tv Action News 11pm ABC August 6, 2016 11:00pm-11:30pm EDT
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power lines and an entire tree into the bed of a pick-up truck. storms swept through the area and left behind a lot of damage. the action cam was there after 6:30 this evening. the driver of the pick-up truck was stopped on washington lane when, as you can see, a tree fell on his vehicle. the tree smashed the bed of the truck and luckily, not the front, the driver was not
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injured. let's get you to the big board with meteorologist melissa magee with the latest on the change in forecast. melissa? >> a lot of moisture is pushing to the south and east. storm tracker 6 live doppler radar is definitely a quieter picture. you can see a spotty shower popping up across wilmington county. storm tracker 6, south of mount laurel to the north and west and south of tabernacle, precipitation. most of the heavy moisture we had to the south and east. the 95 corridor is still warm, 81 in philadelphia, 76 in redding and 71 in pittsburgh. the big difference in comparison to yesterday, the dew point numbers, we have a 70 degree dew point. we have the upper 50s to the north and west and the air
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swinging into the air as early as the second half of the weekend on sunday. we'll talk about what to expect. lower humidity on the way tomorrow. the dry stretch continues into early next week and turning off the heat with the 90s returning, once again. we will look at that after the forecast. thank you. dozens of people are recovering after a railing collapsed during a concert in camden. in this newer video, you can see the railing completely collapse. people start piling one on top of the other and falling to the ground. this happened at the snoop dogg show last night. but, the show must go on. trish hartman was at the arena as another concert got under way. >> tonight's i love the '90s concert is about to get under way after dozens of people were injured. city inspections were here making sure the appropriate repairs were made. people who showed up for
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tonight's concert were not worried. we show the moment people fell to the lawn during the snoop dogg concert. a day later, concert goers showed up after seeing the shocking video. >> it was scary and thought maybe they wouldn't have it today. they got everything taken care of. >> reporter: witnesses say snoop dogg called fans to come closer to the stage at the front of the lawn. as people pressed the railing, it gave way, sending people six to eight feet on the concrete below. 42 people were hurt. >> they came close to the lawn. everyone started pushing. the gate broke. all of a sudden, i fell six or seven feet. >> reporter: this concert goer showed us her scraped up arms and legs after going over the wall. >> i fell on top of someone, so i didn't hit the concrete. four or five people were on top of me. i couldn't move. i felt like i was dying.
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>> reporter: today, live nation released a statement saying they are closely watching the recovery of injured fans and employees as well as working with authorities and engineers to determine the cause of the collapse. we secured the railing and tonight's show will go ahead as scheduled. no existing code violations were found and the venue was up to date on inspections. temporary railings were installed. a buffer zone will be implements so fans no longer have access to the railing. >> we thought it was going to be safe. we didn't think they would let the concert go on if it wasn't safe. >> everybody is good. >> reporter: one person was seriously injured and that person has been released from the hospital. those that responded on twitter, snoop dogg said prayers to my fans wishing you a safe recovery. reporting in camden, trish
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hartman, channel 6 action anies. police are offering amnesty to a man who took a bag containing passports from a septa bus. he better act fast. they spoke with the family who desperately need their items back. >> it's my first time here in the states. >> reporter: she and her children have spent the last two months visiting family and sightseeing. the trip of a lifetime turn a turn after they road the 58 bus and got off near a family members home. >> my son asked where my backpack was. and then, i realized, you know, i didn't have it. well -- >> reporter: she contacted police to release the image of the man who took the bag. he road the bus to straw street and left with the bag and its contents in hand. >> you know, items that i had
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there were my children's passport. >> reporter: septa police say they won't charge the man if he returns the items by tuesday. that's when they are scheduled to fly home to columbia. >> always thought of, you know, americans as honest. you know -- >> reporter: she says the incident hasn't tarnished her view of americans but is testing it. >> please return it. i need the passport. i need my children's passports. the items there, they are not -- it's only valuable to us. >> reporter: she has a temporary passport so they can get home, but she wants the originals and the visa's back. the police say the unidentified man who took the bag can call them to arrange the return. jeff chirico, channel 6 "action news." a firefighter was injured battling a blaze inpennsauken,
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new jersey. most of the damage was to the roof. it's unclear how the fire started. coming up, we hear how weather became a big challenge for firefighters. montgomery county officials are asking for your help to find a snake. police say the four-foot long diamond python snake was stolen before 4:30 this afternoon. it was taken from the natural pet store. the pet store released these pictures of the thieves. they say that snake was in a locked cage and it is worth nearly $400. today was the first full day of musicfest in bethlehem. it features diverse headliners from run dmc to lady antebellum. dancers and bands and 6abc is a proud musicfest partner this
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year. it's our 12th year in a row. basketball players hit the court for a game for a great cause tonight. this is the hope celebrity basketball game with the university of delaware. it was founded in 1998 and helps activists teams. there is much more to come on "action news." officials say it is a case of terrorism. two police officers in belgium are hit by a man with a machete. we will have the latest. donald trump tones it down this weekend. some say he is taking a softer tone. we have reports when "action news" continues.
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president obama has kicked off his last summer vacation as commander in chief. the president will spend the next two weeks in martha's vineyard. the white house says he's expected to play golf, head to the beach and ride bikes around the massachusetts town. yesterday, the president celebrated his 55th birthday with a bash at the white house. several celebrities attended including usher, stevie wonder, ellen degeneres and sarah jessica parker. tonight, donald trump held a rally in new hampshire in front of a crowd of hundreds. trump slammed hillary clinton.
