"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon police have captured a home invasion s&p after he fled in the victim's car.

and i preliminary hearing continues now for the februarys of i penn state fraternity charged in a deadly case of hazing. and now the suspect facing attempted homicide charges after setting an officer on fire. police say that jerry jones was the man that threw a homemade explosive device causing second degree burns. katherine scott is live now where the suspect was in court this morning. >> reporter: rick, that is right. the judge set bail at $1 million cash for jeremy jones, he told police in an interview he knew police was at the door and wanted them to go away. as for the injured sheriffs deputy and a part-time officer with the ridley parks department. he is in the hospital in good spirits and anxious to get home. 39-year-old jeremy jones was

arraigned in collings dale charged with multiple offenses including attempted homicide. when he through a fire bomb at officers serving a warrant. >> i didn't mean it. i don't even know what is going on. i really don't, and i'm not suppose to be talking to anybody. >> the sergeant remains in the hospital with second degree burns to his legs. >> his life was truly in danger and we are lucky he is still here. it's significant that it's used to honor him. >> delaware county sheriff and collingdale police chief stood with more than a dozen members of law enforcement in the courtroom. >> they are the unsung heroes and they do this every day, and they don't know what is behind the door, they have no idea. >> they went to jones' mcdade boulevard home to serve a

probation violation warrant. and knocked on the door multiple times and said they were from the sheriff's department but nobody answers. as they were walking away jones threw a fire bomb at the sergeant's feet. >> the coward from behind a closed door opened it and threw a bomb. a bomb at unsuspecting young men who were doing their job keeping the streets clean and keeping them safe. how do you defend yourself when a bomb is thrown at you? you can't. >> six more combustibles were found in the home. and a neighbor came to show support for her neighbor. >> i think he has mental problems and i think that is what triggered it. >> jones remains in custody, his next court date is august 22nd and the judge ordered a competency evaluation before

then. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. two lanes of 295 southbound are closed near the delaware memorial bridge that is where police are trying to clear a crash with an overturned tractor trailer. traffic is backed up for miles and the truck driver's injuries are minor be does not require a transport to the hospital. officials have not said what the truck was carrying. the investigation continues into the discovery of a body in bucks county. police are following leads after they found a body in washington crossing on river road. they made the discovery tuesday night after responding to a 911 call. authorities brought in a dive team to search for evidence in the river. they have not yet released a cause of death. police are rested a suspect in the overnight home invasion on the overbrook section on east mown airy avenue. police say the man broke into a

home and assaulted the resident there and took off on foot. in the last few hours, he was taken into custody. jeanette reyes will have the latest coming up in the next half hour. time now to talk temperatures we have one more day of pleasant conditions outside before changes are coming in the accuweather forecast. >> it's nice and sunny now as we look live at penn's landing from sky 6 hd tomorrow the unsettled weather returns in time for the weekend. meteorologist, karen rogers, is here with a check of that forecast. >> you have to enjoy the day today before you think about anything coming up it's nice out here and we have wall-to-wall sunshine and a fair amount of cumulous clouds up above. we have a few fair weather clouds though. 80 degrees already in quakertown and pottstown, sitting at 80 in

warminster. comfortable and 82 in center city. and 80 in media, some spots started in the upper 50s once again this morning. it was a bit of a cool start. 80 in browns mills and 80 in cinnaminson and 82 in vineland and 81 in dover delaware. how about smyrna up to 84 around. we are watching the dew points, they are fluctuating but sitting at 60, 64 degrees, some spots dipping down to the upper 50s. and you'll feel slightry humid and this time of year it feels nice. maybe a slight change from yesterday. here is the afternoon ahead. lots of sunshine mixing with high clouds. 4:00 coming down from your high of 86. and 6:00, 83 and 8:00, 77 and 8:00, 74. nice night to head to the phils or head to musikfest. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast, this can't last

forever. >> all good things come to an end eventually. >> you can be ready for whatever the weather brings with the 6 abc app. check the seven day and hourly forecast any time along with stormtracker 6 live double scan radar images from across the region. now to the latest on the shooting investigation in new jersey. police say that three people were shot in bridgeton last night and trying to figure out who did it. they discovered a woman with a gunshot wound to her back. she was behind a car parked on north pearl street and a man in the car was also shot and a man across the street was shot in the leg. they found 23 shell casings near the scene and two victims are in critical condition and the third has been released from the hospital. >> well, threats between the u.s. and north korea continue to escalate. north korean leaders released a detailed plan for a missile attack near guam.

