atlanta 90 degrees. montgomery, alabama at 93 degrees. along with the hot temperatures will come the uncomfortable, oppressive tropical humidity. it starts to pull back up tomorrow, but it is really sunday and monday where it will feel extremely oppressive and uncomfortable out. and still on the muggy side tuesday and starts to unwind a little bit by wednesday. if your heading out this evening, 76 at 7:00. 74 at 8:00. dropping down to 71 at 10:00 tonight under a generally clear sky. as we are ranking the days for the holiday weekend, it goes from number one to number three on monday. the best day hands down will be tomorrow because of the lack of extreme humidity and heat. but it turns hot, oppressively humid with a chance of thunderstorms, especially late sunday and mainly during the day on monday for labor day itself. so soak in the sun tomorrow and most of the weekend is dry, but we talk about the storm chance, brian, coming up in the full

accuweather seven-day forecast. >> sounds good, adam, thanks very much. let's keep it outside and heading down to the shore, nora muchanic live in ocean city. want to trade places today? >> no, i'm staying here. i got the good deal, i know that. a perfect day at the shore. a fabulous way to kick off the labor day weekend. the boardwalk, lots of fun and food and lots of people here to enjoy the last weekend of the official summer season. >> i just like the beach and walking the boardwalk and doing stuff on the boardwalk. it is fun. >> it just doesn't get any better than this, does it? the sand, sun and beautiful atlantic ocean. the beaches are packed. the taylor family of millville is wrapping up a week at the shore. >> yeah, we did all kinds of stuff. the rides, waterpark. what did we do, we did waterpark yesterday.

>> now it is almost over. >> yeah, it is sad. >> it is a great day, i have been playing in the water with my brother. >> i was worried about school starting next week, how am i going to top this? >> the food stands doing big business no matter what the food. >> you can't come to ocean city without getting johnson's popcorn. >> how does it taste today? >> it is great. >> a good summer at the shore and lots of people are sad to see it end. >> a little sad that the summer one ending. you gotta do what you gotta do. get inasmuch fun as you can. >> back to school, back to work. >> excited for school? >> not so much. >> yeah. >> amanda is not on board. >> we wanted to do something different, haven't been to the boardwalk we figured why not enjoy the day. >> now that summer is almost over. >> yes, now that summer is

almost over. >> and looking down the boardwalk a beautiful breeze going and a couple much my close, personal friends with me. say hello, folks. >> hi! >> once you get past the traffic, which i am sure is a nightmare it is great when you get down here and this is what makes it worthwhile. back more in an hour and for now live from the boardwalk. >> everybody is wishing they could be with you now. >> thanks. sky 6 looking at the boardwalk and business here along the shore good in the second summer since super storm sandy. profits up 20% to 30% over 2013's numbers. at the big board and chopper 6 3d over the shore where beaches will be filled with people. this is in the north and if you head south atlantic city and the

beech beaches and casinos busy. and vet -- ventnor as we head south. and we zoom in and it is a little rough. but the rip currents are dying down as the weekend goes on, but be careful in the water. and take 6abc.com with you this weekend. constant updated images from sto stormtracker 6. and don't forget to check the traffic situation as you hit the roads. find it on 6abc.com. ♪ and that is a taste of what is to come when the made in america music festival brings big names and base lines to the ben franklin parkway.

kahne west place there. >> and if you are trying to get in or out of the city of philadelphia this is the one place you want to avoid, this area near the parkwayway. heavy, heavy traffic through here because of a lot of closures as the crews scramble to get ready for the biggest holiday party in the nation. with the parkway closed, traffic controls its way along streets like 22nd street here. the side streets jammed with no fewer than a dozen closures, all to make way for this massive construction projects. crews stringing miles of cable and putting the finishing touches on lights and speakers around four massive stages. the gates hope at noon and they are expecting 80,000 people over the weekend for a meltingpot of music music

