led up to the shooting. why are all these people z we'lllain. those stories but first outside we go meteorologist karen rogers in for chris sowers, it was a bit humid and sticky this morning, karen. >> reporter: you can say it's a bit humid because you're inside. i'm sweating it's disgusting. you will need the shades out here too. satellite and radar i want to show you a close up view, the clouds we started with this morning are breaking up. we'll see a good amount of sunshine. overall partly sunny skies good looking day heading your way. doesn't feel so great. the point has dropped a little bit, 73 to 68. 76 dewpoint in millville and 73 in dover. the drier air mass is working in slowly by the afternoon it will be slightly humid not too bad. 79 degrees in philadelphia. 82 in millville.

77 degrees on the boards in ac.76 degrees in cape may. here's how the day will go. we're starting off with clouds and sun by the late afternoon it's full-on sunshine. 89 is the high today very warm today. by the afternoon it will be sticky not as oppressive as right now. 5:00 p.m., 88. the high today 89 degrees. if you're in the far northwest suburbs if you're in the poconos you could see a thunderstorm. i'll have that on the new model run on storm tracker 6 live. >> a person is in custody and the search is on for seven others. they vandalized the mural of frank rizzo. the officer tried to chase them down but only arrested one person. symbols of the former mayor have been the center of controversy in the past week. sky6 live hd taking a live look

at the statue in center city, which critics say should be removed. the statue was spray painted with the words "black power." the suspect is charged with criminal mischief, institutional vandalism and desecrating objects. critics say mayor rizzo used brutal tactics against african-american. mayor conditiony said there's never -- mayor kenny said there's never any excuse for vandalism. >> anybody who does that should be arrested. a 25-year-old man from maple wood new jersey was arrested for throwing eggs at the statue during the day. governor terry mccall -- mcauliffe rejected a request to remove the statue of robert e.

lee. mccall live will not call a special session while the issue is being decided in the courts. the governor banned any demonstrations at the moment in virginia where the statue stands. leaders in boss -- boston are bracing for a free speech rally fearing it will lead to a repeat to the violent clashes that we saw in charlottesville. steaf stephanie >> keep the group separated. that will be done using human beings and other devices. >> reporter: the rally was organized by the boston free speech coalition.

no weapons flag poles or sticks will be allowed. >> we think it will be a large group and it will increase. we have numbers in the thousand. >> reporter: the event organizers tells dan harris this is not meant to address white nationalist ideas but rather the first amendment. he admits there may be troublemakers in the crowd. >> he with want to get people talking to each other again instead of fighting in the streets like what we saw in charlottesville was terrible. >> reporter: this rally comes one week after class between white supremacists and court protesters in charlottesville, virginia 32-year-old heather heyer was killed when a car ran into a crowd of demonstrators. >> any act of violence we are shutting it down. at a separate rally in durham, north carolina, demonstrators showing up after hearing rumors

of white supremacists holding their own march. >> and that was stephanie ramos with the report. 905. in florida one police officer is dead and three others injured after two separate shootings that took place last night. officer matthew baxter was shot an killed after a possible ambush in kissimmee. three shots were fired and police are searching for a 4th suspect. two other officers were injured in a shootout in jacksonville when they encountered a high powered rifle. the suspect did not survive. in pennsylvania two state troopers are in the hospital in fayette county. it's not clear what led to the shooting. here's what we know so far. both troupes were shot, one was

taken to the -- both troopers were shot, one was taken to the hospital by helicopter. the suspect in the case is dead. there will be a press conference later this morning we'll keep you posted. we continue to follow the latest on the white house shakeup. president trump is beginning the weekend without steve bannon, the latest of the top advisors to be forced out. the announcement came days after president trump would not commit to saying whether he had confidence in bannon. bannon back atht leaning newsanization news. with the exception of mike pence all of the president's original advisors are one person is d after injured after an overnight crash intersection of oxford v and red rose way. a carnd pickup truck collided

sending the pickup truck into the fence and causing the car to burst into flames. the car's driver was killed. police say the driver of the car was driving without headlights. one person was injured during an overnight fire in camden. firefighters responded to the 2900 bloest field avenue at 4:30 a.m. at the scene crews discovered a person sleeping on the floor. that person was taken to cooper hospital to be treated for inhalation. that fire is under investigation. 9:07 a.m., of course we're counting down the days until the solar eclipse. if you want to watch the eclipse as it happens on monday you'll need a special pair of glasses to protect your eyes. here's the problem with this, getting your hands on the glasses difficult for some people. a viewer sent in a picture from the philadelphia zoo which is a place that has the glasses left in stock. people started lining up to buy a pair at 8:00 a.m.

