tiana's racking grief is almost unbearable.he 22-year-old mother has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and a weapons violation. she's pled not guilty. >> not only is it a tragedy of the one that died but the one who's still alive. >> reporter: within an hour there's more gun violence in chicago. four of this woman's family members have just been shot. she asks that we not show her face, fearing for her safety. >> just beating on the back door. when i open the door he just falls right in and i see all the blood. don't want to move him in case the bullet's inside. >> reporter: her brother, pregnant sister, and friend also stumble in, also having been shot. >> i'm leaving chicago the first chance i get. >> do you feel like you need to get out of here? >> it's not safe. >> reporter: a mass shooting is defined as four or more victims. so far there year there have been 185 across the u.s. in places like this, traumas are constantly being relived. each new shooting tearing open barely healed wounds. community activi

. >> the flames and the heat were unbearable really quickly and the fire department came out and then -- by that time it was to late. >> reporter: before the crash police say that the driver was traveling fast northbound on 32nd avenue. he bumped a few cars parked along the street, missed a curb and drove straight in to the house. the house caught fire. firefighters kept flames from spreading to other homes and rescued two dogs inside. they say that nobody was home. >> quite a shock. we know the people who live there and so -- it's immediately concerned about them and their house and if anyone was home. . >> reporter: the driver who died lived nearby and was a senior citizen. >> definitely sad that the driver passed away. >> reporter: police aren't sure if it's reckless driving or if the driver possibly had a medical condition. the crash itself is under investigation. reporting in san francisco, ktvu fox 2news. >>> google is under the microscope. according to the mercury news investigators are looking into claims of age discrimination. we are live from mountain view with more on the s

>> yes, rick when you figure in the heat and humidity, it will be unbearable at times. it's 88 in philadelphia and 87 in dover, and same thing in atlantic city, 91 to the north and west in reading. now, when you put the humidity on ton of that. it feels like 96 in dover and 94 in reading and 93 the current heat index number in philadelphia and same for beach hav haven. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan a couple of storm are drifting to the south and east and that frontal boundary up near the great lakes will work its way eastward and it could clip our region, the storm center has placed areas north of the i-95 corridor, lehigh county and the poconos at the highest risk of severe weather, damaging wins and hail and tropical downpours. most locations will stay dry tonight and the bigger story is the heat and how it's building across the region. this is just the beginning and starts out on friday, our high is 95 degrees and the heat index close to 100 here in philadelphia, even hotter on saturday, in at 98 degrees and heat index of 102. some heat tips and something t

the almost unbearable heat becomes a factor on the above ground section of tracks. today we were slowing down after an hour. rail crews are get up to 130 degrees. metro will have cooling centers set up for crews and add in additional breaks. >> you can see them on the way. >> every person i see is saying the same thing. make sure you keep cool and continue. tough job. brianne: one wiedefeld is keeping a close eye on with the quality control teams documenting work and reporting back to him directly each day. in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: i hear it will get even warmer this weekend than today. how can that be? doug: you have times that yo really don't want to say what you got to say. leon: we don't want you to say it. doug: it's going to be hot, humid, uncomfortable. oppressive so at times. there are no advisories or the warnings for the heat. there could be some over the weekend. but let's give you a time lapse over the skies of high school. still 88 degrees there. muggy. through the day, some period of the cloudiness. when the sun was bright the

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. >>> the unbearable heat is miserable, and it's dangerous. stephanie gailhart is live in dc to talk more about that. >> lesli, it's 11:00 right now, and it's 82 degrees out here. heat stroke is very serious. people can escape the extreme heat by visiting libraries, recreation centers and spray parks. >> you have to stay cool and get moisture and get some fan action, and there's absolutely no wind moving, and it's certainly helping. >> reporter: brandon fogle and others trying to beat the heat. >> it's very humid, and we were out by the band because it's spraying out water for us. it's really hot out here. >> reporter: dangerously hot, and it's going to get more uncomfortable this weekend. temperatures expected to hit 100. officials are urging people to take extra precaution. >> drink a lot of water and stay in the shade until the sun goes down. >> reporter: on a day like today a water boot system a hot accessory. >> the ac helps as long as it's drinking water. 2,000 mill littlers is what you're supposed to get. >> reporter: anything with ice

