person of interest in monday night's attack on a transit officer. and a fair ride goes tragically wrong. that's coming up next on "action news" live. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> the attack was caught on camera. an assault on a septa policewoman. we hope to get the word out by showing this video. tonight authorities say they have a person of interest in

custody. wednesday night, jim's off. i'm rick williams and the big story is the arrest in this attack. annie mccormick has details. >> rick, septa police do confirm that the man caught on video did surrender today to southwest detectives with his attorney. septa police confirming to "action news" that the police sergeant positively identified him. this is the body camera we are talking about. the bodiy camera caught him viciously shoving her to the ground as he ran up to the steps. she was taken to hospital and suffered head and back injuries. surveillance video caught her attacker. police say it happened monday night at 7:3 7:30 at the angora

station in southwest philadelphia. yesterday police made a plea spedding the video on social media. >> we have affirmation out there. getting people to look for that person played a big role. i want to thank the public. without them, we wouldn't be able to do our jobs. >> according to septa police, charges are pending tonight. originally they wanted the person caught on the body cam image to face charges but they were upgraded to assault on a police officer. they are pending. we are told the sergeant is recovering at home. reporting live, annie mccormick, "action news." back to you. >> wilmington police are looking for the suspect that shot two teenagers tonight about two hours ago. this is the scene on north madison street where a boy and girl in their late teens were shot. no word on the extent of the injuries.

police are looking for a black colored vehicle in connection with the shooting. plenty of questions after president trump's sudden policy change banning transgender people from serving in the military. in a series of tweets today the president announced that members of the transgender community would no longer be able to serve in the military in any capacity. estimates are 1,600 currently listed troops. the president is not saying what will happen to them. sarah sanders is unable to say how the policy will be implemented. christie ileto is live in the satellite center with local reaction after speaking with people in the transgender community here. >> rick, we don't know what this means for active duty members. a national guard person here is more than unsettled. coming up on 19 years of

military service mia mason worries about what happens next. >> i may lose my home. >> in a tweet president trump banned all transgender people from the military. she transitioned from michael to mia in 2017. i was not using military benefits when i transitioned. it's mind boggling. the thing is, they have not known what the costs are yet. >> she was in afghanistan. >> dr. sherman lease helps up to 1400 patients transition a year including mia. >> if they need hormones she should have them. women get hormones if they have problems. men do too so why not transgenders. it could cost $8.5 million. transgenders have received

medical coverage through the military. >> a lot of my patients are uncomfortable with him in office and worry insurance coverage may be taken away. >> you don't just say everyone's banned. that's ridiculous. >> some call this discrimination at its core. >> if people have the mental and physical and psychological ability to serve, they should be allowed to. >> mia is now preparing to enter a healthcare system that could be repealed. >> despite the events, the white house website continues to say it's proking the rights of all americans including those in the lgbt community. christie ileto, "action news" channel6. >> in washington, senate republicans struggle to fulfill their biggest promise, overhauling healthcare. the senate rejected a bill to

repeal obama care without a plan to replace it. the vote wasn't close, 55 to 75 as republicans joined with democrats to defeat the plan. this has led to bickering among the g.o.p. ranks. next is the skinny repeal which would repeal the key areas of obama care. it's unclear if that has enough support. back here, prosecutors are blaming a 29-year-old man for a patient's overdose inside the hospital. they say travis siuta sold drugs to the woman at her bedside multiple times. he was seen on surveillance at einstein medical center five separate days. district attorney kevin steele says this is the fourth arrest this year of drug delivery cases

resulting in death a felony punishable up to 40 years in prison. a widow wants answers tonight. her husband was shot to death at a party they were at in montgomery county. no one knows who did it or why. >> dann cuellar joins us from the district attorney office in norristown. >> though there was a houseful of people, this remains a mystery. it's an active investigation, but no one has been charged. meanwhile, the victim's family wants answers. >> i don't know what's going on. i need someone's help, please. >> a widow surrounded by her six children say it's been five days since her husband jeremy cha chasstein was kill add no one

knows why. the chassteins were at the home of their friends for a barbeque. later her husband wanted to leave but she was concerned because he was drinking. >> he was going to drive intoxicated. i told him no. >> she got out of the car and went back in the cosby house. he said come on and they surrounded him and i heard a loud gun pop and i turned around and everyone was running. her husband was dead on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head. who shot him was a mystery. we went by the cosby home but no answer. the family won't rest until someone is charged. someone needs to come forward. someone knows who shot my son-in-law in the head for no reason at all. someone at that party knows the killer.

