family of a man killed by police in new jersey is demanding federal investigation police in new jersey is demanding federal investigation next on "action news." >> it was exactly the kind of game that eagles' fans were hoping they could see.

not only did the birds get a "w" tonight in preseason with the rave epz and chill kelly's acquisitions showed 'whole lot the promise. it's still a preseason but so far, so good. if nothing else the birds shoulding fun to watch this season. jeff skversky with the high least. offense is putting up points. >> get your credit card out. let's book a trip to the super bowl. >> sam bradford looks good in the first start. nfl stars get anxious too. sam bradford said he had butterflies going into the first preseason start tonight. you can blame him? he's coming off back-to-back acl tears. he's getting a warm welcome in the eagles uniform. demarco murray makes a debut with baltimore. same left knee he tore twice.

bradford thought it was intentional. he gets up though and fires a few passes and completes three of five for 35 yoordz and leaves twelve play, 84 yard touchdown play. even demarco murray scores a touchdown tonight. all is well. eagles win. they runaway with it, 40-17 final. bradford said he had a little more juice tonight. he was eded for the game. >> i was excited. it's a great feeling. hearing the crowd and getting back out there and playing football again. it's been a long time. there's been a lot of work that's gone into it. to get out tonight and get to play again it was fun. >> i thought he looked good first time back out there. we'll get back in the film room and find out where the thought process was. he's happy to get back on the field and play football again. he got a couple hits in. so no worse for the wear. good step for him. >> those hits making everyone

nervous right there and those guys the eagles sam bradford and chip kelly were not happy with that hit on the knee he tore twice. >> all is well that ends well. >> putted to's weather in the win column. tonight it feels like fall out there. meteorologist melissa magee joins us at the "action news" big board with first check of accuweather forecast. melissa. >> spectacular start to the weekend. plenty of sunshine and low humidity in the delaware and lehigh valley. after high today 86. down to comfortable 74 at this hour. poconos not bad, 56 along the coast in atlantic city and at the boardwalk may need a light sweater or jacket and coming in at 65. dew point is level of much moisture is in atmosphere. dew point temperatures in upper 40s. lower 50s. almost unheard of late in summer season especially for the month of august. so dew point temperatures at 60

or below. we have a nice and comfortable air mass overhead. call from accuweather the rest of tonight take advantage. partly cloudy. nice night. on upwind owes north and west of town. 56 overnight low and drop to 66 in city and 63 cape may for overnight low. couple changes on the way for second half of weekend. here's satellite 6 along with action radar. tracking stalled out frontal boundary draped across areas in new england across the mid-atlantic area. the front pushes west ward across the area with that comes a threat of spotty shower. we'll talk about what is ahead on sunday. we're tracking isolated shower mainly east of philadelphia and east of 95 corridor. you'll notice increase in humidity in comparison to today and also a check on the traffic for tracking tropical storm danny. we'll have details in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> thank you, melissa. >> reporter: remember to check in with us at 6abc.com/weather

street-level radar and stormtracker 6 radar are there to help make sure you know what to expect as you plan out the weekend. the family of young man from new jersey shot to death by two police officers is demanding a federal investigation jerome reed was killed in december in a traffic stop. ape grand journey decided not to charge the officers. jeff chirico has more whoon the family is demanding, jeff. >> walter, that family calling for a federal investigation asking the u.s. attorney's office to intervene. they believe reed's civil rights were violated and those police should be arrested. >> i feel justice was not served. my son does not have justice. and i don't have no peace. >> surrounded by family members and community activists shay la reid urged investigators to look into the death of jerome rext id. a grand jury voted not to file charges against the police officers that shot and killed

the 36-year-old during a traffic stop. walter hudson of national awareness alips blames cumberland county district attorney office. >> we believe they present aid weak case for there not to be indictment. and as played out in south jersey times, instead of seeking justice the prosecutor acted more as a defense attorney for the two officers to justify their actions. >> the officers shot reid in december after he defied orders stepping out of a car with hands raised. officer days removed a gun from the stopped car's glove compartment and fired at reid with the service weapon. >> officer days took the gun out of the car. what was jerome going to do shoot him with empty hands. >> according to prosecutors the officers thought reid had a weapon or would take it out of their hands. he was previously arrested on

resisting arrest and served prison time for shooting at state troopers. bridgeton mayor alley kelly called for the public to accept the grand jury decision. >> i hope it puts a period. at the end of this sentence in some people's mind it will be. others, who are hoping probably for a different outcome, they'll be upset. >> hudson says reid's civil rights were violated and promises more demonstrations to push for another investigation. >> we need, want and demand federal intervention in the case of jerame reid. >> hudson draft aid letter and will deliver it to the u.s. attorney in new jersey paul fishton. bridgeport police department issued a statement earlier this week saying they stand behind their officer's actions. live in the satellite center. jeff chirico, "channel 6 action news." walter. >> we have breaking news to pass along from new jersey where rescue crews pulled an elderly man from a bottom of a swimming pool over an hour ago