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unbearable and dangerous heat continues in the microclimate forecast coming up. >>> we're looking at80 headsing down towards san leandro where there is a closure of an off ramp and lane and a deadly crash involved. there's a big fire as well. talk about the details and get you around that coming up. >>> and the first step in what many oakland residents hope will become a permanent plan for police accountability. the wholesale reform set to go before voters. department plagued by criminal investigations--- accountable? that question...was on the agenda last night at >>> who is holing a police department plagued by criminal investigationing accountable? that question was an the oi jend da last night at oakland city hall as the kuns criminal wes weighing whether or not to form a police commission to help oversee the department struggling in the midst of a sex scandal. >>> 4:42. staying on top of breaking news this morning. a fiery crash on 880. just getting our first video in in the scene. a live report coming up in just two minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ let's bring in today in the s >>> a deadly fier

schwartz has our report. [000:09:58;00] volcanic from afar and up close the smoke suffocating and unbearable. the inferno threatening hundreds of houses. homeowners did what they could being forced back. >> over in that yard there. >> reporter: with paul daniels held the fire off just long enough. >> we'll get it wrapped up quick for you. >> firefighters showing up at the last minute. >> get that it thing wrapped around. >> saving the daniels home. >> reporter: others not so lucky. through the night 18 houses were incinerated by flames. the blaze growing to about 22,000 acres, more than 1600 firefighters called to the scene with only 10% containment. one person found dead inside a scorched home. >> this is a very serious fire. when we tell people to evacuate, they need to evacuate. >> reporter: today crews are still dousing hot spots and defending neighborhoods from the ground and while the fire sent up smoke and ash, plooums now reaching los angeles, nevada, the iconic vegas strip with brown haze. there are over a dozen other wildfires stretching resources thin in california during a bliste

ph puts unbearable stress on the heart, which can cause death from heart failure. there is no cure. and ph is often misdiagnosed as a less-threatening disease, such as asthma. but with early, accurate diagnosis, new treatments are helping people with ph live longer and better. the pulmonary hypertension association gives hope to ph patients and caregivers. we want people with ph to enjoy... their yoga lover's heart... their island lover's heart... their lover's heart... we're putting our heart into finding a cure. to learn more, go to phassociation.org >>> pre dixions go. >> july 4th means the great american beer budweiser up 30% in a year. >> drinking it? >> no. >> okay. john? >> jonas is 120 pounds. he knows nothing about beer drinking. >> thank you. >> american airlines has a compelling valuation up 20% in a year. i own it. >> gary, do you like it? >> no one has ever made money off airline stocks. avoid. >> praise. blessings to you. jonas your prediction. >> it has made investors favor lower stocks, that's what independence day is about s&p 500 high beta etfs. >> no! stay safe wi

that's nearly oppressive to unbearable range. watch what happens friday.riday still hot but dew points are about five to 7 degrees cooler that means we'll feel a little bit of reduction in the humidity. it's not going to be quite as oppressive on friday. tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. look at the heat index values. 102, 103, 104. that is dangerous heat. you don't want to be out in that for any longer than you really have to excessive heat warning starts at noon. continues until 8:00 p.m. on friday. heat index values 100 plus on thursday with the higher humidity. friday 97 to 100 that's our heat index range. overnight we drop to a low of around severe degrees. very warm, very steamy. showers around here and there. tomorrow extreme sheet just a stray thunderstorm on 94 could feel like 104 at time. friday still hot but less humid the weekend it's still steamy. it's still hot. but it's not as bad. we trim 5 degrees off the temperature we'll see some shine and highs in the upper 80s. typical july weekend. >> not too bad. >> when we debt to the week and we're good >> we

