home and that is when they were told to go back and try some more. it's thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is bill cosby's jury. is it deadlocked or hopelessly deadlocked? how many longer will judge steven o'neil tell them to keep trying to reach a unanimous verdict. anchor monica malpass is outside of the montgomery county courthouse. what is the situation there right now? >> reporter: well, good evening jim the question can 12 jurors come together and make a unanimous decision on at least one of the three charges against bill cosby. it's a complex case and points of view of what happened at his cheltenham home. that is where the rub comes in, celebrity actor bill cosby's legacy is on the line and a

former temple employee that wants to be vindicated on her account. vernon odom has more on what is happening today. >> reporter: good evening monica, this morning judge o'neil nixed a defense try at having him declare a mistrial here and a number of of experts are saying he is considering that option at this hour. as he and the world wait to hear from this jury. the cosby jury seven men and five women chosen from the pittsburgh era have not been seen since late may. they told judge steven o'neil they are deadlocked after 30 hours of deliberations, saying quote we cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of the three counts. that is three counts of aggravated sexual assault. >> we hope now that the three

jurors are still being treated the way they should be treated. no one will come in and try to force them to change they are decision. change their thoughts, change their ideas. >> cosby's accuser andrea constand watch tropical disturbance unfold without showing emotion. >> one of her advocates says it's too early for the cosby camp to declare victory. >> this is not a vindication of anyone and not the end, it's not over until it's over and it's not over yet. >> monica tonight the words of former da, he thought there were too many gaps and condecisions if her statements and allegations to win a conviction against bill cosby. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at the montgomery county

courthouse. >> thank you. and outside of the courthouse earlier today there was an argument between cosby supporters and a third cosby alleged victim they got into a war of words behind me and a security guard asked them to move from the steps to the sidewalk behind them. and sara bloomquist joins us now she talked to experts on what is going on in the jurors' minds. they are not surprised they came back deadlocked. they were deliberating all week long really, and long for any jury. the judge will try to press them to come to a unanimous decision on any or all of the charms. cosby jury is deadlocked. they have not been able to reach a verdict as deliberations continue through a fourth day. >> i think there is one or two people, my guess that have their

heels dug in so to speak and no the in agreement with the other ten people in the room. >> he is a defense attorney not associated with the cosby case and it's up to the judge on howl to press the jury from pittsburgh to reach a verdict. >> it's subjective it's up to judge o'neil to make the decision i can't see him go past tomorrow. they are deliberating for approximately a week and that should be enough time to make a decision. >> she sits in on many criminal cases, she agrees to push the jury for a unanimous decision. judges have a lot of discretion. eventually the judge uses the common sense and will decide. how to proceed. >> you see it going into next week. i don't see him torturing them like that. i think that would be a bit

much. >> the legal experts we talked to said that often juries will reach a verdict even after coming back and telling the judge they are deadlocked. the legal experts we spoke to today had differing opinions as to whether or not this jury could actually come to a verdict at this point. >> thank you sara. the jurors by the way have not ordered dinner yet but a snack, water ice they are still in there deliberating and following judge o'neil's instructions to keep at it. back to you jim. >> other news at this hour. a suspicious piece of mail prompted a homeland security investigation, several employees of the mail room reported eye irritation at 11:00 this morning. police say that the envelope that they came into contact with was wet and had a sweet smell to it. the newsroom was closed and the building remains open for business and there is no word

yet what investigators found. in washington house republican leader steve scalise shot in the explosion of gun fire yesterday morning at a congressional baseball practice is june going a third operation today. he was one of four people shot. shot in the hip and the bullet fractures bones and injured internal organs, wendy saltzman is live at nationals park in washington where the the congressional charity baseball game will go on tonight. wendy the game even more significant than usual. >> jim, that is right you see people are starting to pile into the stadium. the game is expected to start at 7:05, and it could very well be soldout. that is because this is now about the strength of america and how everybody can come together from both sides of the aisle. after the shooting the ticket sales skyrocketed to about 500 tickets an hour. today congress members are taking the field with their

