sky 7 hd over the scene of a six-alarm fire. left-hand side is original fire scene.apartment building urn construction. adjacent to this these town homes that caught fire and looks like several of them are still burning. you see the firefighters are alameda county and other agencies on top of the roofs of the town homes trying to battle the fire. >> yeah. this is such a tricky situation. we have been monitoring this since before we went on air at 4:30. so many of you watching the live stream and streaming on abc 7 news.com right now. that was that original massive fire went up so fast and huge balls of claim from the construction scene on the left. it seemed a home was on fire and firefighters got that under control quickly and one by one the town homes seem to be catching fire next door. we have a crew live on the scene. we'll get an update. >>> a man in custody after take a look a terrifying attempted kidnapping. we have not seen this. 4 yoerld on the left. carrying another child. and watch closely at what happens. the 4-year-old near the door and a man reaches in

here is live doppler 7 hd first.cific location of the fire there in newark. it is 70 degrees right now. relative humidity up to 73%. that is good. winds relatively light, northwest at 5 miles per hour. but this wind may be helpful because it is just strong enough to move and disburse the thick plume of smoke but not factor into fanning the flames. there are occasional gusts up to about 10 miles per hour. here is what neighboring communities could expect over the next hour. a northwest wind about 5-10 miles per hour and pushing the smoke north fremont and they may experience poor air quality until this is under control. tomorrow, airwide, look for fog at the coast. highs from 61 at the coast to upper 60s and low 60s around the bay to upper 70s and low 80s inland. so we have a fairly pleasantly cool day coming our way tomorrow. it is going to warm up on sunday and i'll give you a look at the seven-day forecast at 5:00. dan and ama. >> thank you, spencer. >>> my best friend. >> pygmy goats are more than cute critters, t

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want to show you so sky 7 hd over the fire and you're tracking that.p in the sky. a fire fighting drone. firefighters tell amy they're using it for a vantage point of the fire they can't get from the ground and want to show you the ipad, a photo of 15 minutes ago and see the ipad firefighters have and the drone video streaming on it to monitor above and several firefighters are on the roof of the town homes burning. so it's especially important to see what's going on. >> that is amazing. it's been interesting to watch that. this fire burning close to 580 and so far 580 itself hasn't been so affected and trying to get on and off of it that's an issue. >> that's true. sue hall continues the coverage with how it's impacting the morning commute. good morning, sue. >> not only 580 but 80 because the embers have flown a little bit to the east and chp has now flared off the ashby avenue exit. there were fire crews here. this grassy area did catch fire for a bit and so that ashby ramp is still shut down. you need to go further east and take university. also, i

sky 7 hd was over the scene where the officer was trying to pull over a driver for speeding. officers have now arrested that driver. it injured chp officer is expected to be okay. but take a look. traffic in the area, though, was just amess. all eastbound lanes of 80 east of american canyon road were closed for fearnearly three hou. they reopened after 4:00. some cars over-heated. and we spotted several cars with hoods up pulled over to the shoulder and now there are residual delays in the area. >>> alameda county sheriff have a person of interest in custody for a fatal shooting on meekland avenue in cherry land near hayward. lyanne melendez is live with the latest on the story tonight. >> reporter: dan, all of the evidence points to a hit, possibly execution-style with a man in his 30s dead. we'll show you from sky 7 hd, a better look from above. you see a red pickup truck in the street. that is the victim's car. he was waiting for the light to turn green. and to make a left turn when he was approached by the shooter on foot who fired the gun several times and then ran. now

sky6 live hd giving us this lovely shot over wilmington, delaware. meteorologist karen rogers in for chris sowers. she'll update you on the forecast in just a bit. >>> facebook has updated it's feed al gore -->>> bicycling dr months is a popular pastime, but you have to be careful due to bike crashes and falls, 300,000 people are rushed to the e-r every year. nydia han has what you need to know so stay safe. >> reporter: a helmet can save your live, but only 20% of adults wear one. elliot scott loves biking, but two years ago he collided with a fellow biker at 30 miles per hour sending him flying through the air. the impact was hard. my head did come down hard on the pavement. consumer reports tested 14 adult size helmets to see how well they resist impact and force. the chinstraps and buckles were tested for testing and breaking. consumer reports judged air flow at high speeds. some of the helmets have a special lining that reduces force when impacted at an angle. consumer reports tested those claims and reduced the risk of traumatic brain injury. >

sky6 live hd taking you live and giving you a live look over the shore at cape may. a couple of men staked out on the beach doing a little fishing at this early hour before the beach goers arrive. the boardwalks will be busy with people enjoying the rides and the games and that delicious food. meteorologist karen rogers in this morning with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast for chris sowers and looking pretty good. >> reporter: those guys took our chairs, i was pretty sure they were for us. let's take a look right now and show you what it looks like, we were looking down the shore, if you're going to fly out of town looking at philadelphia international right now. looking and looking and looking, you know what we're not seeing any clouds, it's looking good at the airport. let's check satellite and radar we see the storms from yesterday, not everybody that got them, those that did got hit hard. flash flooding in vineland, new jersey. the scattered storms long gotten and completely different skies. the humidity way down. the only spot creeping in w

