it is wednesday night, and the big story on wednesday tonight is breaking news in the west oak lanes section of philadelphia, 11 shots were fired in the playground at the simons rec reaction center. two teens were hit and one is in critical condition. dann cuellar is live at the scene. what is the latest there? >> reporter: philadelphia police are gathering evidence here on the scene and what parents describe as a crazy scene at the simons rec center. around 4:45 this afternoon, the 14th district police received reports of gunshots at the rec center playground and they found two men had been shot, an 18 shot in the groin and he is in critical at einstein and a 19-year-old was also shot in the thigh, is he in stable condition at einstein. two gunmen are being sought and

they found at least 11 bullet cases from two semi automatic weapons on the scene. concerned parents rushed to get their kids. >> we know at the teem of the shooting at 4:45 in the afternoon, the simons playground had 30 people on the playground. and there were adults playing basketball and young, tender age children with young parents on the playground. >> i got a phone call saying come pick your kid up, they are shooting at the rec center. it's a shame that the kids can't play safely. >> become here live at the scene, investigators are gathering evidence on the playground and fortunately no children were injured but an 18-year-old shot in the groin and doing critical and a 19-year-old shot in the my

reported to be in stable at einstein. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> there is a major development tonig tonight, philadelphia police have arrested jeremiah jackson for the blunt force death of laura araujo. david henry is live with that story. >> they lived in the same boarding house sharing a common kitchen. she was in the process of moving out because he made her uncomfortable, her instincts were right, police say he killed her while trying to rob her sunday night. her body was found in a vacant lot early monday morning, three hours earlier firefighters were called to south philadelphia where a car was burning, a fire investigator learned that the car was registered to laura's

father. the investigator was called to the university of pennsylvania where a man was theres with burns and he connected the dots. >> he was watching the news and later the victim was identified as laura arranauaraujo. he then called the police. >> he is identified as jeremiah jackson, he was picked up at the burn center and admitted to beating and strangling araujo, they found blood and other evidence of a violence struggle. other members of boarding house had ksh you'll conversations with jackson and were stunned by what happened. >> it's shocking that someone behind our doors, he had access to anyone of us. that is crazy.

>> laura araujo graduated from the art institute this last may majoring in fashion marketing, a life cut short by what police say has a long rap sheet for robberies and gun charges. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you david. we are alerting you to updates on this story on the 6 abc news app. >> you'll find the new details on the arrest and suspect and you can read more on the up going investigation. police arrested a 17-year-old for the early morning attack of a lehigh university student, brian sanchez tried to rape and murder the woman in an off campus house early this morning and police were called to investigate a burglary in the 400 block of carlton avenue, and officers found the female

resident unconscious, the victim told police she awoke in her bed to see the suspect standing next to her. and she told police he grabbed her throat and tried to smother her with a pillow. in camden a man is arrested after a loaded gun was found in the nursery bag of his 11-month-old daughter at her day care. they found the gun loaded with hollow point bullets within the girl was dropped off and they immediately alerted police and they arrested joakim at his home. he is legally barred from having a gun. a ticking sound from a mailbox bought out the bomb scad this afternoon, and ashby road this afternoon, the unusual noise came from a security device and

police say that someone cut off the device from store merchandise and threw it into the mailbox. uli holdingss corporations will continue to buy pgw but even as of today it can quit the deal, it's stalled by opposition by city council but mayor michael nutter praised uli holdings persistence and patience. it would earmark money for the city's distressed pension fund and includes a three year freeze on rates. we start a series tonight where i sit down with people from the area and we get to know them a great deal better. we'll also talk to people that

don't necessarily make headlines but have important and interesting stories to tell. our first one on one is with philadelphia school superintendant, william hite, here is a preview. >> quiet down -- let him talk about it. >> our city! >> i believe this -- >> hite's first years on the job is tough duty, closing 31 schools and is still faced with a $93 million deficit that could mean laying off teachers and a delay of opening schools in the fall. >> in your most frustrating moments your darkest moments, do you ever think it wasn't a great idea to take the job as philadelphia public schools. >> i haven't thought that yet. >> not yet? >> not yet. >> i'm still excited about the opportunities, because every time i meet a child, in this city, regardless of where that

