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WPVI Action News 5PM July 12, 2017

Disappearance of four young men. The District Attorney says that important evidence was already uncovered but the intensive work continues. We will fine something for sure, i have no doubt of that. Dinardo posted 10 of a Million Dollars bail on a weaponed charge in bensalem. And today they took him back into custody at his familys home. Now under arrest for the theft of a Nissan Maxima belonging to tom meo of plumstead. We allege that Cosmo Dinardo attempted to sell meos vehicle for 500 to a friend whose identity we know but are protecting in the court documents. That was on july 9th one day after meos family reported him missing and found inside of his car his potentially life saving diabetic kit something that they say he never would have left behind. The bail is set at an astounding 5 million cash and dinardo is on route to the correctional facility. Sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. And action News Reporter gray hall continues the Team Coverage now from buckingham township where that bail hearing for Cosmo Dinardo was held in the last hour. Reporter we can tell you that judge maggie snow was swift and her ruling was very severe as you heard sara say, she set a cash bail at 5 million, she says this the highest bail she ever set. Just a few minutes ago inside of this bucks County District courtroom the person of interest, in 20yearold Cosmo Dinardo faced the judge, no cameras allowed. Wearing a tank top and glasses. Its centered around the theft of thomas meos car. Detectives say he tried to sell it for 500 and later found on the property. And today he faced the judge on the theft charges and they say that the da knew about this, and should have brought it up before of this. They wanted something to keep dinardo in jail because he was in jail for the unrelated firearms charges. They say he is a light risk and suffers from mental illness. They say he does not have a passport or prior criminal history the judge decided because of the gravity of this case she had to set bail at the stiff 5 million cash bail. In the family is able to make the 5 million cash bail is he ordered to stay at home and no access to weapons as to what is next in this particular theft charge . A preliminary hearing is set for july 31st. That is the latest from here channel 6 action news. Thank you. Get the latest developments in this case through our 6 abc app and find a recap of what has happened so far and see raw video from the scene its a Free Download for your mobile device. All right now turning to the heat and humidity gripping the delaware valley. The action cam was along kelly drive. Lets look live right now, parts of penns landing tonight. If you thought today was hot well get ready for tomorrow. Accuweather says its down right oppressive and even dangerous. Live Team Coverage and Annie Mccormick is live down at the shore for a big event about to happen but we begin with adam joseph at the big board. 91 today and so far matching that at 91 degrees above the average of 87. We dont look at just the air temperature. You have to look at how it feels with the oppressive humidity. The highest heat indexes dover peaked at 103 and felt like 100 in wildwood and the shore, no break from the heat and humidity with a sea breeze. Atlantic ci Atlantic City 99 and allentown 92 degrees. It would be nice to get breeze but but south of boston and cape cod but for us an isolate the shower here or there but should remain quiet. Tomorrow excessive heat warnings go into effect at 8 00 in the morning for the highly urbanized areas, the pink zones here the highest heat indexes but advisory for remainder area, for the Lehigh Valley and shore. Not in an advisory, what does it mean for the advisory instead of the warning. 105 and the advisory between 100 and 105, and the shore Lehigh Valley between 95 and 100. Dangerous heat tomorrow and then as we head towards friday well see a stormy end to the heat wave. And well chat about that in the accuweather forecast. Thank you. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormick is in Atlantic City and people are there to see a pop star with local roots. That is right pink our local girl from doylestown is expected to hit the stage in a couple of hours, behind me there are so many people waiting here for her arrival. These people are not seeing red because of the heat they are seeing pink and they are excited for the 2017 Atlantic City beach fest Concert Serieses to start. Before the gates opened. The fans started to line up for the 2017 Atlantic City beach fest Concert Series and the heat was not phasing pinks fans. I love it. A nice ocean breeze it feels good. Real good. We bought these tickets when they first went on sale, we cant wait. Its easy to spot pinks loyal followers. Its the big draw on tonights ticket. She is amazing. Definitely work it. The Concert Seriess part of a multimilliondollar agreement with the Casino Reinvestment Authority hosting concerts in atlanta too will draw 30,000 people this summer and next. Crews began to assembly the stage earlier this week and place fozer vendors too. And they were happy to plunge down for concert tees. Waiting for merchandise and then the gates open and we are on the beach. There are several opening acts before pink is expected to hit the stage around 8 25 tonight. We are live from the Caesars Entertainment tent in Atlantic City. Channel 6 action news. Back to you. Thank you. Hot ticket in more ways than one. With the hot weather expected to continue stay with action news and 6abc. Com for the latest weather videos and updates watch double scan radar for wet weather that may be heading our way. Investigators say that a shooting left two women dead in philadelphia overnight may have been a