the zoo was not on a open yet. jeff chirico has more on the rush to snag a pair of the special glasses. >> yes ma'am we have the eclipse glasses. >> reporter: it was unusually busy friday afternoon word got out that the philadelphia zoo gift shop had solar will he clips glasses in stock. marcia squeezed through the door minutes before closing. >> it occurred to me to put a post on facebook, someone respond responded and directed directed me here fortunately. >> my wife has been looking for a week and a half, nobody has them. >> reporter: after sharing the reply on social media the zoo got a response like no other time before. >> it's only one time, i think it's neat, it's crazy you can see it again it's ringing off the hook. >> reporter: stores across the delaware valley quickly sold out at the coveted eye ware

including the franklin institute where eclipse watchers were allowed to purchase only five. even though this 7-eleven on chestnut street never carried them. >> 300 calls today. >> reporter: 300 calls? >> more than 300, i don't have any. >> reporter: the demand is driving up prices online we found glasses listed from 40 bucks up to 24,000. steve of darby thought he got a deal he paid 50 bucks for two. >> i paid five bucks from mine. >> what? no way. do you feel like you were ripped off. on national news, it will be like steve you overpaid for solar eclipse glasses, how do you feel? i feel like a dunce. >> the gift shop opens at 9:30 a.m. first come first

serve. >> did jeff say $24,000 for a pair of those. don't pay that much for those glasses. you can find a special section 6abc.com/eclipse. on monday we'll have livecameras from coast to coast and at 2:00 p.m. join us for a special edition on "action news" at 6abc.com as the delaware and lehigh valleys watch the 2017 solar eclipse. this reminder, meteorologist adam joseph is traveling to missouri to bring you one of the best views o the great american eclipse the live report begins tomorrow night at 6:00. tune into abc news will be airing live coverage as the its way across the country, that is 3:00 p.m. after "action news." much more to come on "action news" saturday morning if you want to become a muhere's your chance. we have details on the growing powerball jackpot. taylor swift fans are on edge people asking why her

social media account has gone blank. >> reporter: that's big for her and her fans, she is into social media. if you're heading out it's warm and sticky,ellite and radar showing we're dry, looking good, we'll have your weekend call for th the poconos when we come back.

oh, boy someone could become an instant multimillionaire tonight only if they are lucky because it could be me or karen. the powerball jackpot climbed to $535 million. nobody won the 430 million-dollar jackpot. this is the 19th straight time has come up flat. tickets on sale until 9:59 p.m. him we'll bring you the lucky numbers tonight on "action news" at 11. if y the lottery look who's here.hanks, they may nott winse rich back there i crew, he he was telli lucky.

we'll see. let's take a look, don't count your chickens before they hatch but whatever. commodore barry bridge, isn't that a pretty shot this morning? blue. we see cloud covered but that's okay, we'll see sunshine sp throughout the day today. not so bad as you head out right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan we are dry right can see the dewpoint. 75 in atlantic city. once you h slightly once you hit we'll well into the 70s through much ofg the drier air come afternoon it will be slightly humid. let's look at the next feways, on sunda a 57-degreeoint on sunday tt refreshing for the how it to climb o tuesday is the day thenc again, on wednesday him. wednesday. it's not like we have oppressive five days. hang in there. we're starting with the current conditions. 79 degrees. dewpoint 68 in the city. hires south and -- higher south and west.

