realized her dog and cat were still inside and she had to go back to rescue them and that set the stage for catastrophe. walter perez is live at the scene. >> reporter: well jim, such a sad situation in bensalem, it started at 6:30 this morning it took a half hour to bring this one under control and the home was destroyed and the woman killed address you mentioned lost her life trying to save her pets. >> cell phone video captures the scene as flames were rising early it morning along the 200 block of june avenue in bensalem. neighbors were shocked. >> we heard she was out of the house and ran back in to get the dog and cat. >> first responders arrived moments later and the woman now identified as tabatha oaks.

>> they went for search and rescue and able to discover a female located in the first floor kitchen area and she was deceased. >> neighbors can't believe it. >> i am downstairs thinking now this is just wow you don't expecting in like this. >> the two escaped identified as her husband and mother-in-law are being treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns. fire officials say this should serve as a cautionary tale of the danger of entering a burning build. >> we understand it but more important we want to keep you outside. let the first responders know where that stuff was and we'll help you out. once you are out stay out it's very important. >> back out live the red cross is helping the two people that survived no word how the fire started and the one dog was killed in the fire and a second dog and cat safely escaped. walter perez, channel 6 "action

news." thank you, we have a developing story in mount laurel, burlington county where a fire attacked a townhome on marmouth lane a short time ago. firefighters got the upper hand on the two alarm blaze, quick work and a fire wall kept flames from spreading to adjacent homes. a new trial date is set for the south jersey father accused of killing his 3-year-old son. david cretecreato was back in court. the first ended in a mistrial back in may. prosecutors say he killed his son brendon in 2015. a judge has denied a new trial for former penn state president, graham spanier. he was sentenced to two months in jail for failing to report what he knew about jerry sandusky and two more got better news today.

former vice president gary shultz was given the opportunity for work release instead of going to jail as long as his job meets certain inquire manies same for timothy curly. one person is dead and two others are in critical condition after a shooting and crash in delaware county. the shooting happened at 11th and brown and chester at 11:20 last night. 30-year-old joseph latorre was shot and killed. and two other men jumped in an suv and fled and the driver hit by gun fire managed to drive a half mile into eddystone. home surveillance shows the car speeding down and street and hitting four parked vehicles. we are looking live at the ben franklin bridge on a seasonably warm summer evening and expecting a change. tomorrow could be a very wet day. adam joseph is live at the big board. >> the changes come in the form

of heavy downpours especially tomorrow afternoon and a lot of clouds and sunshine out there and temperatures below average, 81 now in philadelphia. and you can see 70s in richmond as well as charleston, west virginia, cooler to the south because of very unsettled weather that is temporarily pushed to the south and west because high pressure is situated in new england and that supplies a northeasterly wind pulling the front way down to the sound and it's extremely active in virginia, and west virginia and that continues into parts of missouri linking the low pressure with the front and littering this area that are moving in our direction. future tracker 6 showing waking up cloudy tomorrow morning and afternoon tomorrow turning active as a weak disturbance passes by to spark the downpours that contain heavy rainfall briefly as we look at the impact scale for the heavy downpours tomorrow.

low tomorrow morning, you are okay for the morning rush tomorrow most area roadways are dry, starts to bump up at the lunch time hour and high risk for the downpours and ponding on the roadways for the evening rush tomorrow and how much rain could fall with the downpours and let you know when it moves out in time for the upcoming weekend. >> thank you adam. officials in margate would likely say this is the height of the tourist season nate hire. the army corps of engineers have launched a massive beach construction project to give margate dunes they didn't really want in the first place. vernon odom is at the shore with the full story. >> reporter: fredericksburg and the beach the border of absecon island in margate. the army corps of engineers were moving pipes and other materials into the margate after the army corps of engineers did a sudden about face decided that margate much jump in line for millions

of dollars in beach building. the contractors equipment was late getting here because of construction delays in florida. >> there will be about a weeks that will disrupt someone at a certain location. margate or any town we work in. >> margate spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting the project calling it a waste of federal dollars and disruptive and now lands here in the heart of the tourist season. >> we have bulk heads for 60 years and we maintain from day one that our bulk heads give us equal protection to the dunes it's a waste of money. >> a band-aid not something that will help for a long time. >> any storm flooding they say comes from the bay side and not the ocean. but they are throwing in the towel. >> not happy with the way this went down and last minute changes we had no participation.

