huge tax breaks for themselves and their rich friends while we pay more. and homestead rebate funding for seniors cut in half next year. don't believe the fake news from his wealthy donors. steve sweeney stands with chris christie, not with south jersey. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. sara bloomquist is off and in the news police have arrested a shooting suspect after a

standoff in west philadelphia. and a high speed chase involving the u.s. border patrol leads to a deadly crash. but the big story on "action news" at noon is president trump's latest warning to north korea. it came in the form of a tweet at 7:59 this morning. trump says that military solutions are in place locked and loaded should north korea act unwisely. emily is live in washington now more on the war of words that has the world on edge. >> reporter: rick so many nations on edge as president trump continues to ratchet up the top talk but his national security team is advising that war with north korea would be catastrophic. >> a fresh warning via president trump's twitter feed. military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded should north korea act unwisely. following thursday's fiery

rhetoric. >> lets see what he does with guam if he does something in guam it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before. what will happen in north korea. >> the president doubling down after north korea called his comments about fire and fury nonsense. threatening to fire four missiles to the waters near guam as early as next week. >> and james mattis trying to pump the brakes stressing the need to avoid war. >> you see the american effort is diplomatically led and has diplomatic traction and gaining diplomatic results. >> north koreans are putting on a brave face insisting they are not afraid and people in the u.s. territory of guam heading into the weekend with mixed emotions.

>> i think one of the safest places to be is where they are aiming. >> and as the timeline for that threat nears, calls for calm. we have time because they tend to say they will do what they say they will do. time for diplomacy to stop an aggressive act by north korea. >> and the governor of guam says there is no change in the threat level but telling residents to prepare in case of an attack and have some fun because it's the weekend. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and coverage of the rising tensions with north korea continue on the 6 abc app. there you can find the latest updates as they happen along with reaction from the local korean community. and watch our video what to know about guam. the u.s.stertory caught in the middle of the crisis. >> and police are looking for the person that shot another driver at a somerdale

intersection. katherine scott is live outside of the hospital with the latest. >> reporter: rick, that is right, medics took the victim to einstein medical center and he was rushed into surgery and remains here at the hospital in critical condition and the investigation into the motive in this case is underway. >> gunshots in somerdale late last night, a 24-year-old driver hit multiple times. >> i heard shots one after the other. >> numerous 911 calls came in for the shooting. witnesses told police that the 24-year-old victim was driving his volvo south on so manierdale he was stopped when a white vehicle going north pulled up next to him and the driver fired multiple shots from the window into the victim's car. there is a shot mark on the

driver's door on the vehicle and the driver's door window is shot out and the passenger window is also shot out. >> a person was rendering aid to the victim when the police arrived and was rushed to the hospital with wounded to his arms and torso. three spent shell casings were found at the intersection. >> after firing the shots, the shooter described to be in a white vehicle probably a buick around the 2010 year. was last seen traveling north on som somerdale from north cheltenham avenue. >> there were witnesses they were taken to northeast detectives to be interviewed. >> thank you. we have breaking news to pass along at this hour. from the city's university city section. chopper 6 hd is over the aftermath of what was an accident here after a car

smashed into a fire hydrant, this is the 3900 block of woodland avenue in the university section of philadelphia. you can see a lot of muddy water there on the streets and the car we are told is already towed away and no word of injuries, the water department is on the scene responding and the street is blocked off and again, a driver smashed into a fire hydrant just a few moments ago on the 3900 block of woodland avenue. there is damage to the roadway in the middle of cure screen and a lot of muddy water following a crash here. we are following the story and we'll bring you more information. but again that broken hydrant has caused water to spew from the broken pipe and damaged the street. this is 3900 block of woodland avenue. we'll keep an eye on this situation and bring you more information. in other news police have arrested a shooting suspect after he barricaded himself in a

