they had reliability issues notice past where nothing like this where an elevator car smashes through the elevator of the elevator shaft critically injuring the occupants. the first terrible impression for many evacuated from the cvc is there was an explosion inside. >> we were on the 11th floor and heard a large commotion a loud boom. >> it was not an explosion rather a chain reaction accident that sent two people to the hospital. a member of the sheriff department was seriously injured. >> we have sheriff's deputy, paul owens who was hurt. we don't know his condition. >> what went wrong? >> it was the elevator i believe that the sheriff was in that malfunctioned first.

>> this shows two elevator cars in a common shaft. the car moved upward with such force it breached the ceiling with such force it broke the ceiling and the debris came down on the right hand elevator car in which the employee was riding and causing the car to come down and crush. >> it caused it to hit the second elevator. >> the court employee in that elevator car was taken in for observation and left the hospital in the last hour or so. departed giving a thumbs up. the sergeant is still listed in critical condition with head and chest injuries, the labor and industry bureau is investigating this bizarre mishap as to when the elevators were last expected. the state told us last november and now they say it was just

last june. live at the cjc john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> for more on this story stay with 6abc.com, we have posted pictures and videos from the scene and of course you'll find the latest details as soon as new information becomes available. a mafia take down that sounds like something out of the movies. more than four dozen suspects are in custody across america including a familiar name in philadelphia. joey merlino was among the suspects indicted and arrested today. they say he was part of a group of crime families that worked as a syndicate up and down the east coast including pennsylvania, new jersey and new york charge with racketeering, loan sharking illegal gambling and health care fraud and credit card fraud among other things. was the head of the mob and lives in florida now. now, pennsylvania prosecutor asnounced a series of arrests

that they say are connected to an international drug trafficking ring, kathleen kane says three people were arrested accused of smuggling cocaine from the dominican republic to pennsylvania. they seized $20 million worth of cocaine as as a result of this bust. an official will face charges that he covered up child sex abuse of priests. it's monsignor william lynn, the first ever convicted of the way he handled complaints. it quaz overturned for the second time and the defense was hoping that the prosecutors would just drop the case. his attorney insists that lynn was just a pawn following orders from higher members of church. >> lynn would handle the

paperwork accommodate the cardinals decision period. >> they expect the trial next year to last about a month and in the meantime he remains free on bail. time for a check of the accuweather forecast for you. cecily tynan is in for adam joseph and has the pleasure of standing outside today. >> reporter: this is the place to be. i feel like all week long i'm the bearer of good news, it's another beautiful day. temperatur temperatures comfortable for august standards. philadelphia 83 and allentown 84 and wilmington 81. and with the easterly wind temperature as long the beaches close to the ocean temperatures, 78 and beach haven currently 78 degrees. and dew points are generally below 60 degrees in most of our viewing area and that is a very comfortable air mass and a dry air mass and we keep that through tonight. satellite 6 along with action

radar showing nothing really more than some fair weather cumulous clouds bubbling up especially areas south of philadelphia, south jersey seeing more of that. high pressure in control brings us another comfortable knight and tomorrow is looking nice as well. the evening planner shows mostly clear skies and 7:00, 80 degrees and 10:00, 74 and overnight lows in the 50s and 60s, another great night for sleeping and i'm tracking the return of heat and humidity i'll let you know when in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. donald trump and hillary clinton are holding dueling campaign events right now. clinton is speaking in las vegas and trump is holding a rally in maine. the nominee spoke of the payment to iran earlier this year, he says it was ransom in exchange for american detainees, trump claimed he saw video of the money coming off the plane but his spokesperson says the video

he saw was one of the hostages being released. trump did not give an explanation for the discrepancy and blames hillary clinton for the negotiations that led to the payment. the white house says it was part of a larger payment owed to iran even before the revolution. we are looking at how the presidential race is stepping up in pennsylvania that is turning out to be a crucial state in the election. a poll out today shows clinton with a big league. 49% to 38% in pennsylvania. that among likely voters, it also shows that hillary clinton got a better bounce from her convention than trump did from his among pennsylvania voters, of course that convention was in pennsylvania. 62% of people are more likely to vote for clinton after watching it and 40% of people that watched the rnc are more likely to vote for him because of that. a bit of a challenge, neither

are particularly popular. 47% of our voters have a favorable opinion of clinton and 33% feel favorably about donald trump. and so much talk about the down ballot rations, how about this one, the senate race in pennsylvania. right now katie mcginty with a one point lead over pat toomey, the margin of error, that means these two candidates are actually tied right now. download the 6 abc news app to get breaking news alerts from the campaign trail and live results on election night. the 6 abc news app is a free download for your mobile device. florida and federal officials are making good progress controlling the spread of the zika virus in the miami area. the cdc says the number of mosquitos have dropped there were more than a dozen people have tested positive for zika.

