mall. a local university slashes tuition next. action news, delaware value leigh's leading news progra program -- valley's leading news program with jim gardner. we have breaking news tonight. it is tuesday night and the big story on action news is the death of a legendary political leader in israel. shimon peres has died following a stroke two weeks ago of the he

was president of israel between 2007-2014. he twice served as his country's prime minister twice. as acting prime minister. he was a minister of foreign affairs and was in fact part of his 12 israeli cabinets during a political career that spanned 66 years. he was the last of israel's founding fathers, a protege. he won the philadelphia liberty medal in '96. he is dead tonight at the age of 93. it happened tonight at the willow grove mall, a scare sent customers scurrying and prompted a number of stores to go on lockdown. there was more than a fair share of anxiety at the mall tonight, all because of a false alarm. the alert brought both police and a real sense of urgency to the area. that alert came into abington police. the alert was there was a man with a gun. action news reporter jeanette

reyes is live at the mall tonight. what are the details here? >> reporter: well, jim, several incidents like this across the country in the last couple of weeks, no doubt people are on edge and are on alert. proof of that happened tonight when several calls came to police about a man inside of the mall with a gun. >> we received a 911 call of an individual armed with a gun at the mall. >> reporter: abington police say they got several calls from concerned customers at willow grove park mall about a man with a gun on the first floor. >> police responded to the scene and along with security searched the interior of the mall. >> reporter: they quickly responded and tracked down the man still walking around in the mall. they would soon realize the callers were mistaken. >> it was a rather large cell phone and at quick glance, it could be mistaken. >> reporter: the man was completely unaware police were hunting him down, but he was cooperative and given the state of violence on the public in

recent weeks, police say false alarms like this will happen. just this month alone, bombs have gone off in new jersey and new york and were called acts of terrorism by state officials. before the country could process that, there was an isis-linked stabbing spree at a minnesota mall. nine people were stabbed there before an off-duty police officer shot and killed the suspect. days later and several states over a gunman would shoot and kill five people at a washington state mall. >> it is important for people to be vigilant on this day and age, and we do appreciate them when they see something they consider suspicious they do call us. >> reporter: -- >> jeanette reyes reporting from willow grove. 51-year-old angela bingham was charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old grandson. delaware state police responded to a home on skinner lane in felton this afternoon after the 51-year-old called 911 saying she had killed the boy. state troopers found the child's decomposing body in a bedroom.

bingham was charged with first degree murder and is being held without bail tonight. three people including a child have been rushed to the hospital after a head-on crash this evening in delaware. it happened at 5:00 on sunset lake road. rescue workers had to cut the victims out of their crushed vehicles. a five-year-old girl was airlifted to the hospital where she remains in critical condition. two other adults were taken to on the hospital in serious condition with head injuries. this the scene tonight at 7:00 in lower merion after a car slammed into a house. police are working to determine why the car ran off the road, crashed through a fence and ended up against the home on haverford and remington. the driver was taken to the hospital in stable condition. >> i believe that we will win. hands up, don't shoot. >> faith-based groups from philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs assembled outside the

fraternity -- fraternal order of police headquarters in northeast philadelphia tonight for a peaceful protest. the group held signs and chanted demanding an end to what they call police brutality in philadelphia and across the country. >> we're here to make our voices heard to advocate on behalf of those who are literally being murdered by the police. >> civil affairs officers were on hand to make sure everybody's first amendment rights were being protected. the f.o.p. lodge sent out refreshments to the protesters. philadelphia police say a three-day operation put dozens of dangerous criminals behind bars. during the mission in north philadelphia, investigators confiscated drugs including marijuana, oxycontin and cocaine worth almost $60,000. officers also recovered $17,000 in cash and made 50 arrests. it was one violation too many for philadelphia parking authority chief vince fenerty. he's been suspended with the

intent to fire as claims surface from a second woman of alleged sexual harassment. fenerty was disciplined over an incident last year. he was ordered into counseling, but critics weren't impressed. >> despite these restrictions they put on his job, well, he's still getting paid his full salary, despite those restrictions, you can be assured he's going to do it again. >> in light of the new complaint dating back to 2006, the chairman of the parking authority board told action news he can no longer defend ferty keeping his -- fenerty keeping his job. donald trump is back on the campaign trail after the most watched president sthal debate in history last night. tonight trump drew 9,000 people to a rally in florida. arriving from his private plane, he told the crowd of supporters he held back since rival hillary clinton not wanting to embarrass her or her daughter chelsea who was in the audience. trump also doubled down on his support for stop and frisk and

