philadelphia. all eyes are on atlantic city where a new winner will be crowned in the miss america pageant. those stories and more in a moment. close your mouth, chris. [laughter]. >> reporter: you would have picked any weekend all summer long and you would have been fine. this weekend we have rain on the way. i finally get what you were saying. that flew right over my head. there we go, looking live in atlantic city you can see the clouds quickly on the increase. it's a little sticky out there this morning as well as the dewpoints have come up. let's go over to double scan live. there's the batch of moisture on the way stretching from richmond and washington, d.c. and baltimore. you can see the reds and purples showing up. we're getting numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. it is racing off to the north ran east, it will get in here in time for the afternoon. probably after lunch. for today, lots of clouds, hit or miss showers or

thunderstorms. most of the heaviest stuff will be confined to south jersey and delaware. north and west there's a chance of a thunderstorm there, as well. 80 degrees is the forecasted high. you'll feel swut uncomfortable. -- somewhat uncomfortable. the humidity levels drop off next week and so do the chance of showers. we have a nice stretch of weather on the way in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast i'll have the details in just a little bit. >> thanks, chris. breaking news, authorities have given the all clear after a suspicious package was spotted outside the main entrance of episcopal hospital in kensington. officials say they found a package on the 100 block of east lehigh avenue. police cleared the area and called the bomb squad. nothing suspicious was found. we're running information about a suspicious device that led to evacuations near another hospital in center city. security officers from jefferson hospital noticed the device at

the intersection of 11th and locust before 11:00 p.m. police and the bomb squad responded they blocked off a three block area and evacuated several businesses. authorities say the device was an older model pressure cooker but nothing explosive along with it. police and the feds are trying to determine if it was left there intentionally or by accident. we have an update on a tractor-trailer crash in south jersey that's causing traffic troubles on i-295. the tractor-trailer overturned early this morning. one lane is getting by at this hour. two lanes remained closed while state police conduct the investigation. the big rig has been removed from the scene, but a backup remains. the driver of the tractor-trailer is okay. also new, philadelphia police say an argument between two women ended with one of them being stabbed multiple times. it happened around 2:30 inside a

home on the 2300 block of north 20th street in north philadelphia. police say the two women began to argue when one pulled out a knife and started stabbing the other one. the 38-year-old victim was stabbed in the face and shoulder and back. she is in serious condition at temple hospital. police have a description of the and working to track her -- of the suspect and working to track her down. the search continues for a person who hit a chester comand took off. police say the other driver made an illegal turn. jeff chirico has more on the manhunt. >> reporter: chopper 6 over the scene at east 4th and morton as rescue crews respond to a call of an injured chester police officer before 3:00. police say the officer was riding his motorcycle when the driver of a consider made an illegal left turn clipped him and fell off. hoffman fell off and the bike kept going hitting the suv.

police commissioner said the hit-and-run driver knew what he or she did. >> you can't miss this. when the bike goes down and goes 30, 40 feet and the officer goes down, you have to know what's happening. >> reporter: police shut down the intersection for two hours as detectives investigated. the bike was later towed away. meanwhile, police are asking the public's help in finding the suspect. witnesses described the car as a late model pontiac grand prix with a green hood trunk or bumper. chester mayor is pleading for the driver to turn themselves in. >> they have a chance, turn themselves in and make it easier on everybody, especially them if they do the responsible think. our police officer is on out there putting their lives on the line everyday this is a perfect example of what they have to face when they are out there. >> reporter: officer was banged up in the crash and has scrapes and bumps and bruises and expected to make a full

recovery. he spent the night at crozer-chester medical center for observation. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> turning to politics, former texas governor rick perry is ending his bid for the white house. perry was strapped for cash and struggling in the polls. a group of super pacs kept him afloat by raising $17 million. he ran four years ago that campaign ended after disappointed finishes in the primary. the justice department said hillary clinton had the right to delete personal e-mails during secretary of state. the presidential candidate admitted using a private e-mail server conducting government business was a mistakes. as far as the deleted messages, the justice department said they were not subject to the public records law. across the county and here in our area, people paused to

