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homes moving inland. this storm will likely be a category three hurricane when it unleashes its furry on this part of the united states. >> it is thursday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is the approach of a monster storm. you are looking at video from the eye of harvey photographed by airborne hurricane chasers. 700 members of the national guard have been called up by the governor of texas. meteorologist cecily tynan is live in the "action news" weather center with the latest on what could be a massively destructive ept, cecily. >> jim, this is a possible worst case scenario. we have a strengthening hurricane slowing down dramatically. i want to switch to weather one and show you the storm system. we have the infrared satellite. this storm was a suppression yesterday. it ramped up to a category one hurricane today.

now you can see it continues to spin 250-miles south of corpus christie. if you look at the cloud tops, we have a lot of convection north of the center. once it comes together overnight, it should ramp up, continue to strengthen lieu the overnight hours. part of the reason why, you look at the gulf of mexico, it's like bath temperature. temperatures in the water, upper 80s. that's feeding the storm. there is not a lot of wind sheer and the storm will make landfall likely corps corpus christie asa category three hurricane and essentially stall. it will be so close to the coast, it won't weaken much. we are looking at the potential for major flooding, 15 to 25 to perhaps 30-inches of rain. we have the local forecast later on.

jim? >> cecily, thank you. you can follow the path of hurricane harvey "6abc".com/weather. you can read the latest on the severe storm, see the effects harvey could have on our region. other news at this hour, a man is dead after being shot three times north philadelphia tonight. police responded to the shooting two hours ago. the 39-year-old victim was shot in the chin, arm and torso. he was taken to temple university hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. the driver of a motorcycle died after colliding with a car in folsom tonight at 7:00 on macdade avenue near month ta vista avenue. the biker drove over the victim pronounced dead at the scene. >> the navy spended search for missing sailors. ten sailors were missing after a

collision between the u.s.s. john mccain and an oil tanker near singapore. one of those sailors has been found, kenneth smith of cherry hills. christie ileto is in the satellite center. what did you learn? >> his friends say he was a kind and generous person without a bad bone in his body. they are struggling to come to terms with the fact that he's gone. >> it's hard when you get the news that he's missing. two days later, you find out there is no coming back. >> it was the grim outcome friends and family of kenneth smith were hoping wasn't true. his ship collided with an oil tanker overseas, his body

recovered days later. >> i'm sure he was terrified. samantha says this was the last time the group of friends saw smith. >> we watched t.v. and caught up on life. then he was back on the ship. >> did you ever think that would be the last time you would see him? >> no. that was -- a complete shock. >> gary miller says they became fast friends when smith moved here from virginia in 11th grade. he talked of joining the navy like his father. >> last thing i said, i'll see you when you get back. i miss you buddy. >> smith's father said i'm incredibly proud of his service. i'm glad we had 22 years together. >> he put others before himself. >> is it settling in? >> it's starting to. it hurts more and more.

i know he's in a peaceful place and will be okay. he left an impression on everyone. >> an impression is what we saw. christie ileto, channel6 "action news." jim? >> christie, thank you. new at 11:00, a police sergeant from philadelphia has landed on the wrong side of the law. brian smith accepted $20,000 in bribes in exchange forgiving information on accident locations to towing companies, prosecutors say. smith pled not guilty to charges including bribery and lying to the fbi. >> with the start of school days away, hesht hoover elementary in

bucks county is dealing with a devastating case of racist graffiti. jeff chirico is at the building in language horn. was was the reaction there tonight? outrage over the incident prompted a town hall meeting. it was a way to explore ways to prevent racist and hateful acts in the future. >> it concerns me a lot that this happened in our community. >> concern and outrage after someone spray painted racist words on the elementary school in language horn. it read nonblacks, the rest was so bad we blurred it. >> it's disturbing that this happened in our neighborhood. this is too close to home. >> the incident worries adrian collins who will soon be in the

fourth grade. >> he walks to school himself. >> the meeting aimed to teach parents how to talk to their children about hate. barbara simmons says her group has seen an uptick in racism since the last election. >> neonatzis and white supremacistses feel emboldened at this point. they are going to be recruiting. >> it's sickening. it makes me nauseous that in 2017 we are dealing with this stuff. congressman fitzpatrick intends to do what he can to root out hate. he says president trump isn't hping the cause. >> look at the incident in shafl. thcharlottesville. the message has to speak out

against hate groups. this shouldn't be hard to do. >> as for the vandalism, the police chief says they are following up on several good leads. the school surveillance cameras didn't capture the incident. if you have imaingse images of t happened, you are urged to call police. >> jeff, thank you. >> a habitat for humanity project has been burglarized for the third time. the estimated value of the tools stolen, about $5,000. habitat for humanity is increasing security as police search for the thieves. >> preseason football at the lincoln field. if fans were hoping for offense, they weren't disappointed. >> 69 points in all the eagles have most of them. good offense or sloppy defense.

