"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

we begin with breaking news this noon. police in delaware arrested a suspect that allegedly shot a 10-year-old boy with a bb gun and led police on a chase through the streets of stanton in a stolen vehicle. john rawlins is live from stan tonight with the details. >> there is still questions about this case. it began at 8:30 and was resolved quickly. a 15-year-old driving a black toyota, the one behind me here. he apparently drove up to a 10-year-old boy and showed him a bb gun and asked if the 10-year-old wanted to buy it, and then alleged that the 15-year-old shot the 10-year-old with the bb gun and then drove off. police were alerted and they spotted a black suv that fit the description and there was a brief slow speed chase broken off at one time and the black suv wound up on a street here

the intersection. police found it was empty and they had a good idea who they thought the suspect was and they live close and have issues with him in the past. and they did go to that house and they made an arrest. he was taken into custody without incident and charges are depending on the 15-year-old. and learn that he is facing auto theft charges from a prior situation that occurred here earlier in the month and charged by state police. we are waiting for clarity on details but that is pretty much what happened here. it began at 8:30 and we are over with an arrest sometime before 9:00, 9:15 this morning. it was a quickly resolved. and police had run-ins with the individuals charged with this situation today.

channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. in delaware authorities say that two innocent bystanders were grazed by gun fire inside of a wilmington home last night. this was the scene at clifford brown walk. detectives say that a 23-year-old was hit chest. and both were taken to the hospital. at last check the woman was listed in serious condition and the man in stable condition. powerful thunderstorms roared through the area last night causing flooding and taking down trees and damaging homes. it was a rude awakening for a homeowner in gloucester township and they were suddenly awakened when a wall collapsed on beverly drive at 2:00 this morning. everyone was able to get out of the home safely and it is believe that ground water seeped into the foundation and wiped away the outside wall. and a tree fell at 66th vote at

11:00 last night. officers rerouted traffic until it was removed from the road a couple of hours later. those storms are long gone now, sky 6 hd taking a live look at the center city skyline, beautiful blue skies and a few whisky clouds up there things look better and better. david murphy in the weather center with a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> we are in the process of transition to much more comfortable weather and the thunderstorms are coming through and departing the coast overnight and a couple of sprinkles we are picking up in southern delaware that may start to make a run at the jersey shore and they are few and far between and nothing to get too terribly excited about. 80 in trenton and wilmington and 77 in allentown and 78 in reading and not planning on heading to the 90s today. yesterday we got there and a lot of the area 81 in cape may and stay in the 80s today. here is how it rolls this afternoon. 84 by 2:00 and by 4:00 a high of 85 and we expect that to clock

this at 3:00 and watch out we go to the 70s then, 8:00 and 10:00 and humidity in the process of really crashing across the region, if are you on your way to the playground today. the best advice is to bring along a cool drink and have fun. clouds and sun and less and less humid and 83 by 1:00 and 84 by 4:00 and by the way lets look at the dew points quickly, we talked about this on the broadcast. this morning we had dew points in the 70s everywhere up to allentown and how it would turn to the north-northwest and this is how the lower numbers are indicating. when are you in the 50s it feels great. and dew point in philadelphia and down south we have oppressive there and waiting for the change and several hours down by the shore. this begins a long stretch of nice weather that carries us through the weekend and i'll be happy to bring you the exclusive

accuweather forecast next. president trump today is on the attack angrily going after politicians in arizona after a raucous rally. he criticized flake and john mccain. he cast the deciding vote that doomed the controversial republican health care bill. during the rally trump used the opportunity to again try to defend his response to the violence in charlottesville. he shifted the blame squarely on the media. >> i hit them with everything, i got the white supremacist and the neo nazi and kkk. i got them all. >> meanwhile, protesters and supporters clashed at the rally and police used tear gas to break up the crowd who began throwing bottles and rocks. more than 6 thousand students are arriving at the university

of pennsylvania to start the fall semester. the campus is full of activity as the new freshman class moves in. they are busy unpacking their cars and bringing their belongs to their dorms. you couldn't ask for better weather than for a big event down at the jersey shore. the 15th annual air event is taking flight over atlantic city. the thunder over the boardwalk is underway. alicia vitarelli is live there for all the fun. >> reporter: hey sara, it just go underway a few moments ago and every time an act passes overhead. you hear the the crowd. this is the largest air show on the coast midweek. they are packing here maybe calling in and playing hooky. the views could not be better, you look over and see the occasion and look up and see the show.

