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pa colf asul wevewake sianou to thousan of homes the . three major injuries, three people in critical condition. officials say some roads are damaged, as well stay with us with abc for continuing coverage of this story. "world news" with david muir will bring you live reports from napa valley, tonight at after "action news" at 6:00 p.m. a car carrying five people dumped a naked man on a south philadelphia street. officers saw the incident around 4:00 a.m. they sayhe man was thrown out a mercury milan on the 1300 block of columbus boulevard. the vehicle was stopped on south

delaware avenue. officers are questioning the two men and three women who were inside. police found the victim's clothes about a block from where he was left off. the man is being evaluated at jefferson university hospital. a driver in camden, new jersey ran off after slamming his scar into a utility pole. the action cam was at the scene at 2:30 at kaighn at south 7 the street. the car we want out of control and burst into flames. a passenger in the car went to the hospital in serious injuries. people are gathering in love park to welcome home the pride of philadelphia. the taney dragons are returning from the little league world series and the city is celebrating the young players who took the nation by storm. annie mccormick is live with more on today's rally. hey annie. >> reporter: this is what the taney dragons are going to come home. take a look at how many people are here in love park.

this city wanted to make sure that our little leaguers were going to come to something special because of the amazing feat they had up in williams port. take a look at all the people ready fore the bus to come down 76 anticipate drive into the city of philadelphia. we are told that the king of prussia their bus will have a police escort into the stitd. this is the first time that the taney dragons will be coming home since they left for williams pormt several weeks ago. poad we talked -- today we talked to a lot of thee fans and they said -- a lot of of these fans, because they are an inspiration. >> i think they are an inspiration. they will be inspired. >> it's not just about inner city, but the entire city. we need to invest in the kids and the parents and the coaches. >> take a look at this taney pride behind me!

[ cheers and applause ]. >> they will come back to a big welcome home, the taney dragons have a lot going on on the schedule. we are told after this, they will go home for the first time in weeks since they left, they will then pack their bags and head to new york city where they have a number of media interviews, not only are they superstars to the city of philadelphia, they are superstars to the entire county. of course we'll be back here, at 12:30, that's when we hope the bus will be here, we're told they are getting a police escort at king of prussia and making their way down the schuylkill expressway to their waiting fans. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> looks like a lot of fun, thanks, annie. even if you can't be at love park in person, "action news" is streaming the celebration live right now for you on 6abc.com. things are looking up to for tomorrow morning's commute

in delaware, i-495 is open again. tilting support columns forced the bridge to close in early june. the southbound side open july 31. drivers are pleased that crews kept their promise to have it done by labor day. >> now it's open it's great, my niece takes this to work everyday, naamans road, she'll be happy i'll have to tell her that. the owners of the land and the bridge have been issued violations for dumping large amounts of dirt next to the support columns. join "action news" at 4:30 tomorrow morning, karen rogers and the entire traffic team will be up to keep you advised of the

ever changing conditions on the roads. >> the charter squad made breakfast for the team, ronald mcdonald house offers rooms for out of town families as children are being treated at children's hospital of philadelphia. much more to come on "action news," the race is on torched the masked man behind the bleeding of an american -- beheading of an american hostage before the terrorist strikes again. >> the midwest is cleaning up from devastating floods. >> reporter: we're not talking about rain we're talking about sun, temperatures will be heating up, we'll look at where tropical storm

displume u.s. officials say they are close to identifying the masked executioner who killed james foley. u.s. have focused in on the man who spoke in a british act sent. >> to place it in a particular part of england, perhaps in london. >> reporter: u.s. law enforcement is on alert for attacks at home and a broad. a mass will be held for james foley and his hometown catholic church our lady of holy rossry in rochester, new hampshire. a slow moving front is protecting to bring rain to flood-ravage the areas in washington state.