pride high and heads hung low for those injures in the mass shooting yesterday. >> we have to play and pray for a full recovery for everybody. >> bill costello says he missed the bus by minutes. >> i would have been at shortstop and and it would have been 40 feet from me. the last day and a half has been difficult realizing how different my life could be. >> and the game will go on with love and support expanding across political lines after a shoot that injured six and left the gunman dead. brendan boyle says that they can't cower to fear. >> thank god for the capital police and their heroism and bravery that prevented a massacre. >> it's now expected to surpass a million dollars a show that america is strong and a show of

unity. they will be sitting shoulder to shoulder at the stadium. >> we have to give up and have optimism and hope. turn the optimism into hope. you one better it, that is what we are doing tonight. we are not afraid. >> reporter: and this game is a tradition that lasted more than 100 years, and congress says that the injured would want this game to go on. it's a big game with the series, tied 39-39-1. but it's still a friendly competition. wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." >> world news tonight with david muir will have more on the investigation into the shooting yesterday and more on tonight's game that is at 6:30 right after "action news." a notorious area in the kensington section of philadelphia that has become a haven for homeless heroin addicted it's slated for a big cleanup. the city of philadelphia and conrail signed an agreement to

clean and secure the property near the tracks, estimated 500,000 to a million syringes have been dumped there and mayor kenney says the evidence is more than about cleaning up the dangerous debris. >> while conrail works to secure and clean and maintain the property we'll focus on the individuals that frequent the tracks to get into treatment and into housing. >> it should be compete by the enof the july. coming up on "action news" tonight. the program that is helping to ensure june privileged students get nutritional meals while schools are out for the summer. and he camped out to get the attention of the eagles, and then a former temple player got a look from the soul. >> this air mass to the south with heat indexes into the 90s heads our way for the weekend along with unsettled weather. i'll explain if the exclusive

accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: hi cecily i've invented a new sport out here suping with the boat. we'll have your all important accuweather forecast. when "action news" comes back. lets go. here we go. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight.

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their separate ways they spoke to jeff skversky. >> i know we can be better, sharper and i can be more accurate and i can be more precise. >> carson wentz is trying to perfect his game and the offense in mini camp. wentz likes where they are headed especially when his ball is headed to alshon jeffrey. >> having a guy like that if he is covered and you are confident and on the same page you can give him a chance and we are continuously working toward that. whatever it takes as long as we try and make it to the playoff. and make the super bowl. >> training camp in just over five weeks and make sure the offense does not lose progress they made this spring. carson wentzes to bring the receivers and skilled players to his home state of north dakota

in july. >> are you going to win a super bowl out there? >> probably no but does it hurt no. >> showing the leadership that carson has and the report that he has with the receivers. it's exciting as a coach to know your guys are getting together to work on their crafts. it means something to them. it's fun to get together with those guys. >> in the matter of one year wentz went from rookie quarterback to leader. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> the nba draft is one week from today. the sixers own the third overall pick one player available is malik monk, he was in camden for an individual workout with the sixers, the guard averaged 20 points per game as a freshman and he feels he made a good impreg. >> i think i did a good job, comfortable whatever they put me

through and knocked down a couple of shots and able to read off the ball screens and dribbles and stuff like that. >> the sixers had a bunch of players in including josh hart and darrel reynolds. >> hart is getting anxious as the draft draws closer. >> this is the first time i won't know where i'm going to be in two weeks that is like anxious you want to find out where you are going, i wish someone said you know what josh you are going here at this pick and you'll be good. i wish i knew that now no nerves just anxious. they spotted ben simmons and joel embiid working out today. simmons in the left in flip-flops. didn't he miss all last season with a foot injury? >> eight is enough we hope. the phillies will wrap up their series with the red sox they are riding an eight game losing streak. >> it's tough and part of it,

most teams will go through it. and we have to fine our own way through it. it's a struggle right now but today is a new opportunity for us to come out and win a ball game. >> round one of the u.s. open is mostly in the books and scores are low, rookie fowler has a two shot lead. and a shot with the soul. a hopeful camping outside of the eagles practice facility while the soul brought him in for a workout today. but the team tells us there is no plan to sign him yet. >> still trying. >> ducis thank you. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast.

