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WPVI Action News 6PM June 10, 2017

Of what promises to be several days of summer like heat. Stay with the prelude with warmer conditions and sun, over the next few days, were in for a presummer season heat wave. Action news reporter, Annie Mccormack. Melissa it was certainly a warm one day, but tolerable across the delaware and lehigh valley, were coming in at 87 in philadelphia after high today of 88. 86 in lancaster, same in reading, poconos little cooler in at 75. At the coast in cape may coming in at 74 degrees. Here is satellite 6 along with action radar. We got spotty showers moving across the poconos with the weak disturbance coming on through. But all in all. Most of us should stay dry. If youre stepping out, its mild, comfortable tonight. 7 00 p. M. Were in the 80s, 9 00, 81, partly sunny sky, partly cloudy at 9 00. 78. 76 at 10 00 and 11 00 weve got a number of just 75. So the heat is on. Were set to sizzle as early as tomorrow. So this will be heat wave number two for the year here in philadelphia. And it starts out tomorrow on sunday, were calling for a high of 94. The record is 95. Monday high tying the record of 95 and 96 degrees on tuesday. The record is 95 set back in 1956. So were tracking the core of the hottest air that moves in as we get to early next week, heats to keep in mind were going from a drastic swing in temperature, details coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Lets move on to Annie Mccormack joining us from the art museum. Annie . Reporter thats right. Theyre soaking in the sun and now before it gets too hot later on i can tell you right now were feeling those temperatures rise. The sun is strong behind me a had lot are dancing to a song from dirty dancing. Feeble telling us they want the get out today. They want to get out this weekend and enjoy the sun. Reporter hot weather has people breaking into salsa dances on the art museum steps, come mid week, the temperatures are expected to spice and steam up with predictions in the mid 90s. Today perfect, 70 and sunny then it was time for little oneonone on its basketball court. A time for picnics and sunbathe, its been nice. Its really nice and sunny. Laying down on the grass over there a little bit. Reporter at the Schuylkill River dog run, the pool is full and ready for the Furry Friends to get relief. These mountain dog owners know the drill about keeping pets safe and are preparing for the dog days of summer. Taking him for shorter walks. Making sure that we both stay hydrated. Reporter i can tell you once the sun goes down below the art museum it will feel like absolute perfection. As for what the city will do in the case of temperatures rising, they can enact a Heat Health Emergency and a code red something they do for Homeless People in our area, watch checking in with 311 and check with the website and twitter and facebook as well. Reporting live in art museum steps, Annie Mccormack channel 6 action news we have developing news from delaware county, where crews have just declared a three alarm fire under control in darby borough. It broke out before 4 30 along the 400 block of main street, crews arrived to find flames rising from the roof of the home there. Those flames then spread to the house next door. So far, there are no reported injuries. And no word how the whole thing started. Meanwhile, the fire is also affecting Trolley Service through darby. The route 11 line is ending at island and woodland avenue. Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a 2yearold before taking off. It happened just before 2 00 this afternoon near the intersection of somerdale and alcott street in the somerdale section. Witnesses say theres came running, they were able to get partial tag number. The youngster was taken to Saint Christopher where. The driver was operating a light blue toyota high lander with tinted windows a 24yearold student from the university of pennsylvania was critically injured on Market Street this morning about 1 00 a. M. The driver stopped and cooperated with police. Investigators say the victim was crossing intersection against the light. Three men stabbed early this morning during a robbery in the crescentville section about 3 00 a. M. Along mayfair street. The victims were approached by two men demanding cash. A scuffle ensued and each were stabbed repeatedly, theyre hospitalized in einstein. It was an emotional celebration as the Philadelphia Fire Department honor fallen firefighter joyce craig with a dedication of a new mural. Graces the side of the Lawncrest Free Library branch not too far from where she was stationed. Its designed to honor her life, legacy and sacrifice. Top city officials along with colleagues friends were also on hand. I didnt know joyce myself, but after joyces passing, i asked a male firefighter, i said, was she that good . He went, she was that good and she was even better. Joyce was killed in december of 2014 during a house fire in west oak lane. A 19yearold son an threeyearold daughter. It was a knitting sendoff for three generations veterans in springfield delaware county. They boarded busses bound for washington, dc, first stop will be Arlington National cemetery where they will honor brothers and sisters who lost their lives and tour other War Memorials before being honored for their service. The group is comprised of veterans from several complicates drug world war ii, korea and the vietnam war. Are you feeling lucky . If you are, you might want to grab a power ball ticket. The jackpot is worth 435 million bucks, the 10th largest prize in history, no one matched all the winning numbers since april 1st. The jackpot ballooned over time. If you win, and you take the cash payout youll take home a cool 273 million bucks. The odds of winning are one in 292. 