♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> breaking news from trenton. a handl handshake deal with laws means the government shutdown is coming to an end after three

days. the big story on "action news" is the agreement to pass a budget and end the state shutdown. closed beaches and parks will likely be open in time for the fourth. >> we have heard from state assembly leaders. we now await a conference with governor chris christie. we are waiting for the governor to come to the podium. in the meantime, chris christie is live at the state house. a busy night in trenton and there are still votes to be taken. >> that's right, sharrie. state lawmakers are calling it the best budget they have seen in ten years. it appears the bargaining chip was around the healthcare. there will be a compromise for the health insurer horizon, blue cross blue shields to turn over

millions in reserves. the governor dmabded more control over the budget. lawmakers spent hour hours tryio hash out a fair deal. >> we are capping the results. anything in excess goes back to the subscribers. there is give and take in everything you do. for me, and i know the speaker also, we care a great deal about the finances in the budget. it's the best budget we have seen in ten years. it provides for a lot of people. that's what we care about. >> a lot of work to be done. that impasse had left 35,000 state workers furloughed. those roles reopen wednesday. as for the state parks and beaches, looks like they'll open just in time for the fourth of july. sharrie?

>> christie, the story still breaks. the "action news" morning team will have developments. they are on at 4:30. >> no deal for hairsville's budget. governor wolf has until next monday to sign it or it becomes law without his blessing. the spending plan was passed friday without agreement on how to afford it. they have to figure out how to cover a $2 billion hole. >> north korea has launched a ballistic missile according to the south korean officials and u.s. pacific command. it splashed down in the sea of japan. within the last hour president trump tweeted, north korea law firmed another missile. does this guy have anything better to do with his life. he suggested china will put a

move on north korea to end the nonsense. >> an hour long standoff is over tonight. police found a 23-year-old man stabbed in the chest. the assailant ran to a nearby home and barricaded himself inside. swat entered the home taking the person into custody. police say a dispute over a thrown water balloon may have led up to the violence. >> detectives have the suspect in custody for last week's road rage shooting. they are trying to learn more about him. police are asking west goshens to call police with anything they know about david desper. his address is in trainer,

delaware county. his pickup truck was found in glen mills. police don't know the connection yet. desper is due back in court jul. >> while the shore has a lot to offer so does the city. cecily tynan has the forecast no matter where you end up for the holiday. annie mccormick is at independence mall with those visiting from all over. annie? >> it was hot today and humid. it wasn't hot enough to celebrate the fourth of july a day early. events are leading up to july fourth with welcome america, beginning with a block party and ending with a philly pop's concert. the philly pops playing in front of a packed independence mall

opening with the star spangled banner, feet from where america began. >> this is where america started. if it's real stuff not made up. >> mayor jim kenney on hand showing off the city. historic district, food trucks and musical acts took over old city. the kimmel center had broadway plays. it's the h history that impressed out of towners. >> 300 years ago our founding fathers were walking down the street. >> from california and shanghai. >> we learned about it in school, so to see it here is interesting. >> even england. >> eleanor lord gave her granddaughter a history lesson. >> it's the declaration of independence from britain. >> locals are embracing the

crowd with tomorrow expected to draw more. >> the beauty of it all is to sigh the gathering of so many people, tours from out of town and country. >> tomorrow on the big day, there are a number of events scheduled, especially landmarks. fireworks are scheduled to go off in philadelphia including the parkway, and the delaware river front. reporting live in old city, back to you. >> we are listening in now to governor christie on the bug. >> when i addressed the senate i made a clear and direct case for the need to reform horizon. i sought two things, increased transparency and accountability for the new jersey monopolistic

insurance company and end to hoarding of taxpayer money, increase premiums and decrease in charitable responsibilities. not all that i sought in my concerns in the february budget speech are there. that's the nature of compromise. people are tired of ever increasing premiums and i'm tired of profits from tax-payer medicaid. i'm proud of the result. for the last two weeks i was told that no bill on horizon would be passed now, that reform had to wait. that was unacceptable to me. despite the doubts of some folks, tonight we have received the results i asked for in february. we take the final steps this administration can take to further stabilize the pension system. tonight with the signing of the budget, we have contributed $8.8 billion to the pension

