about the trump teen shakeup. you'll hear how he is feeling that's no longer the white house press secretary. teens are no longer allowed to smoke in new jersey, we'll tell you about the tough new age limit going into effect in the garden state. outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers who is tracking the accuweather forecast. you're becoming my favorite person because you're talking about a cool down. >> reporter: not today, today we're talking about feeling like 98, 99 when you factor in the humidity. 9:00 a.m., philadelphia sitting at 85. allentown, 81. trenton, 82. millville, 79. lancaster and reading, 81. 79 in dover. cape may, 78. feels-like temperatures later on, now, it will be a little bit easier to handle today than yesterday and the day before as the feels-like temperatures should stay just under

100 degrees, you saw that we'll peak out around 98 at 4:00 p.m. then the line of showers and thunderstorms rumbleses through, you can see how dramatically and quickly things change by 9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. this evening. things cool down quite a bit. it is this line we're watching closely. storm tracker 6 live 6 we set it in motion, it was warm this morning now we're seeing drenching downpours and lightning strikes. as that line crosses over the mountains and gets into our neck of the woods it will encounter the warm, unstable air. it will explode and we could see the hefty thunderstorms after 5:00 p.m. hazy, hot and humid, sun and clouds early on, thunderstorm threat late, 5:00 p.m., western suburbs the city of philadelphia, 7:00, jersey shore, 7:30 or 8:00.

93 is the high, feeling like 98n the thunderstorms and what you can expect in your neighborhood and cooler the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> 9:02 a.m., firefighters rescued two people from a burning home in juniata. when crews got to scene they say flames were shooting out of the home on the 4100 block of j street. once firefighters got the flames under control they discovered a man and woman were inside. the woman was rushed to temple hospital to be treated. the man was in the injured. investigators trying to figure out what caused the fire. wharton state forest fire in burlington county is 60% contained. 50 firefighters and ten engines have been attacking the fire since thursday night. it's burning near the historic batsto village and so far no property damage has been reported. the public is invited to pay their respects at a

visitation for dean finocchiaro. from noon until 4:00 p.m. at the james j. dougherty funeral home in levittown, bucks county. dean finocchiaro graduated from neshaminy high school in 2016. donald trump was up early this morning tweeting about everything. he is off to virginia to christen a new warship. >> reporter: trump's trip to the most advance aircraft carrier ever built comes always the white house is eager to get back in fighting form. it is his second trip to the u.s.s. gerald ford. back in march he put on the presidential bomber jacket and ended up being bombarded himself with questions about jeff

sessions' decision to recuse himself from investigation into russia and the campaign. this week trump said he would have picked somebody else had he known sessions would have recusedments. now sessions own account of russia is under fire. >> i never had a meeting with russian ontives. >> reporter: the washington -- operatives. washington post said russian ambassador and sessions discovered foreign policy. businessman anthony scaramucci is in the top job.

>> he is hack politician. >> reporter: now singing a different to an. >> mr. president if you are listening, i personally apologize for saying that. >> reporter: outgoing press secretary sean spicer told sean hannity he didn't want him to quit. >> he wanted to bring in new folks to rev up the communication department. i said to give anthony and sarah a clean slate to start from. >> trump stayed expires was a wonderful person who took abuse from the fake news media, his future is bright. minneapolis, the police chief stepped down from her post, janee harteau has been heavily criticized for the fatal

shooting by a police officer of justine damond. we'll have more in the next half-hour. hundreds of people in the greece spent the night sleeping outdoors, dozens of aftershocks have shaken the island which has frightened many residents and tourists. >> i sleep outside with all the people because i'm scared. >> two tiewsh -- tourists were killed and 500 others injured when the earthquake hit friday morning. it led to ferry services being temporarily suspended. back in our area, pennsylvania lawmakers are working through the weekend to finalize the state's budget. governor tom wolf allowed the 32 billion-dollar spending plan to become law without his signature last week.

however, and legislature need to agree on how to fill a projected 2 billion-dollar hol in revenue. new jersey has become the third state in the country to raise the smoking age to 21. governor chris christie signed the measure into law yesterday raising the age from 19. he cited a strain on the state's healthcare system that's caused by tobacco related illnesses. it applies to tobacco products and electronic smoking. despite the heat, many people came out to walk for a good cause. five mile walk was held fit forr in the park that foark can you says on the -- focuses on the need for those with diabetes.

