don't look now, summer's swelter is not over, it's soupy and showers and thunderstorms are in the accuweather forecast. let's go outside to chris sowers, hey chris. >> reporter: hey, nydia, we haven't had a summer swelter just yet. now we're moving into september, and mother nature is about to change her mind. we're sitting in the 70s and we're 15 to 20 degrees warmer than this time yesterday.

quakertown was down to 49 degrees. this morning they are at 73. philadelphia, 74. sea isle city, 75. dover, 74. numbers wise later this afternoon we're up to 90 degrees which will make the third time this month that we hit 90 degrees or hotter. lancaster reading, 90. a little bit cooler the closer to the coast you go. we think it will feel like 95 or 96 by 3:00, 4:00 it's not just the heat it's the humidity, as well. even though this is not quite heat advisory criteria, we're five degrees cooler than that. you'll have to deal with this. him it's been quite sometime since we've had this kind of oppressive weather. take the slow. there's limited sun. we're used to temperature in the upper 70s low 80s. day planner looks like,

77 degrees at 9:00 a.m., lunchtime, sun and clouds, 86. 3:00 p.m., clouds increasing peeking out around 90 degrees. after 4:00 p.m. there will be a line of thunderstorms that pushes through the viewing area west to east. there could be a big liep of thunderstorms. -- line of thunderstorms. we're expecting strong gusty winds and drenching downpours. the rest of the week, it's warm and sticky. temperatures ranging 87 degrees to 92. moving into september now it's going to feel like july, go first figure. when i step back inside we'll talk the thunderstorm chances nydia. >> we have breaking news, police are looking for a driver who appeared to have intentionally hit four men this morning. the action cam was on the scene the pennypack shopping center on the boulevard. the victims had just walked out of the reds bar when a dark

colored envoy or trail blazer, drove out of the lot and raced around the block and drove back in the parking lot and hit the four and drove off. the victims were taken to the hospital, one is in serious condition the others were treated and released. >> two victims of a home invasion are in the hospital after they were beaten with a hammer. police say someone broke into the home on the 200 block of edge hill road around 4:00 a.m. the two men in the home were hit several times with the hammer. there's no word on how many people carried out the attack. police have not made any arrests. >> the showboat casino in atlantic city is closing for good today. that's followed by revel's closing monday and tuesday, trump shutting its doors september 16. le more than five thousand workers will lose their jobs in just three days, our sharrie williams stopped by by the

shoant -- showboat and found patrons saying goodbye. >> reporter: it looks like business as usual, but inside it's a somber mood. >> we wanted to stop by and say goodbye. >> reporter: it was a must do on jennifer's list, one last visit to the showboat casino. >> it's a little sad, they are trying to to go out with the party atmosphere they had. you have the band playing and people walking around. >> reporter: owned by caesars entertainment it is hours away from shutting down. >> this man kept his bottle and receipt as a souvenir. showboat is the first of three casinos to close leaving

thousands out of work. it's an economic blow to the area, but some hope the casinos will be replaced with more family oriented entertainment. >> there's not much to do here as a family. >> reporter: the showboat casino is the first of three casinos to close it will be followed followed by revel and trump plaza september 16. we are told that nearly 500 of two thousand employees at the showboat are being placed in new jobs within caesars entertainment. sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> seeing deeper in the free fall of gambling. in november 2006 casino revenue

in ac was 2.5 approximately -- $2.5 billion. 45,000 people worked in the city. this year $1.5 billion. a tax on the gross revenue pumped hundreds of millions of doors into programs for seniors and disabled. >> the made in america festival continues on the parkway in philadelphia. ♪ this is kanye west on stage. le headliner of day one of the festival which is othersed by jay-z. >> it's so much fun to have everybody together, awesome time. >> expect detours alone the benjamin franklin parkway all day today. kenneth moten has more on made in america festival now by

coastal coming up in the next half-hour. remember to take the new 6abc.com with you this labor day weekend. le you'll find updated radar from tracker and the latest accuweather forecast. you can check traffic conditions before you hit the road, find it all at 6abc.com. >> in other news this morning, three people were killed in a roll-over accident in wane county pennsylvania. two of the victims were teenage boys from bucks county. one was 15, the other was 16. their names have not been released. 6 juveniles were in the suv that rolled over. one died at the scene, two others died at the hospital. three others are hospitalized. state police are investigating what caused this tragedy. new this morning, a delaware county restaurant is shut down after a small fire overnight. firefighters were called out to bertucci's on baltimore pike.

