and christie ileto finding out how people are coping, but cecily tynan with more on the heat wave. >> the hottest so far, 96 degrees. that is not the full story. the index you will to 1 100. and atlantic city airport 105. that wins within and where the heat index approaching 100 degrees. the air mass will slightly change tomorrow and over the weekend. and i will talk about how in the full accuweather forecast. >>> let's switch line to "action news" reporter christie ileto on the ben franklin parkway. how has the city been reaching out to vulnerable citizens in this brutal heat? outreach workers passing out water and bringing them to shelters who are cannot bare this dangerous heat. >> it is outbrich -- outreach. >> what are you doing. >> we have plenty of ice and water in the bag. and doing hot spot where most of the homeless put together >> and make sure the hazard automatic meet. >> and getting you off the street for school places. >> no one immune to thursday's steamy weather, supposedly those working in it. the humidity a game-changer at the limping. and meeting if guns and roses

reporting live at police headquarters, christie ileto, channel 6. jim? >> thank 1 christie. >>> demetrius williams surrendered tonight in the tragic shooting death of a 4-year-old north philadelphia girl. philadelphia homicide detectives say it was his gun that the little girl found in the closet and accidentally shot herself in the face. williams is the boyfriend of the girl's mother, shakeia holmes. she is charged with third-degree murder. williams is expected to face involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges. trenton firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire tonight. chopper 6 was over the unit block of fairway avenue an hour ago. fortunately the blaze was quickly knocked down. the unidentified woman was rushed to the hospital. we do not know the extent of her injuries. not yet. a fiery multicar crash brought rush hour traffic to a standstill this evening on i-95 south. it happened just north of cottman avenue at 6:00. three vehicles collided later catching fire because it was difficult for firefighters to navigate through the hig

reporting live, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> christie, thank you. >>> we have much more coverage still ahead, in a few moments i will be joined by "action news" anchor jim gardner with more on what hillary clinton need to accomplish this week. first lets send it back to the studio with "action news" anchor walter perez. >> thanks, sarah. >>> other big story we are following here is one that will affect everyone coming to town this week. we're talking about the oppressive heat. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live on the ben franklin parkway to tell us how folks are coping, john? >> reporter: hi there walter. behind me rocky steps are closed right now, there will be a dnc meeting there later on tonight. weather-wise, in the last 45 minutes or so a nice breeze has pick up. it is rather pleasant out here earlier in the day it was just too darn hot. >> miserablely hot weather today did not cool fire of the hillary clinton supporters. delegates from texas, no big deal. >> i live for this kind of weather. it is my favorite time of the year. >> reporter: indeed but

"action news" reporter, christie ileto has that part of the coverage. >> letting bernie know, no matter what they do, we are with you on the street. we are with you, bernie. >> bernie or bust. >> reporter: hillary clinton may be the presidential nominee, but bernie sanders supporters are still backing their guy. thousands pound the pavement for three miles from city hall to fdr park. >> the image is great. it's the bomb. >> reporter: protesters spell out the issues from dnc leaks, clean energy. >> stop the frac jack and don't you pollute no more no more no more. >> reporter: it's a hot issue at independence mall where hundreds protest the steamer. >> i'm an old man. we need water. >> reporter: free bottled water. spray trucks lined. >> it looks like hillary is going to be the democratic nominee for president. can you get behind that? >> i cannot. i will vote for jill stine. >> if there's an alternative, i'm going to take that. >> reporter: that was christie ileto reporting. walter, we'll have more coverage from the wells fargo center in a moment. back to you. >> thank you, sarah. talk t

reporting live from the sat center, christie ileto for channel six "action news", brian. >> christie, thank you. >>> this afternoon a crowd gathered at international baptist church in lansdowne delaware county. they have prayed for the police officers in baton rouge as well as for that community which has been rock by the tragedies also on the mind of this group tonight those suffering in nice, france. >>> the action cam was there tonight as dozens of people took part in this black lives matter protest, and they marched from north philadelphia to center city. the police worked to close down streets as they marched to ensure everyone's safety. no arrests were made. >>> with all of that anxiety as a backdrop this years political process enters its next phase. the republican national convention kicks off in cleveland, ohio tomorrow, no doubt, the steaks, like tensions are very high. we have live team coverage tonight, "action news" sarah bloomquist is in downtown cleveland where delegates arrived but we will begin with "action news" anchor jim gardner leading our coverage there this week

