heat or the humidity. there's the center city skyline we're expecting a mainly cloudy day. there will be sunny breaks from time to time, but yesterday you did see a lot of clouds, the billing elings change is in the humidity. the dewpoints have come up. 77 degrees that's the popular number around the delaware valley. there's only a handful of location that is cooler. dover, 78. allentown, 75. everybody else 77. watch what the numbers will do later on. le it will be somewhere between 88 and 90 degrees up and down the i-95 corridor. 90 for resident. cooler for the jersey shore, wildwood, atlantic city, 77. you'll top out in the low to mid 80s on the beach. once the sea breeze gets going the numbers pull back. we're watching this disturbance out here to the west. if you look close to 23-8d --

philadelphia we're noticing breaks. we're expecting mixed skies as the day progresses, 5:00, 6:00 p.m. there's a threat of a couple of thunderstorms. the high is 90 it will feel like 95 with humidity, and we'll have experience strong storms. i'm have that in just a bit. >> here's our developing story out of lower merion, montgomery county. police say a home on the 200 block of edge hill road was broken into at 4:00 a.m. the two men in the home were struck several times with the hammer. officials have not released their conditions and there's no word on how many people carried out the attack. police have not made any arrests. >> in northeast philadelphia, police are looking for a driver of a vehicle that appears to have intentionally hit four men early this morning. the action cam was at the scene

at the pennypack shopping center on the 8200 block of boulevard. the victims walked out of the red's bar when an suv drove out of the parking lot and railed around the brock and rere-entered the -- reentered the parking lot even hict the men and taking off. one is in serious condition, three were treated and we leased. the show is over for the showboat in atlantic city. after 27 years. they close their door at 4:00 p.m. the revel and trump plaza will soon follow suit. sharrie williams stopped by the showboat as patrons made their last visit. , it may appear as business as usual, but inside it's a somber mood. they were playing funeral songs

as people say goodbye to this casino. we wanted to have one last play. >> reporter: it was a must-do on jennifer's list. >> they have the band playing and people walking around, but you can see people are a little bit sad. >> reporter: owned by caesar cas 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 she scheduled to close n atlantic city leaving thousands out of work. >> thousands of people being played off. >> reporter: it's an economic blow to the area, but some hope the casinos will be replaced with more family oriented entertainment. >> it's time for something new

to come and bring new energy to the boardwalk. i've got my family here and there's not that much for them to do as a family. >> reporter: mixed feelings on this labor day weekend which is supposed to be joyous. the showboat is the first to close, it will be followed by revel and trump plaza come september 16. it is unprecedented. there's a bit of encouraging news. we are told that nearly 500 of the 2,000 employees here at the showboat are being placed in new jobs within caesars entertainment. in atlantic city, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> thousands of families are packing into shore towns this weekend trying to squeeze in more beach and sunshine. youngsters taking a last dip in the ocean before they return to school. everyone was getting in the final weekend of the summer before it comes to an end.

the three day weekend gives boardwalk businesses one last chance to cap off a profitable summer season at the shore. >> the made in america festival continues today on the benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia. ♪ that's kanye west on stage last night, the headliner of day one of the festival organized by jay-z. >> it's so much fun and good to have everybody together. >> reporter: we'll have more coming up in the next half-hour. of course there are plenty of street closures around the festival, there's a full list at 6abc.com. you can view a slide show of all the acts at made in america festival plus the up coming performance times. ♪ they were rocking in l.a. at the west coast version of made in america festival. this is the first time for the los angeles festival which

featured capital city. people around the venue in l.a. had preconcert concerns about security and traffic and noise. so far it's been uneventful, although there were 29 arrests. >> two teens were killed in an accident in the poconos. they were among 6 in an suv that rolled over in wayne county. one victim was 16 years of age. the other was 15. their names have not been released. police don't know what triggered the accident. delaware health officials are worried about a surge in whopping cough. cases have quadrupled. there were 57 last year, this year 102. it spreads through coughing and sneezing. in adults it might seem like a

cold, but in babies it can be deadly. an overnight fire forced a delaware county restaurant to shut down today. a cleaning crew at burtucci's called 911 when they saw the smoke. nobody was hurt. peco crews were busy with hundreds of calls of people complaining about a gas odor. people from across the region called in with similar reports. the company said the odor does not appear to have originated within a problem within the system and they are working to locate the source. >> we're receiving gas odors across the territory, we're responding to each and every gas odor as we receive it. >> peco asks snin -- anyone who

detects an odor to call (800)841-4141. >> the sinkhole that's been a boom for a museum, will soon go away. >> an experimental drug is being tested for ♪

