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>> this allows them to look at any block from the is they. if khans go wrong chances are good law enforcement actions will first learn about it here. >> thursday night the big story on "action news" tonight is the delaware valley intelligence center. it is now in papal mode. "action news" reporter sdal live outside the facility at 20 and/or or in south philadelphi philadelphia. dann what did you learn there tonight. we learn the delaware valley intelligence septemberer has bee in operation since 201 they had a lot of practice and success story and about to give the biggest test keeping the pope and residents safe in the history of the city. >> welcome to the delaware valley intelligence center and at the heart philadelphia police realtime crime center. >> up top we have an array of parkway cameras. >> it's here's number of city,
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state and officials monitor event across the city 24/7 and they've quietly been adding and have sack cec to regional rail, penndot, as well as port authority in philadelphia and surrounding counties. >> you have a situation awareness map with the camera. when you click on the camera on a view at that particular location and get information quickly. >> they have offices in social media experts for any signs of threats backed by high tech computer system they enter name and bingo anything entererd on law enforcement databases pops up on the screen. >> our databases are able to search databases with one single entry. >> center has success stories credited with helping officers keep things quiet on south street by providing proactive information gathered on social media and it was one of the cameras that captured the killing of kim jones in januar january. lest anyone worry who will
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monitor the neighborhood and who focuses on park bay. >> even if we had papal visit the priortoty for us as well is providing security, safety and service for the community. >> and by the way, agents from the secret service and fema will be deployed here in m coming days leading to and during the pope's visit. >> live here at the dell tell valley intelligence center in south philadelphia, i'm dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." >> dann, thank you. us toes of national guard members will be called up for the pope's visit. sours confirm that 4 to 6,000 guards mep will be deployed outside the high cure 2eu area next week and help with traffic and keeping the crowds moving. sources say they will not be armed. >> i welcome them here. we want them to be a part of a joint relations with federal agencies state agencies. >> what are your sglirn my --ncerns we'r
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>> my concerns are they're overly paranoid. >> they had a meeting before the pope visits and some on counsel ill feel security members are over the top. >> tonight we have an undate on city avenue closures during the pope's visit and there's some changes and officials were initially planning to implement the city avenue closure starting next friday night. now, they say they will close saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.. now northbound side of city avenue will be closed from lancaster avenue to schuylkill expressway. southbound side will be closed belmont to lancaster and you will be loued to cross city avenue at police discretion at the following intersection president citizen shall boulevard, belmont avenue, conshohocken state road, brin bar avenue, old plan costar road and lancaster avenue. again it's police discretion.
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if you travel on the ben franklin parkway you need to know several lanes already are shut down. upper drive from eeingens official will remain closed until tuesday 29th. outer lanes are still on and authorities yet to say with when they're close. >> dozens lined up tonight outside the blessed virgin marry church in darbyboro and the har parish was happeneding out 112 visits to speak out nptsence pal and 1 12 tickets for the parkway. our coverage of the visit contains at 6abc.com/pope we have a closer look at the bridge clothing while in town and early look at what the ben franklin parkway is transdormd before. a huge fire tuesday morning was work of arsonist. that's the word from the
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investigators. this man spotted at the time it a person of interest. flames were shooting out of a restaurant which was under construction. >> there was one million in damage done to the structure and two adjacent structure and displaced approximately 40 individuals from their homes. >> there's a five thousand dlard reward if you have information are urnled to call atf. >> police in burlington city are still looking tore two gunmench the help were firing their guns in the 300 block of jones street. police arrived on the scene and got involved in a 3 1/2 hour standoff and lawmen finally burst into the house and begu begunmen were not there. they are still at large. >> a hunter discovered skeletal remains bun a vista stwp in an area rich hard main avenue and
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u.s. 40 and these are items found at the scene. a hat, wind break he and green backpack and gasses and if you know anything you are urged to contact police. twelve years after a toddler was raped and murdered in reading his stepfather has confessed to the crime. david cummings was charged today for the 2003 death of william spade the little boy. >> there is word tonight radnor police are investigating an instagram account that had ib appropriate picture of students from radnor middle school in wayne. they were apparently taken away from school and district property and all phone call information provided to parents today the instagram account was deactivated. >> days after wilmington man died after saving woman and baby funny go fund me accounts have popped up for funeral experiences.
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thomas was stabbed to death monday night and jumpeded in front of a map chaseing a mother and baby with a knife. police are warning people not to contribute to unauthorized go fund me accounts. cotingham's family is receive ago signature answer from the victim's compensation assistance program. >> 311 call center is expected to reon in philadelphia in the morning. sdoz epz were september home today. at 1:00 after a bed bug was discovered in the office. sxerm nateers were pleadly called in and call center has been handling citizen concerns approaching the pope's visit. staff forward used email and social media to apps questions while they were out of the office again the office is back on in the morning. >> the corruption trial of new jersey senator pod menendez will not happen for another year.
