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County, an inch of rain. We get into western portions of cape may county, also seeing anywhere from a half to an inch of rain, with some of the drenching downpours that pass on through. Now the radars are starting to clear and the rest of the way doesnt look that bad. It will be warm and sticky, 76 degrees by lunchtime, 3 00 p. M. Another disturbance closes in from the west, that may fire up showers and thunderstorms once again for our western suburbs and some of those could produce drenching downpours. Ill have the details in the sevenday forecast in just a bit. The search is on for two men that led police on a chase after trying to break into a fruit truck. It starredded on 200 block started on the 200 block of widener street. Police saw a man trying to break into a smoothy truck, when police tried question him, he jumped into a car and took off. The officer grabbed the door of the car and the officer was dragged half a block. The police took up the place and found the car, but no suspect. Police are looking for the man who robbed a wawa shortly after 3 00 a. M. On state road. Police say the man walked into the store and showed the knife to the clerk and demanded money. The clerk handed over an unknown amount of cash and the robber took off. Douglass woods was areigned overnight and denied bail for the shooting. Police search for the second suspect and the march was held for the victims of the violence. Remember reporter outrage took to the street as Amnesty International shouted the name of the little girl who is the newest face of gun violence. And family and friends marched where the shots rang out and killed her. Her mother remember her little girl. She was beautiful and full of life, a gift from god. Reporter investigators say friday night two men got into a fight one pulled out a gun intended for a 24yearold striking him in the head, three others were hit including Tynirah Borum. She was struck in the chest while getting her hair braided on the front porch. I heard gunshots and ran down the street and i was asking where my baby at, nobody say nothing. Somebody came up and said she got hit. 28yearold was hit in the arm and the 21yearold was shot in the leg. Homicide detectives arrested and charged douglass woods with murder and three counts of attempted murder among other charges. Amnesty international happens to be holding their activist camp in philadelphia. Organizers say they felt compelled to make the nation aware of the little girls death. Were trying to lift these stories you mean so we remember the folks that they had names and families and futures. Reporter police are urging anyone with information to come forward. Reporting from police headquarters, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. The search continues for two bodies in a Delaware County park. Up he shall Upper Darby Police plan to talk to an accused who said he buried two bodies there. Police officers have been digging at indian rock in springfield at the spot where john gantz said he buried a prostitute and her pimp. Mike chitwood said there are not cold cases or missing personses reports fitting the victims. The guy will never see the light of day again, he wasnt looking for a deal, my question was why are you telling us this . Reporter gantz is awaiting trial in philadelphia for a long list of charges including a double murder of two teens in overbrook park. 67yearold swimmer was pulled from the pool at the ymca in seacane. They noticed he was not moving in the water, theres no word on his condition. The action cam caught a scary moment during a celebration on the Delaware River yesterday. The southeast dragon boat festival featured dragon boat racing, one of the boats capsized sending everyone on board into the water. Police and people on another boat helped people get to safety. Nobody was hurt. Bill clinton spoke to a one time opponent during a memorial for him. During his presidency, Richard Mellon was a sharp critic, but they became friends after that. He said you are differences should not keep us at arms length from each other. Hillary clinton blames her husbands infidelity by an abusive child. The nature of the abuse is not clear, but clinton says there was conflict between her husbands mother and grandmother, the interview is from a 1999 interview and it will be published in a book set for release this month. The deadline forbids on the Revel Casino Hotel are fast approaching. Revel is going to bankruptcy proceedings for a second time. An auction could be held if theres more than one qualified buyer. If no buyer is approved, revel said it will fire 3200 workers and shut down the casino. A bankruptcy judge signed off on a bonus plan that could pay executives 1. 75 million for selling the casino. Eagles are holding open practice for their fans at the lincoln. Practice against at 12 15, admission and parking are free. A lot of people are asking built parking its free. The parking lot is open. Gate to the stadium open at 11 00 a. M. The first preseason game is this friday. We have your frontrow seat. The birds play the bears at 8 00 p. M. In chicago. You can see all the preseason games on 6abc. 6abc is your eagles station. After you watch the eagles practice head to bethlehem for musikfest tonight. A big crowd gathered to see the free daytime concerts yesterday. The all american rejects were the headliners on the steel stacks stage. David murphy and Tamala Edwards introduced them. Musikfest is the largest free Music Festival in the county. We have a lineup of the performers at 6abc. Com. You can find a link to buy tickets and see all the reasons to stop by our 6abc booth while youre there. Theres much more to come on sunday morning edition of action news, it seems like a teenagers way to greet someone, the fist burch is a healthy bump, is a healthier handshake. We have an update on the child fires out west how big is acmes anniboy its huge its acmes anniversary sale. This week get hot or lean pockets, 0. 