case of mistaken identity. The shooting happened at midnight on the 30 hundred block of lawrence street. And gunman pulled up to a vehicle that two women were in and fired at least 20 rounds killing both women. Investigators say that the women had borrowed that vehicle from someone else. The windows were dark, and with the time the shooter pulled up next to the vehicle they may not have been able to identify who was inside. Police say there was more than one gunman and they are looking to see if the crime was recorded. Election day in new jersey is four months away but there appears to be an early leader for governor. New numbers show that democrat, phil murphy getting the majority of the support. Lieutenant governor, kimong getting half of that support. Hi rick and monica, the latest is delays. Traveling on the schuylkill expressway expect delays in and out of south philadelphia. You are in the red if you travel on the eastbound side. Heading out right now from the vine out to the walt whitman bridge, 16 minutes right now, about 11 on the westbound side of but looking live at university. This is your big westbound delay delayed from there to the vine. Crowd fuzz travel out on the schuylkill expressway and affects you on the vine and its roosevelt boulevard. Because the westbound side is crowded that affects you as well out here. We are jammed right now on the roosevelt boulevard northbound up and over the twin bridges from this point at 76 through to broad street you are heavy. And a new accident, a person was struck on the tracks here on route 611 northbound between easton road and moreland road. Heads up there. Thank you. Meantime more ahead on action news at 5 00. President trump playing defense how the president is now stepping up for his son as details continue to come out with a meet weighing russian lawyer last year. Ain Ground Breaking Cancer Treatment first tested in philadelphia is a step closer to fda approval. Cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo. What is up tonight cecily . Hi guys im here with danny who has got a lizard on a leash. This is bob the savannah monitor they will be found in the wild in africa. And bob is actually a female because bob started laying eggs, they love the hot weather, and bobs heating lamp is 130 degrees and if you look at the body here it looks a little jiggly and gloated because they are like camels in a way they can hold a lot of liquid in their body and go days and Days White House water. I will be with big tortoises later on. male announcer are you ready to take the scenic route . Then you belong at Bass Pro Shops for freedom days. With clearance savings of 20 to 40 on select shorts and shirts. And save 50 on this eclipse speed frame tent. In the state that invented the american vacation. A legendary adventure awaits. Heroes will rise. Bonds will be forged. And memories will be made to last a lifetime. New york state. Its all here. Its only here. Plan your summer trip at iloveny. Com some scary moments at chicago airport this plane skidded off the runway just hours ago you see the tire marks on the grass where the plane went off the asphalt there are no reports of injuries. Health check an fda panel approved a break through Cancer Treatment first tested here in philadelphia. Health reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman is following the research and joins us from the big board. Reporter if the full fda accepts this recommendation the first gene therapy to win approval. It was first tested at Childrens Hospital and the university of philadelphia. It uses the patients own immune system and reengineer t cells to fight the patients specific cancer cells. Emily whitehead was the first pediatric patient treated for an aggressive form of leukemia. Chemotherapy was not working and got the experimental treatment. She has been cancer free for five years. Since emily 500 have been treated. But it comes with risks and we dont know the long term affects yet but the fda has to make their final decision. Also on the cancer front there pay finally be a way to detect pancreatic cancer earlier, typically later stages when its tough to treat and a new study shows two tumor markers in the blood could help spot the cancer sooner in people that are considered high risk. And its not just your weight but the quality of your diet that can effect your life span. Researchers followed more than 70,000 people for 12 years and found that making even small changes to your diet like eating more nuts and legumes and cutting back on red meat can cut the risk of death by 15 . Bottom line just try to eat healthy. All right sounds good. Thanks ali. Still to come on action news at 5 00, the sales record shattered by amazon on the sales day this year. And the 100,000 donation to give kids meals in philadelphia. And follow us for breaking news, on facebook, facebook. Com 6abcactionnews twitter at 6 abc. Amazons prime day marked the biggest sales day in the companys history. Retail giants third annual sales blitz posted record sales seeing a 16 spike and higher than last years black friday and cyber monday shopping period combined. The most popular item was echo dot speaker with the personal assistance alexa. Some local young women are calling for diversity in the transportation and engineering fields. The currents and former students of drexel and temple and university of pennsylvania talked about the struggles they have seen in the workplace and the need for a more diverse workforce. That was amid a conference for state transportation officials. Future Police Officers got to go to a camp the legacy Law Enforcement cam in bear for the fiveday academy style camp. Participants are 11 to 17 and learned skills and cpr and physical fitness and get to watch this the k9 teams and of the course talk to real officers, the