home as with well. there are growing calls to remove the frank rizzo monuments in center city philadelphia. john rawlins is live now in front of the statue at 15th and jfk. and john there is an active scene there all day. >> it has been. the larger than life statue bounding down the steps has been here for 19 years and now an organizedest to remove it from the organized space is getting traction, a tweet by councilwoman helen gwynn since then the monument say target literally. >> someone threw eggs at the statue this morning and moments later a 25-year-old man from maplewood, new jersey, was charged with criminal mischief. and the statue is of frank rizzo mayor from 1972 to 1980, black

lives matters wants it gone. if the city won't use it -- >> i think it's time for the people to rise up and take it down. >> rizzo should not be honored. >> he was a racist bigot and homoaphobe and how he interacted with black and brown people was with violence. >> but jodi who used to work with rizzo, got it all wrong. he was a tough lawmaker and won the respect of african meshes. >> blacks got to breaks irish got to breaks and polish got to breaks. you don't get breaks if you break the law. >> the current mayor, jim kenney asked about the new effort. >> there is a group of people and folks in the city that want to reconsider the placement of that statue whether removed or

relocated. you have to go through the same process. i'm not a fan of the statue and i'm not a fan when it went up. but that doesn't mean i can unilaterally tear it down. >> intentions were stated. those that want it gone and those that want it to remain here. the statue remains and surrounded by a temporary fence and a watchful eye of police officers on this particular location. live in center city, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. in charlottesville community members gathered to remember heather heyer. the 32-year-old woman killed when a car ran into the crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally. friends and family and co-workers shared stories of powerful memories of inclues. >> thank you for making the word hate real and thank you for

making the world love even stronger. >> we need to stop all of this stuff and just forgive each other. >> i think that is what the lord would want us to do. just love one another. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. guess what? you just magnified her. >> the tears continued bringing the packed auditorium to its feet. heyers boss remember her saying, if you are not outraged you are not paying attention. >> when it comes to donald trump's response. corporate executives are dropping out and the president tweeting he is disbanding his advisory councils. the camden based executive made the decision following the president's remarks yesterday where he suggested that the white supremacists and counter protesters were to blame for the

violence that erupted in virginia. morrison says that racism and murder are reprehensible and that the president should be and needs to be unambiguous on that point. there were still 15 executives remaining on the board before this announcements from president on twitter today. he writes, quote rather than putting pressure on the people of the manufacturing council and strategy forum. i am ending them both. thank you all. he is criticized from both sides of the aisle and around the world. mike pence addresses the issue saying he stands with the president. >> in america we won't allow the few to divide the many. the strength of the united states of america is always strongest as the president said so eloquently when we are united. >> the vice president is cutting short that trip to latin america

to join the president at a meeting in camp david on strategy. >> the developments are swift and they continue. get the latest on the charlottesville violence and the aftermath including details and so much more. the 6 abc app is a free download for your mobile device. time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> in cape may a risk of rip currents stretches up and down the east coast. be extra careful in the water once lifeguards are done for the day. >> lets get the latest from meteorologist, adam joseph. good a beautiful day compared to yesterday all the sunshine and temperatures are back above normal and the risk for rip currents high at the shore. look at stormtracker 6 live double scan all in response to the large swells being pushed westward from hurricane gert you

see underneath the eye of hurricane gert and the wave drop of three and four feet from the jersey shore and the delaware beaches. the risk is still there and the high risk remains a threat through at least 9:00 tonight with seas between three and four feet once the lifeguards are off duty you do not want to swim this evening and it does improve through the day tomorrow as gert continues to move out to sea. 87 philadelphia and 89 in millville and 86 in allentown and reading, it's humid out there and many numbers feel like the 90s as opposed to the the 58. as we go through the evening hours, it stays quiet and the clouds start to fall apart you see a few here, and temperatures are still warm at 9:00 in the upper 70s with the low of 69 degrees. we'll talk about the rest of the accuweather forecast as the tropical humidity makes a return and the threat of storms as

