cooperating for us. showers are in the forecast, at least in some areas. we have team coverage on this fourth of july, no matter the weather "action news" reporter trish hartman is in ocean city, ali gorman is along the ben franklin parkway but we will begin with meteorologist cecily tynan with more on that threader of rain. >> alicia and rick we have rain in our forecast this evening. mother nature putting a bit of a damper on our fourth of july night. double scan live showing this band of showers working up from maryland and northern virginia. it is weakening as it does but a much wider view on double scan showing that there's low pressure up across the midwest and this whole system will be sliding over us overnight tonight and that's actually sparking severe weather across west virginia. so, breaking it down, this evening for the fireworks, lots of clouds and there will be some showers around, temperatures in the 70's, at 8 o'clock 75, by 10 o'clock 71, that steady heavy rain will be arriving in the wee hours of the morning.

many hours after the fireworks but we're looking at the potential for some very heavy rain. so a flash flood watch has been posted for entire viewing area until midnight,, from midnight i should say until 10 o'clock in the morning for the threat of some localized flooding on roads and creeks. i'll talk more about that. once the rain moves out i'm tracking a heat wave on the way with the hottest weather so far this year. all the details on that in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> all right cecily. we'll check back in later. let's he had to the jersey shore and "action news" reporter trish hartman who is live in ocean city tonight where overcast skies didn't keep folks from having fun on this holiday today. trish. >> reporter: that's right, rick. the beach and the boardwalk have been packed today. we saw some sun earlier. now it's been drizzling on and off for the past half hour but these folks don't mind. this group of cousins from sicklerville enjoying ice cream and water ice. wave lie to the folk at home. say happy fourth of july. everyone we talked to was

thrilled to be celebrating down the shore. >> when you first get in it's really cold and then when you get -- you get used to it it actually gets warmer. >> reporter: as far as the eye could see people were enjoying those refreshing waves in ocean city. even with clouds in the forecast, the beach was packed with happy vacationers. >> every single day we dig a hole and we get as deep as we can and then we put our feet in it and bury ourselves. >> reporter: this group from maryland staked out their area with red, white and plow, one of many ways beachgoers honored those who have made sacrifices for our freedom. >> i just love our heroes and i love everything they've done for us. >> it's a nice day. i mean, this is a day god made for today. we have to enjoy it. it's the fourth of july. the freedom we have and that's all that counts. >> we're just celebrating u.s.a. we're very patriotic here to celebrate us. >> reporter: up on the boardwalk the gibbs family from havertown was gobbling up ice cream happy to be in their favorite beach town. >> a family friendly area.

it's close to home and we have friends who live here too. >> reporter: soon they'll be long gone their long weekend coming to an end. >> we're hanging out on the boardwalk the kids want to go on a few rides and we're heading home because they have camp starting tomorrow. this is it. >> this is our last hurrah for the fourth of july weekends. >> reporter: now, the day isn't over. there are plenty people coming off the beach. if you're sticking around there's still plenty time to enjoy the boardwalk, the rides, the games, the foods. the fireworks are scheduled to go off at 10 o'clock. trish hartman channel6 "action news." >> from the shore to the city "action news" reporter ali gorman is live for us on the ben franklin parkway. ali, there's no shortage of things to do around town today. >> reporter: yeah, alicia and rick, it has been nonstop ceremonies, celebrations, parades across the city and as you can see behind me now, the party on the parkway is under

way. people have packed the parkway for food, fun, music and dancing. for many, celebrating the fourth of july in philadelphia is a family affair. >> this is a family tradition. we come down here every year. >> reporter: and every year the feeling of patriotism is palpable across the city. >> ♪ >> reporter: the day started at independence hall where hundreds lined the lawn to hear the star spangled banner and excerpts from the declaration of independence. read by philadelphia born actors leslie odom jr. from the broadway hit hamilton and tom vereca of abc's how to get away with murder. >> we, therefore, the representatives of the united states of americaism morning to night, east to west, everyone was decked out in red, whiter and blue. >> i got my face painted 78. i got the welcome america

