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trying to hold themselves together after a terrorist attack. and britain has raised their terror alert to the highest level, critical. today thousands gathered to remember the 22 victims and the 59 people injured some with life-threatening injuries. this was it's scene after a suicide bomber detonated himself outside of the main part of the manchester arena where ariana grande just finished her concert. several seconds of silence was followed by panic and screams and many were children, the youngest 8 years old 12 of the wounded are under 16 and today they scoured red brick houses in the manchester suburbs, one is the suspect's house identified as salman abedi. isis claimed responsibility but the american officials say they
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can't verify and still in the middle east donald trump said this about terrorist zbrz i will call them from now on, losers. because that is what they are. they are losers. >> and we'll have more of them. but they are losers. just remember that. back in britain, prime minister theresa may arrived in manchester campaigning for britain's national election is suspended and in london, queen elizabeth and prince phillip led the entire nation in a moment of silence at buckingham palace. walter perez is on philadelphia trying to protect soft targets but first sara bloomquist at the airport where she met arriving passengers from a flight from manchester. what did they have to say about last night? >> reporter: well jim, many of those we spoke to had already
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gun their journey to the united states after the news of the bombing broke and still tried to die vest what happened on their doorstep. >> it's shocking. shocking. shocking. >> we caught up with travelers here at the international arrivals hall. many were just learning about the attack and describe aid range of emotions. >> sadness. basically. i get angry as well because it's our kids. >> it's so sad. you can't imagine what the parents are feeling and your hearts go out. >> it's extremely upsetting. that is all we can say. >> valerie and kenneth traveled from the uk to visit their daughter living in doylestown. >> your heart goes out to these families and all of these children, suppose to be enjoys
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themselves and having a great time and out of the blue -- unthinkable. tragic. >> they told us they know terrorism could happen everywhere, they didn't expect it so close to home and for so many victims to be so young. >> you don't think about it so much on your doorstep and we go to manchester quite often. quite a big shock there yes. >> those air travelers were not sure what to expect at the airport they found security at the manchester airport to be what it is normally but sure glad to land here in philadelphia safely after the headlines of the last 24 hours. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at citizens bank park where there is a phillies game tonight. walter so much is made of soft targets and how they are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >> he want to emphasize there is
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no specific threat directed at tonight's game for the phillies and rockies and the message is to live your lie but remain vigilant. >> police officials here in philadelphia say that what happened in manchester england is another sign of the times in which we live. >> what happened over in manchester, in the short run at the phillies game but we'll increase our efforts and demoment and tragedy strategies in that record and chief william grass from boston is in town for the police crime commission awards ceremony rekindled memories of the boston bombing three years ago. >> innocent people enjoying an
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event and cowards step in and commit cowardly acts and take lives, every law enforcement official we spoke with says be vigilant and if you see something unusual or suspicious call 911 right away. >> never take it upon yourself to say i don't want to bother anyone, tell us we need to know. >> i would rather have a bunch of calls coming in with something out of place or suspicious and have the information and let the investigators investigate and determine if there is a problem or not. >> the homeland security officials have a list of venues that terrorists may exploit as possible targets here and around the world. concert venues and transportation hubs and sports arenas and shopping malls. if you see something say something. reporting live from south philadelphia, walter perez,
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channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. our coverage of the convert bombing in manchester continues on the 6 abc app. we'll alert you to updates as developments unfold and you'll find photographs and videos from the scene of the attack along with reaction from england and around the world. david muir is in manchester tonight he'll have the lake-effect on the investigation tonight on world news, next at 6:30, right after "action news." there is a twist, into the investigation into a deadly fire in north philadelphia. police say that the man that owned the building took his own life overnight. sources say that 34-year-old anthony eubanks took his own life after the death of love. her body was found on west susquehanna avenue. the two had an on again off again relationship.
