and an inferno destroys a delaware apartment building. those stories are next. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ >> you are looking at a picture of hurricane harvey pummeling

galveston, texas. it's after brutal storm and it's going to get worse before it gets better. it's friday night and the big story on "action news" is the potential for catastrophic events with hurricane harvey on the verge of landfall. this is corpus christie, the primary target at this hour. officials don't know how many residents heeded strong recommendations to evacuate their homes. county officials say they have not seen the travel inland they would have expected. the city is confident pumps can clear out the storm water if water inundates downtown. communities throughout the gulf coast are bracing for their own problems. we haven't seen video from houston, but the city is

dangerously flood prone and could get 20-inches or more. the port is closed keeping luxury liners and passengers out at sea. cecily tynan is monitoring the storm and has more from accuweather. hurricane harvey is maximum sustained 130 miles per hour. it's slowed its forward motion moving at eight miles per hour at last report. rockford emergency management texas with people trapped inside. this storm will sit there for

days. i want to show you wind gusts from the center. galveston reporting 40 miles per hour. can't report from the station because the power has been shutdown but we have storm trackers reporting maximum wind gusts 140 miles per hour making landful near rockford right now. this is the first to hit texas since karla in 1961. once it moves inland, it will stall along the coast. what that means, the storm surge of six to 12 feet continues for days. we are looking at epic amounts of rain falling from the sky, some areas 30-inches of rain, a year's worth of rain in a matter of days. we'll talk about this storm system for a long time because it will likely effect the area well into next week. we have the local forecast later

on. jim? >> let's go to "action news" reporter jeff chirico at international airport. what are arriving passengers saying about all of this? >> jim, we saw a number of flights from houston. the paperings had plans to fly to philadelphia. the storm pushed their plans up a day or two. their thoughts are with those they left behind. >> i'm lucky to get out of there. >> university of pennsylvania student jennifer lee is one of those that got one of the final flights out of texas for days. she will start classes while her family rides out the storm. >> definitely concerned. everyone is kind of concerned about what's going to happen during the storm, flooding, and what's going to happen

afterwards. >> as flights arrive from houston, passengers express uncertainty about what they'll see when they return. >> we live north of the city. our home is fine. people in the city and apartments on the streets, they are going to be not in good shape if the storm stays. >> the boards don't show it but airlines have grounded 200 flights across testify country waving rebooking fees as travelers scramble to get out. >> they were asking people to volunteer to stay back. >> did anyone volunteer? >> i don't think so so. >> marty due began cut short his trip to see his daughter's family. he remains optimistic they'll be spared the worst of it. they are on high ground. i think they'll be okay. >> major airlines are offering travel vouchers to those flying to the area.

that will a i allow you to rebook for free. if you have a flight this weekend, check the website for the flight status before you head to the airport. reporting live, philadelphia international, jeff chirico "action news." jim? >> hurricane harvey is also bearing down on oil production. the texas coast alone -- it is home to nearly 1/3 of u.s. refining capacity, and they are shutting down. aaa is monitoring the storm's impact on gasoline supplies. >> production sites want to get back online but we don't know how much damage the storm will do. >> experts predict the price gas prices could go up in the wake of hurricane harvey. >> the red cross is on the way

to help. you can follow the track of hurricane harvey at "6abc".com. we'll be streaming ktrk's live coverage from texas all weekend long. >> other news at this hour, firefighters got a three alarm blaze under control in sharon hill but not before it did a great deal of damage to an apartment building and people's lives. trish hartman is on the 400 block of sharon avenue. what is the situation there now? >> well, jim, crews are securing the scene. the fire was placed under control around 9:00 p.m. the building was then torn down. this is what is left on sharon avenue, 14 people are displaced and dozens of others have been evacuated from nearby buildings. >> diana live on the third floor of the apartment building on sharon avenue and says she lost