>> this is a part part of t larger temple ministry we keep people aware ever how to take care of their bodies. it's not just about getting to heaven, but liv the best life on earth. >> the route is from the site of the old churn building to their church location. >> much moore to come on "action news" saturday morning. a drinker turned crime fighter we'll tell you about a starbucks customer who tried to stop a crook. a california man wins a 5 million scratch off ticket fair and square, the lottery commission is not handing over the money. we'll tomorrow -- tell you why the gambler may have to give up the numbers. >> reporter: 93 degrees, the heath index 98 degrees.

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saturday morning, 9:11 a.m., already 85 degrees out there, you're looking sky6 live hd via the temple university camera overlooking center city. one more day of the heat and

meteorologist chris sowers says, relief is finally on the way. chris that's good news to hear, relief. >> reporter: it is, tomorrow is deceiving, the high is 83, but the humidity is awful. it's not until monday night, tuesday, where it dies down. let's get you outside and show you what's going on here, we'll go live on sky6 live hd. this time we're down in cape may. you can see it looks like a nice morning down there, lots of haze, high humidity levels. we're seeing a mostly sunny sky at this point. that's how most of today will be actually for most of the regionful we'll see sunny conditions, a few clouds from time to time, it's the late afternoon and evening hours where we start to see the showers and thunderstorms rumbled on threw, some of them on the strong side possibly severe. let's flip it over to satellite and radar nothing going on in the immediate area. you can see for the most part we're clear. again, it's later this afternoon when a couple of thunderstorms start marching through.

the headline looks like, hot and humid today, forecasting a high of 93. we're already at 85. we may bump that up a little bit. severe thunderstorms after 5:00 p.m. damaging winds gusts in excess of 60 to 65 miles per hour and flash flooding with smumples 2 2 -- as much as 2 to 3 inches of rain. wind out of the east/northeast, ocean temperature, 75. dewpoints is what hits you slaps you in the face when you step outside. millville, 78. dover, 81. wilmington, 74. there's our 67. allentown, 68. atlantic city at the airport, 75. in order to get into the comfort zone those numbers have to drop down into the 50s or even low 60s that will feel better than what we've been dealing with for the past week. monday knight, the front pulls

through, we go from upper 60s to the 50s that's the break from all the humidity. tuesday, wednesday, looks good, thursday, looks good, as well, thursday the humidity comes up a little bit. friday we get into the steam bath. we'll enjoy comfortable air, but it won't last that long. storm tracker 6 live there's pittsburgh, this is the line of thunderstorms we're watching closely. we'll see if it holds together as it marches east. this particular forecast model says nothing is going on until 4:00 p.m., maybe this one lone cell by lunch time near dover. everybody else sun and clouds. 5:00 p.m., expect to see more activity than what the model is showing across the western suburbs. that will pull through this evening, between 6:00, and 7:00 p.m., and racing to the jersey shore. we'll 307 up showers and thunderstorms drenching downpours in the late evening hours until midnight or so. rainfall totals could r fm two e

inches when all is said and done in a couple of neighborhoods. sunday, a mostly cloudy day and peeks of sun and pop-up shower or thunderstorm. what to expect with the line of showers and thunderstorms, high probability, numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. wind to the tune of 50 to 60 miles per hour. maybe a couple of storms moderate risk for large hail and low risk for an isolated tornado. highs before the storm threat moves in. 93 in philadelphia. peak heat index 98 or 99. reading, 91. millville, 92. beach haven, 87. ocean city, 86. delaware beaches, 88. cape may, 86. we have a low risk for rip the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 93 today, 83 tomorrow, the humidity is awful, it will not feel that much better. monday, thunderstorm threat 90. tuesday and wednesday, there's

