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city. the second man battling the disease is about to land back on u.s. soil. ♪ >> the key to saving thousands could lie in medicine never tested on humans. >> it's a story still developing. that man showed up in mount sinai hospital with symptoms of the deadly virus yesterday. he had just flown back to the u.s. from west africa. the front line in the world's battle against deadly virus. tonight doctors say odds are that the patient does not have ebola but they are not taking any chances. meanwhile, a plane just left africa in the last 30 minutes bringing that second american missionary to catch the virus back to the united states. she will be joining dr. who's fight fog his life right now at emory university hospital in atlanta. good evening, i'm dawn tim money knee in tonight for iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. helping both an experimental serum only tested on monkeys. two days after this dramatic rival at emory, the news about dr. kent brangly is encouraging in a statement his wife amber said, we praise god for the news that kent's condition is improving. but according to the team treating him, he's not out of the woods yet. >> there's a well do you meaned phenomenon in africa called pseudo remissions where the patients get better and get worse. in patient with ebola needs to be monitored closel closely for significant amount of time. >> tomorrow the second american patient with ebola is expected at emory nancy wright bowl a nurse with the charity will make the same journey aboard a plane with an elation came per. her condition is said to be serious but stable. the protests against transporting ebola patients to the us grew louder this morning. on the fox and friends program, donald trump argued the risk to the homeland is too great. >> our country has enough problems. send the doctors month liberia. send the doctors to west africa to take care of our people. that's one thing. but don't let them in. >> everyone has the right to their own opinion. as a physician, my job is to take care the patient in front of me. >> can that be done safely. >> i believe it can be done very safely. in this setting and other settings equipped to do so. >> as the casualties tick up in west africa more than 1600 basis of ebola with 887 deaths, leaders from nearly 50 african nations gathered with their entourages in washington, d.c. for white house submit. public health officials insist with proper screening and monitoring, the risk from this disease is minimal. >> 50 million travelers from around the world come to the us each year they're essential to our economy, to our families to our communities we're not going to her med klee seal this country. >> dr. brantly might have succumb to ebola by now had it not been for an experimental serum he received last week. on thursday, he was desperatel y ill told colleagues he thought he might be dying. within an hour of receiving the experimental antibody treatment his condition improved dramati dramatically. enough that he was able to walk into the hospital on saturday. now the race is on to develop a vaccine. the national institutes of health hopes to begin human trials this fall on drug that has proven effective in monkeys. >> when they will all challenged with ebola, the unvaccinated monkeys got sick and died and the vaccinated monkeys were completely protected. if the serum proves as successful on human trials likely to begin in september, doctors say the could be available as soon as next spring. for the latest 24/7 head to myfoxphilly.com as the second american with ebola arrives back in the united states tomorrow. >> a vigil is held tonight for upper darby township woman found dead inside her home on the 7,000 block of emerson avenue. dozens turning out in honor of 38 year old griffin. investigators are looking for her boyfriend who was arrested last month for violating a protect from abuse order. loved ones say tonight they are touched by all of the support. >> i'm just so overwhelmed right now with all the love and support and i just -- ooh just can't even speak. so we are so grateful and we so thankful and we absolutely have faith in the police department that the man in question or whoever done this will be caught justice will be brought. >> police say they were asked to check on griffin sunday morning and that's when she was found. griffin recently graduated from college with a degree in nursing and leaves behind two children. and right now, philadelphia police are on the trail of the gunman who opened fire killing a 384 old girl sitting on her south philadelphia porch. they already have one man behind bars and now police are relying on the community to put the other one there as well. our dave kinchen is live outside police headquarters with the massive efforts to track down that man. dave? >> reporter: i just checked in with homicide detectives. they are working through the night walking the streets of south philadelphia looking for the shooter they say killed this three year old girl and