jaime apody and jeff skversky with a preview. >> reporter: the first team offense has only five series and three, three and out. we are actually concerned, it's just a preseason but -- >> they have to get the running attack going. only 113 yards rushing one of the worst in the nfl. particularly lagarret blunt he has to get going and own 9 yards rushing and averaging 1.9 yards per carry but blunt and carson wentz and the eagles not concerned one bit particularly last week against the bills. >> we try not to look at it as our offense not doing much or whatever. we try to go out and compete every day. execute and make the best of every opportunity. >> the first of of two preseason games and a chance to game plan for the guys, and see them in practice now. the plan is to go out and be sharp. >> speaking of looking sharp. speaking of carson wentz he looks sharp hanging out with the globetrotters and handles a pa native not bad if football doesn't work out. >> don't quit your day job but looked good today. lets hope you looks good tonight against the miami dolphins, who they are practicing a

more at 6:00 live at citizens bank park jaime apody channel6 "action news".amie thank you. >>> to the eagles there's one more preseason game to go before the real thing. thursday the birds will visit the jets. beau allen went through his second practice this morning. the defensive tackle has been out of action for the past five months with a pectoral injury. the eagles plan to take it slow with allen but he's itching to get back up to speed. >> any time you come back after a long period out you got to kind of work back into it but it comes back faster and faster the more you play. this is my fourth season. i've played in a lot of games here and the more i practice the better i'm going to get obviously and it just happens at an exponential rate when you're a seasoned vet like i am. >> no flier will ever wear number 88 ever again. eric lindros having his sweater retired. the team will hold a ceremony january 18 at the wells fargo center that's when number 88 will be raised to the rafters. last year he was inducted into the hockey hall of fame. lindros will be t

jaime apody is live at the ballpark with more.ie. >> reporter: ducis, phillies, braves, yeah, whatever. it's more about rhys hoskins against the history books. that's right. everyone here to get a glimpse at the rookie and see if the kid can do it yet again. hoskins despite the fact he's only 24 years old and has played a whopping 18 games is just larger than life these days. yesterday he hit his 11th home run in his last 14 games. he's homered in five straight and the last eight days the phillies are played he's homered. fastest in major league history to hit nine, 10 and 11 home runs. this despite a 48 and 81 record is suddenly electric again. the manager understandably impressed. >> i'm very happy to see what we saw in spring training his quality of at bats carried over into the big leagues. obviously he's showing no fear to be up here. i told him like i tell every player the sooner you believe in in yourself and believe you belong here it will be easier for you. >> reporter: have you ever seen anything like this. >> no, i -- w

jaime apody gathers reaction. >> ha, ha, ha.e was known for his magic off the field more than his playing on it and it was quite a surprise when they made john disappear. >> i was shocked because i have been around him these past five years a great guy and great personality. that is the way the business is. >> i was kind of shocked because he has been here so long, i know when have you to make tough decisions there was a lot that played into it. he played 10 of his 14 seasons here in philadelphia but was beaten out in camp by nick lovato and he has big shoes to fill. >> i am not trying to fill his shoes he did a great job here and was a big part of this city and this organization, and what he did in this locker room and felt that the moment i met him when i came in here last year and it's hard to take that away from him. i am not doing that and i want to do my job and help this team win. >> he will always adorn the hallways of nova care complex but the magic is the impact in the locker room. >> the guy that nobody recognizes or

for jaime apody, i'm ducis rogers back over to you. >> thank you guys. >> and jordan matthews did not make the trip injured with a chest injury. >>> and can aaron nola stop the bleeding in san francisco for the phillies that lost the last 11 of their 15 games and nola is red hot. and little league world series for the kids from jackson, new jersey, trying to play come back kids and down 5 chris cart n knicks and they are down one. ball game and they go down 7-6. tournament double elimination can the kids from jackson come back and make a serious run in the little league world seys. >> a 14-year-old cancer survivor took to the water to raise money for breast cancer research. they ared in middle of a kayak venture to raise money for the university of maryland school of medicine and we cuts up with them in lambertville. they are making their way down the delaware river ending in baltimore on august 27th. good luck. >>> cecily is here talking about football, a nice evening for football at the linc. warm and muggy and rain free in philadelphia. let go live on sky 6 hd a good night for a tr

ducis rogers and jaime apody are in south philadelphia. live for us this afternoon for the pregame coverage and it may be an exhibition game but there is excitement here. >> reporter: absolutely football is back in town. can you believe it? january 1st was the last time we stepped on this field. it feels like yesterday. things have changed. and also the eagles team looks entirely different. the big trade that happened this week and wouldn't you know it the bills are here after the big trade. >> jordan matthews goes to buffalo and they got corner back ryan darby and the run of one shady mccoy. kickoff for 7:00 and the eagles lost the preseason opener at gray bay. the score is inconsequential. and the secondary was not great. doug peterson knows things need to be tightened up. >> i want to see us take care of the football better, we were sloppy and loose in the second half with some of the turn overs and the first units came out ready to go, and we played a lot of people in that game and sometimes the game can be fast for guys that are not u

