Cloud building in as we go through the day. Overall sun and cloud milk. We are keeping an eyes out to the west, as a trough will come through and perhaps fire up drenching thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours. 77 degrees is your current temperature in philadelphia. Seventy in allentown. Zero seven in millville. Seventyfour in cape may. Nicer weather looking at these numbers in the morning and say this will bill up into a nice one. When we add a dew point in the mix, 73 really. That is what you get around the gulf coast. It will get worse down there but idea is that is oppressive whenever you see upper 60s and lower 70s. 82 degrees by 8 00. By 10 00 oclock 88. Were in the 90s by lunchtime. High of 95 today but more importantly the heat index will make it feel like around 100 during the height of the afternoon and there are spotty afternoon thunderstorms. It the looks like another hot and humid one tomorrow. Then things will get better saturday, lot better on sunday. Details coming up. Good thing it is National Strawberry sunday day, i think i will participate. We need something to stay cool. Would i not want to be stuck standing on the platform later on today waiting for the train which inevitably will be delayed. We do expect a delay once again just like we have seen the last couple of days, the last couple of mornings the delays have really cropped up after 7 00 oclock. Although this morning we are seeing one on train 1502 on the Paoli Thorndale line, ten minutes behind, already. Also, as you get closer to the city, trains may not be stopping at some of those stations because they are too crowded to pick up more passengers. That too is something to keep in mind. You can always get in the car if you have one and drive, here to south philadelphia, park at the Old Navy Hospital and then walk to the at t station. Proud street subway does have extra services as does market frankford line and trolleys so they are beefing up some of their other modes of transportation to try to help you out, on the big picture things dont look bad so far this morning on the schuylkill, vine, roosevelt boulevard, overall, not a bad start on this thursday. Matt. Good to hear. Happening today bill cosbys lawyers renew their efforts to force comedian accuser to testify, before any trial begins. Action News Reporter Catherine Scott, live outside Montgomery County courthouse in norristown with more on what to expect at todays hearing, catherine . Reporter that is right, matt. Once again today bill cosbys lawyers will be here in court and they will try to get these charges thrown out. They are arguing that his preliminary hearing was unfair because his accuser did not have to be here and did not have to face crossexamination before trial. Seventyeight yearold bill cosby will be back at Montgomery County courthouse in norristown this afternoon. A judge will deciding whether to dismiss the charges against him. Back in may, a judge ruled that there was enough evidence to the case to go to trial. His accuser former Temple University employee Andrea Constand did not appear at that hearing. Under current state law, prosecutors say that she didnt have to and maintained a recent court ruling allowed them to use her Police Statement instead. Cosby is charged with felony indecent assault for drugging and molesting constand in 2004. Cosby says the encounter was consensual and that the pills were benadryl but cosbys defense team argues people accused of crimes should have ability to confront their accuser. Cosbys attorney believe their clients Due Process Rights were violated. They are now asking the trial judge to review the matter. And if the judge rules against the defense, he could set a trial date, we will see, hearing is set to begin at 1 00 this afternoon. Live from norristown, Catherine Scott for channel six action news. Now to a developing story in philadelphia, 30 he lease are searching for a gunman on a bicycle who shot a man a innocent teen. The 16 yearold girl is in stable condition with the leg wound. She and a 23 yearold man got shot around 11 00 at o and lycoming streets in the juniata section. We will have a live update on the investigation coming up in our next half an hour. We have new information about an accidental shooting that injured a 14 yearold girl in the germantown section of philadelphia. Police say a 17 yearold turn himself in last night in connection with the shooting. He has not been charge. Police say girl and several other teens found the gun in the house on lloyd street and were playing with it when it went off. The 14 yearold girl is in stable condition. As one Deadly Police involved shooting ignites protest across the country there are breaking details of yet another fatal even counter with law enforcement. Saint Anthony Police department in minnesota confirmed that one of their officers shot and killed a suspect during a traffic stop last night. The deceased was inside a car with the women and a child with you they why not harmed. Around the same time hundreds of mourners remembered alton sterling in baton rouge, lou san a u. S. Justice department is investigating the video recorded killing of the the black man whom police say had a gun early tuesday morning. An aunt who helped raise sterling pleaded for vigil to remain peaceful. 