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WPVI Action News Weekend 7AM October 4, 2015

No major flooding today, but moderate, you have to be careful. Notice how the advisory goes until midnight up around the tidal areas of the delaware bay because the high tides around the river occur later. 56 degrees in philadelphia. 51 in allentown. 50 in reading. 52 in trenton. A little better, 58 in sea isle. Breezes out of the northeast today. Right now we have gusts in the 30s along the shore, but not so bad in philadelphia. Were down to 25mile an hour gusts there and in the teens in allentown, breezy and cool nonetheless. We roll through the day, better than yesterday, in the 60s, but a day for coats. 59 degrees by noon. We spend the majority of the afternoon in the low 60s with a high of 63 around 3 00 p. M. Better temperatures in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Nydia and alicia ill check that coming up. Thank you. The action cam was roaming the jersey shore look he the latest round of flooding. This was the scene at harvard and ventnor edge wood avenue in ventnor. New video came in from west Atlantic City. Flooding forced police to close the black horse there and pleasantville at franklin boulevard. The. The wind and rain left its mark on the jersey shore. It was bad in spots, but it could be worse if Hurricane Joaquin made a run at the beaches. Annie mccormick continues our coverage from ocean city. Reporter for the most part people in ocean city say that this storm has not been that bad. However, right now the concern is not the rain, its actually the wind. Were between two buildings right now, you step out here on the boardwalk, you can see a major difference in the gust. Take a look at the lamp post. It is shaking in the winds. The dunes look like they are swaying. Out on the boardwalk, it literally takes your breath away. Winds battered the ocean city boardwalk forcing people to bundle up and at times walk back wards. And in the ocean, wind whipped sands hit the signs. After several days of storm the sand has formed a shelf. On west avenue no wake zone warnings apply. Its crazy. Reporter wallaces hard way saw a frenzy of people. We pulled out sandbags three days ago, they were spannicking a little bit. They are tieing up docks, bay side got hit pretty bad. Reporter ocean city firefighters were prepared with jet skis and water rescue equipment. The deputy chief feels they got a break with the storm. Weed high tide come in and we were luck lucky it didnt go into the housing that we have. Reporter roads became impassable from absecon to Atlantic City to the wildwoods. In wildwood, the winds caused bricks and concrete to fall from this senior home. Back in ocean city, winds and sand caused people 30 huddle together. We have one more high tide. We have our storm trucks, business for usual for us, well be prepared. Hopefully it will lessen up as other storms have and well come through without any major issues. Reporter you can feel the seaspray overhear. Over here, the concern is whether the high tide will add to already flooded streets. Annie mccormick channel 6 action news. We invite you to stay with Storm Tracker 6 live weather with up to the minute details on the approaching storms. In charleston, South Carolina the downtown area is shut down because of an epic rainfall. Take a look at the video, ten to 20 inches of rain killed five people and flooded homes and left streets i am impassable. President obama issued a state of emergency in South Carolina and sending in federal help. A curfew has been posted because that rain keeps coming down. The win threatening to take down trees and power lines, as well. Im trying to make it to the hospital im a fellow at the hospital, i just live one block that way, but i tried coming this way, but the water was above my waist, so i couldnt do it. Everything downtown is flooded. Every street down there is closed. And you can see why the carolinas took the most severe hit from the storm. It linked up with tropical moisture from Hurricane Joaquin creating a very tremendous situation there. The search resuming this morning, as well for the huge ship that vanished in the furry of Hurricane Joaquin. 33 people, 28 american are missing. So far the only sign of the ship is a life ring that was found the u. S. Coast guard and navy. The ship lost communication and began taking on water just off the southeastern bahamas. The life ring was spotted 70 miles from the the ships last known position traveling from florida to puerto rico. Bermuda is bracing for Hurricane Joaquin packing category four storm winds. This is the storm barreling through the bahamas. People there are cleaning up. Hurricane joaquin may strike bermuda this morning. G. M. A. Is standing by for more coverage of Hurricane Joaquin and the east coast storm thats coming up after action news. The. Developing overnight, police in delaware looking for a hitandrun driver. A man was left to nearly die in the street. He was struck just before 10 30 at jackson and maryland avenues in wilmington. The victim was rushed to christiana hospital in critical condition. Police are working to learn more about the driver and the vehicle that flood the scene. Police k9 hunting for a robbery suspect at a Philadelphia Hotel overnight. The suspect ran into a Society Hill Sheraton after robbing someone on the street a block away. An off duty metro Camden County Police Officer found a discarded magazine from the gunmans gun. Former philadelphia naacp president Jerry Mondesire is hospitalized in critical condition. Jefferson has not given us any further information about his diagnosis. Else 65 years old. He served always the head of the branch of the naacp from 1996 until 2014. Were learning details about the mass shooting of the oregon college. Christopher Harper Mercer shot a classmate even after saying he would spare her life if she begged for it. Harper mercer spared one student he called the lucky one giving them an envelope to deliver to authorities. Now the official who disclosed the existence of the man man test man fest tow did not rereal reveal the consents of the envelope. The father of the shooter believes the gun laws should change. I said he had a harmonious relationship with his son and had no idea his son had guns. I never held a gun in my life, i dont want to, i know there are people that do, you have to ask that question, how was he able to compound that kind of arsenal. Harper mercer killed 9 people and wounded 9 others at Umpqua Community college before taking his own life. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 67. Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in pennsylvanias general election. Residents can register online for the first time. Well tweet out that link for you. They can register in mail and in person at many state and county offices, election day coming up november 3. A 14yearold boy is arrested and accused of a dozen armed robberies in the Drexel University area. The eagles held to washington for the nfc east showdown against the redskins. Hear from quarterback sam bradford. Reporter well get into the 60s thats below average, it will be windy and cool. Ill be back with the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast and let you see some better numbers just around the corner. Take a look at these bbq trophies best cracked pepper sauce. Most ribs eaten while calf roping. Yep, greatness deserves recognition. You got any trophies, cowboy . Whoomp there it is uh, yeah. Well, uh, well theres this one. Best insurance mobile app . Yeah, two years in a row. Well ill be. Does that thing just follow you around . Like a little puppy the awardwinning geico app. Download it today. Usic another sunny day by belle and sebastian such a shame its labeled a getaway. Life should always feel like this. Hampton. We go together. Always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton. Com 7 12, 54 degrees, were looking at the Benjamin Franklin parkway here, live, you can see the flags whipping in the winds there, not too bad there, right. It is improving conditions, but we have flooding concerns. Reporter we do down the shore, its a cooler, windy day, better than yesterday, not as windy, temperatures up a few degrees. Youll need a jacket if youre heading outside. We will need for two president s today. Reporter bundle you mean along the parade routes. It will be dry, though and thats what we have on radar for you. As we look outside, we have sky6 live hd down the shore, down the shore, things gradually improving, but we still have coastal flooding issues. Its wiu head 0 out on a sunday. 56 degrees. As we move toward noon theres the possibility of a few breaks in the clouds. Most of the region is looking cloudy. There could spotty sprinkles and showers the best chance closer to the coast. I think in most cases youll find today is cool, cloudy and windy, but predominantly dry. 58 degrees by 8 00 a. M. 57 by 11 00. We stopped at 57 for the high. Up to 63 for the high around 3 00 p. M. Maybe sunny breaks later in the day especially up north. If youre heading to dover, maybe youre already there, breezy and cloudy today for the final day of race weekend. Cool, 66 degrees by 1 00. 65 by 4 00. In between well hit 67 at some point. Hopefully dry, looks like theres a good chance of that. 63 is the high in philadelphia. 62 in allentown. 61 in reading. Well get into the 60s in trenton and wilmington, as well. 65 in millville. Down the shore, mid 60s and a spotty shower possible especially in the southern half of the region. Down the shore we have blustery winds gusting between 25 and 35 Miles Per Hour maybe up to 40 in a couple of spots. Today were looking at moderate coastal flooding, high tide between 1 and 3 00 p. M. Up and down the coast today. The major flooding we have been seeing may not repeat, but moderate is still bad, so you have to use caution in the areas that tend to flood over the last couple of days. There could additional beach erosion, as well, but that probably will not be as pronounced as the last couple of days. Most of the showers are off the coast, as we get up to 6 00 well see sunny breaks return to the picture tomorrow. Hurricane joaquin away from the bahama also now affecting bahamas now affecting bermuda, bermuda will be on the east side of that track where the strongest winds are. Bermuda getting battered today and tonight. 63 degrees, cloudy and breezy today. A little bit better than yesterday. Phillies final game of the year, fan Appreciation Day. Sun and breezy on monday, 66. Tuesday, 72 degrees things get better partly sunny, nice, wednesday a gorgeous autumn afternoon, a little above average with the temperatures, 74. Thursday, partly sunny, 70. Friday we see more clouds, high of 71. Friday night there will be a period of rain moving through with the approaching front. It looks as they that rain will be as though that rain will be gone in time for saturday. It could linger, but the late word on the model its drying out for saturday and sunday, as well. Mother nature cooperating for the puerto rican day parade and the pulaski day parade. Thats what we were looking for. New this morning, a dozen people were hurt when a new York City Transit bus crashed into a home in queens last night. It happened after a bus collided with a car. The first collision caused the bus to veer into two parked cars and struck the home. The injuries are deemed to be minor. The cause is under investigation. Its innovative enough to brake by itself, park itself and help you steer. Its been in the rain. The cold. And dragged through the mud. Introducing the allnew mercedesbenz gle. Its where brains meet brawn. Since 1expert eye care. 