shirt. >> reporter: she's celebrating two occasions, the seventh anniversary of her life saving liver transplant and america's birthday. >> i just decided to wear a flag shirt and like red, white and blue head band and blue shorts. >> reporter: and back here live as you can see there are already hundreds of people along the parkway but if you're coming down for the concert or the fireworks, don't worry, there is still plenty of room on the lawn. we're just hoping that those lawns stay dry. that's the latest here, reporting live along the parkway, ali gorman, channel6 "action news." rick and alicia. >> ali thank you. we hope so, too. of course we'll have more on the fourth of july festivities for you in just a moment but first an important story affecting a lot of commuters. tomorrow's expected to be a pretty rough commute for people who take septa's regional rail after a third of the fleet was taken out of service. an engineer found a potentially dangerous defects in 120 silver liner cars.

it's said to be a failed beam in the suspension system. now, because so many trains are off the rails, septa is urging rail riders to look for work week alternatives. >> because of the crowded conditions losing 13,000 seats is quite substantial. we want to get the message out there to be flexible with your glime please take note if you are watching this and you take septa. septa says it plans to have a modified saturday special with service every half hour during rush hour. >> from our delaware news room tonight police in newark are investigating two terrifying cases of attempted abduction. the first happened yesterday at colonial gardens. a 28-year-old woman unloading her car was grabbed from behind by a man. he put a rag soaked with a chemical on her mouth according to police. she was able to fight him off and get away. in the second attack a 61-year-old woman was getting out of her vehicle at main towers when she, too, was accosted from behind. the suspect tried to push her

back into the vehicle but she fought him off as well. we'll have much more on these attacks live from newark coming up in our next half hour. a tractor-trailer struck and killed a ped who was walking along i-295 early this morning. it happened around 4:00 a.m. near route 38 in mount laurel. no word yet on the identity of the victim or whether any charges will be filed against the driver of that truck. >> it is time now to take a look at how the roadways are shaping up tonight. maybe people running away from the beach. >> we'll see. matt pelman isn't running anywhere, he's standing right there for us and he's live in the "action news" traffic center. happy fourth to you. >> same to you guys. i'll be running in just about 45 minutes or so. traffic running away from the beach running pretty smoothly. i don't think a lot of people are anxious to leave the beach. in dennisville this is 47 northbound side of petersburg head up to the split. as you can come away from wildwood traffic has been moving pretty well. we're just starting to see a slow down on the northbound side of the garden state

parkway approaching the a.c. expressway there in the ongoing construction zones, speeds in the teens now. volume is starting to build but up until this point it really hasn't been too bad. getting sick of the grotto's pizza, i can't imagine that but if you need to come back from the delaware beaches it's great. northbound side of highway one speeds in the 60's. with people staying down the shore longer we'll see heavier traffic later tonight and tomorrow morning which is problematic because we already had plenty of fish to friday with tomorrow morning's commute and the septa regional rail car shortage that's going to give us delays and a lot of overcrowding. this afternoon on septa patco and njt were on holiday schedules. in most cases that means a sunday schedule. coming back from the poconos earlier crash on the southbound northeast extension is gone, so you're moving fine now with speeds in the mid 60's. but we'll check it again, rick and alicia, in the next half hour. >> the travel rush is on and

security is high. after last week's terror attacks at airport in istanbul airports enhanced security measures all across the united states and with 11 million seats booked, they just can't be too careful. here's abc's stephanie ramos with the latest from the roads and the skies on this fourth of july. >> fourth of july celebrations in our nation's capitol will be some of the biggest but d.c. is not the only city seeing many travelers and ramped up security. on this fourth of july, of the 43 million americans traveling over this holiday weekend, 36 million of them will drive. >> prices are low and i figured i'd give it a shot and a travel. >> so low the average of $2.27 per gallant been this cheap since 2005. now if you plan on being on the roads later today get ready for traffic. according to the folks at traffic navigation app waze the roads will be busiest at 10 o'clock tonight as people head home from those fireworks

