what about the latest information from accuweather. let's go live outside to meteorologist cecily tynan. cecily what about tomorrow and sunday. >> and jim surprised will be beautiful. mother nature putting a damper on 4th of july in form of showers tomorrow. stormtracker 6 double scan showing what i'm tracking it's low pressure over west virginia and that will be pushing east and thinen cloud overnight and bring showers as of tomorrow morning. future thaker the shouz headed to the west. take the up prel aor rain jacket it will push along the shore by the early afternoon. so this is what to expect tomorrow. it will be cloudy. and it will be cool. temperatures only in the 70s. here in the city at the shore, and in the poconos only in the 60s tomorrow. we will see scattered showers and evening some steady rain earlier in the day today the good news for fireworks is that rain will be moving out by the time the sun sets. the chance of rain increasing has he head towards the mitle of day you can see as we head through the afternoon and eveni

. >>> turning to the accuweather forecast on a warm and very humid monday let's get the latest conditions from david murphy at the "action news" big board this monday. >> reporter: let's cover the precipitation first nothing happening locally alicia. we have small cells by gettysburg, if you look at storm tracker 6 live double scan, so far all the precipitation is in the line moving north. i think it will slide to the east. well get a shower or isolated thunderstorm later in the arch. the big story for most of you will be the warmth and the humidity, 82 in philadelphia. 80 in wilmington. 82 in allentown. 77 along the boardwalk and it feels every bit 82. even worse in fact bras the dewpoints are so high and humidity so noticeable. anything of 70 or better, we're talking about oppressive humidity. in south jersey and delaware 73 in wilmington, 75 in dover, 72 in millville. and 74 along the shorepoints that 70 in philadelphia is very sticky. it's humid in the northern suburbs. from philadelphia south that's what we'll call for warm and humid conditions, the high dewpoints, oppressive humidit

>>> karen is here with a check of your accuweather forecast you are not kidding. it's gorgeous. >> why are we in here? >> i wonder how many went to work. >> the golf courses are busy. stormtracker 6 live double scan around the region we have no weather worries today we are locking good and dry and staying dry too. lets go outside, we want to see what it looks like and the action cam is out in center city in love park, look at that shot, beautiful fountain and brought blue skies and the sunshine is in there highlights for your weather, a break in the humidity and feeling it already, we keep that tomorrow too and we are tracking a heat wave and things change in the coming days 76 degrees right now comfortable and the dew point is way down, and that is a measure of the moisture in the atmosphere and the wins are calm and the pressure is rising satellite 6 along with action radar showing that we have got clear conditions we started this morning with clouds and they pushed off to the east and we can see nothing going on to the west, and bright sunshine in the afternoon

check out 6abc.com for accuweather and real time on local roadways and fest festivities continuing in the area. >> this weekend marks the first equality protests that happened in philadelphia 50 years ago. the man from ohio who was behind last month's supreme court decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide spoke to the crowd. >> we need to remember who came before us, and the risks and sacrifices that they made. >> yesterday's celebration is part of the speaking out for equality exhibit at the national constitution center. the exhibit runs until january 3 and the admission is free. there's much more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." have allergies, a common way to keep them under control is not a great choice after all. >>> pesky problems saturday of recent racism. how all the wet weather is bringing more mosquitoes. >>> looking live sky6 live hd meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather forecast when we come right back. >> from our delaware newsroom officials have a new warning about mosquitoes after heavy record rainfall. they say heavy rains crea

meteorologist melissa magee with details from accuweather when we come right back.what i'm saying is, people like options. when you take geico, you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. it don't matter, day or night. use your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, whatever. the point is you have options. oh, how convenient. hey. crab cakes, what are you looking at? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> melissa is here. let's see how things are shaping up by mother nature. >> yeah, monica and rick, we have changes up ahead as early as overnight tonight and throughout the day on tuesday. the first change, the increase in the humidity. the second showers and storms more numerous. here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar. fairly quiet across the region but we are noticing some activity down across kept county there in delaware. we'll go in a little tighter on street level, storm tracker six and you can see those showers to the south of dover still along route 13 there some moderate pockets of rainfall, same t

