>> good morning, it is 5:30 on this saturday, july 26. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." a woman escapes as her kensington row home burns overnight. "action news" exclusive, the brother of the hospital shooting in delaware county

speaks out. plus, weekend warmup, but get ready for storms to move in, meteorologist chris sowers joins us with a look at the accuweather forecast. each time the weather gets warmer, the storms pop over. >> reporter: tomorrow will be the better chance of thunderstorms. today will be nice, temperatures on the comfortable side. tomorrow, it will be humid and warmer and the thunderstorms will pop up. let's take a look at atlantic city, that's what's going on right now. it's a quiet morning up and down the eastern seaboard in the delaware valley and the mid atlantic. we're expecting sun and clouds throughout the day. doesn't look to be all that bad. there could be a brief shower west of the city, but outside of that, mostful saturday will be dry. 69 degrees in philadelphia. millville, 612. 56 for the poconos. allentown, 60.

reading, 63. dover, comfortable, 64. stone harbor, boardwalk in atlantic city, all showing 69 degrees, you can see this canopy of clouds extending westward through the keystone state. there's shower activity pushing through state college this morning. it's running into very dry air from washington, d.c. to up to boston. as it continues to push on to the east, it will encounter that dry air. there could be a brief shower far western suburbs. outside of that the day planner looks dry, lunchtime, 82 degrees, 3:00 p.m., 8 # degrees and 6:00 p.m., 82 degrees. as we look ahead it does look like a muggy weekend. next week you're going to wake up and think it's september.

i'll have the cooler numbers in the seven day when i come right back. >> "action news" was on the scene on the 100 block of east ontario street in the city's kensington section. flames were shooting from the basement and first floor of the row home. the woman is expected to be okay. no word on what may have sparked that blaze. there's still no sign of the carjackers who killed three children in a hit-and-run crash. philadelphia police are scouring surveillance video hoping it offers clues. meanwhile, a memorial is growing at allegheny and germantown avenue where the children died in front of their mother. an suv carjacked plowed into a fruit stand. the kids were there collecting money for their churn. the carjackers took off leaving the mother to die.

the mother's sister made a plea. >> whoever did it, they need to come forward, maybe know something somebody might know something, whatever happened, whoever did it, i don't know what to say right now, whoever did it, come forward. >> 110,000 reward is posted for the tip that leads to the arrest and conviction of the carjackers. stay with "action news" as we follow the investigation around the clock right now. at 6abc.com we have photos and videos from the scene of the crash, as well as what we learned about the victims. we'll post updates on the site always the story develops. >> a young girl is hospitalized as she fell from a second-story

window. the five-year-old girl fell ten feet to the ground below. she was taken to children's hospital for non-life threatening injuries. the family of the victim of the shooting in delaware county talked to exclusively with "action news." chad perdelli sat down with the case worker as he spoke lovely about his -- lovingly about his center. >> reporter: dennis hunt's little sister is gone. shot dead at the hands of richard plot. he saids sister was one of the youngest of nine siblings, but she loomed large in the family. they called her mother teresa. >> she stands up for what thebles in, and good -- what she

believes in, good hearted. >> these are crime scene photos, a broken window shattered by the ten shots fired, plotts was angry the hospital posted signs the hospital was gun free. he shot his case worker in the head, he pulled a gun on the doctor, who pulled his own gun and shot plottss if you meant. >> when you're -- full time. when you're coming into a facility and you have bullets in your pocket and revolver if your waistband, your intend to reload. >> reporter: dr. silverman prevented further carnage. >> the fact that the doctor was armed was incredible, but he

did. >> reporter: detectives searched richard plotts apartment, and more guns were found. dennis hunt doesn't understand why his sister was shot, especially after a nun at mercy fitzgerald told him this. >> she said she's done so much for me, i owe her so much. it makes it all the harder. dennis hunt said there will be a memorial service for his center in the coming day, she will be buried in northern pennsylvania at a family plot. in darby, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> the criminal case against penn state's former president will go forward despite his legal manuvers. u.s. federal judge said that cain threw out his case, he is

accused of covering up for his former football coach jerry sandusky. hanover casino is hoping to higher 50 workers targeting employees of the showboat and trump plaza that will shut down in the coming months. 8,000 workers could be without work by the end of the summer. you can find more information on the job fair online at 6abc.com. justice of the delaware supreme court was sworn in yesterday. she took the oath of office who was confirmed last month to serve on the state's highest court. she practiced corporate law for the past 25 years. >> in hershey pennsylvania they named a new leader at the long-standing school that bears the hershey name.

