As it continues to grow in size and strength. Here is the official track making landfall saturday morning as a hurricane category three status and the surge is always the worst to the north and it drifts there all weekend long and that creates Major Concerns for southern texas. And in fact 12 to 24 inches of rain. Ice lighted spots of 12 to 30 inches. A years worth of rain causing major flooding. The first major hurricane to hit the u. S. In 30 years, since women wilma in 2005. We had katrina in the gust coast states. Well have more on our forecast which is a lot quieter than this. Looking at the forecast the coast of Corpus Christi they are bracing for impact. This could be a hurricane three hurricane when it makes land fall. At least two cities are ordering mandatory evacuations as harvey approaches the coastline. They have issued the orders today just hours after forecasters expect the heavy wins and rains from the storm to begin. Forecasters say this could be a major hurricane to hit the middle texas coastline. They are calling for a storm surge as harvey intensifies faster than previously forecast. It doesnt take much more than a 3 to 4 foot surge and that could be a problem going into the weekend. This could be the first hurricane to hit texas since the devastation of ike in 2008 and this could stall inland for a couple of days and they are preparing and bracing for impact and they expect that to happen any time tomorrow night into saturday morning. You can follow the path of Hurricane Harvey yourself at 6abc. Com weather, there you can read the latest on the severe storm and see the potential affects that harvey could have on our region as well. A teenager remains in Critical Condition at Childrens Hospital of philadelphia after she was hit by a car and witnesses say she actually walked in front of the moving vehicle. It happened at highland avenue. Witnesses say the teen was talking on her phone in video chat at the time and the vehicle that hit the girl stayed at the scene. Habitat for humanity is work on building homes in south jersey but thieves keep getting in the way. Turns out someone is stealing the donated tools from the construction site and one of the houses is for a veteran. John rawlins is live in west depford. This is one of those shake your heads type of stories. Reporter yes it is. Two houses on this site brian, the one behind me here the one intended for the veteran, she say young woman that served two tours overseas as a u. S. Marine but the reason we are here today is that theft that was discovered this morning. A habitat for humanity home going up in west depford, a volunteer crew hanging drywall, you dont hear the sound of a chop saw a nailer or this compressor. They discovered the sites storage unit open. I noticed that the chains were gone. The heavy chains cut and an estimated 1,000 of gear gone. They are putting in sweat equity for a future home frustrated by the thieves. Its ridiculous. People could spend their time doing Something Better instead of coming out here and bothering people. This is the third time this site is hit. The total Loss Estimated at 5,000. Items of value not taken were put at this truck to be put in a warehouse and the story is to beef our security athis site. We learned our lesson well beef up security on this site and every site. Habitat for humanity is a nonprofit organization. Helping our neighbors in need. Habitat for humanity is a Grass Roots Organization we work on donations. So if someone steals items worth 5,000 it hurts its lousy to steal from a nonprofit. We are trying to make a difference in the world. Three times we got robbed. This site is on the 800 block of tannier road a very busy road and police saying that if anyone driving by saw anything unusual in the last day or two at this site please give them a call. In west depford, john rawlins, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Philadelphia police are asking for the publics help finding 41yearold juan carlos lugo, also going by the name Carlos Martinez is behind a string of battery theft since may. Targeting mostly jeep wranglers, anyone with information is asked to call police. The eagles face the dolphins at i lincoln financial field and the birds preseason game. There is lot on the line and we are likely to see carson wentz and the starters getting game time. Hey guys how is it looking . Its beautiful down here. Lovely. He doesnt need as much hair stray as i do. We should see carson wentz and the starters, this is usually called the dress rehearsal. The interesting thing is they are practicing against the opponents Miami Dolphins all week long. They need to get jeffrey and blunt going in this game. Of course they didnt have jeffrey in the first game against the packers but the First Team Offense they have struggled this preseason so far and carson wentz and the starters managed one touch down in the drive. And they are not stressing out about the lack of offense but they want to be sharp today and gain confidence heading into the regular Season Opener in two and a half weeks against the washington red skins. To be sharp. We have had have been all over the place offensively in the first two preseason games and now a chance to game plan for these guys and see them in practice now. The plan is to go out and execute and be sharp. We try not to look at it as the offense not doing much or the offense we try to go out and compete every day. Execute and make the best of every opportunity. This is a big opportunity for the starters, they will likely play the entire first half and establishing the run is key, lagarret blunt, and its