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and new surveillance video shows two men wanted for a shooting that injured a man and his 1-year-old son. it happened friday night on the 3300 block ofmal ta street in the kensington section of philadelphia. the father and son were sitting on the porch when confronted by suspects on bikes, the 4-year-old was hit several times. a $4,000 reward it offered to catch the suspects. a car collided with a school bus injuring a student and the driver. it happened at 7:00 this morning in west philadelphia. police say that the car t boned the bus on island after few. and officials have not said how severe the injuries are. ten jurors have now been selected for the trial of becil cos
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cosby, the 79-year-old a rived for jury selection and six men and four women are now chosen and he is accused of sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. the fate of david crete of of haddon township is now in the hands of the jury. it's panels must decide in crete of murdered his 3-year-old son. nora muchanic has the latest. >> reporter: in closing arguments, the producer walked the jurors through the case once again saying the 23-year-old david creato had the motive opportunity and means to kill his 3-year-old son brendon if 2015 because the toddler was getting in the way of hi relationship with a teenage girlfriend. >> this defendant got out of his bed and went into the living room and took the pillow and held it over his face until he
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died. >> the boy's body was found in cooper river park hours after he was reported missing and he told jurors his client is not a killer but a victim and the state failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable date. >> not could have or might have or maybe, it means you have sure. and ladies and gentlemen i suspect you have more answers than questions because you can't be sure. >> jurors should not hold it against creato that he did not testify in the trial. the jury got the case late this afternoon and jurors begin deliberating tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." tonight is the night they hand out the mirror ball trophy wren live in hollywood where alicia vitarelli gives us backstage access to the dancing with the stars finale. and the eagles get to work for
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the first offseason training session. it's ota time ducis rogers has the story coming up. and the unsettled weather pattern continues through the weekend and there will be brighter days as well. i'll explain in the accuweather forecast. chris christie: addiction is a disease. it can happen to anyone. help is within reach. all you need to do is ask. vanessa: i was a full-blown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. but i got help, and you can too.
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the citizens crime commission hosted the crime day they gathered for the luncheon ceremony and police officers and other representatives were honored for going above and beyond the call of duty and members of the channel 6 family
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including general manager, bernie prazenica were there to lend support and rick williams was serving as master of ceremony today. and we are just a few hour as way from dancing with the stars we'll find out which of the remaining three contestants win the mirror ball trophy. alicia vitarelli is live in hollywood. alicia are you excited for the big night? i can only imagine you are. >> oh the excitement is building for sure. we have a front row seat for you and we see the hustle and bustle go by as the final preparations are underway for the big finale and this is shaping up to be spectacular. hair and makeup behind us and big acts are rehearsing one republican and lady antebellum and outside they built a full
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carnival. simone biles was out there rehearsing and we had a chance to catch up with her and her partner as they put the finishing touches on their performance and she was the fourth runner up a ferris wheel and carnival rides and games and even the horses on those horses have mirror balls but there is only one trophy and three stars are vying for it tonight. they say it's the most unpredictable finale yet because it's anyone's game. we'll talk to the winner moments after the winner is announced and we can't wait to bring it to you on "action news" at 11:00. it started here on 6 abc at 8:30 a two and a half hour finale. >> thank you alicia. these camden county high school students have a lot of celebrate. all 150 of them are receiving full scholarships to cutgers university in the fall. they attended college signing
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day today. when they were in eighth grade they were selected as rutgers future scholars.
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the month of ota's has begun in philadelphia. >> the work starts now the eagles first offseason training session or ota's is underway, the birds will be on the field until thursday, there are no pads but they will still be very productive. all the players are here but four. fletcher cox and peters and johnny jones have elected not to participate. he cannot make them show up and not cox specifically. >> i would love everybody to be here and i know it won't also work out that way. but fletcher is one of the leaders guys like that i do
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expect to be here. and there are rules and we abide by the rules and he is a guy at the end of the day that i'll hang my hat on. >> i know that fletch wants to be here and will help us win. and when he gets here you'll all talk to him. >> and the front office acquired weapons for carson wentz and a new running back in lagarret blunt. >> it's all about chemistry. >> it's a process new routes and plays and things are always changing it's a process but i feel comfortable with them at the same time but we'll continually build the relationship. >> have to be where he expected me to be. that is my job and it's not like we are reinventing the wheel. the offense has to be remembered and the details of it and be
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ready to role. >> you have to keep hacking at it. study at home and while you are in your room and act on it every day and slowly it will start come toug and everything starts to make sense. to baseball phillies are struggling and the sun is hot. the phillies entertain the rockies again and zac efron gets the ball. in last night's 8-1 lost to colorado the pitching was horrible. the rockies banged out 13 hits and 18 losses in their last 22 games and surprisingly the skipper is not panicking. >> we are falling short offensively. and the pitching is coming along slowly but surely. he gave up four runs but i would not call it a bad outing, we need to swingle bats. >> lebron james and the cavs
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look to take a 3-1 series lead against the celtics, it tipped off tonight at 8:30. and the predators were in game six. a hat trick and guess who the head coach of the predators these days, peter laviolette is about to take his third team to the stanley cup finals. they understand the big picture and what we are trying to do here and when that time comes we'll be ready. the pred will wait for the winner of the pittsburgh ottawa series. >> pittsburgh is up 3-2. >> we don't like pittsburgh. phillies and citizens bank park is teaming up to fight hunger they presented an $80,000 check to philabundance today. enough to provide meals to families and needy children in the delaware valley today.
