"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news

this noon. president trump's new chief of staff is already dealing with a new bombshell alligation on his first day on the job. and the mayor is expected to be in federal court on allegations of corruption charges. "action news" has learn that police are closer for the man wanted for the deadly shooting and recovered his vehicle in south philadelphia. >> reporter: well sara, the search for the man behind the haverford township murder over the weekend is intensifying. we are waiting for detectives and others to come out with the latest information. the big news when it comes to this man they are searching for. as we understand they are waiting for a judge to sign a warn for the man wanted in connection for an incident in overbrook. take a look at this video, this is a man expected in the

haverford township murder from saturday. before we get to the details, the video here is police detectives. they recovered the vehicle of the man wanted in connection with john lee's murder. you see a tow truck take ago way a silvero. we are waiting for police to come out and speak. as for the incident in overbrook. 45 minutes before john lee was killed there was a shooting in overbrook park and philadelphia police are looking to see if the shooting is connected to the murder in haverford township. we know that when police released the photo saturday night. residents in philadelphia's overbrook park neighborhood and took notice and told police they did in fact recognize the man in the surveillance video and images released over the

weekend. we are standing by here for detectives and we'll let you know when they come out and pass along any information we get. reporting live at southwest detectives. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a massive cleanup project is underway in philadelphia's most notorious outdoor drug den. crews are using heavy machinery to remove syringes. addicts are known to buy and sell drug as lon the conrail tracks here. they are cleaning up the debris and installing new security fences. an update from kensington is coming up in the next half hour. accuweather now on the first day of august. temperatures are getting more humid as we warm up. 95 north of the city. meteorologist, david murphy, in the weather center with a first check of the forecast. >> another day you need

sunglasses you see the lack of cloud cover and a pop-up shower trying to form near the poconos, that is the best chance of seeing anything like that. later today it's possible we see more clouds winging in but generally speaking it's another bright and warm day. 87 degrees in trenton, philadelphia, wilmington and also down in millville and dover. allentown 84 degrees 85 in reading, beach haven 88 degrees and the humidity is up today. we have dew points instead of the 50s like yesterday into the mid-60s. not oppressive but on the sticky side. a high of 91 today at 3:00 and then still close to that at 4:00. by 6:00 we dip to 84 and there is a good drop in numbers and down to 77. but still on the humid side. and a word to the wise if you plan on seeking relief at the pool. it's mostly sunny and humid, good pool weather.

6:00 still warm season 84. but sunscreen is important with the sunshine out there and cool drinks too. it's a few days before the humidity has ticked up and it's certainly there today. when i come back we'll talk about the possibility a heat wave number six of the season starting today with a couple more days up near 90 degrees and improvement for the weekend forecast especially on saturday. all ahead from accuweather. we'll check back in later on. this reminder the updated forecast any time on your phone or tablet using the 6 abc app. including real time views from storm tracker 6 live. it's a free download for your mobile device. today begins a new era at the white house. john kelly is taking the reins and another bombshell to address. >> already a crisis for the white house chief of staff. abc news confirming president

trump dictated the initial misleading statement for don jr. to "the new york times" that he and paul manafort had with the russians was about adoptions and not a campaign issue at the time. >> the president did not sign off on anything. he was coming back from the g-20 and his legal team denies involvement and sources for abc and the "washington post" refute that. don jr. admitting the meeting was campaign related and agreed to take it after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. >> it shows the president is willing to micro manage the russian response and to directly mislead the american people. the president's lawyer telling abc news about the report. quota part from being of no consequence, they are misinformed and not pertinent. and now all eyes on the west

wing and his new right hand man. the last one lasting less than two weeks after the ousting of reince preibus and anthony scaramucci. >> i believe that general kelly will go down in position of chief of staff one of the great ever. the power of his office in enchange for cam bane contributions.