they say the community has stepped up big time. philadelphia police are actively hunting for this man, 22 year old brandon ruffin last known to live on the 2300 block of wharton street in south philadelphia. police say he is the shooter responsible for a hail of gunfire that killed a three year old girl in grays ferry friday night. >> wherever he is, we'll find hmm and bring him to justice. >> reporter: police say ruffin and two year old douglas woods arrived on a bike at the 1500 block of etting street looking for a 24 year old man with whom they had an on-going beef. >> the one male was actually riding the bike and he would have had the shooter who was actually on the handle -- sitting on the handlebars. he pulls up. he gets out. he has a real brief conversation with 24 year old mail and he pulls out a gun and fires several times. >> reporter: 24 year old was hit in the head and is now critical. the three year old at a near rah bore ram sitting on the porch getting hair braided was hit in the chest. >> transported to chop hospital and was pronounced. >> reporter: two more wounded. the suspects road off but they caught up and captured woods. welcome news to the little girl' parents. >> i love my baby. i'll always love her. i just feel such a relief right now that this person is behind bars now. >> that was my angel. only kid i had. i just really hurt. >> reporter: police say an apparent break in the so-called stop snitching mentality in the streets with witnesses actually giving police enough info to identify ruffin as the girl's alleged shooter. investigators say it was the same process in another case where neighbors gave up info on two men charged in a carjacking that killed three children just days before. >> if the pub look comes out in the community and gives us these names, then we can do our job and take these murderers off the street. >> reporter: and suspect douglas woods is facing murder and attempted murder charges. in the meantime, funeral services have been set for the little girl. the family tells us that services will begin friday at 9:00 a.m. at the church of the redeemer that's at 24th and dickinson. dawn? >> all right, thank you, dave. heartbreaking. it is house arrest for three philadelphia narcotics officers. among a group of officers accused of stealing money and drug. today a judge granted house arrest to officers linwood norman, brian reynolds and perry bets until the group's racketeering trial. they're among six philadelphia narcotics officers charged with robbing drug suspects of more than $500,000 in cash and also drugs. the judge denied bail to two other officers michael spicer and thomas. all six arrested last wednesday and all have pleaded not guilty. >> israel and hamas will try again. they agree on egyptian brokered cease fire that takes effect tomorrow morning. now the 72 hour deal comes a day -- comes after day marked by violence. one person was killed in a palestinian attack in jerusalem. nearly 2,000 people have lost their lives so far in a war which started a month ago. several previous cease fires have all collapsed including the most recent last friday. coming up, the story avenue local woman overseas fighting in that war. >> skyfox over the scene of a deadly shooting in west philadelphia. a 39 year old man died after being shot in the back. it happened just before 4:30 this afternoon in the 5200 block of delancey street. police have not made any arrests haven't not released the name of the victim. nor the circumstances behind that shooting. >> skyfox also over the 3900 block of bristol pike in bensalem tonight. police say is a car fell on mechanic and killed him. it happened at mcgrady's at tow. police say the man was working under a vehicle that was raised on jack stands and one of the jack stands collapsed causing the vehicle to fall on top of him. officials with the occupational safety and health administration were also called to the seen to help in the investigation. >> police in one south jersey town are looking for the burglars in a series of jewelry thefts and we're talking big money and high ticket items. the thieves have made off with tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and watches from homes in moorestown, burlington county. one robbery netting $60,000 worth of valuables. four homes in all have been hit. >> they've been going to the master bedroom or bedrooms on the second floor of the residences and looking for jewelry. we did have one save that was taken from one residence that contained some of the residents' personal documents of the. >> in each case a rear door or window was forced open. a fifth break in was foiled by a burglar alarm. >> in montgomery county, prosecutors are now saying a man was justified in shooting an intruder in his home. police say the 29 year old homeowner responded to a knock on his door on the 1100 block of willow street last monday. now, due to the hour, he took out his handgun while answering it. the home own are in says the man at the door 22 year old darrell evans threatened him with gun and that's