lisa thomas-laurey profiles the president of the milton hershey school and the story is remarkable. >> reporter: this the home from which his mother sent him at age 5 to the milton hershey school. the more i approached hershey i understood i would not have the opportunity of seeing my mom everyday. >> it was sad enough when my brothers went. >> reporter: but that was the young one. pete was the youngest of four boys and five girls. when their dad died his mother knew they would have more opportunities at the school than at home. pete excelled. >> he said to me, some day, i want to be president of this school. i neverring forgot it. i thought he was dreaming at the

time. >> reporter: meet wasn't dreaming. he understood the school's mission, to educate children in financial need to leave productive lives. pete went on to hold many jobs, director of enrollment, assist and to the president, vice president. his experience has prompted him to share his beginnings with two high-achieving seniors always from philadelphia. >> he is there to support you. >> he knows what we go through there. heals about there all his life. the milt. >> reporter: he owes it to his mom who lives in hershey. >> it turns out to be the best decision she ever made. >> reporter: he takes the helm of the hershey school on august 1. lisa thomas-laurey channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" this saturday morning, he is best in the ring

in philadelphia, he is in a different kind of fight for his daughter's life. a home burns to the ground as firefighters in northern california try to to get the upper hand on a wildfire that scorched hundreds of acres of land. >> reporter: eva, we're watching showers push through state college this morning, one or two could survive the journey and push through the western suburbs this morning. we'll have thunderstorms tomorrow, i'll have the details

>> fire gutted a limo in no longer california, the driver got out before flames and smoke decimated the vehicle. the flames became too intense and he got out, nobody else was inside it is limo. a wildfire has destroyed several homes near sacramento, california. residents in the line of fire are in shelters. wind is sweeping the blaze across more than 600 acres of rugged terrain. it's not known what started the fire, the good news strangers are rallying together to get help for the evacuees. luckily we'll not see that in our area. >> reporter: we'll have a very quiet saturday, but a very active sunday.

it's a 50/50 weekend. the green that you're seeing across south jersey that's ground clutter. it's a false return. there's no moisture out there. if you look toward the left-hand side of the screen that's more green and that's showers and it could sweep through the western suburbs. it's a gorgeous sunrise over the ben franklin bridge this morning. we're seeing a combination of sun and clouds. it's the high, thin clouds that rolled in. the ice crystals are making the sun appear to be orange. the high, thin clouds will allow the sun to shine through them throughout the day, as well. 69 in philadelphia. trenton, 63. of the allentown, 60. reading, 63. lancaster, 62. dover, 64 arena millville, presently showing 61. here's the satellite and radar

composite. there's a band of moisture pushing through the central portions of pennsylvania this morning. this is ahead of a warm front which is slicing through the ohio valley that warm front punches through overnight tonight into tomorrow, that's when you're going to notice the change in the humidity level. it will feel increasingly more humid today. here's the close up view. some of it is heavier, the air is very dry across the delaware valley morning, as it continues to push east into the dry air a lot of it will evaporate before it reaches the ground. here's future tracker 6, later this afternoon nothing more than a combination of sun and clouds, again with the outside chance of a pop-up shower west of the city. overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies. tomorrow will be active, the storm prediction center has the entire delaware valley in a slight risk for severe weather. by 7:00 a.m., the model is hinting at thunderstorms in the

area, actually a couple of bands here. they will push through in the morning hours and into the afternoon there will be heavier stuff across the delaware bay region push into cape may and atlantic county in south jersey. the pattern is muggy, that will trigger the showers and thunderstorms for tomorrow. watch what happens next week. this is unbelievable chilly air mass come july. highs struggle to get out of the 70s, it's aen an unusual air mass, the highs are in the 50s across the up of michigan and northern portions of minnesota machinele we'll enjoy that that will be a nice break from the oppressive heat and humidity. lehigh valley, combination of sun and clouds, there could be a pop-up shower, maybe a rumble of thunder, 86 degrees, a 30% chance. jersey shore is dry. combination of sun and clouds, lunchtime, 79 degrees,

3:00 p.m., we'll top out at 82 before the numbers pull back, more specifically right there on the sand we'll do it all over again here, we'll see winds out of the south/southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. there's a low risk for rip currents. uv index on the high side, and waves 2 to 3 feet. philadelphia, sun and clouds, increasing humidity, gradually increasing throughout the day. 86 degrees is the high. clouds rolling back on in, thunderstorm around, 65 degrees in the outlying suburbs. 72 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, not too bad, 86 degrees today, sunday, 88. monday thunderstorms around, muggy, 86. look at next week most of us next week, refreshing for tuesday, 80 degrees, sunny and pleasant, wednesday, high of 82, thursday, 83 degrees, normally we should be at 87.

last year at this time we were well up into the 90s. we'll take that. >> gives us a little break from the sweating. >> reporter: first preseason football game is only a week ago. >> you're excited. >> reporter: i am. >> don't forget you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. a florida teenager is recovering after being attacked by a barracuda, 13-year-old parker king was fishing with his father when they noticed a barracuda swimming around their boat. they say the barracuda shot out of the water and lept into the boat. king said he is in pain and plans to spent the rest of his

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>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this saturday, july 26. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." a large reward is being offered as police search for two suspects in a carjacking and crash that killed three children. tracking the jersey shore's recovery from super-storm sandy with a new app. plus the heat and humidity return to the delaware valley this weekend all before, soak this in, a big cooloff, meteorologist chris sowers joins us w