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>> good morning, we have a breaking story on this friday, may 21. a frantic interstate manhunt is over this morning. federal agents captured the main suspect in the shocking murder in washington, d.c. >> we're learning built temple professor -- about the temple professor charged with a fraud scheme. disney is celebrating it's 60th annualnd they doing it with a 24 hour
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party. >> let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman. >> reporter: i've been lucky enough to visit disney, the park, and the adventure i'm sure they will have a very, very good time. we have cloud cover and the rain is pulling off the coast. we'll start out cool. a little bit of a breeze coming in from the west. 49 in wilmington, 47 in allentown, 49 in millville. if you're heading to the bus stop, cool conditions, temperatures ranging from 50 by 6:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. we'll zoom to 58 degrees still on the cool side. improvement today 8:00 a.m. 58. 71 by noon. 3:00 p.m., that is your high, 76 patriotic degrees with memorial day, that's come up, that's
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nice. the pollen is ranging in the medium high range. matt pellman we'll have a look ahead for your weekend the shore and the poconos that's coming up. >> reporter: improvement, here david, as well on i-95. when i left there was a at her raniel accident on the somebody lanes -- terrible accident on the southbound lanes all gone. they are working on patching the pothole in yeadon delco closing providence road stay on mcdade boulevard until they get it fixed. in wilmington there's a crash southbound side of terminal avenue luckily it's off to the side. not complaining too much about that toson, there's a box
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truck that's overturned on route 9. >> the man wanted for killing a family and their housekeeper in washington, d.c. is under arrest. police say darin dylan wint committed the murder and set the family home on fire. >> the break in the case came when police found dna on all things of a pizza crust that was left after he burned the house. >> reporter: federal agents on the tail of a violent suspect after tracking his moonchts -- movements from new york to washington d.c. >> we sent up a helicopter and got to the situation where we could take him down. >> reporter: darin dylan wint is accused in the brutal murder of
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wealthy constructionist, savvos savopoulos his wife amy and their southern philip and their housekeeper. another housekeeper told investigators she believes the family was held hostage after she received a strange call from savopoulos telling her not to come into work. reports reveal he called his bank and account ant and atmosphere ant dropped off $40,000 in cash in the house the family found dead hours later. sources tell abc news wint was the identified by dna from an leftover dominoes pizza left at the home. >> he is arrogant, he doesn't listen. >> reporter: the motive is
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unknown, but darin dylan wint has a connection to the family once working as a welder for the iron manufacturing company. abc washington. dozens of people took to the street to protest police brutality. the action cam outside the 25th police district in north philadelphia. activist read candles killed by police. the gathering was in response to several arrest that were made at an earlier vigil. police would not confirm how many were arrested or why they were taken into custody on that occasion. a temple university professor is charged with scheming to provide sensitive u.s. defense technology to china. 47-year-old is a chinese native and naturalized citizen living in penn valley.
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he shared super conductivity from the u.s. with china. he sought lucrative and prestigious standings with china. if convicted he faces prison. according to investigators a technician hired by cell phone carriers used his access and knowledge to steal 4,000 devices across the united states. he stole them to green dog recycling in philadelphia and made a pretty penny in the process. >> over the last 9 months he was paid $122,000 by this particular scrap yard. >> it's the same recycling center where hundreds of thousands of stolen storm grates
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were taken. green dog led police to the battery thief. law enforcement is trying to determine if engineer brandon bostian was responsible for the crash. the federal railroad administration is ordering amtrak to outfit dangerous curves with the control device that would slow a speeding train. >> an outbreak of heroin led to a drug sweep in brandywine high school. state police swept the school looks for illegal drugs. several students were found with heroin in the past few weeks. school officials say they are bringing in extra security and monitors to help prevent more incidents. now when you see breaking
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news or severe weather we want you to join in the action. e-mail your photos or videos to join the action or use the #6abc action it's how you can be part of the action. if you're hitting the beach or maybe the mountains or uncle louie's house. katherine scott is live in deptford township. >> reporter: uncle louie huh? expect it to be a busy weekend for holiday travel on the roads. it's supposed to be the busiest memorial day weekend for travel. the time is right to head to the shore, 42 looks clear smooth sailing, but that's not going to last all day. aaa mid atlantic said 433,000 people from the philadelphia area are expected to travel.
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that's up 4.5% from last year, and most of the travelers will be driving to the destinations. the national average for gas is a dollar cheaper than this time last year. these are likely the lowest memorial day gas prices in five years time. expect company on the roads today. once you get to where you're going you have the weekend ahead and the summer ahead to look forward to. in atlantic city the mayor will kick off the season with the traditional unlocking of the ocean. that takes place at noon today. the mayor and other guests step into the water and turn the key to unlock the summer season ahead. looks like a lot of fun whether you'll be in atlantic city or somewhere else, or whether you're staying home have a wonderful weekend be safe. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. disneyland in anaheim california kicks off it's 60th
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anniversary celebration. they open at 6:00 a.m. and stay open for 24 hours straight. a lot of has changed over the last 6 decades and coming up over the next 6 hours "action news" brandy hicks will take us to a live look leading up to the diamond celebration. >> pulling an all nighter they are. more stories you didn't see last night. a marathon stand job offer continues in southern california. a woman with a gun is holding police at bay. >> hackers struck one of the world's largest internet dating websites. >> reporter: we have drought conditions beginning to develop with a moderate drought through berks county and the lehigh valley and dry north of philadelphia. for today sunshine and clouds, cool to start out so i'm starting the kids will jackets.