it depends on which prism you view it. eagles and dolphins in the third preseason game. they have to be tired of each other after the first practice. coxe falls on the football. one of three dolphin turnovers in the first half. three plays later, not a pretty path but works in busted coverage. torrey smith on a 50-yard bomb, eagles taking the 7-0 lead. wentz finds his other target alshon jeffery, goes 6-10. one interception, eagles win 38-31. we hear from jeff skversky with post game later in the newscast. >> the city raked in $95 million according to the study conducted by temple university. the enlt supported 30,000

temporary jobs or 914 full time jobs. it may drive future tourism 62% of the 250,000 draft visitors said they plan to come back to the city for a future visit. she wants to sit back and relax. now she has the means to do so. the winner of the $758 million jackpot came forward this afternoon claiming the largest single prize in history. 53-year-old mavis is a hospital worker in massachusetts. she called her employer of 32 years today and said she won't be coming back. >> i had a pipe dream. my pipe dream came true. i wanted to retire in 12, and it came early. >> she chose the lump sum payment of $336 million after

taxes. coming up on "action news," police in south carolina bring a hostage situation at a restaurant to a close after three hours. a die hard eagle's fan gets the last laugh. his final wish is granted today. cecily? >> it's been cooling off. tuesday, the high, 92-degrees, yesterday 94. today, 82. it's cooler for the next several days. i have the fall like details in the forecast. >> the amazon whole foods acquisition is almost done. they say customers will benefit from the deal, food customers, when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪

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>> a gunman was shot and wounded by police bringing a three hour hostage situation to an end at a south carolina restaurant. the gunman was a former dishwasher at the restaurant in charleston. he shot and killed the chef, took one person hostage. the gunman was taken to the

hospital in critical condition. two days after telling the rally in phoenix i don't do twitter storms, trump turned to the internet today. trump stweete tweeted this morne problem i have with mitch mcconnell, after hearing repeal and replace for seven years, he failed. >> i requested that mitch and paul r. tie the debt ceiling into the v.a. for easier approval. now we have a big deal with democrats holding them up on debt ceiling approval could have been so easy, now a mess. >> this is a done deal. amazon's acquisition of whole food will close monday.

whole food shareholders have approved the $13.7 billion bid. the company says it will focus on high quality natural food affordable for everyone. amazon prime members hold instore benefits. lockers are available for pick ups or returns. >> in mercer county, a can cliet candle light vigil for those that were lost to addiction. some were remembered by decorated tables with pictures and shoes with their names on them. >> a departing eagle's fan has taken one last shot at his favorite team. he died of cancer but he was

frustrated that the birds never won app superbowl in his lifetime. the last wish was to have eagles pallbearers to let him down one last time. >> only he could do it, put a smile on everyone's face. >> his friends say he hinted his obituary would make them smile. >> m. kerry thomas was an educator and feminist but she advanced racism and anti-semitism at the school. her name is on the campus at bren mar. they'll eliminate references to thomas' name as soon as possible. >> the city of philadelphia wants its citizens to decide the

fate of the frank rizzo statue. a final decision will be made after a public hearing. the former mayor's monument has been a recent target of vandals. >> art and fashion showcase held in center city for a good cause. project pink, used the event to raise money for underprivileged children in philadelphia. the organizers say the pink is to honor her grandmother who fought breast cancer but her goal, to purchase new backpacks and school supplies to help children get ready for the school year. now to the late word on weather from cecily tynan. >> looking at the ben franklin bridge, clear and cool, a few clouds around. elisabeth posted this sunset. not a cloud in the sky.