nearly a dozen homes and several highways were swept away by flash flooding on thursday. other roads are blocked boy mud anticipate rocks. the area was hit by a major wildfire in the spring, so there's nothing on hillside to even slow down the rain. >> time for accuweather. what a difference a day makes. >> reporter: what a difference you see from west coast to east coast. usually if it's miserable out there, it's nice and sunny here and that's what we're seeing with the weather pattern right now. outside we go. there's a beautiful shot of the center city skyline. every now and then we get a couple of cumulus clouds building up. it's a million times better than yesterday where we were dealing with the patchy drizzle and showers. comfortable in the humidity department, dewpoints in time 50s, so it feels fantastic. 75 in trenton. allentown, 77. millville, 74.

there's not too much to weather to talk about, at least not here on the east coast. we have bigger thunderstorms and a huge area of low pressure out here across the high plains. this is about 1,000 miles away. we'll not see too much from this, at least in the foreseeable future. eventually it will track east into canada, the trailing cold front will punch through here, but not until thursday afternoon. from now until then, we'll see sunshine. each and everyday will moderate. memphis, 92. saint lie us -- saint louis, 92. we have 13 states under excessive heat advisory. and three others under excessive heat warning. eventually this pattern will shift, we'll start to see those warmer temperatures pull east as that huge heat pump high shifts from texas, let's call it the kentucky/tennessee border. as the pattern shifts that means we warm up, and that means warm

weather for us. chris cristobol, we have a massive storm most of the convex ion is on one side ever this storm. thunderstorms are on every part of the center of the circulation. we expect it to strengthen over the next couple of days, it should do so by tuesday morning. we think it will transition over to a category 1 storm with winds 75 miles per hour. but we're expecting this thing to make a turn toward the right. quick look at the spaghetti plot with a he call ensemble. they take it to the north, there's a bit of uncertainty how far west it tracks before it turns to the north. everyone does make the right hand turn which is great news for the u.s. mainland. if everything goes along with

what we're seeing on the forecast models looks like it will mills the u.s. mainland and head out to sea. jersey shore, breezy, puffy cumulus clouds, 77 degrees, much better than yesterday. for everybody else it's a nice day. 80 degrees in reading, 79 in wilmington, dover, 78. philadelphia topping out at 82. trenton, 78. cape may, 75 degrees. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, very nice and quiet over the next several days, 82 today, 84 tomorrow, sunny and nice tuesday, 85. the warm stuff gets in here by midweek. wednesday, warm and humid, 89 degrees, feels-like temperatures in the 90s as we see the humidity levels creep up there. thursday, fromghts system, 8 -- frontal system, 87. there's a couple of thunderstorms with it, the eagles play at the linc against the jets. it could impact the game. friday, 83 degrees, saturday,

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>> welcome back on this sunday we're taking a live look picture of love park there, you can see a large crowd has gathered to welcome home the taney dragons. they had a great run at the little league world series title, didn't they? looks like everyone is there wanting to welcome home the taney dragons. there's agreed pride in philadelphia. >> many kids are heading off to college for the first time and

that often means a lot of late nights and unhealthy food. there are ways to avoid packing on on the pounds, we have tips to avoid gaining the so-called freshman 15. ♪ >> reporter: it's college move-in week, saying goodbye to your parents could mean saying hello to the dreaded freshman 15. the weight gained by new kids on campus. 18-year-old dylan jarvis is leaving for college today and thinking about how to avoid it. >> i'm thinking about all the food, there's an ice cream bar and they have chicken nuggets for dinner all the time. >> while you may not gain 15 pounds, experts agree you'll likely gain some. >> research shows the average weight gain among freshman is about 5 pounds during their first year. it's no wonder freshman put on the pounds. between the drinking games and pizza delivers there's a

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going 150 miles per hour. hundreds of people at the lobing of ozark shootout watched in horror as the boat went out of control. it plunged back into the water right side up. the owner of the boat was driving it when it went out of control. he and the other man on the boat were taken to an area hospital where they are in serious condition. >> another half-hour of "action news" is just ahead. here are some of the stories we're have for you. >> a grand slam celebration is underway at love park for the taney dragons following their world series run. more on the frantic moments at a

