2. 41 and millville 2. 26, a significant amount of rainfall and more to come, we are setting ourselves up for a rainy period, we have not had that in a long time, 77 in philadelphia, temperatures above average, and feeling humid, 77 in allentown and 75 in millville, temperatures have not budged a lot in the morning hours, lets look at the union forecast, people are asking me they have evening and what is going on and cloudy and a chance for a shower and mostly staying dry and breezy and the dew point is dropping a little, feeling better tonight, 59 degrees for the temperature tonight, but all eyes are on Hurricane Joaquin, sustained winds at 80 Miles Per Hour, gusts higher than that. And the latest track has it close to our area. Well show you exactly when it gets close to our area and the possible effects well see coming up. Thank you. Many people are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Joaquin, it strengthened to a category one hurricane this morning. David henry is in Atlantic City with how people are preparing. Its a waiting and watching game here in Atlantic City and all along the shore, the past few days not related to the possibility of a hurricane, the surf is really rough out here and dangerous rip tides, the only people enjoying it a bunch of hardy surfers. Its a rainy day down at the shore and a small taste of what folks may expect if joaquin hits the coast. Atlantic citys Emergency Management officials are starting their planning now all Department Heads are in a conference tomorrow. We call for a meeting with all the director heads tomorrow and giving them a chance to go over each individual hurricane plans and evacuation plans and where they fit in that plan, so tomorrow we have a solid plan to move forward this weekend. Yesterday was the last day the lifeguards were on duty, and they were moving the lifeguard rescue boats to new york city. Local businesses are operating normally, but keeping an eye on stormtracker 6 live double scan some have to be more careful than others, jeff george works on the water taking groups on tours. Now he is staying off the ocean because of rough surf. Its bumpy well stay in the bay today and then make plans for the groups for next week and see when the sun comes back out on monday or tuesday. That is a long ways off with joaquin possibly approaching the jersey shore, emergency officials are urging people to get ready soon. They are pushing out information starting tomorrow but its a good time to start thinking about your evacuation plans. Live in Atlantic City, david henry, channel 6 action news. David thank you, as Hurricane Joaquin approaches, 6abc. Com weather is your go to resource, look for constant updates from accuweather and live radar and a slideshow detailing joaquins latest track. Teams from lni are on the scene of a Building Collapse in philadelphia, it happened in the area of seventh and columbian, you can see the sidewalk below is covered in bricks, nobody was hurt. Three armed men ransacked a familys frankford home and tied up one of the homeowners, the robbers woke up a man in the home by putting two guns to his head, the mans wife who only gave her first name of alice spoke to action news and showed us what happened inside of the home, she was inside with her grandson at the time. I was in the bed and heard commotion and did not get out of my room, and told my grandson stay under the covers. The thieves made off with 200 in cash, a flat screen tv video Gaming Systems a laptop and car keys. Now a private meeting with pope francis and the kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. For the first time she is talking about how it happened. We are live now in new york with more details. Reporter well sara, so far the vatican is not answering questions about this meeting but according to kim davis, they met for about 15 minutes and she says she was honored and humbled to meet the pope. From d. C. To new york and philadelphia, we knew pope francis kept a jam packed schedule, squeezing in unscheduled stops along the way and now we learn there was an unannounced visit with kim davis. I had tears coming out of my eyes. The kentucky clerk that spent six days in jail for not issuing marriage licenses, says that she and her husband met the pope in washington after receiving an invite from the vatican. I put my hand out and he grabbed it and i hugged him and he hugged me and he said thank you for your courage. Davis is back at work but still refusing to issue any marriage licenses with her signature, a position pope francis issued support for on his press conference on the flight back to rome. Telling abc that conscientious is a human right even for government officials. He said stay strong, and she received a rosary as a gift from the pope and the message left her with a new sense of purpose. I have weighed the cost and im prepared to do whatever it takes. According to davis, we can expect to see pictures from this meeting at some point, but for now