the relief. high temperatures in the low to mid 80s and no humidity. gray. >> thank you so much. it's hard to stay cool out there, but we want to see how you're beating the heat. these are pictures from our viewers who have sent them in, thank you so much. post them on facebook or twitter use the #6abcaction. here's a look at what's happening in and around the area. temple university is having an appreciation day today. everybody is invited to come out to the football complex located at 11th and west diamond street, there will be water slide and free food and games, a whole lot going on. the philadelphia police mounted unit. firefighters will be out there, as well. the 63rd annual nig venice boat parade sets sail this evening, in ocean city. the host of abc's america's the

grand marshall this year. this year's theme is rocking through the decades. it runs along the bay from ocean city longport toll bridge to tennessee avenue. it is free for you to watch. the parade gets started at 6:00 p.m. tonight followed by a fireworks show at 3rd street. islamic festival rally and parade is happening today and tomorrow. a long list of events happen throughout the weekend including the festival at penns landing great plaza from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. it is 9:17 a.m., a famous elephant will be the guest of honor at a birthday bash at the jersey shore. margate is celebrating the national historic landmark, lucy , the elephant has been around for 136 years. the celebration runs from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. tonight. there will be plenty of fun.

you have to have birthday cake. there will be plenty of fun. you h>>jason: my dad taughtake. me ever since, piano it's been my passion. going somewhere like the juilliard school seemed impossible. now, i am able to dream bigger. >>joe: hi. this is pennsylvania state treasurer joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to offer the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities, including jason. open a pa able account today by visiting our website at paable.gov. >>jason: start saving to dream bigger today.

at paable.gov. your help in identifying this theft suspect. listen to this. he is accused of using his own babies to help him commit the crimes. surveillance shows a man steal $1,000 worth of sunglasses from the design provision in newtown township on wednesday. he set the infants on the floor in their car seats and tried on the sunglasses. he placed them on the baby faces and hid them in their car seats. okay. was it police or super hero who came to a rescue when a starbucks was being robbed. a customer jumped into action and was able to fight the armed suspect. this surveillance video inside the fresno coffee shop.

the customer hit the suspect with a metal chair. the customer was stabbed with the suspect's knife. the suspect ran off and was found a few blocks away. the customer who intervened was not seriously injured. a lottery player in california filed a lawsuit to collect $5 million in winnings. lottery is not paying him because his 16-year-old son purchased the ticket. since one of the tickets sold to the teenager turned out to be the big winner. the commission said the prize is null and void. >> the owner just looked out and there was a horse looking in the window on the porch. >> you don't see that everyday, do you. >> horses ran wild in a north carolina neighborhood, a strong line of thunderstorms brought down a fence on a farm letting the animals roam free.

neighbors joked the horses were jokeying up to find the best patch of lawn. the owners corralled the could that and brought them back home. the weather is not the only thing heating up around here, coming up next in sports, the phillies go for their 4th win in five games. highlights after the break.

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relief is on the way and rain, as well. his forecast later on. we turn to sports, the phillies face the brewers for game two in their series after kicking off a ten game home stand with a bang. here's "action news" sports director, ducis rogers. >> reporter: good morning, it's been hot this week and dare i say the phillies have been, as well. three wins in the past four games entering last night they did not cool off against the brewers. the phillies strike first, freddie galvis 2-run homer in the first inning. his 11th of the season. 2-0 phils. nola strikes out five straight batters tieing his career high. tommy joseph, double, both runners score on the double. phillies win. >> that was nice, we've been playing good ball lately, i was concerned about the 20 hits the

other day hoping we wouldn't come up a little short today, but the guys swung the bats pretty well, two big innings, freddie's home run set the tone. good things come to those who wait. we waited nearly long enough. t. mccloud is using his time-wisely, he outfitted football team yesterday. the team recently had their equipmentheees big things for te birds. >> i want to get better last year to this year. we want to carry the momentum, the goal is playoffs, that's what we set out, once we take that first step, you know, sky'n

working out on own. during the off season they drafted two more, using that competition as fuel. >> it's self motivation for me to get better. with the competition, it's driving everyone in that room whoever is not driving i don't think they will be successful out there. anybody you can compete with the receiver, quarterback, anybody, you want to be better, that definitely drives me a lot. >> the flyers have shared more information on nolan patrick. the second overall pick has an abscess boil on his face. the team said he is doing well. we're waiting for him to hit the ice for the first time. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a terrific weekend. 9:27 there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. a are 15-year-old girl was among

who people injured in a double shooting in delaware. gles owe. there's fresh fall out from the fatal shooting of a woman in minneapolis, the top cop is out. those stories and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m., comes right back. happening on "acti"