remember the lives lost on september 11. yesterday marked the 14th anniversary of the terror attacks. sharrie williams has more on how the victims were honored. >> reporter: it's been 14 years, but for many the pain has not gotten any better. yet these family members bear the grief and stand strong in recognition and remembrance of the love and lives they lost on september 11th 2001. >> it's a wonderful opportunity to come here and get closure so close to everybody who went through the same thing as we have. >> reporter: in new york city, the site of the tragedy has been transformed into a memorial plaza, this is sacred ground a final resting place for some victims who have never been found or identified. president obama and the first lady stepped out of the white house to observe a moment. silence for the victims including those on the plane

aimed at the pentagon and the names and passengers and crew killed on flight 93 were read. closer to home there was brilliant singing at the city of philadelphia honored the fallen. >> in memory of 23 new york city police officers who gave their lives. >> reporter: firefighters and police marched through old city to remember the thousands killed in 2001 from services in delaware county to warminster where american flags were proudly on display, but hearts were heavy. all around the county the names of the victims were called one by one to insure they will never be forgotten. >> i love you and miss you everyday, michael. >> reporter: sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> crews are laying the ground work for pope francis' visit to philadelphia. our cameras caught up with workers at eakens oval. this is where pope francis will

celebrate mass. he arrives in the city in two weeks. as soon as information is unveiled we'll tweet it out to our special account dedicated to the papal visit follow at 6abc pope for the latest. the countdown for the miss america pageant is on. among the festivities an annual prepageant parade. it will step off at 5:00 p.m. people are here from all over the county to show their support. >> it's great to come back during pageant week. >> yesterday the pageant held it's 9/11 appreciation concert. contestants compete for the crown tomorrow. be sure to tune into the live countdown at 8:00 p.m. the pageant begins at 9:00 p.m. all right here on 6abc. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, including a wedding ceremony a

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observatory captured quite a sight. check it out on the lower right corner of the screen. it looks like a tornado on the surface of the sun. nasa said it's a guy -- gyrating massive amount of plasma. the it's generates at 5 million degrees. that's hot. who put their hand in that to determine that? >> reporter: let's get you outside in the delaware valley. looking live at the center city skyline from our temple university camera. everything looks quiet right now, but as we flipped it to double scan live you can see green showing up.

heavy thunderstorms from baltimore south and washington, d.c. and richmond. all that activity of is pushing northeastward it will head head into our neck of the woods in the next few hours. numbers wise we're doing okay, this feels good, but the humidity has gone up. allentown, 67. poconos 65. millville, 72. cape may, 75. clouds are on the increase. we actually started out with a little bit of sunshine first thing this morning now the clouds are beginning to lower and thicken underneath the clouds we're seeing a heavy batch of showers and thunderstorms from washington, d.c. to richmond. we're not seeing anything severe but this is on the stronger side gusts up to 40 miles per hour. a ton of lightning strikes with one cluster alone. i'll step out real quick. you see this circle right here. if we see severe weather that's the area that will see it, interior sections of south jersey and the jersey shore and central and southern portions of

delaware. dynamically speaking that's where most of the energy with the system would be. north and west more than likely you'll pick up a hit or miss shower or thunderstorm. nothing on the severe side. into south jersey things could get interesting later on. once the system pulls away you can see the counter clockwise spin across the great lake or the high plains. that's a trough or pocket of cold air below average temperatures. all this swinging north and east and make its way into the delaware valley tomorrow and into monday. we have frost for minnesota, u-p of michigan. temperatures are down into the 30s right now. it's a very dry air mass that's heading this way. dewpoints, look at this, it's going to drop like a rock coming into monday. sticky monday, tuesday and wednesday the numbers will climb, air temperatures wise, the humidity is nice and low.

it should feel good. future tracker 6 times it out for you. people are asking when will we see the showers and thunderstorms. it's difficult to say who will see what. everybody is fair game, south jersey, delaware, northwestern suburbs, there will be showers and storms up here, as well. some of these will be on the heavier side, 4:00 p.m., jersey shore from wildwood to atlantic city could be getting clobbered at this point. 6:00 p.m., thunderstorms around atlantic city and through the evening hours we'll see the hit or miss showers and thunderstorms. fimpg tomorrow morning, waking -- first thing tomorrow morning, waking up to sunshine. we'll see the clouds increase again. with the are scattered thunderss you have a high probability of cloud to ground lightening strikes. 80 degrees for philadelphia. cloudy skies, thunderstorms