99 each. Pepsi 2 liters just 0. 79. And Frito Lay Party size chips, 2. 99 each. Dont miss our biggest sale ever boy hey mom look what i found. Acme. This sale is huge anncvideoconferences its youof the day. Rtant hi hi, buddy anncr thats why the wifi and free hot breakfast are something to smile about. And good reasons to book now. Feel the hamptonality a trailer with a flat tire is blamed for sparking a wildfire in washington state. The fire has burned at least 400 acres of handle and destroyed several homes. At least 200 residents have been ordered to evacuate. It is one of several wildfires burning in the North Central part of the state. Lets check our weather, rain for us this morning. Reporter its damp out there, although the heaviest is pulling away. Lets go live on sky 6. Thats the view from Philadelphia International airport, earlier this morning we saw quite a bit of heavier showers and drenching downpours pull through, now were doing all right, mainly cloudy skies, Storm Tracker 6 live double scan theres whats left of that heavy band of moisture that pushed through this morning, we had flood advisories for cumberland, cape may and kept county where they saw one to two inches. Wet weather. What were watching is this system approaching from the west, this is an upper level low, up to this point its been mainly south jersey and delaware that have seen the heaviest rains. With the upper level low it will be the far western suburbs and the Lehigh Valley that will be later this afternoon into the evening. Temperatures are warm, and it is sticky. 71 in philadelphia. Millville, 68. On the boardwalk in atlantic city, 69. Reading, 71, the poconos, 65 degrees, whats happening we have what i like to call an atmospheric road block we have systems back up thanks to this bermuda high. Its a cold front that swept through, it wasnt allowed to work out to sea, so this got backed up, now the upper level low that wants to pull east thats backed up, until we get the high out of here, well have the features in the mid and upper level of the atmosphere that will continue to brings us the chance for showers and thunderstorms. Actually on the water vapor imagery you can see all three systems. Theres the high, theres the stalled front, thats the curly cue, the upper level low. Thats why the front is lighting up the way it is, thats why were seeing numerous showersance thunderstorms and small areas of low pressure developing on the front and riding north up the eastern seaboard. Mostly cloudy skies, a few peeks of sunshine from time to time, at upper level low approaches well see the showers and thunderstorms blossom. The western and suburbs that will see this. The timing of this is after 4 00 p. M. It will run through the first part of the evening. Everybody west of philadelphia is fair game from 4 00 to 10 00 p. M. Its not going to be a wash the entire time. If you have outdoor plans if the weather turns threatening head indoors. Well see showers and thunderstorms develop across south jersey, otherwise a combination of sun and clouds, warm and sticky out there once again. Speaking of sticky, poconos big rails day, 65 degrees, 72 degrees by 1 00 p. M. A couple of thunderstorms are possible, i think we hold a lot of this off, i believe the race starts at 1 00. It will be the tail end of this race when the weather closes in on the mountains. For the jersey shore, not much better than yesterday. Mostly cloudy, a few peeks of sunshine. There will be areas of patchy drizzle, maybe a leftover shower, 77 degrees is the forecasted high on the sand. Philadelphia, 81, mostly cloudy, afternoon thunderstorm or shower is possible. Winds out of the south at 5 to 15 miles per hour. Overnight tonight, maybe a leftover evening thunderstorm or shower, otherwise, mostly cloudy, warm and sticky. 64 degrees outlying suburbs, 68 center city. If youre heading north to bethlehem to the musikfest, jason du him rillo, will take the stage at 7 30. There might be showers and thunderstorms around, 74 degrees when he takes the stage. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 86 degrees for monday with sunshine expected. Theres going to be a couple of showers and thunderstorms late in the day. Tuesdays muggy, showers and storms, 86. Wednesday the cold front pushes through, the day starts out all right, the showers and thunderstorms develop late, the showers and thunderstorms knock the heat and the humidity down as well. Remember earlier this week, well we had days in the low 70s, and we hung out in the 70s, it wont be that cool, about but well be in the low 80s. Its been a nice summer. Dont father you can take 6abc on the go, the new design will facility your smart phone or device check it out anytime anywhere. New hampshire ranked high in water samples, beechwood had unacceptable amounts of bacteria. And shark river beach, windward in brick and n sky6 live hd taking a live look for us he at the battleship new jersey there on the camden waterfront. You can see a little gray out there this morning, on and off showers throughout the day, 9 19 right now. In healthcheck this morning, when it comes to stopping the spread of germs, the fist bump seems to be the cleanest greeting. The fist bump spread 1 20th the amount of germs than a handshake. Whether you shake hands high five or fist bump, hand washing is the rule for a sanitary greeting. The government is putting out new rules for ground beef. The new rules require they keep records of the cuts and their suppliers. The Agricutlure Department said the Record Keeping isnt good enough and makes it hard to trace food born issues in out breaks. Display has settled a class ncaa has setled a class settled a Class Action Lawsuit for those who suffered head trauma. Theres no cut off date for when the athlete played. The ncaa has agreed to a single policy that explains how teams must deal with