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from a florida dr. in skaiching for political favors both men vice president pleaded not guilty. and pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane is back in headlines tonight. montgomery county detectives today executed a new search warrant at her office in harrisburg. authorities have not said what they're looking for. or if this warrant is linked to her criminal case. kane is is charged with perjury and obstruction after allegedly leaking secret grand jury information to a newspaper reporter. >> he had three stints with the philadelphia eagles and cemented his place by getting thrown out of a game during fighting in pregame warm-ups. we give you jeremiah trotter the movie star. "action news" reporter chad pradelli was at the kimle center. >> jeremiah trotter laid the
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hammer on running backs. but his movie getting rave reviews. >> intimidating at first and never been on the screen and once i h got past that i had a great time. >> amazing i would not be surprised. he was a natural. >> thomas k phillips wrote and directed the movie. it's faced on real life experience of two virginia slaves that escape in 149 seeking freedom in buckingham pennsylvania. betty thompson is former philadelphia school teacher and plays a slave in the movie. >> i think it's a piece that families should watch together talk about it and it owe would be great for discussion. >> it's a great message and feel good movie and pushed a slave in a different light and it's a little love story also and just about freedom. >> real life big ben was 6' 10 and finding an actor to fit the
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bill was not easy. >> he came to audition and knocked to out of the park. >> were you nervous first day onset or first game nfl. >> first football game in nfl but first day i didn't have to do acting we were in the woods running and climbing hills so and and so forth i was walking. philip credits work and sports for making him a natural. and trotter has been a very busy man with his wife in radio and tv. he hopes movie is educational experience and can provide insight into the rich history of pennsylvania. in center city, chad pradelli, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, chad. and actor richard gere was in town tonight for a screening of his new movie the film called time out of mind is about a homeless man's deally quest to
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survive. and the stigma that surrounds peopling liven on the streets. before the screening he attended a fundraising reception for project h.o.m.e and francis fund which was created in honor of the pope's visits next week. >> still to come on "action news" tonight, we'll tell you about the enormous sums that general motors is shelling out because of the faulty ignition switches that led to dozens of deaths and plus we have an update on duffy the dog. we finally know why somebody placed her in a duffle bag and abandoned her in a chester par park, adam. >> enjoying a sunny stretch and low pressure off the carolinas and florida and eventually drift pd to the north and change the pattern and i'll let you know what happened and accuweather. >> and eagles trying to stop the cowboys from winning yet another game at the linc when the cowboys from winning yet another game at the linc when "action news" continues tonigh
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we have encouraging update on duffy a sick dog abandoned in a chester park. well, today she barked for the first time since arriving at the delaware county spca. and investigators have tracked down the couple who abandoned her last wednesday. and they say she was sick and they didn't have the money to get her treatment. but that they watched until someone found her. and the couple could face charges. duffy is currently being treated for parvo. >> general motors agreed to pay a 900 million fine settle criminal charges against faulty ignition switches and problems linked to at least 124 deaths general motors admitted its employees knew about potentia potentially deadly design flaws for nearly a decade and before it started to recall affected vehicles. and the company must also pay $575 million to settle hundreds
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of civil lawsuits. >> "healthcheck" tonight parents have another reason for stopping smoking juror bad habits could be influencing your children. researchers at columbia university looked at 35,000 parents and teenagers across the country and found children who grew up in a household with smoking parents were more likely to smoke during add less epts and non smoking parents tened to have children who don't smoke. ev day nearly 4,000 teenagers try their first cigarette. >> as we have been reporting, for weeks, more than 1 million people expected along the ben franklin parkway to take part in events during the papal visit and many more of you will be watching from home and channel 6 and "action news" are ready to bring it to you. >> pope francis arrives at philadelphia international airport saturday morning than is first of his appearances in philadelphia and "action news" will be there and on the air bringing it to you live on 6ab
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6abc. our live coverage continues throughout the weekend. but you don't have to be in front of a television to see. it make sure you have the 6abc news app because that's where we'll be streaming every event as they take place. >> it's important to be live. it's important to be present. this is one of the biggest stories this city will see in a decade. >> large crowd will turn out saturday and sunday on the parkway. monica malpass, rick williams and cecily tynan will be in special studio overlooking action and brian taff and sharee williams will be on the parkway closer to same and altar. "action news" reporters will be on the ground with the fame faithful. all of us will share our experiences on social media with facebook, twitter and instagram. and is that the where we want your help as well. send us your pictures and videos, tell us what you're seeing and experiences and use #6abcaction or email us at joi
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jointheaction@6abc.com. >> this is a big weekend for you and for us and we look forward to experiencing it together. and make sure to follow our special twitter account at 6abc pope. that's one of the first places we'll be informing you of papal news and photographs all the details this is enormous enterprise and we are getting very, very eager to start it all. >> yes, it will be neat to be down there as well along the parkway. >> without question. >> yeah. >> we don't have a weather forecast for next weekend yet do we. >> i don't want to go there just yet. >> come on let's bore didn't the weekend. >> you must have some up kli nation. >> there's sgrepcys of what it could be i won't go there sglet okay don't go there. >> ork the pressure on me. we're cheer. we're good for tonight and as we look at chopper 6 earlier flying near center city a gorgeous shot here.
