to suspend him indefinitely. rice has finally spoken out. he told espn today, i have to be strong for my wife. she is so strong, we are in good spirits, we have a lot of people praying for us and we'll continue to support each other. commission under, roger goodell insists that neither he or anyone else at the nfl saw the damming video before yesterday at which time they increased his two game suspension to an indefinite suspension. david henry is live now with more on this and reaction. >> reporter: well, jim that video has now turned into a public relations football, kicked back and forth all day today. who saw the video, who should have seen it and what should they have done with it when they did see it. all questions for the nfl and law enforcement. >> i wasn't even involved in

this and i heard from my friends in law form and what was on it. they either knew what was on it and saw it or should have known it. >> gerald colton represents nfl players he says shame on them if they saw the video and shame on them if they didn't. the league says they requested all information about the incidents including any video from the atlantic county prosecutor. but it was never turned over and colton says the nfl with its vastd resources could have got and the video directly from the casino, he was recently involved in a domestic abuse case from the casino. >> i was directed by the prosecutor to connect the casino and request it and they were cooperative and turned it right over. >> it happened at the now closed revel casino.

they claim they made a copy of the video for the prosecutor and the state attorney general says it would have been illegal for the prosecutor to give a copy to the nfl while the case was investigated by the grand jury but some are questioning now if rice got special treatment. they wondered how the prosecutor armed with that video could have let rice avoid a trial and enter pretrial intervention. >> either the victim doesn't want to go through it, or you don't have a video tape but in this case have you the video tape. >> they said that mr. rice received the same treatment by the criminal justice system in atlantic county that any first time offender receives. we have statements from the prosecutor and nfl today but not necessarily the end of the

debate. live in center city, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we'll continue to update this story on 6abc.com, right now you can see the online report that broke the story and read a statement from ray rice's wife and see our closer look at janay rice, the woman at the center of this controversy. >> now to new dedevelopments at the atlantic city casino crisis. trump entertainment resorts filed for chapter 11, the key issue is the fate of the trump taj mahal, the company's other casino, trump plaza is closing september 16th, the big question is what will happen to the taj, will it reorganize and survive. or lay off thousands of workers? chad pradelli is in atlantic city. >> reporter: the north end of the atlantic city boardwalk is

desolate, revel and showboat is closed and neighbor the taj mahal will be next. >> when they said the taj mahal is closing, i said oh, my god. my home away from home. >> it's upsetting, we love coming to atlantic city, we wonder what they will do with this beautiful spot. >> its not a liquidation but rather a reorganization, the cas even said in a statement. absent significant expense reductions the trump taj mahal is expected to close on or shortly after november 13th and it looks like it has union workers in its sights and local union president says the taj asked them to forfeit their pension and benefits. >> i think they are trying to capitalize on the fear of workers in atlantic city, with concessions that no other casino even considered.

>> he believes there will be new ownership. yesterday governor chris christie held a summit on the city as future. he called the bankruptcy a bump in the road but vowed -- >> trump taj mahal is not closing, there will be no -- >> workers here will need 60 days notice than hasn't happened yet. there will be a job here tomorrow at the conveniention center and some employers will be taking resumes and some offering jobs. a man accused of peeping in residents at the laurel manor complex, police say that darryl brown is behind the incidents. since then police received multiple reports of a man

wearing only shorts and performing lewd acts while peeping into windows, police say that brown lives in the complex and denies the charges and brown is held on $40,000 bail. radnor township police are offering a hefty reward to find the suspects involved in a night of banditry in the township. live is "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist. >> reporter: jim, the township is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, what some concerns police here is that the burglars entered the homes when the residents were at home and had to trouble getting in and out quickly entering in doors and windows left unlocked. >> police are issuing a warning for the saint david's section of radnor township, bolt the doors and lock the windows. burglars made their way into

five houses, creeping around the first floor while residents slept in their beds upstairs. this individual or individuals are entering a residence 245 that is occupied. >> the suspect or suspects hit two homes in the 500 block of saint david's avenue and one on bell rose lay and one on glen mary. they got in through unlocked windows and doors. >> they took ipads and cell phones and any type of currency. >> they believe the thieves accessed the properties by walking in the darkness on food by walking over the train tracks that run through the neighborhoods. they are looking for a burglary ring operating in cheltenham in montgomery county. radnor residents are starting to get the message to secure their homes at all hours.

