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WPVI Action News 5PM June 22, 2024

All the moisture in the air they are producing some heavy downpours and theres really no steering flow to push these along so theyre just sitting there dropping a lot of rain. Now, a wider view on storm tracker6 live double scan showing that theres a lot of active weather to our south and west and this will all be rolling our way by the middle of the week. It will ends our heat wave and also bring us some much needed rain. Ill talk more about what to expect coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Monica. Thank you so much cecily. Get the latest details on the heat wave on 6abc. Com back slash weather. Youll find live the hourly forecast from accuweather. Also remember to follow our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter. Well, if you plan to take part in the historic visit of pope francis next month, youll need comfortable shoes and patience. Road closures will menials everyone will be walking to try to get a glimpse of the pontiff. Action News Reporter david henry is live tonight along the ben franklin parkway with what you can and cannot bring with you on your journey. David. Reporter well, rick, as you know in just 41 days pope francis will be standing at an altar down there in the parkway right in front of the George Washington statue celebrating mass. Now, the million plus people expected to be here may be exhausted by the time mass starts. Some will have walked miles and many will start their journey early. This is events and many of the activities will in fact be mostly walking events. Reporter its a message the city and organizers want people hear. If youre coming to see the pope, be prepared to walk perhaps miles. Sherri howard is among those planning to make the trek. If i goat at least Temple University on broad street, if i can get that far, i probably can walk in possibly its not that far. Im a good walker. After a long walk be prepared for heavy security. The red zones on the map indicate fenced in areas that can only be entered through Security Check points. They open at 6 00 a. M. Saturday morning. The good news is you will be able to bring provisions. Food and water is fine, packages, and im being serious, packages depending on whats in the package but, yeah, food water all those kinds of things, sure. Reporter and food vendors will be set up insides the red soap. Getting around the red zones will be a problem for residents in the area. Many are ready. Were on the bike and so were used to getting around by bike so well lam it. Reporter carol burke is holding a pope party in her condo that faces the parkway. Shes invite add lost friends. A lot of people want to come. Its just trying to get here and if they can get here, theyre welcome. Reporter she figured she would have a full house but now shes not so sure. As i understand it theres almost an 8foot fence thats going to be put around so, yes, its going to be very difficult. Reporter so to get to your house they have to go through security. Exactly. Reporter how does that feel. It feels like im not going to get as much wine as i thought. [laughter] reporter well, plans are evolving as more becomes known about the security measures. World meeting of families organizers will be publishing a walking guide sometime in the near future and later this week the city will hold another one of its briefings, this time addressing the concerns of center city residents. Live at the art museum on the parkway, david henry, channel6 action news. Rick. All right, david, thank you. Well, the philadelphia zoo says it will be closed to the public the weekend pope francis is in town. Again, thats saturday september 26th and sunday the 27th. Zoo Officials Say essential personnel from several departments will stay on site through that weekends to take care of the animals. And as the pope gets ready to visit our hometown action news is spending the back to his. Jim gardner is in buenos aires. See jims live report coming up tonight at 6 00 and all this week on action news. Remember, you can always get updates on the popes upcoming visit by following at 6abc pope on twitter. Were also posting the latest news tips and pictures as we all prepare for the arrival of pope francis in september. A worker in north philadelphia had to be rushed to the hospital after suffering an electric shock. It happened a little before noon in the area of 16th and oxford streets. Officials say the man fell three stories after being struck by the electric current. First responders rushed him to Temple University hospital. Theres no word this evening on his condition. Philadelphia pause dad to remember eight city firefighters who gave the ultimate sacrifice 40 years ago. Ceremonies were held at the Firemans Hall museum for those killed fighting the Gulf Oil Refinery fire in 1975. A fire earl that will day exploded into a deadly inferno later that afternoon when Officials Say a flammable liquid caught fire. Three retired firefighters and one who is still on the job recounterred their ordeals today. Lois campa in. A who lost her husband ralph recalled seeing him for the last time as he left for work that day. He took an extra trip past the front of our house as i stood in the front porch and i said to him, did you forget something . He looked