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school tonight with the full story. >> reporter: hey rick, the suspect's name is stephanie lucky and faces charges of unlawful corruption of a minor and faces up to seven years in prison. >> this behavior is despicable and outrageous. >> the superintendant of the school district is talking about the alleged actions of stephanie lucky, the 37-year-old former english teacher is accused of sending naked picture fz herself and a sexually expolicive video to a private twitter account she shared with a student at the high school. >> the da office says that cases like these involving an educator are that much move disturbing. >> when it happens and happens more than once it's disappointing because it smirches an honorable profession. >> and one of her students says she was a good teachger she
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helped out with anything you needed. >> other students we spoke with are having a hard time comprehending the story. >> it's like a little gross. and like awkward. that a teacher would do that. >> it's kind of stupid shouldn't have done it. everybody kind of thinks that. >> authorities learned about this case after an anonymous caller contacted the berks county tip line earlier this june. lucky resigned and it was a matter of time before she was fir fired. >> there is no place in public education or any organization where the employees trust and integrity is compromised by deplorable judgment with children or young adults. we will not it will rate such conduct. >> the 17-year-old involved in the case reportedly told
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investigators that he and miss lucky would kiss in the classroom. >> reporting live in berks county, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a buck county father has been formerly charged with involuntarily manslaughter for the accidental death of his 2-year-old son. 26-year-old nicholas wiley was arraignd this afternoon. his son benjamin picked up a loaded gun and accidentally shot himself. the gun was on the nightstand. wiley was released on $50,000 bail. investigators in wilmington were back on the scene of a house fire that claims the life of two firefighters. also, today we learned that the city's police chief has a personal connection to the tragedy. "action news" reporter john rawlins live in wilmington with the details. >> reporter: hi rick. are you right. the cause of this deadly fire is
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undetermined and four days later investigators are still at the scene. and regarding the police chief. it's not uncommon to have one first responder in a family. >> a police spokesman today confirmed the most seriously injured firefighter to survive the blaze is the sister-in-law of the police chief of bobby cummings. he is asking people to pray for the 23 year veteran and brad speakman is improving despite serious burns he is able to walk down his hospital hallway. two perishes and still no word what sparked the blaze. the fire chief says that firefighters were in the building apparently due to erroneously information. >> the arriving units, the units first on scene received reports on the scene from the street that people were trapped inside of the home. >> firefighters were amazed by
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the generosity of people donating food and the union president thanked everyone. >> people looking to help out can refer to our website at wilmingtonfirefighters.org. there is a place on our page where donations can be dropped off. >> tomorrow begins the process of the formal good-byes to the firefighters. it started with a viewing for senior firefighter jerry fickes. >> it could be a rainy rest of the week. >> adam joseph has it's accuweather forecast. >> the dreary stretch has started and it's much welcome rain after a hot, dry summer season. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan, some showers northern and west of philadelphia. down the pike here at 95 heavy hitters from washington and richmond and as we widen out
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this is only one piece of the puzzle. moisture along the eastern seaboard. wrapping in off the atlantic and the low drifts down to the south and links with the moisture to the east. and everything will stall and in a holding pattern here for the rest of the week and in addition to that, flood watches are up for our area, in western maryland and washington and baltimore and severe thunderstorm watches and warnings in virginia and north carolina. we are at least on the good side of the system when we are not going to deal with much in the way of severe weather. it's damp and dreary weather here for the rest of this week going into the beginning of the weekend, could be localized flooding like in lancaster county where they could be hit harder over the next few days, and winds are gusty, gusting 5 to 50 causing minor coastal flooding. >> thank you adam. first lady, michelle obama,
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was in philadelphia today campaigning for hillary clinton. the first lady spoke at la salle university. she told is the crowd that clinton is the only candidate with the experience and temperament and maturity to be president. >> and clinton is in the swing state of new hampshire appearing behind bernie sanders and donald trump will have campaigned in three states. >> reporter: hey monica, as you mentioned it's a busy day for both candidates, now they have the historic debate behind them they are claiming it as a victory. >> both candidates are moving on from debate day hitting up multiple swing states and calling on the help of their entire team. clinton hits the trail with former rival, bernie sanders, they are going to new hampshire a must win state that sanders won in the primary.
