season today. >> plus, how did it happen? new jersey troopers shoot a man after responding to a wrong home. family members are talking about what happened. >> more drenching downpours are on tap and some areas are under a flash flood warning. meteorologist chris sowers has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. you have your eyes on the skies. >> reporter: some areas have picked up almost 6 inches of rain in about a two hour time span. we're starting to see the flooding now. fortunately a lot of it is beginning to wind down. there's the view of the center city skyline. we have a lot of low-level clouds even patchy fog. here we go as we flip it over to the radars we have heavier weather pushing off to the northeast. there's ocean county, hunterdon county are the two areas seeing the flash flood warnings. this is ocean county. this area around lacey picked up 5 1/2 close to 6 inches of rain.

the heaviest is drifting to the east, lbi. surf city to beach haven seeing heavy downpours, seaside heights point pleasant beach, seeing more downpours. this is for central ocean county, lacey, toms river. the bulls eye was northwest of lacey everything is starting to wind down. that's good news there. clouds limited sun, similar to yesterday, more showers and thunderstorms are expected, although it's not expected to be as busy as what we saw yesterday. these are going to be pop up storms that 89 will feel like 93, 94 with the oppressive amount of humidity. we have showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, those could produce flooding problems, i'll be back in a few minutes with the latest from the seven-day forecast. >> the overnight storms wreaked

havoc in some areas. look at this, a tree snapped and fell on to a parked suv between 10th and 11th street on south street. nobody was inside the suv at the time. well, police had to block off part of the road in strawberry plans overnight after trees and wires came tumbling down. this happened on the 2300 block of strawberry mansion drive. the tree blocked arch on the northbound side of the strawberry mansion bridge on the mlk drive side. i would like to remind you, you can keep track of the rainy conditions at 6abc.com/weather. when you're there you will get a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at any time of the day as well as seven-day forecast. our team of meteorologists will be posting the latest weather date along with your picture on their facebook pages. this morning federal investigators are heading to the scene of the nation's single deadliest hot air balloon accident. >> 16 people were killed when

their hot air balloon hit power lines and plunged to the ground in texas. elizabeth hur is in texas with the latest. this morning the hunt for answers intensifying at the site of the country's worst hot air balloon crash ever. >> you could see all their heads, there were a lot of people in there. >> reporter: joe and other stunned eyewitnesses captured these pictures seeing the balloon flying low over the farmland, moments later a disaster leaving 16 people dead. >> i heard a whoosh. >> you could tell it was a fire, a big ball of flames. >> reporter: according to the to authorities, the balloon burst into flames saturday morning after possibly hitting power lines and plunging to the ground in lockhart texas. >> we have a vehicle fully engulfed in flames.

>> reporter: the balloon operated by heart of texas air balloon rides. this was a large balloon 8500 cubic meters, mean it could carry 16 people. so what went wrong? investigators say it's too soon for answers, but it was two years ago safety investigators raised concerns calling for regulation of the balloon tour industry, but the regulations were not increased by the faa. that was elizabeth hur reporting, we're following this breaking news out of texas, as well. one woman is dead three others hurt after an overnight shootings in downtown austin. police responded to the entertainment district after 2:00 a.m. a gunman began firing into the crowd after a disturbance. one woman died at the scene. three other women were taken to the hospital with gunshot

wounds. police are searching for the suspect stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest developments. new this morning, 6 people are in the hospital after two accidents on roosevelt boulevard. action cam was at the scene, the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard fox street in the east falls section of philadelphia. just before 2:00 a.m. this morning several people were standing outside of their cars after an accident when another car went through the area hitting 6 of them. the victims were sent to three different hospitals, they are all in stable condition. police continue to investigate, so far no charges have been filed. also new, a man is in the hospital after being shot on a porch in philadelphia's feltonville section. this happened around 11:30 on the 4800 block of north pelworth street. a man was shot in the chest and taken to the hospital in serious condition no versus abdomin

made. a 76-year-old man is recovering after he was shot by new jersey state troopers. this happened while the officers were responding to a 911 call, but somehow they ended up at the wrong home. the new jersey attorney general is investigating the case. "action news" reporter, jeff chirico spoke with the victim's family. >> reporter: there are many unanswered questions about how this unfolded. gerald sykes family said he was miracle trying to perfect his home and wife. >> what was the first response to pump four rounds through the door? these are the three shots. >> reporter: as he shows us the holes from the bullets that nearly killed his father-in-law jerry sykes. just before midnight sykes and his wife were awaken the by their dogs barks. they stepped into the great room and saw two figures standing up