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damage and power outages, causing fires across roofs and broken gas mains. the police has activitied the city's emergency operation center. for more coverage of the disaster head to 6abc.com where you can find a link to live streaming reports to our affiliates on the west coast. >> let's go outside to chris sowers who is luckily soaking in the sunshine. >> reporter: i think they have to let me do the rest of the show out here. it's gorgeous, temperatures are in the 70s, no humidity out here, hard to believe it's august. 8 degrees in philadelphia. trenton, 75. allentown, 77 him. millville, 74. the on the boardwalk in atlantic city, they are sitting at 76. we have a good sea breeze kicking in now. winds out of the north.

wilmington, 77. all locations are warmer than we were yesterday at this midday hour, actually for an entire high. poconos 67 that's it for your high temperature. allentown, 72. which is normal for the first week of october. trenton, 73. glassboro, 74. middletown, 75. keeping the cool trend going, atlantic city, nearly four degrees below average. wilmington and the poconos roughly 3. trenton an philadelphia closing in on three degrees below normal. it's been a cool month around the delaware valley. today, temperatures below average, mostly nice in the city, 82. jersey shore, 77. poconos sun and clouds, 75 degrees. as soon as we're done we get out here i'm going to enjoy myself. >> the little league team that left a big impression on the sports world.

the taney dragons have not arrived yet, but when they do arrive they will be treated to a heros' welcome in love park. >> there's music playing fans are getting ready. the mayor announced two minutes ago, the group was picked up, the tour bus was picked you mean at city and belmont. take a look at the crowd they are waiting to give a taney dragons greeting a big philadelphia greeting to our winners who we are so proud of. this will be the first time these kids have been back in the city of philadelphia, since they want up to williamsport to play the games. it's been several weeks. you know what, they are here, we're going to move our camera over to the corner. i don't know if you'll see them, the bus is pulling up. you can see them right there pug putting his hands up tell the

crowds to give them a big greeting. there they are, you can see the top of the bus there, now here's the part right now, they are going to get off the bus, their parents are waiting inside the welcome center here at love park, because again a lot of people went up to williamsport. this will be a very emotional moment when they reunite with their parents for the first time in weeks. after they do that, they will take the stage, we are told here at love park, the event will last 45 minutes long, there will be a few speeches after that, the kids will back on the bus ad they head to new york city where they have a number of media appearances. right now they are about to head off the bus, i don't want to go away from this, because i want you guys to see them. the crowd is so excited right now as these kids are about to

make their way back home. they have been on the bus for 3 hours. they just left williamsport this morning, right now they are going inside to the welcome center to say hello to their parents, many for the first time they have had in weeks. you can imagine inl being a little killed and being on the ride they have had, seeing mom and dad is definitely something they want to do right now. all right, i'm going to head back over to you guys, unless you meant to stick around and wait and see if we can see their heads coming through. right now we'll bring you much more throughout the newscast, but again, taney dragons are here in love park. live in love park, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you so much. we can feel the energy and excitement in the studio, that's awesome. remember the celebration for taney dragons continues online, we're streaming the welcome home

party live on 6abc.com. in other news the search continues for the killers who gunned down two women in their mayfair home. homicide detectives were examining the home on vista street for evidence. one of the victim was the homeowner dolly evans, 67 years old. her brother said he dropped her off at the house after taking her grocery shopping. 30 minutes later she was dead. >> it could have been me. i normally stay around, today i unyou -- unloaded the stuff and left. >> her brother added that evans recently received death threats. the other victim ruby thomas moved into the home a few months ago. the victim's grandson liervets in the house, they say he survived a shooting last month on this block. in los angeles, the dust is settling from a nightclub shooting during a star stud of

party shown by chris brown. the hip hop artist seems to be driving away from the scene unharmed. one club goer was wounded when shots erupted around 1:30 a.m. the crowd turned kay on the he can scrambling for cover. police continue to investigate. brown was hosting the party in honor of m tv music video awards. overseas, the fighting is intensifying in israel and gaza. this video shows israel leveling a 1 story apartment buildings -- 12 story apartment building. 30 people were injured. both buildings harbored hamedz operations. -- hamas operations. when president obama returns to the white house from