as jaime apody explains it was an eventful practice today and not just because of football. >> come on>> reporter: howling at the moon. if anything to eclipse the excitement at training camp it was this. "action news" caught a couple guys breaking out of team might eggs to catch the eclipse. >> i heard you can go blind trying to watch it so i guess i'm not. >> reporter: earlier today guys welcomed the dolphins to the complex. >> this for us is just as important as it is in preseason game. you have an opportunity to run your scheme against dirt different opponents. >> reporter: safety nate allen. >> when i got here it was like i was still living down the street. so many memories. >> reporter: not so much nostalgia from cornerback byron maxwell who still harbors some resentment after the trade so the birds could move up to take carson wentz. >> i don't want to do better than the eagles do. i do. i want to win more games than them. i want to prove them wrong so yeah. >> reporter: usually in these joint practices things can get a little chippy, some fights sometimes break out but not today

jaime apody has more. >> it's been said with change comes opportunities.he eagles receiving core is living that with jordan matthews traded to buffalo. >> there's an open spot. there's definitely -- you probably see a door open a little bit more to the younger guys. >> who steps through that door. frank wright says it will be nelson agholor's job to lose. >> it's always going that. it's the nfl. it's a competitive league. somebody behind you and in front of you every day. at the end of the day i focus on being a great football player and staying in my lane. >> it leaves a departure spot up for grabs where there wasn't one before. >> when he was here he made all of us better. he continued to compete. he's gone now and we wish him the best at buffalo and we understand the business aspect of it and what implications come from him being gone now. >> i don't know about if i could call it excitement. we go to work every day as if we're all -- there's one spots on the team. it doesn't matter if you're alshon tori those guys work just as hard as everybody else. i

. >>> jaime apody has more on the trade today. >> a south jersey boy who is losing his sight but wants to be a firefighter has his dream come true. he's made wildwoods fire chief for a day. i'm nora muchanic at the jersey shore. i'll have that story coming up. >> clouds moving in. the humidity is spiking and the chance for storms as well. in fact, some areas already seeing rain and storm tracker6 live double scan you can see a lot of downpours and thunderstorms to our west. we'll time them on future tracker in that full accuweather forecast. jim. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> in philadelphia, a group of middle school students has created a public art installation in vernon mark in germantown. this carries an important message. the students created pieces that explored diversity and inclusiveness. for example, a colorful bench is made without a separation in the middle so anybody who needs a place to sleep can just lie down and get some rest. >>> philadelphia city councilman kenyatta johnson helped cut the ribbon this afternoon on new baske

jaime apody is here.'s first preseason victory for the birds. >> first home game. eagles spent the day likely watching tape on the win against the bills. the first team defense looked ready for the regular season. the first team offense not so much. carson wentz perfect last week. far from it yesterday. they got three series and ended up with not so much to show for it except a field goal and a fumble. you got to want -- wonder are these guys worried. >> we're not going to make that a concern of ours. we know what we're going to do. we know what we have and once we start game planning and the regular season gets going i think things will look a lot different. >> was the performance right by no means. it was definitely not where we want to be but i don't have doubts. i know we have the right guys, the right team. we just got to put it together. >> corey clements put together. the undrafted free agent out of glassboro scored his second quarter touchdown, a place he told me in april he had never touched the

jaime apody coming up with sports when "action news" returns. >> we know, we got you. saying. >> ♪ >> an amazing story from nepal where a group of elephants helped prevent a tragedy from becoming worse. the elephants helped rescue tourists from a flooded jungle safari park. the elephants were able to carry hundreds of people to safety. the flooding has already left nearly win hundred people dead and scores more missing. the elephants are from a reserve on the edge of a national park which is home to more than 600 rhinos and elephants. the park is now under water. the animals have all moved to higher ground. >> wow. >> all right. back here jamie is here with sports talking about the eagles next preseason game thursday. it's here. >> right. >> against buffalo and should be kind of interesting. >> the eagles offense probably felt like they were back in high school after an off day passes broken up lots of false starts doug pederson made them run extra sprints after practice. he told them there's consequences for sloppy play in game so there would be the same at camp too.

