police say a 14-year-old girl was face timing on her phone when she stepped into a crosswalk and into the path of a car. wednesday night, jim is off. i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" tonight is the teenager struck by a car in montgomery county. annie mccormick live, that girl suffered serious injuries, department she? >> that'didn't she? >> that's right, monica. she was rushed to children's hospital of philadelphia. police say it appears she was distracted using face time on her phone when she feels hit. >> chopper 6 over abington high school this afternoon just after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a white vehicle. multiple 911 calls came into police. >> i heard, god, no. as a mother, it was a an

upsetting no. i knew something was wrong. >>es on thecorner by highland a. sheutside and saw huddled around the team. >> the car the crowd stopped. one of the witnesses called 911. i sat there and prayed. >> police say the driver tried to help.>> the driver was questd released. there are no charges filed at this time. >> investigators are trying to determine if she was in the crosswalk. >> we were able to determine through speaking with witnesses that the young lady was distracted on face time on her cellar phone which was obviously a contributing factor in the accident. >> the 15 miles per hour rule on highland avenue only mandatory when school is in session, not until next week. fo investigatiocontinues.

>> there accident investigator, trained forensic examiners at the scene to further examine physical evidence at the to the car, piece together whatapp. >> the interviewing witnesses.re still reporting live, annie mccormick, "action news." >> creatol ped guilty in his own son's death. he was charged with killing his e-ar-oldon. sentenc i set next mon his first murder trial ended in a hung jury. >> tonight, it is crime seat after a woman was attacked

running the trails in broad daylight. two suspects are now in police want to know w they did it. "action news" report joins us ft park with more. christie? >> monocle, she was running up the path when a group of guys began heckling her and out of nowhere, she found herself jumped. >> i was out running. i can't remember much. >> she says the assault happene fast. >> one hit my behind. another hit me. >> she called me crying. >> her mother didn't want to give their last name because she often run it is trail and didn't attackers. >> they gave her a busted lip. her eye is black.

"action news" was there as they carted two of the boys off in squad cars. >> i like to run in a safe place and it's daylight. an unfortunat happened. >> her mother is grateful it's not worse. >> i don't want her out here by herself. i want everyone to know what's going on around here. >> police say there is no immediate motivate for the attack, but it's a popular trail in some areas secluded, so police are beefing up the trailple they are asking thosett and if you can, buddy up. monica? >> thank you, christie. coatsvie made an arrest in c

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>> last night we had violent thunderstorms and downpours. they did damage. but tonight, it's beautiful o there. sky 6 live showing temperatures the like september than august. how long will the mildo to metey tynan. >> it's going to last the better part of the week. we hit the jackpot that brought the weather tonight. yesterday, the heat made it feel like 100-degrees. today, the hottest felt was high 84-degree comfortable with lower humidity heading through the afternoon. we to deal lot of clouds hanging ang coast, a few sprinkles, leftover moisture from the front pushing east and south, high pressure buildin more comfortable airstreaming in.

the dewpoint, 57-degrees. if you look to the northwest, buffalo is 50, dewpoints in the 40s for the weekend. that's unusual for august, hot and humid, clear and comfortable, a great night for sleeping. 65 in philadelphia, cape may 67, wilmington 64. more specifics on how long t comfortable weather lasts coming up in the seven-day forecast. monica? >> thank you, cecily. two speeches less than 24 hours apart but a big change in tone. urs after donald trump ripped conference inave asured reno, nevada, called for unity and love praising veterans time to heal the wounds us andy

on values that unite us. we have great flag. >> at a rally it night, trump the attack his dise media. >> police are looking for 41-year-old jaun carl al as carlos 10", salt anderar r robberies may and june. >> hamilton p a stolen car in the lake thisafrn 2008 buick enclave.

the vehicle was stolen during a burglary in hamilton june 7th. the alleged burglars were ard and charged. >> the pay by parking philadelphia. the parking authority announced the service will be up and running by late fall. allows peh their smart phone and add more time electronically. meter up was suspended when the previous provider shut down because of financial problems. >> still to come on "action news"ight, hilary clinton in experts from her own book about her presidential run against donald trump. the show is today, the philadelphia air show.

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lving a.sil tanker and destroyer, u mccain. officials will continue in their search and rescue mission. there been four accide this year after the w workers covered statues l stoneal jackson. they'll in coveredntil the end of the week. the symbol is aymmorning for thr heyer protesting a white nationalist rally. >> hilary clinton gives a candid view of her run against donald trump. in the what happen, clinton says she let down millions of americans. how she felt to have trumpbehind

debate. she was uncomfortable tapes of trump groping women the day before. >> maybe i have overlearned the lesson of staying calm, biting m tongue, digging my fingernails clenched fist, composing my face to the world. leased september 1her book to be >> a jury has beenn the corruption trial of bob menendez. menendez and a campaign doaner are charge with a bribery scheme in return for political influence. september 6th opening statements the trial expect today last two months. >> we now know that new jersey state senator jim whelan