when he says he opened fire. evans died from his injuries. police say evans had a criminal history and was wanted for robbery and drug charges. still no resolution for philadelphia's school funding problems even after a lengthy meeting between governor corbett and tom lawmakers today. they are debating whether to let philadelphia impose a $2 a pack tax on cigarettes. the city says it needs that money to open schools next mon month. last week state house leaders canceled a vote on the tax saying they won't take it up again until mid september. school officials say they'll send out 1300 layoff notices by the end of next week. and schools will not open on time unless lawmakers pass that bill. >> fireworks malfunction exploding on the ground sending sparks flying into a crowd. where one landed that could have made this situation so much worse. and look at the gathering in harrisburg bar have to do with a new casino in philly. >> you must have told the chairman -- >> would you please move out of my way? >> did you tell the chairman? commissioner, is this a fair process? >> yes. >> fox 29 investigators presses for answers on the future of gaming in philly. plus, dream come true. eight year old isaia is in the fight of his life but tonight he is all smiles thanks tonight on the boardwalk with the globetrotters. we will take you on the ride this little boy will never forget. >> and people camping out overnight in old city for chance at something very rare. but it's not ticks nor sneakers up for grabs. the coin so many are willing to spend all night and hundreds of dollars to get their hot little hands on. speaking of hot, scott williams. >> lucy, i don't know if i'm that hot but the weather will be hot over the neck several days. increasing humidity and also chances for rain. increasing humidity and also chances for rain. we'll talk about it coming up. here in york, pennsylvania we've built the largest distributor of kitchen cabinets in the nation. we've got american-made products that are beating out chinese imports. so, i know pennsylvania can be a leader in manufacturing and we can make things again. but we have to invest in education and a skilled workforce today. i'm tom wolf and i have a plan. we can do great things, but we have to think ahead. tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. ♪ >> tonight officials are confi confirming that cooking grills ignite add propane tank setting off this deadly food truck explosion. you recall it happened in feltonville last month. 17 year old jail lynn and her 42 year old olga died from injuries caused by that blast. 11 other people were hurt. >> three children are now laid to rest. they died in north philadelphia when an suv that police say had been carjacked mowe mowed into . that car also hit two women including the children's mother on germantown avenue as they were selling fruit to raise funds for their church. their mother is still in the hospital receiving an it pouring of thoughts and prayers. fox 29's dave schratwieser has more from today's service that became a celebration of life. ♪ >> reporter: they came by the hundreds to the seventh day aveeno tift church to mourn three young lives taken away at the hands of two criminals in a senseless act. the pain is still fresh. the sorrow all encompassing. >> everybody is so heart broken by this. it's so sad. >> reporter: as the three small white coffins sat at the altar surrounded by flowers this became a celebration of three angels. speaker after speaker recalling how 1584 old key era williams, tenure old joseph reid and seven year old terrence moore died doing good. >> just so sad. so sad because they so young. just trying to do god's work. >> you want to go before your children go. you want them to live long lives and prosper. >> reporter: the mayor came earl physical pay his respects. district attorney seth william toll the crowd inside, that the children's passing was too difficult to figure out. he offered hope instead. >> know that these three angels are in better place today. >> poems were read and musical selections were sung in hem of the row children. there were prayers for their mother kia williams still hospitalized with serious injuries. >> she's going to need everybody's love to get through this and everybody's prayers. >> reporter: as the coffins left the church after the two hour service parents who came to mourn did their best to cope with the loss. the words of one poem mark the trip to the children's final resting place. god took us home because he knew what was best. >> just a tragedy. no child should ever been taken away this soon. >> reporter: dave schratwieser, fox 29 news. >> the nation is remembering former white house press secretary and staunch gun advocate james brady. he died earlier today at a retirement home in virginia. his family said he passed following a series of health injuries. he was badly injured in assasination attempt against president reagan in 1981. he became an active and outspoken advocate for gun control. he spent much of the rest of his life in a wheelchair