ing to kill a did h deputy. and several people have just been shot. the stories are next. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> turns out the culprit was an underground cable that caught fire on westchester knocked out

power, caused residents to evacuate and injured five firefighters. it's went wednesday night and te latest on what has been a difficult evening in westchester. many are focused on the injured firefighters. annie mccormick is live at the fire scene. annie, what's the story there? >> jim, one of the firefighters has to stay in hospital overnight, but the good news, he's expected to be okay and released by morning. the four other firefighters were treated and released from hospital. the residents evacuated from the neighborhood are back home tonight. >> chopper 6hd over westchester after fire crews brought firefighters to the 200 block of gay street. separately they responded to a small fire at a house nearby. >> we realized it was more than

just underground peco wires burning and a little fire in the house. there were high readings out in the street over the manholes. >> carbon monoxide became a threat. businesses were evacuated. >> it was coming up from manholes. >> chief mark scan lynn was overcome by fumes. >> there was a firefighter laying on the ground. they brought in a gurney and were working on him. >> she took these photos as firefighters worked to revive him. >> he came out of the building and did collapse momentariry. once he got into the fresh air and the guys revived him, he came around. >> four others were transported to the hospital. peco responded restoring most of the power several hours later. >> jim, peco remains out here at

this hour, the spokesperson saying they'll stay out here tonight until the power is restored. annie news." back to you. >> we have breaking news from bridgeton new jersey whereeoe wr ago. you are looking at a live picture from chopper 6 over the scene, the 300 block of north pearl street. it's not clear how many victims there are, but we know two medevac helicopters have left the scene on the way to cooper medical center. we'll bring you an update if we can. >> new information tonight since we saw this act of surrender in collingdale. this man had more molotov cocktails inside his apartment. the one tossed at a sheriff

sergeant. christie ileto has the latest. >> that's right, jim. wanted for a probation violation, it was clear that jeremy jones wasn't going without a fight. not only did he throw one molotov cocktail at the officer, when authorities entered the home, there were others waiting to be used. >> accused of setting an officer on fire, he surrendered after a three hour standoff. officers found more molotov cocktails inside. >> irene watched the officer be burned alive. >> they had to put the police officer out. he was on fire. they were rolling him around and

stomping him in the street. with second degree burns on his left leg he was rushed to the burn unit. the rest of the afternoon was spent diffusing the homemade explosives. >> there was a piece of rope or whatever coming from the top. >> delaware county working with drug dealers. >> "action news" was there as he was hauled away to the police station. >> he's my friend. >> le von says despite his checkered past, he doesn't know what got into him. >> thank god he surrendered. >> the deputy was identified as nick mark. he's in stable condition. we are told tomorrow is his birthday. very lucky to be alive.

live in collingdale, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> an armed suspect police say crashed a pick up and took off on foot is finally in custody. it started with a report of shots at 5:30. when they approached, the suspect sped off crashing in a bensalem housing development under construction. inside the truck police discovered a rifle and second gun. they then scoured the woods near the boulevard near the highway until finally making an arrest miles away at mayfair on the 2900 block of devereaux. a skinny dipper in the schuylkill river didn't want to be caught and attempts to reel him in for nearly an hour. >> swim w swimmer was not in

distress but frustrated the officers of a police helicopter. the long arm of the law caught him near girard avenue. waiting for the skinny about charge cans. a 27-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident in philadelphia. he lost control at 6:00 near 42nd and parish. >> a crash at a restaurant has claimed the lives of two members of a family and sent a third to the hospital. the vehicle went into the side of calloway's restaurant and bar. patty rulen and 91-year-old albert rulen were killed while a 15-year-old is being treated for

injuries. >> north korea ign word of president trump. the word from aides is that the words were not planned but off the cuff. the head of the rocket command said his county was going to take military action near guam. the key here, near opposed to at firing missiles 19 to 25-miles from the ocean. the statement mocked president trump with these words, the u.s. president at a golf course let out nonsense about furry failing to grasp the ongoing grave situation. >> it was yesterday trump said met with furry the world has never seen.

trump appeared to knuckle down. this concern comes 72 years to the day since the u.s. dropped a bomb on japan. 70,000 people were killed. today a moment of silence and ringing of the peace bill marked the anniversary with calls from the mayor for a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons. >> we are monitoring developments with north korea around the clock. we'll send alerts to you on the free "6abc" app. you can see content including north korea's military arsenal. >> paul manafort confirmed that the fbi searched one of his homes. the raid took place july 26th at manafort's home in alexandra,

virginia. the fbi sought information including tax and banking records. manafort is one of the figures linked to the trump russia investigation. >> looks like a cool and crystal clear morning on tap. let's get the latest from cecily tynan and accuweather. >> jim, after a rainy, cool start to the week, it's feeling more like august again. monday's high 72. yesterday 80. today, 86-degrees, the average high this time of year. the month so far is two and a half degrees below normal. tonight is a great night for sleeping, similar to last night. 65 in philadelphia, allentown 58. cape may 63 and wilmington 62 under a moonlit sky with high pressure over us. as we look ahead, another nice day tomorrow. as we end the workweek, clouds up, gets humid and we'll track

storms over the weekend. jim? >> thank you, cecily. >> a federal judge in camden has agreed to look at the project in margate. margate wants the army core of engineers to stop work on the dunes. the federal government says it's a temporary condition. >> a delaware county man is facing drunk driving charges tonight. 44-year-old sean mccullough of havertown came to them and admitted the problem. rv driving around the gate of the upper darby police station overnit officers confronted him. >> we said do you realize you are in a police was looking for someplace safe. he proceeded to tell them how

hammered he was. he had 14 beers. mccullough said he was too drunk for a sobriety test. he was taken in for a blood test and charged. >> a sound waive weapon that ruined hearing. >> and we are with the rightful owner why in some ways it was too late. >> i'm dann cuellar, hundreds of dollars pour in after a man steals a jar full of money for a food bank. >> ducis rogers with the eaglesn action tomorrow night when "action news" continues tonight. ♪

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>> police say they have identified the thief who stole a donation jar from the harrison house diner in new jersey. this despicable act has sparked the generosity and compassion of the diner's customers.