when firefighters arrived they discovered fire in the exhaust vent in the wall between the restaurant and the store next-door. nobody was hurt. >> an experimental drug could be a game changer in heart disease. it caused a big stir at a european heart conference where researchers announced it lowered the chance of death or hospitallation by 15%. trials on the drug were stopped early because the performance was so convincing. the drug maker could apply for federal approval by the end of the year. >> still to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> we'll stay on top of our breaking news, the search for a hit-and-run driver, multiple people were struck overnight in philadelphia. >> the eagles make their final cuts, and their season kicks off

in in less than a week. jeff skeverski has more on the kicker who got the boot. >> reporter: we have thunderstorms later this afternoon, heavy downpours and strong gusty winds and temperatures soaring in the upper 80s low 90s. lots of humidity, i'll have the details from accuweather when we come right back.

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if you're heading to the beach. you want to work on the tan a little bit, keep in mind the sun will be playing peek a boo with the clouds today. the waves have calmed down we had waves 7 to 8 feet and now they are 2 to 3 feet. we are not dealing with rip currents out there and everything looks calmer this morning. temperatures, a lot muggier. 74 in philadelphia. 69 in trenton. reading, 74. lancaster, 72 and the poconos 68 degrees. just about everybody north and west of philadelphia yesterday at this time down into the low 50s, it was very, very nice out there this morning, the complete opposite is humid, almost feels like the gulf coast states. 16 degrees milder in allentown than it was yesterday at this time. 11 in philadelphia. close to 20 in atlantic city and 13 is the number for reading and lancaster. 9 in wilmington. two reasons for that, one we

have a lot of cloud cover out there that put an atmospheric blanket on us. we have a strengthening wind out of the south that's pulling in the warm southerly flow. that's why we're seeing the warm weather already. we're seeing a system out west, a piece of energy around 15,000 feels. as that pushes east and moves into the warm, soupy air mass it will trigger thunderstorms later on. the severe thunderstorm prediction center says there's a good bet we'll see severe weather in this. there's the possibility of hail. the wider view shows this, there's not much going on across the condition. the pattern is hot, we have a huge heat air dom of high pressure. that's not going anywhere. the entire seven-day forecast is above average, we haven't seen that in quite sometime.

here's future tracker 6 showing the broken line of thunderstorms pushing through this is around 5:00 p.m. you can see how broken apart this is. not everybody will see it. those of you who pick up the thunderstorm, gusty winds, heavy downpours is a good possibility. that crosses over the delaware river into south jersey between 8:00, 9:00 that will hit the coast. first thing tomorrow morning, lots of clouds out there, warm and sticky, we'll see an increase in sun tomorrow as the day wears on. here's the severe threat by the storm prediction center. mainly west of the delaware river, reading, allentown, philadelphia, west of trenton. strong gusty winds and heavy rain a good possibility. for the poconos, lots of clouds, sunny breaks, maybe a couple of thunderstorms, as well. 77. monday, shower horror -- shower or thunderstorm around, 78 degrees, sun and clouds. jersey shore, lots of clouds early, sun by midday and more

clouds late in the day. sun and clouds mixed. warm and sticky. 85 degrees, labor day humid, thunderstorms around, another 85 degrees, everywhere else, we'll see temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. dover, 89. reading, 87 degrees, lancaster, 83. hot and humid being on the look out for the late afternoon thunderstorm. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 90 degrees today, 87 degrees for tomorrow. but you're not going to feel the change because humidity levels will be so high, tuesday hot and humid, 92. wednesday, 88 degrees, the number looks cooler, but we'll have quite a bit of humidity at least in the morning and that will calm down by the afternoon. thursday, 88 degrees, feels nice and refreshing, 89 heat returns, 90 degrees, friday clouds and sun, 87. now the normal is 83 and now we're getting the 90s. >> before you hate our weather,