displays. >> don't forget airports. terminals will also be jam packed with travelers. airlines booking a staggering 11 million seats this weekend. the busiest hubs new york las vegas d.c. chicago and l.a. >> i'm glad i'm here early. >> law enforcement not taking a day off this holiday. you'll see more armed officers and k-9 units at airports across its u.s. authorities ramping up security after a string of terror attacks in bangladesh, turkey and iraq in just one week. >> officials reminding all travelers if you see something, say something. in washington, stephanie ramos, channel6 "action news." >> back here lots of communities throughout our area celebrated this fourth with food, fun and friends. upper merion celebrated the fourth with its annual celebration in the township's park in king of prussia. the festivities kicked off with a carnival complete with rides lots of food and games and at this hour, the band the mango men are set to take the stage. they promise to take the audience on a trip to margaritaville.

not bad. its fourth of july fun was in full swing in narberth as well. families kicked off the holiday this morning at the narberth playground. there were lots of things for kids everything from cotton candy to a bounce house. there was a pie eating contest today as well. sign me up. >> and the roar of motorcycles kicked off collingdale's independence day parade. several clubs took part in that parade including bikers against child abuse and the pennsylvania coalition of motorcycles. the bikers were followed by a local scout troop as well as spring bands. after the parade the community was invited to celebrate the holiday at collingdale park. fireworks will take place there tonight at 9 o'clock. >> ♪ >> in south jersey marching bands and more entertained the crowds in berlin. the parade route kicked off at the berlin township firehouse and made its way through town. people in the crowd were, of course, sporting their red,

white and blue and sounds of the mummers. >> and still to come on "action news" tonight a teenager loses his foot after stepping on an explosive in new york's central park. what investigators now think it actually was. >> also coming up, something that might come in handy tonight, a new drug to help dogs afraid of fireworks. but first, a look at some of the great pictures adorable and of course patriotic our viewers have been sending us. some of the fourth of july sights around the region. use #6abc action to share yours. >> ♪

>> audubon fire department unveiled its 9/11 memorial today on this fourth of july. pieces of steel and concrete from the world trade center were awarded to the station. audubon residents was working on the 87th floor of the south toe towerly he spoke about his survival today. >> me and other coworkers we were able to evacuate 40 plus people from the floor. we saw people across its law working. 44 out of 45 of them perished. >> former audubon fire chief

john carpenter worked tirelessly to make this memorial come true for the past few years. a body found in the river. ah italian media said he had a large wound on his head and his shirt was also covered in blood. solomon had just completed his first year at the university of wisconsin in madison. police in rome have now opened up a murder investigation. >> investigators are new york city say it will take several days to find out what can chemicals were used in a homemade fire work that detonated in central park yesterday. a teenager stepped on the explosion leaving him severely injured and forcing doctors to have to amputate his foot. investigators say it was not a case of terrorism. they believe it was a makeshift attempt to replicate a snapper fire work which makes noise when thrown to the ground. whoever made it apparently thought it didn't work and tossed it in a remote part of the park. that's where the teenager was when he accidentally set it off.

>> still to come on "action news" a dangerous type of binge drinking may be more common than previously thought on college campuses. we have details in health check. >> by the end of the day we could get a close are look at the planet jupiter than ever before. we'll tell you about the mission of a solar spacecraft that will take up close color pictures of this mals sieve planet when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. like putting oregano in their water.