hunter court and washington township and the man was found still alive and was rushed to kennedy hospital. no word yet tonight on his condition. we'll have more information on that as that information comes to it "action news". investigation continues tonight into how a 4-year-old drowned at a private park in bucks county. officials tell us naheerson di died this afternoon neshimany school picnic park. he was attend ago gathering when found at the bottom of a pool on that property. car crash in bensalem ended with death of 8-year-old man and wife seriously injured. 1:00 this afternoon on nice road. investigators say the elderly man lost control and flipped the vehicle. he was pronounced dead at the scene and his wife remains hospitalized. >> police are looking for a 2 24-year-old woman from wildwood accused of stabbing one of her relatives early friday morning. this is christina vasquez. investigators say she stabbed a 26-year-old man in the back whom she is somehow related to

5 a.m. friday morning east youngs avenue in wildwood. the victim is being treated and avasquez remains on the loose. >> a man was arrested in aston dell cowell county after police say he shot his girlfriend in the stomach 3:30 union bunting lane. the woman was rushed to corzer-chester and is in critical condition and the man is behind bars. >> volunteers at a school in west philadelphia hope a fresh coat of paint will give students a fresh start for the new school year. trish hartman takes us to cleanup at historic local high school. >> this west philadelphia high school completed in 1926, has a special nickname. >> it's castle on the hill and they're treating it that way. >> it takes a lots of elbow greece to maintain this castle and overbrook high school, home to 650 students.

that's where mechanics of the class of 1994 came in. sitting down with the school's new principal. >> she said you know we need to come in and there's a lot of improvements that need to be done. how can you guys help us. we put word out on facebook to all alumni and we had a walk through august 13 and had over 100 people here at the walk through. >> organizers say 100 volunteers are helping with the cleanup ranging from class of 1965 to current overbrook students. the principal setz fact that alums are doing the work teaches a big lesson about overbrook pride. >> it's beautiful. i'm from philadelphia myself and to see this community to see the alumni and see everyone come together to bring supplies and just to do this work, it's overwhelming. they spent the day painting, swep sweeping and scrubbing and known fror graduates like will smith and wilt chamberlain they hope they will produce more

grads. >> we want to make sure that we afford all opportunities available. we want to just give back. >> if you come into something bright and sunny and full of hope and full of joy and full of -- your outlook is better for it. >> the real work begins september 8 when students head back to class. west philadelphia, trish hartman. "channel 6 action news." >> much more to come on "action news" big news from nation's capital a panda cub born at the national zoo and why officials there are keeping a close eyethon tiny bear and why thousands of rubber ducks took over a pool in philadelphia earlier today. it was all for a good cause. plus jamie apody is live at the linc with more reaction to eagles preseason win tonight over the ravens when "action to eagles preseason win tonight over the ravens when "action news" comes

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jv national zoo has a new edition. their panda gave birth to a cub born 5: 35 tonight in washington d.c.. after the birth mama bear started cuddling her new baby. the zoo says the cub is vulnerable for now because the baby is tiny and zoo officials are keeping a close eye on the cub & it will be a while before they confirm the gender erin who is the father. firefighters in washington state are finally getting reinforcements.

3,000 citizen volunteers have answered the call for help. they went through training today and are expected to be on the front lines tomorrow. officials say hundreds of houses are still in danger. and they're hoping to get a break from gusty winds so crews can get ahead of the flames that killed three firefighters earlier this week. >> a delivery driver going about his business was shot this death outside his vehicle and two months later his family is hoping you can help find his killer. here's rick williams with tonight's "crime fighters" report. >> thomas child's family remembers him as a kind man with a heart of gold. >> biggest heart you could ever find. best laugh and we miss him terribly. >> he was always there for everyone. >> on tuesday june 9, 3:45 childs was getting early start for delivery to new york. he was by his truck on loading dock ridge way industries along the 6200 block baltimore avenue in yaden, delaware county.

>> someone came up behind him and shot him in the back. for no reason at all. >> another driver caught a glimpse of the suspect. >> he saw a guy walking by who seemed to be putting something in his waist band so he pulled a little further into the complex and call the police. >> that driver was able to give a description of the police which yielded this composite sketch. to 24 years old 5' 4" tall, 10 pounds at the time slight mustache and wearing a light gray hooty. >> if he does this to 6 63-year-old defenseless man, he's going to do it again. >> citizens crime commission is administering a reward 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.