. >> and prepare yourselves, youre people, that unbearable heate we have been telling you about t it's upper 90's possibly even triple digit temperatures.pe >> what you talking about a willis? air conditioning,ir co, that's what i'm talking about.mt good morning. thank you for joining us i'ms maureen umeh.een uh. >> i'm holly morris.ri today is friday july 22nd.uly nd mike is here with the weatherhew ervin following with trafficingh if first we'll start withrt w anjali hemphill and the story sy we will be talking about for a r the next few days, the extreme heat. anjali, how does it feel right now? we name not too long agolo it wasn't bad.asn' i know things are slowly are swy inching up there.up >> reporter: they are. rorte it's getting warmer fast. we've got a little bit of a breeze but the aitlr feels heavy with that humidity and it'ss warm.. the sun isn't even up yet andeta the temperature here ispeture showing already in the upperer 70's and we're of course goinge to be climbing into those 90's ' at a antoday and expecting tripp digits later this weekend.kend. last weekend it was r

until the weekend looking at a nice warm stretch but the humidity going to make it feel pretty unbearableheist of the afternoon tomorrow, thursday and friday. temperatures right now still in the 80s. 82 right now in philadelphia. 80 in wilmington. 75 degrees in allentown but dew points are near 70. and that's where they'll be tomorrow as well so the hottest part of the day 11am to 6:00 p.m. heat advisory has been issued for philadelphia and 94 by suburbs including new castle county, delaware, for heat index values around 100 degrees so we're talking about temperatures in the low to mid 90s but this time of the year you have to factor in the dew point with dew points in the 70s the heat index will be near 100 for the next several days. drink plenty of water. when you have to work outside try to make plenty of precautions, find some shade, find a way to cool off and take frequent breaks if you have to work outdoors. heat index values tomorrow morning we wake up it will feel like the 80s. by 6:00 o'clock tomorrow evening, it feels like the upper 90s in many spots and again on thursday, take

. >> strong storms across the tri-state area broke the unbearable humidity but they also left behindite a bit of death and destruction. a 26-year-old woman from plainfield, new jersey, was electrocuted when live power lines fell on her car in fanwood a reminder you should always stay in your car should this happen until help arrives. if the wire is down on your car and if the car is on fire and you have to exit you should try to shuffle your feet away. this is the incredible cloud formation over strathmere cape may county as rushing winds rolled before the thunderstorms struck. >>> in wilmington delaware fallen trees trapped a driver in this hummer for a short time. rescuers had to cut the limbs back and brought the man to safety without a scratch on him. though the same as you can see can not be said for his suv. >>> thousands of people lost electricity during the storm. new castle county delaware was the hardest hit but at last check the numbers of outages reported by delmarva power as of now was just over 2,000. >> so, karen, everyone is waking up this morning feeling better out t

it's unbearable. i couldn't understand that they were leaving her in the crib to scream. we didn't do that and i swear i didn't say a word. my husband said to me i can't believe how critical you were. maybe he says this five times. we didn't do this with you and you turned out okay. but generally my impression, grandmothers i think, and grandfathers should hold. i think this generation is doing a better job than mine. we are the first wave into the workplace. we were barely holding it together. we didn't get the balance quite right. they are putting more weight on the family. >> they held thei >> they held their tongue this weekend i have to say. i have two questions. do you find there are some advantages to living in a different citflighting infrequeg permissive grandparents? >> i find no advantage to living across the country. if and when i retire i thought about moving there, i don't know that i work because i love living in new york but i've thought a lot about it. i don't think it's an advantage for anybody, our age group for children and no matter what the relations

