here are the essential facts. a major emotional day in court for the six ex-narcotics officers. all six appeared in the courtroom trying to get bail. 19 year old veteran mike spicer was denied. aft he refused himself. and moments okay the same magistrate refused bail for the ringleader allegedly, thomas liciardello. and now the sixth one will have the bail hearing tomorrow. the three who got bail had to put up hundreds of thousands of dollars, many including their

houses and knows of their relatives. and two denied bail and one has a hearing tomorrow. live from the federal courthouse in center city, vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the funerals for three children held today. saying good-bye to terrence moore, thomas reed, and keiearra williams. the children were hit while selling fruit for a church fundraiser. two men behind bars for charges relating to their death. more on "action news at 6:00." a man accused of killing a millville police officer in a crash last year pled guilty today. timothy sidell pled guilty. and he was charged with vehicular homicide after he slammed into the car last july. reeves died and another officer injured. and face as maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars.

the federal trial began in center city this morning for a collegeville man charged with child pornography. the investigation into kraft after inappropriate online contact with a boy. and if convicted of a charges facing a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life. at this hour city leaders and police with a call to action to fight crime in a neighborhood where a murder happened over the weekend. sarah bloomquist is live where a public safety tour is underway now. >> that's right. right now the city councilman and the district captain and other police are making their way around this neighborhood handing out fliers, talking to residents, encouraging them to get involved in a crime-fighting

efforts in the wake of are a murder over the weekend. >> there was a homicide. >> yeah. >> the councilman and police are going door-to-door handing out this flier with phone numbers and email addresses telling the residents of this south philadelphia neighborhood how they can help in the fight against crime. >> you are not alone, you are not powerless and we will work with the police department and the district attorneys office to make sure the neighborhood is safe. >> saturday before 1:00 a.m. jameel taylor shot on the 1300 block of katherine. he ran around the corner where he collapsed and died. >> he was a real good guy. very loving. >> new construction has not meant an end to crime problems. and the police want that to change. >> it is a team effort. we need the community. >> and the pastor with thes

christian church agreed that the area is growing and getting better. the violence has to end. >> and you start, one person at a time. brg involved in relationships in people's lives can make a difference. >> and the flier handed out tells them how to make a difference. get on be social media and make tips. and tomorrow national night out. and a chat with charles ramsey along with his pep -- deputy commissioner. a good time to ask questions like ways to fiement crime, how to get involved, how to join thes police force that is one more way that our viewers can get involved in the crime-fighting effort. sarah bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> sarah thank you.

a 66 year old woman burned in a house fire and she may have been a hoarder. and the victim taken to the hospital in stable condition. the exact cause of the fire under inight. folks from philadelphia went to harrisburg asking for funding for schools. the group went to the state capital to urge lawmakers to come back and vote on a cigarette proposal. it will help the direct. >> there are about 200,000 children that will suffer if we don't get the cigarette tax passed. >> don't forget the kids, it is their future. >> if it doesn't come in by august 15 schools will not open on time.

breaking news. israel accepted a 72-hour cease-fire proposal made by egypt. are this comes -- actually we will get back to this. looking live at a shooting now being investigating as a homicide in the area that we are told west philadelphia. according to police a 39-year-old man shot in the back at the sxeevencene. and he was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. 53rd and lancy from. a 39-year-old man shot in the back and he was rushed to the hospital and later pronounced dead. and we have more information as soon as we get it. breaking news in the middle east.

the deadly conflict involving israel. they accepted 72-hour cease fire proposal made by equipped. and they allow humanitarian said to enter gaza. and two palestinians and children killed. le and from is much more in the fighting in gaza on "world news with diane sawyer" at 6:30 following "action news at 6:00." the price at the pump continues to fall. during the busy travel months that couldn't happen at a better time for drivers r. telling us what is it behind the crime. >> getting rare relief during the summer with the gas price rollercoaster. the prices the lowest they have been at the start of august in years. and aaa records the national average $3.50, one to two cents

over the weekend u. may remember a month ago during the 4th of july holiday prices the highest in six years. and the highest national price this year $3.70 which happened back in april. right now we are 20 cents below that. the meter is definitely ticking downward at the pump, welcome news for consumers. >> gas prices are declining because we are seeing stability in the crude oil market. it is below $100 a barrel. any time we see a decrease in the crude oil bass declines. 70% of the gasoline is made up of crude oil. >> that's the explanation why prices are falling. the mat average $3.50. closer to home, $3 .63 philadelphia. and south jersey and delaware are well below the not average.

