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tonight is breaking news of a scare in center city amid a climate of heightened alert for law enforcement everywhere. an investigation is it now underway at the bellview hotel on south broad street after reports of suspicious people scene on the roof at 7:00 tonight. sources are telling "action news" that at least two suspects have been taken into custody. officials say they may have had smoke bombs and unknown liquid and camera equipment. let's go live now to the scene as you can see emergency personnel are still in front of the bellview. the philadelphia police, firefighters and homeland security are on this skies. the investigation is on. a night of protests against and in support of police. and images from allentown, bethlehem and wilmington and they express their anger and

despair. and collingdale a somehow of support for the men and women in blue. and like the rest of the country, declarations of blacks lives matter and pronouncements that police deserve our support. the latest from the demonstrations in the tri-state area and have dallas, texas. [bagpipes playing] >> they held a candlelight vigil for the families of the five police officers killed last thursday night. there was talk of heart break, but also of pride and family and a refusal to let race tear the community apart. >> when one things they're going to come into texas and they're going to dallas and tear us up because they want to use race, they want to use any other thing of that nature, that is not going to happen. we are not going to let it happen. >> and we are learning more about the sniper, micah johnson. his six years in the military

were marked by a sexual harassment accusation when he was in afghanistan in 2014, he was sent stateside with the recommendation of "other than an honorable discharge." and officials reiterate a larger assault. and the tears of micah johnson's father. >> i don't know what to say to anybody. to make anything better. i didn't see it coming. >> there were demonstrations in this area including in new jersey where dann cuellar is live tonight. and wilmington will, delaware, going to that city live and

reporter christie ileto. what did you see there tonight? >> jim, this was a peaceful march that started a couple of blocks away and ended at the intersection with a rally in the middle of the intercession. for one local family, this push for police reform is personal. street. >> we wanted to show our solidarity with what is happening across the nation. >> walking for her brother, jere jeremy. in may they ruled that nothing would be brought against the wilmington officers involved in thinks shooting. his story is one of many that is part of the national conversation. >> when i hear that somebody else gets murdered by police, it's like it's my brother. >> all lives matter. >> we have a responsibility to stand up for people, like all

people. >> there is racism imbedded in our criminal justice system, and we are trying to do what we can as a mostly white congregation to dismantle it. >> every time he goes out the door to play with his friends by himself, i wonder what happens. we have to have the conversation what happens if the cop stops you, if you get detained. >> enough is enough. >> we want everybody to come together. >> how do you make change? >> it has to start us with. we have to come together in the community. >> and this group says the main thing they are pushing for is the call for a more diverse police force and this were passing out applications intending those attending to sign up. black lives matter protests in the streets in philadelphia demanding change. and chopper 6 overhead in north

philadelphia at 6:00 as the group marched down cecil b. moore. and some say it was peaceful. ♪ >> the naacp in bethlehem held a peaceful protest tonight. the group said it wanted to stand in solidarity with the black lives matter movement. dozens of people showed up at the plaza to take part. residents in allentown came together tonight to demand the end of what they call police overkill. the interfaith and multi-cultural rally held outside of allentown city hall. organizers wanted the rally to be a visible force in the community for nonviolence. "action news" reporter dann cuellar live tonight where people came to celebrate the efforts of police. dann? >> that's right. across the tri-state area a

number of rallies taking place. this one in coolingsdale covered exclusively by "action news." more than 50 people from collingdale and adjacent communities came to applaud the police for their service, to hug them and shake their hands for what they do. the rally in reaction to the hate and violence against police officers, particularly in the weak of the problems in dallas. >> it hit me that we need to get out as what community and pray. get god back into our communities. >> a handful of preachers and reverends played. >> we are here to recognize our police officers, first responders, but also our citizens because that's how we will bring unity. for the officers and the families in dallas, we pray that god's mercy and care will cover their families right now. >> residents who hugged and thanked officers said they felt

an obligation to show their support. >> it doesn't mean that all the cops are evil. there are very good people that are fathers and sons. and i am proud to be because it is our responsibility to make this community a better community. >> it feels really nice to know that we have a community that backs us. it is a rough time for officers right now. and it's definitely good to have the support. >> a lot going on a lot of turmoil going on. we appreciate the support of people coming out. >> ridley park officers hadley shot last year is grateful he survived other than the officers in dallas. >> it really hurts the five families that have to go through a funeral to say good-bye to loved ones, and all they were trying to do is keep peace at a protest. >> tonight the philadelphia police are reporting bomb threats with someone using a fake baby which in reality would be a bomb to blow up the

