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good after noop, we begin with breaking news on i-95 at this hour. chopper 6 is over an accident involving a state police cruise under tinicum township, the crash happened in the southbound lanes of i-95 and bar tram avenue at 11:30, the police cruiser hit the guardrail and came to rest on the highway, the trooper had to be freed from the vehicle. he has none life-threatening injuries. chopper 6 hd caught a car that burst into flames on the highway. crews were able to bring the flames under control shortly before noon. >> we are following the investigation into how an 8-year-old girl fell to her death in university city. the child plunged nine stories from an apartment building on

locust street. katherine xotd is joining us live with the latest. >> reporter: and rick, when police arrived this morning a father was holding his 8-year-old daughter in his arms, she was unresponsive and she was rushed to chop and she did not survive, she had fallen from a ninth story window here at this apartment building, they believe the screen was down when the child went to bed. >> the screams of an 11-year-old sister alerted a father that his 8-year-old daughter fell from this window. they lived at the fairfax building with his two daughters, he slept in the living room and they in the bedroom. >> the kids had woken up before the father and the 8-year-old was looking out the window and tragically falls from the

window. >> investigators were surveying the scene from locust street this morning. police say that the 11-year-old sister was in the room but it's unclear if she actually saw what happened. her father ran to the alley when he heard what happened. he went and picked the child up and carried her out. the injuries were devastating. >> penn alexander school is across the street and they don't attend that school because they are talking about reaching out to the family. >> we'll consult with the school to make a gesture, it could be anyone's kid. >> can you see investigators around the ninth story window, these are typical windows with screens and locks and they will talk to that 11-year-old sister but want to give her time an access to grief counselors.

katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. philadelphia police tell "action news" that they expect several suspects in the attack on a gay couple to come in for questioning today. investigators released these surveillance videos of the 12 people that allegedly assaulted the man last thursday night. the victims told please that the group made remarks about the couple's orientation, they helped police identified the suspects on social media. that is in a live report at 12:30. the search is still on for a survival lift that shot two police officers and killed one of them. eric frein is considered danger and accused of opening fire on their barracks, they say that frein has a vendetta against law enforcement and has talked about

shooting police officers. the terror group isis has a new threat for the united states, the militants released a video daring the u.s. to release ground troops into iraq. abc news correspondent, karen travers is in washington now with more. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, president obama has insisted that he is not sending combat troops into iraq but yesterday officials told the president to come back to him on a case by case basis and just minutes ago he began speaking at air force base in tampa. >> overnight a new video from isis, this time the extremist group is directly challenging president obama to a fight. president obama is in tampa today getting a briefing from

officials. he is clear on one part of his plan. >> we will not get dragged into another ground war in iraq. >> but the chief of staff seemed to open the door for more agency in iraq. he said this to president obama. >> his stated policy is no direct ground forces in combat, but told me to come back to him on a case by case basis. >> there is no change in the president's position in sending grown troops to iraq but general dempsey may request troops to be embedded with iraqi forces to help identify isis forces. they would not be combat troops but certainly on the front lines in the line of fire. the government said this week they are launching a new effort to stop home grown efforts to recruit people. they say they arrested a man

trying to join isis. law enforcement says he was actively communicating with radicals overseas and tried to get two fbi here in the u.s. to join isis. >> he was arrested in may but it was only last night that the fbi detailed his larger connections to isis. karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. parts of arizona and new mexico are getting ready for record breaking rainfall that could lead to flash flooding across both states, the remnants of hurricane odile is expected to drop 6 to 9 inches of rain, millions of drivers are warned to pay close attention to the forecast, because flash flooding can happen in minutes. karen rogers is following the latest with stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> reporter: we have stormtracker 6 live double scan focused right on the southwestern u.s. and what you see is the moisture from

tropical storm odile, once a powerful category 3 hurricane, now a tropical storm, only 40 miles per hour winds, but here is the trouble, it's moving at just 6 miles per hour, just crawling along, the rain you see is ahead of the low, the low is to the southwest and moving to arizona and new mexico, and spreading threatening weather, we are talking about concerns with flash flooding. here is the national weather service that is posting the warnings in parts of california and nevada and new mexico, and even at this hour, a couple of warnings that have already just started to pop up ahead of this. they had heavy rain overnight and the worst is yet to come later today and in the overnight hours, the trouble is the ground is already so saturated. everything else they get it's just running off. that creates concerns for flash flooding. look at this over the last couple of days, phoenix had historic flooding and flash flooding as well.

the center of it is south and east of it that. look at tucson, nearly 4 inches of rain coming over the next 48 hours in edition to everything they had. in silver city 3.5 and el paso 3.5 inches of rain, that is a significant amount of rainfall yet to come in areas not used to this. here is tucson, expected rainfall by thursday 3 to 6 inches, in a year they only get about 12, we are talking about six months of rain in a 48 hour period. how does this impact our region? we have high pressure keeping us dry and we'll have details in your seven-day forecast. >> stay on top of the changing weather situation with the new 6abc.com. go to 6abc.com/weather, to see radar and our collection of videos and photos. lawmakers have delayed a

vote for a cigarette tax to fund philadelphia schools. it would add a $2 tax to every pack of cigarettes sold in philadelphia. they will not take a full vote on the measure until senators return to harrisburg, that could happen as early as monday. they say it's critical to avoid further cuts to city schools. a car crash is responsible for knocking out power to 1,000 peco kusts mers this morning. the car slammed into the pole in the may fair section of philadelphia at 5:00 a.m. the crash knocked down wires and cut electricity to the surrounding neighborhoods. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. some people are still without water because of an overnight water main break in center city. it happened before 1:30 near locust, crews were able to turn

the water off at 6:30 a.m. and they are still trying to restore service to 10 properties and the condo building. there is still more to come on "action news" at noon, a change to popular toothpaste, the ingredient being removed from one popular brand. and the new punishment for adrian peterson.

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meteorologist, karen rogers is in for david murphy, welcome to the one hour new broadcast. >> thank you i'm so excited to be here. >> thank you. i brought you nice weather as a house warming gift. >> nice and cheap yeah. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan around the region and we are dry and staying dry in our area. looking good. lets go outside chopper 6 hd was out and about doing some flying and checking out boathouse row, we have sunshine and that continues through the afternoon, it was looking good at boathouse row this morning and now, lets check the numbers for you, 71 degrees, a very cool start and woe are warming up nicely, the dew point nice and low at 67

degrees, and the pressure is 30.04 inches and as we look at temperatures around the region, we are just in the 60s in the lehigh valley, 68 in allentown 66 in lancaster and 71 in the city. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are seeing some fair weather clouds popping up in the last hour or so. for the most part we see lots of sunshine and the sunshine mixes with clouds in the afternoon, we have a pretty afternoon ahead. when all is said and done we hit 75 degrees and a few degrees cooler than average, normally a high of 78, 73 in allentown and 73 in trenton and toms river and along the coastline we stay along the low 70s. at 3:00 p.m., 75 is our high today. and by 5:00 p.m. 74 and 9:00

p.m. 62 and the overnight low is 58 degrees, but once again we'll dip into the upper 40s in some of the suburbs, so a chilly night ahead and a cool start for tomorrow morning as well. as you are headed out later on for the evening commute, it's look going with mostly sunny skies and a nice afternoon, temperature goes from 75 at 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., about 68 degrees, no weather related worries, the pressure is off the coastline, it's high pressure from up above. mostly sunny skies and temperatures a touch below average, tomorrow we have the front slipping through and high pressure stays in control and another nice day, maybe a few more clouds and comfort with temperatures in the mid-70s, here is a look at your exclusive accuweather forecast, 75 degrees for your high today and still nice tomorrow and 76 and clouds mixing with the sunshine it's friday things change, 70 for your high with sunshine and that

mean a lot of the suburbs don't get out of 60s, we start with clouds and with an easterly flow we have early drizzle and then sunshine and 78, good for the union game and dry for the afternoon. and sunday it's warmer and 83, sunday is our last full day of summer and it will feel like summer with temperatures above average, and maybe a thunderstorm and 77, mostly sunny skies and 74 degrees, so a beautiful day today and tomorrow and then getting cooler before it warms up. we are going up and down. and now to a sea creature you need to see to believe, scientists captured video of this, on the floor of the gulf of mexico. the rare sea creature is not just one animal, it's a living colony with okay organisms

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"action news" at 12:30 continues with sara bloomquist, rick williams and david murphy. here are stories we are following at noon, several suspects in the beating of a gay couple in philadelphia are expected to meet with police for questioning today. we are live with the latest including how social media helped in the investigation. he is considered armed and extremely dangerous. the man accused of shooting two state troopers is still on the loose. now, the details police say that several suspects involved in a brutal assault on a gay couple in center city are set to surrender today. eva pilgram is live now in spring garden with the latest. >> reporter: the phones are ringing and tips are coming in

after a gay couple was brutally attacked in center city, "action news" learned that attorneys for the group are talking to central detectives making arrangements to bring their clients in for questioning. they believe they can identify the suspected attackers and have them in custody soon and they say that social media played a big role in doing that. >> in america you get to be who you are, you don't get to be jumped for being who you are. >> a long time friend of the victim says that one had to have his jaw wired shut and got stitches in his face. around 10:45 that night, this group of 15 people encountered two gay men, ables 27 and 28, on chancellor street and walnut. they asked if they were boyfriends, homophobic slurs

were thrown and they were robbed of a cell phone and wallet. and now social media sleuthing by twitter users for helping to push this investigation forward. >> have you people in twitter who recognized something was wrong and disgusting and did something about it. >> he says he tweeted the video of thousands of his followers and then looked on facebook to see who checked into nearby restaurants and clicked links and matched pictures of the video. and retweeted a picture taken of the same group at a nearby restaurant. central detectives don't think everybody was involved in the attack but believe that 10 to 12 of them joined in on the assault that is called a hate crime. >> the boys are happy there is clear footage and they want justice done not just for them but so it doesn't ever happen again in philadelphia.

>> now, the citizens crime chigs is offering a $1,000 reward and the restaurant pennsylvania six put up another reward for information leading to an arrest. >> eva thank you. a pennsylvania state trooper is hospitalized after this crash along i-95 an hour ago, chopper 6 hd was over the median at the scene in tinicum county. the trooper was southbound on i-95 when the cruiser slammed into a guardrail, the trooper had to be freed from the wreckage and he was taken to crozier medical center with non-life-threatening injuries. flames erupped on the tarmac at philadelphia international airport, the flames consumed the small u.s. airways catering truck parked dangerous close to aviation fuel trucks. and the fire spread to two other

trucks but not to the fuel tankers. no word on what sparked the blaze. in west philadelphia, an 8-year-old girl was killed when she fell nine stories outs of an apartment building window. police were called to the 4200 block of locust street at 8:00. the girl was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead and she was in the apartment with her father and older sister at the time. the father was awakened after the sister screamed. schools in the poconos mountain district were closed today as the search continues for the man accused of shooting two pennsylvania state troopers. eric frein should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. it's said talked about killing cops and committing mass murder. both were shot and one was killed in the ambush outside of blooming road barracks, funeral

services for officer dickson are tomorrow in scranton. a man that shot a man in his 30s last night is still on large. the victim told police he was on the corner when he was suddenly shot in the face, he was able to run a block away that is where police found him and rushed him to the hospital. he is listed in stable but critical condition. a family is displaced because of a fast moving house fire, on the 5100 block of reno street, when firefighters got there, they found heavy smoke coming from the second floor and it took a half hour to get things under control, fortunately nobody was hurt. a judge has denied a defense request for separate trials for the two men charged in last year's deadly center city building collapse. they are both charged with third

degree murder for the collapse of the salvation army. they say it would force one to incriminate the other. six people were killed in the lapse. five western states are under a flash flood watch from the remnants of hurricane odile. it has already brought rain and high winds to california and it is targeting southern arizona. brandy is live now with the latest from there. >> reporter: hi there rick, we are getting ready for potentially record setting rainfall here. this storm has already wreaked havoc and several u.s. cities and the worst is yet to come. >> the desert southwest is

bracing for odile. heavy winds and rain are already pounding parts of southern california. >> i was so scared there was so much rain and wind against the windows. >> downing trees and poles and senting a 50 foot pine tree through this window just inches away from a baby boy. >> it's believed that a micro burst in arizona ripped apart this roof and derailed a freight train and winds so strong in california, these planes were tossed on to car. and damage at this high school led to severe flooding. >> it was bad. >> 3 to 7 inches of rain are expected today and up to 10 inches in the mountain. >> i heard more rain and i panicked. >> after the deadly flooding in arizona last week, families are wasting no time sandbagging their homes. >> we are going run it down here

along the straight line. >> areas like this could flood in the matter of seconds in a heavy downpour. several elementary schools are closed and after school activities are canceled. >> brandy thank you. turning to our weather now, it's been a bright day with lots and lots of sunshine and the day started off a little cool and we are warming up. lets look live at storm 6 hd, a great day to get outside if you can. meteorologist, karen rogers is in for david murphy she joins us with accuweather. you can go outside after the noon show. >> reporter: in that shot we saw a fair amount of cloud cover and fair cumulous clouds, lets take a look at how we started off this morning. it was cooler than average, 56 in philadelphia, that is not so bad but 44 in allentown and 49 was the low in reading and just

37 in mt. pocono, an october feel and 50 in millville and a.c., we started on the cool side and right now we recover nicely and upper 60s in the lehigh valley and we jumped from the 30s to 60 and 69 in trenton and along the boards 62 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing in the past hour or so we saw fair weather cumulous clouds popping up in the sky, still lots of sunshine out here mixing with it and it's a beautiful afternoon -- we are having a family barbecue here, a nice afternoon ahead and by 5:00 p.m. 74 degrees and 6:00 p.m. 68 degrees. we'll have a change coming up in your seven-day forecast, all of that in just a few minutes. rick? >> thank you karen. see you later. in other news a new

candidate lots his bid to become a the next mayor of philadelphia. he announced his candidate in the election. he served as a former prosecutor, and former nutter administration official gillin announced her candidacy earlier this month and lynn abraham announced she also plans to run for mayor. >> getting interesting. still to come, it's been four days since a university of virginia student went missing, there are new clues into the 18-year-old's disappearance. and the dramatic rescue of a boy and father in their boat. and karen rogers will be back with the look at the accuweather forecast. how can i avoid maintenance fees?

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now to the latest on the missing university student hannah graham. she vanished saturday morning and now there is more clues. >> the fbi has joined in on the search for this student missing fow nor four days. >> it hit home that this is something that can really happen. now it's a real person who is gone. >> police say they are expanding their search for hannah graham after discovering new surveillance video tuesday, showing her walking alone near an irish pub away from campus. it was around 1:15 a.m. when she texted her friends that she was on her way to a party. >> one said i'm lost in the area of 14th and warton, it's the

area she was in and the area she is familiar with. >> sometime graham's phone was turned off or the battery died. before heading out on the town, police say she stopped at a handful of spots that night. i can't imagine what the family is going through. sorry -- >> graham's parents released a statement that she would not disappear without contacting family and friends and they are heart broken by her disappearance. >> two men and a 10-year-old child managed to survive a frightening trip. his business partner invited him on the fishing trip and his son zach everything was going well until the boat hit a large wave

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since world war ii, people leave feeling better but it shouldn't just be a doctor patient approach. >> i would not replace it with seeing a regular physician or your regular allergist. breathing and meditation classes are also offered here and they hope to offer yoga as well. karen rogers is here now and the forecast is picture perfect out there. >> i like lounging around, but a day like this, you may as well be outside. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan, looking around the region, we are dry today and really a beautiful day, lets go outside. i'll show what you it looks like, sky 6 looking live, wall-to-wall sunshine and we have the fair weather cumulous clouds popping up on the skyline, a very nice day, how about those temperatures at 71 degrees, we start of on the cool side and temperatures in the 40s, recovering a bit.

68 in allentown and 68 in trenton and 68 in millville as well as the coastline. a few degrees below average today. satellite 6 along with action radar showing how the cumulous clouds popped up on radar, no trouble here other than sun mixing with clouds and dry weather, we could use a little rain but not getting in the next couple of days. we saw a tad bit of early fog in allentown and at the shore we have a moderate risk of rip currents, by noon 67 and by 3:00 p.m. 72 and sunny skies and a nice afternoon at the shore today as well. lets take a look at your forecast here, in the city mostly sunny and nice afternoon and 75 is your high, and winds out of the northwest at 4 miles per hour. just a little bit a cool breeze, and tonight clear and cool and 58 degrees for your overnight low, but some of the suburbs

will drop again to the 40s. it's a similar day to this morning. as we look ahead towards tomorrow, a front is squeezing through and comfortably cool and temperatures like today about 76 degrees, lets look at your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. sunny and nice, and 75 degrees for your high in the overnight hours getting to the 50s in the city and then tomorrow it stays nice, lots of sunshine mixing with some clouds and 76 degrees for your high for tomorrow. the change comes on friday, look at the high temperature, 70 is your high and that mean a lot of suburbs cooler than the city won't make it out of the 60s. sunshine mixing with clouds on friday and things rebound quickly, saturday we start with cloud cover and a little bit of drizzle with an easterly flow and then sunshine in the

afternoon at a warmer high at 78 degrees, from 70 to 78 and did looks good for the union game and partly sunny for the eagles, 83 is your high for your last full day of summer and it will feel like summer but it's only one day, on monday more clouds a couple of showers maybe a thunderstorm around and 77 degrees, and then on tuesday we drop further still, only 74 degrees is your high with mostly sunny skies and kind of dry and quiet out there. we are not looking at a lot of big changes but the height of the warm weather comes on sunday. >> thank you karen. stay on top of the ever changing weather situation at 6abc.com/weather, you'll find the storm tracker 6 weather and hourly forecast and watch the videos and photos. >> topping the people scene this noon, track star lo lo jones had

to strap up her sneakers and go. she got the boot on "dancing with the stars." she was in the bottom two with betsy johnson. she smiled and hugged her partner. she said her opening number suffered from a miscue that threw off her entire performance. ryan gosling and eva mendes had their first child. they welcomed the baby on friday, she is the first child for both actors, the usually very private couple has been dating since 2011.

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northwest suburbs, sunshine and clouds, 70 to 73 degrees, look going along the i-95 corridor, mainly sunny skies and 73 to 75 and at the shore today. 71 to 74 along the coastline, can't beat this this afternoon, beautiful. >> a barbecue is going on outside of the station. >> are you headed? >> that will do it for "action news" at noon, don't forget "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> for karen rogers, david murphy, rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm sara bloomquist have a nice day.

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