>> a pleasant good morning to you, 7:00 a.m., saturday, july 2. here's a look at the stories that we're following for you on "action news." a couple is rescued and rushed to the hospital after their philadelphia home is scorched by fire overnight. and final farewells for one of the young men who was brutally murdered in bucks county. the beach may be the place to be to seek relief from the heat. live look at cape may, new jersey, we'll be sweating in the 90s another hot and humid day.

but relief is almost here. back outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers tracking the accuweather forecast helping people prepare for the weekend. criminals you better have good news. >> reporter: it can only get better. the folks on the beach in cape may were not waisting anytime getting their spot on the sand. low to mid 90s in the city. even the shorepoints will get close to 90 degrees because there's a land breeze. as we look at the numbers we'll start out north and west, cuts cuts -- kutztown 73. 72 in newtown. media, 76. kirkwood, 71. glassboro, 76. same number for fortescue and buena. blueberry country, 76. hugo, 72. brigantine -- ewing, 72. bringing -- brigantine 76.

complex of showers and thunderstorms affected southern viewing area. if you look to the west of the screen that's the complex of storms that if it holds together over the appalachian mountains later on it could blast our area 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. it is forecasted to get into the city of philadelphia, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. strong gusty winds and cloud to ground lightning strikes and hail. jersey shore, 87 degrees, partly sunny skies, very humid. city of philadelphia, 93, feels like temperatures 98, 99. poconos thunderstorms developing late, highs around 82. big threat is the risk for strong gusty winds and hail later on. i'll be bank in just a few minutes and time it out for you on future tracker 6. >> reporter: appears we'll be

sweltering under a hot, hazy day keep an eye on your pets and elderly neighborhoods as the temperatures get dangerously high for the 5th day in in a ro. >> it's hot humid and sticky. we found people trying to beat the heat in camden, new jersey, shade and lots of water. hit andrittenhouse square, we fd empty outdoor tables as diners chose the comfort of ac. extreme heat poses a risk for the elderly. for those who don't have ac officials at the corporation of aging said. >> low temperatures overnight tonight will be in the 70s, that will not cool off homes. >> if you want to exercise, get out there early before it gets too hot out there. as the extreme heat continues

use our mobile app to stay informed and get tips on how to stay cool. and look at storm tracker 6 live, the 6 abc app is a free download for your mobile device. if you're just waking up with us, firefighters rescued two people from a burning home in juniata. when firefighters got to the home flames were shooting out of the home 4100 block of jay street. when they got the flames under control, they discovered a man and woman inside the home. the woman was rushed to temple hospital to be treated. the man was not injured. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire. police are investigating two crime scenes blocks away from one another in the city's feltonville section. investigators say a 23-year-old was shot three times after an argument this morning on the 100 block of east rockland street. the victim was able to run to nearby after-hours club on rising sun avenue and told a

friend what happened to him. that friend later spotted the shooting suspect and fired shots of his own. police later recovered a gun under a car. the shooting victim remains this morning in critical condition. three people were hurt after two cars collided on i-95 in chester, delaware county overnight. police say the accident happened in the northbound lanes near chestnut street at about 1:45 a.m. police shut down i-95 north to the border of ridley township for 45 minutes as they investigate the the scene. three people had to be taken to crozer-chester to be treated. woman, our extreme heat is having an impact on the battle to bring a huge forest fire burning in burlington county under control. chopper 6 hd right there flying high above the scene there. this was last night as thick smoke rose from the flames in washington township. it's has burned 3,000 acres near

historic batsto village. it is 60% contained. happening today, the public is invited to pay their respects for visitation to dean finocchiaro one of the four men found murdered on a farm in solbury township. his visit aches takes place from noon -- visitation takes place from noon to 4:00 p.m. today. dean finocchiaro graduated from in a neshaminy in 2016. funeral services were held for jimi patrick at the church of saint andrew in newtown yesterday. he graduated from holy ghost prep school and heading into his sophomore year at loyola university in maryland. president trump is weighing in on former white house press secretary sean spicer's abrupt