against the door, nothing said no identification. >> she said her step dad was standing in the living room holding his shotgun when police fired four shots. >> after he collapsed on the floor, he lifted the gun up and shot one shot out the door not knowing who was there. >> reporter: police are not saying who shot first, the family said they treated him like a criminal refusing to get him medical treatment for 45 minutes until he staggered outside and flipped him over and had you ever had him. police say the troppers responding to a 911 call we bet to the wrong home. a statement said he identified himself, but the family doesn't buy it pointing out that jerry had respect for police and didn't know it until he was in the hospital. both officers were taken to the hospital and released.

we're told one had a graze wound the attorney general's office is investigating. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> we have learned that a viewing will takes place tomorrow evening for a philadelphia firefighter who died on duty. gabriel lee's viewing will be held tonight. he was found unresponsive engine 50 fire station in north philadelphia. the 17 year veteran had fought a fire earlier in the day. the cause of death has not been released. from our new jersey newsroom flames gutted an ocean county store that's been in business for almost 4 decades. the fire started on the 400 block of main street in west creek. it took crews several hours to get a handle on it. nobody was hurt. no clear what caused the fire. eagles fans are flocking to the linc today for the team's first open practice of the season. gates opened about an hour ago,

this is the first of only two open practices at the linc this summer. you do not need a ticket, but seating is on a first come fist serve basis. trish hartman will have a live report from the link coming up later this morning. again, that open practice at 10:00 a.m. >> fans are excited, about 150 minutes. >> 9:09. much moore to come on "action news." a warning for all new parents, a popular baby monitor is being pulled from store shelves, we have the details straight ahead. plus, heavy flooding hits maryland and police have to rescue a number of people trapped in their cars, incredible video. >> now, back here at home, let's take a live look at sky6 live hd at philadelphia international airport. meteorologist chris sowers says expect the pop up storms, some intense at times. he has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come back. >> so glad you stayed with us,

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since the last "harry potter" release. they are diehards. >> speaking of a comeback, rain is coming back. >> reporter: i was going to ask how many movies are in the series, 30? just what we need another "harry potter" movie. >> i'll google it. >> reporter: you google that and we'll figure out -- figure it out. >> reporter: there's the view over penns landing, let's go over to double scan live, most of it is confined well east of philadelphia. we're zoom into ocean county where you can see south of seaside heights, actually it's over surf city and most of lbi east of the garden state parkway reporting heavy rain. look at the rainfall totals. keep in mind this is this is in about an hour and a half, two hour time span. they picked up 6 inches in two

hours that would be the equivalent of 60 inches of snow in two hours. this is central ocean county. here's the parkway, the eastern side of the parkway, towards chads worth 3 inches of rain. because of this, national weather service has issued a flash flood warning this will remain in effect until 11:00 a.m. for central ocean county from lake view to toms river and the west of seaside heights up to 5 or 6 inches of rain has fallen. another area of concern is off to the northwest. even though things have quited down in upper bucks county and hunterdon county we have seen a lot of rain. this is north of flemming ton. rainfall rates have easily exceeded 2, 3 inches. doylestown 2.8 inches of rain.

now we have another flash flood warning for most of hunterdon county until 12:15. the good news a lot of heavy rain is starting to pull away at this point and there's the break. if you look off to the lower left-hand side of the screen. there's the break or the lull in the action we've been promising you all morning. we'll continue to see this over the next half-hour to 45 minutes. and then we get into the break in the first part of the afternoon. more rain develops after the downpours after 2 or 3:00 p.m. for areas north of philadelphia. we have an extremely high dewpoint most of the region is close to 80. 4:30 more showers and thunderstorms expected. you can see the coverage is not as widespread as yesterday. these thunderstorms will produce drenching downpours overnight tonight. more showers and thunderstorms possible. first thing tomorrow morning we won't see the heavy drenching downpours, we'll see low level clouds and patchy dense fog and drizzle which will give way to

showers and thunderstorms late in the day, and more heavy drenching downpours. what you need to know over the next 48 hours. there will be more downpours this afternoon, but not as active as yesterday. it will be easier to handler. nonetheless you get underneath one of these downpours expect one to two inches of rain or more which could create flooding issues. clouds, limited sun today. extremely humid, it will feel like miami. thunderstorms likely this this afternoon, 89 degrees will feel like 93 or 94. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 88 degrees monday, partly sunny, more showers and thunderstorms developing late in the day. tuesday, 84, humidity drops off during the late afternoon. and wednesday and thursday, look nice, 84, 86 lots of sun and no humidity. >> it will feel great. >> can barely remember it. >> thank you so much. 9 17 take a look at this. flash flooding in baltimore, maryland trapped dozens inside

