remember a victim of a >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ >> tonight in west town p.a., they were remembering bianca. friends and family came to mourn the losses of a young woman about to go to college and begin the next phase of her life.

that life was cut short wednesday in a heartbeat in violence, an outburst of road rage expressed with a gun. it's friday and the big news is grief for a victim of road rage and the search for the gunman and his red pick up. jeff chirico is live at the scene. what's the update there? >> in the backyard where bianca once played, her friends and family prayed. they are pleading with the shooter to turn himself in as today police released a screch h of the suspect. >> with candles in hands, dozens gathered for a vigil for bianca roberson. >> she feels truly a great hub.

human being. what happened is unspeakable. >> family members watch frd the balcony of the home they got the news wednesday. roberson was killed, a victim of apparent road rage. >> it's surreal that i can't pick up the phone and call her, text her, seer h. >see her.>> i expected so much s from her. i'm trying not to be angry. >> bianca's mother spoke for the first time. >> i don't know why they would steal my baby from me. i want to thank everyone, family, friends, neighbors, strangers. >> police released a sketch of the man that shot roberson. >> it was a cat and mouse game between two vehicles. >> roberson's vehicle crashed into a tree.

surveillance video shows the suspect leaving the freeway. police asked the public to report what they knee. >know.>> it's crucial. the family deserves. this society in general deserves this. >> we hope this guy is caught so he can be brought to justice for our daughter. >> that suspect is described as a white man with white or light blonde hair in his 20s or 30s. you are asked to call west goshen police. reporting live in chester county, jeff chirico, "action news,." >> in delaware county an apparent double murder in chester. police don't know who did it or why. they found a man and woman in an apartment at 2:00 this

afternoon. the victims were shot multiple times. their identities have not been released. they are asking for tips. in new york city a doctor went on a deadly rampage after being forced out because of claims of sexual harassment. dr. henry bello shot himself after killing a woman and injuring several more. employees didn't know what was happening at first but knew they had to know they had to do something when they heard the alert. they called code silver on eighth floor, which means someone has a weapon. we told the patients to stay in their room. >> some staff stayed in the open to care for the wounded and

critical patients. >> they kicked off the july 4th holiday weekend at penn's landing in philadelphia. this may have been the first big display. it won't be the last. the crowds were out on the boardwalk. this is the magic of summer at the shore. folks having fun and merchants bringing in the dough. cecily tynan has the forecast, but first, "action news" reporter trish hartman is on the boardwalk in atlantic city. we hope everybody there is in a holiday mood. >> i think they are, jim. it's a little chilly but people are ready to celebrate independence day down the shore. these runners are kicking off the holiday weekend with a mile.

a 40 year tradition. >> my mom is a big runner, so i run with her. >> i have run the boardwalk like 30 years. >> for many, it's the start of the independence day weekend. >> it's a good time. it's a way to open up the fourth of july. >> nearby the breeze thinned out the crowd on the beach. locals say that's why they are here. >> was it cold? >> yeah. >> not too cold for a sweet treat. the sundae's ice cream shop was packed. >> this is what pays the bills all winter when it's not ice cream weather. >> many crabbed a sweatshirt and hopped on the rides. >> was it scary? >> yes. >> four-year-old nyla and her

brother enjoyed the beach. mom is too. >> now here in atlantic city, police are trying to cut down on crime. starting this weekend a summer curfew goes into effect. jiewf newells without a guardian can be stopped by police between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:0. >> if you are visiting someone this holiday weekend, there is a good chance you will run into traffic. aaa suggests this will set a record in this area. they expect 590,000 residents will travel 50-miles or more, 44,000,000 nationally, 85% of them will be driving. the good news for the road warriors, gas prices are at the

