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left thigh. tonight he flashed his right thumb, telling reporters and supporters that he is ok and lucky to be alive. it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest in the case that temporarily failed a philadelphia cop. tonight this man, 23-year-old scott griffin is behind bars. he is the alleged triggerman in the mccullough shooting and was captured today. and reporter trish hartman is live at headquarters. what is the latest on all of this? >> jim, moveser k ee eer -- of mccullough recovering at home as he left the hospital today surrounded by family and fellow officers. after one night at penn presbyterian hospital, officer mccullough surrounded by his brothers in blue left the hospital. the father and 2-year veteran of the force shot in the leg last
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night. tonight in northeast philadelphia his friends and teammates from the rugby club were celebrating. >> he is a quiet guy overall, but on the field he was a mad man. and i heard the report that he tackled a guy, and i thought that's jimmy. >> not just a tenacious player but loyal servant. >> he made the decision to become a cop because he loves it. one of the few i hearsay i -- i hear say i love being a cop. >> the suspects, 23-year-old scott griffin and another robbed a man on market street and car jacked a woman nearby. >> the suspect takes off and officer mccullough starts to chase him. and at that point he turns and shoots, and he shoots him in the leg. >> today, griffin arrested facing attempted murder and robbery charges. he was arrested 14 times, most
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recently for carrying a firearm without a license in march, landing him in jail. his court-appointed lawyer tells "action news" he had a preliminary hearing ruling in griffin's favor dropping charges, and charges were refiled the next day but griffin was not taken into custody. and he was charged with a gun conviction when he was 18, and he had a gun on him earlier today. and ballistics tests will determine if that was the gun that shot officer mccullough. >> our coverage of shooting of officer mccullough continues at 6abc.com. a phofophoto images and the rad wall from his wounded partner. a philadelphia father in custody after the police say he accidentally shot and killed his 4-year-old daughter saturday night. it happened inside of his
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kensington home. 30-year-old maurice phillips faces charges of third-degree murder. police say he confessed to shooting 4-year-old tahirah phillips after initially blaming the killing on the victim's 5-year-old sibling. tonight the philadelphia be anti-violence collision gathered in kensington rally be against violence and supporting the family. >> that's a perfect example of how not to behave with a gun around children. and all guns should be looked up or put away if you own one. >> the group urged members of the community to end the violence. family and friends set up a make-shift memorial with balloons and stuffed animals. detectives identified the suspect in a triple murder in kensington as 46-year-olddic jas dickson. and the fourth person was also shot but managed to escaped and
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is in critical hospital. -- condition. and a crossing guard struck and killed. a red truck hit another car and the impact sent the truck into the crossing guard. nobody else was hurt. the ntsb has released its preliminary report on the deadly amtrak crash in chester earlier this month. investigators say the backhoe on the tracks was doing pre-planned working when the train crashed into it april 3. it is still not clear if the track was closed to trains at the time. a worker on the backhoe and his supervisor were killed. the report also says that the engineer used the emergency brakes as soon as he saw the equipment. a full investigation will take months to complete. former university student leader pleading guilty to
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tweeting anonymous threats against black students last fall. and the state prosecutors will recommend that the 25-year-old be sentenced to 90 days in jail. they also want her to pay $82,000 in restitution to cover the costs of the heightened security after the threats. and she will be sentenced in june. the governchvernor of texas declared a state of emergency in nine counties after wide-spread flooding. more than a foot of rain in the houston area in the past day. and tonight, officials say five people died in the flooding. two of the people died when they ignored barricades and tried to survive through an underpass. and talk about rescues and you are seeing them. officers say that first responders have made more than 1,000 water rescues. back in this area, much better weather. and today was a tad warm midway through april, then tomorrow
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should be close to perfect. and getting the latest news from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> and jim, temperatures have been rising steadily since over the weekend. saturday 67. yesterday 73. today, 82 degrees, which is typical for the second week of june. in allentown it was even warmer, 83 degrees. reading 81. you notice along the shore with the winds off the ocean it was cooler. temperatures in the 70s. but now the cooling will begin thanks to this. satellite 6 and action radar showing this is what's known as a back-door cold front. it is a cold front sneaking down from the north. the high pressure that's been protecting us begins to break down. what that will do is usher in slightly cooler air. once it moves through it loses most of the moisture. looking at clouds and showers. in philadelphia, 64 degrees. but north of the front, temperatures in the 40s. once the front moves through, we'll be getting wind shift out
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of the northeast. that will cool us off a little bit tomorrow. so as we head through the week, it won't be quite as warm tomorrow as today. however, it will be above normal. it gets even cooler on wednesday. and finally, tracking the chance of some showers later in the week. we're having about nine days of dry weather and i will talk more about what to expect in the full accuweather seven-day forecast of the >> thank you, cecily. word a compromise is in the works to bail out center city. steve sweeney and assembly speaker talked over the weekend trying to find a path forward. sweeney put forth a plan that would see the city take over the finances incheweding cancelling union's bargaining rights. and governor christie endorsed that plan, but we will keep you informed. verizon workers on strike, pickets in king of prussia and
