a man shot by police this afternoon in mount laurel. it happened at 2:00 in the parking lot of the aloft hotel. and the burlington county officials releasing few details, bust we know the shooting occurred as the new jersey state police and mount laurel police tried to arrest the man. the suspect had a graze wound and was taken to cooper university hospital. it came without warning in west philadelphia. one row house collapsed bringing down a second dwelling as well shortly before noon on spruce street. and the police and fire personnel on the scene in minutes followed quickly by the red cross, now caring for members of four families. and walter perez has the full story. >> taking you right to the scene here. neighbors say it was loud and frightening and happened quickly. two homes crumbles in the 6000

block of spruce street in cobbs creek. and investigators work to figure out how it happened, the good news, no one was inside at the time. investigators say they are still not sure why, but one of these row homes simply collapsed taking the other one with it, and leaving a third home at risk for crumbling. the force of the collapse as you can see was enough to push the porch out over the front stoop. and the councilwoman on the scene a sort time later saying there is only so much that can be done in an old city with old buildings. >> and the council thought they allocated more dollars, but obviously we still have so many problems in an aging city in many places. >> as soon as the emergency crews determined no one was inside they started looking for the champion show hounds. and her son called her at work safk the home collapsed and dogs were inside. and christine arrived on scene in a panic. >> the dogs are my kids, they are my life. my kids are grown and families

of their own this is what i have left. >> and duncan found running around the neighbors and the crews pulled bre from the bubble. they were dehydrated but okay. and ten people from four families are displaced and the councilwoman says the result of the investigation cannot come soon enough. >> we do not know if there was rumbling or there was an indication before it that there was trouble. >> and officials have licensing and inspections say no history of complaints or inspections from either property. under the law the clean-up is the responsibility of the property owners. if lni comes to do the clean-up the homeowners will get the bill, so they are hoping they are properly insured. from our delaware news room tonight, wilmington police identified the woman shot and killed by a spray bullet. 43 year old crystal brown caught

in the middle of gunfire as she exited the adams market near 7th and adams street before 10:00 last night. the police say fighting led up to the shooting but brown was not involved in the altercation. she was rushed to christiana hospital where she died from her injuries. police have not made any arrests. anybody with information about the shooting is urged to call 302-576-3646. a 13-year-old girl was shot in the back while sleeping in her bed overnight. a single bullet came through the wall of her house in the unit block of hathaway drive in sicklerville, new jersey, the results of gunfire outside. the girl is in stable condition tonight. live at the scene of the shooting is "action news" reporter, sarah bloomquist. sarah, what's the latest here? >> investigators spent the entire day here in the neighborhood trying to track down any new witnesses,

collecting shell cases. they say that late last night a gunbattle broke out right here on the street where i'm standing, haywood lane. at least one stray bullet in the home behind me -- >> and she was crying like i got shot, i got shot. >> a hole in the drywall marks the spot where a bullet came flying through the hudson home before 12:45 this morning. 15 year old toni had gone in to check on her 13 year old sister who was asleep on the lower half of the bunk bed. toni heard men yelling outside and rapid gunfire. >> and i heard gun shots and got down. and i didn't pay attention until i heard tiya scream. and she was crawling towards us, bleeding. >> we was shot in the lower back. leaving a spray bullet ricochetted off the windshield of the neighbor's car. and the bullet went into the home and struck the teenager as she lay in bed.

the younger sisters, ages 7 and 11, and the mother and family friend were in the house at the time. >> it was chaotic at the time that everything was helping. hearing the kids, trying to make sure that everybody tried to stay calm and trying to go through the 911 call. >> johnson applied pressure to tiya's gunshot wound as they waited for the paramedics to arrive. >> and saying she was shot. and she was crying saying she was going to die. and i said you are not going to die. >> a 56-year-old woman across the street cut by broken glass when at least one bullet entered her bedroom she was treated at the scene by paramedics. they collected evidence looking to identify the shooters. tiya's family hoping for a full recovery. >> the surgery went well. internal damage but she will pull through it. >> and tiya in the 8th grade

