tv Action News Weekend ABC August 9, 2014 9:00am-10:01am EDT
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exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, at least we're winning in the weather department. >> reporter: it is the 9th of? >> august. >> reporter: august, right, august. wait until you see the numbers around the delaware valley. let's get you down the jersey shore. it's quiet out there, comfortable, low humidity levels. the temperatures are mild on the water, because the ocean temperature is warm and therefore you're getting the ocean influence. get a load of these numbers, the poconos, are you kidding me? 49 degrees, allentown, 55. millville, 56. mount holly 57. dover, 60 degrees. it was a chilly start i had couple of people on facebook get in touch with me, they said they had to turn the heater on. quakertown, 62. warrington, 68. saint david, 61. chester and at this center city, 71 degrees, glassboro, 70 degrees, gandys beach, 72.
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woodbine 68 and hammonton, 63. we have low humidity levels and not much in the way of cloud cover as h continues to dominate the -- as high pressure continues to dominate the pattern. the winning streak will continue through tomorrow, as well. we're calling it a perfect ten weekend today and tomorrow, gorgeous. we see the return of thunderstorms by midweek. some of those will produce heavy rain, no 90s in sight. the dog days of august feeling like september. i'll have the details in just a bit. >> we begin with developing news in new jersey. the search is on for a gunman who shot a man on a willingboro street. police say this is an apparent drive-by. the victim was taken to lordes hospital, no word on his condition or what provoked the
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gunfire. a suspicious apartment fire in southwest philadelphia. police say there was a domestic dispute at that apartment shortly before the flames broke out. the apartment is on the 2800 block of south 82nd street. the fire call came in after 4:30 a.m. firefighters put out the blaze within 20 minutes, so far no arrests reported. the fire marshal and police are still looking into this one. turning to the eagles, the bears got to nick foles. the birds kicked off their preseason opener with a locals live on 6abc. >> back again, again pressure, fires, this time it's intercepted. nick foles. >> eagles announcer meryl reels calling the first of two picks by foles. the starters were sluggish, leading to turnovers and too many periods of time. backup qb mark sanchez was
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sharp. the highlight of the game, eagles rookie, josh huff 102 kickoff return. he took it all way. he talked to our ducis ducis after the game. >> the fact that you were a former running back did that help up in the run game. >> definitely, i always try to fight for the extra yards, being in the nfl you have to be careful about the licks you take especially if you want to last in the game. >> our crew is flying back from chicago with locker room reaction tonight look for that at on "action news" a6:00 p.m. eagles fans had mixed reaction to the team's loss, many posting on my facebook page their thoughts on how the birds play. let's take a look at that. tony writing, our quarterback
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looked like dan ma marino in his requirement. ouch! dan wrote i hope that's not a preview of how the refs will call the games this year. io writing in, i think -- joe writing in, i think the draft choices for huff will be missed. the eagles have much work to do before the regular season and taking a look at one more comment down here, let's see this one. tom riley writing in, not bad for the first pregame, again, the preseason. we would love to hear what you think, head to my facebook or twitter, the birth take on the pats live -- the birds take on the pats live on friday at 7:30.
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all the preseason games are on 6abc we are the officials eagles station. a pool is closed while officials try to figure out why they children were shocked by an electric current. it sent three kids under 13 to the hospital. all three are in stable condition. a woman's daughter told her what happened. >> one of the crowning kids went to grab the ladder to step out of the pool and that's when he got shocked. his sister came over to help him and that's when the current went through her. >> our lifeguards observed the young people in the pool and immediately went over and were able to pull them out after the power was shot off. >> there was a worker at the pool if i can fixing a motor -- fixing a motor, but it's not clear if that contributed to the
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incident. the pool will be closed until whatever caused the shock is fixed. president obama laid out his reasons for authorizing airstrikes in iraq, so ten also of -- tens of thousands of refugees can be rescued. troops delivered 28,000 meals and 1500 gallons of water. >> the united states cannot and should not intervene whenever there's a crisis in the world, when there's a situation like this on the mountain, and thousands face a massacre, and we have the ability to prevent it, the united states cannot look away. >> there's a push to get humanitarian aid to the refugees. australia reportedly is sending assistance a british cargo plane is on the way with help.
