of a robbery tonight. when one of the suspects is spotted, the chase is on. that cleeds to an exchange of gunfire and huge police response. thursday night, jim is off. i'm monica malpass. the big story is from delaware with a police involved shooting, three suspects now in custody. jeff chirico is live in delaware where it came to an end. jeff? >> monica, no one was hurt. you see a major please presence behind me. the crime scene extends for blocks as police investigate the pursuit entailing an exchange of gunfire between officer and suspect. new castle police spent the evening where the incident began. it started on the 1100 block of

westover drive for a robbery in progress. the suspect drew a firearm from his person and fired at least one round toward our officer. our officer returned fire at which point a foot pursuit pursued. >> wilmington police pursued two other suspects believed to have been involved in the robbery and took them into custody as well. >> at this time, we have all three in hea headquarters and we waiting to conduct an interview with them later this evening. >> police have not released names and they were unable to tell us at this point how many shots were fired today.

they are asking for anyone with information to give them a call. a thank you, jeff. now to weather, there is a real worry about flash flooding. cecily tynan has more on that. >> we have moisture to the south. the system is geeing its act together. there is low pressure to the ohio valley. it slides south up the coast becoming a summer nor'easter and as it does gets a fresh injection of energy to intensify the storm and bring out rain late tomorrow into saturday. a flash-flood warning through saturday afternoon for almost all of the viewing area, the expectation the lehigh valley since the heaviest rain will be

falling south. most of the day will be cloudy, mainly dry, showers pushing in around 5:00. at that point, the pressure is to the west. the heaviest rain is in the earliest hours of saturday. the low passing to the south bringing heavy downpours south of philadelphia and slow to clear. how much rain are we talking about? north of the pennsylvania turn tyke, one to two inches, south, two to four. i'll let you know when we see sunshine again in the full forecast. monica? >> thank you, cecily. check the "6abc" app to get the latest forecast, details and radar on anytime. a free download for your mobile device. >> now to a developing story to the nation's capital less than an hour away from the skinny

repeal of obama care. lawmakers are in session debating the merits of overhauling the healthcare system and what it would mean for mil millions of people's insurance. there is an increase in contributions allowed to help savings accounts. many say the skinny bill is a way to move the ball forward so negotiations can begin with the house on final legislation. tune into "action news" 4:30 tomorrow for results. >> the trump white house is in turmoil as there is a war of words on members of the president's inner circle. scaramucci is backtracking for language he used to describe

chief of staff rance priebus. >> scaramucci fired to threaten to fire his entire staff to stop leaks and wants to kill all the leakers. in response to the article he tweeted saying, i use colorful language: i will refrain but not give up the passionate fight for donald trump's agenda. later he said i made a mistake trusting a reporter. it won't happen again. >> from the war on words in washington to this flurry of fists in philadelphia. the throw down in center city has become the talk of social media from dismay to disgust to ridicule.

cellphone video captured a brawl amongst six people during happy hour at chops outside the comcast center. it was an unfortunate black eye on the success of the 11-year-old event. >> gloucester county investigators are unraveling the cause of a crash with a cars, killing a person at the scene and injuring another. no word on pending charges. >> police are looking for a sack religious crook that broke into a mosque and stole cash from a donation box. he tried to do it again but officials had moved the money to a safe. they worry the suspect could be a member who prays alongside

them. >> this video was released to help find vandalled that graffitid, kill a cop, save a life. police believe this video shows two spray painters and one lookout. the police union is now offering a $5,000 reward to catch the suspects. we all know the opioid epidemic has turned into a crisis. tonight they are putting the human toll into stark terms. the drug enforcement administration released the report showing 4,642 deaths up 37% from 2015. the often lethal opioid fentanyl