west philadelphia home. on walton avenue, ran into a house and refused to come out. after a standoff that lasted more than 30 minutes, the police were able to take the suspect into custody. the victim was a 54-year-old man that suffered a graze wound to the shoulder. a preliminary hearing for a penn state hazing case continues for a fifth day. and the judge has to decide if there is enough evidence to send 16 members of the fraternity to trial in the death of timothy piazza. he fell down the steps after a night of drinking. two defendants waived the hearing. on the weather front it's turning humid for your friday with the threat of showers for the weekend. as we look live outside sky 6 hd showing you the jersey shore a cloudy day in cape may. melissa magee is in the weather

center with a check of the friday forecast. happy friday rick. the big difference is not just the temperatures but the rise in humidity. in philadelphia we come in at 80 degrees and allentown upper 70s and coast in beach haven 79 and cape may also in at 78 degrees. as we go throughout the rest of the afternoon we have you covered with the afternoon and evening planner, 2:00 today it's partly cloudy and a temperature of 87 and it looks to be cloudy as we go throughout the rest of the day and spotty showers and storms are likely and the best bet of finding that activity is north and west of the corridor for the majority of the day. we go in tighter and look at the dew point numbers, a level having moisture in the air. yesterday lower 60s and now they are coming into the upper 60s and close to 70 in dover. and a look at satellite 6 along

with action radar cloud cover overhead to the west with a cold front working its way eastward late tonight and throughout the day on saturday. as we look at the weather headlines, mostly cloudy today and turning more humid and the threat of showers and storms overnight tonight and saturday. and much nicer sunday with improvement and lower humidity on the way. a closer look at that with the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. meanwhile, a state level hearing is scheduled for this afternoon in the on going fight over margate's dune project. yesterday a federal judge allowed the beach replenishment to proceed with health and safety americas in place for concerns. there were concerns for standing water that was contaminated that was in the dunes nearby. all areas 2 inches deep must be fenced off and all areas 4 inches deep must be pumped out. on the sports front the

score may not be the score the fans were hoping for but it shows the team has promise. >> carson wentz sent a pass to matt hollins and he ran it in for a touch down. and next up is lesean mccoy and the buffalo bills here at the linc. and emergency landing after crew members on both flights got sick. and why consumer reports is pulling their recommendation for microsoft laptops. and melissa magee is back with a closer look at the seven-day forecast. when "action news" at noon continues.

there is dramatic new video of a car slamming into the ground there as it plunged seven stories off the side of a parking garage. police say that the driver's bmw went of the ledge in austin texas. the falling vehicle fell off the suv that was parked in the alley below and landed on its roof and both drivers survived. and the garage was previously

cited for unsafe barriers. dash-cam video captured a hit and run on a highway in california. the woman's car game wedged underneath the truck and the driver that caused the crash kept ongoing. nobody was seriously hurt and police are trying to track down that driver, and three people are dead after border patrol -- it was a high speed chase and the suv veered off the freeway and went of the guardrail and plunged 100 feet off an embankment. three people were killed and one is in serious condition. and emergency landings of two different jetblue planes after several crew members got sick. one was flying from boston to

san diego when two flight attendants and a pilot got sick. a few hours earlier a plane returned to ft. lauderdale airport in florida after some flight attendants there explained of headaches and other ailments. and consumer reports pulled their recommendation of microsoft laptops and tablets saying that the devices may break down soon after purchasing them. >> we would not recommend anyone perfect one of these machines right now. >> that 25% of microsoft laptops and tablets may have problemed after just two years and the tech company says it is listening to the customers and pushing themselveses to evolve and improve with every generation of devices it creates. pro-tip: chop all your veggies for the week at once.

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down in the casual dining industry where customers switch to eateries with faster service. and gene editing to make it possible to transplant pig organs into humans. researchers were able to remove any diseases in pigs to make them viable. they believe it could occur within two years, other experts say it could take longer. and a supplement commonly taken for joint pain. researchers in the netherlands say that it's no more helpful than a placebo pill. all right the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a preview.

happy friday. >> reporter: rick, it's a story that spans more than 70 years and 10,000 miles a really special story coming up at 4:00. a u.s. marine is on the journey of a lifetime one that takes him back to japan where he fought during world war ii part a flag he took as a battlefield souvenir and that the opportunity will help him and that an enemy soldier's family heals the wounds of war. and tips to help you be healthy without as you being hungry, we'll rundown a list of foods that keep you fuller longer keeping down on the need for a mid-day snack. coming up at 4:00. >> thank you alicia. accuweather is next. meteorologist, melissa magee with your seven-day forecast when we come right back.

