of hermine is to the north and east of satisfy have a nan george -- savannah georgia. at this point it is still technically a tropical storm inland with winds of 50 miles an hour sustained. as we track the storm it is going to stay inland through the carolinas through tomorrow morning at saturday at 8:00 a.m. still 50 miles an hour. then it emerges off the coast of north carolina as we get into the latter part of the weekend and what's going to happen now as it's looking, it will transition back to a hurricane winds sustained at 75 miles per hour labor day morning monday at 8:00 a.m. just off of the coast of rehoboth beach and cape may and then it doesn't move all that much by wednesday, two days later it's still almost in same position it's going to try to take a little bit of a left hook here as we go into the latter part of the weekend and what's happening and why

this is getting stuck is you have high pressure to the north. a really expansive high. this acts as a wall so hermine cannot bust through that high so it essentially slows down, stalls and gets stuck off of our coastline and that is why you're going have a continuous flow around that low and the high to the north to pound the jersey shore as well as the delaware beaches. so, tropical storm warnings are in effect for pretty much all the way from georgia the carolinas and into virginia. at this point we're still under a tropical storm watch meaning the potential is there for tropical storm conditions all the way up through long island but more than likely in our area this is either going to be put to a warning within an hour or even a hurricane watch. meteorologist melissa magee is here to talk about the effects at the shore which are going to be damaging and significant. >> yeah, this is going to be a big storm especially for our coastal communities adam as we go throughout the rest of our holiday weekend so we'll talk about the coastal threats.

heavy rain certainly a moderate concern when you have got the potential of a hurricane sitting just off of our coastline and just off shore. coastal flooding however certainly remains on the high side. same thing holds true for beach erosion at the coach and power outages because you get that constant on-shore flow of moisture leading to not only coastal flooding but also the potential of some gusty winds. expected wind gusts late saturday right into monday right along the immediate coastline 60 miles per hour or higher inland locations could find 50 to 60 miles per hour gusts and right along that 95 corridor you're close to about 40 to 50 miles per hour wind gusts. as you move to the poconos and our northwest suburbs gusts from 40 miles per hour or lower. so we'll talk about the impacts at the shore and the timing with this system. we've changed the time line with this. saturday morning looks to be low concern. saturday afternoon the rain and the wind will really start to increase at that point. high concern as we get into

sunday. last thing into the holiday on monday before the storm system essentially rains itself out and weakens as we get into the day on tuesday. the key points and the take away points with this system minimal rain inland no big impacts along the i-95 corridor and areas to the north and west. the shore however gets battered and this could lead to low lying evacuations. we'll take a closer look at that and time out the rest of the system with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. back to you brian. >> melissa thank you. with some uncertainty in the forecast people at the jersey shore are getting ready for anything and everything. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes live in ventnor where hermine is on everyone's mind this labor day weekend. >> reporter: it certainly is brian. melissa was just describing some of the impact that we might see along the shore line and it's hard to imagine that considering how gorgeous of a day it's been and although there have been fewer people along the shore today the people that are here say they're going to get their holiday plans in now since the

weekend isn't looking too good. >> we plan to catch the fantasy fish we hope. brian -- how big is the fish you're going to catch today. >> 5 pounds i hope. >> reporter: it's a gorgeous day out here at the shore perfect for this fishing trio. larry white says it's been a tradition every friday for the past 12 years and this weekend is no different. >> we're expecting good things. >> great tale. we'll all going to catch keepers. >> reporter: you would never guess that soon these sunny skies will darken and blustery winds will pick up as hermine arrives. right now it's barreling up the coast and possibly becoming a hurricane again by labor day. >> today is our best day after today i don't think we'll be going out the water is going to be too rough. >> reporter: and while other beach goers can pack things up and leave business owners have a lot more to be concerned about from their property to bottom line. >> little worried about the high winds that could destroy

one of my boats. the high roller and the fishing fun their life boats pontoon boats tie everything down double rope everything. >> reporter: atlantic city resident anita robinson and her husband are hoping mother nature has mercy not so much for them but for the local businesses that were depending on a big money making weekend. >> hear this horrible weather forecast they don't come down. >> reporter: and you know we have to be pretty serious about this. this isn't just an inconvenience. it could be a safety issue as well. will you have some brave souls who will try to come out along the shore line. it is simply not worth it. stay home and hopefully there will be better days ahead to get the beach in before the summer is officially over and if you don't have it already download the 6abc app. we'll keep you posted on everything hermine related. reporting live in ventnor jeanette reyes channel6 "action news. >> great advice there and of course as we track hermine's

