and my one on one interview with the new man in charge, for the nittany lions, it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news, out of washington d.c. president barack obama has

authorized air strikes in iraq against the terrorist jihad group isis, and air drops of humanitarian aid for its victims. speaking from the white house late tonight, obama said that american combat troops will not return to iraq but america will help prevent a genocide and will protect u.s. citizens in the iraqi city. isis is advancing closest to the the city, where there is an american consulate and where there are, american advisors to the iraqi military. cargo planes have been dropping humanitarian supplies to 10,000 christian, minorities, who are trapped in the mountains of northern iraq. they fled from their homes in the face of an isis ultimatum of convert to islam, flee their homes or face death. >> when we have unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, then i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. we can act, carefully, responsibly to prevent a

potential act of genocide. >> obama said one iraqi in the area cried to the world this week there is nobody coming to help, said obama tonight, america is coming to help. back in this area the the latest on a family tragedy that has left two children without a mother or father. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in the 200 block of abby terrace in drexel hill, dann, what is the very latest on this. >> reporter: well, jim, it is a tragedy that left this neighborhood shaken, people finding it hard to believe they would be awakened from their sleep overnight to learn that something like this had happened. >> it is insanity, craziness. >> reporter: neighbors would wake up to what seemed like a nightmare. >> i heard a commotion, that didn't sound right. it sounded serious. >> reporter: authorities say there had been an argument about 2:30 a.m. between 28 year-old cristina belajonas and her husband, keith the that in a jealous rage he brutally stabbed her numerous times and shot her once in the head. neighbor tells police he then saw keith, flee with a

couple's four and five-year old boys who apparently witnessed the killing. >> one of the children states is mommy dead, is mommy dead? out the door they go. >> reporter: multi state amber alert was triggered. police would learn keith belajonas fled to the staten island and this cvs where his brother works that he stoled beer, cigarettes and took off leaving boys behind unarmed. he would later be found dead in the gray nissan pathfinder with the self inflict gunshot to the head. in drexel hill his wife's body would be removed. investigators carried out a large sword. the his my spade page belajonas is seen posing with two guns and police would soon learn of the reason behind keith belajonas violent acts in the disturbing post on his facebook. >> that he had enough argument with an his wife. >> neighbors were trying to process the violence that there had been no sign of domestic violence in the past. >> nothing like this. did he didn't ever do anything appearing to be violent.

>> reporter: yet some say cristina recently removed her married name from her social media page and started using her maiden name. and then this happened. >> he lost his mind, got a gun, shot her, and i heard he did it in front of the kids too. so, that is also, pretty crazy these kids are scared for life. >> reporter: now children were to be pick up by cristina belajonas relatives in folcroft where his father and grand parents live. the grandfather says she's a graduate of archbishop prendergast and had recently worked at little flower manor a skilled nursing facility in darby boro. we are live from upper darby, dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. reward for information in the murder of a northeast philadelphia the mother now stand at 36,000 dollars. constance connie murray was strangled sometime between monday night and tuesday morning when her body was found near the recollect center in penny pack park. the new money to catch her

killer was offered tonight by the philadelphia fraternal order of police, and the philadelphia federal credit union. philadelphia homicide detective are also searching for the killer of a 19 year-old man, victim was shot in the chest, and left thigh two hours ago in north philadelphia. he was struck at tenth and york and then crashed his car at tenth and dauphin, police have not yet identified a suspect. hundreds of community activist turned out tonight at love park in center city philadelphia to press their call for an end to violence especially begins children. rally organizers urged everybody to speak out on behalf of the youngsters. they shared practical steps that any resident can take to reduce violence in their neighborhood. hawaii is just a few hours a waste from the first of a 1/2 hurricane punch, its first direct hit in 22 years. hurricane iselle is due to hit the big island overnight. hurricane julio is also headed for the islands. the residents in hilo finished

boarding up to day, officials closed public schools tomorrow, canceled their inter island plane flights and urged moires dent to stay indoors. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the big board tonight tracking both storms, cecily. >> reporter: jim, iselle is within three hours of making land fall and julio has strengthened to a major hurricane. i want to show you infrared satellite on iselle max sustain winds of 75 miles an hour. this is a category one hurricane. outer band of iselle, real heavy rain is beginning to hit eastern part of the big island near hilo and this will continue its west ward movement at 14 miles per hour. so there are two hurricanes. we've got iselle a category one hurricane already beginning to approach the big island. we have julio which is now a major hurricane, the fourth major hurricane in the eastern pacific, a category three with max sustained wind of 115 miles an hour. iselle is main threat.