players who receive head injuries. A federal judge must sign off on the settlement, so its not in effect for this academic year. 46 million americans die from overdose of medicine. The report find part of the problem there are 600 different melds that contain acetaminophen. Check the label and ask your doctor for the smallest dose possible. Reporter welcome back everyone, 9 23 sunday morning, youre looking at satellite and radar, earlier i showed you that busy graphic. Ill illustrate it a little differently, ill use the big board for this. The stalled out frontal boundary thats aiding in the heavy downpours over the last couple of mornings thats sitting off the coast. Weve had a a couple of areas of low pressure develop along the front. Each one of them have moved south to east up and down the eastern seaboard. Thats why its so gloomy today. They have upper level low is out near pittsburgh, this wants to move east. It will close in during the afternoon and early evening hours. You notice how much dry space we have in between. Well await the arrival of this upper level low. Western suburbs first and in between it doesnt look that bad. As a matter of fact you may see a little bit of sunshine. From this point, 70 degrees, lunchtime, 76. Cloud skies and popup showers and thunderstorms developing late. Nydia. Do you have high end items that are collecting dust in a Spring Garden boutique wants them. This boutique will pay you up front. Reporter this dress for 50. Shoes for 50 and 60. If those items seem a little more upscale than what youre used to finding at the wardrobe boutique. The store has new policy, it will offer shops great deals. Now the boutique in Spring Garden is paying straight out for high end items. You may have things youre not ready to donate, but would want cash for, we thought lets be a one stop shop for donations and the higher items that you want to consign. Reporter unlike traditional consignment shops you dont have to wait for them to sell to get paid. Items are priced when they come in. You get half of the price within a week. The other half goes to career wardrobe. Reporter not surprisingly the policy is bringing in demand designer duds. This is a dress 121, it seems pricey for resail. Its a 350dollar dress. Reporter now you dont have to come to the store to get the deals. Many items are available on the boutique website. If you have items you would like to sell to the wardrobe boutique, you do need to make the appointment. Well give you the information along with a link to the Online Shopping at 6abc. Com. Amy buckman channel 6 action news. Our people scene she is so fancy and now she is making a move on the big screen. Making a cameo appearance in the fast and furious movie. Fast and furious seven is due to hit theaters next april. Former president george w. Bush has completed a book a biography of his father. George w. Bush said he loved writing the story of his fathers life and hopes others will enjoy reading about it. It will cover his life and influence on his sons child had they in west texas and his decision to go into politics. The book which has no title will be released on november 11. The piano man was in south philadelphia rocking Citizens Bank park. Gluttony on a new whole new level. We have details on the mindblowing calories found in one restaurant. Chris sowers has the one restaurant. Chris sowers has the exclusive accuweathe huh, fifteen minutes could save one restaurant. 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Well have details on the extreme precautions being taken to protect americans. One man is behind bars, Police Search for the second in the shooting of four people that claimed the life of a 3yearold child. A wet start to our sunday morning and more showers are on the way for late this afternoon. Meteorologist chris sowers is tracking it all for us. Reporter im tired of this seattlelike weather. We all are. Reporter unfortunately we dont have too much sun we are down in cape may. We have lowlevel clouds and we expect a gray afternoon on the sand. Like yesterday we are expecting mainly cloudy skies, patchy drizzle is possible and lateday shower or thunderstorm. Temperatures are warm and sticky. 65 in quakertown. Pilots, pottstown, 68. 69 in dover. Gandys beach 68. Glassboro, 68. Vineland 6 degrees. Again, the dewpoints have come up. Now were seeing in the dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s. Its sticky and uncomfortable. What were watching now is an upper level low. If you look toward the lefthand side of the screen you can see the counter clockwise swirl thats pushing east. It will hit the stalled out front along the coast. If you look at the bottomful screen thats another wave thats the upper level low that will push that out to sea. That means well miss next round of heavy rain. Well have breaks also of sunshine and late day showers and thunderstorms for the western suburbs. No delays philadelphia, and atlantic city, new york city and balanced baltimore and washington, d. C. Are on time. New, a man is hospitalized after flipping his car at aramingo avenue and east hunting ton street. No word on what caused the car to overturn. Investigators are looking to question a second person in connection with the shooting in grays ferry that claimed the life of a 3yearold girl. Last night one man was areigned for shooting the girl last night. Tynirah borum was getting her hair braided when she was hit in the chest with a stray bullet. A beautiful little girl, a gift from god. The murder sparked outrage from activists and the community, neighbors march last night while Amnesty International protested in center city against gun violence. A philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with assaulting his own infant son. 20yearold Brian Armstrong was arrested at his germantown home yesterday. He brought his son to einstein friday with severe injuries. The baby was transported to Saint Christophers Hospital