following the shooting. james brady was 73 years old. >> many here are keeping an eye on the violent in the middle east. for one father he's paying especially close attention because his daughter is fighting for the israeli defense forces. fox 29's karen hepp shows us how he stays connected with her during all the turmoil. >> this is jordan and this is jericho. >> you're in the middle? >> i'm right in the middle. >> reporter: rebecca rich man is living her dream. to do something you believe in especially if it's not easy like being a lone soldier for the israel defense forces. she's learned arabic, how to take apart an m16 and how one person can make difference. >> by far the greatest emotion i feel is pride. um, just incredibly proud of her. i worry about her but i'm not so sure any of us are safe. >> reporter: on her blog, it's always sunny in, she credits her inspiration on another philadelphia michael levin loan soldier who lost his life almost exactly eight years ago. she was very influenced by his death. >> i decided to make israel when i was 10 years old. >> right now, there's a siren. >> that's red alert another attack on israel. he downloaded the app to feel connected to his daughter and also the crisis. it goes off constantly. >> there's another one. >> reporter: as a veteran prosecutor, brad rich man wears a pin on his heart and poker face in court but he chokes up when he thinks about how his daughter is changing. >> they took a group picture of them and that them all salute. kids who should be worried abouts from houses and going to the mall on the weekends to shop, and we just pick them up and they pick themselves up, really, and just drop themselves in the middle of this war zone. >> reporter: dangers are very very real and just the last couple of week during this most recent conflict two american lone soldiers have lost their lives. becca and her dad text about every day and call and face time whenever they can. she will be getting out in december. karen hepp, fox 29 news. >> a big night for ryan howard and phillies teammates not on the diamond but at the franklin institute. they came out for a stand up for literacy a benefit for the ryan howard big peace foundation. cole hamels was among howard's teammates at the event. the howard foundation works to improve the lives of children by promoting academic and athletic development. cool stuff going on. hot stuff going on outside because it is muggy out there. chief meteorologist scott williams. >> that's certainly right. you know, lucy, tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the mid and upper 60s. it's going to be a muggy start out there. winds out of the south five to 10 miles per hour. but the other concern moving ahead to your tuesday is a code orange ozone action alert. moving into the unhealthy for sensitive group so limit your outdoor exposure during the heat of the day. so recapping the forecast overnight lows in the 60s. humidity increases overnight. tomorrow hazy sunshine it's going to be warm and humid day and coming up we'll talk about our chances for showers and storms later this week but also the latest information on hurricane bertha right now churning in the open waters of the atlantic. all of that plus the seven day lucy and dawn coming you. >> all right, see you then, scott. your personal information can now be at risk after another major data breach. this time at a popular restaurant with, yes, locations in our area. still ahead into who is now warning customers to be on the look out plus her family says there's no way she would ever walk out on her boys but these surveillance pictures could be telling a different story. the new twist in the mystery of a missing mom. >> and leo took the world by storm as the wolf of wall street how it means big business for hair salons. it's not men filling the -- women filling the seats. why men are flocking to hairstylists for a big meeting. ♪ >> southern california strong thunderstorms have set off mudslides and fire scarred areas. the mud made many roads simply impassible. crews have been cleaning up all day long and still have whole lot of work in front of them. in san bernardino county at least one person has died. the mud swept his car off the road and into a rain creek. flash floods cut off access to two towns. >> fireworks show gets out of control in i was tam the show started off just fine, but then when one went off on the ground, it started a small grass fire. firefighters were on hand so they quickly put out the fire the show was going on. but then another firework malfunctioned flying straight into the crowd. another mishap exploded close to home and people april side. the fire department says 10 people wound up with minor injuries. >> a woman convict evidence first degree murder will represent herself in the second penalty phase of her trial. a judge ruling today that 34 year old jodi aria can represent herself. last year the jury found her guilty of killing travis alexander in 2008 but could it not decide on sentencing. she is facing the death penalty. arias