resignation. he tweeted that spicer is a quote wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the fake noose media, but his future is bright. spicer quit yesterday in protest of the president's decision to higher anthony scaramucci as communications director. expires who sought that title himself reportedly fumed that the new york hedge fund manager was not qualified for the job. sara huckabee sanders now the new press secretary. >> he wanted to bring new folks in to help rev up the communications operation and after reflexion my decision was to recommend to the president that i give anthony and sarah a clean slate to start from. >> the shakeup comes as president donald trump deals with historical low approval ratings. scaramucci said today that he quote the ship is moving in the right direction, bus stop that

the white house needs to better convey the message of its success. meanwhile, the white house has not commented on another troublesome headline, the washington post reported that u.s. intelligence interpreted conversations in which russian ambassador to the u.s. told moscow he specifically discussed election related issues with then senator jeff sessions. sessions who is now attorney general testified twice that the campaign never came up in the meetings. that news broke hours after sessions was in philadelphia to talk about sanctuary cities and efforts to combat crime. the state of new jersey has raised its smoking age to # 1. it is now just the third state in the nation with such a restriction. chris christie signed the measure into law yesterday raising the age from 19 years old. the restriction applies to tobacco products and electronic

smoking devices. governor chris christie cited a strain on the healthcare system that's caused by tobacco related illnesses, hawaii and california are the only other states whose smoking age is 21. "action news" continues in just a bit. we're getting a look at the damage left behind by a strong earthquake that struck parts of turk and greece. still educating in his twilight years how a local retired teacher is helping to preserve a precious corner of south jersey. >> reporter: look at the temperatures around the delaware and lehigh valleys already, 80 degrees just a little bit after 7:00 a.m., 80 degrees in philadelphia. another day of high heat and humidity for the region. we're tracking the end of the heat waive tomorrow and line of powerful thunderstorms later this evening. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next.

hundreds of people on the

eastern greek island of coast spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake damaged the region. two tourists were killed and 500 others injured when the 6.7 earthquake hit there friday morning. it led to the ferry services being temporarily suspended. dozens of after shocks have taken the islands which have frightened many residents and tourists there. a simple mistake caused a whole lot of damage to a plane undergoing may maintenance. officials say the plane rolled down an embankment into a fence after the mechanic forgot to set the brakes. the plane was undergoing maintenance, a crane was used to remove the plane. good news nobody was hurt, and

the mechanic was probably called into the boss' office for a lone discussion. chris, what about this heat? >> reporter: i'm trying to. >> work harder, come on. >> reporter: officially the heat wave comes to an end tomorrow, there are no if, ands and but the buts about that. it's been brutal over the last few days with temperatures in the 90s and it feels-like temperatures with 100 degrees plus. our heat indices peak will be under 100 degrees, getting a little bit better out there. let's flip it over to the radars, nothing going on out there, we're clear over the mid atlantic. this is the complex i'm watching here after 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., when they get in here, some of them will be doozyies, high

temperatures 93 feeling like 98, 99. severe thunderstorms develop late in the day from the complex of storms across the midwest. flash flooding possible with all the moisture in the air at this point. it's easy to get the drenching downpours like wringing out a sponge. 80 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoints, 74. that is extremely high. winds out of the east/northeast at 6 miles per hour. the ocean temperature, inviting, 76 degrees which is warmer than the air temperatures. reading and allentown, 72. lancaster, 74. close to 80 degrees in allen torn. philadelphia is already there. trenton, 76. 76 is the number for millville and on the boards in atlantic city, high dewpoints, low to mid 70s, very comparable to the gulf coast, orlando this is what you see everyday. dover, 77. wilmington, 74. here's the break right here, if

you're sick and tired of all the humidity, relief arrives monday night. the heat wave officially breaks tomorrow, but it will be humid as we head into sunday and monday. it's monday night when the humidity leaves finally calm back down and drop into the 50s and 60s. we still have a couple of more days before that comes to an end. heat wave ends tomorrow. huge line of showers and thunderstorms, the southern edge of this was through this morning. they are having a tremendous amount of flooding, some locations have picked up 3 inches of rain in a half-hour's time. that will create problems for the folks out there. good news for us, when it marches into our neck of the woods, it will be moving pretty fast. we might have flash flooding, but not to the level they are dealing with out there. 7:00 p.m., the line is over south jersey, hitting the shore by 8:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.