200 people marched through Center City Philadelphia last night to protest killing of the sterling, they stopped on a vine street ramp, Police Arrested 12 people. Action news caught the train to see what septa rail riders are experiencing while many of the septa cars are out of service. Riders have been scrambling to find a spot on Regional Rail trains, the defect pulled within third of the cars from service, from septa. 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 2157659040. 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 does pop up sometimes in an environment like this but all of the green you are seeing on radar this morning is actually not rain, it is just ground clutter, sort of false echos coming back from tree tops, buildings and things like that across the region. Lets get you outside, we have not the a great day. It looks nice. We have sunshine getting ready to build over the horizon with i a few fair weather cumulus cloud around but very warm and muggy. It hits you this morning even worse then yesterday morning. Take a look at the temperature in philadelphia. Seventyseven. The dew point a measure of how much moisture there is not at months fear is coming in at 73. Very close to the temperature, showing you how saturated the air mass is ape anytime we will get a dew point over 70, we will talk about oppressive humidity. Wind out of the south, are calm right now in philadelphia, so there is no relief from the breeze. As we look at future tracker, there will be sun and cloud mix as we go through the morning, in the afternoon is there a chance of the spotty shower and occasionally these in the humid air mass could open up a big downpour of rain, at least briefly. So if you see a then are storm coming your way we are not expecting them to be severe this afternoon and authentic but they could produce a drenching downpour and you dont want to get caught in that and there is a threat of lightening. By 11 00 oclock that is done. Our high today is 95. We will build through 80s and in the lower 90s as soon as noon but heat index value will make it feel like 100 and spotty thunderstorms possible this have afternoon. Really big story for most will be that heat and humidity. Ninetyfour in will allentown today. Ninetyfive, in reading, more of the same in philadelphia, wilmington, millville, might get a break in trenton and toms river but in these spots uncomfortable humidity and 84 down the shore in cape may. Mid 80s up and down the coast today, sea breeze, uv index running high, as we could get up in the upper 80s in bethenny beach and Rehoboth Beach as well. Nice in the water, swim near life guard. Heat index this afternoon, really word is heat index, showing high heat index values of the upper 90s. Might see 100 in some spots and then we will go into tomorrow and more of the same with heat index values occasionally hitting 100 or close to it. Two more days of this excessive heat, and then things will get a little better on saturday and better on sunday. Heat tips, we have ac, breaks in the shade. Check on seniors and pets. They do not to that well. Ive got some people on social media he is telling people to drink cool drinks. In heat and humidity like this you have to do it the more of then you normally would. It is important to keep that in mind. If you are out there working with someone and you start seeing any of these signs of heat exhaustion, pale skin, sweatiness, pro fuse sweating, nausea, dizziness, move that person to the ac and get them to drink that cool the water. Heat stroke is worse, that is when somebody stops sweating and feel their skin and it is really hot n that case call 911 because that person nissan emergency situation. Your exclusive accu weather seven day forecast 95, excessive heat, feeling like 100. Extra hydration is really important. Spotty thunderstorm possible. Sticking tomorrow, once again 95, feeling like a hundred. Late in the day or night there could be strong storms with a burst of a couple front coming through and this front will help us out and then on saturday, we will still be hot with a high of 92 but should get less humid during the day. Another spotty thunderstorm possible, and then final front comes through and on sunday behind that one it feels better. We are back in the mid 80s, breezy, with low humidity. Little better on saturday. No more excessive heat and humidity and better on sunday. Monday, tuesday, wednesday, also look fine. We will get there. Yes. David, thank you. 5 41. A strong odor forced several people out of the Temple University building, we will have details. A teen lights a fire works fuse inside of a minivan, leading to injury and the van being melted from the inside out, matt. Overnight construction here in West Conshohocken right by marriott a long 23 has cleared out we will see if the crews have gone from 202 after the break. Plus philadelphias mayor jim kenney does not beat around the bush when speaking about a new set of guidelines issued by the local archbishop of the catholic church. Theres one place where americas pastime is preserved for all time. And thats not the only thing you can only find in new york state. Discover something one of a kind in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. Plan your Summer Vacation at iloveny. Com welcome back. It is thursday, 5 44. 