he says the u.s. will not be intimidated by isis's threats, but did not give a timeline. >> president obama delivered a blunt warning today in eastern europe. >> our objective is clear, and that is to degrade and destroy. >> and vice president, biden when further in new hampshire. >> we'll follow them through the gates of hell for justice. >> but what the americans will do for justice, on that president obama is vague. >> this is not a one week or one month or six week proposition. >> isis is believed to be holding two more american hostages and they are scrambling to identify the man seen in these two videos, that shows the executions of steven sotloff and james foley. it appears to be the same

executioner. investigators are comparing the voices from the videos as well as looking at the scenery and the speaker's use of his left hand using the knife and his eyes. here in washington today, the director of the national terrorism center issued this warning. >> isis poses a direct and significant threat to us. but notes the threat may not be imminent. >> we have no intel that isis is planning to attack the united states. >> chuck hagel says today that the defense team is giving president obama options to destroy isis. not options to contain isis. >> thank you karen. the pentagon announced today that 200 u.s. soldiers have participated in an exercise in western ukraine. the announcement comes as the he

is escalation comes. there were talks of a cease fire than progress fell apart. they will also deliver non-lethal aid to the military including helmets and radios and body armor. two north carolina inmated for 30 years for murder are now free after a judge overturned their convictions because of new dna evidence. 50-year-old henry mccallum walked out of prison today. he and his half brother were convicted in 1983 for rape and murtd and then new evidence showed they were innocent. he thanked god for his release. >> i forgive the people, but i don't like what they did to me and my brother, they took 30 years away from me for no reason but i don't hate them. >> his half brother leon brown is expected to be freed later today. >> authorities in kansas city say they arrested a triple

murderer. brandon howard a career criminal was take and into custody after a massive manhunt, it's believed he killed three people and assaulted people at a nearby motel 6 where he was hiding out and he has an extensive criminal record and would have continued his crime spree if he had not been caught. david muir will have more on the kansas city crime spree and more on isis. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. a lynnwood, new jersey, soccer player injured in a crash over the weekend has died. aiselynn cook was one of the players on the way to a fundraiser when the truck crossed into their lane. it's not clear if the driver of the other car will be charged.

matthew miller, the man accused of slashing bensalem officer will go to trial. authorities say he attacked the officer with a knife when he tried to arrest him back in june. police say he then stole the officer's patrol car and was arrested sometime later. he was wanted for escaping from the county jail. a law enforcement sweep ended with suspected drug dealers off the streets of reading. detectives executed warrants this morning and 40 people were taken in in handcuffs. investigators are still looking for 15 more people tonight. police are looking for a gun toting shoe shopper that targeted a payless shoe store last month. this video shows the female

suspect, authorities say she picked up a box with shoes and put a demand note inside of it, the clerk found the note and the suspect allegedly flashed the handle of a gun and the suspect walked out with cash. a florence township mother that drove her children into the delaware river is indicted for attempted murder. it was back in april when joanne smith intentionally drove her minivan into the water with her three children inside. a good samaritan pulled the children for safety, smith is currently being held on $600,000 bail. we have an update for a story that "action news" brought you last week, nine people are now charged with vandalizing a field usinged by middletown high school. authorities say that most of the suspect go to lower town high school, a rival school in the

area, they caught the culprits spray painting the track. the entire track has to be replaced for $100,000. >> a new law in philadelphia is accommodating mothers in the workplace for breast feeding. mayor michael nutter has signed the billed to, that requires a separate room for mothers to breast feed or pump breast milk. >> as parents our first priority is to care for our families. they can provide nourishment without stress or fear. six in ten women without infants are either working or looking for work. philadelphia became the first city in the u.s. to legally protect a woman's right to breast feed outside of her home. >> another check of the roads

with matt pellman. how are we looking matt? >> that is all off to the side, still heavy westbound delays, now an eastbound crash on 422, emergency crews on the scene, one vehicle facing the wrong way on the eastbound lanes. state police, good work sir and penndot on the scene, in middletown township, still that broken down train, heading for yardley road as an alternate. a crash on 95 northbound side by the betsy ross bridge, slowing things down more than normal. the construction continues on the westbound ben franklin bridge and a smile this afternoon at the tolls in camden and a couple toll lanes are blocked and a big old delay from the admiral wilson boulevard,

the fire crews are helping you around it near davis court. back over to you. >> still to come on "action news" tonight. here they come. the 53 women vying for the title of miss america are in atlantic city. we'll hear what they are in for next. >> and there are angels in the sky, lisa thomas-laury has the story coming up. 93 yesterday and today 85 is your high, still a little bit above normal, but if you like the 90s and extreme humidity it's coming back in the accuweather forecast. and jeff skversky has sports as the eagles prepare for the season openers, the details when "action news" comes right back. our dad's a plumber.