has no legal experience at all her defense lawyer will serve as her advisers. >> tonight investigators are following clues that seem to point toward a missing oregon mom possibly being alive. a couple says they spotted her 300 miles from her home. now we have these surveillance pictures these are the last photos of jenn for houston and her vehicle. she has now been missing for 10 days but couple is convinced they saw her board a ferry heading for a remote island in washington state. houston's husband and her father spoke with fox and friends about the possible developments. >> for her to travel upwards of 300 miles from our house to take a week to do that and not be sighted or spotted through any traffic cams or surveillance or anything just seems a little farfetched. >> washington state police are reviewing surveillance tapes hoping to find any clue they c can. camping out in old city hoping to walk away with a coin ahead what is so special that many are willing to spend hundreds of dollars and a night out in this humidity to get their hands on it. >> and the stakes are high and the money is big as pennsylvania gets ready to hand out one more casino license in philly. but is everyone playing the game fairly? fox 29 investigates next. >> and marriage is making men fat but the not only because you get too comfortable. what you start to crave after you tack those vows. ♪ >> tonight fox 29 investigates. what does a gathering in a harrisburg bar have to do with a new casino in philadelphia? right now the stakes are high and the money is big as pennsylvania gets ready to hand out one more casino license in philly. but the question is, is everyone playing the game fairly? fox 29's jeff cole takes a closer look. >> reporter: casino gaming in philly. the stakes are high and the money is big. it's why four groups pre dude glittering mock ups of what they a new casino in the city should look like. the state will soon hand out one more casino license here and all four applicants want it badly. >> commissioner, is this a fair process? >> yes. >> william ryan heads the board which will make the call. we had an important question for him. >> that did those commissioners make a bad call by meeting with him during this high stakes process? i'm not going to say that, no. >> reporter: you heard right. fox 29 investigates has learned there was a gathering in this bar at the hearing hilton after 8:00 their on the night of tuesday, march 18th. sitting at one of the tables were two members of the pennsylvania gaming control board. the panel which will award that casinos license. commissioners anthony moss saturday cat tow and keith mccall. while there, they were joined by long time harrisburg lobbyist rocco pug lease pictured here on the website of his lobbying firm. lobbies for market east associates known as market eight they're one of the groups vying for the philly casino license. >> the place is full. there were a lot of people in the place. >> reporter: state representative mike vereb walk into the bar and saw them. >> you see the two gaming board members and the lobbyist. walk up to them because you know the lobbyist and one of the members? >> yes, i do. i just said hi. went about minding my own business to be honest with you as much as i've been involved in gaming i never would have thought either the two of them would participate in anything inappropriate. it just never came to my mine. maybe a bad decision was made they would have gotten together report roar both commissioners months cat tow and mccall say they did nothing wrong. as for gaming lobbyists rocco pug lease. >> he went in. let's go and see him. >> he shut the door when we tried to ask. >> you know me, i'm jeff cole from fox. >> wait one minute. rocco. >> but just the gathering of two board members and a casino lobbyist raises the question of whether the gaming control boards code of ethics was broken. according to the code, it's designed to prevent the actual or appearance of corruption and the avoid dance of actions that erode public confidence. it bars communication between license applicants and board members about any matter which may reasonably come before the board. awarding the new philly casino license can s before the board right now. so, during a recent meeting of the gaming control board, we asked commissioner anthony mass cat tow did you -- >> did you have drinks with rocco pug lease? who represents market eight? >> yes, i had drinks with rocco. >> reporter: if he crossed the line. >> i do not believe it did because we did not discuss the philadelphia licensing issue. i've known rocco for 20 years. commissioner mccall has known rocco for many decades. we all know the perimeters we can cross. we do not live in a cloister. we're just old friends. >> reporter: commissioner keith mccall didn't show up at the board meeting he says due to a medical procedure. by phone he claimed he did not discuss the philadelphia casino license with pug lease or break the ethics rule. but his recollection of what went on in the bar difference from mascot