live doppler 7 hd tracking into oakland, hayward, dublin and south into fremont. in the south bay, a little bit of fog just to the south of san jose. much of the south bay, mainly clear skies and in the north bay, some foggy weather, and that will spread overnight as the marine layer deepens. 56 in san francisco. 60 in san jose under partly cloudy skies. napa right now with a temperature of 56 degrees. so we take you outside, a live look from pier 15. yep, you can see that low cloud cover over the bay right now. that forecast calls for the fog along with some coastal drizzle developing overnight tonight. cloudier and cool for saturday. then there you go on sunday. that warmer pattern sets up shop across the region. overnight tonight, everyone will remain in the 50s. that cloud cover and fog spreading inland. so plan your friday out. watch the time here, 7:00 in the morning, here's that chance future weather putting up some drizzle along the coast. with that deep marine layer tomorrow, the clearing is going to be slow. for much of the day, a similar setup for what

here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. we have sunny skies and hot conditions inland. although it is comfortable where i stand here near the coast as we have the cooling low clouds at the coast as you could see here at the golden gate bridge. the forecast features tomorrow. the fourth consecutive spare the air day. air quality is declining in some parts of the bay area throughout the week. wide range of temperatures could be expected through saturday and this intense heat will ease by sunday. overnight, look for a fog at the coast moving over the bay but not very far inland and low temperatures in a mild range of upper 50s near the bay and low 60s -- low to mid-60s in the inland east bay. so mild and perhaps uncomfortable overnight. here is the fog forecast animation. just limited fog around the bay early tomorrow morning, about 7:00. a lot of low clouds and fog at the coastline of course. and so then after 8:00, we'll see the fog that is out over the bay pulling back to the coastline, giving us another hot day inland. haz

i couldn't hear you, kristen, but let's look at live doppler 7 hd. down to -- first we're looking at sky 7 hd. i didn't mean to say live doppler 7. we're looking at the smoke rising from the fire. thick plumes of dark smoke as you pointed out. let me look at weather conditions near the fire. we'll take you down to street level. it is 69 degrees right now in newark. relative humidity is up to 73%. that is an encourage factor. the wind is light out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour with occasional gusts up to 10 miles per hour. so we don't have heavy wind which is a good thing. it is not strong enough to hamper the fire fighting effort or fan the flames. but it is just strong enough to continue carrying smoke away from the nearby neighborhoods and communities and disburse the smoke just a little bit. so here is what we can expect over the next -- oh, hour or so. winds will remain out of the northwest at 5-10 miles per hour, pushing the smoke to the south and east and newark and fremont could expect poor air quality as long as the fire continues to b

take a look at live doppler 7 hd. the fog is keeping the coast completely socked in and compared to 24 hours ago, temperatures are running lower by a good 14 degrees in san francisco. down four in san jose. down five in livermore. i'll let you know if this trend is going to carry on as we head into the weekend or if we are going to continue to have to deal with the heat. coming right up. dan. >> thank you. >>> and now to presidential politics. this is a huge night tonight at the democratic national convention. president obama will take the stage as tonight's headliner. laura anthony is live in philadelphia with a look ahead at the president's big speech. laura? >> reporter: dan, we will hear from the president here tonight. but before that, within the last half hour we heard from california governor jerry brown and lieutenant governor gavin newsom, both talking about issues very important to california, lgbt rights, and climate change. >> thank you. they tell us we have to choose between saving the economy and saving

live doppler 7 hd tracking into oakland, hayward, dublin and south into fremont.the south bay, a little bit of fog just to the south of san jose. much of the south bay, mainly clear skies and in the north bay, some foggy weather, and that will spread overnight as the marine layer deepens. 56 in san francisco. 60 in san jose under partly cloudy skies. napa right now with a temperature of 56 degrees. so we take you outside, a live look from pier 15. yep, you can see that low cloud cover over the bay right now. that forecast calls for the fog along with some coastal drizzle developing overnight tonight. cloudier and cool for saturday. then there you go on sunday. that warmer pattern sets up shop across the region. overnight tonight, everyone will remain in the 50s. that cloud cover and fog spreading inland. so plan your friday out. watch the time here, 7:00 in the morning, here's that chance future weather putting up some drizzle along the coast. with that deep marine layer tomorrow, the clearing is going to be slow. for much of the day, a similar setup for what we h

chopper 6 hd is live.hey will have work to do to get the restaurant back open. >>> much more still ahead on "action news," he used his own eagle eye to take part in an unlikely rescue of a bald eagle. the story is next. >>> the mann center summer concerts are in full swing. karen rogers will tell us what big names have yet to hit the stage next. iraq's prime minister said new security measures will be added after the truck bombing on a busy baghdad street. 149 people were killed and 190 others were wounded. officials warn the death toll will increase as they continue to search for those missing. isis said they carried out the attack. it was one of the worst single bawmghts -- bombings in more than a decade in iraq. >>> an unsecured window in harlem allowed 3-year-old to fall 13 stories to his death. a firefighter found a window guard on the ground it fell with the young boy. doctors pronounced the child dead at the hospital. >>> hillary clinton took questions of her use of a private e-mail server while she

