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small town. it's monday night the big story tonight is mother nature at its most violent. now we learned that the twin twisters were deadly. the massive storm barreled into the town of pilger, nebraska. it shows every house suffered damage. many destroyed. what it doesn't show is the human toll. one person was killed, 16 others injured. president obama says that he may send 300 forces to baghdad. it threatens to move into baghdad. 170 of the troops have already arrived inry. 100 other other -- in iraq.
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isis did not rule out the idea that the u.s. and shiite iran may work in concert toel the insurgent advance. >> we are hope to know constructive process that comin myself the violence. >> the white house insists that the u.s. will not be dragged into another war. they have a person in custody at 20th and morris in southeast philadelphia. going to sharrie williams who is at children's hospital. sharrie. >>reporter:jim the 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after shot being shot twice. once in the arm, once in the
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buttocks. this entire situation it was a chaotic ordeal with three different crime scene he is. at key witness was an undercover police officer. riddled with bullets this is the car that a 13-year-old was in and walked up and unloaded. >> he fired eight shots in the car. >> the teenager was in the passenger seat. the stepfather was driving. and another teenager was in the back seat. he took off. >> they parked right there and unloaded the car. he was a bit stumbling. of got shot in hihe got shot in. >> there was a philadelphia detective that saw it all. he was in an unmarked unit right
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where the shooting happened. the shooter walked on foot with a male accomplice to this home on mountain street. swat hostage negotiators and helicopters swarmed the area believing that an active shooter was inside. he walked outside. he was the homeowner. he had nothing to do with the shooting. swat entered the home breaking out the glass. no one was inside. a semi automatic was found in a golf bag. the 13-year-old was the target. the shooting stemmed from a bicycle. >> his bike was stolen yesterday and today he was shot. >>reporter:the homeowner is the person in custody tonight. the police are calling him a person of interest. al they are trying to figurtheyf
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his story is true. they will be getting swabs and testing. they will see if the ballastics match the gun. >> sharrie williams "channel~6 action news." we have breaking news right now. a serious situation in the city of wilmington delaware. two people have so far been removed from the rubble of this dwelling. a fire is going on. the police and firefighters tell "action news" that there may still be people trapped under the bricks. chopper 6 is live at the scene. this is a live picture you are seeing. as you see a plume of smoke is coming up from the dwelling again. it's 100 bird street. two people have been removed
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from this collapsed structure. it is now on fire. there may be others still trapped behind the rubble. obviously we are going keep close tabs on this breaking story in wilmington. we'll let you know if we find anything else out. a bad situation right now in wilmington, delaware. going to video which is hard to watch. obviously there are those that think that that knockout gang we have been telling you about is funny. the police don't think it's amusing. the video was released today. it was from last wednesday. kenneth moton has more from upper darby police. >>reporter:three are look are for a name to track down four young men involved in the attack. yes we reported on the knockout gang before. this appears to be the first case here. he will not tolerate it.
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it's down right despicable. the upper darby police say that a young man was egged on by his friends before violently punching a 58-year-old man in the head. >> when they hit you what went through you? >> disappointment. >> the victim has a gash over his eye. he was covering his face. on wednesday afternoon he was attacked. new bank surveillance video show four men on the platform. >> the victim was nearly knocked unconscious decided to let it go and not call for help. those that saw it on facebook were not so forgiving and called the police. the yuckr young man and his friends are next. >> to do it for no reason. when you look at all the video
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it's like there is no reason to do this other than you are evil. >>reporter:they are surprised the knockout gang is here. >> you keep a sharp eye out. >>reporter:it didn't let the young man scare him away from his stop. >> i should pray for him. what do i say for him. don't disappoint your mother and father stay on the right track and don't do it to nobody else. >>reporter:when they track down the 18 or 19-year-old attacker and his friend h friends they wa number of charges. thank you. a police cruiser slided with an s.u.v. tonight. this was the scene at the intersection of the 2nd and flower. the chester police officer was not hurt. the driver of the s.u.v. was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. an education is underway to determine who exactly was at
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fault. >> a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after crashing in a minivan at 4:00. it happened at martin luther king driver. the biker was taken to the hospital at university of pennsylvania. septa's commuter trains were bang on schedule were to the delight of the commuters. it threatened to disrupt the work schedules for tens of thousands of riders. president obama intervened he appointed a emergency board to head the contract dispute. the workers were required bylaw then to return. they have 240 days to work out a contract or strike again. one of the big stories to come out of yesterday's gary papa run in philadelphia was the
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collapse and revival of yahimgaal. gaal is a prostate cancer survivor. he cheated death when he collapsed during the gary papa run. he was using a running app to keep pace. >> i was doing well according to miapplication. suddenly it happened. >>reporter:he was not breathing. he had no pulse a couple of nurses and a doctor and kathy papa, gary's widow also a nurse did cpr until the ambulance arrived. >> those people saved my life. it's not broken any more. they are fixing it.
