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46-year-old man across the street from police headquarters and then headed off to washington. lawmen are now talking to the driver. it is tuesday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on a fatal hit and run. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick, is live right outside of police headquarters where the accident took place. you learned the identity of the victim and more details of the accident. >> and jim that's right. 46-year-old joseph heard was literally killed in the hit and run in the shadows of police headquarters. this hour no charges have been filed. the police do believe that a bus is responsible. but which bus and who is behind the wheel is still to be determined. in this south philadelphia garage, police spent the evening investigating this tour bus that the police suspect may have been involved in a hit and run that killed 46-year-old joseph heard this morning. police say just before 10:00 a.m. heard made it half way through the crosswalk at race and franklin when the police
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believe that a bus hit and dragged him 50 feet and then kept going. police contacted the d.c.-bound driver of this tour bus that looks similar to the one caught on surveillance video and ordered the driver to turn around, back to this garage in the 2400 block of swanson. >> we have officers down there inspecting the bus, talking to the driver and trying to get information to piece it together. >> the owner of the bus company tells "action news" they are actually cooperating. the driver and owner spent the afternoon with detectives, and the police are not ruling out the possibility of whoever hit heard may not have realized it. >> it happens unfortunately quite often where the driver in the bus doesn't realize they struck something or somebody. it is early on yet, we have to talk to the driver of the bus and see what we have. >> and jim, as for the bus in question, we are told there were about 20 people onboard. the police are still working to track those people down and interview them. now they're only releases still pictures of the surveillance
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picture because we are told that the video is just too graphic. if you have any information, you are urged to contacts police. reporting on franklin square, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. mourners joined handin handinin -- hand-in-hand to pray at the spot of a triple shooting yesterday. a mother was killed in front of her 4-year-old daughter. that little girl was also shot in the barrage of bullets and is in stable condition. the police identified the victim, and a 51-year-old woman was also shot but survived. this afternoon's torrential rain led to street flooding. and the drivers trying to traverse a martin luther king drive near the strawberry mansion bridge tonight. looking at stormtracker 6, the
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rain is out of here. meteorologist cecily tynan is now here with dramatic changes that swept in behind the storm. cecily? >> you are exactly right. stormtracker live double scan showing the storms have rolled off the coast. and now we have much drier, comfortable air moving in. and today between the morning downpours and the afternoon storms, we got a lot of much-needed rain. mount pocono about two inches of rain. that's record rainfall for the date. philadelphia 3/4 of an inch and reading also hit with pretty strong storms. more than 1 1/4 inch and millville also more than an inch of rain. it has been dry lately, this rain welcome. and "action news" showing there are clouds behind it. and you look across the western 2/3 of pennsylvania the skies are clearing out and winds shifting out of the northwest, pulling down drier air.