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>> countdown is on for the juneau spacecraft to reach its destination, jupiter. solar powered spacecraft traveling for five years and is scheduled to start engine burn before midnight and hopefully taking pictures shortly thereafter. with the exception of the sun jupiter is bigger than everything in the solar system put together. juneau will orbit 37 times over the next 27 months. its mission will end in 20's 18 when the spacecraft will deliberately crash into the planet. >> in health check a new study shows a dangerous drinking behavior is more common than thought on college campuses. it's called drunk orexia students skip meals or exercise intensely before meals. the idea being to cut down on calories consumed to increase the buzz. study shows eight in 10 students have engaged in this

type of behavior. and there's something that could come in handy a little later this evening a new drug for dogs who are afraid of fireworks. the drug is called seleo and it hit the u.s. market last month. it's a low dose version of a cane flynn seed tiff. dogs usually tremble panic and can run away or injure themselves. it is a gel that takes effect within a half hour and it offers a calming effect during those stressful times. >> our puppy is too young for the drug so we put a big pair of ear muffs on her. >> let me know how that works. >> much more still to come. a check of the forecast for you. >> taking a live look outside, look at that sky6 hd showing you the beaches of atlantic city where guess what a lot of people are still holding onto those spots on the sand. meteorologist cecily tynan with your exclusive accuweather five day forecast including a look at the fireworks forecast tonight when "action news" comes right back. >> i think there's monica malpass right there getting in the water.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan halls the red white and somewhat blue forecast for folks who might be out tonight. >> a little bit blue because we have showers moving in right now. double scan live showing a few sprinkles across the leve lehigh valley and bucks county.

a steadier band of light showers moving in moving through maryland heading into lancaster county, oxford chester county and new castle county and this whole band is moving northeast at about 20 miles per hour. so, this is going to be putting a damper on our fourth of july evening and then there's heavy rain that will be moving in through the overnight hours. right now temperatures doesn't feel like the fourth of july. 76 degrees in philadelphia. allentown 78. wilmington 75. cape may only 71. normal high for this time of the year is 87 degrees. so, with the clouds, it's quite a bit cooler and it is slightly humid. 61 is the dewpoint right now. but it's a lot more humid down over dover. the dewpoint is 70's degrees and it's the warm front that's moving through so as it lifts to the north the dewpoints will really be soaring tomorrow really through the rest of the weekend with a heat wave on the way. satellite6 along with action radar showing here's the band of the showers that will be moving through this evening and then there's low pressure

that's across the midwest and what that low pressure will do is ride right over us overnight and that is what can n contains the heavy rain and even thunderstorms. showers early. if you're heading to fireworks, take the rain gary, a sweatshirt. that heavy rain arriving after midnight. 67 the low in the suburbs, 70 degrees for center city so future tracker timing it out. around 10 o'clock a lot of fireworks going on and we will have a band of some showers around then. so, it will be on the damp side but really the main action is the wee hours of the morning around 2 o'clock some bands of some heavy rain with a rumble of thunder. looks like this will be lingering into your tuesday morning commute. so, be allow extra time tomorrow morning, perhaps tune into "action news" beginning at 4:30 and then whole system lifts away from us. by 11 o'clock, we're drying out. but we could be dealing with some flash flooding before then. future tracker showing generally weavegenerally we're t

about a half inch to an inch of rain. the latest run shows right over philadelphia could receive more than 3-inches of rain. that band may move north or south but wherever it hits, we will likely see some localized flooding, some flash flooding, so you definitely do want to be careful overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. so, the five day at 5:showing tomorrow we wake with the rain. it's out of here by 9 o'clock. clouds break for sunshine, '88 degrees. and look at this wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, temperatures in the mid 90's. heat wave number two on the way. peaking on thursday. i'll let you know when it heads out coming up in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. going from wet to very hot. >> all right, get some swimming pool ready. >> it's ready. come on over. >> great. >> she won't give us the address. she hasn't given us the address. finally this half hour a long time fourth of july tradition took place today in conshohocken. as they have for more than 60 years young racers jumped in

their soap box derby cars and zoomed down fayette street. soap box derby racing dates back to 1934. they rely on the power of gravity to go. a lot of fun. >> look thlook at them go. >> much more to come on "action news" at 5:30. >> we'll be right back.