everything. >> i went to walk my dog and next thing you know, my boyfriend hears pop, pop, pop. he's like there's smoke coming from your apartment. i ran as fast i could. >> crews responded to reports of an explosion at the back of the building around 2:30 p.m. one resident was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. flames shot from the roof and thick smoke flooded the area. >> when i came out all you could see is thick black smoke. you couldn't come through. you had to take the long way around. >> the neighborhood, it was like a smoke bomb went off. you couldn't see anything. >> angela was at work when the fire started. her two cats are presumed dead. >> i hope they didn't suffer. i hope they went quick if they were going to go. >> six apartments made up the three story building. crews say it's the first time

they have used a county owned drone to help fight a fire. >> it gives them the aerial imroafer view of the damage. >> as the blaze continued to burn into the night, an excavator tore down the walls to give firefighters better access to the flames. the red cross is helping the residents that now have to find a new place to live. >> i guess it will be a fresh start. >> eight and a half hours after the blaze, firefighters are still on the korea the scene wo. the cause of fire is being investigated. jim? >> the driver accused of hitting and killing a woman with an suv in center city philadelphia has been arrested. police issued an arrest warrant for brendan hay.

53-year-old ann broderick was killed along the 1300 block of ray street after being hit by a white jeep wrangler rube con. a tip led police to the arrest. >> mayor jim kenney says police involved shootings has hit a roadblock. the fraternal order of police went to court to ask for an order after black live's matters protested at an officer's home last night. the temporary injunction holds until a full hearing in september. the ban of transgenders in the military has moved from tweet to official memorandum signed by trump. before leaving to camp david, he

told the military not to stop the legislation. white house officials won't say if transgender troops already there will be allowed to remain in the military. this announced by the white house after 8:00 tonight. president trump pardoned joe arpaiio the former sheriff in mare cope pmaremaricopa county,. the aclu called trump's pardon a president alleial endorsement of racism.

gorka was one of trump's cheerleaders, frequently hitting the airways to defend the president's policies. that man, steve bannon left a week ago tonight. lots of departures from the white house. >> demonstrators showed up to rally in support of senator pat toomey to say thank you for supporting republican values. they wanted to counter the protests held by democrats held weekly since the election. >> a memorial for senator jim whelan will be held thursday. he died tuesday. governor chris christie has ordered allstate buildings to fly half staff on the day of the memorial service. >> it's a mystery that has many

scratching their heads. a bust of james beaver was stolen from the park last night to be found near the overpass near fdr park in south philadelphia this morning. the theft took a lot of effort. >> that's the real mystery. we think it's four feet tall and 300-pounds. it's not the kind of thing you can throw if the back of a pickup truck. we are stimied how someone got up 12 feet high. >> beaver served as a general in the union army in the civil war and took office as governor 1887. penn state beaver stadium is named after him. >> scientists find a link between a plant only diet and depression. north korea fired several more missiles into the sea, and

a truck slams into a roadway sign going full speed. cecily? >> it didn't feel like august today, 79-degrees. five degrees below normal. get used to it. i'm tracking more cool air for the weekend. we have more on hurricane harvey in the forecast. >> ducis rogers has highlights from the cubby's filly's game. you won't believe who hit another home run. that and more as "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪

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this august visit your local volvo dealer >> this is now a live picture of galveston texas and authorities now say that harvey has made landfall. it happened a few minutes ago. you are looking at winds up to 130 miles per hour. it is raining hard. it will be raining hard for days. they could get up to 30-inches of rain in places like galveston and corpus christie and houston and rock port. this is going to be a very, very difficult situation for the texas gulf coast. we'll be keeping our eyes on

this situation throughout the weekend here on channel6 and "6abc".com. there is word that north korea fired more missiles into sea. ey have traveled 155-miles today in what appears to be the latest weapon's test of the regime of kim jung un. there is no response from the white house. a man armed with a knife is wrestled to the ground outside buckingham palace. two officers received minor wounds while detaining the suspect. no other injuries were reported. >> we have video of a large dump truck crashing into a over head highway sign in houston. the impact sent the mangled sign

crashing into the road. the highway was shut down for hours while crews cleared the wreckage. no one was hurt. >> a new study shows that vegans are twice as likely to suffer depression compared to those that eat meat. 50% of nonmeat eaters have a b vitamin deficiency which plays a role in brain chemicals. this study recommends vegetarians take a b vitamin supplement. now to cecily tynan. >> i want to show you the radar. harvey made landfall 10:00 on the dot on san jose island. you see the barrier island four miles east, that's san jose island. you see the thunderstorms around

