People exploded a controlled device to get inside the nightclub and rescue the hostages. 20 people were killed and 42 others hurt. One woman said she received a text from her son who was hiding in the bathroom and asked her to call police. The last message said quote he is coming. My son was in there with his boyfriend and two other friends, the two friends went to the, when they went to the bathroom they heard 20 shots, and then they recognized it as being a shooter they took off running while waiting outside the club, they saw juan who is my sons boyfriend being transported into the ambulance with multiple gunshots, but my son has not been heard from. It was one after another and after another, it lasted so long. After everybody was out, the shooting was still going, the cops were going, go, go, clear the area. Clear the area. The horrifying scene unfolding in orlando. There were 100 people inside the nightclub at the time of the shooting. About 20 people are dead. 42 others were hurt after the man armed with an Assault Rifle walked into the orlando nightclub called the pulse. He took hostages before opening fire inside the club. The fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism stay with action news well continue to follow the story and bring you updates as they come in on air and our website 6abc. Com. 9 02. We want to get our weather and chris sowers, [laughter]. Reporter weve got a nice day coming up. Yesterday it was hot and sticky. Actually its hot and sticky out there right now. Cooler changes are heading this way later this afternoon as a cold front slips through dry, presses through around midday and puts a lid on the temperatures and lowers the humidity levels. It will be nice around 2 00 p. M. , 3 00 p. M. Just a couple of clouds over the next few hours, otherwise decent amount of sunshine. 86 degrees in philadelphia. You can see how the numbers start to drop off, the farther north you go. 82 in allentown. 70 in the poconos. 60s in wilksberre scranton. Thats the cooler air thats coming in over the next 4 or 5 hours. Theres no trigger mechanism as the front pushes through we are not expecting showers or thunderstorms. The forecast calls for dry conditions from start to finish. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, sunny and windy, the cold front occurs around the midday hour. 1 00 a. M. P. M. , 86 degrees, 3 00 p. M. , 84. 5 00 p. M. , 83 degrees, heres the Current Conditions in southern canada. Its 40s and 50s and 30s up here. This cooler refreshing air mass drops south over the next 48 hours sore, and brings a nice, pleasant change in our region. Ill have the details in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast in just a little bit. Guys . We have breaking news at home out of west philadelphia. More than 100 people are out of their homes right now after a threealarm fire inside an apartment building. The orange glow of the fire and the thick smoke could be scene from the roof of the netherlands apartments on Chestnut Street. The fire erupted at 1 00 a. M. More than 100 people were foyersed from the building. No injuries were forced from the buildings. No injuries were reported. The building is made up of 6 sections. Fire Officials Say they were able to contain the blaze to one floor. 28 fire officials responded along with 100 firefighters. The resident were taken to the kato school on the 4500 block of ludlow street. Theres damage to the buildings with smoke and water damage on the other floors. Residents of the building should be let back in later today. Philadelphia fire commissioner sang the praises of the firefighters who kept control of the fire. This was one of the most incredible fire stops ive ever seen. So far no injuries, no fatalities, no injuries to our firefighters. We know that l i officials will be out to make sure the building is safe for folks to go back in. No word on what caused the fire. The fire marshal is investigating. The search continues this hour for the man who slashed two women in center city. Action news was there as medics treated the women on locust street. Police say the three got into an argument. Him man who was wearing a dress pulled out a box knife and stabbed the women in the chest, arms and legs. Police say the women know their attacker. Several people are facing charges after fights broke out on south street in south philadelphia overnight. The action cam was on the scene at 12 30. Several fights broke out. Extra officers had to be called in to calm the crowds. Police eventually closed south street at south 7th. They took several people into custody. Delaware state police are investigating an accident that left two people in critical condition. The vehicle ended up in some trees after the driver lost control on route 1 in bear. This happened in the southbound lanes of route 40 at 12 30. Two people were trapped inside the wreckage. Firefighters freed both victims. They are in critical condition. Police in orlando, florida continue to investigate the shooter of Christina Grimmie. There is no indication that her shooting and the shooting at the pulse nightclub are related. Meanwhile, police are looking into the motive for her killing. Christina grimmie was a rising star in the music world. She was shot signing autographs after her concert. 