one of the worst running in the nfl. Just the preseason. But this is a big point to get it going and establish confidence. Hopefully the key is the entire offensive line for the first time this preseason. He is jeff and i am jaime well be here throughout the afternoon kickoff 7 00 p. M. A perfect day to be down there, thank you. We all know when the nfl draft came to philadelphia in april. It was a big success. Now we know how big a success financially. It generated about 95 million for the city of philadelphia that, is according to the nfl draftee vent Impact Report and commissioned by the citys Visitors Bureau and people gathered along the ben franklin parkway for the three day event. And created 3,000 temporary jobs and attracting people from 42 different states. Terrific. Still to come on action news at 4 00 i was going to buy it, does this go in okay maybe the me and maybe it wont be me. It was her, here from the massachusetts winner of the more than 750 million jackpot. It brings big changes to the supermarket industry and how folks order their groceries online. And Melissa Magee another lucky soul today down the shore. Reporter ha, ha, ha, hi there brian and monica, today in Sea Isle City its about kids activity zone. Are you kids having fun . Yes we have hulahooping and sack racing, we are charging to the finish line. On your mark get set go more on this and the accuweather forecast when action news comes back. If what you see is what you get. Then youve hit the jackpot. You cant fake steak. Longhorn steakhouse. Tonights special, the Great American steak dinner for 12. 99. A centercut sirloin with a side, plus a starter, or dessert. And for lunch, try one of our new burgers. Like the bbq bacon burger. Only at longhorn. The white house has begun a new round of talks beginning peace negotiations with israel and leaders. President trump and soninlaw Jared Kushner arrives this morning for a meeting with the prime minister. They remain committed to achieving peace. He is set to meet with palestinian president tonight and plans to make the quote, ultimate deal in the middle east but no breakthroughs so far. Today, the one woman who holds the one winning power ball ticket came forward. This is 53yearold nafis watchic a mother of two from massachusetts. The soul air to the 750 million jackpot. Lets start with the big question. What are you going to do with the money . I just want to sit back and relax. And i had a pipe dream and my pipe dream came true. I wanted to retire in 12 and it came early. She is the sole winner of the jackpot. Naveis did what may say will be there first move as a newly minted multimillion. I called them and told them i would not be coming back. She is coming down from a high smiling from ear to ear. She plays the lotto observe hoping to get lucky. This is a chance, a chance i had to take. She hand picked the winning numbers of a mashup of birthdays and her lucky number. We go out to dinner on a friday night and play keno and our number is 4. I happened to choose. And it works to my advantage. To say the least. What will you do to celebrate . Im going to hide in my bed. Hide in her bed she said. A lot of people asked why she came forward quickly. She wanted to get it over with and leave her alone. The store that sold the Winning Ticket the pride station gets 50,000 which by the way it has already said it will donate to charity. How do you love that guys . Love all of it. Lucky, lucky lady. Time for a check of the action news traffic report. Matt pellman standing by with a check of the traffic. We knew it would be like this brian and monica, the phillies game ending now in the ninth inning and the eagles preseason game at 7 00 tonight. A lot of people are leaving south philadelphia now and a lot of people heading in shortly and that means the schuylkill and 95 are going to be very busy. 95 is already in south philadelphia. Southbound stacking up around the girard point bridge and these delays will only grow throughout the evening commute. A crash on the vine street expressway westbound by broad and luckily that is gone and on the other side of the river 676 southbound beyond the ben franklin bridge toll plaza Police Activity is taking out the right lane and a crash on the main line at argyle road. And one southbound by fox street. That is gone recovering on the southbound side and northbound is locked up from the schuylkill to broad with normal afternoon volume. A vehicle that didnt want to run in camden county. On 295 southbound at warwick road that is pushed out of the way and is open. We look at mass transit, new shuttle buses on the route 10 trolley because of track work in philadelphia. Lets grab the ipad and check the waze app. Look for a crash on york street close to 32nd. Well check it again in the next half hour. Its a done deal, whole foods is being bought by amazon in a multibillion dollars deal. Shareholders and regulators approved the 13 billion bid. Its a bold step into brick and mortar stores. And kroger and is adding Online Shopping in the hope of not losing business to amazon. And officers held a safety briefing for someone that uses a canoe or kayak from time to time. The emphasis is that people should properly identify their vessel. When a canoe or kayak is found adrift they have no way of knowing if the person is in distress unless they know who was using it. To get a sticker, contact the coast guard. Lets see if the accuweather forecast is making sense it looks gorgeous out the window. Perfect through the upcoming weekend and beautiful weather indeed and someone is taking over the Weather Center. Take a look. Sports. Carson