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tonight is allegations of sexual abuse by a man people trusted. a medic, volunteer firefighter and assistant boy scout leader. and bob brooks is at the chester county's d.a. office tonight and the authorities are worried there that i -- that there may be several victims. >> there might be. we're still waiting for that information. what we do know for sure this was a calculated attack on at least one child, and the suspect again went through the boy scouts to do this. a man charged with crimes targeting our community's most vulnerable, our children. now under arrest by the police. hogan says it was the bravery of his victim who helped put a stop to him. >> this victim is very strong. he actually realized, after some time had gone by, that he needed to report this. >> he is now accused of some of

the worst crimes against kids including sexual assault and indecent assault of a minor under 13 years old. here's where it gets even worse. the police report states that the victim advised that he met the defendant while the defendant was an assistant boy scout leader. hogan says the boy scouts are handling the situation accordingly. >> chester county boy scouts are a strong organization and they responded just wait they should, that is they are notifying the kids, the members and parents involved, stepping up and doing the right thing. >> he is not surprised to hear him use the scouts to do this. >> that's typical for someone that is a child predator. they will go and put themselves in sways e es -- situations whe they have access to children. >> and they say he admitted to everything. after waiving his miranda rights the defendant admitted to all of

the allegations made against him. >> and back out live and the d.a. says that kellen a volunte volunteer firefighter and involved in many things in this community. and if you have been wronged reach out. and law enforcement officials arrested 40 men in a pornography bust dubbed "operation statewide" ranging in age, race and employment from salesmen, former teachers and fathers of children. one thing tied them together. >> they all allegationly share a depraved to watch children being raped, molested and forced to perform sexual acts. >> investigators monitored peer-to-peer file-sharing networks where porn is trade. it took a half year to round up

all of the suspects. traffic trying to resume 5 1/2 hours after this nasty crash in vineland, cumberland county. a dump truck collided with a tractor-trailer and another vehicle before overturning. and three suffered minor injuries, but all northbound lanes of route 55 shutdown from 5:30 until now. and now to the latest in the saga surrounding four american olympic swimmers. brazilian authorities are recommending that ryan lochte and james feigen be indicted for reporting a false crime. but it muddies the water whether they were victims or not. >> olympic athletes jack conger and gunnar bentz heckled as they leave a rio police station in a walk of shame, returning to their total rooms after spending the past 24 hours questioned by authorities. stemming from the four men's

claims they were robbed at gun point outside of the olympic village sunday, the police saying there was no robbery. and one of four swimmers is breaking down a door at a gas station and then getting into a fight with a security guard. rewind to tuesday and the controversial interview lochte first gave. >> the guy put out his gun, cocked it and put it to my forehead and was like get down. and i put my hands up, like whatever. >> lochte now saying the gun was only pointed in his direction, returning to the u.s. sources who spoke to all four swimmers today tell "action news" they were in fact held up by armed gunmen until the gunmen were paid hundreds of dollars which they say is verified by police video. and the i.o.c. investigating and

talking about forgiveness. >> let's give the kids a break. sometimes you take actions you live to regret. >> and brazil is saying that the athletes should apologize, and the only truth, that they say they were drunk. >> and others say it is the brazilian government lying about what happened and blowing the whole thing out of proportion. actions, new york. the philadelphia eagles played their second preseason game in pittsburgh tonight and came away with another win. while there was a lot to be excited about, there is still a lot of unanswered questions about this revamped team. and sports director, ducis rodgers here with some of the highlights and lowlights of the match-up. >> one part of the team looked really good, one part struggled a little bit. the offense may be behind but the defense is not. the d single-handedly winning this game together. and on that styide of the footbl

it is working. and nolan carroll pick it is off and takes it back for a touchdown and the eagles up 7-0. and more defense in the second quarter. pittsburgh threatening. check out quarterback grimes trying to make the team after spending the past three seasons in the canadian football league. and in the end zone, and from the 5 the eagles shut out pittsburgh 17-0. >> our guys are in position to make plays, and they're doing it. and i have been real excited to watch our guys these couple of weeks. >> with those guys creating the turnovers, they are scoring points. it is awesome to know they have your back like that. >> the first team offense in the entire first half and did not score a touchdown. and talking about that later with ducis rodgers in sports.

