. >> the action cam is live where downed traffic lights are slowing the morning commute. >> king of prussia mall opening today giving it new national recognition. >> david has weather and karen has traffic, good morning. >> reporter: we have showers showing up on the radar. it's hard to see, if you do get hit with a smaller cell it's coming down at a stread -- steady clip for 3, 4, 5 minutes and then it's done. cloud cover out to the west. there's a break up, we expect to have sunshine back into play in the morning and the afternoon. there's a slight chance of a spotty pop-up shower in the afternoon and evening. 75 degrees as you head out the door in philadelphia. not raining on the terrace. 74 in wilmington. 72 in allentown. 74 in cape may. remember how the humidity dipped yesterday, well it's now crept back into play. a dewpoint of 70 that's borderline oppressive humidity. however, we expect the dewpoint numbers to drop a little bit later in the afternoon. here's the 1 hour forecast. 7 -- 12 hour forecast, 72 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 79 degrees by 10:00 a.m. we get warm with a high of 89 aro

the action cam was on the scene. lots of emergency workers out there.d been causing problems. happened at 1 o'clock this morning although most of the accident is clear, the guardrail is damaged and there is still off-loading some of the items from the truck that's causing some of the slow go so stick to route seven, your exit for. that i-95 itself southbound in newport all lanes opened. it's the off ramp that's causing issues out there. one more thing we want to deal with. this is whitaker avenue. we had this accident at louden street. the accident is cleared so traffic moving now nydia. >> karen thank you. >>> new video showing a driver backing into a gas pump tipping the pump into another car and sparking a fire. it happened at a citgo station in farmington connecticut on monday and you can see a woman in that second car rushing to get two children out of the back seat. within a short time flames engulfed both cars. amazingly everyone got away safely. police say the driver had accidentally hit the gas pedal causing the crash. >>> new on "action news,"

hey the action cam is on the scene, we have a problem that brought down a traffic light, 130 southbound, crescent boulevard, two right lanes are blocked, police in the scene, they will have to come out there and fix the traffic light. it's broken, so that's the problem. i meant to go outside, here it is on the schuylkill expressway eastbound at the boulevard we have an accident one lane is blocked, that's causing a slow go already, dave. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan as promised with 1 million watts of power giving you the most detailed view of rain you'll see anywhere. we're seeing in it northern suburbs, light stuff in wilmington and delaware county. every now and then you get a heavier cell. if you get caught in this in bucks, montgomery, chester or delaware county, or even up in allentown, wait it out. it's only 3 or 4 minutes. 79 by 10:00 a.m. transitioning to partly sunny skies, warm afternoon high of 89 degrees around 4:00 p.m. it will get less humid as we go into the day. >> as you head out the door, head to 6abc.com/weather to view storm tracker 6 live to see where the ea

the action cam was at the global leadership academy charter school in philadelphia's parkside section. thorn the school welcomed their kindergarten class. they were excited to see their little ones off. >> first day, my daughter got to enjoy the first day of kindergarten. >> it's very emotional for me. i'm happy and excited for the new experience she is about to come through. >> katherine scott caught up with students returning from summer vacation this morning she'll have more on that at 12:30. the incident that caused chaos at the jfk airport may exploded flaws in airport security. see who is calling for a federal investigation. >>> it's called a miracle at sea, find out how a toddler survived in the water for more than an hour after a boat crash. we'll be right back. the governor of louisiana asking the president to delays trip to the flood ravaged state. president obama is scheduled to begin tomorrow, but the governor wants him to wait until the initial disaster response is over. the flood killed 13 people and damaged 60,000 homes. 100,000 people have registered for federal aid. >

the action cam was there for what will be called sane john newman place 2, it has 150 apartments and wellness center here on the former location of the st. john newman hospital. karen rogers is back now with a closer look at the accuweather forecast. and the humidity is still staying away at least for today. >> reporter: it feels humid but not bad for this time of year. tomorrow is when you sweat it out. and the next day and next day and next day. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry through the area double scan is busy tracking the storms starting tomorrow. lets look outside and see what is looks like and the action cam got the lucky job hanging out in somer's point new jersey. on the boat sitting in the water, it's nice out there and warm that is for sure. 85 in philadelphia, the dew point 66, not terrible just a bit humid. the pressure holding steady and the winds are southerly and light and the ocean temperature is 79 degrees, the difference from earlier this morning, scott sent this in, you see the fog coming in and we were fogged in earlier this morning. visibility

the action cam was there as students reported to their new classrooms and met their new teachers. the school wanted to celebrate the kids' return so they gathered community members and police officers to welcome them back. >> first day of school they can have a lot of anxiety and feelings of stress for parents students and teachers and we wanted to have members of the community particularly the police officers welcome the students and bridge that gap between observes the community. >> that's greater. love the high-five's. students we spoke with said they were excited but many of them were still getting used to their new schedule. >> all right. first day back in the classroom. it is time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center to school us on tonight's commute. >> and we're going to be getting used to having their school buses back on the roads over the next few weeks. already we're seeing some of the college students back so increased activity around those college campuses. i know i noticed that in east falls aro