and the republican governor was caught on video getting foo a man's face during sunday's brewers cubs game in milwaukee. christie told jake tapper he ignored the man's comments the first time and then he yelled at him again calling him a hypocrite. >> if you are going to give it you will get it back. that is a mellow reaction from a governor saying you are a real big shot. public officials are not meant to be public punching bags. >> a pair of crashes created a nightmare in south jersey. the trouble began with an overnight collision on route 42 in gloucester township. three cars collided at 2:00 this morning and police were diverted off the highway a truck overturned on the exit ramp causing even bigger delays. traffic heading northbound was backed up for miles before all lanes were reopened six hours

after the original crash. a fire caused heavy damage at a restaurant during the jersey shore, the flames broke out at the bbq at route 9 at the cape may courthouse. there were no injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation and the owner says the restaurant is closed until further notice. >> the eagles are well rested and the birds have the day off yesterday today they were back at it and hitting and tackling for the first time since camp began. and they will hold another practice for the fans at lincoln financial field. it's youth day that day and practice begins at 10:00 a.m. the preseason opens at august 10th away at green bay. still to come on "action news" at noon, police are figuring out how a woman died after her body was found on the beach in ocean city maryland. and all of philadelphia's pal center are better equipped to protect the thousands that play there. we'll explain why. and david murphy has your

seven-day forecast.

pro-tip: chop all your veggies for the week at once. super pro-tip: buy your veggies pre-chopped. boom. the best food at amazing prices, giant. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs -

20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. try super poligrip free. ♪ tropical storm emily weakened back to a tropical depression as it exited the east coast of central florida, maximum sustained winds were 30

miles per hour as the storm moved over the atlantic. because of drenching rain and flooding remains a concern. 8 inches of rain fell in the last 48 hours and emily could reform into a tropical storm over the mid-atlantic. it will stir up rough surf from florida to north carolina. police in ocean city, maryland are investigating a mysterious death of a woman found in the sand. she was a tourist from texas, they are not sure how she died. a driver turned his vehicle into a weapon on a case of road rage in california. the man repeatedly slams his car into the driver in front of him. and then the man sped off hitting other parked cars on the

way. and when police arrived on the scene he was arrested and booked for multiple felony charges. it's lucky nobody was hurt when a slab of granite broke off the top of a pittsburgh building on to the street below and a large chunk is missing from the building following the incidents overnight into sunday. the street was fortunately empty at that time and the surrounding streets are closed for repairs causing downtown traffic gridlock. >> the crew on board of an international flight had to put out a fire caused by an overheat the cell phone from a bin on the sri lanka airlines jet. the igeon battery. >> getting more and more lithium ion battery because personal devices need to be powered by

the small batteries that hold a good charge. >> the faa is advising passengers to never put electronics in checked bags and turn them off and keep them in your carry-on. and the lives of local children are better protected because of a local donation. police athletic associations are outfitted with a tool to stop cardiac arrest. commonly called aed's were presented to officials at eagles training camp this morning. >> they are the only tool that can stop someone in cardiac arrest and save their life. unfortunately the tools that are easy to lose is not in places that kids work and play. the devices cost around $20,000 purchased by three groups much the simons fund and the convention and visitors bureau foundation.

>> good idea. still to come on "action news" at noon, dozens of jobs will be up for grabs at several local grocery stores for the hiring event taking place tomorrow. the popular diet only works for two specific groups of people.

a grocery store chain is looking to hire dozens of workers in the philadelphia area, the jobs will be up for grabs tomorrow at several of aldis stores across the region

and potential candidates can bring resumes to allentown, pennsylvania and rio grande in new jersey. the hiring event runs from noon until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. the company is specifically looking for store associates and shift managers. >> we are still a month away from the labor day weekend and some retailers are thinking about their thanksgiving day hours. game stop has announced its stores will stay open on the holiday this year. the decision breaks with the three year policy stays closed out of respect for their employees and customers, but many have requested thanksgiving hours. the mediterranean diet is long promoted as a way to lessen heart problems but only works for certain people. researchers in italy picked people at random and found that it only stopped the disease for

healthy participants and no benefits for those with low incomes and less schooling. the difference they believe is that people with more money buy higher quality food like that in the mediterranean diet. the next time you head to a birthday party remember this. or maybe not. a new study claims that blowing out the birthday candles spreads a lot of germs and that it increases the bacteria on the cake by 1400%. despite the yuck factor the bacteria is not harmful unless the birthday boy or girl happens to be sick. >> the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight at 4:00. including retailers with the best back to school sales. and an oregon couple claims the state took away their two sons

because they were not intelligent enough. and how an urban explorer managed to get on top of philadelphia's city hall in broad daylight. meteorologist, david murphy with the seven-day forecast. when "action news" comes right back.