that will be moving over the big island tonight. it will start to get ripped apart. it will weak tone a tropical storm and pass south of the rest of the island and julio will likely maintain its hurricane status into the the weekend but it will be passing north of the big island and all of the island really but i want to show you future tracker and this shows big threat with i selle, it is rainfall. we are looking at eight to 12 inches of rain on the eastern part of the big island. that means flash flooding, mud slides, rock slides a big concern, jim? thanks, cecily. the director of the centers for disease control told a house committee today that east bowl a out break can be controlled but doctors tom freedan says it will be a long fight and even small lapses can be deadly. doctor frank glover a medical missionary said liberia urgently needs more doctors and massive amounts of protective gear. he said three-quarters of the doctors left this spring to go back to their home countries. it was a somber scene earlier this morning at dover air force base in delaware, a

c17 cargo plane landed with the body of major general harold green. green's family asked for and was granted special permanent mission to board the plane to personally thank the flight crew. general green was shot and killed the day before yesterday in afghanistan by an afghan solder, 15 others were wounded, he was highest ranking american officer to be killed in combat since vietnam. a concerted effort is underway tonight to drum up support for philadelphia's bid to host the democratic national convention. mayor michael nutter, former governor ed rendell and congressman bob braid write among the political heavyweights touting the city of brotherly love. this rail of sorts was held at a beer garden on independent mall. the members of the dnc site committee will be in philadelphia next week to discuss city's efforts to host convention in 2016. government leaders spoke to philadelphia's past success in hosting major convention, and

all of the historic attraction this is city has to offer. >> they are going to see one of most incredible cities in the united states of america, one of the most facilities in the united states of america, and they will see sites you cannot see anywhere else, in the united states, but in philadelphia. >> philadelphia is one of five cities bidding for the event, dnc officials are also considering birmingham,al bam, columbus, ohio, new york, and phoenix. a california man is facing federal charges tonight accused of assaulting crew members on a flight from philadelphia to london. it happened, in may. the u.s. airways plane had to turnaround over massachusetts, a passenger snapped a photograph have of robert copack, being taken off the plane in handcuffs. authorities say that he drunkenly groped three women on board and threatened a crew and u.s. marshals who detained him. pemberton new jersey police confirmed tonight that the home they raided last

night was a met lab. they arrested a man and woman at residents at 213 norcross lane. police say they confiscated and illegal sawed off shotgun. check out backyard bear in west amwell township, new jersey. the family shot this family of the black bear, ankling behind their home on wooden lane last night at 5:00 o'clock. the the animal never posed any real danger but it was quite a site for the the family kids and their pet dog safe behind the rear door. another new jersey bear is turning into the town's celebrity. because he likes to, walk around, like a human. residents in oak ridge have named him vinny. but if you think this bi pedaled boone is a person dressed in a costume experts say you'd be barking up the wrong tree. new jersey wild life officials have been monitoring the juvenile black bear since june. they say he is under three years old and walking upright because his front paws are

injured. >> more than likely it was a car accident. bears can walk on their hind legs very well but they just don't choose to do so. >> there are in plans to try to tropical vinny for now, he is just a viral star. coming up on "action news" tonight, the tenuous cease-fire in the mid east is under threat because of what happened tonight, crackdown on cracking. major medical groups stick their next out to warn about a popular chiropractic procedure. get to know james franklin in an exclusive interview with, penn state's new head coach on one on one. well, certainly doesn't feel like dog days of summer, 84 the high today with low humidity. i'll let you know how long dry comfortable weather sticks around in the accu weather forecast. jeff skversky and ducis rodgers bring us eagles in chicago before their first preseason game, and heroics tonight by one ryan howard, "action news" continues in just a moment.