. >>> moving on to accuweather forecast. for july it's pretty comfortable out there tonight following a picture-perfect summer day. for now let's hope for repeat come sunday. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the big board with the accuweather forecast, melissa. >> walter we'll come close to repeat performance from mother nature. today was nice low humidity, highs across the delaware and lehigh valleys in the 0s and down into the 7 0s. 76 in philadelphia. 61 poconos along the coast in sea isle city 74. and 72 out to the west in dover. and check out the dew point it's level of moisture that is in the air and earlier today for city points north and west we had dew point temperatures in upper 50s lower 6 0s nice and comfortable. however noticing a change. any time you have dew point temperatures at 60 or higher you will notice a slight increase in humidity and that's where we are seeing overhead right now. and here's part of the reason why stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you for the most part low humidity the

first, though let's head outside to chris sowers and the accuweather forecast. we don't want this weather going anywhere fast. >> reporter: good morning to you, eva. we have mostly sunny skies and bright upstairs. jersey shore seeing sunshine in a few hours. center city, 78. levittown, 69. one thing you're not seeing is how low the dewpoints have fallen off. we're in the 50s it's nice and refreshing. we don't have to deal with the oppressive humidity. glassboro, 75. gandys beach 75. woodbine 78. avalon, sea isle city, 77. satellite and radar still have a little bit of cloud cover around the delaware bay, cape may county, southern atlantic county as well as the delaware beaches. it is racing off to the southeast. give it another hour or two the skies should brighten up down there. cape may, a nice shot overlooking the water. look at how flat the ocean is the this morning. not much of a breeze. the winds are out of the north/northwest at 5 miles per hour. they will be shifting in an easterly direction later this afternoon. that's a sea breeze that will help keep t

accuweather says expect a combination of sun and clouds in the city., a little sticky compared to yesterday, but not too bad. 90 degrees, jersey shore 82. combination of sun and clouds, sea breeze kicking in. the poconos, sunny and refreshing. 81 degrees. picture-perfect ending to the weekend. guys. >> today is the second day of the naacp at the pennsylvania convention center and a big game from baltimore is taking center stage. >> marilyn mosby who charged the officers allegedly involved in the death of freddie gray is giving the keynote address trish hartman has more. >> reporter: standing room only you must here at the lowes. we're waiting for the states attorney for baltimore to speak to address the members of the naacp. she is the keynote speaker of the women brunch. she is speaking to a packed house. her keynote dress will kick off a panel discussion about empowering black women and girls in the workplace. those mows stepped into the spotlight after the death of freddie gray. she is prosecuting the 6 baltimore police officers accused in the polic

we'll take a closer look with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. we'll send it backing side you to sarah. >> melissa thank you. >>> as you start your week be sure to check with 6abc.com/weather. you can find live satellite images and street level radar plus the hourly forecasts from accuweather. and get a personal look at the accuweather team by following our meteorologist on facebook and twitter. >>> well, with the cement foundation being poured in today a first and if a first look inside a $500 million development project in the heart of center city. the the east market development taken an entire city block between market and chestnut from 11th to 12th street and it will feature retail and residential spaces. check it out. this morning 35 trucks poured in the first foundation level and here's a look at the renderings including a 17 story residential tower with 332 units digital signage and upscale organic market and shops and restaurants. now, some businesses have been in the area for years and while they say the construction could take its toll

let's get to partly sunny cecily tynan now with the latest from accuweather on this friday night. hi, seals. >> hi, brian. it's a beautiful friday night we have sunshine, a light breeze, comfortable temperatures and the past three days have been exceptional for july. wednesday 85, yesterday the high only 83. today a little bit warmer 86 but still that's 1 degree below the average high for this time of the year and with the low humidity and the sunshine it felt really nice. satellite6 along with action radar showing high pressure really in control of our weather and that is keeping our skies for the most part clear. a few fair weather cumulus here and there showers up across new england. we don't have to worry about that at all but that high pressure will be working to the east over the weekend and that will allow warmer more humid air. so your friday night a great night for dining alfresco. go outside, if you can. at 7 o'clock 83 degrees, by 8 o'clock, 80. 78 degrees at 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock 76 degrees with low humidity and skies mainly clear. future tracker showing as we head

, and learn about the accuweather team by following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. time to go to the shore now with baby shark catches and dangerous man o war jelly fish, the shore is exciting and scary so far this summer "action news" reporter, john rawlins is live in atlantic city tonight. catch anything john. >> reporter: didn't catch a thing but it's a hot topic these days if you have sharks around here or man o war it's hard to stay if they see more than before, it seems to be the case but there is no sort of official county. for weeks videos and pictures pop up on social media and television of sharks and man o wars this on top of shark attacks in the carolinas has people on edge. or are they? >> not concerned about the sharks. >> why not? >> there are bigger things to worry about. >> andrew has surfed sin he was a young boy for some reason people are more sensitive to sharks. >> when you watch shark week, you get concerned because all you see is attacks but when you grow up here you don't see it much. >> but andrew adds that man o war is a new element, but ma

you can follow the accuweather team on facebook, critter -- chris is on there twitters as well. he'll give you real time updates. >>> low level twisters crawled across the huron area ripping up several properties. everybody is all right the red cross is helping them get back on their feet. >> all day breakfast could be coming to mcdonald's near you. according to the "wall street journal" the fast food giant sent a memo to franchisees to be ready for all day breakfast starting in october. >>> the next time you head to the airport beware, summertime is the prime season for thieves who want to swipe your luggage. we have more on how to avoid becoming a victim. >> reporter: these people may look like tourists, but seattle airport police say they are thieves taking luggage from the baggage carousel. police releasing these surveillance videos last month to tell passengers to be aware of theft at the baggage claim. a crime is all too easy. i just got off the plain i'm going to stop in the restroom and then get the bag. >> pick pocket expert bob arnold who knows what the bag looks like,