a military hub for the u.s. >> reporter: rick, the back and forth between the u.s. and north korea continues to escalate. and south korea warning its neighbor of a harsh price to play on an attack on the south or the united states. >> the commander of north korea's army releasing a specific threat releasing missile near the territory of guam in august. >> this missile is unreliable and never launched it in multiples. a reply from president trump -- >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. >> north korea calling them a load of nonsense saying that the president is a guy bee rest of

reason and only force can work on him. home to critical bases in guam and 160,000 americans now calling for calm. >> there has been no change in terms of an alert. the increasingly threatening rhetoric believe that scientists in north korea can produce miniature nuclear warheads fitting in the missiles that kim jong un launched twice last month and the missiles could strike deep within the u.s. and james mattis backing up the tough talk stressing defense and that they have unquestionable commitment to defend our simone legrees from an attack. >> and north korea certainly a top priority as the regime is promising action by the middle of this month. in washington, channel 6 "action

news." >> back here 16 members of a penn state fraternity accused in a deadly hazing case are back in a centre county courtroom now. the hearing resumed to determine it there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. 19-year-old timothy piazza after falling several times during a night of drinking, some face charges of involuntarily manslaughter and assault and others face evidence tampering, hazing and reckless endangerment and alcohol offenses. a large scrap yard blaze was under control in bucks county as firefighters worked through the night. the fire broke out at sims metal management. crews had to bring in water tankers to fight the water and remain on the scene putting out hot spots, the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. after two weeks of training camp, the eagles are ready to face the packers in green bay.

doug peterson and the rest of the team arrived yesterday afternoon. it's unlikely alshon jeffrey will play, the team is cautious with the wide receivers shoulder issue. and a double decker bus crashed into a building in london. and authorities are looking for the teenagers that threw a lit fire work into the building. and meteorologist, karen rogers, is back with the seven-day forecast from accuweather. all of this and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment.

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was not injured. employees are looking for 8 and 10 young males that fled the scene. sparks were flying literally during a city council meeting in nevada. -- >> you just saw a woman's purse explode on the lap while listening to a speaker during the boulder city council meeting. luckily the firefighter was there and helped to bring the fire under control. he blamed the blaze on a battery inside of the woman's bag. she suffered minor burns and did not have to go to the hospital. in little rock, arkansas, a tractor trailer lost its load of pizzas. and they had to close interstate 30, a traffic nightmare while the crews cleaned up the frozen pies made by tombstone. and the truck spilled out when it hit a bridge support and crews brought in bulldozers to

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first major evidence that a certain blood test called liquid biopsies could help with cancer detection, it helped with patients with a certain type of head and neck cancer, in most cases it found the cancer at the earliest stage by finding evidence of tumors in the blood stream. the findings could eventually lead to a more effective cancer screening method. in today's art of aging report it says if you do what you love you'll never work a day in your life. the gentlemen featured today has spun, dances and talked his way to the top of his profession. and never broke a sweat. tamala edwards has his story. >> for mr. saturday night. pretty much every night is a party and he is in the eye of the hurricane. it seems bob has been in the air and in the clubs forever. he started in 1972 while still a

senior at temple. >> i got hit by music on my second birthday when i got a record player and a microphone. before dick horn i was ready to be a dj. >> there is magic in the music, a message in the music and the message is fun, lo and party. >> the crowd this saturday night is a great mix brought together by bob's music. >> the crowd and mix of young and old on a saturday night. >> a legend if philadelphia. and we are always around wherever he is. he is the best. >> he may have been born in disco but bob keeps it fresh spinning tunes from all the decades. >> the thing you have to redefine yourself. we incorporated musics from 60s, 70s and 90s and music from today.