lets head live to sky 6 hd at the beach in atlantic city. meteorologist, melissa magee, is in for david murphy out on the terrace with the latest from accuweather. >> it would be a nice day to be at the shore. you can go there to beat the heat and humidity. these numbers are climbing quickly inland. 88 in philadelphia and 86 in trenton and 87 in reading, at the coast there in beach haven, 86 and 86 in cape may. dew point numbers are still pretty high. they are in the upper 60s and the lower 70s but look at beach haven, a dew point number of 77 degrees, any time you have air masses this strong and this high, we have a lot of humidity that is building and it will continue as we go throughout the rest of today. as you factor in the heat season humidity, it feels like a heat index of 92. where we have that high dew point temperature in beach haven, a heat index of 100, feels like 101 in d.c. and dover. the excessive heat warning stays up. something to keep in mind an air quality alert, for areas of south jersey and central jersey, the air is unh

chopper 6 hd hd over the bellevue after police responded to a 911 that came in at 7:00 p.m. >> police received a 911 from a couple of people in another build that saw two people acting suspiciously on the rooftop. philadelphia police responded with a counter terrorism unit and several agencies. on the same rooftop police found camera equipment and several items that seemed to be suspicious like a smoke bomb and liquid. >> right now it appears that this individual may be a blogger that looks to do things with photography that is a little bizarre. we didn't rule out anything you never do. but that is what it appears this individual does. we are not condoning it. >> they are appreciative of the public's vigilance. >> we applaud the people that called. you never know what that was about. >> reporter: now sources tell us that that man charged with criminal mischief and trespassing received a summary citation. that will probably result in a fine. annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> checking temperatures now it's a nice sun why day but more humid. sky 6 hd looking at

let me ask about hd and other fees. does dish charge customers an hd fee? >> for new customers, we no longer charge hd fees. >> what about old customers? >> we have a small number of customers when they came into dish, they had sort of a different pricing arrangement. customers today we include hd fees in the receiver fees they pay for new hopper equipment. for the subset of customers in earlier days of hd, we did not have that fee included in receiver fees so they have lower receiver fees and then paying that hd fee as an offset. >> so i guess what i'm saying is dish no longer charges new customers hd, but you charge old customers hd, correct? >> in essence we're charging both. >> isn't it true if someone calls in and asks to have their hd fee waived, they get it waived? >> if they call in, yes. >> so hide the ball. if i'm smart enough to know to call dish and ask for it to come off, you're going to take it off, aren't you? >> agents will do that for longer term customers. these are long-term customers for us. >> how long do you have to be the customer to

a look at live doppler 7 hd. the marine layer pushing from the coast over the bay right now and a chilling effect. 24 hour temperature change, 12 degrees cooler in fairfield and concord than this hour yesterday. it is cooler in most areas. currently 61 here in san francisco. 23467 oaklan -- 67 in oakland. and mid 80s in concord and fairfield and yesterday we had triple-digits. the golden gate is all socked in with low clouds and fog and cloudy near the coast and bay and patchy morning drizzle and cooling with below average temperatures into next week. the forecast animation showing the clouds hugging the coastline overnight but beginning to pull back to the coast tomorrow morning and by afternoon mainly sunny. and that is the pattern we'll see going into sunday as well. the entire weekend will be part of the cooling trend with fog hugging the coastline and surging across the bay overnight. tomorrow's high ranges from upper 50s at the coast to mid-80s in the warmest inland locations and the accuweather seven-day f

a look at live doppler 7 hd. marine layer pushing from the coast over the bay right now and a chilling effect. 24 hour temperature change, 12 degrees cooler in fairfield and concord than this hour yesterday. it is cooler in most areas. currently 61 here in san francisco. 23467 oaklan -- 67 in oakland. and mid 80s in concord and fairfield and yesterday we had triple-digits. the golden gate is all socked in with low clouds and fog and cloudy near the coast and bay and patchy morning drizzle and cooling with below average temperatures into next week. the forecast animation showing the clouds hugging the coastline overnight but beginning to pull back to the coast tomorrow morning and by afternoon mainly sunny. and that is the pattern we'll see going into sunday as well. the entire weekend will be part of the cooling trend with fog hugging the coastline and surging across the bay overnight. tomorrow's high ranges from upper 50s at the coast to mid-80s in the warmest inland locations and the accuweather seven-day forec