next fall. her mother says she is very active, likes to dance and run. she is expected to remain in the hospital for at least a week undergoing additional medical treatment. live in sicklerville, new jersey i'm sarah bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, sarah. this is the way it looked early saturday as fire savaged this southwest neighborhood. claiming the lives of four children leaving the 6500 block in utter despair. today the mother of two little girls lost in the blaze came to the christ international baptist church. people from all over are bringing food and clothes for the families burned out of their homes. live at the scene of the tragedy is john rawlins. john, amid all of the grief, apparently controversial as well. >> that is right. it has been reported that some in the neighborhood claimed they thought the firefighters were slow in responding saturday morning. the fire commissioner disputed

that, said it is absolutely not true. though he did confirm some firefighters have been threatened in the wake of the flames, although he did not go into detail about it. >> i just know our members have been receiving threats. >> phoned in or personally -- >> i am not going to get into that. it is not nature regardless. in order, they were phoned in or in person, the point is they did the best job they could do. >> the commissioner said the review of tapes says response time less than three minutes from the time the initial 911 call of a rubbish fire to the first firefighters on l lie -- location. >> from the rubbish call to firefighters on scene, three minutes. >> the ladder the first in and the other a minute behind. >> the baptist church a basement of donated food and clothing for families who must start over. dropped off in many case buys strangers. -- in any case by strangers. >> it would be my family, it

could be me. >> a woman overcome by grief said to be the mother of the twin girls who died in the blaze. and also topping by today the maternal grandfather of the two little boys who perished, a month old and a 4 year old. and william recalled patrick. >> i spend time with him a lot. they are my two children, but the little boy, the 4 year old, yeah, he was my man. >> the funeral plans still pending at this point. a meeting is going on in the church behind me, a community meeting. the home is that at least from some of the folks attending the meet something that they can finalize the funeral plans for the four little children. as for the cause, there are claims that somehow fireworks were involved. they might have been thrown on to an sofa on one of the

porches. the firefighters has heard that but the investigation goes on. >> and read more on the 6abc app and see a slide show of the scene and photographs of the young victims. and find out how to help the families affected by the blaze. wilmington fire chief speaking out about cuts for the departments to save money for the 2015 fiscal year. and ordinance put together to eliminate seven currently vacant firefighter positions. the city council says the cuts will not affect fire response times or reduce public safety. the chief anthony goode disagrees saying it could result in closures. >> and we could close two companies. and that would hurt significantly. >> and they say the department plans to announce a recruitment drives and adding 15 to 20 to

the staff. >> and a man convicted of swiping gifts from weddings sentenced, patrick franzone, jr. to serve 4 to 8 years in prison. and pleading guilty to theft after he stole thousands of dollars in gifts. and he also stole from a reception at the william penn inn. the parents of one of the victims today said they are happy with the judge's decision. school is out for the summer but it doesn't mean that children have to go without healthy meals. bob casey visiting a school in north philadelphia this morning. take part in the food service program. students getting knew -- nutritional service during the school year can get them in the summer. and find out more about the

program at 6abc.com. coming up on "action news," two thieves steam a central air conditioning unit and the police need your help tracking them down. and the philadelphia zoo takes some of its furry friends on the road. taking you inside of a special lesson. and the heat and humid making a comeback after a beautiful weekend. 90s return. but for just how long? will it be a stormy end? letting you know in the accuweather forecast. and the free-falling phillies and more stories when "action news" continues tonight.

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children targeted in an unusual crime. two men stealing an air conditioner from the pediatric center. driving off in a white and silver-colored vehicle. if you recognize the men you are urged to call the number on your screen. a montgomery county pool closed tonight because of vandals. somebody shattered glass inside and outside of the township swimming pool. it happened sometime late saturday or early sunday morning. officials shutdown the pool while they work to clean up the damage. it will remain closed at least until tomorrow. tuition for the upcoming academic year at the university of delaware is going up, but it is the smallest increase in three decades. tuition and mandatory fees will go up by 1.9% for in-state undergraduates and 2.54% for

out-of-state students. with the addition of room and board the total expense $23900 for interstate and 42,250 for out of state students. the philadelphia zoo on wheels always means loads of fun, but it can mean something even more. "action news" reporter with that story in kensington. >> very good, come on over. >> one by one these young kids are meeting the rabbit, but they are not at the philadelphia zoo. instead, the animals came to them, the zoo on wheels. it is a special treat for these children who are part of a therapeutic program designed to address behavioral and mental health issues. >> and a bunny. >> having them exposed to animals at an early age is something we think will be helpful for them. >> these little ones are members of the parents and children