karen rogers is outside with more now from accuweather on this gorgeous day. >> reporter: it really is a gorgeous day brought sunshine and warming up nicely overall temperatures today are below average, 76 degrees right now in philadelphia, but you can see across the board we are locking at temperatures below what we normally see for a high today. normally 87 the dew points today way down from yesterday, 55 degrees and the past few days they are hovering around 70 and that is a dramatic change that means the humidity is way down from yesterday. yesterday was oppressive and pittsburgh only 49 degrees, unusual for this time of year. today's high is 82 and normally 87, and how about the overnight low, 65 normally we are at 70 and some suburbs dip to the 70s, despite temperatures being a bit below average peak time until 4:00 this afternoon, i subject you enjoy but bring the sunscreen. we have clouds this morning as the low pulled off the coastline and the clouds eroded and we have bright sunshine in the region and look to the west not much going on and the weather stays quiet as well. the

i'll talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. jim. >> thank you cecily. >>> as temperatures go up this week remember to check 6abc.com/weather. the hourly forecasts and storm tracker6 radar will help you plan your day and keep you ahead of any severe weather situations. >>> philadelphia city officials spent this day discounting information that surfaced on the internet over the weekend detailing how the city plans to close down and secure chunks of the city for the pope's visit. live in the fairmount section of philadelphia, "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist. sarah, where do we really stand on all of this? >> reporter: jim officials maintain it's still a work in progress that requires careful coordination at the local and federal levels. still, people who live like here in the fairmount park section, near the parkway they wander details specific so they can make plans. >>> the mayor says they'll get them and warned them today not to believe everything they read online from unofficial sources: here in the fairmount section,

the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow 90 degrees hot and humid.y more in the way of downpours and thunderstorms, a better chance for everyone to see at least one here wednesday or thursday as the front will stall over the region with temperatures in the upper 80's to near 90 but that high to the north of the front will finally push the front to the south here on friday. as we drop the hume, 86 degrees. and very comfortable on saturday. low humidity, 87. starts to turn a little warmer a little more humid on sunday before more showers and downpours arrive on monday of 88 degrees. so very typical seven-day forecast for the middle of the summer. most unsettled days will be wednesday and thursday. >> thank you adam. >>> abc world news tonight with david muir is next. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff taff,. for jim gardner ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a great night. lope tohope to see you at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight, a major development coming in now involving bill cosby. after so

. >>> turning to accuweather we are taking thing up to another notch, we are taking a live look at sky 6 hd at pens landing you may feel more heat when we start a heat wave that could start this weekend. melissa magee is in for david murphy with an accuweather preview. >> it's a nice finish to our work week, a sunshine and puffy cumulous clouds. it's 80 in philadelphia at this hour 70 at the poconos and 79 in beach haven and 76 out to the west in lancaster we are actually tapping into the southerly wind flow and the dew point numbers are coming up from where they were yesterday. any time you have dew point temperature its from 60 to 65 degrees it's slightly humid overhead but nothing unbearable. still comfortable and not bad as 59 if you are at the shore or the poconos, a few afternoon clouds, sunny and 84 and sunny and nice at the shore at 78 and sun to clouds at the poconos a temperature of 75. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan we do have some changes on the way, it is dry right now across most of the mid-atlantic region we are tracking this frontal boundary from the great lake

the accuweather highlights stay safe, when you hear thunder get inside. when thunder roars go indoors, because there is no safe place outside during a thunderstorm, so far this year, 17 people in the united states have died from lightning strikes, normal to date nine, so this is the most deadly year since 2009 with lightning strikes, we are going to have activity tomorrow afternoon, we'll have a few rumbles of thunder and mainly though looking for heavy downpours and looking at late in the afternoon at 4:30, when well be most active, with the high humidity any storms could have localized flooting tomorrow afternoon is looking active. right now 89 in philadelphia down from the high of 91 that is 4 degrees above normal and that is the ninth time this year that temperatures are in the 90s, allentown 84 and millville 86 and the ocean water 80 that is like bath water 80 degrees in sea isle city satellite 6 along with action radar showing this showers and thunderstorms stretching from the great lakes to the midwest, this is what is moving in tomorrow afternoon

