degrees currently, the humidity is at 76%. steamy afternoon ahead with temperatures in the middle 90s today. that's a live view of center city. quiet right now. no storms in the area right now but we'ruç watching the radar screen. you can see what's on the way. it's a line of storms that extends from new york into the hey high valley. within this line of storms a very heavy rainfall approaching cleveland, moving across lake erie erie. that's the line of storms that will bring our temperatures down this afternoon. unfortunately it could come with severe weather. look at the 90s, allentown, pottstown, millville. the showers at 2:00 are off to the north and west according to the computer model. the heavier downpours lead into the afternoon commute. loaning what that does to the temperatures, it drops them into the 70s for areas farther north and west and philadelphia will briefly drop into the 70s and settle down in the low 80s after 6:00 this evening when the storms quickly push offshore. but with those storms could come some d

heat and humidity. storms rush once the heat and humidity back. going to be here for awhile. possibly lower nice and lower to mid nice. and next week to next week. we will watch doppler. won't go that far that quickly. tomorrow morning the tour kicks off injuries i will be there to give the awards as the riders come in. 78 by the time that wraps up. should be a great event. all that for the american diabetes association tour de cure. kellye: beautiful weather and a beautiful race run by american pharoah. >> jaws 2. tonight, history was made. there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't w, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or from now until june 13th get a $400 visa prepaid card when you sign a 2 year agreement. go to getfios.com. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. call the verizon center for cust

it's warm and humid. humidity will only increase in the coming days. let's take a look outside from our michael & son camera. it's going to be hazy and humid, 71 degrees. the dew point at 65. it's higher than it was yesterday and the south, southwesterly winds will continue. 61 for germantown. damascus at 63. columbia 67. how long does the heat wave stick around? at least spots next three days -- at least for the next three days we're at 90 or above. a little relief on sunday but not by much. we'll talk about how close we are to record highs coming up in a little bit. >>> in fairfax, we're giving the all clear for the earlier accident involving a truck and a moped. this is on chain bridge road between 236 and north street. so that's all clear right now. sky 9 meantime giving us a live look at i-66 at route 50 showing volume on the eastbound side. for those of you approaching or heading into town, will you see some volume as you head into fairfax and in toward the district but again no accidents or incidents that should slow you down other than that vol

hot animal humid all -- hot and humid all over again i-95, the record high, 95 in philadelphia. still hot and humid another thunderstorm particularly in the northern suburbs tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today be careful in the heat and humidity, it's going to be a hot one north to south the only way to get away from it is to head to the beach. i-95 is the high, sticky conditions and slight chance of a pop-up thunderstorm up north. tomorrow, hot and steamy, more humid tomorrow than today. i-95 keep the cool drinks flowing and dress appropriately and take ac breaks tomorrow. another thunderstorm possible. if we manage to hit the high of 90 that will be three straight of 90 or better that's a heat wave. it looks like it will last three days because sunday we're back in the mid 80s. next week staying in the mid 80s at least not the 90s. >>> 5:41 next police out west take down a massive theft ring involving a favorite childhood toy. >> a former colorado girlfriend of james holmes takes the stand. find out what she said about their relationship. >> reporter:

then you add that humidity. the heat index feels like 93 in philadelphia, 92 in sea isle city, 93 in wilmington and 92 in reading and that will be increasing tomorrow. satellite6 along with action radar showing the reason why we have high pressure to the south. that big ridge that ring of fire with the showers and thunderstorms developing along it. i also do want to point out what's happening in the gulf of mexico. you see this swirl. this is a cluster of thunderstorms that has a 90 percent chance of becoming tropical storm bill. looks like that will bring some flooding rains to houston tomorrow and if that continues to move up to the north and east we could be tapping into some of that tropical moisture by the weekend. tonight, though, just a few pop-up thunderstorms, a warm and a very steamy night. 70 in the suburbs 74 degrees for center city. tomorrow the heat is on. the afternoon high up to about 90 degrees but you add in the humidity and the heat index will feel 95 to 100 so it's going to be very similar to

feeling humid. we've got a hot and humid day at a and we have a lot of moisture in the atmosphere and that's reducing visibility with fog .3 of a mile now in allentown. here are the latest numbers. half a mile visibility in trenton along the coastline ac .3 visibility, six at philadelphia international airport, so call ahead if you're crying out with the low clouds causing prob before. 91 for your high. hot and humid although much of the day is dry. later this afternoon we get a strong gusty thunderstorm in some spots, matt and that could just produce torrential downpours. >> oh, boy, sounds like fun. i'll tell you karen this morning we're going to keep rubbing our eyes but i don't think things will get clearer. it's foggy conditions out there this morning impeding visibilities and you can see that as we look live in the great northeast at i-95 or we attempt to look through the fog here by cottman avenue. overnight construction on 95 has cleared out so at least there are no work zones aside from the