in critical condition. Armstrong was charge with aggravated assault. One of the american aid workers infected with the ebola virus. He is in the u. S. Doctors are taking extra precautions to avoid contamination. Reporter this morning, dr. Kent brandtly is waking up in atlanta. The First American ebb patient patient ebola virus patient on the soil. Transmitted to Emory University hospital where family and friends were stunned to see him on the right walking out of the ambulance. To see him walk, which hadnt occurred to me it was just unbelievable. Doctors covered in protective gear like this are treating him keeping a close eye on him in the hospital room that is especially isolated where there is no risk of the disease spreading from here. I understand the concern, but we have processes that maintain the patient, but the general public at large. Reporter this ebola virus has killed 700 people in west africa. Brandtly infected while treating patients. Theres no cure for ebola, but doctors are optimistic the care they get here could save these two americans lives. Its important is the Supportive Care that we realize is necessary for survival. Reporter branltlys wife was able to see him through a window and talk over the phone. Ebola is not transmitted through the air, so they are not concerned about it spreading in the u. S. Marcie gonzales, atlanta. Breaking news in the middle east, a United Nation schools was hit by an israeli air airstrike. Ten people were killed and one u. N. Staffer may be among them. The attack happened while people were waiting in line for food supplies. It comes as israeli officials suggested they maybe calling back their 27 day offensive. Israeli Prime Minister netanyahu warned hamas will pay quote an intolerable price if it continues firing rockets at israel. Thats the sound of a pro palestinian rally in front of the white house this weekend. Activists want israel to stop their attacks in gaza. Protesters marched to the u. S. Capital. A small u. S. Pro israeli protest curled nearby. Crews say they finished up near one crash site in Eastern Ukraine and shift to another area where the plane was shot out of the sky on august 17. Human remains and personal belongings were sent to holland. 200,000 people in toledo, ohio wake up this morning with uncertainty about their drinking water, theres toxins in the water that could cause liver and Central Nervous system damage. Supermarkets are running out of water and restaurants are closing their doors. You wont be able to wash dishes or wash their vegetables or some of the food. The toxins are believed to have come from an algae bloom on the shores of lake erie. A bizarre online challenge has left a 16yearold with second and third degree burns. Its called the fire challenge. People put Flammable Liquids on their bodies and light themselves on fire. This person used nail polish remover. He tried to put it you out in te bathtub. He posted this online video about the consequences of this socalled game. The man who died as new york Police Arrested held a rally this weekend. Its the first time they spoken since the death was ruled a homicide. Gardener died when a Police Officer put him in a shock hold while arresting him for selling loose cigarettes. The rally called for the arrest of the police involved. How more and more americans are paying for Higher Education right now. The wedding bridal party had to be rescued at sea. Now looking live sky6 live hd at the linc, 12 15, its practice time, you can watch it its free and parking is free. Meteorologist chris sowers has the weather forecast. You need your umbrella in youl thats what every girl wants their wedding to look like, thats a Wedding Party wearing life jackets over their formal wear where the boat caught fire. They were sitting down to dinner when the blaze broke out in the engine room. 46 people were evacuated and brought to shore. Definitely an occasion to remember. The bright looks beautiful, though. And usually its just the bride and groom who remember the wedding, nobody will forget that. Reporter dont make me laugh. Got that right, too, everyone will remember that one, thats for sure. Lets get you outside and show you whats going on this morning, looking at the Delaware River. We have a lot of cloud cover out there, if im seeing that correctly were starting to see the clouds thin out and skies brightening to the west. This was expected as we await the upper level low that will close in later this afternoon. Temperature wise were sitting at 71 degrees, warm and sticky out there. 71 in reading. Lancaster, 69. Trenton, 66. Beach haven 69 degrees. On the boardwalk in atlantic city, 70 and dover, 70 degrees, wind speeds are light in an easterly direction, 6 had trenton. 9 in philadelphia, ten is the number for wilmington, wildwood and wilmington. Skies are brightening up a little bit across the western suburbs, but we await that upper level low thats sitting back in western pennsylvania. It is east of pittsburgh, clouds will increase and lower and thicken. That will give way to showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. You can see snflt clearing taking some of the clearing taking place right now. That will push east in the next 12 hours or so. Combination of sun and clouds later this afternoon, actually it will be more clouds than sun, but youll see peeks out there. Every nowfer and then now and then youll see occasional showers develop. More widespread activity will flare up across the western suburbs. You can see the reds and oranges showing up, you can see shades of maroon that would indicate drenching downpours. Through the evening hours in the western suburbs and the Lehigh Valley youll see that activity. Well lose the heating from the sun, well go mainly cloudy with areas of patchy fog, we get into tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy skies, warm and sticky, low lying fog once again, tomorrow afternoon all this mess is finally pulling away, still close enough to trigger a Late Afternoon shower or thunderstorm across portions of south jersey, most everyone else will see mainly a combination of sun and clouds. Rainfall totals this is what were expecting. This has already fallen. Everything you see philadelphia west all that has fallen, this is done. These are going to be from the afternoon thunderstorms that develop after 4 00, 5 00 p. M. Today. As you can see some of the downpours look pretty impressive on this particular forecast model. Putting out one to two inches of rain. Expect drenching downpours and gusts of winds 30 to 35 miles per hour. The poconos, thunderstorms are possible by 1 00 p. M. Thats when the race starts. You could see weather, but it wouldnt be until the tail end of the race. Jersey shore, showers and patchy drizzle. Might see sunshine, as well, a mix bag down there. 