Earlier this afternoon. Blankets of rain coming down. All that rain not going totter much for all the heat weve been experiencing. Good evening im iain page. Im dawn timmeney. Lucy is is off. Its a hot one out there. Well still hit 90 after that rain. Thats what it looks like. Its official our third heat wave of the year. 93 on tuesday. 93 for the high yesterday and we made it to 90 today before those storms. The rain has moved out. The humidity will be dropping tomorrow, but as we go hour by hour look at the temperatures 85 degrees by 11 00. Were looking at 88 at 1 00 p. M. And a High Temperature tomorrow of 91 so that third heat wave will likely be extended into tomorrow. The culprit with the showers and thunderstorms that cold front were not dropping the temperatures but we saw a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms move through the area in particular the heaviest rain right along the immediate i95 corridor. We saw an average between about 1 00 to 2inches of rainfall south philad
Were looking at 88 at 1 00 p. M. And a High Temperature tomorrow of 91 so that third heat wave will likely be extended into tomorrow. The culprit with the showers and thunderstorms, that cold front. Were not dropping the temperatures but we saw a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms move through the area. In particular the heaviest rain right along the immediate i95 corridor. We saw an average between about 1 to 2inches of rainfall south philadelphia also moving toward the cherry hill area as well as the west deptford region. And then as you move into extreme south jersey and central southern sections of delaware you pretty much missed out on the rain that we saw across the area today as that system kind of ran out of gas. So as we go hour by hour overnight tonight, clearing skies, dropping humidity, a lot of sunshine for your friday across the area but once again it remains hot. Coming up, your entire weekend forecast, the pocono mountains as well as down the shore with the seven d
Good afternoon saris off an news the Philadelphia Eagles launch an initiate to help raise awareness about chi hood autism. And the last tie to shareopinioo the frank rizzo statuend theomi millions of people in florida. But the big story on action news at noon is the terror attack in london. A bomb exploded on a packed train during the morning rush hour. At least 22 people were hurt but none of the injuries are serious according to london authorities. This was the sne foveras londonn wors train along the elevated subway tracks and shared on social media a witness that captured the explosive device as it was still on fire on the train. Abc has the latest now on the fifth terrori britain this year including reaction from President Trump. Reporter her on a london bw. I cant believe it. Cat confusion and chaos as people ran for cover. Confusing. Some people even trampled trying to gets way from an a explosio like a fire blast that went up quickly and then as soon as it went up people left.
Should have the safety on or in a locked box. Reporter now, as busy as it is out here right now, people on the sidewalk also enjoying dining out at these outdoor cafes. It was equally as busy at lunchtime today. The Philadelphia Housing Authority officer were told is fully cooperating with this investigation right now. Weve reached out to central detectives as well as pha, but so far no immediate response. I now to news on the healthcare showdown. Senator john mccain announced he would not vote for a last gasp republican effort to repeal obamacare. That announcement likely deals a fatal blow to the bill. In the past few minutes, comedian jimmy kimmel responded to mccains decision he tweeted thank you for being a hero again and again. Kimmel has become a face of the healthcare debate after he talked about his new borns son heart condition which wouldnt have been covered if Health Insurance didnt include preexisting conditions. A vote is set for next wednesday. Some of the most controver
Theyll pick up to the upper 60s to around 70 this afternoon. Not bad. Radar and satellite shows part of the reason why Clear Conditions. Weve got a lot of sunshine in todays forecast just like we saw yesterday. Its going to be a beautiful blue sky overhead all day long. Heres the trend through your lunch hour. 52 at 9 00 a. M. By noon, 65 degrees. Well on our way to the 70degree mark. Coming up in a few minutes, well time out hour by hour your temperatures across all our neighborhoods. Right now, well go to traffic with Jessica Boyington. Thanks. Starting on the cameras at 8th street in center city, so far, no problems. Right here westbound moving toward the schuylkill expressway, not seeing any delays. Same for eastbound toward 95. Also watching a crash at bala avenue. Drive times in the green and still normal. 95 into center city, a 14minute trip and 15 minutes on the southbound side from the schuylkill to 95. Speeds into the 60s on almost all of them. Back to you guys. 6 02 now. Now