future tracker 6 suggesting a secondary line developing around midnight. that will affect the southern portions of the viewing area including the delaware bay region. what to expect, high probability of cloud to ground lightning strikes and downpours and strong gusty winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. most of the time it's quiet until you get to 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. sun and clouds, storms late, 93 degrees, jersey shore, a nice beach day, the threat for thunderstorms is after 7:00 p.m. let's say warm and sticky, 87 today. humid thundershower tomorrow, 84. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 83 for tomorrow. the heat wave comes to an end, 90 for monday, thunderstorm, late, tuesday we finally have comfortable humidity levels, 83 wednesday, 85. >> gray, yes, relieve is on the way. artle of -- art of aging this morning, a dedicated school

teacher is preserving a corner of life in south jersey. >> reporter: john retired from teaching after 37 years in the classroom but he is still an educator his lesson revolve around the black pine preserve. the black pine preserve is a pristine corner these very special. >> reporter: wants to create awareness that's enhanced that created 12 miles per hour of trails and maps and signage and infrastructure. >> 6.2 miles of strahle. it's incumbent upon us to preserve the land and learn about it and enjoy it and more importantly come out here and share in the sense of peace that

so many people feel when they come out here of the 1300 preserve is filled with natural beauty. >> blueberries, one of the benefits coming in here late june. >> reporter: diswrawn is one of the many volunteers who keep the preserve beautiful. the black run preserve fulfills him in many ways. >> i'm retired from education, but i'm not done working. i was lucky enough to combine my passion of teaching love of life on earth and teaching and this unique eek -- eco system, it all runs together. tamala edwards channel 6 "action news."

>> so glad you're waking up with us, here's a look at what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. it is the annual christmas in july celebration in north

wildwood. this decades old tradition injects the holiday spirit into a quiet beach town for this weekend. two trucks make their way from second street down the beach, one has santa claus and helpers and 6 piece band that will be playing christmas songs. they will stop every 3 blocks for free photo ops were old santa claus. north philadelphia, hope partnership for education hosts this free event at 11th and huntington street at 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. check out the live entertainment face paintings and refreshments and whole lot more as you head out. the night in now and -- nin venice boat parade is in ocean city. this year's theme is rocking through the decades.

it run as along the bay from ocean city longport toll bridge to tennessee avenue. this is a free event to watch. it starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by a fireworks show over the water near third street. we'll see you back here after the break. >>joe: hi.this is pennsylvania state treasurer

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by visiting our website back 7:24 a.m., saturday morning, last complchedz stifling hot and -- couple of days, stifling hot and humid, 93 degrees, 5th day in a row for 90 or more. 4th day where we fall close to 100 degrees. the heat advisories have

expired. poconos thunderstorms developing late in the day, let's say after 4:00 p.m. otherwise, clouds and sun, 82. sunday, mostly cloudy and cooler high of 73. but it's going to be humid up there. jersey shore, ocean temperatures nice and refreshing, 76, warm and sticky on the sand. make sure if you're in sea isle city, crossing over the dunes trying to find your spot on the sands, the sand is blazing hot, make sure you have flip flops on. 87 degrees land breeze, tomorrow, sunday, 84. >> phillies face the brewers for game two in their series after kicking off a ten game home stand with a bang. here's ducisng, it is been hot this week and dare i say the phillies have been as well. three wins in the past four games they did to the cool off against the brewers.