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u.s. planes are dropping food and water into the town. officials say the town is filled with shiite turks one of several groups isis aimed to kill because of their religious belief. the european union is giving russia one more chance to scale back its movement into the rufus -- ukraine. the eu shied away from posing tougher sanctions immediately. russia is europe's third biggest trading partner and biggest oil and gas suppliers. >> the new healthcare law will not let medical provider shun those with medical conditions. some require big initial

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>> welcome back everyone, 7:23 sunday morning, you're looking at storm tracker 6 live double scan nice and quiet on the east coast. stormy to the west, we're seeing showers abbey thunderstorms around pittsburgh. all this will push east over the course of the day. let's say by the first part of the afternoon it's there, 3, 4:00 it's here, and through the city by 6 and 8:00. we're expecting heavy downpours and brief gusts of wind. as far as sky conditions we're starting out with cloud cover this morning. if you look closely we're picking up breaks in the cloud deck. we'll see sunny breaks from time to time. it's not going be a sunny day. expect clouds and limited sun and the showers and thunderstorms pull through late. how much rain we're anticipating, not much during the day, most of the day is dry, but the areas that pick up the showers and thunderstorms between 5:00 p.m. and midnight

tonight could see anywhere between 1 and 2 inches of rain. >> sports now, the eagles announce their cuts and the phillies bounce back in the big apple. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: the eagles kick alex henery to the curb. it's codey parky who scores the job. henery miss the the playoff kicks. he missed two of his three field goal attempts. plus his field goal percentage was among the worst in the league. he gets the boot for parky. he had some power he hit 2, 50-plus yard field goals and the eagles also like his consistent cy in college. >> he has a strong leg, he had an approach where he looked

comfortable and we watched him. he came in here and did a good job, great opportunity for us, we're excited to see. all of us would thank alex for his three years here he is a tremendous guy and we thank him for the way he handled himself and what he has done in the last three years. >> reporter: the other surprising decision, the eagles release two running backs, the eagles only keeping three running backs, curtis marsh is cut, too, the eagles can sign ten guys to the practice squad later today. they open up the regular season one week from today against jacksonville. >> colon is beating up occupien phillies trying to become the first mets pitcher to -- up on

the phillies. else trying to become the first mets pitcher in 4 -- to beat the phillies in 4 games. they are not done. ryan howard, 2-run single. le 3-0 phils. carlos ruiz. they beat up bartolo. he allows two runs, and phils win 7-2. ajay burnett on the mound in new york. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. skeverski. >> we've more "action news" well, not that kind of fresh. on the freshness of our chicken. but i can guarantee the freshness of our chicken

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lot and raced around the block and sped back into the parking lot and hit the four people and drove off. friends took the victims to hospitals in the area, one is in serious condition the others were treated and released. >> we have new information on broking news from egg harbor township new jersey, the building damaged by a fire is a conminor -- condominium complex. by island condos it took two hours to get the fire under control. there were no injuries. investigators are looking for the cause of the fire. it is 7:30. turning to our weather let's go outside to meteorologist chris sowers. >> good morning to you, it feels like we all got up and moved to florida. it is extremely humid out here this morning. kind of uncomfortable. temperatures are in the 70s which isn't too bad for this time of the year. it's so sticky it feels uncomfortable. if you're a runner it's a modern