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look at temple university camera, wow, it is so gray. >> i love gray. >> our favorite color [laughter]. we're tracking storms throughout the morning and flooding, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up, but it is a hot and sticky one. in "healthcheck" at 9:00 a.m. there might be a reason to get the flu shot, researchers found it can help millions of people with diabetes. people with type 2 diabetes who got the vaccine had a lower risk of dieing early from any cause. they had fewer hospital visitors for heart attacks and stroke and heart failure. this year's flu shot will become available in the early fall. a new study found your choice of sandwich might be sabotaging your diet. researchers analysted the eating -- analyzed the eating habits of adults with a sandwich

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the rip current index is on the low side, as well. be on the look out for pop-up showers and storms. >> 9:27 in technically speaking flying to criewrp could cost you -- flying to europe could cost you less, jet blue is considering flights to europe for the first time. a spokesperson for the company said jet blue likes going into markets with high fares and stimulating them with lower prices. there's no word when the final decision will be mated. gentlemen blue -- will be made. jet blue flies across the u.s. and latin america. a popular baby monitor is being recalled because of a potential burn risk. the blue lithium batteries can overheat and swell and expand and cause the battery cover to pop up. there's hundreds of reports of

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>> happening right now on "action news," a man is rushed to the hospital after an overnight stabbing in philadelphia's frankford section. >> shots are fired at police officers in lancaster county and this morning two teenagers are facing charges. plus, democrats and republicans are criticizing donald trump after his comments about a fallen muslim soldier's family. >> first, chris sowers is outside shaking it off with the accuweather forecast. chris it is hot and sticky, we have showers in the forecast. >> reporter: this is why i don't live in florida because of what it is like right now. dewpoints in the 70s we have had a lot of heavy downpours this morning. let's go over to the radars, the good news it's out of the city it's pushing into the less populated suburbs of southern new jersey, mainly the pine barrens, everything is southwest to northeast. still reporting heavy downpours

across lbi and a lot of it is working out to sea. central ocean county there's a flood warning in effect. lacey, lakehurst, seaside heights. ocean county airport reported 5.6 inches of rain. manchester township they are reporting flooding along route 530 now that the rainoff is taking -- runoff is taking place we'll see more flooding over the next hour or two. the flood watch is in effect for the next hour or two. highest rainfall was over 6 inches north of lacey. we'll catch a break in the action in the early morning hours into the afternoon. with the sun expect to see pop you are showers and thunderstorms again. high temperatures around 89. with the oppressive humidity it will feel like 93 or 94.

speaking of oppressive humidity it's not going anywhere anytime soon, things begin to calm down a little bit by the middle of this week, but we have a good 48 hours or so to go. it's going to feel justify -- just like this. >> new this morning, there's no word on the condition of a man who lost a lot of blood after he was stabbed on the streets in philadelphia. the action cam was on the scene in frankford section of the city. the victim was stabbed in the leg around 3:20 a.m. the hospital has not released the man's condition and at this point police have not said whether they have any suspects or motives. your time, 9:32 politics this morning, donald trump is facing some backlash from democrats and republicans after criticizing the parents of a fallen muslim u.s. army captain.

in the mehon time, clinton and kaine have their eyes on ohio. mary bruce has more from the campaign trail. hillary clinton and tim kaine not letting up on second day of their bus tour. >> if you want a hired president or you're fired president. i don't think it could be any simmer. we have a you're hired president in hillary clinton. >> the democratic duo trying to sure up sports in two key battleground states. donald trump taking saturday off, but in an exclusive one on one interview trump addressed be stinging attacks from the democratic national convention including from army father khan whose son died serving in iraq.