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workers in nine state on strike since wednesday. one of the main complaints, the company is relocating workers for months at a time. verizon says brief re-locations are necessary. nearly 100 gathered tonight to address the problem of poverty in philadelphia. a number of community leaders took part in a panel discussion at the presbyterian church in north philadelphia. talking about possible solutions and took comments from the public. the game itself turned into a laugher, but it was the washington capitals and their fans that were doing the laughing. it was what happened before the game that brought both smiles and tears to the flyers faithful. all about remembering ed snider and "action news" reporter dann cuellar was there. >> in honor of the man who was our leader, our visionary and our friends, i say thank you, mr. snider. >> a sea of orange as flyers and fans paid an emotional tribute to a great owner of the franchise, 83-year-old ed
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snider. >> i want to thank all of the flyer players who have worn the orange and black. because in choosing to honor me tonight, you have really chosen to honor them. >> i love ed snider. >> he was the flyers, absolutely. heart and soul of the flyers. >> so much fun. real little very entertaining. and especially tonight we need a game-winner, hopefully it will bring gus luck. >> incredibly 57 seconds into the game the flyers score and the place goes wild. [horn blowing] >> for some, ed snider's legacy brings back a lot of memories. for some it can be a little emotional. >> i was crying are the whole thing. >> and remembering when his mom bought him his first ticket to see the flyers. >> my god, i was in eighth grade and she gave me money for a cab and i went to the spectrum and it was in my blood, i had
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chills. the best tribute i have ever seen. >> and the man that has done the most for the city more than anyone i can think of. >> and the risk at the age of 33 bringing hockey to the city he loved, to philadelphia. and the video tribute he said it the best. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." and still to come on "action news" tonight, the president call candidates are buzzy ahead of tomorrow's primary. and rescuers are still pulling people from the rubble after the earthquake in ecuador. what a new study reveals about people working the overnight shift. and the cold front moving in from the north comes through dry. and the next system causing flooding in texas will be affecting us next week. and thousands complete the boston marathon, and jamie apody
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>> rescuers in ecuador pulled three people out alive after they were trapped for more than 32 hours in the rubble. this was saturday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. firefighters were able to cut a hole in a collapsed ceiling to pull the survivors to safety. the earthquake killed more than 410 people and left 2500 injured. japan is still dealing with the aftermath of two earthquakes that hit the same area two days apart last week, killing at least 43 people. tonight, officials say car and iphone production has been effective. toyota, nissan and mish -- mitsubishi shutdown plants, it is too early to know how long they will be closed. the eve of the new york primary and three of the four remaining candidates were in the empire state. hillary clinton campaigned in several new york locations,
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including mikey likes it ice cream in the east village. an ex-conduct has it and she broke the rule of avoiding eating in front of the media, and she couldn't ignore the concussion named after her. and bernie sanders, the polls have him 12 points behind clinton in the empire state. >> and donald trump closed out his campaign with big rally in buffalo. he has an enormous plead -- lead in new york. and tomorrow night ted cruz in philadelphia, john kasich in pittsburgh and then traveling to valley forge, and king of prussia in thursday to the casino. and bernie sanders campaigning at penn state's main campus tomorrow, and hillary clinton
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will visit philadelphia on wednesday. again, the pennsylvania and delaware primary as week from tomorrow on april 26. voters in new jersey will go to the polls on june 7, which is the final day of the primary election. the big one that day is california. the u.s. sl -- is sending 200 more troops to iraq tonight isis and the announcement after landing in bagged. and serving as trainers, aviation security and security. and the supreme court appears to be split on the obama's separation immigration plan. today they heard arguments questioning whether the president had the authority to inyou -- to issue the order. and if the court is dead-locked the lower-court ruling would remain in place. the latest battle in
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congress appears to be funding for the zika virus. and last week the c.d.c. called for $1.9 billion to fight the virus. republicans are signalling they will provide some of the money but haven't said how much or how soon. tonight, fans are mourning the death of sitcom ago investigate doris roberts best nor for her role on "everybody loves raymond" and also starred in a 1970's sidcom, "angie" that was set in philadelphia. and roberts' son said she died of natural causes on sunday, she was 90. "healthcheck," women have more trouble working odd hours than men. british researchers put them to
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test and tested coordination afterwards. women had more difficulty in tests than man, especially early-morning hours close to the end of shift. researchers say that could increase the chance of injury. 30,000 people ran with dedication and determination today in the third boston thei their -- marathon since the terrorist bombing. and one of 30,000 who competed and the first time the ethiopians won both men's and women's. and this woman ran, a member of our "action news" family, jamie shore who produces the 6:00 edition of "action news" and we do love her. she finished the race in 3:35. >> she is amazing. she runs it every year. >> she does. >> as you were telling us earlier, it was warm and humid
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the first half of the race. >> it was. it was 67 degrees to the high in boston early. you think 67, that's great. but for marathon runners on a course where it the full sunshine it is hot. jamie said the heat kind of got to her for the first half, and then the cold front moved through and it cooled off. by then her ways was determined. >> that would be 22.6 miles. >> yes, congratulations to anybody who finishes that. the weather, the front in boston is heading our way, trimming temperatures back a little bit the next few days. we have dry conditions out there tonight. the action cam looking up philadelphia city hall and the dry and comfortable night. and pretty much clear conditions. temperatures, most areas in the 60s, beginning to drop into the 50s. and philadelphia 64, reading 65, allentown 60, trenton 62.
