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tis in ukrou eidents kiee this alwe have much more for you. >> unitei lefor one minen is. dtalso asked for help bringing bodiesoe r loveones. more from washington, d.c. tonight. >> good afternoon. president barack obama confirming an american is among the dead. he also pointed a finger at russia, saying its president can still potentially end this crisis in ukraine. >> their deaths are an outrage of are unspeakable proportions.
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>> and the message from the white house for those responsible for the malaysia airlines crash. >> the eyes of the world are ought e.gs down by missile.aatwn usessin theusernm etension in td tel violent separatists. >> and the ukraine's foreign minister says that's in the true. >> no way our forces could be engaged in anyway. >> and obama urging allies to
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ramp up the pressure on the kremlin. >> this certainly will be a wake up call for europe and the world, there are consequences for an escalating conflict in eastern ukraine. and the president sending over two investigators, one from the f.b.i. and one from the national transportation safety board. and joining investigators on the ground already. in an area where tensions are already high. back to you. >> thank you. some of the victims on the flight headed to the 2014 aids conference in melbourne, australia. a prominent dutch scientist was one, and his colleagued credited him for dedicating his life to the best for mankind. and switching live to the philadelphia airport, annie mccormick there with more on how this crash has increased travel
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concer concerns. >> the f.a.a. has gone ahead and banned u.s. travel over that region of ukraine. at home there were plenty of people flying out of the country today, many saying they are a little on edge but it is not enough to change their plans. >> i know the plane land, i am still nervous. a p >> a ball of nerves waiting for his daughters to get off a flight from scotland. >> they are flying by themselves, minors, and you last thing you want to hear is planes shot how the of the sky. >> and it was shot down with a missile carrying 298 people. and they couldn't help but relate. >> and people getting here on a flight, going on vacation. >> i am sure that everyone is a little freaked out. no one likes hearing about plane crashes, especially how malicious this one was.
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and having to do with political instability. >> the flight from amsterdam carried children, tourists, business travellers, students and a number of aids researchers headed to a conference in australia. and landing today direct from amsterdam saying he knew nothing about the tragedy when he boarded. >> i knew nothing about it. >> there were few delays. and many took it in stride. >> maybe not a good feeling, but i would like to be back at home. >> and again, business as unusual at the international airport. the longest delay about a half hour. and they urge anybody to check the website before you come out. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and stay with 6 abc news for
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more on the crash. and "world news with diane sawyer" has the latest tonight at 6:30 directly after "action news at 6:00." breaking news right now out of the lawndale section of the city. one person taken to the hospital. transporting a victim pistol whipped during a robbery minutes ago. and the police are there, a couple of cruisers and the crime seam tape. on rising sun avenue. a report of a robbery. the suspect fled the scene on foot. police are trying to get evidence and see an exactly what happened here. only about 15 minutes ago. we are told the business is believed to be stewart stamps and one victim injured after being pistolle-wind chill pisto.
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protesting in center city. members of the regional council of carpenters say they are locked out of the convention center. a spokesperson says that the europon made -- union made a decision not to sign the agreement by the dead line in april. they did reach an agreement with four other trade unions. in the past labor disputes damaged philadelphia's reputation, as well as the image of the convention center. tonight tourist officials are trying to tell them that is behind them. sglp mond many when it opened, they loved the building but hate had had the expensive and the labor situation inside. by 2012 several conventionsing
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cancelled future cnvtio dehiphia's reputation coention planrs the n you c't do that.ets >> and oh, including tho marching in, a new attitude. >> we have come together and it is a yes you can attitude. >> this video part of the attitude of the smoother set-up of the message those who shied away we want you back. and they say that custor service is now a priorityith the new private management company. >> we are making people excited to greet the summer.