jaime apody has who on their big upcoming game. >> and cecily tynan live at the philadelphia zoo tonightaking friends big and small. >> reporter: good day mates, a little shrimp on the barbie. scaring them now. i am live at the outback outpost a new exhibit we have kangaroos and very young emus and i'm live on facebook. and join our chat when i come back we'll feed these guys and we'll talk about stormy weather on the way in the accuweather forecast. back to you guys. >> okay mate. >> that is what i do when cecily cooks, hop around a bit and make sure it is safe. >> we'll have those stories and more when "action news" continues. >>> british parliament officials will review plans to silence big ben for years for repairs. today prime minister, theresa may says it's not right for the clock tower to go silent for so long. it has sounded the time since 1859. and it's set to go silent for repairs until 2021 and they say the silencing is needed to ensure the safety of the workers. >>> back here time for sports and jaime apody is sitting by. the phillies are in san diego playing right now. >> it

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news." tensions rising with north korea and the u.s. and trump's top geysers are trying to calm the waters while ensuring the american people. meanwhile, the russian investigation continues, the fbi raided the home of trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort. and a man broke into a center city apartment building and made off with two guns. do you recognize the man in the video? >> chopper 6 hd is live again over the unit block of mcdade boulevard where a police standoff just ended. this is video from just a few minutes ago of the suspect surrendering to police right there. is he walking with his hans raised and met by police and s.w.a.t. team members and taken into custody. other s.w.a.t. team members went into the house to presumably search for other people. this started at 4:30 this have this afternoon. the sheriffs deputy was serving a warrant when an unk

that does is for jaime apody i'm ducis rogers jeff back over to you. >> thank you guys.ee if they can establish the runs tonight against the bills. >> the phils take their giant slum to san francisco. aaron nola is on the mound. phillies have the worst record in baseball against nls teams. the kids from jackson new jersey trying to play come back kids down five chris cartnick the two-run homer and score twice to get within 1 and then hold the celebration the winning run at the plate, new jersey goes down 7-6. it's double elimination we'll see if they can bounce back in the little league world series. >> wish them the best. >> there is food and fun to go around in the wissinoming section. state senator and officers from the 15th police district hosted the event to bring people together with refleshmentses and a d.j. >>> a new crop is of students embark on their journey to become physicians. they received their white coats representing the transition from student to health care provider and the u.s. navy surgeon general addressed the students at the ceremony. ever. with do

jaime apody with sports. and the philadelphia soul when "action news" comes right back.in about four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it! make sure you check out bass pro shops' fall hunting classic, the biggest hunting show and sale of the year. (male announcer) hey, it's time for great deals on great gear! plus, weekends during the classic, you can get up to a $100 instant rebate on select gear when you purchase with your bass pro shops mastercard. >>> today south korea held evacuation drills despite north korea. to prepare south korea for any potential threats from south korea as well as natural disasters such as fires or earthquakes. this year's drill coincided with the joint military exercise with the united states, north korea has vowed quote, merciless retaliation for what the government believes is an invasion rehearsal. >> on a brighter note jaime apody is here with sports and find

jaime apody has more coming up in sports. >>> and adam joseph is here to talk about the accuweather wordow humidity and sunshine and back to back days here where temperatures are back to normal. a pair of mid-80s. 86 yesterday and the same for today. there are changes in the form of rain. i'll let you know when in the upcoming weekend. >> when "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> 50% of sales at area chipotle locations when to the pennsylvania spca today the location in winfield heights on city avenue was one of 62 stores taking part. they mentioned the fundraiser to have their donation made and the spca celebrating the 150th anniversary this year. they do great work. >>> well, young summer workers this philadelphia celebrated their charity challenge fundraising effort. five charities were presented a check. they raised $10,000 to distribute to folks in need and this is part of their program. it's managed by the young network for the skills gap for young people. >>> and look who is back -- jaime apody she is back from vacation. no maternity leave. >> hey! >> that is no vacation.

for jeff skversky jaime apody, channel 6 "action news."ll be back next hour ducis. >> thanks a lot guys. bye bye marlins and good riddens that is what the staff is saying today. the two teams wrapped up the series with another high scoring affair and another day and reece hoskins home run, a solo shot he has eight homers in his first 15 major league games and phillies up 6-3 and brings in two with the double and they bang out a dozen hits and lead 8-3 and later blow the lead. he hits one deep to left center and a crazy bounce and no right fielder breaking up the play and it goes for a two run in the park home run and the marlins take the lead on a sac fly and the phillies lose 6-8. >>> and the soul looks to make it two straight title. they host the storm in the arena bowl. the cope has an easy formula for winning. >> each individual has to do their job. if each individual does their job our whole squad, does well. i don't need heroes i just need them to do their job. >> coverage is here on 6 abc begins at 7:00. the soul, the reigning champ

