Plenty of sunshine and certainly enough to get a burn, dont forget the sunscreen. Its late in the season, but important to stick that on. Temperature, 89 in philadelphia. 91 in new york city. 87 in washington. As you check out current dewpoints, a lot of areas highlighted in dark green from philadelphia to washington, d. C. Are looking at dewpoints over 70. The thats oppressive humidity. Some of our northern and western suburbs not as bad, but everybody honestly is feeling it today, and probably tomorrow, as well. 93 degrees by 2 00 p. M. A high of 95 around 4 00 p. M. Thats one degree off the record. Wouldnt be a total surprise if we set a new record in philadelphia or at least tied the old one. That would be 96. 92 by 6 00 p. M. Him humid and uncomfortable. 8 00 p. M. , 83, and 10 00 p. M. Were back down to the 70s, but its muggy overnight. When i step inside well talk about relief relatively speaking coming in the accuweather forecast. If you have plans to head out, bring along cool drinks and take shady and ac breaks today. The heat isnt stopping people across the city from getting out and enjoying the final weeks of summer. The action cam was on logan square at sisters city park where kids were enjoying spray fountains on the parkway. Many said they wanted to get out early before the heat sets in. I want to get him out in the water, exercise and sun and home for a nap. Reporter inside the food trucks terms were 100 degrees before workers fired up the grill. Most people said they are taking the heat in stride as part of the normal august weather. Temperatures are soaring not only here, but across the country, as well. Potentially reaching record highs. In parts the northeast, it will feel like triple digits in the central part of the county the Severe Weather danger is increasing. Elizabeth hur is in new york with more. Reporter from new york to castle california temperatures are set to skyrocket. Its going to be hot. Officials say it could get dangerous. With the sun blazing and temperatures soaring. The. Even Walking Around i drink a lot of water. Reporter staying hydrateed and cool is key for millions under excessive heat warnings today. Recordbreaking heat in glendale, arizona on saturday resulted in 21 people at the cardinals preseason game beneath treatment for heat related illness. 11 hospitalized. Terrorismle digit temperatures in california meant more people in need of help from los angeles to San Francisco where crews continue to train all the while performing marine rescue. All the days we have hot weather we have rescues at the beach. Reporter the heat could do major damage, they are showing you how to stay safe. A penny test to check the tread on your tires. Reporter a simple trick to stay safe stay indoors and go easy on the power grid and unplug all unnecessary devices. Here in new york city it could mark the first heat wave since 2013. Ful new york officials under a an air Quality Health advisory advising to stay if possible. Elizabeth hur, channel 6 action news. If you see breaking news, email your photos and videos to join the action. Or use the 6abc action on social media. The popes visit to philadelphia 40 days away. The Catholic Diocese of camden is launching 40 days of francis countdown. Katherine scott has more. Reporter there are a lot of events going on over the next 40 days, the idea to raise awareness about poverty in the region and give people the opportunity to do something about it. The 40 days of francis Campaign Launched today in camden. The Catholic Diocese of camden is urging south jersey residents to prepare for the popes visit by connecting with his mission recognizing the poverty in the diocese of camdens 6 counties and getting involved. Were aware of the poverty of the city, but the poverty in the diocese is extensive. Reporter among the initiative, tilter sales to raise money. There are these knots, 11 verse have been placed in area churches to educate parishners about the need. This one said over 190,000 people in the diocese of camden lack consistent access to adequate food. 8 families were awarded tickets to attend the world meeting of families congress. Without the tickets they may not have been able to afford to go. This will give me an opportunity to attend and hear the catholic speakers and to share my expenses of what i see in new jersey. Open house week is next week. For a list of locations and times for more about whats going on over the next 40 days, visit us at our website 6abc. Com, in camden, Katherine Scott channel 6 action news. More on the papal visit the philadelphia zoo will be off limits during the popes visit. It will be closed to the public on saturday september 26th and sunday the 27th. Zoo Officials Say essential personnel from several departments will stay on site through the weekend to take care of the animals. To open at normal Business Hours on monday the 28th are still being discussed. Jim gardner is in buenos aires, argentina to see the people and places that shed shape the popes views and opinions. Back here, philadelphia firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice 40 years ago were remembered this morning they were killed battling the gulf oil fire and explosion. Three retired firefighters and one still on the job who helped battle the massive blaze were at the ceremony. Families of the fallen also took part. From our delaware newsroom a crash afternoon overturned dump truck snarled traffic on i95. It happened in the southbound lanes churchmans road. It spilled asphalt on to the highway after being sideswiped by a van. Crews are working to clean up diesel fuel that spilled. All lanes reopened at 11 00 a. M. The driver of the dump truck had to be treated for unspecified injuries. Officials are investigating a fastmoving fire that damaged a house in bucks county. The action cam was on the scene on the 3700 block of river road in solbury township. It took an hour to get things under control. One firefighter had to be treated at the scene. Else not clear what for. No word on what sparked the blaze. The search is on for a gunman who shot three people in philadelphias olney section. It happened on the 5900 block of second street. All victims were in their 20s. One man was hit in the backside and another in the arm, 21yearold woman was shot in the leg. All three are in stable condition. No word on a motive. Noter expect to release more information about a shooting and standoff that left three people dead in north jersey. Police say a gunman shot and killed two people before barricading himself inside a home in Somerset County for 6 hours, Police Believe the man turned the gun on himself taking his own life. The names 689 victim of the suspected gunman have not been released. 