system, two and a half times more than the last five governors combined. >> we passed the 2011 pension reform saving $120 billion by 2040. now we contribute the lottery to the pension. >> that is governor christie ileto. the budget stalemate is over. he is highlighting what he likes about the deal struck from lawmakers. the government shutdown is now listed. we have more on our website, "6abc".com. back to the fourth of july festivities and forecast. cecily tynan is here to get ready tomorrow. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie. it's been a hot weekend. the high friday 93. 80s saturday. yesterday and today, 91. three of the past four days,

temperatures are in the 90s. three days in a row to be a heatwave. we fall short of that tomorrow. future tracker showing 9:00 in the morning, warm. temperatures across the board, 70s. upper 70s in philadelphia as we head into the afternoon. we climb to the upper 80s. it will be on the humid side and into the evening hours, temperatures scaled back to the 70s by 9:00. the fourth of july forecast, partly sunny, schieghtly humid, temperatures in the upper 80s. i'm tracking the possibility of spotty showers. we talk about that in the seven-day forecast. >> sharrie? >> cecily, thank you. our free abc app gives you traffic views, radar and the latest news from the phone or tablet. upper darby police arrested

one of two female bandits wanted for a violent robbery spree and the suspect is 16 years old. she's being charged as an adult. she and a female accomplice robbed two taxi drivers and robbed tourists at gunpoint. chief chitwood says the other suspect was 17 but they were acting like violent criminals. >> they were violent predators. they were mean and evil and violent and somebody could have died. >> she is being held on a quarter million dollars cash bail. investigators are searching for two men acting as the teenager's get away drivers. >> after putting out a fire in mayfair firefighters stumbled on to a drug mill.

inside the home of the 2900 block of longshore avenue, part of the process involved the process of acetone like found in nail polish remover. investigators believe that's what sparked the basement fire 11:30 this morning. some neighbors say they are not surprised. >> not really shocked. because? >> there are a couple down there and one up there. >> drug houses? >> yes. >> so you are not surprised by what happened here? >> no. not surprised. >> neighbors say the residents there were renters who moved in about a month ago. police tell "action news" they have identified one person of interest. so far, no one has been charged. still to come on "action news," a taxi runs into nearly a dozen people at boston's logan airport. the immediate concern is terrorism but authorities say that's not what happened. >> a military mom surprises her

family at a game from overseas. >> cecily tynan has the forecast. plus ducis rogers has excitement for the sixer summer league action. the sixers looking to start a winning streak when "action news" continues.

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>> a boston taxi driver lost control and jumped the curb at logan airport crashing into a group of other cab drivers on their break. ten were injured one is in critical condition. >> it doesn't appear to be an intentional act. >> police believe this driver hit the gas pedal instead of the break. >> the man accused of kidnapping a missing graduate student was in court. the 26-year-old visiting chinese

scholar was last seen getting into christensen's car three weeks ago. her body has not been found but abduction 101 was found on his phone. >> venus william won in triumph but left in tears after being asked about a car accident that left a 78-year-old man dead. >> there are no words to describe how devastating. i'm completely speechless. >> she's unable to discuss this, so we ask you to refrain, please. give her a minute, please. >> maybe i should go. >> venus returned moments later

but didn't discuss the june 9th accident near her home in florida. she has not been charged but she's being sued by the victim's family. >> a golf ball sized tumor for the host of e network. doctors removed 99% of the tumor which was benign. she was diagnosed earlier this year same time her mother is battling stage four cancer. >> she wants to rest and see what she's supposed to be in the world. >> millions of americans say they are allergic to pencillian but they may not be. a study found not a single child in the study tested positive for penicillin alergy though their