path up the east coast florida was the first to get hit. early this morning hermine made landfall as the first hurricane to hit florida in 11 years and the panhandle got pummeled. >> oh! >> heavy rains and strong winds tore through some homes in the big bend area and left entire towns under water. now millions of americans are bracing for impact as hermine roars inland. the storm is moving up the eastern seaboard georgia's governor has declared a state of emergency there with more than 45,000 people already without power in that state. in the carolinas, they're also preparing for impact. >> we also had 96 other swift water rescue team technicians along with 27 boats on alert if needed. >> and back in florida you can he see the impact of this system that is moving our way. the roads simply buckling in the wake of that storm. hermine is also being blamed for one death near the town of gainsville. a homeless man was killed when

he was hit by a tree that came down with the winds and rain. sharrie. >> all right, the storm gripping so much of the u.s. at this point alicia. much more still ahead as we move through the evening including a trip to the delaware beaches which are also in the possible path of hermine. at 4:30 we'll go live to trish hartman in ocean city where people are trying to balance fun on the boardwalk with preparations for the storm and at 5:00 new jersey correspondent nora muchanic will have a live report from lbi. of course we'll stay ahead of hermine throughout the weekend at 6abc.com/weather. our interactive map not only shows you the conditions in our area, you can also use it to check the path of the storm as it moves up the coast and of course follow our "action news" meteorologists on social media for updates as they happen. >> ♪ >> breaking news right now and some incredible video here. a car slammed through a fence went over a pool somehow and crashed into a deck in northeast philadelphia. it happened just within the

last hour on jamison avenue. you can see the deck there partially collapsed. the car still beneath it. we are working to find out right now if anyone was seriously hurt as a result of this. and just how it happened. of course we'll keep following all the latest details and bring you an update as soon as we get it. donald trump is in philadelphia right now as he continues his push to court minority voters. he's at a private event in north philadelphia but not everyone is happy to have him there. "action news" reporter john rawlins now live with the details on what has been an eventful day in that neighborhood, john. >> reporter: hi, brian to say the least. donald trump came to north philadelphia. he arrived at about 2 o'clock outside protestors gathered inside a social that was he rented the gop candidate met with invited black leaders and heard from a woman who told him that her daughter was killed by illegal immigrants. >> i'm very honored to meet you and i think it's a horrible story but it's a story that a lot of people are going through.

same story. >> reporter: the protestors never saw donald trump arrive. his motorcade whisked him up a side street away from the main entrance. insides he settled in with a dozen african-american leaders including calvin tucker the head of the germantown republican club a trump delegate. outside anger directed at those who were on the inside. >> in my opinion, meeting with this racist bigot is master back in the slave house. they should be embarrassed. >> reporter: there were other views. this man lives nearby. he didn't seat harm. >> i hope you coming here to do something for the community doing something right for the community. >> reporter: something good. >> stop all the violence get more jobs. >> reporter: but others skeptical thinking trump the master show man came here for a photo op with leaders but wouldn't dream of coming out and meeting just people. >> because he's close to the hood and he kind of want to fake and have the facade like he's for us but if you for us why we can't come in. >> reporter: police had to separate one lone trump supporter who had his sign ripped up by a protestor. he wanted police to arrest

someone. but that didn't happen. and this would be trump supporter who says she is the daughter of milton street and had been given a role in trump's diversity coalition says she was denied access to today's visit. she declared trump's outrage to blacks a sham. >> it's a sham. clinton is not the answer but trump is definitely not the answer and we need answers. >> reporter: now, speak of exits that was quite an exit. donald trump just left this area a few minutes ago on his way back to the airport. an emotional day for a number of people at a number of levels when donald trump visited north philadelphia. live in north philadelphia, john rawlins channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, we said it was eventful and it was indeed that john. thank you. representatives for hillary clinton's campaign blasted trump's appearance here today as insincere. meanwhile the fbi took the rare step today of releasing dozens of documents from its

recently closed investigation into clinton's use of a private e-mail server as secretary of state. that investigation did not result in any charges but the documents do reveal that clinton never sought permission to use that unsecured server over which she sent classified information. now that's not illegal but it is a violation of federal recordkeeping policies. >> it is time for the "action news" traffic report on this friday. >> friday before a holiday weekend bound to be busy. matt pelman keeping tabs on things in the "action news" traffic center. >> traditionally this is one of the busiest friday afternoons of the summer before the labor day holiday but thanks to that pesky hermine we're not seeing quite as many people as normal heading down the shore. don't worry, though, there are still jams across the walt whitman bridge onto 42 southbound here passing 130 headed on down toward 295. the bigger problems come in farther along down around vineland. if you're getting onto 55 southbound watch out, there is a vehicle fire past route 40 taking out the right lane.