developing overnight tonight evening thunderstorms around. there's a chance of leftover showers after midnight. overnight lows in the 60s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 75 degrees sunday, overall a gray and gloomy weekend. monday is pleasant, 76. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we start to warm up, sunshine, temperatures in the 80s. and friday sun and clouds, 87. but as i mentioned it's a comfortable 87 no humidity. >> we like good hair days everyone does. >> most weddings are unforgettable. this takes the case. trent smith and his fiance planned this sunset wedding aboard his sailboat. he had the ring in a pouch and when he pulled it out, a gust of

wind swept it into the air and down into the water. >> it went overboard. >> he was sitting there stunned, did this really happen. >> he did lose the engagement ring in florida. he jumped in the water and swam to the pouch, but the ring was gone. he climbed back on board, the wedding went on, he said looking back, he wouldn't change a thing, because they will never forget that. he will never do that in front of the water again.

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sometimes we missed out going to the lake or something like that. the they raised $43,000 at a lemonade stand. the grandmother of a student matched the total. two others donated $22 million to make it a 1 $10,000 donation to the school. many are used to negotiating car prices and salaries, you can haggle on all kinds of things. what's the deal. >> reporter: thank to our blogger friends at two cents they say you can negotiate all kinds of things. number one your monthly rent. market rent is $200 above the monthly amount apartment complexes feel they must charge. ask if they will come down.

if the answer is no consider prepaying a few months in advance offering a longer lease or mowing or maintaining your own lawn. try negotiating down your medical bills. pick up the phone and ask the hospital and doctor or insurance company to work with you. number three if an item is damaged i scl -- ask for a percentage off. usually they offer 10% arrives. bargain for a better price on college tuition by using one college's offer to leverage a better package from another. we put a link to the two cents blog at 6abc.com. there you can find scripts to use to negotiate. i'm nydia han channel 6 "action news." >> still ahead on "action news" this morning. we're just two days away from

christmas, as chris sowers likes to call the eagles season opener. plus an upset serena william defeated in one of the greatest shockers in grand slam history. those stories next along with sports. >> good saturday morning to

you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us now over penns landing a wonderful 73 degrees outside right now. looking good, but meteorologist chris sowers was calling for afternoon showers, so carry that umbrella with you. in sports, the phillies lose both games of a double header to the cubs. the eagles are talking about expectations before monday's season opener in atlanta.

here's jamie apody. >> reporter: good morning, jeffrey lori was asked about lesean mccoy who continues to bash the birds in the press, lori said people say things they regret when they are rejected. he said chip kelly was a coach who was never more accessible to his players. some experts are calling for them to win the super bowl. lori not buying into the hype. >> it doesn't mean much at all. teams that are 0-4 in the preseason and then they go 12-4 it's noise to me, it doesn't impact anything. i'm on to atlanta at that. monday night will be sam bradford's first extended game action since tearing his acl during last year's preseason. imagine his emotions heading

into this season jitters? of course? >> there's jitters every week, that's what makes the game fun. it's natural. >> reporter: tune into phl17 to bring you the eagles opener. coverage kicks off at 6:30 eagles and falcons at 7:00 p.m. on phl17. it's hard to watch the phillies lose day in and day out, but twice in one day. that's torture. in the nightcap, the cubs got to alec asher. solo homer in the first gave them a 1-0 lead. first pitch this time a a 2-run homer. phillies lose 73:00n in the first game -- 7-3.

cy young winner his 8th win starting. phils fell 5-1. they begin the post reuben amaro era with to two losses within two hours. serena william as quest fr the calendar grand slam ends when she is beat by roberta vinci. she failed to take a single set which goes to show you anything can happen on any given day and that folks is what makes sports so great. go out there and have a great day. >> how is this for high scoring game, larvet last night's matchup between two high school football teams in central

pennsylvania ended 107 to 90. the star running back racked up 700 yards. according to the police this is the league to be one of the highest scoring modern era football games ever at any level. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm monica malpass cindy was taken in by a "shelter me rescue of the week" this week. you'll meet her this morning on "action news." >> plus a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" saturday at 9:00 continues.