27yearold Kevin James Loibl went to the concert to kill Christina Grimmie. Theres no indication he ever stalked her or new her personally. The suspect is not from orlando, the suspect traveled to orlando to commit the crime and had plans to travel back to where he came from. Loibl shot himself after killing Christina Grimmie. Unarmed guards at the venue checked bags abbey and purses but did not have a metal detecter. Christina grimmie was a youtube star and went on to the voice to launch a professional career. Grimmies brother jumped on the shooter and police say his bravery may have presented others from getting hurt. Were staying on top of a deadly shooting in orlando florida. Its being investigated as an act of terror him well hear from the witness coming up be next. Looking live through sky6 live hd Philadelphia International airport there. Meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast when we come back. It was around 2 00 a. M. , i dont know where you could hear the rapid gunfire, so everybody who was on the dance floor and the bar area we went out to the floor and the shooter was maybe shooting, he was shooting at people maybe at the ceiling because glass was coming down and there was a brief pause in the shooting, so some of us we were close to the door that leads to the out door patio that they have, we were able to make it outside and we found an and it on the fence and we were able to to go out. As soon as the shots started, everybody face to the ground just looking for a way out, so i was able to make it home safely and people that were running out of the club, some young ladies asked if i spoke spanish, i do, they tag along with me, we were able to get a ride from someone else, because we had our cars with the valet at the club, it was a kind person that took us home and we were able to get home safely. What you just heard was reaction from an eyewitness to the massacre inside an orlando nightclub overnight. Again with an this morning 20 people are dead. 42 others were hurt after they want into the nightclub. He was carrying an Assault Rifle and had a handgun. He took hostages inside the club. The fbi is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and whether the gunman had ties to radical islam. Stay with action news and 6abc. Com for the latest developments on this breaking story. Again, this is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the worst terror attack on u. S. Soil since 9 11. Well bring you the latest information as it becomes available. Time now, 9 13, we would like to get you caught up on the forecast. Good news, thank you, chris. Reporter how was yesterday, a little sticky . Reporter we had people complaining because it was so cool they wanted it to feel like summer. Yesterday didnt dewpoint. We had temperatures in the 90s ascertain the humidity, felt like july. Live on sky6 live hd in Atlantic City for the most part were clear, just a few high, thin clouds. Monday, low 80s. Tuesday, 83. Cold front from canada, 73 wednesday. Thursday, 77. Friday, 78. There we go, 92 degrees all of a sudden yesterday with the humidity it fellows like 96 or felt like 96 or 97. That was the 5th time we managed to reach 90 degrees or higher. 86 degrees in philadelphia. Its sticky out there. Pressure is holding steady. Winds out of the we have the at 18 Miles Per Hour gusting to 22. Low to mid 80s across the region. You factor in the humidity it feels like the upper 080s out there. 87 in philadelphia. Millville, 85. Dover, 86 degrees. Thats a combination of heat and humidity. Note the poconos theres the cold front right there. See the greens . Feels like 70 degrees in mount pocono. Thats the cooler air thats diving to the south. Ive taken the numbers off the map balls i didnt agree with what they were showing. Watch the colors here, as the front pulls through this afternoon, it drops to the south and it turns refreshing by 2 00 p. M. , 3 00 p. M. , all that cooler air, less humid air starts to work into the virginias and the carolinas. The good news theres no moisture or firing or triggering mechanism from start to finish were looking at mainly sunny conditions and no rain and comfortable temperatures later on. The water vapor shot you get a clear image of this, this is the frontal system thats sweeping through here. Temperatures in the southern canada are in the 30s and 40s thats the cooler changes. Well not see the 30s or 40s well see overnight lows in the mid 50s not too bad. Sunday, lowering humidity levels this is an early day high. Winds out of the northwest at 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. 