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>> secretary clinton and i are going to change that. you will be able to get a college education. >> also out for clinton today -- >> going high when they go low -- >> first lady, michelle obama, refusing to mention donald trump by name. >> no one in our lifetime had as much experience and exposure to the president. not barack and not bill and nobody. and yes she happens to be a woman. >> the loud crowd of diverse young people cheered her on and the first lady reminds them that their vote countses. >> each of you can swing an entire precinct and win this election for hillary just by getting yourselves and your family and classmates out to vote. >> donald trump making the rounds in iowa, wisconsin and illinois where he bashes clinton. >> you heard about the deplorables. they will be a friend to everybody, if they don't like me
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they will end up liking me when we produce. because we are politicians that don't produce. >> trump finishing up his day in wisconsin, a state that went democrat since 1988 but this year it's surprisingly close. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. well, some concerning news from the fbi director about the security of our voting process. he says in the past month, voter registration data bases across the country have been targeted for hackers, and james comey testified in front of the house commission that there were attempted intrusions in several data bases. he did not blame russia but investigators are looking around the clock to look for what kind of mischief russia is planning for the upcoming election. >> troops are heading to iraq in the coming days. but the last deployment will be
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it. right now there are more than 4500 troops in iraq and more soldiers are needed to help train iraqi forces as they try to take mosul from isis. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. we reached midweek with the "action news" traffic center. >> it's a dismal wednesday afternoon and clearly a cloud over the blue route. southbound side is slow all afternoon from ridge pike to the schuylkill to broomall. it was an earlier accident there that got us off to a bad start and even though the crash is gone, the southbound blue route is extra heavy and southbound lincoln drive is blocked at green street because of a water main break from last late night and german town is an alternate. and use the just opened walnut street bridge. and the long-term construction here on the vine street
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expressway that is not wrapping up for another three years and this afternoon on the schuylkill, as you can see it's just busy in both directions. if you ride the septa subways, broad street line has delays at race and vine because of a medical emergency and the route 10 trolley is shutting because of a water main break at landsdow landsdowne. wrapping up an opening at the burlington bristol bridge for a southbound ship so get ready in 45 minutes, the tacony palmyra will also go up. >> thanks matt. more ahead on "action news" tonight. it's time for the annual flu shot and there are options this season. coming up we'll break it down for knew and the best of the best. and the philadelphia school given a prestigious honor today. >> and cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo with a new arrival there.
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>> i have got it, such a tough job here, very to hold this cute guy, his name is patrick, a domestic rabbit. people mistakenly think that rabbits are rodents, they are called languagemores and something called pica. they are desert animals, i am up close and personal with a new baby girl gorilla from the philadelphia zoo. back to you. approve this message.
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flu season a couple days away and thousands of senior citizens received free threw shots in camden county. and they gave out free vaccines to try to avoid an outbreak. part of a senior health fair. 65 and older are among the high priority groups for annual flu shots and 16 other site locations are scheduled to offer free immunizations in camden county. it's flu season and we don't
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know when the flu will peak but it's time to get the shot. ali gorman has the details. >> reporter: there are new recommendations and new types of the vaccine. consumer reports has a look at who it affects and what families need to know. the vaccine is the best defense against the flu, but which type depends on your age and health. kids may not like this, but this year the nasal vaccine flu mist is not recommended by the cdc. >> in the last few years the flu mist offered little protection against the flu. >> by comparison when kids got the shot it was 63% effective in preventing the flu. and adults have the option of getting it with a smaller needle and only pierces the skin rather
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than the traditional shot that goes into the muscle. research shows that standard vaccines may not generate as much immunity as it does in younger adults. the flu dose is four times stronger than it's vaccine and another type of flu add has an immune system booster, check with your doctor about those. >> when it comes to timing the shot healthier people under the age of 60 or so can benefit from longer protection by getting the vaccine when it becomes available. that means earl late summer and early fall. it should give the best protection when flu season typically peaks. and no matter your age keep in mind it take a few weeks to build up immunity. and now it covers four strains instead of three. and local pharmacies already have vaccine in stock and many
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counties in our area started their free flu shot clinics, we have a link at 6abc.com. >> thank you. much more ahead on "action news" tonight. it's a growing problem in the state, today pennsylvania's governor announces the plan to battle opioid abuse. when pat toomey went to washington, he didn't stop...