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By the time the officer arrived the man and his wife were suffering from gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead a short time later. Healthcheck treating children with concussion if they get a headache or other stoplights, scale back a little, keeping kids home too long isnt good for their roafer, recovery, either. Well be right back. Satisfaction. Ultimately, thats why. Get 50 meg fios internet, tv phone starting at 79. 99 a month. Plus get 300 back with a two year agreement. Get out of the past. Get fios. Reporter good morning, everyone, on the big board we have cool morning temperatures a little better than yesterday most of us them in the low 50s, quakertown and coatsville upper 40s. 5 in center city. Down through south jersey, mid 50s in hammonton, buena. 60 on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Upper 50s to low 50s up and down the state of delaware. If youre camping the bus to go to work or go to the ballpark. 54 degrees by 9 00 a. M. 59 by noon. The high 63 a little better than yesterday, when we were stuck in the 50s, it will be windy, winds running 12 to 20 Miles Per Hour. Thats better than yesterday. Down the at the airport, all green aircraft with the exception of newark, new jersey, where they are running an hour or so behind schedule. If youre running through newark or have someone coming in check with the airline to make sure the flight is okay. Hundreds ever exhibits are in millville new jersey for the festival of fine crafts. It continues at wheaton arts on glass town road. Theres something for everyone. Sports, the phillies lose twice, but win something very important, the eagles get on the train heading south to take on washington. Heres jeff skeverski. Reporter since chip kelly took over the eagles have been one of the best offenses in football until now. Sam bradford running the show, they have been one of the worst, will that change in washington. Chip kelly and the eagles look to return from washington, d. C. Later tonight with a win, a void that 13 start. Will they be all aboard the Demarco Murray train . He has a game time decision coming back from the hamstring. His buddy brad ford could use all the help he can get. I think its a small correction here or there, once we get in the rhythm and in sy sync reporter this is not the kind of october baseball you have in mind. The phillies trying to avoid the 100th game in the regular season game. If they lose, it will be First Time Since 1961 since they lost 100. Game one, double header against the marlins, ugly. They below below blow it. Carlyly lord playing with the phillies. High five, phils looks like game 2, 52. That is loss number 99. They have not lost 100 in 54 years. They have the number one pick in the draft next year. Since losing to temple, penn state football is on a run, they won four straight including yesterday against army. Penn state fans forming a tank to show their respects to the army. Hackenebrg goes air they predict its going to be a blowout. James franklin what do you think about that . I lost 20 in Atlantic City when i was like, i dont know 24 years old after college, i almost through up, that was the last time i will gambled, i couldnt tell you anything about it. Im worried about our guys going to school get an education and make great choices in the community and find a way to win games. He only lost 20 . Thats it . Nascar in dover later today. Im jeff skeverski have a good day. We have more action news just ahead. We have our eyen on the weather, taking live look cape may, new jersey, the issue high tide should start around 1 00 p. M. Meteorologist dave dairve will will david murphy will breakdown the full accuweather forecast, maybe some updwraidz coming later this week. Glrm welcome back. Eva pilgrim and chris sowers are off, Alicia Vitarelli and david murphy join us on this sunday morning. David you have the latest from accuweather. Reporter the latest is its chilly and windy from accuweather. We have cloud cover across the region. Its later in the day sun breaks through here, but generally speaking up north. Well be cooler an cloudy. Were looking at moderate flooding today. The last major flooding we saw the last four or five high tides. High tides are generally around 1 to 3 00 p. M. The advisory goes until midnight in tidal portions of the Delaware River and the upper bays. Temperatures are chilly. 51 in allentown. 58 in sea isle city. A few degrees warmer than yesterday, but still jacket weather. We have windy gusts well over 30 Miles Per Hour. Not as bad inland in philadelphia and allentown. It wont be as breezy as yesterday. 54 degrees by 9 00 a. M. 59 degrees by noon. Well inch the number up a bit. Yesterday we were stuck in the 50s, yesterday we were 57 degrees, well be at 6 approximate degrees by 3 00 p. M. Better conditions coming up in the next couple of days in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, ill run that down for you coming up. Nydia and alicia. There are reports of flooding across the jersey shore. Some streets are impassable from Atlantic City to the wildwoods. The wind and rain caused bricks and concrete to fall from a senior home in wildwood yesterday. Ocean city firefighters say they were prepared for what the storm would bring, but feel that we got a break this time. We got lucky it didnt go into some of the houses that we have. Reporter the winds were so strong, people had a hard time walking on the boardwalk. Beach erosion is a major concern. You can see where the sand has formed a shel

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