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>> say goodbye to the giant

sing hole that's been a big attraction at the national corvett museum in bowling green, kentucky. they will fill up the hole which opened up in february swallowing 8 correspond vets. it caused a huge jump in visits, but it would cost more to preserve it. it will be filled in in november, however some of the crushed cars will remain in tact. >> reporter: talk about bulk, all the place -- bad luck, of all the place for a sinkhole in the middle of a corvett museum. we have muggy conditions moving in, that's the view down in cape may. we're seeing sunshine. the humidity as gone through the roof and the temperatures are significantly higher than yesterday at this time. 77 degrees if understand.

dewpoint, 72 at this 9:00 a.m. hour. yesterday at this time it was in the 50s, a tremendous change in the amount of moisture. winds out of the southwest at 13 miles per hour. pressure 30.11 inches exit continues to fall. 77 degrees for just about everybody, except allentown, 75. poconos 70. dover, 78. the interesting thing with dover, the dewpoint is 74, 75. the atmosphere is completely saturated, you're seeing cloud cover and haze and patchy fog. documents are hanging out in the low 70s all week long, this is comparable to what we see in the gulf coast states like houston, their current dewpoint is 74 and new orleans is 73. they are widely regard his as the muggiest locations across the country. we're in the same ballpark. we'll see highs in the upper

80s, the humidity will start to pull back a little bit after the cold front punches through. we're seeing clear conditions starting to takes place on the coastal plain, washington, d.c. richmond reporting sunny skies. the idea for today the more sun we see the greater chance are of this batch of moisture here producing severe weather as it pushes east in the delaware valley. that will be after 4:00, 5:00. here's the close up view. every now and then we pick up lightning strikes. but we have torrential downpours. high humidity leaves, you'll get rain that falls at a good clip. we'll see heavy, drenching downpours with thunderstorms later on. future tracker 6, skies brighten up by midday, mostly sunny breaks and clouds from time to time. note the color this is getting

high on the color scale. anytime you see the red or pinkish color that would represent the heavy, drenching downpours or strong gusty winds. this broken line of thunderstorms pushing through the city around 7:00, 7:30, and finally working out to sea after midnight tonight. tomorrow morning, labor day looks like a lot of clouds with gradual increase in sunshine. with the sun there will be pop-up showers or thunderstorms around. today looks like a mainly dry day until we get into the late afternoon hours. there's that threat for severe weather although it seems to have disappeared on my graphic here. it's for all areas west of the city. this area right here should be highlighted in yellow for strong gusty winds and heavy downpours. tomorrow, pop up threat throughout the day. jersey shore, you'll see a beach day, lots of clouds, sunny breaks, 85 degrees today and

tomorrow. the flavor will be the muggy air. 90 degrees for the city, hazy, hot and humid, sunny breaks. overnight tonight, cloudy, humid, 678 degrees outlying suburbs, 74 is for the center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 87 degrees for tomorrow's high. 92 tuesday. wednesday, sunny turning less humid throughout the day, 88. thursday, comfortable with low humidity levels and another high of 88 degrees, friday back in the 90s that sets up another muggy weekend next weekend highs in the upper 80s. of. >> going into september. thank you, chris. stay on top of the changing weather situation with the new 6abc.com visit 6abc.com/weather for storm tracker 6 live radar, the hourly and regular forecast plus videos from our "action news" meteorologists. the largest record

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>> good monday morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us now in wilmington, delaware. get ready to feel the humidity as you head outside today. an experimental new drug could be a game changer in treating heart failure it's called lcz696. it caused a big stir at a heart conference where researchers announced it lowers death or hospitalization by 20%.

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. >> when the school year start many parents who are gungho about getting into shape over the summer tend to put their workouts on the shelves. ali gorman says there are ways to fit in time to exercise. >> reporter: kerry collins is a busy women. once the kids go back to school the family schedule is hectic. when it comes to fitness. >> i try to fit it in whenever he can i can. >> ten minutes three times a day, is all you need. >> reporter: she recommends power walking, short trips throughout the day for working parents. standing at the park, watching the kids practice soccer, do

lambs around the field. >> reporter: there are simple move also you can do almost anywhere. >> nice straight line that's perfect. you want to hold that for 30 seconds at a time. >> reporter: such as as a plank, squats and lunges. you can mix in cardio. strive for 30 minutes total throughout the day. if you have more time to spare all once. richards says makes an appointment with yourself to work out, that way you're likely to keep it. >> it's right there in front of you, it's on your schedule that's one of the things you need to do for the day. >> i want to be a good role model for the kids. i meant them to see that fitness is important. we're all active and try to eat healthy and stay moving. >> reporter: other things you can do during the day take the stairs instead of elevator.