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pennsylvania governor, tom wolf today outlined his legislative priorities to battle the opioid crisis and addressed the state house and senate this morning and urned quick action on a package that is meant to combat opioid addiction. it includes the passage of bills for prescribers to check a drug data base every time an opioid is prescribed. last year 2500 pennsylvanians lost their lives to addiction. 10 schools were named blue ribbon schools and one is alexander here in philadelphia. it's bestowed on middle and elementary schools and high
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schools. and it opened after a partnership with the university of pennsylvania. there is a new center in northeast philadelphia to help enrich the lives of youngsters with autism. the center unveiled their newly expanded grant location today. the center's 15,000 square feet and added 50 additional jobs and the oldest autism center in the nation. coming up on "action news" tonight a check of your accuweather forecast. sky 6 hd showing you center city from the sky 6 camera and adam joseph has the five-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. i don't want to live with
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meteorologist, adam joseph has the forecast that still means a little bit of precipitation depending on your location tonight. >> we could see several inches of rain over the next few days, especially to the west of philadelphia. this is the beginning of a long, dreary stretch. stormtracker 6 live double scan not a lot happening at the present time. light showers towards the lehigh valley and parts of lancaster county where there say thunderstorm now working north of norrisville and heading to the north and east of smithville, three lightning strikes with this. smithville 4:39 when the
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heaviest rain passes through and coreyville at 5:43 p.m. as it drifts to the north and east. it's the far western areas for the next few days that get the heavier downpours thursday friday and into the day on saturday. temperature-wise, it was pretty raw out there, and chilly with the wind coming in from the northeasterly direction and temperatures now overall in the upper 60s across much of the area, and winds 21 miles per hour sustained in philadelphia. 16 in millville and 20 at the atlantic city airport. they continue to crank upward through the day and night tomorrow. low pressure now over the great lakes and it's continuing to drift down to the south and at the same time severe weather in parts of the virginias and carolinas and this low heads to the south and back to the norm but it takes until the second half of the weekend for this low to lift into new england. so future tracker 6 at 11:00 tonight, some scattered showers
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and heavier downpours around that continues 9:00 tomorrow morning, drizzle and mist and heaviest action to the west and south of philadelphia, and same thing tomorrow night. at 7:00 p.m., it continues thursday night into the day on friday morning. rounds of rain passing through and that continues into friday afternoon and into the beginning of the weekend. how much rain to the weekend for the next three days, we are looking at an inch or more with all the models in good agreement, more to the west and to the east and with that kind of rain we are not looking at any significant flooding. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 60s that is it for the next two days, periods of rain on and off windy as well and wins gusting at 30 miles per hour and near 50 at the shore and saturday lingering showers and 73 and finally breaks of sun on sunday
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afternoon and breaks of sun going into monday with a temperature of 77. not the most beautiful day out there, but meteorologist, cecily tynan, at the philadelphia zoo with the hawk and not a good day to fly either right? >> reporter: not really, a little bit on the windy side for flyer, i have statle with me, they are found in central america and even into brazil and they start their migration pattern now, they are tough to see they tend to avoid human interactions. in a few minutes i'll be up close and critical with an endangers species, the low land gorilla, the baby is a girl and exciting to be that close. and next week's weather is a lot better the next few days. coming up live from the philadelphia zoo. is from thank you cecily. more "action news."