through will find live satellite immaths and street-level radar and hourly forecast from accuweather. and plus get a personal look at the accuweather team by following our meteorologist on facebook and twitter. >> and parents, students and neighbors are gathering at this hour to support a peach teacher whose contract at the waldron academy was not honored because she was married to a woman. "action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us live with details. jeff. >> reporter: walter, that prayer vigil is about to get underway. you can see it behind me right now there seems to be a several dozen people gathered here. organizers are calling this a vigil for hearing showing support for margie winters recently terminated from her position at waldron mercy academy. >> i think it's a really tricky situation, obviously. she's someone who has been at the school for a long time. it's a school that focuses on mercy spirit. and that does not seem to be as present right now with this situation. >> that has been the reaction for many aftermathy winters lost her teaching job at waldron mers yeah academ

i'll talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. monica. >> thanks cecily. >>> stay ahead of the changes in the weather this weekends by visiting 6abc.com. there you'll find live satellite images street level radar and the hourly forecast from accuweather plus get a personal look at our accuweather team by following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >>> from our delaware news room a freight train derailed this afternoon in wilmington. it has lancaster pike closed at dupont road right now. the tractor next to the shopping center. officials say four cars from the east penn rail way derailed about 2:00 p.m. no reports of any injuries. >> well, thousands of people crowded around the south carolina statehouse grounds this morning as the confederate flag was removed once and for all. people cheered and chanted as a highway patrol honor guard removed the flag which will now be housed in a nearby museum. the historic move comes weeks after nine black parishioners were gunned down inside avenue charleston church. much more on this

here's call from accuweather morning rush tomorrow in the morning it's mostly cloudy. you notice difference in humidity, 6 a.m., temperature 74 at 8:00 tomorrow morning. and here's the exclusive accuweather forecast mostly cloudy tomorrow. high temperature 87. it's seasonable day. showers and storms will be around. and this will mark beginning of unsettled pattern across the area and tuesday sunshine with isolated thunderstorm overhead and high at 89 and cold front moving through wednesday. showers and storms look to be more numerous by then high of 90. thursday mostly cloudy and some sunshine around and 86. popup storm on friday we start to dry out by then and partly sunny and warm high of 88 and 89 next saturday and was we get to sunday it's warm and sticky high temperature of 89. dry to start the day and make sure you have wet weather gear by afternoon guys. >> heat is on. >> thank you you melissa. >> they traveled thousands of miles to the states and this evening they made beautiful music in germantown. >> the group of swem from nigeria. germantown host of breath r

let's go outside to chris sowers for the accuweather details. gorgeous out there now. >> reporter: gorgeous right now nydia, we have a nice breeze, the numbers have come up, but it feels good. as we flip over to the numbers we'll talk a tour around the delaware valley. fleetwood, 65. slatington, same number. we have a few 50s coatsville, 59. tanersville 58. warrington, 66 and levittown 64. across the river we go in south jersey and delaware, 66 is a popular number for smyrna and cinnaminson. hockessin 66. gandys beach 69. woodbine 64. avalon 72 degrees, the bay temperature, 77. ocean water temperature 64. we have a few areas of patchy fog even though the breezes are starting to pick up now. if you're traveling some of the outlying suburbs expect reduced visibility that will change in the next hour or two. satellite and radar, high thin clouds approaching from the northwest. they should get in here late this afternoon. after 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. most of the time today expect mostly sunny skies, it will be a hotter afternoon. yesterday, philadel

accuweather feels this should push on by to the southeast. but it could clip new castle and kent counties in delaware and get as far north as the delaware bay region. once it pushes through it's a combination of sun and clouds. it will be hot and sticky, the temperature, 90 degrees, it will feel like 95 or 96. there's a late-day shower or thunderstorm redeveloping with the heating. we have a heat advisory sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m. temperatures range from 100 to 105 up and down the i-95 corridor. i'll talk about that? just a few minutes and when there's relief in the forecast and possibly cooler numbers by week's end. >> breaking news, we have learned that a sailor who was injured at a shooting at a military installation in chattanooga, tennessee has died. randall smith was married with three young daughters who are not yet school age. we are learning about the gunman and his possible motive. chief investigator brian ross reports. >> reporter: the computers were seized from his home to determine what drove the young man who neighbors consi

here's exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast and warm one tomorrow.ith clouds and moisture overhead and high of 84 and thunderstorms refiring by the afternoon and evening hours. and then by tuesday. the 90s are back and up to 9 and midweek dangerous heat on way high of 9 6 and heat indexes upper 90s to near 100 then and thursday 95. if we are have three straight days temperatures in the 90s this could be heat wave number three of summer season. still hot and sticky friday. 90 90 next saturday as we get to sunday popup thunderstorm likely in at 89. have umbrellas tomorrow guys and tracking that heat tuesday and beyond. >> all right. >> thank you. >> a priest in delaware county celebrate his 90th birthday today surrounded by more than 100 family and friends. happy birthday♪ >> there he is father ed spiedle was a catholic priest three decades and in the army. 109 family and friends showed up to celebrate his birthday in radnor. >> still to come on "action news" jeff skversky with sports and big win for phillies today in chicago. >> plus we'll take you in