well. >> all right adam thank you. the man accused of urinating on a synagogue is in police custody and facing numerous charges. surveillance cameras were rolling early sunday morning and they have this video. he was seen urinating on the walls of the synagogue in northeast philadelphia. he turned himself in and they have charged him with ethnic intimidation and indecent exposure and vandalism and other offenses. and a former delaware county day wear worker learned her sentence for pushing a 4-year-old girl down the stairs. sarah gabele plead guilty after her actions were caught on video. today a judge ordered the 52-year-old to spend 3 months in county jail followed by 3 months of house arrest.

her lawyer says his complaint feels remorseful and glad that the child was not seriously hurt. four friends are recognized for saving a woman from a house fire in montgomery county. jeff is live now with more on how the boys and girls rushed to help a complete stranger. >> reporter: we have good news for you this afternoon. it happened at this recreation center playground back in june. the kids were here playing when they saw smoke coming from a neighboring home and sprung into action likely saving a life. these are the children, ages 10 to 13, they are hailed as heroes and will be honored at the cheltenham township commissioners meeting. when leah saw the smoke she ran home to tell her sisters and friends and thought it may be a barbecue and one called 911 and the other knocked on the door to make sure nobody was home. it turned out kayla was sleep

first degree a second floor bedroom and heard the kids knocking on the door. and is praising them for their quick thinking and bravery. >> they are amazing, i would not be the first person to run over here and they said your house is on fire. and they called police before i got a chance. they saved me i thought someone was cooking out. >> my mom said help other people and respect other people and all of that stuff. it's an honor to be like getting this reward. >> reporter: some great kids there. the homeowner did take the kids out for a fun night at a local arcade and go cart track but tonight is the big night honored by a resolution by the cheltenham township commissioners. that begins at 7:30. channel 6 "action news." good news for thank you -- >> we appreciate it. >> we need it.

good for those kids. time for a first check of the "action news" traffic report. lets go live to gina gannon. >> reporter: it's crowded these majors, single digits out there. as we start rush hour we see very big delays. here is the wide metro map. on the vine street expressway 9 miles per hour. it doesn't get better on the schuylkill, 6 there and 8 on 95. we have a couple of accidents to mention this one is in montgomery county in lower merion. and an accident on bryn mawr avenue at broad acres road and police and fire are on the scene there. and traveling into whitpain, a fender bender there. and live look at the schuylkill at montgomery this is your eastbound and westbound traffic. normally we don't have westbound traffic this far back but it's out there. the travel time on the eastbound side 28 minutes, 33 out there

heading between the vine to the blue route. time is needed out there it's crowd this afternoon like on the roosevelt boulevard traveling northbound and making your way into the northeast it's crowded right now especially traveling on the northbound side 76 through to broad and tap the brakes on the southbound side. back to you. >> thank you. still ahead on "action news" at 4:00, philadelphia police officers win a multimillion-dollar case against the city. and it centers around cell phone use. we'll explain. plus, sally may is expected to save hundreds of jobs, the multimillion-dollar deal that the company struck with the state with the state.

five crew members are missing after an army helicopter went down off the coast of hawaii. the black hawk is on a training

mission when all communication is lost. the coast guard found debris and is continuing a massive search and rescue effort. several aircraft and boats from multiple agencies are assisting with the search. one of the president's aides will be temporarily the white house communications director. hope hicks will keep her role as adviser, she worked with ivanka's fashion line before becoming a member of the team. and it has been empty since anthony scaramucci was pushed out after 10 days. philadelphia's police union swrust won a first of its kind case. check your email being on call. the union won an $8 million settlement with philadelphia. that means $1300 for each officer in compensation.

