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assault her. tonight police believe the attacker may have struck before. monday night, jim is off and i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" tonight the search for the man wanted for the violent attack in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter dann cuellar live at the philadelphia police special victims unit and spoke to the victim of a similar attack back in march. >> that's right, monica. police believe it may be the same man involved in that assault of another woman who lives just around the corner. this assault happened a few weeks ago. she too, awoke to find a man standing in her bedroom in the middle of the night. she spoke with "action news," but we are not identifying her. >> he told me to give him the money and i told him i didn't have any. >> and he broke into her home through a window. the asill lent resembles the man in this sketch.
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couldn't believe what he did next. >> dropped his pants and motioned he wanted to have sex with me. i got scared. he grabbed mow by the hair and throat and thought he would kill he. >> and by the grace of god but courage and decided to fight him off. the television in the bedroom fell to the floor making a lot of noise and the attacker ran off. the police believe it may be the same man who broke into another home on rosewood this morning. in this case too, the woman awoke to find a man standing over her bed, he demanded money and sexually assaulted her before fleeing in her 2007 silver toyota found several blocks away. >> it makes my some turn. horrific hearing about it. it grosses me out, it is disgusting. >> this evening, anger and unease in the neighborhood with the asill lent on the loose. described as black male 5'9"
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and medium build. wearing red or orange gloves. and they believe he lives in the neighborhood and worried he is still out there. >> i don't want this to happen to any other woman. i am very much in fear for this man and hope they catch him soon. >> if you think you recognize the person in the composite sketch or have information that could prove helpful you are asked to contact detectives at the special victim's unit. >> thank you. fire investigators don't know what caused a fire at this scrap yard in the port richmond section breaking out at 7:30 today with heavy smoke so thick it could be seen for miles. the fire is contained and the crews are checking for hot spots. no words if the blaze at k&a auto salvage will impact business at the salvage company tomorrow. and firefighters watching a brush fire in ocean county burning at least 25 acres in jackson high pressure.
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the firefighters caused out this afternoon and they used a bulldozer to establish control lines. the plan to let it burn out on its own. and no word if there were injuries after a car crashed into a school. and they were called to a car that ran into blankenburg elementary school. the female driver taken to the hospital. no word upon her name or age and they are trying to determine what went wrong. the abannoned home in west philadelphia partially collapsed and called to the 5500 block of pemberton street and that home sits between other abandoned houses. a neighbor says it has been in the about ten years. and drexel police arrested a man after a pursued. blocking in a black pick up truck on walnut and the two inside took off running much they captured the pair a short time later.
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not saying why they were wanted or what charges they face. it is memorial day and that's the unofficial start to the summer season. plenty of people spent holidays at the shore. the beach busy today. and today was just the start of a steamy potentially stormy week ahead. checking in with meteorologist melissa magee with the accuweather forecast. >> hi there, monica. we had a nice holiday weekend. it started on the cool side but the temperatures did climb quickly across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys and we had a holiday warm up. saturday, a cool high of 71. sunday, 82. today's high in philadelphia climbed up to 87 degrees. the average for us this time of year is 77 10 degrees move the mark. and philadelphia coming in at 73, 67 in the poconos, 72 in trenton. cooler along the coast. in beach haven 63 64 in sea isle city. here is satellite 6 along with
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action radar. high pressure is parked to our south and east. it is dry and comfortable. you notice a ribbon of moisture coming up through the ohio valley, up and over that bridge. and it looks like we do have some changes as the ridge of high pressure breaks down and the showers get closer to our region. we talk about what's ahead. hopefully you had a chance to enjoy today, because the muggies are returning. the humid air on the way. our first run at 90 degrees. with that monica also comes the threat of showers and storms. we take a closer look with the full exclusive accuweather seven-day. >> thank you. the beautiful weather at penns landing kept the crowds out the last few hours of memorial day. and sharrie williams joins us live where the kickoff weekend on harbor park is just ending. >> hey monica. it is so popular because it is so open. it is a great space to just come and relax. it is bright and colorful. but it also is closing as we speak. but as you can see the stragglers are still here holding on to this piece of
