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following several developing stories. a pilot ejected to safety before his plane crashes into essex maryland. and what to expect at the newly sold taj mahal casino. but we begin with breaking news from washington. at the white house this hour where abc news is reporting that steve bannon is removed from the senior security council. bannon of course is president trump's chief strategist. the story is breaking and we are working to gather more details. again, chief strategist, steve bannon is removed from the security council. we'll have more on "action news" and online at 6abc.com. developing right now, in maryland, united states air force f-16 crashed several miles

outside of joint base andrews. air force officials say that it happened six miles outside of the base in prince george's county and the pilot ejected and was found near the crash site safe and sound. the f-16 was from the 113th fighter wing. homes in the area were evacuated but no other reports of injuries and they have not said if anything was hit on the ground. developing now from new jersey, plans for the new hard rock casino in atlantic city are being unveiled at this hour. hard rock officially bought the former trump taj mahal this week. it was closed since object following a strike by union workers, coming up gray hall will have a live report on the upcoming changes from atlantic city. right now police in center city are searching for the care takers of a child that appeared to be the target of an attempted

abduction. surveillance video from inside of a dunkin' donuts shows the moments that a man grabbed the child to was sitting in a stroller. katherine scott is inside of that dunkin' donuts on locust street with the latest. >> reporter: sara police have still trying to determine if the care takers in the video are in fact the baby's parents but this case is different. they know who the man is that approached the baby they have his information. they are looking for the care takers or parents, not because they are in trouble but they want to learn more about what happened and if presses charges is warranted. >> you see a man approach the voeler and place his hands on the baby and the baby's care takers are right there and intervene and chase him out. >> what we see on video is an attempt to abduct a baby. >> police were called by a third party and when they got there

the adults and small child were gone and the man was nearby and temporarily obtained by police. it's not uncommon to approach babies, this man display. aggression. >> we want to act appropriately if a crime occurred there and we don't want to leave us and the public open for someone that may be doing these things repeatedly. some regular customers registered surprise to see their dunkin' donuts on the news. >> i would not like a stranger coming nearby mayby. >> i probably would have belted this guy, i have grandchildren, and don't even look at them funny. and my youngest grandchild is 11 and i'm still very cautious. >> reporter: and police say that without the parents cooperation it does make it difficult to press charges, even still the investigators are likely confer with the district attorney's office. katherine scott, channel 6

"action news." >> thank you. chopper 6 hd over the scene of a mutt eye vehicle crash that caused a traffic backup in the city's hunting park section this morning. it happened before 9:30 on the northbound lanes of the roosevelt boulevard at fox street. you see the vanover turn at the scene there. and the northbound lanes were blocked. no word yet on any injuries. well, today marks day two of the trial against eric frein. accused in the ambush of two pennsylvania straight troopers in 2014 and jurors heard from a trooper who described the chaotic scene. john rawlins is live with the latest on that testimony. >> reporter: the latest is we have six witnesses this morning, again all sort of filling in details in the prosecution's narrative. the focus on the first few minutes of the attack of september of 2014. it was shift change at 11:00 at

night on a routine quiet day. and out of the darkness came bang, there was a fog of war situation at first, it wasn't clear what the threat was and where it was coming from. >> eric farina rived early this morning in an suv with dark windows and escorted with two other sheriff's vehicles with deputies armed with rifles, the 6'1" defendant was walked into the courthouse for day two of his trial. the jury heard about the havoc that frein allegedly caused. firing shots that fatally wounded corporal byron dickson. trooper fells today testified about the first chaotic moments when those inside realized the barracks were under attack.

douglas who was bleeding managed to make it into the lobby and fells pulled douglas further into the building and learned that the sniper may be in the woods just across the street from the building and fells testified that he and another trooper moved a vehicle to the front of the building to block gun fire and get to the corporal still lying on the ground. >> the focus is on the unexpected attack in 2014 by a sniper and the jury has not seen any actual evidence tying frein to the crime. and this video of frein made after his arrest will be played in part and hand written notes about the attack and handwriting experts will say were written by frein. >> thank you john. today is a great day to get outdoors, lets do it. sky 6 hd taking a live look at the ben franklin bridge in

penn's landing, the sun is out and the skies are blue and it's dry, but this time tomorrow we'll have a different story. meteorologist, david murphy, over at the big board with more on what to expect. >> things look great here and things are brewing in north carolina and a large area of low pressure is on its way in our direction. and punching a lot of rain in our direction as well. the low will pretty much take a big aim at us. the bulk of the problems are during the morn tomorrow as the low passes right over us. even though the bulk of the rain will be during the day and evening tomorrow night. the flood watch doesn't end until friday afternoon. because once the rain gets down there on the saturated ground it will take a while to run off into the creeks and streams and then deliver it to the rivers. high water is definitely a water

on creeks, and streams and poor drainage roads. intonoon and evening. tomorrow flooding heavy rain to 2 inches and the creeks are high because of the rain and the runoff will give us problems and a cha weather. we are expecting a squall line that could produce dre is sheer overhead, a strong sheer where the winds turn with height above re. and when you get the sort of sheer we are looking at ityou t thunderstorm and a possible tornado. a lot on the table in the after. right now satellite shows clouds to the north and most oying sun of the day will be sun and clouds and weeady at 62. and sara getting to 70 for a high and i'll detail the beautiful forecast and future

tracker 6 with a brand new run tomorrow. all coming up in the seven day. >> stay tuned for that thank you david. with stormy weather expected get the seven-day forecast and check storm tracker radar any time at 6abc.com/weather and be sure to follow our accuweather team on social media for updates. in other news, right now president trump is meeting with jordan's king abdullah ii and expected to put out an offer that arab states put out last week. recognizing israel and giving palestinian state hood. >> meanwhile, the white house is stepping up the latest push to repeal and replace the affordable care act. vice president make pence met with house republicans trying to revive the failed gop health care bill this time with changes, getting rid of a provision that would make sure