districts. the incident is currently being investigated by the homeland security unit and the f.b.i. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, dann. a volunteer firefighter killed this evening in southern delaware when he fell from a helicopter. it happened during a training exercise during the delaware air rescue. and he stepped off the ledge of the chopper and fell. the 46-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the police on the scene after triple shooting in southwest philadelphia happening just an hour ago near 60s and baltimore. and the police say one of the victims was shot in the head. they have no word on the condition of any of the victims. two bailiffs in st. joseph, michigan were killed this afternoon after authorities say an inmate in custody wrestled a gun away from an officer and shot them. and they say the inmate was

being moved from a holding cell inside of the courthouse. once the inmate disarmed an officer he opened fire. and two bailiffs were killed and a civilian and deputy were shot but expected to recover. and the inmate took hostages for a couple of minutes before they shot and killed him. >> and a fight occurred with that inmate on the way to the courtroom and that inmate was able to disarm one of the officers. we are still investigating to find out what officer. >> the authorities say the 45-year-old inmate in jail on numerous felony chargings. septa using trains to stay on track for rail requiriders. and releasing trains adding 1700 seats to the modified schedule.

trains were taken out to effect a defect. and you can look at the schedule on 6abc.com. less than an hour now from a new budget taking affect in the commonwealth of philadelphia. but there is a catch. state lawmakers say they will work through the night to find a way to fund the plan. and the governor will let the budget take effect without his signature, but the legislature must come up with hundreds of millions of dollars to fill the gap between the current revenues and the new budget. if they don't, the state will be in violation of a law and vulnerable to yet another downgrade in its credit rating. former philadelphia elementary school principal evelyn cortez sentenced to 10 years probation in a cheating candle, arrested in may of 2014 following allegations that she and teachers at cayuga elementary school changed student answers on the state

pssa exams to give them higher scores. pleading to perjury and tampering with records. and a former chef accused of conspiring to sexually explode two children. 42-year-old alex carpasso was arrested on charged of child pornograp pornography. and he owned several restaurants and the judge said he should remain in jail without bail. and a construction project in curtis center was shutdown because of a construction mishap last week causing structure damage to the garden mural. the officials say they will not continue renovations until they can stabilize the mural. a jersey shore town invaded by summertime visitors of the

feline kind. they say the feral cats population is out of control with 500 to 600 proving and they want to capture them and take them to sanctuaries. a public hearing set for july 20. still to come on "action news" tonight, police give a new warning to users of pokemon go, the new hit video game. plus new jersey governor chris christie hits the campaign trail with donald trump as a potential runningmate. and a decision by the starbucks c.e.o. that will affect 100,000 people. a stretch of low humidity and slightly below temperatures but that is about to change. heading back to the steam fast and i let you know when in the

forecast. and the home run derby tonight, it is all-star break. "action news" continues in a moment.

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citizens bank student loans call 1-866-999-0146 to apply now. >> the buzz is that donald trump will name a runningmate in the next three or four days. and in virginia beach today he seemed to be giving chris christie another try-out. and he calls himself the law and order candidate, that coming off last week's brutal event. and christie tried to reinforce that. >> i support donald trump and have for quite sometime. because i know that he will be the type of president who will put the rule of law first, who will make sure the law is enforced aggressively and

appropriately, and put people in his administration who understand that the rules of this country and the laws of this country apply to everyone. >> there is speculation that indiana governor mike pence, conservative evangelical will get the nod but we will find out before the week is out. and hillary clinton off the trail but in the news. the house republicans asked the justice department to investigate clinton whether she lied to congress about emails. at the same time the director of national intelligence turned down a request from house speaker paul ryan that couldn't be denied intelligence briefings during the campaign. and coverage of the convention in philadelphia online and on the air. the reports begin july 22 after it begins july 25. even before all of that the republican national convention

next week in cleveland. sarah bloomquist and i will be in cleveland as that gets underway and please look for our live reports beginning friday. and more american troops headed to iraq against the islamic state. the goal to retake mosul, the biggest city that isis controls. and the us troops are helping with logistics. and ash carter made a surprise visit to baghdad. great britain about to secretary the second prime minister and she will take over by wednesday evening. speaking outside of parliament, saying no re-do on the referendum. even though she was against it, they will make a success of it.

perhaps you have heard of pokemon go by now. if you haven't, you're going to be hearing a lot about it in the days and weeks to come. the new game has become a sensation since released in the united states on thursday. the game from nintendo uses the g.p.s. data from smart phones to hunt pokemon in the real world but it is getting some people in trouble fortress passing on business, church and government properties to play. police in philadelphia and other cities are asking players to be respectful. meanwhile nintendo stock up 25% following the 9% jump on friday. [bell rings] >> the closing bell caused cheer. and the s&p now stands at 2137.16.