musical genres. >> we have all kinds of bands to all over america. it is unique, not like anything else that happened. >> over four dozen bands are cranking out the music the next two days and it is the third made in america concert, the brainchild of entertainer jay-z. this year he is not on the bill, although fans are hoping he will drop in to join the headliner, kahne west. and it pumped millions into the economy last year but this year not an exclusively philadelphia event. a sister concert staged in downtown los angeles. instead of stealing the limelight the two concerts compliment each other and fans can experience both. >> you can watch the l.a. event while it is happening. a big screen over there where people can go. and vice versa, people can see the way philadelphia does it in los angeles. >> if you are coming down here tomorrow or sunday throughout the weekend, your best bet is to

take public transit. if you are driving through the city make sure you make a wide detour around the parkway area. live from the parkway, david henry channel 6 "action news." >> i think i hear some horns honking right now, thank you. the all new 6abc.com is your source for the made in america festival. there is a slide show now of the performers and a list of set times for both days' line-ups. other news, more people will lose their jobs because of the budget crisis in philadelphia schools. the district is eliminating 81 additional positions. 64 of those are currently vacant. so ultimately 17 people will be laid off in this round of cuts. the novembmove is expected to s $5.5 million, a chunk of the deficit that the district it facing. more layoffs are likely unless the new cigarette tax gets approval from lawmakesers. the weekend off to a rough start where a fire left sections

of the boardwalk without power. the two-alarmer broke out at a commercial building at park boulevard and west oak avenue. and the fire crews got calls from people stuck in powerless elevators. no reports of injuries and power restored now to most of the affected area. people still looking for one of three vehicles that hit a woman in the logan section of philadelphia this morning. initially only one of the striking vehicles stopped along the 4600 block of broad street. the first one kept going. a second stopped a short distance from the scene. the 50-year-old victim did not survive. radnor police arrested a man for allegedly taking pictures of a woman's skirt. brian bailey charged within vacation of privacy and harass the. they say he used his iphone to record up a woman's skirt.

and he was already on probation for taking similar videos of women. and they are looking for potential victims and asking them to come forward. the uniforms pressed and students ready to learn at delaware valley charter school. today the first day of classes of the new school year. there are a few changes in security. last year a guest brought a gun to school that accidentally went off and injured two students. and this year's tightened security procedures are putting parents at ease. >> it is a little scary when your children have to go through security like that when they are supposed to be getting an education. >> good, because they don't let anything like that happen over here again. >> the director of security likened the entrance process to that of an airport where book bags are scanned and students walk through metal detectors. and graduation daily for the charter school, celebrating a

year of change seeing the return to school and academic achievement. they are all leaving the program with both a high school diploma and certification in various trades. most bound for college or trade schools. the hundreds of family members and friends who turned out for today's ceremony could not be any more proud. >> i love that, congrats. and still ahead, nascar giant, tony stewart says that he is going back to the track. but he's not staying much about the deadly crash he was in. and there is more fallout from ferguson, missouri where a there is a federal lawsuit stemming from accusation you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. so why are we so obsessed with turbo? because there's nothing more exhilarating than a powerful ride. and you can get that in places you might not expect. like the passat. and also in the fun-to-drive jetta. in fact, volkswagen has sold more turbos than any other brand over the last ten years.

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five people filed a $40 million federal lawsuit against authorities in ferguson and st. louis county, missouri. the group accuses police of using excessive force and falls arrest against innocent bystanders and people protesting the killing of michael brown. the unarmed 18-year-old shot and killed by a policeman. among the complaints, a mother

and her son who claim they were assaulted and arrested after not leaving a mcdonald's quickly enough. the growing threat from the terror group isis to a new alert. raising it to severe, calling it a direct result of iraq and syria, but no reason to believe an attack is imminent. the british say they support area talks against isis in iraq but not calling for attacks in syria. and tony stewart spoke out the first time since his car struck and killed a fellow deliver earlier this month. sake the death of kevin ward, jr. will "affect my life forever" and the three-time nascar champion has not raced since the august 9th incident but announced today that he will return to racing this sunday in atlanta. stewart said he could not answer questions about the incident and left after making a brief statement to reporters today.