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even though the competition doesn't officially start until monday, that doesn't mean the ladies will be lounging by the pool. this year's miss america stopped by the studios to talk about the pageant. >> your job is not walking around in a swimsuit or wearing a pretty gown, it's first and foremost being a spokesperson for the organization and an advocate for your platform. >> 6 abc will have all the glitz and glamour and it kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on september 14th with our countdown to the crown. melissa magee, matt o'donnell and karen rogers will break it all down for us. >> and then we'll have a behind the scenes special about the road to miss america and finally at 9:00 p.m., the miss america competition is broadcast live here on 6 abc. stories of hope and courage and compassion helps to raise

money for sick kids, the sixth annual help our kids radio-thon, is at dupont hospital in wilmington. several radio stations broadcasted live interviews with their patients and staff as well. turning now to sports, the eagles are getting pumped for the season opener against the jaguars. jeff skversky is live in the sports center with more on that. >> hey guys, we are just days away from the opener. lesean mccoy doesn't like the preseason and who does we want the games to count for real. take a look at practice today, lesean mccoy is no longer wearing the bandage on his right thumb and he is starting to carry the ball more in his right hand and the offense is coming together and receiver jeremy maclin is picking the eagles to

win the division and why does he think this is the team to beat. nick foles is coming off one the great of the seasons in eagle history. >> the confidence is there. don't judge nick if he throws more than two inter ceptions, he has gotten better and commands the huddle and makes all the throws on the field, he is the right guy for the job. one of the biggest question marks in the opener, is will the defense do their job. the birds had the worst d in the league. and after another year under your belt, will the eagles be that feared defense you have been looking for. >> we're going to find that out on september 7th at 1:00 p.m. when the lights are on and the season is going to be kicked off. we'll find that out and it's a great opportunity ahead of us,

and we are eager for that opportunity and we'll show the world. >> well, we are going to show the world, everything you need to know about the eagles, we'll get you set for kickoff, sunday morning 11:30 with ducis rogers and mike quick and exclusive interests views on game day finals after "action news" at 11:00. the phillies are going into the baseball hall-of-fame. cole hamels, you remember the hat for the combined no hitter, a hat and a game ball and even the score card goes to cooperstown and they will dig up the rubber in atlantic and give it to the phillies at the end of the season. no hall-of-fame worthy performance today. the phillies pitchers posted back to back shutouts and the braves scored early and often, and the phils fell down 3-1. they get it back in the third,

grady sizemore tied at 3-3. gonzalez makes his major league debut and it doesn't go so well. he gives up three in the sixth and then a wild pitch and another run in. sizemore and the phils don't catch a break in atlantic. now they fly to washington where they will start a series friday against the nationals. >> mo'ne davis may be the most popular kid in school. what a summer she had. when kids say what did you do this summer. look at this, she is a star among stars in los angeles last night. throwing out the first pitch, a perfect strike at the dodgers game yesterday. as much as she loves baseball

she wants to play college hoops at you uconn, she was signing autographs for the big leaguers, who does that? she will be able to do whatever she wants.hat? thank you jeff. an organization that provides free air travel for life for free medical care is gearing up for an important event in blue bell. here is more on angel flight east. >> angel flight east is offering free airtranstation for children and adults with severe medical conditions for 21 years, located in blue bell, private pilots offer their planes to fly patients to facilities all along the east coast and many in philadelphia. >> we bring them to chop, and shriners and cancer treatment centers of america. >> hank is a pilot for the nonprofit for 18 yours. >> after the first angel

flights, i became aware of the tremendous need and the sense of giving you get, especially within you transport a young patient. >> on this flight, 15-year-old abigail from syracuse was flown to shriners hospital. >> you think about how lucky you are and how lucky you have been. >> we have dozen s of pie lots. the main mission is the organization that provides disaster relief. the first benefit organization in the area, allowed back in the air after the faa after 9/11, every year they host the annual community event and fundraiser, complete with food and airplane rides and this year is no different. this saturday september 6th, as many as 3,000 people will flood the air field, for the annual many as 3,000 people will flood the air field, for the annual wings and wheels, lisa