tow's while months cat tow's said they did have drinks with pug lease mccall said they did. he claims pug lease set for two or three minutes and left. he says he paid the bar bill and even sent fox 29 a copy. six drinks for had he and months cat tow charged to his american express card 88.50 with tip. again we tried to question lobbyist pug lease at his shore home. he wasn't interested. >> you know me, i'm jeff cole from fox. >> wait one minute. rocco. >> gaminggaming board head billn says all is well. >> they've cleared him. there was no -- >> the board is aware of the meeting and of the explanation given by the two members, and we on the board are comfortable that the matter is closed. >> reporter: it's not closed for representative very remember. he says on april 2nd after receiving this anonymous letter describing the very meeting he'd witnessed in the bar, he called it in the gaming board's executive director and state investigators handed them the letter and told them what he saw in the bar. >> what is disturbing in all of this is that the bureau of investigation enforcement char charged by statute to oversee the gaming law has been silent on the matter since it's been handed that them. >> reporter: you must have told the chairman. >> would you please move out of my way? >> reporter: commissioner months cat tow grew tired of our questions and walked off. but not before a man he was with tried to block our camera. >> oh, stop. stop! got a right to shoot him. >> reporter: before we left we asked if he communicates with casino lobbyists pug lease in another way. have you ever had cell phone texts contact with mr. pug lease? >> yes, i have. >> reporter: once again, the perception something where you may have failed. >> no, it's not. i don't know how long you want to go on with this line of questioning, i don't feel i made a mistake. you may. other people may. we have not talked about the philadelphia licensure. >> reporter: fox 29 investigates has made what's called a right to know request to the board for those text messages. we are waiting. in an e-mail to fox 29 the gaming board says the conversation in the bar focused on a change of leadership at the university of pittsburgh not gaming. it says it has spoken to mccall and months cotto and believes there was no violation of its ethics code. as to months cat tow's claim they had drinks with rocco pug lease the board now says he was speaking in a generic sense and that the three men did not have drinks together. jeff cole, fox 29 news. >> next, a nice dinner out could mean identity theft. the restaurant chain with local locations now warning customers to be on the look out after a major security breach. >> and making an eight year old boy's wish come true. little isaia needs a new liver but that is not stopping him from having the time of his life on wildwood boardwalk. what made >> breaking news right now into fox 29. we have confirmed police have just arrested a second suspect in the shooting that claimed the life of a three year old girl in grays ferry. the suspect is 22 year old brandon ruffin. police say he is the shooter in friday night's hail of gunfire. ruffin and another man road their bike to the 1500 block of etting street looking for a 24 year old man and opened fire. that man remains in the hospital and this is what police are telling us. another woman was also injured. >> taking a look at your money tonight. and what arrest rapt chain is doing to clear up a security breach. pf chang's asked a security breach may have left to the theft of customer data. it happened between october 19t 19th of 2013 and june 11th of this year and it involves customers credit and debit cards from at least 33 locations in the country. including glenn mills, colleg collegeville and princeton. the chain is offering free identity protection services to affected customers to. for link to it's hotline head to our website and click on the scene on tv tab. >> a lot of salons are booking appointments for blow outs and men are getting all done up. what's led to this new trend? men, guess what, leonardo did you cap pee caprio in the wolf of wall street is behind it. here's a look at the oscar nominated film and the inspiration behind the board room below dry. >> board room below dry nice. >> men are stopping in before a big meeting and night out with friends or even before a date. the look their going for is glossy lucy and finished. >> glossy. stylists say men are more aware of their appearance than ever before and they want to keep up with what looks stylish. >> all right. men, listen up. saying those marriage vows could also mean packing on the pounds. the food you'll now crave as a husband. >> scott? and dawn, get ready for an increase in humidity as well as temperatures. but what about rainfall chances rater this week? i'll tell when ♪ >> the family of a young woman battling a devastating form of melanoma present add check for more than $330,000 tonight to the university of pennsylvania's abramson cans sr. center. that money is donations to the tara miller