>> while we are home we never used to lock the front door. >> and now we do. >> it's silly not to lock your door. but cars are open. you don't think. >> money was taken out of an unlocked car on saint david's avenue during this same crime spree and yesterday police got a report of an attempted burglary at the 100 block of cambria court in the same area. these burglars could be deterred in owners lock the doors and tun on their alarm system. >> thank you ar ra. the bear tavern road bridge reopened to traffic in hopewell, traffic. they finished the 6 million dollar construction of a new bridge over the creek. the federally funded project took five years to complete and the original bridge was remove and preserved as a historic structure. and a move to decriminalize

marijuana in philadelphia. >> well, after two days of clouds, and temperatures stuck in the 70s, i'm tracking the return of warm sunshine followed by storms. i'll. plain in the accuweather forecast. those stores and more when "action news" continues tonight.

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as we told you last night, mayor nutter and city council reach an agreement to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in philadelphia. john rawlins live at city hall.

how would this work? >> reporter: change is coming instead of being arrested and booked for a small amount of marijuana, violators would be given a ticket and fine. all of this could come about we are told by the end of next month. >> the goal was to keep people from getting an arrest record. >> councilman kinney, the man behind the change is hoping that someone many possession of under an ounce of marijuana would not be arrested but getting a fine. in either case there would be no record. >> it's not in the criminal court and you don't get arrested and transported and arrested and all of that stuff. >> they feel it's targeting blacks 80% of those now booked for possession. >> you got caught with $5 worth

of marijuana and she lost her job at the airport and security clearance because she has an arrest record. >> marijuana advocates say that custodial arrests are harsh compared to other counties. >> montgomery county and allegheny county issue summons via mail, they don't take people into custody for a small amount of marijuana. >> in dillworth park differenting opinions about the change. >> i agree. >> others argue it will send a green light to the young. >> think it encourages more of our young children to smoke and they won't care if they get caught because there is no questions. i am so against pot, you condition believe how much i am against pot. >> jim, the mayor was asked if the new changes could be

considered condoning marijuana use, no way the city would not do that, and there are still consequences, and it's new process and penalties are striking the right balance. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a new compressed natural gas fueling station opened in the east fall section of philadelphia, cars can begin filling up at the bp station. it's part of an alternative and green energy grant. pennsylvania is the second largest producer of natural gas in the world and governor top corbett was on hand running for re-election against tom wolf. the miss america pageant is hoping to shine a brighter light on atlantic city this weekend. and we got a sneak peek of the themed foot wear for the contestants. you can get a look at the heels

at the legendry show us your shoes parade on the boardwalk, miss america will show of costumes and other entertainment as well. >> the one thing we want everybody to know is that it will involve more local children and local bands and support and it's going to be all about what is great about atlantic city. >> the parade is free and kicks off at 5:00 p.m. at rhode island avenue outside of the former revel casino. channel 6 "action news" is your source for glitz and glamour, coverage of the miss america pageant kicks off at 7:00 p.m., join karen rogers, melissa magee, and mat o'donnell and former miss america, hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes!

