And in the news this noon. A protest is currently blocking traffic in center city philadelphia. And House Republicans have released their long awaited report on the terror attacks in benghazi, libya. And the big news is the unsettled weather. There is a chance of popup storms or flooding downpours today. Karen rogers is in for david murphy. When you step outside you feel the humidity. The dew points are over 70 degrees, that is when its oppressive. It will feel that way through the day into the evening tonight. Lets look at these temperatures, right now 75 in philadelphia and 78 in millville and 76 right now in atlantic city. I want to show you satellite 6 along with action radar and no storms to the west just yet. We do see the heavy rain that moved through the area and got hung up along the coastline and gave a pounding to the jersey shore and southern delaware. That shifts out of our region and we have a front lingering nearby and can expect something to fire up at any point. One area is of concern, the northwest suburbs in allentown, reading and lancaster, all through the afternoon and evening under a slight risk of severe weather. Can you expect oppressive humidity and lots of clouds and popup shower or thunderstorm at any point but i think especially active late this afternoon into the evening. We have the possibility of severe storms north and west of the city youll want to watch out for that driving home. 5 00 p. M. Holding at 83 degrees, well see lots of clouds and some strong storms and downpours, details on all of this, well take you step by step coming up. With storms around use facebook and twitter to stay with our team of meteorologist, and you can check 6abc. Com weather for Storm Tracker 6 live plus the hourly forecast. Eagles fans are mourning the death of football legend buddy ryan, he except five Seasons Coaching the birds and was behind some of the biggest defensive plays in nfl history. Chad pradelli is joining us live now with reaction to ryans passing and a look at hes legacy. Reporter hey sara, espn reporter really put buddy ryans career in perspective. When buddy ryan was hired it invigorated the franchise and the fan base. Buddy ryan coached the eagles for five seasons and organized an attacking style defense that gripped the city. He had a special bond without winning a playoff game. He never won ale playoff game here but is on the mt. Rushmore of coaches here in the city. Espn reporter sal pal antonio, says that ryan was blue collar and tough but no pretension and fans knew it wasnt fake. He was a Master Sergeant in the korean war, a real tough guy. And his influence on the game especially defensively spans the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and with his two sons. Ryan arrived here in philadelphia after helping guide the 1995 Chicago Bears to a super bowl victory. He brought that blitzing 47 defense to philadelphia. Some fans say that with the defensive tal enhere and Randall Cunningham as qb ryan underachieved but fans respected him. Buddy ryan was a gentlemen and good person, i didnt admire him as a coach. Nobody admired him as a coach. He did not inspire a lot of confidence in his team. He was a longterm fixture in philadelphia, he did a good job. Ryans health declined in recent yeared and suffered a stroke and battled cancer but his cause of death is not yet released. Chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Thank you. News of buddy ryans passing broke just hours after the death of another sports legend. College basketball coach, pat summit died at the age of 64, she had the most wins in College Basketball history. Summit led the university of tennessee lady vols to victory eight times and stepped down in 2012 when she was diagnosed with early onset dementia, and her family says she pass add way surrounded by her family. Today federal regulators announced the recall of furniture sitting in millions of american homes. Ikea agreed to recall 29 million chests and dressers that could topple over on to small children. Katherine scott joins us now live from the ikea store with more on the tragedies that sparked todays announce. That is right sara, six children died and dozens more were injured after an ikea chest or dresser fell on top of them. Now the swedish retail giant is recalling millions of dressers, you can get a refund or get the equipment to secure it to the wall or they will come to you to secure it for free. 29 million chests and dressers recalled. And if they arent can cored to the wall they can topple over and cause serious harm or even death. Now a couple is deciding whether to return theirs. I have my 5yearold, and she is a risk. I may want to return it. Three children died since 2013 involving flipovers from dressers and prior to that three toddlers from other dressers toppling over. His mother found him pinned under a dresser. I pickedp the dresser and took out his body and i laid it on the bed and checked to see if there was a heartbeat. In 2015 the consumer prope y property said to cure secure them. And then a young boy died after a chest fell on on of him. Falling furniture and tvs send a child to the hospital every 24 minutes and every two weeks one is killed. Parents say the risk of tipovers is a serious concern. You hear serious stuff about drawers tipping over and you have to fasten the stuff in. She is our first, so i definitely did a lot of research. Dressers and chests manufactured from 2002 get refunds and prior to that you could be entitled to a partial credit. You can bring the dresser to ikea and get a refund there or you can call them and they will collect it from you for free. For more on this visit us on our website at 6abc. Com. We are live in plymouth township, katherine scott, channel 