>> they believe that ventnor has more powerful friends in trenton, but they believe it's a political pay back for in years of court battles on the dunes in trenton. if you have ever wanted to own a piece of the taj mahal now is your chance. everything inside of the former trump casino resort is up for sale. including poker tables, artwork and crystal chandeliers and a baby grand piano in addition to the luxury items all the content from guest rooms are up for grabs, televisions and ice buckets and coffee makers. it started tomorrow at 10:00 in the morning and continues until everything is sold. the building will then be gutted and transformed into the hard wok hotel and casino the company bought the building in march for $50 million. 25 men and women are getting a

fresh start thanks to a new job training program. the former inmates graduated today in a ceremony at tabernacle church. the graduates completed six weeks of training with workforce solutions. they will be offered positions at supermarkets that partner with the mission. coming up new information on the search for the owner of a snake found meandering around the point breeze section of philadelphia. a man on a mission to fulfill the hoop dreams of kids in philadelphia. ducis rogers tells us about the six man project. >> a lot of clouds today and limited sunshine especially here this afternoon. it kept temperatures down and 84 was the high in philadelphia below the normal of 87 degrees and talk about 90s returning and the storms arriving here tomorrow in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪

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we have an update on a slithery story it's not every day that someone finds an eight foot long snake on the streets of philadelphia. that is what happened today. now comes word in point breeze by the way. now comes word that the snakes owner may be showing up to reclaim him live at animal control is john rawlins. what is the latest on this? >> reporter: as you know an hour ago we last reported on the escaped snake found in that flower bed today. given the nickname of petunia by staff here. now word that a person says they are the owner of the snake is on

their way out here to reclaim him and a long day for the neighbors that found petunia in the flower bed in point breeze at 4:00 a.m. >> i got a phone call someone thought i had a snake but i ain't got no snake and i don't like snakes. >> norman was in for a surprise because outside in the begonias was a snake. the snake was behaving but still. >> 911 was called and after connotation a sergeant put on gloves and went into action. the snake went into one bag and then a sec bag and headed to the act animal shelter where a reporter meets said snake. >> hello -- >> we met audra the director of operations, her take on this guy? >> he is pretty calm and handleable. to me he has to have been someone's pet. >> if not well cared for a snake

can be aggressive but this one seems to like people. >> well fed and healthy in appearance. >> a burmese python, 7 feet long. the species can reach 20 feet in length, how he ended up in a planter of flowers, despite our best efforts he remained silent. we'll let norman have the last word. >> nothing surprises me in south philly no more. this here prove its all. >> ha, ha, ha. and so we wait someone that is the owner of the snake they nicknamed up here petunia because he was found in a flower pot. they are waiting here to see if he shows up and is expected around 60s we shall see, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. state utility officials are moving forward with plans to

install a micro grid in trenton, today officials toured a proposed site for the grid in the downtown area. currently operated by viola energy. the grid is meant to protect the power supply during severe weather, 12 other micro grids are considered across the state. the city of philadelphia is preparing to honor one of its favorite and funniest sons. tomorrow is kevin hart day in philadelphia. officials will unveil this mural of hart in honor of his birthday. the portrait of the comedian and entertainer went up on max's cheese stakes in philadelphia. a block from hart's childhood home. the councilmen are hosting a celebration at max's beginning at 10:30.

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any age. delaware county is celebrating the wishes of their 2017 senior games, hundreds of athletes ranging from age from 50 to 101 attended the banquet today to celebrate their achievements. some sports multiple medals including a variety of events like bowling and table tennis and track. more big sixers news tonight and i have a feeling i'll be saying that a fair amount in the coming months and hopefully years. >> nba summer league we are so excited about markelle fultz is set to play in other game for the sixers. he had a nice game monnight and they face the jazz tonight and he is not the only first round pick to take the court for the team. he is slated to play, the turkish sharp shooting guard they grabbed late in round one last year. he signed with the team

yesterday and fultz is excited to team up with him. >> he is a great shooter, he does more than that, gets to the rim a great kid and real cool real friendly and all of that. i'm looking forward to playing with him and giving him some assist. >> it's all coming together and the phillies and pirates meet again tonight. aaronalityier is getting the day off. ben lively takes the mound tonight and he won his first start a month ago but not since. despite that lively has the lowest era of any philly. and we introduce you to a local man giving back to the community all in a days work and having a ball while doing it. i'm michael gibson on the six man project. the six man that comes off the

bench to help his team win that is exactly what mike gibson is doing all started from a random act of kindness driving in philadelphia with a brand new basketball in his truck. >> i noticed two kids playing on a homemade court plying with a homemade basketball like a beach ball. i gave it to them and they were smiling. and i asked the mom can i take their picture and i said have i have been idea. >> providing basketballs to kids that mean them the most. >> you need a couple of new basketball tods play here. >> their reaction is pretty much the same big smile and you walk away and they give you a shout thanks mister we appreciate it. >> now a carful of basketballs. he rolls up unannounced and swoops in with the assist. >> i hate to interrupt your workout but for a good reason.