members of congress are on the field at nationals park in washington getting some pictures taken. they just took part in a prayer before their annual charity baseball game and much drama and much significance with this coming a day after that shooting yesterday at practice. steve scalise the third ranking republican in the house of representatives still in critical condition. and we have two players from this area ryan costello and pat meeh meehan involved in this game tonight. lets get the accuweather forecast for the tri-state area from cecily tynan. >> certainly beautiful tonight. but humidity is increasing as well as temperatures. stormtracker 6 live double scan

getting a break before the workout for the next four days, with showers and thunderstorms moving in and tonight feels really nice out there. it's comfortable with low humidity and temperatures that is where we should be for this time of year. down from the high of 83 the normal high for this time of year. and the poconos 71 degrees and trenton 78 and cape may 70 degrees with the ocean temperature 68 it's cooler along the shore with the wind off the ocean. satellite and radar showing we are dealing with a good amount of sunshine but if you look out to the west you see the system pulling in showers and thunderstorms and most of this activity tonight will lift up to the north and that is where the warm front, the warm front to the north brings us increasing humidity and also the threat of some showers and thunderstorms. future tracker 6 showing 8:00 tomorrow morning, the cloud residence in place and a few scattered showers and i don't think we'll see all that much activity and you will feel the difference in the air mass.

dew points in the upper 60s to 70 and humid and with that humidity in the afternoon we could get a few pop-up showers or thunderstorms, not widespread but anyone that gets them is dealing with heavy downpours. heading in saturday the same situation all over again, plenty of clouds and a spotty shower and saturday afternoon looks to be relatively active. we'll see more showers saturday than sunday popping up into the afternoon and evening hours, and some very heavy downpours, a great place to be on the water. meteorologist, monica malpass is hanging out on the paddle board for three hours now enjoying the weather. lets see what you got? >> well, cecily i invented a new sport. waking and stepping at the same

time. this is what they do for the little kids we have the forecast covered for you. 71 degrees for the high temperature on friday. and the clouds are really around for most of the day on friday as we get into saturday -- you should see the production going on just to make this shot happen. 74 degrees as we get into the start of the weekend and on sunday it will be turning more humid with sunshine around and high temperature of 77 and a moderate risk of rip currents so something to keep in mind. cecily you wake? i love doing that have them go faster and jump over the wake. >> out on the water. thanks melissa. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow humid with a pop-up shower or thunderstorm 82 degrees and we bump it up to 86 degrees on

sunday hot and humid way pop-up thunderstorm possible in the afternoon for the gary papa run in the morning, it will be warm and humid with temperatures climbing into the 80s monday some downpours and gusty thunderstorms, behind that front we are back in the comfort zone, lower humidity and 84 and wednesday dry and partly sunny and 87 and the muggies move in and don't leave until tuesday. >> thank you. abc world news next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with dan ryan taff and sharrie williams and adam joseph and ducis rogers. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" te team.

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tonight, breaking news. the stunning medical condition revealed. severe brain damage. doctors late today on the american college student brought home from north korea. how did this happen. also late today the jurors in the bill cosby sex assault trial, revealing they are deadlocked. what the judge told them next. republicans and democrats taking the field tonight, new details on the congressman in critical condition. and major news tonight about the gunman. his wife speaking out moments ago. the white house reacting tonight to reports from the washington post that the president is now being investigated for obstruction of justice. and falling from the sky, the blimp bursting into flames, the crash and the rescue near the u.s. open. good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a