sufficiented suffered a heart a. last month doctorsoved cancer from a kidney but he had a reactiono blood thinners. >> words are difficult to describe. >> i feel so bad. he was so excited about retiring in january, and enjoying retirement that he didn't get to enjoy. >> he was a big brother to me. >> he served three terms as mayor and won a state assembly seat in 2005 before being elected to the state senate two years later. he was 68. >> t are new strategies to fight the opioid epidemic. he said constant engagement

between lawmakers at every level along with professionals and educators is the only course to reverse the toll the epidemic has taken on the university. cheney university has been tossed a lifeline. th forgive $30 million in loans to cheney if they can maintain a budget fo the next four year theyeeuggling to preserve accreditation. it is the oldest historically black university in the country. >> time to check the forecast. the atlantic city boardwalk helr boards air show. there were hundreds of thousands of spectators of all ages across the country.

this provided a boost economically, expected to bring in $26 millionon. wow. the weather is picture-perfect for that. >> they had clouds. better than last night our weato picture perfect for six or seven days. this is a great stretch of weather. let's go live to sky six in the "action news" weather center. you can see with the shot how clear the air is, oppressive heat and humidity. all of the moisture is swept away. i'm issuing a car wash alert. this is the time to your car washed. my car is filthy and desperately needs a washing. over the next five days, we barely h it's a time to get the kids to wash the car. high pressure moving in. this brought us a beautiful sun set. did you know that we had another

solar eclipse tonight. bruce posted on my facebook page. did you know that the sun was eclipsed by a birdhouse, taking the shot fm looking the bay. beautiful, a few fair weather clouds sweeping over the cold front that brought you us violent weather and now comfortable conditions. the poconos, 53. millville, 56, cape may 75 and wilmington 67. dewpoints tell the story, dewpoints in the 70s yesterday, oh pressive humidity, now dropping to the 50s and trending down as weward the waikik weekend. we had lingering clouds along the coast, a few sprinkles this afternoon. high pressure is building in. if you are lucky enough to be on the beaches, put on the

sunscreen, comfortable with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 8 0s. ocean temperature 75. with canadian hi slow moving brings us sunshine, pleasant days t cool nights and low humidity. that's key this time of year. there is another slow moving system, tropical depression harvey. this is really regenerating in the gulf of mexico. this causes a lot of problems over southeast texas this weekend. 12 to 20-inches of rain between houston and corpus christi likely causing widespread flooding. back at home, 82-degrees. perfect weather for the eagles game. the weekend, 78 on saturday, 79 on sunday.

comfortable weather monday, 78 and tuesday cloud cover and 79, wednesday increasing clouds with the threat of a shower and a high of 80-degrees. this is the nicest stretch of weat this summer. enjoy. >> thank you, cecily. tonight in camden they were having fun getting ready for school. more than 500 backpacks filled with school supplies were given away at the festival in oneida park. there was music and games for the crowd to enjoy. wells fargo senator.d at the it was all for a good cause and if title of the most fun company in philadelphia. the proceed proceeds go to if i

>> a special softball game for before the phillies game the game between members of the media helps to shine a light on the pal programs across the was good new phillies. track tonight, monica. the doubleheader was the problem. tonight the is on point. no hit ball through five innings. no runs. one hit in seven innings of work. reece hoskins has a couple of big hits tonight. that's a three run bomb. the rooky has 14 major league games, phils up 5-0.

g, hoskins again. he will stind for the big leagues for a while driving in five runs. >> i don't know who my favorite player is, lighter or hoskins. i'm trying to make a decision. right now, they are tied. dodgers and pirates, rich hill working on a perfect game. he gets help from chase utley. the first game on error. he loses the no and game on this. lead off the tenth inning, pito the dodger, 1-0. looks like the sixersat fullngth when the begins. n simmons is clear for activiti. the foot issue is a thing ofhes. expected toning next

month. eagles are coy. we expect to see the starters for half of football againsthe miami dolphins. we don't know how the run game will look. a lot of determined by the play of off line. carson wentz is anxious to see . >> we are excited see the chance to meshher in situations like that. thought the last couple of ga guys step up has been great. i'm gng the starters out stillagood sign. soulare for another arena league title. the

>> the football championship could be headed to philadelphia. the soul dolphins.e players aree big moment. >> we have been to these before. we know what it takes, live atmosphere. you have to play withinyof. we are chomping at the bit. we are ready. >> areosting all it. atch the this saturda"6abc."

uniion v toronto. sebastian, around the wall, the union fall 3-0. that's a look at sports. >> than you, ci finally tonight a new member fos following commissioner richard ross on a high - speed chase he has developmental challenges but his uniform makes him feel invincible. good for you. ross had him sworn in as an honorary officer. "jimmy kimmel live" live is next followed by "nightline." at 4:30 tomorrow morning. now for jim gardner, all of us at "action news," i'm monica malpass. have a great night tonight. see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