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start to the weekend, as we look at cape may. accuweather is tracking a line of thunderstorms that could turn down the heat. gunfire erupts in the feltonville section for a second time when a shooting victim's friend takes justice into his own hands. meet the two k-9s credited with make a key break in a murder mystery. let's go outside to chris sowers, where is the white flag, i'm sick of the heat. >> reporter: believe me filled have had it, i would have waved it days ago. with the heat and humidity it feels like 90 at 9:30 a.m. heat wave number five this is the 5th day in row of 90-degree plus heat. today we're forecasting 93 with

a peak heat index of 98 or 99. this is the 5th time we hit 90-degree or higher. pottstown, 77. kutztown, 78. media, 83. newtown, 78. warminster, 79. buena, 84. fortescue, 79. tuckahoe, 81 degrees, storm tracker 6 live set it in motion for you, you can see the white line 280 miles per hour, that line of storms is approximately 280 miles westle philadelphia. it's racing to the east at about 30 to 35 miles per hour. so that would put it in the city between 6 and 7:00 p.m. this evening. most of the time today expect nothing more than just a combination of sun and clouds, late in the afternoon towards the evening hours that's when the weather turns downhill rather quickly. storm prediction center put the entire area under the gun for severe weather. that yellow shaded area stretches into the virginias, westward through pittsburgh,

baltimore and most of mid atlantic, strong gusty winds and d lightning strikes, good possibility as you just saw there, no threat for tornadoes. accuweather says expect sun and clouds, hazy, hot humid. 93 is the high arrives tomorrow temperature-wise we're back in the 80s. the humidity doesn't break until tuesday. when i come back we'll focus on the cooler tem tk about how can they stick around. >> thank you for the update. philadelphia police have connected a pair of shootings in feltonville. they happened blocks away from one another. investigators say a 23-year-old was shot three times after an argument this morning on the 100 block of east rockland street. the victim was able to run tog n

avenue and told a friend what happened to him. the friend spotted the shooting suspect and fired shots of his n under a car. the victim is in critical condition. the search continues for a person who shot included a 15-year-old girl, on east 27th street in wilmington, delaware, after midnight. the victim was taken to a. i. dupont children's hospital in stable condition. a 30-year-old man was shot. he is in stable condition. police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the double shooting. no arrests have been made. three people were hurt after two cars collided on i-95 in chester, delaware county overnight. police say the accident happened in the northbound lanes near chestnut street at 1 are -- 1:45 a.m. police shut down i-95 north to the border of ridley township while they investigated this. three people were taken to

crozer-chester to be treated. frustration is mounting in minneapolis the police chief resign following a fatal officer involved shooting now there's calls for the mayor to shut down. >> shut it down. >> reporter: this morning the fallout from justine damon's shocking death leading to the police chief to resign. >> janee harteau is not in a position to lead us. >> reporter: the mayor herself become the target of boiling anger. >> we've had enough. we do not want you as the mayor of minneapolis, we want you to resign! >> the police shooting of the 40-year-old australian bride-to-be coming after a killing of a traffic stop outside st. paul. at a march for damon her mother

offering comfort to her fiance. the officer who opened fire on damon keeping quiet. >> we cannot compel officer noor to make a statement. i wish we could. >> reporter: investigators working to piece together why noor shot damon. in the transcript she said i can hear someone out the back telling dispatch she thought someone was being assaulted. his partner saying the two were startled by a loud noise before damon appeared at the window. noor shooting damon through the window, neither body cam was turned on. visitation will be held today for dean finocchiaro one of four young men found murdered on a farm in solbury township. the visitation takes place from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the