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relaxation and that's the story across the city all day this holiday. all over philadelphia families are out making the most of the last hours of the memorial day holiday. at spruce street harbor park people were strolling on chairs chatting, on the grass lounging and people gazing over the river. simply doing anything to be outside and enjoying the weather, including hanging on the hammock. >> we are spending out here it is beautiful. we just got this hammock, it was a long trial period. >> across town along kelly drive near boathouse road the ice cream truck hard to miss as families grabbed a treat. and others worked in exercise like this family doing their best on this double ferry bike. >> it is the first time using this bike it is a little inefficient but we enjoy being outside. it is a bit hot today. >> at belmont plateau the
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perfect spot for this 5-year-old to get his baseball practice in. >> it is really really hard and you have to like do it like practice for a few days. >> this family marks memorial day with good food putting on a barbecue at the park with all of the fixing. >> we all friends right here this is it what we like to do. we like to get ourselves together, make everybody happy. we to this every year. >> of course a lot of families have their traditions as you just heard from that one. here at the park it closed about eight minutes ago, the push is on by the staff to get everyone out for the night. but the good news is yes, this was the kickoff opening weekend, but this park will be opened through september. we're live on spruce street harbor park along penns landing sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and be sure to check 6abc.com/weather as you head
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back to work and school. and check the radar in case storms hit your area later this week. this holiday serving homeless veterans in spring garden they had a brief worship service before serving them. and the executive director says 1/5 of the homeless population in philadelphia has served in the armed forces before falling on hard time. and memorial day a time to remember those who have fallen defending our freedom. in the past seven years the memorial underwent a makeover making it more accessible to the public. a memorial day tradition in bucks county today. hundreds lined state road for the parade complete with classic cars and military vehicles. ment procession ended with a flag-raising ceremony and
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barbecue at the v.f.w. the south of south hampton burlington county with the memorial day parade this morning. and the boy scout troop 31 carried this giant flag along the route. long-time resident and vietnam veteran was the grand marshal and it ended on main street. ♪ >> president barack obama saluted americans who died in battle. laying this wreath at the tomb of the unphone. -- unknown. and he called arlington a reflex of america itself. u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan remembered their fallen comrades today. they held a wreath-laying ceremony in kabul. more than 2300 american soldiers and more than 1100 collision soldiers have been killed in actions in the last 14 years in afghanistan.
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officials say several anonymous threats against commercial airplanes today have not been credible. the scare involved at least six international flights at j.f.k. newark and logan airports. one instance military jets he is courted an air france flight into new york after somebody claimed a chemical weapon was on board. nothing dangerous was found during a search. the authorities say all of the calls may have come from the same source. still ahead on "action news" wild weather whip as bounce house with children playing inside this afternoon. and leasing versus buying a new car. consumer reports breaks down the pros and cons. and temperatures today along the 95 corridor easily in the 80s. if you like today, it looks like it is warmer for tuesday and the humidity creeps up as well. details in the accuweather forecast. and the fillphillies and mets when "action news" continues in a moment.
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i'm the parent of a victim of sex trafficking. people need to know that even good kids from good neighborhoods are still vulnerable to this tricked environment where they're being taken off the street and put into bondage.