so just single digit speeds there as you come away from elmer and head down toward vineland on 55 southbound, that's probably not a spot in which you want to be this afternoon. 47 the delsea drive could be a better bet. some of you of course take the black horse pike or the white horse pike down the shore instead of the a.c. expressway. there's a crash on the white horse pike route 30 this afternoon at fleming pike so that also might not be the best choice. back live in center city plenty of traffic here along the vine street expressway in both directions. and don't forget the off ramp from the westbound side of the ben franklin parkway is blocked now because of the made in america preparations. inner drives of the parkway itself are also shut down of course. and there's a fire location this afternoon out in chester county blocking 926 street road. if you wander to use route one baltimore pike no probe big problems reported there. let's do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. happy friday. crash reported just minor on the westbound schuylkill near king of prussia. the lanes are opened but there is plenty of traffic on 76 as well. we'll check it again brian and

sharrie coming up in the next half hour. >> all right matt thank you. still ahead here on a friday afternoon new details on a deadly hit-and-run. police say they know the name of the victim and now they have the car that hit him. >> plus, we'll check in on the ben franklin parkway where crews are putting the finishing touches on the setup for made in america. >> and local teacher gets an incredible surprise inside her school. the reward that will give her quite a boost for the upcoming school year. >> ♪ a john deere 1 family tractor there nevwith quik-parkt? lets you attach and go.

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>> ♪ >> this afternoon police have recovered the car believed to have been involved in the deadly hit-and-run of a bicyclist. they also have a person of interest in custody. the victim has been identified as 42-year-old matthew mat son. police say around 12:45 this morning mat son was riding in the bike lane wearing reflective gear when he was

struck and killed in the 5700 block of frankford avenue. police say he was thrown more than 100 feet from where he was struck. paramedics tried to save matson but he died at the scene. now, the driver took off but hours later this afternoon police interviewing a person of interest. >> person approached two septa police officers at 5300 bustleton avenue and said he was in an accident last night. he then showed the officers where the car was located. we recovered the car and we're in the process of interviewing that person as we speak. >> and officers recovered that car a buick century on van kirk street. again, brought to it by the person who says he left it there. the investigation is under way and officers say they are also working to determine whether drugs or alcohol were involved but again today a possible break in the case police have been working since the overnight hours. sharrie. >> good news for those investigators.

the made in america music festival is moving forward as planned despite the threat of weekend rain. the stages are set on the ben franklin parkway. rihanna is the headliner tomorrow night while coldplay is the big act come sunday. as of now, there is no weather contingency plan but organizers are keeping a close eye on hermine. >> of course we are also keeping a very close eye on that storm which is a tropical storm right now but could become a hurricane once again. >> and that's the concern. meteorologist adam joseph standing by with the latest on hermine. hi adam. >> guys it looks like it will transition back to a category one hurricane when it's just off of the delaware and new jersey coast early on monday morning. tropical storm the watches remain in effect for the entire shore community and the delaware beaches throughout the entire the weekend meaning tropical storm conditions are expected along with the possibility of many power outages along the shore and more than likely this watch will be upgraded to a warning or maybe even a hurricane

watch as we get into the next hour. as we look at tropical storm hermine, the spin is still over south carolina. you can see all the tornado watches marching up the eastern seaboard as the circulation continues to ride right along the coastline but at this point the center of the storm is still inland and will remain inland until tomorrow morning when it will merge off the coast of north carolina and southern virginia. this is 7:30 tomorrow morning when the clouds will start to increase in our area from the south to the north. then it hits that very warm water off of the atlantic here. this is saturday 10 o'clock at night when most of our area could still be dry so you may be saying where is the rain? the rain could hold off here until late saturday night or sunday. then as the storm deepens and intensifies and closes in, that's when some of the rain starts to move in 8 o'clock on sunday morning at the shore, cloudy philadelphia to the north and west and there you can see some of the bands wrapping around the center of hermine. at this point starting to turn