let's go outside to chris sowers for the accuweather details.t there now. >> reporter: gorgeous right now nydia, we have a nice breeze, the numbers have come up, but it feels good. as we flip over to the numbers we'll talk a tour around the delaware valley. fleetwood, 65. slatington, same number. we have a few 50s coatsville, 59. tanersville 58. warrington, 66 and levittown 64. across the river we go in south jersey and delaware, 66 is a popular number for smyrna and cinnaminson. hockessin 66. gandys beach 69. woodbine 64. avalon 72 degrees, the bay temperature, 77. ocean water temperature 64. we have a few areas of patchy

here's the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight. under partly cloudy sigh and tracking participatey fog as we go throughout the overnight hours and 64 in the suburbs forethe overnight low and 70 in philadelphia. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. monday mostly cloud jury day. high temperature 87. we're tracking afternoon showers and storms. humidity building throughout the day. keep in mind as humid air presses on and those showers and storms moving on through the best bet will be mainly west of philadelphia. and on tuesday sunshine, still unsettled with a thunderstorm overhead. high temperature coming in at 89. by wednesday, we'll be tracking a cold front moving on through. so still unsettled with showers and storms overhead. high temperature up to 90. on thursday, clouds and sun tracking that front that makes very little progress south. high temperature of 6 degrees and just isolated shot of a thunderstorm. partly sunny on friday it's warm one in at 8 and saturday sunshine and clouds and sunday, we will hold in the u

the details in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. brian. >> melissa thank you. >>> she was the mother of a two-year-old daughter until she was murdered inside her port richmond home and police say her child was at home at the time. now they're trying to find out just who would want this woman dead. chad pradelli live at the crime scene this afternoon. chad has the latest on the investigation. chad. >> reporter: brian, we've seen a steady stream of people coming here to the crime scene. they've been placing teddy teddy bears lighting candles laying flowers and paying their respects. they describe a young mother way bright future and police tell me that they don't believe this was a random act but this home was targeted. it was the morning of disbelief and sadness for friends and family of tool-year-old stephanie dzikowski. late last night the killer walked into the aramingo avenue home and shot her once in the head while dzikowski's two-year-old daughter sat on the bed next to her. >> how could it happen? she's never -- she never did

here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast.t's streamy tomorrow and afternoon shower or thunderstorm possible with a cold front moving on through. high temperature 95. still a bit unsettled tuesday. still very warm with popup thunderstorm possible 89. wednesday, sunny and lower humidity high temperature in at 85 degrees and it's a good looking day by thursday. sunshine and clouds sharing the sky up to 85. plenty of sun on friday, 86. next saturday, sunny and seasonable and next sunshine, thunderstorm possible and in at 87. so, going to be tough to take tomorrow walter and for that matter into tuesday. that relief comes on wednesday and you'll like it. >> heat turning delaware valley into bad lands. >> yeah. >> that's my segue to bruce springstein. >> i'm listening. >> he's always been known as great live survivor and tonight he showed know signs of slowing down putting on surprise show at bar jersey shore. ♪still with the energy bruce my goodness. performed at the wonder bar as burlingy park nearly 2w0 hours. fans posted pictur

coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thanks cecily. this reminder before you head out the door visit 6abc.com/weather, there you'll find live satellite and radar and hourly forecasts and learn about the accuweather team by following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >>> the man accuseded of shooting and killing nine people at a hist or church in south carolina last month is facing more charges, he was indicted on three charges of attempted murder added to the nine counts of murder he has already been charged with. these the three people that survived the deadly rampage. >>> the fierce fight over the confederate flag continues in south carolina tonight, they cast another vote to remove the flag from the grounds of the state house mary ruse is working this story and is live in washington, d.c. >> reporter: good evening, the confederate battle flag as thrown over the grounds of the south carolina state house since 1962, when it was first raised in defiance of the civil rights movement and it could soon be taken down once and for

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the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. one more to go monday, hazy, hot and humid, 94 feeling like 100. tuesday is transition day later on in the afternoon it feels better as the humidity drops off. wednesday on feels fantastic. 85 85, 86, 86, sunny sunny sunny, no humidity. that looks good. the. >> thanks, chris. >>> you could call it the closing act in a quarter century old drama. dann cuellar was part of the opening scene 23 years ago and last week revisited upper darby for an extraordinary update. >> reporter: it's a musical about the vikings. back in 1992, yours truly did a story about sarah and her sister. along came emma and sarah. long story short the society donate thed boat to the girls hoping it would be used as an educational toy for children. emma's mother wrote a children's story about it called yo vikings. and then a stage musical. >> the musical features yours truly for his role in the story played by josh angel.inaudible. >> josh what makes you think you play a wise guy reporter like myself. >> after pract