77 degrees, warm and sticky. For everybody else, clouds and sunshine, be on the look out for the Late Afternoon thunderstorm. 80 degrees in wilmington, philadelphia 81. Millville, 78. Cape may, will also both showing 77 degrees, overnights tonight mainly cloudy programs a leftover evening thunderstorm or shower, 62 outlying suburbs, 68 center city. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast shows a couple of showers and thunderstorms lingering through tuesday and wednesday, as well. Now, neither day will be a wash, but if you have outdoor plans you have to keep an eye to the sky. Temperatures will be warm and humid with highs in the mid 80s. The cold front sweeps through wednesday, once that pushes through, you get a break in the humidity, the temperatures drop off. It feels like september. Friday its very comfortable. I have 82. I wouldnt be surprised if some areas are hanging out in the upper 70s. The start of next week looks better than what were dealing with right now. Dont forget you can take the new 6abc. Com wherever you go, the new smart design changes the lawout facilities any device including fits any device, including tablets and smart phone no matter how large or small your screen. Check it out at 6abc. Com anytime anywhere. High School Robotics teams showed off. They showcased robots they built including one that could shoot a basketball. Theres another one that could be remote controlled with a smart phone. The applications that they learned it will come down to science and math. The First Robotics Team is good to get the kids to connect the things, what they learn in school and how it will be used in the world. Students are issued a specific challenge at the beginning of the year and then they have 6 weeks to build come have fun at sesame place with everyones favorite furry friends. Enjoy rides where you can splash. And whirl. And, play in the allnew cookies monster land. With 5 exciting rides, a monster clubhouse and more buy your 2015 season pass and get the rest of this year free. Meet me at sesame place when it comes to paying for college fewer americans are taking out loans, according to sally mae which specializes in educational financing, a growing number of americans are paying for college out of their own pocket. 42 of College Costs were covered by parents students or savings. Families borrowed 27 of College Costs last year, this year its down to 22 . Many are cutting costs in areas like Student Housing and textbooks. At the big board we begin with one mom taking issue with her daughters school. She didnt like her little girl was disciplined for writing on a desk with the pencil. She had to write a letter to the january tore and wash the january janitor and wash the desk herself. She said i dont have a desk, i sit on the floor with a clip board. Reporter the mom said the teacher didnt realize it had been so long that the desk was taken away from her and that the girl was happy there. The teacher was disciplined, but the mother is fighting to transfer her daughter and son out of school and she has hired an attorney. Dozens of restaurants were served and one weighed in as an artery clogging winner. Red robin is famous for its burger, now its infamous, the monster double burger and fries and milk shake contains a 3500 calories, thats double the number of calories you should consume in an entire day. A spokesperson said they have healthier items, instead of fries you could order steamed broccoli. Other restaurants had super high calorie meals, famous daves spare ribs, escrows cab shack and cheese cake factory had three dishes on the extreme list, why dont you share those. Well be right back with a look turning to sports, the phillies wrap up their series against it is nationals in washington this afternoon, hopefully cooler heads prevail during the matchup. Jeff skeverski has all or sunday morning sports. Reporter its been a bad season, youre frustrated and sore the phillies. They have been in last place all year and going nowhere fast. So you can imagine from time to time to time just like you, the phils have a short fuse. Chase utley makes a costly error right here, everyone is safe. Later in the inning, a. J. Burr knelt starts arguing with the home plate umpire during the entire at ballot ballot, later he gives up 3run homer. Burnett is about to blow. They can this out, very next pitch to jason wergt wert he starts yelling at the ump. He comes around from the plate throws out burnett who goes ballistic. Manager Ryan Sandberg comes out he gets tossed. Phils fall behind 110 by the 4th. Thats how it finishes. The birds are back at Training Camp. The eagles back to practice at the linc, the session is open to the public at 1 15. The eagles take to the field, all eyes will be on nick foles. Can the quarterback repeat what he did last year, 27 touchdowns, two interceptions. Desean jackson is gone, Jeremy Maclin is back, lets not forget about the addition of darren sprawls. Its personnel driven. The biggest think you have to do is identify the skill sets you have and adjust