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the dewpoints on the edge. beautiful and pittsburgh dupe -- dewpoints in the 50s. that is a comfortable air mass. the next few days we are in the comfortable air mass, but heading into the weekend the dewpoints rise and heat wave four on the way. and more on that in the seven-day forecast. much of the country dealing with strange storms. difficult situations from arizona where there was a giant dust storm, to flooding in connecticut. and in colorado, heavy rains overwhelmed a storm drain flooding neighborhood streets. back in this area, a wheelchair bound woman and her pets were killed. fire erupted on west main street and clarksburg and the firefighters had a tough time at first because of an hoarding
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situation inside. and they are leaning towards unattended cooking as the cause of the blaze but the investigation goes on. and the montgomery county courthouse today where patrick reese surrendered and pleaded not guilty to the charge of criminal contempt. they stay region is a driver for and confidante of kathleen kane. and that he spied on emails on behalf of kane. and kane accused of giving information to a reporter to retaliate against a former aide. expected to talk to the media the first time since the indictment tomorrow. from the new jersey news room a state judge ruled a south jersey student cannot use medical marijuana in school to control her seizure disorder. and they student to apply
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cannabis oil to her to deal. and they ruled not in school zones and they will appeal. and those who want to get a special pass to the pope's visit. the tickets for the norris town high speed line and trolley routes 101 and 102. and it will start tonight and go until tomorrow night. to help you enter we have an ink will -- link at 6abc.com. and so much anticipation for the visit of the pope to philadelphia, and people have different reasons. and that includes a growing number of eagles' fans. it seems they want the pope to bless the knees of quarterback sam bradford. and sharrie williams has this story of a quest for some divine
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intervention. >> to stay the least. and people pray for different types of things, no exception here. one temple student wants the pope to step in and help sam bradford stay healthy this season. it might sound absurd unless you are an eagles' fan. >> this city encompasses everything that i would want in a sports town. >> he is a guy who loves his philadelphia sports teams, especially the eagles. >> there is something about that green. something about this team. >> he is so dedicated to his beloved team that he is reaching out, or up shall we say, to a higher power. the 22-year-old temple student has a request for the pope. that request is now online for the world to see >> this is my mess an i sent out. >> his request on change.org is to have pope francis bless sam bradford's knees. he has tore the acl in his left knee twice and has not played in
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a regular season game until 2014. and some eagles' fans would like some divine intervention to help bradford stay healthy and, of course, lead the team to the big game in february. >> we are a question that deserves a super bowl. we are a city that deserves another championship. i think you understand that. the pope has a twitter. you don't hear about popes having twitter, he seems like a pretty cool guy. >> as for bradford, he didn't know fans started such a petition. once he got wind of it, the q.b. wasn't against it. >> if i got to meet the pope that would be pretty cool. if he wanted to bless my knees, i am all for it, i guess. >> the petition continues to get clicks online, growing by the thousands. this eagles' fan hopes his online wish blossoms into an actual miracle. >> let's take this, on september 26 and let's get the pope to bless sam bradford's knees.
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>> and people as far away as alaska and afghanistan signed it, and they are hoping that mayor nutter will help out and sign it. why not. >> the pope is a huge soccer fan. and he might have some understanding. >> he might like american football, real' see. >> thank you. and as we prepare for pope francis' arrival, stay on top of the latest information on 6abc.com/pope. we will constantly update the site with all you need to know to help you plan for the pope's visit next month. and next week "action news" brings you dispatches from the pope's hometown. i will be there talking to people and we hope you will join us for my special reports at 6:00 and 11:00 live from argentina next week.
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industrial designs from students hit the bullseye. target placed their products for sale on store shelves. the product design firm selected four designs made by students for students as a back-to-school line. the request to college class is inkn nokno nokno noknow -- inno for living in dorms. and the home for wallet and keys, and the laundry bag that can hook over a door converting into a shoulder bag via velcro. and the bunk bed stand slides under a mattress and solves the problem of where to put a taplet if you don't have a night stand. and an organizer to hold on the wall. and it is more than a resume builder they are making royalties. still to come, donald trump hits the campaign trail the first time since the debate.
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and investigators reveal how getting more sleep might have prevented the turnpike accident involving tracy morgan. this selfie on instagram has kim kardashian in hot water with a government agency. the storms are out of here. people returned to the boardwalk. and three days of comfortable weather before a heat wave moves in. more in the seven-day forecast. and i am major as a business, holding your belongings hostage for a year. and a local customer said that's what happened to him. and details on that coming up. and ducis rodgers with the latest speculation on chase utley's future. and "action news" continues in a moment.