>> thank you. other news, a source tells axe -- "action news" it is a former boyfriend in custody for the killing of a woman whose body was stuffed in a trash can. miprecious hoskins found and she was shot several times. and they were at a nearby house collecting evidence and what appeared to be a pair of gloves. a suspect in custody for a shooting killing a father in germantown last month. alsharay ford drove through a raging gunbattle on germantown avenue while his 3-year-old daughter was in the back seat. he was struck by a bullet amid the cross fire and the little girl not hit. and charges against the suspect and still looking for a second shooter. the philadelphia police and f.b.i. are looking for this woman who they say tried to rob a pnc bank. it happened at the branch at i

street 1:00 tuesday afternoon. the woman ran off empty-handed and a reward offered for her capture. bucks county district attorney announced he is resigning two weeks from now. his term would have ended january of 2018. he has been on the job since 2010. the county judges will select a fill-in until the voters elect a new d.a. next year. and bruce beamer nominated to take over the pennsylvania attorney general. he is consider recently the state's inspector general. he was once the top deputy for kathleen kane but testified againster in trial. he will need to be confirmed by the senate. republican bruce castor took over as acting attorney general when kane we signed yesterday. our eight-day heat wave finally at an end. philadelphia topped out at 88 degrees today, but temperatures are going to jump back up tomorrow and we could be in for yet another heat wave next week. meteorologist cecily tynan will be along shortly with the

seven-day outlook in the full accuweather forecast. it turned out to be a beautiful night for a beautiful event. every year hundreds dress in white waiting to find out the secret location of their outdoor meal and party. and today it turned out to be the steps of the philadelphia art museum. "action news" reporter christie ileto is there, and quite a back drop for this fancy gathering, huh? >> yeah, it absolutely was until the rain moved in. that's when a lot of people started packing up and leaving much we spotted this one group of people that are still sitting in the rain, trying to enjoy what is left of this event. but the really cool thing about this, they don't reveal the location until right before. there was a lot of excitement and anticipation as to where this was going to be tonight. ♪ >> my first time. i was on awaiting list for two years. >> the city's hottest dinner party in a public location.

and this year's venue didn't disappoint. >> it's so filling. even before i knew here i knew about the rocky steps and the museum. it is an eiconic place. >> last year we walked to the navy yard but this is great. >> and 5,000 scored the coveted invite with 30,000 left on the wait list. >> the first year from 1300 to 5,000 is pretty incredible. >> it is just about community and sharing a meal, and then it turns into an amazing, amazing party. >> we have our table, we have our chairs. >> right. >> we also have a picnic basket. >> people bring their own food and get creative with decor. >> i just decided ok, i want a chandelier. >> we try to go with the parisian theme every year. >> one, two, three! >> it is amazing.

every year dress alike and totally into it, it is awesome. i love it. >> a record 5,000 people turned out for this event making it one of the largest in the country. and people are already wondering where next year's will be and if it will be able to top this year's. reporting live, christie ileto for "action news." >> thank you. after 2 1/2 years of cop instruction the new expansion. king of prussia mall officially opened today. for the first time it is one mall. the 155,000 square-foot section linking the courts and plaza has a host of new shops and upscale food court, wi-fi and phone chargers. hoping it will make it more of a shopping mecca for people near and far. and even more stores due to open in the months ahead. still to come ahead, reports of zika spreading in miami to a tourist hot spot. also, you may have seen this striking image today of a young

boy injured in the syrian war. we learned more about who he is and prapd -- what happened to him. and t-mobile trying to shake up the industry. have you won something in a claw machine or are they impossible? a new jersey lawmaker wants to save your quarters. and working through much-needed rain, and tracking the potential of widespread storms and the return of heat and humidity in the forecast. jeff skversky outside of the eagles' locker room, live coverage of the post-game reaction coming up in sports. and that and much more when "action news" continues tonight.

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>> more than 80,000 people already registered for disaster assistance from this week's flooding in louisiana. and the waters have yet to completely recede. homeland security secretary johnson looked at the relief efforts today, as did the chief of the national guard. he is proud of the response of the guard members to the flooding, but knows there are weeks of tough work ahead. firefighters made the biggest gains yet against a wildfire raging 60 miles east of los angeles. the so-called blue-cut fire 22% contained up from 4% earlier today. containment lines established on the eastern side where some residents are allowed back in their homes. about 80,000 remain evacuated and an unknown number of homes destroyed. >> and meanwhile, three bush fires from broken out in other california counties. and a moment in time

capturing the horror of the syrian war. showing this 5-year-old pulled from a rubble in a building destroyed in an air strike. he is left alone in the ambulance as medics tend to other victims, including the boy's family. no crying, just shock as he wipes blood from his face onto the seat in a daze. this pulling at hard strings across the world, reminder of the thousands of children killed in fighting. fortunately for him, his physical wounds are minor and his family survived. "healthcheck" tonight, the number of cases of zika virus spread by mosquitos rose by two. and a plus turf cases in miami beach across from the zone where it is spreading. and teams in miami beach are working to wipe out mosquito breeding areas. investigating eight areas of

miami-dade county and another where local transmissions might have occurred. new jersey's the employment report picking up to in july, compared to the national rate of 4.9%. the garden state question shed 4700 jobs. construction and business offices suffered the most losses, and health and manufacturing companies hired the most people. t-mobile attempting to go unlimited only on the heels of verizon and at&t tinkering with their data plans. and t-mobile, a radical departure to fade out limits already. and it may help families who share, but others may pay more. streaming only d.v.d. quality and have to pay more for hd. and in response sprint said it was cutting the price on its unlimited plan as well.

