time to get up there. melissa went into labor sunday night. they made the hour drive to the wilmington birthing center. >> we left and 40 minutes down the road, i told my husband to stop we had to deliver the baby there. >> melissa says her body was telling her it was time to push. >> we were crossing delaware at the toll, and she said stop. >> i was giving birth in my car, right there on route 1, husband joe pulled over and helped his wife into the backseat. >> i saw the baby's head and it hit me it was really real. on a dark nitd on the roadside, he called 911 with an urgency in his voice. >> i was trying to be calm, but

i was screaming we are having a babe why on the side of route 1. >> she thought this through and said have you to cut off the cord. along the busy highway in delaware, baby bailey couldn't wait another second. >> i have seen it on tv and movies but i can't believe that our birth story. >> happy to report everyone is doing just fine, as for the vehicle, it's a brand new car, the family joke there is no eating or drinking in the car but says it's okay to have a baby born in the backseat. >> very sweet. please are asking for your help finding two thiefs that terrorized employees and customers in a store. inside of the metro pcs store on the 200 block of north broad

street. two men stormed in with guns drawn and they ordered everybody to the grown and stole cash from customers and the store before leaving the store. a thief with an automatic weapon cleaned out the cash registers at the 5400 block of north fifth street in olney, he pointed the gun at the clerk and demanded cash, the suspect took the $50 in the cash register and took off. >> a driver was gunned down in his minivan and police found the man lying next to his car on the 1600 block of north wilton street. he had several gunshot wounds to his body and the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital. they do not have a suspect but the victim had a criminal record. ocean city police want to hear from anyone that knows the people in these pictures. he used counterfeit $100 bills,

the man hit three businesses between 1:30 and 3:30 and it shows him with a woman and two children one of which is in a wheelchair. quick work from delaware firefighters saved the lives of two dogs trapped in their burning home. "action news" was inside of their home on bacon avenue in wilmington manor this morning. the fire broke out when the owners were not home, crews put out the flames and rescued the pups despite being fright and thirsty the dogs gave them a nuzzle there before drinking water. >> it's not clear how the fire started. caesars is considering selling the show boat casino hotel if the offer is reasonable and can be licensed. caesars plans to close the show boat in august and 2800 people would be out of jobs, assembly

men chris brown called the closure unconshouldn't ubl. >> the state says to you, you pay us back every economic incentive you received. >> congressman brown is introducing a proposal for casinos that leave to pay back tax breaks and to own no more than two casinos at a time in atlantic city. well, low income folks that need help applying for programs like food stamps and health care have a place to get it. now the first of six ben philly centers opened in center city. the office was staffed with professionals that helped folks fill out forms that they qualify for.

>> they don't want a project in their backyard unless they get a bigger roll in it. the strawberry mansion united front held a rally on west cumberland street. they have not given them their required role in strawberry mansion. >> we want to see african-americ african-americans, we want to see minorities and we want to see philadelphians on these sites. they are prepared to block workers from the job site before they get a larger role in the project. >> it's one of the deadliest diseases in history, tonight federal officials are asking how several vials of small pox ended up in a cardboard box in maryland. the cleaning crew made the shocking find last week. the only other known small pox

samples are in super secure labs at the cdc and in russia. they are looking to see if they are still viable. it was declared eradicated in the 1980s. president obama is asking congress for $3.7 billion to confront the immigration crisis, it would be used to shore up border security and speed up processing immigrants and improve care for minors in custody. fighting between israel and hamas continues to escalate tonight and officials fear this could be the start of a long-term campaign, today the israeli military hit more than 100 sites on the gaza strip and called up reservists for the ground invasion to end the

offensive. the iron dome defense system intercepted the rocket system launched by hamas. and jerusalem was also targeted today. diane sawyer will have more on world news on the emergency funds and the discovery of the vials of small poxes, can you watch that following "action news" at 6:00. time to check back in and see how the highways are doing with matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center. >> earlier today things weren't so bad on the roads, but over the course of the last hour they have gone downhill and so have the speeds on the schuylkill expressway especially westbound at this accident scene at 202 and king of prussia, the crash and sub subsequent debris everybody is blocked. westbound is at a stand still coming away from conshohocken. and spring garden and third street is the intersection to avoid and a crash on the vine

street expressway, eastbound side near the ben franklin bridge, it's off to the side and the eastbound delay is getting bedder, but westbound look at the stacked traffic. and here in the work zone, taking out the left lane causing delays. and downed wires along stump road in buck county. >> thank you matt. still ahead on "action news" tonight. what is suppose to be a few minutes of fun ended up lasting hours. we have more on last night's roller coaster mess. >> and some young minds are using their summer vacation to expand their knowledge. lisa thomas-laury has the story coming up tonight. and a thunderstorm warning is in affect until 11:00 tonight. we see a line of storms with powerself windses to the west.

>> all right, ducis has phillies and the incredible turn of events at the world cup. when "action news" comes right back.

