potentially fatal infection. the most disturbing part is that the girl was scheduled to undergo surgery back in march. her parents jessica hoffman never scheduled a preoperation exam. the procedure is yet to be performed. we spoke to the children's youth and services division. they are not to discuss the deals of a pending case. kevin dolelan says the investigation was handled by the book. >> we have to begin it within 24 hours and take action on what we are discovering through the safety assessment or the immediate investigation. >> we spoke by phone to the girl's father. kevin wannamaker says that his teeth need work, he doesn't think that the authorities believe that his daughter's life is in any kind of danger.

>> what law enforcement agency would wait six months and refine these charges? it's all an act for me to comply and duties that require us to jump through the hoops of the system. >>reporter:we are happy to report that arrangements are made for the surgery to be performed in the summer. the girl's parents that are released on $40,000 are facing child endangerment charges. the hearing is scheduled july 2nd. walter perez chag. thank you for that report. a u.p.s. driver fell asleep behind the wheel. they blocked all the southbound lanes in newport, delaware near the exit at route 141. phillip baits dosed off.

the casino is closed at end much august. the move is necessary to stabilize the business in atlantic city. 2100 people that work at the mardi gras casino shows that the profits are in steep decline. this is the second to close that the atlantic city. revel could close if a new owner is not found. at 6:00 we are talking to workers and the mayor about the impact of the closure. they are preparing for the wawa welcome america festival. it's close to the parkway today. from there they monitor a met work of cameras on fourth of july. they converge on the parkway for

fireworks and festivities. it's the wawa welcome america freedom ceremony. hosted by matt o'connell and tamala edwards. and from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. don't miss the jam. along with rick williams and karen rogers. we are closing out the work week with a calm friday across the region. channel 6 hd was flying across the shore this afternoon for the latest consumer reportthelatestg out with adam. >>reporter:we have a lot of sun. 83 in philadelphia. 84 in allentown. 70s in the mountains. in the lower 70s at the shore.

66. the heat and humidity was expressed to the south in the carolinas. you see all the thunderstorm and downpour activity. high pressure in new england is our friend right now and remains to be our buddy on saturday and sunday. dropping back into the upper 70s at 8:00. by00, 73 with stars missing with clouds. the weekend out look allow humidity and sunshine. temperatures in the 80s. we mimic that on sun. low humidity with high temperatures in the 80s. we'll talk about the exclusive five-day at 5:00. we'll preview the fourth of july coming up. it is looking good so far. thank you. you can keep track of the weather on the go this weekend by downloading the free app.

and you never saw it coming that is what peter rodgers is saying about his son's deadly ramage last month. the killer's father is revealing his heartbreak in an exclusive interview with barbara walter. alicia has the story. >>reporter:it's a two-hour interview that barbara walters could describe as intense. peter rodger the father of elliott rodger naur uc near santa barbara last month. this is the first of its kind conversation. >> i can not describe the feelings. >> it's the first time that the mass murderer's parents ever have spoken up. illustrate extremely difficult for himit is extremely difficul.

>>reporter:he's opening up what he call as reverse nightmare. >> i wake up and slowly the truth of what happened dawns on me. that is that my son is a mass murderer. >>reporter:he tells walters she suspected that he was suicidal. but not homicidal. >> we didn't see this coming. they tried to get him help. they called the police that never saw what may have been clues in elliott's room. >> if they opened the door in the bedroom. in the bedroom was an arrest nationaarsenal ofguns. >>reporter:his violent spree was already well underway before they read his manifesto. >> think of those that died and injured and terrorized. and my son did that. >>reporter:elliott died that night of an apparent

self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. walters asks how he mourns his son. if he wishes that his own son was never born. >> that is a difficult question. that part of me says yes. and the reason is because he did an awful lot of harm to young men and women that didn't deserve to die and my son did it. >> you can watch peter rodger's compelling and emotional interview tonight at 10:00 an 2020 right here on 6abc. it's a chilling conversation between the two. it is very interesting. thank you. this amp we have new video of a man that ripped off a bucks county restaurant. he yanked the entire cash register from the wall inside

piccolo tretorio. it will cost $3,000 to replace. they smashed the restaurant's front window to get inside. contact the police if you recognize him. britley lewibritney lewis we title. lewis spoke about her domestic violence platform. her sister was killed in 2010. what was a domestic dispute between her and hers outraged fianceé. >> to share my family's story so others don't experience the hurt of losing a loved one. they realized that 24 amanda long acrelongacre did nothing w.

she gets to keep the scholarship and awards. we have not heard the last of that story. going live to matt pellman. >> it's the summertime on the schuylkill expressway. keep your expectations low like the speeds. we watch as the fender bender pulled away. it's a stop-and-go on 76 eastbound the whole way from the king of prussia. it is four times what it ideally should be. on the m.l.k. drive if you want to use that as an alternate everything is open there. the kelly drive is re-opened.

