as we head through the overnight hours it will get slightly more humid. so this is what to expect for your fourth of july. all in all pretty nice. lightly humid temperatures in the upper 80's so seasonably warm. i'm tracking a weak system that could bring us a spotty shower or showers and storms mainly south of philadelphia, really nothing widespread. more details on that and i'm tracking more later in the week coming up in the seven-day forecast. back to you rick. >> and all right cecily. another great place to celebrate the fourth is here in philadelphia the birthplace of freedom. as we go life to independence mall where the block party celebration is under way right now all part of one big

celebration of america's independence. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes has more. >> truly the officers of how are just truly people who are heroes every day in our community. >> reporter: today philadelphia's welcome america fourth of july celebrations continued by honoring everyday heroes at the new museum of the american revolution which show cases some of the nation's oldest heroes. >> there is someone that the kids see as a father figure or a mother figure or a big sister so it's about the relationship they buildism the police athletic league or pal focuses on youth enrichment and educational programs that run through the summer. mayor jim kenney was in attendance as wawa presented pal with a check of over $10,000. >> thank you for all the hard work that you do with us. >> ♪ >> reporter: meanwhile performers were doing sound checks just a couple blocks away for other fourth of july festivities on independence mall for philadelphia's historic block party.

the kimmel center for performing arts will grace the stage with a celebration of musical theater. >> we're going to hang out here. we're going do the block party after the sound check. we're going to come back later for the actual show and we're home groan philly people so this is what what you do on fouh of july. >> reporter: it's not too late to come out and join the party. the party will be going on until about 7 o'clock this evening with these concerts starting at 5:00 today. reporting live along independence mall jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> if you're looking for a place to watch some fourth of july fireworks look no further than 6abc.com. there you'll find a full list of independence day fireworks shows across our area. it's right there on the home page of our web site at 6abc.com. >> all right time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> all right. a lot of fireworks on the blue route, boy. matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the very latest from there. matt. >> you got that right, it's all about the red white red whid blue these days but especially

the blue. blue route still closed in the northbound direction right here at route three broomall upper darby is where the truck flipped over hours ago. they have the trailer, the banged up trailer now attached to a tow truck but there's still debris all over the highway so it doesn't look like it's going to be opened real soon. they're forcing you off of the northbound side of 476 back to the route one media bypass which is also jammed and you're looking at speeds at times in the single digits coming north of 95. you want no parts of this. 320, 352, 252 are the alternates. otherwise volume is down this afternoon, lighter than normal, just a few slow patches on the schuylkill and 95 with speeds in the 30's and the a.c. expressway eastbound headed into ac has reopened, a crash there is gone. not a big delay at this point either as you get on the parkway there in the ongoing construction zone. we'll check it again, rick and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, matt thank you. much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. president trump back on the world stage. coming up at 5:30 the big meeting the president's

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>> we are following developing news out of boston where 10 people were hurt after a taxi driver jumped the curb near the city's airport. all the victims were lined up to get a cab at boston's logan international. officials believe the taxi driver accidentally stepped on the gas instead of stepping on the brakes. one of the victims was seriously hurt. a bus crash on a german highway has taken the lives of 18 people and left 30 other people hurt. authorities say the busloaded with senior citizens slammed into a tractor-trailer that was stopped in traffic in bavaria. the crash touched off a fire so intense that firefighters couldn't get in to rescue those trapped. no word yet on why the bus driver didn't slow down. >> tennis player venus williams temporarily left an interview at wimbledon today after being asked about a deadly car crash she was involved in. williams was discussing her

first rounds win today when a reporter mentioned her heart felt post about the accident on facebook. >> there's really no words to describe like how devastating and -- yeah, i -- i'm completely speechless and it's just -- >> williams teared up and struggled until the moderator suggested she leave. she did return a short time later but wouldn't talk about the june 9th accident. police say she wasn't acting recklessly but was at fault when jerome barson's car collided with hers. williams has not been ticketed or charged. >> a former ph.d. student is being held without bond in illinois charged with kidnapping a chinese graduate student. 28-year-old brent christenson only said a few words during the nine minute hearing. authorities believe yingji is

