Defend the fbi. He detailed one encounter in february when the president cleared the room of everyone including attorney general, jeff sessions. My sense was he knew he shouldnt be leaving than is why he was lingering and i dont know mr. Kushner picked up on the same thing but i had to pay close attention. He tried to prompt the appointment of a special council by giving a memo to a reporter to leak. Needed to get that out into the public square. Comey was asked a question many were asking, why not just tell the president he could not discuss the Russian Investigation with him. That is a good question, maybe if i was stronger i would have. I was so stunned by the conversation that i just took it in. Today james comey strongly asserted the intelligence communitys findings that russia did interfere in the 2016 election. Sanders was asked about comeys testimony that the president lied and she said i can tell you the president is not a liar and i am frankly insulted by the question. Im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. As expected comeys testimony spark aid war of words with the white house. Less than two hours after comey finished asking questions the president s personal lawyer fired back. Its overwhelmingly clear that there have been and continue to be those in government who are actively attempting to undermine this administration, with selective and illegal leaks of classified information and privileged communications. Mr. Comey has now admitted that he is one of these leakers. Todays hearing drew national attention. Many bars including london grill had watch parties if you will. Well have more at 5 30. And 6abc. Com and the 6 abc app have complete coverage of the Senate Hearing and see clips of the testimony and reaction from lawmakers and the white house and more of sara bloomquists reports from washington. All at 6abc. Com and the 6 abc app. Available for free in your app store. Turning to other news tonight Philadelphia Police have arrest aid man in the death of Sexual Assault of his 1yearold stepson. According to officials that child was reported unresponsive at a southwest philadelphia house yesterday evening and pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital. And doctors found bruises and signs of Sexual Assault. Neighbors are out rained and heart broken. You walk past and hear Something Like that its really sad. I pray for the family and the loss of the ones they love. God forgive us, its sad to hear that. Police say that the childs stepfather was home when they arrived and he faces several charges including attempted murder. And police need your help in finding a man that allegedly attacked a man in a wawa bathroom. Accused of robbing a victim in the bathroom in a claymont wawa last month. A south jersey fraternity doubled the reward for information leading to an arrest after the house was set on fire. Nobody was hurt when the house in glassboro went up in flames. The fraternity says they leased the home forever members for several years. Tonight the chapter is offering a 4,000 reward to track down the arsonist responsible. Its a dreary cloudy start to the week and it looks like this weekends weather is well worth the wait. Cecily tynan is outside with more only the accuweather forecast. Including a potential heat wave. We have a weather whiplash going on. Going from cool and cloudy and rainy and hot and dry and our next heat wave is on the way and today a mixed bag of weather, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have a good amount of sunshine earlier but if you see that moisture off the coast that is from low pressure and that is bringing us cloud cover but temperatures made it into the low 70s before the clouds rolled in and we are actually the cool spot on the east coast. 67 in philadelphia even maine is in the 80s and if you look out the west. There is building heat there. Temperatures generally rising up into the upper 80s and that heat will continue to build and it will be moving our way as we head through the weekend. Todays high so far officially 72 degrees and tomorrow is 10 degrees warmer than today. Saturday 14 degrees warm herb and sunday and monday this is where the intense heat moves in, 20 degrees warmer than today and temperatures in the mid90s and this is what to expect lots of sunshine and challenging record warmth and it looks like the heat wave will likely last four days and ill let you know how High Temperatures climb in the full accuweather forecast. All right cecily thank you. The jersey shore could see up to a 20 rise in tidal flooding this year. According it a federal report. The National Oceanic report looks at nuisance flooding driven by high tides instead of storms. Current models are predicting a week el nino that often brings rain to the east coast and 20 rise in nuisance flooding nationwide. New at 5 00 part of a multimilliondollar project is cleat in Atlantic City and could mean more tourist dollars for the cash strapped town and they relilt section of boardwalk between New Hampshire and atlantic avenues. Nora muchanic was there. With the snip of a ribbon the mayor reopened the rebuilt section of Atlantic Citys iconic boardwalk stretching from the former revel hotel to oriental avenue at the absecon avenue. And the revel and taj mahal all closed and the town died. And now there is life there. This is good for Atlantic City, this boardwalk is the line for fun. She runs the absecon lighthouse and hopes that the new boards will bring more people to the local landmark. The project includes new decking and led lights and benches and chairs made from reclaimed boardwalk wood. The job they are doing on the boards is incredible. Construction is underway on the final 40 