bring comfortable walking shoes park farther away, instead of taking a coffee break take a walking break. ali gorman channel 6 "action news." >> better yet get up at 2:30 a.m. to go running. >> that's not a practice that will happen ever again. >> amazing. >> we'll show you a consignment store that will let you shop in your pee did he -- pjs. >> tonight father take 6abc.com with you. the new smart design fits any device you have, whether it's y

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 9:24 sunday morning we're looking at satellite and radar, over the last couple of frames we're starting to to see some sunshine. we're seeing hole also in the cloud -- hellos in holes in the cloud deck that will allow the sun to shine through. the more sun we see it will create severe weather. it is riding along a stalled front. what will happen that will shift east. it's so warm and soupy ahead of its enough of a trigger to get the showers and thunderstorms later on. what to expect, most of the day is dry. after 4:00, 5:00, we start to pick up the hit or miss type of thunderstorms. not everybody will see these, but those that do, there's an outside shot that they could turn severe with winds up to

58 miles per hour. we'll watch the skies closely over the next several hours and see how it performs over the next hour or two and marches east. rainfall totals, if you do get a downpour, lancaster, inch and a quarter. same thing for philadelphia and a little bit more than 3/4 for trenton. that's what to expect. eva. >> it's time to talk saving with 6abc, amy buckman shows us a consignment shop where you can save on gas, because it's virtual. >> reporter: a 1980 boys parka for $80. 36-dollar yellow justice top for $1. those are a few of the deals on kids closing and shoes you can find on moxi jean.com. >> it's a easy way for parents

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for back to school shopping especially when you you don't want to drag your kids to the mall. >> reporter: we offer all the same brands at the mall, it's justice and land's end and hannah anderson, but 75% off retail because it's gently used. you don't have to sign off to search the site. but if you do sign up, and get inventory alerts, you get 20% off your purchase. amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> on the people scene pauln mccartney has weighed in on the campaign for next month's vote for scottish's independence. he urged the people to stick with uk that the things that unite them are strong a than the things that define them. the letter was signed by mick jagger and oscar winning actress judy dench. >> there's more much to

>> the made in america festival rocks into its second day on the benjamin franklin parkway. this year is a two coast event. >> u.s. a firing against isis to help two towns under siege. >> first meteorologist chris

sowers joins us outside with a look at the accuweather forecast. doesn't feel so good out there, does it, criminals. , it feels like -- chris, you know what it feels like, nydia, it feels like a steam room where you go to sweat. we're topping out at 90 degrees later on. right now we're sitting at 76, 77. actually we're up to 78. 77 in reading. 75 in allentown, trenton, 79. lancaster, 79 and on the boardwalk in atlantic city, 77. look how quickly the numbers respond later this afternoon. these are feels-like temperatures. philadelphia it will feel like 95 with the heat and humidity, trenton, 95. reading, 90. allentown, 93 and lancaster, 94. the. this will one of the hotter days that we've seen in quite sometime. we haven't seen temperatures this warping in probably 2 1/2 or three weeks. if you have a tee time won't be too much of a breeze, clouds and

sun, 77 degrees right now. 3:00 p.m., be we're up to 90 degrees with that feels-like temperatures of 95. as we look ahead, the pattern will be stubborn, we'll be dealing with the muggies all week long. big storms are possible tonight, it stays very humid through wednesday. average high temperatures will range anywhere from 87 to 92 degrees right through the end of the week. as we mentioned all morning long we're starting to see the july-like pattern as we get ready to move into september. it guess it's better late than never. me personally, when we move into september i like to see cooler weather, it's not going to happen. eva. the. >> a fire ripped throw a condominium complex in egg harbor township. the action cam was at the bay island in on the longport boulevard after the fire break

out. one person was taken to the hospital. it took an hour to get the fire under control. the red cross is helping 8 adults and one child who have been displaced. investigators ts -- are looking for the cause of the fire. a masked robber used a samurai sword to hold up a 7-eleven in east oak lane. the robber got money from the register no word on how much or if surveillance cameras are providing clues. philadelphia police are searching for the driver who hit an elderly woman and took off. 77-year-old victim was hit at 54th and spruce at 9:00 p.m. police are looking for a dark blue chevy malibu heading east on spruce. >> the made in america festival will bring back crowds to the benjamin franklin parkway. the king of leon are among the

