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>> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m. on this sunday, september 14. >> we're waking up to a taste of fall, it's cool here in philadelphia. looking live over center city. get set for that 70 show all week long. >> a tri state manhunt is underway after two state troopers are shot, one trooper has ties to philadelphia. >> atlantic city has a arena to celebrate tonight, a new miss america will be crowned. a live report from ac coming up. >> first outside we go to the meteorologist chris sowers and the accuweather forecast. feels good out there, huh? >> reporter: no it's freezing, nydia. it's cold this morning, you'll need something if you're out and about early. get a load of these numbers, i can't believe we're seeing
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numbers this chilly. 47 in lancaster. poconos 46. in the city we're down to 53. him trenton, 51. millville, 51. dover, 52. satellite and radar, this was a canadian cold front that slipped through yesterday, it produced clouds and patchy drizzle and rain in the afternoon. now it's so far off the coast you can barely see it on this latest imagery. the high pressure behind it providing us with the cool weather today. we'll call it mild. normally we should be around 80 degrees, today we'll see highs topping out at 72, 73. the farther north you go the cooler it will be. poconos, 60s. lehigh valley upper 60s, low 70s. it will be a taste of fall. the day planner looks refreshing. right now we're sitting in the low 50s, 9:00 a.m., 5 degrees, lunchtime, 65. 6:00 p.m., sunny, a few passing
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clouds temperatures close to 70. we're anticipating a high of 73. the next system we're watching this is a quiet week ahead this guy from winnipeg it's an area of low pressure has a trailing cold front another cool canadian cold front that will slip through monday night into tuesday, reinforcing the cooler weather. wait until you see the numbers in the forecast in terms of high temperatures, it's chilly right now, but it's cooler in the days ahead. i'll have the chilly temperatures when i step back inside. >> new this morning, two pennsylvania state troopers are in the hospital after a driver suspected of dui plowed into their patrol car. this is the eastbound lanes. schuylkill expressway near montgomery drive in fairmont park. the troops had just pulled up behind a car involved in an accident when another vehicle rear ended them. the truer are being treated for minor injuries. the driver of the car that hit
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them has been charged with driving under the influence. this morning a massive manhunt continues in the shooting of two pennsylvania state troopers, one did not survive and he has a connection to the philadelphia area. hundreds of officers from pennsylvania, new jersey and new york are fanning out looking for the shooter and possibly an accomplice. take a listen to the emergency radio call right after the shooting. >> under fire! inaudible. >> reporter: corporal brian dixon and alex douglass were am busheled during a shift change. dixon died. he was promoted last year. only a few months ago he transferred from philadelphia to be closer to his home in donemore. he leaves behind a wife and two crowning sons. >> our troopers were leaving the barracks and shot without warning and really had no chance to defend themselves.
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it's a cowardly attack. >> i've been in constant contact with the commissioner, telling him whatever he needs from us, from any agency in government just to let us know. he is keeping me fully aprized. >> trooper douglass is hospitalized. police are talking to a person of interest, but they stress he is not a suspect. they think the shooter or shooters have fled the area near the scene. partly of i-84 and several roads are shut down in pike county for that search. governor corbett has ordered all flags at state facilities to fly at half staff in honor of corporal dixon. overseas, prime minister david camera is holding meetings in response to the execution by isis. isis has released video that shows the 44-year-old international aid worker being
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killed. ha. haines was abducted in syria. he was bringing food and other supplies to syrian refugee camps. his executioner threatened to kill another british hostage if britain continues to support the u.s. air campaign against isis. the militant's barbaric acts has helped president obama galvanize a coalition. yesterday secretary of state john kerry talked about the coalition. >> i am convinced it will be our goal on the international basis together working to degrade and working to defeat isis wherever it exists. >> haines apparent execution follows the recent beheading of
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two capture american journalists. good morning "good morning america" will have more. >> janay palmer stood alongside rice at a high school football game. that high school has removed his jersey from the wall of fame and took down a placard in his honor. he was cut by the ravens and suspended by the nfl indevilly after the video came out. >> adrian peterson is waiting for his day in texas. he is charged causing injury to a child for allegedly spanking one of his sons with a wooden switch in may. texas state law says the punishment is abusive if the
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injuries are seen. it was a dangerous time for seven cars traveling on the broad street expressway. police got calls reporting the problems, they are investigating and in the meantime, drivers ended up pulled on the shoulder waiting for help. >> 7:07. the annual show us your shows parade made its way down the boardwalk in atlantic city. it's a two-mile colorful spirited event leading up to tonight's big show miss america pageant. you can see the pageant live on 6abc. >> taman bradley is live in ac with a preview of the fun competition. good morning, taman. >> reporter: good morning, eva and nydia. this is a tough assignment, right? get your score cards ready.