million phase of the boardwalk rebuild along the absecon inlet. After storm damage from hurricane sandy. You will be able to ride your bicycle from margate to waldmans basin. It will stop at the sea wall and stop it even more. I remember the storms washing this area out and its just im impressed with the level of engineering they are putting into it. Officials hope it will spur development and draw more people to inlet attractions the last segment of the rebuild is set to be completed early next year. The Pennsylvania House of representatives has passed the states biggest gambling expansion in years. The bill would expand casino style gambling statewide including airports and bars and internet sites and spearheaded by republican leader in an attempt to raise money for the state treasury and tom wolf has not take and a definite stance on the legislation. June is lgbt pride month, and they held their first ever city hall kickoff. Mayor jim kenney was on hand and they raised a new pride flag with a traditional rainbow and black and brown stripes it represents a sign of inclusion for all members of the Lgbt Community regardless of color. Thursday night and lets get a check of the action news traffic report for you now. Lets go to matt pellman. Construction has finally cleared for the day here along 495 southbound side and all lanes are reopen and the delay is thinning out and stick with 495, 95 that is taking extra today because of the 495 construction its still very glowith speeds like 14 miles per hour. In delco a couple of bad accidents one in hill square and along 3 at 252, but use 252 instead of 320 a dump truck accident as the southbound lanes blocked near the popeyes and a crash at city avenue near wynnewood road, busier than normal in overbrook and extra busy in bucks county on the southbound side of 1 at the super highway and earlier crash got us off to a bad start and inch jt river line has 15 minute delays because of an accident involving a pedestrian. All right matt thank you. More ahead on action news at 5 00, deadly fires overseas have sparked major evacuations in several tourist heavy towns and thousands of people are trying to escape the flames. And a dream fulfilled for a pennsylvania veteran decades in the making. For millions who suffer from schizophrenia a side effect of their medication. Is something called akathisia. Its time we took notice. Live breaking news from outside of atlanta georgia, a church bus overturned and landed on top of a minivan that entire highway is closed and several medical choppers have landed to treat victims of the crash. You see the scene and reports of at least one fatalities and dozens of injuries. We know that the bus was carrying people from an Alabama Church and well continue to follow this breaking story for you outside of atlanta. Nine people are dead and more than 8,000 are forced to evacuate because of wild fires in south africa, more than two dozen separate fires are burning along the western cape. That is a popular spot for tourists and flooding make it difficult for firefighters to reach the flames. Officials there are calling the situation unprecedented. Despite the attention surrounding james comeys testimony on capitol hill. The dow hit north record. Analysts say the lack of a bombshell kept markets stable and ended the day up 9 points and the nasdaq 24 in change and the s p 500 is up a fraction of a point today. Now there say city effort to provide job training in the banking world. Bank works focuses on young adults from low income and minority communities. They were on hand for the big announcement and the program was started in 2006 in los angeles and so far helped 1400 graded get jobs at banks and other financial institutions. Delaware Technical Community college is making it easier for residents of the first state to enter the military. Today the school announced that they will offer the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude BatteryAptitude Test to match recruits with careers, previously recruit his to travel to new jersey or maryland for testing. A man that put aside his education to serve his country has fulfilled his dream. Albert has received his diploma. He left school in 10 and grade and when into the the army in world war ii, his wife said after the war he is busy working and raising a family. He always talked about it, maybe he would go back to school. But with working he didnt have the time to go back to school. 92. How about that . Thanks to this Program Operation recognition high schools are allowed to grant diplomas to honably discharged world war ii vets. One local doctors frustration is turning into a team effort, ali gorman has the story when action news comes right back. I no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. Wondering, what if . I let go of all those feelings. Because i am cured with harvoni. Harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. And is proven to cure up to 99 of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. Certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. 