big performers. it's not about just music it's about charitable mission. >> reporter: made in america festival lit up the skies over the, benjamin franklin parkway. mia brought thousands of people to the city. >> it's fun walking around with my family and it's a good time. >> reporter: the parkway and eakens oval filled up early for dozens of singers and bands and deejays on four stages. the festival is in its third year, creation of rapper artist, jay-z. this time he made the event by costal. people here could watch the stage in downtown los angeles both events benefit unighted --

united ways organizations. >> this is really good. >> reporter: this festival is a major undertaking for the city. emergency personnel on stand by and complaints from neighbors who have to deal with the cons of an all day heart pounding music festival where alcohol is served. for anyone who walked through the gates in made in america festival, they have they have been made over. >> it puts such a nice light on philly. >> reporter: saturday night all the attention was on the rocky stage in front of the art museum steps. >> i love kanye. they loved art an music and style and fashion and that's what i love, too. >> reporter: kanye west will be heading west to the made in america festival sunday in l.a.

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> ocean city was packed with families soaking up the summer fun. despite the clouds it was a perfect day for a friendly paddle ball competition or boogie boarding lesson. people were happy to enjoy this final taste of summer. >> we're so happy we got a good weekend here. >> the unofficial end of summer provided one final push for business owners along the boardwalk hoping to cap off a successful summer vacation season. >> this is a sad holiday weekend in atlantic city. five thousand workers are about to lose their jobs. the resort town says goodbye to showboat which is closing its doors today, revel closes tomorrow, trump plaza september 16. you can take -- 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. overseas the european union is giving russia one week ultimatum to scale back is their activity in ukraine. they said they will make it economically painful for russia to continue it's aggression. 28 leaders understand the situation is urgent and the european body must act quickly. the eu shride away -- shied away from sanctions quickly. wrush -- russia is the big oil and gas supplier to the eu. american fighter jets helped iraqi offensive by pounding isis positions outside the town.

15,000 have been trapped. the shiite turkmen are a group isis has been killing because of their religious believe. disease control is in new guinea this morning in an attempt to stop the ebola outbreak. the cases have declined, officials fear some are being hidden. one student fled to senegal taking the disease there. however, two people who got an experimental drug are out of the hospital. both credited the drug with saving their lives and under the company to speed up production. an earthquake hit fairbanks alaska. people say they could feel the shaking for at least ten seconds. the hey center was ten -- epi

center was ten miles underground. chileans honored 2,000 people who went missing from 1973 to 1990. thousands took to the streets in mexico city yesterday, the government said since it began it's crackdown of drug traffickers in 2006, 23,000 people have disappeared. the vast majority of them, drug cartel kidnap victims. >> diane nyad was back in cuba, she received the order of sporting merit. she tried the 110-mile distance four times before making it. her next big project is to lead a million people walking from california to washington, d.c. to combat obesity. still ahead on "action news" sunday morning, it's a

super huge price for a super hero comic, we'll tell you why it's worth so much. >> >> a wildfire that broke out a month ago is causing new worries out west. looking live through sky 6, we're looking at penns landing. it's 76 degrees, but get ready for the sauna as you head out. meteorologist chris sowers as your exclusive accuweather seven day when we come right back.

>> there's no rest for two thousand firefighters in northern california. they continue to battle firefighters that continue to grow and merge. the fires were started three weeks ago by lightning charring more than 90 square miles that's 20-mile jump from yesterday. they are threatening 250 homes. authorities say low humidity and

warm temperatures are driving the fires. low humidity we don't much about. >> reporter: low humidity we have no problem with right now. you were running at 2:00 this morning? >> i was on a treadmill. >> reporter: that's smart. high humidity leaves, keep yourself hydrated if you're outdoors. that's the view in atlantic city all is quiet on this sunday morning. a little gray around the region. trenton, 7 -- 79 and dover, 78 degrees. 24 hour temperature change, this is impressive, two hours ago it was 15 to 20 degrees of a difference. allentown you're 11 degrees warmer at this time. you are close to 20 earlier.