>> guess what? i promised jeremy on everything i love, i'm going to find out the truth. >> the victim was the owner of first love seoul food in the frankfurt section of philadelphia. funeral arrangements are pending. dann cuellar, "action news" wphl-17. >> allentown mayor pawlowski says he's innocent and welcomes his chance to prove it. he is accused of exchanging contracts to donors for contributions. there have been six guilty pleas of people close to the mayor. pawlowski says corruption didn't reach the top. >> i want to make it clear to everyone, i have never done

anything wrong. nor have i personally accepted a dime other than my salary as mayor. >> prosecutors accused former reading mayor vaughan spencer of similar crimeses saying he put a for sale sign up in front of city hall to put his office up for sale to the highest bidder. >> the walls came down in west philadelphia when a home collapsed with people still inside. then later, as the giant machines tore down the remaining unsafe structure. the residents of seven south ruby street say they heard creeking before a loud boom as the building split apart. one woman was left hanging for dear life from a second floor banister. neighbors crimed up to rescue her. no one was hurt in the ordeal and the couple's cat was also saved. lost was a mural called "a love

letter for you" painted on the side of the row home. 15 beaches at the jersey shore are closed to swimmers because of bacteria in the water. environmentists say the conditions are due to storm drain runoff from heavy rain. health officials say the contamination could make you sick to your stomach or lead to ear or eye infections. testing will continue until the bacteria count drops to acceptable levels. >> the chester water authority says it's due to an underground water main break and some mills have lost water service as a result. >> meanwhile water service is back on for shaw street in northeast philadelphia after an eight inch water main broke yesterday partially flooding the

roads. crews worked today making the necessary repairs. >> it will be friday before a closed roadway will be reopened in fish town following a water main break. there was a temporary interruption to bars and restaurants for much of the day. >> still to come on "action news" tonight, prisoners filmed their own escape. you want to see the video. >> breaking news of an aamusement park disaster. one person was killed and a witness recorded the moment the person was thrown from the ride. >> and we have information travelers need to know. cecily? >> we have changes coming to the weather. the past few days have been comfortable. today 82. friday turns stormy. we have the details including what it means for the weekend in the accuweather seven-day

forecast. >> in sports, jeff skversky with fireworks at the philly's game tonight when "action news" continues. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> we are following breaking news out of ohio tonight. at least one person is dead, several others hospitalized after an aamusement park ride malfunctioned on opening night in columbus. this is video aboard the fire ball ride. one of the large arms struck the ground and broke off throwing riders into the air and on to the pavement. five are listed in critical condition. the governor ordered all rides to be shut down until additional safety inspections can be completed. >> this is a video diary of three inmates documenting their escape from california's orange county jail. adam lent his voice to the video showing they had all of their supplies to escape. >> as far as set up, we had a

did you havduffel bag full of s. they used a cellphone showing how they used tools to climb the wall build a rope and escape. the escape was in 2016 but the video was recently released by an attorney connected to the case. your summer travel plans could be more complicated at the airport. homeland security is requiring more screenings, passengers will be required to remove all electronics bigger than a cellphone to be put in their own bid. this includes cameras and other traveling devices. they have tested this at ten airports and believe this will not increase lines since fewer bags need to be pulled for screening.

this will roll out nationwide in the coming weeks and months. >> house majority whip steve scalise is home from the hospital after being shot last month. the six term republican was discharged today and begins rehab at another facility. scalise and four others were wounded june 16th when a gunman opened fire on a baseball practice in virginia. the bullet tore into several internal organ returned fire killing the gunman. >> in the governor's race, phil murphey introduced his mate, sheila oliver will serve as lieutenant governor if they win. oliver was the only black woman to serve as speaker. >> from our delaware news room, fantasy sports sites are getting

the green light. governor carney signed legislation games of skill and not illegal gambling. companies can begin accepting new players in august. they have to pay a $50,000 annual fee and 15% of their revenues. >> health check at 11:00 tonight, the americans hardest hit by diabetes. gallup and share care found that senior citizens, african-americans and people with low incomes are disproportionately affected by the disease. people in the south, americans divorced separated or widowed. is survey found transportation workers fair worse with diabetes than people with other jobs. >> family and friends paid their respects to a ten-year-old

tonight. his message of hope and kindness helped to unite his community and 27,000 followers on facebook. at his wake he was given full honors at the blackwood fire department. a member of the u.s. navy and border patrol. members of the organizations were also in attendance this evening. young ladies from the nonprofit group girl's inc. spent the day behind the scenes of "action news" today seeing how it all comes together. the mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold. they spoke with their own sharrisharrie williams and monia malpass, media team, and graphic arts here in the "6abc" stewed owes. >> i love it because they see how people work behind the scenes to put on the newscast.