into that hurricane at 10:30 and then as we get into sunday night and into monday morning, that is when we'll start to see again that circulation wrapping up, some showers working into philadelphia to the north and west and the coast taking the hardest hit. so as we take a look at future tracker rainfall totals on where we're going to see most of the rain, it hugs the coast between about two and 4-inches from rehoboth beach up to atlantic city and even northern new jersey. in philadelphia we could see about three-quarters of an inch so it's not going to be that typical tropical rain far inland where we're going to look at flooding in philadelphia or north and west. all the flooding looks to be confined to the shore communities. now we look at the winds. saturday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon 41 miles an hour gusting winds at the shore coming in right off the water 24 in philadelphia. as we get into sunday morning those winds continue around that 40 miles an hour range at the shore, 20's in the city and then the winds start to crank up here during the day on sunday, sunday night 55,

lakehurst 46 millville in the mid 30's for philadelphia and as we get into monday at&t ha itself -- itself that's when the winds could hit 60 at the shore. so at the shore you're looking at 48 hours of a constant tropical storm force wind. that will create moderate to major flooding. the times of high tide we're worried about saturday 9:40, sunday 10:07 and sunday night at 10:1717 p.m. northwest suburbs for this holiday weekends some sun a shower breezy doesn't look bad north and west of philadelphia. i-95 clouds period of rain and wind and at the shore for delaware new jersey rain strong winds and some serious flooding. the four day at 4:00 forecast temperatures tomorrow 79 degrees. pretty decent day across the area with sun increasing to clouds. then the storm closes in and stalls sunday monday at the shore, windy rainy, upper 70's for highs inland locations a lot of clouds, breezy with on

and off showers. and then everything kicks out of here even for the shore on tuesday as we warm it up to 87 degrees. we'll keep an eye on those watches and warnings storm tracker six and we'll have the latest in the next half hour. >> all right. lots to keep tabs on adam thank you. up next a local teacher gets a special surprise inside her own classroom. >> and coming up at 4:30 we'll continue our live coverage at the jersey shore and check in with trish hartman live in ocean city. >> and later in what's the deal, it is freebie friday. everything from activities to free kids' meals, even free magazine subscriptions. we'll break it all down for you coming up. >> ♪

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prepared to be the center of attention during a meeting inside her camden school today. officials from wal-mart surprised karen perla with $490 to spend on school supplies along with an ipad. she was very thankful to her unexpected visitors at forest hill elementary and can't wait to spruce up her forth grade classroom. she was named teacher of the year just last year. >> ♪ the annual puerto rican festival and seniors luncheon had a full menu of fun and food today. it is hosted by conciloo. the luncheon honors local elders who are pillars in the latin community. doctors were on land to speak to seniors about heart health and look at this philadelphia d.a. seth williams got in on the celebration with a few dancing moves of his own. some big guns with a major role in world war ii are on

display at the fort miles museum in llewes delaware. the museum opened its world war ii artillery park at a. it includes one of the original guns that was mounted on the uss missouri when the japanese surrendered 71 years ago. delaware governor jack markell and senator tom carper spoke at today's opening ceremony. >> and still ahead here on "action news" today, we are live in ocean city where businesses and vacationers alike are getting ready for whatever hermine might bring our way. >> plus a local brewery celebrates 20 years in a uniquely jersey way. we check out their newest drink on tap ahead in big talkers. >> ♪ meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours.

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we can do this, millions of jobs right here in america. that's my plan. >> it is 4:30. "action news" continues to track tropical storm hermine as it heads north. this is waiter looks like right now in charleston south carolina where strong winds are whipping through and heavy downpours are flooding the local roads. >> this system left hundreds of thousands of people without power as it passed through florida and georgia overnight and of course "action news" is keeping a very close eye on how hermine will impact our labor day weekend here. >> yeah, let's get right over to meteorologist adam joseph at the big board with the latest from accuweather. adam. >> that's where the center of hermine is right now near charleston south carolina. you can see all the rain extending any other only from southern georgia but right into north carolina. it is a tropical storm. winds sustained at 50 miles an hour right now as it remains inland and should stay inland

as we go through the overnight hours tonight and through tomorrow. in fact we close in closer to the outer banks of north carolina where you can see the heavy bands of rain coming in. all of these white lines here are lightning strikes so some severe storms now beginning to push in. there are tornado watches for here. this is the outer banks right about there and we have the camera set here at kill devil hills north carolina and you can see the wet jetty here, the rough surf as well as the flag here that is blowing directly from right to left so some nasty weather all along the carolinas and we'll continue to track hermine as it moves to the northeast at 18 miles an hour. it will emerge off of that north carolina coast just after 8 o'clock tomorrow morning with winds of 50 miles an hour. then watch what happens saturday going into sunday and monday. those winds increase and by monday, it becomes a hurricane once again at&t as it looks right now just off the coast of delaware and new jersey and

