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the country. two juveniles have been charged. they are looking for several other people involved. david henry is live outside of the police department. he had a run-in with one of the suspects. >>reporter:they are contacting the parents of the other suspects that they are looking for to face the music. we encountered one at police headquarters. he asked his mom if he is going to have to beat me too. >> does he have anything to say about it? >>reporter:an apparent admission of guilt. you see him beating a mentally challenged man. an geliz marrero was disgusted by the video. >>reporter:instead of looking the other way. she tapped into the internet and posting it on a anti-bullying
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website. it was re-posted 50,000 times. the perpetrators were quickly identified. names and phone numbers were posted online. they went to police complaining they were getting harassing phone calls. the police arrested their sons a 13 and 14 year old. they have other names thanks for the online call for justice launch ad by angel iz. angeliz. >> i have do something about this. >>reporter:the victim is karon. he has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. she was angry when she saw the video. she hopes something comes of it after the exposure on the internet. >> regardless of your mental status or what you look like don't be mean to one another. >>reporter:they recognized some
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of the attackers in the video. they are angry that the other kids that were not involved say it was just fun and games. >> it's not fun and games. the young man was a person. it hurts. >> it is not fun and games for the two suspects already under arrest. they are freed. facing multiple charges soon to be joined by the young man that i encountered here and others. david henry, "channel~6 action news." rick. thank you. in northampton they are investigating a sexual assault near the lafayette college campus. it happened on saturday. they are not sure if it was a student at the college. the firefighters battled a fire into the grocer warehouse in lower nazarethrette township. it walower nazareth township.
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the blaze started in one the trailers and spread to the building. the employees are evacuated. the cause is under investigation. they identified the man that they believe shot and paralyzed a father in west philadelphia. they are asking for the public's help in minding him. this is allen stokes. he has been charked with attemptecharged withattempted m. he shot 49-year-old edward lynn six times. he bumped into him and words exchanged. the gunman opened fire. lynn remains in critical condition. if you know where this man is call 911. authorities are looking for a thief that targeted a north philadelphia elementary school. they released the video inside of the school. you see a man walking out with a safe. inside of the safe were 100
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septa transpasses worried 9200 colors. $9,200. if you have any information about the theft contact the philadelphia police. a thief broke into a mayfair computer store in the 3500 block of cottman avenue on tuesday. when he got in he scoured the store and stuffed them in his backpack and squeezed out the same vacant window. here in chester, delaware county today, you see pieces here of splintered wood and windows that fell below. it's not sure what touched off the collapse or any of the neighboring homes were impacted. latest in the escalating situation with isis. the fighting continues tonight.
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that as president obama unveils his strategy to get isis in syria. he will address the nation on wednesday. it comes after the anniversary of september 11t september 11th terrorist attacks of course. they don't believe they are capable of carrying out that scope of the attack. they must work with other nations to eradicate the threat. >> if we learn any lessons where the terrorist groups find safe haven to plot the united states and its allies will be targeted. >> pope francis sent his 8&y ?ída;u
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they wanted tightened security. ôp,+; phoenix, arizona declared a state of emergency after record rainfall stranded resident ansdrivers. thresidents and drivers. the last time it rained that much was back in 1933. they trapped drivers in their cars. emergency rescue workers waded in the water to get people to higher ground. a wildfire burning in the backcountry of yosemite park grew. they rescued dozens of hikers from that area. the fire burned through foursquare miles of the park. it's not threatening any structures currently but it forced the park to close trails to the peak and a nearby
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campsite. world news with david muir, and president obama's strategy against isis you can watch all of that following "action news" at 6:00. they are looking for a driver that slammed into a northeast philadelphia restaurant and fled on foot. the corolla crashed in the jade harbor chinese restaurant on bustleton avenue. the driver hit a light pole and wend into the side of the business. the inspectors are checking if there is any structural damage. no one else was hurt. time to get a check on the traffic. hi, there. >> hi, rick and monica. this is eastbound on the schuylkill expressway near montgomery. another delay we are experiencing are the northbound
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lanes of the boulevard as you make your way over the schuylkill river up towards broad street. you see it's slow-going. it's clear as you make your way to the schuylkill expressway. and over onto the the blue route southbound and northbound about 32 miles-an-hour from 95 up to the schuylkill taking you 40 minutes to do that commute. taking a look at mass trenton to delays. good news. thank you. a big announcement for the royal family has everyone buzzing. you hear from prince william about his growing family. a roller coaster goes up in flames after it officially retired. we are tracking low pressure off of the carolinas. we'll let you how far north the rain line gets in the accuweather forecast. and ducis rodgers with an
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eagles injury after their being comeback in sports when "action news" comes right back. our dad's a plumber.
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a business manager. and a stickler for homework. i'm john kane running for state senate.
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dad says the road to a good job starts in the classroom. [ lori ] he's a great dad who sees taxes going up but schools not getting the funding they need. [ john ] so i'd put back the billion dollars corbett cut from education and make sure corporations and natural gas drillers paid their fair share. time to close the loopholes for the tax cheats. dad thinks a lot about education. i'm john kane and it's about time harrisburg did too.
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i'm john kane overseas, princess william ñ they÷íg/ has all the details. the world is abuzz against. the parents announce they are pregnant after getting pasts first trimester. they were forced to announce the royal family announced that prince william and the duchess of cambridge are expecting their second child. kate is believed to be six to morning sickness. during her first pregnancy kate was so ill she required hospitalization.
