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the big story on "action news" this noon, is developing. we are learning new information about an accident that killed a superintendant of schools in robbinsville, new jersey. we learned that dr. steven mayer was struck by a robbinsville high school student's car. all students in robbinsville have been immediately shut down. nora muchanic was at a news conference that just wrapped up good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. police did not reveal many details about this accident except to confirm that a high school student was the one that hit dr. mayer. no summons are issued yet and no charges filed and the investigation into this tragic accidents continues. >> it happened at 6:15 this morning when superintendant of schools dr. steven mayer was out jogging with his dog. he was not far from his home when he was struck by a vehicle.

the student was an at robbinsville high school who was rushing to get to a class trip. >> i think the whole commune need a time to mourn. i am trying to be as strong as mayer but i will go home shortly and have a good cry for my frien frie friend? the news of the superintendant passing has caused shock in the community. >> in honor of dr. mayer we will fine our way back to normal as appropriately as possible. steve always put the students' needs first and we'll continue that as we work through this devastating loss. >> you were texting with him this morning. >> we text every day, steve was an incredible part of our community, he was a superintendant and coach and lived here and he was a friend

and whenever we had something happen, he and i would always start talking. the first thing i did was reach out to him this morning. >> of course the mayor did not know at the time that the superintendant was the victim of that accidents. dr. mayer is the father of three and his wife donna teaches at one of the local schools, she went looking for him when he didn't return from his run and was there at the scene. the female driver of the car involved in this accidents was taken to a crisis center and counseling is offered for students and staff at the high school and a vigil tonight for dr. mayer. >> thank you. philadelphia police are looking for a suspect after a woman was founds with her throat slashed early this morning. the woman was discovered at 3:00 a.m. at the 2900 block of frankford avenue in port richmond by a man walking his

dogs, they immediately called 911 and tried to help the woman on the scene, annie mccormick is trafficking the investigation and she will have details coming up at 12:30. the man accused of shooting a philadelphia police officer in the line of duty and his accomplice are waiting for their first court appearance. scott griffin is said to have robbed a man and carjacked a woman at gun point sunday night. police say that griffin got lock nood a battle with james mccullough, he was released from presbyterian hospital last night giving a thumbs up as he left. >> new jersey officials are due back in court. they are trying to get a judge to freeze atlantic city spending until they hand over the money they onto the school system. they talked over the weekend trying to fine a path forward.

sweeney has put forth a plan that would see the state takeover the city's finances including canceling the union's bargaining right. governor christie has endorsed the plan but he has put forth his own plan. last night flyers game put a big stain on the memory of owner ed snider. they through wrist bands in his honor on to the ice. after an announcement not to throw the wrist bands didn't seem to matter. and they used the microphone to scold them. both teams agreed it was an ugly night for hockey. >> they made the announcement to fans not to throw anything on to the ice. it was unfortunate. >> something we did not want to

have happen. the entire third period was not good around. >> obviously we pulled the game away and they were not interested in playing anymore, so we ended up on the power play for the last seven or eight minutes. it wasn't good for the game. >> capitals won 6-1 and the flyers must win all four remaining games, the next game is tomorrow night again in south philadelphia. the action cam is in center city hosting a pep rally, they are trying to put the game behind them. and now they are under the national spotlight for the wrong reasons, coming up in the next half hour. politics now, new york voters are casting their ballots in the presidential primary today. another potentially game changing vote in the race for

the white house. elizabeth herr is live in new york with more on the primary. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. and if you believe the polls, clinton and trump should pull out a victory here in new york today. but today we learn that trump is already looking ahead and working on a new battle plan. leading in the polls in new york but taking nothing for granted. hillary clinton and donald trump voted early and thanked their supporters. >> it's a great honor for new york. new york is a special place. we'll make america great again. >> the two front runners favored to win in their home state are battling with rivals to lock up their nomination. >> urge everybody. come out and vote from 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> the national polls shows hillary clinton in a virtual tie with bernie sanders who is banking on a large turnout to

