>> good morning, it is 5:30 on this saturday august 9. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news,." relief for iraqi refugee. a new name for an old hub,

we'll tell you why president obama signed legislation to rename 30th street station. >> the birds notched up their first notch of the year. on to better news, chris sowers joins us with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: just remember it's preseason, you're supposed to make the mistakes now. >> they will get better. >> reporter: they will get better, don't worry. the winning streak will continue this weekend. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. we don't have any rain in the forecast, actually there's not much in the way of clouds expected, either. there's a nice stretch of weather as we move into the start of next week. there's the center city skyline all is quiet on a saturday morning. get a load of some of these numbers, some locations are in the low 50s, tannersville, 51. slatington, 58. saint david 57 even across south jersey we're in the 50s.

vineland, gandys beach. cinnaminson, 59, hammonton, a cool august 56 degrees, unbelievable. satellite and radar shows a few high, thin clouds across the delaware bay region, otherwise mainly clear. that will give way to a sunny day, accuweather says enjoy it. 72 by 9:00 a.m., lunchtime, 81 degrees, 3:00 p.m., 85, and temperatures continue to hold steady in the mid 80s. today is a good one and tomorrow is a nice one, as well. things turn down south as we head into the middle of next week with showers and thunderstorms and higher humidity levels. i'll have the details in just a bit, eva. >> the united states released their first airstrikes against militants in iraq. early morning, three planes

dropped 72 bundle of supplies according to 28,000 meals and 1500 gallons of water. but the extremists campaign of terror took a horrifying twist when they kidnapped hundreds of women. the militants plan to sell or mary the women off to islamic fighters. as the situation develops in iraq, we are posting new updates on our website. we invite you to go to 6abc.com for the latest on the military and humanitarian actions taken in iraq. a vigil was held to remember the 4th victim of the deadly carjacking chase and crash in tioga. "action news" was there for the vigil for kiesha williams as she becomes the 4th victim of the deadly carjacking. william also passed away after her two young sons and teen

daughter were buried. it was two weeks ago yesterday when a suv slammed into a fruit stand. >> once she woke up from the coma, and she opened her eyes, i was expecting her to come home. as i said we got torched some way to take care of her. >> the accused carjackers are facing a 4th murder charge for williams death. >> a suspect accused of a brutal attack on a center city dog sitter has been arrested anticipate held on $2 million bail. 47-year-old kenneth todd is not only charged with that home-invasion robbery on the 25th, but another incident on the same block of pine street two days before. we caught up with the victim

marry anne henry while she was walking a dog. she is doing better since the beating that sent her to the hospital. >> i'm glad he is not on the street any more. i can sleep at night. i haven't slement for days. >> todd had been released on a robbery conviction less a month before the attack. a rip off at an atm was caught on the camera. philadelphia police are looking for this man, several angles show him snatching the withdrawal at the wells fargo bank on the 5100 block of frankford avenue, she was treated for shoulder injuries. faa is investigating why a propeller plane overshot the runway and skidded across the street and ended up in someone's yard. it happened in wyoming, kent

county. the pilot from new jersey and the passenger are okay. the eagles, the bears, the birds kicked off their preseason opener with a loss, live on 6abc. >> comes back, again, pressure, fires, this time it is intercepted. >> meryl reels calling the game. the starters looked sluggish, leading to turnovers. backup qb mark sanchez looked sharp. the highlight of the game, the 102 kickoff return, he took it all for a score. he played for chip kelly at oregon and he talked to ducis rogers after the game. >> the fact that you were a

former running back, did that help you in the game. >> definitely. i always try to fight for the extra yards. being in the nfl you have to be smart about the licks you take especially if you want to last long in the league. >> the bears rally to the 34-28 win. the eagles play the patriots friday night on 6abc. >> philadelphia landmark 30th street station is being renamed under order of the president, legislation went on the fast track from the house to the senate before arriving on president obama's desk yesterday. 30th street will be named william h.gray the iii, 30th street. the change is not without critics who wander whether the decision was railroaded through congress. >> reporter: it was the late congressman who called for

renovation also,s e it was chock can a fattah who braised congressman gray as a trail blazer. the third ranking position in the house, he noted gray's push for sanctions against south africa during the the apartheid area. >> reporter: it is getting mixed reviews from the public. >> i love 30th street station, i would prefer it stay as 30th street station, i don't know the congressman. >> i remember bill gray he did a lot for the city. >> you like the idea? >> yes i do. >> i think it would be a great idea. >> reporter: but for some the new name is a mouth full, they would prefer it stay the way it is. >> it's been 30th street

station for all these years. i think it should stay 30th street station. >> because philadelphia is 0 historic, we should keep it the away it is. i like the fact that our city has so many old historic money mental, i think same things should keep the same. they should not do it. >> reporter: keep it the way it is. if i was a betting man, i think most will call it 30th street station, markers will be placed inside to recognize the congressman and the work he did. from the soon to be william h.gray iii, 30th street station, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> coming up next saturday morning, we'll take a look at hitech gear that keeps you smelling fresh while working up a sweat at the gym. strong storms bring down trees and power lines down