wentz many taking over the Weather Center. It could be worse. Yes, the birds are back in town for a preseason game if you head down to the linc to enjoy the conditions, partly cloudy and a nice night, 7 00, 78 degrees for the kickoff and 10 00 tonight the temperature is down to 70 degrees, so you really dont need a jacket and could feel coolish by the end of the game. Temperature 81 degrees and 82 in millville. Gorgeous at the shore and temperatures hovering around 80 and 70s north and west reading and allentown and 68 right now in the poconos. Not only is this comfortable temperaturewise, the humidity is extremely low. Dew points running in the 40s and the 50s. Far from that 70 degree threshold when it starts to turn tropical and oppressive. A Little Energy near pittsburgh and showers and cloud cover coming through here late tonight and early tomorrow morning. Going to bring us nothing more than a couple of clouds at times. So fairly clear overnight tonight and chilly to the north and west. 50s there by tomorrow morning. 61 in millville and 63 in philadelphia and 65 in cape may. So no fly in the ointment there. We move forward to rount out the week. And clouds developing and ripple passes by here. Upper 70s for highs in the city of philadelphia and most of the suburbs and not passing the 80 degree mark. And kicking off the weekend a delightful day at the shore. 76 degrees and grab your sunscreen even though the sunscreen is lower and the uv index in high and up in the position 68 and low humidity and a lot of sunshine. As we take a look at the four day at 4 00 forecast. Sun and clouds tomorrow and again 79 degrees for a high and below average and a preview of what september typically brings us, take advantage of this because of the increases sunshine and saturday ale lot of clouds out there. If you are at the union game looking good, 78 degrees and the overnight lows are going to be in the upper 50s to around 60, the phillies in town and if you have a ticket for the games its looking great. Sunday it stays beautiful once again and a few clouds in the morning and another area of energy rolls by and no precipitation at 78 and it sounds like a broken record as we go into monday. Still low humidity and lots of sunshine and just a few cloud theres and temperatures staying where they were right before that and the day before that and the day before that. Thank you sir. It was a day of service for freshman in widener university. Joining upper class men to give back to the community. They cleaned and prepared gardens, including the boys and girls club and several schools, nice job. If you love a deal experts say there is somethings you should never buy new, things you can save big in whats the deal. Coming up. Its going to work you can figure this out. Wifi. Its not a question its a thing. Take on summer ripe with ford. The best selling brand. For the hottest offers, 72 months and an additional is,000 no, please, please, oh shrieks in terror heavy breathing and snorting no, no. The running of the bulldogs . Surprising. Whats not surprising . How much money aleia saved by switching to geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. Today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. So at citizens bank, weve cated banking tools that fit how youre living today. From advanced atms. To online banking. To our Award Winning mobile app. And if you prefer facetoface, we have that too. Ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. The 49th annual miss black America Pageant is held in philadelphia. It kicks off at the museum in center city. Held in 1968 for the segregated miss America Pageant at the Performing Arts Center in manayu manayunk. The Franklin Institute will take you through one of the most significant archeological finds. To explore the 1974 discovery in china. Buried beneath were life size statues constructed 200,000 years ago that guarded chinas emperor. It runs through march 4th. Summer is over for one bucks county school. With more classmates than ever before. Students and staff were ready to go in bensalem this morning. The first time they are offering grades k to 12 as more grades were added in the next few years, next june they will graduate the first senior class. How about that . Bucks county students have plenty of School Supplies when they hit the books this fall. They stuffed over 2000 backpacks with pencils, and markers and scissors and tapes. They say that 16 of kids in bucks county struggle to have basic School Supplies. Coming up certain items you should never pay full price for. Well rundown the best secondhand buys. And a downside to not getting enough sleep. What scientists discovered between dementia and sleeping. Action news continues. 4 30 and action news continues now with the update on the frank rizzo statue, what is the city of philadelphia is asking residents to do before it make a decision. Its never too early to start a fad diet. If you need proof they create a line of palio baby food with beef and bacon and more. And the dangerous crime caught on camera. The person accused of throwing an explosive inside of a Queens Village restaurant. And last night we learned someone was arrested for allegedly leaving racist graffiti through the coatesville area and now we learn more about that persons past. Vernon odom has more on the story. Reporter good evening monica, police tell me they have their man on this racial charged case here from earlier this week and at rest came quietly and quickly and it shows these Chester County communities will not tolerate this kind of behavior. This man, 24yearold george rissle