the action cam was at the scene when the bullet riddled audi came to a stop.e that far after being shot along the 1300 block of erie. police are looking for the system and motive. >>> one man is dead after a double shooting in north philadelphia. the action cam was at the 1700 block of north newkirk street. someone opened fire last night. a 25-year-old man was shot in the chest and died. we learned a 45-year-old man was shot in the chest. else in critical condition at hahnemann hospital. so far there have been no arrests. >>> also new to tell you about this morning, a crash in winslow township, new jersey, the action cam was at choose landings road and sicklierville road in camden county. the car went out of control and slammed into a utility pole. we know the driver died at the scene. police are trying to determine what caused the accident. >> well, this morning a reward is growing for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murder of a little girl. this is as her family rights come to grimes with her senseless death. 8-year-old gabriel carter

the action cam caught some of the bright flashes of lightning here at the belmont plateau at fairmount park. along with the lightning came high winds and pelting rain and peco reported power out abagout. chopper 6 hd was bethlehem pike just after day break. the power company was on hand working to restore power, there were detours around the site for a while but bethlehem pike is back open again. >> it was a stifling night of heat and humidity for firefighters answering calls during the night. "action news" reporter, john rawlins is live in south philadelphia with more on those problems. >> well, this was the scene of a two alarm fire sara, you are right, stifling is a gateway to describe the heat and humidity that all of us feel. but for firefighters they wear all that gear, you take it all together and it could be a challenge to do the job. >> this fire was discovered at 1:30 a.m. but after seven days of a heat wave it was not the cool of the evening that greeted firefighters that had to call a second alarm. the heat and humidity an cumulative factor for the firefighters at this fire

the breaking news we are following here at "action news." this is the live look that you are getting here this gas maintains to burn in atlantic county. the action cam right there live on the scene in egg harbor township. just off the garden state parkway near stillman road. a response here to get the fire under control, you see the huge flames shooting into the sky and no reports of injuries and we hear that a nearby building has been evacuated just as a precaution at this point. gas and power crews are on the scene for 45 minutes now. trying to shut off the gas main, we'll keep an eye on this and update you as we get it. >>> here at 6 abc we continue to mourn the loss of captain noah. we want to tell you about a few special ways to join the celebration of his life. we posted several classic episodes of captain noah and his magical ark including the 1967 pilot episode and other moments from the iconic childrens show and watch a special tribute to captain noah sunday morning during the 10:00 half hour of "action news." >> a great way to get involved. >>> still ahead this afternoon, hillary clinton gets ready to lay out her plan for the economy while

the action cam shows a giant sculpture of the commemorative logo, they are also on the beaches of avalon and atlantic city. >>> meteorologist, cecily tynan, is here with gentler kinder weather. >> it's a gradual process ramping it up. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing no rain out there and very little in the form of clouds. the action cam in ocean city, new jersey, seeing blue skies and sunshine and a few fair weather cumulous clouds and a few seagulls as well and the sea breeze kicking up in the afternoon and feeling great. this morning though it felt like fall. philadelphia 62 degrees, that is 5 degrees below normal but lancaster dropped down to 49 degrees needing a sweater there and atlantic city airport 55 and wilmington 56. this week we have a dramatic swing in temperatures, this shows the heat index friday afternoon, temperatures in the 90s and dew point around 70 and the heat index will make it feel like mid to upper 90s by friday. so enjoy this break from the heat and humidity it will be making a come back. right now philadelphia 82 degrees, that is the high for today. alle

action news." >> trish, thank you for the update. >>> a woman is in extremely critical condition after she was hit by a car while trying to walk across the boulevard. the action cam at the scene, the boulevard past rising sun avenue in the feltonville section of the city. a buick was heading north and ran into the roam at 2:30 a.m., the impact sent the victim flying. police have questioned the driver, but so far no charges have been filed. >>> police arrested a man in connection with an early-morning shooting in front of a northeast steak shot. a man riding a motorcycle was shot in the head outside steve prince of steaks on 0 comely road. police say an actor -- argument led to the shooting. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical, but stable condition. when they arrived on the scene they found several men holding another man who they said shot the biker. >> one man is dead and another fighting for life after a double shooting. this happened in north philadelphia. police taped off the crime scene on the 1700 block of north newkirk street last night. both men were shot in the chest, one died at the hospital. the other we are told is in critical condition.

