live here at the atlantic city boardwalk, i'm amy buckman, channel 6 "action news" >>> well taney dragons gear is now on sale. they are selling team apparel on their website as the team gets ready for their serieses in williamsport. our live coverage from williamsport begins this afternoon and "action news" reporter chad pradelli brings all the excitement today at 4:00. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, new developments in iraq, when the united states, or what the united states is considering today. we have the latest. >>> and the men behind the mystery on the brooklyn bridge, who is claiming responsibility for the infamous flag swap. and karen rogers will have the cleat accuweather forecast. welcome home! woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. ranked highest in customer satisfaction. ikea kitchens. welcome home! give him the tour. woah, this kitchen is beautiful! let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a lit

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. >> an old school electronics change is jumping into the repair business, amy buckman shows you howio shack will save you time and money. >> reporter: if you have a cell phone or ipad that looks like this, there's good news you may be able to save money by getting it fix. 38 radio shack stores are offering fix it here, where they fix broken ipods, smart phones and tablets. >> there's 260,000 phones that break everyday, so they have to be he repaired somewhere. of the. >> reporter: if you're not due for a new phone under your contract, replacing a broken one can cost $600 or more, that's why getting it fix the can make sense. >> we can begin repair that begin at $49. the displays will be $99 an up. >> reporter: radio shack guarantees repairs for 90 days, they offer original manufacturing quality repairs. >> some of the row pairs are complicated, but a lot of them we can do within an hour, same-day service. >> reporter: while you you can buy parts and youtube videos on how to fix your own phone, this is not a good way to save. radio shack has 40 different fix it here locations in our

>> reporter: live from center city, amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> good luck to those guys.>>> a young boy's wish came true today, we'll scrtle story. >>> the phillies takes off the mets at citizens bank park and the big pete's delivers in a big way, and melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back i'm j-a-n-e and i have copd. i'm d-a-v-e and i have copd. i'm k-a-t-e and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way my volunteering. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last several days and require oral steroids, antibiotics, or hospital stay. breo is not for asthma. breo contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased in copd. breo won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. breo may increase your risk of pneumonia, thrush, osteoporosis,

eagles have their practice we'll bring you that excitement, as will live in south philadelphia, amy buckmanel 6 "action news." >> thanks amy. eagles first preseason game is this friday. we have your front-row seat, the bears play the birds in chicago at 8:00 p.m. you can seem the game on 6abc. 6abc is your official eagles station. >> looking for something to do tonight, red hot r&b star jason durillo will take to the stage in bethlehem. a good crowd gathered to see the free daytime concerts yesterday and the all american rejects were the headliners on the sands steel stage. our own david murphy and tamala edwards introduced them. musikfest is the largest free musical festival in the county. we have a lineup of the performers at 6abc.com. see all the reasons to stop by our 6abc booth while you're there. >> fighting back against bull yls without throwing -- bullies without throwing a single punch. we have a local teen's inspiration story. >> water rescues in cars almost smernld in the southwest. -- submerged in the a >> a trailer with a flat tire is blamed for sparking a wildfire in washingto

"action news" reporter, amy buckman is there live, good afternoon, amy. >> reporter: well, good afternoon, i am not alone here at lincoln financial field. take a look at the lawn of this stadium it is packed as if a football team game was goingen. the they are looking at the eagles going through their paces, they are warming up right now, they will be demonstrating their plays later this afternoon. really this has been an entire day of getting is psyched for football. earlier today we were out in the head house plaza of this area of this stadium. there was a carnival at, games for kids, people were posing for pictures with the cheerleaders and there were former players here among them. i spoke to them about their thoughts of the up coming season. >> there are couple of guys, special teams guys they picked up, when you pay attention to last year's game we lost it on kickoff coverage. >> they remind me of ticking time bombs and ready to explode and make something happen this year. >> and the fans are ready for something to happen this year. this will go on until early afternoon, everyone is

i'm amy buckman, channel 6 "action news." >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for shirleenicot and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. "action >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the dangerous rip currents down at the jersey shore. this was the scene earlier today in ocean city where pretty big waves crashed on the beaches, hurricane cristobal is to blame and it's keeping lifeguards very busy. >> looking live at sky 6 hd in atlantic city, the beaches are crowded still because of the nice weather, but as we said swimmers have to be extra careful when they hit the water. lets go to adam joseph at the big board with the latest from accuweather. >> those waves continue to decrease in size and the risk for rip currents continue to wane and that is the good news with hurricane cristobal, as it rocks its way to the east-northeast at 36 miles per hour. so soon it will be way into the northern atlantic, and it will not bring a