and the dow is also just a hair shy of the record close but the tech-heavy nasdaq has fared poorly this year, still negative for the year. something that will give starbucks employees a perk, besides the caffeine. and the ceo says everything getting a raise from employees to managers. based on geographic location it runs 7600 stars across the united states. and the pay hikes are set to take effect in october. 5% raise at least for everybody who works for starbucks. >> that's great. and the accuweather forecast. >> getting a raise of the temperatures and the humidity temperatures unfortunately. and double scan showing tonight is a dry night. rain-free. and we had a lot of beautiful sunset photos posted on my facebook page and tweeted to me. and i posted this one on my page

from new jersey. just beautiful. you can see just a few high, thin clouds. fair-weather clouds really adding to the sunset. you see the long colors of the reds and oranges. keep the photos coming, i love sharing them on "action news." temperature-wise pretty comfortable. allentown 69. and cape may 72, reading 71. wilmington 72. we have dewpoints in the 50s earlier today. now they're in the 60s and they will continue to rise as we head through the weekend . i think thursday you will feel the steam. and the high pressure right over us, that is provide us fair skies tonight. the high pressure will slide to the east tomorrow. that produces winds out of the south. so it is going to be more humid and warmer than today. at 8:00, 72 degrees. pretty comfortable start to the day. by 11:00, 80. by 2:00, 85.

5:00 we reach the high of 88, which is seasonal. 1 degree above normal. and the dewpoints are generally in the mid 60's. looking across the region, allentown will be warm, 88. reading 89. trenton 87. wilmington wilmington 85. down the shore the temperatures holding in the 70s. and cape may 78. a good amount of sunshine tomorrow, but on sunscreen, the u.v. index high. wednesday, 8:00 in the morning sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. a warm front will have pushed through. putting us in the sector of warm, humid air. and in the afternoon clouds break out with showers and thunderstorms in the northwest suburbs. and thursday i think we see wide-spread coverage across a lot of viewing area. the exclusive seven-day forecast mixture of clouds and sunshine.

not oppressive, high of 88 degrees. and wednesday gets more muggy and 89. possibility of the thunderstorms for northwest suburbs. thursday we get in the soup. a dewpoint around 70 makes the heat index around 100. and friday, the heat index close to 100 again, pop-up thunderstorms. and then hitting 91 and officially the third heat wave of the year. and then a cold front moves through late in the day, bringing us showers and thunderstorms and a wave of low pressure developed along that on sunday. and pretty active on sunday. showers and thunderstorms, 87. and then we dry things out monday, partly is sunny and warm, 89. on the warm side but the oppressive day is thursday. >> and the library receiving a special donation. donating 25 books as part of the mission to educate people in the

community. the foundation established in memory of the cinnaminson firefighter christopher hunter who died in the line of duty two years ago. all of the book donated tonight were from hunter's personal library. more than 400 took part in a run in voorhees remembering a life cut short. and passing away during a sleep-over last september, today would have been her 15th

home run derby night at all-star festivities in san diego. >> a big couple of days out there. after the break the phillies try to regroup. six games below .500 but playing better as of late. one getting little rest, herrera probably helping the phills in the all-star game. and mike trout will represent the angels and he is a two-time all-star m.v.p. and could make it three in a row. >> i go out and play my game.

once the game starts i don't think about that stuff. i play my game. if at the end it is m.v.p., it is m.v.p. >> stanton is a grown man. if you didn't know that you know it now. winning the home run derby. and two of his blasts were estimated at 497 feet. he hit 61 homers at all tonight. five nba titles in 19 years arc pretty good ratio. also enough for tim duncan. the spurs' forward announced his retirement from the nba. spending his entire career with one team, the spurs. almost unheard of today in sports. a two-time league m.v.p. and two time final's m.v.p. no typical duncan fashion just a press release. and a 16-year-old

the sixers with the night off from summer league play, back in action tomorrow against the golden state warriors. what will we see from ben simmons? so far we have seen a little bit of everything. looking for his shots, finding it for 18 points. assessing his overall play after one week. >> i think i play different attributes, shooting, scoring, defense. i think so far i have done a pretty good job. i have a few more games to go

and i have to turn it up. finally, participating in the olympics is a dream for many and imagine doing it at 16. and sydney mclaughlin taking part. she finished third in yesterday's trials, good enough to qualify. the soon-to-be high school consider from new jersey and will compete in the 400 meter hurdles. sure beats going to prom. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by night line. and "action news" continues at 4:30 with the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. ♪ ,$8drw ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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