from the new jersey news room do you think the claw machines at arcades are rigged >> a state senator calling for overside. already regulated by the chance control commission but it doesn't guarantee odds like the slot machine or lottery. it is not just a game of skills, the programs can be paying out occasionally. and they argue it is in the best cases to win because that's what keeps them coming back. i got my arm stuck in one of those. >> sometimes the kids climb up in there to get the stuffed animals. speaking of chance, what is the chance of another nice day. >> nice day -- >> without humidity. >> yeah, not much chance. the humidity is coming back tomorrow. but we do have some showers out there. much-needed showers. a lot of lawns are looking brown out there. and double scan showing the line

of showers working really from i-95 now to the new jersey turnpike. it's all sinking to the southeast. six lightning strikes in the past 16 months with this. but most of that is it over delaware, just really bringing a good soaking, a much-needed soaking. with this we are getting an increase in humidity. i want to show this picture, some areas with the clouds and showers are not getting to seed it and joe tweeted from hammonton, new jersey. the full moon. the full sturgeon moon because it is a good time to go fishing. today's high 88, 2 degrees sport of 90. the heat wave went eight days, it's over. however the sixth heat wave can start tomorrow but it looks like only three days. we can get through this, but not as intense as the last heat wave. and philadelphia 76, wilmington 80, millville 73. and philadelphia earlier today dewpoints around 63.

and now it is beginning to creep up. 69 degrees. the dewpoint of 78 in dover. dewpoints tomorrow will be in the 70s. it is going to get more humid and satellite 6 and action radar showing the main weather-making i am tracking is a cold front across the northern plains, that's what is moving through sunday. late in the day can bring us a lot of thunderstorms. and behind it, kind of a taste of fall for early next week. morning rush though there be warm and muggy. mixture of sun and clouds, 74 to 77, it will be dry. and heading through the day futuretracker showing we could be looking at some showers developing later in the afternoon. mainly across the coast, a breeze, otherwise hot. it gets more humid saturday with a high of 90 degrees. and stunned we could touch 90 begin before the cold front moves through with showers and thunderstorms, and then a big cooldown for early next week. so if you are down the shore

tomorrow, 74 degrees. look out for a few pop-up showers in the afternoon, 84 degrees. otherwise most highway sunny, 82 saturday and sunday humid with potential of evening thunderstorms and hive -- high of 84. and saturday, a possibility of a pop-up thunderstorm. much better chance of widespread storms late sunday with the cold front. high of 90. but look what happens monday. 84 degrees, humidity dropping through the day. and tuesday actually slightly below normal. 82 degrees. wednesday still looking good, 85. and thursday we begin to warm up with a high of 87 degrees. the next three days could officially be a heat wave but no heat wave next week, it is looking beautiful. with the heat wave over it is a great night to spend outdoors. the city hall transformed into concert venue and beer garden as

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>> ducis here now with more on tonight's preseason victory for the eagles. >> one half of the team looked really, really good the season opener still 3 1/2 weeks away, but the eagles' defense appearance ready to go. that units excels in preseason game two. carson wentz does not seat up for this nursing the rib fracture. and landry jones in there. and care -- carroll picks him off. and the defense coming up big again and bradford paid the

entire first half but the first-team offense does not score a touchdown. the required receiver, beckham gets in the game in the third quarter. he is 6'6", they have to throw higher for him. and then the eagles win easily 17-0 the final. and jeff skversky live with the post-game reaction. jeff? >> hey ducis. the eagles' quarterback sam bradford wanted to get in a rhythm and played the entire first half. he had every opportunity. but bradford and the offense for punts only three points. zero touchdowns not to mention 54 yards of penalty. so far in the preseason drives bradford yet to throw a touchdown. is the quarterback concerned? >> not really concerned at all. you want to other and touchdowns but it didn't happen.

i thought we did some really good things out there and that's why it's the preseason. but i don't think there is a lot of concern for me right now. >> it's not the end of the world for me. i know what they are doing in practice, and the reps we are giving our guys. we don't put a lot of game planning into games like this. next week we will treat differently going into the third preseason game. >> and how about the defense, seven interceptions in two preseason games, a big reason why this team is undefeated. let's remind everyone that the preseason games don't count. a few more weeks to go until the regular season. live in pittsburgh jeff skversky

>> the phillies recent four-game win streak suddenly not feeling so recent after the dodgers came through. l.a. scoring 22 runs the first games of the set. and chase utley getting the standing ovation. phills down 4-1 and ryan howard, his 19th homer of the season. kind in mind, he is a part-time player. and chase utley at the plate, and howard leaving his street and marriott hangs on and he robs his former teammate of a

base lit. and phills down 1 and franco with one swing of the bad gives them the lead. the phillies avoid the sweep win 5-4. and usain bolt does it again finishing in a pace slow for him. and the third straight olympics bolt con -- won this event. he is something else. >> good thing you are showing snapshots. >> can't get him on camera. and "action news" continues at 4:30 a. a.m. have a nice evening and we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night.