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you are going to do your summer outlook? >> tonight at 11:00. >> not now? >> last year was the second hottest on record. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have a couple of showers trying to work out of maryland and we'll see showers in the overnight hours but tonight there is plenty of clouds and another day stuck in the gray. the last time we saw sunshine was sunday morning. but we should finally get to see some sun tomorrow.
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and we deserve it, because it's been a cloudy wet may so far for our viewing area. reading slightly below normal and rainfall two and a half inches but the i-95 corridor an inch above and you head into south jersey and they are inundated with rain. millville close to 6 inches and atlantic city more than 6 inches and atlantic city is the sixth wettest on record so far this may. and more rain into friday morning. this is all the computer models there is not a consensus how much. anyone from a half inch on the gfs to an inch and a half on the rpm shows thunderstormed and a bulk of that rain is thursday morn, the thursday morning commute will be very wet. cloudy and cool and 66 in philadelphia and down from the high of 68. allentown 67 and cape may only 60 with the wind off the ocean
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and the ocean temperature 59 and reading 66. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the next wave of rain is developing across virginia. but most of this is moving offshore. so we just get clipped with showers overnight. future tracker 6 showing the bulk of them falling in the morning and look at this by tomorrow afternoon we should see some brightening of the skies and temperatures in the mid-70s but don't get used to it the next round of rain is thursday morning coming with downpours and the potential for thunder another wave moving in on thursday night. break it down this is when you'll need the umbrellas a brush of showers, less than a .25 inch of rain and wednesday night in thursday early and heavy rain and thunderstormed another round on thursday evening but we dry things out for the holiday weekend. the exclusive accuweather
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seven-day forecast tomorrow waking up with clouds and perhaps morning sprinkle and again sunshine by the afternoon. 75 degrees and thursday a wet day, rain in the morning perhaps a thunderstorm, we do it again thursday night. 68 degrees and friday gradual improvement and sunshine back by the afternoon. 75 degrees, ranking the days this weekend, saturday should be the best day of the holiday weekend. partly sunny and dry and 78 degrees and this point looks the worst lots of clouds and showers and perhaps a thunderstorm. and 78 degrees and monday i hope we dry out for memorial day and tuesday partly sunny and 80 degrees and yes we'll have the summer outlook tonight on "action news" with all the detailed on how hot will it be and when we can expect the most storms coming up at 11:00. >> you'll notice a new edition along kelly drive. crews are in the process of installing big bling. the 40 foot high hart work is
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the work of martin, and it was originally on display at new york's madison square park. it looks like that when finished. it's on kelly drive and the connecting railway and girard avenue bridges and it will remain there through november. it is called big bling. abc world news tonight with david muir is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues on phl 17 at 10:00. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.
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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air, from manchester, england. after the deadly terror attack at an ariana grande concert -- >> oh, my god. >> -- just moments ago, the british government raising the threat level to its highest point, now at critical. and tonight here, new images from the explosion. 22 dead, many of them children, young people. the little girl who was just 8. tonight we're with the community, still looking for their children. the mother, still missing. also tonight, the suicide bomber now identified. the new image posted. authorities blasting their way into his home. the 22-year old it turns out was known to authorities. and back in the u.s. tonight, the fbi call late today to field offices across the country, from concerts, to sporting events, the concern at home. the ma

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