freddie galvis smacked a two-run homer in the first inning. 2-0 phils. nola struck out five straight batters tieing his career high. for the 6th 2 on for tommy joseph. both runners score on this double. phillies win. >> that was nice, we've been playing good ball lately, i was concerned about the 20 hits the other day, hoping we wouldn't come up short today. the guys swung the bats pretty well, two big innings, fred dwr's mom run set the tone. monday morning, the eagles will finally open training camp. in the meantime, rodney mccloud is using his down time-wisely. mccloud took to the team to

mow -- modells in south philadelphia. the team had their equipment stolen. >> i want to get better from last year to this year. we want to carry the momentum into training camp and game one against the redskins, the goal is players, that's what we set out, once we take that first step, sky's limit. wendell smallwood began working out on his own. he saw limited action last season in his rookie year. smallwood said he is using competition as fuel. >> some people can ignore, it's self motivation for me. with the competition it's driving everyone in that room, anyone who is not driving, you cannot be successful on it

there. you can compete with a receiver or quarterback you want to be better. that drives me a lot. >> the driver shared information on nolan patrick he has an abscess boil on his face. the team said he is doing well. we are waiting for him to hit the ice for the first time. that's a look at sports, i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a terrific weekend. >> your time, 7:28 we have a brand new picture of growing prince george. kensington palace released this picture of the future king to mark his 4th birthday. duke and duchess of cambridge kicked off their two nation european tour in poland. they traveled with prince george and princess charlotte. today is principal george's birthday. happy birthday! ♪

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win a free treatment. when shots are fired along a wilmington street overnight and now, the search is on for the gunman. we're ready to get into the air-conditioning. >> boy, oh, boy, the heat is on, again! it's tough keeping cool while taking in the sites in the city of philadelphia when the mercury climbs into the mid 90s. let's take you outside to meteorologist chris sowers tracking the accuweather forecast helping you plan your weekend. i was a day or two away from having a long conversation with

you. >> reporter: do you see why i enjoy winter so much. nobody likes this, gray. i'll talk to him more about it when i get inside here, yes, the humidity has been unbearable at times. high temperatures in the low to mid 90s, very uncomfortable. today we'll catch a little break, the heat index will stay under 100 degrees. the official heat wave comes to an end tomorrow when the high temperatures top out in the low to mid 80s. 80 in center city. media, 77. warminster, 75. glassboro, 77. fortescue, 78 degrees. buena, 78. handle breeze on the delaware bay. a land breeze is expected for the ocean front. cape may at the point, 75 degrees, it feels lousy out here right now. those humidity leaves will continue to be very, very high throughout the day with dewpoints at least at 70 degrees if not a few degrees higher than that. storm tracker 6 live we set it in motion, complex of thunderstorms racing across the

midwest this morning. some of it is warm, you can see the severe thunderstorm line popping up, that's a severe thunderstorm warning. we've seen gusts 65 miles per hour and tremendous amount of flooding, some areas have picked you mean 3 inches of rain in a 3040 minute time span. that's a tremendous amount of water. if you're planning on hanging bile pool. nice day overall, sun and clouds, hot and humid. pay attention to the sky conditions because the storms will creep up on you quick. it will not give you much time here. after are 5:00 p.m., if the skies turn threatening, you hear thunder head indoors and let the storms pass through. high temperatures topping out at 93. that's a check of the forecast for now, when i come back we'll look at the severe weather heading this way or a potential of the sphere -- severe weather

heading this way. we'll have a cooler accuweather forecast. >> despite the hot and sticky conditions, people are still enjoying time outside, many fans in camden, new jersey, thousands of people dealt with the heat to see chicago perform. we spotted runners along the schuylkill river. >> i have a routine going, so i kept going. >> i felt sloppy and lazy, sitting in the air-conditioning, after work i came down here. >> of course plenty of people chose to cool off with that right there, good old ice cream. as the scream heat continues we invite you to use our mobile app to stay informed. check out storm tracker 6 live the 6abc app is a free download for the mobile device. it is now, 7:33 a.m., new information to tell you about this morning, police rushed a young man to the hospital after a shooting in the city's germantown soaks. germantown section.