vacation, he is sending three officials to missouri for tomorrow's funeral for michael brown. the police shooting of the unarmed teenager sparked days of unrest in the saint louis suburb of furring on. although officers reported a handful of arrests last night. residents turned out to take part in the first outreach in fairmont park. the rails started with wheelchair bound participants in the lead. it is sponsored by the jen son wound reach foundation, a nonprofit for improving wound care. ap philadelphia fringe fest is two weeks ago, this week they have a new place to call home. karen rogers has this week's 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: this year's fringe fest will be held september 5th through the 21 bringing cutting edge dance and theater and musical artists from

around the globe. in its 18 years they have a new home on the delaware river at race street. build in 1903 the build was renovated combining art space with a french bar. >> the restaurant is a new use that will help it grow. >> reporter: it will host weekly performances throughout the year and aims to provide a hub for late night arts and entertainment along the philadelphia waterfront. >> you want to create a vibe where people have a great time. you can come tore snacks tore desert or sandwich or full blown meal. >> for 20 bucks you can get a burger and two decent beers. you want a deejay, a dance night, a new cultural treasure on the waterfront. >> reporter: the new venue

compliment 120 perform anticipateses throughout the -- performances throughout the city. >> it's a beautiful vista sitting on the river with the ben franklin bridge over your head. it's going to be an amazing festival. >> for the full list of events go to fringe arts 6abc.com or visit 6abc.com for more on this and other area events click on the sections tab at the top of the homepage you'll find arts under categories. for 6abc loves the arts i'm ka

>> and you can see the action cam is in center city at love park where we are waiting on the taney dragons. they have just gotten home from williamsport from their run towards a little league world series championship. even though they didn't win the whole thing, they are big winners in our book. we are ready to celebrate all they have done. oibl those are some people come

out. that the dragons coaches are coming out. we've got a line of police officers leading them and maybe some parents. there they are. terrific. >> a lot of them have not seen their parents at all. >> they couldn't make it for the duration of the series, so they are seeing them for the first time. this is so exciting. look at the crowd. that's the mayor in the front. isn't it? that mayor nutter. he is getting everybody to lift their hands up. the taney dragons and their family members step up on the stage at love park. look at how crowded love park is today! there's mo'ne davis. >> right next to the mayor. he is lining them up so everyone can see all the taney dragons. a remarkable accomplishment for them, positive attitude.

it's a great example, too. >> monet is so poised. a lot of pressure for a young girl. can you hear us? we'll check in with annie mccormick in just a little bit as the taney dragons have their welcome home in love park this afternoon. >> very excited. >> i was going to say some of the live shot she can't hear a think. >> reporter: what a beautiful day for that, though, good thing it wasn't yesterday when they came back. let's go live on sky 6. we'll show you the view of the center city skyline. you can see a few puffy clouds, otherwise we're seeing mostly sunny skies, it's a nice afternoon around the delaware valley. temperatures are below average, this has been the trend not just for the past week, but all month long. this has been an unusual august, we continue to see these below-normal temperatures. right now we're at 75. hooting for a high of

78 degrees. very pleasant conditions with dewpoints 50s, every location you might see a location around 60. we could see dewpoints in the upper 60s low 70s during the the month of august, so we'll take it. satellite and radar, there's no organized storms systems around us, we're seeing puffy cumulus clouds. you have to look closely. otherwise, mostly sunny skies, future tracker 6 we're going to run this through wednesday. we're timing out when we may see an occasional cloud in the sky that's about it. there's tuesday, there's wednesday morning, we're quiet and wednesday afternoon, it's a very nice, quiet pattern that we're moving into. it's thank to this guy right here, this area of high pressure that will plant itself over the delaware valley over the next couple of days. by the time we get into wednesday and thursday, that high will push east and it will start to sit over the canadian

