Weve had a very rainy summer and then i heard the wind and i thought oh wow and when the building started the Ceiling Tiles started flying at me this is when i knew this was more than strong wind. Reporter teacher Linda Johnson was nearby. She ran here fearing the worst for the principal of the Seventh Day Adventist school. Her angels were working overtime last night. They were watching. They were watching over her, yes cause she is fine. Reporter today johnson and others moved quickly to save items that can be reused. The plan for now to hold classes at a nearby sister school. Johnsons husband an army vet who volunteers at the school spearheaded this effort to attach an American Flag to the schools storm bent flag pole. The message. To me it felt like my way of saying everything is going to be okay. We are going to were going come back and were going to rebuild. Reporter well, the cleanup continues at this hour. Debris is scattered everywhere through soy bean fields next to the school, up in the trees, as far away as a hundred yards from the school you can find heavy pieces of metal up in the trees. Its been quite a sight to see. Live in tilden township, john rawlins, channel6 action news. Back to you all. All right, john, thank you. Lets switch live now to meteorologist cecily tynan at the action news big board for more details on the tornado. Cecily. Rick, that tornado was part of that squall line that really roared across the region last night. An action news Viewer Center this video of what looked like that tornado. When you get that wall cloud and it starts rotating it becomes a if you think cloud. If it touches down it causes the damage as a tornado and in fact thats what the National Weather service said happened. That tornado in tilden township, it hit at 6 40 yesterday evening. Thats when berks county was under a severe thunderstorm warning. Ef1 rating on the enhanced scale which goes up to an ef5. We dont get tornadoes like that in our region fortunately. Maximum sustained winds 105 Miles Per Hour. The width of the path 75 yards wide and it stayed on the ground for threequarters of a mile and thats what really demolished that school in tilden township, pennsylvania. Now, the good news. The front that caused those severe storms has moved off the coast. Satellite6 along with action radar showing whats going on, we have High Pressure right over us. That High Pressure will deflect any of this moisture you see across West Virginia down to the south tomorrow, so at most were looking at a few clouds early in the morning south of philadelphia and that High Pressure also bringing us a refreshing change. Its warm seasonably warm, 85 degrees in philadelphia currently. Wilmington, millville, trenton, allentown all 83. Sea isle city also 83 degrees but feels so great because the dewpoints have dropped tremendously. All week long we had dewpoints around 70 degrees. That tropical air mass now you can see dewpoints around philadelphia really in areas up to the north only in the 50s. Low 60s to the south. That dry weather sticks around for the weekend but then some big changes next week and more storms. Ill talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. Monica. Thanks cecily. Stay ahead of the changes in the weather this weekends by visiting 6abc. Com. There youll find live satellite images street level radar and the hourly forecast from accuweather plus get a personal look at our Accuweather Team by following our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. From our delaware news room a Freight Train derailed this afternoon in wilmington. It has Lancaster Pike closed at dupont road right now. The tractor next to the shopping center. Officials say four cars from the east penn rail way derailed about 2 00 p. M. No reports of any injuries. Well, thousands of people crowded around the South Carolina statehouse grounds this morning as the Confederate Flag was removed once and for all. People cheered and chanted as a Highway Patrol honor guard removed the flag which will now be housed in a nearby museum. The historic move comes weeks after nine black parishioners were gunned down inside avenue charleston church. Much more on this story in the next half hour. The lowering of the Confederate Flag was front and center at the opening events of the Naacp National convention in philadelphia. President obama will take long in the week long convention. Chris hartman is following this story live in center city tonight with more on todays event. That focus on young people. Trish. Reporter sharrie over next five days naacp leaders say they plan to tackle social and Economic Issues like the right to vote in the upcoming president ial election, access to healthcare and the excessive use of force by police but for today, it was the lowering of the Confederate Flag in South Carolina that had people talking. Teams from across the nation are here in philadelphia competing as part of the naacps youth achievement program. Among them students from South Carolina who watched as the confederate battle flag was lowered from the statehouse in columbia. It symbolizes that the world is taking a different turn and that its not all about like hating one another but we all can come together as like a community. It feels like we are coming as black people more united and seeing that if we all fit together its going to be a new change thats made and its actually been a change thats made. We made history and the flag is down. Reporter on june 17th 9 black Church Members were gunned down during bible study in charleston, South Carolina. Photos of dylann roof the man charged with the killings surfaced in the days after the rampage posing with the Confederate Flag. Public outcry led state leaders to call for the battle flags removal from the statehouse. Naacp leaders say their fight to bring the flag down began with an economic boycott in South Carolina 15 years ago. What proud moment it is. Not for the state of South Carolina only but for this republic, the United States of america when a symbol of hatred and of division and exclusion was brought down. Reporter naacp leaders gathered at the Pennsylvania Convention center to highlight the five day National Convention featuring appearances before i president S Barack Obama and bill clinton and u. S. Attorney general lynch. The gathering will bring 10. 