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atlantic city is about buzzing this morning with good reason because these women are stunning. >> reporter: for these beautiful and intelligent women the wait is over. tonight one of them will take the crown. last night the ladies were all smiles marching on the atlantic city boardwalk even though this heems -- heels got wet. they are showcasing their interview skills and talent and swimsuits and evening gowns. miss familiar, miss oklahoma and miss maryland emerged from the pack. for talent, miss ohio. miss kentucky, and miss pennsylvania. there was the heart pounding interview with the judges. >> i'm still shaking. >> they asked about isis,
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foreign policy, it's such a big topic in the news right now. it's a difficult question for anybody to answer. >> reporter: this year's pageant comes with atlantic city stressed, casinos closing or already shut their doors, for miss new jersey it's personal. >> me being the daughter of two casino workers people realizing i am a real and relatable and tangible person asked are capitalizing on that for a look to the future. >> reporter: new this year hind the scenes -- behind the scenes preshow, i can't wait. only one of 53 the women can take the crown. >> what can you tell us about their personal stories. >> reporter: one woman with diabetes wears insulin under
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there bikini. miss michigan wearing two hearing aids, these are remarkable women with extraordinary stories and we'll learn about them tonight. >> melissa magee, matt o'donnell and karen rogers host our special, they provide insight in the countdown to the crown. the road to miss america is a behind the scene look at the pageant and the pageant is at 9:00 p.m. there were reports of firefighters injured battling a blaze in california catch. >> a community mourns a father killed by a hit-and-run driver. we'll explain the heroic act he performed in the final seconds of his life. a win with penn state puts james frankly in rare
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>> welcome back, 71:00, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the sun rising over atlantic city, a beautiful shot there, i hope you like it chilly, it will get colder than it is now. >> reporter: cooler. let's say cooler. it's a bowl of cherries for everyone this morning. let's go live on sky 6. it's cool out there, temperatures have really dropped off pretty dramatically behind the front that brought the rain yesterday. we've dropped off nicely, it's cool for this time of the year and tranquil not much of a breeze. temperatures in the low 50s south and east, and mid to upper 40s north and west. 54 degrees, dewpoint, 47, the pressure is starting to climb.