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going to be warmer today. >> reporter: starting out cool, but nice this afternoon. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we are without precipitation that came flue yesterday. sky 6 looking at battleship new jersey all the lights stem to stern that's very pretty. they have it all decked out for the holiday weekend, why not with memorial day on its way monday. 53 degrees, the winds are out of the northwest at 8 not all that strong. but on the breezy side. there's the rain it affected areas close to philadelphia and south up north not so much. we'll start out with a fair amount of sunshine and overall look at a sun and clouds mix. 58 by 8:00 a.m. getting up to 68 and comfortable by 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., 74 we'll spend the majority in the mid 70s, high of 76 probably around 3:00 p.m. 73 by 5:00 p.m.
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high temperatures across the region, looking good, 2 in allentown. 73 in reading, 74 in trenton if you're down the shore cooler, but not bad. 70en 0 the boardwalk in atlantic city. 72 in cape may. a bit of a breeze down the shore. for the weekend we're starting out with high pressure buildings in tomorrow, we'll be on the cool side with the high not quite off the coast. 71 under plenty of sunshine. 6 degrees below normal. the high moves off the coast and gets us warmer through the rest of the holiday weekend. poconos, 61 degrees, sunny an cool. 7 # sunday, increasing clouds. a scattered showers possible. not bad. down the shore ocean water in the up
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saturday, 69 degrees, sunday, 74. monday, 72. if we see a pop-up shower or rain down the shore it's probably late at night. 76 today in philadelphia, breezy and milder. for the holiday weekend in philadelphia. 71 under the sun on saturday, a little on the cool side but not bad. up to 80, turning warmer, a few clouds increasing as the day goes on. memorial day itself, mix of clouds and sun 85 degrees, a bit on the humid side there's a chance of spotty afternoon or evening thunderstorm. don't cancel your plans just have a plan to get indoors if you have a thunderstorm pop up in your neck of the woods. after that it looks like it will be hot and humid tuesday wednesday and thursday, in fact if the 90 degrees high play out that will be the first season's heat wave. >> triplets.
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so cute. >> may not be cute by the end. 4:46 an armed he would -- standoff of an armed elderly woman has been going on for hours. a woman called saying she needed medical assistance. investigators have tried tear gas and crisis negotiations robot. the woman fired a gun at it and hit it with a broom and threw a cover over it. >> if you're aren't, as i will low said you're paying more. the average rate has increased 4%. it's not having an effect on demand. the jump in rent is higher than that of the home prices.
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pango will allow to use your smart phone to pay. city council improved the bill that increases the rate to refill the meter through the app, that was done to avoid a ticket. a dating website with 64 million members said it's been hacked. adult friend finder, 4 million people who use it, may have had their personal information stolen. the company says it has launched an investigation. >> 48:00 a florida dentist is accused of harming children and doing unwanted procedures. a woman collapsed during a mall tour event. that's later.
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use parental controls or the v-chip. learn how at thetvboss.org s.we're wishing and hoping and thinking and dreaming afternoon easy friday morning ride easing us into the holiday weekend. so far easy on the blue route 476 no problems toward the mid county tolls as people head to the poconos for the holiday weekend. the holiday weekend means not a lot of road construction.
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we have some in white marsh closing down joshua road. it end apt 5:00. we have work on 295 between 42 in the black horse blocking a couple of lanes until 6:00 a.m. a downed pole at bowers avenue at first avenue. traffic is getting by. a lot of you heading to the shore, obvious here's good news for you 5:00, 6:00 p.m. they are not collecting the tolls at the egg harbor toll plaza enjoy your ride to ac. a nice free ride from 5 to 6:00 p.m. josh dugar resign from the board of the religious counsel.
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he said i am deeply sorry for what i did i hurt others and my family and friends. his parents arranged for him and those affected by his actions to get counseling 12 years ago. his wife was told everything before they were engaged. the statue toot of limitations in these cases have passed. a florida collected millions in medicaid payments for procedures some patients didn't need or want. he is still licensed in jacksonville. it started in december when a mother took her 6-year-old daughter to dr. snyder to have one soothe pulled. the doctor ended up pulling 7 teeth. attorneys representing multiple families filed a class action lawsuit against dr. snyder. >> somebody who is performing
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procedures that children don't need pulling teeth that he knows should be in the child's mouth in some cases we have where money procedures were done except where what they came in for. >> a criminal medicaid fraud investigation was launched. the doctor said these allegations are not correct and that's it. dramatic footage of a young baby pulled from the rubble of syria after a massive 616 hour rescue. flavor flav is no stranger to problems, police arrested him in los vegas for a lot of things. we'll break it down when "action news" comes right back.
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>> new on "action news," celebrity doctor, dr. oz jumped to the help of a woman who fainted in florida. somebody holder for a -- holderred for a -- hollard for a doctor and he helped. >> flavor flav was arrested booked on numerous charges dui and marijuana possession having an open container of alcohol in the car and speeding and driving
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new jersey's pension system is a mess but don't blame teachers and other school employees. over 20 years, teachers have paid more than 10 billion dollars into their pensions, but new jersey politicians have paid just three underfunding teacher pensions by billions. unless the state makes its pension payments the entire fund could disappear in twelve years- threatening over 200 thousand teachers with poverty in retirement. school employees have done their part. now, politicians need to do theirs. it's only fair.
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>> good morning everyone, 5:00 a.m., friday, may 22. here's what's happening. >> sunny mild weather returns to the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast just in time for the holiday weekend. >> >> thieves target a montgomery county gunshot and now the weapons are in the wrong hands. >> we'll get you ready for the busy memorial day weekend on the road. >> matt and david are here, good morning.
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