Off the pavement and still they were pounding it on kelly drive this afternoon. Working up a sweat, and then replenishing the liquid loss. The sun was blazing off the art steps but that did not stop the athletes from getting in a workout from the heat and humidity. Today is one of the hotter days of the year, as long as you stay hydrated and when you are out in this weather youll be sweating any way, why not get a quick workout first. Its a hot day for both humans and horses, here at the equestrian certain at fairmount park, the kids riding lessons started early, not during the peak of the day. The heat comes at 2 00ish or so, so we try to have the horse back riding done by 2 00. And then hosing down the horses, whatever it takes to keep cool. They go in and nosh on some hey and they come out and do it again. We are back here live now at sister cities park getting sprayed by the kids in the fountain and they are having fun and its so much fun to watch them. The parents are looking on from the shade here, a gorgeous place to be on a day like today. This is just the start of the summer season. Live in sisters city park, im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you stay cool sara. The action cam was at the jersey shore looking for people cooling down at the waters edge. Nora muchanic is at ocean city and well check in with her live at 5 00. A large fire tore through a home in delaware and caused the roof to cave in, when firefighters got into the rubble they found a man dead inside. Chad pradelli is live at the scene now where investigators are trying to figure out what happened there. Yes, the cleanup out here continues as well. You can see crews on scene, that is what is left of this home, basically rubble. They are trying to get this out of here and they just erected the fence and the Investigation Continues t. Talking to eyewitnesss, and accord togs one of the women that survived the blaze, this fire was no accidents. As the fire raged in the background in the 100 block of bird street franticly our building physically shook, two women escaped the flames, one is fran seen wallace, the woman has burns over 80 of her boy body. I cant believe t i am devastated by it. Her boyfriend, identified by relatives was stuck in the burning building, a neighbor, Frederick Purnell tried to help him. My shoes were melting and i couldnt save him. The wall collapsed and forced evacuations. The cause of fire is under investigation but one worth told responders and neighbors who tried to help her that the fire was intensely set. We are still investigating that, there was some rapid fire spread and until we complete our investigation we wont be able to confirm that. But with the total destruction there whereas a significant fire. Reporter and both women that survived remain at crozier medical center, her friends name has not been released. Chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Thank you. U. S. Special forces have captured the man believed to bet ring leader of the attack on the embassy in benghazi, he is a Senior Leader of a libyan terror group. Captured during a raid on sunday and held in a secret location. President obama says will he be tried in court. That attack killed three people including embarrass stevens. U. S. Troops are getting into position to protect the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. Sunni militants gained ground as they move towards the capital. Today a car bomb went off and killed at least three people. So far president obama has not given any order to attack. In tiny pillger, nebraska, most of that town was wiped away when two tornadoes ripped through. Its through tears of the loss of a 5yearold child. Marcy gonzales is live with more now. Reporter a town torn apart. Its crazy that Mother Nature can do Something Like this. Nearly 75 of pillger, nebraska is gone. After two tornadoes ripped through this community yesterday, one of them nearly a mile wide. The towns nearly 400 residents evacuated and many returning to find little left, entire blocks flattened. Each stop of the governors tour held a story of those that barely made it to safety. It was traumatic. Kids were hurt. They were crying. Among the survivors, the mayor of this town who managed to get his family into the basement here just seconds before the tornado blew his house away. He is okay 19 others were critically injured and at least one person, a 5yearold was killed. Sadness and resilience here today. Lost loved ones found. Amy is going to love you. Inspiration to live up to this communes unusual but fitting motto. Their motto is, a town too tough to die, i think they will give it a try. One the tornadoes that tore through here was an ef 4 with independents up to 200 Miles Per Hour. The governor has declared a state of emergency. And our coverage of the tornado outbreak continues on the 6 abc news app, we update the story constantly as news of the devastation comes in, we have coverage of the rare twin tornadoes and the damage it left behind. The mobile app is free for your android or apple device. Police track a black bear back to the woods and they remind people what to do to keep bears out of local neighborhoods. John rawlins live in mount laurel where the bear was spotted today. Multiple sightings here in mount laurel. The idea is one bear but he has been on the move, more than a mile. And in two cases he took to the water. I looked up and there he was. Right there on that driveway, he walked right across and went behind there. Diane marvels at the sight of a black bear saunterring past. I am screaming, get out with your phones, my dog is barking and he was just moseying through. You dont get much action, you see Little Creatures but when you see a bear, that is like the holy grail of it all. An hour later, another sighting this one caught on video as the bear cools off. I want to make sure my daughter and i are a safe distance away, and that its a once in a lifetime thing to see a bear swimming in your retention pond. People are reminding to remove things that could tempt a bear into their neighborhood. Take in dog and bird food and cover trash cans and dont stalk the bear. We recommend not chasing him, dont follow him, no selfies trying to get pictures with him. Could you create a problem. That could push him into traffic. Absolutely and we dont want the bear to get hurt. State fish and wildlife crew was here monitoring the sitdation, the hope is if the bear is not cornered or hurt, he will continue to move south towards the Wharton State Forest that they believe he is from. But that is some 25 miles away from here, if that is the case. Back to you. John thank you. Here at the big board now, stop acting like these are other peoples children, these are our