pressure is rising, the ocean temperature showihe st storms. we had 60-mile an hour winds 2 1/2 inches of rain in 50 minutes in parts of the region. that's out of here, now we're nice and quiet for the week. here's the fly in the ointment. a little piece of energy rotating well to the north and west. that will clip part of the region later this evening. 11:00 a.m. 80 degrees. we have full on sunshine, we'll be sitting at 88 at 5:00 p.m. feeling slightly humid but not oppressive. clear in philadelphia, and the shore, but not the poconos. i want to show you this latest model looking at 8:00 p.m. tonight, you see that piece energy kind rotating through the far northwest suburbs mount

pocono it dissipates after that far northwest suburbs a chance for an evening storm. you want to watch for that partly sunny, 78 today. sunday, sunny and pleasant, 77. great time to be at the shore because we have a low risk of rip currents. clouds and sun dry at the shore, 86. saturday. tomorrow mostly sunny 83 degrees. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast i'm getting my days all mixed up now i'm working on saturday. today is saturday, it's partly sunny, 89 degrees. it's warm and sticky him tomorrow is less humid and sunny, 88. feeling better, monday, eclipse day, mostly sunny skies 89. tuesday, hot and humid chance for a storm. wednesday i know that's the big air show humid with a couple of thunderstorms around 86. thursday less humid and sunny for the eagles, 82. how about friday, kind of cool for august, gray it's going to feel like fall at 79 degrees.

>> i'll take that. thank you for the update. folks here's a look at what's happening in and around the area this weekend. enjoy the 56th philadelphia folk festival, one of the oldest folk festivals in the u.s. with traditional, contemporary folk dance music and craft at old pool country farm today and tomorrow. take in the live music at the 4 had 0th street summer series in the green space behind the walnut street library in university city. there will be activities and performances and that gets underway at 6:00 p.m. this evening. enjoy. >> reporter: i'm registered nurse ali gorman a partial solar eclipse can trick you you may dim enough to stare

at the sun. make sure you're wearing nasa approved eclipse glasses.

>> a large powerful tornado tore a path through northwest iowa packing big chunks of hail

touched down near the town of melvin. it tossed a semi truck across highway 60 and damaged several buildings in the area. residents received a tornado warning shortly before the storm crossed into the area. oxford university employee accused in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old man was extradited to illinois. andrew warren arrived in chicago before midnight. he and former north western professor are charged in the murder of trenton james cornell dunroell. he surrendered to police in northern california after an 8 day manhunt. fans for taylor swift are searching for answer after her social media account went blank. the pop star is known for promotional trickery before

making an announcement before her music. her website went dark and the # #ts6 is coming. her profile pictures were removed, but so far swift has remained silent. still ahead on "action news" sat morning, good news for penn state james franklin. details on the football coach's new extension that's coming your way in sports.

>> so glad you stayed with us, sports now today marks a week since the phillies have won a game. they hope to turn it around when they face the giants. they lost center fielder to a

hamstring frame. the pitcher gave up 3 runs in the first inning allowing the giants to cruise to a 10-2 win. they are a season worth 34 games below 500. here's ducis rogers with the rest of the saturday morning sports. >> reporter: eagles first team ofot to be desired against buffalo. there were positives to take away from the game most of us it on the defensive side of the ball. ronald darby was on point. he had an interception and returned it 48 yards. thedaric barnett picked up his third sack in two games.e likes what he sees from barnett. >> it's a relentless finish, he plays to the whistle that's exiting. hopefully with miami coming up, he will roll in there with the first unit again and watch him

grow. >> there's more work to be done i think i need to improve. >> reporter: it was a good night for corey clement the run be back from glassboro, new jersey. he rushed for 34 yards and 8 carries, poad caught up -- jamie apody caught up with him after the game. >> reporter: you scored in front of your hometown. >> when i was breaking through the line of scrimmage i charged in either way i'm falling into this endzone. i think i had a big smile in my head it's right here, if i don't get it, i willpset with myself. >> did it live up to the way it played out in your dreams. >> way more than that, ten times better than i expected. penn state james franklin less than a year ago he was on the hot seat. ri happy man. look at him. he gets a 6 year extension worth

$34 million. that makes him one of the highest paid footb the nation.s coming off an 11th -- 11 and 3 season. little league world series is on 6abc. team from jackson, new jersey will take on great lakes today on 6abc, coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. that's a look at sports i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a terrific weekend. >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. septa introduces a hitech way to report suspicious activity discreetly with your phone. if you're trying to get kids off your wallet. we have tips to help them financially independent that's in what's the deal. meteorologist chris sowers is in for chris today. "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m. continues.

