two-pronged attack and neither pretty. prong one, early morning. prong two, early afternoon. it will add up to inches of rain and potential flooding, a miserable thursday in the philadelphia area. it is wednesday night. the big story on "action news" tonight, the approach of potentially damaging storms. meteorologist cecily tynan has double scan radar at the big board. >> jim, double scan showing a large and complex storm system affecting us in a big way tomorrow. low pressure south of chicago. that's the main engine for the storm. there are two areas of convection or thunderstorms, one across the southeast. this caused half dozen tornadoes georgia moving southeast. i'm looking at the storms running through chicago and ohio valley moving quickly 50 miles per hour. that's arriving before daybreak

tomorrow. future tracker showing 5:30 tomorrow morning, heavy rain, embedded thunderstorms across the region. we have a break in the action with lighter rain, peeks of sunshine, but that will destabilize the atmospheres. that's about 2:30 and it's the greatest threat of severe weather. as far as rain, an inch or two wouldn't be a big deal but this is the third storm in a week. locally heavily flooding is possible, creeks, streams and rivers. we have a risk of severe weather. the highest risk in the area is new castle county area south and extreme southern new jersey. any storm has the potential for damaging winds, hail and the isolated tornado. we talk about the threats and

what's behind it in the full forecast. jim? >> thank you, cecily. the storms pack a powerful punch throughout the south today toppling trees and power line in rural georgia. 20 homes were damaged by a twister in alabama. with stormy weather headed our way, please remember you can check storm tracker 6 radar anytime at "6abc".com/weather. follow our accuweather team on social media for their latest updates. >> a monsignor with the archdiocese has been indicted on charges of wire fraud stealing $135,000 for his personal use. dann cuellar is outside headquarters in center city. what is the story of william

dunbraug? >> he was in charge of the money to benefit the home for retired priests. instead, he made off with half a million dollars to live the high life and go to casinos to gamble. >> it's a slap in the face. you are talking about preaching good deeds and helping others out and being kind and generous. helping your fellow man. >> the va in darb by is a home for retired priests that gave their life to the ministry but also those accused of sexual abuse. precisioners have allocated millions to the home. dunbraugh used the money for his own pecial use to go to pop concerts, campbell in chester and pay for lavish dinner,

pocketing $535,208.11 before the bank caught on to him. in a statement the archdiocese says they suspended his ac accot and they contacted the feds. >> when you are going in exploiting former parishioners to gamble at a casino? it's disingenuous. >> of particular note, one of the checks is for $14,210.29 from the estate of the late francis p. rodgers one of the priests in the sex scandal report accused of sexually abusing a number of children. >> monsignor's attorney says his client spent his life serving the church and got caught up in this. he says he intends to enter a

guilty plea. he will have more to say on this later. outside of a plea deal, he could face 80 years in federal prison. i'm dann cuellar, "action news." >> a community came together to remember three men gunned down in north philadelphia monday. they prayed if are the victims and called for an end to gun violence. they were killed near 11th and stiles. a fourth man remains in critical condition. two men fired 25 shots. a $70,000 reward is offered for their arrest and conviction. >> a 17-year-old accused in eight robberies in philadelphia is now suspected in a murder and another shooting. police arrested ma-king stewart

for the shooting of tycheen chandler on the 28th. one person was seriously hurt in a multi-vehicle crash involving a dart bus today. it happened at 4:30 delaware avenue and dupont street. one driver lost control and slammed into three other cars. one of the drivers had to be cut out of the wreckage and taken to christiana hospital for treatment. >> the world health organization and doctors without borders believe clear reen gas and traces of serren was used in the attack yesterday. victims are showing signs of chemical and gas exposure. the trump administration and other world leaders are holding

president rashad responsible. in washington trump said the blame rests with former president obama. >> i think the obama administration had app opportunity to solve this crisis when he said the red line in the sand. when he didn't cross the line after making the threat it set us back a long way. >> it was a dramatic personnel moved to. president trump removed chief strategist steve bannon in the national security council. that appointment drew widespread criticism with charges that the security council was being politicized. now bannon is out and the joint

