for the police officer. a police officer is suspended after a video of an arrest in the kensington section goes viral. 2017 musikfest is off to a great start. we'll take a look the what to expect at this year's event. >> first we have to talk about the powerful storms that moved through early this morning. the downpour caused scattered flooding in areas. "action news" viewer sent us this video of i-76 early this morning. you can see the highway looked like a pond as vehicles tried to move through, at one point flooding was so bad, police shut down a lane causing a backup that was several miles long. all those lanes are back open. this is an early morning look from our chopper 6 hd taking a look at the commodore barry bridge. there's still clouds in the sky, but looks like we'll be drying out. let's head over to meteorologist chris sowers who joins us live outside with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and what to expect for the rest of the day.

>> reporter: good morning, christy, we'll see sunshine peeking through the clouds over the next couple of hours, things will slowly improve. i can tell you firsthand from what i experienced this morning, it was not a fun trip into work this morning. we had heavy rain come through with the cold front in the process of pushing through the western suburbs now. as you take a closer look at it, the heavier rains are off the coast, hammering away at connecticut and new england states up there. we're left with clouds and spritzes and sprinkles. the wide view on radar, the clouds are leftover, as well. you look at the scene, you see the clearing to the west. state college and harrisburg reporting partly sunny skies, the clearing line is marching east, it will get into the city in the next couple of hours. down the jersey shore you'll see sunshine after lunchtime. temperatures upper 60s north and west, low to mid 70s south and

east. the day planner looks like, clouds breaking for afternoon sun, 11:00 a.m., temperature, 76. 1:00 p.m., 82 and 4:00 p.m., 83. one thing you'll notice is the humidity will drop off this afternoon so the high of 83 will be nice and comfortable. speaking of comfort, look at the numbers up here, this is day number two, musikfest in the lehigh valley. chicago is headliner this evening. they will take the stage around 7:30 p.m. the assistance steel steel -- the sands steel stage. numbers drop off 67 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 66 by 10. i'll talk about the comfortable weekend heading this way and focus on the thunderstorms for monday in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. guys? >> look forward to the update. last night's storms brought down a massive tree at the saint

george apartment buildings in ardmore. the tree which is 50 to 60 feet high came down during the storm hitting the side of the building there. 6 windows broke and several ac units were knocked out. no injuries were reported. the search continues in delaware county for the suspect or suspects responsible for a triple shooting that killed two people. police were called to the intersection of south 4th street in colwyn at 10:40 p.m. there they found three men with gunshot wounds. police say ten shots were fired. the victims were taken to the area hospital where two later died. the third is in critical condition. right now there's no clear motive for the shooting. this morning it is unclear if the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in the city's kensington section will face charges. chopper 6 hd over the scene at east and allegheny avenue. emergency crews were unable to

save the victim who was identified as a 36-year-old man. the driver remain at the scene and the cause is under investigation. 9:04 a.m. a philadelphia police officer has been suspended with the intent to dismiss after a video of an arrest went viral. take a look at the video. officer james yeager picking up the suspect and slamming him to the ground. the suspect hit his head on around inground pool the entire time the suspect was handcuffed. dann cuellar has more. >> reporter: the incident provoked all sorts of public outcry after cell phone video surfaced. it's shows officers trying to cuff a man during a narcotics arrest. a second video shows this seconds later. an officer appearing to slam the handcuffed suspect into the pavement. the officer later picked up the man swinging him around causing him to strike his head against

the side of an aboveground walt whitman bridge pool. the 21-year-old a homeless man was taken to temple hospital in critical condition. >> he almost killed the boy. the boy was not moving he was not handcuffed. they were beating him with a baton, there were three of them, it was horrible. >> reporter: the officer facing termination is 26-year-old james yeager of the 24th district. the police union defended the officer saying the three minute video clip didn't paint the full statement. in a statement, the fop president said we look forward to seeing the entire video and support officer yeager. some residents say the officer deserves to be fired. >> the way i saw it, it was a senseless beating. the guy was homeless and they came and beat him up for no apparent reason. >> they could have handled it in a better way. >> it was the best thing they