child lives or where they attend school, they have a perception or assumption about their future. >> want to be able to respond to that. as a city and school district. he was once a football hero, and football and sports forged his path to a career in education and eventually to philadelphia. and yes bill hite wants to win. >> also coming up tonight, a buck county bus driver is suspended after leaving a 4-year-old in a hot van for hours. and the doors are open for residents in a new affordable housing development. lisa thomas-laury takes us on a tour. >> the oppressive heat and humidity and we are tracking temperatures more typical of fall. and chase utley on the all-star game last night. ducis rogers has that story when

"action news" continues tonight.

a school bus driver with the buck county intermediate unit is suspended after leaving a 4-year-old student in the van for four hours. the driver returned with the van at noon she realized that the boy was still in the backseat. >> the employee was devastated and our staff is devastated because this is something that should have never happened. >> joanne perotti did not follow policy to check the van every time a child is dropped off. a man walking in west

philadelphia this morning was hurt when he fell into an uncovered hole in the sidewalk it happened at 1:30 on vine street. the hole was left open by construction crews and he suffered a back injury and was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police have a new tool used to protect people in the water. it's a state of the art safe boat in south philadelphia, the aluminum boat features a 360 degree sonar and the boat enhances their arsenal. providing the best water service around. festivities to mark the second phase of affordable senior housing was held in south philadelphia this morning. anthony wayne 2 has welcomed its last residents, lisa thomas-laury was there for the community celebration. >> the ribbon cutting comes when

anthony wayne 2 reached full capacity. jewels and kate ages 74 and 71 simply love their new home, apartment 117. >> each woman has its own air conditioning. >> nice, jewels shows me their over sized bathroom with safety bars. >> this is my man cave. >> what do you do here besides watch tv? >> i play cards every afternoon with the guys. >> down the hall we hear smooth jazz sounds coming from apartment 101 and meet jessie fitzgerald who has his new digs decked out. >> who is your decorator sir? >> me. >> when did you move in? >> about a year ago. >> jessie suffers from muscular dystrophy moved here from a house in philadelphia where he had little mobility but here he can access everything including

the kitchen sink. >> i am happy for the residents who can provide everything. they can decorate it the way they want, it's really beautiful. the complex offers 31 apartments for residents earning between 11,000 and $47,000 annually. anthony wayne 2 is located at the southwest corner of southwest and warren streets, next to anthony wayne 1, built by the altman group. >> it's quiet, nice and quiet, very nice neighbors. it's peaceful. you get up in age you need that peace of mind. >> plans are in the works for anthony wayne

it was christmas in july today in center city, ducis rogers helping the salvation

army's efforts to collect contributions at broad and walnut. passersby stopped to donate cash in the red kettles. ducis rogers helping out tonight. >> a good turnout out there. i do my part. >> thank you for your service. >> thank you. lets do sports now. chase utley had quite the experience at the all-star game last night. he can enjoy it before he and the phillies return to the reality of this season. utley was the lone representative from the phillies at this game. he drove in a run with this double. he made his sixth appearance and also scored the run and had a front row seat for the love going derek jeter's way and his last year, and a big ovation for him.

>> it was great being out there and the crowd was special and nice to be back in an atmosphere like this. i had a good time. >> what did you think of the ovation that jeter has? >> he deserves that, if not more. i think we all know how much he meant to the game of baseball and he will be missed next year. >> mike trout had quite the night, he was named the all-star game mvp went 2 for 3 with a pair of rbi. he had a choice of a chevy corvette convertible or a chevy pickup truck. >> got to go with the sports car, with the vet, that is pretty fun, it's a vet because our bench coach, dino, he loves vets, we talk about it day in and day out about me getting a corvette and now i have one i'll