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word has come that hillary clinton will hand over the personal email server she used while secretary of state. clinton will give the device to thes justice department so it can try to determine if classified information was improperly sent by and stored on the private server instead of the government server. and the head of the republican national committee said that hillary clinton knows she did something wrong and has run out of ways to cover it up. donald trump back in the spotlight with his first campaign appearance since the debate. and they show him still a leader. and addressing supporters in birch run, michigan. telling them and the media that his campaign will develop specific policy positions in the next several weeks. new details on the crash on the turnpike involving tracy
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morgan. the national transportation safety board blamed the crash on driver fatigue. they said the truck driver had been awake for 28 hours and was speeding in a construction zone. the truck driver slammed into a limo van that morgan was in. one person in the limo van was killed, four others injured including morgan. officials also say none of the victims were wearing seatbelts. kim kardashian may have run afowl of the federal government with what she posted. a prescription pill used to prevent morning sickness posted on facebook and instagram. and indoorsments are normal celebrities, they violate rules because they do not mention side effects. and kardashian removed the post
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by the afternoon. some businesses operate under the motto the customer is always right. not in this case. in fact the business told a customer if he wants to get his eye temperatures back he has to write a written apology and promise not to post anything negative on social media. and here is nydia han. >> a story of a relationship between a local business and one customer gone very, very wrong. kevin has mixed feelings when he lookings at his framed water colors. >> i am happy, but every time i look at them i am reminded of the ordeal i went through and say i don't think anybody should be subjected to that. >> the summer and spring of 2014, he brought his to here. and he had the owner frame two first, and then july 15 of last year he gave martin a $1,000 deposit to frame ten others and
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martin wrote, expect to be able to deliver, install all of them this sunday, july 27. but then delays, excuses and empty promises. >> it is like he is holding the ten watercolors hostage. >> over six months martin misses at least five expected meeting dates. we had a power outage. my 96-year-old mother was hospitalized. i have been ill. i can't make the appointment, again at hospital with mom. in a car accident and won't be able to meet. and he gets an attorney to try to pick the paintings up on his behalf but that really sets off martin. december 11 martin tells his attorney that this is his fault. that the paintings will be returned only on my terms which now include a written apology to me from the doctor and a guarantee no negative social media about me or framing philadelphia. and in january and february
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martin said -- >> i want the money deposited to my account. only when it clears will i give you your art work back. >> and he called on the trouble shooter. >> when is it going to end? >> and martin tells me he has no comment whatsoever but finally released the paintings after he went by the shop one more time. >> "action news" certainly put the fear of god in him, and i am very grateful for that. >> but we still wanted an explanation from timothy martin. >> why did it take you so long to get the framed pieces to him. >> i am not going to get into it i am not going to have this conversation with you. >> you ask your consumers to give you a written guarantee that they will not post anything negative on social media? >> bye. >> why won't you answer our questions? >> i did answer your questions. >> we never did get the explanation. and we don't know of any other complaints against framing philadelphia, but even if a business has a long, solid
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history take precautions. the emails are helpful to document his story, but he should have gotten a signed, written contact. no matter what kind of work, get an invoice that details price, job, materials and a start and finish date. if you end up in a dispute that could be a key document. i'm nydia han channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. she has done it again. >> she is tough. >> she is tough. gets let the accuweather forecast for the morning. a much better day. >> our weather not so tough tomorrow compared to today. stormtracker live double scan showing the rain has left the region. the morning, heavy rain early. we had storms in the afternoon. what i got from "action news" viewers are spectacular photos. tweeted from cape may treasurers and a line known as what is called stud clouds. clouds reaching from the ground from the outer doboundary.
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when the line of storms was reaching cape may. after the storms news like this from middletown, delaware and just enough cloud cover to reflect the light of the sunset. and a lot of rainbows out there tonight. and now temperatures beginning to drop 74 do you know from the high of 85. allentown and trenton 70. millville 70. sea isle city 71 and wilmington 72 degrees. dewpoints in the 60s. they were in the 70s earlier today and are dropping down into the 50s. and satellite 6, along with actions radar, show we have clouds near philadelphia beginning to clear out to the west. with wind out of the northwest tomorrow, we will see a good amount of sunshine, especially the first half of the day. it will be seasonably warm, 85 degrees. but low humidity and breezy. there is some cold air in the upper atmosphere that can trigger an instability shower in the afternoon. i don't think they will be widespread. the best chance north of philadelphia and isolated. thursday still looks to be the pick of the week. low humidity.