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>> a tragic holiday weekend accident talk the lives of three people np new jersey. witnesses say two cars why speeding, one driver lost control and plowed into another car that was sitting at a stop sign carrying a woman and two children. >> saw the car coming and it was just hydroplaning and went directly foo her. and the last thing i saw her do is lean over and hold her hands out and that was it. >> the deliver of the car at the stop sign was 49-year-old michelle zenchuk. the driver of the hitting car was christopher platt. both platt and zenchuk were killed. an 8-year-old friend in zenchuk's car died later at the hospital and a 3-year-old relative in zenchuk's car
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survived. police are considering speed and possibly racing as causes. this steady water could be seen coming out of the ground earlier tonight. a watermain break at ford avenue and belmont avenue. a neighbor told "action news" they noticed the water at 7:30 this morning. no reports of loss of water pressure. the opener of a pipeline that burst along the california coast has now revealed results of a preliminary report. plains all american says it plans to investigate four areas that could be the cause of the rupture. it is believed up to 101,000 gallons of oil spilled in santa barbara barbara. and they say a quadruple murder in this upscale neighborhood was not a one-man job. behind bars held without bars
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but believe he had accomplices in the killings. and they show his assistant changed his story several times when questioned. officials say he also altered details about how he dropped off $40,000 at that mansion just hours before the house was tror -- torched. and reports of a deals reached. the settlement is expected to released this week after protest erupted when a white p police officer was cleared in the fatal shooting of two unarmed black suspects. the officer insisted that he feared for his life and the judge believed him. three children hurt when a bounce house they were playing in was hit by a swatwaterspout. and the mother some it coming but it happened too fast. and paul kids shaken up and one
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more serious than others. leasing a car becoming increasingly popular. nearly a quarter of car transactions last year were leases, a record high. and nora muchanic looks at the pluses and minuses of leasing rather than buying. ♪♪ amy epitomizes the loyal leasing customer always leasing a volvo. >> we have done it seven times. it works for us. >> and they are received with the value of the cars as to those who finance according to a survey. and leasing creates brand loyalty. those who leased the last car are twice as likely to get the same brand again. >> the big attraction is the lower payment. you can drive a priceyer car than you can buy. >> and monthly payments on a
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five year loan for the staple car is around $350 depending on the terms. the consumer reports says a lower monthly payment is not the only consideration when it comes to cost. >> when you lease you are essentially renting a car long-term and owe nothing at the end of the contact. with a purchase up almost always have value in the car at the end of the loan. >> with leases there are extra costs if you terminate early or exceed mileage. typically 12,000 to 15000 miles a year. >> the people decide against leasing they think they will save money, plan to keep it longer and don't want the mileage limit. >> and luxury the most likely and the jaguars bmw, mercedes and cadillacs top the list. nora muchanic for "action news." flooding a major concern in
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texas. and a truck almost completely submerged, the men got out safely. austin, texas, water breached a creek sending floods into the neighborhood. the water so high in some parts, a dumpster swept away by flooding. 36 texas counties declared disaster areas. we have unsettled weather coming our way. it is not cold but not great. >> definitely not cold it is heating up across the region. back to reality and much warmer temperatures, too. showing you what is going on with stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, it is dry and quiet. high pressure in control all of our weekend. as we get into the day on tuesday back to work and back to school for some we have more changes and an increase in humidity as well. we take you outside. sky 6 live and hd we are down the shore there in atlantic city. and you can still see some folks stolling along on the boardwalk making what they can of the last
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few minutes of our holiday before we get back to normal on tuesday. and the camera kind of shaking in the wind. breezy conditions with the society-facing wind. currently the temperatures 63 in sea isle city. you can see what the wind is doing to temperatures. atlantic city 63. and satellite 6 and action radar really dry conditions from new york all wait down to norfolk, virginia. you widen out the picture, what we are tracking is unsettled weather across the southern plains states. the tornado watches in effect texas and as far north as areas in missouri. this severe weather away from our region but tracking some which you see moving across areas in the southeast streaming up to the ohio valley. that cuts its way into the eastern half of the uas we get into tuesday afternoon. so out the door we go for your bus stop forecast.
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we have got you covered. early tomorrow morning, mostly sunny back to reality. the light southwesterly wind. at 8:00 in the morning the temperature 70. the futuretracker 6 has you covered. throughout date sun giving way to increasing clouds. especially areas north and west. the lehigh valley and points to the south and west through lancaster county a possibility of astray shower or thunderstorm. did you like today you like the warmth and the hot air by tuesday. the high in the city is 90 degrees. turning more humid as the day wears on. there is the threat of an isolated shower or thunderstorm. and the same thing holds true and as the cold front gets closer to the region we cannot rule out the possibility of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. what's the likelihood of finding the activity? where will you see that? north and west of philadelphia. through allentown warm high up to 89 and isolated afternoon
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thunderstorms p thunderstorm. the thunderstorms are more miss than hit across the area tomorrow. and down the shore, a different story. sunny and cooler with a wind high of 75. looking to be dry the majority of the day. the accuweather forecast showing hot tomorrow and humid. and high up to 90. and wednesday muggy and midweek, up to 90 degrees with an afternoon thunderstorm. showers and storms persist, 86. and allowing for a scattered thunderstorm on friday with a high temperature of 86 degrees. 89 for the start of the weekend. cold front moves through late sunday into monday. and then it turns cooler. watching out for the heat and the pop-up storms. >> thank you. a pennsylvania couple turned their love of a video game into the wedding theme. robert and krista walked down the aisle in a game stop store. and they met at the game stop during a tournament.
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and the gaming theme at the reception and the guests
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jamie apody here with sports and the holiday loss for the phillies. >> we don't like it when that happened. they have been losing a lot. and the phillies lost washington headed to new york for the final road of the road trip. and it was for the birds, pigeons actually. and ben revere swatted at them and the crowd was not happy with them, neither were the pigeon's friends. and they gave the phills the 2-1 lead. and utley two r.b.i.s. and down in the fifth and ryan howard came up with the bases loaded deep to center and that's a grand slam -- except it wasn't. the game tied at 3-3, flores did hit one out. a 3-run shot was the difference. they drop two in a row five of the last seven. and wondering why they are
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waiting to call up the rising star. and suffering the first loss in over a month. and he pitches for double-a reading. and he won the previous five starts, a 1.87 e.r.a. yesterday the maryland women won the lacrosse championship and the men try to make it a sweep. and graduating from la salle high school scoring twice getting 40 goals on the season. and the team was too tough and berg scored 5 of the 10 goals winning 10-5. and congratulations to the university of denver. and venus williams upset by the fellow american stevens. and steph curry and they are going for a sweep, a scary fal
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i'm the parent of a victim of sex trafficking. people need to know that even good kids from good neighborhoods are still vulnerable to this tricked environment where they're being taken off the street and put into bondage. 40 years ago the warriors won the nba title and have not won it since. and tonight a chance to punch their ticket. and harden helping the rockets jumping out to the lead. and philadelphia's own joey crawford took a tumble. 63 years old, still going strong in his 38th season. he will be ok. and the same not for steph curry. taking an awful fall in the second quarter. he hit his head on the court. his parents were concerned. he walked off on his own power for x-rays and somehow managed
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to return to the game. it is a head contusion. it wasn't enough to spark his team though. harden and the rockets running away with it. harden with 37 points. the nhl playoffs game five. and the ducks and the blackhawks. tied at 2-2. anaheim scored twice in a 32-second span in the first period. and the ducks up 3-2 in the third. and ipads and smart phones good multitaskers. and yesterday dodgers-padres and deep left. look at the guy in the front row who makes the amazing grab while also videotaping can old-school camcorder. look at that. when is the last time we have seen one of those. and this is what it looked like. and we dug it up here it is from the camcorder's perspective. >> wow.
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[laughter] >> good hand-eye coordination right there. >> he deserves that ball. thank you jamie. a sweet moment at a wedding in north carolina now going viral tonight. marine corporal wanted to pray wanted to pray with his soon-to-be bride in maggie but didn't want to see her in her gown before the ceremony, they held hands around the doorway and prayed before the "i-do's" and a nice way to start off life together. jimmy kimmel live is next i'm monica malpass for jim gardner and cecily tynan and ducis rodgers, i am hoping you have a good night. we will see you back here.
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