City, near dover were getting a few, as well. Its starting off damp in a few spots early on this morning. I meant to show you the temperatures, 78 degrees, 78 degrees already in philadelphia . 69 in allentown. 72 in reading. 75 in millville on the boardwalk. Even in poconos its almost 70 degrees, we have the heat and the humidity its sticking with us for the week. Looking at satellite and radar, you see lots of cloud cover and you see the light showers streaming in, well get that early this morning, as well. Heating things up once again, clouds and sunshine, 91 degrees, the humidity not necessarily oppressive. Youll feel it. 91 degrees, lots of clouds and sun today and then we clear out, staying humid, 73. How long does the heat last . The accuweather answer coming up, matt. Feeling sticky out there for sure. Good morning, everybody, i hope you had a nice weekend. Looking live at the vine street expressway, a little bit of westbound construction everything is getting by just fine traveling between i95 and the schuylkill all crews should be gone by 9 00 a. M. The big picture, i95 schuylkill the vine, no major problems on route 1. These are the southbound lanes between villanova and broomall, you can see the crews here, that is slowly moving along, blocking the right lane at this point, but they should be gone at any time southbound lanes. Blue route 476. The southbound lanes of 476 the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike, no overnight construction, but theres a broken down vehicle taking out the right lane between lansdale and mid county. Watch out for that. We had construction all weekend long in belmawr, Camden County that was blocking the ramp from the southbound black horse pike to southbound 295. They were supposed to clear by 5 00. They will get out there a little bit early on this monday morning. Philadelphia police are mourning the loss of one of their own, an offduty officer was killed in a hitandrun on the roosevelt boulevard. Katherine scott is live at the 12 district headquarters where the officer worked. Reporter good morning, officer lamar poole as an 18 veteran of the police department. He is survived by his wife and seven children. His colleagues are mourning his loss. A police motorcade escorted the body of lamar poole from the hospital to the medical examiners office. The 12 district officer was offduty when he was killed after his motorcycle and toyota collided at residential and deavereau. According to witnesses right after the crash, he gets out for a minute and sees what happens and gets back in the car and goes north ornlts boulevard. The tow truck driver called the police. Police believe the 58yearold driver was under the influence. Youre so cavalier about life, you have the accident deal with the consequences, dont walk away from somebody who is fatally wounded in this case. Reporter the 58yearold driver is in custody we are not naming him because he has not been formally charged. Katherine Scott Channel 6 action news. Thank you, katherine, a teenager was questioned in connection with a deadly hitandrun collision in south jersey that involved a pedestrian. The 69yearold victim had taken a cab to a diner in vineland and when the restaurant was closed, he decided to walk home. He was crossing delsea drive when a pick up truck struck and killed him. The teen in question told his father he hit a deer. No word on whether any charges will be filed. A man made his way into what she would have been a secure hallway in Newark Liberty airport. This morning he is getting a psychiatric valuation. The man used an and it door to get into a secure area, he had a ticket for a flight, but came in unscreened through the exit rather than going through a Security Check point. Tsa officers gave chase. Witnesses say the man got on the ground when a customs agent pointed a gun at him. As he was marched out of the terminal he had a silly grin. He was kind of laughing to himself as the officers walked him out. The terminal reopened around 9 30. New, a berks county man is facing charges that he impersonated a federal agent. Police stopped james smith in west lawn after he was spotted questioning several people. He said he was looking for a man on the federal most wanted list. When police asked him for i. D. He gave them a card with the name james sniper along with a Homeland Security badge. Police contacted the federal agency who told them that smith was an i am imposter. We wes craven the master r fer of horror films has died at 76. A local artist known for his portrait of prominent figures Nelson Shanks has died. This spring shanks revealed that a shadow in his 2006 portrait was a subtle reference to Monica Lewinskys blue dress. A Little LeaguePennsylvania Team saw its winning streak come to an end. They took on japan in Williams Port for a Little League world series. The team scored 11 runs, but it wasnt enough, japan won 1811. The fans from all across pennsylvania remained proud. Do they have any reason to hang their heads . Honest to god, no, they are a great ball club, they played their hearts out every minute. Game. The last Pennsylvania Team to win a world series tidal was from levittown. Reporter residents from an apartment complex and upstate new york find out that their building is burning when firefighters start new yorking on their doors. A lucky california man found a 20dollar bill on the ground and turned it into a million dollars. Hear how he did it and what he plans to do with the his fortune reporter 65 in allentown. 75 in millville. Well talk about the heat and humidity and how long it lasts coming up. Were following breaking news from trenton this morning. This is video just in from a twoalarm fire on wood street. No reports of injuries saturday of the fire, we know that the flames damaged a neighboring home. Fire crews were able to bring it under control in a halfhour. A fouralarm blaze tore through an apartment complex in rochester new york. Crews had to go door to door to all 36 apartments to rush people out of the building. The crews got everyone out safely. More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze. Investigators are trying to figure out what happened to the fire alarms. Turning to accuweather its going to be hot this week. Reporter it was hot yesterday, hot today, hotter tomorrow, got to love it. Lets look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan. We have showers a lot of this is not reaching ground. Youll be getting sprinkles here and there, especially south jersey and delaware. Most of the day is dry. This will not be a big impact. Looking outside looking live at penns landing. Looking at the Christopher Columbus landing. Its warm and muggy. 678 degrees. The dewpoint, 66. Last week was so picture perfect when the clouds and the sunshine and the low humidity. Things have changed for us. The winds are out of the south southwest. 78 degrees right now in philadelphia. Even in the lehigh valley, upper 60s to low 70s in the poconos, 67, 75 in millville. 