actually had to step inside in between hits here because being out here for too long is just too unbearableit's brutal outside. i'll be honest. let's go ahead right to the maps and we'll show you just how excessive it is. everybody is in the midst of some type of heat alert. you've got excessive heat warning where i'm standing here in philadelphia and basically i-95 and all the counties that flank it. heat advisory though posted for everybody else here in the delaware valley. it's a toasty afternoon. take look at these current feels like values. yeah, that's brutal stuff. in dover it feels like 107 already. and here in philadelphia it already feels like we're flir flirting with 100 technically we expect to actually hit 97 right now we are just shy of 90 degrees in philadelphia. but that's going continue to change as we heat up through the afternoon. you've got some sunshine but notice you've got the thunderstorms also on the way. they'll be scattered in nature, but they will be coming through with bang. we think we can see pretty nasty ones later on today. you can see the tail end of what m

has the highest forecasted high this week but i think thursday is actually going to be the most unbearable92 degrees but you're talking about dew points in the low 70s. that's going to make the feel like near 100 at the height of the afternoon. so it's a gradual climb and the humidity begins to climb as well. let's talk about these thunderstorms overnight we're clear. no problems. tomorrow looks like a dry day a few clouds around here and there maybe a stray sprinkle in the afternoon but most of us some get through tomorrow unscathed. wednesday is a little bit a of different story we start the morning with showers off to the west this mainly stays north and west through the day wednesday. i think it's still a nice deep day if you're in the poconos a better chance for showers thunderstorms wednesday we all get in the thunderstorm on thursday. you can see hot air moving from the south. thursday will be when the heat and also the humidity really starts to hit a peek. overnight comfy 66 degrees. tomorrow looks good seasonably hot mostly sunny with a high of 87. nice beach day as well lots of s

now the city of oakland is suing accusing that landlord of deliberately creating unbearable living conditionsilding is on 8th street on the edge of oakland's chinatown. most of the tenants don't even speak english. only on "5," da lin found out just how bad those conditions are and what the owners is saying about them. >> reporter: most of the folks who live here are low income chinese immigrants and seniors. they rent a room so they are all share a bathroom and kitchens. the tenants accuse the new owners of harassing them basically trying to force them out. these chinese immigrants came here for a better life but say the living conditions in their oakland building are worse than a third world country. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: one woman showed me that's how they shower now because of a ceiling like. contractors gutted several bathrooms in february leaving three toilets for 28 families to use. five months later, still no relief in sight. >> [ indiscernible >> use a bucket. pee in the bucket. >> reporter: mark wong has lived here for 25 years. he is one of the very few here who can

but the heart of someone with pulmonary hypertension is unbearably stressed and can eventually fail.agnosed as asthma. the pulmonary hypertension association gives hope to patients and caregivers. we're putting our heart into finding a cure. to learn more, go to phassociation.org ♪ >> welcome back. i'm bob massi, the property man. the federal government just made some major changes to one of the misunderstood items in real estate, the reverse mortgage. i'm gonna go speak with some folks who just went through the process and explain how the new rules could affect anyone over 62 years of age. >> senior citizens today are having a very difficult time because either they don't have a pension or they're up to their eyeballs in debt. the reverse mortgage is an opportunity they have to allow them to have financial freedom in their senior years. >> a reverse mortgage is simply a loan from the bank based on part of the equity in your home. it's available only to homeowners 62 or older, and it must be your primary residence. >> the advantage that the seniors have for that is that there is no m

has the highest forecasted high this week but i think thursday is actually going to be the most unbearable92 degrees but you're talking about dew points in the low 70s. that's going to make the feel like near 100 at the height of the afternoon. so it's a gradual climb and the humidity begins to climb as well. let's talk about these thunderstorms overnight we're clear. no problems. tomorrow looks like a dry day a few clouds around here and there maybe a stray sprinkle in the afternoon but most of us some get through tomorrow unscathed. wednesday is a little bit a of different story we start the morning with showers off to the west this mainly stays north and west through the day wednesday. i think it's still a nice deep day if you're in the poconos a better chance for showers thunderstorms wednesday we all get in the thunderstorm on thursday. you can see hot air moving from the south. thursday will be when the heat and also the humidity really starts to hit a peek. overnight comfy 66 degrees. tomorrow looks good seasonably hot mostly sunny with a high of 87. nice beach day as well lots of s