dead. kristen son's attorney urged everyone not to rush to judgment. >> patience, keep an open mind wait until the evidence comes in. >> prosecutors say they have evidence christensen visited a web site that posted an abduction 101 forum. >> turning to health check tonight researchers at penn medicine say a dangerous gut infection is rapidly becoming much more common. >> each year it affects half a million americans and causes 10s of thousands of deaths. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman at the big board. >> it's a infection called c. diff. doctors say the incidents of cases that recur or come back from jumped 200 percent over a 10 year period. the doctors don't know why we're seeing a spike but they say it costs the healthcare system billions of dollars and

patients struggle to find treatment that works. now, one procedure, a bacteria transplant has shown success. it transplants bacteria from a donor with a healthy gut. experts say we need more research on the long term effects of this treatment and a nationwide registry has been set up to collect that many data. the number of teenagers having babies continues to drop and has now hit a record low. the rate has fallen by 51 percent since 2007. experts credit better birth control and better access and use of birth control. and the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge to raise money for als research has been admitted to a know massachusetts. pete frates continues his battle with the disorder. frates was behind the social media craze that had thousands of people challenging friends dump an ice bucket over their head or donate to an als charity. many people did both and it raised more than $200 million.

it led top vital research but there's still no cure for the debilitating disease also known as lou gehrig's disease. frates was diagnosed with als five years ago. he was just 27 years old at the time. the family posted on facebook today thanking everyone for their concerns. also saying the doctors medicine prayers and love continue to help him get stronger. and we wish him and his family all the best. rick and sharrie. >> that's for sure. thank you ali. much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. the new tool from facebook to help travelers all across the globe. >> plus, the unique competition in atlantic city to emphasize the importance of safe driving. those stories and much more when "action news" returns. >> ♪

>> the stock market closed early today because of the fourth of july holiday. an uptick in bank stocks helped the dow start off the second half of 2017 on a high note. the dow jones hit an all time high at the early close gaining 130 points, nasdaq losing 30 and change, the s & p 500 gaining almost six. markets will be closed tomorrow for the fourth of july. facebook is now helping

travelers find wifi worldwide. the feature on facebook's app is called find wifi and allows users to locate hot spots out in the open or at nearby businesses much the app uses business and city pages to determine where wifi is that available. originally the service was only available in a few countries. the social media giant has since rolled it out across the globe. >> the minions ruled the box office this weekend with the third installment did he say it peccable me debuting in the top spot. despicable me three net about $75 million over the holiday weekend. baby driver starring jamie foxx opened in second. transformers the last night slipped to third while the house starring will ferrell and amy poehler failed to track the top five in its first weekend. well, they were raising a glass in atlantic city today in the interest of designated drivers. bartenders from 31 bars and restaurants are competing this

summer to make the best nonalcoholic beverage at the jersey shore. the winners will be announced after labor day. the public is invited to taste the drinks and pick their favorites online at hero-tini.org. >> good idea. >> yeah. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 tonight a check of the forecast for you. >> going live outside, sky6 hd giving us the view at cape may, new jersey. plenty of people out on the beach. accuweather with cecily tynan is coming up next. >> there's monica malpass right there. >> is that her. >> yeah, there she is. ♪

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>> time for the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is here now with the hot and sticky details especially for tomorrow. >> yes, well, tomorrow temperatures down a notch but the humidity up a notch so it's a little bit of a trade-off. let's go live on sky6 take a look at the scene. this is our temple university camera seeing lots of sunshine, a few fair weather cumulus clouds popping up and we do have temperatures in the 90's. so, if you're out and about tonight, it stays on the warm side. basically we are in the 80's right through 8 o'clock and then as we head towards midnight, temperatures dropping down into the 70's. so, definitely a warm evening and your fourth of july forecast is looking pretty nice. we're looking at generally dry

conditions. there will be an isolated shower or thunderstorm popping up but most of the region will be rain flee. temperatures will be on the warm side, slightly on the humid side but not oppressive. at 8 o'clock 80 degrees, 11 o'clock dropping down to 75. so, right now it's hot out there. it's not all that humid. dewpoints have actually dropped down into the upper 50's so humidity levels not too bad but the heat is definitely on. philadelphia, millville, wilmington all holding at 90 degrees. allentown currently 86. if you're on the beaches with that ocean temperature of 65, that makes a big difference on the air temperature. cape may it's 80 degrees. atlantic city airport which is in pomona, 9 miles inland very hot, 84. we have a weak boundary moving across the northern suburbs touching off an isolated shower right over schuylkill county right now. what that will do is sink to the south overnight. so, tonight again an isolated shower possible, mainly north and west of philadelphia.

