>> tonight i'm walter perez in the news, police catch an intruder wanted for breaking into local homes. plus, an suv slams into a

pizza shop in philadelphia. mp. but the big story on "action news" is more u.s. bombs dropping on attack him they are targeting islamic fighters for trying to topple the central government in baghdad. president obama alluded to long term plans to keep the american military involved before departing for his family vacation. we go live to the satellite center, vernon odem has more on the developing situation. >> reporter: walter, tonight president obama is being criticized for underestimating isis and overestimating the iraqi army. president obama has left washington for vacation time in mar martha's vind yard. before he left, he struck islamic terrorists who have been rampaging through the county using american weaponry.

pictures show bombs hitting the group known as isis. including this convoy heading toward irbil. >> if there's terrorists threaten our facilities or our personnel. we will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government. >> reporter: the success of isis began back in the spring. now the white house admits the clash with isis will be a long term project. >> i don't think we'll solve this project in weeks, i think this will take time. >> reporter: u.s. cargo planes continue to drop food and water to tens of thousands of civilians trapped on a mountain fleeing religious genocide. >> we can prevent isis from going up the mountain and slawt

slawt -- slaughtering the people who are there are. >> reporter: the dam in mosul is in isis handles, if they were to open the locks, flooding could flow to baghdad. the president insists he will not be putting troops back on the ground in iraq. advisors want to arm the kurdish army. vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> "world news" will have more on the developing situation in iraq at 6:30 directly after "action news." well, police if philadelphia are looking for the people who knocked a man unconscious in rittenhouse square because he tried to defend a group of woman who were being harassed. it happened at 18th and wall up in the where annie mccormick joins us live with the story. >> reporter: detectives need more witnesses to come forward

in the case. at this hour the victim is in the hospital. he did suffer serious head injuries. central detectives back in rittenhouse square scouring the area for surveillance video at the intersection of 18th and walnut. where before 3:00 a.m., a 39-year-old texas man visiting philadelphia was punched and knocked to the ground unconscious after he defended a group of woman getting harassed in a passing car. the victim is in stable condition at hahnemann hospital. >> as a woman i would appreciate someone stepping in at nighttime if someone is harassing, you don't know what to expect. >> it's awful. someone would be afraid to offer help in the future. >> reporter: saturday local visitors recollected to the what

happened. >> someone trying to do good trying to help someone else out and for whatever reason they knock him out. >> reporter: police believe several people were in the vehicle, but only one got out and punched the victim. the only description police have is a black nissan with delaware plates. authorities say the victim and the group of woman he was defending did not know each other. anyone with information come forward to call central detectives. reporting live in rittenhouse square. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> in philadelphia, a 24-year-old man was shot four times in the face in broad daylight. the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. no articles in this case just yet. from our delaware newsroom. this man is behind bars charged with breaking into 6 different homes in newark. investigators say 36-year-old

william martin targeted the tree lane terrace and in one case he forced his way inside and assaulted the homeowner. investigators linked martin to the crimes after they caught him using a credit card taken from one of the victims. a person was injured after a car slammed into a pizza store. the vehicle crashed into the little caesar after 2:00 p.m. one person was taken to the hospital in stable condition. it is unclear if the victim was inside or a customer inside the pizza shop. still no word tonight why the driver lost control. meantime a similar scene at the jersey shore today where an suv plowed into a building in cape may. you see it right there. the red vehicle went through the front window of the animal outreach adoption center on the 600 block of park boulevard. firefighters recused the driver

of the suv are nobody else was injured. it was a great night to be outside at penns landing. as we look live through sky 6 plenty of people have been soaking up the comfortable temperatures. >> reporter: hi walter, we've seen spectacular sunshine, on saturday a bright, blue sky overhead. check out the numbers across the delaware and lehigh valleys. most spots are coming in the 80s. h,gch hen sea isle. omleloouuthepoint of how muchisi mostlunny skies.n the mti you notice cloud cover to our nation's capital and areas south and west that will stay well away from the region tonight.

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>> riot police responded to protests in central liberia. today the nation of guinea announced it is closing the border was liberia and sierra leone. the deadly virus spread to sierra leone and nigeria.

the world health organization declared an international health emergency yesterday. people in hawaii are cleaning up the mess left in the wake of iselle. the storm hit the southwestern section of the big island of hawaii. trees and power lines were toppled in residential neighborhoods. someplaces have been without power for more than a day. the good news hurricane julio will not make landfall in hawaii. out west, the brutal wildfire season has been intensifying. one fire in northeastern washington state has forced officials to evacuate 40 homes up there. in idaho three firefighters were injured battling a fire along the snake river that is threatening hundreds of homes. oregon, # thousand acres have been to find including private land and homes. >> i lost everything, it feels unreal. it feels like it's not

happening. >> the fire in potter land is currently halfway contained. a drive drive-by shooting s under investigation in burlington county tonight. someone opened fire from the car on the 100 east river drive in willingboro. a man was wounded and taken to the hospital. investigators do not have not suspects or motives in the case. a hero from camden county was welcomed home in grand fashion. neighbors held flags as lance corporal andrew galiana just returned from a tour in afghanistan. in honor of his service, august 9th has been named andrew galiano day in audubon park. everyone showed up showed up to say thank you. >> because of you, every day in america is a beautiful day.

