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protesters decided not to wait. they rallied against capitalism and globalism today. >> the big story is violent protests on the streets of germany's biggest city. it was a battlefield between demonstrators and police. police used tear gas and water rocket to keep the crowd at bay. some held up anti-trump signs, but their ire was hardly limited to the united states. poland was welcomed by local supporters who knew how to make him feel good. >> >> this was an important speech for trump. he stated his basic world

philosophy as a clash of civilizations. >> the question is whether the west has the will to survive. do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost. do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? >> and he went on to ask, do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those that would subvert and destroy it. if you have been paying attention to trump, it is clear he was referring to islamic militants. later trump met with chancellor merkel. the big story hasn't happened yet. tomorrow trump will have his first ever face to face meeting with russian vladimir putin. will trump hold his own against the master kgber? we should know a good deal more by tomorrow night. >> storm tracker radar showing

storms across the area while the national weather service canceled a flood watch late tonight there is a flood watch for new castle county where eight inches of rain fell today. the intersection of wood and main in middle town swamped with water high as car doors. meteorologist cecily tynan tracking the news from the big board. >> we have showers with embedded downpours to the west advancing east through the overnight hours. right now, we have a lull in the action. as we zoom in, we have nothing more than spotty showers. no heavy rain but the damage is done in southwest new castle county. the flood warning is in effect in the next half hour. this is four to eight inches of

rain in three hour's time. p amazing when you consider the lehigh valley barely a sprinkle today. as we head into the morning hours, this is when the lehigh valley sees downpours. heaviest rain is north of the low. there will be more rain through the morning hours. for the morning commute, not widespread. lots of clouds, 68-degrees, by 6:00, 8:00, 71. i have brighter days ahead. we talk about that in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> thank you. >> the morning news will track the rain overnight and impact for the morning commute. they are on the air 4:30. >> philadelphia police are trying to track down the individuals targeting a home for attacks and vandalism. the location is a drug rehab for

transgender addicts on the 5700 block of woodland avenue. chad pir deli is there. what is the details? >> investigators don't know with certainty that the transgender victims were targeted, but they are treating the incident as such. >> police are looking for a newer model dark gray infinity with tinted windows. an occupant or occupants fired on two residents walking down the road, hitting them. half hour later, several residents of the morris home, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for transgender were sitting on the porch when the infinity drove by and more victims were fired on. >> three were hit.

>> they have not received medical treatment but they are in pain. >> investigators say it's the third attack on transgender people in the neighborhood in recent weeks. >> they were sitting on the porch. a neighborhood resident walked by. >> another incident, an employee had fireworks thrown at her while waiting for the trolley. a statement released saying we are commit today ensure the safety and well being of the people we are privileged to support and employee. >> they have the right to sit on the porch or walk around the neighborhood freely without feeling harassed or threatened. >> no one was seriously injured in any of the incidents. live in west philadelphia, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, chad.

>> in philadelphia the father of a nine month old girl faces charges of child endangerment. the baby was rushed to the hospital for treatment of a drug overdose. it happened on the 200 block of green lane. the baby rolled over and stuck her leg on her father's hypodermic needle. she had to be revived with narcan. >> a casket found earlier this week with embalmed organs inside came from a funeral home in new jersey. there appears to be a mix up with the burial of a three month old baby. the casket was found monday night. it's not uncommon for autopsies to be performed when an infant dies but there are many questions to be asked.

chief among them, why was the casket dumped in philadelphia. so far no charges have been filed. >> bill cosby's new trial date is set for november 6th. he will be 80 years old by then. the high profile court battle ended in a mistrial last month. accuser andrea constand's attorney says the former temple employee will be ready. she wants to see justice done and see this through. >> next we have an update on a story we told you about last year. a story of dangerous contaminated soil in new jersey under 36 homes leaking lead and other toxins. "action news" reporter christie ileto was there. >> residents came for answers on

how, when and what will be done to rid the toxic soil their homes sit on. the homes were built on an old recycling site last year. babambino and wilma martin were the first to discover crushed car batteries, leaking toxins into the ground. >> while the contaminated soil took ten weeks to remove, the epa is taking steps to do the same for 25 or 30 other homes. the feds say it will take two years and ensure residents won't be displaced that long, but there is no timeline on when it will start. >> we believe the contamination is in the top four layers of soil. there are incidents it may be deeper. >> some worry damage has been

done. >> five deaths in eight homes. >> you think it's because of the car batteries? >> that's what i think caused it along. i'll put it that way. >> while there is no proof that the toxins caused the death of those living there, it's not healthy. >> there are little kids. it's dangerous. >> there is no clear timeline. the epa is hopeful for some time late this year. funding is contingent on next year's budget. christie ileto, "action news." >> police arrested a teacher on charges of having sex with a female student. 37-year-old jesse alberto works at castle rock high school. he carried on a relationship with the 15-year-old girl in 2015 and 16. his bail was set at $100,000.

