, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara bloomquist. can you get updates on the forecast any time with the 6 abc storm tracker app, it features live radar and the complete accuweather forecast, it's free to download for the apple and android devices. >> two people are in litcal condition after a jeep cherokee collided with a person riding a lawn mower, the accident happened at 1:40 this afternoon, while it was turning into the wilmington university. the jeep cherokee and person from the mower are in the hospital in critical condition. and investigators are looking to see if the deadly fire that destroyed a home was intenti intentionally set. it killed one man and critically injured a mother of six. >> "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live near the scene with more on the probe. >> reporter: jim, this was a fast moving fire that basically destroyed the house than is what is left behind us. basically a pile of rubble. the cleanup here continues as does the investigation. neighbors heard a blast that rattled homes and lit up the nigh

sara bloomquist is live at a south philadelphia sports bar. >> the place is still packed but not like a few hours ago when the u.s. took on germany. it wasn't a win but fans when home happy.

. >> lets switch live to 42nd and chestnut, "action news" reporter sara bloomquist is outside of the greenfield elementary school that dismissed early today. greenfield and every other school in the district. >> here is why, officials are monitoring the temperatures in the buildings across the schools in the city. they kept going up and for logistical reasons they sent all the students home. they didn't stick around on the playgrounds today, for most of the day today the playground registered atwell over 100 degrees, it doesn't become summer officially until saturday, this was quite a spring time scorcher. philadelphia's public school buildings let out early. students were sent home because of the extreme heat, some buildings were too hot, the students set out for home but some didn't want to go, buildings like west philadelphia high, had heat. >> it's better outside than inside. >> at the schuylkill river park kids and parents found their relief in the water, in the fountain and from some cool spray, some don't mind heat and humidity. this is what i'm used to, the winter is brutal a

sara bloomquist has the story. this video shows the 45-year-old woman struggling with the attacker in her apartment building on the roosevelt boulevard. >> they said give me your bag and give me your jewelry. >> the victim has bruises on her arms. >> he threatened to kill you. what did he say? >> he said give me the money i blow off your head, i have family and problems, i need the money. >> it happened at 10:00 p.m., video shows the suspect following her across the parking lot and just in side he grabbed her, he grabs her by the neck and shoots her and you see her resisting, the victim's cell phone recorded audio of the attack. >> the man then dragged the victim back out to her car and he demanded more money than she had. >> she didn't have much money and she called someone. >> he drover the victim around in her own car while her friend brought cash, he drove around with the victim and drove her nearby and kicked her out of the car and took off with her car. police are confident someone will know who he is. >> the

sara bloomquist is live at a south philadelphia sports bar. >> the place is still packed but not like a few hours ago when the u.s. took on germany. it wasn't a win but fans when home happy. >> fans believed the u.s. would move on they wore the red, white and blue and set out early for the area sports bars. here americans and germans watched their two teams go head to head sitting side by side. across town people came out on the sidewalk to see the match. >> it's interesting to see how it grew even since the 2010 world cup. >> germany is a tough team but when the germans when up 1-0 early in the second the fans were worried and kept believing. >> we'll come back and we'll win this game. the united states was not winning but a goal by ghana gave them reason to cheer. >> the united states will go on and the fans will be behind them the whole way. >> i would like to see the win but hope they do well in the next round. >> to see patriotism like this, it's incredible for the city and the country, and i'm ecstatic. >> still a few more days to go, to go out and buy a u.s. jersey and fly the

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick will be along later. in the news this noon, an investigation is underway after a woman was tied up and robbed inside of her philadelphia home overnight. and a delaware teacher is in trouble with police after a search of his vehicle. >>> but the big story on "action news" this noon is another day of unsettled skies, heavy rain fell in parts of our region this morning and there is more of that to come. the action cam was at the wissahickon river today. sky 6 hd shows a dreary day down at the shore and it's humid making conditions uncomfortable. stormtracker 6 live double scan is tracking the storms and meteorologist, david murphy, is at the big board with more from accuweather. >> we have another cluster of showers near baltimore pushing north of baltimore and up i-95, and those of you near newcastle delaware and dover, may want to keep an eye on that, it's slow moving but it's an hour, hour and a half down the pike. we are watching smaller cells popping and pulling away, and this is a good one

