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>> good afternoon. sarah bloomquist is off today. in the news, a delivery man finds a body on the side of the road. the investigation into the woman's death. and rumors about a pope francis visit to philadelphia. we tell you what the vatican is saying officially. the big story on "action news" this noon, a suspicious fire that sent three people scrambling for safety. two adults and a child were saved from the burning home in the 1700 block of sigel street this morning. police are looking into whether someone intentionally started the blaze. annie mccormick live at the scene with more on the man who rescued the victims. >> three people do remain in the hospital. like you said, police believe this could be a case of arson. saying thanks to two officers who happened to be nearby they saved the lives of the three people inside. one of the police officers no stranger to the headlines. after 6:00 a.m. the intense flames took over the south philadelphia row home in the

1700 block of sigel street in south philadelphia. fire crews worked to vent the roof, and by 7:00 a.m. they got the blaze under control. the initial call reported two adults, a male and female and a e scen jumpedti> liet jonathan kicked in the door, alerted them to the fire and they made thes escape from the rear of the property. >> up heard it right, the hero in thisser to, lieutenant jonathan josey the philadelphia cop once accused of hitting a woman in the face at the puerto rican day parade. the video went viral. the police commissioner fired him but a judge later acquitted him of the charges and he was reinstated to the force. today he just didn't save lives, they believe it may be a case of arson. there are reports that someone was seen throwing something into the home, and josey took someone into custody. >> and one was obtained by

jonathan josey and the sergeant, speaking to him about the fire and trying to determine what happened. >> the police were were the right place at the right time. >> if he wasn't on the job i don't think they would have survived. >> back out here live, fire crews and fire marshals are out on the scene. as for the person in custody, police do tell me that at this point no arrests have been made. reporting life in south philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel 6 ct" t>> t de eaotinpie un. s richard plot behind the attack at the wellness center at mercy fitzgerald yesterday afternoon. when it was all over a case worker was dead and a doctor, as well as the gunman were wounded from the gunfire. "action news" reporter, david henry, joins us live at mercy fitzgerald where employees are still shaken by the violence

from yesterday. david? >> rick, the aftershock is clear will linger here with this hospital community for a long time. the wellness center behind me here remains closed as a clean-up crew erases the physical evidence of the bloodshed but the emotional healing will take time. >> there is just shock that someone could get inside of our building with a gun. >> denise johnson works as a lab technician in the wellness center. she left the building yesterday just before the gunfire erupted. it happened in the psychiatric unit on the third floor of this building. 49 year old richard plotts had an appointment. and they heard the argument and r. nd ahendting the g d and they say plotts shots silverman killing her and then shot at his head.

and those who work here are grateful to silverman. >> it seems like he saved an awful lot of lives yesterday. >> and arraigned on murder and other charges in his hospital bed, having a long history of mental health issues and long arrest report for numerous drug and other offenses. and employees and patients returned here this morning, but the wellness center is closed as the clean-up continues. the hospital expects to have it reopened on monday, but it will be a long time before it's business as usual. >> that was david henry reporting from mercy fitzgerald hospital in delaware county. we should also mention authorities are planning a news briefing at 1:00 to update o st ckt keatn f wil blri you a oon allrighe,ow cic ve o whodey etouowand a f r as, k attto bease za aae

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injured. and breaking news from the tioga section where an accident investigation underway following an accident involving a car and pedestrians. we are told that several people were hurt. the call came in after 11:30 this morning, intersection of germantown avenue and west allegeny. again the city's tioga section. and chopper 6 over the scene showing you some of the wreckage. we are told that a child was one of the injured a female child transported to st. christopher hospital. and a 40-year-old woman and 50-year-old man and another woman were injured and have been transported to nearby hospitals. what exactly took place is still yet to be determined. three adults and one child injured in a serious crash in the city's tioga section at germantown avenue and west allegeny. no word on if the car, if it stopped or if there were any arrests. but again the situation continuing to unfold. and police are on the scene investigating. we, of course, will continue to follow the story for you and bring you more information as

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up the barbecue grill after work, a good day to do that. 5:00, 82. and by 8:00, 78 degrees with the sun going down and everything feeling very comfortable. if your headed to the ballpark, a good night for baseball. 79 degrees first pitch and down to the low 70s by the end of the game, low humidity. things change over the weekend and we gradually raise the humidity up. later on the details in accuweather. >> thank you. and remember, keep track of the accuweather forecast any time by downloading our free stormtracker app. giving you access to live radar, the hourly forecast and weather alerts for your area. a big day for football fans, eagles' training camp getting underway in south philadelphia this afternoon. right now the bird are reporting to the novacare complex ahead of the first practice tomorrow morning. and we will have a live report this afternoon. and 6abc your official eagles station and bringing you the

opener against the bears live friday night august 8th, game time 8:00. much more still to come on "action news at noon." a disturbing discovery in california turns out to be an account of kindness. the story behind these mystery daal dolls left on people's door steps. and a close call for he recollect -- for earth. and more on the forecast when "action news at we love this kitchen!