"action news" reporter dan ciewl idanncuellar brings us up-to-da. >> he waited for the wai waitre, the only one on at the time to go to the kitchen to get food for the customer over here. >> it was then that the man makes his move, picking up the jar and out the door. hisco hart was waiting in a get away car, unaware that surveillance cameras had recorded every minute of the devious act. >> there is nothing lower when you trying to help people and you steal. >> the collection jar had 200 intended to benefit "your place at the table," an organization to help needy families. >> i was the $200 would feed four people for a month. >> surveillance video was so

good, anthony alberty and the driver, michael defilippo from new jersey. meanwhile the diner owner put the surveillance tape on video. >> the evil was out done by the generosity of storm people. meanwhile the two culprits are on the loose. >> unless they turn themselves in, they face being picked up and locked up. in harrison town new jersey, i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> investigators in france are piecing together another attack on security forces. this time at a paris suburb leaving six soldiers injured. just before 8:00 a.m. local time the suspect sped his car into >> group of officers.

the attacker fled leading police on a manhunt. this year alone there have been six attempts on french security forces. >> american diplomats in coupe baa may have been targeted by a supersonic weapon. the bizarre incident dates back to last fall but is just coming to light today. the state department is not saying how many americans were hurt. officials are investigating if another country, particularly russia was involved. >> it's believed that fentanyl went airborne when someone knocked over the drug table wite drugs on top. >> ocean city is evaluating its

options after leaving a discrimination lawsuit by a former lawsuit. paul mccracken of lynnwood was 52 when he was fired. ocean city toughened retirements to force older life guards to retire. >> the first drug to treat als in 20 years is available. the fda fast tracked its approval after it showed slowing physical decline amongst lou gehrig patients by a third. it was a bittersweet ending tonight in the search for the owner of a long lost high school ring. harry discovered the ring with a metal detector on the playground

of an elementary school. the ring from 1990 was i inscrid with the initials ai. t. the owner had died but he presented it to her son. >> i don't have much from my mom's passing, so to have something like this to remember her by is a great honor. i thank the family for finding it. >> this is just one of several items he's returned to their rightful owner. bittersweet. >> unsettled for the weekend. did you see the sun set? >> i did. >> if you missed it, we captured it, sky 6 time lapse 8:05. days are getting shorter, but

gorgeous orange and yellow, fair weather clouds out there. beautiful sunset after a gorgeous day. dark and just a few fair weather clouds around. temperatures comfortable again. philadelphia holding at 73. allentown and reading down to 6. languaglancaster 66. cape may 76-degrees. temperatures in the mid 60s overnight. another night you don't need the air conditioning. part of the reason why, we have clear skies, no clouds to trap in the heat of the earth. a few high thin clouds south of the region. what that does, it squeezes out the moisture in the atmosphere. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine, dewpoints in the 50s.

85 the high. 86 the normal high this time of year. we see a few high thin clouds later in the afternoon. friday, we cloud up, mostly cloudy and as the warm front moves closer, showers and 82-degrees. it will be more humid. the first hurricane of the season is moments away from making landfall. if you look at the satellite, you can see it's blowing up. you can see a bit of an eye developing. the storm has strengthened, maximum winds 85 miles per hour. it's not the wind that's the problem. it's the amounts of moisture when it moves ashore early tomorrow morning. we are looking at the potential for five to ten inches of rain causing flash flooding and mudslides. no threat to the u.s. if you are planning to travel to mexico, something you want to watch. the forecast back at home, quiet

tomorrow, lots of sunshine, high thin clouds late in the day. upper 70s if you are down the shore over the sea breeze. friday, mostly cloudy and humid, 82-degrees. the best chance of showers saturday night into saturday morning. a few pop up storms, 84-degrees. sunday, again, a chance of pop up thunderstorms 86. the most active time period, monday. wet monday with rain, perhaps the thunderstorms drop the temperature to 79-degrees, tuesday 84-degrees. wednesday, a high of 82-degrees. another great day tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms over the weekend. as i have been saying all week, not a wash out. >> thanks, cecily. a couple of special guests attended the police party with pizza tonight. a couple of canine officers were

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have his top sever. everyone else, they can't wait after t to finally hit someone else. >> anytime i get to do that, it's a good day. i build on things i have been working on in camp. >> the goal for the eagle starters scored a touchdown or two. even seeing the landow leap. jeff skversky "action news." >> still ahead, the union has issues. >> and the youngest ever to capture the career grand slam.

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>> the union will be home to the montreal impact saturday night. while they get ready for that one, they have goal keeper issues. andre blake is still unplayable after hurting his hand a couple of weeks ago. it's the pga championship. jordan speith needs this one for a career grand slam. keep in mind, he just turned 24 years old. >> there won't be added expectations or pressure. how? i don't know. i don't feel it. third leg.weeks ago i was able i'm happy about that. i can't add pressure to this week. >> fresh off the open

championship, he would be the youngest to do so if he does. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." jimmy's guests, jim parsons and music from the war on drugs. "action news" continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. ♪ ♪

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