>> happening right now on "action news," saturday at 9:00 a.m. >> reporter: we're learning more about those involved in a terror network in spain following this week's attack. a robbery turns into a shootout overnight in the city's kensington section. plus, a new jersey state trooper jumps into action to save a 70-year-old woman. those stories and more, but first outside we go to meteorologist karen rogers in for chris sowers, there must be

good news, right. >> reporter: we have bright sunshine and it's warm and sticky. ar you can see how the clouds broke a part from the morning hours. if you're waking up in atlantic city, you have a fair amount of clouds the rest of the day will be brighter. we're looking good satellite wise. disubt feel great -- doesn't feel great out ew degre but 7 in mil may. 71 in wilmington, 73 in dover. 70 in reading. once you hit 70 it's oppressively humid. slowly the dewpoints will change this afternoon. it will feel sticky, but not terrible already hey though in millville 80s. upper 70s on the boardwalk in ac dover. mid 70s upper 70s in the lehigh valley. it's a warm day a high 89 degrees. and sun but by late afternoon full on sunshine it will be slightly humid high of 89, so very warmy kind of sticky, we stay dry everywhere except the far northwest suburbs in the poconos, i'll talk about that

and have an update in future tracker and have that coming up in jus minutes. >> now to the latest on the terror attacks in spain that killed more than a dozen people including one american. authorities say this could have been a whole lot worse as investigators uncover and crackdown on an isis ins terror cell they are working to find a suspected ring leader. we go to barcelona with the latest on the investigation and memorial set up for the victims. >> reporter: a few hours ago on the las ramblas boulevard slowly replaced by by reflexion and tributes and candle littles. 13 died, among those honeymooner, jared tucker. >> my wife is in the shock. >> reporter: spanish police and intelligence is working around

the clock to what it believes is a jihadist terror cell in northeast spain. five attacker also killed byn thursday night and arrested on friday 60 miles north of barcelona. many of moroccan decent under the age of 30. the terror cell wasompromised. it's not clear how many were involved. atpect remains at large. a moor moororoccan may have been behind the wheel. >> in finland a stabbing killed two people and injured 8 others is being investigated as a possible terror attack. those killed in yesterday's attack were finish citizens while the injured included an italian national and two swedes. police identified the suspect who is in an moroccan citizen

but they did not release a name. in pennsylvania trying to find robber involved in a shootout in the kensington section. the suspect approached a 22-year-old man on the 3100 block of north fro before midnight. the criminal demanded money when resisted, there was amaken to t hospital in critical condition. he was sho cars are wereeavend the annual adundae festival was laid torest. she founded the event on south street 42 years ago. it's the largest african-american street in the county. the viewing began at 8:00 a.m. and continues until b a 10:00 the disabled vehicle along the garden state parkway ended up in a life-saving moment for trooper paul was responding to a call in middle responded to a call he got. he foundn

the s struggling to breathe. the trooper started cpr. within few murphy breathe was talking again. >> it was good, it was like a normal day of work, i'm glad it's a great turnout. >> we're glad trooper paul was there, thank you for yourservice. he called a ambulance and murphy was taken to the hospital to be treated and is doing okay. >> in an effort to make the use mass transit safer septa has a new app for its rider. septa transit app is live opening up a channel of communication between riders and septa transit police. >> smart phones everywhere getting real time incominginformation from riders makes critical difference for police first >> reporter: it gives riders to report safety concerns and medical emergencies or suspicious activity on septa vehicle or properties.

you can key in a problem and specify what type it is and include a or video if you choose. it can take less than 20 seconds and it is greet -- discreet. septa police dispatcher is monitoring the report and may ask questions. be on the look out alert can be sent to riders if a suspect is sought. the app cast $254,000 for three years. they talked with transit agencies in other cities about what works. it allows for the members of the deaf and hard of hearing community to communicate with dispatchers in emergency situations. >> right now the ability to call through a mobile phone is limited to video connections and many people know in one of the tunnels you might not have a good connection for a video.