>> you have sacrificed nothing and no one. >> who was that, did hillary's script writers write it. >> reporter: trump suggested that khan's wife who stood by his side she did not speak because she was a muslim. >> his wife had nothing to his, was she allowed to have anything to say you tell me. trump's attacks may be the least of the clinton's camps worries after hackers access the campaign data on the attack on the dnc. clinton files insist the campaign computers were not attack finding no evidence that the internal systems were promised. mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> the khan responded to trump's comments telling abc news that running for president is not an entitlement to

disrespect gold star families. he struggled to hold back his anger saying trump is void of decency and has a dark heart. you can see trump's interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at 6abc at 10:30. a 67-year-old man south jersey man is in critical, but stable condition after state troopers went to the wrong address and shot him through the front door of his house. late friday night, jerry sykes thought intruders were trying to get into his upper deerfield home he grabbed his shotgun and went to the front door. that's when troopers shot four times at sykes hitting him in the chest. his daughter and son-in-law said the troopers never identified themselves. >> his eyes got as big as salsaers -- saucers and said

what? they were state troopers? they never gave me a warning. >> he shot one shot through the door and grazed one of the officers. the family said troopers treated sykes like a criminal not getting him medical treatment for 45 minutes. police say the troppers did identify themselves. >> it is 9:36 two teenagers face attempted murder charges after firing shots at police in lancaster county. the teens are accused of shooting at police vehicles as they were responded to a 911 call about gunshots. this happened early friday morning in columbia borough. investigators say the teens fired at 4 officers. lancaster county d.a. said the officers were the intended target it is amazing that no one was injured or killed. police have now charged the 16-year-old son of former nfl player antonio armstrong of the murder of armstrong and his wife

dawn. this shooting happened inside the family home in houston, texas. friends and neighbors are shocked over the murders. they say they were a model family and police said they were never called to the family home. armstrong was a linebacker for the miami dolphins. here at home, families are coming together to reflect on gun violence. trish hartman has more. >> reporter: people filed into this north philadelphia funeral home signing the guest book and reflecting in front of a coffin this is not just a memorial for one person or one family. >> we're able to unite with other families that have suffered the same tragedy. >> reporter: anti-gun violence memorial organized by the operation save our city and the healing blanket project comes after three people were shot and killed in a span of 12 hours. a coffin filled with bullet

casings is a stark reminder how many people were lost. >> the healing blanket project is the whole idea the journey through sorrow and possibility and comfort and healing and hope. when the artist started the healing blank it represented a life lost. but always it continued to grow there were too many deaths to keep up with it. >> this man holds his granddaughter as he shows the tags in memoriry of his daughter -- memory of his daughter. >> it's been a long tough year. >> reporter: one year ago stephanie was gunned down in her port richmond holly holm and so far no arrests. the continued violence inspired her father and many others to be here. >> when they do something like

that and they realize other families have been affected, they keep going and next you have a group of new advocates. reporting in north philadelphia, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to couple an sunday morning edition of "action news." a california grandmother takes the plunge celebrating her 80 birthday by going skydiving. >> go granny. bernie's brother to first lady michelle obama we look at the big talkers. >> sky6 live hd looking at wilmington, no rain there yet, prepare for pop-up showers, a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

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yesterday for her very first skydive. look at her go. she said she was nervous at first, but the butterflies went away once she got up there. >> cold and all of a sudden it was peaceful, beautiful, i loved it. i had such a good time. >> this is not her laugh, is she cute? her great granddaughter and grandson jumped before her, she said she wants to dive again for her 90th. >> speaking of jumps, we told you about this yesterday an update to the story, skydiver luke eakens pulled off an amaze his stunt. else the first person to dive into a net on the ground without a parachute. he said he feels ordered to wear a -- he said he was ordered to wear a parachute he would not open it. as the plane climbed 25,000 feet

he was allowed to take off the parachute. he landed perfectly he landed in the 100 by 100-foot net. he climbed out and hugged his wife who was watching the entire time. >> i'm almost leave -- levitating it's incredible. achessens whose dive was sponsored by a gum maker said he almost did not go because the weight of the chute would have made it much more dangerous. he has done more than 18,000 dives. that's too much for more. >> i don't know, i'm glad he made it. >> reporter: here's a great idea for a sunday afternoon let's go skydiving let's indict without a -- do it without a parachute. >> he did it. >> reporter: i can't imagine what he was thinking when he first jumped out. let's flip it over to sky6 live

hd it's gray and gloomy overlooking the ben franklin bridge, lots of low-level clouds, but things are starting to dry out. we have flash flood warnings in effect the first one for hunterdon county up to 12:15 we've seen 2 to 3 inches of rain. more serious situation is in central ocean county, manchester, lacey and toms river. some areas have seen up to 35 or 6 inches of rain. it's still raining a little bit now across eastern portions of ocean county. there's a cell pushing out of the cumberland county into cape may county. we'll zoom into seaside heights, the heavier rain fell south of lakehurst. belmawr, point plenty beach, seaside heights reporting rain and steadier stuff across lbi and surf city. that's the last of it for now, it's exiting stage right.

