couple was attacked allegedly for their sexual orientation. three people were arrested for the crime but the suspects will not be charged with a hate crime. vernon odom was live in center city tonight where there is a rally calling attention to this issue. >> the folks at the rally marked a steady stream of rain, but local activists and politicians and the police brass want action pronto by harrisburg, the voices were loud today. a loud rally in love park to p support the two gay men. they want passage of hate crime legislation at the state level. there is no hate crime protection for gays in the city of philadelphia or in the state of pennsylvania. >> we don't make it a priority,

we talk about a special session on booze and pensions, why can't we do a special session on equality. >> we support the legislation, we believe it's important, help us to protect all the members of our community. >> overnight three suspects all from buck county were arraigned and released on bail. among then katherine knott the daughter of the police chief, earlier today she was fired as an emergency room for her alleged attack on gays but for posting photos and making mean spirits comments on her twitter accounts. now they are looking to close loopholes in the philadelphia law that does not allow for prosecution of hate crimes against gays and lesbians.

>> philadelphia is known all over the world as a city that celebrates and values diversity. >> rick, city council's law calls for 90 days in jail or a $2,000 fine this on top of the punishment for normal assault. they hope to have this in place by early november. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. two former high school principals face serious charges for allegedly changing answers on standardized test, arthur melton was taken into custody today and was working as principal at bucks high school. where he allegedly changed answers, and barbara mccreery allegedly changes answers. this part of the investigation

into widespread cheating in the philadelphia district. a man accused of killing a baby and her grandmother is maintaining his innocence. he is acting as his own lawyer as the trial got underway today. >> an emotional and heart breaking day at this trial, the parents of baby saanvi, talked about the last day they saw her alive and were cross examined by the accused killer. >> it's difficult, being questioned by the person that murdered her daughter and granddaughter. >> he is accused of killing their mother and their daughter son saanvi, he lost his mother and daughter that day, and recalls the horror of finding his dead mother on the floor and

then baby saanvi, the killer left behind a ransom note of $50,000, four days later he led police to where he allegedly hid the body in a suitcase in a nearby apartment building and they video taped a confession where he admits to killing the grant mother and wrapping the baby in a towel and locking her in a suitcase. both parents refused to look at him as he cross examined them. and then he ended his testimony saying no one should experience this, it shouldn't happen to anyone. his wife at one point cried out god bless my baby before collapsing in tears. it's been emotionally draining for them and the prosecution team. >> it's a difficult case, a case we are glad to be finally getting to a jury in the matter. >> testimony continues tomorrow. if the jury finds him guilty

they will then have to decide whether or not to impose the death penalty. philadelphia police say they found the man that shot a father of four leaving him paralyzed on the 1500 block of haverford avenue, he shot him after unknowingly brushing up against him in a grocery store. he faces several charges including attempt to commit criminal homicide. the man that shot two state troopers, erick frein, continues to elude authorities but a trail is left in the poconos mountains is an indication that they are closing in. "action news" reporter, john rawlins is live with the latest on the ongoing manhunt. john? >> the troopers were attacked

about 20 to 25 miles north of here and six days ago the suspects were tracked to monroe county and this is familiar territory for them. we talked to the neighbors here that had to shelter in place when we talked about ramping up the search here. more and more police and then a giant presence, you would see 50 vehicles starting to come up the road. >> helen blackmore showing us video of the the enormous manhunt going on day and night outside of her home. thousands of officers patrolled roads and searched caves and forests. >> every six minute they circle over here and the house would shake. and the search is over miles of heavy woods and searchers seem to appear out of thin air. >> i see 30 guys and 25 guys and

a couple of dogs. >> one they say tracked eric frein through his yard a few feet from where we are standing. >> over the rock and over the hill and they followed the scent across the road. >> he was close? >> he was here, we don't know when. >> it was september 12th police say using a high powered rifle he killed policeman dickson and wounded officer douglas. some wonder if he slipped away and some believe is he still here not far from his parent's home. >> helen blackmore agrees. >> he is a local boy and a hunter and knows his way around here. hopefully, maybe he'll give himself up, i hope so. >> black more says there are scores of places in this area where someone with the skills that the suspect has could hide