>> he will soon have a star on broad street but still spinning six or seven nights a week. >> i will never retire, i live for the audience and the music and dancing and making people happy. tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >> good for him. and "action news" is working on news stories for today at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a preview. >> a gorgeous day out there and perfect one for melissa magee taking us to ocean city with a beloved tradition involving babies. also in our show something we are working on the doctor that inspired the movie concussion after discovering the link of chronic injury. he says that youth football is child abuse. >> and if you have an instagram account you may notice a certain photo popping up in your feed and may have taken one and

posted one yourself. we'll talk about this trend coming up at 4:00. in the meantime accuweather is coming up next with your seven-day forecast after this.

meteorologist, karen rogers, is here now. if you like yesterday you'll lightning today. a little more humid. >> i told rick this is my gift for you and where is your gift for me. >> security -- >> lets take a look now at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry through the area. it's a nice day, we are using double scan to track showers tomorrow and through the weekend. but not today. lets go outside and head to the shore. this is my place to be, it's gorgeous down there in cape may and we see a lot of people with

the tens up and sunshine out there. seagulls flying around right now and looking good through the area. let check the current numbers through the region. 82 degrees the current temperature. the dew point is 59 degrees right now. so it dropped down there it was 64 a bit ago and some spots feeling slightly humid. the pressure is holding steady and ocean temperature is 74. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are dry and a few high clouds streaming in and that wave of low pressure is to the west as well. today we are good and dry, a nice day to be down the shore. yesterday was gorgeous and a couple of nice days at the shore. 79 degrees and the wind direction off the ocean and low risk of rip currents and good amount of sunshine and high clouds. 80 degrees down the beach in delaware and 76 degree ocean temperature. looking at highs around the area, 86 for your high today.

mostly sunny skies and we see a few clouds out there but it's a nice day. maybe slightly humid in spots. 86 in allentown and 84 for your high in trenton and down the shore upper 70s with the sea breeze changing things for you in the afternoon. 83 in dover, delaware. good amount of sunshine and 86 for your high and 2:00, 84, 4:00, coming down and 6:0083 and clouds and sunshine and a nice afternoon. 8:00, 77 and 10:00 jumping pretty quickly and clouding up in the overnight hours. partly to mostly cloudy skies and 77 degrees ahead of the warm front lifting through. great night to head to the phils, partly cloudy and 7:05, first pitch 80 degrees, ninth inning 74 as the phils play the mets tonight. tomorrow things change for us. we see the warm front begin to lift through the area, 84 degrees for your high and we see

a few showers here or there. most especially it looks friday night into saturday. not terribly wet, we set ourselves up for an unsettled pattern. we have our first hurricane, hurricane franklin that dissipated after making landfall and two waves of low pressure that could be tropical cyclones over the next couple of days. your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. mostly sunny and 85 for your high and tomorrow unsettled. 84 and a couple of showers and clouds and saturday unsettled and some sunshine and a thunderstorm couple of showers around and 80 degrees for your high. on sunday it's warm and humid with a thunderstorm and 86 and monday it looks like rain is likely and highs in the 80s by tuesday. we'll start with clouds and turn partly sunny and high of 84 that changes the pattern by wednesday and the unsettled weather out of there and nice again with the high of 82.

enjoy today if you can. >> thank you karen. more ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. one bakery has all kinds of treats to tempt your taste buds, including edible cookie dough and now you have a chance to be part of the miss america festivities in atlantic city, we have details on tickets.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again, sara is off, here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30, an armed man busted into a philadelphia woman's home and stole her belongings and her vehicle and the crime led to a crash and foot chase. we have the latest. and a man arrested for burning a sheriff and forcing a standoff goes before a judge in collingdale. and police are searching for the thiefs that took u-haul trucks from a business this morning. there is an arrest after a home invasion and robbery in east mt. airy and ens the winfield section. a thief took a woman's credit cards and took off in her car. >> i had no idea this was going on. >> reporter: dana williams says they she woke up to find an unknow