new york city has flood warns for the metro area as this rain is heading your way. temperatures in the 80s this afternoon. 79 in philadelphia. dover, 81. millville, 79. reading and allentown, 77. poconos 67. dewpoint here's our scale. 65 is humid, 70 is awful. how does 80 sound. dover, 81. crarm seeing 81 -- i can't remember seeing 81 in the philadelphia area. that's horrible. if you have not been outdoors yet, it feels like a steam bath. it feels awful. future tracker 6 later this afternoon, showers and thunderstorms developing mainly north of philadelphia. everybody else looking at a combination of sun and clouds, it will be extremely humid all day long. overnight tonight, more showers and thunderstorms are possible. and then first thing tomorrow morning waking up to low-level clouds, maybe patchy fog and

drizzle, that eventually gives way to more showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. for the next day couple of days here's what you need to be concerned with, lightning downpours and strong gusty winds. the probity is very high seeing all three of these at is some time in time over the next 48 hours. the hail threat and tornado threat is low, a low threat is no threat. it's warm and sticky, 89 in philadelphia. reading, 86. allentown, 85. millville, dover, 89. sun expected mixed with clouds, thunderstorms later on, all of these 80s will feel like the mid 90s. even the shorepoints, cape may, 85 it will feel like the low 90s. peak index, the high is 89. it will feel like 94, 95 by 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m., feeling like 91. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast relief arrives right here, wednesday

and thursday, 89 degrees today. pop-up showers and storms likely during the afternoon especially north of philadelphia. 88 degrees monday, everybody gets in on the the act with the pop-up thunderstorm again. 84 tuesday, tuesday is humid, tuesday night we turn the humidity off and wednesday and thursday should feel pretty nice. wednesday you might be able to turn off the ac for a day. but you'll have to turn them back on by the end of the week. fall is right around the corner if that makes you feel any better. >> check this guy out right here. this hawk invaded a tv news weather cam in lincoln, nebraska. the station said the hawk likes to hang out in front of the to your cam, but workers have never seen it with this much interest. it's almost like the hawk is staring them down. they speculate it had a lot of to say about the weather that day. >> that's so cute. ess.

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on a sunday morning, it is 79 degrees, 950 your time. sky6 live hd overlooking the commodor barry bridge there. if you have plans this weekend, meteorologist chris sowers says it won't rain all day, but there's a chance of pop-up showers no matter where you live. if you use septa we have important information to pass along to you, riders will longer be able to buy ticket on septa

trains from philadelphia to the suburbs. passengers have to buy the tickets before they get on the train. that move is in temporary and in response to the regional rail cars pulled out of service. septa says it's difficult to sell tickets on board with the trains being so overcrowded. >> big talkers, the city of brotherly love has eliminated the waste and used the left overfood from the convention for the needy. it linked restaurants and hotels and caters and the like with pantries and shelters. now the dnc has come and gone but some of the convention's biggest and sweetest moments won't be

forgotten. during roll call bernie sanders' brother stood to represent democrats abroad. he lives in britain when asked to cast his vote he grew emotional prompting tears from his brother talking about his late parents. >> wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. and i watch my daughters two beautiful intelligent black young women playing with their dog on the white house lawn. >> another emotional speech from first lady michelle obama who praised hillary clinton for her hard work and experience. big talkers this week. don't go away sports is next.