2 million. A family from new jersey knows what its like to win big, the smith family won 429 million in the power ball last year and theyve been using the wealth to help others, they hoped a Brand New Community center in trenton. Bob brooks has more. Reporter with that ribbon cut, trenton has a new place the community can rely on for help. It was the Smith Family Foundation headquarters opening on west state street. You might remember them as the 2016 winners of the new jersey power ball jackpot. Today, opening the center is part of the familys mission to continue their community outreach. Reporter this is family matriarch perilly, she and her seven children were the recipients. But philanthropy and faith has always been a part of their lives the only thing i have to say to the world because they might be watching that its the blessing to believe in our lord and savior jesus christ, and without him, all of this wouldnt happen. Reporter inside the center, the family unveiled what they hope will provide up to date technology that will help the community transform lives. One of their main goals is to help youth begin understanding the important world of finding thanking, business, teaching them to respect the system of money. How to save money. Reporter the mayor eric jackson said he couldnt be more happy for the city today the mayor, im delighted to have this family with the great values that they have. Not only values, but now resources in our community do work and nonprofits to really get some real work done to raise the quality of life here in our city. No doubt the real winners generations of kids that will use the resources here for years to come. You guys having fun . Yes. Reporter the main principles the smith family hopes to instill at the Community Center especially with young people, hard work, love of god and always give back to your community. Reporting in trenton, bob brooks, channel 6 action news. We need more stories like that. Much more to come on action news. It was a long journey, hundreds of dogs and cats arrived here find new loving homes. Ill tell you where you can find them. Month of training came down to this. Hundreds of athletes test their metal during the summer games of delawares Special Olympics. Lebron james and the cavs stopped the warriors winning streak and avoid a sweep, duces rogers has sports when action news comes back. Th after a very long and coast to coast flight the 200 small dogs, puppies and kittens are ready to find new homes in the delaware valley. Wilmington airport this morning from overcrowded shelters in california and arizona. Volunteers greeted the animals and helped get them to local facilities where they will be cared for. If youre in the market for new pet, these dogs and cats will be up for adoption at the Brandywine Valley spca mega adoption event next weekend. Major Grocery Store chain reopened. Former super fresh at 2nd and girard reopened but now its acme. The original store closed nearly two years ago amid financial whoas involving its parent company, a and p. Acme donated 1,000 to each the local police department, the firehouse and the School District of philadelphia. Pennsylvania state police along with members of the Norristown Police Department Spent time to greet neighbors. They caming to outside the Montgomery County courthouse to get to know each other a little better. Officers demonstrated how to use their equipment. Police motorcycle seemed to be a big hit as was the patrol car. Its part of the ongoing effort to build a relationship between police and the people they serve. Over in kensington, some of philadelphias finest joined kids. It was food for everyone after the game time was over, this too is part of a regional effort to build stronger bonds between the police and the community. Also a nice day for a walk. Over to the Kimmel Center to enjoy a free concert. Think about that . The center celebrated the beauty of organ with a performance featuring performers from opera philadelphia. Guests were given the opportunity to take a closer look at fred, the largest mechanical pipe organ in the country. 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. Before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if youve ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. Tell your doctor if youve ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. Taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. Common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. Ready to let go of hep c . Ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. Competition was fierce in newark, delaware as hundreds of athletes took part in a Special Olympics summer games, competed in six sports, track 10 field, power lifting, botchy, softball tennis and swimming. There was a chance for athletes to visit the Olympic Village and learn about smart ways to stay healthier. Ducis if for jeff, last weekend talking about a winning streak now today is not a good day for the phils. Second base man Caesar Hernandez does not play he hurt his oblique yesterday. As for todays game, the phils made cardinal starter carlos martinez, third inning, Freddy Galvis tosses his bat at the ball. The bat lands in the dugout. They dont want it. Take that back. Fourth inning, nick facing yorka. One more bisquit for breakfast that and ball would have been gone, goes for a tworun double. 