4 00 p. M. , that number is down to 82, 83. In the poconos, sunny and breezy. Cant beat this, 74 degrees. No humidity up there right now. The jersey shore, 8 835 degreesn the sand 85 degrees on the sand, the ocean temperature, 63. You will pick up an land breeze. Monday, nice and pleasant, 80 degrees. Tuesday, sun and clouds, 78. Wednesday, partly sunny the humidity comes up a little, 83. Thursday, showers, 80 degrees, friday and saturday, 78 and 82. Some of the long range in fact shows by sunday were back in the 90s. The next seven days look good. A long time member of an Atlantic County church received special honors this weekend. Anna may was recognized as the olders member of st. Pauls in pleasantville. She is still an active and faithful member of st. Pauls and involved in lots of activities. Well be right back. Back to our breaking news out of orlando, florida, the worst act of terrorism on u. S. Soil since 9 11, a gunman wielding an assaulttype rifle and handgun opened fire in a crowded gay dance called pulse orlando. 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Reporter good morning, to you, gray, weve got another nice one coming up. Yesterday was beautiful, a little hot and humid a little sunshine, and no thunderstorms. Less humid today. By afternoon youll notice the changes. It will be windy with the passage of the front. High temperatures topping out at 87 degrees and falling back in the afternoon. We dodged a huge bullet yesterday. Philadelphia is right here, what we were expecting to happen. The heat would build, it did, it got up to 92 degrees. The heat index felt like 97. There was an upper level peels of energy that was expected to come smack dab in the heat and humidity. The firing mechanism, you get the gusty thunderstorms and heavy rain. Theres philadelphia, the heat was there, it was the hottest day of the year. This guy decided it didnt want to drop down to the south. It went up into new england. They saw thunderstorms here. There was no connection between the two. For us, we didnt see anything. 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Theres much more to come on sunday morning edition of action news. Well have an update on the deadly shooting in orlando. This morning, the fbi is on the scene investigating this as an act of terror. Those stories, plus, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast when action news continues. We continue to follow breaking news coming in from orlando. This is where a deadly inside a nightclub overnight is being treated as an act of domestic terrorism. Investigators say 20 people were killed in the pulse nightclub. The Orlando Police chief said this started at 2 00 a. M. As the gun battle between the Police Officer and suspect outside the nightclub. The shooter then headed into the crowded club and opened fire. A three hour standoff and hostage situation ensued. Police ended that standoff by blowing open a wall rescuing the hostages and shooting and killing the gunman. Along with the dead there were 42 others taken to area hospitals. They are injured. Authorities are trying to determine if the shooting has ties to islamic terrorism. Lets go to Trish Hartman inside the Satellite Center and trish you have been keeping track of the new information about this and the video coming in from the horrific terror attack in orlando. Bring us up to speed. Reporter we are learning that president obama has been briefed on the situation and Governor Tom Wolf has tweeted about the incident in the last halfhour saying he is in communication with Pennsylvania State police and Homeland Security about any potential threats here in pennsylvania. Now, heres what we know from Orlando Police, like you said, about 20 people are dead after that gunman opened fire inside the packed nightclub. 42 others were injured. Officials say that gunman is dead. We are still waiting to learn his identity. Around 2 00 a. M. , the pulse Orlando Facebook page posted a chilling warning one sent everyone get out of pulse and keep running. Youtube video shows people laying on the ground as First Responders try to help. Police there around 2 00 a. M. Ment the suspect exchanged gunfire with the police and went into the club and started take hostages around 5 00 a. M. , a s. W. A. T team went into rescue the hostage. People were scene carrying injured in and out of the club and down the street and being transported in police pick pickp trucks to the hospital. Club goers designed hearing dozens of shots. One man knocked down a barrier blocking off an employees only area allowing people to escape through the back of the club. It is being called a mass casualty situation and being investigated as an act of terror and investigating whether the shooter was acting alone. We are treating this as an act of terrorism. Anytime that we have potentially dozens of victims in any of other communities, i think we can quaff that as a terrorist activity. Whether it is domestic or international it is something we will get to the bottom of. Reporter police are hoping that anyone who has any information about the shooting will contact the fbi. Live in the sat center, Trish Hartman channel 6 action news. Thank you. Be sure to stay with action news and 6abc. Com for the very latest developments on this breaking news story from orlando, florida. Its being investigated as an act of terror, of course well bring you the lat