up at me and said no, i just had to have one more look. Well, she said she hopes everyone learns from that tragedy so it never happens again. On lighter note music superstar Stevie Wonder was in town doing something that few performers even think about these days. He gave a free concert and what a turnout in center city this afternoon. Take a look. Chopper six was over dillworth park as thousands of fans brave the heat and humidity to hear some of their favorite Stevie Wonder songs and this free popup concert was actually part of a bigger promotional event. For more on that lets go live to action News Reporter Sarah Bloomquist. Hi, sarah. Reporter hi there, rick. Theyre quickly breaking down the stage behind me. Stevie wonder is already on the way to new york city. Hell be performing a popup concert in central park tonight. This was unexpected and pretty awesome here in dillworth park this afternoon. Hundreds turned out to see Stevie Wonder in this free popup concert. They didnt even minds the heat. They were excited to sing along as he announced a new concert date here in philadelphia. Reporter the legendary Stevie Wonder wowed philadelphia this afternoon taking a stage right on the south side of dillworth park. It was a popup concert, a total surprise to fans who learned of the free event via social media throughout the day. I saw it through abc which im on facebook and i saw that Stevie Wonder was coming. I was like i have an thousand kill so i was like i would love to see him. My daughter center me a message, text message and said popup concert Stevie Wonder, you can yoyou know and i said we there. Reporter the singer used the small stage to announce hell be returning to philadelphia and the big stage at the Wells Fargo Center for a concert on october 7th. Reporter not even the high heat could keep the huge crowds away, although the heat was an issue for some. This woman was taken away by paramedics. Others said they didnt mind the scorching temperatures. They didnt want to miss this. I think its great. Its remarkable that Stevie Wonder is here in philadelphia. Reporter its free and its a surprise. Its free and its a surprise. Reporter now, Stevie Wonder did the same thing in washington, d. C. This morning. Again, a popup concert tonight in central park. Now, tickets go on sale for Stevie Wonders philadelphia concert at the Wells Fargo Center on august 21st at 10 00 a. M. Live at dillworth park, im Sarah Bloomquist channel6 action news. Monica. For the second year in a row musikfest attendance topped a Million People. It wrapped up yesterday and Officials Say the 10 days of music art and family fun brought in 1,140,000 people. Guests from 42 states and 12 countries experienced the many free and ticketed performances. Its a lot of fun. Yeah, it was. Time for a check of our action news traffic report. Probably not fun were lets see whats rolling with matt pelman. Were singing some sad slow tune on the way home this evening monica and rick. A bunch of accidents giving us problems on this monday evening including this one in delco, northbound side of the blue route 476 by macdade boulevard its taking out the right lane so coming off of 95 you only have that left lane in which to get by so in this spot that would normally be busy things are extra busy coming off of 95 onto the northbound blue route this afternoon. Also have huge jams here on the schuylkill expressway westbound in south philadelphia. It starts right here at passyunk, goals out to university avenue. We still have that crash there taking out the right lane. Just the left lane is squeezing by. You really want to use 95 northbound and the vine westbound instead of the schuylkill expresswayy schuylkill westbound at this point. Speaking of 95 on the northbound side still a solid line from just past the vine onto the this points at cottman avenue. Crashes still here in the work zone on the shoulder. Were getting used to there new northbound traffic pattern they set up over the weekend. Watch out for an accident involving a pedestrian in upper merion along church road near helped son. Well check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. Thank you very much. Much more still to come on action news monday night. Were dealing with another heat wave as we mentioned. No matter how you deal with it, you need to keep cool and ali gorman has tips on staying safe in these oppressive conditions coming up. The start of school can bring actual pain for some students. What doctors say parents need to look for when class goes back in session. Those stories and more and cecily returns with your full forecast from accuweather for the week ahead. All next on action news. Oh my gosh, its the guy from last night. What . can i jump on your wifi . Yeah, you can try it. Hey i had a really good time last night. Yeah, me too. The only thing is that. The only thing is what . Whats the only thing . 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Officials in indonesia say a passenger lane in crashed yesterday was carrying nearly half a Million Dollars in government cash for poor families. 