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in sports, the eagles will practice in front of thousands of fans at link financial field. the action cam was there as the athletes went through is their reps at nova care complex. they will hold their first open practice this summer it will begin in just a few minutes. the other practice will be held august 14 at 7:00 p.m. phillies play game four against the braves this this afternoon. tomorrow they face a trade deadline.

last night he this came back from saturday's loss. a beer vendor got caught by surprise by a freddie galvis foul ball. in the 5th inning the phillies down 2-1 when the ball is hit along the left field line it's good. two runs come in. phillies up 3-2. they break the game wide open with a 4-1 rally and beat the braves 9-5. >> if the weather cooperates the pennsylvania 400 will run in the poconos. there was a practice yesterday at the tricky triangle. the practice was followed by a truck race that had 9 cautions in 60 lapse. today's forecast for heavy rain could cause delays or cancellation. >> athletes continue to stream into the rio a week ahead of the 2016 olympic games. hundreds of athletes from other nations arrived friday night and

yesterday. most athletes say they are prepared to deal with the precautions on the zika virus and problems with the facilities at the olympic village. australian athletes refused to move in because of gas and plumbing leaks and electrical shorts and general if it. >> -- general filth. town of green back does not allow a radio station, but there's good reason for all this. green back is located in the middle of the national radio quiet zone balls it's home to the -- because it's home to the world's largest moveable radio telescope. it's trying to pick up late signals from outer of space. mike waves had to be placed in protected steel boxes. when a dollar general opened, the automatic doors had to be

removed because they were interfering with the telescope. >> wow. another half-hour of "action news" just ahead. >> thank so much for waking up

with us, 10:00 a.m., sun,

july 31. in the news, eagle fans will be out in full force as the team holds its first open practice of the season we're live. how did it happen, new jersey troopers shoot a man after responding to the wrong home. now family members are talking about what happened. >> more drenching downpours are happening today, and some areas are under flash flood warning. chris sowers is "action news" big board with a look at the forecast. some areas are getting tremendous of rain. >> reporter: some areas are getting walloped. sky6 live hd some areas are looking better than they did two hours ago. the heaviest weather is out to sea off the coast of ocean county. they are reporting light lane south of belmawr into seaside heights. everybody else looks like you're

doing all right at this point. it's extremely humid abbey -- and warm with temperatures close to 80 degrees. it was raining in stone harbor and avalon, that has pulled away. rain falling southwest of tuckahoe riding the cape may/atlantic county line. that will push east of ocean city. that's the last of it for now, we'll catch a break in the late morning hours into the afternoon and more thunderstorms flare up later on. temperatures on the sand, cape may, 80, margate, ocean city, 81. the humidity is very, very high, very uncomfortable right now. sunshine expected later on. more showers and more thunderstorms after 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. some of them will produce drenching downpours, that 89 feels like 94. >> it is now 10:01.

overnight storms wreaked havoc in sports. a tree fell on an suv on south street twern -- between 10th and 11th street. nobody was hurt. a tree came down hitting wires blocking travel on the northbound side of the strawberry mansion bridge on the mlk drive side. you can keep track of rainy conditions by locking on to 6abc.com/weather. if you're there you'll get a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. anytime of the day, as well as the seven-day forecast. our team of meteorologists will be posting the latest weather data along with viewer pictures on the facebook pages. eagles fans are flocking to the linc today for the team's first open practice of the season. >> exiting times, gates opened at 8:00 a.m. this morning, practice is getting underway at

this hour, "action news" reporter, trish hartman joinings us live at the linc. frisch how are fans feeling about the season? >> reporter: gray they are feeling hopeful and they are excited despite a little bit of wet weather the first open practice is on as planned. practice is just getting underway at 10:00 a.m. like you said the doors opened at 8:00 a.m., people have been coming here all morning ready to see their 2016 eagles. the theme for the open practice, killed run the show. there will be a number of children activities and giving kids a chance to be part of the open practice. parking and admission is free, seating is first come first serve. after a week of training camp fans are looking forward to watching the practice and pumped for a new season under new head coach. >> everybody wants to see how

well he does, and well he throws the ball, we want to see the cornerbacks and all the question marks. >> i'm excited to see everything, new coaches, new players, everything. very excited. >> reporter: you left the beach to come here? >> yes we did, go eagles! >> reporter: that's dedication, the family left vacation at rehoboth beach because their son has a chance to catch a touch down pass on the field today. there's one more open practice after today that's planned for sunday on the 14th at 7:00 p.m. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. new this morning, 6 people are in the hospital after two accidents on roosevelt boulevard. the action cam was at the scene, the southbound lanes. boulevard in the east falls section of philadelphia. just before 2:00 a.m. several people were standing outside of their cars after an accident