and it is time for the holiday "action news" traffic report. >> not just friday, a holiday weekend. and matt pellman in the traffic center with the well, bad news? >> we love afternoons like this for some reason, it is a friday noon and the holiday weekend. the traffic on these afternoons usually leaves a little to be desired and do that this afternoon. brian and shirleen, one of knows areas being the northeast extension northbound. a bad spot because so many are headed to the poconos for the holiday weekend. and a car fire a couple miles north of the lehigh valley interchange. all lanes reopened, one was blocked for awhile. the fire off to the side but miles of heavy traffic coming north of quakertown through the scene north of the lehigh valley interchange. the ride to the poconos is not going to be that quick, the same with the ride in and around the city because of the close yourself with made in america that david was telling us about.

instead of the parkway i am saiding you to the highways, but they are a little busy. the schuylkill expressway by the vine street expressway westbound to the vine a 40-minute ride, about three times what it ideally should be. the eastbound side not fairing quite as badly. if you are hearding down the shore, so many of you are, you will hit a jam at the walt whitman bridge. a little worse than normal, 42 southbound by 295 a broken down truck is taking out the center lane. when you get past that not as bad. the 42 at creek road, it is picking up the pace headed towards the a.c. expressway. if you are already down the shore in a.c. watch out for a cash with a pedestrian at south carolina avenue. and the ipad and the computer report this friday afternoon, watching the shore traffic very carefully this afternoon. one of our friends and out on winslow says watch out, a big old pothole to avoid there. you don't want a flat tire, not a good way to start the holiday

weekend. we will check it again in the next half hour. >> that is true. take it easy out there on the roads, thank you, matt. to business, google working on a new way to get packages delivered more quickly. enter the drones. it is join amazon.com in the race to have self-flying vehicles carry products to summers. the venture is called project wing, and while it has a name, google says it will be years before its fleet of drones is fully operational. a veteran from delaware honored for his service in the u.s. army years after he bravely served. the senator presented him with a bronze star medal and five other military deck will a -- decorations today. and he served with the buffalo soldiers, the african-american soldiers. and he appreciates it but he hopes it show how minorities

fought for the u.s. despite inequality and not always recognized for his service. today, this one certainly was. >> hero he was, he is. a fire station in old city badly damaged by fire back in business now with the completion of a renovation project. >> monica malpass with more on that. >> a medic van caught fire last fall. and they caught the smoke and flames on camera. almost a year and hundreds of thousands of dollars later the firehouse like brand new. coming up at 5:00. vernon odom tells us what went into the massive restoration process. the f.d.a. has a warning tonight for parents considering getting contact lens for their kids. why they are not the best option for all children would have sight issues. that story in "healthcheck," and more coming your way including the holiday forecast and traffic as well. >> see you shortly.

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all right, arguably the most important thing of this day is the accuweather forecast. >> i know, and it is looking kind of good out there. let's go to meteorologist adam joseph at the big board. >> a lot of pressure on my shoulders this weekend. a beautiful summer with low humidity, decent amount of sunshine. that's going to change over the upcoming weekend, but right now only in the upper 70s areawide. in fact we are now in the lower 70s at the shore. in the last hour dropped 2 degrees in beach haven. it has taken time but it kicked in, seaside heights coming in also at 74 degrees. if you are having company come over this weekend and you have got to mow the lawn this evening, not a bad thing. it is actually a pleasant evening for that with low humidity. 78 at 5:00 and by 7:00, our temperature dropping to 76. satellite and radar, we have one small little ribbon of clouds

that is now puncturing through most of our viewing area. and then that high cloud cover not thick enough to stop any of the sun's solar radiation from reaching the ground. the skies bright and that's the factor going through the evening and eventually the overnight hours stars take control. and home afternoon heat index 73 in philadelphia, 78 in millville. not bad factors in the air temperature and the humidity. notice the difference come sunday afternoon. it will feel like 96 in philadelphia, 95 in wilmington. 93 in allentown. better at the shore, the place to beat the extreme heat and humidity and along with the increase in humidity by 5:00 sunday afternoon, we will be watching for some thunderstorms moving in from the north and west. most of the day sunday is dry, hot and humid. but late in the day some of us could get a little wet.