the 21-year-old was shot in the stomach on the 5200 block of germantown avenue before 1:00 a.m. police are looking for the shooter. from our delaware newsroom overnight a 15-year-old girl is one of two people shot on east 27th street in wilmington. someone started shooting after midnight in the area. the teenage victim was taken a. i. do you upon -- dupont childs hospital. a 30-year-old man was shot and is stable condition. police are investigating the circumstances around the double shooting no arrests have been made. a motorcyclist was tragically killed while riding down i-95 in delaware last weekend. we learned he was struck by two drivers who never stopped. the family is pleading for help dann cuellar spoke with the family. >> reporter: the horrific

accident scene haunts the family of christopher cooper of northeast philadelphia struck by two vehicles after losing control of his motorcycle. >> they kept going and they have not turned themselves in yet. >> reporter: family members say cooper who worked for the philadelphia water department was an avid motorcycle rider. he was ridings wife's bike in christiana delaware. suddenly he somehow lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the roadway. he was subsequently struck and killed by two cars whose drivers did not stop and render aid something unbelievable to his widow a registered nurse. >> it's unbelievable to think there are people on it there in the world like that, i care for everybody. >> i want the people to come forward admit to their mistakes. there's got to be front end

damage to their vehicles. >> reporter: witnesses say the vehicle was 2014, 16 mazda iii and honda accord with front end damage. >> somebody has to see who hit christopher. >> i'm pleading with them to please, he was a man who was loved very, very much and my life has been taken away from me now. >> reporter: now, if anyone witnessed the accident or otherwise has information that could approve helpful call the delaware state police. in the sat center, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> a burglar allegedly used his own babies to help him commit his crimes. police in bucks county need your help to identify the thief. take a look at the surveillance pictures of the guy police are looking for. police say the video shows the man stealing $1,000 worth of

sunglasses from the design for vision in newtown, township. here's what police say he did. he set the two infants on the floor in the their car seats and tried on sunglasses. he placed the sunglasses on the baby's faces and police say he hid them in their car seats. a dozen afghanistan security forces have been killed in a u.s. airstrike in afghanistan. the friendly fire killed 12 people from the afghanistan national police and injured two others. afghanistan national security forces have been waging fierce battles to retake territory from the taliban. in the past five days, nato carried out 52 strikes in the southern part of the country to support average forces. you're going to need a special passport in order to travel to north korea, the state department made that announcement yesterday following a ban on travel to the country. travelers may get a special

validation passport for humanitarian reasons. however other travel will be cancel due to mounting risk of attention and -- detention and arrests. jeff sessions was in philadelphia asking officials to rethink giving sanctuary to illegal immigrants. police commissioner, richard ross said philadelphia is fighting a bigger battle. >> i don't personally believe we belong in the immigration business. that's for the people in the buildings and around the corner. i believe that given the fact that we want to cultivate as as many relationships with the community as possible we need to have people come forward and work with us without fear of being taken away. president trump has tried to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with the u.s. immigration authorities.

the time 7:38 a.m., pennsylvania lawmakers are working through the weekend to finalize the state budget, governor tom wolf allowed the 32 billion-dollar spending plan to become law without his signature last week. however, the governor and the legislature need to agree how to fill a projected 2 billion-dollar hole in revenues. there are two major announcements from penn state university, first the board of trustees has approved 2.5% tuition hike for the coming school year. board nominated mark damly of the philadelphia based penrose properties. chris christie wants to keep internet gambling legal. he signed a bill yesterday urging the president and congress not to enact a nationwide ban on internet gambling. online betting has helped to revive atlantic city struggling casino industry.