otherwise, it's partly -- partly cloudy, it's not going to be sunny tonight and it will be warm. 73 philadelphia, 66 allentown, wilmington 60 cape may 69 degrees. as we head through the day tomorrow o-10 o'clock good amount of sunshine, some clouds up to the north. then that boundary sinks to the south. this will create a few isolated pop-up showers and thunderstorms around 4 o'clock. this latest model showing right along the i-95 core done and a little bit farther to the south by 9 o'clock, i think this is overdone, most areas will be rain free but we will get a few isolated pop-ups. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow it will be warm, a little bit on the humid side again an isolated shower or thunderstorm, a high of 88 degrees. lined this -- behind this system 86 degrees. kind of the same on thursday with a high of 86. friday is the day we really heat up. it's hot with temperatures in the 90's, low 90's. it will be more humid with

thunderstorms. saturday still a chance of some thunderstorms, 87 but behind saturday's system it will be gorgeous on sunday, i'll talk more about that coming up in the seven-day forecast, guys. >> okay. thanks, cecily. >> we'll be right back. >> ♪ for millions who suffer from schizophrenia a side effect of their medication... is something called "akathisia." it's time we took notice.

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>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. monica's off. sharrie williams joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. president trump is gearing up for a big week of meetings with world leaders before the g20 summit but his war with the media on twitter is threatening to overshadow his political move. driver allegedly shot by another driver on a lehigh valley roadway. what police are telling us about what happened. and the search is on for an armed thief who tried to take money from a 14-year-old boy and it was all captured on surveillance video. >> president trump still facing backlash over his

recent use of social media. he's also gearing up for a busy week overseas. this week the president will head to poland where he'll deliver a speech in warsaw before heading to the g20 summit in germany. abc's janai norman is live in washington with more. >> reporter: sharrie, there is a list of world leaders president trump is talking with this week but one of the biggest meetings will be with russian president vladimir putin. in the midst of controversy over some of this tweets being "beneath the office" president donald trump will soon be back on the world stage representing the united states. making calls this morning to the leaders of france, italy and germany's chancellor angela merkel. chancellor merkel was asked about the president's latest moves sparking backlash. the video showing him body slamming a man with c inform n's nn's logo. >> reporter: in german saying "concerning the american president donald

trump i continue to be against violent demonstrations of any kind. ." both leaders are preparing for the group of 20 summit in hamburg germany. while there president trump is set to meet face to face with russian president vladimir putin as russia's hacking of democrats in the election continues to dominate news in washington and has repeatedly been labeled a hoax by trump, it remains to be seen what the two leaders will discuss. >> i would say that if there's an opportunity the president would recognize that we have an extremely low point relationship based on distrust right now. >> reporter: the last time trump met with russian officials was the day after he fired former fbi director james comey. captured in pictures from russian media laughing in the oval office while the american press were kept out. tom bossert the white house homeland security and counter terrorism adviser. >> he should also take opportunities to partner with them in ways to help us defeat isis and prevent the syrians from using chemical weaponsism the president will deal with a number of issues during his trip including european

security climate change and trade deals all while still battling the bipartisan backlash over his use of twitter back here at home. reporting live from washington, janai norman channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> jenae thank you for that report. back here also speaking of the president, ahead of his first fourth of july at the white house president trump will taking aim at the mainstream media. the president sparked more bipartisan backlash with another controversial tweet. a video of him body slamming a man with the cnn logo imposed over his face. he continued his anti-media tirade this morning tweeting at some point the fake news will be forced to discuss our great jobs numbers strong economy success with isis, the border and so much else. but political analysts say the president's tweets are a distraction from real issues. >> instead of talking about the fact that healthcare can't get through, that the tax reform isn't happening and that the president is going off to this g20 summit where

he is going to meet with vladimir putin and what about russia and russia's influence on our elections? we're not talking about those things, we're talking about the president's tweets. >> trump defended his use of social media calling it "modern day presidential." former president barack obama got a warm welcome in south korea this morning. obama met with south korean president and the two discussed keeping up pressure on north korea to stop its nuclear ambitions. they also talked about moon's meeting last week with president trump. obama is in korea to speak at a leadership forum. >> isis militants are using female suicide bombers hidden among fleeing civilians as the battle for mosul reaches its final stages. two women targeted troops in mosul while another killed 14 in a camp for displaced civilians. iraqi troops hid deeper into the olde city but the fighting is being done one building at a time.