no more cases are confirmed in the area now and inspectors and spraying teams have blanketed the area over the past week. the fight is not over but they are getting there. it's time for a first check of the afternoon commute, lets see how things are rolling in the traffic center. >> the phils are in the top of the ninth and tied at the moment. we expect people to leave the bank shortly and when they do they will find a whole lot of company along 95. this is the scene along south philadelphia at broad street where a northbound accident just cleared out headed to the walt whitman bridge you are looking at heavy traffic coming away from the airport from this point from broad to the walt. a lot of people do head for the walt whitman to head down the shore early for the weekend. on the southbound side it's busy from penn's landing on down to the girard point bridge. if you take the vine street expressway no shortage of

traffic here, you can't see behind this skin, a disabled vehicle on the eastbound side of vine just beyond the schuylkill expressway partially sticking out into the right lane there. complicating matters further. northbound side by bridge street, at river drive and one on the schuylkill too, this is the eastbound side of 76, it involves a trash truck by the exit for montgomery drive and fairmount park, right lane is out of commission on the schuylkill so jammed from city avenue and 73 approaching dutch down road a crash blocking a lane and just 10 miles per hour there. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report. a crash reported on white horse, 95 eastbound and slowing associated with that. and we'll check it again, the crash on the schuylkill especially in the next half hour. >> we are almost there. thanks matt. still ahead your credit card

may not be as secure as you think. the warning about the new chip cards that so many people are using now. >> plus, an attack on the united kingdom leaves several dead what we know about the stabbing spree in the heart of london. turns out there are quite a few options that want to eat healthy. we'll tell you how to keep your diet at citizens bank park. >> and time for another edition of down at the shore. today alicia vitarelli hits the road down in sea isle city to sample ice-cream. >> reporter: hey guys, speaking of yum, had is yum yums, a stable in sea isle city since 1988. charlene is here with her sister. >> 15 scoops and 10 toppings. >> shout them out. ruby and miles and ian, you are tackling it what do you want?

>> death by chocolate. >> here we go --. how about some moose tracks, 15 scoops you guys how long do you think it will take to put it together. we are going to eat ice-cream in sea isle city when we come back. >> we'll be right back.

one american is dead and another hurt after a stabbing spree in the heart of london. this afternoon police say this was not an act of terrorism. it happened early there morning in russell square, an area popular with students and tourists and just two blocks from the famous british museum. a norwegian stabbed six people killing a teenage girl five others including another american are expected to survive. they were able to stop the suspect with a taser. >> the investigation is not yet complete, all the work we have done so far points to this

tragic incidents as having been triggered by mental health issues. >> the new credit cards with security chips on them are suppose to protect your information but there turns out there could be a serious flaw. the magnetic strip is suppose to tell them to use the chip. but thieves can rewrite the code and make it look like it's a chipless card. it lets them keep on counterfeit your information. retailers are complaining about the card and they were forced to use them and in fact the upgrade to the chip system could cost $25 billion. whether it's hot dogs and said ar or peanuts and crackerjacks could mean derailing your diet. but citizens bank park has healthy options too. you just have to look for them.

health reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman, is joining us now. >> reporter: if you go see a game once in a while it's okay to splurge but you can find healthy option. >> head to a phillies game and you'll see hot dogs and fries and cheesesteaks and other not so healthy foods. but you'll also find fresh healthy food. >> healthy can taste good. >> of course. chef anthony shows off a few favorites. a soft garden taco packed with vegetables. >> mushrooms and onions and zucchini and squash finished off with a spicy slaw. >> that is good. >> a garden wrap from philly fresh is packed with veggies and plant based proteins like nuts. if you look for a healthier burger, way back has a black

bean burger saving you on fat, calories and cholesterol and the fiber helps you fill fuller longer. and meatless options. and an amish turkey burger. >> everyone wants a juicy burger this gives you that but a healthier option in turkey. >> if you don't want to leave your seat -- >> peanuts are a great choice. >> peanuts have a great source of protein and healthy fats and fiber. >> registered dietician says that expanding access to healthy options part of air marks healthy campaign. >> what healthy eating comprises of like shopping healthy and cooking healthy. >> if you want it hit it out of the park you can chow down on a super food salad. >> who thought you could get a

kale salad at the ballpark. >> that is obviously not their most popular item but they do sell about 40 kale salads every home game, that is out of thousands of tickets. it's a start. >> i loved the peanut girl she was all business. >> i have a good blooper on my facebook about that. >> lets take it over to cecily tynan right now checking accuweather. >> reporter: brian and monica, it's another gorgeous day, live on sky 6 looking at the center city skyline and much like yesterday we are getting the cumulous clouds popping up during the heat of the day but the heat is not that bad considering it's august, philadelphia 83 degrees and allentown 84 and trenton 81 and wilmington 82, winds are generally out of the east-southeast and off the ocean and temperatures in the upper 70s. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we still have high

pressure over new england just off the coast of boston, this is what is keeping us clear, you can see a lot of clouds and showers trying to bubble up from virginia and they just can't get here. that means tonight is another very comfortable night. i turned off the air conditioning and opened up the windows last night and i thought it was chilly in the bedroom. 66 in philadelphia and trenton 63 and cape may dropping down to a comfortable 63 degrees. future tracker 6 showing we warm up quickly by 8:30, most of our viewing area already in the 70s and it will be seasonably warm tomorrow. by late in the afternoon temperatures generally in the mid-80s, we'll see a few more clouds beginning to pop up west of philadelphia and maybe even a sprinkle. most areas are rain free and the humidity will really start to creep up tomorrow night. the get away friday forecast, looking nice down the shore, don't forget the sunscreen and

bright sunshine with a high of 83 degrees and in philadelphia slightly more humid today and for august standards nice with a high of 86 and in the poconos beautiful in the mountains, mostly sunny with a comfortable temperature of 77. hurricane earl is now tropical storm earl and it moved ashore near belize city as a category one hurricane and continues to weaken to the west. maximum sustained wins at 40 miles per hour. and moving west at 12 miles per hour. and continuing the track into mexico bringing the potential for flooding rains and mudslides and the possibility that it keeps moving to the west and could regenerate when it heads back into the pacific and it would get a new name as a pacific tropical storm. earl may be the storm that just doesn't quit. the four day at 4:00 back at home a pretty comfortable day, sun with a few clouds, dew points in the low to mid-60s.

comfortable with a high of 86 degrees, the heat and humidity makes a one day visit on saturday, 91 degrees dew points in the 70s, and a cold front will bring us a possibility of some late day thunderstorms and behind it, dew points are back in the 50s on sunday, just gorgeous weather, 87, and monday bright sunshine and beautiful and 85 degrees, it looks like next week we'll be warming temperatures back up into the 90s i'll let you know when in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast it can't stay this comfortable that long. >> unfortunately. thank you cecily. the steel stacks in bethlehem are set for the concert of the year there. we'll give you a preview of musikfest. and a series of attacks targeting women specifically and police believe the same man is behind them all. and they are making a push to catch him before he strikes again.

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pentagon we are awaiting a press conference from president obama. he was given a briefing about the fight against isis and isis presence around the world. we'll bring that to you live. and the numbers on wall street, tumbling 3 points and the nasdaq rising and the s&p up marginally less than half a point. in just 24 hours huge crowds will go to the steel stacks for musikfest in bethlehem. it kicks off at 5:00 tomorrow. the 10 day convert features run dmc and dirks bentley and lady antebellum. 6 abc is proud once again to be a musikfest partner again.

our 12th year in a row. 30,000 children will have the back to school basics thanks to a big donation. citizens bank gave a donation called cradles to crayons. it pays for school supplies for low income children. >> the need out there is incredible. because poverty is on the rise and philadelphia is one of the poorest large cities in the nation. >> all of the bags will be handed out before school starts and each one will save a family an estimated $600. sports fans from across the country are flocking to atlantic city this week. the national sports collectors convention continued today at the a.c. convention center. it brings sellers and collectors and sports heroes together. lou allen and dave brock are