tonight, patch yiep clouds, comfortable again. 50s in the suburbs. dover dropping bound to 61. and the holiday kickoff forecast for saturday in the city, 83 degrees, turning more humid in the afternoon. partly sunny at the shore, sea breeze 78. sun and clouds beautiful in the poconos. and the 4day at four, temperatures jump the second half of the weekend. on sunday, hot and humid with a late-day thunderstorm 90. and near 90 labor day itself. soupy, uncomfortable with thunderstorms at time. on tuesday, feeling like the are upper 90s with the high of 92. and an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. so as we head into september, shirleen, the temperatures are really going to climb to very uncomfortable levels. we have the seven-day in the next half-hour. >> thank you, adam. today was the bittersweet end to a fun week of basketball. more than 60 students attended this year's isiah thomas

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checking in with his parole officer. paid $2500 and released. baby news, shakira affec d expecting a child. and the other child is 2 years old, no word on a due date. and justin bieber apparently hired himself a babysitter. the biebs hired a pro sitter making sure he doesn't get in any more trouble. he has been lately and currently or probation. and cheek -- keeping him in check and justin bieber getting a babysitter. >> kudos to him, realizing he is in trouble and getting someone to help him out with it. >> it is never too late. that's true. and still ahead, a final "freebie friday" of the month.

this is a good one. how you can watch movies and celebrate your college football team and entertain the kids all for free. >> nice. >> a viral video making car-lovers cringe. it turns out the accident was not accident at all of the story behind the super luxury car crash straight ahead. how far would you go to protect your skin from the sun? a hot new summer

♪ "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicot and brian taff.ph, >> hello again. 4:30 and "action news" continues with the national ranking that just might have you scratching your head. why ocean county was just named the most dangerous country in the country. >> oh, boy. plus, breakfast 911. an undercover investigation reveals where some florida police officers were really racing to in full emergency mode. what do you get when you combine a cheesesteak, doughnut and cheeseburger? the answer, an instant philly classic that has mouthings wandwan wand -- watering in the studio and around the world. and atlantic city, the picture of casino sun r fun in the jersey shore but a dark economic shadow hanging over the

resort town. on sunday the showboat will close its doors for good. the first in a wave of closings that will leave thousands without a job to celebrate this labor day. "action news" reporter, john rawlins is live in atlantic city with more. john? >> hi shirleen. this is going to be a massive layoff. it will reverberate throughout the shore economy for months to come, maybe years to come. the city, state and workers union trying to get people signed up for unemployment and looking for other ways to cushion the blow. >> it hit us hard because we had all our eggs in one basket and just known as a cagambling town. >> the "it" he is talking about the town. starting with showboat on sunday, next week then revel and trump plaza. more than 6,000 workers losing jobs in a town where

unemployment is already 13%. matt morrasy worked there since the 80s. >> i was a fortunate one there there was an opening in baltimore, maryland. >> you have a job. >> i can relocate. >> and shopping for one last visit in the showboat the mood inside is glum. >> if you go in and talk to the workers, you just want to look at them and helping to love them and wishing you could do more for them. >> i feel bad for the people losing their jobs. really hoping that somebody comes along and buys this place. >> so does the mayor. he stays there are some people kicking the tires of the doomed casinos and maybe revel can reopen with gambling, and the others as hotel or time shares. the goal to reinvent it as a hip and urban resort not just for gambles. >> and you have a room, a

nightclub, and fine and fun dining and you have this bar and entertainment. casinos is only part of the overall package. >> it sounds impressive, but the short-term prognosis not good. a lot of economic pain. mid-term, long-term you heard the mayor that atlantic city will have to change in a big way. >> thank you very much. police are hoping new surveillance video will leave them to the suspect who shot and robbed a northeast philadelphia businessman yesterday. cameras captured the 37-year-old man driving around 6:00 last night. moments later a white van pulled up and parked behind the victim. that's when one. suspects jumped out, broke the drive's window and then shot him in the arm. that gunman then raced around to the passenger side to grab a cash deposit bag with $70,000 inside. people are asking anything with