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica is off. alicia vitarelli joining us tonight and here's what we're covering for you on "action news" tonight. we're monitoring the threat of showers for this evening on this fourth of july. >> and there is also a flash flood watch overnight. meteorologist cecily tynan at the "action news" big board with the details. cecily. >> and rick and alicia, unfortunately we have wet weather moving in. the good news is the heaviest will be waiting until after midnight but live on storm storm tracker6 double scan showing there's a warm front moving in and this has a bands of showers and this will be moving through overthe evening and this low pressure and that will ride right over us later on tonight and that's what will bring us some heavy rain with a threat of some thunderstorms. so, your fireworks forecast, a lot of people asking me about

this, i would take an umbrella because there will be some showers around this evening, lots of clouds as well. also wear a sweatshirt, a little bit on the cool side at 8 o'clock, 75. by 10 o'clock 71. then after midnight is when the real heavy rain moves in so the national weather service has posted a flash flood watch for our entire viewing area beginning at midnight until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. i'll talk more about the specifics on how much rain to expect, when and where and after that, we've got the hottest weather of the year heading in. all the details on that in the full accuweather forecast. >> okay, thanks cecily. >> and now the details to the stories we're following for you tonight. the victims tell newark authorities a suspect came out of nowhere, it's a story we've been following for you, two cases within the same area and two women fighting for their lives. these attacks happened within hours of each other, all along the same stretch of east main street. again in newark last night into this morning. luckily both women got away. but police are hot on the

trail in this case. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes live in newark where the attacks happened with more details. jeanette. >> reporter: alicia, newark police say this man seemed to have carefully land out both of these attempted abductions but they are holding out hope this afternoon that another set of eyes was watching all of this happen and that that will lead to a much needed break in this case. the news of not one but two attempted abductions spread quickly along east main street. kyle stubs lives just feet away from where the first incident happened. >> i feel very frightening just for anybody to go through an experience like that. >> reporter: newark police say around 11:30 last night a 26-year-old woman was walking to and from her car bringing things into her apartment at colonial gardens. on the last of those trips, someone grabbed her from behind and quickly tried to cover her mouth. that's when the overwhelming smell of the chemical soaked rag hit her. >> i'm pretty shocked that

something like that would happen. that actually makes me scared. that could really happen to anybody. >> reporter: the university of delaware student fought back. the suspect gave up and ran off. but it wouldn't be long before he returned just four hours later around 3:30 this morning, a 61-year-old woman says she was also attacked from behind. she says a man tried to should have her into a car and like the last victim, the woman successfully fought him off but another chilling similarity. that strong odor. >> we know it's a chemical base on the smell. not certain exactly what type of chemical but both victims described a smell. >> reporter: virginia miles says she and others have felt uneasy about coming out late at night. she always felt she wasn't alone. >> there's been a couple times used to come out and walk the dog she said there was somebody out there walking around here. i don't know where they're coming from. >> reporter: miles insists though not as strong as she used to be, a little awareness goes a long way. >> since i got my eyes looking for somebody, you know, if

there is somebody roaming around here at night, i know that. i don't know who it is. >> reporter: and we saw police come by earlier today canvassing the area and collecting any possible evidence 33 may have missed the first time around but they do have a very vague description of the suspect. if you have any information that could help in this ongoing investigation, however minor you think it might be newark police want to hear from you. reporting live in newark, jeanette reyes, channel6 "action news. >> thanks jeanette. from our new jersey news room tonight a man was rescued from the roof of a burning home in camden this afternoon. this was the scene along the 1100 block of mount ephraim avenue. still not clear how the man wound up on the roof of the vacant property but firefighters were able to quickly knock out the flames. the man was taken to cooper university hospital for treatment. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. >> ♪ >> a situation is continuing to develop in camden. an arson task force is being assembled to investigate 13

suspicious fires set over the weekend. most of the fires were set in vacant homes located within a one-mile radius. some broke out while crews were on the scene of another fire. all of them happened during the daytime, so investigators are hoping that someone saw something suspicious. business owner earnest hall says he thought this new security system caught the suspect. >> you know, we get here, we would be able to run the tape, look and see everything and they would be able to see everything that's going on here. that's why i had it put on the outside and inside but nothing was turned on. >> seven firefighters suffered minor injuries while fighting those fires. no one else was hurt. if you have information, you can call the tip line. it's post the right now on 6abc.com. >> septa regional rail riders are being warped to find alternate routes to and from work until further notice. one third of the trains in the fleet are being pulled from service. starting tomorrow septa regional will operate on a modified saturday schedule. trains will be added to the