. >>> and jaime apody has sports including eagles training camp and phillies and more. >>> a mudslidewaters in sierra leone is blamed for 400 deaths. people are still missing and thousands of homes are destoried. rescue workers are digging through the mud with their bare hands hoping to find survivors. israel is sending medical aid. >>> and jaime apody here now to talk sports. >> it rained pretty much all of training camp that did not stop the eagles from training in the muck. i don't watch "action news" and ended up with a bad hair day. >> fletcher cox picked a gloopy day to return to action. back from the back spasms and jason peters was out with a death in the family and nelson agholor is basically being handed the receiver job and many are begging for the top pick to be shipped out of town. but he is earning high praise. >> i feel there are lessons that we all learn and he learned and i don't want to say i see a new guy but i see a more confident guy out there playing and having fun and doing what he loves. i see more confidence from him. >> in my opinion probably the most talente

more details on what to expect in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> jaime apody has fleas eagles and series partially played during the eclipse. >> ♪♪ >> a shoot outside a funeral home is investigated as a murder-suicide. they found one person dead a second person was rushed to crozer-chester but did not survive. >>> talk about a frightening day on the job for two people in the big apple. two window washers in new york city had to be rescued. they were working 35 stories up when their scaffolding just gave way. police and firefighters lowered safety harnesses to the stuck workers. they were able to pull them into the building through a window its not clear if the workers were physically hurt but i'm sure they were shaken is up. >> the fish in town to play the birds. >> always a great way to break up the monotony of training camp. practice against someone else. they have three combined practices culminating in a third preseason game at the at the linc. we have one seemed to get a lot out of today. >> it's always good to come out and practice against some guys other than your teammates

as for the upcoming championship game jaime apody spoke with majority owner, ron jaworsky. >> excitinge again to defend the world championship is important to us. we beat baltimore last week and now we know it's one game good think we will win the football game bring it on. >> wha group? >> the tal ennumber one. that is where it starts you have to have tal enbut this unique group of characters great fun loving group of guys and they really love each>> the game is week from this saturday. 6 abc will broadcast that contest, game starts at 7:00 p.m. go soul. thank you. >>> a well traveled american flag made a stop in delaware as part of a 1200 mile journey part of the eighth annual patriot tour in which motorcycle riders carry the flag nd raises money for wounded veterans and their families and ends in wisconsin on november 29th. >>> some good weather on it's horizon. >> one unsettled day and as we look on sky 6 hd in cape may everyone is off the beach. i like to see that. the lifeguards are not on duty with the high risk for rip currents with the swells that continue to propagate in from

police are looking for the driver that hit her. >> jaime apody in for ducis and the eagles took a beatingome changes. >> this was an interesting move. you can't get something for nothing. the birds had to give up something substantial. bye-bye jordan matthews. hello darby. the bills send darby to the birds. he's young only in his third year out of florida state. he started 29 games for buffalo since they drafted him in the second round in 2015. his rookie season he was even named defensive rookie of the year by one publication. the birds give up matthews and a third round pick next year. jordan has been the top receiver his past two seasons but his role would have decreased with the addition of alshon jeffries. matthews is a class act great locker room leader. here's what gm howie rosen sen about making these moves. >> we do what we think is in the best interests of the team and then when you pull a trigger on anything like this you think about the player you're giving up and the draft pick, but we felt like this was the right decision for us. >> matthews' teammates sad to see him go. car

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" monday evening. heavy rains continue to fall across parts of our region and we've got the very latest coming up. >>> president trump and senior democratic senators are locked in a war of words on twitter. what is fueling their online feud. >>> and new clues in the deadly hit-and-run mystery in center city philadelphia. >> ♪ >> now the details as we continue to monitor this accuweather alert. much of our area has seen a steady bit of rain today for most of the day but it's now starting to move out. >> that's right. we are not out of the woods yet, though. meteorologist adam joseph is live at the big board with the latest from double scan. adam. >> yeah, and we're still dealing with some of those pockets of light showers, a little bit of moderate rain along i-95 at times here but the bulk of that steady torrential rain as you can see on storm tracker6 live double scan is no

jaime apody will have a live preview of the game. >>> for the 70 and birthday the health cake is givingift. he founded it at the age of 27 with $16,000 in savings since then the company made $1.2 billion in revenue while providing health care. and now he is gifting the company to his children, his son david. mark will now serve as company chairman to oversee the transition to nonprofit. as of today his son is officially the company's ceo. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, what crews have found as they search for five missing soldiers after a military crash in hawaii. and a young woman survives after a month long in the wilderness. ♪ fitting into my skinny jeans again? that's cool. feeling good in slim fit? that's cool. looking fabulous in my little black dress? that's cool. getting the body you want without surgery, needles, or downtime? that's coolsculpting. coolsculpting is the only fda-cleared non-invasive treatment that targets and freezes away stubborn fat cells. visit coolsculpting.com today and register for a chance to win a free treatment. >>> the search continues this