the sound gets me every time. it's rare that they have a new ball they are playing with, we try to pull over and give them a new ball. >> the idea has caught fire and thanks to the generosity of friends and social media the six man project took shape. >> i thought that would be the end of it. but if i could give out 300 balls in a year that could be great and we hit 500 mark in six months. the success of the project is overwhelming for mike and the kids he is caring for. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> usually when i drive away my smile is bigger than their smiles combined. >> thanks mike! >> you can head over to our website at 6abc.com to learn how to donate to mike's sixth man project. >> acted of random kindness. >> love it.

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holiday is over and the pressure is off a bit. >> still have the seven day accuweather forecast. active tomorrow and downpours coming in and creating issues during the evening rush a lot of clouds out there it looks like it wants to rain at times. splashes of sun and good news for the scullers with tra bright sun as they get a workout in. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan in the weather center here, again there are a lot of clouds but no precipitation whatsoever. not tracking rain this evening and going into the overnight hours. coming tomorrow with the

changes, tracking a soggy thursday with the downpours especially in the afternoon and evening, it could create issues on the roads with quick flooding because of how much moisture content is in the air tomorrow. the humidity comes up ringing out rain in a short amount of time. not severe storms and just heavy rain and a beautiful summer weekend is on tap. right now temperatures in the 70s at the shore. easterly win all day long, 80s inland and trenton 80 degrees and up in the lehigh valley warmer spots sitting at 84 degrees, as we look at satellite 6 along with action radar there you can see all the clouds that continue to drift in and we have ripped the clouds apart in the last hour or so. from the shore heading now inland. and see that very volatile weather to the south in the form of downpours and storms washington to richmond. back to west virginia. that links with low pressure spinning there nasty low between kansas city and st. louis. it's not bringing severe weather

but any time you have the circulation on satellite and radar it just means that something is going on in the atmosphere and we'll track that during the day tomorrow. clouds are here and move back in if you see this temporary break, the humidity coming back up overnight and that is the water vapor sitting in the area waiting to be rung out. 65 allentown and philadelphia and millville 70 in dover. and future tracker showing tomorrow a lot of clouds and breaks of sun here and there north and east of philadelphia and as we get towards the lunch time hour, could be fairly quiet at the shore despite the clouds and some downpours and storms popping as the energy comes in from the west tomorrow evening heavy hitters around in the former torrential rain and continues into thursday night. into early on friday morning before it drys out. how much rain are we talking about here, you can kind of see pockets of red here and there. some areas could see an inch and some over two inches of rain.

depending on where the storms pop and you noticed yesterday they developed in the middle of nowhere, see where they do indeed form here tomorrow afternoon. everything starts to kick out early on friday morning and drys out friday afternoon as the sunshine returns. as we take a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast again unsettled at times in the overnight hours and improvement on friday morning rain early is gone and sunshine returning and humid and warm at 87. and we'll lose the humidity with high clouds and sun saturday 88 degrees gorgeous on sunday. full sun and low humidity and 84 degrees and starts to warm back up in the beginning of next week and human with a chance of a storm wednesday. a little active tomorrow but not looking at severe storms just heavy rain. >> thank you. police officers made their presence felt on pelt street in

newark delaware, instead of investigating crime the officers spent recreational time with children that lived in the neighborhood. board games and arts and crafts, police are setting up the so-called play zones if neighborhoods throughout newcastle county. abc world news tonight with divide muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, and ducis rogers. and please join us for "action news" on channel 6 at 11:00. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

tonight, the police officer assassinated. the veteran new york city officer and mother shot through the window. her partner's desperate cries for backup, and tonight here the new video, the chilling outline rant from the suspect. also late today, the trump administration with a new warning to yort korea tonight about possible military action. after north korea launches its first intercontinental missile that could reach u.s. targets. and trump overseas, and that meeting with vladimir putin. the american congressman and that selfie video inside the auschwitz death camp causing war overfight. the tug of war over baby charlie. the parents want him move asked the hospital says no.