Violence, first, we turn our attention to chris sowers and accuweather. Reporter we have nice chilly air out there, the numbers feel like the beginning of fall. 51 in the poconos. 59 in reading, allentown, 53. Same number for trenton and millville. Atlantic, 54 withen easterly breeze with an easterly breeze. The weekend overall should be quiet to start, were tracking thunderstorms out to the west that could get in here late in the day tomorrow bringing muchneeded rain. Sun and clouds this afternoon, and rain tomorrow afternoon. Increasing high clouds, high temperatures around 83 degrees. Youll notice an increase in the humidity, as well. When i come back well talk about the muchneeded rain in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Thank you. 52 on spruce, officer down, repeating, assisting officer, we have an officer shot, 52 on spruce. That was the citywide radio call when a Police Sergeant was shot last night. Before it was over, seven people were shot including innocent victims and a Second Police officer. This morning we continue to follow the breaking news, an ambush style attack on the Police Sergeant then came the rampage while several people were out enjoying friday night. This began at second and sansom in West Philadelphia where the sergeant was in her marked vehicle, investigators said it did not stop there. Jeff chirico has the details. Reporter those officers are here and recovering, police say they are expected to be okay. In all, seven people were shot, including the suspect who was killed by police. Now, we are told it all began when the gunman ambushed an officer simply sitting in her cruiser. This was the scene from chopper 6 hd around 11 30 p. M. , the police say the suspect walked up to a cruiser and shop at sergeant sylvia young, a 19 year veteran of the force at 52nd and sansom. The sergeant was shot 8 times. Police responded chasing the suspect down the street, he fired into a bar hitting a Security Guard and used a woman as a humid humid shielder and shot her. He shot two individuals in the car and police engaged the suspect with university of Pennsylvania Police officer was shot he was hit in the leg and buttock and is alert and expected to be okay. Commissioner richard ross held a News Conference explaining what may have been the motive behind the shooting. Investigators found an envelope on the outside that was marked domed. That letter was a bunch of rambling that indicated hatred for Police Officers and probation officers. He was trying to target a Police Officer, as he did. Reporter the gunman shot 6 people, four civilians and two officers, police have not identified him. Sergeant sylvia young shooting bears similarity to the shooting of officer Jesse Hartnett blocks away from where the sergeant was shot last night. Officer hartnett survived the shooting and the suspect in the case stands trial next month. The last philadelphia Police Officer to be shot on the job was james mccullough, shot in West Philadelphia during a chase following a carjacking, officer mccullough was shot in the leg and he survived. A toll of seven people were shot along different blocks of sansom in West Philadelphia. A civilian was killed. Three other civilians and two Law Enforcement were shot and they survived. 5 35, if youre just waking up with us, we have information about the shooting of two Police Officers near dallas, texas, reports say they were shot answering a 911 call about another shooting at a home. Officers found a person dead inside the home. A witness told the officer that the person was hiding in the backyard she shed as the offices turned the corner they were shot by the person in the shed. One officer was rushed into surgery and will recover. The other officers injuries are less severe. Later they found the suspect dead theres no motive for the shooting. Investigators are looking to find the cause of a twoalarm fire, you can see the flames shooting from the home on the 100 block of asling lane. It took hours to get the fire under control. Nobody was hurt. Garage is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priest in the allentown diocese. Mark rossi, a berks county lawmaker was sexually abuse bide a priest more than 3 decades ago. You have probably seen the red light cameras or heard about them at least and now theres a push to bring speed cameras to philadelphia. City hall heard a hearing on the cameras that would be installed along the boulevard. 