was in many of the deaths. dann cuellar has been hearing from families of some of the people caught up in the dangerous drug epidemic. you join us tonight, dan. horrible statistics. >> that's right, monica. the numbers are staggering. they show the opioid crisis continues to worsen, a affecting thousands of lives across the commonwealth of pennsylvania. approximately 13 people die each day in pennsylvania from fatal overdoses. >> that was her gateway drug. >> nicole lost her 28-year-old sister toni to the opioid ep democraepidemic. >> terrible. everyday she struggle for her life and everyday she struggled to stay clean. nobody expected we would have to learn to live our lives without

her. that's not something we want to accept. >> you could say 57-year-old linda of drexel hill is one of the lucky ones. she started using heroin at age 18. she went on a detox program and has been clean now 16 and a half months. >> i hope to god and pray to got that i'll never go back. the type of drug addict i am, i'll go back to die. i'll go to where the best drug is. >> she has advise for anyone thinking about trying heroin and fentanyl related substances, don't do it. it's serious stuff now. >> it's very powerful. >> yes. >> once you get on it -- >> you're done. >> you're done. >> the experts are telling us tonight while they don't have the numbers for 2017, we'll likely surpass the 2016 overdose death rate. at the office of the dea, i'm

dann cuellar, monica? >> it is a not guilty plea for the mayor of pennsylvania. ed polanski denies deals for contractors. >> a judge today sentenced a man to 27 years for killing his wife while she was driving. he slashed her throat and went to die as he went to a diner covered in blood. fortune pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter last month. >> a plan was voted to raise

$2.2 billion. half of it will be borrowed against the money owed to pennsylvania from the 1998 tobacco settlement. law enforcers want to impose a tax on shale drillers as well. the state is the number two natural gas producer in the country behind texas. consumers would be hit too, 5.7% for personal usage. there will be increases on electric bills and cellphone and expansion of "star fix" for online purchases. governor tom wolf agrees with the outline of the plan. the plan now goes to the house where leader haves questions and concerns. in the new jersey governor race, kim introduced her running

mate, the cuban born mayor ofburg county. there is a new staffer roaming the halls of the lehigh county courthouse. the introduction of ramona the dog to the office. the two-year-old black lab will serve as a companion dog. officials say it's especially helpful for child abuse victims. still to come on "action news," dozens of anxious brides to be get their gown frs a bankrupt bridal shop. and concerns about aamusement ryes across the country. >> a breakthrough over changing genes. >> we have downpours widespread

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fair wanted a ride known as the claw to be shut down as a caution. inspectors put the ride out of service this morning. there will be sanctions against russia, iran and north korea if congress gets its way. the bill limits the president's ability to ease sanctions against russia without congressional approval passing 98-2. president trump has little choice but to sign the bill with a veto proof majority. >> despite president trump's tweets yesterday about banning transgender troops the pentagon says nothing will change for now. the chairs of the joint chief of staff put out a memo saying current policy stands until the president issues a directive to the pentagon and jim matt is

figures out how to imremen imple policy. >> president trump honored five of the first responders at the congressional baseball game presenting them with a medal of valor and thanked femme their their bravery. >> the officers saved the lives of every innocent person on the field that day, many of them friends of mike and myself. they are american heros. we solute them. [applause ] >> the three police officers from alexandra virginia and two u.s. capital officers received a standing ovation. capital police were shot by the gunman who was then shot and cold. >> the closure of thal franked alexander boutique was a nightmare but the store made good on some orders for

customers. they opened their cherry hill store to allow brides to pick up gowns. bridal parties waited in a long line hoping they would be the one wearing the dress they wanted on their wedding day. >> i'm relieved. my cousin, the one getting married is relieved. >> many customers were able to pick up their dresses, others were not s so fortunate. their losses will be dealt with in bankruptcy court. >> there is a controversial breakthrough to help babies avoid inheriting genetic diseases, but it could also be use today make designer babies. the previous work in the field was done in china. the american scientists in