they argued that officers were working off the clock by using their smart phones for work after hours and the state determined that some of that was overtime. >> they were subjected to phone calls and had to check emails so many times a day and if you were not in contact with the city regarding the court notices you were subject to discipline. and that we believe is not appropriate. they are not being paid to constantly answer phone calls, while they are owe of at the beach or the mountains. >> that is the president of the fraternal order of police, they say they are working on a better system to either compensate the officers or ensure that all important communication can be handled during work hours. >> philadelphia councilwoman cindy bass is fighting to keep medical marijuana out of her mt. airy commune. the state has approved a

dispensary along the 8300 block of sten ton avenue, a location that bass believes is inappropriate because of its improvement imity to nearby homes. >> to have it here in a residential neighborhood is unacceptable. medical marijuana should be placed on a commercial corridor or if pocket, on or near a medical facility. >> bass today called on pennsylvania's health department to revoke the facility's permit and alleged the applicants falsely told the state they had her support for the facility and the company says in their view they met with bass by attending one of her fundraising events. >> sally may and two other companies are getting grants for their employees. the city finance department approved the grants, they are getting $2 million worth of grants to hire workers that are losing their concern jobs, the

other two companies are general refrigerati refrigeration. >> tonight is the drawing for the whopping power ball jackpot. stores are busy and to win you'll need lady luck on your side. the odds of winning are one in 292 million but someone has to win eventually. and you can see the numbers here on 6 abc immediately following "action news" at 11:00. >> lottery fever taking hold once again. it is time for a check of of the accuweather forecast. adam joseph is here with a nice day out here. >> mother nature has a fever back here. the temperatures are back above normal on the verge of 90 in some cities. we look at the weather center over the commodore barry bridge we have high clouds and cumulous cloud out there. and again far better than yesterday and are you breaking a bit of a sweat with the warm

temperatures and the humidity that remains a little bit on the high side. how it feels when you step out right now, 87 degrees, 86 in allentown and 90 in wilmington and 96 degrees it feels like in p millville. the hottest spot and uncomfortable in cape may where it feels like 93 degrees, as you go through the evening showers, temperatures in the middle 80s at 8:00 and warm and humid and a quiet evening on tap. not looking at downpours or thunderstorms to pop up. satellite and radar it's clear at this point. way down to the south in eastern kentucky and west virginia, that is a warm fronts pushing through tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. tonight 65 and trenton 69 in allentown and low 60s reading and allentown and partly cloudy out there and tomorrow the dense

fog advisory until 8:00 in the morning and could be patchy fog developing once again early tomorrow morning. 10:00 though future tracker showing a mixture of sun and clouds around and there is that warm front to the south trying to sneak its way in and doesn't approach until the late afternoon and evening hours. this is 5:00 when there could be scattered downpours or showers trying to pop with the introduction of the humid air. can't promise that the eagles game stays completely dry. more than likely dry but a shower or downpour. we look at the temperatures tomorrow. 80 for 11:00 and middle 80s in the afternoon and watch the chance for the stray storm to develop. everyone is talking about the partial solar eclipse for next monday. a reminder time wise the eclipse begins when the moon passes between the earth season sun at 1:20 in the afternoon. the maxi clips will peak here at

2:40 when 80% of the sun is blocked by the moon and then ends at 4:01, the four day at 4:00 forecast. stray thunderstorm late in the day and most of the day is dry at 86 degrees. and steamy and tropical with storms developing and 85. hot and humid and 90 on saturday. and warm and less humid and a lot of sun on sunday 88 degrees. we'll look at the monday forecast temperature-wise coming up in the next half hour. >> adam thank you. a local museum is welcoming a new attraction, this historic train car dates back 100 years, the action cam is along ridge brook road today as crews loaded it on to a flat bed truck and that caboose is moving to the southern new jersey railroad museum in tuckahoe. it once belonged to the late james legacy, train enthusiast

and navy veteran. putting safety in the palm of your hands. see how septa's new app is encouraging rider who's see something to say something. >> coming up we are helping to get your teens and young adults prepared to be financially responsible.