the humidity drops a littleednesday. but it's still going to be humid outside. temperatures coming in in the upper 70s and low 80s. washington already at 83 degrees. college park at 81. dulles coming in at 79. the weather today having a low to moderate impact on your day. as we get into the afternoon hours, when you factor in the humidity, it will feel like temperatures are in the mid to upper 90s even though the thermometer will only read upper 80s or 90 degrees and thunderstorms around the area this afternoon. here is the latest on the radar. nothing in the immediate radar. keeping a close eye on the showers all morning long, impacting west virginia as they make their way over i-81. they are fizzling out as they move over the mountains. as we get into the afternoon hours we will see we are tracking some activity. here is the planner for today. by noon, humid. a temperature of 88. we hit the high in washington at 90. at 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. scattered thunderstorms around on into the evening hours tracking areas of rain and a high temperature of 87. because of the

that is warm humid air coming into the area. 75% humidity and number stay higher through the day and that temperature into the 90s. something that did not happen yesterday. we have seen a few scattered showers in the pocono mountains. the sun is starting to shine a little bit. sun is not up just yet. another ten minutes and it will be. getting a better look at the clouds moving into the area. chance of some showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. this morning, it will be dry. we will get the heating that will cause this line of cloud cover to produce some storms later on today. keep an eye on the sky for this afternoon. especially in the pennsylvania suburbs. 90s today. hot, humid conditions they continue tomorrow. likely a bit hotter up to 94 after a morning low of 72. high humidity and could fuel storms later. on friday scattered storms on friday. likely more people will see storms on saturday with a high of 90 degrees. then the storms are out of here and the humidity takes a break too. it's so much more comfortable for sunday and into monday. both days will be warm into the 80s.

and building humidity as well. how to stay so far in philadelphia coming in at 94 degrees, and reading 92 and 91 in trenton and atlantic city and 90 so far today when you factor in the humidity why you have the heat advisory up it feels as hot as 100 in philadelphia and 101 the highest in dover and feeling like 96 in trenton and upper 90s in atlantic city currently outside this afternoon 94 in philadelphia and 84 in reading and you are getting rain cooled showers and storms, and the place to be 83 in sea isle city and here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have a partly cloudy and off to the west we are tracking showers and storms and tapping into the very warm southwesterly winds today and a warm front lifting to the north that is where you find the bulk of unsettled weather currently. it's warm and muggy and as we get into the overnight hours 71 in the suburbs, and just that into philadelphia, the overnight low, it stays hot, a high temperature of near 90 degrees, and the first heat wave of the year here,

it's hazy and humid as you step outside. the dewpoint in philadelphia is up above 70 that's when we talk about oppressive humidity. it feels bad when the sun gets up over the horizon and you're trying to walk around in this. winds are light at 3 miles per hour not much relief there today. future tracker 6 showing you we are dry right up until 2:00 3:00 p.m., clouds mixing with hazy sunshine and then as we get later into the afternoon say 4:00 p.m. showers and thunderstorms are possible well up north mainly in the lehigh valley or northern bucks or montgomery county. as we head to 7:00 p.m. most of that is off the board. the big issue for us today will be that temperature combined with the high humidity. 89 degrees as soon as 11:00. we spend the afternoon in the 90s again. we'll go for a high of 95 which would tie the record high in philadelphia. we missed it yesterday but we have another shot today whether or not we hit that i-95 it's going to feel oppressive with heat index values near 100 at times in urban centers. in term

humidity drops. really feel the difference first things on sunday and humidity stays low to start with on monday before the chance of showers returns later in the day. that chance will be around again on tuesday. >> bill thanks. >>> 5:21 now. parking power. >> they're an overwhelming force to be reckoned with. >> that's how people feel about the philadelphia parking authority. ahead in the next half hour a new plan that could expand the ppa's powers past parking tickets. >>> twitter turnover. the experts at cnbc will walk us through the change at the top and the end of the 140 character limit on twitter. could it be so? >>> we knew this was coming. archbishop and philadelphia mayor will travel to rome later this month. they are leading a delegation of local leaders to finalize plans for the upcoming world meeting of families in september. the group will get updates about the event. the mayor and archbishop will meet with vatican officials to finalize plans. you can count on nbc news to bring live rep

>> hot oh my gosh. >> the heat and humidity is oppressive. those that had to do hard physical work like these firefighters had to hydrate. and these utility workers know the hot weather drill. >> you hydrate the night before and keep going. i go to the gym a lot i'm used to it. the dutch dessert food trailer, the beat the heat cooler is the gelato. >> it's cold and salty and sweet at the same time. >> the 400 degree crepe plate heating up the tiny kitchen. >> 115 inside depending on what we are cooking. >> not pleasant? >> no. >> some folks convenient youred out a popular spot the art museum steps many struck their rocky poses despite the heat. >> it's just like 110 degrees out here, oppressive but this is when you sweat it out and this is good. >> i'll take his word for that. we spoke to him at 10:00 before the intense heat of the day and he said he was about to wrap up his exercising for the day. all in all a hot miserable day in philadelphia. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> far more comfortable than john rawlins is

slightly humid and already warm. the humidity will be increasing through the day and the temperatures will be soaring. ment record high 95 set back in 1986 will likely be tying that tomorrow. the warmest day so far for the year. and with this front we could see some thunderstorms triggered by the afternoon. the best chance of strong is north of philadelphia they are scattered not widespread. and on friday nearly as hot, 94 degrees. friday feeling more oppressive the humidity will be higher. futuretracker shows the way it will feel. the heat index, a bill bsh-- bit of a shock to the system. by friday afternoon it the higher humidity the heat index could be higher close to 100 degrees. take it easy not having this heat since last summer and not used to it. and the near record heat tomorrow. 95 degrees and increasing humidity with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. again, the best chance of strong storms is north of philadelphia. friday, 94 degrees. even more than humid. and feeling closer to 99. and saturday thi

