independence from the united kingdom it's an issue that has divided the nation. and new video emerges of this virginia college student that is missing since saturday. what this image shows that has investigators asking some new questions. and she is a wildly talented creator of some of the new shows. we'll hear from shonnda rins. now scotland's future will be decided on simple paper ballots. here is more from scotland now. >> reporter: it's scotland's day of destiny. >> if not me who? and if not now, when? >> at polling questions across this ancient land, millions of voters are casting their ballots

if scotland should break away from the uk and become an independent nation and end a centuries old union with britain. >> it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> an amazing 97% of scotts eligible to vote have registered. and in the final weeks, passions are running sky high here but the voting here is orderly and civil. polls show a very tight race with no voters, those that want to stay in the uk with a slight lead. gordon brown made a plea. >> for reasons of solidarity, sharing, justice, pride in scott land, the only answer for scotland's sake and for scotland's future is vote no. >> the voting will continue here

and across scotland until 10:00 p.m. local tonight. there are no exit polls, paper ballots they are counting the votes one by one for this crucial vote. and their allies around the world won't be known until about breakfast time friday morning. terry moran, abc news scott land. >> and now to isis, a look at the captured british hostage, it's a propaganda video and haunting. he was abducted in syria two years ago along with slain american journalist james foley, he delivers what is the first in a series of messages. until today his status was kept on a media blackout. and they say they have foil aid plan in australia for mill tans to carry out a gruesome

not. they were planning to behead a random citizen. they raided more than a dozen properties across sydney and took six people into custody. >> there are networks of people here in this country, despite living here and despite enjoying the australian way of life, they would do us harm. they estimate that about 60 of its citizens are fighting for militants. please in california is arrested on starting a fast growing wild fire that forced thousands to evacuate. wayne allen huntsman was arrested on charges of arson. the 111 square mile fire is now threatening 12,000 homes around

the town of pollack pines, it's fueled by gusty winds and dry conditions. there is new videos of policing college student, hanna graham that shows a man following her and the man in the light colored shorts steps into a corner and watches her and starts tailing her and another camera catches him following her again. and police talked to this man and said he was trying to help her after seeing another man put his arms and here. they are searching for clues that could lead to answers. >> pick up the phone and tell us something regardless of how insignificant you think it might be. >> police say that graham who is 18 was drinking heavily, she texted friends that she was on her way to a party but never showed. police are looking to locate a determined burglar, this man was caught on tape trying to force over the door of a

restaurant on chu avenue. he gave up and tried again and then after some time he succeeded, once inside they grabbed the cash register and ran out the door if you have information please call police. there is new information about a female delaware state trooper who shot a man. he tased the trooper and hit her with a metal walking cane. the call was for a suicidal man, he was shot once and he will face assault charges when released from the hospital. a murder suspect on the lam for 13 years in custody ton after being discovered living in wilmington. he is accused of killing a man in january of 2001 in morristown, tennessee, he was found living under the name of victor castillo, and was arrested by the safe street task force, made up of several

agencies. time to check the evening rush hour and how things are rolling out there. matt pellman is here with an update. how are we looking. >> i thought that cecily checked it from the zoo, i could go home. but no, slow westbound approaching the schuylkill and eastbound it's pretty much a parking lot from 76 to 8th street where there is a crash taking out the right lane, earlier there was one on the westbound side and now the eastbound side. sip, savor and stroll, and maybe stay over on lincoln drive, throughout the evening to get around the closure. in west depford, look for a crash at delaware street, from passaic and bergan avenues. a crash in the right lane.

