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is back in the courtroom today. there's new information about a stabbing inside a popular restaurant in old city. but the big story on "action news" this noon is a deadly home invasion. police say a father was shot and killed in front of his children. it happened early this morning at a home on north 7th street in hunting park. chad perdelli is live from the scene with the full details. chad. >> reporter: sarah within the last hour police have released the name of the father who was shot and killed overnight. his name was akeem rockmod. he has a history of a criminal background. police say the two entered the home through the back window and confronted the husband and wife. >> they demanded money and they

shot both victims. >> reporter: 6 children in the home, one in the bedroom when the shooting took place. none was injured. the father died from a gunshot wound in the stomach. the woman was shot in the face and arm. >> this witness did not want her face shown. you heard her saying no, no, no. >> reporter: investigators have other leads that could point to the killers. >> we believe that the shooter is a known to the 35-year-old homeowner who was shot and killed. we have a nickname. >> reporter: and the name of that surviveing gunshot victim has not been released she is in at temple university hospital in critical condition. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. traffic has been backed up all morning long on 476 in

delaware county because of a deadly crash. this is what it looked like from chopper 6 hd around 10:00 a.m. the crash happened in the southbound side near cardinal o'hara drive in springfield. the mri -- the police say the driver was killed. philadelphia police release information about the stabbing inside a restaurant and bar in old city. the victim died from his injuries, stabbed inside the blue martiniy second at market early saturday morning. police say he was at a table when an argument was started. he was stabbed in the neck with an unknown object. police have not made any arrest and the investigation is on going. convicted child molester, jerry sandusky will be in court for day two of a three day appeals hearing. he wants his child molestation conviction overturned. he argued that the defense attorneys did not do an adequate job during the first trial.

he took the stand on august 12. he is serve ago 30 to 60 year sentence. -- serving a 30 to 6 year sentence. the search is on for the gunman who robbed a wawa in wees wees -- wissinoming section. nobody was injured in the holdup. "action news" obtained this surveillance video of a robbery in northeast philadelphia. organ august 7 three men robbed the 7-eleven on the 2900 block of welsh road. you can see two men pointing guns at an employee and customer. they got away with cash and the customer's wallet. it's a great day to spend time outside, the sun is shining it's a nice breeze and that's what the person -- people are doing at the jersey shore. that's a live look from our sky6 live hd looking at atlantic city. david murphy is outside enjoying the weather. imagine that. it's nice out there.

>> reporter: so much of the summer, we've been telling people to go to the shore to get relief. you don't have to go today. balls it feels great in philadelphia. let's saturday out with the satellite, you can see the cloud cover from the heavy downpours in the evening they are gone. now we have bright blue skies and fair weather cumulus. 79 degrees in philadelphia, so the number is climbing. 76 in allentown. 80 in wilmington, 77 in cape may. of course, the dewpoints have vopped down -- dewpoints have dropped, down to 58 in philadelphia. anything below 60 is considered below humid. cape may and dover it's still on the sticky side. we look at the winds, notice the direction coming out of the northwest that's nice and dry crisp air up there, that's why the dewpoints are falling. on a in the south, the dewpoints

will -- even in the south, the dewpoints will improve. the overnight low is 62. some suburbs may get into the 50s overnight and by tomorrow morning. it's a great day to head outside and grab your luncheon a park bench, programs. this is not the end --erhaps, there is not the end of it. i'll have that when i come inside. naacp leaders got together to address a growing divide between police and community. officials talked about recent police-involved shootings and perceived lack of justice have led to increased tension. >> many times these departments campaign of the no snitch culture that exists in the minority communities, yet most police departments have the blue code of silence. it's the same thing.

