Trenton, 85. Feelslike temperatures by 3 00 p. M. Already triple digit heat up and down the i95 corridor thats why the National Weather service issued an excessive heat warning. It lingers through 8 00 p. M. Through the i95 corridor, because the heat indices range between 100 and 105. The other way to escape the heat, if you have a pool. Dont forget the sunscreen. 92 degrees by 2 00 p. M. 5 00 p. M. , temperatures around 95. Feelslike temperatures over 100. Bad again tomorrow, the relief is in the sevenday forecast. It arrives by tuesday ill have the details coming up in just a little bit. Developing news this morning, a threealarm fire has devastated a condo building that was under construction in south philadelphia and fire officials are calling the fire suspicious. That blaze spread to homes before firefighters were able to get the upper hand. It forced officials to evacuate nearby residents for their safety. Action news reporter, Trish Hartman joins us live from the scene on the 20
Thats just human nature and its disgusting. Reporter now police are looking for your help as we said they are asking anyone who recognizes the man in the picture to call crime stoppers. And the number is 1800577 tips. Once again the number 18577 tips. And by the way, fortunately, the Police Precinct was only feet away from where this occurred. Im stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Police in new jersey have opened an investigation after two women were killed in a crash on route 3. The driver lost control of al toyota on the exit ramp on to valley road in clifton. This happening around 3 30 this morning. The vehicle ran off the road and smashed into a pole and flipped over. Two 21yearold women were ejected and died. The driver and in the car suffered injuries. The new york man accused of a killing a jeweler to the stars remains held on bail. Charles jordan appeared before a judge late last night and jordan a driver for mta is charged with Second Degree murder and leaving the scene
Building collapse can absolutely create injuries that dont kill you at the time, but will kill you in the next two or three days. Reporter that is why she was hospitalized here for five days. But yes, she is now expected to make a full recovery. And here is one of the most amazing things. That tree came down out of a clear night sky with no warning from the neighbors yard. No storm, no wind, nothing. Live in manhattan, n. J. Burkett, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Breaking news about the outbreak of legionnares disease in the bronx. 11 new cases have now been reported. That brings the total to 57. And there has been a third death. Also, a third building has tested positive for the bacteria which has spread through cooling units. The Opera House Hotel on east 149th street began remediation efforts this afternoon. They are hosting a town hall meeting monday to address the concerns of residents. Right now, the nypd is searching for the man who scaled a building, snuck into a womans apartment
Is also tested positive for the bacteria. Marcus solis is outside that building. He has more for us. Marcus . Reporter it was this morning that management at the Opera House Hotel was informed their cooling tower did indeed test positive for legionella. No definitive sources so far of the outbreak. Where is it coming from . These questions need to be answered. How can we contain it . Reporter they are the Unanswered Questions for bronx residents. No definitive answers but the bacteria has been linked to three cooling towers including this one at lincoln hospital. No patients or staffers at the hospital had been sickened but some neighborhood residents have along with a dozen more in three other bronx communities. Im thinking about it now because i just read about it yesterday. Now i wonder what all the symptoms are. Reporter symptomming include fever, cough, chills, muscle aches. The latest numbers, 57 confirmed cases. 42 people hospitalized. 19 treated and discharged. Three cases fata
Custody of his father. The national Highway Safety administration actually held a press conference in washington, d. C. , today, about kids in hot cars, and they pointed out that the temperature outside, even when its in the 80s, can get to deadly levels inside of a car in just ten minutes. Were live in hackensack, new jersey. Tracy strayhan, news 4 new york. Thank you. It was 90 degrees in hackensack as this happened. We go to storm team 4 meteorologist janice huff for the latest on the heat that has taken over the tristate area. We knew once the front came through yesterday, the humidity levels would go down. But the temperatures necessarily would not. Still expected 90s today. And we saw that in some areas, not central park, just missed it by a degree, with a high of 89. But newark at 93. And so was Laguardia Airport with a 90degree reading in islip and bridgeport. It is still hot, and dangerous for you to leave pets and children in cars. Just shouldnt do that at all. The cars insid