everything this year hinges on how much carson as grown and jaime apody looks at his develop from year one to year two. >> long way. >> what a difference a year makes last season at this time carson wentz was an injured third string quarterback. never dreaming how the season would play out. >> i'm healthy and everything and the difference a year makes it pretty kris crazy. he was four for four in his play against green bay. >> i have seen him make strides in leaps and bounds, he knows what to expect now. last year he was thrown into the fire the last minute. >> what was eight days last year to prepare as a starter. you see the confidence in him. not cocky but a franchise guy now and that is the way we treat him. >> wentz will play the way he did last week the first series or two. he can't wait to get out for preseason action. >> expect them to be loud. the preseason game. you don't know what to expect but this is philly and they are hungry for it. and carson wentz is ready for anything. >> sticking with the eagles, this move came as no surprise, ryan matthews was released today. the ru

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicallo again. rick is off tonight, brian taff joins us and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. as predicted hurricane harvey has exploded in strength and millions of people are now in its path along the gulf coast of texas. time is running out for those folks to get out of the way. >>> dozens of residents are forced to run when flames start tearing through their apartments in delaware county. we're live on the scene of this developing story. >>> and president trump promised on the campaign trail that he would be safe. he says he's considering doing away with a program that actually protected a certain group of children and we will explain. >> but first, a live look now at the shores of galveston texas. this area and much of the lone star state will be inundated with record setting rain, fierce winds and dangerous even deadly flooding. >> hurricane harvey strengthened to a category three hurricane about two hours ago. that means the winds alone will be more than 120 miles an

jaime apody joins us now with the details and to explain what the birds are getting in return. jamie. >> reporter: brian, it's no secret the eagles needed a starting cornerback for awhile and to get one we had to give away something that another team would actually want. somebody decent jordan matthews fit the bill. darby has a ton of upside young only a year out of florida state. his rookie season he was named defensive rookie of the year by one publication. the birds give up matthews and a third round pick in next year's draft. jordan has been the eagles top receiver in the past two season but his role would have decreased this year. he's entering the final year of his contract. what the team will probably miss the most is jordan was a class act and a locker room leader. >> you're feeling like you're celebrating and doing a dance because you're getting a good pick. in this league you're not able to get something unless you give up something. the hardest part was talking to jordan about out. that's hard thing to do. it never gets any easier in this business because however goo

. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph t-jaime apody, rick. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight as president trump heads for vacation the department of justice lays out how it will crackdown on leakers in his administration. >>> a swimming pool store filled with potentially toxic chemicals erupts in flames when a car drives straight into it. what authorities say sparked that blaze. >>> and a former nurse accused of recording his patients appears in court. what he told the judge today. >> and now to the latest developments out of washington tonight. the department of justice announced new measures to crack down on leaks. this as we learn more about the investigation into allegations of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. >>> abc's emily rau is in washington. >> reporter: even a senior level obama administration official calling the leaks the conversations of the president with key heads of state absurd. >> i have this warning for would be leakers. don't do it. >> reporter: the trump white house plagued by leaks for mo

for adam joseph jaime apody, rick williams and walter perez and news" monica malpass have a good nighting news program. meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuee are j a phiy for bill cosby's retrial may come from montgomery county. ig story on "action news" tonight is the informat t oborn n h igstreerminaine tra upper darby. 33 people were injured. sara bloomquist is live in ce you heard from officials what did you learn? >> reporter: the ntsb has a crew on the ground here and they are expected to investigate in collision in upper darby here in town over the course of the next four to five days before running to washington to draw the conclusion about the cause. investigators converged on the 69th street terminal in upper darby to begin the the cause of the collision that results in injuries to 33 people including one train operator. among those looking into the collision the national transportation safety board. >> the mission dur the accident investigation is to unders why. happened and t recommend

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicapass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. moralegations with the infamous meeting with donald trump jr. and russians tied to the kremlin. we are live with the latest. >>> and we breathe into air every day including pennsylvania and delaware. >>> and the case of animal abuse broadcast on social media, the search is on for the person that forced a baby alligator to smoke a cigarette. >> and breaking news out of washington. president trump's choice to replace james comey has just been confirmed. the senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of christopher rey from the judiciary committee last month. he replaces comey who was fired by trump back in may during the investigation into russia's meddling into the election and ties to the trump campaign. christopher rey is confirmed as the next fbi director. >> the white house now says that president trump weighed in on the first statement that donald trump jr. made about the nature of his meeting with russian na