the vatican will only say they will not deny that a meeting took place. Elizabeth thank you. A new report on the Economic Impact on the papal visit found that many local businesses did not have their prayers answered. City comptroller says that two dozen restaurants and retailers saw little boom, and some said that sales were down 80 and most restaurants did less than half of their normal activity for a weekend and mostly lost money on extra inventory and staff after expecting big crowds. This was sold as if it was going to be a tremendous boost to the local economy. Hotels saw a boost, that is thanks to the greater Philadelphia Hotel associations low projection early on and a change in their advertising. And at st. Josephs church, the church hosted a service to simulcast the mass for parishioners, sometime during the overnight hours someone broke in and stole from several collect boxes holding donations for the poor and broke a memorial candle stand and caused several hundred worth of damage. Anybody with information is asked to contact toms river police. And a bar breakin, Surveillance Video showed a suspect breaking in a door on east cayuga street, and once outside the thief wave over an accomplice who helped to load the alcohol into a get away car, if you know anything about this burglary call philadelphia police. A viewing is underway for the Football Player from north jersey who died after a game on friday, the viewing from david murray is being held at 9 00 tonight in warren county, a private funeral takes place tomorrow. The quarterback died from internal bleeding caused by a las rated spleen, the 17yearolds death is ruled an accident. Police want to know if you have seen this girl, Erica Jackson was reported missing yesterday after she went to a pharmacy to pick up her medication and never made it home. She was last seen wearing a black scarf, gray shortsleeved shirt and blue jeans, anyone with information should call police right away. More ahead on action news at 12 30, a new trend gaining traction in offices across the country, but could standing at your desk be bad for your health. The only person to survive an attack against a tv news crew is speaking out about that day. If a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. Polidents unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99. 99 of odor causing bacteria. For a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. The nfls deflategate appeals case will be heard next year apparently. They are appealing the decision to throw out tom bradys four game suspension. Commissioner goodell handed down the punishment and its not clear when the appeal will be heard but could be as early as the first week of february. The only survivor of last weeks deadly ambush on a virginia news crew is talking about the terrifying encounter, reporter, Allison Parker and photographer adam ward were interviewing Vicky Gardner and remembers seeing the shooter approach them and thought he was going to ask a question but instead he opened fire. I shot me in the back and i do recall just dont do anything. Dont do anything you are just dead vicky, just dead. I just laid there and no scream, no anything. Parker and ward were killed in the attack, gardner expected to have normal surgery after the first of the year. Its one of the hottest trends at the office right now, standing at your desk, but is it really better for your body . Reporter its the latest trend in workplace wellness, the standing desk. I stand about 50 of the time and sit 50 of the time, standing is a healthy alternative to sitting, and corey goes one step furnish, using a treadmill desk. This is not your typical desk . Its my typical desk. What do you like about this . I think it makes me focus better and feel better about myself. An estimated 70 of Office Workers spent five hours a day at their desk and sitting for long periods of time could have bad health effects. The benefit of a standing desk is you are already standing and burning 25 more calories than if you were sitting because you are already standing you are more likely to be doing some additional subtle movements that burn even more calories but now new information about standing desks is not all good. The potential negatives is swollen feet and painful ankles and knee problems, primarily muscular skeletal problems. Balance is key. Sitting for a long time is not great but standing for extends periods of time is not great either, break up your day, sit a little, stand a little and stretch a little and walk a little. We were talk about whether or not we could do that. That is why i dont do it. Coming up another check of the forecast. As we step outside looking live at sky 6 hd and cape may, new jersey. Meteorologist, and karen rogers has an update from accuweather. For the general assembly, will pauls and chris brown claim theyre for us, but we know how to spot a sleight of hand. Theyre bankrolled by groups funded by north jersey casino backers. And you