the eye wall. we have reports of wind gusts at 140 miles per hour in rock port. the storm is about 300-miles across. it's been a long time since texas was hit by a category four hurricane. two days ago it was a tropical depression. it ramped up fast, pressure is slow moving northwest seven miles per hour. it will continue to weaken. maximum wind gusts 160 miles per hour. talking about a category 4 hurricane, this can cause tremendous wind damage, storm surge damage and since it's stalling, it will cause a lot of

rain damage. 130 miles per hour over san hoe day sield, rock port reporting wind gusts 140 miles per hour. it's slowing down and it will essentially stall over the coast of texas for the next several days. the spaghetti plots go out until next friday. the high pressure trapping it, lost its steering current. you can see how there is a big hot mess where this will sit there, gradually weaken, so close to water, it will take a while to lose its strength. at home, philadelphia 73. allentown, 62. tape may 73. wilmington, 68. satellite and radar showing cloud cover developing in the afternoon. partly cloudy skies, high pressure continues to build. cool and comfortable 53 in the suburbs, 61 for center city and the weekend is nice. double-barreled high pressure

over us, low humidity, cool temperatures, 79-degrees. lots of sunshine on the beach, ocean temperature 75. air temperature 76. sunday, 75. lots of sunshine, heading to the mountains, take a sweater, overnight lows dropping to the 40s. tomorrow 69 and sunday, 70. the seven-day forecast, weekend beautiful. cool side, 79-degrees both days. monday, nice droching to 77. sky conditions begin to change tuesday, mostly cloudy, 75 with a possibility of showers, threat of showers wednesday, 76-degrees. thursday, 82 and friday, calling for partly sunny skies as we start labor day weekend with a high of 79-degrees. i have to track the remnants of harvey. there are computer models that say is remnants are moving up

the coast, others say off the gulf coast. we'll keep you posted. >> men and women looking to win against breast cancer are taking a rest after the susan g. komen walk for breast cancer. the walk spreads awareness and earns money ends sunday at the navy yard. ♪ ♪ we just moved in about four months ago,

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>> former eagle hollis thomas went back to school today and brought presents to the students in philadelphia. plenty of backpacks to help the kids get off to a good start. the drive an effort by the nfl alumni chapter. >> always nice to beat a first place team. who saw this coming from the phillies. phillies with good pitching but overshadowed by the super rooky. >> bottom of the first inning, reece hoskins does it again, ninth homer in 16 games. the fastest to get to nine. reece killing it for the phillies. second inning, hernandez trying

to get a couple home. how about all three? three run triple for hernandez, phillies lead, a-1. phillies win 7-1. here's hoskins. >> you get into the zone. you can't explain it. there is a lot of bliss, i guess. no thinking involved. it's one of those things. i'm not missing. >> ho hum. the eagles have been thinking chemistry. they had some last night against the dolphins. carson wentz through a 50-yard bomb to torrey smith, first catch of the preseason. first team offense looked better. the players want more consistency. >> i think there are good things about them. we have long conversations

about, but the thing, we made it through healthy for the most part. we can dial in on the redskins next couple of weeks. >> soul are on the back of back to back championships. the soul will host the storm tomorrow night at the wells fargo center. co-owner ron gentleman we are id as much as the players are. >> it would be wonderful to get it done. >> you can see arena bowl tomorrow night right here. we have high school football after the break. ♪ ♪

>> in pennsylvania, it's the first week of high school football, la salle visiting. la salle qb isaiah jones with the touchdown. la salle wins. >> 87-yards for the touchdown, but not enough. ridley winds 38-20. >> the night before the big fight. in las vegas tomorrow night, the undefeated boxer against the mma fighter. tomorrow, the fists will do the talking. i hate talkers like that.

>> haven't they sold enough tickets? >> "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline," "action news" continues at 5:00 a.m. with greg hall. for the entire "action news" team, have a great night and a good weekend. ♪ ♪

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