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"action news" continues, with alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> good afternoon, i'm monica malpass sharrie is off today. "action news" continues with at rest of a woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a local parent teacher association. >> and drinking water in dozens of local schools retested to check for led and we'll tell you why. and police make a big bust in an alleged car theft ring, they were not breaking in but in fact they were hacking in. and the hunt is on for a possible serial rapist. there have been four attacked on women in the kensington section, one was deadly. they are asking for help before he strikes again. gray hall talked to investigators he is live with an

update. >> reporter: well brian, police say that the suspect is terrorizing a community, they are working hard to track him down and they are hoping that a piece of surveillance video will lead to an arrest. >> detectives want you to take a look at the man in this video, they are confident that he is responsible for attacking and killing a woman on jess per street. it happened in the kensington section of philadelphia. he beat and choked the victim until she was unconscious. >> police fear the suspect is connected to other incidents across the city and probably the murder of maggie morgan. >> the mo is the same. the same physical description. >> they believe he targeted the first victim on april 19th on

frankford avenue. her throat was slashed and paul saw her lying feet from his front door. >> she could not say anythinging because there was all of this blood and she was holding her throat. >> they will not rest easy until an arrest is made. >> it's scarey and i am a female myself and i leave at 5:00 in the morning, it's pretty scare yirk you don't know if you are the next victim. >> police are circulating the description. >> the assaults are pretty severe. the offender either used a knife or fist and slashes our victims or beats and chokes them unconscious. >> reporter: back out live, police say that all the victims are out of the hospital, they are recovering and they all still say they are reviewing dna evidence and add that the suspect appears to be targeting

female prostitutes, it goes without saying that if you have information you should contact police. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times in philadelphia overnight. gunshots rang out here in the 2800 block of north american street near a charter school by the way. police heard gun fire and ran to the scene at 2:00 this morning that is when they found the 54-year-old victim who was walking home. no word on who shot him or why. from our delaware newsroom, an suv flipped over and landed on its roof after being sideswiped about another vehicle. it happened at 9th and spruce and wilmington. two people were in the suv at the time and one needed to be rescued by firefighters, a 59-year-old woman was taken to the hospital but her injuries do not appear to be severe. a woman stands accused of

ripping off a local parent teacher organization to the tune of $11,000, police say that kelly sullivan mcgovern was given a debit card to use for the pto but she used it for everything from jewelry to clothing to liquor to gas. the drinking water in philadelphia schools will be retested to make sure it's free of led. samples will be taken from 40 different schools to make sure they are in line with health standards, the district last did test in 2010 when all drinking water outlets were deemed safe but the water situation in flint, michigan, prompted the district to test again. >> a lot of community members in philadelphia wanted to have the drinking water in our schools retested and it's understandable. >> the district is paying $250,000 to complete the new testing, the results will be

given to school principals before student goes back to class this year. people living in the nices town section of philadelphia are ready to celebrate their neighborhood. there will be a concert and festival to give back to the community. they talked about their plans today. this year they are partnering with the police department and the black lives matter movement to promote peace in the streets. it's thursday as you know and it's time to head down to the shore. this week we check out everything that sea isle city has to offer. alicia vitarelli joins us along the promenade scooping up yummy desserts. >> yummy desserts at yum yum. this is called the pig, 15 scoops. thee started 10 minutes ago, if you get your picture when you finish this. our friends in doylestown have

like two bites left. go, go, go! say cheese! you get in the pig hall-of-fame at yum yum. there is so much to do in and around this area, i'm helping them out at this table but look at this massive renovation that is turning one entire ocean block in avalon right nearby into an island oasioasis. >> reporter: it starts before you walk in the lobby doors -- >> soft music that is designed to instantly relax you. >> we say it's a sacred place where we want our guests to have a warm loving welcome feeling, this is the new and improved golden icona in, in avalon. >> what emerged was a crisp clean design that is not only visually appealing but inviting.