to the kill sets, thats what football hassles been. Our offense has changed every year ive been in charge of offense. Eagles open up for a preseason game with chicago. Well get you set with our pregame show followed by the eagles and bears. Humphrey hunted down opposing quarterbacks for the eagles. He played three of his 14 seasons with the eagles and helped the birds get to the 1981 super bowl. He was inducted with Michael Strahan and andre reid. Arena league football, ron jaworski watching the soul play their hearts out. 27 seconds to go, the 47yard touchdown for the score. They would take the lead on the 2point conversion, cleveland gets one last shot one second to go, they win it, 3937. Thats sports, im jeff skeverski. Have a great day. With the phillies on the road it was the piano man who rocked the ballpark last night in south philadelphia. Thats a little bit of pressure from billy joel. He performed in front of a packed house at Citizens Bank park. The last stop on his tour before he heads back to new york to play his monly show at Madison Square garden. Sorry i missed him while he was here, one of the greats. A local teen fought back well have his inspiration story. Tell you about the odd pairing that led to this cute a little animal. Chris sowers will have the welcome back it is 10 00 a. M. On this sunday august 3. In the news a police chase and an officer dragged it happened after Police Stopped a break in at a fruit smoothy truck overnight. Eagles fans get a taste of whats to come as the birds host an open practice. Were live at the linc. More rain will be moving through the delaware and Lehigh Valleys. Meteorologist chris sowers is here this will not last forever. Reporter as a matter of fact most of the days forever, forever, forever. Reporter not forever. Lets go live on sky 6 get you back outside and show you the view at the Philadelphia International airport. Theres those lowlerchl level clouds. Some of the skies are starting to brighten up. Lets go back over to Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, the morning rain has worked out to Sea Associated with a low pressure area that developed along a stationary front. On the lefthand side that is the upper level low that will close in later this afternoon and bring the threat of showers and thunderstorms. In between the two, well see mainly cloudy skies and peeks of sun. From this point on its dry. You can clearly see it there, some of the clouds are starting to erode and wisp away. That will be the trend this afternoon. Well say mostly cloudy skies, a little bit of sunshine expected a lateday shower or thunderstorm is possible after 4 00, 5 00, from west to east across the viewing area. 4 to 5 00 it would be the western suburbs that see it, and 6 00, 7 00 it pushes to the east and so on an so for forth it gos out to sea. The search is on for two men who led police on a chase dragging an officer after trying to break into a fruit smoothy truck it started in the citys olney section. Police spotted the man trying to break into the truck. When officers tried question him, the man jumped into a car and took off. An officer grabbed the door of the car and was dragged for a half block. The suspect then ran into a police car and took off. The car was later found with no one inside, the officer who was dragged had has a few scrapes, t is okay. Police in philadelphia are looking for the knifewielding man who robbed a wawa that happened shortly after 3 00 a. M. On state street. He walked into the store and demanded money. The clerk handed over the cash and the robber took off. A suspect remains behind bars for the shooting of four people including a 3yearold girl who was killed. Douglas wood was arraigned and denied bail. The march was held this weekend for the victims of the violence. Annie mccormick has the details. Remember reporter amnesty took to the streets as they shouted the name of the little girl who is the newest face of gun violence. Family and friends march on the street where the shots rang out and killed her. Her mother remembered her little girl. She was full of life and loved everybody around the neighborhood, she was a gift from gold. Reporter investigators say two men got into a fight, one pulled 0 out a gun striking the man in the head, but three others were hit including Tynirah Borum who was struck in the chest while getting her hair braided on the front porch. I heard the gun shots i asked where my baby was at, nobody say nothing, and then somebody say she got hit. 28yearold woman was hit in the arm and 21yearold man was shot in the leg. Homicide detectives arrested and charged douglass woods with murder and three counts of attempted murder among other charges. Amnesty international happens to be holding their national activist camp in philadelphia and organizers say they felt compelled to make the nation aware of the little girls death. What were trying to do is lift these stories up to remember that these folks had names and families and communities and futures. Reporter police are urging anyone with information to come forward. Reporting from police headquarters, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. The search continues fore two bodies in a Delaware County park, up he shall darby police Upper Darby Police plan to talk to an accused killer who said he buried two bodies there. For two days officers have been digging at the spot where john gonce said he buried a prostitute and her pimp. Mike chitwood said there are not cold cases or missing persons reports fitting the description. The guy wasnt looking for a deal, my the question was why ae you telling yous this. Reporter gonce is awaiting trial for a long list of charges including the double murder of two teens in overbrook park. The deadline on the Revel Hotel Casino is fast approaching. Revel is going through bankruptcy proceedings for the second time. An auction could be held thursday if theres more than one qualified buyer. If no buyer is approved, revel will fire 3200 workers and shut down the casino. Meantime brumentcy judge bankruptcy judge signed off on a bonus for the executives for selling the casino. 