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this, a fun festive night in patten township camden county. people enjoyed live music then turned their eyes to the sky for the july fourth fire work show. we hope for that thunderstorm. tomorrow. >> there is a chance of isolated showers or two. looking at penn's landing, we have a festival going on, celebrating our independence day tomorrow. it's beautiful in philadelphia. it was beautiful down the shore and on the bay. william post today my facebook page. the sun is setting over the delaware bay out there enjoying the weather. you like it hot. you like the weekend.

it's warm out there, humid as well. currently, philadelphia, 80. wilmington 80. allentown 72 and cape may 71. fire work forecast, partly cloudy, isolated thundershowers possible. i mean isolated, most areas dry. 8:00, 80 and 11:00 down to 75-degrees. it will be a warm fourth of july but not as hot as the past couple of days. we have a frontal boundary pushing through bringing cloud cover for the most part but has produced a few isolated showers. we have a cluster that's been moving through montgomery county east of language horn crossing i-95 moving across delaware. no lightning strikes just showers. this could bring showers late in

the day tomorrow. tomorrow morning dry at 10:00, partly sunny skies as we head into the afternoon. this is when a couple of isolated showers bubble up around 4:00. once the sun sets, a chance of isolated showers around 2:30. can't promise a completely dry fourth of july, but most areas are dry. 88 in philadelphia. not as warm as yesterday. dewpoints in the 6 0s. allentown, 86. wilmington 87. it will be breezy and on the cool side, temperatures in the 70s. wednesday, high pressure moving east. this sets up an easterly flow, mix of sun and clouds and breezy with a high of 86-degrees. we begin to get hotter or more muggy friday ahead of the cold

front. the exclusive seven-day forecast forecast looking dry for the fourth of july, warm and sunny, high of 88-degrees. wednesday, 86. thursday, a bit more muggy, 86-degrees. late day showers or thunderstorms. friday, this is when it gets hot. dewpoints, 70-degrees. afternoon high, 90. good chance of thunderstorms firing up in the afternoon and chance of thunderstorms saturday dpnd og on how quickly the front rolls through. behind the system, it feels great on sunday, low humidity, 85-degrees, mostly sunny, monday 87. all in all, a nice looking fourth of july forecast. >> you said it's july. >> exactly. >> cecily, thank you. we have breaking news we are following this hour. north philadelphia where police are on the scene of what appears

to be a disturbing discovery. here at clearfield and napa street there is a report of infant organs found in a casket. police are investigating. they have cornered off the area the find made. there is a cemetery that runs adjacent to where the discovery was made. it's unclear if the casket was found in the cemetery or nearby. police have been called to investigate infant organs found in a cas

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>> a northeast philadelphia family received a special surprise at the phillies game. sergeant andrea allman has been deployed since april. she had a special message for each of them. >> be strong. >> the team surprised the family with personalized jerseys signed by several players. the philly fanatics joined the family on the field. definitely a game to remember for this military family. >> cool, right? >> absolutely. ducis rogers is here to talk about sports. >> i'm excited about markel fultz. not often a summer league game

gets this much attention. it's the second year in a row but rare. sixers and seltzers in you saw. a floater here in the lane. fultz nails a pair of threes. fultz best bucket of the night occurs in the third quarter. spin move. fultz scored 17 points on 6 of 16 shooting. he has ability on the defensive end. sixers lose to boston, 89-88. >> it was exciting to get out there. i was happy. just getting used to the tempo. i'm used to it, but you have to learn to do it. winning every game. >> phillies got excellent pitching performance yesterday.

tonight against the pirates, aaron nollan is enter. first inning, freddy galvis working on little sleep. his wife gave birth this morning. 2-0 phillies. third inning, markel frankel. two run homer, his 11 of the season. 20 for nolan. he strikes out back to back batters. seven innings of work. phillies win, 4-0. >> mike trout will be forced to miss the all star game recovering from thumb surgery. more

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