i'm amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> and we have live coverage of the little league world series following them on the road to victory. and look for updates from williamsport on "action news." >> and we talked about all wanting the t-shirt. >> it will a big seller. >>> and what will affect traffic on one of the busiest roads. >>> the rescuers stranded in the middle of a hurricane off the coast of hawaii. save you fifteen percent or huh, more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great? hmmm...what should we do? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> the iraqi government nominate add new prime minister and it could lead to more political chaos. the current employment, nouri al-maliki, has no plans to give up power and plans to serve a third term. and the u.s. air strikes continue in iraq. and attacking the city of erbil where the american soldiers live. there are also reports that the u.s. is giving weapons to the kurds to help them fight off the islamic militants. >>> the lat

today is amy buckman i think. find out and get more at the new 6abc.com. >> we will have to find that video. it doesn't exist? ok. >>> still to come on "action news at noon" a woman rushed to the hospital when a fire breaks out in her only home overnight. >>> and weeks later in toledo they can eat, cook >> philadelphia police looking for a suspect who fired ten shots at a couple as they sat inside a car overnight. a 25 year old woman got out of the car after the shooting on the 7100 block in west oak lane before 3:00 this morning. the 29 year old man drove off until he crashed into another car. both were taken to einstein hospital. >>> a woman burned after a philadelphia home went up in flames overnight. fire officials believe she may have been a hoarder. they worked to put out the flames before 2:30 this morning. debris visible inside and outside of the home. the 66-year-old woman suffered burns and was taken to temple university hospital in stable condition. >>> a second american with ebola set to fly to america

amy buckman has the story ton. >> dr. william hatford didn't have to travel far or make an archeological find, he found this skeleton in the basement of the penn museum where he was cataloging the artifacts, he said a skeleton laid out straight came from a dig in the ancient city of orr. there was no item number to track and he didn't know where the skeleton had gone. >> it game in 1931, the great depression there were not a lot of people working here because they were laid off. finds were not well tracked i'm afraid. >> he mentioned the mystery to dr. janet, and she knew about an unidentified skeleton that was sitting on a box on a shelf as long as she worked at the museum. >> we opened up and wa la. the plan it to give him a ct scan and do dna testing and other research to learn about who he was and how he lived. >> my whole job is to give a life story back to the individuals who are in the collections and there are many avenues and techniques to do that. >> this story may not be over yet, the list includes another skel

. >> it's time to talk saving with 6abc, amy buckman shows us a consignment shop where you can save onuse it's virtual. >> reporter: a 1980 boys parka for $80. 36-dollar yellow justice top for $1. those are a few of the deals on kids closing and shoes you can find on moxi jean.com. >> it's a easy way for parents to buy and sell their gently used baby and kids closed. we're all done online. >> reporter: send the clothes to the moxi jean in chicago. if they are put on the site, they are sold for 75% of its value. >> we check it for stains and wash wear. we're looking for sequence that have come off or simmers that are chipped. >> reporter: items that don't make the cuts are donated to charity. once the item sells, they get one-third of the purchase price. >> it's about $60 new and $15 at moxi jean. snyder said the site is perfect for back to school shopping especially when you you don't want to drag your kids to the mall. >> reporter: we offer all the same brands at the mall, it's justice and land's end and hannah anderson, but 75% off retail because it's gently used. you don't have to s

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i'm amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> on the people scene, two music superstars are being blamed for stinking up the bottom line of a big company. justin bieber and taylor swift. their first perfumes flew off the shelves when they were launched in 2011. they said the celebrity scents have soured. swift is still red hot on itunes. >>> 9:27. much more to come on "action news." the clock is ticking to save the historic carousel on the jersey shore. >>> she may be in her 80s, but this author knows something about steamy novels. stows stories and . >> police only a handful of arrests marred a quiet night in furgeson, missouri. >> the u.n. calls for swift action to stop another massacre by advancing isis forces. >>> drivers are getting a big break at the pump just in time for the labor day road trip. >> meteorologist chris sowers joins us outside with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: it's beautiful out here, nydia. we have sunshine and skies of blue and gentle breeze and no humidity once again. it's been a fantastic august. i'm going to show you the

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