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as the situation develops in iraq, we're posting new updates on our website we invite you to stay with "action news" an 6abc.com for the latest on the military and humanitarian actions being taken in iraq. the world health organization has issued a rare warning in response to the deadly ebola virus outbreakment for on the the third time in its history they declared an international public health emergency. an extraordinary response is needed to stop the outbreak now the longest and largest on record. so far the ebola virus has claimed 1,000 lives across the globe. one of the county's leading resorts is being sued by visitors who also they were physically abused by overall aggressive -- overly aggressive security staff in atlantic city. sharrie williams has the details.
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>> reporter: will also promotes i felt where everybody is welcome. the benz family of florida said that's not what they found. >> it was miserable, absolutely miserable. >> reporter: university pennsylvania student classical guitarist sean oaks is suing. he had he got punched kicked and stompled on. former college basketball player rob connie said things were worse for him after his angry dispute with hotel security at a casino nightclub. >> i thought i was dieing. >> reporter: an abc 20/20 investigation found all this took place in one casino in atlantic city, had a are as, part of the giant caesar entertainment corporation now being sued by the unhappy customers. in the case of the benz family security moved in when the professional poker player became
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upset when the hotel computer mistakenly listedded him not as a guest when they had been staying there two days. >> they grabbed him and slammed him to the floor. all i could say is get off him he has a pace maker. >> reporter: his teen daughter is wrestled and taken away in handcuffs all while mom was dragged away. the mayor was upset by what he saw on the videos. >> beating can't be tolerated it's unacceptable. violence can't be tolerated. >> harrah's employees claim the vacationers were the aggressors. the videos raise some confess. 9:09, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is one of
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several big named republicans is set to peek in iowa. -- speak in iowa. along with santorum today's lineup of speaker also including ted cruz, bobby gindel and mike huckabee. pennsylvania's little league team is one step closer to the little league world series. they held on to win 6-5 over new york. davis through the final pitch to help the team advance to the regional final. they will square off against the delaware state champion. newark, national took down the number one seed in toms river, new jersey. you can see the final on espn ii or the espn watch app.
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>> we are getting a look at the damage left behind by tropical storm iselle. this is the island of maui where high winds pulled down trees and power lines. the winds were so strong an entire warehouse was pulled apart and tossed around. the big island too big the brunt of the storm, but nobody was there was hurt. now the island is is expect dealing with julio. >> reporter: the only thing the islands will see is an increase in surf. they will steer clear of this one. speaking of steering clear back here at home in the delaware valley, we don't have anything going on. there's the view looking at the camden waterfront. temperatures are nice and comfortable, humidity leaves are way down, it will be fantastic out there from start to finish.
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74 in philadelphia, dewpoint in the 50s that's nice and low, winds are calm, pressure reading 30.13 inches. it is starting to rise. allentown, 68. poconos 49 degrees this morning, 66. trenton, 72. millville, 55 degrees this morning, you're at 72. dover, 72 and sea isle city, showing 672 degrees, the dewpoint the way you measure the amount of moisture in the air is hanging out in the 50s, tomorrow you'll notice a slightly increase in humidity. it will be in the 60s straight through wednesday. this is not bad considering we are in the middle of august. a lot of times we are in the upper 60s and low 70s on the dewpoint scale. it will be an enjoyable week. we have humid days on the way, even the days that will be humid it will be comfortable considering this time of year. the moisture down to the south will be staying there thanks to a protective area of high
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pressure where my hand is sitting right here. that will push all the weather down across the virginias and coral lines -- carl -- carolinas. while we're steering clear of any weather that's starting to build across the high plains and hart land of the -- heartland of the nation, this will shift and we'll get into a more active pattern by tuesday afternoon. in the meantime, future tracker 6 there's nothing going on tomorrow, and monday there's nothing going on. maybe a few high, thin clouds that's about it. the first part of tuesday looks quiet until we see storms work into the area tuesday afternoon. taking a look at hawaii, looking at the tropics, there's julio you can see how far away it's going to pass from the north, there's honolulu and hilo and by
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by -- by keke. back here in the delaware valley, jersey shore, that's the ocean temperature, sunny and nice on the sand. low humidity levels sun and passing clouds, high of 78. later this afternoon the winds shift out of the south at 10 to 15 miles per hour. you will top out at 78, 79. once the sea breeze kicks in the numbers will pull back, waves of two feet, not much chop out there. the risk of rip currents is low. uv is very high. overnight tonight, in the philadelphia, 85 degrees, overnight tonight, 60 in the suburbs, 68 in center city. there's day we have to watch that's tuesday into wednesday morning. otherwise it's a nice quiet stretch of weather.