>> it's a nantucket and cape cod feel. we went in the direction that will make people feel comfortable, it's a casual elegance. >> each of the 150 rooms feature italian marble and a state of the art kitchen and four restaurants including a lobby bar with seating and patio describing with a baby pool, adult pool and private cab an as. we wanted to highlight a five star experience for our guests. >> it has the large of the event capacity in cape may county. >> we can have 350 people in the sea glass ballroom and then the elana room where we have have corporate events and it holds almost 400 people. >> we believe in improving that some of the best times at the shore are in the winter, spring and fall.

we'll run a 52 week calendar. >> reporter: and it looks gorgeous, meet my friend ella here. we are eating ice-cream. they have a long way to go on the pig. adam and melissa you are on vacation, stay on vacation, count me in every thursday. i don't do the weather though but outside it's gorgeous with a capital g. back to you guys. >> what flavor is that you are trying? >> we have every flavor. every. >> thank you. meantime, young campers in east falls got a special free treat. mcdonald's was just in time for lunch, kids got to taste test the new chicken mcnugget recipe being made without artificial preservatives and ronald mcdonald showed his tennis

skills and a sticky fun day in gloucester, new jersey, the students in sewell took part in a jello war, buckets upon buckets of the gooey stuff were tossed around 500 gallons of jello were used and the depford fire department showed up and helped to literally hose off the kids at the end and that was as much fun as the jello. >> there it is. adults need to do that. up next on "action news," a big announcements from apple that has little to do with technology. >> a thief hacks into and takes off with over 100 cars. and a unique poll is getting voters to weigh in on the election by relying specifically on their taste buds and cecily

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more than 100 vehicles are hacked and stolen. but they nabbed the suspects. they are both charged in the bust. the pair some how used a laptop computer to get into trucks and suvs. and this is surveillance video from one of the crimes. once inside it took them less than 4 minutes to drive off and the cars were taken to mexico. it's believed they were transported across the border in the dead of night before anyone realized they were missing.

the female workers now earn the same thing as every male employee gets. they focused on similar rolls making equal pay a top priority and that minorities are making the same amount at white workers but apple is still dominated by its own admission by white men. you know this, it's election season, that means we see polls out there gauging the presidential race minute by minute. but none quite like this one. a family owned soda company is conducting a pop poll. yacht club is offering two flavors. hillary blueberry lemonade and

donald peach punch. >> they meet the candidates and have a little edge to them. >> clearly this is not a scientific poll but we'll know the results in a few weeks time. and this is a way to let your friends know where you stand that is a little easier to stomach. and finally new york police officers that usually spend their days chasing criminals. the pair made a surprise flash during bible camp at princeton bible camp. they pulled up in a parole car and immediately sprinted towards the slip and slide without hesitation, and they gracefully belly flops on the tarp to the enjoy amendment of that crowd of kids. the fun did not stop there the officers stopped to check out the inflatable water slide.

don't worry they got permission from their supervisioners to do it. >> good for them looks like fun. lets get a check of the traffic outside with matt pellman in the traffic center. you would do a slip and slide? >> yes, sign me up for sure. heading out at this hour is always a slippery slope. and several accidents one here on the schuylkill involving a trash truck at montgomery drive, you are still dealing with the delays east of the city avenue intowards center city. if you hop on the vine it's jam packed from the schuylkill to 95 and the decision abled vehicle is now gone but to row place it, there is a crash on the ben franklin parkway on the westbound side off to the side. regardless jammed in both directions on the vine street

expressway. and jammed on 95, the phils game just came to an end not the way we wanted it to either, now plenty of traffic and speeds in the teens in both directions and a crash on the plaintiff at bridge street in the inner drive and one on the blue route 476, approaching norristown and ridge pike, that is off to the shoulder causing delays with speeds in the z and the turnpike a broken down vehicle taking out the left lane in norristown and speeds in the 20s there too. and a crash on 42 northbound side near 295 partially blocking the right lane and nj dot is out here assisting. people are getting a jump on the weekend and getting down to the shore. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> sounds good. coming up cecily tynan has an exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