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, a new jersey bridge is closed for safety concerns, how the emergency repairs are affecting drivers. and a laundry room thief causes a gas leak and evacuate at a philadelphia apartment complex. >>> but the big story is a hot and muggy day in the wake of powerful overnight storms. some people are still cleaning up the damage. this is the scene on delancy street at 23rd this morning in center city. the branches came down during the storm and accuweather is still tracking the chance for showers today and right now the skies are a mix of clouds and sunshine as we look live at sky 6 hd in wilmington this noon. lets head now outside to karen rogers with more. >> i'm standing here in bright sunshine and it's a warm day and we feel humidity but not as oppressive. satellite 6 and action radar shows the storms from the overnight hours move well off the coastline now and some clouds are left in its wake and we mix lots of sunshine in with that. we see spotty showers popping up here and

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news this noon, new information about a police standoff at a buck county neighborhood. >> also, a grand jury is looking into bribery allegations. >>> and the big story is the heat advisory that took affect across the region. >> it's hazy and humid as we look across the region on sky 6 hd. lets go to meteorologist, karen rogers in for david murphy. she has the latest from accuweather. >> the heat advisory is from noon until 7:00 tonight because of the hot and humid conditions, it's right along the i-95 corridor, where we expect the heat and humidity to create issues making it feel like the mid to upper 90s. 85 in pottstown and 87 in kennett square and 90 in chester as well. in new jersey, it's already 91 in vineland and bridgeton and 92 in smyrna, delaware, and 87 even on the boardwalk right now in a.c. lets look at what to expect today. sunshine mixing with clouds and hot conditions, it's a bit breezy and 96 degrees for your high. that was set in 1967, as we pull

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, two teenagers are recovering from a shooting in philadelphia. and a car slams into a local home and now the driver is facing charges. but the big story on "action news" this noon is still developing in delaware ark state police trooper is recuperating after a confrontation with a suspect this morning. that suspect is dead. 26-year-old corporal lloyd mccann tried to pull over the suspect's car at west bury lane. there was a brief chase and the driver got out of his car and started shooting. the trooper was shot twice but he fired back managing to kill the suspect. now we are joined live by eva pilgram. >> 26-year-old delaware state trooper a four-year veteran of the force was air-lifted. can you see the helicopter here, after being shot by a driver he was trying to pull over. it was corporal lloyd mccann and the man that shot at him is dead. >> this started as a domestic dispute. a 29-year-old man choked his girlfriend and took off on the run, the police put out a trips of h

"action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live outside of a 711, in gloucester township. >> sharrie, 31-year-old charles walls of collingswood is charged in connection with six more armed robberies in pennsauken that ends with the shooting of the store clerk. investigators believe that charles walls one of these men, committing the string of violent armed robberies, at 7-eleven stores in south jersey, right now walls behind bars charged with three crimes and suspected in three others, including this january 10th holdup at a 7-eleven in pennsauken where the store clerk was shot and wounded. >> we have taken -- driving a red or orange or red -- >> looking for that type of car with that type of traffic violations, assuming anyone committing an armed robby, and walls name came on top of the list and the description matched one of the suspects. >> we narrowed it down to one individual and with the help of cherry hill that set up a servers team and they serve veiled him one night and from there it just progressed. >> three men robbed this 7-eleven on church street in gloucester township. a

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon rick will be along a little bit later. in the news this noon, new details about a stabbing inside of a crozier medical certain. but the big story is a flash flood watch that took effect in several counties. sky 6 hd is looking at philadelphia international airport this noon, arriving flights are delayed by more than an hour because of the low clouds and accuweather is tracki tracking drenching rain and possible thunderstorms head ourg way. david murphy has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> lets talk to you about that flood watch, it kicked in as we struck the noon hour, it doesn't expire until tonight. it covers as far west as lancaster, bucks and south jersey counties that are butting up to the delaware river. these are the best chances of heavy downpours, areas west of philadelphia have the best chance but could push farther to the east. spotty drenches is what we are looking for. the first round of showers has pushed up into the southern tier of the re

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> dramatic moments in bensalem, buck county, this afternoon when a police officer was stabbed in the stomach but an escaped inmate and then he stole the officer's cruiser. they chased the 23-year-old into philadelphia and they apprehended them and retrieved the stolen suv, the police officer suffered minor injuries, police say that his bulletproof vest saved the veteran officer's death. >>> a husband and wife involved in an apparent suicide this morning. they say he shot his wife carol ann multiple times in the head and then turned the gun on himself. it happened just after 7:30 and carol ann was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >>> new developments tonight in the i-495 bridge closing in delaware, drivers shouldn't expect the span to open to traffic any time soon. it could be september at the earliest. david henry is live in wilmington tonight with more. >> reporter: it looks like this bridge will remain the bridge to nowhere all summer long. we have learned that the repair work here will not be easy and it will no

sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. as sara just mentioned, the u.s. will play again on tuesday, you can see that and all the rest of the world cup action on espn and here on 6 abc. if you are not here a television, take the games with you on the go, download the free watch abc and watch espn apps. right there on your cell phone or tablet. >> it's exciting. it's time now for the accuweather forecast. >> adam joseph is outside with a look at current conditions. >> and good news here as well. we have sunshine upstairs and lowering humidity and a breath of fresh air coming in tonight. the numbers now, 85? philadelphia and 88 in washington and all the heat is being suppressed to the south, binghamton and pittsburgh and buffalo, in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees, the dew points are a measure of the moisture in the atmosphere. we were in the low 70s, and it dropped down to 60 in philadelphia and upper 50s in buffalo and low 60s in pittsburgh and binghamton and the lower dew points that means drier air is moving in and it will feel oh so comfortable by to

live in center city, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> as the mercury rises, officials in wilmington are helping those that can't afford to fight the heat. the city is providing fans to residents, 65 and older. it's part of the senior fan drive. mayor williams hand delivered a fan to the hands of cheryl coleman. she has high blood pressure and couldn't get out to buy a fan of her own. >> remember if its a heat advisory or thunderstorm warning you can get a heeds up on the weather with the 6 abc storm tracker app, when a watch or warning is posted we'll send it to your tablet or phone. >>> several pennsylvania politicians are feeling heat for an entirely different reason today. seth williams is convening a grand jury for a corruption investigation. david henry is live in center city, with plans that they announced this morning. >> brian, this really is an extraordinary case that turn nood a political football, it was originally started by the state attorney generals officer and was dropped a year and a half ago and is alive again in the hands of a philadelphia

live in gloucester township, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> all right sara thank you> the semi truck driver that police say critically injured tracy morgan on the new jersey turnpike was speeding, that is the finding of the preliminary report by the ntsb, that he was going 65 in a 40 miles per hour zone, seconds before slamming into morgan's limo bus, it killed his friend, jack mcnair. he is charged with vehicular homicide and assault. >>> a car dealership is out thousands of dollars after someone went on a smash and grab spree. this is on the 100 block of main street in stanton, the man seen here stole the sound systems out of six cars early tuesday morning, the burglar smashed windows to get in and leaving $15,000 in damage behind. if you recognize the suspect call delaware state police. >>> philadelphia police need your help getting a sexual predator off the streets of northern liberties, this is the video from may 11th, the suspect is in the red shirt talking to the victim outside of club trilogy, they say he offered that intoxicated woman a ride home and when she

"action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live outside of a 711, in gloucester township. >> sharrie, 31-year-old charles walls of collingswood is charged in connection with six more armed robberies in pennsauken that ends with the shooting of the store clerk. investigators believe that charles walls one of these men, committing the string of violent armed robberies, at 7-eleven stores in south jersey, right now walls behind bars charged th

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we alerted you to garcia's arrest first on the 6 abc news app, you will find up to the minute updates on this story as well as surveillance video and pictures released. >>> now, to some breaking news we are following, chopper 6 hd over the scene here, we are learning that police reportedly stopped a septa bus at cotman avenue after someone fitting the trips of a bank robbery suspect was believed to be on the bus, this is the live scene from the scene and philadelphia police are investigating a reported bank robbery in northeast philadelphia, the robbery reportedly happening at roosevelt boulevard at the wells fargo branch. it's a busy scene and it is believe that a possible suspect was on this septa bus. he reportedly took an undetermined amount of money, a heavy police presence as police try to sort it out. as we get more information we'll bring it to you. >>> a unite the methodist pastor defrocked for performancing his son's gay marriage ceremony. they overturned the measure against frank schafer, he thanked all the churc

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >>> an inmate that escaped buck county prison and then stabbed a bensalem police officer is back in custody. 23-year-old matthew miller is accused of stealing the officer's police cruiser and taking off to philadelphia. the officer suffered minor injuries, walter perez has the latest in a live report coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> turning now to a developing story at a high school near portland, oregon. a gunman armed with a rifle shot and kill aid student and injured a teacher here. tomorrow would mark the last day of class for the school year, the gunman was found dead insides of the school, and there is more coming up on this at 5:30. >>> the weather front tonight is the possibility of more soggy weather, looking at sky 6 hd, the gray skies tell the story, just like yesterday, an unstable weather pattern brings pop-up storms to the area and the good news is we should definitely dry out tomorrow. lets go to the big board and check in with adam joseph. >> some of us need to catch a break and this afternoon again, south and east of philad