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm and sticky monday, 87 degrees. spotty thunderstorm is possible, especially areas south and west of the city. tuesday, humid thunderstorms likely, the drenching downpours in the forecast again and we have the threat for severe weather, now we're not anticipating widespread severe weather like the a couple of weeks, one or two storms on tuesday could get rowdy we have to watch that. wednesday, spotty thunderstorms 87. thursday, the pick of the week, 84. friday and saturday are quiet in the upper # 0 -- 80s. >> the french revolution came to life in song and dance at eastern state penitentiary last night. the bearded lady is an experimental cabaret troop entertained the crowd. the highlight of the event was the tossing of the tasty -- tastykakes, two thousand were tossed from the penitentiary, asthma reantoinette >> welcome back on this sunday, 9:17 76 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the korean war memorial at penns landing it's a beautiful day the sun is outment get out and enjoy it. >> we have important s

e are following a busy day for accuweather there is one round of rain our way and another overnight. adam joseph is at the big board. >> if we go 24 more ours we'll probably be in the clear this time tomorrow and thereafter, the yafr is quiet after heavy downpours in southern and central parts of new jersey, we are tracking a couple of thunderstorms bringing drenching rains east of grown lane in doylestown and one cluster around the philadelphia international airport in the next 20 minutes, and lightning strikes around the two storms you can see two areas that were hit hard near speedwell and lower bank, this cluster near malaga, and elmer west near salem and south of speedwell south of lower bank fell pretty quickly this after none with slow moving downpours and most of the flooding has subsided as we look at double scan live radar, a line is developing east of pittsburgh and one in the ohio valley, these two push to the east overnight tonight, they won't pass through here until after midnight you won't be jolted out of bed after midnight with the line of downpours and rum arables o

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so the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, warm and pleasant, great weather. if you head to the union game tomorrow 89 degrees on sunday it will be hot. but again the humidity in check with high of 90 mostly sunny and on monday we get back into the more humid air mass and could show off a few thunderstorms 88. tuesday will be the real oppressive day with very high humidity and dew points in 70s looks like we could have an active night of showers and thunderstorms and 89 and chance of lingering storms into wednesday, 88 and then things begin to dry out on thursday, partly sunny 87 and sun with few clouds high of 88 degrees and all in all the weekend looking nice and storm-free and low humidity and great weather for july. >> i'm going to work out tomorrow just because of that forecast. >> flex your husband muscle sgrz for five minutes and then going inside. >> thanks. >> tonight people running for their lives speaking of running for cult classic the mooty "the blob" fans of the film clear out of the colonial theater for "blob fest" to create the scene from the p

accuweather says expect a lot of sunshine this afternoon. we'll zoom into double scan live delaware bay region. millville southward east of dover. getting ready to push into cape may county there will be a brief period of spritz or sprinkle activity or brief passing shower. it sticks around 40, 45 minutes tops and it's out of here. 76 degrees for philadelphia. 9:00 a.m., lunchtime 83. later this afternoon temperatures will hover in the upper 80s. 88 degrees but with lower humidity levels it will feel pretty nice out here. sun is setting at 8:31, the days are actually getting a little bit shorter now unfortunately as summer is making its turn twardz -- towards fall. storms developing next week, some of them will be on the stronger side along with that comes the increase in humidity. i'll run down all the details when i see you in just a bit. >> crews were busy cleaning up debris after two tornados touched down in the delaware valley. blue mountain elementary school's roof was ripped off. the principal was inside when the storm hit. she was ab

eva we'll have the answer in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> before you head out today or this week check in on 6abc.com/weather. you can get the current temperatures wherever you are and what's to come in the hourly forecast. connect with our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter and follow them for status updates. >> the search continues this hour for a man police say stabbed a woman and infant. it happened on the 1900 block of dallas road in west oak lane. police discovered the woman and one-year-old child while responding to a domestic call. they were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >>> police are searching for a suspect who shot and wounded a man during an attempted robbery. it happened just before 12:30 on the 900 block of east sanger street. police say the suspect shot the man three times. the victim was able to drive himself to the hospital where's listed in critical condition. >>> in delaware county, the search is on for robbers who tied up two cvs employees. the bandits held up the store on the 5,000 block of penle road in aston. they ti

the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast comfortable tomorrow, sun and clouds 83. saturday we cloud up with showers especially first half of the day. and 81 degrees and sunday partly sunny and temperatures up to 86. we warm up a little more monday. 88 degrees. on tuesday the high, 88 slightly more humid and wednesday and thursday is when we get that oppressive humidity and with that a possibility of late day showers and thunderstorms. and 87 on wednesday and thursday 86 degrees. certainly not a perfect weekend. but it will not be a washout and again at this point looks like showers on saturday will be the first half of the day. >> all right. cecily. raindrops didn't keep people away from penns landing tonight tonight ♪ visitors were treated to a concert by the philadelphia orchestra. they performed on the river stage. a showing of the sixth sense wrapped up at rittenhouse square. the movie, of course, by local director m. knight shavalon part of the wawa welcome machine festival. >> 6abc is proud to be a partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. 10 a.m. toll