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the high today 82 degrees, felt like june. wilmington down to 56, millville 55 and cape may currently 52 degrees. satellite 6 and actions radar showing the high pressure that has been protecting us is beginning to break down. you can see some high, thin clouds streaming in from the west and from the north. that's the back-door cold front that will move through tomorrow. and the front bringing the flooding rains to texas, that system moving in on friday. and tomorrow the bus stop forecast, good amount of sunshine. a mild start to the day. at 6:00, 56. by 8:00, 60 degrees. if today was a little bit too warm for you, tomorrow will feel more like spring. behind the front, temperatures drop down to 75 degrees, still 10 degrees above normal, but cooler than today. and on wednesday another area of high pressure dives down from canada, bringing us loads of
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sunshine. and the next few days, the low humidity, sunshine and dry conditions, we have a fire weather watch. be careful and don't throw any significant relates out your car window and be very careful with open flames. it doesn't take much to spark a brush fire. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast breezy, not as warm as today. you see a few clouds early with the cold front, but it moves enthusiastic dry with -- move through dry. and wall-to-wall sunshine, in the 60's, slightly above normal. and thursday start the day with sun and increasing clouds and high of 74 degrees. on friday, clouds and possibility of some showers. maybe even a thunderstorm late in the day. and friday night, the high 77. passover begins at sundown. this sets the stage for a pretty nice weekend. could have an early shower saturday morning but clouds breaking for sunshine. and sunday beautiful, high of 69. and monday, partly sunny and
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mild, high of 72 degrees. the temperatures are kicking back from the 80's. the next week, temperatures still above the normal high this time of year. all-in-all a pretty nice forecast. >> thanks. teenagers passionate about art got a chance to expand their education tonight. students all came together for an interactive art seminar in bryn mawr tonight. the students are learning more about art history and different forms of visual arts. are you sick of harrisburg politicians
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like steve santarsiero, who will say or do anything to advance his career? he claims he wrote pennsylvania's gun safety law. but the truth is he didn't. there is no law requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases. his campaign even bragged that he passed 54 bills. in fact, 7 years in harrisburg, steve santarsiero has never passed a single bill into law. i'm shaughnessy naughton. i approve this message because i am not a career politician. >> all kinds of excitement and anticipation, this was not the result the flyers' fans were looking for. >> said it was make-or-break, i think they broke of the first
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playoff game in philadelphia in any pro sport in 720 games and apparently rusty. after a touching video tribute to ed snider before the game you would figure the flyers would come out emotional and energized and they did 57 seconds into the game they got on the board, a big deal with the little scoring they have done in the series. somehow that did not set the tone. the caps came right back and ovechkin makes it 2-1. and the flyers, a great chance to tie in the second, but the shot off the post. the caps put on a score clinic tonight. 4 goals in the third period including another from ovechkin. after the first minute, cap scored 6 straight. eight power plays in the series. and the flyers try to avoid being swept. and jeff skversky, the talk not just how poorly the flyers
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played but how poorly the crowd reacted. >> the night started off with a bang. emotional tribute for the flyers owner, ed snider. scoring in the first minute and then bam, all falls apart. on top of the fact they were out scored by 10 goals in three games, the flyers fans started throwing the wrist band give away they used in the tribute to snider on the ice. and they were yelling at fans to stop it, and even the public announcer said "show some class" urging flyers fans to stop. so out of hand, the flyers were penalized and now face elimination. >> we were looking for a good start, and play hard as a team. and i mean it's not -- it's obviously not the result that we were looking for. and it's pretty frustrating. >> for us, we have to play
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obviously some very, very desperate hockey. not out of control, but desperate. >> we will pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off and back to work home. >> and game four here at the wells fargo center and only one time have they overcome a 3-0 playoff deficit and we will see if they can do it like they did six years ago against the boston bruins. jeff skversky for channel 6 "action news." >> tough against the top team in the league. coming up, the phillies try to out score the flyers, and the mets and the capitals on "action news."
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i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by president obama and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you.
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the phillies managed to beat washington once yet, but tonight out with the nats and in with the mets, it didn't go so well. the first inning, a guy feeling quite at home. and david wright gone. hitting two, his 21st and 22nd home runs in philadelphia, the most of any opponent. and the phills tie it up in the bottom of the third. and the single to left for galvin. and phillies trailing 2-1 and david hernandez on in relief and the phills lose 5-2. and cox not expected to be at mini camp, he is upset about his contract. i am full of good news today. >> you are. >> sorry. >> thanks. finally tonight, looking a little bit like the kentucky derby in delaware county. dozens of people attended the
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horse show and country fair kickoff party. it was held at the jaguar land rover dealership in wayne. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by "nightline." jimmy's benefits tonight are emily blunt, jerry bruckheimer and music from shinedown. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards. matt o'donnell, david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. for cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night.
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