troops to afghanistan and the celestial event that had all eyes pointed to the sky. next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. illing terrorists. president trg that the u.s. will take a dramatically different approach to the 16-year-old war in

afghanistan and u.s. troops will fight to win. it's monday night. the big story on "action news" is president trump proclaiming that he has changed h view of afghanistan since becoming president. admitted his original instinct was to pull out once tweeting that troops are being killed and we are wasting millions. tonight he explained leaving afghanistan would beand. >> a hasty retreat would allow afghanistan to fail as before september 11th. >> while trump will send about 4,000 troops to afghanistan, he said you won't hear the numbers from him or troops.

>> america's enemie enemies must wait us out. i won't say we'll attack, but attack we will. >> afghanistan has much to gain by partnering but much to lose by continues to harbor criminals and terrorists. >> even people that are hard to impress were impressed by ts. from coast to coast millions of americans saw the sun hide behind the moon in the first total ecl since 1979. in thetry state area we were at 80%. if you had special glasses or a filter on a "acon news" ca was spectacular. this is the scene in the showed up to see the eclipse. the zone of totality today w a an in oregon and cut diagonally across the united

a path.in southargest number ss in s missouri today, adam joseph in ada adam in st. josep. >> the city has been a downpourh a fro row seat to the path of totality. >> i came from sydni australia to see the eclipse. >> new mexico. >> gloucester, massachusetts i'. >> we even found a few folks from back home including derek pits. >> it you a sense of being part of the grand disheem of

stceleial mechani how it all works. >> car filled the rosecrans airport. there were lots of smiles as amateur and professionals cam together to witness history. >> i was excited to an eclipse. >> just as the schips started, it started to rain. meteorologists stole the show from astronomy. for those that weathered the storm, at 10:06, a moment arrived. the feeling of unity took over. >> you could feel the sense of light as being unusual and different. >> you can't explain it. it's just awesome. the goose bumps and tears -- it

was fantastic. >> it was amazing and overwhelming. so lucky we saw it 30 seconds. >> 30 seconds would have been great. out of two minutes and 30 seconds of totality, we got two to three seconds of it. we'll take it given conditions today. when i happened, it was an out of body experience. i wrote about it and posted an unedited version on my fac page. if i may indulge, go there and check it out. i'm adam joseph for channel6 "action news." >> thank you, adam. hopefully, there are no eye injuries among eclipse watchers today. annie mccormick is in center city. what will doctors looking for over the next several days? >> they symptoms.

aid they fieldd of these. wanted to know how to protect their eye seen a spike in the emergency visits, but people may notice damage for several days. >> the good o will goblind from. >> glanced at the eclipse may not have suffered damage but there are of those that suffer blurry vision to the middle of the eye. it could be permanent. it could be solar retina opopat. >> the doceceople an eye doctor if symptoms. >> it becomes to read

fine pnt thread a needle, read a cellphone. > >> came prepared. others threw caution to thewind. >> i avoided it at all >> i saw part of it in the car. >> didlasses on? >> no. >> how a you feeling? >> i feel fine. the doctors say you don't have to run to the emergency room if you are see they haven't seen a spike in emergency room visit yet. at least today. there are those vulnerable including senior citiz annie mccormick, "action news," jim, back to you. >> you won't have to wait as

long to view the next eclipse in the united states. april 8, 2024. the path of totality will first touch mexico and enter the u.s. moving toward main before moving over canada. philadelphia will again experience a partial eclipse. yo can relive the great american eclipse anytime. watch video of our "action news" team across the tristate area and country as well as prepare for the next eclipse 2024. >> cecily, wha story? >> the heat and humid humidity is making a comeback. we have a heat advisory in effect tomorrow0 to 8:00 in the evening. this is when the heat index

soars around 100-degrees. this breaks down how it feels tomorrow around philadelphia into delaware. that's the worst of it. the heat index, 100 to 105, 95 100 and you have to go and shoe relief. even there shows 90 to 95-degrees. it's a cold front across the midwest slicing through the overnight hours tomorrow. what that means, a lot of these storms will weaken. the best chancf severe weather is to the west, scattered chance of storms with mass.ed wds.ystem,ha ae we talk about that in the n-day forecast. jim? >> cil tnk you. >> o news, mayor frank rizzo was beloved and feared. he was a polarizing figure in

life and 21 years after his death. the issue,is statue from city hall and calls for its removal. live with more is "action news" reporter christie ileto. >> jim, calls are growing but nothing will happen to the statue anytime soon. the public must have their say before anything can happen. >> this is a snapshot of how devicive the frank rizzo statue has become. >> it's a statue. >> symbols such as frank rizzo statue is a symbol of racism and needs to come down. rizzo is associated with a strained relatith the gay and african-american

communities. >> i think rizzo, for many it stands for stop frisk and racial profiling. >> frank rizzo, and i know him personally, was not at. >> he sayse should stay. >> frank rizzo was a law and order officer, had nothing to do wi racism. >> mayor kenney says the statue won't be yankedhout approval approval. keep the put it away where people cana choose visit it.

>> we nothing happen until there is a public forum. no word on when that will take place. >> c christie, channel6 "action new" >> bill cosby have two new lawyers at his side tomorrow. attorney tom mez ro who won an acquittal for michael jackson's child molestation case will now defend him. cosby's first sexual assault trial ended in a hung jury. cosby is due again in norristown court tomorrow for a hearing no. >> coming up on "action news," next machete attack. a man is rushed to the hospital after a violent stabbing in camden county.

