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WPVI Action News At Noon August 14, 2016

Into the streets of West Philadelphia. Developing news were following reports that olympic swimmer ryan lochte was robbed at gunpoint in rio, but the head of the International Olympic committee is disputing those claims. Hes warning in effect, when do we see relief . Reporter lets go outside to chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. Everybody is asking those questions. Reporter not soon enough, theres relief in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, but it will take days for it to arrive. Take a look at the heat index values, 100 in philadelphia. Dover, down to 110 coming down off 114. Cape may, 110 down to 108. Beach haven, 103. Poconos 83 degrees is your current heat index. The heat warning continues through the afternoon into the evening hours as most lockses remain in the triple heat throughout the remainder. Day. Relief is not too far off, its 350 miles away to the west. That front that cluster of showers and thunderstorms is moving very, very slowly to the east, it probably doesnt arrive until wednesday night or thursday, from now until then, we may see fluctuations in the heat and humidity over the next few days, all in all, generally speaking its going to be oppressively hot and humid. For today, hazy, hot and humid. Be on the look out for a popup shower or thunderstorm. 97 degrees is the forecasted high peaking out to 105 to 107 with the humidity. Were talking about relief in the sevenday forecast. It cant get here soon enough. It feels oppressively humid out here, when i come back in just a few minutes ill let you know when it arrives. The Philadelphia Corporation for aging is not taking any chances in this dangerous heat. The heat line is up and running today. Reporter Trish Hartman is live at the philadelphia pca and trish we know this heat can be a killer. Reporter absolutely, these folks are working hard to make sure everyone stays safe. Operators are on duty, as well as as a nurse ready to answer heat related concerns and medical questions and offer advise as the heat wave continues. We talked to people outside this morning trying to scwooz out a work squeeze out a workout before the heat got too dangerous. Many tried to squeeze out a workout before the heat came. Is there a breeze on the water . Reporter these marathon runners are trying to compete an 18mile training run in the sweltering heat. We started at 5 30, we tried to plan for it, but its putting a damper on the training. One of the toughest long runs ive had to do, running in the shade and run winning water and getting more water. Reporter some athletes went to a watch party where the olympic marathon Runners Party is underway the airconditioning was on. We dont have ac in our apartment, so we came here. The shop has a cooler at the front door tore runners or anyone to stop in and rehydrate. They are not the only one, a viewer sent a photo from the acme supermarket in Northern Liberties offering cold water to thirsty shoppers. Pca heat line will be operating until 9 00 p. M. Tonight, 215 7659040 to talk to someone about any Heat Related Health issues or concerns. Trish hartman channel 6 action news. All right, people need to stay cool. New at noon, crews are working to fix a water main break in philadelphia at 61st and haverford avenue before 9 00 a. M. Theres no word on what caused the break or when it will be repaired. A driver is in the hospital, but facing criminal charges for a pair of Early Morning accidents on broad street. The man was involved in one accident apt broad and catherine and drove off. Near broad and norris, the car went out of control and crashed into an Apartment Building housing Temple University students. Nobody was hurt, but the driver was taken to the hospital to be treated for nonlife threatening injuries. There are reports that olympic swimmer ryan lochte was robbed in rio. The International Olympic Committee Said this is not true, but it is trying to get more information. Sunny he swam in two events at the limbs winning one gold medal. Tensions are running high in milwaukee, confronts Police Officers and setting fires to businesses. One officer was hurt by a flying brick. Abcs eva pilgrim has the latest. Reporter overnight violence erupting in milwaukee during a protest in response to a deadly officerinvolved shooting. This is the police, leave the area. Reporter officers out in full riot gear, people panic running for cover in the smoke filled streets as the sound of gunshots ring out. The community were not going to protect yourselves if we dont have anyone to protect us, this is what you get. Reporter the police car destroyed. Shots fired, two injured officers here. Reporter this car up in flames. This is the home. Reporter several buildings including a gas station and Auto Parts Store and bank are torched as hundreds of people flooded the streets saturday night. If you love your son or your daughter get them home before more damage is done. Reporter racial tensions boiling over as the crowd protest egg the death of an armed man shot and killed during the day. The man is a 23yearold man from milwaukee with a lengthy arrest center the gun was stolen in a burglar along with amunition. Reporter the officer was told the suspect to stop when the suspect did not comply the officer shot and killed him. Beyond that at all in the community. Reporter one officer hospitalized after a brick was thrown through his window striking him in the head. That was abcs eva pilgrim with that report. Take a look at this, large stretches of louisiana parishes are underwater with record flooding. Three peopler dead, one is missing and thousands evacuated. Police arrested 7,000 people some from the air, some from the ground. Im going to die, im drowning. Were coming were coming, were breaking the window, were breaking the window. Dramatic scene there, one rescue in bat nl baton rouge, a woman and her dog were pulled from her car that got caught in fastmoving water. The governor abandoned the state mansion when the basement was flooded with water. Beloved captain noah will be laid to rest tomorrow. Carter merbreier and his wife pat better known as mrs. Noah educated and entertained kids here an on 22 stations across the county. Friends and family will pay their respects at a visitation at st. Pauls in ardmore, the funeral malice follows at 11 00 a. M. We have posted several open sodas of captain noah and his magical ark to watch including his pilot of. People share their captain noah memories and a lot of them do it with song. Eagles fans will be out in full force as the team holds its second open practice. And dont go away, meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the full accuweather forecast when action news comes right back. , if you have not made it to musikfest this year, time is running out. The popular festival wraps up tonight in bethlehem. It has entertained thousands of people since it started August August 5. 