more popular lines to ease congestion. on a normal day 65,000 seats are available on regional rail. well, that will dwindle to 35,000 tomorrow. if it becomes too crowded trains will bypass stops completely and travel through to the final destination. we'll have a complete break down of the changes coming up on "action news tonight at 6 o'clock. and the "action news" morning team will be there to help you navigate these septa regional rail scheduled changes tomorrow morning so join matt tam david and karen for all the latest tomorrow morning beginning at 4:30 a.m. well, ahead of big public celebrations on this independence day security is ramped up from coast to coast. nypd detectives are looking into the mysterious explosion in central park that seriously injured an 18-year-old tourist. abc's elizabeth hur is live in new york tonight with more. elizabeth. >> reporter: rick, good evening to you and first we'll talk about the holiday security. now, to be clear, authorities say there are no credible threats against the u.s. but to be prepared for anything,

police everywhere are out in full force. with fireworks lighting up the skies and millions celebrating on the ground -- >> be vigilant out there, be safe out there. look out for each other. >> reporter: it is all hands-on deck for police across the country with the nation on alert and new york on edge. the nypd still investigating the source of the blast in central park, the 18-year-old victim visiting from virginia still in the hospital with his foot now amputated. >> we're all sad, i mean, this wonderful, wonderfully active young man, somebody did it. i don't know who. >> reporter: evidence recovered from the scene have authorities leaning towards this being the work of an amateur who tried but failed to detonate what appears to be homemade explosives. >> there is some forensic evidence that indicates that it was not meant to go off by somebody stepping on it.

it may have not gone off at an earlier time and was just left there. >> reporter: this investigation ongoing as authorities continues to work around the clock looking for signs of danger across the city using mobile cameras and specialized bomb sniffing dogs. the added security also visible in boston and washington, d.c. >> fbi police cars have been around. seems like everybody's out patrolling. >> reporter: patrolling the streets in chicago, an extra 5,000 officers. and now back to that explosion in central park. we learned from investigators today what ever it was that blew up it is being analyzed at a lab and the results could be available as early as this wednesday. that is the very latest from here live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." rick and alicia, back to you. >> elizabeth, thank you. >> well, celebrating the 240th birthday of the united states does not get much bigger or better than how we celebrate

right here in philadelphia. ly. >> philadelphia freedom. our founding fathers declared on july 4th 1776 that the 13 colonies would rise against the british to become their own free and united democracy. >> (bells ringing). >> a longstanding tradition continued today on independence mall. descendants of the signers of the declaration of independence donned white gloves. each child gently tapped the bell 13 times in honor of the original 13 colonies. >> meanwhile young and old were sporting their best patriotic costumes for ocean city's annual independence day parade this morning. the stars and stripes covered the sidewalks and streets and a parade of floats, kids on bicycles and performers went by. it was a fun time had by all here in ocean city today. >> lie everybody, how are you?

hi, how are you. >> how is that for a surprise guest at the fourth of july parade in hockessin delaware. vice president joe biden walked a portion of the route shaking hands and taking pictures. organizers say this is their final year putting this parade together and warn that unless someone comes forward to take over the reigns, the parade might not happen next year. maybe biden's unannounced visit will encourage someone new to get involved in that longstanding tradition. >> folks happy to see him there. meanwhile matt pelman is back in the "action news" traffic center with an update on the commute which is actually in full swing despite the holiday, matt. >> that's absolutely right. i'm encouraging people not to get involved in this, it's the schuylkill expressway westbound just west of passyunk avenue and 26th street where they all come together. it's a motorcycle accident rick and alicia, that's taking out the left side of the roadway. fire trucks and ambulance as well are on the scene. they just got the bike actually pushed off to the side here but traffic is kind of slowly snaking through.