the action cam was at the sheridan, for the group making strides against cancer breakfast. their supporters and volunteers, are all gearing up for the 5-k walk, and they raised $20,000 for research and outreach. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs] >>> the phillie phanatic and swoop were there for the backpackathon. they formed assembly lines and stuffed backpacks with necessity like pens and paper and folders. they filled 30,000 backpacks that go to families that cannot afford supplies. >> a nice effort. the most amazing thing about that story. is that you said kids are going back to school. >>

dozens of dogs from texas are getting a new leash on life thanks to an animal shelter in delaware the action camn the scene at faithful friends animal society in bloomington with a van of 30 dogs and puppies arrived and came from a kill shelter in dallas. faithful friends usually takes in local dogs but since they had extra space in their small dog kennels they saw that as an opportunity to save these dogs. >> instead of letting them sit empty we are going to shelters that are in great need and the dogs that are otherwise going to end up killed and bring them to our shelter because we do have a high demand for dogs for adoption. >> all these dogs are already spade or nutered and ready for adoption sometime this week and a link to the shelter on 6abc, a real spectacle on the sun, rain shooting from the sun's surface but as you imagine there was no water in that storm, we will explain. also donald trump launches a new line of attack against hillary clinton and now he is questioning her mental state, the latest from the campaign trail coming up. the phillies pull off a rare triple play and we have

outside we have the action cam in fairmont park, i love these flowers that draw the bees, the bees are having problems these days, 79 degrees, currently in philadelphia. the dewpoint has dropped into the 50s as expected it would bel it will continue to go into the low 50s before the end of the day, because the winds are out of the north/northwest at 9 miles per hour strong than that at times and that's drawing in drier air. you see the rain and cloudy cover moving away, additional cloud cover streaking off the great lakes, but overall mostly sunny skies. 70 degrees is where we were at 8:00 a.m. 78 about now, but 84 is the high at 3:00 p.m. and it is going to be a bright one today with low humidity a little bit of a breeze. 80 degrees in allentown. 81 in cape may. 82 in atlantic citiment 81 and 82 surf city to ocean city. sunscreen important today, the shades. low risk of rip currents swim near the lifeguards. bethany beach, mid 80s there. dpoomp -- future tracker 6 handling the dewpoint story, areas down south, it's a little sticky, you'll get down threshhold of less humid air around 6

the action cam was in ocean city where artists created an ice disrupt your of the team's logo. flyers preseason tickets when on sale today and they officially open their 50th season come october 14th in los angeles. >> that looks pretty cool. >> 50 years. >> and a good day to be on the sand. lets check in on adam. they are blue and pretty today. >> it's good to be anywhere in the delaware and lehigh valley. not a cloud in this vantage point, a wall of blue here, low humidity and comfortable temperatures. and it is going to remain that way for the next 24 hours. 82 now and the temperature in philadelphia, dew point nice and low at 52 degrees, a light south-southwestly wind and the pressure is high at 30.27 and starting to fall as little bit as high pressure pushes away and the ocean temperature pleasant at 74 degrees. the exception is along the shore a weak sea breeze going into effect so you'll only lose 1 or 2 degrees, 78 beach haven. little to show you on the satellite and radar, the high pressure is pushing to the east and you see moisture in the form of clouds to the south

the action cam was on the scene. a messy accident.er areas of i-95 southbound at the betsy ross bridge construction. one lane gets basement you see penndot with the arrow board. a little bit slow in this area with construction blocking a lane. another accident on 422 eastbound the off ramp sanatoga watch for this accident also blocking the ramp matt and nydia >> motorcyclist and sped away. it happened in the ski's feltonville section at around midnight. investigators tracked down the vehicle a few blocks away but they are still looking for that driver. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the scene with the details. katherine. >> reporter: matt, the 58-year-old motorcyclist died at the hospital overnight. as you mentioned police did recover what they believe is the striking vehicle. however they're continuing to search for the driver at this hour. you can see that the motorcycle that was involved is still here at the intersection at whitaker and loudoun street in feltonville. this happened around 11:30 last night and poli

classic cars on display today up in bucks county but this festival was more than putting on a show, the action cam on the scene in central park for the annual for the car show and benefit, this festival is a memory of drew who died in a motor cross accident about ten years ago, all the money raised today goes to fight hunger and help people struggling to pay for their education. meanwhile in northern liberty people were dancing in the streets. the second street festival brought in people from all across the region for some live music, delicious food and face painting, organizers say the hope is it will show off what north has to offer in terms of restaurants, businesses and social life. ♪ finally tonight the father of a bride from pennsylvania once told his daughter she will all be in his heart, sadly he died long before his daughter's big day but a part of him was there nonetheless and abc john donavan explains. ♪ when jenny walked down the aisle down the island in pennsylvania. >> it has been the best day of my life. >> reporter: the man whose arm she held was not her father, that would not have

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the action cam in brigantine today where we had a land breeze all day long so the green heads were definitelying. plenty of sunshine and it was hot on the beach. in fact, the heat index really highest right along the coast where dewpoints are a little bit higher. cape may feels like 95, atlantic city airport feels like 96, philadelphia it feels like 93 and the heat index in wilmington currently 94. satellite6 along with action radar showing we are all clear. we had a cold front move through earlier today with very little fanfare. a few clouds, a couple spotty sprinkles. behind this system high pressure builds in for the weekend and that will keep us warm and dry. tonight clear skies, humidity levels dropping so a little more comfortable than last night, 73 in philadelphia, 64 in allentown. cape may 73. and wilmington 71 degrees and the weekend in a nutshell is going to be hot and sunny. tomorrow 92 degrees but dewpoints in the upper 50's. so, feeling pretty nice and then on sunday, it will actually feel about the same, 90 but dewpoints in the low 60's so humidity will be up a tick but not opp