information on the robbery to call the northeast detectives. officials in chester county call the death of a teenager a freak accident after a 17-year-old boy drown after trying to grob -- grab a soccer ball last night. and his sister and others were walking around the park. and they never heard of anyone drowning in the pond over the last few decades and the boy's name not yet released. a growing call for safety at a park after a child was hit with a baseball. the 10 year old is nursing a concussion and broken bones in her nose and skull. painful injuries suffering during a blue craws day ats first energy park in lakewood. hit in the face by astray ball while sitting at a concession table last week. her family quickly learned it happened to others before. >> the ambulance they say to me, oh, this happened several times the last couple of weeks here.

we're terrified, terrified. and the nurse at the hospital says to us when is someone going to do something about this? i see so many children with injuries from that ballpark. >> the blue claws are considering more protective netting at the park, and alexus and her family are pushing for change using facebook and hearing more from them in a full report at 5:30. it turns out several communities in new jersey listed among the most dangerous in the county because of natural disasters like hurricane sandy. ocean county earned the title of the most dangerous in a new analysis by "time" magazine. the report factored in death and property damage caused by earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes. and cape may, burlington, atlantic and camden in the top list. >> it is not going to deter anyone from going to the shore

this upcoming weekend and soaking up the sunshine. >> nor should it. >> and sky of live in atlantic city you see many folks there digging themselves in the stand. and the east-southeasterly wind and temperature 74 and ocean water temperature extremely mild. it has been in the mid 70s for a good couple of weeks now. all the way from long beach island to cape may and even off the beaches of delaware and rehoboth. temperatures in the middle 70s. lots of sunshine and a lot of boaters out on the water and it is a great day because it is a calm wind. the temperature 70 degrees and low dewpoint of 49. no matter where you are today it is perfect. but it won't stay perfect through the weekend. talking about the changes for the holiday coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> all right, not a washout show. >> no. >> thank you. >> and remember to take the new 6abc.com this labor day weekend.

we have constantly updated radar images from stormtracker 6 and the forecast from our "action news" meteorologists. and don't forget, check the current traffic situation as you head out and brave the roadways. find it all online at 6abc.com. the best speller in america was invited to visit win of the best hospitals in america. the 14-year-old is the co-winner of this year's scripps spelling bee. and he and his family received a tour at the hospital today. and saying it is never too early to recruit. in northern liberties, certainly knowing how to get people talking with the crazy creations. but it is the newest burger with a philly twist that has gone viral worldwide.

♪ e the cheesestoke doughnut. >> the cheesesteak doughnut burger gaining attention. >> putting it on social media and everyone picked up on it and loved it. and we decided to keep it around. >> what's in it? >> we start with our -- >> glazed doughnuts. >> and a five-ounce beach patty and -- >> and we will add onions. >> and you are not really from philly unless you love cheesesteak. >> and we will cover it. >> the doughnut -- >> cheesesteak burger. >> it is not the only offering having you loosen your belt a notch. and also a pickle burger. glazed and pick -- pickles.

and the birthday cake shake. >> this is it a big cheesesteak and delicious one. and everybody has their weakness. something they go off the diet for. this is the flies do it. >> it works. >> i am sold. >> and if you are counting calories or not much of a carnivore, they have a tofu patty. when i looked at the cheesesteak, cheeseburger doughnut concoction i didn't know if i could did it. >> did you it. >> yeah. >> the birthday cake shake? >> yeah. movies to muse yiek saying good-bye to august with deals that are 100% off. more fast food. why several south florida police officers are under investigation for how they use their emergency lights. and later, sure it protects your skin from the sun but does

it protect your pride? inside of the strangest summer accessory, the facekini. and adam joseph back with the accuweather forecast coming up after this.