even though it's free you have to show up early to get the prime seats. the family is one of thousands that got up bright and early to mark their turf on the sand and surf. >> they have visiting from new york and jumped at the chance to see the high flying festival. we found when we came down the air show was happening. my husband is a navy reversist we came down to support and watch. it's suppose to be a great show. >> from coolers to chairs those that snagged a front row street. from brigantine to past ventnor. >> i have been coming here for years and know how crowded it gets. he want a good seat close to the viewing stand and the ocean. where all the activity takes place. >> some brought the coolest vehicle to watch the air show. their surf boards. >> it would be great to have the surf and the planes.

>> the thunderbirds take flight before 3:00 p.m. the lineup is impressive. >> we have the golden knights. this year we have a mig jet. that is exciting, we try to present something new and rob holland the nation's leading acrobatic pilot. he does things that are amazing. >> pretty cool stuff here. lets talk about the economics for a second. they tell us that this air show is expected to bring in $26 million today. something that is definitely needed here in atlantic city. they have been on some tough times but the crowd is amazing expecting 400,000. say held toe to some of my friends. say hi to sara. alicia vitarelli, channel 6 "action news." bringing them back to the station -- >> good idea why not? tonight's power ball jackpot is worth an astrongishing 700

million dollars. it's the second largest. the largest was 2016. we sure to watch for the winning numbers tonight on "action news" at 11:00. still to come on "action news" at noon, the navy makes a change in command following a number of crashes following deadly incidents at sea. and no longer announcing the home opener in virginia. details on why espn made the change. david murphy has the seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back.

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newark, new jersey, in the corruption trial of menendez. opening statements are scheduled for september 6th. prosecutors say he took campaign donations and gifts from a florida doctor in exchange for his political influence. both the senator and doctor denies the charges. disturbing new pictures released by north korea appear to show that the country may be developing new missiles. diagrams of the missiles could be seen behind north korean leader, kim jong un. he visited a plan that makes missiles forced programsment before they began their military exercise that the north claims is a rehearsal from war. a three star admiral in

charge of the seventh fleet was relieved of duty. he was told that the navy lost confidence in his leadership following the accident with the uss mccain. the fourth accident under his command this year alone. the search continues for nine sailors still missing from the mccain. the destroyer was flooded after being hit by an oil tanker in a busy shipping lane, so far the remains of one sailor have been recovered. >> we will conduct a thorough investigation into this collision what happened and what occurred and how it happened. one tragedy like this is one too many. coin was expected to retire next month. gets results and making change is what the "action news" troubleshooters do every day. leading the way is nydia han. tonight a company no longer allowed to operate in new jersey.

>> remember this company. basements for less. the owner charlie johnson i was told took thousands of dollars but never finished the basements. >> you promise if people want their jobs finished you will do it? >> if they ask me yes. >> and i brought it to the attention of prosecutors. the update the state of new jersey won the default judgment against johnson and his businesses he must now pay back a half million dollars in restitution to customers and an $11 million fine. but the businesses can never operate or advertise in the garden state again. >> you can see more of what the troubleshooters aim to do in a prime time special here on 6 abc. >> coming up here at noon, new changes are coming to a popular restaurant in our area, we'll explain what pinera is doing to make healthy choices. and researchers may have found

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google to activate voice shopping, customers can get hundreds of thousand pz of items from laundry detergent to lego with google assistance. to compete with amazon and alexa. stopping smoking appears to get easier when the habit begins to burn through the wallet. a new study finds that 20% of smokers are more likely to quit when the price of a pack of cigarettes goes up by a dollar, they focused on older smokers 44 to 84 and that smoking bands at bars had no effect on quitting. the "action news" team is working on news stories for tonight at 4:00. teeny tiny fruit packing a lot of flavor in a funny looking package. how social media brought the finger lime to america.