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47 in the poconos. same number in reading and lancaster, 46. keep in mind the freezing mark is 32, 14 degrees above freezing. across the western suburbs. millville, 51, philadelphia, 53. trenton, 52. everybody 9 to 12 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. temperatures tomorrow morning will be close to what we're seeing this morning, as well. it will be another morning tomorrow where you'll need something with sleeves as you head into work and school. satellite and radar, not much going on out there this morning across the mid atlantic. we have two branches. jet stream. the jet stream is a storm track. storms will follow that not only across the country and across the northern hemisphere. as long as they stay apart and separate and they do not come together well not see any storms. the northern branch stays across the u.s./canadian border and the
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southern branch stays across southern texas and the gulf. that means no big weather for the foreseeable future. high pressure is moving in from the west, lots of sun, we'll call it mild, highs in the low 70s. tomorrow, repeat performance, high pressure in control. we'll see another cold canadian front move in from the west. that will pull in monday night into tuesday, with, perhaps a few showers here other there. future tracker 6, we'll time it out for you today, the only thing you'll see out there today is a lot of sun and passing clouds. a nice day. tomorrow looks nice, we'll start out with sunshine. during the afternoon clouds start to build probably after 4:00, 5:00. monday night we cloud up, tuesday morning we have showers, 6:00, 7:00 a.m., this is out of here. the morning commute may be all
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right, the second half of the morning commute. we have lingering clouds by 7:30. 11:00 we're mostly sunny from that point on. that's the way the rest of the week plays out. if you're doing boating or fishing. the water will be choppy. we'll see waves 3 to 4 feet. wind out of the north at 10 to 15 miles per hour. philadelphia today, 73. sun and clouds, very pleasant out there. winds out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. overnight tonight, mainly clear and chilly. 43 degrees outlying suburbs, 53 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 73 today, a little bit milder for tomorrow. we're ahead of the cold front the winds shift out of the southwest, 77 degrees, this is below average. monday night into tuesday, showers, tuesday afternoon we are sunny, 75. wednesday, sunny and pleasant, 73. thursday, sunny and cool, 72. look at friday's high temperature barely cracking 70 degrees that's in the city
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with the overnight lows dropping into the 50s, we get into the start of next week, partly sunny saturday high of 73. thursday, friday and saturday in the up coming week could be highs in the 60s. ful. >> perfect weather. thanks, chris. some athletes spent saturday picking out important clicks -- tips. it's called get the ball rolling. they gave them lessens in rolling. they gave them lessens in batting, fielding and anncvideoconferences it's youof the day.rtant hi! hi, buddy! anncr: that's why the wifi and free hot breakfast are something to smile about. and good reasons to book now. feel the hamptonality who's more excited about back to school savings at staples? the moms? or the dads? with guaranteed low prices on flash drives,
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they don't know what caused it to spread. more than 800 firefighters are battling the flames along with water-dropping helicopters, three firefighters were treated for minor heat related injuries. firefighters say the blaze is burning in an area that never burned before. >> the search continues for what sparked a deadly fire in south philadelphia. this viewer photo shows the flames pouring out of the home late friday night. firefighters found 82-year-old elizabeth little dead inside her bedroom. she was affect affectionally known as miss liz. north korea has sentenced an american to 6 years of hard labor for entering the country illegally.n to 6 years of hard the 24-year-old tore up his visa
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i can't on april 10 so he could sneak into a prison to investigate human rights abuses. the court denied miller any appeal. >> three children in central new york state are the latest victims of a respiratory virus that started in the midwest. the children have entrovirus 68 the same virus that affected hundreds of kids in the midwest. no official confirmation that the kids in delaware have the virus. ten states in the midwest have reported cases. in "healthcheck" the sleep schedules might predict whether a couple will be happy or not. spouses who go to bed at different times have more conflict and less satisfaction with their relationship. while men are more satisfied with their relationship after a good night sleep. with their relationship after a good night sleep. women tend to sleep better
