i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we stream the u.s. attorney's announcements live this morning on 6abc.com and that is your or coverage continues with more on the allegations and the investigation, again it's 6abc.com. >>> investigators in philadelphia are trying to figure out what sparked a large early morning fire in the city's kensington section, flames broke out at 5:00 this morning on the 300 block of east street multiple neighbors tell "action news" they heard an explosion beforehand but specters cannot confirm that a blast actually happened. look at the damage several people had to be evacuated and fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> a similar scene in trenton after a massive fire started in a row home, these flames started at 5:00 a.m. as well and one person had to jump out of a window to escape and nora muchanic talked to victim of that fire and has more coming up at 5:30, turning to the forecast today the temperature went above 90 again add the heat and humidity and it makes for uncomfortable conditions, when you don't have to t

"action news" reporter wendy saltzman is in with details. >> this is the man police were searching for last seen fleeing the scene of the stabbing and made his way to maryland. now next door neighborhood who rushed to the scene after hearing a woman screams recounseleded chilling details for us which she says she watched steven burton stabbing his wife multiple times with a butcher's knife. >> i heard her scream is wokd me out of my sleep. >> she often heard the couple next door fighting than time it was different she rushed over 12: 15 in response to the scene. >> i saw him sitting on top of her and doing whatever he was doing and. >> she left to get her cellphone for call for help and when she returned burton jumped into his car and drove off. >> her left arm the arm she must have been blocking with i can tell you it was sliced 10, 1 times. >> victim danika baron burton a philadelphia public school teacher and temple fraud and the 21-month-old daughter. >> she was laying on the stomach and her bed was filled with blood. >> a weapon was a butcher knife from kitchen he left laying on t

evening on this story at 4:30, and john rawlins will have reaction from fattah's constituents and wendy saltzman looks into the charity connecteded to this case. the coverage of today's indictment of congressman fattah continues on 6abc.com with more on the allegations and investigation. >>> we are in the middle of what could be another heat wave, and today feels like the hottest day so far. adam joseph is standing by with the first look at the accuweather forecast. another scorcher out there. >> reporter: with the temperatures and humidity it's pretty much exactly the same as yesterday but the excess heat warning remains in effect for wilmington, philadelphia to trenton meaning it feels very uncomfortable as you step outdoors as you look at the numbers feels like 97 in philadelphia and 95 in wilmington and 89 for millville as well as dover at the shore feeling like the low 90s as well. these numbers are hot and uncomfortable, and far from the numbers we saw a little more than a week ago when the heat index was between 100 and 105, a little better but still pretty hot. radar down to the south we

wendy saltzman is live with the full story. wendy. >> reporter: a neighbor says she watched the horrifying events unfold and watch the husband flee the scene after allegedly stabbing his wife and his their infant child. police tell us he is on the the loose. >> i heard her scream, it woke me up out of my sleep. they always argue but this argument was not the same. >> the neighbor recounts a chilling story about the overnight stabbing at the 1900 block of dallas in west oak lane. i can see him in the blinds sitting on top of her doing whatever he is doing to her banging on the door. >> she called police after the 37-year-old neighbor was found repeatedly. the 21-month-old daughter was stabbed in the chest. >> i when i want into the room she was laying on her stomach. >> danecia berrian was taken to sign sign and in critical condition and the child is in saint christopher's in critical condition. >> when she opened the door, there was blood everywhere. there was blood everywhere from the top of the steps to the bottom of the steps