"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon in the news a delay in the trial for accused cop killer, eric frein.

the reason he was taken to the hospital. >> and the house chair has stepped aside from the investigation into the russian meddling in the election. and sky 6 hd looking live at a dreary scene. the the center city skyline, it's hard to see because of the heavy rain moving through and accuweather is tracking the potential for damaging winds. lets get the latest from david murphy. >> on the big board. stormtracker 6 live double scan over the last couple of hours we are in a lull and we saw showers and hard hitting thunderstorms. that that they are producing strong wind gusts. there is strong activity connected with these and they are producing heavy rain and. this is pushing past the media. the seat of delaware county and heavy cells extending through

jenkin tonight and downingtown and westchester and the movement is from the south to the north. the one thing helping us is that these heavy cells move quickly 40 to 45 miles per hour. when they get on top of you they don't last all that long and when they pull away it allows the roadways to recover a bit. if we go out wider to the north allentown, quakertown and green lane on the northern edge of montgomery county and doylestown you are getting heavier cells and there is that line to the north. no thunderstorm warnings with this yet and no flood warnings yet either. we are looking at ponding and puddling and the more we see the better chance of creeks and streams rising. i'll point out that down by baltimore and washington, there is add isal clusters of thunderstorms building and more farther south of dover, we are not out of the woods yet but in

the wide view we start to get some of this past us. there is the additional batch on the other side of the chesapeake bay pushing up to the south and that may catch us later in the afternoon. it's been to the west of philadelphia where most of this stuff has happened but we have a flood watch into the evening across the entire central region. because where additional heavy downpours come up we could see 1 to 2 inches of rain and possibility of creek, stream and definitely roadway flooding. we'll talk more about the potential for thunderstorms coming up. >> all right david we'll check back in later thank you. of course you can get the latest weather any time with the 6 abc app. with the hourly forecast just a tap away. and be sure to use storm tracker 6 radar. and the 6 abc is a free download for your mobile device. a philadelphia monsignor is expected to plead guilty to

charges that he stole more than a half million dollars from the catholic church. it was meant for a home for retired priests but prosecutors say it was pocketed by monsignor william dumbro instead. >> sara this man is facing serious charges. prosecutors say he pocketed over a half million dollars spending much of it on gambling among many other things and could face decaded behind bars. >> he needs to be prosecuted and locked up to the fullest. and news of a philadelphia monsignor accused of pocketing a half million dollars was met with less surprise and more disappoint with the people we talked to. >> i'm not surprised we are all human, but he took vows he should honor. >> we have people in higher

positions and they rip off people and rip off money and they should all be prosecuted. >> i am used to hearing stories of corruption thee days. >> on wednesday he was charged with four counts of wire fraud and diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars into a personal bank account of the last 10 years. it was suppose to go to a house for retired priests. >> and position or not -- >> the 77-year-old is said to use the money to attend philly pops concerts and use the money to go to the casinos in chester and the bank eventually took notice and contacted the archdiocese and they alerted the feds. he could face up to 80 years behind bars. >> what is extreme. >> his attorney says that his

client will plead guilty and expected to enter a guilty plea and takes full responsibilities for his actions and could face up to 80 years behind bars. channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. the trial of accused cop killer, eric frein, is delayed because the defendant was taken to the hospital. frein's parents were told he fell while he was brushing his teeth and hit his head. the trial is expected to resume at 1:30 this afternoon. frein is accuses of an ambush style shooting and the attack killed corporal byron dickson. now to developing news out of washington. senate democrats have blocked president trump's nominee to the supreme court. but republicans promise that neil gorsuch will be confirmed. here is the latest on the senate

showdown. >> do you hear by move to bring to a close the debate -- >> the senate showdown comes to a head. and the democrats filibuster the nomination of neil gorsuch. >> this is unprecedented and out of all proportion to the qualified judge before us. >> and senate republicans are answering back threatening a move so controversial it's called the nuclear option. blowing up senate rules and getting rid of the need for 60 votes and making it that just a simple majority of 51 from either party pushes through the nominee from any party. >> they acted with free will and we offered them alternatives.

>> and john mccain reluctantly supports the nuclear option. >> they are fighting to the end. fighting over the record and still furious over the way they treated president obama's nominee refusing to give him a hearing for nine months. >> it was robbed not just from president obama but the american people by republicans in the senate. >> as the drama continues to unfold at capitol hill. the actual vote to confirm neil gorsuch is not expected until late tomorrow night right before congress goes on the two week recess. channel 6 "action news." house intelligence committee chief devon nunez is stepping aside into the investigation with russian interference into the election. he received a number of ethics complaints that he calls politically motivates and false but it's in the best interest

for his to temporarily step aside. mike conaway will now lead the investigation. president trump and chinese president will meet today in florida. the two are expected to discuss several issues including trade policies at trump's mar-a-lago resort. they are set to arrive later on this afternoon. and back at the white house the president spent time with wounded veterans and soldiers. and he thanked them for their service at the wounded warrior event. and praised the veterans for risking their lives for protecting our country. >> you earned our freedom with your sweat and your blood and your incredible sacrifice. we salute you, we salute your service and we salute the flag you have so courageously protected. >> the is of members are in washington are in washington for the four day soldier ride. governor chris christie has

withheld -- after another train derail many. it was the second in less than two weeks. now christie ordered new jersey transit to withhold funds from amtrak until they can confirm it's in good repair. philadelphia native, dawn staly is getting a winner's welcome at her high school alma mater. she led the south carolina womens basketball to the first ncaa title. and she is returning to dobbins tech in philadelphia. where she started her career. jeff skversky of will be there look for his live reports coming up at 12:30. and paramedics save a woman trapped underneath a 2100 boulder we have details from colorado. and she is a tiny woman but

with a big heart. how this 104-year-old is spreading smiles in south jersey. and david murphy has the latest on the stormy weather.