two days later it is still almost in that same exact position so the problem here is there's a wall to the north of high pressure so it gets blocked. it gets stuck. and that's going to churn the waters, churn the wind and that is going to create some damaging effects for all of our shore line. we'll talk more about what that means for storm surge, for the flooding and how strong those winds will be coming up in full accuweather forecast. brian. >> adam see you shortly. as hermine heads in our direction businesses along the jersey shore are preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. this is usually one of their busiest weekends. "action news" reporter trish hartman spent the day talking to folks in ocean city and she joins us live on the boardwalk on what is a beautiful day, trish. >> reporter: it is gorgeous down here brian. some folks are cutting their trip short, some folks are sticking it out and planning to spend the whole weekends down here. everyone here seems to be enjoying this beautiful beach day including the businesses who are preparing to take a

hit this weekend. >> i was planning on coming down for the weekend to rent but after today i think i'm going to go homism that's what businesses in ocean city don't want to hear as hermine approaches. many people are taking advantage of this beautiful beach day and then going home but workers say it comes with the territory. >> the weather affects everything a lot but we're going to be here and we'll see what happens. >> reporter: boardwalk shops like the islander a clothing and accessory store rarely close even way storm like this in the forecast and especially on a holiday weekends. >> you never really know what the weather is going to be, so we're just ready for anything. >> reporter: same goes for manco and manco pizza where managers say someone always ventures out for a slice even in a storm. >> rain or shine always opened. this one will be opened for sure if the store comes. if not we'll close down 12th street. we'll be opened all weekend. >> reporter: we did find people stick argue round town even if their weekends aren't turning out exactly as planned. >> we are here supposed to to

have fun and enjoy family but we're also here to make sure that everything is safe, batten down. >> reporter: now, for those folks who are sticking around this weekend ocean city emergency management is urging folks to be prepared. keep an eye on the forecast. secure any loose items around your property and move any vehicles to higher ground before high tide on saturday night. reporting live in ocean city, trish hartman channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> in the meantime enjoy this day. trish, thank you. beaches to the south in delaware are doing what they can to get ready for hermine as well. rehoboth bay marina and dewey beach isn't taking any chances. the action cam was there today as workers took boats to higher ground for fear that they would be tossed around or come loose during rough surf. >> we have a few. we have a few that are smart they want to be safe so we just go ahead and pull them out and get them all ready. >> also the beach patrol wants to remind people to listen to the lifeguards who will be keeping a close eye on

dangerous swimming conditions. of course we will stay ahead of tropical storm hermine throughout the weekend at 6abc.com/weather. our interactive map shows you the conditions in our area. you can also use it to check the path of the storm as it moves up the coast. and of course follow our "action news" meteorologists on social media for updates as they happen. >> all the news this afternoon a house fire caused evacuations late this morning in norristown montgomery county. chopper6 was overhead as firefighters responded to the 600 block of chain street. crews were focusing on the third story of a row home there. no one was hurt and so far we do not know just what sparked the flames. >> a man was stabbed to death this morning in north philadelphia. investigators say they found the 46-year-old victim stabbed in the chest inside of a home along the 1200 block of lehigh avenue. police took one person into custody and are continuing their investigation. so far, though, no charges have been filed. well, something caused a

driver to veer off of route 42 in camden county earlier today. the car ended up being buried under brush after witnesses say it flipped over. the driver had been headed southbound through gloucester township at the time. new jersey state police tell "action news" the person involved did not suffer any serious injuries. >> a homeowner's surveillance camera captured video of two men breaking into his home in philadelphia's north woods neighborhood. at first, one thief got inside through a window on on the 1000 block of bridge street 678 he then left and came back with a second suspect. police say the two of them ended up stealing several items including a gun. they then jump need a getaway car. the hope is that this video will help lead to an arrest in this case. >> if you have antibacterial soap at your home or you buy it at the store chances are you will wander to know about a new ban put in place today by the fda. "action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with more on this story today. hi, monica. >> hi sharrie.