54 people were on board when the plane went down in the mountains of Eastern Indonesia during bad weather. Rescue teams spotted smoldering debris from the air today. Bad weather and rugged terrain are hampering efforts to reach the wreckage. Search and rescue operations are expected to resume at first light come tomorrow. Health check tonight. It is hot and humid and its also an ozone action day. That means for some people spending a lot of time outside can be dangerous to your health. Health reporter and register nurse ali gorman at the big board with what you need to know to stay safe. If you tried working outside today you may have noticed catching your breath was more double. These are the groups we really worry about on days like today. Kids, senior citizens, people who work or who exercise outside and anyone with lung disease including asthma or copd and anyone with heart disease. In you needs to spends time outside on an ozone action day try to do so in the Early Morning or late evening. If you have health problems, you want to limit your time and activity outside ton help prevents further pollution if youre filling up your gas tank try to wait until after dusk. Also today, the white house is launching a new program to fight the growing problem of heroin addiction and death due to overdose. The two points 5 million plan will link Law Enforcement with Public Safety and public health. The goal is to track where the drug is coming from and make sure First Responders have access to narcan. Thats the antidote which that can reverse an overdose. The program will focus on high traffic areas along the east coast including philadelphia, camden and baltimore. It also moves the emphasis punish it to treatment. Finally there are a lost things for families to think about as kids get ready to head back to school but doctors at an ohio Childrens Hospital want parents to watch for one more thing. For headaches. They analyzed five years of emergency room visits and found complaints about headaches jumped 31 percent in the fall. Now, tension headaches and migraines are the most common types. Both can be sparked by the stepped up pace of a new school year. He is stress is really a significant player with children and teens headaches. Parents report that all the time. We see that all the time and school is the biggest stressor. They dont get their sleep and theyre in a rush then dont eat breakfast, they dont get their nutrition. Prolonged screen time and even dehydration can also contribute to headaches. If your child says that their head hurts you wants to try the keep a diary so you can start to look for a pattern but keeping a daily routine can reduce stress so try to get back into a regular sleep and meal schedule before the school year start. Rick and monica, easier said than on. Thats for sure. But important. Right, but important. Ali thank you. Action news at 5 00 continues after this break. Stay with us. I have type 2 diabetes. I started with pills. And now i take a longacting insulin at night. I take mine in the morning. I was trying to eat right, stay active. But i wasnt reaching my a1c goal anymore. Man my doctor says diabetes changes over time. It gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. My doctor added novolog® at mealtime for additional control. Now i know. Novolog® is a fastacting, injectable insulin and it works together with my longacting insulin. Proven effective. The mealtime insulin doctors prescribe most. Available in flexpen®. 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It can help provide the additional control you may need. The owner of qvc is buying on line shopping site zulilly for more than 2 billion. They specialize in limited time sales of toys Childrens Clothing and other merchandise. Qvc is headquartered here in west chester and is part of the deal zulilly will keep its headquarters in seattle and the ceo will remain in his position. Some lucky philadelphia teachers will continue getting their educations expanded thanks to bill gates. A 2 million grants was announced at the university of pennsylvania today by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. It provides professional development for Public School teachers in education camp. Superintendent bill hite was there thanking everyone during the events. A chicago Startup Company released the first wristband that displays moving images and bends. The maker of wove has spent years creating whats inside these high tech bands. Now, the bends dabble Technology Uses black and white e paper. The wearable devices are not mainstream yet but Marking Research does show that the flexible display marketplace is expected to be worth nearly 4 billion by the year 2020. How about that. Still to come on action news at 5 00 well check out that forecast. A beautiful view and meteorologist cecily tynan with details from accuweather on the weather when we come back. Yeah, im married. Does it matter . Youd do that for me . Really . Yeah id like that. Who are you talking to . Uh, its jake from state farm. Sounds like a really good deal. Jake from state farm, at three in the morning . Who is this . Its jake from state farm. What are you wearing jake from state farm . Uh, khakis. She sounds hideous. Well, shes a guy so. Another reason more people stay with state farm. Get to a better state. Time for accuweather at the action news big board. Meteorologist cecily tynan standing by. Heat wave number four became official around lunchtime. A little after lunchtime. Temperatures in the 90s. 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