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washington just before 3:00 this afternoon. anthony scaramucci who professed his love to the president but not as kind to the rest of the white house staff was shown the door today escorted from the white house grounds. he's out because john kelly is in. it's monday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is a white house under dramatic transition. a half year after donald trump's inauguration. this was former general john kelly with president trump minutes after kelly was sworn in as the new white house chief of staff. >> i predict general kelly will go down in terms of the position of chief of staff, one of the great ever. >> kelly didn't waste time to end the chaos over taking the west wing. first things first, scaramucci had to go. it apparently wasn't a hard sell

because trump became disillusioned with scaramucci after his rant to a new yorker magazine reporter. >> the president felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. he didn't want to burden general kelly, also with that line of scetion. >succession. the departure example that kelly has the authority to do what is necessary. >> first responders rescued a woman from the schuylkill river. no word on what led to her being in the river. she was conscious and alert as an ambulance took her away.

>> the mother accused of abandoning her hotel has been located and is in custodies at t einstein medical center. she walked away with her seven month in the room. cleaning crews found the infant the next day among drug paraphernalia. the baby was not hurt and is in protect i havive custody. >> the opioid epidemic is rampant throughout the country. in philadelphia, they are trying to push out the pusher. annie mccormick has the details. what are they doing there? >> the idea is to remind the community that they can help law

enforcement nab drug dealers. the people of bucks county are spreading the message one county at a time, push out the pusher, a program designed to put pressure on the drug dealers. >> once someone puts the sign up, i get an e-mail from their neighbor. i would like a yard sign. >> my goal is to have them peppered throughout the community. i want the community to say we are sick and tired of it. we are not going to take it anymore. >> matt weintraub is working with the officials. jason crawley is supporting the effort in his own neighborhood. >> ?pped o instead of talking a, we see action behind it. we have the strike force. >> they are throwing everything at the crisis. signs have tip lines and some

tips if they prove to be helpful could lead to a cash reward. >> there are 700 police in bucks county, 730,000 citizens. we need your help. >> carol lost her 19-year-old nephew donald connor to a fentanyl over dose in june. handing out signs is helping her grieving process. she hopes it helps others. >> we have been so sad and number not believing it's real that he's not here. if we can stop one other family from going through what we are going through, it would be worth it. >> jim, there are a number of national night out events across bucks county during the week. you can head to the bucks county crimestopper website to get a free sign to put on your lawn. back to you. >> thank you.

a concerted effort is under way in the kensington area of philadelphia to clean up one of the most open aired drug denies. in a special report, wendy saltzman took you inside the half mile stretch of con rail tracks where heroin users buy drugs, shoot up and sometimes die. thousands of used needles litter the ground. heavy machinery is onsite as crews begin a month long project to remove the debris and fence in the location. >> we have cleaned it up but it comes back. because of the comprehensive agreement we have, which has taken six or eight weeks to plan, we feel it has a good chance of sticking so we don't have to do it again. >> the cleanup could cost hundreds of thousands of

dollars, the city is pitching in nearly a hundred thousand more for waste removal and fencing. there is a program to help addicts and the neighborhood. >> there is a $5,000 reward for information on the suspect of a shooting in haverford township. on the way to a friend's apartment, the 29-year-old was killed. >> some type of confrontation. >> police say lee's phone is missing. less than an hour before the deadly encounter, someone fired gunshots in the overbrook section of 23eu8d. nphiladelphia.no one was injure. >> tomorrow is the neighbor's night out. dan, it is no secret that police in philadelphia have a

disheartening problem on their hands. >> that's right, jim. it is that it's a disturbing pattern right now that police are trying to get a grip on. the number of homicides in philadelphia is on the rise, but the number of cases solved is on the decline. what gives, and how do police and the city change that? >> the nonsense out of washington is a disgrace. >> mayor jim kenney speaking in overbrook at an annual event involving neighborhoods and police camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer. if it's going to take a lot of work to rebuild relationships. >> trust is going to take a lot on everybody's part. not just the police. >> police tell you the culture of no snitching is hard to overcome. nobody wins. murders go unsolved and clearance rates for murder continue to decline.

the murder rate is 182, a 13% increase from same period last year. mayor kenney says there is blame to go around. >> continue to improve relations by being with the community to bring down unconstitutional stop and frisk and treat people respectfully on the street. >> the mayor says they are down 72% of stop and frisk cases. the rhetoric out of washington is not helping. >> we have to be sure our immigrant communities are not afraid to call police. to talk about roughing up criminals, chills the communities. >> we need to address the police brutality issues. over time, it will help. >> the more police are involved, it builds up trust.