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on a southern-style biscuit. grab one for $2.99 today. america runs on dunkin'. israeli defense forces are claiming tonight that hamas has violated the cease-fire. officials say two rockets were fired into southern israel tonight, hours before the truce was supposed to end, israeli forces have been in a comparatively relaxed posture but prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed tougher reaction if hamas renews hostilities, talks to extend the truce going on in cairo, have stalled today. on health check at 11:00 major medical groups are warning about a dangerous side effect of a popular chiropractic procedure. it is known informally as cracking. technique meant to relieve back and neck pain. but the american heart association, and the the american stroke association report today that there is

pointing evidence that cracking can increase the risk of stroke in young, and middle-aged adults. a quarter of american households say they are just getting by financially. according to the first ever report by the federal reserve. a survey conduct last september and october paints a bleak picture. one in three people said they were somewhat, or much worse off, then before the great recession. another concern, one in five people nearing retirement, say they have no retirement savings or pension. tonight we continue our one on one series, with the the new public face, of penn state university, rookie football coach, james franklin. whether or not you you think that football plays far too big a role in the life of penn state, franklin will have enormous influence over public perception of penn state moving forward and whether tens of thousands of students feel truly happen any happy

valley. >> we traveled to state college to meet the man who with the start now of his first training camp holds the penn state football fortuneness his hands. still operating under ncaa sanctions not to mention the cloud from the jerry sandusky scandal, franklin's job is much more than just figuring out how to stop ohio state's running attack. penn state's athletic revenues, football attendance and alumni athletic contributions are all down from four years ago. franklin has to reenergize the bow people it that is penn state's sports, but he has to do it the penn state way. is there anything more important then winning? >> yeah, that is a very small part of it. i know a lot of coaches say that. i believe that. making sure that these guys are prepared for life. winning to me is a biproduct of all of those other things. i know a lot of coaches say. that i truly believe that.

that is why i got in the business. >> reporter: hoist james franklin? penn state is his 12th job since 1995, such is the life of a young coach climbing the ladder. he was a four year starter at quarterback at east stroudsburg university and before that a player at neshaminy high school. while he has a master's degree in psychology he acknowledges having been consume by sports and being an immature student in high school and he has no problem with his current players knowing that. >> i was probably very similar to them and that is why i approached things like them. i don't think i'm so far removed that i cannot relate. >> reporter: in 2013, four of franklin's recruits at vanderbilt were charged with raping an unconscious female student and case is still making its way through the courts. d.a. down there says there is no evidence that franklin tried to cover it up but james franklin says he is still haunted. >> i'm still searching, i'm still searching for answers, i'm stig trying to figure this

out. i think bit every day. there is in the a day that goes by that i don't think about it, what we could have have done differently. >> reporter: what might have you done differently. >> aim's not sure. >> reporter: franklin has two young daughters and they along with their mom just arrived in state college for good last friday. while franklin has about 100 sons, now he has his real family with him. >> if i were to talk to your daughters, 15 years from now and ask them what kind of father they have had what do you hope that they would say? >> i hope they say a guy that was never a afraid to show how much he cared, never afraid to tell him how much he cared, i tell my daughters i love them every single day, i kiss them and hug them like crazy. because, i have a lot of guilt associated with their is a lot of time i'm not there. i just hope they see how much i care and that i'll always be there for them in matter what and i want them to be strong,

confident women that will go on and do wonderful things. >> just by virtue of his job aspen state's football coach franklin will be one of the most visible people in pennsylvania. i can tell you he won't be intimidate by that nor by prominent role he will play in the ongoing process of recovery and healing in state college. my report is on six abc.com as is the the entire interview with james franklin. lets get that accu weather forecast tonight exclusive with cecily tynan. >> jim, it is looking really nice as we head towards weekend. storm tracker six live double scan showing we have dry conditions tonight. the lets go live on sky six and take a look at head house square where things are quiet and pretty comfortable and today definitely on the cool side. morning low 66 degrees. that is 3 degrees below normal. afternoon high 84. 2 degrees below normal. this date though 1918 it reached 106 degrees. temperature not the heat index. that is highest temperature

ever recorded in philadelphia so we were more than 20 degrees cooler then that today. right now temperatures cooling off in the 60's. allentown 66. wilmington 68. millville 66. philadelphia is a little bit warmer 73 degrees. trenton 65. sea isle city 74. the poconos, right now, 56 degrees. satellite six with action radar showing that there is a cold front that is down to the south and this is a system that moved through yesterday morning and brought us clouds and occasional showers, upper level lows spin ago cross new england. do you see this clear area? this is high pressure. then you see rain moving in the kentucky valley, it looks like it is heading toward us but what this will do is suppress the southern soak to go our south. it is a dome that protects us that sinking air will keep us and really nice conditions the the next few days. the lots of sunshine, low humidity. temperatures in the low to mid 80's. not dealing with the typical august heat and humidity.