5 million to the city. The Naacp Convention is needless to say one of the most prestigious conventions we ever book. Reporter and as for that 15 year long economic boycott and whether it will be lifted now that the Confederate Flag has been lowered, thats something that Board Members will address over the course of the convention which lasts until wednesday. Live in center city, trish hartman, channel6 action news. Rick. All right, trish, thank you. There is a Major Development tonight in the fight to save a 130yearold catholic church. Saint laurentius in philadelphias fishtown section is in need of nearly 5 million in repairs. The archdiocese shut it down and residents fighting to save the church packed a committee today. The Committee Heard from experts trying to have the building named an Historic Site as well as a lawyer for the opposition who says the church is structurally unsafe and needs to come down. Late today confirmation came from the Historical Commission that it has approved an historic designation for saint laurentius so for now the church will be saved. The u. S. Womens soccer team got a celebration fit for heroes today as world cup fever took over the streets of manhattan. Go u. S. A. , u. S. A. , u. S. A. Chanting u. S. A. , delrans own carli lloyd was front and center during todays ticker tape parade down the canyon of heroes. It was the first celebration of its kind for a womens sports team. Thousands turned out to congratulate the team on their third World Championship including some fans who drove up from pennsylvania. Its a one in a lifetime opportunity to be here in new york, show this to my kids that the u. S. Team took it all and its just a great celebration. Well, after the parade, the team held a celebratory rally at new yorks city hall. There they got special congratulations from new york mayor bill deblasio and abcs robin roberts. Very nice. They deserve it. Time for a check of the action news traffic report. Nice day for a parade. Parts of the schuylkill looked like a parade, a parade of cars. We usually have our own parade on friday afternoons whip people cheering as they head down the shore for a summer time weekend rick and monica. This afternoon some of them headed south on the blue route towards the Commodore Barry bridge. Its not as bad as some summer time friday afternoons but definitely heavy on the southbound side approaching broomall upper darby. 42 of course its heavy from the walt whitman bridge through this point down towards the a. C. Expressway. Watching a couple accidents in Burlington County this afternoon. One along 206 at monmouth road. Also one in mount holly along high street at garden street and if youre headed for the delaware beaches well, some unpleasantness in store for you. Speeds like 10 and 16 Miles Per Hour on the southbound side of highway one because of a crash by odessa taking out the left lane. Been there for a little while. Stay on 13 as your alternate or you could use 301 down to maybe 15, down toward dover as another alternate. And in wilmington, because of that Train Derailment we talked about a few minutes ago Lancaster Pike, 48, still closed for awhile longer. Use dupont road by the silver become cemetery maybe use Falkland Road or 52, route two kirkwood highway as some alternates for the next little while. Well check it again in the next half hour. Thank you sir. Folks in West Philadelphia started their weekend off with a block party. The fun kicked off at 56th and pine this morning with food, music, Face Painting and a great opportunity to enjoy todays beautiful weather. Much more still to come on action news at 5 00 tonight. Teenagers in south jersey are getting fit with a specific workout plan tailored just for them. Ali gorman with details on this fitness friday in health check. President obama and the first lady host several young chefs at the white house. Find out how the kids got an invitation to this special events. Those stories and much more also cecily back with that full accuweather forecast for the weekend when we come right back. Okay. A super typhoon wreaking havoc in china. The typhoon is packing wind gusts of up to 125 Miles Per Hour as it heads towards the southeastern coast. Coastal areas have issued the highest level alert. Authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people. Canceled a number of trains and flights and closed seaside resorts. The typhoon is expected to make landfall by early tomorrow. A Southwest Airlines plane heading to philadelphia had to cancel takeoff today because of engine problems. The plane was moving down the runway at slicks Midway International airport when the crew reported problems with one of the engines. 136 passengers were on board. They then boarded another flight for philadelphia. They made it seem not as scary as it might have been. Im glad we were not up in the air. That would have been terrifying. Southwest says an initial review found nothing wrong with the plane but it is still in maintenance. This is the second time this week that a southwest plane had to abort a takeoff at midway. Health check tonight. There is a new alert about common pain relievers that millions of americans take like motrin advil or aleve. The fda is beefing up the warning labels because of a link to an increased risk for heart attack and stroke. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman at the big board with what you need to know. The drugs are known as n saids, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. This is the current label showing that it may increase the risk for heart attack and stroke. The new label will drop the word may. Its a subtle change but it is a stronger warning. And it includes overthecounter n saids like motrin advil and aleve also prescription drugs like celebrex. The fda says the drugs can increase the risk for heart attack and stroke by up to 50 percent and that risk can begin with the first dose. Now, as with all medications you have to weigh the risks versus the benefits. For some these drugs will do more good than harm but for others it could be the on that single digit so it is best to talk to your Healthcare Provider about your risk. Now, also today, it is fitness friday and today we look at how some teenagers are staying in shape over the summer. Work hard. Reporter these teenagers are boosting their cardio endurance and strength during the teen trx class at elite cycle and fitness in mount laurel new jersey. For 16yearold tyler who runs track he says the Circuit Program will help with his speed and agility. I think ill be in better shape than i was like coming into like my the school year that like just ended. Reporter with more kids focusing on just one sport trainer denise says the class helps mix things up which can help prevent injury. We vary the workout every single time. Theyre not going get the same workout so that will preventer too much stress on one particular body part. Reporter she also says the class incorporates body weight for Strength Training which is preferred over weights for kids. Three two one. Here we go, guys. Reporter coowner Melissa Martinez who was a Police Officer for 20 years says its also just a way to get kids moving more during the summer which janet foyer admits doesnt always happen. You have the freedom to do whatever you want and usually its just to lay around. Reporter theres no laying around here. Teen trx runs 30 minutes two times a week. Its really intense but then like after the workout you feel really good about yourself. Reporter and the teen trx class is held during july and august. They also offer adult classes. We have information on 6abc. Com. 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