maritimes. the winds below in a clockwise fashion. the winds will shift out of the of the south/southwest. that means it will get toasty with highs closing in on 90. there's the warm front on monday, that will punch through tuesday afternoon and we get into the muggies again. here's the latest on tropical chris cristobol, here's the area of low pressure right there, you need these thunderstorms to wrap completely around the storm. that allows the storm to breathe, allows it to grow. we're not seeing that we're seeing the energy on the eastern side where all the thunderstorms are. until the thunderstorms wrap around the center this will continue to be a raggedy look storm with minimum winds. the waves are starting to get choppy. we're seeing the seas build

getting waves 10 to 20 feet on the eastern side east of the bahama chain. if you're taking a crews these seas will -- cruise these seas will build as the storm intensifies over the next couple of days. big question where does it go. as we look at the spaghetti plots they are not in agreement. some of it take the storm out to sea, and the other pushes it close to florida. we want 0 see the lines get closer together, until we see that there will be unscepter with the storm. 8 -- uncertainty with the storm. 8 # -- 82 degrees, overnight tonight, 56 in the suburbs, 63 in the city. tuesday, 85 degrees, wednesday, 89 degrees, thursday,

>> a number of newlyweds in the delaware contacted trouble shooters on "action news" for help. they say a videographer they paid for their wedding has taken their memories. to capture their i dos, they paid this man. >> i think we've all been duped. he worked out of the same plaza that's home to celebration weddings in bensalem. his business was highly recommended. jennifer paid him $865, but never got her video. this family paid $795 an never got their video either. >> i was enraged. >> reporter: stacy gave him more

than $1,400. >> it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: so what do these folks right now. >> we want the footage from our wedding. , the video production is no longer at this location. >> it's not me that is the owner, the owner is my father basically left for florida and left me in this position. >> reporter: but all these people say they give him the money. when we talked to his dad, he said he sold the business to his son. >> i sold it to him on 2013. >> reporter: bensalem police say they have 16 reports of the younger man taking $14,000 from couples. >> reporter: the good news after i contacted dalvo.

he got their raw video and handwritten note saying this was not intentional. >> i don't have my own house at the moment. all of my he hadding equipment is in storage him. if i thought i would everything i owned i wouldn't have agreed to leave the business. >>ihout youou>>orr:e e o t eaeb ivr sts w f. -camo

>> a celebration is going strong for the little league world series team that left a big impression on the sports world. >> the taney dragons arrived at love park, they were welcomed by mayor nutter on the stage. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick is there enjoying it all. >> reporter: 1:30 is when the bus finally arrived from williams port with the philadelphia police escort. it's a tough vantage point for you to see the entire team. there's proud parents along with a lot of kids who are very famous after a long and fantastic run in williams port. the coach is speaking ginning his thank you to the parents and

the team and the officials and the fans who came out to give a warm philadelphia welcome back to our youngest heros. i can tell you thisser not done. the taney dragons have a lot of the ahead, even they did not make it to the end, after they have this celebration and rally, they go home and pack their bags and head to new york city where they have a number of media interviews. these guys are not just superstars to us, they are superstars to the nation. up here you can see a lot of gratitude and accolades being given. when the taney dragons took to the stage, little kids were reaching out to them, they were getting high fives. they are superstars. here at the rally, we're hearing rumors this play not be the only celebration that the city will have for the taney dragons, but right now we know it's rumors at this point. that's something we're waiting to find out at love park at this

rally. this will wrap up in 20 minutes. like we said, the taney dragons have a lot of the places to be, but the city wanted to make sure when they came from williamsport an broad the bus to love park that philadelphia had to let them know how much we loved them. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> you realize these kids are so small, they can barely see them. >> what a glorious day for it. >> reporter: it's a beautiful across the board, jersey shore, poconos in the city, doesn't matter where you're going. here's the forecast, phillies taking on the card cardinals, mo'ne davis is not only the mound. next chance of any rain is late thursday. >> awesome. >> thank you chris,. >> that's it for "action news" at noon. >> "action news" continues at 6:00 p.m.

for eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. have a great weekend, we'll see you next weekend!

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