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my heart, thank you for what they did. >>reporter:it turns out he has a heart murmur. they were hiking on an island in indonesia. it was a treacherous hike. if it happened on komodo island. >> my wife would have come alone to philadelphia. >> it was a life-changing experience for him. does that mean that his gary papa run days are over? >> no i'll do the one next year. >> all right. you are not at quitter. >> no, no, no way. you will see me doing it next year. >>reporter:at the hospital of pennsylvania i am dann cuellar "channel~6 action news." the united states men he is soccer team gave fans much to cheer about the union hosted a viewing party in northern
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liberties. they gathered at the piazza at schmidts. they are leaving a legacy. tonight they held a special ceremony to reflect on four years at the school. class leaders showed off a time capsule. it shows the every day and the special moments that the class of 2014 shared. still to come on news new problems for general motors after it recalls another 3 million vehicles. a bear is spotted roaming the neighborhood. 90 as well as more humidity and storms. all the details in the accuweather forecast. and phillies extra inning drama, ducis rodgers has that
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the 2015 volvo s60 with complimentary first month's payment. starting at $329 a month. we return live to chopper circumstance over the 100 block of bird street i in wilmington, delaware. they have the bulk of two-alarm fire knocked down. the authorities are telling "action news" that the building collapsed at 10:30 tonight. possibly the result of an explosion. as we told you a short while ago, two people have been recovered from under the rubble of this collapsed house. they are now at christiana hospital. the problem here is that firefighters are looking
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possibly for more residents under the bricks and mortar under the dwelling. can we go back to the video from the ground. let's go to it. thank you very much. video on the ground of firefighters pouring water on the building. again, this may have been an explosion. when that happens people worry about the possibility of an gas explosion. we'll wait for the authorities to tell us the cause of this blast. we know that two people have been recovered. there are potentially others still buried under the collapsed house. we'll keep an eye on this throughout the evening. the latest on 6abc.com and our news apps and, the morning team at 4:30. we'll let yo you no he what happens. other news general motors recalling another 3.2 vehicles because of a problem, you guessed it, ignition switches.
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switches can move out of the run position if the car is jarred such as going over a railroad track or a pothole. it can disable power steering. they can change the keys on models from 2000 to 2014. and tracy morgan is doing better. the driver of the truck that hit morgan's limo is pleading not guilty. operations at the new location opens on june 24th. penndot says that the new
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facility offers better parking and additional are seating for customers. the residents in mount laurel are the latest to discover a black bear. there was a sighting near bricks and mill road. they don't know if it's one bear or several. the officials are urging anyone that sees a bear not to the approach it. two teenagers got a big boost for their education tonight. they are receiving awards from the chuck cassidy program to go to st. huberts. it was in honor of chuck cassidy that was killed in 2007. sarah bloomquist was there for the ceremonies tonight. a plane boroug brought a spl passenger to the airport.