"action news" reporter christie ileto live tonight at the scene. christie, what can you tell us about this. >> reporter: well, brian, homicide detectives just wrapped up the scene and while it seems like it is business as usual back here at the motel, the gruesome discovery prompted an immediate investigation. detectives were combing through room 225 here at the motel for most of the afternoon. police say lifeless bodies of two women were discovered, the pair reportedly had white plastic bags over their head and their hand bound behind their back. right now it is unclear how or why they were killed. their bodies will be taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. now some motel guests i spoke with who didn't wanting to on camera said they are not surprised this happened here at the motel. i also spoke with motel management and they said they did not have a comment this afternoon. so far no arrests have been made. reporting live from northeast philadelphia, christie ileto for channel six "action news" good that story we will continue to fo

and christie ileto live at the wynnewood station tonight. christie?> jim, some riders say today was a bit easier, but others say this was just as bad as yesterday. and we hopped on a train just to get a sense of what the commute was like. when we boarded, it was standing room only. we boarded at the suburban station. >> open up the path so that the people can get off the train. >> where the platform remains packed. once on board the warminster line they file down. >> people were standing very tight. >> seemed not as crazy as yesterday, but it's still crazy. >> the crowd is about the same. >> ok. >> there were a few seats yesterday, a few today. >> after the limited schedule after 120 rail cars were sidelined because of a defect. >> it is not terrible. it is mostly annoying that there is a train only every hour instead of every half-hour. >> and riding the train, one of the biggest differences is that while they are crowded people were not standing in the vestibules as they were on tuesday. >> i had a heat to myself. >> and not long to master commuting

"action news" reporter, christie ileto live at 30th street station. christy? >> reporter: there's no word on how much it will cost or replace or make repairs. for those who heavily rely on septa, come tuesday there could major headaches. >> this will be inconvenient. >> reporter: the news spread fast on the platform. >> last call. >> reporter: soapt at -- septa regional rail cars and likely crowded trains are what riders can expect throughout the summer. >> inspections performed have noted small cracks in one of the 8 possible locations. only five of the 100 cars inspected so far do not have any cracks. >> reporter: the rail cars where the cracks were discovered look like this, they were discovered on the equalizer beam which bears the weight of the body. the september employee noticed the crack. one of the newest cars and should be the most dependable had problems before. now with a third of the fleet sidelined. i'm coming from philadelphia to wilmington. riders are bracing, essentially those who travel far. >> it would affect my schedule, i would have to dea

live in the satellite center, "action news" reporter christie ileto tonight. christie?> jim, that service really centered around honoring the fallen officers. president obama remembering their bravery while also calling for unity. >> we're here to honor the memory and mourn the loss of five fellow americans. >> heart-felt words from president obama, who stood steps away from five empty seats for the dallas officers murdered in an ambush last week. >> an act of not just demented violence but racial hatred. all of that left us wounded and angry and hurt. >> chaos unfolded when micah johnson began firing a high-powered rifle to kill offenser during a black lives matter protest. and following the killings ever alton sterling in baton rouge and philando castile in suburb minneapolis days earlier. >> the shock of this evil still has not faded. at times it seems like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. >> together with former president bush, vice-president biden and himself, president obama spoke to defuse tensions around race and poli

reporting live from havertown, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> thanks, christie. >>> a thanking his lucky stars he is safe and can get home. his hummer won't be able to james taylor tells us he was driving on church road in wilmington tonight when trees started to fall around him. >> i could not get out of the way fast enough. >> reporter: what did you think? >> i said my prayers. >> reporter: taylor was trapped inside until rescuers could cut the tree limbs back. he believes if he had been driving a small are car he would not have walked away without a scratch. >>> meteorologist adam joseph is standing by with a live look at storm tracker six radar and will join with us the full accu weather forecast in just a little will bit. >>> day one of the g.o.p.'s big dance, and in cleveland, ohio brought a last ditch protest by anti trump forces, amid heightened tensions over recent violence at home and abroad. today's theme was make america safe again, with reassurances that republicans will restore peace while they say hillary clinton cannot. the first night of the donald t

reporting live here in havertown, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." nica. >> thank you christie. >>> we are learning new information tonight about t plan who ambushed police in baton rouge, louisiana. today investigators are sealed that 29-year-old gavin long had spent many days looking for ways to specifically target officers. yesterday long used a rifle to kill three officers and wound three others. he was then killed by police during a standoff. long was a marine from kansas city he recently pledged himself to an antigovernment group. the attack in baton rouge is the latest concern for police departments in our area. >> i'm not going to say they're afraid. i'm going say they are definitely on alert. they are, you know, concerned about the things that's been going on. the target that's been put on the backs of police officers. >> philadelphia's police commissioner says his department will continue to patrol in pairs. >>> police in warwick township bucks county investigating their first murder in 27 years. last thursday a neighbor found 33-year-old ed

