>> steven o'toole has dropped off his son here for two and a half years and pops in from time to time and saw nothing of concern duncan is a great guy and loves kids and you feel like factually here and it's a shame. >> police are concerned there may be other victims telling parents that attend the free school to look for signs of withdrawal or other behavior. and talk to their kids. sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." the latest accuweather alert we have been hit by unsettled weather this afternoon and the tri-state area is peppered by pop-up storms, and route 30 and make that route 70 in cherry hill it has the same problem in areas severe street flooding as you can see. there are flash flood warnings in effect. the sudden rain and wind brought down a tree on atkins avenue in wilmington. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the "action news" big board. today cecily it holds through when it rains it pours. this storm can pull down a lot of rain in a short period of time. triggered by a short wave of upper level energy. most of the energy is focused along south jersey and 100 lightning strikes in the past 15 minutes after diminishing and it was more intense this afternoon. double scan live radar philadelphia and cherry hill and driving along the new jersey turnpike it's pouring there and this system is working north and east and a severe thunderstorm warn that just expired but still along the atlantic city expressway toward egg harbor and lightning and downpour and another cell moving across the mouth of the delaware bay causing flooding and also reports of hail, of wind gusts as well. and this will continue as we head towards the evening hours. once the sunsets it will begin to diminish and this shows you how much rain near malaga, 2.5 inks of rain. the flash flood warnings expired. jackson township an inch and a half of rain and chester brook quarter size hail and lightning struck a house and it caught on fire in marlton and easton roads closed and flooding. i'm tracking more storms and big changes for the weekend details in the accuweather forecast. upper darby police have set up a drag net tonight for a man believed to be a driver for the lyft ride sharing service. according to a hover town woman she was kidnapped by the driver this morning. walter perez is live at the gas station. upper darby where the abduction tom corbett place. what is the story. >> investigators are piecing together exactly what happened in this case. and here is what we do know. a 31-year-old woman went missing this morning and back with her family tonight and that family is very relieved. >> i can breathe again and my whole family can breathe again. >> bill law says that is the only way he can describe finding his daughter britney after he went missing this morning. she was out celebrating her sister's 21st birthday and they ordered a ride from lyft the ride share service. there is no confirmation that a lyft driver picked them up and they climbed into the vehicle and started to take them home. and they stopped in upper darby and asked the younger sister to buy them a bottle of water to take the medication, she goes and gets a bottle of water three or four minutes and comes back out and the vehicle is gone the driver is gone and her sister is gone. >> the 21-year-old sister called 911 and a frantic search ensues. it was britney herself that called police saying that the driver dragged her out of the vehicle after stealing her cell phone and debit card and she was able to call police. lyft told "action news" we have searched the system and there doesn't seem to be a lyft ride provided in the reports and we are in touch with law enforcement and continue to assist the investigation. no matter who is at the wheel he is not sure when his heart will stop racing. >> gave me a heart attack and the rest of my family. i can't tell you what went through my head all morning. >> so whether he works for a ride share service or posing as a ride share driver investigators want to speak to this man. described as an african-american man 25 to 30 with an accent and black four door vehicle possibly a nissan. reporting live from upper darby, channel 6. >> thank you. today gloucester county prosecutors charge norman long for the beating death of his wife. michelle long was found dead in a swimming pool at their home in swedesboro on june 17th and autopsy revealed that she died of blunt force trauma and investigators say he killed his wife in the home and then put her in the pool. >> and michelle's daughter spoke of her loss this morning. >> my mom was definitely the best mom you could ask for. she did not deserve this at all. we are broken without her. just trying to keep it together. >> and long is charged with murder and concealing evidence and obstruction of justice and a $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man that sexually assault aid jogger in a montgomery county park. it took place just before 11:00 yesterday morning much the 19-year-old woman was running in norristown farm park and was assaulted by a man with a gun. the reward is offered by the montgomery county district attorney's office and the citizens crime commission of the delaware valley. the search continues at this hour for a person that shot up a gas station overnight. the shooting happened at the sunoco gas station at east 22nd street in chester after midnight. the customer pumping gas was injured by shattering glass while his car was riddled by bullets and taken to the chester medical center for treatment. and an incident involving a camper at a pool on temple university's ambler campus. a girl was if the pool and required medical attention. the child was flown to childrens hospital for treatment. we have no word on her condition at this point. temple says the girl was attending a camp run by an outside group. police in north philadelphia are investigating one of their own for a crash that damaged several vehicles and investigators say that an off duty officer may have been intoxicated and happened along the 1500 block of north 5th street after 6:00 this morning. the off duty officer assigned to the district hit at least four parked cars and fortunately nobody was hurt. and the officer was taken into custody for possible dui. they broke ground this morning on a new hotel in newcastle county delaware, the holiday inn e presentation will go up on this property at auto park drive in middletown. the four story building had 93 rooms and four meeting rooms and indoor swimming pool and the hotel is scheduled to open next spring. coming up on "action news" amazon goes on a hiring spree. a big crowd turns out for the opportunity to fill positions at the company's facility in mercer county. ducis rogers with news from eagles training camp and gets help asking the tough questions from trey burt on's 2 1/2-year-old son. >> and the downpours in south jersey now and i'm tracking 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amazon held a one day job fair. people lined up as early as 5:00 p.m. it's mission was the same, to walk away a new amazon employee. i have not been on the search i'm a full-time dad and doing the dad thing. >> they expected the huge crowds and they need lots of help. >> people are responding and excited about the the full-time opportunities we offer as well as part-time positions if you are looking for more flexibility in their lives. billed as the biggest hiring event of the year and looking to fill positions across the country including this one in robbinsville, new jersey. i'm feeling hopeful and i hear things about amazon's employee packages including their health