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they may be ready to enter the dwelling. the victi victim managed to run several blocks. chad pradelli you have the latest. >>reporter:we are here at 21s 21st and mountain. there is suspected man suspected in this shooting held up in a home a block away. you have a swat officers and other officers in full gear at that home. moments ago we learned that window was broken and a dor was brokedoor wasbroken into. moments ago i learned new information what happened. you talked about 4:45 when this happened. they believe that a vehicle pulled up on another vehicle.
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someone in that vehicle opened up the car. there was a passenger in the car. he was hit in the arm. there were officers are in the immediate area. they gave the 13-year-old some care. he remains in condition that we are not aware of a this moment. the police have not released the deals. the detectives were on another job in the immediately area. they saw the man suspected to be involved in the shooting. they saw him run into the home on tonight and mountain. they began moving -- i am sorry police tell me to move out of the away. it's a tense situation. the decks went to the home and saw the guy run into there. that is where they are outside. moments ago we were told that window was broken and a door was broken. the officers are yet to make entry. the police says that he lived in
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the home where the suspected shooter is barricaded. it unclear the involvement. it's a tense situation. the police moments ago tell us we need move back. we asked them to give us a moment or two. we are moving out of this area. we don't know what they are going to so he with this gentleman the man suspected to be involved in the shooting and barricaded in the home. we'll have more updates as they are available. we'll bring them to you. chad pradelli "channel~6 action news." all right. chad. a huge sigh of relief for the commuters. they are back to work a an a one-day strike on the weekend. it was a welcome development for weekday passengers going to and coming from work. they avoided a strike. and david henry is live outside
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of suburban station. david. jim, a great sense of relief. the commuters were spared the prospect of finding alternate ways of heading on the roads instead of the rails. they were able to get to work without finding alternate means of transportation this morning. >> i had alternative routes. i didn't want to drive to city center as --center city. they were comepeled to go back to work as president obama impaneled an emergency board. that trigger as 20-day cooling off period. their recommendations won't be binding. if they are rejected another panel goes to work giving the two sides 120 days to work things out.
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if they don't have a deal after the eight month stretch the workers could go on strike indefinitely. >> it's bad enough with the bridge being out and the traffic as bad in wilmington. >> there is no deal, the next walk out happens as the snow is flying in february. >> when the weather is bad, there is more people riding in general anyway. you know, i am hoping that everything gets resolved before that eight-month period. >>reporter:they want the raises to beretro active. septa rejected the proposals. they are holding to the same package that it gave the city and suburban trenton workers in their settlement. they don't need the suspend of another strike possibility. >> just i stress people's lives you hope you can wake up in the morning and get on with your life as you normally do.
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when there is a strike you get nervous. it adds another layer of problems. >>reporter:the emergency panel holds its first hearing on monday. both sides will be given a chance to state their case. its recommendations are due on july 14th. live at suburban station david henry. thank you, david. a burlington county man has been accused of killing his mother inside their home. 44-year-old herbert roulettes held on $500,000 bail. they shared a house in pemberton township. they are investigating a motive for the crime. the medical examiner is determining the official cause of death. >> it's a hefty payday for 90 waiters and waitresses from
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chicky'chickie's and pete's. he kept some of the tips for himself. restaurant spokespersons say that it's due to complex pay regulations. >> it tripped up restaurants all over the country. >> it's a 6 million assessment will go out later. the u.s. and ghana soccer game is underway. the center is brazil. locally bethlehem, pennsylvania is a fifa dream. what is going on there walter? >> you cannot believe how the crowd ballooned. people showed up in droves.
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the u.s. game is underway against ghana. you see the giant tv. the huge crowd. this party is fifa sanctioned. it taking place outside of the arts quest center. the u.s. match up fancy ghana is underway with the u.s. leading. this crowd is fired up. it's another sign that soccer is on the rise in the u.s. word cup fever is taking over bethlehem. matt hubert is saying it's cool. >> i like soccer. it's competitive. i love competing. >> if you think that soccer is competitive. ask him what it took for fifa to sanction this party in bethlehem. >> we had u.s. soccer calling on espn calling on our behalf. u.s. congressmen. we went full board.