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nice stroll on the boardwalk and you may need a light sweater or jacket as you look at the numbers cool for august standards and along the coast at this hour, 7 surf city and 72 margate and same in avalon lower 70s cape may in at 69 as you press inland however along the i-95 corridor philadelphia 7 after high temperature today of 86 degrees. up in the poconos 56. 64 out west there in reading and here's satellite 6 and action radar. couple changes on the way as we get to second half of the weekend. we're tracking frontsal boundary that is isn'tly stalled out off the coast of new england and atlantic region as well. further east, we're tracking disturbance at along the atlantic preventing this frontal boundary from working its way east ward. tomorrow this front will move west ward across the mid-atlantic region with that and threat of popup shower or thunderstorm mainly east of philadelphia. here's sets of tomorrow, clouds and pockets of sunshine.

high temperature coming in at 86 and shower likely mainly east of city although i think most locations stay dry throughout the rest of afternoon hours. keeping a close eye on tropical storm danny earlier today. category one storm down graded to tropical storm. winds sustained 60 miles an hour. moving west 15 miles an hour and will continue this job to the north of lesser antilles and more than likely weekend as it moves across puerto rico and dominica rep and leeward islands before it's all said in done. if you have any business in the leeward islands we'll keep you posted. ocean temperature 73 degrees. on the beach and sand tomorrow clouds and sunshine. high of 8 4 remember we're tracking a front that moves west ward. touch in humidity and popup

thunderstorm likely days end. up in poconos. sunshine and clouds, good lucking day and high temperature 77. here's exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. clouds even sunshine as we get into second half of weekend and high at 86. most locations will stay dry tomorrow. again spotty shower is likely mainly east of philadelphia confined across the new jersey coastline. monday high of 985. cold front moving west ward will work its way to the regio region. thunder shower likely and lowers humidity tuesday. 88 degrees. good looking day wednesday sunny and beautiful, 86. 84 thursday mostly sunny and clouds and some sunshine as we get into friday 86 degrees and next saturday walter that temperature coming in at 88 not a bad end to weekend and most locations looking dry tomorrow. >> nice looking week. >> up next on "action news" jeff skversky has sports. eagles dominate the ravens at the linc in preseason and fans

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> jeff skversky has a check on sport. so far the offense is clicking. >> good to see demarco murry and bradford. even though bradford has a bloody lip sam bradford says he wanted to get hit tonight. careful what you wish for. in eagles debut he is hit multiple times on fist and only drive. everyone holding breath. thankfully he gets up. bradford aers first start against ravens and first series he's not happy with this. cheap shot on that left knee same he tore twice. bradford thought it was intentional.

plays later drilled to the ground again. bradford gets up and keeps going. bradford completes three of five passes 35 yards including this to jordan matthews. very next play, ryan matthews. another new guy runs it in. 14 yard score 17-0 eagles. 84 yard touchdown drive and thank you and good night. next series south jersey joe flacco picks off by byron maxwell pricey corner. eagles have six forced turnovers in two games. leads to this. next drive, demarco murray. he's still throughout from the two. too good to be true. 14-0 eagles. end of half. it is deja vue. barner, chip kelly's former oregon player the lien, mean, punt returning machine. 68 yards to the house. two punt returns in two games for this guy. eagles runaway with with it 4 40-17 final. let's go live to jamie apody at the linc. jamie bradford wanted to get

hit tonight. i don't think this is what he had in mind. >> no but the good thing is bradford said afterwards he didn't think good about the knee once. he looked really excited kind of giddy after the game that he finally got back on the field after a year of rehab. now, as for that hip, yes, it looks pretty dirty it all of us. in fact jason peters called it a cheap shot after the game. the question for bradford was, did he think as it looks to all of us, that tyrell suggests wentz after his knees. >> i was a little upset. not sure i could repeat what i said to him. like i said it's part of the game. >> i thought he was limping a little. i don't know what hip it came on. no worse for the wear. good step for him. >> i took a few hits got back up and feel good. i think it's part of the game and kind of one of those last hurdles and boxes that needed to be checked and i think it

was tonight. >> since i've been here the fans are been phenomenal and a lot of passion and emotion and enthusiasm that comes in for those guys as players we feed off that and energy was awesome tonight it was greet play in front of fans. >> good to see demarco murray here at the linc in green after those years with the cowboys with the enemy. chip kelly was particularly impressed with seconds arie as he should be with more interceptions tonight. question is what makes them g he said they are "lactose intolerant. they don't bite the cheese in front of them" got love the coach and win this dim nant even if it is preseason. jamie apody, "channel 6 action news." >> we'll get them soy milk. ducis and jamie and myself will be joined by brandon graham at 11: 35 on sunday. still to come in sport, 11: 35 on sunday. still to come in sport, phillies.