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and allegeny avenues. the police are on the scene looking for a suspect. the police tell us the carjacking occurred at the point of a gun. the suspectses while fleeing a scene hit a crowd of people, and as mentioned as many as five people, including a child, were hit and transported to local hospitals. again, no arrests at this time but police are conducting a search for the suspect who apparently carjacked a car and struck several people while trying to make a getaway. we will follow the story for you and bring you much more information when it becomes available. until then, a quick break.

>> meteorologist david murphy back with a closer look at the weekend. the humid seems low, but ramping it up. >> especially by sunday. showing we are dry across the region. man, is it a nice one. looking outside, the action cam out earlier. the blue sky, occasionally fair-weather cumulus mixed in. generally speaking the order of the day was bright and pretty comfortable this time of year. the temperature in philadelphia 78 degrees, the dewpoint down there at 55. below that 60-degree threshold for humid airs. winds, a gentle breeze adding to the comfort building breeze. many 78 in philadelphia and millville. allentown 76 and reading. and 73 in wildwood, and the airport in atlantic city inland 79 degrees. if you have plans to travel i-95 or the pennsylvania turnpike it is definitely a day for shades.

cloud cover in ohio, but not us. occasional cloud cover, pretty stuff, no rain today. nice in allentown, 82 and humidity on the low side today. down the shore pretty nice day, looking at ocean temperatures in the low 70s in most spots. and pretty pleasant with low humidity and high on the beach 82 around atlantic city to the cape may peninsula, maybe up to 78 or so. either way pretty nice. on the way home from work or he did had -- heading out later on, pretty nice. and settling about 80 degrees or down to upper 70s by 7:00 in philadelphia. 84 the forecast high today in the city. lots of sun and pleasant with the light wind we talked about. and then overnight tonight, all the way down to 67 degrees, mainly clear and comfortable talking about how nice it will be at the phillies. the same at ppl park.

and mainly clear and comfortable for the match, 78 at the start, and 90th minute, 74 degrees. the poconos, saturday 79 and chance of a late-day thunderstorm. sunday is when the humidity really kicks in. a high of 76 and even better chance of what thunderstorm sunday afternoon or evening in the poconos. down the shore, looking at the ocean temperatures in the 70s in all likelihood. 84 the high on saturday, sun giving way to clouds. probably dry, maybe something popping late at night at the shore. and sunday 84, with an afternoon thunderstorm that will feel a little more humid on sunday. there could be a strong storm mixed in sunday. and checking the seven-day forecast today's high 84, sunny and nice. through the weekend in the city, sun giving way to clouds saturday, 88. if we see an afternoon thunderstorm on saturday, the best chance is often the northern and western suburbs. we'll probably have to wait until saturday night before those march towards philadelphia

itself and maybe get over to the shore later at night. sunday, it might be a little sticky your saturday but i think the humidity will kickback in, high of 89. in the afternoon better chance of thunderstorms here or there the same as night, and some of the storms on sunday could be strong and gusty. that's the time period to watch. monday humid, 86 and could be scattered storms depending on how quickly the front gets out of here. behind it, a repeat of what we saw this summer. getting humid and unsettled for a few days, and then following it up with a nice stretch of weather. low 80s tuesday, wednesday and thursday, refreshing conditions. lots of sun and low humidity coming right back. ok? >> all right. have a nice weekend. >> you, too. the "action news" team working on stories for tonight, including a "freebie friday" with specials on the boardwalk. and also someone flies a drone past the space needle. the incredible flight that has security panicking at the national landmark. and surprise situation

during a tennis match. the woman who knocked out her partner and had to finish out the match itself. and more on the deadly carjacking, and awaiting a news conference on the deadly hospital shooting from yesterday. bringing it to you live here at 10:00 -- 1:00 on 6 action. and for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice afternoon and we'll see you tonight. ♪ what can i get you?

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