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, a man is shot inside of a home in montgomery county this morning. >>> and new information about the accident that injured comedian, tracy morgan. >> but the big story on "action news" is another day of unsettled weather. the sky is filled with thick clouds on sky 6 hd. and accuweather is tracking more storms today. lets go to karen rogers with the latest from stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> we are looking at the conditions, 65 degrees is the dew point, feeling humid out there. we have a break in the heat but the temperature is 73 degrees in allentown and 83 in millville. but with stormtracker 6 live double scan we with show you the showers have started to move back in after the early morning heavy rain and storms we have had. now we see the showers, and with the live radar, we can tell you it's getting wet in potds town and malvern and coatesville. and sprinkles in the area elsewhere. and more sustained showers north of philadelphia that is moving on in through the regi

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick will be along a little bit later. a man is rescued following a dump truck crash on a busy new jersey highway and a family forced out of their home by fire this morning. but the big story this noon is the calm before the next round of heavy rain. sky 6 hd looking live at a cloudy scene this noon, we had showers and storms this morning and there is more wet weather coming before this week is over. lets good straight to the big board and meteorologist, david murphy. >> on the big board, stormtracker 6 live double scan, there is a frontal boundary pushed to the south of the flow in off the ocean. we have thunderstorms west of the city earlier this morning. as expected they largely fell apart as they headed east and the only thing we have left is a light shower that is down in cape may county and extending in a line close to philadelphia on the new jersey side of the river and all of this is light rain and in the process of falling apart. there may be something coming at us from the west but it lo

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, a big cleanup is underway at a montgomery county home. >> and a greetding to the men and women in the military. >>> but the big story is the heat, haze and humidity taking hold of the delaware and lehigh valley. if you like it hot you'll love today. as we head outside to the sky 6 hd, looking at the center city skyline, temperatures will soar past 90 degrees for the first time this year. you need to stay hydrated if have any outdoor plans this afternoon. karen rogers is in for david murphy, with details on the hot accuweather. >> we have the heat and humidity and concerns with air quality. today is an ozone action day, that is not good for sensitive groups like the young and elderly avoid being out in the heat of the day. stay inside, and use public transportation. temperatures are warming up everywhere, 83 in quakertown and 86 already right now in coatesville, 89 in chester and even in center city. looking at the suburbs in new jersey, we are in the upper 80s in new jersey

live in sisters city park, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you stay cool sara. >>> the action cam was at the jersey shore looking for people cooling down at the waters edge. nora muchanic is at ocean city and we'll check in with her live at 5:00. >>> a large fire tore through a home in delaware and caused the roof to cave in, when firefighters got into the rubble they found a man dead inside. chad pradelli is live at the scene now where investigators are trying to figure out what happened there. >> yes, the cleanup out here continues as well. you can see crews on scene, that is what is left of this home, basically rubble. they are trying to get this out of here and they just erected the fence and the investigation continues t. talking to eyewitnesss, and accord togs one of the women that survived the blaze, this fire was no accidents. >> as the fire raged in the background in the 100 block of bird street franticly -- >> our building physically shook, two women escaped the flames, one is fran seen wallace, the woman has burns over 80% of her boy body. >> i can't

sara bloomquist is live at rittenhouse square with the story. >> this comes to relief to rittenhousedents. they were anxious to hear the deal tails and we got them from investigators at a news conference this morning. 28-year-old milton garcia is charged with the rape of a 26-year-old doctor inside of her apartment on spruce early saturday morning. >> we got this guy off the street. can you rest easy today. >> here on the crime scene residents expressed relief after hearing about the arrest. >> i am super glad to hear of his arrest. what a shame, i can't believe it around a neighborhood like this, it's good to hear they were able to catch the man so quickly, garcia was arrested at the rest ran on board street where i worked in the kitchen, police say he is this man on surveillance approaching the victim as she walked home from a bar at 1:20 a.m., she was forced to her apartment and beaten and raped repeatedly, on saturday a ping from the stolen phone led detectives to the area of southeast 8 and and

sara bloomquist is live outside of the school with more details. >> reporter: right now philadelphiae getting ready to interview the mother of the little girl that brought this suspected heroin into her classroom this morning. mom is over at the detective bureau right now, a team of detectives are at childrens hospital interviewing all the kids at the hospital when the discovery was made this afternoon. >> third graders filed on to a school bus to go to childrens hospital this afternoon. at noon today a teacher noticed a student, a 6-year-old girl sucking on what was believed to be a small packet of heroin. >> the child had the product and was playing with it and luckily an alert teacher discovered the kid with the narcotic. >> they found 10 packets with the white powdery substance, two had been opened and the contents