take a look the this is the pittsburgh area, this is live pictures from storm damage, large trees uprooted by a squall line. this line of thunderstorms are headed our way and will be here from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m., approximately. already you can see a line of damage here to our west in pittsburgh. new information coming in about the roller coaster accident in california, investigators say that an entire tree fell on to the tracks, dislodging the front car of the roller coaster. 20 riders were left hanging at six flags magic mountain. four people were hurt and still they are expected to be okay. washington state's first recreational marijuana stores

opened for business today. people 21 and older can buy pot without a doctor's note. colorado and washington state are the only places that is possible. it is expected to reach $20 a gram, that is twice what people pay in the medical marijuana dispensary. ducis rogers is here and make or break for the phillies. >> if they don't answer the call soon, it's going to be over. ruben amaro put their players on notice, perform or ride the bench, they described the offense as four. it did not percolate enough to beat the brewers, the best team in the national league. chase utley beltsed a home run in the first inning. ryan howard who has been struggling hit a homer and give

them a 3-0 lead. cole hamels pitched into the seventh striking out seven, the same to teams with kyle kendrick on the mound. the world cup is creeping toward a crescendo. host country brazil is facing germany, so much for home pitch advantage, the germans come out on fire, thomas muller, he scores 2-0, and then the next minute, tony cruise, paging the brazilian goal keeper and then cruise again. it's 4-0, and 29th minute, five goals in the span of 18 minutes, now it's 7-0 germany and it's late in the second half, tomorrow the netherlands will meet argentina. and all eyes continues to be

on nerlines noel. he put in a lot of work. >> all the work in the last year, i keep refining it and making sure i'm fundamentally sound. >> the sixers will go to play in las vegas, the summer league there. jordan mccraig, taken in the draft, he averaged 14 points per game. >> it feels good, having all the guys out there. it's tough right now, we are trying to learn each owner and learn how each other plays, it's fun being out there again. >> what do you want to show the coaches? >> i want to play hard and show them my game. and take good shots. >> former la salle guard when undrafted last month and the sixers have invited him to join their summer team.

it's a dream come true and is he hoping to make the team. >> thank you ducis. while kids a s ars are enga all starts of activities, some kids are choosing science classes, a program offered at the libraries in the five county area in pennsylvania. lisa thomas-laury visits wyoming library in northwest philadelphia. >> are you going to take your tongue depressor and hit it on your tongue. you with me? >> ashley is teaching these kids about sir isaac newton and his laws of motion, the lesson is objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion. glaxo smith klein is responsering can with chester

and philadelphia. 33 of them in philadelphia. in philadelphia, second through sixth graders are studying machines that don't work with electricity. >> what kind of machine is that. there are six simple machines, i just need you to name one. a pulley. >> today they are making their own roller coasters with the simplest of materials. >> what kinds of energy are we talking about? >> we are talking about potential energy. >> where is most of the energy and the highest. >> up here? what will happen? you'll put this marble? go ahead? >> the marbles speeds flew the roller coaster exiting through the bottom. nearly 5,000 people in the program will be introduced to the joys of science this year. can you be at the swimming pool or the basketball court, you chose science. why? >> science is a cool thing.

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right now the in the central part of the state.

lightning and thunder get indoors, these mean business, all is quiet at that point. you are starting to see the edge of that line on harrisburg double scan live. the stormed pass through at 7:00 to 11:00 from the west to the east. the almanac 95 degreed, the high temperature above the normal of 87 by 5 degrees shy of the record, 100 degrees in 1997. 91 in the lehigh valley and dover and right along the shore like yesterday, only 70s with that free air conditioned air pushing in off the atlantic with a sea breeze. you can see the yellow box popping up that is a severe thunderstorm watch for the majority of our area, this line

of storms. the bowing out a little bit when it has the bow shape to it, it's rushing away from the storm, damaging winded is the main threat, when they arrive in western lancaster county and west of the lehigh valley and then the main line along i-95 wilmington and trenton at 9:00. and as it passes into new jersey it encounters cooler air, the marine air, but still have you to be on the outlook for those storms even right along the storm at 10:00 or 11:00. downpours and quarter size hail, we see some of these storms produce hail in the western part of philadelphia, isolated

tornadoes are on the west side, there isn't much of a mechanism in the atmosphere, future tracker at 7:00 tomorrow morning, a mixture of sun and clouds lingering in the region. not an impressive line here this evening. clouds and sun watch for a scattered downpour or thunderstorm, temperatures in the middle 80s at the shore, we won't have the strong southerly wind that is approaching now. it's warm tomorrow and the scattered storm, temperatures in the upper 90s to 80s, upper 80s for highs and sun and clouds and humidity, then the humidity starts to increase, and seasonable temperatures of 87, humid come sunday and with that

increase of humidity, later in the day could be pop-up storms, the most active day is the weekday with the active front and it pushes out of here on tuesday with 86. we'll watch the storms from west to east. >> thanks. >> you can track the weather get audio alerts for the heat warnings and live radar, the

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the first public reading of the declaration of independence was in philadelphia. >> that all men are created equal. >> so to celebrate, they recontracted the scene at

historical park. visitors were encouraged to cheer and jeer, along with colonel john nixon, who read the document to the public. >> a lot of neat facts in that. right now jim gardner is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. philadelphia fire commissioner addresses the city's response to the blaze that killed four children, details and the response from the community. two skydivers are hurt in a terrifying plunge in buck county. blueberries are ripe for the picking and famers are busy harvesting this year's crop. tips on what to look for when you buy yours. >> now for adam joseph and cecily tynan and monica malpass,

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. tuesday night, the big story on "action news" tonight is a severe thunderstorm watch, now in affect for the tri-state area, we are looking live at philadelphia international airport, where we have been told that there are two hour delays for arriving flights because of wind and the airport does have the look and feel of an approaching storm. meteorologist, cecily tynan has the latest from double scan radar and accuweather. >> stormtracker 6 live double

scan showing a vicious line of thunderstorms working to the east, it extends from west virginia up into canada, if you look at the last couple of frames, you can see the red boxes that kick up in new york state and northern pennsylvania, those are actually tornado warnings, this storm is packing a punch and encountering the warm humid air and there is one line south and west of state college, you can see the bowing of the line, that indicates the rushing winds and the national weather service posted a severe thunderstorm watch, what this means is that line of storms, comes with heavy downpours and wind gusts of 60 miles per hour, that could cause wind damage and small hail with this system. that line is working to the east at 40 miles per hour. the key