new jersey, nevada and delaware are the only states that offer internet gambling. still ahead on "action news" saturday morning, we all use computers, cell phones and tablets these days, but are they designer computer glasses are they worth the hype. plus, trees are ripped from the ground as more storms ravaged parts of the midwest that are reeling from the devastating system. outside we go, sky6 live hd overlooking spring mountain, no. ♪ to be thought about here, it's super hot outside. meteorologist chris sowers says finally relief is on the way. heaccuweather seven-day forecast "action news" on a saturday morning comes right back after the break. >> already, so glad you stayed

with us, strong storms moved through the midwest move ago destruction. most of the damage was in the suburbs of chicago. the winds rolled through yesterday evening and knocked down trees and power lines. officials with the national weather service are expected to be out today to survey the damage. 7:43 a.m., meteorologist chris sowers tracking our forecast and i was about to hit somebody with all this heat out there, man. >> reporter: calm down. >> relief is on the way. >> reporter: tomorrow is not a bad day, it will be humid, the high will be 83. we can handle that. it's just that today we have

another hot one to get through. old city, sun is starting to shine it's humid once again. we have quite a bit of energy in the atmosphere. storm protection center has the entire viewing area from baltimore to washington, d.c. under the gun for severe weather, strong powerful straight line wind and hail, if you have a pool party or anything outdoors, keep an eye to the sky conditions, because the skies will turn threatening at some point today. 978 is where we started out this morning. we're up to 80 degrees. trenton, 76. millville, 76. wilmington, 79. dover, 77. 72 in allentown. 65 in the poconos. cape may, 75. part of the region why the heat warning has been discontinued and heat advisory has been

dropped, feels-like temperatures today should stay under 100 degrees, that's the criteria you get to 100 or higher they stop the warnings. under 100, all the warmings discontinue. 99 feels like in philadelphia. mid 90s 0 to the west. you can see how that disappearance as the line of storms races through and drops all the feels-like temperatures into the 60s and 70s. again there's relief on the way here. it's this cluster of showers and thunderstorms that will bring it. the only concern is will that cluster and thunderstorms bring wind damage to parts of the area. this number is taken in 15 minute increments. this is marching east in the far western suburbs first and in the city, 6:30, 7.

jersey shore, later than that. i'm concerned about this, assuming for a second this model has the right idea this pans out, this would indicate powerful straight line wind 60 or 70 miles per hour. hopefully this part of future tracker 6 doesn't pan out. sunday, mostly cloudy day, peeks of sun and pop-up showers and thunderstorms. maybe a severe thunderstorm tomorrow, the main event will be this evening. hot and humid today, the squall line develops this evening,, western suburbs around 5:00 p.m., jersey shore, 9:00 p.m. strong to straight lined winds. some of the storms could drop 2 to 3 inches of rain. philadelphia, 93. cape may, 86. dover, 90. reading, 91. allentown, 90 degrees.

you've got a land breeze down the jersey shore. it will be hot on the sand. atlantic city, 87. ocean city, 86. delaware beaches, 86 low risk of rip currents. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast highlighted today because it's hot and humid, the threat of severe weather later on. 93 today, 83 tomorrow. late-day thunderstorm possible. monday, 90 thunderstorm. tuesday there's a the day gray, tuesday feels a lot better, 83 no humidity and combination of sun and clouds. now, can we keep it going? that's the question. >> we hope so. >> reporter: i'm trying to work my magic it's not easy. >> some people were saying this could be winter could be a blizzard, they prefer the heat over the snow. >> reporter: i prefer october, just give me october. >> that's a perfect month. thank you so much.

it is wedding season tonight's "fyi philly" takes a look at the latest trends in saying i do. here's jeanette reyes and karen rogers with the preview. >> reporter: here's what's coming up 0 tonight on "fyi philly." i love this dress. >> it's our wedding special. >> reporter: we check out the latest jewelry trends for brides. >> see how pampering parties are becoming popular for the guys. find out why elopements are turning into mainstream options. and visit the areas top venues to say i do. we're here to brighten your day all on "fyi philly."