rub it in his face for sure. >> you ever been tight on cash, the flyers have less than $200 in salary cap and the team will not make many big splashes this offseason and he tells jeff skversky that patience is key. >> how far do you think this team is away from being a stanley cup contender? >> a few elite teams, i won say we are in that elite group. but just below it. >> now-a-days, the gap between the good and the middle teams and bottom teams are not that big. >> i think we have a chance to do something big next year? yes. >> ron you are preaching being patient does that mean that team take a step back? >> i don't envision us taking a step back, we lost to the

rangers by a goal in game seven, we are a good hockey club. >> and more excited about this year, we believe we are a playoff team and excited about the future as well. i done think anybody questions that, i hope they don't question that, our players don't, they have belief in each other and themselves, we have a good team, unless i'm patient we won't see a championship year, we have to develop our players and be diligent and be patient and look to make the right moves to make our team better, you won't make a trade or a move, but you have to be calculated and i'm knotting go to do something just for today. >> one thing about the nhl, you done have to be elite, just get hod and get in the playoffs. >> i don't look like jeff -- >> i just saw jeff.

>> okay dukeias, i mean ducis.

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we have earned it, a good accuweather forecast. >> a little violence with the storms, now we are sailing through the rest of the week, we look at double scan live radar, the storms are off the coast and the radar is off the job and not finding anything out there. as we look at sky 6 live, down at cape may, people are still on

the beach and only one lifeguard all bundled up with a sweatshirt on. it's chill quliy down the shore, because of these temperatures that are not typical for july, low humidity and cool temperatures. how you feel when you step out tomorrow and friday and saturday. dew points are back into the 50s for a good stretch, yesterday dew points were in the mid-70s, you could feel the weight of the atmosphere on you and temperatures tonight dropping back to the 50s in the suburbs and 59 in allentown and 59 in trenton and millville and 62 in trenton tomorrow morning. as we take a look at some of the high temperatures today, yesterday 91 in philadelphia, and today below average, of 83 degrees, allentown 79 and trend on 84 and the boardwalk 81 before the temperatures tumbled

over the last half hour before a sea breeze pushed in. 79 in trenton as well as wilmington and dover coming in at 78 degrees think the tropical train of moisture, you can see the pipeline off the new jersey and delaware coast, skirting parts of cape cod and also eastern maine, a large low pressure system near ottawa and maine, that has spun the cold air down from canada and that unseasonably cool air, 20 degrees buy low normal across most of the lower 48 in the midwest, that high is coming in here tomorrow, only 83 degrees, low humidity with just a few cumulous clouds, bubbling up in the afternoon, the carbon copy is high and slow moving and 85 degrees and still low humidity, up in the lehigh valley in the afternoon, our numbers are stopping at 80 degrees, nice and bright and comfortable and at

the shore tomorrow, a sea breeze out of west and it could develop late in the afternoon 81 degrees with sun and clouds, the accuweather forecast, a winning stretch thursday, friday into saturday with highs below average in the low 80s and overnight 50s in the suburbs to mid-60s in the cities, these nights if you can open up the windows and let the free air conditioned air in. and keep some of that money in your pocket and sunday sun and clouds and humidity with a scattered thunderstorm and 86, monday, tuesday and wednesday it turns warmer and humid and average temperatures at 87 degrees, no oppressive heat or humidity and we are not tracking any major thunderstorms in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you adam. >> a determined duo from alaska has arrived in philadelphia, brett wilcox and his son david are on the trans continental run

for food and crops, the to started in california in january, and have been running a marathon distance every day since then. david is the young of the living person to run across the united states and they will finish up in atlantic city on saturday. abc's world news with diane sawer is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers. for cecily tynan, adam joseph, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. what can i get you?

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welcome to "world news." tonight, the children caught in the crossfire. the video of the boys on the beach running for their lives caught in a huge explosion. the fighting between israel and hamas, our team right there hearing the explosion, and the president just weighing in. the breaking new details an american p.o.w. rescued from the taliban, sergeant bowe bergdahl, his first message to the president tonight and to the american people. severe weather hitting tonight, the little girl wiped away, carried nearly a mile through a storm drain, how she survived. and the flash flood. this was the scene within minutes. ginger zee on where this hits next. and the mid air emergency, the turbulence, the cracked ceiling where their heads hit. tonight the passengers on what happened in the air.