you can't expect a change of one without their being a change in the other. the leaders say they are actively working with the community and police to find better ways to communicate. now to the election coverage, republican nominee donald trump is back on the campaign trail and trying to change his pitch to minority voters. meanwhile, democratic hillary clinton, has released new ads using his words against him. maggie ruly is live in washington, d.c. more. >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah, donald trump is hitting all the talking points today as he remains focused ons campaign pivot while hillary clinton is focused on the money spending it on tv ads an looking to raise more. afternoon the donald trump campaign signaled that he might be backing off his immigration

stance -- we have to be very firm, we have to be very, very strong when people come in illegally. >> so you're not flip flopping. >> reporter: no. >> it's still a softening with no mention of his deportation force. he is sticking to the script bashing hillary clinton. >> she also a liar. she shouldn't be taking money from countries that influence her. >> reporter: the clinton camp hit back, tweeting the clinton foundation is a charity that helps people around the world. this morning releasing an ad arguing trump is too unstable to lead the county when it comes to national security issues. >> in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. >> knock the crap out of him. >> i know more about isis than the general. >> and calm judgment. >> and you can tell them go

bleep themselves. >> reporter: clinton has set a side $80 million for ads in key battle ground states. she also on the road raising more with 7 fundraiser in three days alone. >> it was the beginning of a new journey today for young students and their parents. the action cam was at the global leadership academy charter school in philadelphia's parkside section. thorn the school welcomed their kindergarten class. they were excited to see their little ones off. >> first day, my daughter got to enjoy the first day of kindergarten. >> it's very emotional for me. i'm happy and excited for the new experience she is about to come through. >> katherine scott caught up with students returning from summer vacation this morning she'll have more on that at

12:30. the incident that caused chaos at the jfk airport may exploded flaws in airport security. see who is calling for a federal investigation. it's called a miracle at sea, find out how a toddler survived in the water for more than an hour after a boat crash. we'll be right back. the governor of louisiana

asking the president to delays trip to the flood ravaged state. president obama is scheduled to begin tomorrow, but the governor wants him to wait until the initial disaster response is over. the flood killed 13 people and damaged 60,000 homes. 100,000 people have registered for federal aid. new york senator is calling for an investigation into the security scare that caused chaos at jfk airport, a short term signal was evacuated when there were reports of gunshots. it turned out the noise came when passengers were celebrating the olympics. during the incident tsa agents abandoned their post. >> nobody was leading them to

safety, nobody was telling them the right thing. it was reported that several tsa agents shouted out someone had a gun or there were terrorists. wisconsin attorney general said the fatal police shooting in milwaukee was recorded by two body cameras. state authorities are investigating the shooting of seville smith who was fleeing from police. they add that the footage shows him holding a handgun and turning toward an officer who he was shot. attorneys for army sergeant beau bergdahl will try to convince a judge that the u.s. military mishandled his prosecution. the soldier is accused of disergting his post -- desserting his post in 2009.

he was released and swapped for gitmo detainees. a child is out of the hospital after being rescued from a capsize boat. this weekend the family boat crashed they escaped with their 7-month-old girl, but could not find kennedy. >> i couldn't tell if she was in the boat or trapped under the boat or out in the river, because we heard cries. >> everywhere. >> we all just praying to god, we got lucky, it's a miracle, a miracle. >> after nearly an hour, first responders found kennedy floating in a life vest underneath the boat. she was inside an air pocket. kennedy was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> there are new concerns about the zika virus now law lawmakers

are demanding that the federal government step into help. sticker shock after a life saving drug skyrocket why the company said the epipen jumped from $7 to 600, we'll be right back. >> gawker.com the flagship

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most staffers are being assigned to other editorial roles. spanish broadcaster univision bought the company. the chief executive of viacom is stepping down and getting 70 million-dollar payout. the agreement settles a long-running dispute between various executives and members of redstones family. questions about the skyrocketing price of the epipen. the cost has risen 500% for $600 for a pack of two. the penn costs about $2 to produce. many families say it's all just too much. >> this is a life or death medicine, viola had to use the

he pen, if we were without he may not be here right now. >> the company says the prices reflect new product features. the "action news" team is out working on new stories tonight beginning at 4:00 p.m. let's check in with alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> reporter: in big talkers, a hate-filled note from a customer almost devastated a waitress in virginia. now the community is rallying around her to overcome the racism. it's a heartwarming scene coming from devastation in louisiana, a teen plays the piano surrounded by flood debris. hear his amazing outlook on life. don't father you can take us on the go watching our 6 6abc news

