>> it it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from

center city philadelphia. police are evacuating a wide area because of a suspicious object which is on a bench at 11 and locust and the concern here well police state concern is that it is a pressure cooker bomb. lawmen are evacuating businesses between 12 and locust and 10 and walnut. others are being told toll shelter in place. septa is also rerouting bus routes from the area as well. obviously this is a very fluid situation and we will update you as soon as we can. >> and tonight the search continues for driver of a burgandy pontiac. police say that is the kind of car that hit a police officer on a motorcycle today in the city of chester. the cop is okay and the driver of the car is a hit-and-run fell felon and lawmakers want to bring him to justice. >> jeff chirico what is the

latest. >> hey, jim, sources tell "action news" the name of that injured officer is daniel hoffman. he's veteran of this force. he was pretty banged up in today's crash and is expected to make a full recovery meanwhile as you said, police here at headquarters asking for the public's help in tracking down the driver of the hit-and-run car and that is a car with very distinct feature features. >> chopper 6 over the scene east fourth and morton as rescue crews respond call of injured chester police officer just before 3:00. police say that officer daniel hoffman was riding his motorcycle when the driver of a car made it illegal left turn, clipped him and took off. hoffman fell off and the bike kept going hitting an suv. police commissioner joseph bail says the hit-and-run driver absolutely knows what he or she did. >> you cannot miss these motorcycles. and when the bike goes down and goes 30, 40 feet you have to know what's happening.

police shut done the intersection for two owe three hours as the police investigating and the bike was toe away. meanwhile police are asking the public help in finding the suspect. witnesses described the car as a burgandy late model pontiac grand prix with green hood and trunk or bumper the moyer is pleading for the driver to turn him or herself in. >> they still have a chance they can turn themselves in and maybe it easier on everybody special hi them they come and dot responsible thing. so again our police officers are out there putting their life on the line every day and this is perfect example of what they have to face when they're out there. and hoffman is spending the night at corzer-chester medical center for observation. live at police headquarters in chester, jeff chirico, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, jeff. heavily armed federal agents raided a chester home this morning and shot a man to deat death. this all stemmed from a warrant for child pornography.

the fbi says the suspect on highland avenue pulled a gun. shots were exchanged. no agents were struck. the fb. a not identifying the suspect but shocked neighbors a say they never saw this coming and the man seemed nice and lived with parents there more than 20 years. >> philadelphia police say nearly a year later, they finally have in custody the shooter who killed a woman who was eight months pregnant. doctors delivered the baby but the up fant girl did not survive either. the case goes back to september 24 of last year and investigators alleged that marquise martin opened fire 20 and nitro targeting williams' fiancee. that man was a murder accomplice the day brx the fiancee was considering turning himself in and martin went to kill any is withes a fiancee survived the attack and 2 25-year-old jasmine was in the car with him and was fatalry wounded by the barrage of

bullets. >> they're laying groundwork literally for pope's arrival in two weeks. workers were busy eakins oval constructing the site for papal alter. pope francis will celebrate glass there. while parking may be tight there is still plenty of room at the inn. hotels still have availability for the papal weekend and how. rates are even dropping to fill the remaining rooms. mayor nutter would not state city overestimated demand only that people are still making their plans. he walked the streets of center city today in role as cheerleader in cheer drumming up excitement and get that inventory booked. >> we know one bucks county resident that doesn't want to wait two weeks to seat pope and indeed, he will not have to. "action news" reporter dann cuellar explains why. >> meet george fernandez about to travel toll cuba to see pope francis. >> i was able toy put a group

to the and god willing will be with him next week. >> through the catholic association of latino leaders fernandez will be among 50 traveling to havana wednesday for the pope visit there he's no stranger to popes was in cuba there back in 1998 and when benedict was there in 2012 and now cuban exi'll that fled decades ago plans throb for pope fran sglis everybody want to be near the holy man. he trulycy is infectious. >> fernandez had the honor to spend a week with pope francis any rome 2013 unlike the pope's visit to philadelphia which is amir yad of zones and restrictions the pope visits there will be close and personal with the people of cuba. >> they have strong security in cuba all the time and but you don't notice it with the holy father in 1998 and 2012 and i think this way using the same model, it's on to the masses.