tried to relitigate many of the points he tried to make in the debate that fact checkers debunkt. meanwhile, hillary clinton took what amounted it a victory lap today after most analysts and opinion polls rated her debate performance the winner. she was all smiles in raleigh, north carolina, urging supporters to register to vote and then turn out in november. clinton needled her opponent again over what she called his lack of preparation for the debate. in philadelphia today, vice presidential -- vice president joe biden told the university students trump's debate comments last night made him angry. biden said the republican nominee showed his callous nature by explaining it was "good business to take advantage of the housing crisis that hurt so many americans" and by saying that not paying federal taxes makes him smart. tomorrow, first lady michelle obama carries the torch for hillary clinton at lasalle university.

we brought you the debate live on 6abc.com last night. you can go there right now to watch the debate in full. we have also ongoing analysis and an abc news fact check for claims made by both candidates last night. other news and a big question. did governor cristie know? that was the central theme at the bridgegate trial today. and one of the governor's former loyalists testified that he did. david wildstein has already pleaded guilty to taking part in the scheme. on the stand today, the former port authority executive said cristie was told directly about the manufactured gridlock and that he seemed happy about it. but in trenton today, the governor firmly denied that allegation. >> i had no knowledge prior to or during these lane realig realignments. i had no role in authorizing it. i had no knowledge of it.

and there's been no evidence ever put forward that i did. >> cristie hasn't been charged. one of his former staffers, bridget kelly and transportation executive bill baroni are the defendants accused of orchestrating the lane closures at the bridge. relief could be on the way for drivers who are routinely stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the schuylkill expressway. today, penn dot and septa announced an improvement plan to help ease the congestion between king of prushia and philadelphia. as part of the 125 million dollar plan, new electronic signage would allow or officials to adjust the speed limit based traffic and weather. penn dot will trans form the shoulders into the interstate into part-time travel lanes. that won't start until five years. septa plans to add larger-capacity trains to take traffic off the roadway. philadelphia's walnut lane

bridge is back opened tonight after nearly six months of construction. crews wrapped up the road work this afternoon in east fols. the 109-year-old span closed in april so penn dot could install a new concrete deck and new sidewalks. more than 16,000 cars use this bridge every day. lasalle university is trying to make a loud statement to high school students trying to decide where to go to college. lasalle is slashing its tuition next year but beware, you have to look twice to get an accurate view of what lasalle will actually cost. live on the lasalle campus tonight is action news reporter cristie. >> reporter: if you're a parent or a student, this might make you want to loosen your purse strings. new $28,000 price tag is a welcomed change to many people we spoke with but not everyone is entirely sold. >> is tuition affordable for you right now? >> with scholarships, yes. >> reporter: for many students,

next year, lasalle university will be. the catholic school is slashing tuition from just over $40,000 to $28,800. >> i could help my family's financial needs. it's terrific actually. >> a lot of families and students are walking away from the table because the sticker prices are too high. >> reporter: the price difference is around $11,000. students won't save anywhere around that number as room and board will increase and the amount of school financial aid given out will decrease. >> the average savings a student will see is $1,000 or so but every student will have a smaller bottom line next year than they would have had if we'd done business as usual. >> my scholarship is still lowered, so i'm still paying the same price. >> reporter: you're not necessarily sold on this? >> no, not really. >> reporter: pauline and other students got this e-mail today explaining the change. >> it's going to equal out over all. we're paying less but the scholarships get lowered like financially. >> reporter: but the markdown helps make the university more competitive. this year's full-time undergraduate enrollment is just

over 3,000 students. down 417 from two years ago. >> i think it'll draw people towards the school if tuition is lower, because a lot of people look at private catholic schools and the tuition is high in the $50,000's. >> wish this could have happened to us a lot sooner. >> reporter: students say this is a game changer for when they graduate. >> it's exciting news. i will have to pay the loans off when i get older. i think it'll be a lot less now. >> reporter: now, last year, rosemont college on the main line did the exact same thing. this year, they saw applications and enrollment soar. lasalle university says so far this year, applications are already up 44%. reporting live, cristie ileto,. a new position named after him tonight. dr. larry kaiser was bestowed the inaugural tiger of the lewis cats dean of the lewis cats

school of medicine. the late businessman, mr. cats, donated $25 million to temple which is the largest gift in the school's history. coming up on action news tonight, why thousands of pounds of chicken nuggets are being recalled tonight. plus california firefighters continue to battle a massive blaze. dry conditions aren't helping and what investigators say may be behind the deadly explosion in the bronx this morning. secily? >> the cut-off low that's dropping out of the great lakes will bring us several days of unsettled weather. i'll let you know when and where the heavy rain will fall in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> phillies on the road in atlanta tonight. jamie apody with that story and more or when action news continues in just a moment. ♪

