>> the building is boarded up, fenced off and slated for demolition. from the outside, there doesn't appear to be much wrong with the building. the family of five was in the second floor apartment when the floor gave way. >> neighbors described tense moments as the floor collapsed in a home. part of the second floor fell. stranding a mother and four children upstairs. >> i heard her screaming out the window, help me, help me. help my kids. >> neighbors including kevin baggily jumped into action. >> she had the babies out the window. i climbed the tree and did the best i could to help her out. >> he lowered each child. her grandmother says her 24-year-old granddaughter was

injured dropping to the ground below. >> more scared than anything. >> the frustrated tenants stay the building wasn't properly maintained. >> nobody understands how the person can own a house like this? >> i'm grateful that i have neighbors that love us enough to help us. >> i reached out to the owner of this property, but my calls have not been returned. jeff chirico, channel6 "action news."

jim? >> this was a night of stark contrast in ma'amburg germany. president trump accompanied by the first lady enjoyed the night at the philharmonic listening to beethoven. not far away, full blown riots. 60 civilians have been transported to hospitals. >> the big story of the day, face to face meeting between president's trump and putin. trump told putin that the american people were concerned that he had interfered in the election. secretary of state rex tillerson said the president is rightly focused on how we move forward

from the agreement. they came to agreement on the cease-fire in syria. previous have collapsed or failed to reduce violence for long. only time will tell if this deal will be better. >> the sky over philadelphia announced the departure of moisture laden clouds clearing the way for rain free conditions and dryer, more comfortable air. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, the gusts moved in on schedule. 7:00, the cluster was entering the western suburbs. moving through philadelphia between 8:00 and 9:00. now we have some of the leftovers hanging along the coast currently. you see surf city, it's raining. atlantic city, you are clearing

out. we had a few rumbles of thunder, the big deal gusting downpours, heavy torrential rain. i want to show you the rainfall totals. this is where we had more than a half inch of rain in a short period of time, really 15 minutes with wind gusts 25 miles per hour. came on quickly with ominous looking clouds. as we head to the weekend, tomorrow, it's all about the breeze, windy down the shore, humidity will drop leading to a gorgeous sunday. i have the details in the seven-day forecast. >> new tonight a deadly fire in bensalem has been ruled an accident. the fire was elect call and erupted in the living room on the 2900 block of june avenue. >> tabitha died running back

into the home to save her pets. >> hundreds came to the baptist church this morning for the funeral of bianca roberson. >> family and friends are struggling with the death. >> it's like why? it doesn't make sense everybody wants to shoot everybody. for what? why sphwh >?>> roberson was planning to attend jacksonville university in the fall. desper has been charged with her murder. the body of 44-year-old calvin dalton was found on the 1100 block of elkton road at 10:00. police are searching for the driver. >> we have an update do an

investigation we have been following all day on "action news." philadelphia police just released this surveillance video. investigators believe the man on the left is the one that tossed a noose into a tree on 18th and lombard center city this morning. police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. last week an employee at the u.s. mint was accused of turning a rope into a noose and leaving it on the chair of a black employee. that employee has been placed on administrative leave. an update on the startle four years ago. many of you will remember when disabled adults were held in a dungeon. we'll hear from one of them

speaking to the media for the first time. that member of the media was chad pradelli. >> jaden weighed 6 60-pounds whn she was found, literally on death's doorstep. today she's alive and well. >> the scars are evident. her forehead bears the marks where she was hit by a pistol. she suffered seven broken bones across her body. that's my baby. >> while her bones may have shattered, her spirit never wavered. >> i was so beautiful and i'm still alive. >> the ordeal began in 2001, linda westin kidnapped the 20-year-old and dragged her to a basement chaining her to a

boiler. breeden with the mental capacity of a ten-year-old was soon joined by other mentally impaired adults. westin stole their disability checks. >> steve is breeden's attorney. breeden won a $45 million default judgment but will likely never see a dime. westin will likely die in prison. instead, she focuses on her art, and her three children. two born in captivity. the youngest lives with her and her parents in kensington. >> she means everything to her. >> when you talk to her and know her, you understand she has an unshakeable optimism and a terrific spirit.

>> that spirit was evident during our interview. she endured torture, her message to her tormenter, she forgives, but won't forget. >> i'm free now. i got my kids. >> certainly a resilient young woman. she hopes to soon get a job at a hotel. live outside of police headquarters, chad pradelli, "action news," channel6. >> newly released surveillance video of the crash that involved serena williams. >> it's still warmed and humid. philadelphia, 73. allentown, 69. i'm tracking a big change in air mass as we head to the weekend. i have the details in the