until the weekend looking at a nice warm stretch but the humidity going to make it feel pretty unbearablee heist of the afternoon tomorrow, thursday and friday. temperatures right now still in the 80s. 82 right now in philadelphia. 80 in wilmington. 75 degrees in allentown but dew points are near 70. and that's where they'll be tomorrow as well so the hottest part of the day 11am to 6:00 p.m. heat advisory has been issued for philadelphia and 94 by suburbs including new castle county, delaware, for heat index values around 100 degrees so we're talking about temperatures in the low to mid 90s but this time of the year you have to factor in the dew point with dew points in the 70s the heat index will be near 100 for the next several days. drink plenty of water. when you have to work outside try to make plenty of precautions, find some shade, find a way to cool off and take frequent breaks if you have to work outdoors. heat index values tomorrow morning we wake up it will feel like the 80s. by 6:00 o'clock tomorrow evening, it feels like the upper 90s in many spots and again on thursday, tak

but mental health, behavioral health, psychiatrists, to have that be even harder, it's almost unbearableometimes. >> our reporter is with us in the studio now. april, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> so many interesting issues brought up in the story y. did you decide to do the report? >> i started looking into it about two years ago when kaiser permanente was fined by state regulators for having problems with mental health access. and they were -- they were, patient there had to wait sometimes up to six weeks for individual therapy appointments. and there were ten to be many reasons why kaiser got so much attention. one is the fact that there is what's called a closed system. it's both the insurer and the medical provider at the same time. that means if somebody calls to get an appointment, there's a centralized record about how long they had to wait. the other point is that the moneyal health commissions at kiser are unionized. they went on strike over the issues. there's a lot of attention. made me wonder why other insurers weren't getting the same attention. >> beca

our thoughts in this very difficult moment go to the victims and their families affected by this unbearable. we're facing the war which terrorism has declared on us and is waging on us, and the goal of terrorism is to create fear and manic. france, and the french president has reminded us, that yesterday is a great country and a great democracy that will not allow itself to be destabilized by this. >> the french prime minister valls there, speaking after that security meeting. let's bring in msnbc's cal perry. cal, as we look at this scene right there, you've got the ambulances, and that is the aftermath of the kind of carnage that we saw there along the promenade des anglais. 84 people mowed down by this box truck. but it was a street that was closed off to traffic because of all the revellers for bastille day. >> yeah. and what you're not seeing here was the street was packed full of people. imagine any beach on the fourth of july watching fireworks. it's a place you take your kids. that's one of the emerging stories here. we already know of the 11-year-old american who was killed. we're

. >> it is not unbearable. is there a train mostly every hour. >> it is what it is. if you have to take public transportation, you know, the trains, you will have to deal with it and the situation. >> sound like a lot of people are taking tonight stride. you can stay up to dayton any and all developments on the regional rail issues by going to facebook, twitter and six abc.com. >>> it is shaping up to be another hot one, when are waiting on the septa platform, packing a crowded train or sitting at home. philadelphia corporation for aging has activated its heat line, it opens up at 8:30 this morning. number to call on your screen 215-765-9040. counselors and nurses are available to help people stay safe, in the heat. >> david murphy is available too. >> yes, i think heat is getting to my head because our director will notice i have the wrong thing up. if we can put that up for now as we go through the day, it will be a hot one and you can see how temperatures will produce, well, okay, we will just do radar. the is there ground clutter on radar and we apologize. that d

that's nearly oppressive to unbearable range. watch what happens friday.riday still hot but dew points are about five to 7 degrees cooler that means we'll feel a little bit of reduction in the humidity. it's not going to be quite as oppressive on friday. tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. look at the heat index values. 102, 103, 104. that is dangerous heat. you don't want to be out in that for any longer than you really have to excessive heat warning starts at noon. continues until 8:00 p.m. on friday. heat index values 100 plus on thursday with the higher humidity. friday 97 to 100 that's our heat index range. overnight we drop to a low of around severe degrees. very warm, very steamy. showers around here and there. tomorrow extreme sheet just a stray thunderstorm on 94 could feel like 104 at time. friday still hot but less humid the weekend it's still steamy. it's still hot. but it's not as bad. we trim 5 degrees off the temperature we'll see some shine and highs in the upper 80s. typical july weekend. >> not too bad. >> when we debt to the week and we're good >> we