if we are down the shore tomorrow 74. ocean temperature, rip current risk is over so that is great news, friday spectacular sunshine, 81 degrees. saturday mostly sunny 79 and sunday more in the form of clouds and that will cool temperatures off slightly and a high of 77 degrees. a a really nice weekend at the shore. heading up to the poconos, boot the full wall to wall sunshine friday, saturday and sunday. 78 degrees on sunday. saturday 79. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine in the poconos with a high of 77. so the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, we're telling to you call in sick tomorrow. beautiful. 84 degrees. tell your boss i say it is okay but if you have to work don't worry because weekend is just as nice. sunday mostly sunny 85. sunday a few clouds filter in south of philadelphia, 84 degrees but stays dry, humidity stays low. on machine partly sunny 82. on tuesday, humidity begins to

creep up, could have a pop up thunderstorm late in the day or tuesday night and a high of 82 degrees and wednesday a cold front will move through that will bring us clouds with periods of rain, 82 degrees but it keeps moving for thursday. we will clear out very quickly mostly sun which a high of 84 degrees. no severe weather, no oppressive heat and humidity for next seven days. it is looking nice. >> entire delaware valley community, the economy will come to a screeching halt tomorrow because cecily told everybody to call in sick. >> three day weekend, baby, enjoy. >> consequences. rhythm and blues fill the air, at the deli. >> ♪ >> eric bennet, the band mint condition and singer, leg ace write on the bill tonight as part of the sum are longestens of entertainment concert

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>> fans want changes, changes before the game and, of course, changes during the game. it is not marlon byrd, not aj burnett, not even ryan howard but sign of change. phillies trade starter robert o hernandez to the dodgers for two players to be name later. second best era on the have staff. hernandez saying about good bye tonight. he was supposed to start against houston but they fly in sean sullivan from toledo. that is where he was with the triple a a team and sullivan looked jet lag. gives up back to back home runs in the first. mark krause, gone. phillies in a three to nothing hole. then in the third chris carter, his second, two run home run of the night. phillies fall behind five-one but hey, back they come with five runs in the eighth, the big blow, the big piece, ryan howard, bases loaded and two outs, out of here, a grand slam, for those who forget what he has done ryan reminds them. thirteenth slam of his career. most in team history. gets a curtain call. only two players in the league

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for one lesean mccoy. eagles running back tweet is today he is eyeing 2,000 yards on the ground, and, well maybe he better warm up. ducis rodgers has more from chicago before tomorrow's warm up game. >> busy day here in downtown chicago, but don't expect it to be too busy for eagles starter tomorrow night. chip kelly and the team arrived here earlier today and chip says he expects to play his starters about one to two series, ten to 15 plays but don't get it twisted. preseason games are important for both rookies and veterans. >> i think we are coming off a great year learning who we are as a team and getting our identity as a team and chip has done a lot of great things getting this team together. >> it will be fun, just ready to go against a different opponent than just your teammates. everybody is excited and ready to play. >> not a whole lot of jobs to be won but keep an eye on the safety battle between nate allen and earl wolf. with the eagles in chicago, i'm ducis rodgers, channel six "action news". count down to kick off is

on, eagles/bears right here on six abc less than 21 hours away before kick off we will get you set for eagles and bears on the pregame show great expectations. we will go one on one with mccoy. desean jackson's debut in washington put on hold tonight former eagles star receiver ruled out after twist advertise his ankle yesterday during a walk through. michael vick making his preseason debut with the new york jets tonight former eagle still got it, flying down the field right here vick runs for 19-yard, throws for 17 more tonight, jets beat indianapolis 13-ten, he wants to play until he is 40 and he still got it. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest mickey work, jordan brewster and music from bank. "action news" continue at the 4:30, now for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night. >> "action news" is sponsored in by elkins chevrolet south jersey's premiere chevy

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