when another car went through the area and hit 6 of them. the victims were sent to three different hospital. they are in stable condition. police continue to investigate. so far there are no charges. also new a man is in the hospital after being shot on a porch in philadelphia's feltonville section. it happened around 11:30 p.m. last night. the man was shot in the fest chest and taken to the hospital in serious condition. no arrests have been made. 10:05. a 76-year-old man is recovering after he was shot by new new jey state troopers. this happened when officers were responding to a 911 call. somehow they ended up at the wrong home. new jersey attorney general investigating the case. jeff chirico spoke with the victim's family. >> there are many unanswered questions about how this unfolded. gerald sykes family said he is a grandfather who was trying to

protect his home and his wife. whiestles. >> why was the first response to pump four rounds through the door. >> reporter: he shows us the holes from the police bullets that nearly killed his father-in-law jerry sykes. >> twice in the chest, one in the groin, collapsed lung, internal bleeding. >> reporter: just before my night they were awakened by their dog's barks. >> they stepped into the great room and saw two figures standing at the thereto french door, nothing said no identification. >> reporter: she said her step dad was standing in the living room holding his shotgun when police fired four shots. >> after he collapsed on the floor he lifted the gun up and shot out the door not knowing who was there. >> reporter: police are not saying who shot first. the family said they treated him like a criminal refusing to get him medical treatment for 45

minutes where he staggered outside where he collapsed and they flipped him over and handcuffed him. sykes has a deep respect for police and didn't know he had been shot by one ever them until he awoke at the hospital. >> he said what? they were state troppers, they shot me without a warning. >> reporter: both officers were taken to the hospital and released, one had a graze wound. the attorney general's office is investigating. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> we are following breaking news out of texas this morning, one woman is dead and three others are hurt after an overnight shooting in downtown austin. phyllis responded to the city's entertainment section after 2:00 a.m. a gunman fired into the crowd after a disturbance.

one woman died at the scene, three other women were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. police are searching for the suspect. federal investigators are heading the texas to search for the cause of the air balloon accident. it is believe it hit high power lanes and burst into flames and fell to the ground. >> first i heard a whoosh and then a big ball of fire up. >> well this is the balloon while it was flying low before the accident. another deadly accident two years ago, safety investigators raising concerns now with the faa on the lack of regulations for the balloon industry. faa never changed any regulations. >> 10:08 back here at home we have learned that a viewing will takes place for a philadelphia firefighter who died on duty.

gabriel lee's viewing will be held on lehigh avenue from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night. lee was found unresponsive on july 23 in the gym of engine 50 fire station. he had fought a fire earlier in the day. the cause of death has not been released. from our new jersey newsroom flames gutted an ocean county store that's been in business for almost four decades. the fire started on anchor appliances on the 400 block of main street in west creek. the fire went to three-alarms and took several hours to get a handle on it. nobody was hurt. it's not clear what started the fire. much more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." potter mania is back in swing. latest book is on store shelves. eager fans could not wait to get their hands on it. >> philly cheese stakes versus

new york cheese stakes. which one top honors at a local competition. >> what a tough competition to judge. looking live sky6 live hd at philadelphia international airport. it's clear now, at least there. in some areas there's torrential rain happening today. meteorologist chris sowers has his eyes on the skies with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> health officials in hen

can -- england are warning pregnant women to delay traveling to florida after zika virus has been discovered. it is advising pregnant women to consider postponing nonessential travel until after they give birth. cdc said there's no plans to limit traveling to south florida

and people in the sunshine state say people should not think twice about visiterring. >> 10:13. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: i don't know about you, i'm ready for the snow shovel. it's so humid and terrible right now. folks will flock to the beaches. yesterday was a nice beach day, today not as lucky. may be dodging rain drops. national weather service continues this warning for central ocean county it's up for another 45 minutes or so. upwards of five inches of rain has fallen in parts of the area. ocean county airport has received 5 inches. toms river, 2 1/2 inches of rain. a lot of that fell between an

hour and hour and a half worth of time. it was a short period of time when it came down. we have a cell to the south of ocean city, sea isle city. tuckahoe. that is racing off to the east. it will be south of atlantic city. this should be the last of it for a while. once we get past this, we'll catch a break in the action and more will pop up after lunchtime, after 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., keep an eye to the sky as thunderstorms develop. we'll set it into motion, the heaviest weather is off the coast. flash flood warning is right ear, there's lacey that's the area that picked up 5 to 6 inches. you go into upper bucks and lower bucks county and hunterdon county they saw heavier rain there, as well. a lot of activity pulling away. we're not seeing lightning tryings on the lightning counter. things are starting to settle down. if only 89 humidity would settle down.