the u.s. is providing airstrikes and advisors on the ground. at least 33 people are dead and more than 600,000 evacuated because of flooding in southern china. torrential rains have pushed 10 rivers beyond the flood warning stage. in addition to the dead, more than a dozen are missing. china's prime sugar growing region is among those hardest hit. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the top stories from around the globe including president trump's upcoming meeting with world leaders. >> police in berks county say a man pulled over when someone behind him flashed their lights and when the driver pulled up next to him, he was shot. it happened here on the 500 block of east lancaster avenue in cumru township. the victim was hit in the arm. he managed to drive himself to the hospital. the investigation in what led up to the shooting continues.

a fire reached two alarms at a business in franklinville gloucester county overnight. firefighters were called to auto sculptors' around 1:00 a.m. here on the 3,000 block of delsea drive. flames were seen coming out of the office side of the business. three tanker trucks were brought in to help because there were no nearby fire hydrants at the scene. no one was hurt in the blaze. the cause still under investigation. philadelphia fire investigators are also trying to determine the cause of this fire in roxborough. a garage went up in that flames along the 4800 block of silver wood street just before 5:00 a.m. there's no word if anyone was hurt in the fire. >> police are looking for the man who tried to rob a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint in west philadelphia. the suspect was captured on surveillance video inside of a store close to the crime scene. investigators say he approached the victim and displayed a handgun on the 6300 block of jefferson street june 19th. but the would be thief ran away empty handed after the

boy yelled for help. police in ventnor still trying to sort how a person ended up injured on the street late last night. it happened near atlantic and newport avenues just before 10:00 a.m. -- or 10:00 p.m. initially investigators believe the person was thought to have been thrown from a car. the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. officials are not commenting on how badly the person was hurt. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf still has the main part of a new budget on his desk but without funding to close a $2 billion gap. lawmakers have yet to agree on how to raise the money and the clock is ticking. they sent him the main appropriations measure days ago. a wolf hasn't said what he'll do if lawmakers do not meet that deadline. >> time for the "action news" traffic report. >> all right, matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center. a lot of folks off today but there was still a heap of problems on the highways and by ways, matt. >> no partisan feuding over this. you do not want to head for

the blue route this afternoon. no argument about it, rick and sharrie. northbound lanes are still blocked because of an overturned truck. it happened around noon today. the truck flipped over, spilled its contents all over the northbound lanes here at route three, the broomall upper darby interchange. this is what's left of the trailer. it's now upright but the front end loader is still in here. they're still cleaning up that debris that was all over the road so you can't even get this far on the northbound side of the blue route. you're actually forced off back at the route one media bypass, lima springfield and then that chunk is shut down. delays still spill back to macdade boulevard. it is still a mess. you still want to avoid you. use 320, 252, 352,. blue route northbound still has single digit speeds this afternoon. but otherwise, speeds are better than a normal monday on the schuylkill and 95. just a few slow patches. getting ready for independence day festivities. inner drive of the ben franklin parkway blocked. portions of fifth, sixth chestnut are blocked all night

tonight. and we've got fireworks over in haddonfield so kings highway is also blocked off until 10:00 this evening. crystal lake avenue an alternate there. rick and sharrie, back over to you. >> all right, matt, thank you again. >> well, the new museum of the american revolution is celebrating independence day with all sorts of activities for the entire family to enjoy. the old barracks fife and drum core performed patriotic tunes. visitors could also try on refer pollutionary inspired clothing and sign a giant rep cast declaration of independence. the museum will stay opened later until usual. it will be opened until 7 o'clock for the entire month of july. >> time for sports. ducis is here. phillies coming off a win last night hoping for some fireworks at the ballpark this weekend. >> back home taking on the pirates. they've been out of town for the last week and a half or so. no extended holiday weekend for the phillies but they're home. tonight they'll begin a four game series with pittsburgh. phillies coming off a four fourd five road trip not the best

