On double scan live radar moving away from bear and parts of central parts of New Castle County but this is beginning to fall apart but it would be nice if many of us could see a quick little shower to cool us off. Thats not going to be the general trend this evening. Future tracker showing tomorrow afternoon our heat index near 90, 94 philadelphia. So were getting rid of the 100s as we get into tuesday. When i come back well talk about a beautiful stretch probably the best so far this Summer Season ahead in the full accuweather forecast. Well focus on that adam. Thank you. Todays temperatures mean more than just another day in the soup for some people these conditions are down right dangerous. David henry continues our live coverage this afternoon. Hes live in logan square. David. Reporter yeah, alicia, kids have an easier time of it with this heat. They can take a dip in the fountain like here at logan square or in the Neighborhood Rec Center pool but seniors cant cool off so easily.
Heat index of 100. Not quite as intense as yesterday and tomorrow will be another hot day but tomorrow the humidity will be a lot lower. Storm tracker6 live double scan showing the reason why. We have a frontal boundary moving through the first of two. Not much energy with this but we do have one heavy downpour right over llewes delaware, could be affecting the cape may llewes ferry right now and behind that system, dewpoints will drop. Right now the dewpoint in philadelphia 67 degrees. Washington, d. C. 70 but look at this up to the north and the west. Dewpoints in the 60s and 50. That drier air will be moving in and once we get through tomorrow im tracking very comfortable weather. Could be the nicest stretch of the summer. All the details on that on the full accuweather forecast. Alicia. Sounds great, cecily thank you. Because of the heat warning today, the Philadelphia Corporation for agings heat help line is now opened. The number is right there on your screen, 215 7659040. The li
Hes been locked up since for burglary. While police wait for dna results the veteran head of the homicide unit says he hopes the District Attorney will seek the Death Penalty for harris who killed his own father in 1982 and has committed multiple sexual assaults. That daughter did everything the right way. She was a very nice young lady. She graduated from under grad, went to grad school and was about make her mark in this life and to be killed in this fashion is very sad and very tragic. Reporter Harris Police tell me is right now in the homicide unit right now continuing to refuse to talk but the cops say hes been caught red handed through dna in this vicious 50th street murder. Live at Police Headquarters in center city, vernon odom, channel6 action news. Okay, vern, thank you. Meantime police in delaware say a woman found dead in a wilmington park was murdered and they say theyve caught the man who did it. Police found the body of 29yearold jamie murphy yesterday on a playground on
He broke into her apartment. She came in about 30 minutes after he was inside of the apartment. She was on her cell phone talking to her mother who lived in virginia. At that time he attacked her. We know that because the mother said the phone goes dead at that point. She hears a struggle and the phone goes dead. Reporter Harris Police say tried to clean the crime scene with bleach but to no avail. His long rap sheet raises the perpetual question what was he doing out on the street. 31 priors. He was arrested for killing his father. Arrested for Sexual Assault several robberies, several burglaries. Hes a monster and were very happy to get him off of the streets. Reporter brian we must point out here that james harris has been arrested and accused of this crime and the eyes of the law icy hes innocent until proven guilty. Live at Police Headquarters in center city, vernon odom channel6 action news. Allall right, vernon thanks t of course action news has been following this developing st
Brand. And they allege that the codefendants created sham contracts and made false accounting entries and tax returns, the congressman is also accused of using Campaign Funds to row pay 23,000 of his sons chaka fattah jr. s college debt. And that the congressman accepted money and other items to try to secure ambassadorship. And it should concern people of philadelphia and people that reside in congressman fattahs district but all americans. Reporter and we have not yet heard from congressman fattah he is expected to release a statement shortly. Im live in center city, chad pradelli channel 6 action news. Thank you. We are also following developing news out of Newcastle County where a suspect is in custody after a shooting at the Delaware Park racetrack police were called to the scone at 9 00 this morning and sources say that the suspected shooter is a jockey and the victim a horse trainer and it happened possibly over a dispute over a woman. A man was taken into custody after the shoo