septa is hoping an app will encourage people to report security issues or safety concerns, the app launched today will allow users to anonymously and discretely send tips to police, it takes less than 20 seconds to send the information and officers can look at the information in real time as it comes in. >> a lot of people don't want to necessarily pick up the phone and get involved but people will quickly send a text out. people walk up and say officer i want to let you know and walk away it doesn't require us to ask for their name or phone number and they are not forced

to give it. >> the app gives you the option to add a photo or video or even an exact gps location. and allows septa to send out alerts to customers in case of an emergency. you can find more information on how to download this app on our website at website. people in gloucester township, can more easily explore everything the area has to offer thanks to a bike sharing program. people can grab the bikes on the corner of west church street and washington avenue next to the fitness trail. to rent the bikes you download an app and you get a code to open up the blue tooth locks. her family says she may be the oldest living phillies fan so on her birthday the team showed their love for her. ♪ ♪ that is the philly phanatic

serenading sara who is turning 105 years old. friends and family showed up to celebrate and loretta got new duds to add to her wardrobe a phillies shirt and hat. happy birthday to you 105. >> awesome. good birthday there. much more ahead on "action news" today. including information on a murder case cold for years now. how a local athlete's nephew is allegedly tied to the crime. important advice for parents. >> i'm nydia han we are talking kids and money, how to help your teens and young adults to be financially responsible.

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"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the reason that a 10 minute song with to words or music is burning up the itunes charts. >> adam is okay. plus europe's biggest budget airline want to limit how much passengers drink but it's not about alcohol in flight. stick around. and later a frightening fight caught on camera. a woman kicks and screams battling to escape a sexual predator, she got away and the story doesn't end there. why authorities are calling one

detail shameful. we'll begin at 4:30 with a cold case turned red hot in the lehigh valley. today we learn that the alleged killer has ties to a well known well respected athlete. walter perez is live now in easton to explain the new details in this case. >> reporter: brian, i'll take you back before the cold case murder of 2009 to a shooting involving a man by the name of jacob holmes jr. who was shot but survived. he is accused of murdering the man of the man that pulled the trigger on him and he is the nephew of a boxing legend. >> the case resolves around the murder of miguel auponty. the case went cold until an alleged accomplice named holmes

in a grand jury report a few years ago and the leads from that report led to the arrest. holmes is a person of interest in this case from the very beginning. this was a case we felt based on the police work was solvable but we had to make sure we had everybody in place to prove this in court obviously. >> but the suspect's father says not so fast. jacob holmes sr. the brother of boxing champ, larry holmes says he was at home on the night of the murder. and the evidence was and remains flimsy. and holmes says because of the last name if anyone in his family committed a crime in the lehigh valley they would be found and arrested right away. >> i'm a holmes if i do something everyone if the valley knows it. why would i be stupid enough to do it. if i hit you everyone knows i'm

a holmes and i get told on. but his brother nicholas says he is sure that the authorities have the right man. he will be glad when this ordeal is finally over. >> i wish his family the best. i think overalthough my family is ready for justice to be served and come to closure at this points. it's a long time coming. >> holmes is how held without bail after being arraigned this morning, facing charges including first degree murder. channel 6 "action news." thank you. a philadelphia police are looking for a killer that shot a man as he sat in his car today. it happened near 20th and toronto streets in north philadelphia. homicide detectives say that a man was found shot above the eye just after 2:00 this afternoon. the victim's car was still running and he was rushed to temple hospital but did not survive. police will only say that the

victim was in his late 30s and victims are looking for the murder weapon and the gunman. >> detectives in the logan section released video of a man being executed at point-blank range in hopes of finding the killer. you see two men walking down the 1900 block of roberts street on march 19th, seconds later' masked hooded gunman runs around the corner and starts shooting, when the intended target falls to the ground the killer stands over him and fires five who shots and the victim died a short time later and the shooter escaped in a silver minivan. anyone with information is asked to call philadelphia police. grab your passports next year you can fly non-stop from philadelphia international airport to three european cities. to zurich switzerland.

