casino economy. and now the remains of some 40 people are in the netherlands, it was a somber scene as members of the royal family joined the military, hundreds of people crowded over overpasses to pay their respects. marcy gonzales is live in new york with more. >> reporter: hi rick, such an emotional day there and this is just the start. still there are the remains of so many other victims that have yet to be returned home. prayers and finally some respect for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17. after the remains of the nearly 300 people on board were left for days at the crash scene in the ukraine, the first bodies were brought to the netherlands, grieving families were among

those at the airport as the caskets were carried off planes, the procession of hearses were lining the street and thousands of people stopped to honor the lives lost and others gathered in this church in the netherlands, where most of the victims were from. in the task now begins of identifying the remains, there is no official answer of who shot the plane down. >> who put their finger on the trigger we need to find that out. but the russian separatists who we believe did this could not do it woutd the russians. >> more crucial evidence remains at the scene at ukraine. investigators are there now despite the dangers with two more ukrainian military planes reportedly shot down today just miles away. >> it's a challenge to the

international community, to the norms of civilization. >> and there are reports that the rememberles are tampering with evidence at the scene, cutting open and removing debris and even planting pieces of other planes in the wreckage to confuse investigators. rick back to you. >> thank you marcy. also, at this hour, local ukrainians are rallying outside of the bellevue in center city. that is where the council is at a business reception making a pitch for more business with moscow, mayor nutter was suppose to be at the event but boughed out because of scheduling conflict. world news with diane sawer will have much more with the arrival of the first victims in the netherlands as well as the more from the crash site in the ukraine. that comes up at 6:30 tonight followed by "action news" at

6:00. we have an update to a story we told but yesterday, the man arrested for a home andvation and kidnapping in upper merion. keith morrison was arraigned on several charges, including robbery, kidnapping, burglary and harassment. morrison allegedly tied up the wife and kidnapped the home ener and brought him to wawa to get cash. is he held on $250,000 bail. this is 34-year-old joseph towns of cape may county, authorities say he had sex with one of his students, towns taught english at middletownship high school. between october of 212 and october of 2013. he is now charged with sexual assault and child and

dangerment. buck county dr. quenton parker was in court today, he is charged with possessing child pornography. authorities say they found 58 pictures and videos of young girls engaged in sex acts. parker was employed with the area health system with area torresdale and hahnemann hospital. a delaware teenager not old enough to drive is now charged with first degree murder. our delaware newsroom is following the story since last month. they say that michael wally is responsibility for the deadly shooting in apartments in newark, last month and he is facing drug and weaponed charges also tonight. philadelphia police have identified the man they say attacked a woman near the logan square fountain yesterday. he is charged with attempted

rape and indecent assault and assault. the victim was sleeping in the park when the suspect touched her inappropriately. >> the problem of undocumented children being sent across the border by themselves is hitting close to home. several are staying in bethlehem township. people that represents berks county visited them and learned about their futures, they will have an immigration hearing in the next ten days. >> a philadelphia plan is facing charges that he sold liquor out of his home including his own special concoction. they caught up with wilbur robertson at his home and found four gallons of moon shine and a homemade hard liquor and 1500 bottles of liquor and beer. emergency crews are repairing a broken gas main in

new jersey after it was hit by a contractor yesterday. chopper 6 was over the scene. no one was evacuated. >> we were overreliant on casinos in atlantic city. what i would like to do is the transformation of atlantic city, to the destination we feel it can be. >> the store is slated to open next spring. all right, time now to get a check of the traffic situation outside. >> lets go do matt pellman in the traffic center with an update.

>> the ben franklin bridge is still a problem spot tonight. don't have to hunt for the problem spots but this is the biggy of the afternoon, an earlier overturned tractor trailer accident that left us with a spill, there is sand on the roadway, from the ben franklin eastbound headed into new jersey, sixth street traffic getting by in two lanes. if are you coming from ray street use the 5th street entrance to get to the ben. this is causing huge delays all afternoon and they spill to the schuylkill expressway in both directions and the ride eastbound on 76 from the king of prussia into downtown is taking well over an hour. and you are backing up approaching the vine, and this is eastbound on the schuylkill approaching 5th street and causing slowing towards passyunk avenue. and the media l line hour delays

because of police activities. >> thank you matt. much more to come on "action news" wednesday. an officer conducting a traffic stop gets more than he bargained for when the driver refuses to cooperate. and cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo with this week's outdoor adventure. >> hi guys i'm holding apollo, he is a sun beam snake found in southeast asia, if you look at the scales they are named that because of iridescent scales that change in the sunlight, show them your head, it's shaped to burrow is soft soil. if you don't like this weather, i have good news for you, some storms tonight and then a break in the heat and humidity. >> and then i'll be feeding tony the rhino. no brushing him.