the bigger change the humidity comes down. trenton, 75. millville, 74. yes, it does feel humid out there, but i want to stress this has been in the owe pressive category over the last --ressive category. binghamton 58 degrees. washington, 76. there's the cold front right there. that will continue to drift to the south over the next 24 to 48 hours it will temporarily bring relief to the area before another surge of heat and humidity moves in here next week. we have a ridge or huge area of high pressure down to the south. there's another one to the north. this is the good one this is the bad one. this one on the south carries the heat. this to the north cooler temperatures, they are both kind of fighting each other, we have a tug of war going on. for today this will be the stronger of the two features that will push to the front to the south, as we get into sunday we drop off the humidity levels a little bit high temperatures drop into the mid 80s. come monday this flexes its muscles, we get into the hot sticky air malice with temperatures closing in on 90

stifling humidity. really high humidity overnight keeps the temperatures up, and that is not going anywhere. more widely isolated showers and storms from noon until about 10:00. when you add in the heat index it will feel hot. tomorrow, the severe weather threat is marginal, slight risk. those are the bottom to tears. marginal risk is heavy rain and lightning. the slight risk as a very small chance of an isolated spin up tornado. the heat and humidity is what you should be most concerned with. widely isolated storms even into tuesday. the storm chances go down a little bit, allowing temps to go up. mid-90's, hot and humidity. the heat index range from 100 to 105. those who work outdoors, this week, lawn service, roofers, construction workers, take frequent breaks, lots of fluid. this once a week tropical wave in the front coming and thursday, we have been watching that. also, tomorrow morning, eileen whelan will be in bright and early to tell you more about the forecast. kellye: sounds good. you were ta

very humid to start, near 70. don't need the jacket to stay warm, it is very humid in the morning. isolated storms, daytime hours. we may get most of the storms and should, well after 7:00 tomorrow night. that is when the likeliest rain chances come through. hot and humid, mid to upper 80's, sunshine. could get close to 90 again. the forecast, something we have discussed, on, off, now it could be back on again. this is kind of a cold front coming from new england. typically develops the cloud deck, responsible for putting temperatures even colder than what has been projected the last day or so, possibly upper 60's the high. we go at least into the lower 70's for the wind is critical. if the wind is just a little bit to the west instead of north northwest, more sunshine, it will be upper 70's, near 80. even upper 70's, near 80, we have broken the heat of 92 and the humidity is gone with it. hot and humid, minimal rain chances during the day, most likely at night on monday. eileen whelan will keep tracking the potential of the big cooldown and where we go from there. kellye: we are w

sunny, hot, not quite as humid. tonight we will switch back to southeasterly and back to the muggies, 74 degrees overnight. we will talk about the weather changes. is there big changes in the seven day forecast just ahead bob kelly what are you looking at this morning besides sun glare. >> well, we have sun glare and one opening down, and another one on the way burlington bristol bridge here in the background getting set for an opening around 6:30. so if you are getting ready grabbing your cough east and keys and eventually heading out in the next half an her try to avoid the burlington bristol bridge there live look at 422. not bad. coming out of the curve saint gabriel's curve but that sun glare will play a role in our commute this morning. now 422, both directions, pen did the put in a new traffic pattern over the weekend out near route 724. so keep that in mind rolling out of the pottstown this morning. crash in hatfield, cow path road right at fair ground road. otherwise, lighter than normal traffic this mornin

a hot and humid high of 91 degrees. maybe a stray sprinkle in one or two places in the morning but trouble really this afternoon, early afternoon we start to see these thunderstorms and they could be gusty today. >> getting some breaking news about a balcony collapse in berkeley california. five people dead, eight others injured. "good morning america" is gathering information on this and some video. they're going to have a latest for you coming up in moments before now because our show is over. for matt pelman karen rogers, dave murphy, tamala edwards i'm matt o'donnell. have a great tuesday everyone and that breaking news story coming up on "gma" and it is next. >> ♪♪ 14 irresistible flavors. one for the mood. one for the moment. each one can make every day more delicious than the last. the taste could only be baileys. the experience could only be yours. baileys coffee creamers. this is the one. >>> good morning, america. breaking news a balcony collapses killing five injuring eight, some critically in an apartmen

hot and humid 90 degrees. wednesday less humid 86 but stays warm through the end of the week again shower and storms cans chances monday, tuesday thursday and possibly again on saturday. so final week of spring, feeling like summer. >> when does summer start again officially. >> sunday. 21st. >> i will make note. >> even though we can feel it already. thank you justin. >> lesley has sports highlights. >> how about these nba, andre iguodala playing out of his mine mine. instead of curry and lebron putting on a show. who took the three-two lead in the series. phillies wasting another great effort from cole hamels. we >> lesley phillies still trying to get a win. they're trying. >> how can i sugar coat it? >> the road trip they've been has been brutal. six straight losses after today's game in pittsburgh. cole hamels through seven innings of shut out ball. 12 strike outs and once again got a no decision the phillies were held to six hits. the game went into extra innings innings. justin papelbon on the mound. two