and starting may 4th, travelers can fly non-stop to budapest and prague. those are seasonable ending in october. you can start booking the flights next week. >> a good day to fly. by the signs of the weather today. a nice wednesday. >> hardly a cloud in the sky. adam joseph is joining us. what a welcome change from yesterday. >> mother nature cleaned her act up. and changes come for the end of the week but for today the temperatures with response from the sunshine come back up above the normal of 86 degrees. 87 now in philadelphia and 86 in allentown un85 in trenton and wilmington 86 degrees, you factor in the humidity still humid but not as oppressive as yesterday. the number comes up 1 degree in philadelphia and the 87 feels like 88 degrees and wilmington up to 90 degrees right now. we look at satellite 6 along with action radar we cleared everything up and cumulous high

clouds out there with a light wind from the north and west. water temperatures are also up as well. 77 from surf city, atlantic city to cape may and the bay temperatures in the upper 70s and off the beaches in delaware as high as 80 degrees, it's inviting on a sunny day. but a reminder we have high risks for rip currents due to hurricane gert i would not venture into the water especially once the lifeguards leave. we'll chat about the stormy end to the week in the seven day including eclipse day coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. a group of national experts worked today to plot a pathway out of poverty. the action cam was in philadelphia as mayor jim kenney delivered the remarks and the week long neighbor works conference and brings together specialists to discuss the best ways to grow successful communities and mayor kenney welcomed the group and welcomed

the group. >> a symbol of patriotism arrived in delaware, they are moving in american flag from state to state on a mission to raise money for wounded veterans and their families. the action cam was there as a group from virginia raised the flag from a harley davidson shop in newcastle and then mount ephraim, new jersey. and by the time the flag arrives home the organizers hope to have raced $200,000 for veterans around the country. it has been 200 decades since the u.s. main land saw a total solar eclipse. eye experts say plan ahead. rick williams is live with more on this one today. >> did you get your glasses yet?

>> i have them on order and i think they are arriving on tuesday, of course the eclipse is monday. we talk about them the especially approved eclipse glasses what you need to look into the sun on monday. ali gorman spoke to local experts about what to do and what not to do during the eclipse. she'll have more on that tonight in health check. also, tonight a big change for philadelphia public schools, the staff the school district is adding as part of a $1.2 million program. those details coming up on "action news" tonight at 5:00. until then back to the studio and sharrie we'll see you later. >> my glasses are coming on time i'll share them with you. >> okay. thank you. a day of learning and fun for some of of the best and brightest young girls. the girl scouts are attending a camp at university east falls campus. introducing the girls to topics

in stem. and today the 36 girls in grades 7 through 9 debates the pros and cons of various energy sources and the u.s. navy helped to sponsor the camp in the hopes of encouraging nor girls to pursue stem. why so many are spending money on a song that doesn't make a sound. >> and if you have a teenager heading to college or young adult preparing to leave the nest, stay tuned. we have important information for parents to help cut the financial cord. and cocktail crack down one of the biggest airlines in europe is hoping to keep passengers sober limiting what they can drink before they step on the plane.

authorities are looking for a sexual assault suspect after a woman fought him off in

california. the video shows the victim kicking and punching her attacker outside of her apartment building. the victim grabbed her and started to take her clothes off but her determination was enough to scare him away. and now they are trying to identify the man and expressing frustration by multiple witnesses that walked by our drove by but did not stop to help and never called police. investigators have questions for an alabama woman that turned up alive weeks after she went missing, lisa ferris was discovered by a passing driver along a highway a month after she got lost in the woods. she was with two men that tried to burglarize a hunting camp. she wants no part of it and she abandoned her belongings and ran