david is back with another check of the accuweather forecast. steamy out there again. getting more humid and hotter this afternoon. stormtracker 6 live double scan right now we are dry across the region, as we take a look outside plenty of sunshine on sky 6 hd looking down toward 30th street station and the old post office, and that new apartment complex. i have to learn the name of that one but it's cool looking.

the schuylkill river too. and unfortunately it's not the most comfortable day outside. the dew point dipped to 61, mid-60s and oppressively humid but more humid than yesterday. winds running south-southeast at 6 miles per hour. 87's on the i-95 corridor. wilmington, trend and dover, millville. up to the north and west. similar numbers, 84 in allentown and 85 in reading and down the shore in cape may. probably adding a few more degrees to the temperature. as you look at dew points, the nominally 61 in philadelphia. you don't have to go outside the city to get the numbers and philadelphia can also experience dew points in the mid-60s, even upper 60s to the west and farther down to the south the 70s is where the pro pressive

humidity resides. future tracker 6 picking up the afternoon story every now and then the model wants to put a blip of precipitation around and a chance of a shower or thunderstorm and don't be surprised to see something briefly and bright in places closer to allentown and reading and bucks and montco. up in allentown clouds today and mixing with sun and more humid with a hot high of 90 degrees. down the shore not a bad day. rip current risk is low since before the weekend and we have high temperatures in the low to mid-80s down through cape may and down through our delaware beaches and there is that warm ocean water off atlantic city and off the mouth of the delaware bay as well. a little more humid down the shore as well. a high of 91 sun mixing with clouds and stickier and oppressively humid and on the humid side and winds turning north and they are light. partly cloudy and warm and humid

and 74 is your overnight low tonight. tomorrow it still hot and on the sticky side. probably not oppressively humid but humid. and a better chance tomorrow past noon through the afternoon a little better chance of a pop-up shower here or there. the best chance of that is allentown and reading and the northern and western suburbs. and the model suggests close toward philadelphia and south of 95. more humid tomorrow and hot and humid and a chance of a pop-up shower around and all to your northwest and philadelphia could stay dry as with well. the farther northwest the better chance of a stray storm. 91 on thursday and if you get the three 90 or better day you'll be looking at the sixth heat wave of the season. wow right. there is a lot of them but this one does not last that long. close to 90 on friday and a thunderstorm popping up there.

and a cold front coming through and for the coming weekend we get more comfortable. saturday may start out cloudy and damp but i expect a nice turn to dry weather in the afternoon and sunday looks beautiful. >> beautiful like it david. a california realtor is taking on quite the challenge trying to sell the hill top home for $837,000 the the home is teetering on the edge of a landslide and looks like it will tumble down is the cliff but the owners believe that the spectacular views think it's worth the price. >> people will look at this and say no way. there are people that look and say no way but i'm looking for people take a look at it and say there is a way. >> $830,000 is a steal in that neighborhood where the comps are close to $1.5 million. >> exactly. nice view though. more ahead on "action news" at

12:30, princess diana captured in a private moment. a documentary has her friends crying foul. >> and a popular closure sparks a protest in philadelphia. every day, one drop at a time. restasis multidose™ helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose™ did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses. the most common side effect is a temporary burning sensation. your eyes. your tears. ask your eye doctor about restasis multidose™. ah are the newest way tothe play and win instantly.

and they're super fast. faster than this? fast play. play fast. win instantly. "action news" continues. >> hello again. here are the stories we are following for on "action news"

at 12:30 now. breaking news philadelphia police say they recovered the vehicle of a man in a shooting and possibly a murder in delaware county. construction equipment was clearing away the filth in kensington and the team university is being taken to governor tom wolf's office in philadelphia. we begin with breaking news out of delaware county where police say they believe they found the car that belongs to a man suspected of murder in haverford township. they recovered the vehicle in west philadelphia. the suspect was captured on surveillance video after the crime saturday night. 29-year-old john lee was shot and killed at an apartment complex on the 2300 block of haverford road. there is a $5,000 reward being offered in the case and we'll continue to follow the story throughout the day. heavy machinery