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>> happening now on "action news" saturday at 9:00 a possible break in the rash of highway shootings in arizona. police are questioning a person of interest. lapd is investigating after a special needs student was found dead on a school bus. police are asking for the public's help torched a missing couple from chester county. first, though, let's head outside to chris sowers and the accuweather forecast. right now it doesn't look too bad. >> reporter: not too bad, we have clouds overstretching the area it's dry and sticky. 65 degrees in slatington. quakertown 64.

warrington, 66. center city, 73. kennett square 68. hockessin 67. agenda beach, 75. avalon 75. glassboro, 71. high temperatures will be cooler thanks to all the cloud cover and the approaching rain as you can clearly see on double scan live. heavy showers and thunderstorms working through washington, d.c. and baltimore indicated by the reds and maroons. you can see the cloud to ground lightning strikes. this is the activity we'll watch closely this afternoon. one or two storms could be on the stronger side possibly severe with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. the areas that would more than likely see that kind of weather if you see it at all would be south jersey and central and southern portions of delaware most of us us will see showers and storms. the one or two of us maybe severe. day planner, 80 degrees, cloudy skies, 3:00 p.m., clouds and showers and storms, 78. 6:00 p.m., 76. more showers and thunderstorms

expected. again, our high temperature 80 degrees. if you're heading to ppl park cloudy and damp periods of rain maybe a quick-hitting thunderstorm, 72 degrees by 7:00 p.m. by the 90th minute we're down to 69. not the nicest way to start the weekend. we have more showers unfortunately in the forecast for tomorrow. next week, looks a lot better. i'll have the complete seven-day forecast when i see you again in just a little bit. eva? >> developing police in arizona are questioning a man in connection with a rash of lei shootings. 11 shootings have rattled the phoenix area in just the past two weeks. police think more than one person may be to blame. >> reporter: overnight police identified a man arrested at this arizona gas station as a person of interest in the highway shootings rattling the phoenix area. >> our criminal division

continues investigation. >> reporter: officers swarmed this suv into a parking lot and taking oscar into custody. he is considered a person of interest in the shooting. >> we're looking for a suspect, whether or not it is not one or two. i can't confirm that. >> reporter: authorities say they may be looking for more than one shooter in at least 11 cars hit on the free waits ways in less than two weeks. the first incident a gunshot shattering a driver's windshield. minutes later a tour bus hit ten miles away and nine more reported shootings in the area since then. police say some may be the work of a copycat. >> a special needs student died

on a school bus and some questions need to be answered. the 19-year-old student attended an adult school in los angeles. police are trying to sort out how long he was on the bulls and why the bus driver didn't realize he was on board. the search is over for the missing pilot whose plane crashed seven miles off atlantic city. dr. michael moir was travel from michigan to atlantic city with 40 years of flying experience. the coast guard spent 22 hours and scoured 83 square miles before they dropped the case. federal prosecutors will drop the case against the

chinese professor at temple. they realized he was sending information about a different device which he helped invent. it was not restricted technology or supposed to be cept secret. a judge must formally drop the charges. police in chester county need your help in their search for missing elderly couple. the couple haven't been seen or heard from since yesterday morning. dominic is a dye -- diabetic. they recently moved into the bellingham retirement community in east goshen township. the postal service is restricting mail delivery for some during pope's -- pope francis' visit. the postal service will remove

the blue collection mail boxes from the neighborhoods. they will be removed beginning thursday beginning september 24th and reinstalled sunday afternoon. one man from bucks county isn't waiting until pope francis arrives in philadelphia. he is flying to cuba to see the pontiff. dann cuellar has that story. >> reporter: meet george who is about to travel to cuba to see pope francis. >> i was able to put a group together. >> reporter: he will be among 50 people who will be traveling to had a vanna wednesday. he is no stranger to popes he was in cuba for john paul's visit in 1998 and pope benedict in 2012. now the cuban exile whose family fled cuba wants to be there for pope francis. >> everybody wants to be near this holy man. >> reporter: he said he had the

honor to suspend the week with pope francis back in 2013. he said unlike the pope's visit to philadelphia which will be in a him or zones and restrictionst will be personal in cuba. >> in 1998, 2012, and they are using the same model is open to the masses. >> reporter: from there fernandez will traveled to washington where the pope will canonize a saint at the national mall in washington. >> it's a special honor and he has turned out to be a rock start. >> reporter: i'm dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> more on the pope's upcoming visit go to 6abc.com slash pope you'll find the latest information about parking restrictions in center city.

we have the details you need to get around and in fact the papal visit. -- navigate the papal visit. new on "action news," a young man is talking about a balcony collapse that killed 6 ftz -- of his friends. he shattered he'll and angle. he and his friends who died came from ireland. >> i remember waking up in the emergency room. to our friends we miss you, we will always miss you. we'll never forget you some day i look forward to seeing you all again. >> city inspectors say the balcony was rotted by water damage. he plans to go home to ireland soon and visit the families of his lost friends. >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00. new information on the deadly

crane collapse in saudi arabia. what authorities say is to blame. in "healthcheck," a survivors story he beat colon cancer and now he is on a mission to spread the word about warning signs. we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns.