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we may have lost a little sleep with the thunder boomers woke up everybody. but we got the payoff today. >> in the middle of my normal night sleep. that is all gone and stormtracker 6 live double scan shows us we are mostly dry across the region and unfortunately there is a little bit of shower activity beginning to well up down south of philadelphia. and some of of this is over by the beach in atlantic city they are trying to get the air show

in. not only looking at clouds but a light sprinkle and on future tracker 6 later in the afternoon there is a chance of something else popping up but nothing more now than a little nuisance. stepping outside sky 6 hd speaking of the shore there are a few people down on the beach despite a dampness in the air occasionally. right now it looks cloudy too, and clouds will give way to late day sun at the shore but the farther inland the bet ever chance of seeing that. temperature is 81 degrees and we had dew points in the oppressive range that is 70 degrees or higher, everywhere across the region this morning, now down to 54 and it feels great, winds are calm right now and occasionally we see them pop up and become breezy in the afternoon and ocean temperature in atlantic city is 72 in the water. 77 in allentown and 78 in reading. 81 in wilmington and trenton. 80 in cape may at the airport in

atlantic city. future tracker 6 the rest of the way between now and 2:00. a light sprinkle and shower popping up across the coast. this one has showers and thunderstorms skirting by in the afternoon and evening. stick with adam and cecily tonight they'll have a better read on that it's fluctuating. and clouds and sun and less humid and a lot less hot too. at the shore on or about 80 at the coast, a low risk of rip currents that is nice. and late afternoon sun is possible and morning showers and some in the early afternoon too. 80 in the beach in rehoboth beach and heading down for the second half of the a.c. air show. 80 at 2:00 and 81 really you have the second two-thirds of it as it goes on until 5:00. and 4:00, 80 and peeks of

sunshine and every now and then a pop-up shower and nothing to hinder things too terribly much. clouds and sun already way less humid than it was yesterday and even this morning. that is thanks to the northwest wind that is picking up later in the day. clear skies and comfortable, 65 in philadelphia. i can see suburbs going down into the upper 50s and it's cool and comfortable tomorrow morning. tropical depression harvey that has done down to an extropical rain storm. reacquiring the tropical characteristics. and rain on the southern states, something to keep in mind down that way. today's high 85 and clouds and sun and lowering humidity and 82 and pleasant tomorrow great for the eagles and phillies and boy what a stretch. upper 70s on friday, saturday

sunday and monday. dry and sunshine in there. does look to get rain or a thunderstorm until tuesday af r afternoon the way things shape up well. >> sounds good thanks david. a huge birthday celebration was held for a pair of adorable pandas in asia. for zing zing and lang lang. and a cake was made for their son won won. and more news in the case of david creato accused of killing his son. and christie teigan opens up about her quote, reset on her health. what the super model said about her drinking habits and motherhood. every year south jersey sends

more and more tax money to trenton, but gets less and less back thanks to steve sweeney and chris christie. here's the sweeney-christie record eight years of underfunded schools. 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" at 12:30 continues with meteorologist david murphy and sara bloomquist. >> "action news" at noon continues with breaking news. "action news" has confirmed david creato jr. the father accused of killing his 3-year-old son in 2015, has plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of his son.

he admitted to depriving his son brendon of oxygen. his previous trial ended with hung jury in may. his body was found near his haddon township home in october of 2013. he originally said he wondered away and will be sentenced to 10 years in prison and required to serve at least eight years and six months of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. we are following this breaking news story and bringing you the latest today at 4:00. in other news now president trump was off prompter and letting the arrows fly and quoted himself extensively on charlottesville. he omitted his two most controversial comments instead blaming the media. this while protesters and supporters clashed out