all right, that is it, now rick and monica back to you. >> thank you. go home matt. thanks. still to come on "action news" thursday night. some sports the eagles get ready to take on the red skins sunday at the linc. >> and the countdown is on to one of the most anticipated nights at tv. shonnda reins launched another show that should be a hit. and here is cecily with a skink. >> mel say blue tongued skink, see that tongue? it's bright blue and part of the reason why is that blue tricks predators into thinking they are poisonous, they don't want to eat these guys. nice job showing the viewers your tongue and i'll feed an animal with a long tongue. i'll be feeding the okapi and

going from skinks, i have a beautiful accuweather forecast. back to you guys. >> she has everything and the kitchen skink. >> blue tongue and forked tongue. >> and a cup of coffee.

one of the most eagerly anticipated program is premiering hit show after hit show after hit show. all from the mind of one amazing woman. the creator of "grey's anatomy" and "scandal" the latest is "how to get away with murder," reims sat down with robin roberts to

talk about her characters and how she captures so many different voices. >> how do you write these smart strong women. i say is the alternative, weak, stupid women, i don't know any of those. nobody asks how do you write smart, strong men, that is no question anybody has asked before. >> reims has good motivation, she is the mother of three little girls and hopes that her success is an inspiration to them. >> their mother is happy, their mother is fulfilled. they never had a mother that didn't get to do. there are sacrifices that go with that, and sacrifices that go with anything, and i am proud that they grow up and know that anything is possible for a woman. >> it kicks off back to back to back.

gra gray"grey's anatomy" airs at 8: followed by "scandal" and how to get away with murder after that. they all interact on social media while the show is airing and i'm the first admit i am right there along with them with my phone twittering everything. >> tweetable moment. the eagles and their fans are flying high after a rare 2-0 start, they take on the red skins at lincoln financial field. jaime apody is live with more. the two quarterbacks have a lot in common. >> they played together for a season and we'll talk about that but who has the advantage, desean jackson who played in this offense or eagles d that played against him for years. chip kelly tells me it's a wash. and nick foles has yet to get on

page with his receivers. a guy to look out for, first round draft pick smith, and michael kendricks likely out with a calf injury hopes that this is his chance to show what he can do. >> do you look at it as an opportunity? >> yes, i look at it as an opportunity, they want to throw me in there with nickel stuff and cover tight ends and backs and i look at it as a opportunity to get on the field. >> he is doing a good job to be thrown into that position now and he is doing a good job of picking things up. >> i notice all the post its on his locker, he writes be relentless and dial in. and maybe he will get a start

against desean jackson he says he will play. >> what kind of reception do you think you'll get from the fans in philadelphia. >> we'll have to wait and see, ill never had to experience that. going out and playing this sunday is a reaction i'm yet to see how they treat me. i felt i put on a lot for them within i played there. i have done to help that organization win games, if they congratulate me or boo me, i'm ready for whatever it is. >> we'll have sunday's showdown covered from start to finish. check out eagles kick off from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 and the game here on 6 abc. when the flyers called a press conference, the speculation was that he would announce his retirement. he is not about to do that.

he is dealing with blood clots in his legs and lungs since early august, the chances of him playing is slim especially because a blood disorderer runs in think family. so his future is uncertain. >> my desire is to play, like you said, i have to listen to doctors and see what is safe here. we can just wait and see. >> phillies have one last game in san diego tonight before moving on to oakland, jimmy rollins home town. they say there is no place like home, for hamel, that is the truth, he won for the fifth time in eight starts. he struck out nine in seven innings as the phils beat the pirates. he has the fourth bester a in

the league. if only cole could play every single game in san diego. >> absolutely. >> much more ahead on "action news" tonight. a century and then some. a local woman celebrating a very special birthday. and stepping outside to sky 6 hd, looking live at the ben franklin bridge and a few clouds floating by, cecily tynan joins us from the fltd zoo. to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. this is crazy i don't get it, this one is working ladies, shouldn't up be as fast as down? yeah. shouldn't internet speeds match as well? yes. do your socks match? my socks match. do your eyeballs match? yes. cable does not match the speeds. makes you want to go mad. erggggh. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch

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check out some more cool animals, cecily tynan is live with the outdoor adventure and the okapi i hear? >> an animal that most people have never seen or heard of. it's animals with unusual tongues, okapi is like the gene simmons of the animal world. >> their tongue could be 14 to 18 inches long. they can wrap around and grab on to that lettuce or browns we are feeding them. >> where can they be found in the wild? >> they are rare and elusive. they are found in the democratic

republic of the congo and there not much known about them. >> when you look at them they look like a combination of dinner animals. >> they look like a zebra, a horse, maybe a donkey, but their closest relative is the giraffe. >> but we can hear them when they are vocalizing. >> they do make sounds, a lot of similarities like the giraffe and long tongue. >> eyelashes too. >> they have the stripes, are they a type of camouflage. >> yes, the striped legs are the perfect pattern to camouflage in the thick forest. >> and this guy is a senior citizen. >> next friday is his birthday, people can come out and wish him a happy birthday, the life span for one is about 17 years. >> he is doing very well then. if you want to come to the zoo

we have the older animals and some young animals as well. >> we have four lion cubs on exhibit with mom and they are in first niagara big cat falls, they are adorable and come see them first thing in the morning. >> we see them running around and playing. >> they are active. i have okapi slip. i'll let you keep feeding kishu. >> weather today, beautiful as we come to the philadelphia zoo or anywhere, currently 72 degrees allentown 75, and more sunshine in the northwest suburbs, reading 75 and millville 69 and sea isle city and the boardwalk 71 degrees. a cold front slipped through philadelphia a few hours ago and it's hanging along the coast. you can see areas south and east of philadelphia, seeing more clouds and some sprinkles down in delaware but north and west

it's clearing and that front will continue to press through in the overnight hours, any clouds you see this evening, it's on the chilly side. philadelphia 56 and allentown 46 and wilmington 54 and millville 51, cape may 58 and the poconos is dropping down to 40 degrees. tomorrow high pressure begins to built in from new england and temperatures run 6 degrees below normal. 71 in philadelphia and partly sunny skies and that high pressure is on the move, as we head towards the weekend, the high pressure slips to the east and that gives us a return flow from the southwest. we warm things up on saturday and morning clouds and a touch of drizzle and afternoon sunshine with a high of 78 degrees, sunday is the last full day of summer we are up into the 80s. the call from accuweather with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

cool side and partly sunny and feeling like fall. on saturday though, the quick warm-up with the return of sunshine in the afternoon. great weather for the union game and 78 degrees, summer finale, 83 degrees and warm and comfortable for the eagles game, breezy and cooler and fall officially arrives on monday night and the first few days of fall is quiet and cool. -- it will be chilly. 70 degrees and thursday sunny and dry. the next seven days looking good i'll continue to feed the okapi. >> we are having technical difficulty, the okapi may have eaten the microphone. coming up

it was a birthday party fit for a queen. denise donned a crown for her 100th birthday. she was surrounded by loved ones and of course there was cake. louise says she never had a single cup of coffee and it's only tea for her. >> happy birthday louise. rights now jim gardner is standing by with these stories. a search for a woman that was stabbed several times at an employment center. and law enforcement from around the country gathered to mourn the slain state trooper.

and the latest on the effort to decriminalize marijuana possession. from cecily tynan, monica malpass and the

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. thursday night and officials break ground on a health and literacy center in south philadelphia and the fbi adds eric frein to its ten most wanted list and the big story is

the mystery surrounding a stabbing in south philadelphia. the owner of trinity staffing services was working inside of the building at 2340 south broad street when somebody came in and stabbed herself times in the chest and she is in critical condition at this hour. john rawlins live at the scene of the crime. >> reporter: well, according to police the victim is a 53-year-old woman and according to her social media, she has roots here in south philadelphia and describes herself as a conservative christian and we spoke to her pastor when she was undergoing surgery. her condition was stable but critical. >> owner caroline franklin was working inside of the no frills office and a man came in and asked about a job and stabbed her multiple times and fled with her