chief of staff and director of intelligence are back in. >> rock 'n' roll will replace the once tump taj mahal and casino. new owners will transform the space into the hard rock hotel and casino. it's an investment hard rock will attract crowds. the new resort will bring 3,0000 permanent jobs hoping to open by 2018. >> the diner has been sold and is heading to long island. christie ileto has that story. >> my husband and i would go, we used to take our kid thers ther. >> people would come in for morning coffee or lunch. it was something that meant

something to people. >> the diner is leaving phoenixville for good. >> what was the most popular item on the menu? >> fries with gravy. scrapple well done. >> the town staple now sits under a wrapping sheet in francis piewl owe's yard. >> what part of the diner is this? >> the front end. >> philadelphia attorney tom kline bought it this year with plans of his own. >> i read an article in the newspaper that the diner needed a home and something bad could happen to it. we'll take it as a wide load to new jersey where it will be refuse stored to its original pristine condition as though we turned the clock back to 1948. >> the diner will be leaving in coming days and residents are

lamenting their final goodbyes on facebook. >> i'm sad to see it leave phoenix. finally, we have a home for it. >> a lot of memories for the town of phoenixville. if you are wondering where the diner will go once it's restored, stay tuned. christie ileto, action news wphl-17. >> a spider jet crash land in a suburban neighborhood in maryland. and camden's mayor gives a hint at a job she would be willing to take. cecily? >> thunderstorms are moving quickly our way. i'll time them out for you and talk about what to expect behind this. friday is will feel like winter. all of the details in the forecast. >> and ducis rogers has sports highlights when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪

>> an f16 fighter jet went down in a suburban maryland neighborhood this morning. the pilot was able to reject to safety. it happened in the neighborhood of clinton, three mile frs joint base andrews. officials say he was on the way to a training exercise in pennsylvania. he was treated for minor injuries. joe and jill biden have ink book deals. the former vice president signed a deal for two. the first is expected to explore how he managed to work at the white house while dealing with his son bo in 2015. >> candidate joe khan picked up the endorsement from ed rendell.

he says he will help the office move in a new direction. seven democrats and one republican are vying to fill the seat of seth williams facing bribery and corruption. >> dana redd picking up garbage in neighborhoods, part of a five month campaign to clean up the city. she was asked today about her political future and if she's eyeing the lieutenant governor seat. >> my name has been floated. i have not been asked, but my door is open for anyone that would like to consider me, particularly phil murphey. this is the second year of mayor redd's second term. >> an 81-year-old was rescued

from her burping home february 5th. the woman's sons were there tonight holding back tears as they thanked first responders for their heroic deeds. >> in camden county the gloucester police department held awards night at camden college recognizing those that contributed to the safety of the community. >> pass over starts monday night but tonight the national american museum of jewish history held a satyr inspired by a similar event 50 years ago. it's called freedom satyr revisited and recalls the original freedom satyr that took place in washington d.c. in 1969. hundreds gathered in a church basement to reflect on a civil

right's movement. hundreds of bags of free pass over meals were handed out tonight. this is a long standing tradition at the sip going but this year it takes on special meaning. the congregation was targeted by vandals several times in recent months. organizers say they are fighting hate by giving. >> the freeholder board honored 200 of the best and brightest students tonight. the best in class recognizes students from seven categories. not all of them are academic. school spirit represented by the best in class medal tonight. this event a 19 year tradition. we hope it continue ts for many yours to come. >> congratulations to them. >> absolutely. >> we have a tough day tomorrow. >> we are.

we had a beautiful day today. loads of sunshine, calm before the storm. still dry but not for long. gearing up for the rain that should arrive in about three hours. it will start light and scattered and intensify as we head into the morning hours by daybreak. right now, temperatures show the closer to the ocean you are, the cooler you are. atlantic city airport, 46-degrees. ocean temperature 49. philadelphia 41 d 41 down from . reading currently the warm spot at 54-degrees. satellite and radar showing after lots of sunshine today, clouds are in place. the storm system is in pieces right now. we have one area of thunderstorms rolling off the carolina coast. this brought more than half a dozen tornadoes to south carolina and georgia.