you have to stay hydrated. saint david 72. ken net square, 72. all those numbers were in the 50s, glassboro, 70. cinnaminson, 72. browns mill 70. and 75 is the popular number for the jersey shore. surf city the boardwalk in atlantic city and avalon matches the temperatures of the ocean right now. here's the dewpoints, very, very sticky. le once you get over 60 you notice the humidity, when you get to 70 or higher that's when it becomes oppressive. with the exception of the allentown trenton county peculiarses are at 70 or a tad higher. we'll see a lot of clouds and sunny breaks, high close to 90 degrees, it will feel like 95 or 96. later this afternoon there could showers or thunderstorms developing from west to east between the hours of 5:00 and

midnight. labor day we'll start out with clouds just like this morning, we'll see an increase in sunshine as the day wears on, we'll have pop-up thunderstorms and the temperature, 87 degrees. with the humidity so high i don't think you would notice the three degree change. this is the first of several days where we'll feel the muggies. it's calms down wednesday after when a cold front punches through and that could trigger shower and thunderstorms. when i come back inside we'll talk about the heat and the humidity in the seven-day forecast. eva. the. >> don't forget you can take 6abc.com with you. the new smart design fits any device you have, whether it's your tablet or smart phone, no matter how large or small that screen. check it out by visiting 6abc.com. >> the made in america festival will jam the benjamin franklin parkway today, pharell and kings

of leon are among the big performers. kenneth moten will tell you this is not just about music it's about a charitable mission. >> made in america festival music had the people dancing. mia brought tens of thousands of people in the city. >> i like that it's young and old it's fun walking around with my family it's a good time. >> reporter: the parkway filled up early for singers, bands and deejays on four stages. the festival is in its third year. the creation of hip hop mogul jay-z who we spotted saturday night. this year he made the event by costal. people could watch downtown los

angeles. >> this is the first one all of these for people to come and see. i think it's really good. >> reporter: the festival is a major undertaking for the city. hundreds of officers on duty, emergency personnel on standby and complaints from neighbors who deal with the cons of all day heart pounding music festival where alcohol is served. >> i love that it put a good light on philly and so many people enjoying the city. >> reporter: saturday night all attention was on the rocky stage in front of the art museum steps. kanye west. >> i love kanye. he loves art and music and style and fashion. >> reporter: and kanye west will be heading west to headline made in america los angeles sunday. meanwhile, day 2 here will be filled with performer also like

pharell and kings of leon. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> ocean city was packed with families taking in this unofficial last weekend of summer. despite the clouds it was a perfect day for paddle ball competition or a lesson in boogie boarding. >> it's sad to his summer go, but -- to see summer go, but it's beautiful weather we're so happy we got a good weekend here. >> it provided one final push for business owners along the boardwalk hoping to cap off a successful vacation season. >> this is a sad holiday weekend in atlantic city, thousands of workers are about to lose their jobs. the record town will say goodbye to two casinos over the the next two days. showboat closes today, reserve

tomorrow, and trump plaza september 16. >> police are looking for a driver who hit an elderly woman and took off. the victim was hit at 54th and spruce around 9:30. police are looking for a dark blue chevy malibu heading east on spruce. rams cut michael sam the first openly gay player in the nfl. he was fighting on -- for a spot on a team with a lot of the talented linemen. >> it was a football decision, it was a football decision back in may to draft mike. once again, it's been all about football. >> sam was gracious about the decision, an hour after the cut, he tweeted the most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy. rams coach jeff fisher plans to

meet with him today and could put put him on the practice squad. >> "good morning america" weekend will have more on the cuts coming up at 8:00 a.m. >> peco crews were busy overnight receiving hundreds of calls complaining about gas odors. the company said it does not appear to have originated from a problem within its system, but they are, woulding to pinpoint the source -- they are working to pinpoint the source. >> we're receiving gas odor calls across the peco territory. >> peco said anyone who smells gas call (800)841-4141. >> anthony and cleopatra come to the stage in princeton.

>> looking live at the lincoln. chris sowers is

>> two wildfires sparked by lightning three weeks ago continue to grow in northern california. the fires are near the gold mining town of happy camp and they threaten 250 homes.old low humidity and warm temperatures are driving the blaze which has charred 90 square miles.