202 in king of prussia will be closed at the 422 interchange. The closure will be from 8 00 p. M. Until 5 00 a. M. Starting today through august 8. Eagles fever is in the air, the birds are holding an open free practice for their fans if he link this afternoon. Action news reporter, amy buckman joins us live outside the stadium in south philadelphia with some fans. Amy. Reporter theres a lot of excitement down sheer at link financial field, they just opened the gates to the eagles Training Camp open practice. As you can see behind me, the fans have definitely arrived and ready for football. Weve got some fans over here, we have the whitiker family and the williams family, check out jada here, our cheerleader, can you give me an eagles . Go eagles im going to talk to dad, what are you most looking forward to seeing out of the eagles this season. Consistency and better defensive play. Are you concerned about the loss of Desean Jackson or will they make up for that. I think they will make up with it. Of course its chip kellys second season, tell me how you think he is going to do. You like to see his offense. Im excited to see sprawls and what they do with him. Word on the street dallas is offering a chip game ticket to their season ticketholders what do you think about that . Its a waste of money. Reporter dont worry dallas fans youre not going to make it that far. Are you excited for football . Yeah reporter thanks for coming down guys, have a great time. Eagles have their practice well bring you that excitement, as will live in south philadelphia, amy buckman channel 6 action news. Thanks amy. Eagles first preseason game is this friday. We have your frontrow seat, the bears play the birds in chicago at 8 00 p. M. You can seem the game on 6abc. 6abc is your official eagles station. Looking for something to do tonight, red hot r b star Jason Durillo will take to the stage in bethlehem. A good crowd gathered to see the free daytime concerts yesterday and the all american rejects were the headliners on the sands steel stage. Our own david murphy and Tamala Edwards introduced them. Musikfest is the largest free musical festival in the county. We have a lineup of the performers at 6abc. Com. See all the reasons to stop by our 6abc booth while youre there. Fighting back against bull yls without throwing bullies without throwing a single punch. We have a local teens inspiration story. Water rescues in cars almost smernld in the southwest. Submerged in the a a trailer with a flat tire is blamed for sparking a wildfire in washington state. The fire has burned 400 acres of land and destroyed several homes. 200 residents have been ordered to evacuate. This is one of several fires burning in the North Central partly of the state. Heavy rains caused intense flooding in new mexico. It was impossible to drive. Drivers abandoned their vehicles and emergency crews shut down several roads. They hope to have the roads reopen by the rush hour. Ive been complaining about our wet weather. Thats worse. Reporter i guess we should pipe it down a little bit. We have rain in the forecast later this afternoon, most of the day will be like yesterday, dry, the occasional popup shower, cruel see breaks of sunshine from time to time, as well. Theres the view, were looking live toward the camden waterfront. See a lot of low level clouds, its warm and sticky, temperatures climbing into the 60 ts and low 70s. 72 in reading. Millville, sticky 69. Boardwalk in atlantic city, 70 degrees. What were watching on Storm Tracker 6 live double scan weve been talking about this all morning is the upper level feature thats being held back in western pennsylvania. You can see lightning strikes north of pittsburgh, that will swing east and run into the front thats stalled off the coast and combined the two will bring about more showers and thunderstorms late in the day. As we look closer, you can see actually were beginning to pick up clearing in the south, the skies are brightening up somewhat, you can see shades of blue, its not a complete wash. If you have Outdoor Activities go about doing them, keep an eye to the sky, the weather turns threatening bring it indoors. Heres the upper level feature closing in on the western suburbs, well see the showers and thunderstorms flaring up, one or two could be strong were not anticipating severe weather, but theres a lot of instability out there, it wouldnt surprise me if one or two of these would turn severe with strong gusting winds and drenching downpours, they will in the western suburbs and pushing into the Lehigh Valley and the poconos. Once we looks like the sun well lose the spark that gets these going. The system is failure close by off the coast tomorrow afternoon, but close enough to trigger another shower or thunderstorm mainly across south jersey. Heres what to expect the rest of the arch, warm and humid, lots of clouds, a little bit of sun, mainly dry until we see the late thunderstorms bubble up from west to east, that will be after 3 00 p. M. Or so. Its not going to be a washout there. Heres a look at Tropical Storm bertha. Closing in on the turks and cake coles islands. It is moving quickly and it should be out of there quickly. Were seeing sustained winds of 45 miles per hour, moving toward the northwest toward the islands at 21. Pressure reading its a Tropical Storm. It will pull to the northwest and run into the upper level low that brings our our showers and thunderstorms layer this afternoon. The upper level low bullies the pattern and forces this girl out to sea, forces bertha out to sea, examines which is good news for the u. S. Mainland. Philadelphia, cloudy, warm and sticky. Late afternoon thunderstorms possible 81. Overnight tonight, more clouds, maybe a leftover evening hour shower or thunderstorm. 