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killed by police in southern california. authorities say it was justified but witnesses disagree. >> and authorities reveal the details about the two witnesses in the new york bombing investigation and a suspected burglar on the lam for months is put in handcuffs. and officers say that abafrican-american man they shot and killed acted like he was about to open fire. but witnesses that saw the drama claim that the man had his hands raised and officers shot him within a minutes of their arrival and this comes as tensions continue to rise in the wake of several incidents across the country. >> reporter: monica, authorities tonight are investigating just what happened at that san diego area strip mall after 2:00 p.m. that left a man dead after his interaction with police, they have released one image to try to give the public some insight.
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>> protests in san diego, after an unarmed black man was shot by a police officer there. this comes after the outrage of the police shootings of black men in charlotte, north carolina and tulsa, oklahoma where an officer was charged with manslaughter. and authorities in california releasing this image moments before the shooting tuesday saying the man appeared to be in a shooting stance and police admit he had no weapon. the male rapidly draw an object from the front pants pocket. placed both hands together on it and extended it rapidly towards the officer. >> one officer today'sering the victim and another opening fire with the handgun and this facebook live video shows the aftermath. the woman crying claims she is the victim's sister. she called police to help her brother. >> why couldn't you tase him.
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i told you he was sick and you guys shot him. >> they were responding to calls of a man not acting like himself and walking in traffic and refused multiple instructions from officers. >> local activists calling for more transparency. >> just because they released a picture that doesn't identify the whole tape. >> now, a witness handed over cell phone video of the incident to police and that has not been released yet and authorities are urging for calm during the investigation and it's officers involved are now on administrative leave. >> thank you lauer and. an update now to the breaking story out of townville, south carolina, where employee people were shot in an elementary school. we know that the teen is in custody, accused of shooting a teacher in the shoulder. one student in the leg and one student in the foot. at about 2:00 this afternoon. right now investigators are at the scene of the homicide near
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the school and believe he is the father of the teenage suspect. >> new information tonight about the bombings in new york city and new jersey, abc news learned that the fbi has identified the two men that took that suitcase containing an unexploded pressure cooker bomb. the men worked for egypt air and are not currently in the united states and they know where they are and are considered witnesses not suspects. >> and the father of accused bomber, ahmad rahami told abc news that he knew his son was up to no good for months and he said his son even changed the inside locks on his bedroom to keep people out. >> you think he did it by himself? >> he did everything by himself. he did by himself.
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he ordered online by himself. >> they have yet to talk to the suspect who is still in a new jersey hospital. well, for the first time for the tenure, a bill vetoed by president obama was overturned by congress today. the legislation allows the families of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue saudi arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the attackers. they voted 348-77 and this becomes law even though they were warn that it could put u.s. troops and interests at risk. secretary of state john kerry has a new ultimatum regarding syria tonight. he is threatening to cut of all connect with russia if the attacks do not stop. they are hitting hospitals be
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water supplies and wants russia to restore a cease fire immediately. world news tonight with david muir has more on congress's move as well as the latest on the bombing investigation near san diego. you can watch it tonight at 7:30, following "action news" at 6:00. a suspected serial burglar is behind bars after eluding capture for months. he was taken into custody at his home on frank ford avenue, detectives have tied him to five incidents starting in april. he targeted several businesses including a corner store and restaurant, and cash and electrons and a gun were taken during the heists. a father and mother and two sons were escaping their home in hamilton township this morning, this was the scene at may drive. the inside received heavy damage and two members were checked out for smoke inhalation and two
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family pets did not survive. the cause of the fire is under investigation. "action news" learned that embattled parking director vince fenerty gave his resignation today. last year he was disciplined over a sexual harass many incidence and ordered into counseling and he was suspended this week with the intent to fire. and new jersey governor was on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new corporate headquarters for adair pharmaceuticals, it's expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the garden state. >> and pat croce was at his alma mater today. the ribbon cutting opened the
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center today. and they practice holistic medicine like yoga and tai chi and a quiet place for meditation. time to check the traffic scene there on a wednesday. matt pellman give us a nice meditative report. >> ommm. >> i have some things but don't get depressed a crash at 422 by oaks. coming out of king of prussia at 202. we have the issues on the lincoln drive, a water main break from last night blocking it oven tirely, that is where they are doing the water department work for the last week or so. german town avenue or wissahickon avenue are better bets. getting ready for a tacoma