foundation. we told you about tara's fight against cancer last month. the foundation was formed to increase awareness of melanoma and raise money for much needed research. >> what a story out of indiana. a dog helped police find a missing toddler. police say the four year old wandered away from his home saturday night. they used grace the certified man trailing blood hound in that search and they say grace tracked the boy's scent right into a corn field. >> he got very very far, you know, and you don't know what that child could be exposed to. predators, the elements, water obviously. >> after three hours, the survival rate of anyone missing goes down very very quickly after those three hours. >> grace found that little boy within four hours and he is home doing just fine tonight. grace by the way has helped find several missing people over the past couple of years. way to go. well, if you're a man whose gained some weight we have an excuse for you tonight you're married. a study economicked by the men's health forum points the finger at your marriage. no one reason is given though plenty of ideas floating around such as men relax about their body image, they drink more wine, and they may develop a sweet tooth after tying the knot. studies find women end up going through the exact same issues. >> isn't that the truth? you know money is a big deal for all of us. married or single, and some people are showing how much a new coin's release is worth to them. >> they're lining up in old city tonight for a coin that's going on sale tomorrow at afternoon. so cool. the line snakes down the block and wraps around the corner at the u.s. mint philadelphia store all got their eyes set on the 50th anniversary kennedy half dollar gold proof coin. this is big deal. the mint is selling 500 in philadelphia tomorrow. just one per person. here's a price by the way. $1,200. >> without would you. >> u.s. mint says this is its first gold half dollar and nationwide the mint is selling 40,000 of them we believe tomorrow. so hopefully it will be a good day to pick up your incredibly valuable coin. >> it will be a hot one, too. >> the weather tomorrow is going to be a coin toss. (laughter). >> i like that. >> all right. let's talk about the overnight forecast. we're looking at lows in the upper 60s. increasing humidity for the overnight and then for tomorrow, hazy sunshine, warm, humid, there's going to be ozone alert in effect. code orange so limb your outdoor exposure during the hoot of the day. by the middle of the week we have chances for showers and thunderstorms and then turning less humid behind a cold front that will move through. the latest on the tropics hurricane bertha out in the open water of the atlantic minimal category one hurricane, 75 miles per hour winds is moving to the north northeast at about 20 miles per hour and it will continue moving away from the lower 48. however, with that said over the next several days we'll watch out for rip currents dangerous rip currents increasing down the shore. so keep that in mind. the low temperature this morning in philadelphia 71. the afternoon high 84. that's below average. right now it's 77 degrees but look at that humidity. up there close to 70%. those winds are out of the south southwest. low 70s right now in millville. dover 71 degrees. we have 74 in allentown. low 60s right now in the pocono mountains. so here's the setup. the satellite and radar showing that we have those winds coming in out of the south and west. humidity on the increase for tomorrow. here's or next weather maker not until the middle of the week. we'll advance the clock ahead to wednesday. it will be warm and muggy and then during the afternoon on wednesday that's our best chance this week for showers and storms. not anticipating severe weather for the middle of the week just regular thunderstorms but it will be a little unsettled before that front pushes the heat and the humidity as well as those storms out of here by the middle of the week. so for tonight, particle cloudy mild muggy mid to upper 60s. and then moving ahead to tomorrow, we're looking at those high temperatures close to 90 degrees. it's going to be sunny. the going to be hazy sunshine out there. and look at that wind direction out of the southwest five to 10 so it will continue to pump up that moisture and make it feel somewhat oppressive feeling more like summer over the next couple of days. so you can see wednesday showers and storms. 