>> reporter: some riders are not sure if they need it, but many are open to using it. >> i would use it. >> 911 seems to be faster. >> that's something i would use especially in this day and age going on around the world. that's something we need to use in the city at this time. >> reporter: the app is up and running, download it for free on your apple or android. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm matt o'donnell this is saved bye.e ourescue of the of the week. >> taking its training hitech how virtual reality is teaching drivers rthe roadhey start. karen rogers is inowers who is little break. this is a live look at iladelphia int airport. karen said it won't be a bad weekend, don't miss her forecast in just a bit.

>> or -- oh, my goodness, what could be as precious as newborn photo shoot how about a their pictures taken in richmond virginia. they were from a hom shelter. the photo shoot took less than a hour, this thi whole lot of cuteness going on. it's to help find them a forever home. passengers on board a cruise ship can see the total eclipse and they listen to the total eclipse of the heart

live. bonnie tyler plans to sing the song live on the royal caribbean ship oasis of the sea. it topped the billboard charts for four weeks back in 1983. you got to love the 80s and the hair styles. >> reporter: that will be a cool experience. >> reporter: for reasons i cannot explain, my daughter who was too young to know this, sings total eclipse of the heart. this is a common thing in in my house. >> you were singing, people didn't hear it. >> reporter: may be they should. ♪ total eclipse of the heart. my body is here with you. let's take a look at what to expect through the region. 79 degrees the current temperature, the dewpoint

6 degrees. winds out of the north/northwest trying to bring in drier air. it's oppressively humid. the pressure is the ocean temperature 74. satellite and radar showing the storms from yesterday that were serious storms we had 60-mile an hour winds in spots. 2.6 inches of rain in 50 minutes in sinking springs. so that's out of here. clouds are breaking up a little bit, we have lots of clear skies and to our immediate rest you'll see good sunshine, but this piece of energy will tawas a little bit of a an issue for the poconos later on. today as we look at the day ahead. it's a ge start off with a fair amounts of clouds mixishine. more the day progresses. it will be warm, 89 degrees. it's oppressively humid in most of the area, the humidity will drop a little normal for august. 88 degrees at 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., 81 degrees. dry through the region, look at the peels of energy creating a

few thunderstorms firing up potentially in the lehigh valley but more so the poconos. this is a look at 8:00 tonight, we advance this to 9:30 it's pulling out of here, it's a quick hitter at this point it affects the far northwest suburbs, the poconos late tonight. the rest of the weekend is dry looking good for the poconos maybe an evening or night storms. 78. tomorrow sunny and pleasant. 77. a good weekend in the poconos good weekend at the shore. 74-degree ocean temperature low risk of rip currents. today's high, 86 clouds and sun. tomorrow mostly sunny low humidity 83 degrees. we're excuted eclipse from coast to path of totality is only 70 miles wide. we'll see 80% of it. that's not too bad. the viewing conditions will be great. where we'll see 80% of it, the hei it comes 2:44 p.m. monday. here's the exclusive accuweather

seven-day forecast, today partly sunny, it is very humid right now, humidity drops a bit this afternoon, 89 for the high. tomorrow less humid sunny 88. a nice day eclipse monday is mostly sunny 89 degrees that means great viewing conditions, just one or two clouds around. tuesday, hot and humid 91. wednesday that's the ac air show humid with a chance for a thunderstorm in spots. watching for that, doesn't look like a washout but a 40% chance that you will see a thunderstorm at some point. 86 degrees thursday less humid and sunny great for the eagles, 82. friday is cool for august, 79 degrees low humidity, lots of sunshine, so kind of unusual weather today the normal high would be 85 by comparison, you can see into the 70s be looking good especially when we're talking about into the 90s on tuesday that's a swing in just a few days. >> that 79 looking good, i might singing it like you.