and elude capture, this is heavy rugged territory and riddled with caves. live in monroe county, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> this morning heavy rain caused headaches for teachers and parents in franklin view, knowledge, because delsy high school is sufferering from a very leaky roof. as chad pradelli tells us it's an issue that voters can weigh in on next week. >> ceiling tiled damaged everywhere basically. >> delsy regional high school is in bad shape. >> it comes here and down the wall. >> the roof is like an sive. caution signs instruct students where to walk. >> we feel like we have incredible students and a phenomenal teaching staff, our students and staff deserve

better. >> the principal and superintendant are surging voters to pass question one, the price tag is $21 million, $2 million will fix the roof and the rest to an h vac system and other repairs but they say that the state will pay half with referendum grants. but they will likely fix it any way. >> once that occurs the state will take their share of the grants that are on the table so the total package will have to be paid for by the taxpayers. if passed taxes won't go up because of expiring debt. >> still she is nervous. >> i want people informed and i want them to know what they are voting for and the ramifications if the vote doesn't pass. >> it seems like a no-brainer but some voters are upset that the school district tied the

roof repairs to a new h vac sis continual that they say is not necessary. in franklinville, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> still to come on "action news" tonight. pitching super star mo'ne davis makes a trip to cooperstown. >> and chip kelly says the eagles are not letting the win go to their heads. patchy drizzle and gray upstairs but we bright and the skies quickly on friday. i'll have the numbers on accuweather.

it has been a little more than a month before south philadelphia's mo'ne davis earned a spot in little league history, the first female pitcher to win a game at the little league world series and today she celebrated that at the cooperstown baseball hall-of-fame sara bloomquist is here now. >> her legacy will live on at the baseball hall-of-fame in new york. >> she arrived with teammates with her team and the anderson monarchs, her travel team since she was 7. the 13-year-old from south philadelphia pitched her way into the history books this summer to be the first female player to win a game at the little league world series, today she made sure that history is preserved forever. by donating her game jersey to

the hall-of-fame. it's cool to see all the jerseys and to see my shut out jersey would be amazing. >> davis shout out a team from nashville and she told people she knew they was a trailblazer. >> it will pave the way for women to play baseball. >> my playing baseball was a great, great experience. and i hope hers will be the same. >> mo'ne is the first little leaguer ever on the cover of sports ill straight. the eighth grader is not just brilliant on the monday but with handling the national spotlight. >> with all of that hype, she

pitch aid complete game with a two-hit shutout with tremendous help from her teammates. what does it mean when they see her jersey -- >> they are like a girl. >> i did. >> mo'ne said today she visited the hall-of-fame a number of times before and is well versed in the history of the game and never imagined she would be a part that history so early in her life. >> well, jews in our areas are celebrating the new year and it started last night and ends at sun down tomorrow. people marked the festival with song and prayer and the traditional blowing of the rams horn. rosh hashanah is the time for celebration but a

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playing to the test out west. >> there are only three undefeated teams left, and the eagles are among them. sunday at san francisco they hope to improve their record and their quality of play. jeff skversky has more. >> he goes back and firing for the end zone caught, touch down! >> the eagles may be undefeated, but that doesn't mean that the eagles are satisfied. >> we are 3-0 but we haven't played that well yet. i felt like we lost the last few weeks. >> that is what championship teams do find a way to improve. nobody says we are 3-0, we are good, we okay, we are the best that we can be, there is always room forever improvement. >> chip kelly and the eagles are trying to figure out a way to get off to a great start. they are down by double digits in every game so far but in the

second half, they scored 74 points the most in professional football. >> you are not going to be up on nothing at 35-0 at the half. it's a battle. >> we are not going to freak out we know that football, the guys on the other side of the ball are pretty darn good as well. >> and the eagles expect the second half to be a battle even though the 49ers own scored -- lesean mccoy has 239 less rushing yards than this time last year. ron jaworsky points to one glaring reason. >> the inconsistency on the offensive line due to injurys hurting the offense. look at mccoy, his numbers are not what they were a year ago