86 degrees for the high temperature and then as we move into thursday, friday, low 80s. low humidity. looking pretty nice. as we move into the upcoming weekend high temperatures in the mid 80s. that's below average. so the unsettled day will be the middle of the week. of course, we'll have much more on this forecast on myfoxphilly.com. lucy and dawn, back to you. >> all right. thank you, scott. young boy's dream comes true miles away from home. >> it all happened along the jersey shore. love this story. eight year old i sacra williams battles liver disease and takes 10 medications a day. he flew in all the way from to wildwood as part make a wish foundation he got to hoop it up with none other than those guys harlem globetrotters. he spent the night with several of his new teammates. yeah he was given his own jersey and became a globetrotter for day. getting to ride the famous wildwood tram car even high fiving fans wednesday he will sit court side as the team is in wildwood. this visit, chris o'connell you were actual film with. >> we just got back from wildwood. this kid is great. eight years old. saw the globetrotters once. saw them on tv countless times and just wante wanted to be globetrotter with all the tricks. they flew him from aims, iowa. >> they did. they flew him in. they flew him in today he got to ride the tram car the famous watch the tram car, please, became watch the globetrotters, please. they'll be there this weekend he it's good a chance to be their teammate for few days gets to practice with them sit court side. >> so cool. >> one day he got to forget about the doctors, the medications his liver disease. just got to be a kid. >> best medicine ever. absolutely. >> it looks great. thanks. >> love that. and speaking of sports, howard eskin how cool is that story. >> great story. i got another cool one that you're really going to enjoy because it has to be a memory of a lifetime for a little girl today at eagles training camp touching moment i don't think she are you will forget and eagles have one goal in mind for this season, and one national broadcaster thinks they can be this season, and one national broadcaster thinks they can be in and super bowl. how big is acme's anniboy: it's huge! it's acme's 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. don't miss our biggest sale ever! boy: hey mom! look what i found. acme. this sale is huge! ♪ >> we'll have a little football. eagles days away from football game. friday night the eagles play in chicago. i know the eagles fans have thoughts of that big game at the end of the season. that would be the super bowl and that also came nationally from chris collingsworth during sunday night's nbc game. >> you know the team that i think will have a chance to -- this year is the philadelphia eagles. >> really? i hope the fans agree with you. actually they hope that you are right. that puts the expectations on the eagles and that's not problem for anybody. i think these players look forward to that challenge. >> that's what everybody's goal is when they play this game is to win championship. i think the most important thing is not to think about it. to go out there, to take care of your business each and every day and after the season is over you can see where you're at. >> all right. today at practice jeremy maclin came off early with a limp but i'm told it does not app poor to be that serious. looks like soreness in his knee. there should not be a lot of injuries with the lack of any kind of contact or hitting in camp. players all nfl training camp can't have contact, can't tack tackle. how players can be good tackling during the season when they don't do it in camp? >> we do a lot of -- i talk about this before, two hand tag below the we have a. get your body in the position to make the tackle many constantly talk about our head in front of the ball in the end zone to make body tackles instead of arm tackles. at the end of of the day we need everybody great tacklers in december and sometimes you can take some of that away from them in august. >> you need to tackle somebody, too. phillies have the night off. but unfortunately for all of this we all are waiting for the end of the season because it's close. they open series tomorrow at home against houston. tonight big game in the american league. yankee stadium, that would be the yankees and the tigers. now, this centerfield at one time was phillies property. today rare rah with the basing loaded for detroit. saves the runs. however, the yankees do win the game two to one. fans come out to eagles training camp are ready for their heroes but one little girl, well, she's in love. kids are so impressionable when it comes to their at athletes this little girl riley morris make it loud and clear she loves riley cooper. eagles wide receiver riley cooper gave her the walk of her life. this is clearly a walk down memory lane. she will never forget this one. how excited i'm sure she was today. kids are so impressionable it's actually fun to see players kind of -- >> love that. >> embrace the kids and her time she will never ever forget this. >> it's so nice to see the athletes do that and realize the impact they're having on those tots. >> a lot of eagles do that. >> fan for live there. thanks spore spending your night with us much the fox 29 morning news begins at 4:00 o'clock. >> two hours of new info taken news begins at 4:00 o'clock. >>[ gecko ] what a lovely night in philadelphia. look at all these people. imagine a world where they all switch to geico. a world full of savings. imagine... ♪ hold on, still imagining. ♪ all right, i'm done. 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