>> observers say clearly the problem did not begin overnight, and it won't be fixed overnight either with a lot of work ahead for everyone concerned. dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, dan. a bucks county "cold case" murder has come to a conclusion with the conviction of 57-year-old george shaw. a judge today found shaw guilty of suffocating 14-year-old girl in 1984. he was convicted of rape. a friend helped him dump the body. that man testified against shaw. >> a main line teacher will serve three months of house arrest after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a female student. 28-year-old nina scott taught at the village in rosemont a school for children with emotional

problems. the victim was 16. scott apologized in court today. >> dog the bounty hunter is urging new jersey lawmakers to ditch reform rules. the cash system was meant to give low level suspects the chance at bail but dewayne dog chapman says it failed allowing 30-year-old jewels to go free on a gun charge. he killed kristin rodgers in millville. >> he never would have made bail without his mother signing, uncle, auntie -- we would have kept tab os on him. >> today roger's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state including governor christie and the state attorney general. happening tomorrow the

united states core of army engineers will pump out the mote that developed in margate after this weekend's heavy rains. not only do residents consider it an eyesore, they say it's a breeding ground for bugs and bacteria. it's knee deep fredericksburg to exiter street. you have to cross it to get to the beach. the dune project is expected to last until labor day. still to come on "action news," smooth criminals. how a dozen inmates use peanut butter to break out of jail. and fed up airliners take the shrinking seat to court. there is a chance it could lead to more leg room for you. >> and how many americans admit to using opioid painkillers. the numbers may surprise you.

cecily? >> today we are 89-degrees. now we are going to the 90s. i have the heatwave in the seven-day forecast. >> jeff skversky with the phillies looking for a brave new world and a way to dig themselves out of the basement

>> a dozen inmates in alabama used peanut butter to escape from jail. they used peanut butter to change the number over the door. they scaled the razor wire fence. one of the inmates remains on the run. hbo says it's been hacked. the cable network isn't

revealing what movies were stolen, but reports from the cyber thieves say their haul includes the popular series game of thrones. the hackers have two other shows and threaten to release more soon. airplane seating is tighter but by how much and is it too much? a federal appeal's court is ordering the faa to look into it to determine a safety issue here. they can't set regulations for comfort, but right's advocate say the shrinking leg room is a hazard. >> it doesn't appear people can get out with the smaller seats. most recently there was an evacuation for a burning engine in an aircraft and it took five minutes instead of 90 seconds. the group claims it puts

passengers at risk of blood clots in their legs. the seat is narrower since the 2000s, 35-inches to 31-inches. that's not much leg room. >> specialist james mcgrewen received the medal of honor by president trump. the white house says he put his own life on the line to save ten soldiers over two days in vietnam. the 71-year-old retired high school teacher from michigan says the honor is a tribute to all of his men. vladimir putin is striking back ordering the u.s. to pull back 700 u.s. personnel. this comes on the heels of the u.s. congress approving sanctions against russia for

meddling in the election. >> the u.s. has imposed sanctions on the president of venezuela. the sanctions freeze money he has in the u.s. and bars americans from doing business with him. his ruling party has virtually unlimited power. >> crosswalk us has been the >> caracas reports ten people killed yesterday. >> more than 11,000,000 american adults admit to using opioid medication, one in 20 people. they say they use the drugs at higher dosages than prescribed, took someone else's pill or

bought them illegally on the street. most did it to deal with pain. a small fraction reported using the drugs to get high. >> playwright shepherd died at the age of 93 from complications of lie lou gehrig's disease. he earned an academy award nomination for his role in the right stuff in 1993. he recently appeared in the net flick series bloodline. >> one of the voices of philadelphia radio news has fallen silent. for 35 years alan stone anchored the morning drive time news on wfi radio including the '60s and '7 0s, then known as the famous 56 became a national phenomena.