6abc is proud to be a musikfest partner once again this year. Find shade and bring water. Reporter bring a mist fan, those things are great. Lets get you outside and show you whats going on. Were down in cape may, those are brave souls on the beach. Wait until you see what the heat index is in cape may. Its unbelievable the numbers that are being reported. Beautiful day, sun glistening down umbrellas up, at least they are doing that shading themselves from the sun. Storm tracker 6 live double scan crystal clear, we dont have any precipitation out there. We should keep it dry most of the time today. Although one or two areas could pick up a quickhitting shower or thunderstorm. 90 degrees in philadelphia. Dewpoint, 71. It has come down a little bit. Pressure 29. 99 inches its holding steady. Winds out of the west at 13 Miles Per Hour that will prevent a sea breeze from kicking in. You may get a breeze on the sand. You go a couple of blocks inland it will be scorching. Atlantic city up to 97. Cape may, 91. Millville, 93. Philadelphia, 93. Beach haven 90. Look what happens when you factor in the humidity. All of a sudden we have triple digit heat, 104 in millville. 111 in cape may. 103 in Atlantic City. 110 in dover, 102 in wilmington. Future tracker later this afternoon combination of sun and clouds, one or two areas maybe you pick up a quickhitting shower or thunderstorm. Overnight its partly cloudy, maybe a brief evening thunderstorm. Tomorrow afternoon same thing its hazy, hot and humid, one or two areas you pick up a quick hitting storm. This afternoon hot and humid, take it easy, listen to your body stay hydrated and take breaks. 97 degrees, the peak index is between 105 and 107 in the city. 94 in allentown. Millville, 96. Atlantic city and cape may, 94 degrees, these are the beach temperatures. You just saw the temperatures at the airport, 97. Trenton, 96. Dover, 95 degrees when all is said and done. Heat index values, 105 by 1 p. M. 7 00 p. M. Feeling like 100 degrees and tailing off a little bit. 1 00 a. M. 90 degrees in the city of philadelphia. Jersey shore youre baking down there, you dont have much of a sea breeze right now. The breeze is parallel to the shoreline. 94 degrees on the sand. Hazy, hot and humid, a ton of sunshine, a nice looking day, you have to use caution all the heat and humidity. Ocean temperature, 66. The temperatures were in the 80s, what happened . We had upwelling the surface water pushed out to sea and the colder water rose to the top. Put your feet in that, you go to the south off the coast of cape may, its back in the 70s. Its 66 in Atlantic City. Headliner of musikfest in bethlehem this evening, its a steam bath very humid, 85 degrees by 7 00 p. M. By 9 00 p. M. , 82. 10 00 p. M. , in the 70s. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, highlighting today because of the dangerous heat and humidity, 97 degrees is the air temperatures in the city. 107 is heat index. 94 tomorrow. 92 tuesday and wednesday. Thursday, 90. Friday and saturday looks like were back in the 80s. Oh, my goodness you have to take it easy today. Friday youll need the boots with the fur, right . Reporter not quite. Turkish authorities are submitting the official request for the arrest of a poconos islamic cleric because of a failed coup. They want him arrested before they submit a formal request. He runs charities and schools in a self imposed exile in the poconos. Vice President Biden will visit turkey since the failed coup. Ties have become strained since the failed coup and the demand that the cleric be extradited. Dear fellow citizen, hunting treasures with my daughter is wonderful. Because before im ready, shell be off to college. I want to help her pay her way there, like i do for my son. Call 18669990148 as a leader in student lending, we have student loan options that others dont. If you have a question about student loans, ask me. Sincerely, Michele Wright fellow mom and fellow citizen. Call 18669990148 to apply now. Fellow mom and fellow citizen. In healthcheck at noon, teeth grinding is not uncommon, but untreated it could be harmful to your dental health. It happens during sleep and that means most people are unaware of the habit. It can be brought on by stress or anxiety and it can damage your teeth and put pressure on the muscles and tissue around the jaw. Try avoiding caffeine and chocolate and cutback on alcohol just before bedtime. New freedom theater is pennsylvanias oldest africanamerican owned theater. This year the company is celebrating a milestone. Karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. Reporter new freedom theater known as freedom theater has been a staple in north philadelphia for 50 years and it is finding new ways to shape and strengthen the community through the arts. New freedom theater was founded in 1966 an outgrowth of black power movement. We are a cultural anchor for north philadelphia but we have national impact. Cofounders johnny alan junior and Robert E Leslie have an arts training program. They felt they were building an institution for future generations. Leslie odem who skyrocketed to fame in his Tony Award Winning musical hamilton was one of the ten thousand artists