6 action news. Thank you. We have all the details about this ikea recall on 6abc. Com, there youll find photos and model numbers of the dressers included in the recall, and well talk you through how to check your dresser for the crucial details. Police in bucks county are investigating a deadly morning crash, Authorities Say that two vehicles collided on Frosty Hollow road in middletown township. One call was attempted to make a turn when it was hit by an on coming car and a third person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Congressional republicans released a long awaited report on the attacks that killed four americans in benghazi. The house panel is faulting the military for responding too closely for the attacks in 2012. Megan hughes is in washington with more. Reporter good afternoon, this is an issue that has undergone 12 investigations to date. House republican tray gouty led the investigation. Nothing could reach benghazi because nothing was headed to benghazi. It concludes the obama main station was to blame for a slow response. Washington had access to real time information but that real time information did not inform andinstruction. Taking aim at former secretary of state, hillary clinton. Publically telling people it was a video inspired protest partially telling the truth that it was a terrorist attack. The Clinton Campaign said the report that took two years and cost 7 million was politicizing the death of the four americans. Democrats long said it was to undermine the secretary of states president ial bid. This committee has gone on longer than the 9 11 commission or the one that looks at pearl harbor, the kennedy assassination and watergate. Hillary clinton is mentioned fewer times in this report than an separa separate report by de. However two other republicans are issuing an addendum taking aim at clinton. Breaking news from center city philadelphia, a group of protesters are blocking traffic here in 15th and callow hill blocking the exit ramp off the vine street expressway the demonstrators are speaking out against the treatment of immigrants in the united states. Philadelphia police are on the scene and making some arrests. Protesters were sitting on the roadway with their arms linked together. It was the blocked the immigrants from deportation. Well follow the situation on air and online at 6abc. Com. Still to come a 10yearold boy is found safe after he was kidnapped at gun point. And another top athlete is backing out of the summer olympics after concerns over the zika virus. 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. A texas man cried tears of relief, the moment he learned his kidnapped nephew was found safe. 10yearold nicholas was kidnapped at gun point during a robbery at his uncles apartment. They launched a man hundred and eight hours late he was spotted near a corner store about eight miles from where he was kidnapped. Prosecutors in indiana are responding to heavy criticism after they struck a plea deal with an accused rapist. Jo john eknox is facing one year probation and prosecutors say the case was frustrating and offered the plea deal. And an attorney for one victim says he is not giving up the fight. Enough is enough and its out of control. And unfortunately the only way we see to get change and protect other girls is to file civil lawsuit. They claim that the university fostered the environment for illegal and abusive behavior. The zika virus is keeping another top athlete out of the olympics, the worlds top ranked golfer, jason day, announced he is not going to brazil. Zika is linked to several birth effects, he is not willing to take the risk because he wanted to have more children. Four golfers have turned down the chance to play in the summer olympics. Nato is calling for unity after the vote of britain to leave is the european union. Some are calling for a swift exit by the uk and others are focusing on highlighting the problems with the eu that sparked england to leave in the first place. There will be no until the uk triggers the process to withdraw. The pay back coming to hundreds of thousands of volkswagon owners and well take you to the expansion project at the king of prussia mall. Volkswagon agreed to pay nearly 15 billion to settle the emissions cheating scandal. Terms of the settlements were revealed in federal court documents. This is by far the biggest fine ever paid by an auto maker in the u. S. Part of the settlement will be used to repair vehicles outfitted with software to scam the emissions tests. Health check this noon, two major hospitals in our area have formed an unique alliance, Childrens Hospital of philadelphia is linking with einstein. Chop will provide neyo natal and newborn and immediate pediatric care and increased chops presence in montgomery county. The king of prussia mall expansion is nearing completion and today we got a sneak peek of the work, the connecter is scheduled to open in august. The new space adds 50 dining and Retail Options and Valet Services and state of the art parking garage, its expected to create another 700 jobs in addition to the 7,000 that the mall already employees. Lets check in with Alicia Vitarelli in the newsroom with a look ahead at 4 00. Reporter you had details on the record breaking Volkswagon Settlement and we are breaking it down coming up today at 4 00, telling you what you should be doing if you own one of the cars affected by the massive emissions scandal. That is in whats the deal . And a babysitter fired after the cell phone video of the child she was watching went viral. Now she is telling her side of the story in an attempt to clear her name, you can take us with you on the go, if you have not dune downloaded the 6 abc app you can watch us