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. ♪ amazing grace >> thisst the beginning of heather's legacy. this is not the end of the heather's legacy. >> she loved people and wanted equality. >> you are in a better place now where there is no pain, no sadness and no hunger and no hate. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. guess what? you just magnified her. [ applause ] >>> wednesday night monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story is the emotional farewell for the victim of violence in charlottesville, virginia. this as the fallout continues over president trump's contentious news conference and now politicians from both side of the aisle are taking the president to task. renee norman has who on that story today. >> rick and sharrie business leaders are distancing themselves from the president and at the same time democrats and republicans are making it clear, they don't agree with president trump's claims that there are both sides to blame for the weekend violence in charlottesville. >> in baltimore, brooklyn and ala

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicaello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. new poll numbers show how much americans disapprove of president trump's performance as commander and chief commander and chief and what causes the approval rating to dip further. the search is on for a driver who kept going. >>> and helping authorities identify a baby formula thief. >>> and now the details just a third of all americans approve of president trump's performance of the leader of the united states according to a new poll that ask voters about the handling of the russian meddling investigation. here is more from washington. >> reporter: good evening. the white house has not responded to the new poll numbers but tonight president trump will speak to a crowd of supporters at a campaign style rally in west virginia. >> russia is a ruse, i have nothing to do with russia. >> despite his insisting a new quinnipiac poll shows 58% of voters think president trump is trying to derail the investigation into russian

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> they are stockingtaping up and shoring up along the texas gulf coast for hurricane harvey tonight. the storm was upgraded to a hurricane today and could dump up to 20 inches of rain before it is done. brian taff is joining us and the big story say hurricane watch. >> hurricane harvey is the first major storm to come ashore in texas in nine years, lets get to cecily tynan in the weather center today. >> this is nearly a worst case scenario for southeast texas. harvey was a tropical depression. now exploded into a category one hurricane and this is satellite from the new go 16 satellite updated every minute and see a clearly defines eye that is starting to develop there. about 300 miles northeast of corpus christi texas moving at 10 miles per hour. and this shows the tremendous cloud tops a lot of convection with this and part of the reason why it's over warm waters over the gulf of mexico and no land mass with it and also no shear to kind of cut the tops off the tops, this storm will likely develop into

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i lost everything. and everything in my house. >> we have waist high water in my house. >> my neighbors were stranded and everybody was stranded. >> this is the evacuation route. everybody got stuck here and some people had to push their cars back home. >> the evacuations continue around the houston area, as harvey continues to spin over texas. tonight floodwaters are spilling over reservoirs, and more neighborhoods are in danger. >> this was epic proportion, nobody has ever seen anything like this. >> meantime president trump and first lady melania, landed in texas, tonight the president is under fire though for what he did and did not visit. >> i want them to notice the red cross is on the way and we have a lot of training and this is wa we are ready for. >> meanwhile, relief on the way with thousands of people in need in the southeast. help is continuing to pour in to the hardest hit areas including new medical assistance in the delaware valley. as harvey continues to battle the gulf coast. it's sti

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with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> when you say thet define that for me. lets go. >> senator mccain defined them as the same group -- >> what about the alt left that came charging, do they have any as asemableance of guilt? a tense confrontation with donald trump and reporters, the president spoke to the media in trump tower blaming quote both sides for the violence in charlesville, virginia. abc news is tracking reaction to statements coming in by the minute and we'll have more from washington coming in at 5:30. >>> it is tuesday night and monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and we are following the attempt for an attempted arsonist that targeted vehicles in a municipal parking garage. >> workers in woodland avenue smelled gas coming from the underground garage, they found several vehicles surrounded by fuel. and nouveau that police want you to take a close look at and a reward for anyone that helps out. christie aleto is live in west philadelphia with the details. >> reporter: well, police say that the garage at the time

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the big story onon news" is breaking news. yet another bold statement from president trump towards north korea. in the past two hours the president doubled down on his quote, fire and fury if the north threatens the u.s. and says it's time someone takes a stand against kim jong un. >> they are doing this to our country for many years and about time that people stuck up for this country and people of other countries. if anything maybe that statement was not tough enough. >> the president would not specify action they would plan on taking and sent stocks into a tail spin causing the dow jones to drop 200 points before the closing bell. we'll have a live report from the capital ahead at 5:30. >>> we are also following a death investigation in bucks county that has sent shock waves through an entire community there. >> police released the victim's identity and monica malpass is live in washington crossing with more on the story tonight. nora -- >> reporter: rick and monica, the district attorneys office c