7 -- 7:40, time for accuweather. >> reporter: we could give them some of ours. >> we have plenty to share. >> reporter: yesterday a completely different story, we started out with dewpoints in the 50s and today we're in the 70s. you'll notice it immediately when you step outside. there's the view in cape may, a little bit of sunshine every now and then, for the most part we're seeing mostly cloudy conditions. 74 degrees, 58 degrees yesterday. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. all temperatures are anywhere from 15 to 20 degrees warmer than at the same time yesterday. 74 in philadelphia. trenton, 70 degrees. allentown, 73. poconos 68. 74 in reading, wilmington. dover, 74. sea isle feeling like the middle of july sitting at 75. here's our feels-like

temperatures later on, air temperatures getting close to 90. it will feel like 93 to 96 up and down the i-95 corridor. allentown, 95. le reading peaking out at 94. look at the coast, you want some relief head to sea isle city or avalon feels-like temperatures will stay in the 70s it will feel refreshing as the sea breeze kicks in. maybe a little humid, but better than the inland locations. dewpoints in the 70s all week long that's in the oppressive category. 73 today, 73 tomorrow, 71 the number for tuesday and wednesday. thursday, 66 degrees, but we're still talking about air temperatures that will be around 88 degrees, it will be very warm, just a little less humid. satellite and radar, you can see a little bit of holes in the cloud cover over there, so we're expecting mostly cloudy skies at least in the morning hours. later around midday we'll see

peeks of sunshine. this cluster of storms push through that will trigger showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon and into the evening hours. every now and then we pick up lightning strikes on the counter, but for the most part it's heavy rain falling across western portions of pennsylvania. that cluster will push through upstate new york, we'll look to the south for more showers and thunderstorms the heavier stuff to develop that will swing through later this afternoon and into the evening. future tracker 6 will time it out for you. lunchtime, don't be surprised if you see more in the way of sun only to have the clouds rush back in. western suburbs starting to see showers and thunderstorms. some of those could produce heavier downpours, note the colors we're starting to pick up reds and pinks. strong gusty winds and heavy downpours, this crosses over the delaware at 7:30, 8:00. eventually it will work out to sea. tomorrow morning we're stuck with clouds and high humidity

levels. tomorrow afternoon we'll feature sunshine as we see a decrease in clouds throughout the day. the storm threat looks like. high rick for downpours all this is after 5:00 p.m. if you pick up a downpour there's a moderate chance you see a flash flood through that. we are expecting, there's so much moisture in the air, we're expecting 1 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. high to moderate chance you'll see that. jersey shore, 75. lots of clouds, you'll see sun from time to time. warm and sticky, 85 degrees, the day is dry. monday, thunderstorms around, otherwise warm and sticky, once again, another high of 835 degrees, winds out of the south on the sands today they will pick up in intensity, 15 to 20 miles per hour. that may whip the sand around a bit arrives 2 to 3 feet.

low risk of rip current. uv index on the high high side. monday, 90 degrees, heavy thunderstorms. overnight tonight, sticky, thunderstorms around, especially across delaware river into south jersey. 68 degrees, outlying suburbs, 74 stilt. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows the above average temperatures continue through the entire stretch. 90 degrees today, 87 tomorrow, 92 as we head into tuesday, very, very sticky out there. wednesday, 88 degrees, thursday, mostly sunny, another 88 degrees. friday, sunny, hot, 90. saturday, clouds and sun, 87 degrees. it took the unofficial end of summer to get everyday with temperatures above average, but we did it. >> a bunch of students will

have new gear for a new year, equipped for success back to school drive. donors brought in everything from backpacks to supplies and uniforms to help children living in various shelters across philadelphia. the drive was made possible by the nonprofit group tbn cares. >> a tradition continues today in doylestown bucks county. this is the annual polish american festival at national shrine of our lady of czestochowa. the festival runs today from noon to 8:00 p.m.