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>> remember, isis is looking, folks. they dream of hillary clinton. they look at her and they say, this can't be happening to us. how great is this? now you tell me she looks presidential, folks. >> this weekend, trump has been trying to heal some rifts within the republican party, endorsing the campaign with house speaker paul ryan, saying he holds senator john mccain in high esteem. trump once said mccain, who was held as a prisoner of war is not a war hero. hillary clinton, meanwhile, is pulling ahead of donald trump in the deep red state of georgia. that's according to a poll from the georgia constitution. they have voted for a democrat time three times since 1964, including twice for jimmy carter.
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the green party nominated jill stine for their candidate for president. stine asked supporters to stand-up to the parties. julian asang spoke through a video feed. two female police officers were attacked by a man with a machete today. officials say it appeared this was an act of terrorism. it happened outside a police station in belgium. witnesses say when the attacker arrived at a security check point, he pulled out a machete, began yelling, "god is great" in arabic. one is okay, but the other was slashed in the face. the attacker has been shot and killed. he has not been identified. police are searching for a person who shot a fixture in the camden community. six months later, they are hoping you can help. we have tonight's crime fighters report.
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♪ >> april 1st, 2016, roughly around 8:30 p.m., metro police department responded to a call of a person shot in an intersection. >> reporter: police arrived on the 500 block of trenton street in camden and found a 55-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to cooper university hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> we learned the victim's vehicle had been taken, we believe taken from the scene. >> reporter: he used that vehicle to help out his neighbors. >> community -- he was very active with giving people rides from the east camden section of camden city to other parts of the city. >> reporter: the vehicle was found abandoned and intact. >> it was found several days later. >> reporter: they are administering a $1,000 reward
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for the person responsible. >> if there were issues with money or anything. motive is actually unclear. >> reporter: if you know anything, you are urged to call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. i'm rick williams, channel 6 "action news." hello! it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. wait, wait, wait. but you can call me, banking assistance & registration technology.
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kayakers were decorated for the go green parade. participants were urged to use ecofriendly decorations to protect the environment. the kids love it, too. melissa magee has a check of the accuweather forecast. we are getting ready to say see ya later to the humidity. >> moving on out and the humidity will lower as we get into the second half of the weekend. here is storm tracker 6 radar. you can see it's dry and starting to calm down in comparison to where we were tonight. no lightning associated with it. it is pressing to the south and east. we are looking good for the rest of the over night hours. looking up at the moon, a crescent moon. the first phase of the new moon. we have great size to see that. with showers that moved out, clear skies for the rest of the night. the high today in philadelphia,
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91 degrees. it felt hotter when you factored in the humidity. heat index over 100. 75 in allentown. 62 in the poconos and cape may 9. dew point numbers are still high at this hour for the 95 corridor and points south and east. 70 in philadelphia. still pretty oppressive. 60 degrees in allentown. the winds are starting to shift and become north and west. that will be the pattern for the overnight hours for points south and east for allentown and the lehigh valley. you can see the activity we had across the region. a broken line of scattered showers and storms pressing to the south and east. high pressure over the great lakes and the ohio valley. you can see mostly clear skies that heads our way tomorrow. here is the set up for us on our sunday for the second half of the weekend. the frontal boundary dipping to the south and east. the high tomorrow in philadelphia coming in at 89.
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still pretty warm day, less humid with high pressure and control tomorrow. it stays that way to monday and tuesday. it will be a nice beach day. if you are traveling down the shore, we have you covered. mostly sunny. nice by the afternoon. high temperature of 86 degrees. with the wins more northwesterly tomorrow. not much of a risk for rip currents. more life guards are on duty during the summertime months. poconos are refreshing. a high temperature of 78. very warm tomorrow, lower humidity, high of 89. staying nice monday, 86 degrees. sunny and pleasant tuesday. upper 80s wednesday. by then, the pattern changes around and turns more humidity midweek. thursday, a high of 91 degrees and the eagles preseason game on thursday. it's hot with a shower or
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thunderstorm. at 91, muggy still on friday with a high up to 90. 90 next saturday, hot and humid. tomorrow marks the beginning of a pattern change that stays with us for next week. >> thank you. you can find the seven day forecast and a live look at storm tracker 6 radar anytime of day on our website. head to 6abc.com/weather. sports is next on "action news." the west coast trip taking on the padres in san diego. we have highlights when "action news" comes right back.
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to the big leagues kid. bases clearing double by christi christian that was gone the minute he hit it. forced in a run. the padres started to pull away. myers with the rbi double. seven hits in 4 1/3. gave up seven runs in the last seven games in the minors. phillies are losing 8-4. people are wondering if peterson's message is the fault. eagles go back. all that hitting brought injury with them. yesterday, had to leave practice after getting hit by the low
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hit. peterson thinks the reward is the risk and offensive coordinator back. >> the mentality he brings. that's what he's used to. so, we are all in. we are all in. it's a physical game. the players hit what they want to hit. when we go live, you have to be a little bit smart. you cross your fingers with the live periods. cross your fingers and hope nothing crazy happens. it's part of the game. coming up, the eagles are not the only in the camp. plus, the former local star in the hall of fame, but not without taking a shot at the filly fans when "action news" returns. ♪
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