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at one point. no confirmation of twisters touching down, thousands spent the night without power. no severe weather in our area. >> reporter: you could bring that system into the delaware valley, it wouldn't produce severe weather, it's too cool and stable around here. it's not feeling like august. let's step outside and show you what's going on, it's a beautiful morning around delaware valley, with temperatures in the mid 50s, that's unbelievable. we have a temperature in the city always 68 degrees, you can thank the urban heat for that. the city is warmer than the suburbs, that's normal. millville, 57 degrees, allentown, 56. lancaster, 59. poconos a 51. sea isle 68. on the boardwalk in atlantic

city, 68 degrees. dewpoints this is how we measure the amount of moisture in the air, when you get into the 60s it's slightly humid. when you get into the upper 60s it's oppressive. we'll be nice and comfortable today, dew points come up tomorrow and monday and tuesday and wednesday even this is not too terribly bad for august standards. we're in a nice stretch of weather, thanks to an area of high pressure across the upstate new york, satellite and radar shows a lot of activity to the southwest, but it's going to stay there, because this blocking high is not going to give its ground. that low will want to pull to the north, but the high is protective blocker. the running back will follow the block and push everything south and out to sea. that means today is nice, tomorrow, nice and monday is nice, tuesday is iffy. mostly sunny in the poconos,

76 degrees. more sunshine expected sunday, 77 degrees is the forecasted high. ocean temperature down the shore, 75 degrees, very refreshing. sunny and nice on the sand. sunday, sunshine along with a few clouds, comfortable with a high of 78 degrees. philadelphia today 85 sunshine along with a few passing clouds, pleasant out there, wind out west/northwest 4 to 8 miles per hour. day planner looks like, 81 degrees by lunchtime. 3:00 p.m., 85. 6:00 p.m., 84. the if you're going to do swimming or cut the grass or take the shirt off, the uv index is high. partly cloudy overnight tonight, we'll call it slightly humid, 60 degrees in the outlying suburbs, 68 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 85 today, 86 for tomorrow. it's a picture-perfect weekend out there, warm and muggy on monday, 84 degrees, that

humidity sets up an unsettled pattern as we get into tuesday evening and wednesday and potentially thursday. tuesday we'll see afternoon thunderstorms, 82 degrees and some of the storms will contain those drenching downpours again, maybe a good gust of wind, wednesday we'll start out with clouds, morning rain, high of 84, afternoon clearing, thursday is a question mark, it will be cooler, most locations hanging out in the 70s, but there's a chance of a couple of showers, we'll call it a perfect ten weekend. >> yeah, not too much humidity and it's august. >> reporter: it does not feel like august, we'll take it. >> thanks, chris. stay on top of the new 6abc.com/weather for the storm tracker 6 live and hourly and seven-day forecast the latest video from our "action news" meteorologists and our collection of photos and videos. most wedding ceremony is an

emotion event to last a lifetime. in philadelphia, this wedding was no exception except a lifetime will have a tragic end. amy buckman hams the story. >> reporter: the weather was perfect always family and friends celebrated the marriage of long time loves melanie gaskins and pierre freeman. melanie looked radiant and pierre happy except for he is on chemical -- chemo therapy for inoperable brain cancer. doctors tell him he has 3 months to one year to live. >> i want to be your king

forever. >> i can't manual inmy life without you, and with god's mercy i will never know. >> reporter: the ceremony was coordinated by wish upon a wedding for couples facing terminal illness. everything was donated, but the couple and their family provided the most important ingredient, strength and love. >> it is amazing, it's so satisfying, they have been together so much. >> i'm admiring and i'm always telling her thank you. >> it's overwhelming, it's just love. i'm so happy. >> you may kiss the bride. >> reporter: many couples say the words for better or for worse without knowing what they mean, you get the idea that this couple can face anything ahead. mean, you get the idea that this couple can face anything ahead. in old city, amy buckman channel

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>> good morning, 6:00 a.m. on this saturday, august 9. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." police in wilmington look for systems after a man is gunned down overnight. a philadelphia pool is closed to swimmers after three kids receive and electrical shock, and our spectacular summer trend continues with more sunshine from the jersey shore to the lehigh valley. meteorologist chris sowers joins us with a look at the accuweather forecast. it's sort of making a return, took a vacation for a couple of weekends. >> reporter: now it's back. this is as