accuweather says get out and enjoy it. a warmer day comfortable lower humidity levels. 87 degrees, get out and have the barbecue layout by the pool. enjoy yourself. today is the good one. tomorrow it is sticky, sun and clouds that will lead to the showers arena storms. i'll have that in just a bit. >> developing this noon, philadelphia police are searching for suspects after a teenage girl was stabbed in the neck and killed. the 17-year-old was found in a parking lot in hunting park and today her family is speaking out. >> trish hartman is in hunting park with the latest. trish. >> reporter: nydia and eva police say it happened at walgreens at north broad and hunting park avenue. a 17-year-old girl was found in the parking lot with a stab wound to the neck. she was pronounced dead at einstein. family and friends of the 17-year-old victim are searching for answers. christopher gardener said he found out his daughter's mother was killed this morning. gardener said he and the victim have a 2-year-old daughter and designed her

. >>> now a check of accuweather forecast. we are tracking spotty showers moving through the area. lets head to meteorologist, adam joseph live at the big board with the early word. >> some ominous skies out there in some locations, as we look at double scan live radar especially southern new jersey and central parts of delaware and one passing through parts of delaware county in western pennsylvania as we look close at double scan live radar, bridgeton across 49 and eventually passing over 59 expect the downpours as they move to the north and east at 25 miles per hour. only three lightning strikes most of are confined near smyrna on the southern end of these downpours, not seeing a tremendous amount of rain as they pass to the north and east. it's generally southern and central new jersey seeing the rain this afternoon. what to expect through the overnight hours tonight, feeling tropical out there with the scattered downpours, you can get between 1 and 3 inches as the downpours passover your community that can quickly pond water on the roadways but it will be more than a misthan a

." >>> turning to accuweather now with the downpours expected around our area today, so get ready, lets go live outside from sky 6 hd from the temple university cam at a murky center city skyline, some areas got soaked already and it's the same story into this evening, with hit or miss rain moving throughout the evening, karen rogers is in for david murphy she is at the big board with more. >> we started to get downpours in salem county new jersey, at 5:00 this morning and we still have flash flood warnings in that area where over 3 inches of rain has fall and and flash flood warning in cumberland county and flood advisories continue for portions ofmersier, philadelphia, montgomery bucks and atlantic counties and gloucester and camden. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing us we have active storms with lightning strikes happening right now we can go close toward this and see on malaga route 55 heavy storm there's, this is 322, near hammonton on the atlantic city expressway. look at the storms producing roly heavy downpours in burlington county and route 72 it just doesn't let up. the

here is the exclusive accuweather forecast, can you see today sunny and warm 87 degrees as we get into saturday warm but a nice one in at 88 degrees, we still have the winds from the northerly direction from the north-northwest and that drops the humidity and sunday a bit more humid in at 90 degrees and on monday warm and humid with a pop-up shower or thunderstorm possible and 88 and tuesday hot and sticky and 90 and 91 on wednesday and on thursday, still hot and 93 if you get three straight days thark could be heat wave number three of our summer season. chris brown has finally been given permission to leave the fill poenphilippines philippines, he was told to apply for clearance because a company file aid fraud complaint for canceling a performance on new year's eve. >>> after multiple times cohosting on the vow they are in talks to join the show on a more permanent capacity. he she and ferris are in line to be cohosts for season 2016. iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two

vehicle from the water, double scan live radar shows changes on the way lets go to adam joseph and accuweather. >> the changes jim are pushing into the northwestern suburbs, the low pressure that brought the flooding rains and the intense lightning is well off the coast and this line of downpours passing through, philadelphia and wilmington and trenton, that is the dividing line and comfortable dry air to the north beginning to filter in. this is the last gasp of a few downpours from mercer county to the new jersey turnpike as you head north to monmouth county and light showers with some embedded quick downpours as you head down to route 1 into philadelphia county and they are moving along and not releasing a tremendous amount of rain like we saw this morning. close to 50 inches of rain gloucester county 4.33, and east galloway anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of rain earlier this morning, limerick and montgomery county parts of southeastern pennsylvania seeing over 2 inches of rain earlier. dew points again the measure of the moisture in the air it's tropical this week, in the lower to middle 70s,

you can find the hourly forecasts from accuweather plus get a personal look at the accuweather team by following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >> in other news a-federal jury convicted three people charged with stalking a woman until she was killed by one of their family members. lenore and david they harassed her ex-wife christine belford using social media and youtube to torment her. david's father thomas shot belford to death at the new castle county courthouse back in 2013 and then killed himself. david lenore and amy denied knowing of his deadly plan but the jury decided the family could "reasonably foresee belford's death as the outcome of years of harassment." >> this case represented an escalation of conduct by the family against christine belford and her children over a number of years. that conduct absolutely suffocated christine belford and she fought back. she actively resisted them and for that she was killed in new castle county courthouse. >> we are disappointed. we are shocked. but we understand the process and while this is a big part of the process, it i