that's right antibacterial soaps have been under scrutiny by officials for some time now. tonight a ban is now in effect for some critical ingredients found in many of these products. ahead at 5:00 we'll explain what has been outlawed now and why. also coming up tonight it is fitness friday. new at 5:00 ali gorman takes us inside the workout that relies on physics to get you fit and lean. we'll have those stories and more coming up on "action news" at 5:00. brian back to you. >> monica see you then. dozens of kids will be looking fresh when they head back to school. that's because they got their hair done for free today at the star career academy's campus in northeast philadelphia. students could also get their face painted or enjoy free water ice if they so chose and there was something for parents to do as well. they could attend health and wellness classes and learn cpr, a vital skill as the school year gets under way. >> pretty cool there. still ahead on "action news," nba star dwyane wade opens up about that deadly gun

violence that affected his cousin in chicago and took his cousin's life. his exclusive interview is up next. >> plus, georgetown university is apologizing today for its role in slavery. it's doing so with an unprecedented idea that changes its admission policy. we'll explain coming up in big talkers. >> and meteorologist adam joseph will be back with that full forecast and of course tracking hermine when accuweather comes back in just a moment. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> nba star dwyane wade is speaking about the death of his cousin who was killed by a stray bullet while she was pushing a baby stroll interchicago. the two brothers charged with nikia's murder were out on parole when they allegedly died her. she died just as wade is coming back to chicago to play for the slick bulls. during an exclusive interview with abc news dwyane wade criticized the city's gun laws but acknowledged that police

need more support as they fight a war against violence. >> they can do a lot better but they can get more help to do better. we have weak gun laws and, you know, we have to do a better job of being leaders. >> wade's cousin nikia was among 90 murder victims across chicago in august. >> well, you might not know his name but you most certainly know his work. actor john poleate tow died today after a battle with cancer. the philadelphia native and villanova graduate had more than 200 film and television credits from homicide life on the street to seinfeld, the big lebowski. poleate tow most recently played jake pritchard's rifle on modern family. he was 65 years oldly. >> a driver wareless queued early this morning from a nasty crash in gettysburg. the pickup truck crashed into a restaurant around 3:00 this morning. that restaurant then caught fire and you can see the building which stands on a corner is heavily damaged

there. it took firefighters 90 minutes to free the truck's driver. he was taken to the hospital. police say there was a passenger in the car as well but that person ran from the scene. >> samsung is suspending sales of its latest smartphone because the batteries could explode while that device is charging. the company has confirmed 35 reports of the galaxy note sevens catching fire because of the faulty batteries. those new phones have only been on sale for a month. the 1 million customers who bought them will be able to swap them in for a new phone. >> georgetown university is making a big move to address its ties to slavery. the university is giving admissions preference to the descendants of the slaves from whom the sale of the school profited back in 1838. now, in order to address the school's early ties to slavery the family members of those

272 slaves, the descendants will receive what's being called an advantage in the admissions process. the university is also renaming several buildings on campus creating a public memorial to those who were enslaved and establishing a new institute for the study of slavery there at the school. students say the jess commerce are felt across campus. >> i'm actually pretty impressed that very early on in the year georgetown starting off by opening up the doors to all these conversations about race. i think it really reavenue officials its commitment to jesuit values and inclusivity. >> and just a bet of the back story. part of the payment received from the sale of those slaves back in 1838 was used to pay down debt at the college. the school says this is a way of making amends in whatever way they can. finally, it is friday. we end on a light note. it is new jersey's iconic breakfast meat pork roll and if you are a die hard fan and you like beer, you are in

business. could pork roll beer be the next peanut butter and jelly? peace and carrots? yes, it's true this week flying fish brewing company released a pork roll porter beer. it's called exit seven and it's described as a dark brown carmel porter and real pork roll was added to the kettle. flying fish says it has hints of cocoa carmel maple and smoke. do you see the pig ears on the keg. flying fish will introduce it and two other beers that are part of their exit series bruce today at their headquarters in somerdale camden county and, yeah, pork roll. interestingly enough exit seven, which the the name of this beer is the bordentown trenton exit and sort of marks the line of demarcation where folks to the south in our area call it pork roll. north of that it's called taylor ham just in case. little bit of jersey trivia for you. >> there you go. i will reserve comment until