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85 today, 86 tomorrow. monday, warm and muggy, 84. tuesday we start out with sunshine and increasing clouds and thunderstorms developing and some of them could produce good downpours and leftover activity wednesday morning, 84. thursday, 80 degrees, and friday, nice, 80. 49 degrees in the poconos in august. >> that's a little chilly. >> reporter: even i'll agree with that. >> that's a good thing. stay on top of our changing weather situation with 6abc.com, visit 6abc.com/weather, plus check out a collection of our weather related photos and videos. stay with us.
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hamas has fired 70 rockets toward israel since a three-day truce expired yesterday. in response, israel has targeted 30 sites in gaza, one of the strikes killed a senior hamas member. a suspect in the brutal attack on a center city dog walker has been arrested. kenneth todd is not only charged with that home-invasion robbery july 25, but another incident on the same 1300 block of pine street two days before. we caught up with the victim mary anne mchenry who was walking a dog, she is doing much better since the beating sent her to the hospital. >> i'm glad he is not on the street any more. i can sleep at night. i haven't slept for days. >> police say todd had been released from prison on a
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robbery conviction less than a month before the most recent attack. security cameras at the wells fargo bank picked up a clear picture of the man suspected of robbing a branch in the frankford section before 3:30, police say this man handed the materiel a note. the material -- the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of case and he wore keys around his neck on a navy land yard that said i heart jesus. a man strong armed a woman at a atm. several angles show him snatching the withdrawal on the 5100 block of frankford avenue, she was tre
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>> taking a look outside, sky6 live hd showing us penns landing this morning. you can see the sun glistening off the water there. it is 9:25, 72 degrees right now. turning to sports, a loss for the eagles and their first preseason game, jeff skeverski has your saturday morning sports. >> reporter: sloppy start to the eagles preseason opener, the eagles offense committed four penalties in the first few minutes and nick foles looks nothing like the pro bowl quarterback that led the team to the playoffs last year. first drive, third and 17. he throws it into no man's land.
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oh, no, foles pick off again. two interceptions. he had two all of last year. backup mark sanchez comes in and leads the birds on two straight scoring drives. matt barclay look good. josh huff on the kickoff return final minute of the half, 102-yard kickoff return. but the eagles blow an 11-point lead in the second half. the only one to catch up with huff our ducis rogers. >> reporter: we had a goal coming into the preseason game that we were going to set the tone from the preseason into the season and get a kickoff return to the house on a punt return. it makes an impact with the special teams. we wasn't able to pull out the
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victory tonight. >> reporter: how would you describe your first taste of an nfl game. >> it was amazing, man, something i dreamed of and my hard work got me here. >> reporter: how about the phillies, they have lost ten of their last 11 games at home. aboutburnett beat up for five rn 6 innings. in the 9th, bases load. no grand slam, it's a two-run double. phils get within 1, with the tieing run 90 feet away. phils lose 5-4. earlier in the day, happier moments on the mound at citizens bank park, roy halladay threw out the first pitch, dock in town for alumnae weekend. he'll watch charlie manuel former manager get inducted into the phillies wall of fame. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day!