but with lower humidity, should overall feel more comfortable. again lots of sunshine today with just a couple of clouds developing during the afternoon, some of that pop-up fair weather cumulus not out of the question. pollen to the medium high range kind of waffling back and forth between medium and medium high over the next several days heading into the weekend. karen rogers will be back with an upparticular in humidity and heat tomorrow in the accuweather 7-day forecast. for now the road's not cooking. >> looking outside live on the vine street expressway at the schuylkill you can see we're clear and dry but in the distance we saw police here. looks like they just left the scene. we have been blocking off the ramp both eastbound and westbound schuylkill to the vine and that's because of construction that has been ongoing scheduled to clear at 5:00 a.m. looks like they might have cleared a little early here. if that is the area you want to stick to south street or girard avenue instead. looks like police have left the scene and things moving a

big jump in temperature, big jump in humidity. so right now, we are kind of cool in the poconos. 68 degrees. 78 in allentown. 79 in lancaster. the rest of the area is in the 80s, including right at the jersey shore, where the ocean temperature's up to 64 degrees. back to the west, it's really hot. 95 in des moines iowa 94 in wichita, kansas. some of that air is what's going to be coming in but it's going to take a couple of days to do it. here are some of the isolated showers. here's a couple just north of philadelphia right near the pennsylvania turnpike. one just north of allentown. as we have gone just through the last hour. you can see 90% of the area is not getting any rain and it's even drier farther back to the west. we don't expect any showers around during the day tomorrow. and we are going to see the temperature go up into the 80s. we don't see any clouds or showers, not tomorrow. as we go into thursday yeah the humidity starts going up cloud cover starts going up and the temperature's going up too. look at this. by 9:00

we are tracking the isolated showers and storms and a warm and humid night on the way and lower humidity as we head into the weekend, we'll go over all the details, and lets you know if there is an official heat wave tomorrow with the accuweather forecast had. >> thank you melissa. 6abc.com and the 6 abc mobile apps helps you stay ahead of the changes over the weekend, you'll find street level storm tracker radar and sky 6 cameras look at the weather before you head out. a manhunt for two escaped murderers that escaped from an upstate prison they continue to scour the woods not far from the clinton facility. they believe that matt and sweat are still together they are looking for video to see if the pair looked through trash for food. joyce mitchell is working with investigators to see if she was to supply the get away car and never showed. >> we are learning more from her as far as her involvement and her relationships with both matt and sweat and from that we are developing leads that we continue to investigate. >> mitchell could face felony charges but so far she has not been charged

humidity, but things are changing for tomorrow. for part of the afternoon, thunderstorms will return in the forecast along with the heat and humidity. and then later this week temperatures could be nearing 90 degrees, and the humidity's going to be up quite a few days this week too. going into the weekend, we could see some showers around as well. so have your fireworks forecast in just a second. from the poconos to the shore. as far as tomorrow morning is earn canned areas north and west, you should see the most cloud cover around the upper 60s. and for the philadelphia area low 70s, more humidity too. even in our suburbs, temperatures should be right around 70 degrees. and you'll notice that increase in humidity through the day. today we only got to 81 degrees. about five degrees below normal. tomorrow, mid-80s, closer to normal. but by wednesday and thursday temperatures will start to get above average for this time of the year. so you'll definitely notice that. along with the humidity by the middle of the week. locally on the r

low humidity. 84. we drop down to 8 on thursday and before some showers and thunderstorms return on friday with high of 58. the worst of this heat is over and it will improve as we head through the day tomorrow. >> have a good weekend. >> you too. >> well it was prom night with sweet theme in camden county tonight. this was the fantastic friends candy land prom. young people with special needs enjoy dinner and dancing at voorhees and in keeping with the theme some character from candy land came to life and joined guests on the dance floor. fantastic frondz was started with 18-year-old girl inspired by autistic kids are expensive. so i'm always looking to get more for my money. that's why i switched from fios to xfinity. they have the most free on demand tv shows and movies on all my devices. it's perfect for me because my kids are costing me a fortune. i'm going to cabo! ♪ don't settle for fios. xfinity is perfect for people who want more entertainment for their money. >> these two dancers twirling a

tomorrow another hot, humid day. hotter than today, more humid than today. only isolated late day storms, if that. then on saturday little better chance of some showers and storms but it's certainly not a washout. we may get to 90 plus again, making it an official heat wave. but no heat wave continuing into sunday. a little cooler and less humid air as the wind starts coming in off the ocean and then the shower threat goes back up early next week. >> not the heat but the drought out west. relief may be on the way for californians. they are simmering in the worst drought in state history. nearly 99% of the state is suffering from drought. it's taken a toll on agriculture, is limiting water usage for a lot of people. meteorologists believe el nino may be the key to reversing the parched conditions. experts say el nino will bring much needed rain this fall and it will stick around through the winter. >>> nbc 10 and nbc universal are giving away money to local nonprofit organizations. the project is called 21st century solutions. the goal is to support nonprofit