i -- >> until we taste it. >> yes, you try first. >> you got it. alicia, thank you. let's get another check on the roads right now. >> all right, matt is standing by with the update for us. hi, matt. >> trouble brewing in a few spots this afternoon that's keeping us from rolling as smoothly as we'd like that's for sure brian and sharrie but i'll tell you look at the 42 freeway. this is the scene by creek road and at times we are seeing some southbound volume but it is not looking nearly as heavy as it normally would on the friday afternoon before labor day. still though there are slow speeds on southbound 42. many of them in the 30's right now coming off the walt whitman bridge. bigger deal on the black horse pike. a lot of slowing there along 168 and it's due in part to the fact that clues -- chews landing road is shut down for emergency construction. a short chunk offer the black horse pike by the american legion post. it's going to be closed possibly until tuesday and it is causing delays to spill back onto 168 the black horse pike. you want to stay up on evesham road as an alternate 98 to

clues landing that looks okay. as does the white horse pike. we had an accident at fleming pike. that has cleared out as has our vehicle fire on 55 southbound as you were coming down from elmer toward vice president you were seeing big delays. now speeds in the 30's on site southbound but the vehicle fire luck is gone. headed northbound on the new jersey turnpike as many of you do on a holiday friday afternoon watch out for a vehicle fire approaching exit nine taking out the right lane and the -- in the car lanes. that could slow you down. plenty of slowdowns on the ben franklin parkway which is all closed this afternoon because of made in america preparations. all that traffic being forced onto the one lane of 20th street headed northbound. look at the local vine. an absolute parking lot here by the new mormon temple. it is gridlock all around the parkway because of made in america preparations. stay as far away as you can and we'll check it again brian and sharrie in the 5 o'clock hour. >> call your friends avoid the

parkway. >> exactly. >> thanks matt. >> meteorologist adam joseph has the holiday weekend forecast and the latest on tropical storm hermine next. >> ♪ katie: on crime, pat toomey's attacks on me are shameful.

he's making it up. of course, anyone who commits a violent crime needs to be prosecuted -- and put behind bars. narrator: katie mcginty will keep us safe -- more police on the streets, better training and equipment, and take on the gun lobby for gun safety laws. katie: i'm the daughter of a police officer, and the mother of three. i'll stand with law enforcement to fight crime, and protect our families. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message.

>> meteorologist adam joseph you were talk about the fact this is a tropical storm spending so much time over land. you said the conditions are perfect to reform as a hurricane. >> as a hurricane once it leaves the coast of north carolina and hits very warm waters just off of the virginia coast and that's what's going to deepen and strengthen this storm yet again. as we take a look at the very latest, this just in, the tropical storm watches, no longer in effect. tropical storm warnings now in effect warning mean yes, it is definitely -- you're going to feel the effects of a tropical storm along the shore here all the way from new jersey of ocean county southern burlington county atlantic

county cape may county, even as you go into salem, cumberland county and all of delaware throughout the upcoming weekend. these are the areas that have the high likelihood of seeing power outages because of very strong winds. storm tracker6 live double scan the center of the storm right now between savannah georgia and charleston south carolina. winds sustained at 50 miles an hour. a lot of rain still ahead of the actual center of the storm and that storm will continue to carve its way through the carolinas over the next 12 to 18 hours. but for us here tomorrow morning you're going to see some breaks of sun so you're going to wake up tomorrow and say it's not a bad start to the holiday weekend but then the clouds start to increase here tomorrow afternoon with the first area of rain starting to develop in southern delaware and the southern tip of new jersey. then as the storm starts to crank up to our south and east, the heaviest rain is really going to hold off until sunday morning at the shore. that's when we start to see those bands of heavy rain come

in but notice it's still cloudy and dry in the inland locations on sunday morning. even throughout the day on sunday inland locations it is cloudy, it is fairly dry. it's not until sunday evening, sunday night that we start to see the rain pull back into that i-95 corridor and there will be a sharp cutoff. you may not see much in the way of rain allentown into the poconos throughout the upcoming weekend and then as that storm sits there off of the coast monday morning it is still seeing some rain and showers philadelphia heavier to the south and to the east. so, future tracker rainfall totals will show again the farther north and west you are, the better likelihood you're going to see very little in the rain this holiday weekend. about a tenth of an inch in allentown. the same for reading and the poconos. around three-quarters to an inch for philadelphia so we're not looking at flooding right now in inland locations. it's all going to be confined to their shore where we could see between two and 4-inches of rain. so, at the shore, this is the biggest problem.