a decision in california could influence the way that rape cases are handles at colleges nationwide. california lawmakers pass add bill to design when yes means yes when investigating sex assaults. instead of the no means no, police determine whether both people made a conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity. silence or lack of resistance does not count. and it applies to colleges getting financial aid from the state. police officers under investigation under how they used the emergency rights after the affiliate in miami captured

several patrol cars racing down the interstate with lights flashing. after following the officers, the reporter discovered all five were actually heading to a bakery for breakfast.ed all five witnesses say in addition to using their overheadlights, one patrol car even blocked traffic in a busy intersection to get to the cafe. they say the officers in question will be disciplined. we now know the rest of the story behind a 5-year-old viral video. cell phone video showing the bugatti crashing into a marsh in galveston, texas. the car to rare the man driving along side it thought it was worth filming at that time he said he accidentally crashed it avoiding a low-flying pelican. the individualsio those no pelican. >> if there were a mount

rushmore of bad lucky think andy's house would be on it. >> trying to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy that he took out on the incredibly expensive car, he has been c convicted of fraud. the number of gluten-free products exploded in recent years, and now an event may cause problems of its own. made from beans from soybeans, it is hyper in protein and it is in demand. people with peanut and soybean allergies could have a reaction and they need to check the labels before they eat the products. not factly the back-to-school welcome some students expected from the history teacher. this is krista hodges, a teacher at a california high school and some parents want her fired for

unbelievable and even threatening tweets that went rival. using the handle mrs. hodges sweeted i already want to stab some kids. is that bad? errr, yeah. if you don't want your history class find somewhere else to be you uneducated twit. we can't share others the language too raisy. and the school gave her a written reprimand. and she apologized to the kids, just kidding about the stabbing bit and the uneducated assaults anyway. you see where it is going. hitting the beach, you probably want to sather on sunscreen before hitting the sand. if you really want to proeffect yourself from the sun's rays, like full coverage, consider this -- the facekini. the latest beach accessory keeps the sun totally off your face. a huge trend in china and the fashion world apparently on board.

putting out this spread called masking in the sun. pairing couture clothing with it. and clearly a steal just under $18 and as you see they come in a variety of different colors. and finally, for any parent who remembers seeing their baby for the very first time in an ult ultrasound. you wonder, are they ok? this little guy said yep, thumbs up. and the boy dubbed fetus fonzie, and he is not the only guy in there. that is baby a. and there is his twin on board. we assume he is speaking for the whole team. doing great, love the accommodations. >> is that real? >> isn't that funny? he is smiling, too. >> thank you. and let's get a check on the roads right now. >> and matt pellman in the traffic center with an update.

>> the team on the roads doing more like thumbs down heading into the holiday weekend. grab your facekini and head down the shore. we are going riding on 42 southbound. and also the walt whitman bridge nice and slow, speeds in the 20s. the broken down truck by 295 gone, all lanes reopened. it is very slow with heavy track down the shore. and 55 southbound approaching 40, a crash that is often to the side. people are tapping brakes as they pass the accident scene. headed into north jersey watch out for slow speeds on the holiday afternoon. on the turnpike 20 miles per hour. and on 195 traveling westbound past hamilton square road watch out for a crash taking out the left lane. in the first state an accident in new castle this afternoon along 13, dupont highway northbound at 141 restricting traffic. speeds in the 40s traveling south on highway 1 away from 95,

maybe towards rehoboth or bethany for the holiday weekend. and the ben franklin bridge a lot of construction around the region suspended for the holiday, not here. still working on the westbound ben into the city giving us displace from time to time. and all of the closures because of the made in america concert this weekend. the bottom line is avoid the area around the parkway and the art museum until at least tuesday morning. >> we will try, thank you.