the action cam found plenty of fans gearing up for the birds to take on the buccaneers, they are allowing each fan to bring in a medium size sealed water bottle. meanwhile, jaime apody and ducis rogers are standing by at it's linc with a preview of what to expect from the eagles. a lot of excited fans. >> reporter: hey there. lots of excitement here for a new team and new era, people want to see what the team will look like in 2016. a new coach in doug peterson. jordan matthews and malcolm jinx ins you won't sjenkins you won' >> carson wentz will play the second half and if all goes well, the birds plan on not using him all season long. this may be the first chance to see carson wentz in the preseason and jeff skversky caught up with wentz this week. >> is it easy to simplify things and say it's just football, the same size field at any level? >> that is the approach i have the whole time since the first rookie mini camp, it's just football and play the game you were playing since you were a kid. and it helps me to stay grounded and go out and play. >> do you feel the expectations and pre

farther west past malvern, the right lane is blocked because of construction. action cam is on the scene, 896 college avenue at 40 atlantic city ski highway. that's the tractor-trailer that was involved in the overnight accident. there was a pick up truck involved you can see the remnants of that, the pickup truck caught fire. 896 at 40, use 72 and old baltimore pike instead. tam you have more details on what happened in glasgow. >> we do, you can see the aftermath. it was a nightmare of a scene. that tractor-trailer lurching across the highway and slam into the black pick up truck the pickup bursting into flames. there was a child in the back seat. that little boy was saved. let's go over to and live at the sat -- annie mccormick live at the satellite center. >> reporter: good morning, tam, you can see the charred wreckage of the pickup truck. a little child was inside. a delaware state trooper was there as well as a bye standards pulled the child to safety. the nasty crash happened on route 40 and 896. the tractor-trailer and pick up truck collided after officials belie

the action cam was out and about in washington square this afternoon. take a look at that. plenty of people were enjoying today's beautiful weather. meteorologist cecily tynan in the great spot outside right now and of course you've got more on the accuweather forecast cecily. >> reporter: schaer this is the place to be outside. you see a lot of people out in parks today. even my dogs were happy to get out. it felt great. a breath of fresh air. today's high 82 degrees so far, loads of sunshine, low humidity and this is our coolest day in three weeks. average high for this time of the year is 85. so, slightly below average. and you can see how we're not alone. 82 in philadelphia, new york city even cooler, 76. burlington vermont it's 68 degrees. a touch of fall up there. the reason why, that cold front that moved through last night brought us a good soaking, this is now well up over canada, actually brought a tornado touched down near boston this morning but high pressure is building over us tonight and that means it stays very comfortable and with that good soaking last nigh

the action cam right at the scene, shortly after 2:00 a.m.re the bullet riddled audi came to an stop germantown avenue and erie street. the victim was able to drive that far after being shot along the 1300 block of erie. police are looking for the suspects and trying to figure out a motive. >>> new this morning, a three car crash in northeast philadelphia has sent two people to the hospital. the action cam was at that scene at harbison and bustleton avenues. those in the hospital do not have life threatening injuries. police are trying to determine the cause of the accident. >> this morning a reward is growing for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the murder of a little girl. this as her family tries to come to grips with her senseless death. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 8-year-old gabriel carter's mother she could not hold back her anguish during a vigil for her daughter. hundreds gathered in camden last night. the little girl was shot in the head as she sat on the front steps of other own mom. a victim of a gun battle. the

the action cam was this newark where the company handed over a 3,000-dollar check to the food bank of delaware. >>> if you're a soda drinker, this may peak your interest, crystal pepsi has made a comeback to store shelves. it was introduced in 1992, but barely made it a year. it is only available for the neck 8 weeks. >>> there will be two additions to next year's girl scout cookie promotion. they are added two cookie, one includes crispy graham cookie dipped and with a chocolate coating, the other a crunchy graham cookie. >>> consumer reports compares some of the best laptops on the market. alicia vitarelli has a way to pick the best laptop. >> reporter: whether it is writing paper or streaming notes, it's important for students to look at laptops toses -- to his what they are need -- to see what they are needed to do. ask the college about what is the best choice. there maybe applications that only run one platform or another. >> on campus you'll see mac laptops. you'll they cost $1,000 or more. windows laptops offer much wider range of prices. then there's the size. consumer report

the action cam was at choose landing road at sicklierville road. the car went out of control and slammed into a utility pole. police are trying to determine what caused the accident. >>> sudden violence on the city streets sent two men to the hospital overnight. one has died. crime scene tape was draped across the 1700 block of north newkirk street in north philadelphia as police began the investigation into that shooting. they say a are 25-year-old man was -- they say a 25-year-old man died after being shot in the chest. a 45-year-old man is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest. there are no motives or systems. >>> northeast philadelphia steak shop was the scene of a shooting overnight. a man riding a motorcycle was shot in the head outside steve's prince of steaks on the 2500 block of comly street. the 32-year-old victim was rushed to the hospital in critical be but stable condition. so far no arrests in the shooting. >>> your time, 9:03, this morning the reward has grown to $24,000 for information leading to the arrest and conv