late saturday through monday, 48 hours or more of heavy surf with that on shore wind because the storm is going to stall. waves will be nine to 12 feet breaking on the sand. winds gusting over 60 miles an hour for over two days straight. the worst will be sunday night into the day on monday. on top of that, we are looking at a storm surge all along the atlantic of two to 4 feet above the ground meaning if you're standing at the edge of the water you can expect a rise of two to 4 feet of the water just by that wind pulling it in around hermine. but for tonight let's talk about the good here as well. beautiful night, very comfy, 58 to 67 degrees and again, for your saturday tomorrow, temperatures in the 70's, low humidity. it starts to turn windy along the shore in the afternoon but overall north and west of philadelphia fairly bright so if you have outdoor plans tomorrow across much of the area it looks rain free. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast it all goes downhill, though.

saturday night into sunday and especially monday from the shore backing into philadelphia, again the biggest effects will be along the shore especially sunday into monday and then that tropical storm or hurricane, whatever it may be by tuesday starts to weaken and move away. 87 degrees. and then we have a heat wave on the way. at the middle to end of next week way above average humid as well with temps in the lower 90's. this is going to continue to change with the track. we'll have updates every newscast on channel6 and i'm constantly giving you updates on my facebook page with live video chats to let you know what happens when we're not on the air. >> thanks adam. >> okay. >> freebie friday is coming up next.

>> it is freebie friday and let's starter with the free food 'cause we know that's what you guys are all about

here. when you download our update the free chick-fil-a app on your phone and you create an account, you will get a free breakfast item anything from the egg white grille to the chicken minis, chicken biscuit. you can cash in on this and the offer is good through the end of september. so, heads up there. now, chipotle offering a free kids meal every sunday this month. there is one catch. you do have to purchase an adult meal first. so there's a heads up there. but this one has proven to be very popular. a lot of people talking about that. perfect for those back to school pictures -- wait. is that jim gardner? he's coming -- he's coming back to school on tuesday right here on "action news." i like that very cute. through monday september 5th walgreens is offering you a free eight by 10 photo print in store. we have the code that you'll need when you order it if you would like to print the picture of your children or of jim gardner as well. we can get that you link on our web site. for health fitness fashion and beauty advice weight watch sers offering a free one year

subscription to its magazine. finally this is super cool stuff as part of our city's buns upon a nation event series there are free programs including free story telling benches happening all throughout philadelphia's historic district. you can check it out. it's free all weekend long. details on 6abc.com. still loving that picture of jim that they put in there. >> that's a bonus this freebie friday. all right leash shag finally at 4:00 she's said to be a fun and friendly dinosaur but she's so prehistoric she needs a tune upfrom time to time. dollar -- dolly the t rex was taken in for repairs. she's operated by jungle john used at birthday parties and socials to educate kids and adults about the era when dinosaurs walked the earth. dolly has break handles and cables inside that operate her eyes, her mouth and also her voice. the bike line bicycle shop in newark delaware helps get

dolly back into tiptop shape today. >> dolly just gave birth to a full grown man. [laughter] >> did you see it happen. >> i saw it come from under there. >> unbelievable. pretty cool. >> you saw it here first. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli adam joseph i'm brian taff. hope you'll join me along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5 o'clock. hi guys. >> coming up next at 5:00 we're continuing to track the path of tropical storm hermine. >> also philadelphia police have a person of interest in a deadly hit-and-run investigation in frankford. new add 5:00 we'll show you the surveillance video just into "action news." those stories and much more coming up next at 5:00.

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[ clock titime. ] you only have so much. that's why we wanna make sure you won't have to wait on hold. and you won't have to guess when we'll turn up. because after all... we should fit into your life. [ laughing ] not the other way around. [ clock ticking ] >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it will be a less than 16 hours since hurricane hermine mean made landfall and while the storm has weakened it has left a path of destruction and

flooding in its wake. now there's a chance hermine could become a hurricane again before heading out to sea. friday night, the big story on "action news" is the track of hermine and the preparations now under way in our area. >> this was the scene along the beaches of the florida panhandle as the storm made its way over the gulf coast. one person was killed in florida when a tree fell on him. and schools in 35 counties were closed today because of the wind and rain. in georgia officials are investigating if hermine spawned tornadoes that destroyed several buildings. now people from the midatlantic to connecticut are being put on alert as tropical storm hermine continues to make its way up the coast. >> we have live team coverage tonight watching where the storm is now, where it will be this week and of course how it could impact your holiday plans. let's start with meteorologist adam joseph at the big board. adam. >> yeah, the very latest information is that our tropical storm watch is now a tropical