>> authorities shoot and kill a man behind the wheel in the van attack in barcelona. cecily? >> there is a downpour headed toward philadelphia. the big story about the weather this week is the dramatic changes in temperature. we talk about that in the forecast. >> eagles practice with the dolphins. that story when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪

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a man was rushed to the hospital after being attacked with a machete in camden county. the stabbing happened in clementon at 6:00. a man in his 70s was stabbed several times. no word on his condition. police have not said if they have made arrests or have a suspect. >> a full croft officer is being hailed a hero after rescuing a toddler from a burning home. the officer pulled a

one-year-old and man out of smoky conditions. fortunately, no one was hurt. firefighters say the blaze began in the kitchen. >> authorities in spain say police have killed the driver of the van that barreled through barcelona las ram blahs last thursday. he was shot by a pair of troopers in vineyard. he was wearing a fake bomb belt and had a bag full of knives. his brother made up the rest of the extremist cel police have rt terrorism for a van that rammed into a bus stop in marseilles this morning. the 35-year-old driver was being treated for psychological problems. >> the navy will conduct a broad investigation of navy accidents

at sea. the search continues for ten missing sailors aboard the u.s.s.ai. it is the second crash involving the u.s. navy fleet from the pacific in the last two months. >> jerry lewis died of end stage heart disease. heat the age of 91. jim carey said he was a genius and i am because he was. said robert di nero, even a he didn't miss a beat or a punch line. jerry lewis was a master h giant and entertainer. of starting september 1st, burlington county will be armed

with body cameras. the goal is to foster a greater level of trust and transparency. get and edwardre purchased from burn assistance grant program. ♪ ♪ >> the new castle county police department honored several of its hard working ceremonies tonight. family members did the honors of placing new badges on the 14 men and women being recognized tonight. a lot of pride in the room. the promotions range from sergeant to deputy commissioner. there was no big winner in the powerball jackpot but pennsylvania is waiting for the $1 million winner to come forward. blue bell sold the numbers for

the drawing. the powerball was wrong, the jackpot for wednesday's drawing is $650 million. we say no big winner. a million dollars. that sounds big to me, but compared to $650 million -- >> if you take the lump sum and after taxes. >> only 350 or something in that neighborhood. >> chump change. >> what about the forecast? >> we have dewpoints in the 70s. you can see the water vapor in the air. as for the humid, we have the heat advisory between 1:00 and 8:00 in the evening. the good thing, i'm not talking about a heatwave. this is a one day event. oppressive heat and humidity tomorrow. tomorrow night a cold front.

behind it, temperatures are falling. by the ends of the week, it's a bit of a preview of fall. tonight, warm and humid. allentown, 74. may 76 and wilmington, 78-degrees. i have been tracking a slow moving cluster of downpours from the western suburbs storm tracker showing, follow me over here. there we go. we have this cluster of downpours. it was overlancaster county at 6:00. you can see it's moving slowly. one lightning strike, there is a rumble of thunder right now. mall burn getting rain. we'll get showers moving into philadelphia within the next 20 minutes. the main event is a cold front across the midwest causing severe showers and

thunderstorms. the front loses a lot of strength by the time it moves through. we get a surge of moisture out of the south, humid, 93 feeling like 100 factoring in the humidity. the front goes through tomorrow night. thunderstorms not all that widespread from the heating of the day. wednesday, gradual clearing. 86, seasonal, opening the door for the canadian high. if you are down the shore tomorrow, oppressive, 84 atlantic city feeling 90 or 92. ocean temperature 76. there is a high risk of rip currents, bethany beach 90. don't go swimming when the life

guards are not on duty. 93-degrees. tomorrow night, a few thunderstorms possible, especially north and ws. transition day wednesday. 86-degrees, thursday, great weather for the eagle preseason game at the link. 82-degrees. friday, saturday, sunday and monday, low humidity, mix of clouds and sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s. average high is 85. we have one day of oppressive heat and humidity. big changes by the weekend. >> thank you, cecily. a group of young dancers showed off their fancy footwork. 65 boys and girls from the winfield center took part in the dance showing off their moves at

the recreation center for family and friends. the kids spent all summer attending dance camp. tonight, they showed off what they learned.

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morning. coach peterson made it clear if they started fighting, it would cost them money. >> i can't lose that money. i'm not fighting out there. one thing can trigger a fight between both teams. we try to keep it cordial. we ain't tryingoht. we ain't trying to get anyone hurt. at the end of the day, we are trying to get better. >> byron maxwell, remember him? >> former eagle prior to the 2015 season. maxwell admits he was shocked when he got fired but no hard feelings. >> i was suri'm happy.

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>> the dolphins are not the only south florida team. the phillies face marlins. j.p. crawford plays third base

for the iron pigs tonight. it's the second straight game he's done so. crawford has a 4-3 win over syracuse. the team from jackson new jersey scoring nine runs in the third inning. r.j. with two out today. jackson lives to play another day winning 12-9 facing connecticut tomorrow night. penn state is ranked sixth in the football poll. penn state opens september 2nd at home imme a akron. thisurday the soul faces the storm for the title. soul looking to make it back to back championships. thank you, ducis. finally, those in wayne and haverford dined out for a good cause. the restaurants teamed up with

preston and steve for "dining out" with dogs. it cost about $2,000 for service dogs for military veterans suffering from ptsd, and other combat related injuries. tonight, they raised some of the money. 's grateful. she's grateful. we don't know. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6 followed by "nightline." y's guest, caitlyn jenner and music from brett young. karen rodgers wit traffic.for to team, i'm jim gardner.

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