. >>> there was a passing of the torch for lloyd ayres. he retired today after serving the department for 40 years. he was appointed in 2004. deck refresh sawyers is a 29-year-old veteran. >>> hillary clinton coming to philadelphia to sign copies of her new book. how they spent the morning planting 65,000 flags at buck's county park. >>> the timing, as it pays off big time this weekend in the accuweather forecast. >>> the phillies begin a weekend series with the chicago cubs. ducis rodgers has that story when "action news" continues. know that chasing performance can mean lower returns and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and banking experience with personalized guidance and online tools. visit a branch, call or go online today. >>> hundreds of people lined outside of the free library of philadelphia to meet

philadelphia fire commissioner lloyd ayres calls it a career. >>> they release their initial findings in the plane crash that killed lewis katz and six others. >>> a stormy evening in the tri-state area. the first of two lines of storms moved through causing torrential downpours in parts of region. depending where you live you could be seeing the threat of flash flooding. >>> we have meteorologist, cecily tynan and melissa magee standing by. cecily beginning with you. >>> the first line pushed into south jersey now. it's a broken line of storms. some contain thunder and lightening and heavy downpours as we zoom in, we are zooming in, this is the most intense cell right now. it crossed route 40. moving to the northeast at 25 miles-an-hour near egg harbor. it's beginning to move into the atlantic city expressway. these are the communities in the path of the gusty thunderstorm. wheattown and sweetwater you want to get the kids inside. as you do