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of an ugly crash tonight that sent two people to the hospital. this is the way it looks on the roosevelt boulevard near pratt street in the oxford circle section of the city. one driver has been taken to einstein medical center.

a second has been taken to temple. we do not have word on their conditions but as you can see, a nasty crash tonight in oxford circle. criminal activity may be behind the deadly explosion in the bronx this morning. it killed a high-ranking new york firefighter. debris flung from the blast, struck battalion chief michael fahey, father of three and described as a rising star. nine other firefighters and six police officers are among 20 people who were hurt. a person of interest is being questioned whether propane tanks were being used in the row home for a marijuana growing operation. a heat wave and dry conditions are fueling a fast-moving wildfire in northern california. crews dropped fire retardant from planes today because ground crews simply cannot reach the blaze. two houses have been destroyed. officials say another 300 homes could be in jeopardy. officials in iowa are closely watching a temporary flood wall protecting a swollen

river from damaging thousands of homes and businesses. the cedar river crested this evening after days of heavy rain. more than 10,000 residents have evacuateed. the floodwaters are expected to recede by the end of the weekend but it's a long time between now and then. health check at 11:00 tonight, a new report shows that the number of americans who admit to drinking heavily is significantly higher now than it was a decade ago. researchers at the cdc looked at national data and found that 25% of adults admit to having at least one hevesi drinking day -- heavy drinking day within the past year, a 10% increase from the last 10 years. binge drinking is linked to a host of health problems including liver disease. tyson foods is voluntarily recalling more than 130,000 pounds of cooked chicken nuggets. the recall comes after customers reported finding hard, white plastic in the chicken. the five pound bags are panko

chicken nuggets. they're sold at costco stores across the country with the used-by date of july 18th, 2017. . >> phil:-based -- philadelphi philadelphia-based discount chain 5-blow is moving its headquarters. 1818 market street to 701 market street. with the move comes an expansion which is expected to bring more than 150 new jobs to the city of philadelphia. a new york firm hopes to be the first in the world to install skill-based slot machines in three atlantic city casinos. it's called gameco, that's the company. it says it could be ready to deliver the machines to caesar's owned cass seasonnos as soon as next week. -- casinos as soon as next week. new jersey gambling regulators have to approve them. the company says the better the player is at playing this game, the more money that player could win. not a game of chance necessarily

but they say a game of skill. >> seems more fair that way. >> we'll find out. >> we'll see. >> one way or another. what about the accuweather forecast? >> we're hitting the jackpot in terms of rain. we need the rain. some rain is definitely heading our way. it'll take awhile moving out once it gets here. it's not here yet though. we're dry tonight and actually very few clouds upstairs so chopper 6 decided to take flight right around sunset. a great looking shot. the sun now setting officially at 6:49. the sunset tomorrow night will look very different from this because the clouds will be rolling in. but right now under mainly clear skies, temperatures are dropping pretty quickly. little bit of a chill in allentown, 55. millville 56. redding 57. philadelphia not quite as cool thanks to the urban heat island effect, 64 degrees. along the coast, the ocean temperature 72. warmer as well. cape may is currently 67.

satellite 6 along with action radar showing we're in between systems. the cold front that rolled through early this morning brought us a quarter inch of rain. that's now shifted to the east. now all of the focus is on this cut-off low spinning over the great lakes and it's been beginning to drop down to the south. this will bring us the clouds, periods of rain and also windy weather especially on thursday and friday. tomorrow, pretty nice day. kind of the opposite of today. tad, we started with the clouds and ended with the sun. tomorrow, we start with the sun and when -- rain will hold off until dinner time. mainly west. ahead of it, decent conditions. philadelphia 75 degrees. normal high for this time of the year is 74. allentown, 74. cape may, 73. wilmington, 75 degrees. then we get into an unsettled weather pattern wednesday evening through friday. there's a low-pressure system dropping through the great lakes over kentucky. it'll essentially stall there. we still have a pretty strong high pressure off of quebec.