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> right now we waitupdate on ntsb after two septa trains crash in delaware county today. you are looking live at a podium where officials are expected to speak about it at every moment. and 42 people were sent to the hospital including the operator. walter perez joins us and the big story is the answers after an early morning crash. >> the whole thing unfolded at the 69th street transportation center in upper darby when a train crashed into a cars that was stopped. sara bloomquist is live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: monica and walter we are waiting on the first briefing from the national transportation safety board in regard to this incident. this is not the first collision, the only collision at the 69th street terminal in recent months. investigators are working to figure out what happened this time around. investigators are expecting tracks and other equipment to determine the cause of this collision on the rails. >> just to let them do their job and do a thorough investigation, i hav

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> breaking news outnty, where a woman was sexually assaulted at gun point while running at a park. and a suspect remains on the loose tonight. the big store on "action news" is the attack at forest town park. officials say she is still in the hospital and christie aleto is live at the park on upper farm road. >> reporter: that is right, for the last several hours authorities are trying to piece together what happened and side of this park. it's normally open from sunrise to sunset is indefinitely closed to the public. >> the calls for help came before 11:00 this morning. >> the black male subject with a hood over his face and the female in the park with a gun. >> that female was a 19-year-old jogger, she dialed 911 after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at gun point inside of the norristown farm park. cop cars and flashing lights flooded the area and the victim was taken to einstein hospital and the incident left that use the parka larged. >> nervous to go back out there. i'll share it and hopefully

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> tonight a southcare is closed following accusations that the owner raped two little children and now we learn about the suspect out on bail. tonight the big story on "action news" is the assault investigation and reaction from parents that left their children there. gray hall is live in philadelphia tonight with all the details. >> reporter: well, as you mentioned the major development into the story is that that day care is now shut down. pennsylvania dhs notified parents about the closure and working with the parents to find other child care options meantime the suspect's neighbors are reacting to the allegations. >> 53-year-old day care owner duncan round is accused of sexually abusing two children at his day care in south philadelphia. we went to his home to get a response and many neighbors refused to talk on camera but janelle jamison spoke to us and she was shaken by the news. >> we were shocked to hear about it we don't know them well. in any neighborhood that would be a shock especially when

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> new at 5:00, it'sbing hate crime. in chester county. at least seven targets were hurt with racist and anti-semitic graffiti overnight and now the search is on for the vandals. gray hall joins us. the big story is the vandalism investigation in two separate towns. vernon odom is live at coatesville headquarters with the story. >> reporter: hello gray and to you monica, good evening. police in this section of chester county have tonight launched a major manhunt in response to hate crimes in the predawn hours of tuesday morning. valley township and coatesville were the targets. in coatesville's west end residents woke up at daylight tuesday to find nazi season anti-black graffiti on three pieces of private property. a garage, a building and a vehicle. there were four separate defacements in valley township. the towns folk are up in arms. >> everybody here in coatesville are united against this and letting everyone know coatesville is united against all the hate and we have no time

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the big story onght is breaking news out of westchester. 12 firefighters were treated for injuries after a fire broke out at the former chester county courthouse on west gay street. the flames broke out before 4:00 and two firefighters were trance fort ported to aner by hospital and 10 more were treated at the scene. we'll have updates as we get them on "action news" and online at 6abc.com. >>> meantime, the dune dispute continues in margate tonight with yet another day in court for those for and against the shore line work. for now that project remains stalled as both sides fight it in a legal showdown. good evening, it is wednesday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us and we are following the hearing in federal court about the controversial dune project. john rawlins was in court today live in camden with the details. >> reporter: hi guys well the u.s. army corps of engineers have asking a federal charge to override a state judge's restraining order that would

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. president trump threw his support behind a proposed bill that looks to curb the legal immigration into the u.s. and the construction worker in center city is rushed to the hospital following an accident on the job. the city of margate says it's going to court to ask the judge to stop the dune project after it left ponds of stagnant water along several block as long the beach. i'll have the story coming up. >> and now the details, president trump tackled immigration by introducing new legislation that aims to cut legal immigration 50% over the next 10 years and has the support of two lawmakers, emily is live with the details. >> reporter: this would change the green card process and give preference to english speaking highly skilled people. president trump calling the new bill that drastically cuts legislation part of the promise to protect workers. >> this competitive application process favors applicants that can speak e

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> developing right now police are concerned there could be more victims after a disturbing charge against a south philadelphia day care owner. the 53-year-old is accused of raping two children inside of his own business. it's wednesday night and the big story is the fallout from the alleged day care assaults. sara bloomquist is live in philadelphia with more on the investigation. >> reporter: rick and monica, these are very serious allegations, police say that the owner of sprouts preschool sexually assaulted two children a 5-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy multiple times inside of the school at south and 9th street. duncan round is charged with felonies including rape. >> police say that duncan round operated the sprouts free school and gym here at south street and 9th. today the employees were looking over the children in the still operating day care. round was in police custody accused of assaulting a 5-year-old boy and girl multitell times at the facility. >> it occurred on multiple locations, insi

