hours but it won't be anything like the devastating storms that hit us on tuesday fortunately. meteorologist, melissa magee tracking the storms. >> right now we are tracking light precipitation and light rainfall, mainly for the city and points to the north and west. we'll show you stormtracker 6 live double scan, you can see the light rain for the city the 95 corridor and across our western suburbs in pennsylvania and we go tighter to street level and you can see rain along the i-95 corridor pressing into media and if you are traveling along route 3 south of malvern moving into pottstown and honey brock, we are dealing with light but steady moisture. we'll show you the temperatures however the moisture is moving on it it's pretty comfortable, most spots are in the 70s and the poconos 71 degrees and the poconos and lehigh valley, in sea isle city.

a wave of energy work its way eastward well south of our area moving across areas in the virginias and also north carolina and that is where it will stay for the rest of tonight. we'll talk about what to expect and we are tracking steady moisture moving in from the northeast direction and the gusty shower or storm is expected south of our viewing area, a quarter to half inch of rain. coming up we'll take a closer look at future tracker 6 and time it out for you in the exclusive accuweather forecast. people still remain without power as the crews try to restore it. people can get a meal at ppl park and much needed ice, the

situation is the same in south jersey, lets go live no vernon odom in east greenwich township with an update there. >> reporter: good evening monica, 48 hours of no power is fast becoming a headache and nuisance, this red cross center is closing down at this hour as you can see behind me. that is the time set for today and it represents salvation for hundreds of people. red cross officials say that at least 250 storm victims have received service at this emergency operation center today. at least 250 were through here today and the need is still here. folks in this neck of the woods are some of the many thousands here in south jersey that are without you power for 48 hours. >> i just got back from vacation and i went food shopping and all the groceries i just bought are sitting in the refrigerator going bad and my husband called

liberty mutual and it's not covered. >> can't cook, can't see i have to work tomorrow so i have to call and see how we are going to do this. >> they have food water and cell phone charging stations. >> we when to the acme and the mcdonald's to try to get something to eat. the acme the shelves were bare and the mcdonald's was closed this is great we have a little something to eat here. >> the storm blew through here in 20 minutes and did a lot of damage to the south jersey communities but this center is not just open for residents but for anybody across the area. >> we feel the weather is okay after 6:00 and everyone wants to be home in their homes and the need is not great after 6:00.

but we know that first thing the next day we'll be right back here. >> reporter: the red cross has just announced the hours of operation here tomorrow is 10:30 to 8:00 p.m. because of so much demand. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. well, the state fire marshall is investigating this house fire in southhampton township new jersey to see if it was fire related. it broke out shortly after power was restored on the 100 block of friendship road, the homeowner was with a neighbor but the house is a total loss only part of the garage is left standing. check often at 6abc.com/weather, you'll find the latest forecast and you can follow at 6 abc on twitter. the parents of a girl nearly

killed by gun fire are now begging for folks to come forward with information a stray bullet hit diamond santiago while standing on her front porch on may 29th diamond was hit in the stomach and romaines in the hospital tonight and had has several surgeries. her mother is pleading for a tip that would lead to the shooter. >> i'm angry because it happened to her and it happens to other kids and no one is doing anything about it because they don't want to speak up. >> the fraternal order of police are hope that a 5,000$5,000 reward will help get information for an arrest. chris christie is expected to make an announcement for president next tuesday and they have passed the budget and that includes increased taxes on

business and high wage earners plus a 3.1 billion$3.1 billion payment to pensions. >> what is it about is workers being treated fairly they are paying more and they have an uncertainty, paying more and not knowing if the pension will be there. that is wrong. >> governor christie is expected to use his line item veto to reduce that to $1.3 billion. the senate is expected to add to vehicle fees, the revenue will be used for road and infrastructure improvements. it would generate $1.4 million a year. it does need republican support this time around. what a sight on the delaware river this after noop noon, the