action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> you heard it. it made the floor shake. >> very loud. >> the action camde of the criminal justice center moments after an elevator accident inside. brian taff is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the malfunction that sent two people to the hospital including one in critical condition. >> it happened in a bank of elevators reserved for workers at the cjc. debris from crash hit a second elevator carrying a court employee, tonight one of them is heading into surgery and the other is resting at home. sara bloomquist is live at hahnemann hospital with more on the victims tonight. >> reporter: the 48-year-old sheriff's deputy paul owens remains here we are told he is heading into surgery because he suffered broken bones in his back and the investigation continues into why the elevator sergeant owens was driving in shot up the

outside we have the action cam by the water work looking by the schuylkill expressway there's the 6abc zoo balloon in the background. get that ride in now, balls later we'll have the thunderstorm chance. temperature, 79 degrees. dewpoint 71 an indication how thickly humid the air is. it's fairly overcast weapon don't have the sun beating down on our shoulders, too. 78 in wilmington, 75 in atlantic city. 79 in millville. too much tracker 6 shows you while we start out the day overcast every now and then a break of sunshine is possible and there's the chance in the humid air mass of the drenching downpours developing. by 3:00 p.m. you can see them here and there across the region. mooft same by -- more of the came by 6:00 p.m. the northern suburbs got inundated with the flood watch. we get into midnight and most of this is dieing down. in the lehigh valley flash flooding is possible with drenching thunderstorms where they hit. 85 warm and humid otherwise. down the shore look out for shower or thunderstorm, but most of the time you're going to be dry at the shore. and 86 degrees warm and

the next hour. >> new on "action news," a man is recovering after being shot in the stomach late last night. gunfire erupted around 10:00. the action cam was on the scene 5400 block of beaumont street not long after shots rang out. the victim was taken to penn presbyterian hospital in stable condition. no word on what sparked the shooting. >>> philadelphia police are looking for four teenagers who assaulted an 11-year-old boy and forced to strip at gunpoint. investigators say he was among a group of teens who spotted the boy at a playground and chased him into an alley on 8th street. one of the teens pulled the gun and made him take off his cloths. they took a picture and beat him up. >> it's a classic example of bullying, it's beyond for these young teenagers to do this so an 11-year-old child. it's disturbing, the attack happened before 5:00 p.m. on july 12. if you have any information police want to hear from you. >> 5:04. a new 6abc franklin and marshall poll is out today showing one president candidate surging. hillary clinton leads donald trump 49 to 38%. this suggested clinton did get a bounce from her convention last week in ph

the action cam relaxing with a seat in the water of the back bays of the shore. lot of blues upstairs and puffy clouds and no extreme heat. stormtracker 6 live double scan not tracking precipitation whatsoever and the numbers pretty on par for this time of year. 85 in philadelphia and the same for allentown and 83 in reading and trenton. 70s in the poconos and the wind coming in from the southeasterly direction from the shore, temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees and the wind continuing off the water out of the southeast pulling in the gulf stream waters and that water is staying warm at 75, a few high clouds to the west, overall they push into the area of high pressure anchors overhead and that high is breaking down to the east and allowing clouds to eventually push in the high variety of cirrus clouds the next couple of days. it's clear out there and slightly humid and 62 in the suburbs and 62 in center city and the southwesterly wind very light 3 to 6 miles per hour. we watch a front to the north and west bringing severe weather and a tornado on th

pennsauken, the action cam heading to the scene we have an accident that brought down a traffic light 130 southbound, two lanes blocked approaching 38. even if they remove the cars from the scene, it will take longer balls the traffic light is damaged. i want to show you storm tracker 6 live double scan you can see we've got some showers moving in spots here and there, you're getting it in reading and pottstown and quakertown and more so in doylestown and parts of south jersey gloucester and camden counties. watch the roads are wet as you head out. 74 degrees, sticky, high of 89 degrees. at least we're not hitting 90 that's good news for the day. >> we'll take what we can get. more than 500 passengers and crews rushed to escape a burning ship in the carribean sea. flames sparked in the engine room in the carribean the fire burned as hundreds of people slide down a coast guard slide. more than 100 passengers were treated for broken bones and smoke and dehydration and shock. >> happening today, jeh johnson will travel to louisiana to get a look at widespread flooding. fema said it will

it is day 6 of the latest heat wave. this morning action camas in wissahickon where they found runners and bikers getting exercise early under the shade of the trees. accuweather says hang in there, just a few more days to deal with these oppressive conditions. meteorologist karen rogers in for david murphy this noon over at the bigger with the full details. >> reporter: sarah this will like think turn out to be an 8 day heat wave. many days what it felt like was over 100 degrees. the excessive heat warning continues until tuesday at 6:00 p.m. we expect the heat wave to continue through wednesday. here's a look at the numbers, 87 in martins creek. 86 in fleet wood. 90 degrees in saint

the action cam was at the new courtland senior center as attendees learned how to protect themselvesed and their homes. they had a chance to interact with police officers and hear from pea peco and the center for aging. >>> this week we are out on the water learning about the history of cape may, melissa magee check its out. >> reporter: this is the h.a. merewall, tall ship. >> she was on the morris river for the oyster industry. >> then came the depression and world war ii. >> she was taken over by the government and as a fire boat to help the camden and philadelphia waterfronts. >> it fell into disrepair before being restored into her former glory. >> her lines are manilla, a natural fiber and our sails are canvas. >> and now she educates visitors. >> learn about the history of the oyster industry in this vessel and offers day classes for kids to learn about becoming a sailor. >> learning about knots and how to sail the vesel and about navigation and a great way to get an introduction to the boat. >> the merewall is docked in cape may but travels to different ports. >> we are tied un

