beating the heat, accuweather says there's more in store, next on "action news." >> ♪ it's go time at dunkin' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps and keep on running all day long. america runs on dunkin'. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> day five of the stifling heat wave. folks are doing whatever they can to stay cool. adults are trying to catch a

cool breeze. jim is off. i'm monica malpass. we have an action weather alert. you are looking at the penn's landing. a breeze cools you down but we have heat until tomorrow. jeff chirico at dilworth park. first we go to melissa magee in for cecily tynan. we have strong storms, right? >> first it's building heat and humidity. then severe weather we are tracking for saturday. it's day four and counting. tuesday, a high of 91. wednesday's high, 96. thursday, 95 and today, 93 well above the norm of 87. across the area, a warm start to

the day. 8:00 a.m. 87. lunch time, 99. storm tracker 6 radar 3d showing you a complex of activity. you see showers south of green bay, milwaukee, chicago and pressing into grand rapids. this presses into our region by tomorrow afternoon. by 6:30, you see showers bubbling up across the region. when you look at the risk assessment tomorrow, what we are tracking, a high concern for lightning h downpours and strong winds, we are finding large hail and isolated possibility of tornadoes. we are keeping a watchful eye to the sky. we have more detail in the accuweather forecast.

melissa? >> thanks. now to jeff chirico. >> it's friday night in the summer. many outdoor activities planned. folks carried on as usual using those words mom preach, stay hydrated. >> fans came under the blazing sun, many toting water as they lined up to see the dooby brothers at the family pavilion. this family came prepared, fruit, cold sandwiches and h20. >> we are pr hydrating. in square, ice cream

shops were packed. >> it's hot. >> you desperately needed ice cream, right? >> yes. >> at this beer garden along the schuylkill river, runners were not deterred by temperature in the 9 0s. >> i have a routine going. i was feeling sloppy and lazy in the air conditioning. >> the excessive heat poses a major risk to the elderly. >> she wants the windows open. >> employees for the aging stayed late to field calls on the help line from seniors experiencing distress even as the sun set. >> it's going to go down to the high p 0s. that's not going to cool off homes. >> if you don't have air conditioning, before you head to bed, take a cool shower. that can reset your body. if you know a senior living by

themselves, they urge you to check on them. jeff chirico, "action news." >> use our mobile app to stay informed. the "6abc" app is a free download for your mobile device. it a took three hours to remove an overturned tractor trailer in bucks county. it landed on its side. the action stopped traffic. drivers were diverted across the median into the southbound lanes. the truck driver was taken to hospital. no word what caused the accident. firefighters say the up upper hand on a forest fire burning in burlington county. about 8:30, thick smoke rose from the blaze. 50 firefighters and ten engines have been attacking the fire since last night. the flames consumed 2,000-acres

in washington township so far they have been lighting backfires to contain it. conditions are brutal for those working the fire line. >> it's been extremely hot. yesterday when we were doing the backfires, we were doing the fire operations, the temperature indicator on the truck said 107-degrees. the fire is remote. it is not a threat to homes or businesses, but those nearby in surrounding counties may smell the smoke. >> the woma daughter of a womand dead in her home has been charged in her murder. house's daughter, 21-year-old elena house first blamed an intruder but later admitted to killing her mother. they argued about the daughter

being bipolar. >> officers arrived and found 28-year-old she quan cruz sha bell dead of gunshot wounds. >> another victim of the bucks county murders was laid to rest. the 19-year-old graduated from holy ghost prep school and was headed into his sophomore year of liola university in maryland. >> >> authorities say two drives that hit a man last week never stopped. the man's family told their story to "action news" reporter dann cuellar tonight. >> the horrific accident haunts christopher cooper of northeast

philadelphia struck by two vehicles as he was thrown from his motorcycle. >> family members say, cooper who worked for the philadelphia fire department was an avid motorcycle rider. sunday night he was riding his wife's suzuki gsx in christiana delaware under the sr1 flyover ramp. suddenly he lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the roadway. the drivers did not stop to render aid, something incomprehensive to his widow, a registered nurse. >> it's uncomprehensive i believable tothink there were pe world that day. i care for everybody. there has to be front end damage on their vehicles. >> witnesses describe the

vehicles as a honda accord with front end damage. >> someone had to see who hit christopher. there has to be witnesses to come forth to tell us who hit him. >> he was a man loved very much. my life was taken from me now. >> if anyone has information that could prove helpful, you are asked to call the delaware state police. >> former white house secretary sean spicer is relieved to be out of his job and looking forward to more time with his family. he has pledged to stay at the post until august. newly appointed press secretary sanders explained the situation.

>> he wanted new people be added to the team and sean felt it would be best to start with a clean start. >> the shakeup comes as president trump has low approval ratings. anthony scaramucci says the shift is moving in the right direction but the white house has to better convey the message of his success. donald trump junior and paul manafort through attorneys have negotiated a deal to save them from publicly testifying at next wednesday's hearing. both will be interviewed by committee members staff hires for a public hearing but staff reserves the right to subpoena both men in the future if the need arises. >> jeff sessions was in the city

to talk about sanctuary cities and preventing crimes. he said cities like philadelphia are giving sanctuary to criminals in his opinion. sessions condemned immigrants living in the country illegally who commit crime. richard ross says philadelphia is fighting a bigger battle. >> i don't believe we belong in the immigration business. that's for the people around the corner. given the fact that we want to cultivate as many relationships as possible, we need people to feel they can come forward and work with us without fear of being taken away. >> president trump has tried to cut funding for cities that limit cooperation with u.s. immigration authorities. >> border trustees approved a 2.5% tuition hike for the coming

school year. the board also elected mar marc dannly the new chairman of the board. >> still to come on "action news," new fallout into the investigation of the shooting of the bride to be in minneapolis. why one of the top officials stepped down. and buying cigarettes is harder for young people. >> as you look at the current heat index numbers, 89 in philadelphia, 80 allentown and 89 in wilmington. we'll let you know if the heat comes to an end for the weekend. >> ducis rogerses the phillies brewer, and flyer's news in sports. all of that when "action news" continues in the a moment. ♪ ♪ whoa!