of coatesville is in the Chester County prison tonight the bail set at 150,000 cash, he is an avowed white supremacist. He is charged in connection of racist and neo nazi graffiti this week. In coatesville and neighboring valley township. Including here on the 100 block where he lives in the rowhouse with his mother. And some activities were caught on the City Surveillance camera on his own block. We have evidence to link him to all eight cases and he was the soul actor. Seemed like a nice guy to me. He was nice didnt seem racist or anything. Rissle has done time for assault in 2010 and 2016. He did make a statement, that that is where he became involved with White Supremacy movement. During his prison time. That is correct. He kept to himself. Shocked by his arrest . Yes, im never shocked by what happens in west end anymore. Charges are misdemeanors but combined with his parole violations his overnight monday into tuesday capers could earn him a substantial stretch in ths in west end are shaking their heads today. I would never have guessed it he is in the community and never see him messing with anybody like a lot of blacks in this neighborhood. You would think he wouldnt light that fire. Monica again rissles bail set at 50,000 cash and live tonight in coatesville. Vernon odom, channel 6 action news. The city of philadelphia is asking folks to ask them what to do with the controversial statue of former mayor and police commissioner, frank rizzo. The arts culture and Creative Economy is asking for suggestions for the statue and some call the town and asking it to be torn down. And critics accused rizzo of using his power to alienate minorities, and that he was a devout and out spoken servant and suggest we have a link at 6abc. Com. A 47yearold homeless man is arrested for allegedly slashing a clerk inside of a center city 7eleven. Nathan hack was seen pulling a knife on a cashier, and reportedly stabbed the worker several times after demanding cigarettes, hack is facing charges including aggravated assault and robbery. Philadelphia police needs your help getting a dangerous vandal off the streets and this is Surveillance Video from saturday august 12th, and you see people walking down the 500 block. And one of those boys stops outside of the new dragon city restaurant and lights something on fire. That device exploded causing sparks. And the avandals and alleged accomplices were seen on fifth street. If you see anything please contact police. Detectives say this man sexually assaulted a man at knife point and the Victim Told Police that he punched and choked her way steak knife and the woman was able to text 911 for help and used gps to find her and hen kin was arrested. He is charged with several serious offenses including rape and false imprisonment. Pennsylvania governor, tom wolf is applauding Software Giant sap for creating jobs in the commonwealth. He paid a visit to the headquarters in Newtown Square and was given a look inside and how the company is expanding the company in Delaware County and in pittsburgh to add 400 jobs over the next three years. This was movein day for the class of 2021 at ar signous college, more than 400 students moved into the dorms aided by members of the Football Team and the freshman will take part in activities including orientation on sunday. A camp that centered on water safety wrapped up. 50 campers learned how to swim and learned reading and writing skills and campers got safety presentations from First Responders themselves. And every camper got a copy of the book the polar bear that couldnt wouldnt swim. It was an adorable First Birthday Party of the baby gorilla, this is 1yearold amani a western low land gorilla. And she enjoyed birthday treats and they sang happy birthday, his mother and father and siblings were there along with a nice poster, if you would like to join the fun make a birthday card for amani if you visit this weekend at the zoo. Speaking of gorillas, the Cape May County zoo is busy building their own primate exhibit. Melissa magee is live now in Sea Isle City looking at the exhibit and other fun things like hulahoops at the shore. We are always having fun here in Sea Isle City. Its all about the kids activity zone, we have the crab races taking place here along the promenade and we have the hulahooper girls as well. Its always a lot of fun, ill tell you what, if you are not in Sea Isle City things are hopping here and we have primates swinging at the Cape May County zoo. Check out what is going on this weekend down at the shore. It is a three species primate exhibit that has three separate outdoor yards for the primates. Cape may zoo is busy building a primate exhibit and built for for them and nice for the public to see. They have six monkeys in need of a better facility. It has a different type of mesh and you can see the primates easier and get up close with them. It was specifically designed with the monkeys in mind. They will definitely be more happy. And as always the new exhibit will cost you nothing. We have free parking and free admission to the zoo and operate on donations. All righty. So it is all about the hulahoopers. And we have a special cheer here. Girls take it away. Get ready, okay is the best brian and monica you guys have fun this weekend down at the shore. I got a hulahoop waiting for you monica, you have skills girl. Couldnt do that if my life depended on it. Well film it and put it on facebook. From clothes to gym gear there is always things should you buy firsthand. And is dreaming the key to preventing dementia. There could be a link between deep sleep and the brain disease. And