dougherty funeral home in levittown bucks county. two philadelphia police k-9s are credited with leading investigators to the bodies of the four men who went missing in bucks county. "action news" got an exclusive look at the dogs. >> you may not know hang the golden retrievers or storm the german shepherd. they are instrumental in locating the bodies of the men buried on the farm in bucks county. >> we have our bomb dogs who work every event in the city. we have our cadaver dogs. >> reporter: the dog handlers who work with storm and the officer who is paired with hank said it was the week of training and guidance that prepared them for the heavily wooded

conditions in bucks county. hank sniffed out the grave first and storm followed up. >> hank and storm have been training together since 2015. they are distinct and different in the way they indicate and search, but they compliment each other. >> based on on what hank did, there was an outcome where investigators were able to recover the missing men. >> reporter: handlers and their dog work as a team and the k-9 alerts his partner when it makes a fine. training can last 6 months with ten weeks dedicated to scent training. it's more than a working relationship the dogs are part of the family. >> it's very rewarding it's a different speeskt of the job of -- aspect of the job of being a police officer. you're relying on a dog. he knows when he's got that vest on it's time to go to work. >> great work by hank and storm there. the pair will continue to work

until they retire. new jersey governor chris christie wants to keep internet gambling legal. governor christie signed the bill yesterday urging the president an congress not to enact an nationwide ban on internet gambling. it helped atlantic city struggling casino industry. new jersey, nevada and delaware are the only states that offer internet gambling. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm david murphy this doggy is peanut one of the many animals rescued by safety net sanctuary. you'll meet the woman who turned her farm into a rescue for animals like peanut give them a second chance. a poker player's dramatic

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>> flooding is causing major damage in wisconsin and parts of the area 4 to 7-inch of rain fell in a matter of hours. a state of emergency has been declared in 17 counties in that state. 9:41 a.m., back here at home when we track our forecast, where is the snow when you need

it? >> reporter: what was that [laughter]. i'll till e you with a, cooler air would be nice, i'll remember you said that, gray. as we go live on sky6 live hd philadelphia international airport, all is quiet this morning, it's warm and sticky, though, once again temperatures wale up in the 80s. the feels-like temperatures closing in on 90 degrees it's not even 10:00 a.m. you know it's going to be a toasty day. 93 is what we're going for the high. 87 is the normal. 90 degrees days so far this year 19, today day 20. on average we typically see 25 days, we forecasted 32 this year, where we should be i'm hoping we don't hit that mark. i'm hoping after this week we're done with the 90s. i'm fine with 88 or 89. 85 in philadelphia. trenton, 82. dover, 82.

millville, 79. allentown, 81. jersey shore closing in on 80. this is the only thing we're watching right here, there's a good line of showers and thunderstorms that has developed across the western portions of the keystone state. there's pittsburgh and the ohio p-a state line. it's starting to bow a little bit, that would indicate winds gusting behind that system here. so we'll wait and see what happens, it will cross the mountains later this this aftern that will ultimately determine how much of the line holds together and marches into our neck of the woods. what you need to know today, high temperatures in the low 90s. squall line pushes in between the hours of 5 and 9:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., far western suburbs, 9:00 p.m., jersey shore. city of philadelphia splitting the difference. damaging winds gusts and flash flooding a good bet, as well as numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. here we go, lunchtime, a

combination of sun and clouds, maybe one or two isolated cells ahead of the main line which would get in the western suburbs 5:00 p.m. first. the latest run wants to keep the heaviest farther to the south. i think this will extend into the lehigh valley. it will push through. in the city by 7:00. jersey shore, 730 or 8. we might get pop-up storms that will be severe and produce heavy rain up until midnight. sunday a peeks of sun and pop-up showers and thunderstorms. today, sun and clouds, storms developing late. most of the day will be all right. high today, 93. winds out of the southeast/southeast 5 miles per hour. the storm threat 6:00 p.m. in the city. 1:00 p.m., 93. 4:00 p.m., 93 feeling like 98 or 99 with the humidity. down the jersey shore it's a lands breeze it will be warm on the sand, 87 degrees not much

relief down there today. it will be humid feeling like the low to mid 90s. tomorrow, we lower the temperature, but it's muggy on the sand, thundershower around 84 the ocean water temperature up to 75. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, highlighted today not necessarily because of the heat, but because of the threat of severe weather later on. 93 feeling like 98 or 99. after 5:00 p.m., heads up late-day shower or thunderstorms. sunday, mostly cloudy, thunderstorms around, 83 very humid. although we have 83 posted, it feels like 88 or 89 him 90-degree in store for us on monday, tuesday and wednesday, 83, 85 no humidity. thursday and friday it starts to turn warmer again highs in the upper 80s. a couple of more 90-degree days to go and we're done for a while. >> you know it's bad when the meteorologist says i can't take it anywhere.