>> new video shows the moment a massive crane collapsed in saudi arabia killing 107 people and

injuring 200 others. the crane smashed into mecca's grand mosque yesterday ahead of the start of the annual pilgrimage. officials say high winds are to blame. they say the winds brought down trees and signs. another wildfire is racing out of the control in northern california destroying homes and sparking evacuation orders. a state of emergency is declared in a half dozen communities about 60 miles southeast of sacramento. the butte fire exploded charring 100 square miles and 60,000 acres in two days. the fire 10% contained has destroyed 6 homes and threatening thousands more. hundreds have fled towns. ful the town of san andreas is nearby and residents are preparing to leave. we were talking about this earlier, people have been warned to be ready to go at a moment's

notice. >> reporter: they have a fire season out there, the number that have burned is well below average, but the acres burned is well above average. it's creating a mess out there. they need rain. for us back here, we needed rain and thursday happened. philadelphia officially at the airport picked up over 4 inches of rain with one little storm that pushed through. the more is on the way. for now we're live in cape may. nice and quiet down there, even the shorepoints you'll get in the on act, well. of double scan live showing the moisture is from harrisburg to baltimore and washington, d.c. it will stay there over the next few hours, give or take an hour or two from lunchtime we'll see the rain drops around our neck of the woods. millville, 72. allentown, 67. poconos 65. reading, 65. but it's a humid 65 degrees,

dewpoints in the mid 60s this afternoon even though our high temperatures will top out in the upper 70s low 80s when the humidity levels are that high it feels uncomfortable regardless of what the temperatures are doing. satellite and ray-- radar it's a small area of low pressure that will race on by during the afternoon hours. that will trigger the showers and thunderstorms later on. we'll zoom into the areas again you can see the heavier storms northeast of the richmond. we're seeing a ton of lightning strikes. good news we're picking up the heavy reigns and gusty winds we're not seeing anything severe and no flooding. good news they need the rain as well. it will push off to the northeast in the next several hours. looking at the surface maps there's the low that will ride up the eastern seaboard today. it will plant over new england tomorrow. the problem is notice how close it is to the philadelphia area by tomorrow. that means we'll have clouds thrown back into the area.

with the upper level feature hanging back here to the west that will swing through as well. even sunday even though most of the rain is out of here it's rather gray and gloomy. future tracker 6 showers and thunderstorms developing after lunchtime. some of them could be heavy across south jersey, especially the jersey shore and central and southern delaware where there is the slight chance that one or two storms could turn severe with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. otherwise everybody is fair game, shower or thunderstorm later on. overnight showers and thunderstorms. otherwise it's mainly cloudy skies and lesterover shower and same thing sunday, cloudy limited sunshine and leftover shower. not the nicest of weekends, but not too bad either. tomorrow afternoon, rain is possible in the area. isolated severe thunderstorm possible across south jersey, generally speaking we'll see rainfall totals between half inch and a inch. sunday, lots of clouds and sun

and leftover shower. forecast for today, cloudy skies, thunderstorms likely. reading, 76. millville, 81, dover, 79. cape may, 79. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 75 degrees tomorrow that's below average for a change. 76 monday, that's below average. and then we get back above normal. especially tuesday, wednesday, thursday, the highs are soaring into the mid to upper 80s. the normal is around 79 or 80. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it will be bright and sunny. low humidity it will not feel too bad, friday sun and clouds, 87 degrees. as of now i don't see anymore 90s, the way this summer has been can't be ruled out just yet. >> and because you're so grumpy about it mother nature may do it. >> reporter: it's time to move on. >> the kids need cooler weather