and quite honestly they won't be not with the turnovers in the offensive line. my concern is, can they protect nick foles. >> sunday on eagles game day kickoff, mike quick and i join us from levi stadium. that is at 11:30 in the morning and then eagles game day final here after "action news" at 11:00 here on 6 abc. it's coming to a slow end, the phillies are wrapping up their final road series of the season in miami. the marlins pick it up in the sixth inning and chase utley drives in his second run of the game and the game is tied at 2-2 and then don brown knocks in two with a bloop single. we are in the seventh now and phillies lead by 2. and now the flyers face the

rangers, claude giroux has a lower body injury and it's unclear when he will suit up for a game. >> you work hard for camp, and are you out there for four minutes, it's frustrating but at the same time we have to play it how i feel right now, and i'm feeling better every day. >> a good sign to see him back at practice. >> thank you ducis. adam joseph has the accuweat

. and now adam joseph is here for cecily tonight. >> we have something good heading our way. we had the steady rain for the morning commute and much of the morning hours, the breeze out of the northeast lingers and spitting showers in spots and the ground remaining on the damp side. and speaking of damp, it's dreary as well and the weekend beauty we are looking forward not backward. although today's rain, quarter inch in allentown and wilmington about an inch of rain and the heaviest, at the shore where we saw more than 2 inches of rain and the weekend beauty, saturday and sunday, both days very sunny and warm with temperatures well above average, a little more

summer-like and 82 on saturday and 83 on sunday, make those outdoor plans now. we are pretty far from the 80s though, 59 in the poconos and 63 right now in millville and 65 on the boardwalk, so the numbers this afternoon 11 degrees below normal and as we get into the weekend, temperatures are above normal. lingering clouds to the south and west. tomorrow as the low continues to drift away and high pressure comes in from the west and that rips the clouds apart first thing in the morning and the western suburbs, throughout the morning hours 77 degrees and this high dominates, a lack of clouds around the great lakes into new england and the mid-atlantic at that spectacular 82. and perfect timing for nascar at the monster mile in dover, 76 degrees for the qualifying.

and no fly in the ointment here, 83 on saturday and 81 on sunday and no interruption in the particular race on saturday or the big race on sunday. not weather related but if there say crash or two i have no control over that one. clouds giving way to sun 77, and a beautiful weekend low 80s for highs and staying warm on monday, although it's not as britd, cloud cover coming in in the afternoon and closer to normal in the middle of the next week, on either side of 75 degrees and the system is off the coast and more seasonable wednesday, thursday and a blend of clouds and sunshine, we needed the rain and now we need the sun. >> we need the sunrise, thank you adam. a big celebration for a very special centenarian in germantown, cecelia phillips rang in her 100 years, there was

music and cake and she adds her longevity to having a beer every now and then, her motto is i'm not fresh just friendly. happy birthday cecelia. world news is next and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17. and coming up tonight on "action news" at 11:00, troubleshooters are on the case of a landlord tenent dispute. >> look at this photo from folks that rent this apartment, find out what happens when i talk to the landlord of the apartment. and troubleshooters are trying to get raw wedding videos edited. now for cecily tynan and ducis rogers, adam joseph, jim gardner and it's entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening.

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welcome to "world news tonight." a major break. the u.s. now knows who this masked man is. in those horrific isis videos. our reporting from inside the fbi. and martha raddatz, the only reporter on board a u.s. warship in the gulf, as those fighter jets take off. caught on camera. you will see the video here. the officer who pulls a driver over for not wearing a seat belt. soon after, opening fire on him. how did this happen? the pictures coming in tonight. the powerful earthquake ratfuling part of america. listen to this room. a 6.2. what we're learning right now. and, the abc news exclusive. the story that shocked the world. for the first time, right here, the parents of that 12-year-old girl lured into the woods by her friends and left for