sky 6 hd doing a dance shaking with the sea breeze and even a sailboat or wind surfer in the ocean. loads of sunshine today and temperatures are seasonably warm not that oppressive. 86 in philadelphia and 87 is the normal high for this time of year. allentown and reading 87 and wilmington 83 and notice the winds off the ocean along the beach, you get the sea breeze, cape may point 79 and beach haven 78 degrees, dew points inland are higher than yesterday. yesterday we had dew points in the upper 50s and mid-50s. and generally low to mid-60s, along the coast they are higher with the ocean and bay influence, dew points in the 60s and low 70s but those dew points increase tonight especially once the sunsets and the muggy air mass is moving in. satellite 6 along with action radar showing nothing more than a few fair weather clouds, if you look across west virginia and virginia, you can see showers and thunderstorms bubbling up and they are moving into parts of our region tomorrow. tonight partly cloudy skies and it's going to get very sticky. 67 in allentown and wilmington 69 and trento

sky6 live hd giving us a glimpse over atlantic city. not a bad start this morning, but a weekend change we'll find out in just a bit. >> david murphy has all the details. >> reporter: we're looking closely across the region, we have rain to the south and interesting cloud cover this morning. the farther south you go, the cloudier it is. these are fairly thin clouds that the sun will break through. there's a line of demarkation north an south. there's rain if you go in closer on storm tracker 6 live there's showers from dover south into the southern half of delaware, some of these are clipping extreme southern cape may counties and these areas down to the south may be in and out of showers at times. 68 degrees in philadelphia. 58 in allentown. 62 in millville. 64 in wilmington. 82 in trenton. 68 in cape may. the dewpoints are behaving themselves real low far below the threshhold of 62. as we roll through the day, 9:00 a.m., 71 degrees. 10:00 a.m., 75. the showers down south and we'll have sun and high clouds. the high today, 82. we'll ha

as we look live on sky6 live hd, the sun is shining brightly. clear skies a lot of sun, you notice the white haze in the atmosphere there. that's the moisture that building. we have dewpoints up into the upper 60s and low 70s. it's not just the heat. it will be the oppressive humidity that we'll deal with as well. 86 degrees in philadelphia. the normal high for this time of the year which occurs around 4:00 p.m., 87. we're just about there now. millville, 86. trenton, 84. atlantic city, 84. allentown, 84. satellite and radar absolutely nothing going on, high pressure in control. there's a cold front right here, that front will attempt to slide south over the next 6 hours or so. it may drop the humidity levels down a little bit, i think for the most part this is hot and oppressively humid day. it's tomorrow we catch a break with the humidity. 95 by 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m., 97. w0u679 for a pop up -- watch out for a pop-up thunderstorm. we're forecasting a high of 98. with the humidity it will like 101 to 103. wilmington, 104. millville, 102. atlantic

here is live doppler 7 hd.ong the coastline and over the inland areas and this pattern will be with us for a while. now, tomorrow, statewide, inland or interior, is the place to be if you are looking for sunshine. highs of 91 at chico and 95 in fresno and in the desert, 105 in palm springs but along the california coastline, including here in the central coast, we'll see low clouds and fog. high temperatures here in the bay area tomorrow will range from mid and upper 50s at the coast to 60s and just a few low 70s around the bay. upper 70s and low 80s in our inland areas and for the seven day as head, here is our -- days ahead, here is livermore. the average temperature is 86 degrees. highs remain well below average for the next four days, even into sunday as we begin a general regional warm-up. highs bounce up to near 90 on monday in livermore. and for most of the bay area, that pattern will hold true. on sunday the warming begins after a cool day on saturday and by early next week we see inland highs near 90 d

we'll continue 0 keep you updated as you look live from sky 7 hd. that helicopter now taking flight to continue the search. >> today in dallas, a tribute to those in blue who haust their lives became a moment of unity during a divide time. >> ♪ >> an interfaith memorial service was held to honor five officers shot and killed last thursday. former president george bush and president obama spoke during the service. >> i believe our sorrow can make us a better country. i believe our righteous anger can be transformed into more justice and more peace. >> in a sign of unity, republican ted cruz arrived in dallas aboard air force one. still the threat of violence was present in the mind of officers. "washington post" reports police at the memorial service checked for escape routes. >> as people gathered in dallas to honor the murdered officers, community leaders in san jose called for unity and healing at an event also attended by the city's police chief. >> he news reporter chris nguyen joins us live with more. chris? >> reporter: and those people came f

. >>> sky 7 hd is live heading to breaking news in pan ole. a multi-car crash on interstate 80 has injured as many as nine people. police can't give us a definite number yet but they have sent five ambulances to the scene. >> we understand it is near pan ole valley road and this is eastbound 80 near pan ole valley road and we'll continue to keep you posted. when sky 7 arrives in just a few minutes. >>> san jose police say they pleaded with a teenager to drop his weapon. tonight, 14 minutes before a fatal shop, critical minutes that a family said could have ended with a much better outcome. that story is next. >>> and plus an outpouring of help for a park range who was beaten. >>> also -- >> commands not understood. >> the flash on your dash doesn't always work. 7 on your side reveals the best and worst in car computer systems. >>> and the cat is out of the bag in san jose. we now know the real owners of the shark's good luck ♪ ♪ >>> members of a san jose family are questioning why police had to shoot and kill a loved one yesterday instead of a