know what that means north jersey casino bigwigs can count on them. But can we . Its a dirty trick. North jersey casinos would take our casinos, and our jobs, and ruin our economy. Will pauls and chris brown. When the chips are down, we cant trust them to stand up against north jersey casinos. It was an incredible emotional reunion for a woman and nurse who met years ago. She spent years looking for the nurse in this picture. Fallen when she was young and had third degree burns, she had social media to thank for this reunion in albany, new york. A reminder that you can make a difference, you have to have that kmags every day. They took a new picture showing how far they have come. The next thing i remember i woke up and i was under water and it was really cold and i knew i had to get out of that truck or i would drown. The North Carolina man is lucky to be alive after it plunged 50 feet into a creek, he was hoisted to safety and did not suffer any injuries, he carries his 30 bible with him and they were able to retrieve it. Nice story, karen rogers is back with the accuweather forecast, a worry some forecast for the weekend. A lot of rain coming before we deal with Hurricane Joaquin, lets look at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the region, we still have showers in south jersey, i want to go in closer because they have picked up a bit in intensity, areas of yellow coming in through route 47 and route 9 on the Atlantic City expressway and up the parkway near surf city, so watch for that. All of this rain has done the flowers some good, a pretty shot there with lots of clouds and can you see that, well have lots of green conditions and Pretty Flowers blooming after the heavy rain we are getting, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we had a significant amount of rain about 2 inches of rain in the overnight hours, that has pulled out of here and we are stuck with clouds and a period of rain here or there. Its feeling humid and cloudy and wet at times, not terribly wet the rest of the day, by 5 00 p. M. 75 degrees, by 7 00 p. M. 72, by 9 00 p. M. 68, we cant rule out a shower tonight, but it will be mostly dry, the dew points are dropping way down and it gets cooler and things feel better in the overnight hours, we have tropical connections an area of low pressure an upper level low in atlanta and you can see the tilt. And that allows for the tropical moisture coming into the region before we talk about the possibility of a hurricane, the next round of rain is just this tropical moisture, thursday night friday. Youll get the tropical downpours, gust of 25 to 40 Miles Per Hour along the coastline and moderate coastal flooding and that sets up the stage for more problems when we deal with Hurricane Joaquin. Here is the latest with the Hurricane Joaquin, 80 Miles Per Hour winds, still a category one hurricane going over the bahamas tonight and tomorrow and becoming a hurricane 2, the latest model suggesting that monday at 8 00 a. M. 80 Miles Per Hour winds a category one hurricane, this is how close it is to our region, well feel the effects of this late sunday into monday, well be watching this closely. This is the cone here of uncertainty, well plan it to be possibly close to us. A couple of models staying to the south, it could take a turn Straight North and steering winds will take it to the east, obviously close to us and we can expect a pretty big impact. Lets look at the accuweather forecast, cloudy today and humid with a shower or two and 78, thursday is cooler and the high of 60, its windy and the rain hits thursday into friday, saturday clouds and some rain and 66 for your high, and rain at times, and sunday well be watching joaquin, to see how and if that impacts us, 68 for the high and if we see impacts until be sunday into monday. A cat one hurricane not far from us. 70 for the temperature then. Keep us posted. 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A look now at stories coming up on action news at 4 00, this arizona womans husband is serving a life sentence in prison but she feels like the one being punished. Why she is order to pay him alimony. And an unexpected encounter between two passengers has people talking what a sympathetic stranger did when an overwhelmed mother sat down next to her. Now, for meteorologist, karen rogers, david murphy and the entire action news team. Stay dry. Announcer are you ready to ditch the drivethru . Then pay attention, were showing you how to eat like a gourmet even on the go. Weve got insider tips from viewers that will transform your morning routine forever. Weve got you covered from breakfast to carpooling. Then mario and carla are taking on a togo challenge with freezer staples. Plus, get ready to walk a mile in Clinton Kellys fabulous shoes. If you have ever wondered what a day in the life of Clinton Kelly is like, im going to show you. And ill warn you now, its a little bit hectic. 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