>> it's a beautiful day. >> and night. >> things are changing tomorrow. the action cam up tonight, a great looking shot showing the waxing crescent moon, 17% illuminated. high thin clouds over head currently. earlier this evening, a beautiful sun set. adeline tibor posted this reflecting the sun. makes me want to water ski. winds diminishing, very comfortable. a great night for sleeping. 60s in philadelphia. 68-degrees. notice warmer to the west because clouds are moving in. the temperatures don't drop as far or quickly when you have the cloud cover, allentown, 72. cape may 71. trenton, 66-degrees. planning the day tomorrow, 8:00 in the morning, 71.

temperatures climb up to the mid to upper 80s by the afternoon. you factor in the increase in humidity, it feels like 90-degrees. like today and yesterday, it's a battle between the clouds and sun. i think the clouds will be winning out tomorrow. we have cloud cover from the west, satellite 6 and action radar showing areas to the east are clear. we have a ban working to the western suburbs. the main event is to the south. what that is, low pressure. we have a warm front sliding south friday. that brings us stormy weather. with the warm front form, you will notice a difference in the air mass. 86 in philadelphia. allentown, 82. cape may 80. trenton, 84-degrees. could get a few scattered pop up thunderstorms during the day. most of the moisture holds off

until friday. future tracker showing cloudy and dry into the afternoon. this is when the atmosphere moistens up. friday evening looks stormy with the potential for severe weather mainly south of philadelphia. a lot of heavy rain. this could cause problems, one to three inches of rain. a wet july, possibility of flash flooding, scattered weather, especially south. the exclusive accuweather forecast, warm, muggy, mostly cloudy, pop up thunderstorms, 86. friday is the day we have flash flooding, severe weather late in the day, 83. saturday, transitions, rain in the morning, especially east of philadelphia. sunshine late in the day, 79-degrees. sunday, dewpoints in the 40s, low humidity, sunny, 82 and

monday, temperatures trend up, monday, tuesday and wednesday. it stays on the dry side. the big concern, the threat of flooding and severe weather late on friday. david murphey has the timing on the forecast at 4:30. >> animals in gloucester county will be returned to the street. many animal rights activists insist it's the most humane way to control the stray cat population. ♪ ♪

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>> jeff's here with sports. philly's news tonight, they trade their onlial star. >> phillys had to make a move here. phillies pulling the trigger on the trade sending patishak. the 36-year-old has not allowed a single run at home allhe has d average among relievers in baseball. he says he's sad to leave. >> it's bittersweet. i enjoy here. these guys are some of the better guys i have played with. it's one of my favorite places i have been. there is a lot of emotion.

gettingra is back in the an earful for his backflip and failure to hustle. he's on the binch giles is in tn doing what? i have no clue. aaron nollan a career high ten strikeouts. how guy. cameron rough with a good game behind the plate. the two run shot, phillies with the 2-0 lead. puppies wagging their tail, another two run bomb. he's the first catcher to hit two homers in the same game 11 years. phillies win 9-0 avoiding the sweep. marcus smith goes down as one of the biggest busts in eagle history. they cut him after three seasons. the linebacker turned defensive

end didn't start a single game in his career. the writing was on the wall when the eagles drafted derek barnett. carson wentz has a new look tomorrow in practice. eagles trade barber to denver. isaac named defensive guard. sellic and company on the field for the full squad workout tomorrow. when the season is all said and done, eagles believe they'll be a playoff team. >> it's a great feeling. now, it's all about us. i believe we are making sure we demand what we'll get done. >> everything looks good on paper. we have the talent. we have the ability. it's time to get focused and get our minds right a eagles have ae and conditioning tomorrow. still to come, we kick it to th?

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>> soccer now after getting beat in columbus the union getting even steven tight. union playing host to the columbus crew and they kick 'em where it hur scoreboard, 66 minutes. union wins 3-0 ending their two game winning streak. they are trying to get into the playoffs. thank you, jeff. "jimmy kimmel live" is next followed by night like. "action news" continues at 4:30 a.m. for the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. we'll see you right here tomorrow. goodnight. ♪ ♪

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