>> from there fernandez will travel to washington where here cannon niz one as a assistant at the national cathedral in washington. fernandez summarizing his tour on the pope's travels this way. >> it's truly a special honor and he's turned out to be a rock star. >> i'm dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." >> neither snow, rain, gloom, heat at night will stop postal service but papal visit willch the mail will not are delivered on saturday, september 26 in zip codes 19104 and 19107 and 19130 and 19122 that are part of restricted festival ground and meanwhile postal service will remove the blue collection boxes from those neighborhoods for security reasons when the pope is here and they'll be removed beginning that thursday evening and will be reinstalled

sunday afternoon. >> as soon as new information sun veiled we will tweet it out on our special account dedicated to papal visit. make sure to follow@6abcpope for the latest information. and countless community here's in the tri-state and across the country, americans paused today to remember september 11, 14 years ago, "action news" reporter sharee williams is live at the big board, sharee a. cross the american land sdlaip were so many ways that citizens honored the victims of that day. >> absolutely right, jim, family members that lost loved ones want us all to remember this is about the people. prayers, moments of silence and celebrations of life were some of the ways people marked the day and take a look at this. a live picture of new york city where two simple blue beams of light ship into the sky tonight near one rorld trade center it's a silent and bright tribute to those lost. >> it's been 14 years and for many the pain has not gotten any better and yet these family

members bear the grief and stand strong in recognition and remember raps of the loves and lives they lost september 11, 2001. >> it's a wonderful opportunity to come here and get closure. you're close toss everyone that has con through the same thing. >> in new york city the sight of the tragedy was transformed to mem oral plaza and this is sacred ground a final resting place for some victims or identified. >> president barack obama and first lady stemmed out of the white house today to observe a moment of silence for the victims including those on the plane flown into the pentagon and in shankville, pennsylvania the names of passengers and crew killed on board flight 93 were read♪ land of the free♪ closer to home, there was brilliant singing at the city of philadelphia hop order fallen today. >> in memory of 3 new york city

police officers that gave their lives [ bell tolling ]. >> firefighters and police marched through old city to remember thousands killed in 2001 from services in delaware county to warminster tonight where american flags were proudly on display but heart were still heavy. all around the country, the names of victims were called one by one tone sure they'll never be forgot. >> i love you and miss you every day, michael. >> a solemn and emotional day and jim, time continues to move on and for family members they say the pain from the day 14 years ago still lingers. >> thank you, sharee very much. >> still to come on "action news" tonight we'll have the latest on a police mnl situation in center city, philadelphia. and the moment a crane collapses on religious pilgrim the largest mosque in the world and growing death toll. also a wildfire burning nearly out of control enforcing the

evacuations of 2700 people and food for thought how the amount of time students are given for lunch break affects how healthy they eat, cecily. >> after ten dry weekends in a row our luck is running out and i'm tracking a storm to bring us showers and thunderstorms. i'll have new information on the timing in the accuweather forecast. >> and jamie apody flares jeffery lurie on his expected of the eagle season that and more when "action news" of the eagle season that and more when "action news" continues tonight. blinds to go's

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>> chopper 6 is over the scene where it's been closed off to vehicular traffic. there are many emergency vehicles. you're looking at 11 and locust in center city philadelphia and

in fact maybe can show you video from the ground as well. police have quartered off a three block area as you can see there no traffic along 11 and locust street and that you is because of suspicious looking device which is on a bench at 11 and locust. septa rerouted its bus service from this entire area the bomb squad is on the scene. i don't know if any emergency person snrel been able to get a look inside or even a close-up look at the device but as you can see, police and emergency personnel in philadelphia are taking this very seriously. a three block area has been closed to both vehicles and pedestrians and septa rerouted bus service in the area and bomb squad is on the scene and this is all 11 and locust in

center city, philadelphia. mees are questioning a man tonight in connection with a string of freeway shootings near phoenix we don't mow who he is only that he was nine custody this afternoon while with his mother at convenience station. for past two weeks somebody has been firing at vehicles along the heavily traveled interstate 10. at least 11 cars were struck. a girl was cut when a bullet thatrd a window of a car she was in and but no one has been seriously hurt. this is newly released video of wednesday controversial rest of former tennis star james blake in new york. you can see blake leaning against a pole outside grand high at in manhattan and the officer james frasctory grabs his arm and pulls him to the ground. he mistakenly throughout blake as identity thefts suspect and police commissioner william braton and mayor deblaseo apologized and death stole now