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> a severeeffect for our area. it could bring with it heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, even some hail. >>> taking a look live from sky6 over center city tonight, you can see gray skies and a gloomy evening in store. it is friday night. monica is off. sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" tonight is an accuweather alert. >> yeah, if you spent any time outside today, you know it was seriously humid. now we're watching a system that threatens to bring severe storms to much of the area. meteorologist cecily tynan tracking the threat and joins us now live with the accuweather forecast. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie, hi rick. that line of severe storms is moving into our north and west county. you need lift, we got that with a cold front moving in and the fact that these are moving in the in the max heating of the day is also an ingredient that's really intensifying them. in fact, this line the past 15 minutes about 950 lightning strikes as it continues to push to the east at

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with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> a powerful hurricane the category three storm is already lashing the texas coast. forecasters have issued dire warnings telling folks to brace for a major disaster. friday night, rick is off, brian taff joins us and the big story on "action news" is hurricane harvey hours away from making landfall. >> a live look right now at galveston texas tonight one of the areas expected to be hardest hit as it is in the crosshairs of this storm, the outer bands have already begun to strike and both voluntary and mandatory evacuations are in that effect a right now. highways have been jammed as people flee to safer ground. >> with catastrophic flooding expected this could be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the u.s. in more than a decade. we have team coverage for you tonight beginning with meteorologist cecily tynan tracking harvey's path. cecily. >> just got the latest update from the national hurricane center and harvey continues to strengthen maximum sustained winds up to 125 miles per hour. hits 130 it

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> good evening.s" is developing right now in philadelphia's queen village section. police are investigating a home invasion and robbery on the 700 block of front street. they were called to the scene just before 2:00 this afternoon. an 84-year-old woman who was inside the home at the time was tied up with belts while the robbers stole money much the woman was not hurt. police say the suspect is a white man who looks to be 30 years old with a thin build wearing dark pants. "action news" has a crew on the scene and we'll have a live update tonight on "action news" at 6:00. >>> monday evening, monica's off, sharrie williams is joining us. and we're also following the search for a suspect after a couple was found dead in a south philadelphia apartment. >> 50-year-old candido gonzalez and his 23-year-old girlfriend caitlin were discovered late last night in their home on the 1300 block of federal street. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist live at philadelphia police headquarters with the latest on th

with jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> it is a sight thatr decades. today people from coast to coast looked up to the sky to see a rare event a total solar eclipse and there it is, monday night rick is off walter perez joins us this evening and the big story on "action news" is today's great american eclipse. >> although delaware valley is a was in the in the path of totality. millions of us paused this afternoon to watch as the moon moved in right in front of the sun. we have live team coverage tonight from across the region and from one of the best viewing spots in the country but we begin with new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live near princeton university. nora. >> reporter: hi there walter. we're right across the street from princeton at palmer square the main viewing site in this area today. thousands of people showed up here to watch the eclipse and i can tell you they were not disappointed. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: palmer square in princeton was the place to be at new jersey new jerseyans what happened the eclipse. >> you se

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> every americanpport to those whose lives have been up ended totally up ended, totally by this very horrible storm. >> breaking news tonight a promise from president trump. in the past hour the president promised the full support of federal resources to those affected by the flooding disaster in texas. this ahead of his visit to some of the hardest hit areas. >> we were up to our ears and some houses it was over, so, yeah, it's high. >> it was over 5 feet in our house. we barely made it out. i'm just so grateful that they came. >> also tonight, we are hearing harrowing stories of survival from people trapped by the rising flood waters. now the rush is on to get everyone to safety as rain continues to hammer southeast texas. >>> it is monday night, monica is off, sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the devastation still unfolding in the wake of what is now tropical storm harvey. >> right now at least 20,000 people are under mandatory orders to get out as flooding conti

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> seven arsons trying to track down the person responsible for setting a handful of fires inside of a luxury apartment building in center city. >>> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is the $10,000 reward in the search for an arsonist. >> this is all happening at the sterling apartments that's near the corner of 18th and j.f.k. the most recent fire was started at midnight last night. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live at the apartments with new information from fire investigators. good evening, bob. >> reporter: rick and monica, this is a big, big problem. again, we're talking about the sterling building right here in center city behind me a well known building deemed as a luxury apartment building. we just learned from atf they believe the man doing this might have a vendetta against the management company. it was around midnight today, firemen, fire trucks ems and investigators surround the sterling building in center city. officials say another fire has been set the key