safety net sanctuary is home to all kinds of animals all in need of a second chance. david murphy as the story of a woman who turned her family into an animal refuge. >> reporter: the sounds of the farm greet you he the safety net sanctuary in berks county, pennsylvania. >> i've always had a great love for animals when i was a kid i lived on a small farm. >> reporter: now lisa has a 12-acre farm of her own. >> a lot of these animals are special needs. >> reporter: there are goats. >> this is angus, i had him as a baby. nobody wants males. she has a group of pot belly pigs, who outgrew there are former homes. when they get big and become destructive, nobody wants them in their house any more. she rescued dogs and cats and

chickens and horses like lucky. she came from the racetrack. there's a donkey named henry. >> filled have bought -- if i didn't buy him he would have went for meat. >> reporter: it's a sacrifice she has embraced. >> it's challenging, physically, emotionally and financially, but it's okay. >> she performs the occasional appear -- adoption. >> 95% of the animals that come here stay. >> reporter: this is peanut, peanut is a 7-year-old dachshund who has a seizure disorder. his elderly owner had to give him up recently. safety net sanctuary and lisa have him in great shape. he is enjoying his new life with all the other animals on the farm. if you're interested in

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looking in the mirror i didn't know who the person was. >> reporter: last december his luck changed, some of his gambling buddies challenging him to put money where his mouth is, 1 million-dollar bet that he couldn't get his weight down to 6% body fat. he hit the gym up to ten hours everyday, dropping cheese cake and eating clean and hiring a trainer. >> he's a guy who was down on his luck, but i saw the light behind his eyes. he began betting on himself. after 5 1/2 months the incredible transformation, now down to 175 pounds. for his end of the bet walking away with $600,000. it's no surprise research has shown people financial motivation are five times more likely to meet their weight loss goals than folks without a cash

incentive. in the end he said he was motivated by something bigger than money, family. >> i wanted to be around my nephews and nieces, give them someone to look up. if you value yourself you should go out there and make yourself the best you can be. all right, great story and great transformation. a poker player raised in south jersey is one of the finalists in the world series of poker. scott bloomteen is leading the pack going into the final, he is competing for more than $8 million. good luck to him. we're back after this. ♪

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snack a little bigger. >> okay final check of the forecast before we say goodbye. >> reporter: it's going to get better, hazy, hot and humid afternoon on the way. 93 feeling like 98 or 99 with the humidity. watch out for late-day showers or thunderstorms after 5:00 p.m. 83 tomorrow, oppressively humid feeling like 88 or 9. another 90-degree day arrives on monday. tuesday a reinforcele cold front comes in here -- reinforcing cold front comes in here drops the humidity down. 83 tuesday, 85 wednesday, thursday and friday, back up to 88. an iowa man proves you're never too old to make your dreams come true. 102 henry fulfilled his dream riding in a helicopter. a nurse heard him say he had done a lot of things in his

life, but a helicopter was on his bucket list. he said if he gets the chance to do it again, he will. jack hanna's "wild countdown" is next. "action news" continues later tonight. we'll be back tomorrow morning at a.m. it was deemed a failure in its first try, details on google new attempt on wi-fi enabled glasses. they are the youngest performers in the region. you'll see their hard work on the summer stage. now for chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

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announcer: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown." what do the tallest and fastest land animals have in common? they both wear spots. golly day. jeepers creepers. but it turns out, spots are a popular pattern for all kinds of creatures. from wild dogs-- sue: you can see why they're called painted dogs. jack: to big cats-- if i was just walking through the jungle right now, i never would have known that cat was up there. to this captivating critter. oh, my gosh. sue: you are the cutest little thing.