could do, they need to get fired, like asap. they need to learn how to get respect from people. not because they are police you have to respect them, earn and learn respect. >> reporter: yeager was placed on leave for 30 days with intent to dismiss. it is not clear if he will face charges from the da's office. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> we have learned more about the deadly crash of into a pool store in springfield. the driver may have fallen asleep, the autopsy determined that the death was due to chemical burns and fire. >> police are looking for help

identifying a robbery suspect. a woman is holding up a citizens bank on west lehigh avenue. show displayed a threatening note demanding money. she got away with cash. the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous. if you have information contact the violent crimes task force. a reward is being offered for information leading to her arrest. 2017 musikfest is underway in the lehigh valley, the ten day music festival kicked off last night with the legendary performer, carlos santana. >> the annual event attracted people every year for the music, the food and the fun. jeff chirico was in bethlehem to check it all out. >> thank you for coming everybody, enjoy the show. >> reporter: with that vernon odem helped kick off the first night of musikfest 2017 followed by the smooth sounds of santana.

now in the 34th year, the musikfest has become an international attraction. >> we have our relatives from canada. >> reporter: more than 500 musical performances on 16 stages over ten days. most of the acts are free. >> so many people here are fun. >> musikfest is a great time to come out and have fun with the family and great music. >> reporter: great food, the roasted corn a favorite for these boys from bethlehem. their dad said musikfest is a great time to see old friends. >> everybody come out here and drink beer and have a good time and eat 789. it brings everybody together from bethlehem. >> reporter: blast furnaces tower over the grounds a reminder of the city's industrial past, a the festival a reinvention of its success. >> we enjoy 6 nights and we

volunteer four out of the ten days, so we give back to the community it's an awesome experience. >> reporter: an experience expected to draw 900,000 people over the next ten days to a steel city turned music mecca. >> lights like a music community that builds and a vision they had back in the early 80s has grown to be unbelievable. there's a lineup to come, including chicago, god smack, toby keith and much more. folks say the real charm of the festival are the five hundred-plus free acts that continue through august 1. in bethlehem, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> and you can get all the details about this year's musikfest at 6abc.com, including the schedule of performers and a chance for you to win the free tickets. >> time 9:09 a.m. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. a newsroom in australia found an unwarranted co-worker inside the

building. >> when people get in the back seat of a stranger's car using uber or lyft are they buckle up. >> reporter: over the next a couple of hours it turns drier and less humid that will set up a gorgeous weekend for us. i will be back with all the details from accuweather.

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while gray and i are very happy there are no snakes in our newsroom, but a news station in australia was not as lucky.

a camera man discovered the snake curled up on a desk. fortunately a program manager inside the building has handled snakes at her home and felt confident enough to move this one with the help of a field executive she used a coat hanger an bag to capture the snake and release it outside back into the wild. >> i would have died. >> how does that happen? >> reporter: how calm she was. she is like -- let's talk about weather, let's get you outside and show you the view in cape may. >> no snakes. >> reporter: that's right, no snakes, gray. if you're down the shore, don't worry this will be a decent beach day, you have to stay patient. we'll have clouds in the next couple of hours, but skies will brighten up. actual from that view skies are brightening up now. you can see the sun shining down

a little bit. there's the rounds of thunderstorms that rumbled through this morning. some locations pecked up 2 to 3 -- picked up 22 to 3-inch of rain. that's the last of it. we have a cold front pushing through that will eliminate the humidity and dry things out. 72 in philadelphia. 69 in allentown. 66 in reading. 72 in beach haven. 75 in dover, cape may, 76 degrees. what you can expect for the remainder of the day, clouds and sunshine, early morning clouds give way to sun later on. lunchtime, 76, 78 somewhere in that ballpark. 3:00 p.m., 82. 5:00 p.m., 83 degrees. that's the forecasted high for today. dewpoint wise all the numbers will drop down dramatically later this afternoon, we've been stuck in the 60s and 70s for the last couple of weeks. 70 is oppressive.