it's been hot but not too humid today but the heat and humidity are both going up tomorrow. that's one of the reasons we have issued a first alert. also the threat for severe storms coming in tomorrow and then relief on wednesday. relief from the heat relief from the humidity and relief from the storms. we have a lot of sunshine out there now. been a pretty sunny day. 89 degrees, the wind west at 15 miles an hour. relative humidity only 38% so it could be a whole lot worse. and it will tomorrow. 79 in mt. pocono, 80s just about everywhere else even as we go into south jersey and delaware. 88 degrees in wilmington and also in dover. but what about the beaches? how are they doing? well it's all about the wind direction at the beach. you got a west to northwest wind, that's a land breeze so doesn't matter how cold the ocean is it's 87 in avalon, 88 in beach haven. that west wind if it's strong enough, makes a big difference. tomorrow it will be a southwest wind. that should help cool things down at the shore while everybody else gets hotter. the heat advisory is for inland area

it's warm, but it's not as humid humid. so less humid comfortable for now. sunshine for tomorrow. temperatures warm into the 80s. the humidity is going to be tolerable but by thursday, friday even into the first part of the weekend 90-degree heat and we could be looking at our first heat wave of the year. 84 degrees right now. humidity at 40%. winds out of the west a little breezy at 16 miles per hour. but it's dry. it's quiet. we're not looking at the heavy rain we saw yesterday on average one to 3-inches of rainfall away from the immediate shore. 84 philadelphia. 83 wilmington. we're looking at 78 right now in allentown. mid 80s currently in atlantic city. so temperature temperatures warm along the east coast but take look toward the midwest. none right now in st. louis. 95 dismiss. 94 in wichita as well as north platt the same air mass and the warmth that will head in our direction for the latter part of the week. so you can take a look at the sat right and radar and see most of the storms well to our north today. the axis of the moisture. pretty quiet conditions hour by hour b

the cloud cover coming in from the west and the humidity remains low and the humidity is not bad for this time of year. chilly at the shore as the clouds come in east wind, 75 in sea isle city, it warms some 79 in wilmington and north and west of town we are looking at low 80s, row placing the low to mid-90s the last couple of days, however this tl is a warm front aproefrping from the west and notice the chunk of rain intention from the ohio valley falling apart as it pushes to the east and hitting the drier air and we'll moisten up the atmosphere tonight and showers will start to fall after the midnight hour, 62 in trenton tonight and 63 in allentown and 65 in philadelphia and cape may and dover the upper 60s mostly cloudy again and a few showers developing by dawn and then we get a shrug of decently heavy rain for tomorrow morning at 7:00 for the morning rush, pockets of downpours as the humidity starts to come back up and a warm front arrives and this is known as warm air in insection rain, and in the afternoon it's dry with a lot of clouds and lingering shower in dover, which is

. -- humid than yesterday. it will be more and more humid tomorrow. up to 80 right now at reagan national. 77 in winchester. 76 in annapolis right now. dew point temperatures are significantly lower than yesterday. put all of this together and that is how we can say with confidence it is a very comfortable wednesday midday across the region. what is coming up next? 88 this afternoon with a bit of humidity. average high is 87, so this is where we should be. then we keep our eyes off to the west because another area of low pressure is approaching tomorrow. that happens, that will bring warmer and more humid air and will likely bring the possibility of more showers and thunderstorms by late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. we will check on that and the weekend outlook in a few minutes. jummy: we want to remind our viewers, abc 7 wants to keep you informed and safe whenever severe weather hits. be sure to sign up for our severe weather alerts. go to wjla.com to get text alerts on your smartphone. fire crews are dealing with some minor flooding fro

you can probably tell by my hair it's been humid. i think the humidity is droing down a little bit. let's get to meteorologist bill henley. >> that's one of the first things i check in the morning. it will be dropping during the day. another hot one. two minutes away from sunrise this morning. philadelphia will see lots of sunshine. after starting off in the 70s, it will be a quick warmup. there are cooler readings this morning. 60s in the pocono mountains where the sun is up now 63 there, 69 in pottstown and allentown. 70s across delaware and south jersey. dover at 76 degrees, same reading at philadelphia international. look at the temperatures as they go through the day. a little bit cooler at 7:00 then up to 80 at 10:00 and middle 80s at 1:00. still climbing at that hour. we'll see nothing but sunshine during the day today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's get a check of traffic. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington standing by. >> bill, we're keeping our eye out for a bridge opening up for the tacony palmyra bridg

you can probably tell by my hair it's been humid. i think the humidity is droing

humidity is around. that may help out the long ball, some clouds, maybe thunderstorm, but will get the game n looking ahead to the holiday forecast here, saturday, slight chance of scattered shower or storm don't cancel the outdoor plans, typical summer stuff 80 at the shore upper 80s in philadelphia, and here's the extended forecast. no 90's coming up we move into july. just pretty much average temperatures, low and mid 80s this week. looking okay, we head to the holiday weekends. >> july 1st already tomorrow. >> party on the parkway coming up. indeed. thanks appreciate t coming up this noon, no routine traffic stop. >> massachusetts woman gets pulled over, and she has no idea that it was a set up. the happy reason whe >> money on some prepaid debit cards is stolen, and authorities seem powerless to stop t our consumer reporter jim donovan tells us how hack remembers taking your cash, that's today at 5:00. women, team usa facing huge quest for the worm's world cup. >> critical game, second ranked americ