together program that is run thigh nhs, a nonprofit offering services. >> the snake. were you scared at all of that? no? william has been in the program two years. his mother said before he enrolled he had problems focussing and could not adjust to social settings. >> i have been here a lot. it is really helpful. he learned a lot in the program. and he learn how to control himself. >> what is unique about the program is that it is only for kids ages 3 to 5. it works to address the child's needs by involving the parents. >> the parents come in, like doing a session with the kids and the therapist once a month. and we also do like activities for parents in the afternoons. >> this visit from the zoo won the whole family over and

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>> this weekend answer the question of will they are buyers or sellers? >> things about not go well for the phillies. swept for the eighth time this season it happened. they move on to milwaukee to face the brewers four games and hamels with the start. and he has pitched well as of late a 2.10 e.r.a. in the last five starts. unfortunately no victories over that stand, getting little to no run support in the games. and hamels is 6-3 in his career versus milwaukee. let's have not so much fun with numbers of the phillies three wins in the last 16 games. they cannot hit. during this span scoring 41 runs. let me save you the trouble, that is barely 2 1/2 runs per

game and striking out at an alarming rate. cliff lee getting closer to the return look good in the rehab start. pitching two scoreless innings and sandberg says he may be a couple of starts away from returning to the big league squad. out since mid may with bell -- with an elbow injury. acoming off a serious knee injury not playing yesterday, he plans to play tomorrow. and noel explains what he will work on going forward. >> just every aspect of my game. improving on my shot. i took a couple in the game a couple of days ago. and an opportunity to build confidence with that, and continue to work on my body and get bigger and bigger. and the lebron james rumor

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>> warm weather here and on the way. >> yeah, turn up the weekend. and this evening it is hazy, hot, it is humid. but thankfully it is not oppressive. a breeze out of the southwest helped the atmosphere a little bit. and the highlights for this upcoming week. the summer scorcher tomorrow. and no pun intended. and the heat index in the afternoon 99 in philadelphia, 97 in trenton. wilmington could break the 100-degree mark. how it feels tomorrow afternoon.

and even at the shore could be uncomfortable 80s to low 90s. and thunder storm threat. and the delaware valley not in a light risk for severe weather. and tomorrow can't mean a renegade storm can pass through. and 88 in the lehigh valley 91 in philadelphia down from the high today of 93 degrees. millville 88 and a strong whipped -- wind out of the south, nice at the shore. and double scan live showing severe weather along the pennsylvania and new york border. all that moving north and east. not in our direction. and as we go towards boston we have two supercells this afternoon that have been pushing through with multiple tornado warnings in the suburbs of boston. a lot of lightning with the storms and we watch the front as it sinks to the south.

again, it shouldn't bring much in the way of severe weather for us this week. as we look at the summer sizzle 94 tomorrow, feeling in the upper 90s for much of us. and the front as it pulls into central p.a. late tomorrow evening is the best opportunity for thunderstorms. and pushes through almost stalls wednesday bringing humidity, some sunshine and a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. but it will bring the temperature back down to 89. future tracker at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon most of us just hazy and hot. but you watch for the possibility of some of the thunder storms north and west and some could pass through the suburbs of philadelphia. and most of delaware looking drive even during the even. at the shore water temperature 65 degrees. at 11:00, 88. 3:00, the gusty breeze kicks in bringing it the heat down a little bit. the exclusive accuweather forecast shows it is hot and

humid, the peak of the heat 94. and wednesday humid and back down into the 80s with a few showers and thunderstorms around. but not a washout. the humidity moves away here thursday into friday. sun and clouds, and mid 80s for highs before the humidity returns saturday, sunday monday with the general pop-up afternoon showers or temperatures upper 80s, nothing terribly out of the ordinary. and "world news with diane sawyer" is next on channel 6. "action news" continues tonight at 10:00 on phl 17 with daddy taff, shirleen allicot and ducis rodgers. and join us for "action news at 11:00" on channel 6. for cecily tynan, adam joseph, dsh -- ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you will join us at 11:00.

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