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espn at 8:00. fans of penn state can breathe easier, they announced they can play in a bowl this season. >> it's amazing how many people texted me and emailed me last night and said how awesome that you are bowl eligible. we are not bowl eligible. we have an opportunity to go to a bowl game, we have to make sure we take care of our business this week and that is rutgers, that is what i would like to talk about. are you going to ask me questions that are not rutgers but i want to talk about rutgers, rutgers, rutgers and then a little bit more about rutgers. >> who are they playing this week. the phillies won nine of

their last games and ben revere is either positive or decollusional. >> we want to make history also, we are trying to get back in the wild card. we have to win a lot of games these last 19 games, i never say we are out of it, we'll try to bust our tail and get the last wild card spot. nine games back with nine games to play. it's possible. >> that is how you want your players to think. >> it will never happen. >> sorry. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast. when we continue in just a moment. our dad's a plumber.

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let us check out that seven day accuweather forecast. >> skies are going to be a lot brighter tomorrow. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing us it's rain missed us with a few scattered sprinkle as long the coast. sky 6 and looking at the cloud conditions over the ben franklin bridge and plenty of clouds upstairs and they are moving out as we head through the day tomorrow. the weather highlights showing that once again we have the risk of more tidal flooding for the next day and heat and humidity is making a come back by thursday and the national weather service extending the flood advisory through tomorrow afternoon, high tide 8:00 until 10:00 along the coast and the back bays between 10:00 and 12:00, we are looking at minor tidal flooding, on thursday it will feel like summer again, the future tracker showing it's heat

index, the way it feels with the heat and humidity up into the low 90s, we have a surge of summer time warmth before temperatures drop back down into the weekend. currently in philadelphia, 72 degrees, we never played it out of the 70s today and the normal high for this time of the year, is 81, allentown saw more sunshine and 75 and millville 73 and wilmington 74 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing us the system along with the clouds today a coastal storm that broad 5 inches of rain to norfolk, virginia, as it moves away, high pressure is building in tomorrow. tomorrow is looking nice, a mixture of sun and clouds and not nearly as breezy as today with a seasonal high of 78 degrees, an approaching cold front shifts the winds from the southwest and warm and muggy and the heat index in the low 90s,

we'll see evening thunderstorms that contain gusty winds and heavy downpours, if you are down the shore, do be careful, a high risk of rip concerns but on the beaches, morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine and on the breezy side, at 11:00, 74 degrees and 3:00, 77 degrees and just listen to the lifeguards for the rip currents, a lot of clouds, a cool breeze and a great night for sleeping again. 59 degrees for the cooler suburbs and 59 for center city and the exclusive accuweather forecast, looking nicer tomorrow and lots of sunshine and warmer with a high of 80 degrees, on thursday, warm and muggy, 88 degrees with late thunderstorms and future tracker showing we get a good squall line developing around 7:00 moving through the i-95 corridor. on friday it's cooler and less

humid and 79 degrees, heading into the weekend, saturday the front returns with the possibility of a few afternoon showers, doesn't look to be a washout. 75 degrees and sunday is the better of the two days this weekend, a good amounts of sunshine and 75 degrees and cool air next week with more clouds in the afternoon on monday 75 degrees and tuesday a poblts of showers with a high of 74 degrees, once that cool air returns this weekend it sticks around for a while. >> thank you. abc world news with david muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues on phl 17 at 10:00 with brian taff, shirleen allicot and ducis rogers. and join us for "action news" at 11:00 right here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. (postal worker) hey! millers!

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welcome to "world news tonight." from california. and new developments in the nfl firestorm tonight. the wife of disgraced football star ray rice speaking out. standing by her husband and calling the outrage against him a horrible nightmare. the reaction coming in tonight. the extreme weather. deadly flash flooding from coast to coast. the cars washed away by walls of water and mud. tonight, the new storms bearing down on 26 million americans. ginger tracking it off. the ticket trouble. the new warning about those traffic cameras, catching you speeding. millions of dollars in fines, but are you being ticketed for other people's cars? and the apple watch revealed. the abc news exclusive. i'll take you behind the scenes with apple's ceo tim cook tonight. the new apple watch. i'll try it out. and we ask, will credit cards one day bec