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the city again will be a popular spot in about a week as we look at today and temperatures presently right now, we're 62 allentown and dropped from upper 80s this afternoon and 54 in poconos and 70 wilmington and 61 millville and 68 sea isle city and we're in almost like a dessert kind of atmosphere and such low humidity you have temperatures rise well above normal in afternoon and drop quickly during overnight hours and atmosphere is holding little most tour so you can get variations in temperature. water vapor 16, 1,000 feet up all the moisture healed in clouds and deeper moisture with showers off the coast of carolinas and florida and that's at bay to south and we have a dry ridge of pressure coming in south and west and eventually these two will merge over other area and that's when the pattern will change. but for tomorrow looking good. mild morning a warm afternoon,
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64 at 6:00, 67 at 8:00 tomorrow morning the front again stays norm and west friday. so, might want to grab lunch and head outdoors tomorrow. 10 above average at 87. low humidity. as the the front nears us and the system to the south pulls up we'll turn a little slightly humid on saturday. still same temperature friday at 87 and then that area of low pressure will drift to the north and is that the when it will turn unsettled at the beginning and middle of next week. 7 ocean sem tour. perfect time to head to shore for this beautiful september weekend 80 on friday. 78 saturday and lots of sun on sunday at 78 also. >> the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 87 next two days saturdays more humid than last few days and cold front comes through dry on surprised, 08. lot of sunshine still with some cloud cover as that front passes through. and again, no interruptions for the game here for the eagles
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lom opener, 78 to start and 70 to finish and then next week that's when the easterly wind kicks in and low gets closer and so it drops to 74 monday and a lot of clouds and then the clouds will hang around and it will be griery, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, on and off showers nothing too heavy at this point and any washouts and that's the pattern change and our hope is that it will break by the time the pope gets into town next weekend. >> thank you adam. >> a philadelphia college capped a yearlong celebration with street party tonight pierce clem marking 150th anniversary and more than 400 students, alumni, staff, friends, gathered to honor special center city institution. throughout the year pierce showcased the approach to the classroom experience and expanded its relationships with the business community. and it was a beautiful evening for the mount arie street fair. hundreds packed germantown avenue tonight and they enjoyed shopping and food from area
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berks playground in philadelphia tonight where they unveiled a statue honoring babe heffrin who died in 2013 and served in world war ii and in his unit the heroism was subject of band of brothers. brian taff stevshed as master of ceremonies tonight in south philadelphia. south philadelphia will also be the scene of that dramatic confrontation between eagles and one dallas cowboys. >> you're not hyping this up at all are you. >> i don't think it needs to be hyped up. >> eagles cowboys, enough said. with prospect of falling down two games after two games in the season to hated ones on the line there's plenty on the line in this one. how about bride. here's something many may not realize. since the team split the series it's at home the last three seasons. that means they've never done it under chip kelly. what's been the trouble at the
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linc against these guys. >> i don't know we figured it out this sunday though and that's the plan. i don't know what's happened and why and what's happened in the past and we're not worried about that we're worried about the game this sunday and fix the mistakes from last week and work well. >> we hope we can thank you that because we're plague on our field now. but we have not talked about -- i mean it's every game in a must win. we have to play a good dallas team. >> a good dallas team want to hit the bird while down it's just one game, well, no, no, no, it points out this losing thing is becoming a trend. eagles are a better football team than atlanta falcons and can't lose the teams you are better than now you look at eagles over last five games they are 1 and 4 over the last five games.
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to me that tells me something. you can erode confidence when you begin to lose. it's about th time this team snaps out of it and wins and builds copfy dense. four losses out of the last five is not a good trend. >> no it's not. coming up former sixer michael carter williams should stick to basketball and i'll tell you why. more hurts than just feelings since traded by eagles, that and m
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>> not looking manning like so far this season thrown two touchdowns and one pick six and the chiefs just wasn't head nature 4th quarter 4-17 over broncos and saidy mccoy's hamstring is as bruised as ego these days. he hurt it in training camp and was pulled out of practice after experiencing tightness there. bill's coach rex ryan hopes shady will be good to go against pate reens. ago long as he's good here for the game. >> final road trep of the year between tomorrow. flyers on training camp tomorrow as well as if jordan is not impressive enough you this week the reigning masters showed the bmw championship like this. just like you said. not exactly. par 3 second hole fourth knoll one first came when 14 years old. also just like you. no. finally, former sixer michael
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carter williams clutch when he played point guard here. hit or miss from long range here. when the pressure was on he was hit throwing out for a pix. yeah that's not good. instead of hitting catcher he hit camera man. look at this. then again, not on purpose. never accurate from a distance anyway. >> all right. finally tonight philly pops kicked off social swn its third annual bowl. >> pope entertained party go he'sers with bands and swing music and sfrongz 1920s until today now in 37th season the pops orchestra delight a consistently growing audience of over 75,000 a year. "jimmy kimmel live" followed by "nightline" and david spade and
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michael russ book and music from asap rocky. >> news continues at 4:30 about karen rogers, pam pam, david murphy and for the entire "action news" team and gentlemen oh, adam joseph and jamie apody, oh, >> what. >> got. >> we'll tell someone about that. >> and jamie apody, i'm jim that. >> and jamie apody, i'm jim gardner, good night.
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