off. >> she said she drank water out of a brook and ate berries and mushrooms. >> sara had no shelter or shoes, and was exposed and when she was rescued she was hungry and thirsty and is expected to make a full recovery. it's world's largest theater chain is considering taking legal action against the subscription service that lets people see a movie a day for $10 a month. and theaters for whether they can stop accepting movie pass and that is following the announcement they are rolling out a $9.99 plan nationwide. it gets people into one showing a day at almost all theaters accepting debit cards movie pass the co-owner of netflix plans to pay full ticket price by advertising revenue. the european budget airline ryan air is trying to control

the amount of alcohol passengers are drinking. they are trying to limit how much travels can sip on in the airport too. they are asking british airports to curb alcohol sales after a sharp increase in the number of incidents of disruptive passengers many and they are asking for a two drink cutoff at bars and restaurants and it's unfair that the airports can profit from unlimited sale of alcohol and leave the airlines to deal with the consequences. no word yet from the british airports. a song soaring to the top of the charts, 10 minutes long and silence. it's 99 cents. it's called a very good song. emphasis on the a. if you ever played music in your

car the one that comes first starts to play first again and again. the creator of the silent song says on twitter that is why he made it a blank song that plays first a moment of peace and silence before you choose what you would like to hear first. interesting. now to the latest in nail trends, so not to be left out the next time at the nail salon, we present corkscrew nails. they cannot open a bottle of wine but the hottest new trend, move over stiletto nail this coxs from a girl that needs a manicure badly. how you get anything done with these things. you'll have to tell me, i am picturing buttoning something or doing the dishes here. this is not your actual nail they do it by twisting the acrylic around the straw and let

it dry and attach it to your own nail. >> was just getting used to the stiletto nail. now that is out. >> it looks like the guinness book of world records where the people grow it too long. >> lets get a check of the roads now. gina is in for matt. >> hi guys we are starting off unfortunately with an overturned tractor trailer if you head into glassboro, new jersey closing route 55 northbound past route 322 and you are in the black shutting down that part of the roadway, single digit speeds avoid this area. the new jersey turnpike is an alternate to use. a big issue this afternoon. not an issue traveling into new jersey and taking the 42 freeway, a live look at the a exit traveling northbound or southbound you are flowing along quite nicely and not the case on 95, here is your live look at tasker avenue, the northbound side all the way out to allegheny, you see the backups

and this point you are slow and then traveling from the blue route to this point you see 24 minutes now on the southbound side in the green. not looking bad there. and looks like the westbound side of the vine is not looking bad a waiting line approaching 76 and that eastbound side you are stacked length to length. and traveling into harleysville, look for a crash at yoda road. the fire department is on the scene there. travel times we see growing numbers out there. especially on the schuylkill expressway a half hour and you can see 95 between the vine and woodhaven 22 and schuylkill 25 and the blue route a half hour. back to you. >> thank you. adam joseph standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next.

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meteorologist, adam joseph along now promised a nice change from yesterday and delivered on it. >> i'm glad it worked out that way for everybody and you especially brian. i give you a hard time most of the time. and sharrie is in the middle of these two. we'll talk about good weather tomorrow and then it changes at the end of the week. sky 6 hd cape may folks are soaking up the sun on the sand. they are soaking up that sunshine and you see the lifeguards there red flags kind of waiving i notice here right now, and definitely want to listen to the lifeguards until they are off duty and high risk for rip currents because of the large swells coming in from hurricane gert and as we move forward that will improve through the end of the week and do not swim once the guards are off duty this evening. warm and humid tonight and areas of fog are developing like last

night and dense this morning or as widespread. 62 allentown and 69 in millville and cape may 70 degrees. into thursday we see hazy sunshine and still warm and humid. 84 at 2:00 and 84 around 5:00 but again watch for a late isolated shower or thunderstorm coming in from the south and with west but most of the day is on the dry side. temperatures right now near 90 degrees in millville and in fact if feels like 96 when you factor in the humidity and 88 dover and 87 in reading and a bit of a sea breeze at the shore temperatures in the lower 80s as you see quiet here along the eastern seaboard. things start to act back up in the midwest that is the front as a warm front and then a cold front during the day on friday. you see the beautiful circulation. beautiful because it's not affecting land and the eye of