it is causing big delays on the schuylkill westbound as you come away from broad street through this accident scene just west of passyunk avenue. in addition to that of course we're watching all the closures because of the welcome america festivities. both drives of the parkway are shut down through at least tomorrow morning. we'll of course keep you posted on when things get reopened there. out in whitemarsh, watch out for a crash on ridge pike at mail lon drive. accident on the schuylkill expressway headed towards the shore. the vial out of commission. coming back from the beaches, this is the garden state parkway at the cape may tolls. a few more cars headed northbound. it slows up around the a.c. expressway but i'm expecting a lot of shore traffic tomorrow morning. i'm expecting wet conditions and the big regional rail problems. i'll see y'all at 4:30 a.m., rick and alicia. >> you can tell us about it. see you then matt. >> i'll be watching. [laughter] >> still to come on "action news" tonight a group of children celebrating the fourth of july for the very first time today. we'll explain what makes this

independence day so very special. >> and what's a fourth of july without this coney island competition, the gluttony, suspense, the stomachache the nausea. we're talking about the nathan's hot dog eating contest. jaime apody will have the winner coming up in sports. >> the catsup, the mustard. >> exactly. >> we want to see how you're celebrating this independence day. send us pictures of your community picnic, backyard barbecue, your parade your little ones decked out in red, whiter and blue. post it to our 6abc facebook twitter or instagram account can and add the #6abcaction. we'll be right back.

>> 13 children took an oath today officially making them united states citizens. >> of the united states of america. >> the 13th annual children's citizenship ceremony took place this afternoon at the betsy ross house in center city philadelphia. afterward the children took part in the let freedom ring bell ringing. that ringing commemorates the 13 original colonies and america's birthday. congratulations to those children. >> time for sports. jaime apody is here. phillies are playing for your

fourth of july in an important divisional contest. >> they've given us reason to celebrate. nothing better, america's pastime on america's birthday. jerad eickhoff and the phils donned interesting looking patches. first inning the braves with a one life nothing lead. phils bats provided fireworks from there. second inning something to beholder. cesar hernandez this falls in for a triple. odubel ler rare are a two run homer. later mike kale franco in on the action. two run shot for him as well, his vegth, a seven run, seconds inning, the first time since dean in 1933 where a starter allowed eight plus extra base hits and the phillies are still up seven to one in the sixth. it's the deal that has

taken the basketball world by storm and made the warriors instand overwhelming favorites to win it all next year after all steph curry will be joined by kevin durant. durant wants to win a championship. he is leaving oklahoma to sign with golden state. two year deal worth more than $54 million. warriors won 73 games last year without him. upon the news sports books in vegas. two time m.v.p. steph curry the fourth highest paid player on his own team. sixers did not land dure rant but had he played in spain they might have had a shot. today reports are sixers did land another point guard. sergio rodriguez who is said to have agreed to a one year, $8 million deal. rodriguez has played the past five season for real mad detroit. he played three years in portland from 06-09.

it's a big flight for the sixers. ben simmons makes his nba debut. it is summer league but all eyes will be on the number one overall pick as its sixers face the celtics in utah. nobody is expecting a triple-double or anything but what is he looking forget out of for his first taste of pro ball? >> just play hard, you know, as long as i'm playing hard and working hard that's all i can really ask of myself and as long as everybody on the court is working hard then as a team we're good. >> wimbledon roger federer on to the quarterfinals with a straight set win over steve? and son. five time champ venus williams advances to the quarters. her sister serena head thread, too. guess you can say she lifts in after all. a bit of trouble with her footing. eventually closed the retractable roof and serena what go on to win in straight sets.

dinnertime in the fourth of july you may be eating a hot dog. if you are you may want to put it down. competitors trying to muster the strength to eat as many dogs as possible in the 10 minute span. joey chestnut reclaimed the title by eating 70 of them beating his own world record by one. his ninth title in the past 10 years. nobody can catch up. as always chestnut relished the victory. >> that was like right out of the rick williams playbook. >> i do it every year. >> yes, do you. you sound like you were at the phillies game screaming and shouting. >> i was on saturday night. >> hot tonic. >> have a corn dog. hal days and parades tend to bring out the creativity of people. parade clintons in clifton heights delaware county did not disappoint. they decorated strollers bikes and even a tractor. and this overthe top dress one mummer strutted with his band along the par ride route. now, that's an outfit.