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One plane was carrying four contractors for bae systems. The other plane was a pilot taking a Cross Country trip. Deadly fire and explosion that left 114 people dead. Beijing ordered a nationwide check on safety. Officers are investigating dereliction of duty and abuse of power that may have contributed to the blast. Meantime residents whose homes were damaged gathered to demand compensation from the government. Jury selection starts for a 74yearold man cooled accused of gunning down people outside a synagogue in kansas. Two dawtle and 14yearold two dawtle and 14yearoldyearold boy was killed. He was targeting jewish victims, but none of the victims was jewish. Oscar pistoria could be released after a year behind bars. The South African parol board was found guilty of culpable homicide back on 2013. He admitted firing shots at a bathroom door, but they let he was shooting at an intruder. Emil hears is expected to in course on felony assault charges. David murphy has the full the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast right after this. Rch ever wonder what it was like to be a sailor did you work world war ii. Head across the Delaware River and find out, heres karen rogers with 6abc loves the arts. Reporter the battleship new jersey has salt on the banks of the Delaware River for the past 14 years, climb aboard you can experience the life of a sailor during world war ii. Unlike going to museums looking at history through glass, here you get to walk through historical. Reporter the ship launched in 1942 and with the span of three football feels is the longest of its kind. The ship was built in philadelphia, so she is a local girl. She was built predominantly by women from camden and philadelphia. Reporter over 55,000 americans called the battleship new jersey home. This is called a coffin rack. Reporter its offers a glimpse into the life of a sailor. Where they slept and where they ate and what life was like at sea. Reporter there are self guided tours. You can see more on us than any other battleship in the world. You can actually go inside and crawl around and see the guns. You can see where they can launch nuclear missiles. Or sign up for a more inter active experience like the at terret ii tour. You can handle the pro projectiles and fire the gun. I think they come away with a better understand of what people sacrificed so we can have the freedoms we have today. Go to battleship. Org or visit 6abc. Com 6abc loves the arts to learn more about other area events. For 6abc loves the arts, im karen rogers. All right, and meteorologist david murphy back now with a closer look at the heat and humidity out there. Reporter it is a combination today, no doubt, Storm Tracker 6 live double scan shows us we are dry, so no showers to worry about, but honestly its one of those days you wouldnt mind if it rained on you a little bit. As we look outside, we have the shore, we have folks on the beach. Theres the wake of a boat that just went by and boy, that really is a nice choice today. Theres not a super big chance of rip currents. We are holding in the 80s on the beach with Ocean Temperatures in the 70s. You picked a good afternoon for the jersey shore and the delaware shore. Temperatures 89 degrees right now in philadelphia. The dewpoint is up there at 71 and that is where we start to talk about oppressive humidity. Not everybody has dewpoints that high, but a lot of area does philadelphia south. Winds are southwest at 8 miles per hour. Satellite showing you not a whole lot of pronounced cloud cover, but you get the bits and pieces of cumulus that begin to develop on a day like today. That doesnt show up so much in the wide infrared satellite image. Every now and then you see cloud cover out there. 75 degrees by 8 00. 835 by 11. 92 by 3. We did climb quickly. In the afternoon we are seeing the numbers zoom. 95 is the high, thats one shy of the record. Might tip up to 96, wouldnt be out of the question. 94 in allentown. 95 in reading. 93 in trenton. 93 in wilmington. Down the shore you get a little bit of relief. Youre still in the upper 80s, as you walk away from the beach youll feel the humidity impact you. Cool drinks down the shore. The water has we would up a little bit along the Atlantic City beach front. So its cooled down in the ocean. But most spots were looking at temperatures in the 70s thats what youve got along the mouth of the delaware bay. Warm on the beach in delaware. For the rest of the way, 94 by 3 00. Excuse me. 95, excuse me me again, is going to be the high again. We go into the 80s by 7 00, and 80 on the nose by 5 00 p. M. High pressure sitting off the coast again tomorrow on tuesday its going to be hot, hazy and humid. Heat wave number 4 will be continuing in all likelihood because well get to the 90s today and tomorrow and cold front will bring us back into the 0s and ease 80s and ease things back. Tomorrow we have a chance of shower and thunderstorm in the northern and western suburbs. The cant rule out something closer to philadelphia. Looks like the action is up toward the poconos. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, hot and humid today, a high of 95 degrees, heat index is making it feel like its up around 98, 99, 100. Still sticky tomorrow, 94. And again the chance of a thunderstorm north and west. Wednesday the front starts to come through. There will be more stray thunderstorms around, i think a wider coverage is possible across the region. 87 is the high. Most importantly we are seeing the number ease back. Thursday, not as hot, high of 85 degrees, there might be a pop up lingering shower or thunderstorm. But not a washout on thursday. Friday and saturday were dry with temperatures in the 80s and sunday more clouds move in, 88 degrees is the high and theres a chance of a shower there. Thank you. A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco bay area this morning. 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