60 is considered humid. 50 comfortable. as we expand the view and go wider we have a ton of 50s out to the west. it is this air mass charging east that will bump all this humidity out to sea. it will turn nice and refreshing later today. sunday looks nice, monday is a different ballgame. there's the water vapor shot. here's the dry air that's in the process of pushing through. this is left over all the humidity that we've been dealing with the last few weeks. today, nothing going on, dry conditions, pleasant. this guys rolls in on monday, this is a potent piece of upper level energy. as it pushes through it is riding along the powerful jet stream. that will create thunderstorms and we could see drenching downpours again. in the meantime, lunchtime, mainly clear conditions, lots of sunshine. 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., a delightful afternoon around the region. tonight mainly clear, it's quiet

tomorrow, i know you see a lot of white. these are the high, thin clouds, looking at a combination of sun and clouds during day. shouldn't be all that bad. sunday night is quiet. it will be humid, comfortable monday morning. already starting to see downpours fire up. that will increase in coverage and intensity. this is lunchtime on monday, look at all the reds starting to show up. that will continue through the day and evening hours. lots of rain on board, some areas could see additional two to four inches of rain with the system. high probability of numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. for the monday. weekend looks quiet. large hail and isolated tornadoes for now on the low side. the concern for monday, lightning strikes and heavy rain. for today, partly sunny, less humid, allentown, 80. 83 in philadelphia. 80 in cape may. trenton, 80 degrees. jersey shore not too bad, cloudy

right now, breaking for sunshine after lunch, 83. sunny and pleasant sunday, high of 80. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 83 today we do it all over again tomorrow. monday is the day of concern maybe heavy thunderstorms, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, look good, combination of sun and clouds, highs in the low to mid 80s. guys. >> i don't have glasses, but i didn't see any 9 os on the forecast. thank you so much. here's a look at what's happening in and around the area. celebrate jamaica's 5th year of independence. festival goers can taste jamaican food and arts and crafts and more. join the celebration on south street between broad and 16th street this event is free. >> tomorrow head to penns landing for. acna african festival. it features singers groups from around the african continent and

there's delicious foods and arts and crafts the great plaza today and tomorrow. the 6 block long festival runs along second street from germantown avenue to green street check that out for free from noon until 10:00 a.m., the second street festival. we're back after this >> so gla,

9:20 a.m., a northwestern university professor and oxford employee turned themselves in following the murder of a 26-year-old man in chicago. the victim was found stabbed to death in around apartment on july 7. the 42-year-old gave himself up in oakland, california. 56-year-old andrew warren surrendered at the same time to the san francisco police department. the surrenders were negotiated earlier in the week. officials near atlanta are trying to cancel an upcoming

concert by r kelly amid recent abuse allegations. live nation has been asked to cancel the show at a county owned after theater. he formed relationships in young women interested in the music industry and mentally and physically abuses them. his attorney denied the allegations. a common misperception that buckling up is optional while in the back seat of a car. four out of five say they don't bother to use seat belts during short trips or traveling by taxi or ride hailing service. experts say it's important that you buckle up no matter where you sit in the vehicle. the eagles are getting a day of rest during the training

season. hear why the coach said the team is being cautious. that's all ahead next in sports.

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>> thanks is for sticking with us, this is a live like at center city from our temple university camera. downtown looks like the rain is gone, the clouds are here, but chris sowers tells us the sun is coming soon. yes. turning to sports, the phillies face the rockies again tonight. they hope to turn things around after dropping a late lead in last night's game. >> starting pitcher, lasted until the 5th. the fightin' phils were able to

turn it around, it didn't last. the 8th, the rockies score to more runs and they win. here's ducis rogers with the rest of the of saturday morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, the eagles biggest acquisition of the off season is more spectator than receiver at the training camp. jeffrey missed his 4th practice. the eagles have the day off so jeffrey will get another day of rest. >> i've seen a lot of from him, probably more so than what you guys have seen and comfortable where he is at with our offense. i want to make sure he is healthy going into the season. >> glues here, blunt returned to practice yesterday. he missed the past three workouts while dealing with an undisclosed personal issue. carson wentz is urging the

praise of his teammates. as we mentioned earlier there's no practice today, wentz says he is looking forward to getting rest. >> arm feeling good, but like you said, it's kind of a dog days of camp, everybody is getting a little more sore and more tired. you feel a little tired, a little fatigued, we're confident when we have this time off, we're in the training room, getting an ice bath doing all the normal things, i'm thankful i'm feeling good. >> it's dallas week for the union. they will host fc dallas tonight a team they have never beaten. the union are fighting to get into the playoff picture. >> we need to take as many points possible it starts with a very good fc dallas team coming off a disappointing result they will be angry and eager to go and write their last performance and we're in the same boat, again we've been solid at home, we need to continue that.

>> reporter: union goalkeeper blake is recovering from a hands injury he suffered last week, he could be available next week. temple football is four weeks away from the season opener. the owls visit notre dame september 2. owl training camp continues under new coach jeff collins, the players get to know him and his style of doing things. that cuts both ways. coach said they say not wasting anytime. he is going full speed. >> we have to get the kids ready and finds different things and make it hard for other teams to prepare for. >> i know it's going to take a lot of hard work, because we have a bulls eye on our back, more people of watch be out for us, it will take more preparation and things like that. >> reporter: temple former coach matt rhule has broad the good times to payroll. he set up sean patten if he could beat the robotic tackle

dummy in a foot race, the team would get a later curfew. patten did, but the dummy got its revenge. that's sports, i'm ducis rogers. >> reporter: this house in river ton is a local landmark an important stop in the underground railroad during the time of slavery. i'm nora muchanic, coming up a look inside. >> how long has it been since you swapped out on your preferred credit card. you could be missing out on cash an rewards. that's ahead on what's the deal. we'll have that and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. comes right back.

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"action news," saturday at 9:00, president donald trump begins his first full day on vacation, the white house is trying to crackdown on leaks. details on a major reward being offered in the search for a repeat arsonist in center city. >> plus, if you plan to take septa to or from the philadelphia international airport, we'll tell you about the changes you should be aware of. >> first outside to meteorologist chris sowers and the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: good morning, guys, you can already feel the humidity starting to drop off a little bit. satellite and radar if you were up early this morning around

4:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m., we have heavy thunderstorms rumbling through, drenching downpours all the activity is long gone at this point. we're left behind with just a couple of clouds that's about it. if you look in the center part of the screen we have clearing taking place, skies are brightening up at the jersey shore. western suburbs are starting to see the sun peek through, as well. rainfall totals a lot of this fell in the 2, 2 1/2 hour time frame. this is the lehigh valley. allentown, 2 inches of rain. you go farther off to the northwest they picked up over 3 inches of rain with last night's downpours. kutztown 2.5. fleetwood 2.1. reading, east of there, they picked up over 2 inches. a lot of this coming on the heals of the tremendous amount of rain seen over the last couple of weeks with the downpours. it's a persistent weather pattern, hot and humid during the day, and the thunderstorms in the evening. now we're seeing the drier air

approach from the northwest. 60 in pittsburgh, buffalo, 62. all that comfortable air is heading east. call from accuweather, expect sun and clouds later on, less humid and breezy, 83 degrees. tomorrow equally as nice. monday tricky, more showers and thunderstorms on the way. i'll have the time timing of that and how much rain to expect in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> president donald trump waking up at his estate in bed bedminster, new jersey this is day one of his 17 day vacation. the russian investigation is not taking a break. this morning new york times is reporting special counsel has requested records from the white house. >> reporter: as president trump arrived here with the family, special counsel bob muller is pressing on with the russia probe backside up by a federal grand jury in washington.

this morning new york times reports that the investigators for the special counsel recently requested documents from the white house related to michael flynn and questioned whether the turkish government secretly paid flynn for lobbying work. meanwhile, the president is looking to stop leaks especially after transcripts of his two private phone calls with world leaders were leaked this week. >> they say cases to investigate and prosecute are never easy, but cases will be made and leakers will be held accountable. >> reporter: jeff sessions has commissioned a new fbi unit to investigate leaks. >> i have a warning for would be leakers, don't do it. >> reporter: while no one would bee grudge the president with the white house calls working vacations. >> here's the white house, you

have so much work to do why do you fly, why do you leave so much? >> reporter: this is trump's full vacation he already made 12 trips to his own resorts, including 7 to and five to bedminster. district attorney office released information about a deadly triple shooting. two people killed in colwyn was 16 en20 years. police believe a single shooter was responsible at south 4th and walnut in colwyn around 10:40. the gunman fired ten shots at the group outside a corner store. the one surviving victim was 15 and shot in the arm. the d.a. office said the group was southwest philadelphia and this may be a rival dispute.