beef in a bottle. What one couple is bringing the palio diet fad to life one at a time. And accuweather coming up as action news continues next. Award winning interface. Award winning design. Award winning engine. The volvo xc90. The most awarded luxury suv of the century. This august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to 4,500. A new york city woman is recovering today after a truly horrifying ordeal a stranger pushing her on to the subway tracks. She was waiting for a subway in the east village yesterday when a man she never met and approached her and whispered in her ear and shoved her down. He said something, ill kill you maybe and you will die with me. She hit her head on the rail but reached the hands of two Good Samaritans that lifted her out. No train was approaching at the moment. The suspect has not been arrested andwity with s say he simply turned around and walked up the stairs . You can add the risk of developing dementia. Researchers looked at the rem sleep of people over time and researchers said that was not the case for the 32 participants that wound up developing dementia and they had 3 less of rem sleep and that the deep dreaming sleep helps to keep people from the disease. Well start with a followup for a story we first brought you here on big talkers this week. Since then i heard from many of you who had horrifying experiences from a father in illinois sounding an alarm after his 7yearold daughter alabama the target of a predator on a popular music app. She was using the app musically on his phone to create silly music videos when someone allegedly posing as say child began contacting her through the messaging function, asking the little girl to send photos without a tshirt on. She came to us and let us know there was someone asking her to remove clothing for pictures and knew it wasnt right. The message for parents is to pay attention. Im glad it didnt go further and we would be having a different conversation now. They are busy tracking down the ip address of the predator, no matter the app always checking the settings and make sure they are private. And to create a place that parents can go to share their warnings and are you doing just that on my facebook page. Speaking of kids a new baby food line on the market creating a buzz and that is because they pretty much pureed a palio lifestyle. They are launching liquid baby food that follows the diet. Its the prehistoric kind of philosophy you eat like a cave man or woman. No greens or leg aums no dairy or sugar and high fat and protein. Uncured bacon, Free Range Chicken with peas and carrots and Grass Fed Beef with kale and sweet potatoes, a mom behind it says she wants to create something that she would feed her own baby. Always check with your pediatrician before changing your diet. But this has foodies and fitness folks and plain old parents a little divided. Lets get a check of the roads right now. We have meaty delays this afternoon. Here on the blue route 476, its a mess because of an accident behind the tree involving an overturned truck. The tree is in the way and what you can see is the two right lanes are blocked. On the blue route northbound approaching the schuylkill expressway traffic is barely seeing by in the left lane. Its a stand still coming northbound north of broomall from north of the schuylkill, its a pretty big southbound gaper delay coming down from the norristown exit to villanova. If you can avoid the blue route i would do that. 352 and 252 are alternate options. Meanwhile the phils game is over and people are leaving the bank and heading to the linc for the preseason game. You have people coming and going and 95 is really busy in that area. And luckily the Police Activity in camden is cleared and the crash in Montgomery County along 309 near kings red barn, and a new one in cherry hill to watch out for westbound side of 70 near Cooper Landing road near locust Wood Cemetery with speeds there at 12 miles per hour. And 42 southbound a lot of you take it on a thursday afternoon to get a jump on the weekend and head to the jersey shore, up ahead near the black horse pike there say crash but its on the shoulder. Its a slow pace coming away from the walt whitman bridge and everything is open and you are getting by and you make it eventually. Well check it again in the 5 00 hour. Just be patient. A live look outside. A picture perfect day so how about a perfect picture. Sky 6 hd is going to show us cape may, new jersey. Oh my goodness, want to be there monica . Absolutely. Adam joseph has the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast nextment. This is just my opinion but this is the perfect weather today. Absolutely. When you get an august day with mostly sunny skies and a little bit below normal temperatures and no humidity its a win win situation and we duplicate it and triple it. Well keep ongoing in that seven day. We look at the Weather Center and talk about the good back at home here we talk about the sunshine above on sky 6 hd over Philadelphia International airport so no weather woes if you are leaving town or have folks coming into town coming through the upcoming weekend and early next week. The weekend forecast tomorrow not bad either, i want to jump forward to show you saturday and sunday, it cannot get much better than this in august. 78 degrees and sunny and low humidity on saturday and sunday basically the same forecast and low humidity and upper 70s for highs. As we look at current numbers, 80 in beach haven and dover. 