stone died in his home yesterday. he was 91. >> now to the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> it's going to be hot most of the workweek. storm tracker 6, the action cam tonight behind the huma museum f art. a great place to be, fantastic sun set photos. i picked this one from mac in ocean city. it looks like a water color. great week to be down the shore. things are getting hot. the accuweather highlights, a heatwave on the way. this is the sixth of the year. we are tracking a system bringing threats of storms to end the week likely saturday. that will end the heat wave. right now, warm out there.

philadelphia 83-degrees. allentown dropped to 74. trenton 74. cape may 75. reading currently 27. action radar showing you we had clear skies today. one isolated downpour over the poconos. now we are clear. in the meantime, there is a tropical system over central florida. tropical storm emily developed quickly, made landfall, weakened into a depression and is over lake okeechobee. it could become a tropical storm again. it's heading out to sea. there is a possibility of risk currents off the atlantic seaboard. the morning rush tomorrow, bright, warm, winds calm. 6:00, 71. 8:00, 73. through the day, temperatures

climbing into the upper 80s, should make to the low 9 0s. a tad more humid than today dewpoint 60. this builds through the week. hot and humid temperatures in the low 90s. a trough of low pressure cooling us to the 80s. along the shore, 85 in atlantic city. beach haven 84. a low risk of rip currents tomorrow. the seven-day forecast, hot, more humid tomorrow than today. 91-degrees. wednesday, hot and humid 92. match that thursday, three days in a row in the 90s, sixth heat wave of the year. same on friday. we have a better chance of showers saturday morning as a cold front slips through, dropping the temperature to 84. sunday, a gorgeous sunday, cooler, more pleasant, 82-degrees. monday, a mix of sun and clouds.

we hit 902 90, 20 times. >> more than last year? >> last year we had a lot. >> more than the year before. more than 1994. >> a veteran police dog serving with the pennsylvania state police is retiring. eva worked as a drug detecting canine since 2011 and served chester and lancaster county. she's retiring into t

>> it is official, la la land will host the 2028 olympic summer games. this will be the third time the city of los angeles will host the summer games. olympics in 1932 and 1984 as well. this is the first time the united states has hosted the summer games since atlanta 1996.

paris is seen as a favorite for 2024. >> the phillies will soon be seen as a favorite to win ballgames. >> how about these guys? only one team in the league better than the filmies over thr the last two weeks. they have won five in a row. the phillies are no longer the worst team in baseball. herrera flipped the flip against the braves, seven hits and two homers in the series, how about this in the third, three run shot into the upper deck. hahasherrera a punching bag this year, in order today. phillies get a 5-0 lead. braves make it a game phillies fight them off.

franco to the upper deck too. phillies win 7-6. sweeping the braves four games at home for the first time in 70 years. >> that's great. five game sweep before a long flight too. it puts everyone in a good mood. it says a lot about the team. >> phillys pull off another train. benoit sent to the pirates for a minor league pitching problem. fulfillments can dribble a baseball. the guard checking out the first philly's game throwing out the first pitch. how about a strike for the fanatic. fulfillments is throwing the sixer playoff guarantee. >> my confidence is high. it's not cockiness. it's me having confidence. i believe in what i can do, what the coaching staff can do.

everybody i believes we can make it. >> fulfillments said his ankle feels great. he's been working out since the summer league injury. still to come in sports, roy

>> during his days with the phillies, roy halliday threw a perfect game and no hitter. halliday has another no no

working. halliday pitching in the national baseball congress world series. he has a no hitter into the fourth, one hit, no runs as he and other major leaguers raise money for charity. no early wake-up call for the birds today. eagles are off until tomorrow. temple football reporting to training camp under head coach jeff collins. owls open the season september 2nd, on the road at notre dame, a tough first game for the owls who have to figure out who the quarterback will be. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 4:30. now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

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