64 in the outlet lying suburbs, 68 center city. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 86 degrees monday, starting out with clouds and sun mix, maybe an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. Tuesday, muggy, a chance of leftover storm, 86. Either day is a wash. Wednesday theres a greater chance of showers and storms as a cold front sweeps through, thursday, friday and saturday all look good, highs in the low 80s low humidity. Dont forget you can take the new 6abc. Com wherever you go, the new smarts design facilities any device including your tab let or smart phone check it out at 6abc. Com anytime anywhere. The philadelphia teen is using his muscles to combat bullies, but not the in the way you think, he is teaching other kids in the community how to do it, too. Matt odonnell has the story. Him. Reporter he is seeking to become a beacon in his olney community. Its all started with nick getting bullied. Maybe getting big muscle also and getting strong is going to get people to back off little bit. Reporter he was a slender boy from haiti, he like the cello and poetry. He began lifting waits and got bigger and the bullying stopped. What did you ever bench press. 405. The Delaware Valley High School Student captured a local body building title last year, while pursuing summer competition he has been running summer superman camps for the the youth. His message, getting fit can help your self esteem. If somehow you dont think nick is a motivated person, listener listener listen to this, when he first moved to philadelphia from haiti, he taught himself the english language. His favorite phrase became what does that mean. Stay focused, follow your dreams. And dont let people change you. Reporter nick will hold two more exercise camps tomorrow and wednesday morning beginning at 8 00 a. M. , anyone is invited. In olney, Matt Odonnell channel 6 action news. Were at the action news big board with a look at the odd and unusual pictures of the week. They include a popular summer treat in a convenient way, plus an unusual breed. First up, 9yearold brayden, may have broken a world record with this catch when he reeled in a five pound gold eye fish. Officials say the big catch beats the previous record holder, by 15 ounces. Brayden and his family are waiting on confirmation from guinness. Heres something you dont see every day, a rare geep. Its half goat and half sheep. Its very rare, because the and dont mate, and when they do, the off spring are stillborn. They have named this successful geep butler fly because of her butterfly because of her spots. Imagine diving off the coast of florida and finding treasure. They were diving when his son spotted gold. They believe it is companion, there you see it to another piece an artifact that was discovered in 1989. Archeologist believe its part of a holy vessel by a priest to carry the eucharist. Its not determined how much it is worth, but if the other piece is an indication it could be 600,000. First there was the i dont know nut, now cronut now theres the pop it ice cream sunday in a can. Its 15 a can, the sad news we cant get any. It was only available yesterday it was all for a Charity Event in new york city. Thats a look at odd and usual pictures of the week, one last coming up this morning at 11 30 is inside story, heres Matt Odonnell with a preview. Reporter hey, guys, i hope youre having a great sunday, coming up on inside story, why no cigarette tax, the Pennsylvania Legislature left without taking up a bill that philadelphia schools need to survive. A new poll has governor corbett only 9 points behind tom wolf in the race for reelection. Is the poll real . Plus wolfs plan to raise taxes and is penn and princeton producing not graduates, but zombies. Inside story coming up. Reporter okay. Well be watching, right. Reporter that grabbed my attention. The forecast for this afternoon well see clouds out there and sunshine from time to time. There can be a shower or thunderstorm that pops up, as well. So keep an eye to the sky. 81 degrees, 86 for monday, a threat or shower or thunderstorm. Tuesday warm and sticky, high of 86 maybe a lateday shower or thunderstorm, wednesday is the best day or chance of seeing the showers and storms highs in the low 80s. Thursday, friday, saturday, look nice, lots of sunshine, comfortable temperatures and low humidity levels, well take it. This week with George Stephanopoulos is next on 6abc. George will have the latest on the american aid workers infected with ebola virus treated in the u. S. Mears george with a preview. Reporter good morning, eva and nydia. The aid worker is now in atlanta now that the virus has spread in africa. Congos home after collapsing on immigration, will there be a constitutional showdown if president obama acts on his own. The round table takes on that and all the week politics. Plus baseball legend victims scully county gops first black senator. Action news continues at noon, here some of the stories were working on for you. Doctors develop a vaccine which could stop a major allergy in its tracks. He may be little, but riley mckuhn, this guy has a big idea and heals getting a lot of hes getting a lot of for it. Now for eva pilgrim, chris sowers, and the entire action news team, well see you at noon. Announcer starting right now on abcs this week out of control. The Ebola Outbreak spreading fast. And now, the race to save two americans stricken with the killer virus. This morning, breaking details on the Emergency Mission to bring the first patient home. Border bedlam. No action from congress on a surging humanitarian crisis. Our reporter on the ground with the dramatic impact on the Border Patrol and the families still crossing over. Then she is gone remembering baseballs biggest moments it gets through bucknor. With the legend who brought so many of them home

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