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>> welcome back to "action news" double scan live showing some showers moving in putting a bit of a damper on your fourth of july. right now we've got some light showers moving through new castle county, moving into salem county, new jersey, along i-95, 295, mainly on the

light side. however, we do have some pockets of some steadier rain moving through chester and lancaster county, oxford right now, you got one pocket, kirkwood and this is really the leading edge of the showers moving through this evening and then we've got low pressure that will be moving through in the overnight hours and that will bring us some heavy rain and some thunderstorms overnight tonight. right now, though, it's cloudy and it's a little bit on the cool side. 76 degrees in philadelphia. down from our high of 80 which is 7 degrees below normal. allentown 78. trenton 79. cape may only 71. and wilmington currently 73. satellite6 along with action radar showing the showers that are moving in right now all associated with a warm front that's pushing in and then this low pressure across the ohio valley and that will be rolling through overnight and that actually has been bringing us severe weather to parts of west virginia and kentucky. so, future tracker showing around 9 o'clock tonight a lot of fireworks activities and displays and i would take an umbrella, take a sweatshirt as

well. it will be cool with a band of showers moving through. generally on the light side. the heavy rain and some thunderstorms arriving in the wee hours of the morning. 2:30 in the morning we will have some pockets. it looks like this will continue into the morning rush around 8 o'clock some heavy rain along the i-95 corridor with some thunderstorms and then everything will be clearing out and actually some sunshine by the afternoon warm and humid but the overnight hours is when we're really under the gun. so breaking it down for you, the heaviest rain between about 3 o'clock and 8 o'clock in the morning. generally we're looking at a half inch to a inch of rain. much needed rain. the problem is some places over our viewing area there will be a narrow band of torrential rain, two to 3 inches and that could cause some flash flooding so that's why a flash flood watch has been posted from midnight until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. if you are down the shore, that risk of rip currents will continue tomorrow, a moderate risk. the ocean temperature 67 degrees. some early morning rain and

clouds breaking for some sunshine. you will get a west wind so no sea breeze. the jersey beaches 83. delaware beaches 86. the u.v. index will be very high once that sun is out you'll definitely have to put the sunscreen on. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, morning rain moving out pretty quickly. clouds breaking for some sunshine. it and will warm and humid, 88 degrees but then the heat is on by wednesday, hot and humid, 93 degrees. we peak at 95 on thursday. hottest day so far this year, the heat index around 100 with some pop-up thunderstorms. friday 93, officially making this the second heat wave of the year. and it continues into saturday. 92 degrees with a cold front moving in bringing us more thunderstorm activity. pretty organized late on saturday. behind that system less oppressive on sunday, 89 degrees and monday partly sunny, 88. so some showers for your fireworks, heavy rain later on tonight and then a heat wave

later on. a lot going on with break. >> cecily thank you. more news when we come right back. thank you.

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plans. on this fourth of july 2016 plenty of folks celebrating america's birthday with slows of patriotism, picnics and partying. but local celebrations and fireworks displays could be dampened by wet weather tonight possibly heading our way. we have live team coverage from the city to the shore on today's independence day festivity but first let's begin with meteorologist cecily tynan. she's at the big board with the somewhat soggy accuweather forecast. >> double scan live showing a band of showers moving in as we speak and this is all moving up to the north and the east but this is light to moderate rain, no thunder or lightning with this but a wider view showing that there's low pressure across the ohio valley. that actually has severe weather. that low pressure will be moving over us in the overnight hours and that will bring us some heavy rain with perhaps some thunder as well. that will be well off midnight. so, your fireworks