keep his momentum going. >> afraid she is going to be dispointed. >> on the republican side donald trump faces a defiant ted cruz who has his eyes set on november. >> if i win the nomination, we win the president. we are beating hillary with young people. >> well, as for trump, sources tell abc news he is once again shaking up his campaign from top to bottom with his national field director resigning and telling abc news overnight he has no regrets. live in new york, channel 6 "action news." >> elizabeth, thank you. the race for the white house turns to pennsylvania next, bernie sanders will be in state college today. and hillary clinton makes a stop in philadelphia's northern liberty section tomorrow and ted cruz will be in philadelphia

tomorrow as well. john kasich visits pittsburgh today and heads to delaware and chester counties tomorrow. the democrats running for senate in pennsylvania will face off in a debate this week in our studios. we would like you to submit questions for the candidates. send us your questions via facebook, twitter or instagram using #6abcaction. another beautiful day, the picture of spring time. we are looking at sky 6 hd at penn's landing. enjoy the weather, but there is a concern of the lack of rain coming up. david murphy is here with more on the so-called red flag warning. >> reporter: we have an issue today, despite the fact that the humidity low, you get a red flag warning declared across the

entire region, that means this afternoon and this evening, we have an enhanced chance of brush fires but not only starting but spreading real easily. several factors are in play. no rain. it kind of just falls off the map in new york state. fair amount of sunshine breaking through high clouds and fairly warm. up to 76 degrees in philadelphia. 70 out in reading and 79 in millville. but the factor is the dew point. temperatures in the 70s and dew points in the 40s. the larger the spread the lower the humidity is and the drier the air is. that is just what brush fires like. and the other element is the wind, breezes from 10 to 20 miles per hour in the region and will probably go up more in the next couple of hours perhaps as high as 25 miles per hour. in terms of how it feels it's

nice. low humidity, 78 is well above the average high of 65 and 48 is the overnight low, and that is just a tad above the average low as cooler air will start to come through as the frontal boundary triggers the clouds above you now. when i step inside we'll talk more about how low we go tomorrow. it's not really that bad and then a chance of rain coming by the end of the week. coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you. a familiar face is leaving one popular abc morning show for another one. former football star, michael strahan is leaving live with kelly and michael to work full-time on "good morning america." the former new york giant is kelly ripa's cohost for a time now and is also working on gma and wants to give that show his full attention beginning in september. they will be looking for his

replacement sometime in the fall. and coming up the forecast for houston after a foot of rain already targeted the area. and a call for our volunteers are standing by ready to help you with any consumer issue you may have. we'll be right back.

in texas more rain is in texas across the state as residents begin assessing the damage. more than a foot of rain fell trapping residents in their homes and people were trapped cars and the deluge continues at this hour. we'll have more coming up in a live report in the next half hour. ecuador's foreign minister says that more rescuers are heading to the country's disaster zone to help find survivors after a powerful 7. 8 magnitude earthquake. they are still pulling people from the rubble alive but time is running out. the death toll stands at 413 including an american and two

canadians, and that number is expected to rise. more than 2,000 people were injured. bill cosby's wife, camille, is scheduled to answer more questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit. the lawsuit filed by seven women says that their comedian husband defamed them by branding them as liars. bill cosby faces criminal charges in montgomery county, despite camille cosby's spousal privilege, they found because of her role in his career she could be deposed. the action cam was on the unit block of kizar court, firefighters checked out the upper floors and the homeowners got out safely. still to come on "action news" at noon, a show in the sky. >> it is a solar flare and has

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another employer is giving their employees a raise. sources tell abc that target is giving a raise to reach $10 an hour to reach the salary of wal-mart and sams club. the health check this noon, a new study shows a genetic test may give early stage breast cancer patients a reason to rethink chemotherapy. they found that many with low risk tumors do not benefit from chemotherapy. instead they have similar outcomes with lump ecmys and radiation. this can destroy their fertility and leave them open to long-term health problems. so mamo print can help them find other options.

the "action news" team sought working on news stories tonight at 4:00. a manhunt is underway in texas for this man. he allegedly impersonated an s.w.a.t. team member and killed a woman inside of a church. the latest on this investigation coming up at 4:00. >> we know the panic when are you stuck with a low cell phone batty. we have tips to help keep a charge today in what's the deal? >> we are back with the forecast and much more stay with us. imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. with over 7 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. in fact, it's been proven to be more effective at lowering a1c than januvia®.