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lewis marini was welcomed. he's here to visit his brother hank another veteran. ing to they will see the world war ii multiplie memorial in wa. it was a small thanks. we are going to get stormy weather back. >> steamy and stormy. we don't have any rain. there is a bout of showers and thunderstorms working in the lehigh valley. if it stays together it works into berks county. one cell past allentown now. you can see coopersburg heavy downpours. and it moves crossing route 100. two lightening strikes are involved in this. on wednesday things ar are gettg
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active. summer arrives on saturday. it's warm and muggy. 75. the high 88. 5 degrees above normal. millville 711. reading currently 79 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar, showing it's just a little upper level piece of energy that is sparking the isolated batch of showers and thunderstorms. all the really violent activity has moved to nebraska, iowa and minnesota. this is a system that spawned the two tornadoes that caused all the damage. we have tornado watches. severe thunderstorm watches. you see how the line is bowing out with that wind damage. unfortunately, this weather is not going to be settling down there over the next few hours. as far as back at home the high pressure sits up to the south. it crees at classic heat uniform
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p. the next two days temperature is rising in the 90s. i humid. things get stormy again late in the day on wednesday. you get the build up of heat and humidity. it creates ground level ozone. the elderly or young or respiratory problems like asthma. if you are one of the groups you want to avoid a lot of activity outside. also a good idea not to the add to ground level ozone. it will help the situation if you can take public transportation. as we head to head to the a, more widespread thunderstorms on wednesday. it's going to be warm and humid. 71 by of.
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by 8:00, 74. the exclusive seven-day forecast the high is 91 degrees. if we hit that that's the first day in the 90s since last september. bump it up to 94. the heat index is close to 100. the thunderstorms late in the day. wednesday night with a cold front. that knocks the edge off the heat on thursday. 8 7. we dry out on sunday. and this weekend summer arrives low 80s with clouds. a few showers here and there. on monday it's unsettled with a high of 813. tomorrow 91. close to 959 with the heat indices. amy buckman there was. the program honors students that excel in academic but need
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financial help for college. in 1985 the group was awarded $52 million in scholarships. jimmy kimmel live at 11:35. here is jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thank you, jim. hello philadelphia. here is some of the magic waiting for you. can we line the rim with salt and make a big [ male announcer ] tv's come a long way.
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redefining what tv can be. that's powerful. overtime. so to speak the philadelphia phillies. there might be baseball. the phillies have a long way to catch the braves. it won't happen this series. there way to make up ground. do i know things, i don't know. >> and facing julio. and a solo homer the 12th of the season. 1-0 phils. and cole hamel makes sure it's lone run is enough. he pitches seven shoutout innings. and palelbon brought in to close it. and fitzsimmons, tied at 1. he tapped the first. and saved we are tied 1-1 going to 13th inning. baseball lost one of the all-time greats.
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tony gwynn died of cancer. he was 64. he had a 338 batting average. he won eight national batting titles. his son is in reserve for the phillies. he's on be revmen bereavement ws family. "i lost my dad and my best mentor. i miss you pops. i am going to do everything to make you proud. i love you pops." and they don't have a chance to win the cup. today they have chance against ghana in the world cup opener. ghana is the same country that eliminated the u.s. clint dempsey a ridiculous move. to score the goal. 1-0. and late in the match.
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john brooks, that is the winner. the u.s. takes it 2-1. >> we have a great spirit. the u.s. team has a great spirit. we fight the last second. at the end of the day we got the three points we badly wanted. we can move on. >> still to come. eagles coaches tell what their approach to the season is line.
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the normal pace. whatever we choose to do we have to do it better. >> we get the players on the field doing what they do best and b, doing it better. >> and the sixers are on the draft. andrew wiggins was in today. and pete rose, for one night only he was the manager of blue fish. he manages is suit pants like you. thank you. jimmy kimmel live on "channel 6". and lena headie from the "game of thrones" and jungle. now, for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action
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news" team, i am jim gardner. good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- stanley cup champs, justin williams and alec martinez. mayor eric garcetti and mayor bill debecause i don't. from "game of thrones," lena headey. and music from jungle. and now, more than ever, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hello and welcome. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for all the clapping.
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