77 degrees. Sky 6hd taking a live look at atlantic city, the beach, it is the place to be, it will be another brutally hot take out there today. Umhmm. So matt pellman what do we have in the suburban areas. You know it is summer when matt pellman pulls out the seer sucker tie. Well, back on in the suburban areas, not a awful lot so far on this thursday morning which were okay, believe me here in Chester County on 202. Overnight construction has cleared out. Having is reopen. Headlights coming southbound toward the 30 bypass with no problems. Of course, more of our traffic in the morning is heading north bound here toward 401 but no delays there yet either. Few more months and we should have three lanes here in both directions. They are making progress, on the construction, there in the frazier area. Starting new work, resurfacing work in Montgomery County, philadelphia border. Coming out of Chestnut Hill toward flourtown watch out for a bumpy ride on stenton avenue. They are repaving a mile and a half but first they have to mill it and tear it up. That is going on overnight this week but usually they will clear out by 5 00 oclock. This started this weekend warminster bristol road shut down west of york road all part of the least construction of that intersection. And use street road or old york road as an alternate through that area of bucks county. For next 15 minutes dont forget black horse pike 322 is closed in atlantic county, due to overnight construction but should be gone by 6 00 oclock n delaware a new restriction started yesterday, in claymont, 13 philadelphia pike is now blocked until saturday night for Railroad Crossing work, and each day on 95 to get around that and folks road remains closed through end of august, for bridgework there. Marsh road is your alternate around that. Time for commuter report broad by wa ze app, and in delco we have a vehicle stopped on the road thanks to brian thompson. Blue route southbound near radnor township, close to villanova watch out for had stalled video, nydia. Thank you. Philadelphias hazmat crews responded to Temple University overnight, as a strong odor was reportedly coming from the building, yuri hall after midnight. Ten overnight employees were evacuated as a precaution. Crews ventilated the building and incident was placed under control no word on what cause that had odor. Police officer in north jersey is recovering from a crash that happened while pulling of a suspect. A piece of the patrol car smashing right through the windows of the store, in the passaic, early yesterday morning. The driver they were chasing kept going down that road but other officers caught up with him. Five threeyear old john richard was charged with ill looting police and drunk driving. Opening statements are scheduled to take in the bench trial for Baltimore Police lieutenant brian rice, he is highest ranking officer charged in the death of freddie gray, a judge who already acquitted two of rices collogues last month will hear this case as well. Gray died after suffering injuries in the police van last year. The mom of the teen in ohio says it is a miracle her sonnies still alive after a fire works explosion in the familys minivan. Take a look at this, this is a nissan that shows the charred aftermath that happened just after 14 yearold jona moyers mom stepped out of the vehicle on the way to the fourth of july party in dayton. Police say the teen lit this coil of fire works, sending the minivan up in flames. Miguel alcanfor was in the auto shop and grabbed the fire extinguisher and ran to help. I opened up the door. The flames. And the boy was right there laying down. The teen suffered burns on 25 percent of his body, but his mom says he is in good spirits. She hopes that the incident can be a lesson in fire works safety for others. 