into a pond during a picnic and baby bear decides to take a stroll in downtown >> a tragedy in newcastle delaware where a little girl wanders away from a picnic and

falls into a pond. they believe she may have been in the water up to 15 minute and tonight an unlocked gate leading to the pond may be the plame for putting her in harm's way. saturday night i'm walter perez. the story tonight on "action news" near drowning of 4eu-year-old girl. she walked away unnoticed to an unlocked gate to nearby country club and that's where the tragedy unfolded. dann cuellar is live at newark police head quarters with full details. dann. >> and walter police are still waiting to hear of the 4-year-old little girl pulls through at christianne hospital tonight. police are telling us it happened behind a george wilson community center and in the 300 block of new london road. there was a family outing going on there and at the playground. shortly after 6:3049-year-old wapderd away. a gate between the community center and newark country club

was unlocked and the little girl wandered to the fond and fell n police and paramedics are called to the scene at 6:42. >> when we arrived there were several people from the party who were that retention pond near the property and we're looking for the girl in the water. she was found fairly quickly and removed from the water and the ambulance arrived on scene and transported to christianne hospital. >> paramedics say she was non responsive when she was transferred to christianne hospital. there has not been any updates from the hospital on her condition so far tonight. and the key question is whether the date was supposed to be locked but could have prevented this terrible tram di. live at newark police head quarts ers in new castle county delaware, dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank us dann. >> tense standoff in port richmond today and when over two were dead after apparent

murder-suicide. this unfolded 2:00 this afternoon on3500 block emerald street. investigators respond todd reports of gunshots inside a home there and when they pulled up someone inside that home opened fire on police. two patrol cars were hit. no officers were injured. a swat team quickly arrived and surrounded that home and neighbors were he vac yaitsed including little children seen running from homes right there. officers then heard another gunshot inside. >> we insert aid robot with camera and the robot did identify there were two victims down and quite obviously dead. >> those victims were two men one whom was believed to be the gunman. no word tond on the other man's identity. >> moving to the accuweather forecast. cooler today but still warm. that trends continues as you look at the possibility of popup thunderstorms in some locations. meteorologist melissa magee is at the big board with first check of the accuweather forecast. >> melissa. >> walter. it was not about the start to

the weekend. temperatures still above average. certainly not as hot and humid as yesterday. currently in philadelphia, 8 0. 67 up in poconos. 75le en town and lehigh valley and 78 there in at wilmington. we have changes on the way. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar 3d showing you it's dry across the mid-atlantic region tracking a front all boundary in the south. you notice that activity firing up against across the ohio valley. so this boundary we're tracking with the showers and storms will lift north ward as we go throughout the day. on sunday wane that there's threat of finding severe weather and in fact those storm prediction center placed part of our region in low prob bit of finding weather biggest threat will be damaging winds and hail and major concern west of philadelphia and west of 95 corridor for lancaster up to poconos as we get to tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. so what's ahead for the rest of tonight. well it stays mostly cloudy and

advance of that warm front we're tracking and not as warm tonight as it was last night. and we do have return of those popup showers and storms and potential of heavy rain we'll talk about the details walter with the full and exclusive accuweather 7-day. >> thank you, melissa. >> 6abc.com and 6abc mobile apps can help you stay ahead of changing conditions throughout the weekend you find street-level storm raerk 6 rare dar whenever wherever you go and liver sky six cameras to give a firsthand look of conditions before you head out. >> today's heat made it tough going for firefighters batsling a fire in montgomery county. eight people including firefighter were injured. annie mccormick has more. >> the bulk of damage is on 11th floor you with seat windows boarded up there at this point the fire marshall believes it's an accident and mrevrz the investigation is ongoing. >> watch as fire crews break through windows on 11th floor douseing a blaze that began in

kitchen of end unit and alarms wept off and people more than 300 units evacuated building one of towers at wincoat apartment complex. >> when police got they found heavy smoke in hall ways and couldn't get out of their rooms. >> we saw people happening on the balcony earlier they were happening on back balcony asking for help. >> i help a couple down from stare wears. >> i seen all this black smochblingt i turned around and grand prince and when the other way. >> tony burnett lives on 11th floor and got out on time. she initially thought the fire alarms playering were a drill until her dog prince alerted her. >> he was acting funny and something said go check i check and see black smoke. >> multiple companies respond todd fire and crews were able to get it under control in under an hour. high temperatures though made fighting highrise fire even harder.