former u.s. senator john glenn was laid to rest at arlington national cemetery, he was the first pilot to orbit the earth. his wife and children wanted a more private and personal service today. president trump ordered flags to be flown at half staff in glen's honer. >> a woman that -- after posting an unprecedented $35 million bill. apparently she direct two men to kill keith green. she was able to post the $35 million bail and will be released today. they came from wealthy friends and family and business associates with ties to china. prosecutors fear she will flee the country before hire murder

trial in september. and the 1500 pound rock fell on a woman's leg while hiking yesterday. officials say she was pinned for at least an hour before rescue crews were able to lift the huge boulder, hydraulic equipment was used to remove the boulder. she is in critical condition. and a project at a high school in kansas turned up something unexpected. the resignation of the school's new principal following questions about her credentials. they discovered that the school where amy robinson appeared to get her doctorate doesn't appear to exist. the administrators say they would have caught the same thing but the students caught it first. if you have medicare

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sunshine every day to her senior residents. "action news" has more on this tiny woman with a big heart. >> reporter: teresa mccann is 104 years young. it's hard to call this force of nature old as she spreads love and encouragement as she spreads love and encouragement. teresa came to virtua after an operation. and especially relates to new arrivals. >> they come here and are frightened. very. and i was too. and i can talk by experience. they feel like they have somebody. >> i can't tell you how good i feel to be around that lady. she smiles at you. and it makes you feel wonderful. >> good morning everybody. >> it's not just the residents that benefit from tameresteresa

attitude. >> at 104-year-old it benefits the residents and the staff as well. >> i love her like she was my mom. >> when not making her rounds she is not idle. she knits afghans for little ones, something she has been doing for 20 years. >> i use my finger because i can't see. of course, it takes much longer but i have plenty of time and you do something worth while and i have a lot to give yet. isn't she a treasure? a great story. the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview. >> want to sit with that woman. a lot to learn with 104 years behind you. and coming up a georgia man

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david is here now doing some final tweaks on this. >> a lot of this breaking in the last 10 or 15 minutes. let show you stormtracker 6 live double scan unfortunately we are looking tight on the map there. i can fix that for you are two seconds, a lot of rain coming in across the region and as we start out. you have a lot of that out to the west of philadelphia. i want to go ahead and take you into the two dim eningal view. a warning declared south and west of dover. this guy right here, you see possible hail developing right along the delaware-maryland border highlighted in purple and this storm is moving to the north. lets go ahead and track it for you. we are looking at a 12:51 arrival in vandyke, delaware, right up to the northwest of smyrna and south of middleton. and it will take a half hour for the storm to move this length and there you see that movement. it may be popping a little bit over toward smyrna and perhaps

in the next probably 25 minutes, the way things look actually. i believe it takes a half hour to make it the length of that red arrow, we are looking at that one charging north. and a big cluster of thunderstorms moving north of baltimore and this may push north of lancaster county and perhaps try to pinwheel into the edge of chester county. in addition to that. we have a lot of heavy rain pushing north of the region, philadelphia is beginning to dry out and all of this is producing ponding and puddling on the roadways and spinning off to the north and the wide view is what i'll leave you with and the strong thunderstorm down to the south, lets get you outside and we are looking at cloudy and damp conditions and the action cam is out earlier in center city. and it looks like we'll be fairly gray and damp and some of us will be seeing some of that heavy rain and thunderstorm activity. i want to go into the

thunderstorm warning up until 1:00 the storm i showed you and it looked like a chance of pushing up to smyrna. and dover could get involved and middletown perhaps on the cusp of it. and we'll see whether that storm can cross the delaware bay and into salem and cumberland counties. and within the last 15 minutes or so, the national weather service extended to the northern and western suburbs. pottstown reading and kutztown and perhaps areas east of pottstown. and as we go down to the south, you see west bradford and east nottingham involved here in chester county and then over into elkton, maryland and havre de grace to get the brunt of the flooding there. what is happening in this area is flooded roads for the most part. 47 degrees and cool and winds from the northeast at 15 miles per hour.

we are look agent temperatures staying cool today. look how the warm air is trying to push up from the south and has not made it to here and there looks like a chance to get up to 60 to 64 degrees for a high today. the seven day from accuweather, 64 degrees and heavy rain at times especially in the western suburbs, there is still an outside chance of a severe storm mainly suppressed south of the seasonal and delaware. on the bubble for that and if you hear thunder do take cover. tomorrow it's all over and the worst of this rain today it starts to die down at 4:00, 5:00. tomorrow we open up the phillies with gray skies and a high of 51 and a spotty shower but they will play baseball. 50s on saturday under partly sunny skies and mostry sunny on sunday in the 60s. and the severe thunderstorm from now until 1:00 rumbling up through delaware in smyrna and dover. and flooding issues on roadways

elsewhere. >> good thing the phillies are not opening today.

the latest from accuweather

is next. and the democrats blocked president trump's nominee but their victory is short lived. and a basketball coach is being honored. we are live with more from dawn staly. and most of us have seen rain and there are a few thunderstorms as well. lets look live at sky 6 hd showing you philadelphia international airport along with rain it's much cooler than yesterday. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar tracking the storms, meteorologist, david murphy joins us with the latest. >> we do have a lot of rain through the northern suburbs, particularly heavy today in the western and northern and western areas, be careful of flooding out that way. we are tracking that storm crossing the delaware border into southern newcastle county and this one is producing strong wind gulfs and could give you