>> don't we all. plus, jaime apody has phillies, eagles and sixers news in sports tonight.

a man is in custody after fighting with a police officer after a high speed chase. it unfolded on camera in

michigan. the police officer tried to place the man under arrest and then drover away and the suspect was shot in the chase. he is now recovering and police found drugs and money in the car. president obama announced an emergency declaration to help fight wild fires in washington state. it allows them to mobilize equipment and other resources for the region, one fire burned a quarter million acres. the hot weather is raising the danger of flash flooding and mudslides. the head of the government lab may have exposed workers to live anthrax has been reassigned. that they accidentally didn't kill to anthrax samples after

sending them to another lab. it was an experiment that did not need live organisms. time for sports. jaime apody is live at the "action news" big board with more on today's sports. >> reporter: yesterday was a long night indeed. a late night for the phillies but that is not why ryan howard is out of the lineup. the big piece being shown the big bench, ryan howard is having one tough year, he is hitting just .224, and this month. batting .126, ryan sandberg says you'll see more of ruf there. howard was asked if anybody a change of scenery would help, after not performing nearly to his $125 million contract. >> the easiest thing to do when

times get hard, is to quit. it shows the character that you have as far as -- and begun i'm not talking about anybody in this clubhouse but anybody in general, but when times get hard the easiest thing to do is quit or try to give up or whatever. for me personally, you work through it. >> another guy that is struggling as far as fans go, jonathan papelbon blew the safe giving up a home run to carl crawford. and hits a game tying double in the 14th. after the phillies drop a marathon to the giants 9-6, they will have to give it another go tonight after losing three straight. carlos ruiz is back up after being called up from the dl. we asked doug what he could do

if he were in his shoes. >> you try to hold on and wait until you and when are you building to the future you can have key parts from your past to bring the young guys along. they have the guys like chase utley and ryan howard, they have a lot to add and to teach the next generation of players. to get our minds off of baseball, the eagles report to training camp in two days, that is the good news, lane johnson the tackle will be there and he will not be playing in the first four games, the nfl officially suspended him today for violating the ban on enhancing substances, he took a prescribed medication for a medical issue without clearing it with team

physicians. i will be ready and better than ever when i return. now, back to football. actually we are still on football, usually they arrive in training camp in their bmw's or porsches but reggie wayne made quite a different entrance, wayne arrives in an indy car, the pro bowler missed half of last year with an injury, don't worry he wasn't driving it, but what a way to anounts your arrival on the scene and this means wayne will be plenty driven next season. that is sports back to you. >> lets hope is he faster jaime, back to you.ts back to you. a delaware group is helping at-risk groups one project at a time. they unveild this new modular home yesterday and it provides

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lets head back out to meteorologist, cecily tynan, at the philadelphia zoo with this week's outdoor adventure. >> that is tony the rhino cecily? >> yes, this is tony the southern white rhino, they are putting me to work here. i am told that tony has thick skin and he likes to be brushed. this is kind of an example of conservation that works. hey buddy. >> a bunch of people get together and try to look at why a species is being endangered you can figure out the reasons and do something about it. >> they were at the brink of extinction? >> yes, they were but now they are better. the poaching is almost about the birth rate so it's a high risk of but at the same time people

have made a difference in the conservation in this species. >> our floor director chico says that rhinos have poor eyesight but great hearing. is that true? >> yes, that is correct. he has good ears and a good sense of smell. he does check things out and know people and checks out what is going on with him and he lives with our zebras and they all hang out together. is he just a wonderful animal. tony is a joy to work with. >> a gentle giant. >> yes. >> if you want to help out with the conservation, how do the viewers at home help out? >> our local chapter of the association of zoo keepers, which the professional organization that zoo keepers belong to. we are doing a fundraiser, bowling for rhinos, if you would

like more information they are all jazzed up and the flies are biting him. >> he definitely is just going to -- is he all jazzed up. >> you can go to azk.org for bowling for rhinos. >> very to talk about the weather, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we do have some storms that are firing up, now the main activity is farther to the north, in berks county and the lehigh valley and the poconos. and we have a severe thunderstorm warning for east burg, montgomery county. >> some of of these storms have 60 miles per hour winds and hail. that line is moving at 20 miles per hour. and if it continues on that movement. it will be moving to

philadelphia. it will hit at 7:30 to 9:30 tonight. this is after a hot and humid day, the high is 93 degrees today and this is our 13th day of 90s, we have only had two heat waves, the heat index make its feel like 97 degrees in wilmington and dover 100, and millville 98 and the shore the heat index is in the low 80s, satellite 6 along with action radar shows most of this activity is to the north, and the future tracker showing we'll have a broken line of scattered storms around here at 7:00 tonight mainly along i-95 north and west and w89 30 that line will shift around trenton and wilmington, we'll see a lot more activity and at midnight a lot of storms die out by the time

they reach the coast. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow behind the system we have gradual clearing and feeling better by the afternoon. lower humidity and 83 and friday 84 and 88 on saturday and 94 on sunday and then a cold front on monday and a breath of fresh air for monday and tuesday. >> a glamorous job when you get to brush a rhino's backside. >> thank you cecily we appreciate it. can you take the new 6abc.com wherever you go, the new smart design fits any device, go to 6abc.com. >> who has the best ice-cream in the country, trip adviser says that one of the top ten winners is right in our own backyard. check out the wood side farm creamery in hockessin, delaware,

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right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. we are live in center city where israeli and palestinians are gathering tonight. and mcdonald's employees are arrested accused of dishing out more than big macs on the job. >> and the verdict for six former traffic court judges are acquitted in a ticket fixing scheme. now for jaime apody, monica malpass and it's entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> wednesday night and jim is off and a suspected war criminal from philadelphia dies and an assault suspect is now out of jail. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the big developments in the middle east as fitding continues between israel and the militants in

gaza. plumes of smoke filmed the sky and meanwhile, secretary of state, john kerry, arrived in tel aviv after the faa banned planes from flying there for the next 24 hours and it continues to impact families from here in the delaware and lehigh valley. john roll . >> reporter: >> reporter: hi rick we should start by saying the normal service from philadelphia to tel aviv here was canceled for the second time and all u.s. carriers and most european carriers are staying out of tel aviv at this time than is impacting local folks here. >> mike richmond shared this voice mail with his 16-year-old daughter elana, who is with