Tonight, the manhunt is still on. This was the scene of the mangled cars and debris that police say a driver ran from early this morning after he slammed his car into another. Killing one woman inside. Wow thats crazy. I hope they do find the guy. Nobody deserves that for a car wreck. Brianne d. C. Police say it happened after midnight along suitland parkway. Authorities tell abc7 the driver of this volvo was speeding toward the city when he struck this chrysler trying to make a left turn on first sterling avenue. When police got on scene the driver was gone. Police say one of the two passengers in that volvo also tried to flee. He didnt make it far because of the injuries. He was stopped. He had a weapon. Placed under arrest. Brianne the four people inside the chrysler were trapped. A passenger yet to be identified died at the hospital. The other three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. People dont care about one another today. Bad situation. Brianne this interse
Break in upstate new york, now a prison employee provided contra ban before they cut their way out. And a tragedy in northeast philadelphia, a woman is dead and her mother is in Critical Condition after flames ripped through their home. But the big story is the excessive heat conditions outside, temperatures heading into the mid90s and some areas could see record breaking temperatures as the mercury climbs and that causes philadelphia Public Schools to dismiss early today and in new jersey, haddonfield Public Schools are dismissing early at 12 30. First lets head out live to sky 6 hd over penns landing, you can see the heat and humidity, Melissa Magee is outside of our studios with more on what to expect today. You can see the haze in the sky and really feel the difference today in comparison to yesterday that is why in fact the heat advisory is posted. For philadelphia the i90 corridor and 25 miles to the east and 25 miles to the west. It just went into effect at noon and stays up unt
Allentown it feels like 97 degrees, it continues along the i95 corridor until 8 00 tonight, the heat index you need to take it easy this evening double scan live showing we have one isolated cluster of thunderstorms right now northeastern Chester County over route 100, we have 33 lightning strikes with this cell and moving northeast at 20 Miles Per Hour, it will be moving into Montgomery County and limerick and green lane all in the path of that storm you definitely want to get inside. The evening planner showing the heat remains at 10 00 still 83 degrees, i am tracking more comfortable air on the way and details on when coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Well check back in later. Thank you. The action cam spotted people working in the heat and trying to cool down, and firefighters in northeast philadelphia relied on coolers to stay hydrated and workers were stuck in the sweltering conditions here. Hydrate the night before. Im used to it and i go to the gym a lot and try to st
That is helping to produce some showers and thunderstorms. Notice this line of storms making its way off toward the east. Now most of these have heavy downpours but moving fairly quickly, not too worried about these, dont expect them to become too strong. There are stronger storms through haigers up to clark county, virginia, Frederick County, virginia, winchester, 81 toward front royal, 66 the next few hours. This whole line will move off toward the east. Once again not expecting it to get any stronger than this. Most of the storms just scattered showers and a few thunderstorms as they move on through the after into. Talk about these as they come up in the afternoon. But amelia segal baking in the heat. We always say it is not the heat its the humidity we have got a heck of a heat index. The heat index very impressive this afternoon. I have to say you can hear it on my mic, a nice breeze, at least we are not dealing with still air. You factor in the humidity right now, its putting the
The day, despite the 95degree temperatures and kids mostly, trying to make the best of it. Water foundtains were very popular today, so were umbrellas to help block the sun and of course, people were finding shade wherever they could. These women came from england to see our monuments and parks but today, our museums were on top of their list. Well, i think its supposed to be hotter back in england but nothing like this. This is unbelievable. We have just been going from shade to shade and going in the museums a lot. Reporter some lucky people ran into this guy, who was handing out free fans to help people stay cool. Cool its hot. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Reporter some of the most popular people we met today were the ice cream vendors. Oh, i got a double sprinkle. Reporter now i can tell you, we reached out to representatives from our local Utility Companies and they told us they are seeing a small spike in demand which they are more than prepared for. D. C. Water told us they ar