because strong is beautiful. >>> response to the death of corporal steven ballard. t year veteran of the delaware police was shot and killed in the line of duty april 26th and ballard's wife was shocked to learn that an anonymous couple donated a $1 hub,000 to the community foundation on ballard's behalf. used to create the steven ballard scholarship fund and provide an annual $5,000 scholarship for a student majoring in criminal justice at delaware university. the same program he graduated from in 2007. >> he would be so grateful he knew what it was like to work and go to school and pay for his education and take care of himself. this is amazing. >> the scholarship committee will evaluate applications starting next year. >>> all right the nfl officially kicks off tonight with the patriots and the chiefs. but of course we are three days away from the eagles and red skins kicking things off. what better way to get prepared than a brand new segment. birds break down with ron jaworsky and ducis rogers. jaws take it away -- >> jaws first of all how important is carson we

corporal steven ballard was shot when investigating a suspicious vehicle outside a wawa in april andouple has established a fund in his honor. the $100,000 gift is for students majoring in criminal justice. the same program that ballard graduated from in 2007. >> he would be so grateful he knew what it was like to go to school full-time and work in order to pay for his education and take care of himself. i just -- this is amazing. >> the ballard fund will provide an annual $5,000 scholarship beginning next year. >>> this year's annual motorcycle roar to the shore will feature a rock concert on the beach. "action news" was in wildwood as crews set up the stage for the show headlined by eddie money and set to take the stage foghat. and tomorrow night at 5:00. >>> of course it's the first week of school for local students and there is one important skill that psychiatrists say they should learn. "action news" joins us with more and rick has the story from the newsroom. >> hi monica that is right, it turns out that reading and writing and arithmetic is not the only skills, psychologists

steven balor was shot and killed in april. and now a $100,000 memorial fund has been created in ballard's name. it provides $5,000 a year for a student majoring in criminal justice. >>> new jersey governor chris christie will be in camden today as a major manufacturing campus gets a new name. the whole tech technology campus will now be known as the crishna pi sing campus. >>> on the jersey shoe shore now, preliminary competitions in atlantic city tonight for this year's miss america pageant. contestants started yesterday competing in talent, lifestyle and fitness categories. miss america 2018 will be crowned on saturday at boardwalk hall. >>> it's 6:37. let's take a live look. >> oh. >> i know. those are gas lines in miami, incredibly long gas lines. we are hearing from people in those cars who are waiting hours to fuel up. of course, they're all doing this as hurricane irma has made its way from the atlantic into the caribbean and it's really reeking havoc on islands there. >> i guess one of the things i would learn from this situation, the moment you hear of any destructive path that comes y