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the humidity is lower today.

it's tolerable to be outdoors for an extended period of time. as we look at the accuweather live lineup. the change that pushed into last night with a cold front and the high temperature today, 85 degrees and 3 degrees above normal and yesterday we were 93 and the morning started mild at 73 degrees, your records are 51 and 100 degrees, right now 83 allentown and trenton 82 and wilmington 81 and a bit a sea breeze at the shore and temperatures between 78 and 79 degrees, 24 hour change in philadelphia compared to yesterday it's 10 degrees cooler and 7 to 8 degrees cooler in the north western suburbed. the front is off to the coast in the south and high cloud cover that is streaming from the southwest much of the day today

but not thick enough to block the sun's solar radiation, have you to go north of poconos where you saw mostly sunny skies today. tomorrow another beauty high clouds and sunshine and 88 degrees, low humidity with high pressure to the east, a warm front is pushing through during the day on friday. it brings hazy sun and the humidity is spiking with a so h southwesterly wind, and some thermometers are hitting 90 as we round out the week on friday. mostly clear and pleasant, and 50s again in the suburbs, maybe give the air conditioning a break. as we look at the day planner, 74 at 8:00 in the morning and jumping to 80 at 11:00. middle 80s at 2:00 and upper 80s as we round out the latter part of the afternoon. 80 degrees and hot and humid and 89 feeling like the low 90s and

future tracker showing as the warm front pushes through scattered downpours or thunderstorms on friday, the best bet for drenching downpours and even strong thunderstorms come saturday afternoon into saturday evening, with the heat and humidity really spiking again for the end of the weekend. right now everything wants to move on out, good news for the eagles, with the returning sun in the afternoon and dropping humidity and the temperatures are going into the upper 70s, we stay there monday, tuesday and wednesday. a little more september like with sun and clouds voiding the atmosphere of humidity and the summer-like days are winding down when you look at the seven-day forecast. >> remember you can always have the accuweather forecast online.

it was back to school today, high hived around here in upper darby. students lined up with their teachers outside and they filed up outside to meet before the day. use the #~ 6 abc bts to send us your pictures. jim gardner is standing by we these stories and more. shot at point-blank range, philadelphia police have released a video that they hope can catch a shooter that left a man with critical injuries. and look to the sidelines of the delaware blue hens, you'll find a 6-year-old suited up. the team and boys are finding inspiration in each other. now for meteorologist, adam

joseph and shirleen allicot and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams (postal worker) hey! millers! you two day-dreaming? (millers, in unison) yes. (postal worker) about your victorian dream home? (mrs. miller) uh huh. (postal worker) or maybe a colonial home? (mr. miller) how did you... (postal worker) you have the new game from the pennsylvania lottery.

(mr. miller) yeah, the new $1,000,000 instant jackpot! (mrs. miller) with 5 top prizes of $1,000,000. (postal worker) welcome to the neighborhood! (voice over) want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning today. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. wane night and temple lease expand their border control borders and vandals target a historic george washington statue in trenton but the big story on "action news" is the search for a cold blooded gunman and philadelphia police released the surveillance video to help track him down.

this is the way it looked at 50th and haverford when a gunman pumped six bullets into the legs and torso of the victim. now the victim is still being treated tonight, here is chad pradelli. >> a real tragedy here is in critical but stable condition. i talked to his wife and she says he has a lengthy rehabilitation and recovery and doctors are exceptional if he will ever walk again. >> in this surveillance video, you can see the shooter and two accomplices yelling at the victim edward lynn who was out of view, the 49-year-old father of four enters the picture when he is punched. the gunman can be seen running backwards when he is turning away. >> he has no use of his lower extremities, for someone that is totally activity, they have