20 phillies, later on, a balk. He gives up four runs in five innings. Back to martinez, toss as complete game fourhit shutout. Strikes out 11 along the way. Phils blank seven zip, lost four straight total in those four games. Heres a look at the phillies future, were in langhorne at dine nessty sports to sign autographs. They looked good at aaa lehigh valley, its just a matter of time before the signatures are worth big bucks. The eagles will be back tuesday, beginning of a threeday mandatory mini camp. One of the stars of the earlier workouts was derrick barnett. That us will contribute a lot this upcoming season, barnett earned the respect of one of the linemen hes been going up against in practice he has terrific bend, if you miss your hands, youre not going to break. If you dont have good trade, just his bend is incredible and hes some of those guys he had a great motor. Hes a good guy in general. To the nba finals we will play at least one more. The cavs stated off limitation, the series is still three, one in favor of the warrior, featured a ton of trash talking, lebron james report another triple double. 11 assists, the cavs won by 21, after the game, games explained why the cavs were extra motivated. I didnt hear it. But some of the other guys heard it and told me that, you know, they wanted to, you know, they wanted to celebrate once the game, and they wanted to spray champagne in our locker rooms, and you know, i think it came from dray mo, which is ok. Game five will be monday night back in oakland, you can watch it here or on on 6 abc or on the abc ap. Coverage begins at 8 30. What an upset at the french opening. Won the title. Panko said she was nervous. But then felt quite free when stepped on to the court. She just celebrated her 20th birthday on thursday. Nascar is in poconos this weekend. The sport they held qualify for this afternoons xfinity race, someone crashes the party. A fox gets on the track. Keep that away from me. The track eventually send its version of ghost buffeds to capture it. Thankfully no one is hurt. As for the race this afternoon, a good finish, passes kyle larson on the final lap. What a bold move, he goes on the take. The checkered flag. Finally between innings of last night mets braves game, a fan was given a 200 foot head start in a race as he was trying to beat a character they call the freeze. Joe fan this is one, he hot dogs it. And loses. Give the faithful a dirt an whole lot of ridicule. He tells him here, snipers hooking him up there in the final leg. Dont celebrate till its over. Never over till its over. Up next, meteorologist Melissa Magee has the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, but first, a look with whats coming up on world news saturday good evening, breaking news the protests turning into brawls here at home over islam. Police rescuing a woman held hostage in chains by a serial killer and twisted romance, one of the strangist marriage proposals youll ever see, after action news. Islam the sunll come out tomorrow. For people with Heart Failure, tomorrow is not a given. But entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. Tomorrow, tomorrow. I love ya, tomorrow in the largest Heart Failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading Heart Failure medicine. Women who are pregnant must not take entresto. It can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. If youve had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, dont take entresto. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure. Kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. Tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow ask your heart doctor about entresto. And help make tomorrow possible. Youre only a day away. And didnt realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. With an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. Bassett had everything that we needed. Fabric combinations marry the rooms together. Having someone with bassett has been invaluable. We couldve never dreamed up this room without bassett. Gets hot tomorrow, this could be the start of a heat wave as we get into sunday and early next week, Storm Tracker 6 live double scan radar, dry for most locations if you look to the north of allentown up through the poconos you got on a spotty shower and a weak disturbance moving through. But most locations should stay drive the rest of this evening, its all about the warmth. Sky tracker 6 live, were looking at penns landing on a beautiful saturday evening, weve got partly sunny sky and comfortable conditions if youre out and about. Were warming up in a hurry. This weekend. Wednesday we had a high well below average at 67. Thursday high 72, yesterday we maxed out at 83 in the city and today, 88 for the high. Tomorrow, we will easily be in the 90s. We got the southerly winds at he 87 in the city, 85 in wilmington, the upper 80s for reading and lancaster at the coast in cape may 73, much cooler with the south facing wind. Temperatures from beach haven end down through cape may are in the 70s. Heres satellite 6. A lot of moisture starting to fall apart. Were tracking that spotty shower up in the poconos. For the rest of tonight, its partly cloudy, mild. And comfortable, well drop down to 62 in the suburbs and 68 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low with that south to south westerly wind. Something to keep in mind for sunday, weve got an air quality alert for the i95 metro area, our northwest suburbs and all of new jersey. An ozone action day tomorrow. The air is unheather for sensitive groups, give yourself extra breaks especially if you suffer from any respiratory illnesses. But the heat will be building. As early as tomorrow into monday and tuesday, we got the jet stream lifting off to the north, a bermuda high essentially setting up across the region. Weve got the southerly winds, 90s on the way tomorrow. It will be hazy, hot and humid. Temperatures in the 60s just on wednesday, so what to expect as we get into sunday right through tuesday. Dangerous heat on the way. Highs will be in the middle 90s, starting tomorrow. Heat indexes will be close to

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