lowest level in years for the fourth of july. the national average dropped down to $224 a gallon. it's more expensive in the tricounty area. south jersey, $2.17. delaware $2.15 a gallon. >> for our first look at the all important forecast, let's check in with cecily tynan at the big board. cecily, the long weekend might get off to a bumpy start. >> i'm tracking storms late in the date. today, it may have been hot and windy at the shore, but philadelphia, 70-degrees above normal. bit of a shock to the system after the past three days. earlier this week, we had temperatures in the low 80s. we had isolated thunderstorms north of philadelphia this evening. you can see there is a stronger line moving through ohio. this is what i'm tracking late

in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. future tracker showing the line of thunderstorms around 6:30 tomorrow night and ahead of it, temperatures tomorrow may not be high as today, generally in the upper 80s. the dewpoints will be in the low 70s. it's oppressively humid. the heat index in the mid 90s. strong winds down the shore, cooler on the beaches. it will feel like temperatures are in the 70s. with a high dewpoint, the main concern with these storms, the potential for blinding downpours, dangerous lightning and strong winds, moderate risk, low risk of hail. the rest of the week looking fantastic, including a look at the poconos. jim? >> tonight storms in berks county dumped heavy rain in reading. this is what the water looked

like leading to street flooding. this is a look at storm damage as a tree came down in the 500 block of sheridan road. the skies are clear in delaware river for thousands of people to enjoy the fourth of july fireworks at penn's landing. >> of course, this is all part of the free welcome america festivities. there are more fireworks at penn's landing tomorrow. to get a full list in your neighborhood, check out "6abc".com on our home page. you can take "action news" with you wherever you go this weekend. our free app gives you access to realtime traffic views and the latest news from your phone or

tablet. now to developing news in new jersey where the count join is odown is onto a possible governt shutdown. a dispute over the largest healthcare insurer could bring operations to a halt. governor chris christie won't sign off on the budget unless democrats agree to his plan to take surplus funds from horizon blue shield to fund drug treatment programs. democrat assembly vincent prato says the plan would be bad for policyholders. if there is a government shutdown it would mean closing state run parks over the weekend. most beaches would not be affected pause they are run by municipalities, not the state. >> the legislature send a

$32 million spending plan to pass the house and senate bye bye partisan majorities. the hardest part, figuring out how to pay for it. there is a $2 billion shortfall. lawmakers will have to come back next week to debate options 23r tax and gas drilling to selling liquor licenses to expanding gambling to borrowing the fun. >> delaware might miss its budget deadline for the first time in decades. >> democrats want to raise taxes but republicans won't do that without increasing spending limits. >> septa fares are going up tomorrow. the hike affects all forms of transportation. single rides up from $1 to $2. >> if you are paying cash, $2.50

from $2.25. weekly tranc transpasses $25.50p from $24. >> a war of words continued today between president trump and the anchors of the morning joe program on msnbc. joe scarborough and mika pra skin ski were told by the white house if they were willing to apologize for the president that a damaging story about their relationship in the national inquirer would go away. >> the on and off the air couple did not call trump and the article appeared june 5th. trump tweeted that score borrow called him to stop the article. he said no.

>> meanwhile president trump says he has a way to break the healthcare log jam. if republican senators are unable to pass what they are working on, they should repeal and replace at a later date. senators like rand paul hailed the idea but mitch mcconnell rejected the idea saying the current healthcare bill remains challenging, but we'll stick with the path. >> still to come, a fiery crash caught on camera as a midair emergency turns into a fiery nightmare. >> next we see good samaritans rushing to the rescue. >> a teen birthrate lowers. >> philadelphia 82.

dewpoints in the upper 60s. more details on the heat, humidity and storm for the holiday weekend. >> ducis rogers taking on the mets and more from the sixer minicamp when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪

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>> a fiery plane crash shut down a stretch of the nation's busiest highway, the 405 in sant california. a plane skidded on the roadway. >> saw flames all around us. >> other drivers dragged the pilot and passenger to safety. the pilot sent a mayday call minutes after taking off saying he lost the engine. a highway inferno was captured in baena vista township atlantic county. that's where a tractor trailer burst into flames 5:00 along 322

at route 54. police say the truck was carrying produce. no word on what sparked the fire or whether anyone was hurt. >> a former burlington county police officer pled guilty to causing the death. he was under the influence of alcohol when he ran into a utility pole killing passenger ariana williams. he told the victim's family he wished he could go back and change that night. >> there is not a day that goes by i'm not thinking about ariana. there is not a day that goes by that i didn't wish i was not behind the wheel of the car. >> he was sentenced to one count of vehicular homicide. he was taken into custody immediately. >> fewer and fewer american

women are having babies. the cdc report reports dropping a full percentage point. the downward trend due to a big drop in the teen birthrate and women in their 20s. the opposite is true for women in the 30s and 40s where birthrates are rising to the highest levels since the 1960s. >> we have a very important accuweather forecast, july 4th, labor day, one of the big ones. >> this is a nice forecast. we have a hurdle today and tomorrow night. a great looking shot of the center city skyline on this warm and somewhat humid friday night. we had storm, generally north and west of philadelphia tonight. lighting up the sky. i love this photo.

it was sent to me on my facebook page. you can see cloud to ground lightning. we likely see more activity and widespread late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. this is the time period for the potential for gusting thunderstorms as a front roles in from the west. as we head through sunday and monday, it's going to be hot. noticeably less humid than tomorrow. the fourth of july is looking fantastic. if you are planning the fourth of july fir fireworks, i love i. 9:00, 80-degrees. 11:00, 76. it will be warm, but it will be dry and not that humid. the fourth is looking nice. right now, stepping outside, temperatures are warm. philadelphia 82:00. allentown, 71. we had showers and thunderstorms across the lehigh valley in bank oberks county.

cape may, ocean temperature dropped to 50-degrees. it will be cool in the water. kids never seem to mind. most of the activity centered over niewlgd. yonew england.you see the line e in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. dewpoints will be in the 70s. it won't be bright and sunny as today. 9:00 in the morning, overcast skies. can't rule out the possibility of a stray shower. late in the day to the evening, storms development. 5:00, storms strong, perhaps severe across the northwest. as they push east, they are dying out and dying out down the shore with cooler temperatures. it's a stable air mass. no threat of severe weather along the beaches.

a better stretch of severe weather across the suburbs. the main threat for severe storms will be wind. if you are down the shore, looking good. tomorrow, dry, thunderstorms tomorrow night, a high of 80. sunday 84. and monday, 83-degrees. tomorrow, up in the mountains, humid and thunderstorm in the afternoon could be severe. 78, sunday a high of 80. the seven-day forecast, 89 tomorrow humid with late day thunderstorm, 91 sunday, less humid. monday, it stays hot, bright with a high of 90. fourth of july looking beautiful, on the hot side but dry. wednesday, afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 90. 88 thursday and friday. typical july weather, hot with a high of 91-degrees. late in the day tomorrow night, rest of the weekend, fantastic.

>> thank you, cecily. >> the athletic league is giving kids more time to spend with pal. pal is extending weekend hours for the rest of the summer. nine others maintain their regular hours. check with your closest pal center for all of the details. ♪

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that's the problem this season. phillies enter the night with ten games to go before the all star break. they began with the mets tonight. nick williams begins his debut. 1-0 fourth inning, jose reyes tripltripled. ty kelly singles in andrew knapp a 2-1 ballgame. that's all the phils get off of jacob. phillies lose 2-1. twentieth, one run loss of the season. >> phillies need veteran leadership in the locker room. this waved that today. >> joel embiid worked on his three point shot other sixers

are gearing up for the summer league. markel fultz playing monday in utah. we are getting to know him but he sounds like a perfectionist. >> trying not to make if same mistakes. putting my best foot forward. i'm trying to learn, trying to figure out everything. >> the eagles have signed another quarterback, dane evans, a rooky that played at tulsa. beckham is out the door. eagles waved the wide receiver. he came in a trade with tennessee. he had potential but finished the season with just two touchdowns. >> the union is preparing for the game against new

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