tall ships made their way up the river before docking on the pennsylvania and new jersey waterfronts. they were a sight to behold. erin o'hearn is live now with more on the festival. so beautiful. >> it certainly was and the festival was so much fun and it was fascinating to watch this parade of ships sail down the tell wear and we are up close and personal to one right fow now these guys are working on the sail, this is interesting some of the ships are authentic and some are replicas and all of them were incredible. and the action was not just on the water the party may have come up short a pirate or two. >> it's interesting like you with watching the pirate show, but with ben and friends rubbing elbows here the fun went on. >> bringing people together and

enjoining the weather and bringing us together as one and all the different nationalities it's wonderful. >> the food and music and throw back to big hats and big coat tails tied well with the river parade and the idea that it's nice to slow down every once in a while it's like going back in history and going back in time when things were simpler. people appreciated the history of the ships and some were awe struck by the masterpieces. >> to see them in person is much more spectacular they are huge and i can't wait to spend the whole day here. >> this inflatable duck added the kid friendly decor and some humor. >> the ships are cool and i'm enjoying it much, i'm waiting for this little rubber ducky to come by. >> is this your favorite attraction? >> maybe. we'll see.

>> the rubber ducky certainly was a favorite. it's a great way to kick off the summer, a great way for both sides of the river to celebrate this event together it's starting to rain a bit but it's not deterring people. everybody is having fun as they should be. monica back to you. >> our cameras were invited in for a first look at entertainment options for you in atlantic city. the officially opens to the public tomorrow and features music country, rock and jazz and more and they will be represented with good food and drinks, coming up on "action news" tonight the world meeting of families and papal visit by the numbers, new details of the global event taking place here in philadelphia this september. >> who will the sixers walk away with tonight third overall, we'll hear from the top draft picks coming up if sports. jeff and monica, we are

tracking moisture from the east-west direction, it will be with us tonight and we'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues.

>> this is the last day for the philadelphia delegation visit to love preparing for the visit of the pope this september. after hard work final plans are coming together with the pope's top level staff and leaders. brian taff was there. >> reporter: we have been hearing an awful lot in broad

strokes in week for planning and today they dove into the details and yes this week long event will be huge and the numbers prove it. >> we are spending a lot of money and a lot of energy. >> the six day event which is the world meetings of families comes along with a huge price tag, $45 million, all of it being raised by private donations, we are blessed with $30 million, and we are more than-way. >> most of it goes to security and cleanup and setup. for that planners need 10,000 volunteers. >> currently there are of100 individuals that expressed an interest in volunteering and half of them have been assign aid specific task. far less significant is the so-called world meeting of

families congress that will occupy the convention center leading up to the pope's arrival. that features key note speakers for 15,000 registers event. >> those participants reflect the universal nature of the church and they come from an estimated 150 countries occupying along with the papal crowds 65000 hotel rooms and some will occupy private homes so far 1600 people have volunteers their houses for a place for pilgrams to stay and archbishop chaput wants to make sure it's not just a spectacle but an opportunity for understanding. >> we want to deal with very real issues and not just speculative issues. >> the archbishop was making reference to families made up to same sex partners and he made it clear that that issue would be

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jaime is here with sports a lot of excitement with the nba draft with good reason. >> this could determine the future. >> please. >> could it be deangelo russell or could sam hinke throw us a while card. jeff skversky is at the draft live at the barclay center in brooklyn. >> reporter: hey jaime does it get more exciting than this we are hours away from the sixers

picking third overall. and barring a curveball by the lakers or minnesota third overall who it will be is anyone's guest lets look at the top draft picks they are in the house here in brooklyn at the barclay center they arrived moments ago and taking a picture on this stage and barring a trade the sixers will walk away with one of the future stars. one is deangelo russell, and emanuel mood ea. and anything is possible. all three guys have no complains playing for the sixers. >> i would rather go 14th or 1, wherever i go with a team i know i can stick and become a franchise player or be a one and

done hit or miss type player. >> i would be happy with any team. >> i am expecting the worst hoping for top five and living my dream of playing in the nba, i am excited either way. >> sixers big man nerlins noel, say if they take another big man, he doesn't see it as being an issue along with himself and deangelo russell one of the top scorers, would be a good fit. >> that would be dynamic, whoever we do get what they could bring to the table especially deangelo he has a whole skill set that can fit