. >> reporter: the action cam was on the scene as the smoke rose from the burned out shell of the pick up truck. all around the vehicle you can see the spent fire extinguishers use by the authorities to try to put out the flames and rescue the child. when you look at the wreckage it's hard to believe that anyone made it out alive matt pellman will give you the opening state us of that -- status of that highway. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> a fire injured -- gunfire injured a 15-year-old girl shot in the leg and remains at cooper medical center this morning. police have not said if the teen was intended target. >>> a massive child porn bust rounded up 40 men including a former teach. the 37-year-old father of three left his job in 2008. police say another suspect 47-year-old of burlington county had more than 76,000 illegal pictures and videos of children. officials used special equipment to monitor file sharing sites that led them to the dozens of suspects. >>> developing this morning, two u.s. olympic swimmers who brazilian authorities say were caught in a lie about a d

the action cam was outside earlier tonight looking from the south street bridge at the center city sky it's a beautiful shot. we have a partly cloudy sky turning clear as we go throughout the overnight hours. 68 degrees in er. this is the line of activity we were tracking earlier from the mid atlantic region as well. it's now moving south and east. wet weather right now south and east -- as we go throughout the rest of the overnight hours. overall though, clear skies prevail as we get into monday. over the next 12 hours, a leftover shower. overnight clearing dropping down to 62 in the suburbs and 69 in philadelphia for the overnight low. so monday a big air mass change on the way with high pressure situated to our left. the winds around that high are clock wise. we tap into that wind which lowers the humidity with the temperature coming in at 84 degrees. tuesday a ridge of high pressure right on top of us. it might be a cool start early tuesday morning with overnight lows in the upper 50s, lower 60s. by the afternoon, we'll max out at 82 degrees. it's a beautiful day at that. here's th

as we look outside we have the action cam along the schuylkill river, along 30th street station and the cloud cover is still pretty thick there. taking a look at numbers. warm 77 in philadelphia and the dew point is not as bad as yesterday. below 70 so not oppressive but noticeably sticky and winds are light at 7 miles per hour. 77 in allentown and trenton and philadelphia. and on the muggy side. as we get later into the afternoon there is a chance of widespread activity. mainly quick hitting showers, some could be steadier but most are moderate. in the evening hours most of that fillers off to the west. allentown high of 82 and mainly dry and muggy. and as we look at the shore there say spot we are mainly dry and looking for a pop-up shower at times. if you hear thunder get in off the beach. clouds mixing with sun and more sun along the coast the farther south you go. 82 is the high in philadelphia, well below average, and mainly dry with the chance of a spotty shower for part of your afternoon. for the phillies hopefully the showers are done for the ball game and partly cloudy overall

double scan it's quiet and a lot of blue upstairs today just a few cumulous clouds at times and the action cam down in the back bays of atlantic city, looking really nice down at the shore. this is gardner's basin an oasis removed from the boardwalk of atlantic city. temperatures 84 degrees in philadelphia and 83 in allentown and 83 in trenton and reading and the numbers came up a degree tore two from yesterday and the sea breeze in control at the shore and the ocean 76 degrees. high clouds in central pennsylvania but most of them fall apart as they try to puncture in with high pressure in control. and we are dealing with severe weather rocking through parts of the midwest right now and multiple tornado warnings splitting indianapolis and parts were hammered by a strong tornado that passed through and this tornado watch could expand and really volatile weather in this region with a cold front passing through. mostly clear and slightly humid back at home and the night tonight is not as comfortable as the last two nights if you slept with the windows open in the suburbs and 68 in center city. th

the action cam was there after 6:30 this evening. the driver of the pick-up truck was stopped on washington lane when, as you can see, a tree fell on his vehicle. the tree smashed the bed of the truck and luckily, not the front, the driver was not injured. let's get you to the big board with meteorologist melissa magee with the latest on the change in forecast. melissa? >> a lot of moisture is pushing to the south and east. storm tracker 6 live doppler radar is definitely a quieter picture. you can see a spotty shower popping up across wilmington county. storm tracker 6, south of mount laurel to the north and west and south of tabernacle, precipitation. most of the heavy moisture we had to the south and east. the 95 corridor is still warm, 81 in philadelphia, 76 in redding and 71 in pittsburgh. the big difference in comparison to yesterday, the dew point numbers, we have a 70 degree dew point. we have the upper 50s to the north and west and the air swinging into the air as early as the second half of the weekend on sunday. we'll talk