75 in cape may. 75 in dover, delaware. Satellite and radar, showing lots of cloud cover with this, well see partly sunny skies. Well see showers pepper through as the front goes through the area. This is not actually reaching ground, but you may be under a sprinkle as you come in. We have clouds and sunshine hitting a high of 91 degrees. In the overnight hours were mostly clear and mug, 7 muggy 7 for the overnight low. Looking at the dewpoints it will feel muggy throughout the entire week. We have an extended heat wave were tracking, as well. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, clouds and sun, 91 degrees for the high temperature. The humidity not oppressive, when you have highs in the 90s youll feel it. It heats up from that point on, 93 tomorrow even though september its odd to be talking about a heat wave. Partly sunny skies, wednesday, hot, humid, 94. Maintaining the 94 on thursday, we could see a spotty storm, but not providing any relief. Friday, temperatures in the 90s, 91 degrees, were talking the entire week with just a chance of a shower on friday. Saturday not as hot, a little more comfortable for the temple game, 88 degrees, a mix of clouds and sun, friday, 85 degrees, a bit more comfortable with at least mostly sunny skies, 85 degrees and the possibility of a shower around. Youve got to wait all the way until saturday to get temperatures below 90, unusually warm for this time of year when were hitting september. Well a california man found 20 best of your recollection on the ground and i wouldnt used it to buy a scratch off ticket. He found it outside San Francisco international intairpt. Airport. He decided to buy a ticket something he hadnt done in ten years. It was a lucky thing. He said he doesnt have any plans to make any major purchases, but he is thinking ever leaving 20 bills in random places on the street. Time for a look at business on the big board. Google are into drones and Driverless Cars and home improvement. When people look for home service providerses, the businesses must have have a license and insurance and background check will be performed. Hunger games and catching fire and world war z will be shifting from netflix to huh hulu in the coming weeks. Futures are pointing to a lower open. Previously unknown artifacts from the titanic will be going up for auction next month. The last lunch menu is expected to fetch 60 to 70,000. The wreckage discovery marks a 30th anniversary. Another hammer head shark sighting authorities warn beachgoers to be careful. Storms in the atlantic and the Pacific Oceans which when action news comes right back. Mornings. Wonderful, crazy mornings. We figure you probably dont have time to wait on hold. Thats why at xfinity were hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. So instead of waiting on hold, well call you when things are just as wonderful. [phone ringing] but a little less crazy. Were doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. Because we should fit into your life. Not the other way around. Kids going back to school today, good luck, little boys and girls. 75 in atlantic city, getting up to 91 along the jersey shore as we will around here closer to philadelphia. Lets go to matt pellman, matt. Reporter last morning of august, matt, im not going to talk about it too much, im going to become reclent. We expect volume to be lighter than the Normal School year, next week all belts are off, were bets are off, were back in business with all major volume on the roads ways. 76, southbound construction has cleared out. We have a disabled vehicle 476 southbound between lansdale and mid county. Watch out for it in the right lane, at this point it is not causing any major delays. No delays on the vine street expressway. Overnight construction westbound is gone. All lanes open, we have another night or two of the overnight construction on the vine. All construction is halted until after the papal visit in september on the vine thats good news. On the ben franklin bridge, no delays. On the delaware Memorial Bridge southbound into delaware still without a lane, thats not causing any delays at this point. Thats scheduled to clear at 5 00 well see if that actually happens. Belmawr Camden County, ramp to the black horse southbound was closed all weekend, thats in the process of reopening, things are looking up as we head out on this monday morning. Hurricane is expected to hit hawaiis big island tonight and Tropical Storm erika is hitting Southern States and deadly wind storm out west. Reporter the last thing they need in florida more rain, the remnants of Tropical Storm erika drenching the state, the third weltest in its history. Tampa residents hope sandbags can hold off more flooding. In West Palm Beach the storm swiped away a wall of sand. Reporter across the country another destructive system slammed the west coast. We had branches falling off trees in the hill. Reporter four runners injured during a triathlon near tacoma washington, the powerful winds ripped apart tenths at a seaside festival. Trees smashed homes and power lines leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark. Leaving shaken homeowners grateful to escape. I saw the tail end of the tree, like boom, falling and i was like no reporter and this morning hurricane i government nacio is ignacio is swirling toward the big island in hawaii. Another shark sighting was reported yesterday afternoon. The kayaker said the shark followed him as he paddled near the shore. The shark was circling kayakers and appeared to be acting aggressively. A marine biologist said the size, specious and behavior of the species and behavior of the shark warranted the closure. A hayride crashed, two people were critically injured when a tractor pulling a wagon was unable to stop. Action news returns in just a moment. This fall at dunkin donuts, get lost in pumpkin. Pick up your favorite pumpkinflavored beverages and baked treats, like the new pumpkin cheesecake square, while theyre still here. America runs on dunkin. Summer celebration sales so hot youre gonna need shades. Not those shades. 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A man will be charged in the shooting of a sheriffs deputy, Harris County sheriff deputy was killed late friday night as he was putting gas in his cruiser. Harris county sheriff said miles never knew the deputy and assumes he was targeted simply because he was in uniform. Miles faces the capitol murder charge. A wreck sent four people to the hospital, a june john deere tractor the trailer jackknife and ended up in a ditch. All new in the next halfhour of action news, a prisoner is successful in making a daring escape from new york city hospital. We have proof theres no more bad blood between taylor swift and cofn kanye we also, instead the rapper goes on an epic rant on stage and he wants to run for president. Most ribs eaten while calf roping. Yep, greatness deserves recognition. You got any trophies, cowboy . Whoomp there it is uh, yeah. Well, uh, well theres this one. Best insurance mobile app . Yeah, two years in a row. Well ill be. Does that thing just follow you around . 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Storm tracker 6 live double scan showing mostly at this point in philadelphia, showers are in areas south anticipate east