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♪ im gardner. it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from south carolina.

a gunman opened fire inside of a church in downtown charleston. the initial reports are that a number of people have been hit. the church on calhoun church is the season and this video just in to "action news." it is reported to be one of the oldest black churches in the south, and regular wednesday-night services were on the schedule tonight. a number of ambulances have been dispatched to the scene. area hospitals are standing by to receive victims. we will update this story for you as we get more information. "action news" fofling >> abc news is following updates from south carolina and an update after "jimmy kimmel live." and the words of shelly renee daley describing the man who slashed her with a box cutter as they tried to enter the station to the

market-frankford el. and she had a wound that obviously could have been worse. and dann cuellar is live in center city. has renee daley been able to help the police as they try to track this guy down? >> only the extent she remembers visually and how he was acted. saying he was acting crazed trying to impeed her entrance to the station. and things got out of hand and he was calling her obscenities. >> and he threw a punch and i blocked it like this. and he got mad and after he landed one in my face he said such and such. >> sake -- saying this is the man who attacked her on the market-frankford el plat perform and he chased her yielding a box

cutter. >> she tried defending as best she could with him swinging the box cutter. >> i am going with the paper and he sliced me here. and he realized and he kept coming back. and he said i am going to slice your throat i am going to slice your throat. >> the assailant who she has never seen before fled the scene before police arrived. and she walked to the frankford hospital where they stitched up a 5-inch gash on her wrist. all she could think of is getting home to her 9-year-old son. >> i am glad you are ok. god bless you. >> thank you. >> the suspect described as a black male in mid 20s, medium build wearing a baseball cap, a white t-shirts and shorts, and carrying a backpack. if you recognize the person in the surveillance video you are asked to calling the septa

transit police. live at septa headquarters dann cuellar channel 67 "action news." police in haddonfield are trying to track down the bandit holding up a rite-aid. and dressed as a construction worker, the same that he wore in a previous hold up. and he dumped the vehicle a block away. atlantic city police arrested as many as 70 casino workers tonight. many more than that stage add protest outside of the taj mahal casino. and carl icahn in the process of acquiring the casino. and workers are concerned about rosing their pension and benefits. >> the workers say their livelihood is at stake and why we saw the passionate response and them also using their

emotions and tensions are running high. this isn't the first time the ka season work-- casino workers have taken to the streets literally. >> with drums, horns and whistles, casino employees caloried outside of the taj mahal to protest what they call an unfair work environment. their chants and demonstrations aimed squarely at the casino owner carl icahn. >> the message we are trying to get to him is quit messing up our lives. >> the largest union representing workers in atlantic city. employees are upset after abruptcy court approached a measure to cut the benefits of 1,000 employees. carl icahn requested those cuts in exchange for investing in the taj mahal and keeping a business

open at a time when casinos were closing left and right. >> and taken about $17,500 away from me a year including my health care and pension. my dignity and my respect. >> and donning bright-colored shirts, union members formed a large circle and staged a sit-in in the middle of the street blocking the intersection near the casino entrance. police looked on allowing the peaceful gathering to continue until employees refused to leave. they were then hand cuffed with zip ties one by one and lined up before being placed in waiting police advance and buses. union members say they have to take a stand. >> no, no, no, give our benefits back. >> the casino management expressed their disappointment in today's rally saying that the taj employees do not benefit from such disruptive conduct.

>> thank you. an urgent campaign underway by federal investigators to disrupt terrorist plots here in the united states. officials say we can expect to see several arrests before the 4th of july. one came today on stanten island. self-proclaimed isis sympathizer taken into custody. and he was part of a plan to carry out attacked on new york city landmarks. what two escaped killers can look like after two days off the run. releasing these pictures of david sweat and richard matt with beerdz. and more information on the woman who may have helped him. joyce mitchell had has been affair with matt and wanted the two men to kill her husband. officials now admit that the men could be anywhere.

the pennsylvania supreme court committed the death sent of cop killer bracy. he was convicted in 1991 of shooting rookie philadelphia police officer daniel boyle. he fired eight shots in the roof of the police cruiser hitting the officer in the temple and boyle died two days later. the supreme court ruled 4-1 that bracy cannot be executed because he is intellectually disached and those are barred. and sentenced to 339 to 690 years behind bars for sexually accusing children over a period of decades. they say that warren yerger molested two boys and two girls in his care. by deoften violent acts.

and the puppies survive add crash on the turnpike. a van carrying about 80 dogs for a commercial breeder involved in a wreck near the interchange early this morning. sadly two pup yieppyies did not survive. others had broken bones. the spca are nursing them back to health. and breaking ground on a residential tower in philadelphia, set to rise along the banks of the schuylkill river. this will be a high-rise from carl dranoff. they say with prices starting at $685,000 for a one-bedroom these luxury amenities are really targeting empty-nesters, part of the trend of suburbanites moving into center city hoping to open in the summer of 2017.

the liberty metal going to the dalai lama. and making the announcement today saying medal will go to the dalai lama. and he received the peace prize in 1989. the ceremony helps on october 26 and will be broadcast on channel 6. still to come on actions, the boy attacked from a shark speaks from the hospital bed. the picture going viral the dolphin that washed up and what they believe happened. learning more than baseball introducing you to the little league trip on a trip for history. and tracking rain in time for the morning commute and tropical downpours over the weekend. the details in the forecast. and the phillies and

orioles can they recover after last night's blow-out?

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a 16-year-old who was attacked by a shark in north carolina over the weekend says he never saw it coming. 16-year-old hunter treschl, who was in waist-deep water near oak island said he felt a bump. seconds later he realized the bump was a shark and he had ahold of his left arm. it ripped off his arm but he was able to run to the shore for help. he was on the mend tonight and keep his spirits high. >> i can try to live my life the way i was and make an effort to do that even though i don't have an arm, or i can kind of let this be completely debilitating and bring my life down and ruin it in a way.

>> less than two hours before the attack, a 12-year-old girl kiersten yow, lost an arm in a similar attack just a mile away. she also remains hospitalized tonight. now to this photo of a shark attack victim causing a stir on social media. the remains of a baby bottle-nosed dolphin that washed up. they believe the bite marks came from a sand tiger sharp, but also say that the chunks were taken out after the dolphin had died from another cause and the sharp species is no concern for people. the federal government called out at&t for allegedly misleading customers about their unlimited data plan. the f.c.c. says that at&t would intentionally slow cell phone user's internet speeds to a crawl after they use a certain amount of data in a month.

and the company says they are transparent as traveling speed as a way to manage network congestion. and that would dispute today's $100 million fine. soon a new face on the $10 but we don't know who see will be. that's right, the treasury department announced a woman will be on the redesigned note. right now alexander hamilton is on the $10. the treasury department will is a list-- elicit input on what woman should appear. the federal reserve is moving towards raising interest rates the first time in a decade. but they declined to say when it would happen. and speaking after the fed's poly meeting saying the job market and consumer spending all improving. come september the next

young men and women are not thinking interest rates but freshman year of college. congratulations to the 2015 class of universal charter school in grays ferry. and it was all about purpose of life. the class valedictorian headed to temple on a full scholarship next year. a group of baseball players embarking on a journey they will remember the rest of their lives. the scene as philadelphia's anderson monarchs left for a bus ride to cities etched in the fabric of their heritage. seven of the members were members of the taney dragon's in half year' world series. and the man responsible for this program is steve.

>> we want to catch here get one back to your bag and around the horn. >> every day you will find steve at the anderson rec center at 17th in south philadelphia. starting with kids age 8. kids who if they weren't here might be getting into trouble. >> philadelphia wins! >> his 13 and under team including seven members of last summer's taney dragons including his son scott and mo'ne davis left on the barnstorming tour attribute to the civil rights movement. >> we're going through antitlanta birmingham, little rock memphis and a bunch of other cities as well. >> a really smart kid and disciplined kid. >> every friday night he gathers his team not to practice

baseball but to learn about their heritage to prepare them for what begins tomorrow. >> getting together every friday night the past six months studying the civil rights movement. i felt it was important with everything that went on in ferguson and baltimore this year. >> this is the same group that three years ago spent 21 days barnstorming across america learning about and celebrating the old negro leagues, attribute to jackie robinson years after he broke the color barrier. this is more than just baseball and he is more than just a coach. >> i am tough on these guys. i was very tough on them in the beginning and really set the bar high and expected a lot. and i expected them to act older than what they were. like it or not, fair or unfair, they are under the microscope and the only black team any we

go. representing more than many themselves and the team. >> and he used to sell office equipment and gave up his shirt and tie for this in 1996. how does he assess the impact he had on these kids since then? >> i see the older guys i had before and they have graduated from college. they are really good dads. they have their own kids and are good dads. to me that's enough. we lost a few kids to violence, you know. >> lost meaning dead? >> killed, yes dead. the three banners in the corner over there are memorials. >> are you proud of what you have done? are you proud of what you accomplished? >> i am very proud. i am very proud of what these kids accomplished. i am proud to know that i gave them an opportunity to accomplish that. but in the end the accomplishments are there. >> we are looking forward to checking in with the monarchs as

they play their way through the south and then return by way of the midwest. and we are glad for the chance to have gone one-on-one with a very special man. let's check out the accuweather forecast and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> hard to follow that. that was pretty amazing. >> extraordinary. >> changing lives there. i am tracking rain on the way. stormtracker live double scan showing right now we have some light rain that's pushing in southwest of philadelphia. but there is some heavy rain that will be arriving. unfortunately. right in time for the morning commute. we have the winds right now out of the southeast off the ocean, so that's cooling things down. 69 degrees, currently down from the high of 86 today. the humidity lower, better than yesterday. allentown 72 sea isle city 69 and trenton 67 degrees. satellite 6 and action radar showing first of all what we'll be dealing with tomorrow is a

warm front moving through. some of the heavy rain just south and west will be expanding and moving in in the early-morning hours. in the meantime there's what used to be tropical storm bill now a depression. you can see the spin north of dallas moving into oklahoma. and this is tapping into abundant moisture from the gulf of mexico. already eastern texas up to a foot of rain. and the flash flood watches extend all the way through the plains states into the midwest or cincinnati. and we could even tap too some of the tropical storm moisture the second half of the weekend. tomorrow morning dealing with a warm front that will cause some delays for your morning rush. we're looking at showers with some heavy downpours. could be heavy enough no cause ponding on roads and localized flooding. good idea to allow extra time for the morning commute. and futuretracker showing around 7:00 the rain is here and you see heavy rain south and west of philadelphia. the good news it doesn't last all day. by 4:00 just a couple of spotty

showers mostly cloudy skies. it will be on the cool side tomorrow. the afternoon high in philadelphia, 79 degrees. allentown 76 millville 79. cape may only 74. and the morning rain will be a pretty good soaking, looking at good 1/4 to 3/4 of rain. and a wet start to the day and the rest of date is mostly cloudy and muggy, high of 79 degrees. behind the warm front friday partly sunny high of 86. and saturday the better of the two days. sunny to start and including clouds, 85 degrees. saturday night some showers. and sunday if your heading to the gary papa run take the rain gear. looking at downpours possible especially in the morning for father's day. from what's left of bill. 88 degrees i should say on sunday. and monday the heat is on. 90 degrees. however, the humidity will be dropping during the day. tuesday some afternoon thunderstorms, 87. and wednesday, a mixture of sun

and clouds with a high of 87 degrees. and i do want to remind our "action news" viewers tomorrow night is when we will present our accuweather special customer storms at 7:30 tomorrow night. i hope you tune in i think we have a lot of very useful information that you will enjoy hearing about. >> all right. and although today wasn't as hot and humid as the past few days, still a perfect day to enjoy a cool treat, especially as reward for a job well done. just a few of the 200 youngsters showing up to the sugar bowl candy shop tonight to receive a free water ice, thanks to the officers of the 14th district. across the country the favorite jackpot game. get ready, powerball. good evening, america. tonight a guaranteed jackpot worth $70 million. grab your powerball tickets and good luck. it is time to see how you did. the first number is down we have 22. and right after that is the

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>> after that horrific game last night in baltimore, the orioles come to citizens bank park. >> the result is not as bad with the run differential but the result the same. any moral victories in losses? i have no clue. but i can tell you, a lot of losses in the phillies' schedule the last week and a half. and parmelee in the first inning, he had two homers last night. and another one tonight. that's three in two days. 1-0 baltimore. in the fourth inning, doubling in a pair of runs and they take a 6-1 lead. and giving up six runs and only two earned in five innings. and freddie galvin thinks he is an oriole the 3-run homer and

the second ding of the season. down 6-4. in the ninth, one out and the winning run at the plate a game-ending double play. and the phills lose 6-4. the nine-game skid the longest since 1999. >> we find ourselves in a losing streak because we don't scrap out a couple of those wins and maybe change it the other way. so not getting the job done and not executing in those games to pull out a win, that's the frustrating part of it. >> cornelius randolph the stop draft pick is signed. the 18-year-old from georgia selected with the 10th pick. he is a shortstop that the phills plan to convert to an outfielder. still to come we fact eagles football. what will they do to replace the production lost by the departed

the eagles will have at least five new starters on offense this season. that qualifies as a major change. this week's mini champ gives some of the other players a chance to step up. losing a productive receiver in jeremy macklin catching 10 t.d.'s last season. how do you replace that? jordan matthews has a simple solution. >> you always look at ok a receiver left some man has to replace that receiver production. i think all of us as a group can go help with that receiver production. we know we will miss macklin. not just on the field, but in the locker room the meeting

room, but at the same time we know we can replace that production as a unit as a team. >> time will tell that's sports. >> thank you. updating the situation in charleston, south carolina tonight. where the police converged on the emanuel amechurch on calhoun street after a gunman opened fire inside of the church. obviously people have been hurt. have been hit. we have been unable to independently verify that there are fatalities but it is an emergency situation there. and the police are still looking for the gunman. we will update this for you on 6abc.com throughout the night. and "nightline" will be dealing with this story as well. first "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6. for the entire news team i'm jim gardner. good night. ♪♪ "action news" is sponsored

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