oregon say it was purely lab work. they didn't allow the embryos to be implanted in a womb. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. we are in a rough ride for the next 24 to 48 hours. >> a lot of people are tired of the rain. we can't accept much more. we have the risk of flarn flooding. you can feel it's moistening up, very humid out there. the view from temple university camera, the storm system moving in late on the day friday and saturday. when we have a situation where we see flash flooding, you hear me say, turn around, don't drown. imeni want to show you why it's important not to drive into a flooded road. it's raining heavily. you drive into six inches of water. that's not a lot, but it's all it takes to stall out your

vehicle. you are stuck there. you can't go anywhere. flash flooding happens quickly. that's why they call it flash flooding. the waters keep rising. at one foot flood waters can carry away a small vehicle. what about a big suv? you think you can get through anything? when the flood waters reach one and a half to two feet, that can carry away even large suv ice. iit's not worth it. turn around and don't drown. don't risk your life and lives of others. 69 in philadelphia right now. millville, atlantic city, cape may, dewpoints in the low 70s. there is a tropical feel to the air, plenty of moisture available. satellite and radar showing we have kind of a broken train of moisture. the low pressure over ohio will meet up with the upper level energy. that will form a summer nor

nor'easter. it's a coastal storm. friday afternoon into saturday afternoon, an inch to two inches north of the pennsylvania turn pike. it's windy along the coast, wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour. my main concern is the risk for flash flooding. in the morning, cloudy, sprinkles, moistening with scattered showers by 5:00. heavy rain mofl moving in. rain continues saturday and sunday, our situation will be improving. the exclusive accuweather forecast, tomorrow, cloudy. that heavy rain developing tomorrow night, 82-degrees, occasional rain saturday, breezy, cool, cloudy, 73 and sunday looking better. can't rule out the possibility

of showers, 78-degrees. then we get to the dryer weather pattern. tuesday, wednesday and thursday, it will be warm, but it should be rain free with temperatures rising into the upper 80s. there is a bit of wiggle room with the storm system. david murphey has new information tomorrow morning beginning at 4:30. >> thank you, cecily. purple everything tonight at penn's landing. a free screening of purple rain. there was a purple cocktail for adults, part of the

>> jeff's here for ducis and eagle's first squad workout.

>> eagles have high expectations. how does carson wentz feel about that? he loves it today. how does carson wentz kick off the first full squad workout today? ekes out a touchdown to alshon jeffery. eagle coach doug pederson hopes this is a sign of what's to come with the new look offense. he believes they could be the best offense in the nfl. wentz says they can do something special. >> our inspections are high. i can speak for myself personally. i have high expectations. 7-9 never good enough. never done playing before testify playoffs. that's not acceptable. >> the play makers we got, we can do something special. we have to put the work in. >> what is your definition of something special? >> we'll see end of the year.

hopefully, we are on the same page with the same goal. we have the same definition of something special, i can tell you that. >> we want to win now. it's a big year for all of us. >> jordan matthews this offseason with a knee injury. not today. he was here for practice. surgery was an awesome but he decided against it. >> hicks broke a pinky while at his honeymoon. >> phils back at is against the braves. what are they up to free time? there's aaron nola, he can pitch. raising money for the spca. trying to find these dogs a loving home. >> every dog, every animal needs a home. i adopted a puppy back in

college nine years ago. i still have her. she's the best. i feel like every animal that i see deserves a home. there are puppies here i wish i could take home but i can't. >> the phillies gave the brewers a hard time over the weekend. today the nationals taking a swing at them, washington hit five homers in the same inning, back to back to back. that's right, four traight

>> you know the on deck circles in the dugout games? who new but you are not supposed to move them. adrian bell tray getting grief, so he moves the circle to him. that's not going to fly. the ump says get out of here, kicked him out of the game. he's been playing 20 years in baseball, at this point, he's done it every game, let him stay there, right? >> guess not. >> it was funny, though. >> thank you, jeff. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" on at 4:30 in the morning. i'm monica malpass, you make it a great night. ♪ ♪