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>> happening now on "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m., 30th street station is getting a new name, the decision is not sitting well with everyone. doctors are seeing a surge in wet red meat allergies caused from a bug bite from the lonestar tick. there's the view out there, when you're done watching "action news" i want you to hop in the car and head down here because we don't have too many beach weekends left. 71 in beach haven. same thing for seaside heights, atlantic city at the airport, 72. a light breeze out of the southwest at 5 miles per hour. ocean temperature, 74 in atlantic city, 78 in cape may. later this afternoon, the winds will shift. right now they are out of the
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southwest. during the afternoon they will shift drengs, out of the -- directions out of the south. that will cool things down a little bit. milled 80s in the city, mid 70s along the beach. if you're staying put in the city, 85 degrees, sunny, a few clouds, jersey shore, lots of sun, 79 before the sea breeze kicks in. poconos 75. you'll notice a slight increase in humidity, but it's a nice day, mostly sunny skies a few clouds, 85 today, 86 tomorrow. >> a vigil was held last night to remember the 4th victim of the carjacking crash. the vigil was held for kiesha william, are she passed away
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thursday night days after her two crowning sons and tee daughter were buried. it was two week ago yesterday when a hijacked suv slammed into a fruit stand. >> once she woke you mean from the coma and opened -- woke up from the coma, i was expecting her to come home. i was saying we got to find some way to take care of her. >> the accused carjackers are facing a fourth murder charge for williams death. a shooting leaves a man dead in wilmington, this happened at 13th and claymont street. someone shot a 44-year-old in the chest several times. he was rushed to christiana hospital where he was pronounced dead. police are trying to to find out who shot him and why.
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the reward to catch a person who strangled a runner in pennypack park has grown to $51,000. meanwhile, homicide is waiting for forensic tests that could lead to her murderer. they were hopeful they would find her cell phone, but that did not turn you mean, always crews clear away brush at the murder scene, a small memorial for connie grows as well as prayers that her killer will be found. philadelphia's landmark 30th street station will be renamed. legislation went on the fast track through the house and senate before arriving on president obama's desk yesterday. with it will be called william h.gray the iii, 30th street
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station. dann cuellar reports the change is not without critics. >> reporter: it was the late congressman who secured millions of dollars in the '80s and '909e station. congressman fattah called him a trail blazer, the first to serve as majority whip, the third ranking position in the house. he noted gray's push for sanctions against south africa during the apartheid era. it was widely to expected to sail through. enso it is getting mixed reviews from the public. >> i love 30th street station, i would prefer it to stay as 30th street station. i don't know the congressman. >> i remember bill gray he did a lot for the city, that's kind
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of how things is. >> i think it would be a great idea. >> reporter: but for some it is a mouthful and prefer it stays 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 so historic we should keep it way it is. i like the fact that our city has so many old,, -- old historc monuments, they should not do it. >> reporter: keep it the away it is. >> if it is not broken don't fix it. >> reporter: if i were a bidding man i think most people will still call it 30th street station. but marker left inside would recognize the congressman and the work he did. the name change is expected to take place next month. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> doctors say there's a surge
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in meat allergies at it is all being blamed on a bug. it starts with the bug bite from the tick known as the lonestar tick. it's different than the lime tick we're cruised to hearing so much about. >> originally it was only located in the south, if you look at the map it's half the isn't, south all the way up to maine. get those pets treated. >> again, it is lonestar tick is in our area. the allergic reaction will occur 3 to 6 hours after eating meat you'll see hives and swelling of the face and mouth. some people have ended up in the hospital. the first probable case of west nile in pennsylvania has surfaced. he was hospitalized and has recovered. it's cause for reminders that