care benefits as well as their pay standards here. i feel like a good fit for the company. >> this could be a huge economic boost for their families, job seeker went through information center and on site application process and amazon was ready to hire thousands of qualified candidates on the spot and waiting hours on the long lines was well worth it to land the job. everything is great a job is a job and getting paid is getting paid. if you are hired the medical benefits will start on day one, if you happen to not get the chance to show up today don't be too disappointed you can apply for jobs online the information is on our website at 6abc.com. the city of margate now says it will go to court to stop a dunes project that has left standing water on several blocks of the beach. this is video from drone 6 that shows the extent of the problem. these massive ponds, not only make it difficult to get to the ocean they are filled with bacteria. and margate officials are seeking an injunction to stop the army corps of engineers from further digging until this problem is resolved. a police captain in chester township is blazing a new trail for women in law enforcement. laura dixon is the first female officer from delaware county to graduate from the prestigious fbi academy. one of 228 graduates from the 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are torching them. and it does look better today. jordan mills fighting for a starting spot sees improvement within his unit. >> each and every day you see us get that little bit much better than the last day. that is all you want. the season isn't here yet we have preseason coming up but still then you still want to get better each and every day. >> we are sort of the same way as you guys we are interested in the corner back competition. it's a daily thing for those guys, and we not only need play makers but consistencies. >> check out this little guy that is jackson burton, 2 1/2 years old the son of trey burton and jackson is hanging out with the players after practice and today we hired him as a reporter. >> what do you want to know jack? >> hi. >> i just turned 25 it's july 16th, i just turned 25. >> how long you are? >> i'm 2. >> can i ask you a question? who is your favorite player? >> my daddy. >> he is my favorite player too. my best friend. >> fly eagles fly on the road to victory. >> eagles! >> great job. >> thank you. >> not sure if he was nervous or had to take care of of something. >> oh. >> baseball now, phillies have canceled the ceremony set to inconduct pete rose into the hall-of-fame. that he had a sexual relationship with an underaged girl in the 1970s, the accuser says she was 14 or 15 at the time. and that was slated for august 12th and they scrapped bobble heads give away. and people can exchange them or get a refund. jake thompson will get the start and they are trying for another winning streak after their latest one was snapped last night. albert pujols was a wrecking crew. and a three run home run off lighter jr. and that ended their five game win streak. joel embiid gave an interview, the center recovering from a torn meniscus says he is doing everything but five on five drills. >> allen iverson tenure in the basketball league is ten use at best. he was suspended one week. and he did not explain his absence on the heels of him not suiting up for a game here in philadelphia. >> that is a lock at sports. >> thank you. dozens of youngsters from the variety club camp enjoyed a day at the franklin institute in philadelphia. the children had a chance to tour the museum and explore the exhibits. there was also a big lunch reception and even ben franklin stopped by to say hello. and offers programs and activities tore children with developmental disabilities. during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage lease on this xt5 for around $339 per month. we have some tumultuous weather around and pop-up storms. >> they are at the shore now. if you have friends at the beach call them up. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have an intense clutter of storms moving across south jersey and 120 lightning strikes that continue to push to the east. earlier today these storms were strong enough to cause this in wilmington. this is union street in wilmington. you see the flooding there, i always say turn around don't drown do not drive through nooded roads, north wilmington receiving 3 inches of rain. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing those storms have now pushed into south jersey also over the mouth of the delaware bay we have a special marine warning for the up ever delaware bay. you don't want to be boating there now. really exploding crossing from route 13 to cedarville. six lightning strikes and heavy rain. this extends east of philadelphia to trenton. if you drive the new jersey turnpike heavy rain and a line through speed well heading towards the coast and more rain pushes towards the coast in the evening hours, but these storms diminish once we get past sunset and the good thing about the rain it's cooled off the temperatures. take a look at the temperatures right now. philadelphia down to 71 degrees, our high today 89 and that means this week is not the sixth heat wave of the year. this is not a heat wave. wilmington 71 and dover 83 degrees and cape may 79 degrees. dew point shows you this is why we are looking at the heavy downpours today. dew points in the upper 60s to around 70 that is a tropical air mass and the air is saturated and any storms pull down a lot of rain in a short period of time. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the storms erupting at lunch time and more widespread in the afternoon and pushing into south jersey now and beginning to lose their intensity and lose the haying of the day and the storms diminish and warm and humid and partly cloudy and 65 in the suburbs and tomorrow morning a nice morning mixture of clouds and sunshine and warm and muggy and as we head into the afternoon again scattered thunderstorms developing and we won't have the trigger of the short wave we had today so i don't think they will be quite as widespread generally along i-95 areas north and west and then again on friday. if you are down the shore a mixture of sun and clouds and ocean temperature 76 and rehoboth beach 83 and bethany 84 degrees and friday near 90 degrees and hot and humid and this cold front moves through friday night into saturday morning. could brings us showers and opens the door for dry, cooler air in time for the weekend. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast the next few days. high of 90, saturday could have a morning shower but sunshine back in the afternoon and lowering humidity 86 degrees and sunday low humidity and 82 degrees and monunsettled thunderstorms in the afternoon and 82 degrees and partly sunny and risk of a thunderstorm and 85 and next wednesday at this point looking nice quieter than today. 83 degrees with sunshine and so more storms on the way in south jersey tonight diminishing once the sunsets and tomorrow afternoon a few more scattered storms. finally tonight quite a milestone for a new jersey woman celebrating her 105 birthday, maria corelwas surrounded by friends at the meadow view nursing sentner williamstown. maria grew up in port richmond in philadelphia and met her husband at the hosery mill where they both worked as to her secret she says it's simple. it's beer. abc world news tonight is david muir is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. ♪ ♪ ♪ fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than 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