81 degrees and millville 82 and low 80s along wilmington to trenton. Upper 70s to the north and west, and a bit chilly especially in the shade in the poconos only 68 degrees right now. Satellite 6 along with action radar all compliments of High Pressure, and a little ripple of energy in the atmosphere spark, showers near pittsburgh and it wont bring us moisture and some clouds at times overnight tonight and staying very comfortable, 56 in the suburbs. And 63 degrees in center city. As we look at the forecast for your friday, 8 00 and sunshine and cloud cover. A little bit of moisture in the midlevels of the atmosphere and 77 at 2 00 and 79 that is where we stop here tomorrow. Around 5 00 and still nice during the evening hours. We are down to the second to last down at the shore and she is hulahooping for 35 minutes straight. Burning off energy in Sea Isle City. That is right. Got to get mychael calorie burn in adam. We have you covered into the weekend, gorgeous walltowall fine and High Pressure is dominating over the next three days, its shore forecast sunshine and a few clouds, High Temperature tomorrow coming in at 78 degrees, on saturday plenty of sunshine and a high coming in at 76. And on sunday more of the september feel in the air. With the high comes in at 76 degrees, so picture perfect over the weekend you cant beat it and any of the days you choose to go down the shore. You see it in the next half hour, its about pizza and dough tossing. I want to challenge you differently. Can you do it around your neck . Wait a minute i dont know if i can do it around my neck. You can do a lot of other things, the look at the forecast for the poconos. Good job melissa. 68 degrees for friday, saturday and sunday coolish up there bring a sweatshirt or sweater for the evenings and overnights, and tracking Hurricane Harvey, latest update is in. 70 miles northeast of Corpus Christi. And win update at 85 miles per hour. But the thunderstorms are blossoming in the last couple of hours here wrapping around the eye and could intensify more and bring a wall of water in the form of storm surge and fresh water flooding and expecting over two feet of rain in parts of Southeast Texas from houston to Corpus Christi. As we look at the exclusive accuweather forecast, its extremely quiet here friday right through the beginning of next week. And every day is almost exactly the same. Upper 70s for highs and low humidity and clouds and things start to break down late tuesday into wednesday and thursday of next week. As a system may try to come in from the south and overall a couple of showers by the middle of next week. Until then this is your week of vacation at the shore or even back home here. Coming up next what you should not buy bran new well tell you when we come back. When it comes to saving money experts say there are some things you should never buy new. The website called cheapism, first books. Of any kind. Kids fiction, none fiction from your beach reads to your textbooks will you pay pennies on the dollar reading someone that someone already read. And think about clothing you only wear for a short period of time. Like a gown that people own wear onces or consider maternity clothes these items are only used for the 9 month stretch of being pregnant and get far less wear and tear of your wardrobe. And we always say it. Kids clothes, shoes and toys and baby items we know how quickly they grow and out grow things. And keeping the retail change keep people saving one note buy secondhand car seats with extreme car seats if at all. Musical and Sports Equipment is a good deal some kids only stick with activities for a short time and if yours is finding something new. Go with something that is unloaded and people change their taste. And consider home decor and fitness machines and the like. Thank you. That does it for action news at 4 00 today. For monica malpass, Sharrie Williams and Alicia Vitarelli and adam joseph im brian taff. Join me along with sharrie and adam joseph tonight and every night for a full hour of action news at 10 00 on phl 17. Coming up next on action news at 5 00 we have the latest as the coast area batons down for Hurricane Harvey. And a bucks county comes to grips with racism after graffiti is found on a school. And a new option for people under a dark cloud of depression for people that dont get relief. Action News Delaware valleys leading news program. With jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, Rick Williams and monica malpass. They are stocking up and taping up and shoring up along the texas gulf coast for Hurricane Harvey tonight. The storm was upgraded to a hurricane today and could dump up to 20 inches of rain before it is done. Brian taff is joining us and the big story say hurricane watch. Hurricane harvey is the first major storm to come ashore in texas in nine years, lets get to cecily tynan in the Weather Center today. This is nearly a worst Case Scenario for Southeast Texas. Harvey was a tropical depression. Now exploded into a category one hurricane and this is satellite from the new go 16 satellite updated every minute and see a clearly defines eye that is starting to develop there. About 300 miles northeast of Corpus Christi texas moving at 10 miles per hour. And this shows the tremendous cloud tops a lot of convection with this and part of the reason why its over warm waters over the gulf of mexico and no land mass with it and also no shear to kind of cut the tops off the tops, this storm will likely develop into a strong category three hurricane before making landfall. This is the expected track friday afternoon becoming a category three hurricane, 125, that is on the v
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