. >> i'm feeling the humidity. thanks chris. >>> fyi philly is getting you ready for fun in the sun this summer. here's alicia vitarelli and karen rogers with the preview. >> here's what's coming up tonight on fyi philly. we'll show you fun ways i to get outside and enjoy. pop up beer gardens and outdoor roller rink. life a beach. and cafe dine dining on the park. >> it's our summer fun special we hope you join us. >> good morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us in atlantic city 7:49, 70 degrees right now here in the city. >>> in "healthcheck" this morning, more and more people are admitting to using ecigarettes. the new survey this week by reuters, findings one in ten america's use electronic devices known as vaping. while many believe ecigarettes can help people quit smoking 75% of them said they smoke traditional cigarettes. >>> a new app could save your life. send a message to someone who is certified in cpr if there's an emergency. researchers in cleveland developed the app that alerts a person with cp

you definitely notice the humidity this morning. even up in allentown where the humidity isn't quite so bad it's also sticky. in terms of showers and thunderstorms today well, through the morning it's a sun and clouds mix. and as we get into the afternoon, more of the same. after about 3 o'clock there is the chance of a couple of pop-up showers here or there but it's really more like four, five and then into 6 o'clock that we start to see some of these showers pop up in the northern and western suburbs and then dive down toward philadelphia. now, anywhere you see these they could produce drenching downpours, lightning but also some strong gusty winds. as we get to 6:00, 6:30 looks like these are plowing through philadelphia, some of them still popping up by allentown probably not so much down the shore yet. but then later in the evening 7, 8, 9 o'clock you see how that storm activity does move to the shore and gets off the coast by about 11 o'clock tonight much these storms as i mentioned could produce a lot of lightning and downpou

and oppressively humid all the way. records may fall in a couple of cases. 95 is the forecast high in philadelphia. that would tie the record if he with hit it. we missed yesterday's record. we have another shot today. allentown, 92. that's the record there. close to a record in wilmington the way the forecast looks like now. reading may get to the record high. same thing in atlantic city. highs 80 from surf city to ocean city. cool in the ocean water, 62 off ac. 67 off the delaware beaches and highs of 84. rehoboth beach and across cape may, as well. this is a hot stretch yesterday today and tomorrow will be uncomfortably humid. cool drinks are important and with the hazy sunshine you can get a burn easily, keep the sunscreen handy. 89 tomorrow. if we hit 90 it will be three straight days of 90 are or better. whether we hit it it will be hot and humid and sticky. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 95 is today's high, hot and steamy. you want to take it easy all the regular heat precautions in play today. sti

the humidity stays low, but the temperatures will be in the upper 80s. and this radar screen dry today, but the storms could start tomorrow. and they could be with us into the weekend, as well. at least the threat of storms. today, look at the warm-up, 74 trees, that's by 8:00 this morning. bright sunshine in the low 80s at noontime for redding, pottstown, wilmington, all of 80 degrees, and then into the middle to upper 80s this afternoon. but cooling down this evening quickly at 8:00 this evening, we'll be at 77 degrees. humidity on the low side but that changes for tomorrow. enjoy this while it's around. lots of sunshine warm but low humidity, high temperatures into the 80s this afternoon. but tomorrow the heat is on. got the 7-day forecast when i come back in ten. >> standby for the 90s. thanks, bill. 10 minutes after 5:00. and let's see what awaits you as you head the road this morning. >>> there's an overturned tractor-trailer in new jersey. where is that jessica boyington? >> 295 right in burlington township. it's in the northbound lanes blocking a

it gets more humid. so look what happens here. by thursday 8:00 a.m., 84 degrees and humid. now we're talking about 90s. 92 by 1:00 p.m. and humid. and then it goes up from there. so that's going to be quite a shock to the system in a couple of days. clear and more comfortable tonight, 64 for the low in philadelphia, 56 north and west. during the day tomorrow it's going to be sunny and warm, less humid even than it was today. high temperatures mid to upper 80s. the seven-day forecast much hotter and much more humid. on thursday just a slight chance of a thunderstorm thursday and friday. better chance of storms on saturday. saturday could make it three days in a row of 90 plus. that would make it the first heat wave of the season. but by sunday good-bye 90s. be closer to 80 with lower humidity. >>> a major beach replenishment project at the jersey shore faces a setback caused by two birds. >> nice to save the birds. i agree. nice to save homes, too. >> i'm ted greenberg. how a breeding ground is putting the work on hold. >>> a well-known local stage actor lies in a hospital b

it's hot and humid. you can't rule out the chance for a shower or storm but your best chance will be areas south. we have a cold front that's lingering to the south there so that's where you're going to see the stray showers this afternoon. everybody elpretty dry. winds out of -- everybody else pretty dry. winds out of the north, authority west adding in more humidity. highs today into the low to mid- 90s. a few degrees above average but nowhere near record highs. 94 for d.c. 92 for manassas and the near 90 range as we head to frederick and gaithersburg. showers today, there are not going to be a lot of them through culpeper, orange, manassas. even a few stray showers during the afternoon and evening hours. it's tuesday that we are going to see strong to even severe thunderstorms, severe especially for areas off to the north and west. that comes after we reach near 98 degrees tomorrow. 98 is our record high at reagan national. we'll be flirting with it. 94 for today. 98 for tomorrow. after the storms pus

