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>> came together tonight thousands of people mourners tuille remember nine people struck down amid an explosion of hate. tonight, they talked of love and resilience and digney and survival and this is the aftermath of charleston massacre and in that city and others they're asking the question will this ever end. >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is latest in murders of nine members of black church.
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and this is the young man that allegedly killed them all dylann roof according to his friends wanted to start a race war. tonight we hear his change with the judge. >> what is your age? >> 21. >> you're 21 years old. are you employed? >> no sir. >> your plea. >> in court today roof was ordered held on 1 million bail and many victim family members were in the courtroom and while you expect the room to be filled with hate, furry and vengence we heard offers of forgiveness. >> i forgive you. >> i would never -- ever again. i will never be able to hold her again. but i forgive you. and have mercy on your soul.
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>> we would like tou take this opportunity to repent. repent and confess. >> and it turns out roof's father uncle and sister turned roof in and the family says words cannot express the family's shock grief and disbelief. meanwhile a steady stream of people brought flowers and sorrows to emmanuel ame church in charleston and try console the inconsolable and give each other the means of support toen dhur brutal time. the victims were ministers coaches, teachers and librarian and counselors and choir singers and elderly sex ton who made sure the church was kept clean and killed was chief pastor clementa pinkney who had ties to the philadelphia area. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at the mount
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enon baptist church in south philadelphia tonight dann. >> jim, turns out the slain pastor of historic church was to come here to visit aunts's church mount enon baptist in a few weeks and speak to kong gantz, his aunt, who spoke to us about ref raend clementi pinkney. >> we want love, love, no hate we don't want to mate nobody. >> through her grief a heartbroken aunt spoke about of devastating evil that took the life of his never uand owe l eight others in charleston. >> i known him since hes with a strong kid. since we came he still kept in touch. you come from a strong family. very strong. we raise up with god. he raise up in a christian home. >> miss pollen says she never would have imagined her nephew
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would lose his life along with 8 others if a hate-filled way in a house of god and the killer would sit with them through an hour of bible study before pulling the trigger. >> when you talk about some of the things that have taken place throughout our communities and across this country, this cannot be ignored. >> in the wake of the tragedy reverend pinkney and eight others will be remembered during weekend services here at mount enon. live in south philadelphia i'm dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank you dann. we're collecting all our content about the church master on our
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web site at 6abc.com and you can get the latest information on the victims, alleged shooter and investigation any time. and there will be more from south carolina tonight on night line after "jimmy kimmel live". >> a car crashed into a north east philadelphia restaurant tonight but the driver did not get far when she allegedly tried to flee the scene. employees chased her down and caught her. this happened at the asia cafe on 5900 block of rising sun 1/2 lawncrest at 6:30. poles were knocked over and prevented the car from making it all the way into the store and fortunately nobody was hurt. >> and it looks like sunday could be the wettest father's day in years. live at the big board, meteorologist adam joseph tonight, adam what's the story from accuweather. >> unsettled weekend we have a flood watch going into effect late saturday night and watching this spin west of nash will remnants of what was tropical storm bill and gulf of mexico and like a bowling ball and as
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you head that bowling ball down the alley there's no way to stop as it pushes through the ohio valley and tennessee valley toy mid-atlantic and right now center of the low 743 miles away. as we track with future tracker again here comes through the ohio valley tomorrow and arrives here late saturday night and early sunday morning that's with we see the heaviest concentrated rain and along with that will come tremendous tropical humidity along with it and that's why we can see those flooding downpours. because the atmosphere will be super soaked. saturday evening into sunday evening flood watch goes into effect for entire viewing area and watch is reminder that the possibility is there nor flooding and does not mean it's necessarily going to happen and it's something that could hear hoo over the upcoming weekend. for father's day and morning that's when we see the heaviest rain and gusty thunderstorm and if you're planning a backyard bar b cue or do something with
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kids and dad 34eud day and early afternoon sunday would be the best bet when we catch a break a few pops of sun before another round of downpours and thunderstorms arrives late in the evening. we'll time it hour by hour and show is you how much rain we could see in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you adam. be sure to check the accuweather forecast on the go this weekend with free 6abc stromtracker app. it will help you monitor rain as the system moves in to see if your outdoor plans will be okay or not. >> three two, one. >> this is okay the philadelphia public pools kickoff summer season today district attorney seth williams made the splash joining kids for inaugural leap into the water at amanda remember septemberner fairmount park. it's one of four locos that opened today and but 7 city pools will on by july first. >> businesses along fox street in robert avenue in hunting park
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they are struggling to get back to normal. a day after a water main break september water flooding into the stores. the main ruptured yesterday afternoon sending customers and workers running for higher ground. and firefighters made numerous rescues and some stores were able to reon today and others need to hire professional cleaners to dry things out. a woman's body was found amid the are you able of row home fire 5600 block of boyd street in germantown today. but it was not until 12 hours after the fact. that's because the windows were boarded up. and the home filled with debris making it very tough for firefighters to search. and investigators think this may have been a case of hoarding and they're not sure yet whether the woman dies in the blaze or from another cause before the fire broke out at 1 a.m. authorities have only said she was between 0 and 50 years old. >> it was a terrifying moment for a north philadelphia man
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when his home collapse around him. howard james was in the second floor bedroom in his home on fair hills street at 7:30 when he heard creaking. all of a sudden the wall came crashing down. >> a pile of dust came app i put my hands over my head and rolled to the side and when i came to i was in the yard. >> james lived in the house for 47 years with. last week there was a smaller collapse in a wall. an a contractor was scheduled to repair that today. james thinks the rain overnight may have loosened some of the bricks. >> for the first time the caidle of liberty boy scouts council allowed gay adults to be boy scout leaders. there are about 15,000 scouts in the philadelphia region. and drivers should prepare for significant street closures in center city philadelphia and starting in a few hours because of working done on highrise across from city hall and
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helicopter pill nroy a giant rooftop air conditioning unit on top of or into the building and it will be insfald on former building 1 south broad street. you may remember similar work was done on historic signage atop the building in previous months. various streets around city hall will be infected intermittently between 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. from kharch to chestnut along market from 11 to 16. >> there is a very good looking young man up on a billboard in city of camden tonightch the and the reason why he's there has all to do with his successes and mother's pride. annie mccormick has the story. >> vela o'neal is one proud mom and wants everyone in camden to know. it that high school grut spilling on the billed boar 7th and cooper is her son. aj theorying on the billboard has deep meaning for singing working mom of 6.
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>> i said a mother can't raid a man but i raised a gentleman. we have the total package. >> o'neal wants other mom's to take note and responsibility. >> for males to be respectful to women that's meaning it for me. >> i don't know too many moms that would have done this for their children. >> she bought the billboard for 700 in time for her son's upcoming graduation. it will stay up for several weeks. aj was surprised and had mixed emotions. >> i was kind of like nervous because i don't like to be put on the spot like that. but at the same time i was happy. >> oel neal a camden native knew she had to be strict with aj in order for him to tate right path in city plagued with drugs crime and low graduation rates. and today she's not the only one proud in their house. >> you think they deserve as i
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billboard. >> yes. >> it will come. >> so what's next for aj he still plans on being over achiever and in fact got accepted to rowan university chemical engineering program and think about joining army rotc in the fall. in camden, annie mccormick "channel 6 action news." >> till to come tonight the danger of a volcano put on dramatic display. it's not always explosive lava but this time brim stone and ash and when you have the worst record in baseball sometimes a squirrel steals the show. tonight's differ into the dugout at am. >> and remnants of bill steals the show unfor the fat think weekend. flooding rains and powerful storms for timing and future tracker in the accuweather forecast. >> a new poll reveals ow how many americans are
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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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>> this wildfire consumed nrand southern california inside the st. southern california inside the st. bernadine know national forest. more than a thousand and fire fighters are work stoing protect homes in the area and hundreds of homes are at risk. camp grounds are evacuated and hiking trails shut don't and crews tried to get the upper hand. video out of indonesia shows a avalanche of ash rushing done an active voll kapo. more than 10000 we evacuated. thick ash and smoke have been spewing from the volcano for days. the volcano erupted off and i on since 2010 and before that was dormant 400 years.
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police are searching for killer that escaped from an upstate new york prison two weeks ago and say they're in for the long haul. investigators admit the pair could be anywhere. presidential despite that hundreds of officers are system focusing on the wooded area around the prison near canadian border. >> obama administration proposed new roles to slash greenhouse gas emission from electronic tractor-trailers and heavy trucks. new standards call for 3020% reduction in fuel consumption by the year 2027 and new you air owe sdi namic styles of tractor-trailers. industry groups state new rules will increase cost of vehicles by more than 10,000. on health check at 11 more and more people are admitting to using ecigarettes even as questions about long term safety remain unresolved and a new survey this week by royters finds one in ten americans say they loss electronic devices
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known as vaiping cared to to two careers ago 3% did so. while many people believe these cigarettes can help people quit smoking the poll found that 70% ecigarette users said they still smoke traditional cigarettes. >> mourning the death of the founder tonight ralph roberts. working school graduate bought a tiny cable form in mississippi and that company with 1200 subscribeser grew in comcast. largest company and home to nbc universal. robert is survived by his wife of 7 years suzanne and four children. >> a penalty flag thrown on eagles chip kelly paying rent on his penthouse narment old city. judge sided with the landlord if a lease dispute saying kelly filed give notice that he was moving out after one year.
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kelly's lawyer argued verbal promises were made. knowing the coach want aid flexible lease in 2013 to shop for a house. the judge ordered kelly to pay 79,000 plus give up his $0,000 security deposit. >> in imohtep charter school received their diploma as family and friends cheered their success. graduation is held at the new prove department church in hount arie. it is an african centered community based public charter school. in west philadelphia more than 80 students graduated from global leadership academy school. these grads are headed to high school with more than just a good education. world travel is a key of the curriculum. each student as a passport and
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is ready to travel the world. sounds like fascinating school really. >> let's get the accuweather forecast for the weekend and father's day. >> travel when we like it or not will have a trip to the tropics without boarding on a plane it will feel like it this weekend as we look at double scan around the region. lot of clouds upstairs. it's rather humid and that humidity will really spike second half of the weekend. right now 78 in philadelphia. in upper 6 0s allentown and little better to the north. thousand feels not a whole lot better and down the south humid at the shore with temperatures in lower 70s. we have clouds that continue to push in south and west as you take a look to the west into ohio valley you don't see much in the way of breaks and that's the way it will stay this weekend. unfortunately this whole mass of clouds associating yaitded with the remnants of what was tropical storm bill will be slow
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to move in and then eventually will pull out by sunday evening into sunday night and but this spin although not a true tropical entity any more this originated in the caribbean so as it arrives it will throw atmosphere in here late saturday and sunday that feels like a rain forest around here and that is what it going to really enhance those downpours late saturday and sunday. but for tomorrow it's mainly dry day. there will be some popups in the morning and again in the afternoon. don't cancel the outdoor plans. just prepare that you could see a random downpour or thunderstorm around. then the center in what was bill passes in early sunday morning, 2 p.m., and it will pour overnight. you will definitely be woken up by the torrential rain even custy thunderstorm. storms continue to pass through. we have a window here early notice afternoon on sunday a.m.
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where we could see a few peaks of sunshine before late in the day energy drops in around 5 to 7, and so here are key times for more concentrated widespread torrential rain. it's between a.m. and 9 a.m. sunday and see 1 to 3" of rain and isolated amounts in a short window. that could lead to localized flooding and strong storms south and that could be both on the roads and also some of smaller streams. at the shore 71 the ocean temperature. but for tomorrow a lot of clouds. 76 degrees and soaking start to father's day with temperature at 82 and again tremendously tropical here on sunday clouds, afternoon shower on saturday, on father's day rain giving way to some peaks of sun and could end day with another downpour at 89 and though monday is hotter it may actually feel better despite
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90 degrees with lowering humidity early in the week and tuesday another front comes through with showers and downpours at 89 and then we start to dry out wednesday thursday into friday perfect timing low humidity low 80s as tall ships come into philadelphia after 18 years thursday. we'll have a special on channel 6 in the afternoon here. >> thank you adam. sgloouk was a lot of nunsense happening tonight. the rose valley course and quark stray con riseed him to help money help the homeless. proceeds go to funds emergency shelleders run by community action agency of delaware
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>> things are getting strange. >> we'll show you the squirrel. same old phillies. what happens when best team faces worst team in baseball. ugliness. the phillies crushed by cardinals tonight. this squirrel gets birds eye view of it but wans a closer look. flying squirrel look out grown men had sceeved out. malina two run homer 2-0 st. louis. filsz fall behind 11 filsz fall behind 11-e. >> howard is jim jury ken drix. a three-run homerer 13th on the
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year 11-3. >>ious tip gives up six rounds in two beginnings phillies lose 12-4. >> amex rodriguez is member of 3,000 hit club. he gets in in dramatic fashion. yankee slugger got a homer offer verlander. he and hank aaron 6,000 home runs and,000 rbis eagles reconvene in early august and mark sanchez fears in year two he's more comfortable and he's presumed starter and sanchez well prepare as if he had two. >> whoever start the year may not finish who knows. we have to be ready at all times like i said there's no substitute for experience i didn't have all of it last year you go with what you know and make the best with what you got. >> nhl draft is week from today in south florida. flyers gm ron hextall gave us a
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preview. including two first round pixz and he's putting pressure on himself and scouting department. >> this is a critical draft for us and one of the most beautiful in year. we have to hit here. we have a a lot of picks and walls to fill and we need to young players coming. so this say critical point for us for sure. >> still ahead, round two of the u.s. on.
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>> tiger woods can fire up the yet no reason to stick around. the only thing he strikes is the ground. after shooting 10-80 he shoes 16 over par he misses cut. gary moment dayton day collapses and is diagnosed with vertigo. he completes his wound of around and he says he will be back in the morning. >> jordan spieth one of the young players tied for rat rick lead. if. >> i hit better today that meant nothing today. i didn't make any puts the first few days and on top of that i didn't hit it good and i have not made nothing. >> his worst 36-hole score in a mraij nor his career. >> all right ducis.
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"jimmy kimmel live" next and "action news" continues at 5:30 for ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner have a good night and great weekend and happy father's
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did holly pick up jill yet? yeah. this is my baby. why do you always freak out whenever holly comes over? she's not that bad. am i allowed to say that about a woman i accidentally had a baby with? i wouldn't. she always wants to hang and connect with me over tequila shots. just say no. (chuckles) i can't say no to tequila. that's why travis exists. no way. jill, too. what an adorable coincidence. look on the bright side. she drives you crazy, which i enjoy. (chuckles sarcastically) (horn honks) she's here. come here. if she pushes past us with her super bimbo strength, we say we can't hang tonight... (vehicle door closes, alarm chirps) because we all have some very important thing to go to. got it. hey, you guys. whoops. whoa. (chuckles) damn it. she back

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