for the second night in a row a motorcyclist was killed on kelly drive. chopper 6 hd was on the fountain green drive in fairmont park. the biker collided with the carat 10:00 p.m. last night. the victim a 32-year-old man was taken to hanheman hospital where he was pronounced dead. no word on what led to the crash. kelly drive, two drivers reported someone threw rocks at their vehicles as they were driving. both drivers stopped near st. joe's boathouse where they called police. they say the rocks were thrown at midvale avenue at 8:00 p.m. so far police have no suspects. police are offering a ten thousand dollars reward for the person responsible for setting a half dozen fires at a center city highrise. there was another fire at the sterling apartments on jfk boulevard. it is the 7th small fire in the highrise in the past two weeks. >> midnight, the fire alarms we

went off, you can't take the elevators, 18 flights down and 18 dpriets back -- flights back. >> federal investigators believe the arsonist has a vendetta against the management company. >> they have an axe to grinds. we believe it is coming from somebody who lives in the buildings. >> extra security measures have been put in place. commuters who take the septa regional rail to and from philadelphia international airport can expect a change. shuttle busing will replace the trains between 30th street and the airport because track replacement needs to be completed. shuttle busing will be in place for the next three weekends. septa key quick trips purchased priority boarding will be accepted on the shuttle busing.

there's a house that is open to the public that was a house a stop on the underground railroad. nora muchanic has the details. >> reporter: it is as if time is standing still on bank avenue in riverton. it is loveingly cared for. it's been designated a local historic site. >> we were able to approve that not only caleb clothier, but edgar and sarah ogdo in would help free and help the slaves.

it is believe he and the next owners, hit slaves in the sprawling basement. >> they would come off the river, but come to the house and be kept in the basement. >> it was the ideal spot, there were places people could hide. >> reporter: from the time it was a child, it was mary's dream to live in the house, now that she does it is her mission to share the rich history. >> my goal is to teach the children abbey value history and the legacy. >> reporter: there's artifacts from the 1800s and bricked over tunnel that it is believed slaves used to access the basement. >> teesm them about famous people that lived in a small town who were very quiet that did the best they could to work together to help others. >> reporter: in river ton, i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> great piece of history there. >> there's much more to come on

"action news," including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm matt o'donnell, along with cody who was rescued this week. when you cross the street in honolulu look both ways, but not at your phone, the new cell phone law about to take effect. we'll get a check on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" on saturday comes right back. 9:42 a.m., breaking news

from the east falls section of philadelphia. henry avenue is shut down between hermit street and hermit lane. right now police are investigating a three-car crash. two people have been taken to the hospital. we do not know the extent of their injuries, but, again, henry avenue is shut down between permit street and -- hermit street and hermit lane. >> that is nasty looking. i wonder if it was because roads are slick. >> reporter: things are starting to dry out. let's get you outside, show you the view here we're dealing with the pesky clouds though, all in relation to the cold front that is pushing through. i know it looks miserable right

now, but the payoff is this afternoon. as the air starts to dry, it will feel so nice out there. it kicks all the humidity out to sea, nice and refreshing later on. 69 in allentown reading. mill millville, 75. cape may, 78. the dewpoint will be in the 50s this afternoon. in the comfort zone later on. we'll stay there sunday and monday it shoots up into the oppressive category that will lead to drenching thunderstorms unfortunately. here's satellite and radar, so, here, right here is today and tomorrow's weather, high pressure quickly in control for two days. you can see it diving across the u.s./canadian border. that drops down and rounds the bend coming across the area producing heavy-hitting thunderstorms. future tracker 6. skies clear over the next two hours. looks pretty nice out there. combination sun and clouds this

afternoon. overnight tonight, clear skies. tomorrow, sun and clouds all over again, this looks cloudy, but these are high, high, thin s and the sun beats through that. temperature in the low 80s. the monday, the humidity starts to crank up there. 7:30, heavy drenching downpours north and west. everybody gets into the act by lunchtime. look at the reds here, heavy drenching rains and gusty winds. that will continue through the evening hours south and east. the latest computer update shows anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain with the next system. this is all for monday. today is quiet, tomorrow is quiet. monday looks rather active once again. forecast for today, accuweather says clouds and sun, breezy and pleasant, 83 degrees forecasted high. winds out of the west at 15 to 25 miles per hour. the general idea today, morning clouds breaking for afternoon sunshine. 11:00 a.m., 76.