>> two medical workers treated with an experiment ebola virus drug, are allowed to leave the clinic in liberia. both patients were treated with the drug the same drug given to

the two americans who contracted the disease in west africa. they survived, as well. three people were killed and 400 injured when a protest turned violent in pack -- pakistan's capital city. the protesters are demanding the prime minister resign over massive voting fraud that brought him into power last year. >> the people of trenton spent time getting to know the men and women who work hard to keep them safe. community members mingled with firefighters and cookout at the park. there was a bounce house for the kids and for those who are a little competitive a potato sack race. >> some folks put on a super

size spin on the als ice bucket challenge. it drenched fundraisers at clementon park. each person donated $10 and the park matched the total. all the money goes to als research. >> a sizzling production of the shakespeare classic moves on to the princeton campus. david murphy has a preview in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: the passionate love affair between the queen of egypt and general of rome is full of betrayal it changed the history of the world. >> if romeo romeo and juliet it love, this is last love. it is love affair between two of the most powerful people on the

earth. >> reporter: the product has star power. >> she is one of the most beautiful people on earth and has an instrument that can go anywhere emotionally and make a man lose his mind. >> this character is pushing me to the limit. she is relentless, shakespeare has written a tireless woman. >> reporter: they work together once before on a broadway production in 2012. >> emily's direction is raising the play to the another level, the stakes are higher. >> reporter: man is thrilled to have brought such a cast together for one of shakespeare's greatest love stories. >> i wanted people to have the experience of the intimacy of the production. you get the heat and the

passion. >> reporter: for tickets and show times go to 6abc.com for more on this and other area event click on the sections tab at the top of the homepage you'll find arts under categories, for 6abc loves the arts i'm david murphy. >> looks like like fun, doesn't

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right? >> reporter: the world of the day is "yuck." the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, hot and humid, you'll see sunshine this afternoon, a lot of clouds, the thunderstorm threat is late afternoon. 85 degrees for the jersey shore, your thunderstorm chance come at night. for the poconos the thunderstorm chance come at 2:00, 3:00. clouds and muggy up there, high of 77 degrees. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast looks like something we should have seen in july. 87 tomorrow, 92 tuesday, 88 wednesday and thursday, 90 for friday. every single day we're above average where is the last two, three weeks in a row we've been below average, a complete reversal in the pattern. >> remember you can take 6abc.com with you. the new smart design fits any device you have, whether it's your tablet or smart phone, no matter how large or small that screen. check it out by visiting 6abc.com. it is 73:55 we're just a

few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." >> reporter: hi eva and nydia, good morning philadelphia, coming up on "g.m.a.," severe storms are putting a damper on holiday weekend plans. excavating a stadium in all auburn and dust storm in the state of washington. a major set back for michael sam the first openly gay player drafted in the nfl. he was cut by the saint louis rams. could he see playing time, what we'll see about his release this morning. >> ghost busters celebrating 30 years. the extreme fans that we met straight ahead coming up on "g.m.a." >> 30 years? really? makes me feel very old. >> i saw the best halloween

costume with the ghost busters out fit. very cool. >> "good morning america" weekend is next on channel 6. "action news" continues later this morning. >> financial pressures could close the nation's oldest community library, but supporters are battling to safe it. >> you have no time forfeitness during -- you have no time for fitness, we have ways for you to fit in it before school. >> you were up early this morning running. for chris sowers, eva pilgrim, i'm nydia han.

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good morning, america. right now, labor day lost. wild storms making a mess of the last weekend of summer. is this any way to celebrate? games canceled. streets flooded. tornados in the forecast. up to 40 million americans could be affected. who is in the danger zone today? cut, the first openly gay player drafted in the nfl, michael sam, released by the st. louis rams. what he's saying about the move this morning. and will he get another chance to play as a pro? big breakthrough. an experimental drug showing amazing promise in treating heart failure. clinical trials stopped early because patients did so well. doctors calling this a game-changer. and who you gonna call? "ghostbusters" turning 30.