gehrt trying to form with the winds 90 miles per hours as it move as way 86 tomorrow and late stray storm as the front pulls through as it moves to the north it floods in very uncomfortable air and humid on friday and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon as the cold front moves through at 87 degrees and the eagles game at home tomorrow the preseason game against the buffalo bills and warm and muggy and spotty storm is possible 82 at 7:00 and the fourth quarter, 79 degrees. if you head to the shore tomorrow right around 80 degrees, humid and sun and clouds and listen to the lifeguards, the national weather service did not put out a forecast, it should be far better today and check with them tomorrow as you head to the shore. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 86 tomorrow and steamy and uncomfortable on friday with the storms developing and a fairly dry

weekend and hot and humid on saturday and less humid on sunday 88 degrees and the eclipse sun and clouds, right now i like the way the sky may actually appear. a little bit of cloud cover but not bad 89 degrees and hot and humid come tuesday back up to 90 degrees. and i don't see any kind of system nearby to kind of block that view here on monday at this point. >> that is good news. >> all right adam thanks. what's the deal is coming up. every year south jersey sends

more and more tax money to trenton, but gets less and less back thanks to steve sweeney and chris christie. here's the sweeney-christie record eight years of underfunded schools. huge tax breaks for themselves and their rich friends while we pay more. and homestead rebate funding for seniors cut in half next year. don't believe the fake news from his wealthy donors. steve sweeney stands with chris christie, not with south jersey.

weaning your kid from your wallet can be a challenge spot sooner you can talk about handling finances the better. jaime is a working mom with teenage kids her oldest daughter is heading to college. already knowing how to make the

most of and use a savings account. >> half the paycheck went into saving and the other into checking. >> she helped to instill into her kids the benefit of a dollar and saving at an early age. >> i needed them to understand what it took for me to pay rent and utilities and food. i would share this information, this is how much i make and this is how much goes out. a credit card can be useful to build up their credit but make sure the card is one you can monitor and has a small limit to prevent overspending and financial planner dan hernandez has advice on younger children returning to the nest after college. set up rules and finite period of time. a year, 18 months, two years. put them on a budget. and make them pay some bills even rent. >> even if you intend to help

them out down the road and give them back part of the rent. have them feel the pain of paying rent. they are are the apps for helping millennials budget and save. it helps you save money without thinking about it. it analyses and puts money aside for you. mint is my favorite budgeting app helping you set financial goals. more tips on 6abc.com. i'm nydia han channel 6 "action news." >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. for sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli, and adam joseph. i'm brian taff. hope you'll me tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. on p h l 17. >> and "action news" continues tonight with zoo adventures. >> cecily tynan has a preview. >> i am here with danny and elvis. elvis is a california king snake, from the west coast of

the u.s. and they are called king snakes because they eat other snakes including the venomous rattlesnakes, they are not particularly big but strong c constrictors and pretty good as getting prey. they like the warm weather and i will be inside of the outpost hanging out with the kangaroos and emus. we'll have more when "action news" continues.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. ♪ amazing grace >> this is just the beginning of heather's legacy. this is not the end of the heather's legacy. >> she loved people and wanted equality. >> you are in a better place now where there is no pain, no sadness and no hunger and no hate. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. guess what? you just magnified her. [ applause ]

wednesday night monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story is the emotional farewell for the victim of violence in charlottesville, virginia. this as the fallout continues over president trump's contentious news conference and now politicians from both side of the aisle are taking the president to task. renee norman has who on that story today. >> rick and sharrie business leaders are distancing themselves from the president and at the same time democrats and republicans are making it clear, they don't agree with president trump's claims that there are both sides to blame for the weekend violence in charlottesville. >> in baltimore, brooklyn and alabama more monuments and statues coming down and outrage pours in by president trump's comments after violence.