we have a dramatic change from what we're dealing with yesterday to what's going on this morning. yesterday it was hanging in the virginias the and the carolinas. it's now up in new england and all that soupy air that hangs out in dixie that's right here over the delaware valley now. it feels extremely oppressive right now. what i did, i made this graphic. these are the most humid stills around the county of course houston -- industries around the country, houston, 73, miami, 74. new orleans, 75. dover, 77. wilmington, 74. will also at the airport, 73 extremely humid out there this morning. we'll continue to see the muggies right through the middle portions of the week. satellite and radar, along with the humid conditions come the

clouds and showers and thunderstorms very late this afternoon and they will sneak in here from the northwest. some of these could be on the stronger side i'm about to show you on future tracker they could be severe thunderstorm, but for the most part i expect them to be strong, drenching downpours, maybe you get a wind gust of 45 miles per hour. if you have pick up the storms it has the capability to drop 1 to 2 inches of rain in a short period of time that could cause flooding issues. labor day. we'll start out with clouds and increase he is -- increase the sun as the day goes on. we could be dealing with pop up showers throughout the day. poconos muggy, clouds, sunshine from time to time, hit or miss thunderstorms, as well. 78 tomorrow.

77 today. very warmed on -- very warmed ad humid on the sand, 85 degrees and tomorrow. in the city, 90 degrees is the forecasted high, a little bit breezy out of the southwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. we should reach 90 degrees around 3:00 p.m. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, note the temperatures here, we're staying warm and sticky through saturday, the mug ytion calm -- muggies calm down a little bit, but we're above average. 87 degrees on monday, 92 on wednesday, 888 wednesday and thursday, and 9 on friday. >> a record price for an ebay

auction comic book, 3 million-dollar price it was the near perfect condition of a action comic. in 1938 when the comic was new it sold for ten cents. talk about inflation. >> when "action news" continues we'll look he at the big stories of the week. >> we'll have a surprising revelation about hello

>> this is where we want to be hoed, it is humid outside, but at least you could have a little bit of a breeze at the beach, cape may, new jersey. 9:49. when school starts this week kids will be ready thanks for a fundraiser in germantown. this is a back to school supplies, donors brought in backpacks and supplies to help children living in various shelters in philadelphia. talk -- taco bell will release 11 altered dollar bills in 11 cities.

if you find the bill and claim your prize you can have a lifetime of free food. the odds of winning are 1 in 2.4 billion. let's start with two women who launched a campaign to celebrate stretch marks. the instagram love your lines are trying to get women to share their stories of their tiger marks. tens of thousands are doing it. their message is simple don't be ashamed of your stretch mark also, they don't mean you're any less strong healthy fit or less sex, amen. a woman who takes 50 selfies had the table turned on her by her dad. dad posted her session on

facebook and youtube where the post got a million views faster than you can say selfie. she isn't mad, but admits she looks like a goof ball. >> we begin with with an uproar over a big confession. after collecting the cash of cat lovers, the japanese company behind hello kitty is not a kitty, after all. she is a girl. she was perhaps for an exhibition when she contacted the company and was told that it's meant to be a cartoon girl who lives in london with her twin sister and parents and so on. she has never been shown on all fours. the company didn't say why hello kitty was created. it happened in the 1970s when

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>> a new vision for a historic sports arena. fuls houston as tro dome was called the -- astrodome was called the 8th wonder of the world when it first opened. it hadn't been home for a sports team for are 15 years, it's been vacant for five years. they want to turn it to the largest world indoor park. it is on the national register of historic places. the easily have a new kicker and the phillies put some

kick into their scoring machine. here's jeff skeverski with sunday morning sports. >> reporter: the eagles kick alex henery to the curb. so it's codey parky who scores the job. henery missed the field goal in the playoff loss. his field goal percentage was among the worst in the league. parky hit two 50-yard plus field goals. >> you can see he's got a strong leg and for him he just had an approach to it where he looked very comfortable and we had watched him and he came in here and did a good job not only in the game, but in practices. le great opportunity for him we're excited to see him. all of us would thank alex for

his three years here. else a tremendous guy. >> reporter: the other surprising decision at running back, the eagles release tucker and josie. eagles only keeping three running backs, johnson was sent packing, marsh was 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 beating up on the phillies trying to become the first mets pitcher in 13 years to beat the phillies four times in the same year. phillies finally figure out the mets starter and return the favor. marlin byrd, gone a solo homer.

phils take a 1-0 lead. they are not done in the 6th. they have a season-high 7 hits. 3-0 phils. carlos ruiz, phils score to take a 6-0 lead. phils win 7-2. a.j. burr -- burnett on the mound later in new york. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day. >> darby residents battle to stop the closure of their library. >> victory here, we live in england for 63 years. >> your eyes are no the deceiving, the statues are talking in london, it could happen here. meteorologist chris sowers will have the steamy act stack