a moisture fetch will produce the rain. how much rain depends on where you are. northeast of philadelphia, probably about a half inch but then more rain as you get progressively to the south and west. areas around lancaster could get more than three inches of rain and also with that wind tunnel effect, we're looking at wind gusts 35 miles per hour inland and down the shore up to about 45 miles per hour especially on thursday and friday. in the meantime, tropical satellite showing this area of disturbed weather about 250 miles east of barbados, this likely will become tropical storm michael. this is something we have to watch. spaghetti plot showing it heading into the caribbean through the weekend, warm waters and a lot of them showing it making a sharp right hand turn up towards the east coast of the u.s. by next week. that's something we'll definitely be tracking for you. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, closer range tomorrow, it clouds up during the day.

rain arriving tomorrow night. 75 degrees the high. thursday, raw, rainy and windy. 69 degrees the high. a cool day. friday, more periods of rain. still breezy. 70. as we head through the weekend, gradual improvements. still some showers around on saturday. 73 degrees. we are drying out on sunday. 77. rosh hashanah begins saturday evening. monday and tuesday looking nice. we break out of the weather pattern. both days sunny and seasonal. afternoon highs in the low to mid-70's. we need the rain. we're going to be getting it. could be a dreary couple of days thursday and friday especially. >> thank you, cecily. the torch has officially been passed in bucks county. there's a new prosecutor in to town. matthew wine was -- matthew was sworn in today as bucks county attorney taking the reigns from david heckler who retired earlier this month. the 47-year-old will serve out the rest of heckler's term. he plans to run for the job when it's up for election next year.

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really? yes...mr. mcenroe. see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh, absolutely. i like that. get fios with virtual tech support for $69.99 a month. phillies battling both the braves and the weather in atlanta. >> what's with the weather out there? i don't like it at all. phillies begin their final road series of the season before heading home for the final three games this weekend in what should be the ryan howard farewell tour. hopefully he can show the hometown fans the same thing he showed the braves' fans tonight, the sweet swing. this is a grand slam home run, 15th of his career. 4-0 lead to work with. jared was dealing and had five

strikeouts through four. unfortunately his night is done. the game was suspended for nearly two hours because of rain. it's resumed much to the phanatic [ indiscernible ] chagrin. bye-bye birdies. eagles have all left the nest for the bye week. carson wentz headed back to north dakota to do hunting. conner barwin went to cuba. hope he returns by the time practice resumes monday. what a surprise the eagles have been 3-0. turnover-free leading the league in points. they'd even made leaps in the power ranking polls. "usa today" has them up to number four. they were ranked 30th out of 32 teams three weeks ago. of course there's concern when a squad with such low expectations all of a sudden becomes the one everyone's talking about. >> they're going to travel and go home and people are going to pat them on the back and say how great they are but next monday, i'm going to tellem, you know, hey -- tell them, you know, hey, we're back to work. we're 0-0. this is game one.

let's go. >> they begin the preseason yesterday by being shut out twice in a flip squad game. the flyers turned the tables on the islanders at the wells fargo center. second of two flyers' goals here in 76 seconds. he wasn't done. he got another in the third period. he admits he's in form as the flyers blank the islanders 4-zip. we'll have more after this.

so much excitement surrounding young sixers. new a bit of controversy too. up-and-coming squad opened

training camp tad at stockton university. could they have too much talent? yesterday, noel turned heads when he said he doesn't think having all of these big men will work. >> i have a fondness for him. i don't begrudge noel at all for what he said. i don't have any problems with it. >> finally, we've seen so many ballpark marriage proposals. i can guarantee you, you've never seen one like this. what could possibly go wrong? when the yankee fan whipped out the box to propose to his girlfriend tonight,s ring fell out. the entire section frantically looking for the diamond. poor guy is beside himself unt until -- [ cheers and applause ]yes, thee else thrilled when the ring was found. he proposed. she said yes. all's well that ends well. >> i guess so. >> the poor guy. >> little tense. finally tonight a golden

anniversary for camden county's council on economic opportunity. the nonprofit organization helps disadvantaged families and individuals with financial, educational and residential services. tonight on, they celebrated 50 years of making lives better for residents in south jersey. jimmy kimmel live next on channel 6 followed by nightline. jimmie's guest tonight is j.k. simmons, action bronson and music from air. action news continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. now for ceily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire action news time, i'm -- team, i'm jim gardner. good night.

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