low humidity, a high of 88. humidity returns thursda ♪ >>> the party continues in the district today as capital pride celebrates 40 years. the theme this year -- flash back. today you can head to a ladies tea or catch a concert on pennsylvania avenue presented by live casino. that concert by the way starts at noon or you can head to the capital concert stage for your '80s fix at 1:00. the official closing is at 10:00. taking place at cocoabalt at r "street." >>> man is in custody charged with the murder of an ice cream driver in frederick. larnell lyles shot brandon brown in the chest. >>> zoo animals on the loose in the can country of georgia after a flood destroyed enclosures at the zoo. eight people have been killed by the flooding including three zookeepers. >>> a shortage of blue crabs in maryland. the crab population in the chesapeake bay is up this year, but still sluggish. commercial crabbers hope that more crabs will move into the bay later this summer. >>> today, you can ride a circulator around the

and friday hot and humid and 94 and even stickier probably oppressive humidity on friday in fac. and saturday if we hit the 90 it will be three in a row and the season's first heat wave and either way it's a sticky day with a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. and rick on monday back to the mid-80s and the higher heat is over. >> thank you. >>> topping our people scene the beach boys helped to create a feel good era in music known as the california sound years after the band hit it big, oneco founder brian wilson began to lose his grip on reality, it's portrayed in a new movie. alicia vitarelli is at the big board with more. >> what an honor to sit down with a legend. it's wilson's true to life story, his music and his genius as its called and his menal illness, two actors play wilson, they each spent a week with him to learn his manrisms and learn the story from the icon himself. he was misdiagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, and spent years in treatment. >> what was it like to watch your own story? >> it was neat for me. i didn't know about the drugs i had took. it was like thera

we went through the humidity the last few days. it will be dropping down into the pleasant zone today. it gets uncomfortable at the end of the week but not as oppress oppressive. headlines, with humidity moving in, not as hot as well. storms south and west of the metro. fredricksburg. and that temperature not jumping as much as yesterday. 8:00, near 70. by 10:00, 80. at noon time, 82. your bus stop forecast on what to wear this wednesday. >>> today, metro will have to answer to a skwathing report that details how the agency is not meeting its own safety when it comes to safety protocols. the report also criticizes metro's communication between its own departments. and the fta also found that metro is suffering from a lack of staffing and management. we'll learn more at 10:00 this morning when that report is officially released. >>> and you'll have to deal with crowded metro trains for at least another month. engineers checked all the 4,000 series cars taken out of service. and found no safety hazards but some door components are lo

the heat and humidity stay the rest of the week, pushing low 90's. tomorrow more heat and humidity sun, watch out for the storm chances. horace: i'm so glad that abc 7 has the nba finals. it has been so good. lebron james is a beast. can he continue? reporter: i hope for all of us that he can. now we have a series. we have another performance for the ages by lebron james. sports is coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. reporter: ok, people, it is all well and good for the nats have the best player in the best pitcher in the game, but you can forget about the world series if players who were not named harper and max scherzer do not come correct. the curly w has lost three straight, the latest coming to the north town of chicago. 1-0 cubs. ian desmond, to right center opposite field power. it is gone. number five of the year. 4-2 cubbies escobar to clint robinson scores. the nats cut the lead, 4-3. top of the sixth, 5-3 cubs. a soft liner, one-run scores. michael taylor throws a dart and nails mcgoug

add in the humidity and it will feel closer to 100. storm chances sunday, more chances monday and tuesday. after tonight he gets a little hairy to pinpoint the next round of storms, but we could have a break in the heat and humidity coming. the complete forecast in a few minutes. kellye: right now this is a live look at one of the biggest parties in d.c. abc 7 in this year's capital pride parade, bringing a firsthand look at the celebration. richard reeve is what the crowd. quite a big turnout. richard: kellye, it is rocking out here on the street. i can barely hear. i'm going to scoot out of the way, the parade going on right now. this is the 40th year they have done this. 150,000 spectators, 170 groups taking part. every year, this gets bigger and bigger. the lgbt community celebrating. it is only a mile and a half but it seems longer. one of the big features, the costumes, everybody getting into various outfits, having a great time. there is also serious talk about lgbt issues. let's listen. >> i have a lot of gay friends. like, the

the humidity is lower, yes. you can thank that. yesterday, a southerly wind was bringing the humidity into the area. humidity this hour is 20 points lower than yesterday at this time. awesome storms at the shore. it looks like it will be a nice day today. sunshine, temperatures climbing into the 70s and possibly into the low 80s this afternoon. most of the day in the 70s. look at those winds. a few scattered clouds at 10:00. don't let that fool you. it will be nice and sunny. that will filter some sunshine. 78 degrees at 10:00 with low humidity. the winds start to shift, though, become more east/northeasterly. the temperatures warm up potentially up to 80 degrees at 11:00. with that breeze blowing, we'll be in the low to mid-80s today. even cooler tomorrow. but tomorrow the clouds that are scattered here's will be taking over. there's a chance we'll see showers and thunderstorms. look at the extended future weather when i come back in ten minutes to show you when shows will be rolling in. >>> 12 minutes past 4:00 right now. the con