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palmyra bridge opening. and wires have come down along 45 that is main street at wolford station road. no issues on the new jersey turnpike and we are watching a crash at thompson station road at paper mill road and southbound trains dealing with delays of up to a half hour on broad street subway. trains are not stopping there or other stations nearby. watch out big delays and not stopping at some stations, 101 trolley is not running in media because of dining under the stars. >> back over to you. >> hopefully they won't get wet. a fast moving fire that shows no signs of slowing down is threatening buildings and homes. and one of disney's biggest animate sd films is getting a real life makeover. and cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo with this
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week's outdoor adventure and a special event tonight. >> that is exactly right. i am live in an exhibit, i'm on the gorilla tree way and here with me is honey, and her new baby girl. and it's pretty amazing, we'll talk about the gentle giants and what the zoo is doing preserve the species and how you can get in the process of naming the baby, it's a girl. coming up live. and we'll talk about the rainy windy cool weather coming our way in the accuweather forecast. back to you guys. >> sounds great. plus jaime apody has sports including eagles and sixers and touching tribute to marlins pitcher, jose fernandez.
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with washington looking out for the favored few. i'll bring a different point of view to the u.s. senate - working class roots and the mother of three, i'll put middle class families ahead of wall street. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because it's your turn to get ahead. a fast growing wild fire is threatening buildings in northern california. it scorched 1500 acres so for and forced people to evacuate their homes. one home is destroyed and others damaged. more than 500 firefighters are
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battling to bring the blaze under control. jaime apody is here with sports and kudos for eagles carson wentz. >> he is piling up the awards and needs a bigger basement and trophy case. it's like the first of many, carson wentzames the offensive player of the week. the first player since jeremy maclin since 2014 and the first eagles quarterback to ever do so. in three games he threw for 769 yards and five touch downs and is yet to throw an inter ception. and now to say humble. coach peterson says they have to keep it in perspective. >> you can be on top of the world one moment and on the bottom the next. keep it even keeled and can't get too high and can't get to
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low and approach it the same and you can't substitute for hard work and that pays off on sundays. we just have to stay the course and a lot of football left. >> sixers training camp, and jahlil okafor set out for routine maintenance, there is reason to be excited. it will be brown's job to manage them. >> the difference between hope and hype sometimes is fine. and the fact that we all feel that today is a new day. with a new team, and a new home, we are about to go back to. we go back to cap camden and see what i see and talent and youth. >> we see heart break from the marlins but this takes your
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breath away, hundreds gathered for a public memorial for the 24-year-old pitcher. the hearse carrying fernandez moved through the crowd and the two grouped came together to pay their final respects. the memorial service is followed by a private burlal tomorrow. >> you feel terrible yourself and you miss jose and it hurts. and then you think about the families of these kids and it just hurts and they will be hurting for a long time. >> the phillies. oh the phillies they will try again tonight. you thought they won last night? they had a 6-1 lead during the rain delay but they ened up losing 10-6 after the bullpen blew another one. howard likely playing his final five games in a phillies uniform. adam morgan on the hill tonight.
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and this guy's life story reads like a script. on the first pitch he sees as a baseball player, tim tebow hit a home run and the mets took a chance on the quarterback and hey. maybe it will pay off. maybe this guy will make the majors. >> look at that. >> we'll see. >> we'll see. >> thank you jammy. it's a full week since kiefer south land took over as president of the united states on abc's designated survivor, he is back with an all new accept said at 10:00. he tries to piece it together and the fbi tries to get to the bottom of who is responsible for the terrorist attack. >> what if they wanted us to find it. >> can you back up your theory? >> my theorys were good enough for you in '09 and iraq. and besides i talked to general cochran and the joint chiefs. >> you will brief the president
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layer, bev to give him all of it don't you think. >> so many plot twists and turns, as he tried to rebuild the nation. and there is something for everyone tonight at channel 6 "action news" prime time. starts at 8:00 with the goldbergs and speechless at 8:30 and blackish at 9:30 and designated survivor at 10:00 followed by "action news" at 11:00. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios, this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in, i know it's in, it's in but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that's going to let me see what you're seeing. 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?