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the bay in san francisco. no one was living in the building yet, it is surrounded by occupied houses. neighbors credit police for waking them up and saving their lives. nobody was hurt. authorities believe south carolina inmate that escaped a maximum security prison did so with wire cutters flown in by drones. he was captured today after two days on the run. the convicted kidnapper cut through prison wire with wire cutters flown in by a drone. this is his second prison barack in 12 years. the youngest nobel prize winner

has 345,000 followers in one day. ma la la made headlines when she was shot in the head by the taliban at age 15. she has since become an activist. >> a $100,000 maserati was totaled after a driver went on a rampage in wilmington. >> cellphone video shows a ford f-150 ramming into a dozen parked cars just after midnight. the commotion woke up neighbors. police arrested nicholas massey at the scene. >> vincent prado has sent a letter to governor chris christie showing state employees should be paid for monday when

christie shut down the government. christie refused to sign the budget before the deadline the result of a dispeet with prieto. a bill was introduced to forbid any governor from using the beach house during a government shutdown. a pennsylvania woman's obituary is going viral. her parents hope it will help others battling addiction. the 23-year-old died of an overdose. delaney's mother had to write an obituary and included a poem her daughter had written. she talked about overdosing on her bedroom floor and her sister's cry and her dad breaking down the door. >> if it can help one person, it

will be worth it. >> she would have wanted me to do it. >> the public response has been overwhelming. delaney was one of 50 people that overdosed in the county last week. health check at 11:00, vitamin d can help you if you spend too much time in the sun. people that took high doses of the vitamin within an hour of sunburn experienced a reduction in swelling and inflammation. they found the h vitamin d activated skin repair jeans. scientists plan to expand the study to see if vitamin d can be used to treat burn patients. >> a lot of people settling in am bler tonight. they set off the firework

extravaganza. some people worried rain would force organizers to cancel the show. once it cleared up, fireworks went off as planned. you know what people think about fireworks. hot time. >> what about the forecast? >> it's going to improve dramatically over the weekend. the action cam along the ben franklin parkway where the roads are wet after gusting downpours rolled through. right before the rain started, there was literally a dark cloud over the phillies.. betsy posted this on her facebook page. when you have storms like this, right before the sunsets, you see a contrast between the sunshine and dark shelf cloud. it unleashed heavy rain and winds. as we head through the overnight hours, temperatures are going

nowhere from 76-degrees midnight to 72-degrees 7:00 in the morning. testimonietemperatures are slowl yooff tomorrow, it will be breey and a front moving through can trigger a spotty shower and behind the front, a breath of fresh air sunday, loads of sunshine, low humidity key this time of year, comfortable high of 84-degrees. the weekend is looking nice. storms moving through on schedule has left the coast and we are beginning to dry things out. we have had a half inch of rain, gusting winds, 30 miles per hour. they were fast moving. right now, partly cloudy, 73 philadelphia, 63 in allentown and dover, 78. satellite and radar showing the

next system i'm tracking tomorrow afternoon, well to the west as it moves through the region, rain free. ahead of it, winds 20 miles per hour. 89-degrees. spotty showers across the poconos, lehigh valley. this opens the door for high pressure sunday. dewpoint in the 50s, temperatures drop to 84-degrees. tomorrow is a windy day. we are talking about a land breeze, not sea breeze. 87-degrees. the ocean temperature, 72. i think that will drop sunday with plenty of sunshine present with a high of 83. to the poconos, showers and thunderstorms, partly sunny, 77 and sunday, sunny and 75. all in all, a nice weekend.

the forecast, 89-degrees. humidity levels drop during the afternoon. thundershowers possible well north. sunday, comfortable, 84. monday, 88. dewpoint in check, tuesday the heat and humidity make a comeback, 92-degrees. pop up thunderstorms. wednesday, the heat not as intense. dewpoints in the 70s, o oppressive. friday, unsettled with showers and thunderstorms and a high of 88. all in all, the weekend is nice, sunday is the better of the two days this weekend. >> thank you, cecily. >> you're welcome. >> a youth pastor has given dozens of kids in if chester a creative outlet. >> tonight, they took the stage and performed in return.

the play deals with large families, adoption, teen pregnancy and a crazy uncle. catch the show at new life ministries. >> cal rudman joined high schools at the school of osteopastic medicine in strad ford. the kids are taking part in the six week program under the guidance of physicians, faculty and researchers. students receive hands on science experience. you are looking at the 2017 nursing class at buck's county community college. there are 29 students in the class ranging in age 20 to 50. there are a lot of proud family members and friends in the

audience cheering them on as they walk across the stage and receive their degrees. all of the graduates receive job offers from local healthcare facilities. ♪ ♪ phillies begin a series with

the padres. this one doesn't end the way we would have hoped. with the all star break around the corner, the goal for the phillies ended on a positive note. >> tommy joseph, fifth home run in 14 games. deficit cut to one. to the fifth, austin hedges doing yard work. get it? you can laugh harder than that. second of the game, padres lead 3-1. after the rain delay, ties the game, 3-all. to the ninth inning, facing hedges with two men on, padres take the run on a sacrifice fly, phillies lose 4-3. it's four straight losses.

to the ice, the flyer future looks promising. head coach dave hextall keeping a close eye. top pick nolan patrick a spectator. he's returning from injury. >> it's not evaluation camp. we are working on skills and developing. we have to put on more work than those that come back from inju injury. >> he's feeling better than he has in a long time. he has work to do. i feel like we are moving forward. >> he should be back on the ice soon. sixers move to nevada for the las vegas summer league. sixers move to nevada for the las vegas summer league. it's raining shades during blinds to go's all shades sale. every shade in the store roller, solar, cellular... and more ! all 25% off.

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i'm giving it my all. >> fultz checking out the competition as the lakers and clippers meet in las vegas. check out the three point play from the former villanova star. lakers lose 96-93 in overtime. that's a look at sports. >> thank you, ducis. finally tonight a chester county teenager is showing the world how strong girls can be. she participated in the youth championships in atlanta. she took first place in her weight division. she works out at cross fit. her coach says her dedication is incredible. we congratulate this young woman. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline."

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a terrific weekend. ♪ ♪

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