>> welcome back it's 10:00 a.m. on this sunday, august 31. the in the news two people go to the hospital after being attacked with a hammer in lower merion. the curtain comes down on

the showboat casino. music lovers pack the parkway for the third annual made in america festival. >> chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: good morning, nydia, this is the unofficial end of the summer. let's go what's going on down the shore. beach haven, 79. winds strengthening out of the south 15 to 20 miles per hour. waves are 2 to 3 feet. inland at the airport, 82. only the boards in atlantic city, 79. ocean city, 79. cape may, 80. and wildwood 79 degrees, here's a live view of cape may and, again, we're finally starting to see sunshine. if you look closely you can see the shadows there. you're seeing the white caps picking up now, that's the strengthening wind out of the south at 15 to 20 miles per hour. that will stir things up if you're doing boating. enjoy the sun now because the

clouds increase. you can zee this little batch right here, north and west of the city this will collapse during the early afternoon showers. the threat of showers and thunderstorms won't be until after 4:00, 5:00. that's for the city. for the shore, your threat comes tonight. the for the poconos, 2:00 p.m. high in the city 90 degrees, shore, 85 degrees, poconos 77. >> here's more on the developing story out of lower merion montgomery county. two victims of home invasion are in the hospital after being beaten by a hammer. the home on edge hill road was broken into at 4:00 a.m. annie mccormick ask live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: nydia, i just spoke with lower merion police within the hour they are telling us they hope to have more details they will release sometime this morning. what's not clear is whether or not the family was targeted or a

random crime. it's not clear if the motive here was robbery. what we do know is this, it happened around 4:00 a.m. on the 200 block of edge hill road. police say there was a home invasion that sent two men in the home to the hospital. they tell us two men were attacked with hammers by the intruders. lower merion police spent most of the morning dusting for fingerprints and gathering evidence. there are no description of any vehicle. later they took a member of home to the police station where they are getting more statements as they try to piece this together. neighboring says this is something they are not used to dealing with. le they live off city avenue. they do tell us in recent years they have had situations with some burglaries, but nothing as violent as what is being described as what happened early this morning. isas for the two victims they we

taken to the hospital. we have no updates on their conditions at this time. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> in northeast philadelphia, police are looking for a driver of a vehicle that appears to have intentionally hit four men early this morning. the action cam was at the scene the pennypack shopping center on the 8200 block of roosevelt boulevard. investigators say the victims had just walked out of the red's bar in that shopping center when a dark colored suv drove out of the parking lot and drove around the block and reentered parking lot at a high rate of speed and hit the four and took off. one is in serious condition and the others were treated and release. the show is over for the showboat casino in atlantic city after 27 years the mardi gras

themed gaming hotel closes its doors. revel and trump plaza will follow suit. sharrie williams stopped by for a last look. >> reporter: inside it is very somber mood, they were playing funeral songs as people said goodbye to the casino. >> we wanted to say goodbye and have one last play there tonight. >> reporter: it was a must do, one last visit to the showboat casino. >> it's sad, but they are trying to go out with the party atmosphere they had. they have the band playing and magicians and people are walking around. >> reporter: owned by caesars entertainment it is hours from sught -- shutting down. we happened to be here on the last day, she was nice enough to

give this to me to take home with me. >> reporter: showboat is scheduled to close in atlantic city leaving thousand also out of work. -- thousands out of work. it's an economic blow to the area, but some like the one hope to replace with something else. >> i have my family here and there's not much to do as a family. >> reporter: mixed feelings otsz labor otsz -- on this labor day weekend which is supposed to be joyous, it is the first casino to close, it will be followed by revel and trump plaza. nearly five hundred of the 2,000 employees at the showboat are being placed with new jobs

within caesars entertainment. sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> thousands of families are packing into shore towns this weekend trying to squeeze in more beach and sunshine before the end of summer. youngsters were taking one last dip in the ocean before going back to school. everyone getting in that final weekend of summer, for all practical purposes because it comes to an end everyone has to go back to school. the three day weekend gives boardwalk businesses a last chance to cap off what has been a profit abdomin summer at the shore. the made in america festival continues obts benjamin franklin -- on the benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia. kanye west the headliner of the festival organized by hip hop mogul jay-z.

