Fill get some help from folks up in bucks county. But once again the big story on action news tonight is day four of this brutal heat, heat index making it feel like well above 100 degrees across the region and we have just learned that two people from philadelphia have have died as a result of the heat, all as the entire viewing area remains under an excessive heat warning until tomorrow night. We have live team coverage. Trish hartman joins us from Fairmount Park where people have been seeking out the shade anywhere they can find it. But we will begin with meteorologist Melissa Magee and the latest from accu heather, melissa. Walter, it is just not the heat but it is also the humidity that makes it unbearable stepping outside. As you mentioned this is day four of the heat wave number five here in philadelphia a. It started wednesday with a high of 93. Thursdays high 95. Yesterday we maxed out at 97. Today our high in philadelphia 98 degrees making this the hottest day so far, this ye
Was supposed to be dropped off. Instead she got dropped off here. Which she started to across alone to get home. Her mom ran find her here. She says shes just glad her little girl is ok. Even though she was wearing this id tag with her address. I was crossing the street. What did the cars do . They beeped. They beeped their horns at you . Did somebody come and help you . Who came and helped you a boy. Reporter prek and kindergarten students are supposed to be handed off to a parent and because of the serious violation of policy, the principal of Princeton Elementary School rode the bus with smart phone on day two and while she feels the principal has been helpful, simones mom says the Transportation Office is dodging her questions. The way the bus driver allegedly at fault tried to dodge our cameras i havent heard anything from what going to be nothing done. But thats not going to be the case. Of im going to go to take care of this. This is not the last they heard of me. Reporter the P
Maybe once coming and was going. Every morning i would see them walking down the street with their grocery cart and push their trash to the trash. Reporter neighbors also tell us the mother and daughter lived alone. They did have three dogs. Outside again forensic forensic teams are trying to figure out what happened. Preliminary investigators are saying theres nothing suspicious at this moment. They will get to the medical Examiners Office to find out what happened here. That is the latest latest here in fayetteville. We will continue to follow this breaking news. Were also following them online. A huge honor for the Fayetteville Police chief. In the past 90 minutes the governor presented him with the order of the longleaf. The highest civilian award offered in this state for public service. Big difference in a short amount of time. During his 10 years of cheap there. They focused on his accomplishment and also bringing body cameras to the department. This means more to me than you wi
For the is iewftd sue esh. Concerns over waste water dumb noopped the bay. What is being done to make sure the water is clean and why one local mayor insures it is. This is our new florida. Ah hashtag but still no action. The govenor spends day two no n our Nations Capital fighting for zika funding. So what is the hold up . And a shop lifort take down at walmart turns deadly. New tonight what happened moments before the attack and what employees told investigators. Youre watching fox 13 and the 10 00 news starts now. Good evening everyone. And protesters making good on their pledge to show up at a city of st. Meteorologisting again night. They are angry over the a. Waste water that has been nowrd the bay thanks to hurricane hermine. And the mayor says he is take their suggestions to heart and axel is there to explain it all. What did they say. Reporter well, the mayor spent 45 minutes with the protesters personally outside the meeting where he answered citys response. He also said that
2016. U. S. National Hurricane Center says hermine is weakening in longer a hurricane moving in southern a georgia. It was first hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade after irk in georgia hermine is expect to move in the carolinas and up the east coast with potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding. What will this do for our Holiday Weekend. Could not be worse timing. It will not affect to us day at all. We have a beautiful morning. If we could keep this weather going and send hermine packing it would be a perfect Holiday Weekend. That is not the case. All have the more to even why i todays weather moving down to the south and see eye of the storm is kind of around the border between georgia and florida and heading toward the north east. We will have more details about the the path of the storm coming up but we have Tropical Storm watch along our coastal counties for the weekend with the possibility of wind and rain, and definitely heavy surf and dangerous rip currents.