who honed their skills here. A hain for african a haven for of africanamerican artist. They did a play Trayvon Martin as final hour and the legacy in black lives matter movement. We are committed to africanamerican stories. Reporter the fall they are adding newly designed acting dance an volunteer art classes. New freedom theater is hosting an open house september 17. Visit freedom theater. Org or visit 6abc. Com loves the arts for other area events. For 6abc loves the arts im karen rogers. In sports, eagles rookie quarterback carson wentz suffers a fractured rib in his first preseason game. Lane johnson is speaking out about a possible ten game suspension, find out who he is blaming right after this. Hello its our new intern, barts first week here at td bank, hes a robot from one of those other banks. Were training him to bank human. I am banking assistance registration technology. Wait, wait, wait. But you can call me, banking assistance registration technology. Hi amy. Thank you. Thank you. That is not protocol manager jenna. Thats ok bart, it is here. At td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. Dont just bank. Bank human. And it is hot, 93 degrees right now, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the commodor barry bridge. Hey, thursday its going to be a refreshing 89. All right, the extreme heat will not stop eagles fans from flocking to the link today. The birds are holding an open practice beginning at 7 00 p. M. Heres something you will love to here, admission is free. Head house plaza and inter stadium gate open at 5 00 p. M. One player you wont see is carson wentz recovering from a rib injury and the controversy surrounding lane johnson. Reporter ouch this hurts more ways than one, eagles quarterback carson wentz could miss the rest of the preseason with a hairline tractor in his ribs. Eagles coach Doug Peterson is hoping to have the second overall pick back by the preseason. Theres no guarantee. He attempted a practice yesterday you can but was way too sore, a scan revealed the fracture. Lane johnson calls it a nightmare, he expects to be suspended ten games for taking a supplement he said was approved by a phone app given to him by the nfl players association. The union thats supposed to to protect the are players. Johnson said the amino acid he took was okay because the app of the nfl gave him approved the subpoena meant. Thats not the case supplement, thats not the case. The eagles player is plameing the association for not testing the supplements saying they are approved. I want to be clear nfl pa do not stand up for players, they give us an supplement on an app and it is not approved. Ive known this for a couple of weeks and thats been the hardest thing, the last thing i want to be labeled as is a cheater. Reporter nfl say in part moving on to baseball, the phillies have won three straight for the first time in more than a month. They do it last night without a redhot ryan howard. He is on the bench against colorado despite redhot numbers, hell cheer for this, francos 3run shot. Phils out to a 30 lead. Next at bat, drilled in the 4th by anderson, franco stares him down, around son yes, sir at the phils bench, the bench clears out, everybody cools down around thrown out. Phillies win 63, another save by gomez. The union win in new england, 4nill it is their first quinn in more than a month. Thats sports, im jeff skeverski have a great day. Another halfhour of action news is just ahead. It is dangerously hot outside, theres Resources Available for people who need help in the heat. Plus, you know the song sing a rainbow and other favorites from captain noah. Well take a musicfilled stroll down memory lane as we remember the late star. Those stories and more when action news continues. Happening right now on action news, firefighters battle flames and the dairmingous heat when a dangerous heat when a house catches fire in frankford. Nancy pelosi is warning democrats to take action after a hacker posts personal information online. And captain noah, an icon, his legacy. Lets go outside to chris sowers, its hot outside. Reporter fortunately a breeze has picked up. Without the breeze it would be dreadful. Honestly as we take a look at the numbers, its dreadful anyway. If youre heading to the jersey shore not the case, 95 degrees, air temperature in ocean city. Margate, 95. Avalon, 90. Cape may, 90. 93 in millville. Philadelphia, 93. Dover, 93. Same number for wilmington and trenton, 91. Watch what happens when you factor in the humidity. 104 in millville. 112 in dover. 1 oh, 9 in cape may. Feels like 103 in Atlantic City. 100 for philadelphia and trenton. 98 in allentown. If youre heading to Citizens Bank park, the Colorado Rockies taking on the philadelphia phils, stay hydrated, 1 5 00 p. M. Start time, cool 135 start time, take breaks, listen to your body, heat index value 105 to 107 degrees. We have thunderstorm chance in the sevenday forecast. When i come back in just a few minutes well focus a little bit more on that. The Philadelphia Corporation for aging has activated their heat line once again today. Trish hartman is live at pca. Trish what do people need to know about excessive heat. Reporter whenever theres a heat warning, Philadelphia Corporation for aging activates the heat line for anyone to call for heat related questions and mobile team in case theres an emergency. Criminals gallagher with pca is here with us right now. This is the 5th heat wave of the summer, have you been getting a lot of calls and what types of concerns do you have . We are getting a lot of calls, this is a dangerous heat wave not only in its intensity, but the lent of time. We have a medical staff here if youre experiencing heat stress and serious medical condition now, we can have a nurse talking to you, weve seen heat related deaths and rear trying to prevent those. We mentioned yesterday that two people died from the heat wave. Those two women had existing medical conditions, what are you telling people who had medical conditions that maybeted by the heat

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