4:00 p.m., 83. 7:00 p.m., 79 degrees. for the poconos, looks delightful, clouds are starting to disburses, 72 degrees later on. breezy and nice, sunday, partly sunny, high of 72. sunday, it will struggle to get into the 70s especially in the morning hours feeling like fall up there. jersey shore, 82 degrees forecasted higher. low risk for rip currents. sunday, sunny and pleasant high of 80. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, no 90s on the board. we have one day with high humidity devils and the possibility of thunderstorms, but really that's about it. 83 today, 83 once again tomorrow, that takes us into monday, clouds and maybe a heavy hitting thunderstorm. 78 degrees, tuesday, clouds and sun, 81. wednesday looks nice, thursday looks nice, maybe thunderstorm or two around for friday, with another system pushing through, but you know we're only at 83 degrees, the normal is 87.

we're not talking about high amounts of heat and humidity. >> i like that no humidity. >> reporter: that's what kills everything, it feels lousy out there. >> the rain was so bad from the start of my house all the way to work. when i got outside, in the parking lot, i was going to call porsche to come and get me i didn't have any rain gear. boeing spent an ire day drawing an airplane in the sky. the aerospace giant was testing an engine for 787 dream liner. she had time to kill, 18 hours to be exact. they designed a route that once finished looked like a dream liner jet. the image was traced in the skies above 22 states, the wings stretch from michigan to texas and the tail touches alabama. that is cool. 9:46 a.m.

in shweek's shelter me we visit a rescue that is dedicated to finding the at -- akita breed since she was a teenager. >> i was so amazed by this dog. >> reporter: when are noticed they were appearing in the animal shelters she was disappointed. >> they look like cute little cuddly bears. she started the bear rescue in 2011 and saved 500 akitas in the 6 years since. they require a great deal of socialization at a young age. >> we focus on akitas that left at puppy mills and end up at

auction. percy is approximately 8 years old. katie was found as a stray on the streets of trenton. >> she is 12 years old. she is as sweet as can be. >> he is too high energy for rn children check. billy with a skin and bones when she came to bear, but when an enzyme added she got back to her normal weight. >> reporter: cody is super smart and super agile you need to know that if you want to take codoy on. if you want pictures to share go to the "fyi philly" facebook using the #shelter me.

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in rewards. we have the online tool at 6abc.com. i'm nydia han, channel 6 "action news." >> happening in today's technically speaking, honolulu is the first major u.s. city to ban texting while crossing the street. the law goes into effect october 25. it covers video games and pagers and smart phones. if you're caught strolling through an intersection while texting, you could face a fine up to $99. it will be legal to talk on your phone while crossing a street or look at your phone on the sidewalk. >> i do it all the time. >> be careful. twitter hopes to increase their ad revenue to test a subscription plan for $99 a month. they promote subscribers tweets on a timeline of people who don't follow them. it's so companies can see how much additional reach and engagement and followers the

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>> we're back we're talking about how gray didn't want to get out of the car with the torrential downpour. >> stop, i made it in. >> he is not going to have to deal with that when we leave. >> reporter: no, we have clouds breaking for sunshine, a decent day, increasing sun as the day

wears on. if you're heading to the lehigh valley, day number two, musikfest, chicago is headliner, temperatures falling in the 60s. controversial the weekend looks like, less humid, breezy, 83. tomorrow, just as nice, sun and clouds, pleasant, 83 degrees. no rain for gray. you guys there's always a hater somewhere. jack hanna's "wild countdown" is next "action news" continues later tonight. >> we're back tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. here's some of the stories we're working onen. an important warning about statins, details about increased risk of stroke. a new exhibit rides into philadelphia, we'll take a sneak peek at the urban writers coming to the barnes foundation. for christie ileto, 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, everybody. i'm jack hanna coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown." over the years, we've uncovered lots of stories about love. for instance, some species find their mate with a song. sue: oh, yeah. there's one right there. jack: he's doing it. some expect the female to make the first move. he just sits there and plays hardball. man: she'll throw herself at him. jack: and some go to great lengths to attract a mate. look at that, sue. that is something else. but oftentimes, we're the ones who lose our hearts. oh, my god! you've got to be kidding me. i don't believe this.