people with preexisting conditions are covered and the requirement that insurance companies cover welless visits, maternity care and ambulances. individual states could opt out. so far no agreement on changes have been made. back here philadelphia's sugary drink tax is the focus of a court hearing today. they will hear arguments in pittsburgh on the new law. the law is under appeal and the money goes to mayor kenney's pre-k plan. and they say it has a negative impact on the beverage industry. and this morning the main line chamber of commerce held its inspirational breakfast in delaware county. and the ceo of big brothers, big sisters as the guest speaker, valley forge cadets help to serve the breakfast and the

annual event is the celebration of our lives as americans and serves as an acknowledge of the privileges each day. and a possible tornado touches down in missouri. coming up the damage left behind in the storm's path and what we are now learning about injuries. and days after a suicide bomber attacked a subway train. the latest information on possible terrorism in russia. we'll be right back. if you have medicare

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crews areessing a torn in missouri. no deaths or injuries are reported. now they are trying to figure out if a tornado was sponfor the damage. and the united nations are expected to hold a meeting for the latest attack in syria. more than 70 people died if the attack including women and children and that is expected to grow. syrian president assad is reportedly using weapons against his own people is called a crime against humanity. and that the chemicals were released from a chemical bomb

fracktory and this is the result of a syrian government attack. in russia six people were arrested for recruiting for a terrorist attack. there is no connection between the arrest and bombing yet. and 14 people were killed on monday and dozens more injured in the afternoon attack between subway stops, many were students heading home after classes on one of the students busy north-south lines. today the duke and duchess of cambridge paused to remember the victims of the terrorist attack in london. they were just feet away from the westminster bridge where the attack happened. a man from utah was killed. and a motive for the attack is still under investigation. nasa is unveiling a new zip

line that astronauts will use in case of an emergency, it's located at florida's cape can after val. in case they have to evacuate a capsule and atlas five rocket. they would travel 1300 feet in 30 seconds to safety. still to come on "action news" at noon, new warnings for pregnant women about the zika virus. and a new study shows how many pregnant with that virus have experiences birth defects. are allergies holding you back?

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game for at least 3 seconded. women with confirmed zika virus infection has a fetus with signs of birth defects. of the 250 pregnant women tested and found positive for zika infection 24 of them experienced defects. women infected throughing their first trimester seemed to be at the most risk for an infant with a defect. let check in with alicia vitarelli with a preview of 4:00. >> an able old debate for educators and parents, when to send your little one to kindergarten. should you send them early or wait? there is actually a right age to start school and we'll explore this study and what to millennials police officers and reality star kendall jenner have

in common? they are starring in a new commercial. how the soda giant is responding at 4:00. and take us with you on the go. watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. >> thank as leash a. we'll check accuweather, the heavy rain is on the way tomorrow. we'll be right back.

nice day to take your co-workers to lunch. >> violins -- >> violins? i don't know about that part. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan -- no he is going down to you know. get your leer jet to come --

stormtracker 6 live double scan right now shows us we are dry taking a look outside we have sunshine out there. there is the shore looking nice out there too. and it feels pretty nice in a month or two. right now cool down at the shore and the temperature in philadelphia is 62 degrees it's on the way up for a while and we may not hit the high until dinner time and winds from the west at 8 miles per hour. and 62 in philadelphia, and jacket weather i think as you head out across the region, 59 in allentown and 64 in millville and we see plenty of sunshine the farther north you go a little more cloud cover mixing in but the day stays fairly bright with clouds mixing in at times and a few clouds in the lehigh valley. and 68 is your high. 66 degrees and cool and on the nice side certainly, in philadelphia if you wait until 5:30 or 6:00 today you'll see a high of 60 on thermometer and mostly sunny and pleasant and a few clouds as the day goes on

and winds remain fairly light. overnight things start to change. more clouds built in in the overnight hours. 49 is the low and we are looking at heavy rain beginning to develop and tomorrow as all kinds of issues, at 4:30 they will already be heavy downpours here or there. and maybe a thunderstorm. at 7:30 a line of storms come in and the timing will change a bit. and the idea is in the morning at some point there is a chance of thunderstorms that cooks up is strong and gusty and through the region and heavy downpours andand by 3:30 a chan lingering downpour and by the time we get to 6:00 most of the thunderstorm activity to the north and west get better just some showers tomorrow night. we look at the potential for severe weather and right now the best chance of below wilmington and delaware

and into the tip of south jersey. cumberland county and cape may county. i'll be on the airtracking anyt that prolop it depends on the track of the low this advances to the north. the other issue asidevere weath flooding, it could happen fast and don't drive through turn around don't drown. own a couple of feet of water could move a truck or car. fast moving water that is. deatn vehicles. something to in mind. 70 today and nice and bright. tomorrow heavy rain and severe weather is possible. 53 on and cooler for the phillies home opener, and maybe a shower. 50s on saturday and 60s on sunday and back to the during next week's work week. >> there is more ahead in the next half hour pilot of a small

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a new hotel and casino is in the works in atlantic city and has a familiar name. we are live with e coming up. and breaking fuse from the trump administration, the president has removed hisrom th security council and tworooperst were there the moment a gunman opened fire takes the stand. and the deal to buy the trump taj mahal will bring a new hotel and casino to the city. the plan is to expand the brand into the casino and make it new. gray hall is live with the details. >> reporter: hi sara, very exciting news for the city and excited for people looking for jobs. this project is expected to bring 1,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jo