>> we'll have more on the made in america festival at 6abc.com. and, of course, there are plenty of street closures around the festival. we have a full list at 6abc.com. you can view a slide show of all the acts of made in america festival plus the upcoming performance times. ♪ and they were rocking in l.a., too the west coast version of made in america festival. this is the first time for the los angeles festival. like people in philadelphia folks around the l.a. venue had preconcert concerns about traffic and noise, so far it's been fairly uneventful, although there were 29 arrests. two teens from bucks county were among 6 young people in an suv that rolled over in wayne county. one victim was 16 careers old the other 15. their names have not been

released. police say they don't know what triggered the accident. living in the age of electronics, libraries are important places in the community. money woes threaten the nation's oldest library. lisa thomas-laurey has the latest on the darby free library in delaware county. >> reporter: the library was founded in 1743, 8 years before the liberty bell was commissioned, the same year thomas jefferson was born. it opened with a books from ending which are still displayed today. 1500 people visit every month. >> that's 15% of darby come through our doors. >> reporter: the building has been operating with the bear necessities. over the past five years, the library's total income has decreased by $49,000 because of a significant decline in state funding. the only way it was able to stay

open this long was to make cuts. all librarians are part-time anticipate love their work. >> they didn't leave. >> reporter: the buildings has five computers operating on 10-year-old software. >> we want to offer the best, because it's a national institution. >> reporter: it needs $7,000 in electrical work. we can't operate our air-conditiner and printer and certain computers at the same time. >> reporter: and jay has personal reasons he wants to see this place thrive. >> i was born here and my brother would bring me here to take out andrew language -- lang bookings. i'm believing that we have to continue to fulfill our mission and act as though we're going to be here forever. lisa thomas-laurey channel 6

"action news." >> there's much more ahead on "action news" sunday morning. actors bring legendary statues to life in london. a golfer who lost his hands is using his creativity to stay in the game. >> 10:10, 78 degrees outside, it feels soupy, is.

>> a smokestack that once towered over toledo, ohio is a pile of bricks. watch it come down. crews imploded the last stack. it took 100 sticks of dine might to bring down the towering structure. it was decommissioned in the 1990s. say goodbye to the giant sinkhole that was a big attract attraction at the corvett museum. they thought about keeping the crater, because it created a jump in visitors. the cost more to preserve the krater than to fill it in. they will fill it in in

november. however some of the crushed cars will remain the way they are. >> reporter: go check out the crushed cars. >> there's something about looking at things that are destroyed that is kind of interesting. >> reporter: let's go live on sky6 live hd and talk about the weather. the big issues in the weather department continues to be the humidity and the heat. the feels-like temperatures will feel like the mid 90s. all is clear right now, but we could see heavier hitters later this afternoon and into the evening. dewpoint, 72. ful winds out of the t as well as at 9 miles per hour. pressure is steady. 80 is the popular number throughout the area. allentown, 78. wilmington, 81. boardwalk atlantic city and sea

isle, 80. feels-like temperatures, again, will range anywhere from 94 to 96 up and down the i-95 corridor. it will be hot and humid. you'll have to take it easy out there if you have outdoor plans stay with us hydrated and take frequent brakes in the shaid. we'll see this heat pump high hit the eastern seaboard. what tends to happen across the county, what must go up must come down, the jet stream on the west coast now. we've seen the jet stream dip across the mid atlantic most of the month that brings cooler weather to this partly of the country when we see it slide into the carolinas. we're seeing the opposite that means heat and humidity. clouds are running southwest to northeast, it's not quite in our neck of the woods yet.

it will swing through probably after 4:00, this afternoon. the more sun we see the better chance this will turn strong to sphere. we'll have scattered stuff over the city this marchs east into the city by 8:00 p.m. and through south jersey and off the coast by 11:00 p.m. it has the potential to produce heavy downpours, we could see anywhere from 1 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. we could is a winds gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. we'll have to watch the radars closely, melissa magee will be here later this evening, to update if in fact they turn strong to severe on "action news" at 6:00 p.m. this is labor day in the evening we'll see the pop-up thunderstorms develop once again. it's an unsettled pattern. about you by far we're not talking about a wash. for the jersey shore we're seeing sun warm and humid,