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>> and some ofs exhibiters had problem in 2012. >>the exhibitors are going to come back. and i think they will change their mind and be in philly. >nd someo chnging, hoping that they witurn. >> t vue we wer with in chicago last week entertaining them. it is going to get on the top of her docket and that's all we can asks for. >> a sign saying in thement -- the letter carrierho are soon starting their convention, getting the word out what is past is past in philadelphia and enonshankewr as
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>> "healthcheck" tonight. in today' world of tv, computers and social media it can be difficult to shield your children from graphic images, such as with the malaysia airlines flight shot town. >> and ali gorman talked to a psychologist and has tips. >> it is summer, many kids are spending as much time in doors on computers, but the images of the crash seem to be everywhere. parents may need to shield their children or talk to them about it, depending on their age or
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level of understanding. saying they keep the television off when they are 3-year-old son is home. aidown, she makes sure he is n looking over her shoulder. hat's ah oddlolemes yet etha hn toundz. -- to understand. >> saying even if they see the news kids are focused on themselves, or what is happening in their family or community. >> an example where a child said to me did this happen in pennsylvania. when i said no, she kwwas no longer worried about it. >> if they ask questions, answer honestly, but with little detail.
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>> and the calm and feeling of safety means a lot to the children. they really look to parents, especially at a young age, how dangerous is it. if you seem unconcerned, they may be unconcerned. >> teenagers may have more questions. it is best to answer honestly. you can give more details but offering reassurance, pointing out differences between where we live and where the tragedy happened. if your child seems to be losing sleep or overly concerned about the tragedy for more than a few days, they could be having problems with anxiety. and it is best to see them have a professional. the doctor says that many kids with anxiety can be helped with just short-term therapy. >> thank you so much. folks on both sides of the mexico immigration issue gathered today in center city, philadelphia. >> a country based on the values crge nt a f ctigcea et?et youohsodreadrmiin playing[cahho
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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist melissa magee keeping an eye on the weekend. a lot of clouds, but at least dry conditions, huh? >> that's right. the weekend looking pretty good. it won't be the brightest of days, especially tomorrow, but it looks like the low humidity trend will continue for the start of the weekend. checking out some of the morning lows across the delaware and lehigh valleys, a comfortable start. philadelphia the morning low, 65 degre degrees. dover 60 wa 60.
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and 50 for the morning low in the poconos. outside this afternoon pretty good. in philadelphia 82, trenton 80, in the poconos 72. along the coach from beach haven to sea isle city temperatures in the lower 70s. 79 lancaster, allentown, lehigh valley 79 degrees. here's what is going on on the big picture. looking where we were one year ago today, what a difference a year makes. this year a high of 98 degrees. you probably remember that as well, in the middle of an eight-day heat wave, the longest and the long-lasting one last summer. and 98 degrees was the highest temperature we had last year as well. what a difference a year makes. i would definitely take the low humidity and temperatures in the 80s today. and satellite 6 and action radar showing you what is going on. high pressure still in control. the high tomorrow moving to the east, the return flow picking up the clouds. you see a lot of moisture in the
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southern plains and through the ohio valley. the moisture to the west, but a few high clouds will drift north and east as the weekend progress dre progresss. and it stays offstory but some can fill in in our coastal communities, especially by tomorrow evening. and 9:00 in the morning it is mostly cloudy, however you're traveling down the shore you notice more in the way of the brakes with the clouds from lakehurst to wildwood. and as we progress it can go in time, getting into the evening hours more clouds around. and the easterly wind and disturbance to the south, we could have a sprinkle or two across new jersey. and the call from accuweather tonight, high clouds and comfortable. 60 in allentown, 67 in philadelphia and 64 in cape here is your exclusive five-day at 5:00. no complaints.
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hello again. here's what is happeng on "action news" friday night. dozens of paltiesnians killed and israel marks the first full day of the ground insurgence in ga and weighing in as we learn to researchers dead in the laysia airlines ash. >> and police in south jersey with a new tool in the investigations, and you can see it next to their badges and it can see you. the death toll climbs as israeli forces push forward with the ground invasion of gaza. and raining down on the palestian targets and benjamin
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isn stand by to significantly ry expand the operation which now cost 25 palestinians their lives in 24 hours. and marcy gonzalez with the latest from the scene. >> thousands of israeli troops in gaza looking for and destroying secret hamas tunnels, a key they say to stopping the militants from launching future attacks on israel. [siren wailing] >> on this first full day of
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