the weekend, it's a most unbearable to be outside. triple digit ratings, 99 to 100. yes, we went there. i've been saying that some of the matches will go better later in the day, once the temperature start cooling down. we have seen a lot of issues this morning with the debris. downed trees, downed wires, they are currently doing this work in college park. the tree that is down. baltimore avenue, route one south down we have lanes blocked near beechwood road. with this happening right now the rough spot for you is going to be traveling in either direction. the other rough spot is on the interstate. 95 in virginia, headed northbound, take a look, flashing lights blocking the left lanes. these have been overturned. talk about the backup as we check in with the traffic watch seven waivers. one of them has reported accurately, the car did flip. this solid red line, four miles are hour. it doesn't just start their. re.start the this is a five-mile stretch of bumper-to-bumper traffic, get ready for it, slower than normal. larry: chance to win a four pack of tickets to her

we are nice and warm and then become toasty and be become -- we become unbearable. around the bay mid to upper 70s, gorgeous weather expected. and mid to upper 60s at the coast. again this pattern continuing's. 70s around the bay and 90s inland. >>> i love toasty to unbearable.>> let's take a look at the instagram picture of the morning. carlos somehow posted this. he said thanks to the men and women who put their lives on the line of duty for us to be free and pursue our dreams. we would love to see your photos, be sure to include hash tag ktvu and you can see your picture on the air. >>> jtb great on the mound. another talent off the field. coming up, how he is using his passion for music to get back. hi. is the internet still out? yes! come on. work together. work together. do you have anything? no i don't have anything. please come back internet. i love you. i love you so much. just come back. please. please. he's streaming a cat video. (family laughs) and the whole party is looking... can i take a look? mitch come on! get high speed internet from at&t with 99.9

equestrian camp at fairmount park say they want to get their training in until the heat becomes unbearable. >> sometimes it gets really hot and it's sad. >> they say with the extreme forecast they never let her leave home not prepared. >> they make me drink a lot of water. i pack two water bottles just in case. >> with a heat index of 100 plus, there is no escaping the temperatures. those that work in the temperatures the best thing they can do is stay hydrated and finding shade to cool off. >> we do this for a long time and we learn to suck it up and bear with it. >> the construction workers say a little laughter takes the edge off the heat. >> we saw others working in the heat and this crew was working on an art project on the parkway. we follow the heat warnings and everybody has plenty of water. >> water ice, you can only do this in philly right? new york? no. the solution philly is water ice. >> the best way to cool down on a day like today is to take a note from these kidded buying water to beat the heat. >> back out live, while the kids are having fun in the sun, we like to remind y

but the heart of someone with pulmonary hypertension is unbearably stressed and can eventually fail.. what's more, ph is often misdiagnosed as asthma. the pulmonary hypertension association gives hope to patients and caregivers. we're putting our heart into finding a cure. to learn more, go to phassociation.org >> 10 years before the american revolution, a violent rebellion turns personal for benjamin franklin. [ gunshot ] but by the time franklin returns to america, his wife, deborah, dies of a stroke. >> stamp act protestors threatened my wife and my home, but my debbie had a heart of oak. she held them off. as you can see, i know the cost of rebellion. not just our soldiers will fall in this war, but innocents will die. our cities and our homes will burn. >> we have reached a point where we no longer have any other choice. >> this is why i spent 10 years in london. i wanted to prevent war and save the empire. >> and you felt the best way to accomplish this feat was with the hutchinson letters? >> [ groans ] the damn hutchinson letters. >> as tensions between america and britain ri