children. That was the message from Philadelphia School superintendant, william hite today. He made the employee to city council for more funding. He is asking for 96 million on top of the 120 million that council recently approved. Just to maintain the inadequate status quo, without the funding they will have to make more cuts and make tougher choices. Do we open for a period of time and run until we run out of revenue, all of those things have questionses. The superintendant says it would save hundreds of teachers from losing their jobs and keep the classes from swelling to 40 or more and is asking council to allow them to borrow more than the 40 million already allowed. He is pleading with state lawmakers as well in harrisburg. Tough choices ahead. Wall street saw modest gains with tech stocks leading the way, the dow is up 27 and the nasdaq rose 16 and the s p rose 4 points higher on the day. U. S. Airways reached a tentative agreement, and that clears the way to finish a merger with American Airlines that comes two years after negotiations, u. S. Airlines workers say they were paid less and threatened to strike, the new contract was approved by state representatives but still thooz pass through 11,000 union members. Lets go live for the traffic report to matt pellman on a hot tuesday afternoon. Its hot out there, im having a case of deja vu. We had a problem in this spot yesterday afternoon. The blue route 476, southbound side near broomall upper darby. Yesterday it was a crash and this afternoon a vehicle fire, this flat bed tow truck has been smoking. They have out here trying to put out the fire and penndot is on the scene and the two left lanes are squeezing by when they allow it to. The southbound traffic is heavy through route 3 and issues on the schuylkill, a crash by Spring Garden eastbound and a disabled vehicle, are now gone but heavy delays. And problems on 95, northbound by girard there is a disabled bus and the betsy ross bridge there was a crash but it cleared. Bal ming oh road is closed and trinity road is closed in up upper lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report, an accident blocked the northbound lanes, and it just cleared near 141, all lanes are open use that instead of the closed 495. Thank you. Well, todays heat makes our recent brutal winter seem like a distant memory, instead of the work crews that wont forget the trauma any time soon. They invited the entire Lower Merion Parks Department for a thank you breakfast today their way of showing gratitude, they kept them moving during the worst of the winter storms. A malfunctioning traffic light in chinatown, blamed for an accident that left two people hurt. Rick williams is live in the newsroom with this story. Hi shirleen, the light in question was red and green at the same time, the traffic light is located at the intersection of vine and north 8th streets, an ambulance and taxi collided there. Find out how long it took to get this major problem fixed and the latest on the accident investigation. Well have the latest in a live report coming up tonight at 5 00. Thank you rick. There was plenty of pop and circumstance today as High School Seniors picked up their hard earned diplomas. Proud parents and friends hooped and hollered for these graduates. They picked up their diplomas in south philadelphia this morning, they donned black and white robes and caps for this ceremony on the football field. And the class of 2014, dressed in red and black, seniors picked up their diplomas at the Charles Martin stadium this morn snooging. The fire fly Music Festival kicks off in delaware this weekend. The action cam was at the woodlands where we found the food and drink tents already set up. The first bands take the stage at 6 00 thursday night and the festival runs through sunday, the foo fighters, wooezer and out cast. We have good weather for it. Time for the accuweather forecast. Lets go to meteorologist, adam joseph. We are mixing the air with the wind and drying out. The heat index is the same as the air temperature. We dont have the oppressive dangerous heat for our first 90 degree day, 91 in kennett square. Good evening honker. 90 in warrington and 87 in martins creek. And vineland 1u9d and 91 in dover and along the shore, the beautiful sea breeze is back, typical in the summer months with temperatures there only in the 70s. South richmond, 93 and new york city 88 degrees, we have the core of the hottest air right along the midatlantic region and tomorrow the heat will peak and the heat advisory is put up for the i95 corridor, where the heat index early afternoon will be in the upper 90s but again late tomorrow afternoon we should start to mix some drier air in to drop the heat indexes. As we look at the north, the severe storms are in new york state. And tomorrow a slight risk is on the border of lancaster, reading and allentown. If there are severe storms most likely they will be to the west. Its still something we still have to watch. Tomorrow gusty thunderstorms in the Late Afternoon and evening and they are scattered and windses over 58 Miles Per Hour and the possibility of some small hail. As we look at the numbers tonight, its a sultry sticky night and temperatures generally around 70 to 73 degrees, and that includes the shore locations and your four day at 4 00, hot breeze tomorrow, 94 degrees, and well watch for stray storms west of philadelphia. And then thursday, showers and thunderstorms everywhere at 87 as a cold front pushed through and that ushers in the fine finish and not many clouds and on and off thunderstorms at 79 degrees, thursday and saturday right now, for that concert, bring the umbrella. But friday looking good. Well have the seven day in the next half hour. I doubt they will bring umbrellas, they will dance in all the glory of that rain. Theyll dance in the rain. Today is the second and final day of our web chat, doctors from pen medicine are back to take your questions about health care and hospice, log on to submit your questions and doctors are there to answer them at 5 00. Still ahead, a store owner is shot outside of his business. 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That is right sher where Nicholas Helman lived with his mom. They said they dont know how much of the deadly substance ricin is inside. They started the tedious process of removing items that could be contaminated with ricin. Every precaution is take and because it doesnt take a lot of ricin do to a lot of damage. Small amounts can do a lot of damage if you inhale it or inject it into your body. That happened when the s. W. A. T. Team surrounded the building and they moved into to make the arrest. The suspect stands accused of sending a ricin laces birthday card to his exgirlfriends ne