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>> passengers and crew onboard a sea plane had to be rescued from the east river.

the plane landed safely but experienced trouble. firefighters helped passengers from the plane. the plane is owned by tail wind air service. the chief of the minneapolis police officer has resigned. janey hart toe has been criticized for the fatal shooting of justine damond. she was also criticized in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black men. residents told the mayor she needs to go. >> several cars collided in berlin new jersey today. as you can see the impact from the crash sent two of four cars into a parking lot.

police firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene. >> a pedestrian was killed this afternoon. it happened as a man was trying to cross harvest avenue just before 3:00 p.m. paramedicsrushed him to the hospital but he did not survive. the driver of the car stayed at the scene. three gang members will serve lengthy prison sentences. john bristo got two life terms in prison plus 35 years. an 18-year-old and 17-year-old pled guilty to murder in february. bristo got a 15 year sentence. a drug dealer from mercer county new jersey pled guilty to causing the death of one of his buyers. he sold fentanyl to a

25-year-old who overdosed. he will receive five years when sentenced in september. >> new jersey is the third state to raise the legal smoking age to 21. governor christie raised the age from 19. governor christie vetoed a similar measure last year. while signing the measure today he cited a strang strain on thee healthcare system caused by tobacco related illnesses. >> combining a sugary drink with a high protein meal could make the body store more fat. there was an 8% decline in fat burning with the combination compared to those that skip the sugary filled drink. they found that sweet beverages increase cravings for salty foods up to four hours after the

meal. >> one minute of exercise a day could prevent osteoporosis. that's according to a new study from england. those that did high intensity exercise like running for a minute saw less bone density. a little bit goes a long way. >> let's see when we catch a break here. >> we have showers and storms for the weekend. the action cam was outside today. chopper 6hd with a beautiful shot of the skyline during sunset. outside tonight, sky 6 live from the temple university camera looking at a different angle of the skyline. partly cloudy, dry tonight if you are out on the town. current heat index numbers,

89-degrees in if ia. >> we'll feel upper 90s tomorrow afternoon and holding throughout the rest of the day. we have heat and humidity. that's fueling showers and storms as we get to tomorrow night. its dry and quiet right now. we'll widen the picture to go west. this is the complex of storms we are tracking with severe weather breaking out south of green bay pressing into chicago working south and east as we get to saturday. future tracker 6 showing you 9:00 in the morning, sunshine and clouds, dry for the start. pop up showers and storms by the

noon hour. 5:00 p.m., community gaining strength. 6:30 tomorrow night you can see the moisture starting to spread and push east. it continues by 9:30 tomorrow night. you can see the possibility of heavy showers and south jersey, also into delaware. sunday afternoon, not going to find a lot of activity. the atmosphere is exhausted because of the severe weather we are tracking tomorrow. we have a slight risk of finding scattered showers and storms. the biggest concern is showers and high winds. 84 on sunday, mostly cloudy, showers are possible. at the poconos, another humid

afternoon. high temperature at 83. sunday, mostly cloudy with a high of 77. here's the exclusive seven-day forecast with the accuweather alert, strong showers and storms on the way. the heatwave continues, heave waive fivwave five by tomorrow. we back off the heat and dump the number to 85. monday, humid and evening storms, back to 90. finally by tuesday, relief at 83. wednesday, a high of 85. seasonably warm next thursday, 88 and clouds and sunshine as we get to friday for the high temperature coming in at 88-degrees. we are watching closely tomorrow night, monica. >> thanks so much, melissa. >> justin bieber will not play in beijing anytime soon.

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franky avalon, fabian and bobby rye dell performed at the casino tonight. they have been performing across the country under the name, the golden boys. fans love it. they loved when the phillies won, didn't they? >> it's been hot out there and the phillies hot as well. three win in the past four games. they don't cool off tonight against the brewers. to the sixth, two on for tommy joseph. phillies win 6-1. four wins in the past five

games. we are playing good ball lately. i was concerned about the 20 hits the other day. two big innings, freddy's home run set the tone. good things come to those who wait. we have waited long enough. monday morning eagles open training camp. eagles fitted the youth football team with new equipment. the boys recently had their football equipment stolen. as for his team, mcleod sees big things for the birds. >> i want our jobs to get better last year to this year. we have ota's. we want to carry the momentum to training camp. the goal is playoffs. that's what we set out. once we take the first step, sky's the limit. >> wendell smallwood sees no

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comcast business. >> we now have a little more information on nolan patrick. flyers tell us he has a boil on his face. >> high winds and rain keep the wind in check. that's not sergio garcia's problem. his anger is. he takes a swing at the bushes. his shoulder hurts. shoulder injury. jordan speith has an okay day. he has a two shot lead, six under par. finally tonight, when you buy overpriced beer, no way you will waste it at a tin cap.

look where it ends up. in her beer. nice grab. she provides to drink the beer in the cup. >> why not? >> to each their own. >> finally, a night under the stars. police showed the disney classic the jungle book. disney is the parent company of "6abc." "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:00 a.m. with gary hall and chris sowers. for jim hall, melissa magee, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a great night and a good weekend ahead. ♪ ♪

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