>> it's a luxury buyer paradise in the taj mahal in atlantic city. the new owners began selling off everything inside the resort once owned by donald trump. if you have the cash you can take home chandeliers to poker tables, to linen to lamps. the taj mahal will be gutted to make way for the hard rock casino. >> the pennsylvania casino industry is flourishing just as lawmakers consider an expansion in the state, slot machine revenue dropped in the last 12 months. it's the first decline in three years. there are a dozen casinos, but revenue is below where it was six years ago when there were only nine casinos. >> pennsylvania state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to pay for their $32 billion spending plan.

they approved it last week. while they work on it, they and governor wolf got a warning from standarstandard & poors. pennsylvania has one of the lowest credit ratings in the country. >> gailen leech is throwing his hat into the ring for politics. he made his announcement in front of supporters at the radnor hotel in wayne. he served for the last 15 years. a delaware firefighter is recovering after a townhouse blaze. the fire damaged four residences on paisley street displacing two dozen people. investigators traced the cause to discarded smoking material on

a deck. still to come on "action news" tonight, the first opioid pull for abuse concerns, made by a company in malvern. the officer and civilian running to the rescue of a driver trapped in a firey crash. >> native sun kevin hart returns home to applause and a huge honor as today is officially declared kevin hart day. cecily? >> it was a cool day today, the high 12-degreeseses below norma. i have details on that in the accuweather forecast. >> ducis rogers has news of the phillies taking on the pirates. that and more when "action news" continues. ♪

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to pull a man from a burning car. they came upon a car that crashed into the rear of a trash truck. the car was on fire and driver trapped inside. >> i slipped on the engine oil. it really concerned me, the car is on fire, i'm worried about the engine on fire engulfing me and the passer by. >> neither the officer or good samaritan that jumped in to help consider themselves heros. they say it's what any decent person would have done. an opioid painkiller is being pulled from the market because of risk of abuse. opanic-er, has seen people

crushing and sniffing the pill to injecting it inside. they say it's safe when used as intended. >> mitch mcconnell seems to be acknowledging his plan to repeal and replace obama care could feel. they need to build marketplaces in the absence of the new healthcare plan. in other words, option b. he said such a bill would need at least some democrats to pass. >> monday's missile test by north korea will provide much of the discussion at the g-20 summit in germany. in poland, president trump said he has severe things he's thinking about. james mad is i mad dis trying tl

things saying north korea's behavior doesn't lead us closer to war. united airlines is under fire for forcing a woman to hold her two-year-old son on her lap three and a half hours during a fright from hawaii to boston. >> she told me that the flight was full and shrugged. that was the end of it. >> she didn't continue to argue because of incidents like this -- when a doctor was dragged off a plane. you remember that. united said the child's ticket was improperly scanned and the seat given to another customer. the airlines have refunded her and say they'll compensate her. she says she's getting a lawyer. >> the westchester based hopping network is buying its rival for

$2.6 billion. qvc says they'll create the largest e-commerce company in the century. analysts say they are aggressively moving to online sales to compete with amazon and wal-mart. >> it was a big day for comedian and philadelphia native >> ken: kevin hart. city council members unveiled a special kevin hart mural. for hart, it was a humbling moment. >> the day was officially declared kevin hart day.

if all of that wasn't enough, today is also kevin hart's 38th birthday. >> the rain, we are trying to move the rain out. >> it's a gradual process. more rain overnight and tomorrow. the flowers are enjoying it. focusing on the flooding in news castle. sky 6 looking at the roads, wet. we have had easterly breeze all day long. ocean temperature in the 60s. that kept the air temperature in the 70s. we are still in the 70s, philadelphia. 71 allentown, wilmington currently 72. planning your day, just be

patient. the morning, wake up, lots of clouds, additional showers on and off until lunch time. as we head to the afternoon, sunshine is back. instead of temperatures in the 70s, they'll be in the 80s. it won't be as humid. on the muggy side but better as we head toward the weekend. looking at double scan live, we don't have a lot of activity. there are showers for ocean county, burlington county. you can see one downpour headed west of the garden state parkway. we have another area heading toward the turnpike. there are embedded downpours. satellite and radar showing low pressure moving early tomorrow morning across west virginia. that moves over us. the heaviest rain moving northwest of the center. that occurs during the morning

commute. tomorrow morning, cloudy with heavy downpours possible. lehigh valley, lunchtime is when it shifts across southwest delaware. later in the afternoon, you can put your umbrellas away. sunshine by the afternoon. 83-degrees saturday. it's windy. it's a land breeze, not a sea breeze. 87-degrees. sunday, beautiful, sunny and pleasant and a high of 81. heading to the poconos, rain and 79-degrees. saturday, 76. sunday, beautiful, bright and pleasant 75. the exclusive accuweather forecast, clouds and showers in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon. 87 on saturday, breezy and warm. 89, could have thundershower in the afternoon.

secondary cold front, pick of the weekend on sunday. gorgeous, sunny, low humidity, comfortable temperatures, 75. 88 tuesday. wednesday.still unsettled for tg commute. >> thank you, cecily. tonight in park side, it was all about keeping it fresh. the fresh foodfest is traveling around philadelphia. they set up on viola between 41st and belmont. there were shopping bags of fresh fruit and vegetables and ♪ ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank,

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>> flyers developmental camp under way many the morning. 40 prospects take part. ron hextall explains what the camp is all about. >> we have a lot of education coming at them. the development guy has to follow up because a lot hits them. this is a learning situation. there are no dumb questions, and if you walk out of here, learn some things, learn to prepare yourself better, learn to be a better pro. that's what we are looking for. >> union visiting k.c. the penalty kick, fourth goal of the season, ends in a 1-all tie. >> six days of the tour de france.

wait for it -- lookout! the world's largest umbrella comes flying in. now things are really fun. police are looking for a woman named mary poppins. >> music playing at the dell music center in philadelphia tonight. the popular venue kicked off their summer concert series. ♪ >> taking the stage tonight r & b singer john ji gill along with after 7. the series runs through august 25th. >> "jimmy kimmel live" live next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

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