you see hail in blue moving forward us. that will be here by daybreak. the center of the storm currently is south of chicago. this low pressure is meandering over us to the north friday bringing us cold weather. the bus stop forecast, grab the rain gear. there is rain around. 6:51, 8:00, 62. and we'll likely see heavy rain. 6:00 in the morning, rain is here. you see the orange and red. thunderstorms with the heavy downpours west of philadelphia. we have a break in action around 9:00. if we see brightening of the sky, that's not good news on a potentially severe weather day. future tracker showing the best chance of severe weather comes

in the afternoon. it's a good idea with timing around 2:00, severe storms rolling up from the south, moving out quickly by 6:30, a few scattered showers and things wind down. the highest risk, torrential downpours causing quick flooding. a moderate risk of lightning, strong winds and isolated brief tornadoes, low risk of hail. the wig problem with rain, one to two inches, perhaps three inches in some areas. the ground is saturated. waters are high, watch roads, creeks and rivers. you have to be careful tomorrow. the accuweather forecast, heavy rain, strong to severe thunderstorms in the morning. the evening commute, a better deal for heavy rain in the morning than evening.

63-degrees. friday, the low pressure north of us. bundle up, take the rain gear. 50-degrees the high, saturday, 57. we bump it up to 66 monday, beautiful, 75, mild start to pass over and tuesday, we have a shot of hitting 70 and stays mild wednesday with a high of 7. next two day, lousy and david murphey has the latest at 4:30. >> easter celebrations got an early start in sea isle city. there was an easter egg hunt today. children scrambled to pick up as many treats as their baskets would hold. the event was held for children under 11. >> students and teachers at central bucks east battled it

out tonight in a lip sync battle raising money for cradle to crayoncrayons collects suppliesr children in need. >> hundreds attended a fundraiser at the country club for peets sakes helping families facing cancer. they have been doing this for 18 years. ♪ ♪

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>> the deal between nfl and amazon is good for one year worth $50 million. that's five times as much as twitter paid for the same rights. you can see thursday night football on television. not for free because you are paying for cable service. that's that story. moving on, phillies game two of the season in cincinnati. >> you can't win a game if you don't score a run. >> this is true. >> jeremy hellickson may have started the opener but eickhoff has the stuff to be the ace. he shows that against the reds. he through six innings. strikes out sinks batters in all. eickhoff is by brandon finnegan retires 19 in, in a row, strikes out nine. eickhoff finds trouble isevesev.

1-0 cincinnati. 2-0 in the ninth. tommy joseph strikes out fifth time in two games. filly also lose 2-0. >> delaware valley, are you ready? eagles are you ready? the draft is three weeks away. ron jawarski feels the eagles can really help themselves. >> if you look at the talent in the draft, there is a lot of talent in the quarterback position. if you are short on talent, this is a good year because there are a lot of players that can cover wide receivers. >> three weeks from today, the "action news" team will bring you a draft preview party. we broadcast from the parkway april 26th at 7:30 p.m.

>> it's the eve of the opening round of the masters, number one ranked in the world may have to pull out. dustin johnson fell down a flight of stairs. the golfer has been advised to remain immobile. he hopes to play tomorrow. >> phil mickelson explains why winning here means more. >> i can't think of a place you want to win at more than augusta national. you get to come back every year, be part of the tournament and you are treated like royalty as a past champion. >> apparently, that's what it's all

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>> finally tonight nascar will return to pocono in june. when it does, the eagles will be well represented. dare earhart's car will be painted in the eagle theme. only problem, he's a lifelong redskins fan. >> i'm really sad about that -- being a red skin's fan, it was hard to wrap my brain around it. i hope my redskins pals, all of the fans that -- the fandom i'm

part of, i hope you don't disown me. >> they are paying me how much to drive that car? where are the keys? >> finally it was a celebration of success in reading. many dressed in congratulate the red knight basketball team on their win. they finished the season with a 30-3 record clinched the title on march 25th at the first state championship. "jimmy kimmel live" live next followed by "nightline." lena dunham, and music from cold war kids. "action news" continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodn