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year-old son stabbed his father to death it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is murder within the family tonight, and that is according to police and law men are trying to find out exactly what happened. police rushed to 527 trap lane, after getting word of a stabbing at 515 tonight, they found a 66 year-old man and the victim's 27 year-old son. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at the scene. dann what are the details there? >> reporter: well, late word jim, that the sonnies, in fact going to be charged with the stabbing death of his father. this is as police continue to process the crime scene here in the 500 block of trappe lane. police say stabbing came after a heated argument between the the father and his son inside of the home. >> i'm shocked. i'm shocked that something like this would happen. >> reporter: neighbors reacting to the horror in the 500 block of trappe lane,

police rush to the scene around 5:30 after a report of the stabbing inside this home. >> they saw that there was an elderly gentlemen was suffering from at least one severe stab wound to the stomach. >> reporter: the 66 year-old victim was rushed to st. mary's hospital where he later died. >> at that time the gentlemen's son was also on location. he was taken in custody. as of right now he has not been charged with anything. >> reporter: victim's wife said to be gravely ill had to be taken to the same hospital by ambulance upon getting wind that something terrible had happened. police say it appears that the stabbing was a result of the some argument that broke out between the two. >> it looks like a domestic incident that resulted in the son stabbing the father. >> reporter: are word of the tragedy quickly spread through the neighborhood. >> my gosh this is shocking. this neighborhood is generally quiet. we have been here 30 years. we never seen anything like this before in my life. >> you really don't know what goes on behind closed doors. this is as simple as that.

>> real tragedy. you know, walk away. big argument, walk away. it only gets worse. >> reporter: and back live here on the scene in the 500 block of trappe lane where police are processing this crime scene inside this home. the son, we have just learn will be arraigned around midnight, before district justice maggie snow, via a computer system. i'm told after that he will be taken to the bucks county correctional facility. those are the latest developments here live from langhorne i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. eastbound pennsylvania turnpike is finally back opened at this hour. that is after a horrendous ordeal for thousands of drivers today. police shut down the turnpike at the willow grove interchange after a tractor trailer filled with cardboard got in an accident with the nissan at 11:40 this morning. the driver suffered minor

yours but the contents of the truck, caught fire. the police and fire fighters converged on the scene and spent thousands moving the vehicles contending with the smokey blaze, off loading the cardboard, hosing it down and getting the road ready for traffic. thousands of vehicles had to stay in place for hours, some actually ran out of fast. sources tell "action news" tonight that investigators are examining a second car that may have been involved in last weeks triple fatal crash in northeast philadelphia. three young people were killed and two others were sent to the hospital when an acura crash a along sandmeyer lane and red lion. police suspect speeding, possibly drag racing the second vehicle. dna tests are being done on that car before possible charges will be filed. the wawa store in chadds ford is a major step closer to becoming the first wawa in pennsylvania, to sell beer. this could extend far beyond that specific store.

a "action news" reporter annaie mccormack has the story. >> reporter: this wawa is the the only one with approval and changes still have to be made in order for them to be up to speed with all of the state rules and regulations. with that said, beer sales could start here soon and that could change beer sales across the the state. township of concord board of supervisors approved wawa's request to sell six packs of beer to go at their naamans creek road location in chadds ford. wawa's proposal complies with pennsylvania alcohol regulations, that they plan on creating seating training employees and abiding by supervisor's list of conditions. somewhat was customers are asking what took so long. >> i think it would be very convenient absolutely instead of having to go out to the liquor store or beer distributor, i live right down the street. grab a sandwich, grab a gas and six pack. >> reporter: beer distributor like delaware county's brewer's outlet located a mile from the wawa are not happy. >> i don't know why wawa needs

to get in the beer business. >> reporter: pennsylvania beer distributors can only sell beer and p lc rules limit how much at a time. state voted to allow them to sell 12 packs similar to wawa convenient stores, also jumped in to beer sales. several local grocery stores near the chadds ford wawa have too. he just wants an equal playing field but offers this. >> come here i can recollect mend if you don't like this beer you want something similar, different i can explain differences in beer. so we have the expertise here that they don't. >> reporter: only so many licenses in each county. wawa is in the the process of buying a license from another business in another municipality however tonight, the board did approve the transfer of that license the pl cb still need to give approval as well. reporting from chadds ford, anni empty mccormack for channel six "action news". thanks annie. it has lasted over a week.

we will finally get relief. the sunset on the summer's third heat wave tonight and tomorrow, it will be a whole different story. lets get the latest from accu weather and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, storm system that is bringing an end to the heat wave is also creating quite a bang at the new jersey shore. storm tracker six live double scan showing most of the viewing area is a pretty comfortable night partly cloudy skies however cluster of very strong storms right now where we're working off the shore crossing the garden state parkway, most of the lightening strikes right oversee aisle city surf city right new reporting some heavy rain total lightening strikes, the past 15 minutes 301. i had a lot of viewers posting photos like this and video like this, on my facebook page. this was from chrissy this is in wildwood looking out over the ocean. she's seeing a lot of cloud to cloud lightening strikes and lightening strikes from the cloud tops to the ocean tonight. and that storm system continues to push away from frustrates, what this will do is a cold front it will bring

an end to the the heat wave. today we hit 93 degrees for fourth time in the past eight days, we have had eight days straight of temperatures in the 90's. this is 22nd day of the temperatures in the 90's however, i'm tracking a dramatic cool down. we will say good bye to the 90's for a while. we will have details in the full accu weather forecast, jim. >> thanks, cecily. camden county grand jury has cleared six police officers of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a suspect last summer, it happened on the 400 block of berlin new freedom road in winslow on august 1st of 204 almost a year ago to the day. prosecutors say that 42 year-old daniel saint pierre had a gun, was struggling with officers before he was shot. audio of the confrontation was picked up by a dashboard camera none of the officers were hurt. a injury any philadelphia has convicted 25 year-old thomas coffee of willow grove of first degree murder. coffee had been charged with fatally shooting a man in june 2013,

who had answered an ad on craigs list for an all terrain vehicle. the victim was 27 year-old daniel cook of williamstown, new jersey. coffee was sentenced to a mandatory life term plus 50 to 100 years for three other armed robberies. a south jersey fisherman is alive tonight in part thanks to the valiant efforts of the coastguard crew based out of atlantic city. this video shows the rescue from the perspective of the helicopter, hovering above opened water 44 miles off the coast of cape may. damon sexton, was not wearing a life jacket when he was swept over board from his 39-foot boat sea robin on saturday night. there was only would be other person on board. he did not know how to stop the engines but he was able to make the critical may take call. sexton swam for miles to catch up with his boat, spending four hours in the water. >> i'm thinking i could die yes. it would be very easy for me

to die if i don't give 110 percent. >> by the time we got out there we knew he had been in the water for a significant amount of time and his chance of survival was decreasing. >> now out of the hospital and back home in williamstown with his wife and children he says it was quite a lesson learned. sexton plans to buy state of the art life vests with over board tracking systems. septa's prayers were answered with its second attempt at offering papal transit the passes. by all accounts everything ran smoothly yesterday when ticket sales were put up for lottery. transit officials tell us tonight that the final tally 328,045 tickets requested, that out of the total of 350,000 available so the entries will be notified thursday. septa has not said how it will sell the remaining 20,000 plus tickets. we now know roster for

first republican candidates debate on thursday night. ten of the 17 republican candidates for president will take part in the prime time debate headed by donald trump, jeb bush and scott walker in the middle of the pack mike huckabee, ben carson, ted cruz and marco rubio. rand paul is in eighth position. new jersey governor chris christie made it, just at number nine, and edging out john kassig, seven othersing including former pennsylvania senator rick santorum will take part in the predebate forum. we also learn tonight that governor christie and his wife remain millionaires. the christie reported wages of $277,000 over the last year and a half on his financial disclosures. filed tonight with the federal elections commission prior to the debate tomorrow. they received up to $50,000 in royalties from mcneil, maker of tylenol. most of their assets are listed in blind trusts.

governor christie's wife marry path retired from her high paying wall street job before chris christie announced his candidacy. on the pennsylvania political front katie mcginty made it official today governor tom wolf, former chief of staff will run for u.s. senate facing off against former delaware county congressman joe sestak in the democratic primary and the winner of that contest is going to face incumbent republican pat toomey, in the fall. well tonight is national night out a night when neighborhoods come together to fight crime this year especially folks are paying attention. "action news" reporter sharrie williams has the the story. >> keep your hat on. >> reporter: from atlantic city to wilmington to philadelphia and around the country, police departments are on the job but wearing a different hat. national night out is all about building police community partnerships, at

this night out in west philadelphia, officers spoke with residents one on one. >> we're just so great full that they all come by and our neighbors know and feel fortunate that somebody cares for them. >> reporter: national event comes at a time when community policing has made headlines frequently. >> sometimes we run from job to job many men and women walk from job to job busy night. it is time to take a deep before it. relax, have something to eat. connect with the community in a different way. >> reporter: stephanie calendar a mother of three says this is what neighborhoods should look like. >> it is good thing to see neighbors out. we get to see everyone. we get to see lives in the neighborhood. all of the kid go to the same schools. so nice to see kid playing together and community coming together. it is all about the kids, fun and, of course, the food as i try to get on the grill with this grill master. neighbors say thinks all about spending quality time together and that helps them have that

sense of community, and also safety. >> keep an eye on each other everybody comes out know who everybody is and if somebody comes, it is good but an opportunity to really, get to be a little bit more comfortable and. >> in west philadelphia, sharrie williams for channel six "action news". still to come on "action news" tonight the short stop is back in town. ducis rodgers shows us the reception that jimmy rollins got during his first game back in philadelphia. plus they call him a real trooper. we have got an update on the abused dog that once looked like that. netflix is men for offering all you can watch entertainment, now they are offering an unlimited benefit to their employees, that is breaking gun in the work place, cecily. after eight days in a row stuck in the 90's we are heading in to 80's first and may not even climb out of the 70's. i'll detail and track more storms on the way in the accu

weather forecast. >> that and much more when "action news" continues tonight.

authorities say a wild fire in california, is growing, more than 10,000 fire fighters have been dereplied across the state. the 100 square mile fire is threatening nearly 7,000 homes. the blaze is so intense that it is now generating its own weather pattern creating lightening and dangerous downdrafts, all things that make the fire even more unpredictable. a father and daughter were killed, last night when a circus tent collapsed in lancaster, new hampshire. the circus had started 15 minutes before strong wind, blew through the area. thirty-two people were taken to the hospital. authorities say that the circus operator did not file a place of assembly permit with the town. the the circus, however is

now cooperating with the investigators. new york city is trying to deal with the out break of legionnaires disease. eighty-six people have been infected, four just within the past day and a total of seven people have died. the bacteria can be spread in a mist from air conditioning towers which are all over new york city. mayor deblasio asked anybody with symptoms including fever coughing, and shortness of breath to seek treatment right away. aclu a has filed a lawsuit against a kentucky school district where an eight year-old boy was handcuffed by a deputy sheriff. viral video has sparked public outrage. third grader was handcuffed with his hands behind his back for 15 minutes because of behavior that his family says is related to his adhd. a nine year-old girl was also restrained. the sheriff is supporting the deputy saying that the behavior was posing a threat to others. netflix is offering a new sort of family plan, unlimited

in maternity and pennsylvania ternity leave for its employees. the policy applies to mothers and fathers for the first year, after a child's birth or adoption. netflix says the employees will continue to be paid normally, they can then come back full-time or part-time after figuring out what works best for their family. the benefit is far more generous then majority of the american corporations, netflix says its success hinges on hiring and keeping the the best workers. it will be interesting to go see if this policy, a year of maternity and paternity leave will have an impact on other corporations in this country. >> that would be nice. >> yes. >> lets get the accu weather forecast. >> jim, we're saying good bye to heat wave number three after after eight days, finally coming to an even. good bye 90's for a while. storm tracker six live double scan showing us most of the region is rain free but as expect we have been seeing some thunderstorms, at the

shore, but there is another batch, moving through maryland that will likely clip southern delaware and southern new jersey later on tonight a and this one is now moving just to the east of the garden state parkway. sea isle city still seeing some heavy downpours but most of the lightening strikes have moved off shore. these are always low pressure on the cold front that is moving through and that will bring us much cooler air. philadelphia still is holding at 82 degrees, down from a high of 93. allentown and reading, its feels good up there. 70 degrees. trenton 73. millville 70. dew points tell the story of exactly where the cold front is it is slicing through southern parts of the viewing area so philadelphia, this dew point is 52 degrees. it is very dry but wilmington and dover due points are in the 70's. also at the boardwalk in atlantic city. that is because that cold front is still here but it will be finally moving through in the overnight hours and that will bring us a few more round of storm to the shore. satellite with six action radar is showing that we do

have a batch of some thunderstorms, moving through maryland right now that will be clipping the coast over the next few hours. so future tracker showing 2:00 in the morning philadelphia areas to the north is clear from storms to the south a few more around 5:00 o'clock and then tomorrow morning nothing more than a few left over clouds and you will feel difference in the the air mass. 89 degrees, a warm day. with you much lower humidity. nice breeze. all and all a pretty comfortable, summer day. on thursday, it is even cooler, the high of 82 degrees with increasing cloud this will pressure that could bring us rain at night. big question is how far the two the north will it get? if it moves right over us we are looking at a soaking rain on friday. but latest computer models are trend ago this low further down on the south. if that trend continue we may miss out on the rain on friday it is something i'll continue to watch as we head in that would be good news to people. down the shore tomorrow mostly sunny a warm day 87 degrees. the atlantic city, beach haven

86. rehoboth and bet bethenny beach 80 degrees. nice day to go to the zoo. i will there been feeding tigers. 89 degrees. low humidity. lots of sunshine. on thursday increasing cloud cool day 82 degrees. friday at this point i'm calling for period of rain that may change as that low slips to our south and it will be a cool day 75 degrees and saturday morning cloud breezy, and cool for august standard and 79 degrees. sunday looks lovely, lots of sunshine, a pleasant day low humidity 83 degrees. monday mostly sunny and 86, and tuesday some showers and thunderstorms sneak back in the forecast with a hoof of 86 degrees. if you are getting tired of temperatures in the 90's, as i think people are, we are saying good bye to them for a while. >> all right cecily. after two months of healing an abused doggies finally at its forever home. today trooper is happy, healthy, with his adopted owner david bird.

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big night, fun night at citizens bank park for a couple of reasons. >> yeah, jimmy rollins comes back. he gets his hits. phillies get the win. jimmy rollins spent 15 seasons here. before tonight's game he tried to down play his return, but may not have been a big deal for him but it was for the fans. >> short stop, jimmy rollins. >> an extensive standing ovation rollins goes two for five. bases load are for miguel franco. kid has a flare for dramatic. a grand slam. his 12th home run of the season. phillies lead five-one. now five -two in the eighth rollins up with two men on ken giles sits them down. phillies win six-two. that is 13 of 16, since the

all-star break. >> this slam was nice to see. he is fine. all of those guys, caesar and herrera, he got a big double, caesar and franco got that big hit. they are all playing very well. chase utley makes another rehab start tonight for double a reading. he shows no signs of the ankle injury in the field. utley goes one for four with two runs scored. he could come off disable list sometime this week. >> just trying to create some timing. a few at bats, i have a couple avenue at bats i was just off. work in progress trying to improve every at bat. >> still ahead, an open practice at link and we will talk about the open competition for number three

eagles put on quite a show today an open practice at the link. jeff skversky was there for all of the excitement. >> close to 20,000 screaming eagles fans out here for a practice today, yeah, a practice as eagles put on the pad for the very first time. wide receiver jordan matthews says there was so much energy in the stand he thought it was game day. chip kelly comes out to a hugovation here at the link, all eyes, including chips on the quarterback. sam bradford continues to take majority of the first team reps but tim tebow is competing for third string quarterback job and he sound

inspired in front of these fans. he loves this game after being out of football for two years. >> something that has been very exciting about philadelphia is they have really passionate fans and anybody who watches maine play knows i'm passionate about what i do and i love it good eagles fans going crazy for tim tebow. they also cheered on brian westbrook, former eagles star scores quite the honor. he will be inn stuck in the eagles hall of fame in october during their monday night game with the insuring giants. >> just like rocky they love the under dog. they love a guy coming from the small school willing to work his butt off, to dedicate himself to the game but also can relate to the public. people in the stand that is me, that is who i am speaking of honoring former players eagles will wear number 60 decals in the back of their helmet to honor the late chuck bednarik. the at the link, jeff skversky channel six "action news". >> bird have a day off tomorrow and back on the field on thursday. >> so if you matched all of

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