as moms, we send our kids out into the world, full of hope. and we don't want something like meningitis b getting in their way. meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 10 to 25 year olds. even if meningitis b is uncommon, that's not a chance we're willing to take. meningitis b is different from the meningitis most teens were probably vaccinated against when younger. we're getting the word out against meningitis b. our teens are getting bexsero. bexsero should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects are pain, redness or hardness at the injection site; muscle pain; fatigue; headache; nausea; and joint pain. bexsero may not protect all individuals. tell your healthcare professional if you're pregnant or if you have received any other meningitis b vaccines. ask your healthcare professional about the risks

and benefits of bexsero and if vaccination with bexsero is right for your teen. moms, we can't wait. us, long park has canceled its north american tour, the band is wheeling from the suicide of its front man. they were to be in camden on

tuesday, august 1. anyone who bought a ticket can get a refund from the place you purchased the ticket from. designer computer glasses are becoming popular as people spend time looking at computer and phone screens. the question becomes do they help relieve istrain. ali gorman takes a closer look at the glasses. >> ashley louis and troy work in creative services at "action news." they spend a lot of time looking at screens. >> i have two monitors and i'm looking at twitter and facebook and my iphone. >> reporter: she said by the end of the day, her eyes were sore and dry and sometimes she would get headaches. doctors at wills eye said this is known as digital eye strain. >> our eyes were not designed

to focus in one position for extended period of times. when we focus up close we blink less which leads to dry, uncomfortable eyes. ashley and troy wear computer glasses designed to filter blue lights from screen. it can disrupt sleep, but there's no evidence it causes eye strain. for troy who has insomnia, he said wearing the glasseses has helped. >> i've been not waking up as much in the middle of the night. i've been going to bed faster. >> my eyes didn't heart i didn't have the headacheses, that was in may i've been wearing them everyday since even feeling better. >> reporter: the doctor said there's no harm in wearing the glasses, but if you have eye strain get a full eye exam an remember to practice the 20, 20, 20, rule to give your eyes a break. >> every 20 minutes of near work look at something 20 feet

away for 20 second. >> most computer glasses have an antiglare effect that can helpful. too much time on the computer won't permanently damage your eye, but chronic dry eyes lead to problems, there's many different threapts for -- therapies for that, it's better to ian opthalmologist. >> coming up, chris sowers will take a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. beautiful picture of the commodore barry bridge courtesy of 6abc. we hope to see you after the break. >> welcome back everyone, 755,

meteorologist chris sowers will take a final look at the forecast as we were showing you the nice shot of the beach. i'm not sure where it is, but it looks good to me. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the beach is a good idea. it's going to be hot, it's a land breeze we're talking about highs in the upper 80s. 93 inland peek feels like temperature, 98 or 99 watch out for late-day showers or thunderstorms some could be strong to severe. tomorrow, cloudy and cooler, but still very, very muggy. 83. >> thank you so much, it is 7:56 we're just a few minutes from saying good morning to "good morning america." here's paula ferris with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, gray, hello philadelphia, coming up on "g.m.a.," new reports over attorney general jeff sessions contact with a russian ambassador and claims they were talking about the campaign all of this as the white house shakes up its communication team. appreciate fallout from the minneapolis officer shooting,

demonstrators are lashing out as the mayor becomes the next target of the backlash. a royal celebration a new picture of the royal has been released as the festivities get underway. we'll see you soon. "action news" continues at 9:00 a.m., a sun byes -- buys his dad a winning lottery ticket but they are waiting on the cash. horseplay has homeowners doing a double take when answering their front door. okay. now for meteorologist chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm gray hall make it a great day.

good morning, america. this morning, new questions over attorney general jeff sessions and his contact with the russian ambassador. what did they really talk about? is his job now in jeopardy as we learn more about the white house shake-up. the president's new white house communications director. >> i love the president and i'm very, very loyal to the president. and sean spicer explaining why he stepped down. forced out. the minneapolis police chief losing her job after the fatal police shooting of a woman who called 911. >> we do not want you as the mayor of minneapolis. >> now, the growing calls for more heads to roll. severe weather, flash flooding hitting the midwest with up to 8 inches of rain and rivers rising. high winds ripping up roofs. hail turning lawns whi