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We met one team of riders fighting the disease in a host of ways. Five years ago dr. Christine meyer was very frustrated. My practice was consumed by cancer case after cancer case, young people sick and losing their battles. So she signed up for the broad street run to raise money to fight cancer and motivate others. Today team cmmd has hundreds of members and raised more than a million dollars. When dr. Lolita joined dr. Myers practice he helped the runners cross train with cycling and before long there was a cmmd cycling team too. They rode for fun and local events but they wanted a bigger goal. We heard about the American Cyclists bridge to breach that was it. We were up to 90 cyclists in a year. The team has a motto. No on no one rides alone. We took the intimidation factor out of cycling and we have new rider come in and people that have never been on a bike join us. They encourage each other and loves to see new riders cross the finish line. Anyone can ride 65 miles. The bridge to beach is this sunday rain or shine and different starting points with routes from 20 to 65 miles, in philadelphia it starts at the ben franklin bridge at 6 30 register online now or sunday morning, we have details on 6abc. Com. Also coming up tonight at 11 00 can adult sem cells from fat help to heal shoulder injuries, the focus of a new Clinical Trial but a local doctor is doing the procedure for years, well show you how it works and what patients have to say and what other experts have to say about it. Its tonight on a special report on action news at 11 00. Thank you. More news when we come right back. Break through your allergies. Try new Flonase Sensimist allergy relief instead of allergy pills. It delivers a gentle mist experience to help block six key inflammatory substances. Most allergy pills only block one. New Flonase Sensimist changes everything. Time for a look at the accuweather forecast. Meteorologist, cecily tynan, here thursday night and the weekend not that far away but well be sweat first degreei sweating in a few days. A place popular this weekend and next week. This is dillworth park and the spray grounds are a great way to cool off and by early next week youll want to find cool spots we have another heat wave on the way. Temperatures still on the cool side. Philadelphia 67 degrees we did make it into the low 70s before the clouds rolled in and notice though areas farther away from the coast where there is more fine its warmer, 74 degrees and cape may chilly 61 and Atlantic City airport 62. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing we started the day with loads of sunshine and there is low pressure off the eastern seaboard, you see how that is pumping up the clouds and the clouds will be eroding from the southwest to the northeast as that low pressure moves away from us. Tonight turning partly cloudy and a cool night. 55 in philadelphia and 47 in allentown and wilmington 53 and cape may 56. Future tracker 6 showing tomorrow should be a beautiful day. Good amount of sunshine and temperatures climbing back up into the 80s for philadelphia. Philadelphia 82 degrees on the beach wildwood 76 degrees and plent yip of sunshine. As we head into the weekend saturday it gets warmer and more humid and 85 degrees by 3 00 and temperatures in the generally low to mid80s along the shore and the humidity will be increasing. Tomorrow dew points in the mid50s and that is comfortable and saturday, sunday and monday, dew points are heading into the 60s. So you will feel the moisture in the air and sunday and monday, temperatures climbing up into the mid90s. Its going to get hot a weather whiplash, for saturday down the shore partly sunny and 78 degrees, nice and philadelphia pleasantly warm and 86. A lot of people heading to the poconos for race weekend. A chance of a spotty thunderstorm and most of the weekend rain free and 78. Back to where we should be for this time of year. 82 degrees mostly sunny skies and on saturday haetd heating up to 86 and the heat turns up on sunday. 94 degrees. And monday 95 degrees and tuesday the same and we hit 95 both days that will be tying the record high so a good place to be, down the shore. That is where meteorologist Melissa Magee is at stone harbor at the yacht club getting ready to eat . You have food there . Im always eating cecily and you know me and i like to throw down when its time to eat. We are at the yacht club of stone harbor wave and say hello we are having a good time because its Restaurant Week. Whether you are in avalon or stone harbor for the seven mile week of restaurant fun, dig in well have more on this and the all important accuweather forecast its going to warm up guys this weekend. Details are coming up in just a little bit. Looks delicious. It looks like its crab cakes, i knew it was crab cakes thank you melissa. I love crab cakes. Save big on Great Fathers day gifts at bass pro shops. Like red head 8pocket shorts for under 15. Mr. Steak patio grills starting at under 350. Plus, free catch and release ponds and giveaways this weekend. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, Rick Williams and monica malpass. Hello again. Here is what is happening on action news tonight. Former fbi director, james comey, does not hold back while testifying before lawmakers on capitol hill. What he shared under oath and how washington is reacting tonight. And a masked robber storms into a local convenience demanding cash or else. What they are say being the suspect. And from pirates to good eating we are down at the shore with what is hot and happening down at the shore this weekend. Well, following weeks of leaked memos today it was james comeys turn to answer questions under oath about private conversations with donald trump. They had eyes of washington and the world watching to see what mr. Comey might reveal. He told the senators he believed he was fired because of how he was conducting the Russian Investigation he was confused by the fire because he was repeatedly told by the president he was doing a good job. The administration chose to defame me and more importantly the fbi by saying the organization was in disarray and poorly led. That the workforce had lost confidence in its leader. Those were lies. Plain and simple. Comey went on to say he understood he served as the pleasure of the