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minimizing your exposure to mosquitoes this summer. no reported case have been reported in new jersey or delaware. a discount retailer returned to south jersey just in time for back to school shopping. "action news" was in pennsauken last night as foreman mills held it's grand reopening. they will offer five thousand dollars to families on first come first serve basis. the two locations will provide 100 new jobs. "shelter me rescue of the week" travels to lancaster county next on "action news" at 9:00 a.m. director james cameron plunges to the depths of the deepest ocean and we get
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making it to the finish line seemed like a distant dream. mr. cunningham: i know how hard nelson works running track and he works just as hard in my honors class. nelson: i thought i wasn't good at history but mr. cunningham, he makes it come alive. now i'm heading to college-- and my teachers helped make that happen. mr. cunningham: we're not just teachers, we're mentors, and helping all our students realize their dreams is the best part of the job. >> wildwood fires continue to scorch washington state, the latest started yesterday, but it has burned 400 acres. right now no homes are in the fire's path, but that could change with the wind. so far this season, wildfires have charred more than 480 square miles in washington state. check this out, a rare look this morning, mother nature's
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light show, you're looking at lightning over italy as it is seen from space. nasa astronaut reid wiseman shot this video from the international space station. pretty cool, isn't it? he said the sight left him speechless. >> reporter: it's amazing how something to deadly can look to beautiful. >> it almost looks like fireworks. >> reporter: it looks like looks like fireworks, i agree. we're looking at the chase buildings on a beautiful saturday morning. we've had a couple of weekends in a row where we dealt with clouds and showers and yuck. today will be different. we're sitting at 74 degrees, dewpoint, 58. it's come up a little bit, but it's very low considering the time of year. winds are calm, pressure
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30.18-inches. upper os south and west. dover, 74 and smyrna 74. looks like we'll steer clear of any real weather out there we'll see sunshine and temperatures in the 80s of course you can get a good picture of where the next system is as you look at the satellite and radar composite. >> reporter: there's the high over upstate new york, all this activity is trying to push east and running into the high and having a difficult time moving to the east and pushing farther to the south as it encounters the high. you can see it better on the water vapor imagery. the dewpoints have come up and we're seeing thunderstorm activity, you're traveling to the south and heading to washington, d.c. cruel notice the increase this humidity down
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there and a little bit farther through virginia. up through here, it will be nice and comfortable. all that shifts as we get into monday afternoon and we'll see the return of the humidity. mostly sunny in the poconos, gorgeous day, 76 degrees. more sunshine expected for tomorrow, 77. humidity stays nice and low, once again for sunday, maybe a little bit higher than what we see today, very comfortable. ocean temperature sitting at 75 degrees off the coast of cape may, 78. on the delaware bay close to 80. the water is beautiful right now, almost like batting water, sunny -- bath water, sunny for the jersey shore, 79 degrees, sunday, slight increase in humidity, passing clouds and high of 78. 85 in wilmington, reading, 84. millville, 85. cape may, 78. dover, 83. a few high, thin clouds and sunshine. overnight tonight it stays pleasant. a little bit more humid than
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what we saw this morning partly cloudy, 60 degrees in the outlying suburbs. 68 for center city. the headliner at musikfest is wheezer. partly cloudy a light breeze and temperatures 76. 85 today, 86 tomorrow, 84 monday, each and everyday a quiet day a slightly increase in humidity for sunday and more so come monday afternoon, tuesday it's down right sticky, high of 82. we start out with sunshine, increasing clouds and thunderstorms are up during the afternoon, some of those will produce good gusts of wind, drenching downpours and lingers into wednesday morning and wednesday afternoon it clears and thursday and friday we struggle to reach 80 degrees. it continues. >> "shelter me rescue of the week" we're featuring the humane league of lancaster county where every animal gets a promise when they arrive. monica malpass lalings more on that.