dem delaware $3.43, a 3-cent drop in one week. and you compare it to a week ago and you can see the difference. all dawn, the most of last week a 6-kent drop. it is encouraging as it is expected to continue. the one wild card that can change it is hurricane season. a che check of the traffic report. >> out on the schuylkill expressway and the eastbound lanes here at gulph mills. the accident off to the shoulder. not too much of a delay, only two minutes if you are making your way to the blue route. penn do the and police on the scene. the big picture, you see speeds. 22 miles per hour on the schuylkill, the length taking about 35 minutes going from the blue route to the vine, or the vine to the blue route. pan earlier accident 95

southbound at academy off to the shoulder. all four lanes of 95 now reopened. and faith a -- taking a look at a slow down, up to broad street, no problems on the southbound lanes into the schuylkill expressway. and new jersey, route 30 closed between spring mill road. and the alternate is parkway avenue. back to you, rick and monica. >> thank you so much. >> more to come on "action news" this looking back at the life of james brady ahead. tracking warmer air on the way tomorrow and mid-week storms. the details in the accuweather forecast. and personal data may have been stole frn -- from customers in a popular chain restaurant. we have details ahead at 5:00.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist cecily tynan standing by. it is kind of the return ev ever -- of muggy weather. >> the second half of the week will be comfortable. temperatures in the 80s, this weekend stuck in the 70s. clouds and showers. 87 the average high.

allentown 82. millville 82. trenton 83. winds out of the southwest off the ocean it is a little bit cooler on the beaches. temperatures there generally in the mid 70s. the ocean temperature pretty warm, 73 degrees. if your heading up to bethlehem for musikfest tonight sheryl crow looking nice. 7:30 partly cloudy, 76 degrees. moderately humid and humidity increasing as we head through the overnight hours. stormtracker live double scan showing we are in convenient systems now. a stationary front sitting off the eastern saeaboard. and the cold front with the broken lines of thunderstorms. that is coming through wednesday, ahead of it the winds out of the southwest. tomorrow temperatures soaring into the upper 80s. some areas may touch 90. allentown 88 degrees. it will be warm tomorrow and then storms moving through

wednesday. this is also something if you have a respiratory problems or heart problems, tomorrow an ozone action day. ground-level ozone is high. if have you trouble with breathing limit time outdoors. wednesday about 2:00 is when we get showers and thunderstorms bubbling up with the cold front. at this point it doesn't look like severe weather, but wednesday afternoon somewhat on the wet side. but thursday we begin to clear things out. bertha now a hurricane. it is the saddest hurricane i have seen. you don't see a lot of organization. maximum sustained wind 75 miles an hour. it is no threat to land. heading out to sea between bermuda and cape hatteras. the probable is it will churn up the ocean. if you are vacations at the jersey shore and delaware beaches, be

5-foot waves and rip currents secreta expected. cape may, 67, allentown 61 degrees. the 5day at five shows tomorrow warm. it will be pretty humid in the morning. in the afternoon the humidity not that oppressive, 89 degrees. wednesday, showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, 87. look what happens after that. low humidity, sunshine. temperatures comfortably warm. thursday through saturday, in the low to mid 80s. what about sunday? i have details on that in the full accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. much more to come in the next half-hour of "action news at 5:00." looking for a brazen thief who struck in a center city office building and new video we will show you tonight. new warning if you buy frunt from big stores, costco and sam's club, a recall extended.

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>> hello again. here's what is happening on "action news" tonight. mudslides and wildfires forcing thousands from their homes in stoern -- southern california. turning his gunshot wound into a crusade for gun control. america is mourning the loss of the press secretary, james brady. and a warning for those who buy fruit at sam clubs, cost core and others a recall. scores fl drivers stranded in mud, rock and debris in san bernardino county. and they tried to reach the folks in their vehicles as they battle the wildfires showing no signs of slowing down. and we are live in l.a. with more. kirk?

>> monica, right now thousands of those people are still strands as a massive clean-up is underway. flash flooding sending mud and debris through california swallowing cars, campers and advance. thunderstorms brought flash floods, rain down fast and furious. as much as four inches fell in just one hour. a 48 year what would was killed after the rushing water swept his car away. the flooding cut off access to two mountain towns east of los angeles. >> this is the worst we have had since at least 1969. >> thousands stranded monday, urging them to stay put while they closed the roads. at least six homes destroyed by the debris flows. >> i don't even know what though say about it. it is what it is. >> jak