>> lance corporal galiano is a graduate of audubon high school. they are picking up trash in the mantua section of philadelphia. they focused on the area around the amtrak train tracks on mantua avenue it's the future a mantua green way project. >> the birds are back this town after a rough start to the preseason in chicago. hear from chip kelly and nick foles next in

>> jech jeff has a -- jeff skeverski has a check on sports, talk about a loveable guy, i mean charlie manuel not you. >> reporter: i think people understand. charlie manuel has been in the

game almost his whole life. it's been almost a career since they kicked charlie to the curb, now he is welcomed back with open arms. panel manual's plaque will be unveiled among the greatest names in franchise history and led them to the world series until he was fired last august. he misses being around his players, it's been hard, but he said, all the love from the city and the fans has been overwhelming. >> i hope you don't think i'm brag be, i can't believe all the people that hug me. [laughter]. it's unreal, i stop sometime and people hollar at me, and want to hug, maybe 150 yards, charlie charlie charlie, they will come running up and hug me and actually it's all right, i like it in some ways, but beyond it.

>> phillies fans needs hugs during this season, cole hamels on the mound against the mets. nick foles not a great start to the season. foles admits he feels bad, but he won't let it shake his confidence. foles with two interceptions in the first quarter, he only had two last year in the regular season. starting offense had 4 penalties in the first two minutes in the loss to the bears. the eagles vow to fix it before the exhibition game in new england. >> that part of the game doesn't change, we were careless, we had the two picks in the first half. >> it's a sick feeling in your

stomach, i know i'll go back to work and get better because of it. whether it be the penalties or the interceptions, that's what the interpretations let's you do is allow you clean it up. >> i'm not worried about nick. he'll be fine. he knows that. >> reporter: malt thiews -- matthews has been praised by coaches and teammates. >> i don't know if he was pressed or whatever, there were some inconsistentcies there, it's their first time in the bright lights, they have to take a deep beth and get breath and get it out out of there system. >> college football and

basketball players may start getting played after all. a judge ruled that the ncaa can no longer sell student names and athletes names and images. thad collins is on his way to minnesota for overall pick an anthony thee bennett. >> i play, i'm not thinking, i don't know if it is anybody's intention to think, but i'm not out there to do that i'm out oh, you tell there to help my team play basketball. >> the question will he be helping this team win basketball games next season, we'll see in a few weeks. >> up next on "action news," meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, first here's

byron piths with a look -- pit ts on a look at what's coming up on "world news." >> reporter: new pentagon video video of the first airstrikes in iraq. the extreme weather from hawaii's tropical punch. a 9-year-old boy who f [ male announcer ] just can't seem to escape another sneeze attack?

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>> reporter: yeah, this weather, walter, the two weekends in august have been pretty spectacular across the area. let's show you what's going on. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar there's no problems thanks to a dominating high pressure. this is where you want to be when you have spectacular sun overhead. down the shore in cape may, a lot of people enjoying their time on the beach they are parked on the sand on this saturday the high temperature today in philadelphia, not bad it's nice to be normal for a change. coming in at 86 degrees, no triple digit heat on the way, no 90s on the seven day board. as we look at the numbers outside on this early saturday evening. 85 in the city. up in the poconos, 76. along the coast from beach haven to sea isle city, temperatures are in the upper 70s. here's satellite and radar, it

is quiet from new england all the way down across the mid atlantic region thanks to dominating ridge of high pressure. you notice what this high is doing it's suppress is youing the cloud cover to the north. the ridge of high pressure scoots farther to the east, so we'll tap into a return flow, meaning a southerly wind meaning an up tick in humidity. nothing unbearable. 9:00 a.m., if you're stepping out on the town, no issues, plenty of sun and 75 in the city as we get into 9:00 p.m. as you wake up tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m., high pressure is in control. it suppresses the cloud cover, upper 7s along the i-95

corridor. afternoon on sunday, 86 in the city. the only thing you will notice is an increase in the humidity. down the shore, 76 degrees for the ocean temperature, but as you head inland on the beach and the sand, 78 degrees a few clouds streaking into the region. if you're traveling north of the city tonight, musikfest is going on and wheezer will take the main stage at 7:00 p.m. it's partly cloudy and a light wind and the temperatures, 76. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny tomorrow, touch more humid, high temperature, 86 degrees, warm and humid monday, high of 86 degrees. next shot of finding wet weather comes late in the day on tuesday, high temperature up to 81 degrees, showers and storms likely tuesday afternoon some of which will carry over into wednesday morning early, after that, high of 82. after that it's cool for august,

high temperature, 80 degrees, no 90s in sight. >> have we had a heat wave this year? >> reporter: we're had two. >> i wasn't paying attention. this was the 45th annual pennsylvania dutch festival it came complete with live bluegrass music and much more for everyone to enjoy. today was the final day of the 3 day event. abc "world news" saturday is next on channel 6. followed by fyi philly at 7. thunder is back over the boardwalk. plus a look at what else on tap at -- look at what's on tap at some of the newest restaurants. now for melissa magee, jeff skeverski and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we'll see you back here at 11:00 p.m.

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buy one, get a second at half price. blinds to go blinds for life. welcome to "world news." tonight, the crisis in iraq. america's missile strikes on terror targets. the president today declaring the mission will not be over soon. air drops of humanitarian aid of stepped up. extreme weather. hawaii cleaning up after the first tropical storm, bracing for what the next one will bring. and in the south -- new storm warnings after lightning strikes injury eight people. game-changer. the blockbuster ruling of the college athletes. some of them could get big money if the school sells the rights to their face or name. and the fight of his life. the 9-year-old boy cooling off at a lake, when he noticed something under the water. >> i reached down to go grab it. i felt its jaw. i felt its teeth. >> the alligator attack. and one lucky child, tonight.