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build your own chicken wraps or loaded breakfast sandwich. only $4 each. good eye, and very budget-conscious of you. does that mean i can get that new laptop? how about a shake instead? [bell rings] waitress: welcome to denny's! >> reporter: welcome back, everyone, 7:24 sunday morning, time to take a quick look at the tropics, it's nice and quite. here we are peak season, we have tropical storm out there, we're calling this a fish storm. bermuda sitting right there. the storm will get picked up by the jet stream this cold front is riding the jet stream like this that will steer him out to sea. this poses no threat for any of the islands or the u.s. mainland. we go farther to the southwest wetting into the gulf or the carribean. if you're vacationing down here in the next couple of days it looks quiet. we had this area of low pressure
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that crossed over gulf this will push to the south. we have this area of low pressure here this will get caught up in the cold front and push out to sea if you're going to the bahamas or islands, everything is quiet. >> jeff skeverski has a comeback win for penn state. >> reporter: penn state has not made the trip to pis scat way, new jersey in 59 degrees, penn state and rutgers, largest crowd ever. the big ten opener, 54,000 on hand including honorary captains. rutgers qb, gary nova, 14 yards
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spinning diving into the endzone. penn state falls hind 10-0. -- behind 10-0. lewis. how does he get out of this? else chased out of bounds, they are going and going and going, penn state takes a 3-point lead. 113 left, last shot for rutgers, nova picked off. penn state comes up with five interceptions, they come from behind to beat rutgers 13-10. james franklin is the first coach to start 3-0 in 84 years. eagles colts, can you wait. lesean mccoy has a knack for coming up in these big games. he has over 300 yards rushing in his last two monday night games. he will have his third straight
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100-yard performance he'll need back ups to do the dirty work. with mathis and barbre and to tn out, he'll need jason peters. >> his ability to get across his point to other guys it's been huge for us. >> everybody do their job, when everybody do their job we'll score points. it's not going to be a let down monday night, i don't doubt it one second, we'll do what we do. >> reporter: phillies marlin last night. how about that baby girl getting the baseball, i don't think she wants it, she's going to trade the ball back in exchange for a cupcake. if it is phillies off to a sweet start, first inning, two runs, marlin byrd deep to right off
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the wall. franco scores from first. phillies up 2-0. kyle ken -- kendrick does the rest. kendrick is a free agent at the end of the season. kendrick with nine wins most among the starting staff even more than cole hamels. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. >> prince harry took part in games label volleyball and basketball. he used sports to help wounded
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>> a crowning achievement the new miss america will be determined live tonight on 6abc. >> and summer is not officially over, though, you may think it is as you walk outside this morning. it is chilly. >> 7:30, and more details outside to chris sowers. >> reporter: i think the details just about sums it up, it's chilly out here this morning. we have sunshine and crystal clear skies. the numbers are just a little
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bit on the cool side. we're seeing upper 40s north and west, some locations are in the mid 40s and low to mid 50s south and east. fleetwood, 49. quakertown 50. coatesville, 48. and center city, 52 degrees, it's the coolest morning we've had in nearly 3 months. glassboro, 54. agenda beach, 51. wood wine, 53. -- woodbine, 53. none of the temperatures are close to the freezing mark, therefore we're not seeing any patching fog. it was quite a shock to the system if you were out a couple of hours ago with the temperatures in the low to mid 40s north and west. if you were out you were probably saying what months is this? it's september. sat light and radar showing crystal clear skies, get out and enjoy i day. temperatures are topping out in the low 70s for the highs.
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high of 73 degrees, lunchtime, 65. a nice comfortable day today. the next system we are watching is monday night into tuesday morning. it's a canadian cold front that pushes through. temperatures behind the secondary reinforcing front will be cooler than the numbers we're seeing this morning. a real taste of fall is on the way in the seven-day forecast and i will have it for you when i step back inside in just a bit. guys. >> 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 anytime anywhere. >> new this morning, three women are in the hospital following a two-car collision in center city. the action cam was at the scene delaware avenue at the ramp on