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this morning they held a ceremonial grown breaking at the trenton soup kitchen. otherwise known as task. the building into the project includes renovations to the existing building and edition. the official work starts in september. task has reached 60% of their fundraising goals, they offer adult education, life skills classes and arts programs. back here meteorologist, melissa magee, a close look at the forecast for the weekend it's not a compete washout. >> no. showers and thunderstorms on and off throughout the day tomorrow manyrmtracker 6 live double scan it's dry now and no issues with precipitation and later on

tonight and this evening there could be showers popping up in the northwest suburbs and drifting into the i-95 corridor. chopper 6 hd high in the sky down the shore we have plenty of sunshine earlier today and now sun giving way to a fair amount of cloud cover across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys many and clouds dominate the skies today. and coming in at 78 degrees, and 66 in the poconos and down in dover 79 and the coast in cape may 78 and beach haven also in the upper 70s. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you that we have a mostly cloudy sky and dry now and off to the west not a lot of activity and a lot of energy but a frontal boundary from the great lakes extending down to the ohio valley and back to the nation's heartland, an elongated front and this works its way eastward tonight and into the day on saturday.

the storm prediction center places part of our region at a marginal risk for a pop your shower or thunderstorm. that is later on this evening and the overnight hours, really for the western section of the poconos and western lehigh county and lancaster county as we go through the rest of our friday afternoon into the evening. future tracker 6 showing you later on today 4:30 still cloudy in the city and points south and east and we can sallage the rest of our beach day today. north and west for the poconos and allentown and north berks county we have a couple of showers and very late tonight 11:00 those showers drifting eastward into the i-95 corridor. overnight a couple of rumbles of thunder as we get into that part of the morning, it continues into saturday afternoon with the showers and thunderstorms popping up. and it looks to be a sunsettled day tomorrow.

it's mostly cloudy and staying dry for the imagine or of the day high of 77. and saturday showers and storms are possible. and unsettled with a high of 77. and sunday high of 79 sunshine and clouds, and up in the poconos today we'll we have a mostly cloudy skies and thunderstorm late in the day and scattered thunderstorms tomorrow in at 72 and partly sunny and dry and the humidity lowers by sunday and 74. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast mostly cloudy and high at 84 and thunderstorms arrive late tonight in philadelphia. and continue during the overnight hours, northwest suburbs could find the showers and storms earlier in the day. humid on saturday, with the showers on and off. the high of 82, on sunday partly sunny and 82. and we have a threat of a thunderstorm on monday into tuesday morning. with early showers, otherwise on wednesday, nice and sunny and

85. hi -- i'm sitting down -- 86 on thursday. sunday is a good looking day. >> thanks melissa. volunteers built a brand new home for a veteran living in his car. hundreds of people helped with the construction of this tiny house in oklahoma. it took them only three days to finish it. a service member with severe ptsd will soon move in. a charity started by a husband and wife for homeless vets. >> we were homeless and it was our time to give back we want to help the veterans. the oklahoma veterans project is looking for a spot to put the new house and hopefully many more. there is still more ahead, from organic healing medicines to meats and cheeses and fresh flowers too.

you can have them all delivered to your doorstep from local companies many alicia vitarelli has the details coming up. and a "new york times" best seller is shown on the big screen. the glass castle from print to film.

"action news" at 12:30 tens with rick williams, sara bloomquist and paid gift, david murphy. hello again sara is off and

here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30. a federal judge gives the okay to finish a beach replenishment project in margate. and a man is attacked by two men and robbed. and a summer hail storm turns a colorado neighborhood into a winter wonderland. and the judge ruled that work on a controversial dune project in margate could get underway. but no signs of that happening now. the residents say it's not helping but hurting the place that they love. john rawlins is live now where another hearing is set to begin in the next half hour. >> that is right rick. that hearing at the state court level. it's not clear what impact it will have. we'll have to wait and see. in the me