live. If you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what . You could apply for a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Medicare doesnt cover everything. And like all standardized Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. So dont wait. Call now to request your free decision guide. It could help you find the aarp Medicare Supplement plan that works for you. These types of plans have no networks, so you get to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. Rates are competitive, and theyre the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. Remember these plans let you apply all year round. So call today. Because nows the perfect time to learn more. Go long. Karen with us this afternoon. Youll be watching for popup storms. Yes, when you step outside you feel the humidity and that will allow the storms to create downpours quickly. Its the high moisture in the air. Lets look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are mostly dry and we havent seen too many of the storms, we startd this morning with them along the coast. I want to start closer, just beginning in dover and this just popped up in the last couple of minutes, seeing some cells begin in dover, delaware, we can get a popup shower or thunderstorm at any point. And lets go outside right now and show you what it looks like, down in cape may and it sure was soggy there this morning, and you are looking okay, just watch for the storms and downpours coming, i think theyll hold off at the shore. Right now in philadelphia 83 degrees, the dew point is 73 degrees and oppressive humidity out there. The pressure is Holding Steady and the winds are southern and light and the ocean temperature is 71. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing how slow moving the soakers were that blanketed the southeastern part of our region during the Early Morning commute. Not a lot firing up to the west just in the last few frames we see a little bit of that and we have a front lingering nearby and it wont take much to see a downpour at any point to get triggered. This is future tracker 6, this is 4 00 in the evening with a few cells forming here or there. And you see the line forming ahead of the front. At 8 30 we watch this progress to the i95 corridor and through south jersey this model show its breaking apart after that. That is a look at about midnight tonight. Here is what you can expect, oppressive humidity, you feel it when you step outside. We expect a popup thunderstorm, a downpour at any point today or tonight. I think the cluster that we saw, the line moving west to east, that will hold off until Late Afternoon and evening hours. We have the possibility of severe storms, north and west of the city, like we talked about earlier in the forecast. The Lehigh Valley are you under a slight risk of severe weather, 85 for your high. At the shore we are not expecting damaging storms but its humid and you could get downpours at any point. 82 is your high. Hour by hour, 2 00 p. M. 82 and 4 00 p. M. More storms in the afternoon and evening hours. 82 at 6 00 coming down from that at 8 00 at 76 and 10 00 its 73. Its not going to rain all day but at any point it could rain. By the afternoon tomorrow youll feel the difference. Sevenday forecast starting with today, very humid and a downpour at any point, and 82 degrees for your High Temperature today. And tomorrow turning less humid and it will feel better and we are dry and warm and sunny on thursday and 88 and sun and clouds, and a chance for a spotty shower or storm. Only isolated shower late in the day or at night. Sunday may start with clouds but sunshine and 86 and how about the 4th of july its spectacular on monday for this time of year. Sure its warm and 88 and at this point it looks dry with sunshine and clouds, the gardens need a drink so all right. There is much more ahead on action news at noon. A south jersey native is heading to rio to swim in the olympics, and would you dare this slide 100 feet off the ground is open and well tell you where. Doctors about treatment with xarelto®. Xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. Xarelto® is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. For people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. You know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. I couldnt have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. I found another way. Yeah, treatment with xarelto®. Hey, safety first. Like all blood thinners, dont stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto® can cause serious and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto®, watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto®, tell your doctor about any kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. Xarelto® is the number one prescribed blood thinner in its class. Well that calls for a round of kevin nealons. Make mine an arnold palmer. Same here. With xarelto® there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. Treatment with xarelto® was the right move for us. Ask your doctor about xarelto®. Rick williams is off. And here are the stories we are following. We are remembering a fan favorite and football coach in philadelphia. Buddy ryan has died. Millions of chests and dressers are being recalled by ikea half six children die after being crushed by them. We begin with your accuweather forecast and the chance for more rain. The action cam found people ready for the rain and they have their umbrellas in hand if their storms move through. Lets look live now at sky 6 hd showing you the platt bridge, gray skies over there, not bad and feeling sticky today. Lets get the latest from accuweather
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