reporting live from germantown, christie ileto for channel six "action news". . >>> thanks, christie. >>> tolls are going up on the pennsylvania turnpike for both cash and e-z pass customers. 6 percent hike initial to effect january 8th of this coming year. the turnpike commission says that toll increase is needed to fund a recent lay proved ten year spending plan which does call for reconstruction and widening of the turnpike. by the way this hike will not be the last, in fact, turnpike commission expects more toll hikes every year for the next 27 years. >>> meanwhile the roosevelt boulevard could be getting speed cameras, a proposed state law would take its speeders $150 if it is driving at least 11 miles an hour over the limit. the fines could be sent to the car owner in the mail. the boulevard already has red light cameras at several intersections but advocates size 61 traffic deaths in the last five years as the need foreign more reform. >>> an excited group of target employees and shoppers watched tonight as mayor jim kenney cut the ribbon on a new center

"action news" reporter walter perez is live outside suburban station in philadelphia, christie ileto is at the station in ardmore. christie, let's begin with you. it was a tough commute home tonight. >> reporter: it sure was, jim. by any means necessary, that is how a lot of these riders approached trying to get on these very crowded, very delayed trains, some people standing in between passenger cars. >> how bad is it inside. >> reporter: aboard septa's regional trains stopped in glenside it was standing room only during the evening rush. in areas not even designated for passengers. that cannot be safe. >> no, probably not at all. >> reporter: operating without a third of the fleet septa's downsized schedule means crowded cars and delays. you could not even get on that train. >> no, it was too packed. now i have to wait an hour. >> reporter: over at jenkintown stop. >> ridiculous. >> reporter: how bad is it. >> more like bangladesh. they have people riding in between cars and packed all the way down. >> some people are getting off. >> reporter: more headaches. >> they could not even

christie ileto for channel 6 "action news," jim?ank you, christie. >>> it was anything but a silent protest along broad street. hundreds of demonstrators rallied against what they describe as police brutality and systemic racism and they join the bernie sanders supporters. inside of the wells fargo center democrats spoke of the same issues about excessive police force. about changing the gun culture. about promoting tolerance and fighting bigtree. the black lives matter movement given its biggest flat form yet and sarah bloomquist has that story. >> tonight the mothers of the movement took center stage at the democratic national convention united in grief over the death of their sons and daughtersers, among them the mother of trayvon martin, michael brown and bland. children dying because of gun violence or excessive force. and explaining why they support hillary clinton for president. >> she knows that when a young black life is cut short, it's not just a loss, it's a personal loss. it's a national loss. it's a loss that diminishes

"action news" reporter christie ileto is live and what are the details on this?jim this is for establishes throwing events directly related to the convention. like you said, last call no longer at 2:00. the venues can decide how long they will be serving. last call in philadelphia just got a little later. but only for establishments host events related to the democratic national convention coming to town in two weeks. >> have sunday through thursday night. >> in old city, one of the many restaurant/bars hosting dnc parties. >> gives us an opportunity to make more money. yeah, more tax es for the city, more money for the restaurants. >> 2:00 last call, but they decided to let the liquor control board to allow special permits for hotel, bars and restaurants for that week. >> everyone wanting to stay out as long as they could. >> this is music to her ears. >> having it open later that is great. it let's us enjoy the party of the dnc and the good feelings that i have about hosting it in our town. >> when philadelphia hosted the rnc in 2000 a similar waiver was in pla

christie ileto was there. >> hi, do you have your ticket?reporter: dnc arrived at penn's landing. >> a kick off event. a way to kick off energy. >> welcome. thank you for volunteering. >> reporter: 18,000 volunteers spent two and a half years getting the city ready for the national stage. >> these are the people going to make it happen. they are going to get hillary clinton elected president. >> reporter: how awesome is it to welcome them? they stressed the volunteers are here to make people love philadelphia. from the trades to the entertainment and the message from presidential candidate, hillary clinton. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: welcome the main attraction. >> i'm looking forward to it, really. >> energy is terrific. the optimism is high. >> building. >> reporter: michigan delegate is already feeling the brotherly love. is this your first time in philadelphia? >> yes. >> reporter: what do you think of our city? >> i was just telling my friend it might be time to come to philadelphia more often. it's a great city. >> reporter: ha

christie ileto has more on the energy of tonight's historic moment. >> reporter: eager voters throughells fargo center. >> sweating getting over here. to just be on the outside, not even getting glance. i'm just so angry. >> see we have more people than seats. >> reporter: they let you inside to go walk up and down to look for seats and there are no seats. those who did snag a spot -- >> flowers. >> reporter: it's hillary mania. >> a logo is of superman. bernie delegates come around and going to campaign for hillary. >> bill clinton. >> more special than seeing our first woman, hillary clinton, accept the nomination. >> they have seats available. >> random seats. i don't think there are seats available. >> some people may be frustrated. others say if they don't make it inside the arena, being in the same building where history is being made is enough. christie ileto, "action news." >>> the conventions are done and i think it's fair to say that americans have a real choice this time around. some presidential years, you hear people say they are the same. they are not the same this year.