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metro phoenix bringing heavy rain, weather service reported wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. at one point visibility was down to less than a quarter of a mile. >> looks like something out of a science fiction movie. >> reporter: i look out there, the winter will be nice in arizona, but there's nothing things you don't have to worry about here, too. all right, we have been looking good over the past 1 hours since the rain -- 12 hours, since the rain moved through. storm tracker 6 live double scan, the rain is long gone. outside we go on the action cam

where the sunshine is raining down on everybody including the box turtles, i think this is fairmont park. are they real or imagined, you saw the guy blank there on the right? first time they put these up, i thought these were statues, these guys are real. as we look at temperatures it's nice out there, 79 degrees currently, warm enough for cool drinks. the dewpoint which started out above the 60-degree threshhold for humid air has disipped into the 50s. the reason it's dipping is because of the north/northwest winds at 9 miles per hour. that's drawing in that drier, better quality air from the northwest today. 679 in philadelphia. 80 currently in wilmington. mid 70s in reading and allentown. lancaster dipped into the upper 50s at sunrise this morning is languaging at 72. nice in amish country.

78 in cape may and millville. satellite and radar showing you the last rain overnight disappearing to the east, philadelphia and boston breaking out in sunshine. in the lehigh valley, sunny and breeze, 80 degrees. down the shore, the humidity the farther south you go along the coast is somewhat noticeable, if you're on the beach with the breeze and mostly sunny skies, looking good, 82 degrees there. i do think the humidity will tend to back off at the shore in the afternoon, as well. mostly sunny and less humid today in philadelphia with a high of 84. there's the wind out of the northwest going at 9:00 averaging between 12 and 25 miles per hour at times this afternoon. so breezy conditions building back in. seems like it's been springtime since i was talking about winds outside an isolated thunderstorm. 62 degrees is the overnight low, mainly clear and cool and wind tonight 7 to 14 miles per hour.

some suburbs more widespread assortment of them could go into 50s tonight. the dewpoints, anything over 60 is not considered humid. today we'll dip to 53. tomorrow, 47 that's dry air, lots of sun in play there, as well. wednesday as the dewpoints climb back up, it will not be bad, and not humid. thursday, moderately humid. it's friday where we look at the next hot and humid pattern and 66 degrees saturday an sunday, moderate humidity there, but on the hot side. tropical depression, fiona has been downgrade to do a tropical storm. as the cuts close to bermuda it could make bermuda cloudy over the next 3 or 4 days. tropical satellite shows two more systems. it may make its way toward the bahamas in florida. this has 100% of becoming the

next tropical system. if it gets named it will be gaston. sunny and mild today, 84. sunny and mild tomorrow, 82. as we climb up in the 80s on wednesday, it will be warm, but not all that humid. thursday, high of 89, toasty there. friday, the hot and humid day 92 degrees and possibility of a shower or thunderstorm. behind the front, the quality of the air changes a lot, highs around 90 saturday and sunday, moderately humid. >> a break for now and we like it. >> reporter: a long break. >> it was back to school today for students in north philadelphia and police officers were there to welcome them. the legendary tony benefit benefit -- benette is honored in

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>> hello, again, rick is off, here's some of the stories we're following on "action news" at 12:30, a father of 6 is dead after two masked men broke into his philadelphia home and shot him. there's new concern that the zika virus could spread now that two hot zones have been identified in florida.

"action news" is there as the summer ends for many students and they head back to the books. we'll continue with the accuweather forecast, many would consider to be quite perfect. we have a break from the humidity and the temperatures are gone. let's look outside sky6 live hd showing the commodor barry bridge. a few clouds in the sky, get out there and enjoy it this monday. meteorologist david murphy is doing just that, outdoors on the terrace. this forecast has people smiling. >> reporter: no kidding, sarah. we have blue skies overhead. if you look horizontally to the horizon, you will see fair-weather cumulus, but it's very bright. the clouds and the rain that harmed areas last night ask gone. we've not only replaced the skies with clear skies and just a few clouds out there, but the wind out of the northwest really having a nice impact on us, drawing drier air in binghamton and