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cable can't offer these speeds at a price this good. only from fios. with the caveat that we expect president obama to approach the podium any moment now we turn to cecily tynan for the accuweather forecast. >> he will wait until i'm done with the forecast. the action cam was out and about on the ben franklin parkway today and blue skies and fair

weather cumulous clouds and comfortable conditions and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's dry out there and yet again a day of low humidity and temperatures slightly below where they typically are this time of year, 83 in philadelphia and average high is 87 and allentown 84 and trenton 81 and cape may with the wind off the ocean at 79 degrees and the atlantic city airport 79. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you can almost see high pressure carving out the area of clear skies, this high pressure will slowly work off the eastern seaboard tomorrow and we do get back into a kind of one day of heat and humidity on saturday, with the potential for storms, the next 12 hours enjoy it another great night for sleeping and clear and comfortable again. center city 66 with low humidity and for your friday looking nice, a mixture of clouds and sunshine and a little bit warmer

than today. slightly more humid and still pretty comfortable for august standards, with a high of 86 degrees, we are in between two systems but saturday the cold front approaches and ahead of it winds from the southwest, hazy, hot and humid and 91 degrees and as the front moves through late in the day. we will likely get a round of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, they are quick moving so i don't expect flooding to be a big concern and we have the potential for lightning and heavy downpours and if you hear the rumble of thunder get inside immediately and a low risk of hail and tornadoes. if you are down the shore, 78 degrees the ocean temperature, bright sunshine and beautiful, 88 degrees and sunday 87 and humid with late day thunderstorms and sunday lower humidity and more comfortable and 85 degrees, tomorrow the poconos mostly sunny and 77 and saturday showers and thunderstorms early to mid-afternoon in the mountains

and sunday the sunshine is back with low humidity and a high of 76. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, another nice day tomorrow 86 degrees and a nice start to musikfest and then the heat and humidity on saturday and then temperatures drop back to the 80s on sunday. >> lets listen in to the president talking about the fight against isis, he is talking for a few moments and talked about isis changing its tactics in response to international response. >> after all it is the innocent civilians of iraq and syria that suffer the most and need to be saved from isis terror. when there are civilian casualties, we take them seriously and work to find the facts and hold ourselves accountable. we continue to take out senior isol senior leaders and

commanders, including the minister of war, the top commander in mosul and the minister of war. we will keep going after them. on the ground in iraq local forces keep pushing isol back in a major success iraqi forces finally liberated falusual and now iraqi forces retook the strategic air base just 40 miles from mosul, the last strong hold in iraq. >> you are listening to president obama speaking live after being briefed by the security council. he is go on a two week vacation and wanted to give an update. i work 'round the clock.

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all right it's time now for what's the deal? we are having fun in sea isle city. in the meantime consumer reports talking about our summer time favorites. there is ice-cream here but there are dangers you need to know about grilling. >> cleaning up after summer grilling can be dangerous, wire brushes can leave metal on the grate and can be swallowed. it happened to robert russo. >> i never experienced something like this, i ingested it and it got to my lower intestine and pierced it.

>> and the robotic grill cleaner used stainless or nylon brushes, it doesn't reach debris between the greats as with any wire brush look for loose bristles that come off. a simple ball of aluminum foil does a good job on a warm surface, use a pair of tongs to protect your hands and gloves. place a piece of aluminum foil on the grill with high heat can loosen debris. but this is extremely dangerous, they had a flair up on their hans after a few minutes. this tool, the safety double helix is made of twisted metal springs and did warm on a cast iron grate but not on stainless. traditional wire brushes get between the grates but you must

check them regularly and if the bristles are bent or loose, flow out the brush. after the grill is cooled use a cool paper towel to thoroughly wipe down the grates. >> reporter: and of course we have all the important tips on our website at 6abc.com. kevin give me a push, we are going to the beach we'll see you in a few. what to do in sea isle city, we are having fun at the shore. sorry i have to come back to the studio tomorrow. >> if you want to hear more from president obama his press conference is underway streaming live at 6abc.com. where things come from?

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"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. you heard it. it made the floor shake. >> very loud. >> the action cam caught the chaotic moments outside of the criminal justice center moments after an elevator accident inside. brian taff is joining us and the

big story on "action news" is the malfunction that sent two people to the hospital including one in critical condition. >> it happened in a bank of elevators reserved for workers at the cjc. debris from crash hit a second elevator carrying a court employee, tonight one of them is heading into surgery and the other is resting at home. sara bloomquist is live at hahnemann hospital with more on the victims tonight. >> reporter: the 48-year-old sheriff's deputy paul owens remains here we are told he is heading into surgery because he suffered broken bones in his back and the investigation continues into why the elevator sergeant owens was driving in shot up the