christie ileto abc 6. >> this is a live picture at philadelphia international airport.k obama has disappeared into air force one for the flight back to joint base andrews after delivering his speech tonight in support of hillary clinton at the democratic national convention. it should be noted that he will be back in philadelphia and southeastern pennsylvania a number of times over the next few months campaigning for hillary clinton. pennsylvania is in play, according to all the pollsters and what happens in southeast pennsylvania will help determine the fate of this race during the 2016 presidential election. president obama almost ready to take off. >>> tens of thousands of visitors have been descending on philadelphia shg many of them for the first time. they are bound to pick up a souvenir or two. "action news" reporter, trish hartman shows us some of what they got. >> reporter: from t-shirts on the streets to quirky gift shop things. political purchases are being made left and right. >> they feel good to their feet. >> reporter: the shop on independence mall, you c

christie ileto live at the methodist church in center city, philadelphia. the shootings in baton rouge and falcon heights obviously causing a reaction in philadelphia. but it was peaceful protests tonight, opposed to what happened in dallas, texas. >> that's absolutely correct, jim. hundreds of people gathered at the convention center. they marched down to the federal detention center before ending here at the united methodist church. again, like you said, their protests were peaceful but powerful. >> peacefully hundreds marched. poignant were their words. >> we are speaking out against police brutality. here to declare our lives matter. >> local activists and faith leaders in town for a convention took to the city streets. >> i believe that we must win. >> whatever happened in baton rouge and in minneapolis, you have to say and do something. >> did you see the videos. >> i saw the videos. they are very graphic and hard to watch. >> this kind of killing and double standard and police official racism has existed for years. >> david goldman says incidents like

christie ileto is live in manayunk with details about the problem, christie? >> reporter: well, walter one of the newest and should have been most dependable cars are now out of service and many riders are wondering how long they have to wait for repairs or even replacement. >> all aboard, lets go. >> reporter: septa riders are now bracing for tuesday. >> if we have a bunch of trains out of commission that is going to be a strain on me. >> this will be really inconvenient. >> reporter: 120 silver liner five cars also known as one-third of the septa's fleet are sidelined after a major structural defect called the g crack where is discovered. >> only five of the 100 cars inspect so far do not have any cracks. >> reporter: the cracks were spotted in the rail care suspension system that looks like this had a septa employee not notice add i slight lean of one of the cars. >> the concern would be at high speeds you could have a derailment. >> safety is important and i'm glad to hear they are on top of that. >> reporter: one of the newest and should be most dependabl

and wilmington will, delaware, going to that city live and reporter christie ileto. what did you see there tonight? >> jim, this was a peaceful march that started a couple of blocks away and ended at the intersection with a rally in the middle of the intercession. for one local family, this push for police reform is personal. street. >> we wanted to show our solidarity with what is happening across the nation. >> walking for her brother, jere jeremy. in may they ruled that nothing would be brought against the wilmington officers involved in thinks shooting. his story is one of many that is part of the national conversation. >> when i hear that somebody else gets murdered by police, it's like it's my brother. >> all lives matter. >> we have a responsibility to stand up for people, like all people. >> there is racism imbedded in our criminal justice system, and we are trying to do what we can as a mostly white congregation to dismantle it. >> every time he goes out the door to play with his friends by himself, i wonder what happens. we have to have the conversation wha

and christie ileto live in the media center with the celebrity beat. christie, who have you seen?hat's going on? >> jim, we spot add lot of people from dawson to danny glover. and whether the people were on the stage or hitting among the delegates cheering, the start of this convention has some strong star power. ♪ >> boyz to men kicked off the convention. and star powered glittered throughout the floor. spotting academy award winner susan supporting bernie sanders. but little to say after dominating headlines for ripping the d.n.c. >> i already talked and had everything taken out of context. >> and kendrick standston says it is his first convention. >> what do you think of being here? >> it's different. different than anything i have ever experienced. >> the billionaire philanthropist sums it up. >> people are generally fired up to go after this election, to beat donald trump and to elect hillary clinton. >> congressman john lewis posed for pictures, while new york mayor shook hands in the hall. >> how are you liking philadelphia? >> i have always loved philadelphia. philadelphia