but we'll take it. nick williams called up from aaa on friday. williams has four hits in 11 at bats. he says having a mix of youngsters and veterans on this team has made him feel comfortable. >> it helps a lot. guys who have already been through, you know, just good, bad, ugly, just been through everything, it's good to, you know, just hear from those guys and, you know, especially, you know, you have have veterans like kyle kendrick just about when he first got called up and just taking the -- picking their brains and just getting a better understanding. >> during yesterday's win over the mets aaron altherr bobbled the ball a few times and led to a double play. you don't see that every day. altherr gives us the play by play. >> i mean i just looked down. i saw it for like a glimpse, got a glimpse of the ball and like oh, there it is and i

tried to scoop it up and i caught it. >> we have seen some weird catches over the years but that was -- i didn't even know what happened. i couldn't -- i couldn't see it because the ball disappeared when i looked at the replay -- i'm just glad he caught it. >> we are, too t for the second year in a row, the sixers set to play in the nba's utah summer league. the first game is tonight against the boston celtics. we're excited because we'll finally get to see top draft pick markelle fultz in game action. here he is taking part in this morning's shoot around. fultz is excited too anxious to get his nba career going. >> now that it's my job it's even more fun. i don't of to worry about going to class. i just get to work on my game and get ready to go out on the court plane. >> he's done a good job in camp of fitting in but still playing his game and not coming in trying to do too much. for him to come in and just play his game, not try to do too much.

>> tennis anyone? wimbledon got under way today across the pond. no serena williams. the seven time winner of this event is several months pregnant. it's up to sister venus to avenge the williams family name. this match point. venus too quick and too strong she wins in straight sets. this never gets old for the five time wimbledon singles champ. >> this is my 20th wimbledon and i never thought that i'd play this many but grateful to be here to play and i love the game. >> over on the men's side, fifth seeded got a rude awakening upset. >> wow, 20th wimbledon. >> makes us feel young, right. >> i was 10 i guess when she must have started. >> i must have been not born yet. >> we like the williams sisters. >> thank you sharrie. >> ducis, thanks. >> well, it's not unusual to see britain's royal family

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>> firefighters on the front line of growing wildfires in arizona being hailed heroes for stepping up to save two animals from certain death. take a look at this. two firefighters rescued two darby baby deer from the flames tearing through arizona's prescott national forest just north of phoenix. the fawns were not hurt. they were taken to a nearby habitat to be reunited with their mother. that wildfire has already charred more than 43 square miles of land in arizona and is little more than halfway contained. a beautiful sight from space was captured by nasa cameras. time lapse video from the international space station shows aurora's dancing above earth. the auroras occur which electrically charged electrons and protons in the earth's nag net particular field collide with neutral atoms. we'll have quiz placement sounds complicated but in simple terms it's a gorgeous array of light. the name aurora comes from the

roman goddess of dawn also known as the southern lights the auroras can be seen in high southern latitude areas in chile argentina new zealand and australia. >> science lesson. >> i know, i like to hear you talking science. >> yes, so do i. i have a headache now. [laughter] >> that was awesome. beautiful pictures. we are locally in the 90's again. >> lots of sunshine out there. the action cam out and about in fairmount park and this is what you really want to do if you're outside for an extended period of time, find some shade. those kids doing the right thing. the sun is hot and storm tracker6 live double scan showing that most of our region right now is rain free. however, there's a weak boundary that's pulling through from the north and this is creating one isolated downpour right now in berks county its right to the west of kutztown. that system will continue to sync to the south and that could also touch off a few isolated showers or thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. so, right now it's just all

about the heat. philadelphia 90 degrees. the same in millville, wilmington, atlantic city airport in pomona showing a high of 94 degrees currently. it's roasting there. cape may, though, quite a bit cooler with that ocean temperature in the low 60's, it's currently 80 degrees. so, satellite6 and action radar showing we have that weak boundary that's pulling through. again, not much activity with it and it's kind of dying down but with that to the south i can't completely take out the risk of a few showers and thunderstorms. so, tonight an evening shower or thunderstorm mainly northwest. otherwise, it's partly cloudy and it's warm. 66 in the suburbs, about 73 for center city. tomorrow for the fourth of july, temperatures not quite as high as today, although humidity will be up a notch. dewpoints in the low 60's, so little bit on the muggy side, not oppressive, 88 in philadelphia allentown 86, wilmington 87. you'll get that cool breeze down the shore the boardwalk in atlantic city 77, cape may 78. your fireworks forecast is