5 48. Coming up video just released from new york city showing police in rescue mode. Police and fire crews stopped an emotionally advertise turned man from jumping from the bridge, david. We have got that heat index, up high over the next couple of days, we forgot to change this from two to three. We have two more on this check on seniors and pets. Stay extra hydrated with water. Take frequent breaks outside working. And wear that light weight clothing, light colors, always best. We will be back with your day planner forecast, where record temperatures are going to day. Prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. Temperatures will once again sore in the 90s today, this is our first truly intense heat wave of the summer, and you can feel it, right. Action cam found plenty of folks in Montgomery County staying close to the what the tore keep cool yesterday, look at that. Yes. Officials are reminding to you keep hydrated working or exercising outside. I love little rubber band. Sun screen too, look out for afternoon storms at the pool but that is a great place. It will be a lovely day to do overhead signing. Absolutely. We have that going on, on the schuylkill expressway here in the eastbound direction in south philadelphia, the left lane from 9 00 to 3 00 between vare and passyunk. Heading towards the airport or walt whitman bridge maybe head down the shore, ha, watch out for that construction on the schuylkill. At this point i just check train view and so far all of the delays on the Regional Rails are under ten minutes. So that is good news. We expect delays later this morning but right now were still doing okay on those rails, david. On the big board this morning, matt, we are hot, well, warm and getting hotter. 7 80 degrees. Well in the 70s right now. Eightyfive by ten. Ninetyone by noon. Your high is 95 degrees. Heat index will make it feel closer to 100 in urban centers. The plus later this afternoon there is a chance of the the spotty but drenching downpour producing thunderstorm and you will want to watch out for lightening with any storms. These will not be severe storms, kind that would knock down trees and that sort of thing. All aircraft on the big board, trying to get out of the heat and humidity. No chance of rain or sign of rain this morning out in chicago orr land owe or atlanta, matt. Thanks, david. Out there in the afternoon, worried about the risk of storms head to six abc. Com weather and view Storm Tracker six live radar anytime. Ny pd is sharing new video of the bridge rescue. Police pulled a young man from the edge of the Manhattan Bridge yesterday, a 22year old is said to be emotionally disturbed and getting ready to jump. Emergency Services Unit distract him while workers cut a large hole in the fence to reach him. They then took him to the hospital for an evaluation. Keep on track with Dunkin Donuts fruit smoothies, made with lowfat yogurt and real fruit blended into feelgood flavors like new wildberry. American runs on dunkin. Into feelgood flavors like new wildberry. Homicide ruling of the navy seals death is raising safety questions about the branchs basic training practices. Trainee 21 yearold james lovelays was dressed in full gear as he struggled to tread water and then eventually drowned. Video reportedly shows an instructor pushing him under water, twice. Homicide ruling does not necessarily mean a crime occurred. Instructor was placed on administrative duty. Meanwhile coastguard is conducting a full investigation in the death of the recruit who collapsed during training in cape may. It happened moments after the recruit completed a one and a Half Mile Run last friday. The recruit died in the hospital yesterday, coastguard officials are not yet releasing recruits identity and say cause of the death has not yet been determined. Mayor jim kenney is chris criticizing new director from Charles Chaput regarding same sex couples and catholics divorced or remarried. Pastoral guidelines that went in effect july 1st ordered those Church Members who abstained from sex in order to receive communion. The it also prevents them from serving on parish counselors, volunteering as lectures or ministers. Kenney says his actions are not christian. In an april document titled the joy of love, pope francis opened the door, for divorced and civilly remarried catholics to receive communion but at the discretion of the local bishops and priests. Time is 5 57. Next up, burglars are targeting, secret spots in the berks county community. Mcdonalds promises its new all Day Breakfast menu is about to get even bigger. And then this. Do you often consume fruit, fruit juices, coffee or soda . Acids in everyday foods and drinks may weaken and erode your tooth enamel over time. Damaged or lost enamel can lead to yellow, dull and thinning teeth. Thats why theres pronamel and pronamel for kids. Designed to strengthen enamel and help protect against acids in your diet. 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You can feel how much more muggy the air is and it wasnt like it wasnt humid yesterday. Excessive heat warning in the second day still expect to expire at 6 00 oclock tomorrow evening. Hazy, hot, humid air in the Center Counties and urban centers, where heat index will get up to a hundred in spots this afternoon. Second straight day for air quality alert as
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