>> reporter: you have a ways to get to it. a new england convenience store clerk could not h but laugh at two people who tried and failed to rob him. the man and woman demanded money from the register last week. she swiped at the worker with the knife several times but he moved away without any trouble he was giggling the pressing random buttons they gave up and walked away. the clerk found the entire thing ridiculous was not hurt. the police are looking for the robbers. in this week "shelter me rescue of the week" we have a rescue that f stray cats forever matt o'donnell has the story. >> reporter: when kathy decided to adopt charlie from cat rescue. she had idea we would walk away with two cats. one of the volunteers said rush you don't want another. >> reporter: when she met hemming way she changed her

mind. two brothers are always together. brenda started the cat rescue 20 years ago she has been rescuing>> i saw the problem in north philadelphia, i couldn't ignore it. >> reporter: there are an estimated 400,000 stray cats in philadelphia. the rescue is dedicated to pulling as many as they can off the treats into the hom mellow girl who home. >> she doesn't have a tail any more she was found with a badly injured tail which had to be amputated. >> reporter: harley is shy but loyal. >> she loves her treats and loves to eat and lovese. >> reporter: max and mia are siblings and need to b to adoptedey are of cure off the. >> reporter: captain jack would professor to be the only pet. >> big and bold and handsome.

>> rn a sh has a sister who would come with the adoption. she calm and cheyenne loves neck rubs. if you're interested in ato -- adopting any of the cats today go to brenda's website. with reagan, i'm matt o'donnell channel 6 "action news."

>> 9:50 a.m. in technically speaking ups is turning to new technology to train new employees, anyone wanting to be a driver will have to pass a virtual reality test. ups expects the additionaltraining to make drivers safer and smarter. trainees will manuver around virtual obstacles this way. training gets added to the next months. facebook is making a few

design tweaks, comments under post will look like text message exchange. profile pictures are going squares to circles at icons have been redesigned, the globe no new no they hope the changes wille navigate. in what's the deal, whether you have a teenager heading to college or young adults ready to leave the nest completely. we have important advice how to financially responsible. here details. >> reporter: waning your kids from your -- weaning your kids from your wallet is a challenge. jamie is a working mom with teenage kids whose oldest daughter is heading to college. >> we had a rule last year when she was working, every other to go into savings and the other into checking.nsparent about the budget helped instill the value

of a dollar and benefits of saving at an early age. i needed for them to understand what it took to pay rent and utilities and food. this is how much i make, this is how much goes out. >> reporter: experts say a credit card can be useful to build up credit and teach self-control as well as budgeting. make sure the card is one you can monitor and has a small limit to prevent overspending. dan has add -- advice for young adult children who return back home. >> par put up, finalize a peri months, two years. >> reporter: make them pay bills including rent. >> help them out down the road and them back part of the h them feel thatg rent. >> reporter: here are twoappears to help millennials budget and save. it analyzes your spending and finds money to put aside for you. pp it sends

you alerts when your approaching a budget limit and helps set financial goals. link at tips at 6abc.com. nydia han channel 6 "action news." >>

>> 955 a final check of the forecast with karen before we say goodbye. >> reporter: it's a nice day today. 79 degrees in philadelphia. it's already the upper 70s in the lehigh valley. 82 in wilmington and millville. 78 on the boards in ac and what a shore weekend it is. high today 89. it's very warm today we're starting off with a fair amount of clouds, but more and more sunshine this afternoon of gray it's sticky right now but won't be quite as bad this afternoon. >> a baby hippo who has become a viral sensation is about to become the subject of an

upcoming children's book, fiona was born in june prematurely she had to be nursed back to headlight. it's science and story written by the cincinnati zoo director whole donate the profits to the zoo. jack hanna's "wild countdown" is next. "action news" continues later tonight. we'll be back tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. here's some of the stories we're working on on for you. we're gearing up for the great american solar eclipse. technology is helping us be a part of history. an eye opening look at the war-torn regions of the middle east. we'll take you inside the penn museum. >> karen it's so good to have you here. >> reporter: nice having you. >> i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

announcer: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everybody, this is jack hanna, and this is percy the porcupine, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown."

gorillas are imposing, powerful, and intelligent, so every encounter with one is unforgettable. whether it's in the mountains of uganda... it's just like watching a family play. the lowlands of west africa... golly, look at this. i've never seen a gorilla over water. or right here at the columbus zoo. could you imagine, the first gorilla ever born in the world in a zoo is right here, right in front of me. we've got all that, plus my blooper of the week. whoa!