102347 saudi arabian city of meca. a rainstorm toppled over construction crane which crashed into a grand mosque it's the holiest site and today it was horrific scene of mass death. more than 225 people were hurt and this is the video of the crane toppling over. annual only or pilgrimage is scheduled to begin around september 7. >> the situation is getting worse in northern california and so-called beaut fire exploded from a few hundred acres yesterday to 65,000 acres tonight on the edge of the town of san andreas. residents were told to evacuate. 6,000 properties are being threat end and the governor is declaring a state of new jerse jersey. >> let's get the latest word from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, i'm tracking showers and thunderstorms moving in tomorrow. tonight, stormtracker 6 double

scan showing that we are dry tonight. and actually pretty comfortable and it's enjoyable friday night. 7 in philadelphia. mirlville, 65. reading 66. allentown 65. and trenton currently 6 degrees our high today 83. that's three degrees above normal. but satellite 6 and action rar dar showing band of moisture ray ago cross the midwest and there's low pressure associated with that and it moves north and west pull in additional moisture and that means saturday afternoon and saturday night will be stormy and future tracker showing good news wake nupt morning and it's pretty nice morning and maybe a couple sprinkles along the coast and otherwise partly cloudy skies and enjoy the morning on saturday and try to get in outdoor activities and by the afternoon we see moisture creeping up around lunchtime and nilz 4bg. this is when we could have thunderstorms strong to severe across south jersey and

delaware and that continues to 8:0 tomorrow night. we're not looking at as much rain as yesterday, anywhere from quarter inch of rain to perhaps 2 inches of rain and areas south and east of philadelphia and that's the stronger storms and good news we're not looking out and it's a lot drier than saturday and the 7 day forecast dry in the morning and thunderstorms and showers develop in the afternoon an if you head to ppl park for union game tate rain gear it will be damp high of 0. on sunday it will be unsettled as far as moisture in the clouds and more clouds and sunshine and scattered showers possible and mayly dry and cooler 77 degrees rosh hashanah begins sundown and monday a taste of fall. high pressure building in and pleasant conditions and low humidity and breeze sunny skies and 76 and that high pressure is in control through the end of workweek loads of sunshine 82 degrees and on tuesday. wednesday, thursday, friday,

temperatures climbing up to 86. that's well above normal. but from weekend some showers and thunderstorms manly tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow right. all right. setsly. lets go back live on the ground 11 and locust in center city philadelphia and police have just sounded the all clear. so whatever the situation was, we know it is not dangerous an anymore if it ever was. we're all talking about suspicious looking device that was seen on a bench 11 and locust and police shut done a three-block area around that location. septa rerouted buses than was no vehicular or pedestrian traffic allowed in area. businesses were being evacuated but just within the last two minutes police sounded all clear when we find out what happened we'll full at 6abc.com and "action news" in the morning.

>> lurie said there's thing people regret. >> kelly gutted roster and expectations were never higher. birds put up a top of point in preseason and some experts calling on them to win the super bowl and lurie not buying into the hype. >> it doesn't mean much at all. i don't know. teams go 0-4 in the preseason and people think they'll miss the playoff and go 0-4. vice-versa it's noise to me doesn't impact anything. someone said i'm on top atlant atlanta. >> monday night sam bradford first extended game actions tearing acl during traffic

season here's emotions reading into the moment. jitters, of course. >> there's always jitters even when i was playing bri got injured. there's jitters every week. it's what makes the game fun. >> new air cut for saxt hardad enough watching them lose night in and thought year but twice in one day is torture. touching trib out to remember victims of 9/11. they got alex ashier, carl swavber took the first pitch he saw and took a run one it two pitches, two homers, right now, folks 7-3 in the ninth and left first game 5-1 and serene williams upset at the u.s. on today. >> on healthth check at 11 giving children more time to eat at lunch leads to more

nutritious choice. harvard university study examined school lunch breaks from 3 to 8 gray and when they were given more than 35 minutes they selected more fruit and ate vegetables and milk and ate blinds to go's summer celebration sale's so hot you're gonna need shades. not those shades. these shades! take a cool 20-35% off all sun shades, cascade shades, basswood and more. shades on sale. there's nothing cooler than that. blinds to go. blinds for life. blinds to go's summer celebration sale is going on now make a splash with new sun shades, cascade shades, basswood and more, all at 20-35% off! it's the hottest sale of the year. just when you need to cool off most. blinds to go. blinds for life.

>> high school huddle is next on channel 6 followed by jimmy kimmel-and "nightline". "action news" continues at 5:30 for cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. gardner. good night. have a great weekend

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