looking pretty good. most areas will be rain free. an isolated shower or thunderstorm i think the best chance of that will be south of philadelphia at 8 o'clock, 80 degrees and still pretty warm by 11 o'clock, 75. wednesday i think it will be the pick of the week. this high pressure just beginning to shift off shore. we'll get an easterly wind, a high of 86 degrees. loads of sunshine and as we head through the week toward the weekend the humidity will be increasing. i think the peak of the humidity will be on friday. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, it's warm for the fourth of july but not oppressive. little bit on the muggy side with an isolated thunderstorm possible late in the afternoon and in the evening, most areas rain free with a high of 88 degrees. on wednesday, with that high pressure sliding east we get that easterly flow, it will be seasonably warm, mostly sunny. i'll be heading to the zoo, great day to head to the zoo with a high of 86 degrees. thursday mixture of clouds and sunshine, again 86. could get a pop-up shower or thunderstorm late in the day. friday, though, is when you

feel the difference in the amassments -- air mass. it will be hot 90. dewpoints 70 degrees so very humid with showers and thunderstorms rolling through. friday evening could be pretty active. on saturday, still a risk of a lingering shower or thunderstorm. otherwise, it's partly sunny, it's seasonably warm, 87 degrees but behind that system on sunday, we have a very refreshing air mass. temperatures slightly below normal, 85 degrees. low humidity. it will be beautiful. and monday looking very nice as well, mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees. so all in all, the fourth of july forecast is pretty nice. next weekend, sunday should be the pick of the weekend. >> okay. >> already looking forward to next weekend. it's only monday. [laughter] >> that's okay. >> thanks. >> be sure to take us with you this fourth of july. get the fireworks schedules, realtime traffic conditions, storm tracker6 live radar and more on your phone or tablet any time. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device.

>> maria menounos is leaving the e network after having brain tumor surgery. she told people magazine that she was diagnosed earlier this year at the same time her mother was battling stage four brain cancer. doctors took out nearly all of the benign golf ball sized tumor. menounos says she wants to rest and "see what i'm supposed to be in this world."

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>> well, it's not the wing bowl but a similar belly busting contest in the nation's capitol got under way today. this was the annual hamburger eating championship hosted by a popular d.c. restaurant. contestants had 10 minutes to eat as many burgers as they can. the winner was a return champion molly skyler who'll ate 21 hamburgers in record time and collected about $1,500 in cash. this was her third time winning by the way and according to her opponents once you fall behind molly

it's hard to catch up. [laughter] >> she knows how to do it apparently. >> yikes. >> right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. beach backlash. new jersey governor chris christie taking heat for vacationing on a closed beach while the state government is shut down. >> also philadelphia firefighters put out the flames at a home today and then call in police. what they found inside the property that prompted an investigation. that and much more coming up next. now for monica malpass, meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan, jaime apody ducis rodgers sharrie williams the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, jim's off, i'm rick williams. in the news a house fire turns into a drug investigation in the mayfair section of philadelphia. and an overturned tractor-trailer causes traffic backups along the blue route. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the continuing government shutdown in new jersey and the beach backlash against governor chris christie. this is the third day of the shutdown in new jersey due to the budget stalemate and while the governor is shuttered state parks and beaches on this day before the fourth of july christie has been taking heat because of this photo coming up showing he and his family using the summer beach house at the closed island beach state park. "action news" reporter walter perez is live in trenton where the budget talks continue

meanwhile. walter. >> reporter: hey, rick, you know, lawmakers met today. we're told progress was made on this third day of the government shutdown but once again it was that photo of governor christie that stole the headlines. that is governor chris christie along with family and friends soaking in the sunshine on an otherwise empty island beach state park near the governor's official retreat. the beach is empty because state park police were turning people away from the main gate due to the government shutdown. when asked about it during a news conference this weekend christie simply said. >> the governor has a residence at island beach. others don't. that's the way it goes. run for governor and then you can have the residence. >> reporter: even the governor's second in command has a problem with christie's trip to the shore. lieutenant governor kim guadagno also the gop nominee for governor posted a message on facebook blasting christie and she did not back down when asked about it earlier today. >> i can tell you what i would do if i was the governor. i certainly wouldn't be on the beach at a park that was closed as