10 of the traffic deaths takes place on the boulevard. Under the proposed bill 150dollar fine would be imposed on drivers going 11 Miles Per Hour over the 45mile an hour speed limit there. Pennsylvania Transportation Committee hosted that hearing, among those testifying was a woman who lost several loved ones back in 2015. Their bodies were so mangled and broken we could not go to the morgue to see them. Classes could be impacted at several state schools, coaches at 14 state universities have voted overwhelming to join professors and fault calling for a strike faculty calling for a strike. No walkout date has been set yet. Pennsylvania colleges represent 5500 employees, at schools including west chester, cheney and kutztown. They have been working under an expired contract for more than a year. Theres a plan to honor joe paterno celebrating 50th year of paternos first win. He was fired after his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested for child sex abuse. One lawsuit complained that paterno was told back in 1976 about the abuse. A what he whale washed up e jersey shore. Halloween is just around the corner. If youre looking to have a jack 0lantern for the trick or treaters better get it now. Reporter were tracking wet weather for the first time in a long time. Details when we come right back. Pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. Then, a wall street wheelerdealer, overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. Next, toomey moved to hong kong to work with wealthy chinese investors. In the senate, its no surprise toomeys been siding with wall street. Voting to allow banks to continue making the risky investments that wrecked our economy. Pat toomey. Hes for wall street. Not Us Senate Majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. You stayed with us, Mother Nature is taking a toll on pumpkins this year, the dry weather weve been seeing with the scorching temperatures is leading to lighter, less heavy pumpkins, lindvilla orchard has not grown as many pumpkins, but they have a backup plan in place. Well have pumpkins here in lindvilla, i have sources throughout the united states. We have a lot of farms we can buy from in canada. Glad he has sources for the pumpkins. A drought cut pumpkins yields in new england by a whopping 70 . Reporter he is talking about texas its dry there, too. We need rain. Reporter another thing the dry weather affects is the vibrant colors of the leaves. That will be boring. Reporter it will be boring. Lets get you outside and show you whats going on here, yes we are tracking rain for the first time in a while. Its not going to happen today, or early tomorrow, but late in the day tomorrow and monday, the wet weather moves in. In the meanwhile, its a falllike crisp morning. Temperatures in time 50s, dewpoints are low. Not a bad week. 84 wednesday, tuesday, 85. Theres the 92. The last couple of days have been outstanding, lots of sunshine, low humidity levels and most locations stay in the 70s. 60 degrees in philadelphia. Dewpoint 55. Pressure falling off slightly. The wind out of the east southeast. One or two locations are in the 60s with no humidity out there, it feels very crisp and refreshing this morning. Heres satellite and radar, what you will see today youll notice sunshine to start, the high, thin clouds start overspreading the viewing area from west to east later on. All the activity here stays well to the west. This will be a dry day, eventually the moisture will move in here ahead of a cold front which will bring reinforcing cooler conditions for monday and tuesday of next week. Theres the frontal system out to the west. This is the remnants of july i julia sitting off the coast of the carolinas. The 340eu6789 moisture will converge over the region monday and tuesday, especially south of philadelphia. It will be late in the day sunday, sunday night and monday when some of the moisture begins to roll in. Future tracker 6, were timing out the sun and high clouds. Overnight tonight its mostly cloudy, it will be noticeably more humid overnight tonight, as well. First thing tomorrow morning well see sun and clouds, well have showers and thunderstorms flaring up becoming more widespread in coverage and intensity, sunday night into monday morning, you can see the reds and yellows popping up. That would represent heavier drenching downpours. For today, sun and high clouds, a nice day overall. Slightly more humid. Winds are light out of the south at 5 to 15 Miles Per Hour. 80 degrees by 1 00 p. M. 3 00 p. M. , 82. 5 00 p. M. , 82. Overnight tonight, cloudy and sticky, 64 degrees, light breezes out of the south at 5 to 15. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, awful toasty for the middle of september. 83 degrees today. 82 tomorrow, morning rain transitioning over to afternoon showers, lots of clouds around, tuesday, all of a sudden it turns warm again, mostly sunny, high of 88. Sunny and pleasant 87. Thursday, 87. And friday, back up to 89 with the muggies it will feel like the low 90s. So, were getting closer to fall and Mother Nature does not realize it yet. It will feel like 90. I dont see 90 in your forecast. Thank you so much. We like to remind you, we can find the sevenday forecast at 6abc. Com weather. This weekend vision 2016 celebrates hispanic heritage 2016. They speak to the head coach of the prep football team. We see tells us why the two time state champion a credits his cuban roots to his success. Im very proud of my heritage and where i come from. Reporter his desire to succeed was born from the challenges his family faced as cuban exiles, he is building the program as one of the premier programs in the county. Right now his tailback is one of the nations top recruit. Next season, swift will be a georgia bulldog not before one more season of the coach pushing him. Im not happy about that. Football is an means to an