as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there is no rain, taking a look on the action cam in strawberry mansion, the pretty clouds peeking out from behind the trees there, lots of blue skies and warm with low humid. your temperature is 80, the dew point down at 60, that is when we begin talking about humid air and winds from the east at 8 miles per hour and as we take a look at temperatures across the region, most of you in the 70s and philadelphia in the 80s, everybody else mid to upper 70s and the humidity on the low side with the exception in dover and tip of cape may county. you have higher dew points and higher humidity. most of us are enjoying a break. cloud cover welling up to the west of us and most of us will avoid the region and overall we see mostly sunny skies and it's not very humid outside of delaware. 82 degrees in reading and 82 in wilmington and 84 in philadelphia, and if you head down the beach, somewhere between 80 and 78 in cape may. giving you a closer look at the ocean, if you head out of the condo to take on the beach, 79 in surf city and obviously it's sunny enou

the action cam is live at the scene and the gas company says no customers are affected at this time and they evacuated one building as a precaution and no one is hurt. gas crews are working to shut off the flow of gas to clear the scene. look for updates at 6abc.com. >>> now, to the excessive heat warning in effect tonight. the fountains at dillworth plaza. this is day two of likely heat wave number five this year. and temperatures are expected to soar, so get ready. lets check in with cecily tynan outside with all the details from accuweather. >> it feels like a steam bath out here. we are on day two of what is likely a six day heat wave. we are not even halfway through and the heat is intensifying. yesterday' high is 93 with a heat index of 100, today the air temperature up to 95 and the heat index soared up to 105 degrees, that is dangerously hot and trenton higher up to 106 and cape may 107 and allentown 104 and wilmington 102 and beach haven the heat index up to 104 degrees. most of the thunderstorm activity this afternoon and this evening is missing us to the north but one cluster

the action cam on the scene at the church for a very special prayer service for first responders. all police, fire fighters, paramedics and em ts were welcome. and anyone could put a prayer request in a basket. >>> moving tonight accuweather forecast. the final week of august was hot, and a repeat performance for the start of the workweek. we have melissa mcgee at the big board. >> yeah, walter, hot enough to become a heat wave. it was official today. heat wave number six in philadelphia. started out on friday with a high of 93. yesterday we maxed out at 93 degrees. and today inn philadelphia. normal for us this time of year is 84 degrees. and it looks like a few nor 90s could creep into our forecast as early as month monday. outside, a bit of an onshore flow. 70s in philadelphia. 74 now in allentown, 75, at the coast, cape may, 74. and 68 in millville. and we have a cold front from new england back across the mid atlantic as well. this will sag to the south and east through the rest of the overnight hours. even as you wake up on monday. and on monday afternoon, a couple of scatte

the action cam was at the scene 5500 block of spring street. a bullet shattered the drivers side window as the victim, a man in his 30s was trying to park his car outside a home at 12:30 a.m. his 3 and 67-year-old children were not hurt. >>> a woman was hurt in new castle. at 9:30 there was visible damage to the front drivers side of the car. the woman was rushed to christiana hospital in very critical condition. the driver of the car did stop after the accident. >>> last night's concert went on as schedule at the cam don pavilion after a railing collapsed sending dozens to the hospital. viewer video shows the moment spectators fell from a lawn flat form during a snoop dogg and wiz khalifa concert. concertgoers from last night i love the 90s event was not deterred. >> it was scary, but they got everything taken care of. >> camden city inspectors say there were know code violation also found. temporary railings and fencing have been installed to keep spectators away from the rail. >>> we'll know later today whether the criminal justice center in

it's not terribly humid and the action cam was outside earlier today. there in fairmount park looking at the beautiful horticultural center. and a fair amount of cloud cover overhead as well. in philadelphia, 86 degrees and 83 in trenton and 76 in the poconos and at the coast in cape may, 82 and 82 degrees in reading but look at this map. the winds are either northerly or northwesterly across the region so the humidity isn't terrible. not as oppressive as it has been across the region. the current heat index in philadelphia 89 and hot in dover 95 and current number in lancaster, 84. here is satellite 6 along with action radar it's dry and quiet across much of the mid-atlantic region, across our area as well. a fair amount of cloud cover to the south and west. a nice mixture of clouds and sunshine throughout the day today. fast forward into the rest of our friday here, we have a mostly sunny skies and rather muggy and a high temperature of 91 degrees, if we are close to 91 we are back in the 90s after having a one day break from the heat and humidity putt

stormtracker 6 live double scan right now shows you we are dry and as we look outside we have the action cam earlier looking at the schuylkill river, still some algae along the river's edge. 78 is your current temperature in philadelphia and the dew point down there at 51, not humid at all. winds south-southeast at 3 miles per hour. satellite sews there is a little bit of banks of clouds developing to the south and west of washington and we expect it to remain fairly bright and blue, and like yesterday it's bright. comfortable with low humidity from north to south today 80 in cape may is your high. 81 in millville and 82 in philadelphia. not much of a range from the shore to the lehigh valley and reading. a closer look at the shore shows 89 in a.c. and a low risk of rip currents today. we want you to swim near the lifeguards and wear the sunscreen and shades. 80 at sea isle city and cape may and perhaps a couple of degrees warmer at bethany beach this afternoon. we'll be sitting close to our high of 82 today at 4:00. and 76 degrees by 8:00. and by 10:00, 70. and like last night it's cool ove