>> we call that labor intensive. out here special visits to help firefighters calm down. volunteers age to several pets. >> quite unusual sight for people in downtown allentown when a bear decided to take a walk during downtown.the bear looks a year old and was recently separated from his mom. he was probably looking for food. he'll soon be tagged and released back to the child. >> other four legged friend received a special gift tonight from local org sdaisz philadelphia zoo accepted 25,000 dollar donation this evening courtsey of the always best care senior services.

and always best provides services for people with alzheimer's and cancer patients. >> and a lovely talented lady was crowned miss new jersey moments ago. lyndsey beat out 28 other women and they've been competing for days in ocean city. ginini will compete for title of miss america this coming september and we wish her luck. more to come on "action news" tonight police in upstate new york reveal what this woman may have given two convicted killers to help them escape from prison and we'll introduce you to three local women combined have 303 candles on rming on birthday cake today. sping secrets to long jeff tixt jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back.

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>> new tonight five people were injured when a begun went off during a wedding this evening at the waldor of estoria. a bullet rick shade and grazed a 55-year-old's woman's head. others were hit by glass. police arrested the man and the gun has not yet been recovered. >> police in dallas texas dealt with a dangerous situation after a man opened fire in headquarters and told he planted explosives outside the building as well it all started past midnight. the suspect fired on the

building repeatedly and then fired on officers who drove up to confront him. he then took off and police were able to corner him in a parking lot after a standoff. investigators shot and killed the man and explosives were safely detonated. investigators think the suspect blamed police for losing custody of his young son. >> we're learning new details tonight with how the alleged accomplice of two escaped inmates may have helped them. 51-year-old joyce mitch sell accused of helping matt and sweat dig out of their cells last week. court documents say she provided pair with tools including hack saw blades, chisels punch and screw driver bit. she since plead not guilty. we'll have more on the search coming up in the next half hour. >> well, more than two years after her father's day a victim's daughter is turning to you for help. here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's

report. >> every day i think of my daxtd every day i need justice need justice. >> feeley lee says her father was pillar of his community and fixture on penn's campus where he sold produce from his cart every day. lee says her father loved what he did. >> he would never stop working. that's what he was going to do on morning of thursday april 18 2013. and about 5 a.m. the 68-year-old was loading up his cart in front of this home in the 400 block of vulmer street in philadelphia. a mana approached lee and stabbed him multiple time ill asking him. lee's family doesn't believe it was a robbery because the wallet was still on him. police released surveillance of the suspect. he's described as light skinned plaque or spanish male 5' 8" with facial hair and thin build wearing dark colored clothing and dark hat and dark chuck

taylor sneakers. >> i don't want anybody to be a victim like my dad. >> citizens crime commission is offering 5,000 reward and city of philadelphia up to 20,000 for anyone with information that leads to arrest and conviction of the person responsible. all you have to do is call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. for lee's family the pain of losing him is still fresh. >> since i say about that we all tears. we miss him. >> for "crime fighters" i'm rick williams y small latte for 99 cents from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. your coffee, your dunkin'.

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>> it was a pack the house at the wells fargo center for smooth sounds of barry manilow. he treated fans to a live show in philadelphia and as you can tell the 71-year-old manilow looks and sounds as great as ever. he doesn't age. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee and unstable conditions moving our way. >> that's right. showers and storms as we get into the afternoon and evening hours walter some of it could turn severe quest of is they. we'll talk about the details of that in the near term. stromtracker showing you it's quiet across the region and not a bad start to the weekend. we'll show you the picture

outside. the action cam was outside earlier tonight in penns landing you can see folks having impromptu picnic close to delaware river and boat passing by as well. comfortable conditions. partly to mostly cloudy currently in philadelphia. after a high today in the city of 88 degrees we are down to 80 right now. 67 in the poconos and 75 in reading and lancaster at this hour and 7 up in trenton 78 and in dover in at 73. and here's satellite 6 along with action radar partly to mostly cloudy across our region and if you look off to the west we're tracking same frontal boundary that moved through our area later today and dipped south. as it did, it created showers and storms south and west of our viewing area and really south and west of i-76. as we go throughout the day tomorrow however, this activity is actually going to shift back to north as a warm front meaning you had that warmth clashing with somewhat more humid day

than today and that will refire those showers and thunderstorms by the afternoon which is why this storm prediction center has placed us in the slight risk low probability of severe weather. future tracker 6 showing you 6:00 in the morning stray shower mainly souxing philadelphia across south jersey and the majority of the day tomorrow will be dry. it's not until late afternoon earl li evening evening will track showers and storms aroaching from west east direction some thunderstorm that move on through have potential of producing locally heavy rainfall. and as the frontal boundary moves on through it looks to persist as we get to start of workweek on monday so tomorrow in poconos mathtivity day looks dry. mostly sunny day and temperature coming in at 74. town to the shore tomorrow ocean temperature in the 6 0s as you head on the beach and stand tomorrow sunny with afternoon seabreeze coming on in and high temperature 76. sun will give way to increasing clouds as we get into the

afternoon hours with showers and storms popping up late in the day. the accuweather forecast turn humid tomorrow. high of 85. again showers and storms with biggest threat of finding anything severe mainly west of philadelphia. and monday still staying unsettled with the same front kind of sitting around the region high of 86. very warm. sticky on tuesday. high 89 and midweek finally relief on the way. sunshine and clouds. high up to 86. phils are back at home. on thursday seasonable in at 85. friday, clouds and sun 86 and as we get to the start of next weekend warm with threat of maybe popup thunderstorm, high temperature in at 88. tracking unsettled weather tomorrow night walter and especially sglon okay. thank you, melissa. >> three lovely ladies spent the day surrounded by friends and family and two of them celebrating 100th birthday and the third turned 103. tonight they're sharing secrets to a long, happy life.

>> josephine was all smiles as she showed off her dance moves. >> i don't feel old i'm sorry. >> she don't liquor act old. >> jees feign's sister says she doesn't act old. we want to know her secret to living a long, active life. >> i keep going and i just take care of myself. and i don't worry about the doctors. >> give me a precipitation i throw it away. >> josephine was not the only one celebrating today. in north east philadelphia people lined up to uing hug and kiss laura pressley turns 100 june 8 family and friends show soed up at tiffany's diner and mimi copper is 100.4 she celebrated with her family today. she says hang ago rounds children keeps her young. >> i've been with children all

my life. raising my children, grandchildren, great grand children, great great grabbed children. >> he shaiz simple secret to a long happy life. >> i don't eat junk food. i eat. and i drink every day i have a rum and coke every afternoon. >> and happy birth day to all three. up next on "action news" jeff skversky has sports.

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king and evon lepdle attended assistance in healthcare benefit and amy roebuck. joining this star studded event was very own sarah bloomquist. the event raises money to help families undergoing cancer treatment. >> time for a check on sports. jeff skversky is here and joel embiib knew was a risk and it's a bad setback. >> it's the gamele you take with a guy with a major foot injury. talk about big time trouble for the sixers. big man stress fracture in his right foot is not healing as well as anticipated for now they're shutting down his rehab and doing court work. they're determining how to proceed with his foot. this could potentially require another surgery. third overall back in last year's draft set out all of last season and was making progress with incense on the court workouts. you can all but rule out seeing

anymore in the summer league. >> what can brown do you for you whatever it is phillies will take it. they're worst seem in baseball and desperate for help. they're finally bringing back don brown. brown started season on disabled list with achilles injury and since spent the last six weeks in aaa working on the swing. brown is hitting 257 with two homers. darin ruf is odd man out sent down to the lehigh valley. not even santa claus could bring the philly as i win today. second signing, two out. sterling to utley flip not in time. phils down two. next batter andrew mccuffen to utley what a play again, not in time. still down 3. wait a minute you're not santa and that doesn't look like milk whatever jeff is drivening you'll have some.

francor, phils within one. santa gets up and tries to start the wave. wave this rally good-bye. nothing. nada, phils lose 4-you and dropped 18 of last 23. touch stretch. ken jilz said his emotions got best of him last night and this will never happen again. frustrated jiles did not agree with manager ryne sandberg's decision to intentionally walk the matter. bob mcclure let jiles have it wow back with more

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