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>> woar r we are an -- >> we are an adoption society. >> reporter: with more than 100 adoption every animal gets a guarantee and plenty of attention. >> to give them individualized care and get them into forever homes. >> they provide programs which supports owners who can't take care of their animal, but don't want to lose it forever. >> reporter: we have a network of foster families that can take in their pets while the owners get back on their feet. >> we can provide them with food free of cost to them. >> reporter: they would provide a lifetime of insulin for a family who adopt patches who suffers from diabetes. >> bernie is fiv positive, but
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has a long life ahead of him. >> rusty is a mix, a little guy with a big heart and huck ask a chesapeake bay retriever. this is a pitbull mix who came in as a stray. >> she is very active and playful. >> reporter: this is sophia, she is a pitbull terrier pup, she is being raised with children and cat. she would be a wonderful addition to any family. vote for your favorite shelter or add a rescue group to our list by going to the "shelter me rescue of the week" facebook page we'll feature the top vote getter next saturday morning on "action news," with sophia, i'm monica malpass channel 6 "action news." >> less than one week of
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non-stop work has been dedicated in fishtown, the mural arts program dedicated a new mural on the 100 block of tbrang folder avenue. the team completed the 29 square foot masterpiece in five days. the mural is called lotus diamond. it's the first of a number of projects ferry will lead in philadelphia in the coming weeks. septa said it is extending round the clock weekend service, they plan to rhawn the broad street and frankford train -- run the broad street and frankford train over the weekend. septa said requiredship has increase -- rydership has .
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morning, expect some delays, because of a repaving project that actually started on friday. during this time the 6th street approach ramp will be closed, so you'll have a detour that will take you to the 5th street approach ramp via race street. prepare for extra time or take the walt whitman bridge or betsy ross bridge instead. award award winning direcr james cameron is driving into a new frontier. his new film deep sea challenge debuts in theaters this weekend. we have a preview. >> reporter: director james cameron is on a mission. >> reporter: on a mission to get to the deepest point on planet earth, the only person ever to go at it alone. it might sound like another james cameron blockbuster. this is a real life exploration.
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the oscar winning director locked in a one man sub 24 feet long the space so tiny he couldn't stretch out his arms. traveling to the marry -- mariana trerch in -- trench in e western pacific. his dive so deep he passed into the sea where light country pen straight trait. it's deeper than the -- can't penetrate. >> my feeling was complete isolation from all humanity. >> reporter: i can relate, i took a dive with scientists exploring the sea. >> we're on the bottom of the arctic. i saw a world teeming with life,
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cameron's world black. >> i've seen some astonishing thing in the depths that fill your soul with wonderful. >> here's what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. the 25th annual pennsylvania dutch festival wraps up at the reading terminal market. festival moves out doors between 11th and 12th on arch, there will be horse-drawn wagon rides and petting zoo from now until 5:00 p.m. the centennial celebration continues in stone harbor with the festival of lights boat parade. homeowners are encouraged to decorated their docks and decks and homes. yacht club prizes will be award for the best dressed boat and dock. the 24th annual downtown millville car show revs up this
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t-shirts will benefit the shriners hospital. >> he was saying he doesn't have any friends. strahan was he has plenty. >> reporter: union 80 degrees by the time they get this started and by the 90th minute, 74 degrees, very low humidity levels, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 85 today, 86 tomorrow, monday looks good, as well. the humidity will certainly increase, we're looking at a quiet day, it's tuesday when the showers and thunderstorms return. some will be heavy downpours, wednesday, thursday, friday, everything looks quiet. even after wednesday morning. >> president obama will deliver a statement on the situation in iraq. the president will make that statement at 10:25, abc news
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will cover it live. smoky the bear turns 70 today, but don't bring any candles to his party. the iconic bear enterses gold be years -- enters his golden years by burning up twitter. smoky was created in 1944 when tv was in the infancy, he has 300,000 facebook friends and 24 house twitter followers, his classic slogan, only you can prevent forest fires, that was changed to only you can prevent wildfires in 2001. jack hanna's wild cowpt down is next -- countdown is next, and we'll be back tomorrow at 6, we'll talk about the danger of sunburn and why it puts you at risk for cancer. for all of
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>> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide insurance. >> hello, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo. and welcome to "wild countdown." africa's big 5 are what's the most prized animals by hunters. golly day! fortunately, they're now protected. oh, there they are. sue, look at this. >> oh, my goodness! there's a whole herd of them. >> but they're still the continent's most iconic species, and some of the rarest. look at them all. look at the little baby in there. >> that baby is cute. >> today, we'll see them all,
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