this is pearle vision. >>> the action cam was in tallyville, delaware this afternoon where people wererying to beat the heat in the brandywine river. some opted to float in inflatable rafts while others just jumped right in. >>> they are having fun. >> very good. >> time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. it felt better but it was still really hot. it is just hard to say. >> you are right to say that because it wasn't as humid, believe it or not. >> it is still oppressive but felt better. >> very oppressive. it will be as intense tomorrow. that is why excessive heat warning expires for some but stays up for i-95, metro area we will talk about the details, guys. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar. you can see dry in philadelphia but we still do have have enough humidity to fire up showers and storms. we will go in tighter on street level, with storm tracker six with 1 million watts of power. you can see we have got some showers to the west of reading, also in the hamburg, and not in allentown or easton, that is good heading over to be

as we look outside we have the action cam out earlier looking at the water works and the schuylkill riverwe might get sunny breaks, if you do, we'll get into the 980s and it will be muggy and chance of downpours. dewpoint, 71. oppressive humidity once again today. we've had a lot of that this summer. wind light out of the east/northeast. 78 in wilmington, 75 in allentown. not as bad up in trenton, 72 there. 78 degrees at the airport in atlantic city. future tracker 6 picking up the rain story as we go between now and 3:00 p.m. again not everybody sees these things, but when you do get a shower or thunderstorm in this humid air mass it has a chance of really dumping a lot of time rain. i think the later we go into the afternoon and evening the better chance they take on more size. we'll be on the look out of potential flash flooding on roads and flashy creeks and streams. we have the flood watch in montgomery, bucks and mercer county and points north to the poconos where you're saturated from the heavy rains that you had over the last couple of days. by 11:00 p.m. to midnight, most of this

the action cam found a driver stalled out along matter -- martin luther king boulevard last night. friends showed up and pushed her to safety. >> reporter: let's talk about what we're in for, big changes for us. >> reporter: big change from the drenching downpours, tracker double scan, we're dry as a bone this morning, as we look outside we have a nice fresh start to your monday. it was so humidity yesterday, we had drenching downpours, as you can see plenty of sunshine coming up over the horizon this morning and the humidity is in the process of dropping. 71 degrees in philadelphia. most areas in the 60s. dewpoint 63 it's on its way down less and less humid, winds up to 8 miles per hour out of the northwest. they will get stronger than that as we roll through the day. there goes the rain and the cloudy cover on the radar, and hind it lots of sun on sky 6. 70 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 74 by 10:00 a.m. 78 by noon, good day for lunch on a park bench. 84 is the high at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. there might be wispy, high clouds, but generally speaking we're sunny and breeze and pretty darn

the action cam, out in payne park by the ben franklin parkway. watching the skateboarders doing some shredding on this friday night. i don't know if that's skateboarding terms, probably not, more snow boarding. on the warm side in philadelphia. the urban heat effect with the asphalt we have. we hold in the heat longer. 82 degrees here, allentown, 83. cape may still holding at 80 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing high pressure building in. a weak cold front moves through today. brought a few clouds. didn't bring cooler air, but the winds out of the northwest. what this means, the humidity will be lowering through the night. tomorrow will be a hot day with a high up to 92 degrees, but it won't be as humid as today. it will feel more tollerable than today. by 11:00, 84, temperatures rising to 91 degrees by 5:00. sunny and hot both days. sunday, the temperature will drop a notch. the humidity will be up. it is going to feel comparable. a great weekend for pool activities. a great weekend to go to the shore. again, be careful. the m

hundreds of new university of the science students spent the morning settling into life on campus, the action camas in southeast philadelphia and incoming freshman and their parents carted boxes and bags filled with all the essentials to turn their dorms into a home away from home. there is more ahead on the next half hour of "action news" at noon. he went from curing meat in a basement to offering an entire line including hand cured salami. and we'll take you there. >>> and a postal committed for the last five decades. meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue... headache, muscle pain, and chills. ask your doctor or pharmacist about all the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if you've received any

season stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you that we are dry and an interesting picture on the action camwe were in fairmount park a moment ago and the sun was splashing down at the garden. the hands on garden for the visually impaired. it's cool, you get to see the different flowers and such as you see there. a nice day to be in the garden. not to terrible humid. 85 in philadelphia and mid-60s is humid but not terrible. winds at 6. lots of sunshine wear your shades if you head out on the highways and by ways and sunscreen arequired today as well. 85 is where we wind up in allentown and 86 in reading and trenton and 86 in millville and down the shore we'll settle at 81 in most shore spots. as we go into closer on the beach it looks like a great shore day. 81 and 82 in spot, ocean temperature in the mid-70s as it often is in the late season but the offshore flow coming in from the hurricane out to sea, a moderate risk of rip currents, swim near the lifeguards from south jersey to the delaware beaches as well. that risk of rip currents and heavy surf is over the next several days at least.