Ronny Williams Foundation Funds it. Hungry kids have more Food Applications tonight thanks to a big donation to philabundance, they presented a 100,000 check to support the Backpack Program to make foods they can take home on the weekends and vacation breaks when other programs are not available. Very nice. More to come on action news at tonight. The accuweather forecast right around the corner. And live in doylestown where Cosmo Dinardo is arriving at the bucks county facility right now, arrested on the stolen car charge today and continues to be at the center of the missing persons four person case in bucks county. Stay with 6abc. Com and chopper 6 hd is live for you over the scene as he arrives at the correctional center. Time for a check of the sweltering accuweather forecast. Cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo where its certainly hot. Hey cecily. Hi guys its certainly very hot and that is why we are focusing on reptiles and animals that handle the heat. This is kenya the sand boa, found in northern and eastern africa. I want to hold up her head. What makes these guys interesting if you see the shape of the head its wedged shape and shaped like a shovel and they use the head to burrow under the sand and then to catch their meals they just stay under the sand and sometimes here is the tail, they kind of poke up the tail through the sand and animals think that is something to eat and they will ambush the prey and they can conserve their energy and let the food come to them. The females can also be double the size as the males and these are a snake that gives back to live young. You think about snakes actually hatching eggs but the eggs are held internally and hatch inside of the body and then the babies come out alive. An interesting animal and people that are afraid of snakes its none venomous and not slimery at all. And interesting animals. Lets talk about the weather because that feels like we are in kenya right now. Philadelphia 89 and allentown 85 and trenton 88 and cape may 88 degrees. Factor in the humidity the heat index these are the numbers that are meaningful. Dover feels like 103 and philadelphia 96 and cape may 98 degrees, feels like 94 in trenton. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have clouds up to the north and showers across upstate new york and thunderstorms moving off the coast of new england all with a front that bring an end to the heat wave than does not move in until friday and tonight north warm and stuffy night under partly cloudy skies and overnight low 72 degrees in the cooler suburbs and philadelphia we wont drop below 78 degrees can and tomorrow this is when we reach the peak of the heat, the heat index the way it feels for the i95 corridor into south jersey and most of delaware, higher than 105 degrees that is dangerously hot and the surrounding suburbs 100 to 105 and go along the coast and the Lehigh Valley and the poconos to get relief and even there the heat index 95 to 100 and we have excessive heat warnings and advisories in effect tomorrow. And storms are on the way. 3 30 tomorrow afternoon well likely see scattered thunderstorms developing with heavy downpours, ahead of that cold front and friday an active day as the front slips through, 5 00 friday evening for the evening commute. Heavy thunderstorms developing to the west and they have the chance to be strong to severe. So the fiveday at 5 00 showing one more day we can get through this. Oppressive tomorrow and the high up to 97 degrees, the heat index the way it feels above 105 for philadelphia and friday it will be hot and humid with heavy thunderstorms and that front is slow to move through and actually moving the high up to 90 degrees and saturday bright and warm and less humid and 86 and sunday mostly sunny and warm and 89 and monday a high of 90 degrees that is the forecast that kenya, the sand boa will really like. I will feel the tortoises later on from the zoo. Thank you cecily. Stay cool and drink something cool. Well be right back. Action news at 5 00 with breaking news just in. This is 20yearold Cosmo Dinardo the person of interest in the disappearance of four missing men in bucks county. Chopper 6 hd of head minutes ago as he was escorted into the correctional facility in doylestown where he is now held on 5 million cash bail as we reported at the top of the hour. He was just rearrest aid short time ago charged this time with stealing a car. It belonged to thomas meo and now dinardo is held on 5 million cash bail. Meanwhile Police Activity has dramatically increased at the 90 acre farmland in solebury township. Chopper 6 hd is over as the fbi and local authorities set up more tents and brought in more heavy equipment at noon today. During a News Conference this afternoon. Bucks county District Attorney Matthew Weintraub says that important evidence was recovered from the site but did not go into detail of the nature of the evidence. Weintraub added they have no doubt they will find out more clues about the disappearance of the four men. And well continue to alert you to new developments in this story throughout our 6 abc app. Right now you can find the latest details about the case and along with raw video from the action cam and chopper 6 hd the 6 abc app is a Free Download. In other news tonight, donald trump jr. Is speaking about that meeting with the russian lawyer last summer. And we are hearing more about it from the president and his nominee for fbi director. Abc correspondent emily is live in washington with the details. Reporter rick, donald trump jr. And his father continue to call the russia investigation a witch hunt but its not going away any time soon. I did not consider director mueller to be on a witch hunt. That is the nominee for fbi director chri

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