and admitted to the unthinkable. after maintaining his innocent for two years, he add million dollars to killing his son brendon in 2015. a statement reads that creato stated under oath recklessly caused his son's death by depriving him of oxygen. his body was found just hours after his father call 911 to report him missing. his trial ended in the spring with a mistrial after failing to reach a verdict. they maintained that he smothered the child with a pillow because he was interfering in a relationship with his girlfriend. the next trial was to begin next month and instead. 23-year-old will be sentenced for manslaughter. >> we are told that brendon's mother was in the courtroom and neither the prosecutors office

or defense attorney would speak on camera. creato will be sentenced at the end of the settlement for 10 years in prison and must serve 8 years 6 months before he is eligible for parole. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. federal investigators say that the operator in that septa train crash in upper darby said has now provided samples for drug and alcohol testing. the national transportation board planned to interview the operator today. 33 people were hurt yesterday when the train smashed into the back of an empty car at the 69th street transportation center and the cars were removed from the station today and pennsylvania governor tom wolf commented about the crash today. >> i don't know what happened and i don't know what the cause will turn out to have been but you ask what we can do at the state level and one thing is to continue to encourage everybody in places like harrisburg and philadelphia and all around the country to invest in our inf

infrastructu infrastructure. >> the first lawsuits are filed in philadelphia. we'll talk about that in a live report on "action news" at 6:00 tonight. workers working on market street in downtown wilmington may have struck an electrical cable touching off an underground fire. smoke started to come from a manhole shortly before 11:00 and not long before firefighters and delmarva power was on the scene. nobody was hurt and power was shut down to the area. it should be fixed by this evening. people in atlantic city and beyond are are remembering the former member of that town, jim wayland. he died suddenly yesterday after serving a heart attack. he served three years as mayor. and won an assembly seat before

being elected to the state senate two years later. >> he was so excited about retiring in january and enjoying a retirement he did not get to enjoy. >> he was a big brother to me. >> jim wayland was 68 years old. president trump was back on the road today delivering a relatively subdued speech to veterans in nevada. that comes one day after the fiery season combative rally in arizona where he lashed out at a growing list of enemies. the president delivered remarks to the american legion and focused the speeches on the reform of the va system and called for a new unity. >> we are not defined by the color of our skin, the figure on our paycheck or the party of our politics, we are defined by our shared humanity. >> but that call comes on the heels of last night's speech in

which a defiant president defended his widely criticized comments in light of the ration fueled violence in virginia and once again took aim at the meet yeah. >> you want to discover the source of the division in this country. look no further than the fake news and the crooked media. to tell the truth i'm an honest person what i'm saying you know is exactly right. >> the president reread his initial controversial speech but left out the more controversial parts of it where he blamed the violence on both sides. >> all right so breaking news here brian. this sought of mercer county. police in hamilton township are investigating an incident in grope lake south of 195 near broad street. divers are visible in the water with a rescue boat but no word at this point and what they are looking for as we take a look at the images here. we'll continue to monitor this

situation and bring you any updates as soon as we get them into "action news." making change and getting results is what the "action news" troubleshooters do every day and leading the way is consume reporter, nydia han. she joins us with a company no longer allowed to operate in new jersey. >> you may remember the company, it's called basements for less. it advertised and led customers to believe they would get the basement of their dreams. but the experience for many is an absolute nightmare. >> consumer after consumer told me the owner, carly johnston took thousands but never finished the basements. >> are you telling me you will finish them now? >> if they ask me i will. >> the update the state of new jersey won a default judgment against johnston and his

businesses he must now pay back half a million in restitution to customers and pay a $11 million fine and neither johnston more his businesses may operate in the garden state again. see how the troubleshooters respond and get results in a prime time special here on 6 abc. looking forward to that. meanwhile, it was a high flying feet of spectacle above the shore line in atlantic city today. the 15 and annual air show has captivated people on the sand and surf and there is a good reason they call it thunder over the boardwalk. they came for the thunder. >> the power of the military. the awesomeness of the jets and the sound of the jets. and the maneuvers. >> the reeds are here from boston celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary and say you can't beat the free price tag