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i-95. the car the women were in was trying to get on the i-95 ramp when another vehicle slammed into it. the two men in the second vehicle jumped out of the car and ran off. the women are in stable condition. a family is on the quest for justice this morning. a hit-and-run driver took their loved one's life. the victim made one final heroic act before the driver took off. police are looking for that driver. "action news" reporter, kenneth moten has the story. >> reporter: and that large group was out here remembering the victim who was well-known in the community. investigators say he had the light to walk across allegheny, but he didn't see the driver who was running from police. on the corner at 25th and allegheny avenue in north philadelphia saturday night, loved ones of james howard barnes prayed where he was killed. friday night around 11:00 p.m., police say the man behind the wheel was speeding west on
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allegheny blowing through redlights. an officer spotted him at 23rd and chased the driver police lights on. but at 25th street, barnes was in the crosswalk, he was struck and killed. >> the car sped out of control out of nowhere. i felt my uncle howard's hands on my back and i heard a large bumble. >> >> reporter: his niece was with him when he pushed her out of the way. >> he is a very heroic man. i'll be grateful to him. >> reporter: the man in the honda kept going and bailed out on nearby bainbridge street. >> because somebody else wasn't being responsible, somebody else has to lose their life. >> reporter: a former sanitation worker who took care of his sons, the oldest is autistic, the youngest is a freshman at howard university in washington, d.c. >> that's him being here and got us through our lives and
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struggles even though he wasn't all that wealthy, it was the love that counts. >> reporter: now for this family what counts is finding the man responsible for taking his life. >> they took a wonderful father, uncle and brother away from us, we hope that he will get help. >> reporter: accident investigation is working leads and it's a possible rental with nobody in custody, police are looking for tips in the case. >> a stretch of highway in warminster, berks county will be renamed in honor of brad fox who was killed in the line of duty in 2012. representative bernie o'neill along with members of officer fox's family and fellow township officials will be present to mark 263 as the officer bradley
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m fox memorial highway. a construction project will impact easton street, expect lane restricts work is scheduled to be finish by next july. brains and beauty take center stage at the jersey shore. the new miss america will be crowned at boardwalk hall in atlantic city. tune in at 7:00 p.m. for 6abc's countdown to the crown. former miss america joins melissa magee and matt o'donnell and karen rogers for a pageant preview from the atlantic city boardwalk and road to miss america,'s behind-the-scenes look at the pageant starts at 8:00 p.m. the pageant itself of gets underway the 9:00.
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several judges will be judging miss america, they include former football player donald driver. >> those women who walk out there, they will say, can i represent america, when i have o beautiful daughters, can they be a role model for my daughter. >> these women walk with so much dignity and self-confidence. they are so gorgeous, but at some point you look at what is shining from within. miss delaware, a temple university grad is seek be to make history. miss delaware has not won miss america ever before. the last miss america from our area, in 1984 miss new jersey.
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miss america started in the 1920s en now with some casinos closed, atlantic city is banking on the pageant to give the shore resort a much-needed financial jolt. >> the susan g.komen walk end up today. since 2005, the philadelphia 3-day has raised $54 million. it all culminates this afternoon with a closing ceremony at the navy yard. ♪ , the chamber or which he is -- orchestra of philadelphia played with the bell mark. it doubled as a recording session for a new cd featuring this wonderful ensemble. something different mixed
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in with the usual chorus of the rushing cars on the george washington bridge. it was the cries of a newborn baby. four police officers helped deliver the baby. the baby's parents were in a taxi bound for manhattan when mom went into labor. the newly expanded family were taken to the hospital after the roadside deliver, mom, dad and baby are just fine. >> as if child birth is not traumatic enough you have to have your baby on the road. >> sky6 live hd taking a live look outside, meteorologist chris sowers is back with the exclusiv ♪ i gotta have that bag. italian leather? for an amazing deal. [ shopper ] you paid how much for that? [ female announcer ] two stores.