because some of the schools don't have ac. >> from oregon comingsment case of the clepto kitty. tiger steals including marijuana. her owner is a police officer. he has cameras recording all the cat's activities. his last cat had a similar issue with taking stuff. for the past few weeks we've been inviting viewers to share their shelter success story with us, the first story a dog who went from death row to tv stardom. >> reporter: meet brooklyn a 3-year-old boxer lab mix. >> do you want to tell me what this is? >> reporter: her tendency to chew up remotes made her the winner of home videos. brooklyn was rescue from a high

kill shelter in tennessee by the almost home dog rescue. >> we take them out of high kill shelters down south and match them up with a appropriate homes. >> reporter: lindsey and her dog brooklyn are one of 3,000 adoptions made by almost home since 2008. looking for some love of his own is copper a 5-month-old australian shepherd golden restever mix. he would love a home with a fenced yard and active family. pumpkin is a mix. she would fit in with an older family and other dogs. sugar is house broken and plays nicely with other dogs. mutt will need attention he is a 4-month-old pup. he is a nice dog.

this is cindy a 7-year-old boxer mix with a beautiful coat. she also terrific with children and love to play with other dogs and great companion she just needs a good home. if you're interested in cindy or any of the dogs you met visit the almost home dog rescue website. if you want like to share your shelter success story post i tell to the facebook using the #6abc "shelter me rescue of the week." we'll be featuring your story on the up coming "shelter me rescue of the week" segment. with cindy, i'm monica malpass channel 6 "action news." let's clear the air.

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>> here's what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend. held to the jersey shore to see the top nine string bands from the new year's day parade as they strut their stuffer in wildwood. it begins at 4:00 p.m. followed by a parade on old new jersey avenue in north wildwood. college fest kicks off at

dilworth park. the all day event welcomes 5,000 college students who call the city of philadelphia home while they earn a degree. the all day festival includes free admission to museums along the parkway. in "healthcheck" you only thing of colon cancer and old people. but a young person has the warning signs. >> reporter: for months, ed knew something was wrong. he was too embarrassed to mention it. >> nobody talks about it. >> reporter: fearing the discomfort he didn't eat and lost 30 pounds. when he saw help the diagnosis was enough to knock him flat. >> was it was advanced colon cancer stage four. i was present when the doctor told us, i can't talk to anyone for three or four days. that was the day before ed's

30th birthday. just the beginning of a two year battle. >> chemo therapy 8 months, 6 weeks of radiation. i had to rest and get surgery. i had an obstruction. >> reporter: he finally recovered physically, but felt alone not knowing other young survivors and then a friend took him to his first run walk. >> it hit me hard how lucky i was and i should be doing something in the community to raise awareness. >> reporter: after that he went full tilt painting his body blue for run walk getting sponsor and creating selling hundreds of attention-getting t-shirts for other events. plus he created a website fighting for blue to connect survivers. ed has taken his frank talk about colon cancer to national conferences. >> i'm starting to reach other

people that are newly diagnosed and trying to give them hope. >> reporter: ed wants young people to be aware of warning signs because they are not in the age group for regular colonoscopies. the undi run is next saturday next to the art museum steps. we have more at 6abc.com. ali gorman channel 6 "action news."

i'm lika small boxer. ring. you don't expect much... and then, wham! i hit 'em with huge creamy goodness! alright round two! bring it, girlfriend! rich, creamy, 100% natural cheese. mini babybel. snack a little bigger. weather. >> reporter: we have a little bit of wet weather heading this way, afternoon thundershowers and thunderstorms likely. 80 degrees, one or two areas could pick up a quick-hitting drenching downpour. maybe a good gust of wind out of there. tomorrow, 75 breezy.

leftover showers. >> it look like be there for the show me your shoes parade. jack hanna's wildwood countdown is next. we'll be back tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00. here's some of the stories we'll be working on for you. a new miss america will be crowned in atlantic city. we'll be there live. one of the greatest love stories of all times romeo and you will juliet he we'll have a preview. now for chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm eva pilgrim. have a great saturday!

narrator: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown." everywhere i go, i find creatures on the move. but just like people, once in a while, animals need a rest stop. to take care of the kids... pam: as they get a little bit older, they're gonna wean and then they're gonna be on their own. jack: to refuel during a long trip... reuven: they've actually come to us from, uh, western europe. jack: they flew all the way here? or to reunite with someone special... man: there are more than 50,000 pairs of puffins. jack: wow. today, we'll catch up with six species at their favorite