sky6 live hd looking at atlantic city the boardwalk and the beach there, the folks are gathering and taking claim on their hot spots. accuweather has dialed up a winner for anything outside today. let's get you over to karen rogers in for chris sowers with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we're looking good. >> reporter: i was look at the shot, the people on the boardwalk. they are enjoying it already. let's look at penns landing, a lot of folks will be out and about today for all the festivities that are going on for the birthday bash for america. temperatures in the low 70s and feeling good. you can look at the wind speeds 15 miles per hour. the wind out of the northwest, so yes it is breezy, what a change for the wind. yesterday it was a southwesterly flow that brought in oppressive humidity. it was a switch, refreshing breeze. current temperature in the # city, 71. 70 in trenton. 73 in millville. 74 currently in cape may. let's take a look at the dewpoints. they went from the upper 70s when it was so oppressively humid plummeted to down to below 60. not only today, t

there's the view, sky6 live hd looking at the commodor barry bridge. we had areas of thunderstorms yesterday, some areas picked up quite a bit of rain i'll show you that later in the broadcast. the forecast for this afternoon, temperatures in the 70s, it will be another hot and humid afternoon. 80 degrees by 9:00 a.m. sun and clouds. 11:00 a.m., 86. 1:00 p.m., 89. 3:00 p.m., 91 and 5:00 p.m., 890. the humidity will not be as intense as yesterday which is down right awful yesterday. it's part of the reason why we picked up so much rain with the thunderstorms. it's not going to be as humid today, we'll see dry air work in. it will feel like 92, 93. we get into tomorrow, that's when things change. we're forecasting a high of 95. heat indices well into the 90s, close to 100. when i come back we'll talk about the increase in the heat and humidity for tomorrow. guys? >> thank you. >>> we have a developing story out of kensington. philadelphia police are looking for the killer who stabbed a woman to death. the action cam was at the scene where police found th

let's get you outside we've got sky6 live hd there's the cloud cover over center city. might see early sun this morning, but generally speaking the clouds win out. 61 in reading. 67 in philadelphia. and wilmington. 62 in trenton. 69 at this early hour in cape may. in some neighborhoods it might feel a little bit be humid. looking out to the west, there's speckled precipitation, so there's a chance of spotty showers popping in. the morning activity south and west of philadelphia. eventually, later today and this evening, more pronounced showers are possible. up in the lehigh valley, lots of clouds, a late-day shower most likely there. 83 degrees is the high. down the shore today, lots of clouds, a spotty shower can't be ruled out. a not a washout at the shore during the day. high in the mid to upper 70s depending on where you are. we have had problems with undertow over the last couple of days, if you're swimming beneath the clouds swim near the lifeguards. today we have clouds in philadelphia. a spotty shower can't be rule out and high of 80 degrees, at the ballpark, ph

we look live at sky 6 hd at atlantic city. people are in the water, the place to cool off today. accuweather will let us know when we can get relief. >>> and breaking news in lumberton county where a woman was founded in her home, and today her death was ruled a homicide. this is nassau road, the victim is shannon o'rourke, we'll follow the story on "action news" and online at 6abc.com. >>> now to the forecast it's day two of the excessive heat and the warning remains in effect at this hour. temperatures in the 90s and the humidity is high, lets look at sky 6 hd and the center city skyline this noon. just a few clouds overhead but man it is hot out there. david murphy is outside on the terrace and has the latest from accuweather. we are not getting relief any time soon. >> today and tomorrow we are in the same sort of air mass, this is easily the most uncomfortable day of the year so far and probably beats out any of our days last summer, have you to go back a few years to get this intense heat and humidity. satellite and radar shows nothing going on in the way of rain. right now

sky 6 hd living live at the ben franklin bridge. oh that is penn's landing and still hot outside and we may be getting a brief break. karen rogers is in for david murphy and has a check of the forecast. >> reporter: speaking of a break i have a wind gust and out of the northwest it feels pretty good. what a change from the past five days with temperatures in the 90s. community by community, caker town 80 and 80 in pottstown and 84 in coatesville and it's a warm summer day, and 85 in saint davids and 84 in center city. and new jersey 84 in browns mills and 83 in hammonton and 83 at the boardwalk in a.c. and 83 in vineland and 83 in dover, delaware. look at this number in smyrna s. 88 degrees, so yes we are keeping the warmth but not the heat and humidity. 60 degree dew points in philadelphia just in the 50s in the northwest so feeling nice and comfortable, still a little sticky in south jersey and delaware when the numbers are up and they are dropping over the next couple of hours. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the stro

. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry this morning, sky6 live hd looking at clouds mixing with occasional break of sunshine over the commodor barry bridge. it does look like overall it will be a partly sunny day. 74 degrees in philadelphia to start out. comfortable enough out there, a little bit on the humid side more humid than yesterday. you'll feel that if you're walking or working out. 67 degrees in allentown. 07 in reading. 72 in wilmington, 73 in cape may. and again it's a stickier. in terms of rain today, looks like we're okay through the morning and then we get into the afternoon and evening say, 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. there's a chance of strong thunderstorms popping up in spots around allentown and ending up closer to the i-95 corridor. there could more of this action up to 8:30 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. later on tonight if there are any showers left they will be showers after the sunny goes down and we lose the convective instability of the afternoon or evening we won't have the thunderstorms around. in the lehigh valley, afternoon thunderstorm is possibl

sky 6 hd showing you philadelphia international airport. meteorologist, david murphy, has an update from accuweather and much more when we come right back. >>> and looking live one more time from sky 6 hd at the floor of the dnc as we listen to lenny kravitz doing a sound check giving a preview of tonight's performance. more star power once again at the dnc. last night you heard alicia keys and you'll hear from lenny kravitz tonight along with president obama and vice president biden. >> a fun element to having a big events like this in town. lenny kravitz. >> hard to hear but -- >> the delegates will have a good time tonight though. stormtracker 6 live double scan we are basically dry across the region that little green around the region is just ground cover on the radar, if we go in tighter to south jersey, i told you we'd have a better chance of seeing something south of philadelphia or in the city, over the last 10 minutes or so, we have the live image of a shower that is dumping good rain south of millville and beginning to extend to t

taking a look outside we have sky 6 hd looking at talenenergy stadium. union match this week, some are already training perhaps getting ready for the friendly coming up against crystal palace from the english premier league. dew point is 65 degrees and that is an indication that the air is more humid. up over the 60 degree threshold. and winds 5 to 10 miles per hour not all that strong. and there is cloud cover trying to make a run at us but it is falling apart. we may see more fair weather cumulous develop and could be more of that into the afternoon. some of you here and there may pick up an isolated showers some have dry be muggy, clouds and humid. p 88 is the high in allentown and almost 90 in reading and 86 in trenton and wilmington and the closer you get to the shore the easier it is to manage. up close and personal view shows you upper 70s to the northern in beach haven and sea isle city. a nice afternoon don't forget the sunscreen. it will give you a burn if you don't take it seriously. 79 in sea isle city and low 80s on the delaware beaches this

and looking at sky 6 hd the heat and humidity continues to plague our region and melissa magee has the latest from accuweather. >>> now, the details 12 police officers in dallas were shot and five of them killed during a sniper attack at a protest for the recent killings of black men in louisiana and minnesota. the police chief said that shooter, micah johnson acted alone and was not affiliated with a

sky6 live hd giving us a look at atlantic city. when we're trying to be cheery and happy, the oppressive heat can't make us that happy. >> reporter: this is the worst heat in the last several years. looking toward the center city skyline. clear conditions, we have sunshine today with the heat-pump high getting closer to the delaware valley with that sun we'll be baking. we're closing in on 80 degrees in several location also. peep -- beach haven, 78, cape may, 78 degrees. philadelphia, 77 degrees. high pressure in control. it should be a bright, sunny day a few clouds around from time to time, numbers that's the big story, 95 degrees by 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m., 97. 5:00 p.m.ing, 97, hot and humid with highs around 98 degrees, you factor in the humidity and it will feel like 100 to 04. , 101 for philadelphia. atlantic city, 100 degrees, as well. the worst is yet to come, watch what happens by monday afternoon, it will feel like 104. when i come back we'll talk about this and hope it will end in the seven-day forecast. 5:32. witnesses he

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live doppler hd is traffic accidenting a little bit of fog. especially along the coast. we have tighter view on live doppler hd with the sunset in richmond having low clouds, south san francisco, and half moon bay. half moon bay right now is reporting a quarter-mile visibility and some areas the fog is democrat. that is only where it is low, but it is immediate, and san francisco is 55 and hose is mild at 54 and 58 in san ramon, and 60 through fairfield. highs today a "spare the air" in affect because of poor air quality and in the south bay none is the high in san jose and fairfield and antioch and livermore at 100 degrees, get director runs in early inland areas, because it will be hot quickly and you cannot run when it is that hot. about 80 in san francisco. frances? >> good morning, everyone, a new injury crash reported as you come off the benicia bridge southbound at marine that vista. a motorcycle or vehicle went off to the right side and the message crews arrived at the scene and i don't continuing they will block the lanes but it could cause slowing into martinez

this is sky 7 hd video from earlier today. the damage is on the northbound lane of lawrence expressway right near east arquez avenue. county crews had to close three lanes to get to that spot. county officials say they did find water at the bottom of the sinkhole. >>> a man who flew his drone over a wildfire is in jail tonight. cal fire says it had to ground its firefighting helicopters and planes when eric wanzer flew his drone over the wildfire in placer and el dorado counties. he was trying to get pictures of the fire. he was booked today on charges of interfering with firefighting operations. it's the first time cal fire has made such an arrest. >>> the weekend is almost here. >> yes. sandhya, for many of us, it is here. >> it is indeed, larry and ama. we are expecting the temperatures to continue to drop. today, believe it or not, a good 5 to 10-degree temperature drop this afternoon. so we were out in the 100s. we had the 90s. from our east bay hills camera, you can see the high clouds that were filtering near sun this a

live doppler hd showing gray shading on the scene much of the bay area. it is low cloud cover. we have companily clear skies around concord and livermore and clouds around san jose. sun will be up here at 6:00 this morning. the forecast calls for bay clouds and sun away from the coast. that is the majority of the region will see sun and "spare the air" day in affect inland for poor air quality. if you can, take mass transportation. inland we will not so warm today as we were yesterday, with relief. we are out of the triple digits and back into the 90s and slowly making baby steps toward where we should be. 92 in concord, 70 is the high in oakland, 64 in san francisco and afternoon sunshine and 84 in san jose and santa rosa around 83. we will see sun at the a's game tonight. the seven-day forecast shows from fog to sun in most spots and summer spread on saturday cooler numbers on sunday and the second half of the forecast, temperatures are more typical. frances, how is the traffic? >> busy. a new accident popped up. on the bay bridge, the second injury crash this morning. we are

again, this is a live look from sky 7 hd.nd there is somebody who is in custody now but it is unclear that person's relation to the situation at hand and whether or not that is the gunman. stay up to date by down loading abc7 news app and you can follow up on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >>> a day of deals leads to the bay area business watch. amazon is offering big deals until midnight for prime day. you have to be a member to get a discount. amazon shipped 34 million items last year. bay area companies could cash in on the popularity of pokemon go. you've heard a lot about this lately. it's earned $14 million since launching on wednesday. not even a week. according to the app firm annie, apple and google are going to see more of the money than the company that developed pokemon go. the tech giants take a 30% cut in app purchases and the developer gets a smaller cut. >>> the dow beating a mark set last year, closing at 18,347. the nasdaq climbed 34. s & p set a new record and today beat that by going up to 2152 points. >>

again, this is a live look from sky 7 hd.understand there is somebody who is in custody now but it is unclear that person's relation to the situation at hand and whether or not that is the gunman. stay up to date by down loading abc7 news app and you can follow up on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >>> a day of deals leads to the bay area business watch. amazon is offering big deals until midnight for prime day. you have to be a member to get a discount. amazon shipped 34 million items last year. bay area companies could cash in on the popularity of pokemon go. you've heard a lot about this lately. it's earned $14 million since launching on wednesday. not even a week. according to the app firm annie, apple and google are going to see more of the money than the company that developed pokemon go. the tech giants take a 30% cut in app purchases and the developer gets a smaller cut. >>> the dow beating a mark set last year, closing at 18,347. the nasdaq climbed 34. s & p set a new record and today beat that by going up to 2152 poi

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this is sky 7 hd video from earlier today. the damage is on the northbound lane of lawrence expressway right near east arquez avenue. county crews had to close three lanes to get to that spot. county officials say they did find water at the bottom of the sinkhole. >>> a man who flew his drone over a wildfire is in jail tonight. cal fire says it had to ground its firefighting helicopters and planes when eric wanzer flew his drone over the wildfire in placer and el dorado counties. he was trying to get pictures of the fire. he was booked today on charges of interfering with firefighting operations. it's the first time cal fire has made such an arrest. >>> the weekend is almost here. >> yes. sandhya, for many of us, it is here. >> it is indeed, larry and ama. we are expecting the temperatures to continue to drop. today, believe it or not, a good 5 to 10-degree temperature drop this afternoon. so we were out in the 100s. we had the 90s. from our east bay hills camera, you can see the high clouds that were filtering near sun this a

here is live doppler 7 hd. we have sunny skies across the area. very compact and shallow marine lair just touching parts of the coastline right now. winds are gusty at some spots, breezy in others. gusts are right now to 20 miles per hour at concord. 17 at fairfield, 30 mile-per-hour sustained winds at sfo and breezy in other locations. here is a view from the sutro tower cam showing the finger of thin fog moving out from the city over the coastline. 59 in san francisco. 69 in oakland. 73 in mountain view. 79 in san jose and 88 in morgan ville. 85 degrees in santa rosa. napa 76. 82 in novato. 90 in fairfield. 89 in concord and 87 in livermore. and this is santa cruz under blue skies there. and this is the first forecast. we'll see a few coastal clouds tonight. chilly in inland valleys tomorrow morning and mild around the bay. and then tomorrow afternoon we'll see an average range of temperatures from about 60 or so at the coast to nearly 90 in the warmest inland locations and it will get warmer, i'll show you the warm-up later. >> thank you. and k