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again, a lot of these numbers are starting to rise a little bit now. reading, 47 degrees, the low this morning 45. allentown, 52. same thing you were in the upper 40s. poconos 47 there's our 53. millville, 50 and trenton, 52 degrees, look at the dewpoints this weekend, a week and half ago we had dew points in the 70s and it felt disgusting and now we're talking about 40s and 50s for dew points. this is what they see in the dessert southwest. -- desert southwest. this is dry air. if you gets dewpoints in the upper 30s and low 40 on a wednesday, thursday night you've got calm winds and clear skies that means temperatures will fall off a cliff. we have a cool shot of air coming in over the next five or six days. high pressure in control that sets up shop over the mid atlantic today and tomorrow. that means a lot of sunshine out
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there, with a few passing clouds from time to time. we'll call it mild even though temperatures are below average today and tomorrow. tomorrow is a repeat performance. as we look at future tracker 6. we'll see nothing more than a few passing clouds later this afternoon. mostly sunny skies, overnight tonight, it's clear and quiet. tomorrow morning it's bright and sunny, nice and tranquil. it's chilly. temperatures in the 40s. lancaster, 46. reading 6:30, allentown 45. these numbers are too mild to produce any frost out there. him but this is getting chilly for this time of the year. 56 in philadelphia, 51 in trenton. lehigh valley mostly sunny skies a few cumulus later on. 71 degrees. atlantic city, lots of bright blue, sun and clouds, beautiful. 0 degrees is the forecasted high on the sand. for philadelphia, 73, sun and
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clouds, very pleasant. wind out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the day planner looks like just a few passing cumulus clouds during the afternoon. 65 degrees by lunchtime. 70 by 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. 71 degrees, a tranquil evening, chilly, 43 degrees far western suburbs, 53 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, you can see how quiet it is over the next several days. the only shot of precipitation is monday night into tuesday morning. there's another canadian cold front coming. there will be brief pockets of heavy rain that will occur when most of us are sound asleep. 73 today, 77 tomorrow, tuesday, 75. wednesday, thursday, friday, not much going on, temperatures in the high -- in the low 70s. for some, it was an eye
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the residents had concerns about ancient burial grounds that date back to the 1700s, but after a dig they found no human remains. >> the residents are so deserving of the change that will occur here over the next 12 months. >> reporter: low-rise flats and walk-ups and townhomes will replace the towers. residents around the site had to move to a comfort center during demolition. in the end, many residents did not feel inconvenienced and instead saw this as an opportunity to witness history. >> for our new life to start, there is always death before and this is new life. no beginning for this area here. >> reporter: in germantown, annie mccormick channel 6 "action ♪ this flu season... remember this. your immune system doesn't work the way it did when rock was young. so we made fluzone high-dose vaccine...
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drama and absurddy. >> reporter: there's opera on the mall and allows guests to watch it on a hd screen at independence hall. >> it's going to be a fun ride. it's going to be visually interesting to look at. ment singers are fantastic, and the visual visuals that you will see as well as the comedy at that takes place on stage make for a wonderful, wonderful evening. >> reporter: the show runs september 26th through october 5. for tickets and show times go to philly.org or go to 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts. >> a gathering in society hill celebrated a milestone, the gala was marked by el concilio in its
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a shower tuesday morning, otherwise it's clouds breaking for sun and 75. >> 7:55, we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." >> reporter: hi eva and nydia. coming up on philadelphia a brutal message to america's biggest ally. what it means for u.s. efforts to stop the killings. it's football sunday, the nfl is being rocked by two explosive scandals. why vikings running back adrian peterson won't be playing today and ray rice makes his first public appearance. will blue ivy soon have a sibling. the rumors are swirling that beyounce and jay-z may be expecting baby number two. >> thank you, "good morning america" weekend is next on
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channel 6. "action news" continues later this morning. >> world leaders condemn the killing of a britishman by isis militants. we'll have the latest. >> plus a korean war veteran remembering his fallen comrads is overwhelmed by the generosity of others. plus, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. now for eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. have a great sunday! we'll be back at 9:00 a.m. his
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good morning, america. new this morning, isis execution. the terrorists released another horrific video showing the beheading of a british hostage and warning there are more to come. what will our next move be after this brutal message to our biggest ally? not a super sunday. the dark cloud hanging over game day with two nfl players sidelined. the latest star running back, adrian peterson. >> we take all allegations of abuse against children very seriously. >> with peterson smiling in his mug shot, ray rice, the other embattled player, making his first public appearance, his wife by his side. outbreak spreads. the mysterious enterovirus d68 that's been making children sick has now hit the east coast.
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