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meteorologist chris sowers is here with a look at the accuweather forecast. little bit of relief this weekend after all the crazy weather we've had. >> reporter: stay positive and focused on the goal, first preseason game one month away. we have a lot of things to look forward. if you're sick and tired from the oppressive heat and humidity we'll catch a break today. it will be warm, close to 90 degrees, no storms, we'll lose the humidity it will feel better. all is quiet at the philadelphia international airport. obviously no delays and no weather around. things should be quiet for the entire weekend. we have a small little disturbance south baltimore to richmond. showers and quick-hitting downpour, this is moving so quickly that probably by 11:00 or so, it's out of here and we're looking at sunshine throughout the entire area. the day planner looks like, mostly cloudy skies south of philadelphia, 79 degrees north of the pennsylvania turnpike, you're seeing brightening conditions. 1:00 it's mostly sunny 85. 4:00 p.m., 87 degrees, we're anticipating a high of

so before you plan outdoor activities this summer, we urge you to check the accuweather forecast. you can get it wherever you are, on our free 6abc stormtracker app. and it will even sound audio alerts when severe watches and warnings are issued. another way we're working around the clock to keep you safe. >> the accuweather team is working morning, noon and night, weekdays and weekends and no breaks for holidays when the forecast matters so much for your family. >> so what's really going on behind the scenes? meteorologist karen rogers is your tour guide for a rare look that you certainly haven't seen before. >> so you want to see what it's like behind the scenes? let's go in the studio! but before that you need a strong cup of coffee. we wake up at 2 am, you can't come in here unless you're fired up and ready to go! >> the accidents just keep coming in. we've got low visibility with the fog out there, the roads are wet and you can see the problem. and with the rainfall totals with these radar estimates we can see that south jersey is the real bullseye. >> the best thing about do

we'll look at the details coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. walter. >> now to a story of kindness and goodwill that's getting national attention. two firefighters from new jersey have been trying to raise money to for a waitress and her father after she treated them to breakfast. jeff skeverski is live with -- jeff chirico is live with the story. >> reporter: thursday morning last week she paid $15 to cover the two volunteer firefighters breakfast, the story went viral and now her family was collected $26,000 in donations. >> "action news" was there as the firefighters met liz woodward's family for the first time drawn together for her famous act of kindness while working the overnight shift at the route 130 in delran. >> all i did was pay for their breakfast. i didn't think anything would come about it without them leaving with a smile. >> your breakfast is on me today. rather than handing a bill she penned this note thanking the firefighter for their service. touched by the gesture the men decided to pay it forward once they learned they wer

. >> turning to the accuweather forecast, a slightly more humid start to the workweek. let's step outside the sky6 hd camera placed at temple university looking back at city hall. it will feel sticky out there today. the skies will remain clear for the most part. meeks karen -- meteorologist karen rogers is in for david murphy. >> reporter: i could use a portable fan but it's probably not in the budget. it's 85 degrees in philadelphia. warming up. 87, 8 is in richmond. the humidity has dropped a little bit it dropped to 62. 70 in washington, 66 in pittsburgh. it feels humid when you factor in the warm conditions, as well. satellite and radar showing we have a fair amount of clouds in the region, we're seeing sunshine break through. you see the showers that are to the southwest and right now in washington d.c. we'll see if some of them can make it. we'll see a spotty sprinkle or two in southern delaware. watching that through the day. the chance of a shower, even though we have a fair amount of clouds we have a sunburn alert uv index is is an an an aide. 86 degrees at 2:

lots of 90s, the highlight in the accuweather forecast. and unsettled weather into thursday, in fact today we have 93 today two straight days of 93. allentown you 93 and southern new jersey wildwood and millville tipping the 90 degree sale. downpours and thunderstorms are around on thursday the biggest concern with the downpours and thunderstorms tomorrow is torrential rain and individual lightning, the wins with these storms some of it could be on the gusty side and what is low to moderate and a low risk of tornadoes or hail, and most of the severe weather will be in new england and around new york city as opposed to the heart of the delaware valley. we are at 92 in reading but cooled off into the south into the lower 80s but the humidity remains on the high side, so you want to throw the numbers away, and look at the heat index it feels like the low 90s despite the temperatures in the low 80s south of philadelphia, and feeling like 93 in trenton. as we zoom in on satellite and radar locally a couple of downpours in southern areas but as