end, for us its about great i couldnt think men. Reporter he does not make 4 year commitments to his team, he makes 40 years commitment. Well know in 20 years when they are fathers and husband, whether we did a good job. Catch it all on special vision 2016, hispanic edition with your host walter perez and Jennette Reyes on 6abc at 7 30. Recapping our breaking news from West Philadelphia, a gunman is dead this morning after shooting 6 people, some of them in Law Enforcement which appear to be his target. The shooter began the carnage by unloading 18 bullets on a Philadelphia Police cruiser at are 52nd and sansom. Sylvia young was shot 8 times. The suspect reloaded shooting and killing a woman. A university of pennsylvania officer was shot in the shootout, he was shot in the leg, we are told the suspect is dead. Your time, 5 50, if youre just waking up with us. An autopsy is planned today an hump back whale that washed up dead on the beach in sea isle city. Experts from the Marine Mammal stranding center said appears the whale was dead for several days and had no apparent injuries. It is 30 feet long and weighs 20 tons. Researchers say changes are made in Sex Education classes around the world with many teens saying its out of touch. Researchers found the classes are out dated, students find the programs are negative and ignore gay and bisexual and transgendered issues. This reminds all parents that Sex Education should be discussed at home. Treating ear indexes may soon be easier, researchers have tried special drops on chinchillas they found that the antibiotic gel coated the eardrum. They are used now and help with the development of antibiotic resistant infection. Parents raising a child with autism, they know how difficult it is to find resources and the right care. They found jadens voice in honor of their son. They host an autism conference called is it only me . You dont have enough money to fix autism, because there is no cure. What we can do is encourage one another and collaborate and talk. Just to know youre not alone and you have a voice and can be heard and there are others who are going through the same thing and have an outlet. Lisa super bowl champ and now retired they are using their resources to help jaden and other families. The conference happens today from 9 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. At the hilton hotel on city avenue in wynnfield heights. Blinds to gos new motorized blinds and shades. Quiet. Convenient. And surprisingly affordable. Right now, take 25 off all motorized blinds and shades. Lifes just gotten a little bit easier. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Fourteen americans killed in a San Bernardino mass shooting. But after this tragedy when pat toomey had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns he voted against closing this loophole for terrorists and with the gun lobby. Katie we have to do everything in our power to keep guns away from terrorists who threaten our way of life. 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Kids can watch barbie or transformers or hot wheels video, want to create and care for virtual pets kids can do that, too. Or watch shows. Now, under cover grownups with the new York AttorneyGenerals Office has been on the website for child tracker. The federal childrens Online Privacy protection act makes it illegal to collect information under the age of 13 without consent. All the websites were breaking the law by using technology to track every click the child makes. Viacom mattel and jump start are being held accountable. They have accepted response responsibility. Reporter in some cases the Host Companies were not aware of their existence, under the law what is on their website is their responsibility. Each company will pay a pant. They will take significant reforms that give parents the peace of mind when their children go online. Reporter the reforms unexpected third Party Tracking technology. New york ag hopes the entire have industry will follow these reforms. Hasbro said their goal is to insure that childrens privacy comes first. Those statements are at 6abc. Com. Nydia han channel 6 action news. Saturday morning, were following breaking news, a big scene in West Philadelphia, where two officers were injured in a shooting, one a philadelphia Police Officer, two other people are dead this morning including the suspect. We are live with complete details up next. crickets chirping jet engine heart beat water splashing rain drops engine revving tires on wet road that she is here, as well as some of the other people. My prayers are with the officers, with the families. An outpouring of support for two Police Officers shot in the line of duty, one of them a veteran of the Philadelphia Police force was fired at 18 times as she sat in her patrol car. A total of 7 people were shot. This morning two people are dead including the gunman. Were following that breaking news all morning long with the latest developments. First, lets get you caught up with the accuweather forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. Reporter good morning, gray, its brisk and chilly out there this morning. Look a