temperatures and humidity rising. that green blob on your screen is the possibility of severe thunderstorms which will bring the temperatures down. but the storms are coming with it. >>> a south jersey car collision company is showing off the dangers of the heat. check out the vehicle they have moving around mt. laurel burlington county. it shows the air temperature outside was 86 degrees at the time. here's the thing. the temperature inside the parked vehicle with no air conditioning on was 132 degrees. a reminder not to leave people or pets in cars under these conditions. check out these statistics from the national highway traffic safety administration. 636 kids died in hot cars from 1998 to 2014. of those, more than half about 336 children, were forgotten by their caregiver. 186 of those deaths were kids playing in unattended cars and 110 were intentionally left in hot cars. >>> this morning, a pool specialist is investigating concerns at a public pool in montgomery county. after several parents reported that thei

we have that heat and humidity and humidity is high tore day. that is a big problem because it will be just as hot when you factor in the humidity that could make it feel close to hundred degrees this afternoon. 77 degrees, that is current temperature, normally we're about mid to low 80's for a high so we are easily climbing in the 90's again. very warm start. bus stop buddy warmer today 75 to 80 when you step outside no need for coat, grab the sun screen and glasses. we have put it in the seven again. no showers or storms until maybe later but you cannot go higher then that because heat and humidity will make it feel oppressive this afternoon. we have an air quality issue alert and it has expanded. watch for air quality poor air quality in the middle of the afternoon. a heat advisory because heat plus humidity will make it feel close to hundred degrees but thinks just from noon to 8:00 right in the middle of the afternoon when it will be, the highest heat index value. so certainly watch for that. satellite plus radar shows that we are clear now

mid 80's very humid outside. movies is a good place to hang out the next couple days. >> summer is here and it's going to feel like it. it's june. it happens. we're talking about 90-degree temperatures in our forecast. if you step outside very warm and muggy. probably need the ac tonight. we have a cold front bringing clouds and one isolated thunderstorm in new jersey right now. we'll check it out. storm scan3 we'll move into parts of southern gloucester and camden county, new jersey. there's your isolated storm along the front that's moving through and this front really doesn't bring any cooler air it just drops the humidity levels a little bit for tomorrow. there you go. near winslow township right now, williamstown seeing some heavy rain and a lot of lightning strikes as this storm tracks to the east at about 40 miles per hour so on this track and speed they'll take it through chisel hurts bass river just after midnight and stafford coming in around 12:15. again this storm racing off to the east at about 40 mi

we'll be hot and humid later and muggy this morning. so far so good with temperatures, 71 degrees in philadelphia. 67 degrees in allentown. 68 fairly comfortable in trenton. 67 in wilmington, 65 degrees if you want to take a stroll on the boardwalk down the shore. future tracker 6 shows through the morning and afternoon we're dry with clouds and sun after 3:30 we'll see spop -- pop-up showers in the poconos that's where they will stay maybe drenchers possible maybe gusty winds ahead of any spotty storms that form. most of this is well off to the north. temperatures are the big story for most of us, high of 95 in philadelphia. we'll tie the existing record if we hit that. it will be hot and humid we're not acclimated for this, take breaks, cool drinks don't overdue it. a spotty storm in the afternoon and evening especially up north. 73 by 8:00 a.m. if it is day you have the option of getting out early and getting stuff done i would do it. 11:00 a.m. it will be humid and 86. in the afternoon stickiest part of the day. high of 95 around 4:

humidity. we're just in the low 60s much of the metro area. green lights for morning midday and afternoon commute. temperatures for the morning drive with hazy sunshine in the mid-70. . afternoon commute hazy, sunshine, temperatures in the low 80s. heat wave on wait. a look at which days will be the hostest next one coming up on the 1s. >>> it's no secret that men and women die lot of things differently. apparently you can add sleep to that list. we'll show you who is more likely to get a better night's rest. >>> new developments involving fifa, what we're learning about the election that will be held to replace the embattled >>> breaking news, chopper 4 over the beltway outerloop in prince george's county now. drivers getting by a crash where a tractor trailer overturn an hour ago, only one lane was getting by. things have cleared up pretty quickly now. three lanes opened up. traffic still backed up. it looks like a tow truck has just arrived on the scene here. so this may be completely out of

monday, showers and thunderstorms, 85, very humid. same things tuesday shower or storm, oppressively humid high of 89. wednesday and thursday, 86 and 83. >> 83 looks refreshing. >> reporter: if only we could keep that. >> yeah. >>> the keys to successful aging are engaging the mind and moving the body and interacting with others. tamala edwards takes us to a retirement community where the residents do all three at once. >> reporter: the manner house in seaford delaware sits on the river so residents are used to taking daily walks. but one of the residents suggested make it more intellectually interesting. >> one of the residents said can we have labels? >> reporter: now the residents walk with their smart phones scanning the matter codes along the path. >> they can take a break and look at the tree and know what it is that they are looking at and move along. they are getting education along the way. >> the beauty, the label doesn't only show the botanical name and the common name, you use your smart phone and wipe the little do dad un