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it's tracking a sun spot in the same area for the last week and a half. >> wow. >> speaking of sun we have seen a lot of it in the past week. >> it's still pretty bright out there and will be nice for the rest of the day. >> unless you are an allergy sufferer. >> we have precipitation free conditions out there what a stretch this has been. looking outside above chopper 6 hd. what are those ducks in the foreground? you work on that rick. i'll walk over here. sunshine early and a few high clouds filtering in. 76 is your current temperature, that is right. we are really zooming at noon. wins from the north-northwest at 16 miles per hour. it's getting breezier, we started with the calm winds and they are picking up as expected. as we look at the temperatures,

there is cooler air up north and west of philadelphia and they are beginning to ride in. with the high clouds, there is a frontal boundary in the process of passing through and will knock down the numbers this afternoon. you'll start to see the numbers begin to taper off and we get another degree or two in philadelphia before that cooler air rides in. there is the cloud cover coming in overnight and now it's in place. there are holes in the clouds and it's a good looking day out there. no precipitation. up net lehigh valley 70 degrees and partly sunny and breezy conditions. the numbers are dropping off a bit. down the shore are you a little bit cooler in some spots, 68 in cape may and we get enough of a land breeze and we have gotten up to 77 in areas near the boardwalk in atlantic city. i had a facebook follower, they said with the cool conditions, can't we get a land breeze to get the numbers up and a couple

of hours later, it started to happen. good for you at the shore. it's better than the last couple of days. a high of 78 degrees and partly sunny and breezy conditions and winds 10 to 25 miles per hour. and for the evening commute, 77 is your forecast high and actual 78 at 4:30, but 77 is where we are at at 4:00 and down to 71 by 6:00 and 68 by 7:00. if you head to the ball game, it's cooler than last night. perhaps breezy in the early innings. look for the temperature of 68 that ain't so bad. it's one of those games where you bring along an extra layer or two. overnight 48 in philadelphia, under clearing skies and 41 in the out lying suburbs. the cooler tomorrow 75 to 78 your highs today and tomorrow with the high pressure gliding

in and the frontal boundary to the south we get a high of just 70. 78 today and 70 tomorrow and rain arriving at night on friday, warm and 77 and clouds and sunny breaks and occasionally there is a pop-up shower and a rumble of thunder and down to 69 for saturday and sunday. >> okay. >> got it. thanks david. more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at noon. president obama and the first lady will soon dine with the royal family for a big celebration honoring the queen. and from real insects to costumes of spiders, we have details on the cirque du soleil coming to our area. the world a president has to grapple with.

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the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. "action news" at 12:30 continues. with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again, here are the stories we are following for on "action news" at 12:30. school officials in robbinsville, mercer county, are asking for support after the tragic death of their superintendant. and flooding continues in the houston area. we have the latest from down south. >> they came off the ice with disappointment on their faces and fans are not happy either, reaction to the terrible loss and the bracelet throwing controversy.

>> and more on the developing story out of mercer county. the superintendant of robbinsville died when he was struck walking his dog after 6:00 a.m. on edenburg road in robbinsvilles. chopper 6 hd was over the scene where there was a number of vehicles and an suv stopped in the driveway. a 17-year-old students from robbinsville high school was driving the vehicle that hit dr. mayer. no charges have yet been filed. >> pray for both families, they are both involved. both doctor mayer's and the student's family, we are praying for them all. >> mayer's wife is a teacher in the schools and they have two sons one attends the high school and all schools were closed today and crisis counselors were made available. a woman was praying for hire life at temple university hospital after