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feels better. >> doctors know what to expect after she cares for the duchess the second time around. the new royal baby is expected in spring. we see if the new ñ southernvn:p/s b on the roller coster at six flags magic mountain. some of the sports burned up. they are trying to prevent the fire from spreading. the ride was taken out of the service two weeks ago. the park is tearing it down to make room for another attraction. it's not clear how the fire started. turning to sports, eagles
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won their first game yesterday. it didn't happen without nail-biting and performance by key players. two starters went down in jacksonville. we don't know the extent. both are starters and both are on the offensive line. and according to various reports evan mathas has a trained acl anbarberry left the game with aa angle.
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injuries are part of the game. they trailed by 17 points. and darren scored a 49-yard touchdown. fourth in 1. the birds were not perfect. they will take the victory. >> being down 20, 30, whatever, we score so fast it doesn't matter. we are back in the game. that is how we play. we make plays and score fast. we are play makers on the team. you know that. it's not an excuse but that is the attitude we have. >> next week the eagles face the colts in indianapolis. we are teaming one phl17. all the action is on mondayl moe actually on phl17. a slip there. and ray rice may be kicked out the league. it stemmed from the domestic
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violence from his then fianceé. it's a bit hard to stomach. they released new video that shows rice instructing janai palmer. >> pen state is back ipenn statn business. they can go to a bowl game this season. all scholarships will be restored next season. the penalties were imposed during the sandusky saga. >> the browns yesterday. antonio brown tries to punt. instead of pummels his head.
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can you imagine if they did not wear helmets at well you. back to you.if they did not thank you, ducis. there is a critical need for more school nurses. casy outlined his plan this morning at the news conference at 33 station in philadelphia. the nurse act creates pilot grant programs that schools use. casey said that students at more than half of the schools do not have regular access to school nurses. the main priority to the children is health and safety. >> one of the best ways to do that is to make sure that more an more children have access to health services that are provided by nurses. >> casey says that a program like this takes time, time for the legislation to pass, and time to implement.
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a ceremony was held to initiate perez into the navy. perez and other sailors toured the namesake elementary school and other related sites. we are helping you to get ready for the new school year. there we show you how to get kids back into their routines, and important health information for your child and saving on school supplies you can find it for your child and saving on school supplies you can find it on to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. this is crazy i don't get it, this one is working ladies, shouldn't up be as fast as down? yeah. shouldn't internet speeds match as well? yes. do your socks match? my socks match. do your eyeballs match?
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you may want to bring your umbrella. it's location, location, location tomorrow. you look at double scan live there are showers at the shore at the tip of cape may county. and the beaches in delaware. the rest of us, it's a cloudy, cool monday evening. as we close in double scan live showing some of the shower that is tried to make their way up to sea isle city. it's pushing off of the coast. some of the raindrops you felt in cape may will shut off temporarily. there is a lot of moisture down to the south we are watching with a weak coastal system off
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the carolinas. 74 in allentown. and as well reading. lower 70s along the shore. it's cooler in the the poconos. the temperature is 67 degrees. high pressure air new england that is the drier air and some of the sunshine we saw this morning is breaking down and pushing away. low pressure developing south and east of raleigh in north carolina. it goes into the shores of virginia. a lot is sliding off of the coast. we have to follow it bus i it bf the rain in the areas. it funnels it out of the east. we have the water piling up on the shore this evening. there is a coastal flood advisory with minor flooding from surf city to cape may and rehoboth beach at 7:00 tonight. in the back bays and delaware
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bay at 9:00 to 11:00. you know the areas if you live down to the flood-prone areas you may want to move the car. if you look to tuesday the highs to the north breaking down. the lows come farther to the north. if you live north and west a lot of clouds. if you are living south and east more rain. in the lehigh valley, patchy drizzle 72. if you are in atlantic city it's a steady rain winds gusting at 35 miles-an-hour. temperatures 74. it's cloudy and breezy for all. showers mainly south and east. the seven-day forecast, drizzle northwest and rain southeast. we brighten it up by wednesday afternoon. 78 degrees. thursday it's a summer-like day.
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humid. 86 with a front late in the day with a couple of thunderstorms. behind it looking great 77. scattered showers of 70. sunday and monday low humidity and bright days. into the lower 70s. below average. tomorrow is the only fly in the ointment. they are ushering in a musical act. it's for one night. usher has been signed to perform at boardwalk hall. the tickets are on sale today. it's the first headlining tour in three years. a lot of folks think that my dancing is similar to ush
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monday night and new jersey governor chris christie holds a summit by the future of atlantic city and the ncaa lifts the sanctions against penn state university. the big story is the smoking gun video that came in the form of a fist to the face. nfl running back ray rice has been dismissed by his team the baltimore ravens and suspended by the nfl. it came within hours after releasing the video. it shows rice punching his then
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fianceé in a revel casino elevator. this was the first time that we saw what appears to be the actual punch. and vernon odom is live in center city. you have been seeking reaction to the stark video and its consequences? >>reporter:the reaction that we received today is mixed. we have many fans that believe that domestic violence is strong. it's excessive based on the fact that they already penalized them. >> it came inside of the revel hotel elevator of ray rice knocking his then fianceé out