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>>reporter:if you trent, they will come. >> that was the motto. >>reporter:one of the perks is espn live look-ins. of course it's not a party without plenty of food and activities for the kids as well. >> it's great for the kids to come out and enjoy it. >> it's phenomenal. you know it's something that you know, viewing areas like the rest of the world has been doing for a while. it's great to see it is coming local. >>reporter:all right. back out live. soccer fest keeps going through the world cup finals. if you want more information a link to their went can be found on our website, 6abc.com. reporting live from bethlehem, walter perez. you can watch every world cup soccer match on "action news" on espn.
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download the watch abc app. s that you of equipment was stock market from at philadelphia elementary school. the details for two teenaged suspects. plus one the eagles is adjusting to life as a father. histohis story is coming up. i am tracking heat humidity and storms on the way in the accuweather forecast. the stories and more "action news" continues next. ms. harris: camden students face a lot of challenges
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but they meet them with determination and drive. chanelle: teachers like ms. harris made me feel like i'm part of a team. not just on the basketball court. but in the classroom. ms. harris: chanelle is not just a star athlete. she is a star student. chanelle: i headed to clemson university where i can combine my love of sports and learning- and maybe even win a championship. ms. harris: i wouldn't bet against her. or any of my students reaching for their dreams.
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tonight two teenagers are wanted for stealing a dozen computers from a school. it happened inside the dobson school. they entered the school through an unlocked door. once inside they stole macbooks and computers worth $18,000. if you have any information about this crime or the suspects in this video you are being urged to call the police at the number on your screen 215-686-tips. with summer approaching it not only means the end of the school year. for many students it marks the end of free or subsidized meals or snacks. and katherine scott has that story. >> i am already a football player and i want to be an nba.
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>>reporter:8-year-old jason anderson is making sure that he grows up healthy. part of that is eating a nutrition meal. the coalition against hunger kicked off a campaign in philadelphia. the kids in north philadelphia were eager to dig in. >> it makes you get stronger and healthier. >> before the food came the fitness. john and some eagle as cheer leaders helped them wok work upa sweet. thousands of low income students eat reduced priced meals at school. four out of five of the students are not participating in summer meals. >> the children takes a vacation. hunger does to the make a vacation. >> 105,000 children live in poverty here in philadelphia.
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the program like summer meals is important. >>reporter:if you are in philadelphia and under 18 you qualify for free snacks and meals. there are more than one thousand locations available in the city where children can get nutritious food all summer. >> when you are away from school and hungry. if it's free it's me. then you know where to go. call 855-252-meal to find at site near you. in north philadelphia, katherine scott katherine scot (vo) after 50 years of designing cars for crash survival, subaru has developed our most revolutionary feature yet. a car that can see trouble... ...and stop itself to avoid it. when the insurance institute for highway safety tested front crash prevention
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the phillies are ready to kickoff a tough road trip. three in atlanta and four in st. louis. they are making headway. the two teams begin a three-game series in atlanta tonight. hearts are heavy for that game. tony gwynn died today with cancer. and his son is put on the bereavement list. go quinn was inducted in the hall of fame in 2007. he had a 338 career batting average. >> they are an underdog. it's a role they are embracing. they are at the world cup. the match in ghana is underway. ghana he eliminated the
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americans. dempsey with a beautiful move. a ridiculous move. 1-0 u.s. we are still in the first half germany and portugal a big day for thomas muller. his last two goals after they were given a red card. the sixers are taking a closer look at andrew wiggins. he was in town for a visit today. the san antonio spurs are the champs again. they won game five last night. 104-87. and lyle leonard was named m.v.p. and this is the fifth title since 1999. alain johnson was a rookie.