the sun setting at 7:44 as we get closer to fall. let's cut to the chase, talk about the weekend. this will probably be the nicest weekend of the summer. temperatures comfortably cool both days, 78-degrees, lots of sunshine and what's key, low humidity. we have dewpoints in the 40s and 50s, very unusual for this time of august. temperatures right now, cool. i was outside and needed a sweatshirt a at dinner. poconos currently 53-degrees. we have fair skies. out to the west, a short wave piece of energy moving through. we could get an isolated sprinkle wee hours of the morning not really significant. partly cloudy, comfort whethe c,

53-degrees center city. today's high 82. two degrees below normal. tomorrow, we likely won't hit 80. 79 in philadelphia, allentown 79. mixture of sun and clouds, low humidity and it's a gorgeous weekend down the shore. enjoy it. ocean temperature, 74-degrees, a low risk of rip currents, tomorrow 78. sun with clouds, saturday and sunday, plenty of sunshine. temperatures feeling more like mid to late september than late august with temperatures in the 70s. mid 70s in the poconos. overnight lows dropping to the upper 40s. friday, sun and clouds, 68-degrees. sunday, bright sunshine, a couple of degrees warmer with a high of 70. the exclusive seven-day forecast, a nice one. tomorrow, a mixture of sun and clouds, low humidity with a high

of 79-degrees. the weekend great weather for outdoor activities. perfect weather for the union. soul game, 78-degrees. sunday, a nice weekend. monday, a high of 78. tuesday, mixture of sun and clouds. 77-degrees. wednesday, partly sunny with a high of 79. thursday, a few showers sneaking in with a high of 81-degrees. david murphey will have the latest on hurricane harvey expected to strength overnight. we'll have to watch the models showing the remnant moisture moving in. right now, too early to speculate. if your four legged friends are wagging their tails, it's because they know national dog

day is this saturday. to get them ready, moment monaco offered free grooming, a curb side boutique for the pups to get scrubbed and styled. volunteers took donations for the local animal shelter. >> vincent bruno just turned 100 years old. he celebrated with family and friends at springfield country club. bruno, who is a world war ii veteran said he has taken a one day at a time approach to life and next thing he knew, he was turning 100. ♪ ♪

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>> everybody's giving grades and marks to the team to the eagles. what are your -- what is your final grade tonight? >> on like an abc scale? give them a b. >> i thought you would say b plus/ a minus. >> don't tell them what we talk about. birds and dolphins third preseason game. this isn't the prettiest of passes, but it finds a wide open torrey smith, 50-yards, eagles take the 7-0 lead. ronald darby beaten on the coverage there. 72-yards to the five yard line.

dolphins score the game at seven. later in the first quarter, run game gets going. wendell small wood with the ability to break tackles, a gain of ten yards. la garrett blunt hits hard. picks up 15-yards and a first down. drive is cap wd the alsho alshon jeffery touchdown. six for ten with two touchdowns. jeff skversky is live at the link with our post game coverage. jeff? >> >> ducis, carson wentz says the eagles can be dynamic. alshon jeffery and torrey smith preseason starters on nine drives t complete three touchdowns. what do they have to work on in the opener against the redskins, keeping carson wentz off the ground and being consistent.

>> whatever it takes to win the game. i don'i want to hold up the tro. that's what i want to see. >> we know we can be dynamic. we had penalties, a couple tonight. those are the biggest things we have to hone in on. >> i feel comfortable with where they are at. their focus is in a couple of weeks. they can get good one-on-one work in the next few practices, and get ready for the regular season. >> the regular season just a few weeks away. the starters the next few weeks will be game planning washington redskins week one. everyone else is fighting for their jobs next thursday on the road against the jets. jeff skversky, "action news." ducis? >> still ahead the phillies blow a lead while reece hoskins

continues to blow our minds.

>> the phillies are happy. the marlins left town. the two teams wrapped up the series this afternoon. hoskin's home run. eight home runs in the first 15 games of his career. phillies with the lead but blow the lead. a two run inside the park home run. phillies lose 9-8 the final. >> catch the soul and the storm

in the arena bowl 30 saturday night. coverage here on "6abc" begins at 7:00. that's sports. >> thank you, ducis. >> i didn't know. >> a sure sign that summer is coming to an end. today was the last day for the zach comer club in trenton. 100 children ages five through nine spent the summer learning how to swim, water safety and first responders and trained professionals. campers took one last dip in the pool and closed out camp with an award ceremony today. "jimmy kimmel live" next. "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, and karen murphey with traffic. for ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.

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