it's busy there this afternoon. southbound wood haven on cottman appeal. and harleysville is blocking op pipe. yoblocking thepike. in both directions you are looking at an 8 and 9 minute delay at naamans drive. a new treatment to help dogs battling cancer. one pet that is testing it out. plus, paying extra to work out. what city has new tax on gym classes. and the forecast on the weekend ahead when "action news" comes right back.

pope francis cancelled another event because of another illness. it's sparking questions about his overall health. he was supposed to be at rome's main hospital today. pope francis had part of one of

his lungs removed as teenager. he suffers from a bad back. this is the third appearance that he had to cancel in the last month. third appearance a clinical trial treating dogs with bone cancer may help women and children in the future. it's exciting. >> it is exciting. it early. it promising research. it done right here in philadelphia at the university of pennsylvania, school the veterinary medicine. for bob ipgar he is man's best friend. >> he's my first friend in the morning. >>reporter:seven months ago he was a patient. when he broke his leg, veterinarians discovered advanced bone cancer. doctor nikola mason says that

standard therapy is amputation and chemotherapy. with that -- >> most of the dogs die within 12 minutes because of the spread of the tumor into the chest. >>reporter:she is testing immunotherapy. it kills cancer cells. so far it's working. >> we started treating him in january. we are now june. his chest, so far is clear of any spread of the cancer, which is great news. >>reporter:and if the treatment further proves to be safe and effective it could translate kids with sarcoma and breast cancer. it's the same molecule expressed in bones in dogs. they are thrilled that his best

friend is still with him. >> he's out in the park. he walks eight parks to the back and forth. i am thrilled about this. >> they are looking for dogs with diagnosed or suspected bone cancer who have not had an amputation. we have all the information on 6abc.com. also today, health centres across the delaware valley are marking a hiv testing day. they stopped by the walgreens at north market street in wilmington. they were preparing to perform free exams all day. aids delaware is offering 24 hours testing all week long. it'it's recommended that everyoe know their status. an apartment price cut. what reeler is slashing prices

retail. members of the union want back inside the pennsylvania convention center. they chanted outside of the

facility in center city. the company that manages the convention center dropped the workers after the union missed a deadline to abide by new worker rules. four of six unions signed the agreement by the april 30th deadlinal. a new tax on working out is getting folks worked up in the nation's capital. they have approved a 5% tax on gym memberships and yoga classes. it's expected to bring in $5 million a year. it's a plan to offset the tax cuts in the city. it will discourage gym memberships. and the largest retailer is slashing prices. walmart is offering the phone for $95. costco was offering the phone for deep discounts as well.

it's fueling speculation that a newer version of the iphone is coming out soon. there is a place to enjoy along the delaware river. it's in time for the summer. the waterfront pop-up park transforms the penn's landing marina into an

time for the accuweather forecast. we have adam joseph at the big board. something to smile about adam? >> i have your back this weekend. looking good out there. the temperatures are stepping down. if you didn't like the extreme heat and humidity it was 90 mean to the heat index higher than that. 87 with lower humidity. so the weight of the atmosphere when you walk out the door it's less on your shoulders because of the dewpoints back in the 50s. it's a comfortable scope.

zone. the winds are switching out of the easterly direction. and here saturday and sunday. as we take a look at scale of the dew point. any time it's above 70 that is when it's oppressively humid. we are pushing it down in the 50s. this is truly some great summer-like weather. and the winds are on the higher clockwise. we won't have to worry about them for three or four days. the thing that you get to enjoy is the sunset. all week end long with the sunrise. the days are getting shorter. we are down to 14 hours and 59

minutes of daylight. we will lose 1 minute a day of daylight. it speeds up in august, september and october. and early tomorrow morning, plenty of sun. wall-to-wall. in the afternoon it looks good well. in the poconos cloud cover in the afternoon. patchy clouds comfortable. 50s in some of the outlying suburbs. 63 for philadelphia. 84 on the weekend at the shore and on a shore wind. 79. 81 in the poconos with partly sunny skies. the first day of july the second day tuesday into wednesday the summer soup is back. storm as the 90 degrees.

the trend may continue into the fourth of july coming up in the next half-hour. it is this time year. more to come on the next half-hour at 5:00. the volunteer firefighters in chester county want to know who vandalized their personal car while they were putting out at house fire. a little boy that gets a service dog that sniffs out

hello, again. rick is off tonight. sharrie williams joins us. the search continues in two states for the woman that was accused of beating another mother in front of her old child. a dispute involving baseball bats and a gun brings swarms of police to the new jersey neighborhood. and shia labeouf says that his off stage performance is what is to blame. and out of gloucester county, new jersey. it's an apparent case of road

rage. it started some kind of disagreement between two drivers. one cornered the other at clementon road. that driver got out of his car and used a boxcutter to slash the hand of the other driver. he was chased by police into pine hill where he was taken into custody. the victim of the slashing declined medical treatment. they surrounded several homes in emergency this afternoon. this spilled out in the streets. and it happened at high street at 1:30 p.m. two groups got into fights with baseball bats and a gun. they are searching a number of homes them he recovered one gun. several people have been arrested. police in cheltenham