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plenty of sunshine. 83 degrees the temperature, slightly below normal for this time of the year. down the shore tomorrow enjoy it, a nice day. the only problem tomorrow, you won't be getting a sea breeze. you'll get the land breeze, and that's why it could be a problem. but otherwise sun mixes with clouds with a high of 83 degrees. very comfortable. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we're in the comfort zone tomorrow. the humidity dropping with dewpoints in the 50s. 85 degrees. some clouds bubbling up in the afternoon with again, an instability shower possible. nothing widespread. thursday, wall-to-wall sunshine, delightful, 83 degrees. and the humidity warms things up, 87 degrees. and for the weekend the heat returns. it will get hot, more humid on saturday. 90 degrees and possibility of a few afternoon and evening thunderstorms. staying hot sunday for the eagles game and union game. and monday, likely making it heat wave number four.
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91 degrees. and the 90s stick around tuesday with a high of 91 degrees. my advice tomorrow and thursday, get outside and enjoy it, the heat returns over the weekend. >> thank you. several local politicians took to the stage tonight trying to get a laugh for a good cause. mayoral candidate melissa murray bailey and along with the at-large candidates attended the comedy night raising money for a children's charity.
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>> is the situation now in place that can see chase utley go to a different team? >> yes. and they made no secret of trying to move him. coming back from the disabled list and has looked good. all signs point to him positive -- possibly on the move. and reports that utley is on waivers and he cleared waivers. and he can be dealt but he has to approve any trade. and the phills and d-backs
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and a scary moment. and taking the pitch on the left wrist. and franco staying down for several minutes, leaves the game. x-rays are negative, a contusion. and the phills up 1-0, a long inning. and owings up and the bases are loaded. and later in the inning bases loaded again and peralta, a grand slam. and buchanan gives up 11 runs in an inning and 2/3. right now 11-1 diamondbacks. and the eagles five days away from the first preseason game. sunday hosting the colts. we are anxious to see sam bradford in game action, especially coming off the knee injuries. but hold on a moment, chip kelly says he doesn't know how much or even if bradford will play. the quarterback says he wants in there. >> it is completely up to coach, that is his decision. obviously for me i think that i need to get back on the field and get those reps. it has been a long time since i
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have taken live team reps now. whether it helps in the first game, the second game, the third game, the fourth game, it is completely up to coach. but i think it is beneficial to get out there. >> and if bradford is a no-go see a lot of sanchez. and he explains what he is working on come sunday. >> a good feel of the offense. get a come of completions and make the right reads and checks, and it will be a short period of time and, you know, when you get those however many plays it is, make the most of them. and trying to maximize the talent we have got. get them involved quickly and let those guys do the work. >> and i need a hair style with a part like that, i think i will look good. and hearing from the eagles' linebacker graham as his role as tv
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>> starting this sunday and every sunday, join us here on 6abc for a new sports show "sports sunday." and during the season, brandon graham will be my cohost. and brandon says he can't wait. >> i just want to thank, you know, 6abc for giving me this opportunity. obviously i am thinking after football and i just want to go out there and just have some fun with this. i know a lot about what's going on here, but i just home my teammates don't give me a lot of stuff, because some stuff might not be pretty. the jets' q.b. geno smith
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out 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw. according he was sucker punched by his teammate, ikemefuna enemkpali in the locker room. and enemkpali immediately released. and the coach is left without his starting q.b. >> something very childish, 6th graders tossed about, no reason for happening. if they want to tell you what happened, they can tell you what happened. i told them i wouldn't say anything about it, so i will keep it there. >> that story absolutely incredible. and "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by night lay line. and "action news" continues at 4:30 a.m. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. >> "action news" is sponsored in part by --
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