>> all right adam, all eyes on the labor day weekend. it will end very differently than it begins. >> yeah, it begins more fall-like and ends pretty much the brutal summer that we should have had. so big changes from start-to-finish as we look at

double scan live. this evening, a few high clouds, no precipitation that we are tracking. and temperatures, very cool for this time of year. 78 in allentown and trenton as well as philadelphia. many 7s on the board from 77 reading, wilmington, dover and a little bit of a sea breeze quicking in now at the shore where temperatures at beach haven 73 and sea isle city 74 degrees. a few of the high clouds streaming from the north and west. the farther south and west you are from philadelphia towards lancaster county and much of delaware, and also the beaches down in delaware, brilliant sunshine right now. and the high clouds really just filtering some of the sun. tomorrow, high pressure goes to the east. a return flow from the southwest with a warm front approaching mixing sun and clouds and turning slightly more humid. and as it lifts into northern new england and cold front from the west 95 on sunday, 90 degrees the air temperature.

and the squall line developing in central parts of pennsylvania. we have to watch for downpours and thunderstorms sunday afternoon. as we look at futuretracker by 5:00 you can see some of the potent storms north and west. and any of the storms that develop on sunday could have very torrential rain and vivid lightning. at the shore if there is chance for rain it is not until stunned or maybe off on and off monday. humid with sunday. and poconos beautiful 74. and 79 humid sunday with afternoon thunderstorms. and still a chance for on-and -off storms. and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 83 tomorrow, a little more humid in the

afternoon. most of sunday dry, hot and oppressively humid of 90, a few late-day storms. monday it is the summer soup. 89 degrees, very uncomfortable. a lot of cloud cover, some sun and a few thunderstorms at times. tuesday feelings like upper 90s with hazy sun and oppressive humid. 92 and isolated storm in the afternoon. clouds give way to sun wednesday. 90 and remaining in the upper 80s thursday and friday, although the humidity starts to drop the end of next week. right now there is no official heat wave we have planned on the seven-day, but it is very close. and none thes less, september starts very sizzling and basically baking us. >> unofficial end of summer, what? "freebie friday" coming up next

>> it is the final "freebie friday" of this month. and with college back in session, go team. hyundai is offering a free for the school of your chose while supplies last. and see how to get that on our website. and the popular 40th street summer series returning to the lie library with free music and fun. giving out ben and jerry as ice cream, first come first serve. and the schuylkill bank showing the karate kid next tuesday, and free screening of "rocky" thursday they walnut street. free drinks and raffle and the movie for the last to start after dusk about 7:30.

and amc offering four free tickets to "begin again" and it is a mobile coupon you must grab before monday is over. and we will show you how to do just that before you show up. and the last weekend for summer play days and disney stores, kids getting free story times and animation lessons. and finally, if you need somebody to help take you where you are going. uber offering free rides for new users only, that deal through monday. and go to 6abc.com and there are so am i couldn't even get to them. >> a lot of good ones, thank you. finally at 4:00, have you ever been so astonished by your good looks you don't even recognize your reflectioreflect? this cat has. as it pan from boy to cat, watch

what happens. [meowing] [laughter] >> isn't that awesome? in that second time stops, everything disappears and all that exists is a cat and his amazing reflection. >> it's the music that makes it. that will do it for "action news at 4:00" today. for shirleen allicot, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. shirleen and i and adam and ducis rodgers back for "action news" 10:0

♪ "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. this is it. the unofficial end of summer. labor day weekend is here and the beach is one great place to be. friday night, the big story on "action news" is the start of your holiday weekend. >> whether you are going down the shore or staying at home, just about everyone is excited for the long weekend in the sun. we have team coverage tonight. new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, is in ocean city. first, let's see how the weekend forecast is shaping up with meteorologist melissa magee. hi there, melissmelissa. >> a nice finish to the

workweek. if you have the day off a great start to the holiday weekend. gorgeous on our friday with low humidity and comfortable temperatures. numbers across the delaware and lehigh valley in the 70s. philadelphia 79. up in the poconos 71. along the coast from beach haven numbers in the lower 70s. trenton 75. and 75 degrees westward into lancaster. the heat, however, is coming. just to our south and west check out these numbers. across the ohio valley and into the southeast you had 90s from nashville up to st. louis, and all the way down to little rock, arkansas. a piece of that energy will be working its way eastward as we get into the second half of our weekend. and what you're also going to notice is it an increase in the humidity. tomorrow not so much, but it will be noticeable in comparison to a gorgeous finish to our workweek today. it will really spike, the humidity that is getting into sunday and monday with oppressive humidity and dewpoints in the lower 70s. until that enjoy