clouds increase this afternoon. 85 degrees same thing for labor day. could be a pop-up thunderstorm late in the day tomorrow, the thunderstorm threat this evening, comes after 8:00, 9:00. on the beach, waves 2 to 3 feet. low risk of rip current. uv index high, high temperatures, upper 80s low 90s, hot and humid, hazy. late-day thunderstorm a good possibility. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 90 degrees today, 87 for tomorrow, back up to 92 on tuesday, all three days there's a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. wednesday, sunny, turning less humid during the day high of 88. thursday looks good, the temperature is a little warm, but the humidity is down, 88 there. friday, hazy, hot and humid high of 90. it's going to feel like summer this week get ready. >> don't forget 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. for centuries they have been standing silent, but some of edge -- england's historic statues have a voice and the idea will be coming to these shores before long. >> they stand in our parks and train stations on our streets often ignored and silent. if you've ever walked along the tames, you might have walked past queen victoria. you can get a phone call. >> victoria here, queen of ending for 36 years. >> i think in a world where we

feel increasely separate from our public spaces, how do you make people feel a sense of belonging and sense of ownership and fun. >> reporter: at paddington station, voice of the engineer is down ton abbey's hue boneville. >> in manchester, lending his voice is actor timothy west. >> do you notice statues much? >> yes i do, i must remember to google him, when i go home and i forget. >> these were the celebrities of the time, the icons, we don't notice them. >> reporter: as these statues

make their voices heard in the uk there's plans to expand this to other american and european stills, so you don't know who you might get a call from next. jim bolden,

>> welcome back on this sunday, labor day weekend. it is 10:20, 78 degrees, you can see some folks on the beach

there in atlantic city. no rain there today, so that's the good news. him eva. him. >> reporter: we're here at the big board it's time to take a look at the odd and unusual stories of the week. let's start at the new york state fair. state fairs are known for their extreme fooled, but this truck fried specialties go over the top. for ten years he has been trying anything and everything from hot fudge sunday to salt water taffy. he has a bar stuffed in a twinkie wrapped in bacon. he proved the food channel wrong when he said he couldn't fry marshmallow peeps. are you seeing something on the road your eyes were not deceiving if you saw these wigly

road strips. they put them down by the crews, but they came loose and went every which way. after complaints, the crews came back out anticipate put them back where they belonged. check check out these odds down under. two farmers found the guys, they don't think the sheep which were found wandering in a remote meadow have ever been shorn. if they do, they will get 44 pounds of wool off each one. they are in good shape considering how much weight they were carrying around. a man of rochester, new york, knows about turning lemons into lemonade. he lost his hands, but he didn't give up. he invented shoe golf.

he had a friend put a special attachment on his golf shoe he can gave b gave it from the too, make a ship shot or putt. he hopes to turn his invention into a business to help others with

>> coming up this morning at 11:30 is inside story, here's matt o'donnell with a preview. >> reporter: thanks, guys, i hope you're having a great labor day holiday weekend. coming up on inside story. no new tax pledge from governor corbett, kind of surprising. tom wolf remains the guy to beat in the race to become governor.

a local congressman's political future is in big trouble. we'll discuss a new development in the on going investigation into congressman in philadelphia. some believe the taney dragons should not have had a parade in philadelphia. >> reporter: hot and humid today. for the third time this month we're forecasting 90 degrees in the city. hot and humid, thunderstorm threat is after 4:00, 5:00. the jersey shore temperatures peak around 85. him they will pull back with the sea breeze. the poconos expect thunderstorms around after 2:00 p.m. warm temperatures and high humidity levels topping out at 77. here's a look at the resk, the thunderstorm activities that develop later this afternoon and into the evening. drenching downpours and strong gusty winds, good bet you'll see that with the thunderstorms that

develop tonight. the fact that we'll see so much rain in a short period of time there could be flooding issues. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is next. mar that -- martha raddatz has this. >> england has raised their terror attack and why are americans signing up to join isis and which american city is targeting for recruits. the nfl admits a mistake, but does league's new domestic violence policy go far enough. that and more ahead on this week. back to you. >> "action news" continues a noon. a lancaster man is sentenced for killing his girlfriend after they both survived the crash. a nasty crash leaves a

bucks county teenager dead overnight. we'll have the details. now for chris sowers, eva pilgrim and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, have a great morning, we'll see you at noon.

>> announcer: starting right now on abc's "this week." global terror alert. the uk sounding the alarm. >> increase the threat level to severe. >> announcer: warning an attack is highly likely. what has authorities so worried. plus, more americans signing up to join the jihadist army. who are these groups? and why are they now targeting teenage girls? then, are you ready for some football? the nfl commissioner admits a mistake. does the league's new domestic violence policy go far enough? and we're teaming up with facebook, tracking the stories you're turning into trends. time to reveal our first facebook find of the week. from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins no