close to two weeks after the attack on the gay couple, arrest warrants are issued for three people in buck county. two men and one woman. >> today the district attorney approved arrest warrants, the buck county residents will be charged with aggravated assault and related offenses. they are among those in this group captured on surveillance video on september 11th, the three facing charges attacked a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man on chancellor street. the victims say the attackers made dispartialing remarks about their sexual orientation and beat them. >> now the district says this vicious attack shocked the entire country and an attack because of someone's sexual

orientation has no place in philadelphia. an investigation was underway into the assault. >> questioning everyone and interviewing everyone that was possibly there and we'ding out who was actually involved. a close friend of the victim spoke about the arrest warrant this afternoon. >> it feels good to know that all the hard work of the detectives and d.a.'s office is coming to fruition. it's nice to see progress. >> one person that was questioned was an assistant basketball coach in war m warminster, he is not one of the three charged in this crime tonight. police will reach out to the suspect's attorneys and they expect them to surrender at some point tomorrow. live at central detectives, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the suspects in the

chancellor street assault could not be charged with a hate crime because legal protections do not extend to gay, lesbian, and transgenders in pennsylvania. but that could change all of that. but can the bill be approved. walter perez has that story from the state capital. >> there are only days left in the session, but they say it's no excuse to keep senate bill 42 from getting passed. >> we can do a special section on booze or a special section on penses, why not do a special section on equality. >> that along with house bill 177 is efforts to expand the hate laws in pennsylvania to include gays, lesbians and

transgenders. they say it's simply outrageous. >> get used to it there are a million of us in this state and we deserved the same rights and protections as everyone else. >> during the rally, jim furlough formerly came out. >> hundreds of people know i'm gay, i just never made an official declaration, i never thought i had to wear a billboard on my forehead. i'm gay, get over it. >> they made a measure back in 2002 but it was scrapped on a tech quality. now they are to get this bill on the governor's desk. now there is late word from harrisburg that the cigarette tax is on its way to governor tom corbett. they voted 39-11 to approve a $2 per pack tax on cigarettes following approval in the house.

it will pump $38 million a year into the strapped school district. police in philadelphia are trying to track down the gunman that shot and killed a teenage girl and critically wounded a 19-year-old male, the suspect is 19, his name is darien person and david henry is live now at police headquarter. >> it started out as kid stuff that turned deadly. a 15-year-old girl shot in the back and now a 19-year-old the subject of an intense man hundred. wanted for murder. >> unfortunately he used it -- >> police say that 19-year-old darien person shot into a mob in olney yesterday, they were there to settle a score with petty kid

stuff and is it started with girls and then guys and other guys in the neighborhood. something small and trivial ultimately ended up with this young girl being killed. >> eyesha was walking away from the crowd when she was shot once in the back and a man was shot in the back and remains in critical condition. eyesha's classmated gathered at her locker and cried and hugs as they signed memorials. >> to think about her is why her, she had nothing to do with it. >> this is the second incident this year at del val, involving violence. a student got a gun inside and accidentally shot two other students, the school says there is tightened security, and now the parents are more worried than ever. >> i am here to get my son it's a bad situation and their safety

is compromised and as a parent i'm scared for them. >> now they say that darrian has a criminal record and they are offering $20,000 for information leading to his arrest. live at police headquarters, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. our coverage of the logan shooting continues on 6abc.com. there you can fine the latest on the investigation and a picture of the suspect and reaction from the community, can you also find ways to can't philadelphia police if you have information. "action news" was at the pennsylvania state police barracks in media today as they process william barber on sexual abuse charges. but we already met this man in a different context. live at state police, "action news" reporter, chad pradelli. this arrest was a shocker today.

>> reporter: jim, we first interviewed big barber last week he was raising money for pediatric cancer and his daughter suffers from the disease and we met him again under different circumstances, he is accused of having sex with a former student at valley middle school. >> police say that bill barber cultivated a relationship with a 15-year-old, sending messages like wow you are a very sexy young lady. >> she is currently a student at the high school and exchanged messages throughout the summer. >> the incident was sex at barber's valley middle school office. it happened two weeks ago and police were notified and launched their investigation. only "action news" was there as barber was arrested. >> what do you want to say to your wife and children? >> we met the popular coach last

week, his 4-year-old daughter is suffering from brain cancer and his family started the lemon challenge, the district says that barber is placed on administrative leave and released a statement. we understand the alligations are extremely troubling and will will many feeling betrayed. it's difficult for anyone to experience and we are sorry this crisis has occurred in our community. >> a lot of school will reach out to students and do a full investigation, we don't have reason to believe there are other victims. >> and bail was set at 10% of $250,000. barber currently sits in the delaware county prison. i'm live in media, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. well, this shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody that is paying attention. layoffs are coming to city government in atlantic city,

mayor don guardian announced he will use layoffs and attrition to reduce the force by 300 jobs. the workforce will include police and fire personnel. with the casinos closing, four of them and the dramatic decline in the city's property values. taxes have skyrocketed. said guardian we have to rethink the way we do government. we have to shrink government and make it more efficient. the department of transportation safety board was back at the scene of the deadly bus accident. they thought down the route 13 north for two hours to conduct an accident reconstruction. authorities say that drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash, two people were killed and more than 40 others were hurt when the bus flipped. >> coming up tonight, residents

in a burlington county community, are outraged as a number of large trees are chopped down in the neighborhood. and the taney dragons are taking a trip to coopers town as a piece of team memorabilia goes into the hall-of-fame. the first day of fall i'm tracking a coastal storm with heavy rain and strong winds i'll have details in the accuweather forecast. c

c. it just got sunnier on boulevard street in florence,

burlington county. but that is not a good thing according to residents. the township chopped down a number of large shade trees. >> it's taken away the values of the homes. >> john smith is not happy, as part of a project to replace curbs and sidewalks, the municipality cut down a half dozen of 70 of the sycamores and maples that make this street attractive. >> they destroyed the character of the street and they have taken trees down and never replaced them. >> there is a stump in tim's front yard and a pile of fire wood that will last for years. >> it stinks though, it's destroying the old town character hst street. >> looking at the stumps and seeing the damage inside of the

trees, they say that tree experexper experts carefully study and identify the trees. >> if the township knew the trees were in danger of coming down, and took no action, there is a liability problem, but it's our job to make sure the residents are protected. >> the concern is that the trees will not be replaced. >> but florence officials are promising that new trees will be planted. >> that will happen this fall. >> i wish we were notified ahead of time and it may have stopped the controversy here. >> i used to have shade and now we get full sun now. >> there may be fewer trees but officials say it's a lot safer. i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news". a military veteran received

a full hero's homecoming today. the american flag flies over bruno's new home. they now own this mortgage free resident thanks to wells fargo and operation home

seems like the days in between days can be almost as entertaining as the games themselves. before they can get set for the niners today, a little apology going on. the eagles are off to their best start since the super bowl season, what is there to complain about. kerry williams approach to chip kelly's practices. >> the most candid player in the locker room learned lessons mainly to keep his opinions close to the vest. he stood up to his teammates and apologized, about his comments that the practices left the players to drained for the

games. >> i have to do better, i let the media in on it. very to accept the leadership role, i am one of the oldest guys in the locker room and i should know better. >> you felt the need to apologize even though guys agree with you? >> yes, but i feel like i need to apologize just because, as a role model for the young guys, those guys understand that you can't necessarily say everything that is on your mind. >> as for his relationship with his coach -- >> chip and i had a great conversation and he listened while i talked and you know he talked and i listened as well. it was something that was much needed, for both people for a better understanding. >> it's probably just a cosince dense, the eagles had one of the shortest practices in memory, of course they are banged up and have quite a long trip to take this week.

jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." eagles center jason kelsey had surgery today and he is expected to be out two months. david mullk is expected to start against san francisco. todd herremans is moved to right tackle and tobin in at left guard and david mulk is glad to know where and when he will be doing sunday. >> i know exactly what i'm doing and where, and what my job is declared as at the start of the game. thank you. >> hopefully everyone know what's they are doing. >> it's almost the end of the road for the phillies, they start their finally road series of the season. they lost six of their last

eight. phils closer jonathan papelbon is back after serving his seven game suspension after the gesture towards phillies fans. how about mo'ne davis and the taney little leaguers, they are going to the baseball hall-of-fame, davis will donate the jersey she wore when she became the first female to win a little league world series game this summer. and taney will play a game against the anderson team another team from philadelphia. in norristown, it was fun today. 600 guests put their dancing shoes to good use at presidential caterers and the human services foundation held the red carpet event for residents with disabilities, many of these folks did not have a chance to attend the prom when they were teenagers and so tonight it was about each guest

guess what? the money we need to fund our schools lies right underneath your feet. that's right. down in the ground, pennsylvania has deep deposits of natural gas. but because of governor corbett, we're the only state in the country that doesn't make oil and gas companies pay an extraction tax. as governor, i'll make the gas companies pay up to help fund our schools for a change. tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania.

very fall-like temperatures today, accuweather forecast. >> especially this morning. 50 degrees in philadelphia, 8 degrees below normal. >> you know what that is? unacceptable. >> we have 24 hours before rain moves in and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have dry conditions for now but there is a coastal storm that is moving our way that will be changing that as of tomorrow night. lets go live on sky 6 taking a look at the scene in atlantic

city. we are seeing some high, thin wispy clouds moving in but after a beautiful start to fall, wednesday night through thursday we are tracking rain and some of that rain will be heavy at times. future tracker showing by thursday evening we are looking at a general 1 to 2 inches and areas close to the shore could get 3 inches of rain and this system will kick up the winds along the i-95 corridor. winds of 30 to 35 miles per hour. that combined with heavy rain really slows down the commute and winds 40 to 45 miles per hour and that could cause minor tidal flooding tomorrow night and thursday morning. temperatures now are on the cool side, 71 in philadelphia, our high is 72 and that is 3 degrees below average, millville 65 degrees and more in the form of

cloud there's and wilmington 68 and 71 degrees, and reading 71. satellite 6 along with action radar showing again the high, thin clouds starting to move in. if you look down to the south, the low pressure is developing off the coast of florida, it's really not all that organized and it won't get organized. we have high pressure to the north and east. we have high pressure to the north and east. high pressure is moving up from the south, the forces create a wind tunnel affect off the east, and it's pulling in moisture and the rain is arriving between 6:00 and 9:00 tomorrow night and the high is 73 degrees, and a cool day, the soaking rain occurring wednesday night to thursday morning. plenty of clouds and a high of 66 degrees and it's a cool day, future tracker showing this time tomorrow night, the rain is

moving up from the south and the heaviest rain is from the south, and most of us are sleeping at 1:30 and pockets of torrential rain and more heavy rain around, allow plenty of extra time, it begins to taper off but a damp day and cloudy and cool, thursday definitely a good day for indoor activities. a quiet night, patchy clouds and not as chilly as last night. 55 for center city and the exclusive accuweather forecast, it clouds up tomorrow and 70 degrees and the rain arrives at 7:30, and thursday rainy and cool. high of 66 and friday morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and 77 degrees and winds from the south for the weekend. 81 on saturday and sunday 82 and monday a little more in the way

of clouds with a high of 80 degrees and tuesday cooler with the possibility of showers with a high of 72 degrees, some nasty weather on the way and i'll have an update on "action news" tonight at 11:00. >> thank you cecily. finally the sound of a ram's horn rang in the new year today in cherry hill. katz member judy stern showed off her lung capacity, she visited preschoolers here for rosh hashanah, and it officially begins at sun down. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers and join us for "action news" at 11:00, for cecily tynan, jeff skversky and

ducis rogers and the entire "action n

welcome to "world news tonight." and breaking news. the new bulletin from the fbi and homeland security here at home. after u.s.-led airstrikes on syria. what authorities are saying tonight. also, another major development. was the next 9/11 plot in the works? bombs that could get through airport security and onto planes headed to the u.s. brian ross and martha raddatz with late details. also tonight, for the first time, we now hear from one of america's most wanted. entire communities on lockdown, where they think he is tonight. the heist. the american city, 22 cars stolen, right off the lot. you will see the surveillance video and watch right there. tearing the car keeps right off the wall. and, under fire. she's only been miss america for less than two