. >> there's a live look at the stage from our sky6 live hd camera. the wells fargo center is set for the dozens celebrities and ordinary people who have been invited to speak to the party. protesters have come to the city to express their views. jennette reyes is live at fdr park where she is following the protesters, some of people want to express their free speech and make their voices heard. >> reporter: believe it or not we're not experiencing the record-breaking temperatures we've been talking about all day still it was no much for the berpanders supporters. >> they are coming here to exercise their first amendment right. >> reporter: this morning demonstrators were feeling the person in more than one way. these sanders supporters trickled in for the march for bernie demonstration at 9:30 as temperatures were climbing into the upper 80s. creativity was king today. >> it's spray bottle, i wrote on it water, so nobody could be like what's in your bottle. it's going ton 100 degrees. these two came down from maine knowing that their passion for the

sky6 live hd crystal blue skies this morning.her nature providing a beautiful warm weekend for the long holiday weekend. meteorologist karen rogers today it's going to be the best day, she'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, "action news" saturday morning, continues after this. come to sesame place before little kids become big kids. before dress up turns to make-up. and tag becomes hashtag. and don't miss our brand new show, the magic of art featuring abby cadabby. come to the only place that makes little hearts race. get unlimited visits with a season pass for 6 payments of less than $19. sesame place with us on saturday morning, the hostage standoff in the bangladesh capitol of dhaka is over. isis is claiming responsibility for it. forces stormed the restaurant in the diplomat zone early this morning. 6 attackers were killed. 13 of the hostages were rescued during the police raid. authorities say all of the victims inside the restaurant were foreign nationals. >>> strong storms moved through th

let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll take a look at what is going on. the coastline right no dealing with the -- now dealing with the fog and inland dealing with sun. and if you are doing traveling and heading down to southern california, we have thunderstorms ven barstow and hesperia and south of palm springs. and if your travel plans take you there, keep that in mind. here is a live look from the east bay hills camera and you see the marine layer there. and it has deepened and temperatures dropped. 60 degrees in san francisco. 65 in oakland. san jose 70 degrees and half moon bay. nothing but blue skies from our camera. 76 in santa rosa. 70 in napa. mid to upper 80s in concord and livermore. our highs so far today by the way, upper 50s at the beaches. to the mid-90s in places like antioch. from our mt. tam cam, this is what we're dealing with this holiday weekend. so we'll call it foggy coast and bay overnight. typical pattern for the fourth of july weekend with limited fog for fireworks viewing. we'll take a closer look in just a moment. tomorrow morn

from sky 6 hd you could see the truss sitting on a barge about an hour ago. this section will be brought to the port of oakland where it will be dismantled for scrap. >>> a restaurant that aims to be a new san francisco dining destination opened doors today in one of the grittiest neighborhoods. black cat is located in the heart of the tenderloin at the corner of eddie and leavenworth. the san francisco mayor ed lee took the honorary first bite during a lunchtime celebration. the owners spent $1 million to remodel an old restaurant into a cozy-two level supper club and lounge. locals welcome it and say it wouldn't alter the unique character. >> no one wants to get rid of the grit where everyone is home othenized and we don't have chain stores. the grit is part of our authenticity and black cat reflects that. >> and the menu offers american cuisine served on small plates. >>> uc berkeley has admitted more california residents into the new freshman class compared to last year. more than 14 how high school students have been offered admission. that group include

. >> thank you for waking up with us. 67:00 a.m., sunday morning, sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful glimpse over atlantic city. you can see folks outside at the beach. it's going to be hot, so you may want to jump into the water. >> that's the place to be, outside we go to chris sowers for more. >> reporter: good morning, guys, it's warm and soupy. relief down the shore, ocean temperatures in the low 70s that will feel nice and refreshing. the poconos head north into the higher elevations. poconos, 81 degrees no humidity. there are a few areas around the delaware and lehigh valleys where temperatures will be cooler. everybody else, though, looks like we're setting -- sweating it out again with temperatures in the 90s and dewpoints in the 60s and 70s. fleetwood, 69. manners creek, 67. glassboro, 76. vineland, 68 degrees, 70 for smyrna and dover, sea isle city, 74. here's satellite and radar, we're going back to 7:00 p.m. yesterday evening, as anticipated the showers and storms we saw were spotty in nature. those of you who saw them got hammered as it continued to rain and rain and ra

sky6 live hd giving you a live look of cape may, new jersey, meteorologist chris sowers back outside, i know it's going to be extremely hot, is there any sign of good news or relief on the way. >> reporter: there is, it will arrive tomorrow, high temperatures top out in the mid 90s, the humidity pulls back. today we're forecasting 98 twiferl- it will feel like 103. tomorrow we're forecasting 96 it will feel like 96. reading, 75. cape may, 79. if you're someone who enjoys working outside, you have one or two hours to get it in. we're forecasting temperatures 88 by 10:00 a.m. do it over the next couple of hours, if you don't have air-conditioning. when you turn the fans on to circulate the air around the house you have to open the windows, if not all you're doing is creating a giant convex in the house. we have a lot of 70s showing up it's not just the heat. it's the humidity. the two will make it feel like 100 degrees. there's the cold front to the north, you can see how the dewpoints pull back a little bit across upstate new york that's the humidity buster that arrives tomorrow. unfor