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a baby girl. christian is with me. tell us about honey and the baby. we found out she is a baby girl yesterday. >> she had a little girl on august 26th, she turned a month old and we having a voting contest on our website. can you vote for your favorite name and all the names are in honor of orphan gorillas at a
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great orphanage in africa. >> in the wild these animals are not doing well. >> they are endangered and this little baby is truly an ambassador for her steeries. >> and the first baby gorilla born here at the zoo in 20 years and the great granddaughter of the oldest gorilla. >> she is her great grandchild. >> we have a demonstration we can show when they are pregnant they need prenatal care and this is a way to do it safely. >> we don't go into the exhibits with them. but we do lots of different training behaviors and mostly for veterinary purposes, she presents her belly to the mesh. the babies are problematic. >> before she had the baby we were able to do weekly
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ultrasounds. >> you know they show all of their different body parts, they get scratches and cuts and maybe you can monitor them and make sure they are doing everything right. how is she as a mother? >> she is practicing having the baby stood up. she has not broken can't yet. still holding on to it and stuff but for the most part holding on tight and such a good mom. >> if you come to the zoo, you can watch her. she is showing off the baby a lot. >> she is kind of patting it. all the stuff that we do. >> this is fantastic, you keep feeding her and i'll talk about the weather. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we do have scattered showers around and spotty showers and a thunderstorm in lancaster county with the cloud cover today on the cool side a high of 72 and currently philadelphia and reading and
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trenton and millville. atlantic city 65 and satellite 6 along with action radar showing the low pressure along southern michigan, kind of causing a moisture stream into our region. that will continue for the next two and a half days. the winds pick up. and 9:00 tomorrow morning, mist and drizzle in philadelphia heavy rain to the southwest and as we head through the day we'll see periods of rain, 7:00 in the evening, heavy rain in delaware, south jersey parts of lancaster, and friday in the morning also some rain this time along the coast and near wilmington and dover and more moderate. as far as how much rain this is a good soaking, 1 to 2 inches of rain, and western delaware and berks and lancaster county you'll see more rain about 2 do 4 inches when all is said and done. periods of rain the next two
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days and windy and cool and temperatures in the upper 60s and saturday still lingering showers and 73 degrees, and sun clouds break for some sunshine. a high of 75 and monday again a few more breaks of sun with a high of 77. tuesday and wednesday turning partly sunny and a high of 72 degrees, we are here with a new mom honey and her baby. when will the baby be announced? >> 2:00 tomorrow. go to the philadelphia zoo website and help to choose the name and help for conservation. and i should mention -- there is another gorilla. as far as the dad. will dad get involved in the child rearing at all. right now it's all mom. but once the baby is on its own, he is the group protect ter and he will take care of them. >> thank you so much. happy family here. >> so exciting. >> thank you cecily.
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speaking of circle of life, disney is remaking the lion king, similar to the jungle book and use the same director john faverow who did the lion king movies, we are not sure when the live action lion king will be released. disney is the parent company of 6 abc. does pat toomey speak for you? i also want to thank the nra for it's, uh, strong support for my campaign. pat toomey: he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an "a" rating from the nra. "i have had a perfect record with the nra." and on women's health? "i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion, and i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey: does he really speak for you? senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising.
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arrest a berks county teacher for an inappropriate relationship with a student and water main repairs continue to block a stretch of lincoln drive. but the big story on "action news" is the arrest of a bucks county man in the death of his 2-year-old son. nicholas wiley went before a judge to face charges of manslaughter. he was home alone with his son when the boy shot himself with his father's handgun. gray hall is live with more in perkasie. >> reporter: well jim the father turned himself in to police earlier today and we did not hear from him or his family nor his attorney. today the district attorney did all the talking. >> this is no accident. this was an unintentional death certainly
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