bigger guys. >> here is the sixers draft board as we speak six total picks, five in the second round but don't be surprised if general manager, sam hinke tries to dump some second round picks to get into the first round again. he loves to maneuver guys around on draft day the sixers need help and lots of it. we are live in brooklyn jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> thanks jeff. >> a lot of guys dressed to the nines at the daft. the flyers have the seventh overall pick at the nhl draft and they open september 8th at tampa bay and temple head coach, matt rule will be around for a while. the football coach signed a four year extension keeping him there to the 2020 season and his team

finished 6-6 last year and they were bowl eligible and they open against penn state against the link. and cole hamels has his charity event. hopefully not the last one in philadelphia. a busy day for high school graduations in camden and students graduated from woodrow wilson high, one of several ceremonies across the city today. congratulations everybody. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks

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melissa is here with accuweather. a bit of rain tonight. >> some rain from an west east

direction looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan it's over at the i-95 corridor to points north and west and areas in and around philadelphia, if you are traveling down to wilmington and west to jenkintown along i-476 at norristown and media a cluster of steady and light moisture across areas in lancaster you can see north and east of route 30 and honey brook, we are tracking the moisture a moderate pocket east of reading be expect the moisture to continue as we go throughout the rest of the evening hours and the rest of the day on friday talking about the highlights today you'll need to grab the umbrella before you step outside, all the moisture we are expecting with the weak system moving on through, future tracker 6 showing you the bulk of the

heavy rain moving in and it's mainly for the areas south of philadelphia and extreme south delaware you'll fine an extreme shower. and a quarter to half inch of rainfall is on the way and you can see that during the overfight hours a half inch in wildwood more than a quarter inch into millville. as far as the temperatures, it wane a bad day, the high in philadelphia 84 degrees and most spots are in the 70s, and 79 in the city and same thing in allentown and the lehigh valley and here is satellite 6 along with action radar you can see the moisture we are tracking, it has energy with it over the ohio valley but as it travels east of the appalachians a lot of that precipitation starts to fall apart and you'll notice with the severe thunderstorm watching well south of our region across virginia and also north carolina that is where the severe thunderstorm watch will stay for the rest of evening.

as far as what to expect as we close out the work week on friday we are tracking the ripple of energy that moves through tonight into friday and some moisture can be around tomorrow morning otherwise we get a few sunny breaks if the afternoon with a high temperature coming in at 80 degrees, on saturday get ready for an afternoon and evening soaking on the way with another piece of energy that moves on through and a cooler day for the start of the weekend and a cool 74, an inch to 2 inches on the way, mostly cloudy and a high temperature of 71 and rainy and high of 73 and sunday 66 the ocean temperature down the shore 72 degrees and tomorrow we are tracking the morning showers, high of 75 and breezy and wet on saturday and 74 and clouds and sunshine. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a damp start tomorrow high of 80 degrees and heavy afternoon rain on saturday and 74 we'll get

sunny breaks by sun afternoon and 78 and back to the 80s on monday and 82 and showers and storms on tuesday and 87 and upper 80s next wednesday and thursday. just light rainfall as we get into friday morning. >> thank you. abc's world news tonight is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 and joins here for "action news" at sec on channel 6. i'm monica malpass have a great night.

tonight, cheers and anger after the supreme court decision on obama care. the race to read the decision the conservative chief justice helping to save obamacare for a second time. millions will keep their insurance. some presidential candidates tonight vowing to repeal it. breaking news tonight in the case of the escaped killers. a second prison worker arrested. accused of smuggling items and allowing the convicts to rewire their prison cells. horrific driving and an ef-1 tornado just confirmed. the system moving east to d.c. arson. authorities investigating two churches set on fire in two separate states. the pastor who says he's redady to forgive. and falling from the sky. the block of ice and part of the landing gear both dropping from