about the alleged shooter, armed with an ar-style rifle and wearing body armor. and the urgent manhunt for suspects at this hour in texas, wanted for killing three people and wounding eight others after a holiday event in fort worth. mona kosar abdi is in philadelphia. also on this fourth of july, millions of americans are on alert for severe thunderstorms and dangerous heat. one person struck by lightning at new york s coney island. the storm interrupting the famed hot dog eating contest. and record temperatures hitting triple digits. heat alerts sketch from washington state to florida. overseas tonight, israeli forces launch a new round of attacks on the west bank, taking aim at what they say are terrorist targets. israeli fighters firing tear gas into a hospital. the violence spreading. at least eight people injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in tel aviv. and the new move by israel tonight. the concerning discovery inside the white house. multiple law enfor
custody this hour after leading officers on a chase through the streets spraying dozens of bullets along the way. mike tobin has more. mike? bryan, we re standing by to get the update from philadelphia police. they have declined to identify the gunman. the philadelphia inquirer has no idea what sent the man on the killing spree. he was wearing a bulletproof vest. he had an a.r.-style rifle and a sidearm and a scanner to listen to police ray. four fatalities were found on the street. a fifth fatality appears to be a man that tried to run from the gun fire in to the house. family went inside. found the son laying on the living room floor unresponsive. went outside where he saw the police officer. notified that officer. the officer notified medics. they pronounced the 31-year-old victim dead on the scene. another mass shooting on the west side of fort worth, texas. three people did, eight recovering from injuries. a holiday gathering around midnight. gun fire created panic
philadelphia do prepare to give an update any moment now. we ll go straight to that. also this hour, extreme weather in reeking havoc on picnics and parades as blistering heat and thunderstorms leave millions under a severe weather watch. we ll have the latest weather forecast of what you can expect today and on this busy holiday, about 15,000 hotel workers in southern california walked off their jobs further complicating travel plans. we ll explain why they re hitting the picket line. we ll start with the mass shootings that left two u.s. cities reeling with eight people killed. fort worth texas, three are dead and more than a dozen injured while in philadelphia, five were killed and two injured after a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on a street. any moment, we re expecting an update from philadelphia s mayor. this is the live picture at the microphone. we re watching that. when it does happen and the police commissioner joins the mayor, we ll take you there
two other children, ages 2 and 13, also shot in the leg, but in stable condition tonight. they were taking active fire, scooping people up, getting to try and get them to the hospital to save them. reporter: police say officers engaged the shooter in an alley but did not return fire. the suspect allegedly surrendering. nearly four hours later, investigators called to a home, where they say the body of a fifth victim was found. we believe the deceased victim at the location inside of 1600 south 56th street was the first shooting victim. reporter: the rampage follows a wave of deadly violence over the july 4th weekend. overnight, in fort worth, texas, police say a holiday event known as comofest ended with at least three people killed and eight injured, including a child. in highland park, illinois, hundreds joining a memorial walk to mark one year since a 19-year-old opened fire during a parade there, killing seven and wounding dozens. tonight, president biden repeating calls fo
firing with a rifle at their victims, seemingly at random. shooting seven, killing five, including children, babies. such an act of violence is abhorrent and goes against everything we stand for in this community. i too would like to take a moment to recognize the valor of our courageous officers, the actions of our 12th district officers and supervisors last night. these officers swiftly and immediately responded to a radio call reporting a person with a gun and an active shooting situation in the 1600 block of south 56th street. while tending to victims at that location, they heard multiple gunshots at the intersection of 56th street. some of the responding officers promptly tended to the wounded and rushed them to an area hospital. while others fearlessly ran toward the sounds of gunfire.