dewpoints in the mid 70s. millville, 83. cape may, 84. future tracker 6 note the time stamp. 4:30 showers and thunderstorms developing north and east of philadelphia some of these could produce drenching downpours. overnight tonight showers and thunderstorms, otherwise it's mostly cloudy and incredibly humid, patchy fog developing. first thing tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m., lots of low-level clouds and drizzle and patchy fog. by afternoon another disturbance swings through, this will touch off more showers and thunderstorms. more of the pop up type of stuff. even though it's showing mainly dry conditions just like yesterday and today everybody is fair game for showers and thunderstorms. for the next few days, here's what to expect, downpours and thunderstorms expected not as widespread and as active as yesterday. yesterday it was a monsoon west of the delaware river. should not be that active today,

but be on the look out of showers and thunderstorms. any one could produce one to two inches and cause flooding issues out there. be mindful of your surrounding if you get under beneath one of these -- underneath one of these storms. thunderstorms likely, winds out of the west/southwest 35 to 15 miles per hour. jersey shore you missed out on the rain yesterday, today you'll see showers and thunderstorms at some point. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, here we go, 89 today. 88 tomorrow. both days feeling like the i had had -- mid 90s with the humidity. tuesday we start to clear out, 84. wednesday and thursday, mark them down, nice days, low humidity levels temperatures in the mid 80s. >> not feeling good on wednesday. >> reporter: i hear you. i think a lot of people will say that. >> in the meantime, many "harry

potter" fans are no doubt sill celebrating this morning. the newest book in the potter series hit store shelves at midnight. this barns and noble in rittenhouse square hamid night release party. >> i've been coming to this barns and noble for the midnight release since it first started. it was a chance to relive childhood. >> i've been following "harry potter" since first and now i'm a sophomore in college. >> the release of "harry potter" and the cursed child is being released along with a play in london. this is the most preordered book since the last "harry potter" release. the democratic national convention was not all about politics. it gave a philadelphia congress

a -- a congressman a challenge. >> reporter: inside inside the union league, dnc food fight. a lighthearted smack down for best eats. panel of judges chowing down new york pizza versus philly pretzels. roast pork sandwiches, versus pa pa -- pastrami. >> five rounds ever high calorie stuff. ment fat content so high, it was clear michelle obama had nothing to do with it. that out of the way, the score

cards were tallied. >> cheese cake won. indeed. philadelphia foods 164. new york, 149. >> i'm attempting to be gracious with my friend standing next to me, as a philadelphian it's nice to win. beating new york it adds an extra special joy to us. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> it is time to check what is

going viral in the social corner. >> this is where we chat about videos and image also that have everyone talking facebook, youtube and a whole lot more. >> residents at a retirement

home in new zealand approve it's never too late to go viral. ♪ the residents made this music video with taylor swift's shake it off. it's a shot for shot remake of the original video. according to the post, 50 residents took part in this, get down, you can probably imagine the video has received an overwhelmingly positive response online. >> viral story from philadelphia. remiengd us that the -- reminding us little things are everything. this video was taken on his birthday. he was a little down in the dumps while times have been tough for his father who was unemployed he thought he forgot about him. he asked for a baseball bat for his birthday. his data kept telling him he couldn't afford him.

the happy tears everyone is crying along with when they watch. >> don't cry, you're about to make me cry, don't cry. pull it up. we all cried him. you have to watch this whole video it's been viewed 25 million times. by the way they had a game that night which dad tells me they won. great dad and great kid a lucky dad. >> love that story. tell us what you think about the videos by going to our facebook and twitter accounts we'll be right back.

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morning. >> first a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, it's an active one and some people are getting pummeled. >> reporter: the heaviest is start to pull away. more showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon after heavy rain. some areas saw over five inches. poconos 400 later this afternoon, lots of clouds, humid, shower or thunderstorm possible with a drenching downpour. temperatures in the mid 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows relief by the middle of the week. >> we'll take it. >> we're a little excited. thank you. >> "action news" continues at noon, here's some of the stories we're working on on for you, a father's rebuke of donald trump turns the u.s. constitution into best seller. >> the first humans to walk on the moon now a study on them reveals an unknown risk of space travel. >> now for chris sowers and alicia vitarelli, nydia han and the entire "action news" team, i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

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