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he was a rookie dad off the field. he enjoyed his first father's day. things are not always easier. jeff skversky has his story. johnson is a baby when it comes to nfl experience. he has been forced to grow up fast on-and-off the field. he started every game as a rookie all while starting a family at home. johnson's wife chelsea gave birth to david chase johnson the day after his pre-season game. it life in the fast lane ever since. >> it's a lot better now i am situated and familiar with everything. i feel like i was learning as you go. i feel like it's a true light since having him. you think of him more than
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yourself. >>reporter:their baby boy was born with clubfoot. a birth defect that he was born with as well. david was in a cast at 6 days old until he had corrective surgery at 6 months. >> you got the braces at 1. he didn't have to go through the casting and the surgery. they caught it. we knew it was coming. >> at 10 minutes david is happy and healthy sore the johnsons. he's living his dream as professional athlete. by the look of it his son could be playing ball one day too. >> there are a lot of guys they live lavishly. it's nothing if you don't have anybody to share it with. they hope to share it with more kids down the road. a beautiful family. coming up on "action news" cecily tynan with the accuweather
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the mayor of atlantic city are making sure that all families feel welcome. they will have a l.g.b.t. events. and he stressed the importance of celebrating diversity. here is meteorologist, cecily tynan. the beach a good place to be in the next few days. it's going to be hot. the double scan is showing we
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have rain-free conditions here locally. i want to show you what is going on nebraska and iowa and southern minnesota. we are seeing tornadoes on the ground. this threat continues to push to the east. we are getting pictures out the nebraska. this is something that you don't see often. these are twin twisters over nebraska. they are straddling the road. what an amazing sight. then you see the pictures of the devastation. this is pilljer, nebraska. this threat will continue through the night hours. thoughts and prayers for those in the path of tornadoes. it's warming up. philadelphia is 87. 88, 5 degrees above normal.
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millville dropped down 79. what is happening the sea breeze is beginning to push inland. the boardwalk is 74. sea isle city is 74. we are showing that there is an upper level disturbance across western pennsylvania. this could bring us through a stray shower or thunderstorm. what it does is open the door for winds out of the southwest the next two days. hazy, hot and humid. temperatures up into the 90s. the core is language the i-95 corridor. you have the humidity on wednesday. we are talking dangerous heat. wake-up at 8:00 in the morning it's warm. already a lot of sunshine. as we head into the evening hours we see showers and thunderstorms popping up north and west at 6:30.
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wile be more widespread on wednesday. we could have strong storms. the next 12 hours warm and muggy. a passing thunderstorm is possible. later on at 11:00. 64 degrees. the low in the suburbs. ththe exclusive seven-day forecast, limit your time outdoors. the heat peaks. a cold front approaches. that brings us gusty thunderstorms. 87 degrees. the front is close enough we could get a shower or a thunderstorm.
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we dry things out on friday. a mixture of sun and clouds 84 degrees. we had five glorious weekends in a row. right now it's not the sixth. clouds and showers developing on saturday. a high of 80. sunday more clouds an showers. 83. it stays unsettled. keep the umbrella on hand. the heat is on the next few days. at 11:00 i'll have video of the tornadoes in nebraska. and "world news with diane sawyer" is next. and we continue tonight at 10:00 with phl17 with shirleen allicot and adam joseph. this made the hands into the police on upper darby. it's a knockout attack. we are hearing from the victim tonight. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i am jim gardner. we hope you will join us for
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welcome to "world news." tonight, the breaking news, the twin tornados caught on tape, all part of a major outbreak of twisters at this hour, the meteorologist warning, take this seriously, while in the west, the wildfire and evacuations. also the breaking developments in iraq, the u.s. marines moving in to protect the u.s. embassy and u.s. warships now on the move. real money with the extreme heat on the way this week, the simple tip that could save your family hundreds of dollars. and the jeopardy champ, big news tonight about alex tremendous beck. we go back to that very first show, the category, holidays, the third monday in january starting in 1986.
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