and patriotism on display. >> it shows the unity of american and the resilience of americans. >> some former military members appreciate the support as they come to support. >> i am part of of a local vfw and i support the troops. and i always wanted to see the show and this is my first time. >> first timers. >> same for the family from glenolden. >> something we want to do, on my wife's bucket list and decided this year we would do it. >> whether on the beach or boardwalk all eyes were on the skies. for the little ones a final farewell to summer. >> it's cool. every day you don't get to see giant hem copters and people parachuting everywhere. >> the event is set to bring in $26 million not bad for a

wednesday especially for a.c. that could use the financial boost. >> this is good for atlantic city. that is based on sound facts and cash coming in for us. a fabulous air show and a great tribute to the men and women in our armed services. >> and the big attraction today? the thunderbirds, the weather cooperates for the air demonstration squadron of the u.s. air force many saluting from the hand or boardwalk with their hand over their heart and looking up in awe. i put this here and i remember the time you got to ride with them. >> i did. flew with them a few years ago. they tried hard to make me sick. i hung on. >> that means you were doing cool stuff. >> it was awesome. >> i'll get the truth commercial break. speaking of thunder we heard that last night. it's nice outside and we find

adam joseph with a first check of the forecast. >> we rung out the at motion fear with the severe thunderstorms that passed through but the as atmosphere is a whole lot quieter. 92 yesterday and today down to 83 degrees, 79 in new york city and 72 in buffalo and pittsburgh 75 degrees and roanoke warm at 88. and the biggest change other than that drop in air temperature is the dew points. we were around 76 degrees today and today 55 as the drier air is invading in. and this will be with us for almost a week straight. a beautiful stretch of weather on the way. clear and comfy and 79 and 77 at 9:00 and low 70s at 10:00 with the low dropping to 65 in the city and 60s for the suburbs. in the accuweather forecast a preview of fall coming in here. with pleasant daytime highs and

really cool nights we'll show you the numbers as we head towards the upcoming weekend brian and sharrie coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >> power ball fever hit the region it has people across the nation buying tickets to try their luck. tonight's jackpot stands at hundred million. that makes it the second large he ever for that lottery game. sara bloomquist is live now in south philadelphia where tickets i am told are flying out of there? >> i would say slow and steady at this point. at least at this little lotto stand at broad and oregon. people are coming and going. you don't find the super long lines anymore. because you can pick up those power ball tickets almost anywhere. >> the biggs will pick up through the hour ahead as we approach the big drawing. $700 million, just too much money for so many to resist. >> it only takes one to win. >> add fred and petes, they

lined up to buy their shot at a fortune. 7$700 million up for grabs, the lump sum $440 million. miles away at beer guys in havertown, delaware county, one by one the hopeful put down their 2 and up. for a chance to win the secondest largest jackpot ever. >> we'd have the education covered for the kids and maybe a beach house, who knows? >> the jackpot is already rolled over 20 times since june 14th. that is why there is so many millions in the pot. we saw ronny buying tickets. >> i support the eagles with all of this money i would just be gone. i will travel and go to disney world. i'm going to take all of this money and pay my debts and pay off my car. >> robert foster spent many

minutes picking his numbers. >> my mothers birthday and sister's birthday and my birthday. and then i go from there. >> all across the country, everyone is dreaming big and the odds are long but it's worth a try if it means hundreds of millions of dollars coming our their way. >> i get one number. >> me too. >> if it's meant to be it's meant to be. >> sorry robert but the experts say you really shouldn't play your birthday. the months only go up to the number 31 power ball goes up to 69. the lottery experts themselves say play that quick pick those tickets tend to do better. good luck everybody. live in south philadelphia, sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> all right i'm looking forward to it. >> and still ahead on "action

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search teams have found a body at sea off singapore thought to be a missing sailor for the uss john mccain and some remains were thought to be on the destroyer. and the admiral commander of the seventh fleet was removed. he was expected to retire next month but commanders have lost confidence in his leadership.

there have been four accidents under his watch and two of them deadly. and police need your help solving a theft at a center city real estate office. the video shows the man going into the office 1425 locust street. the suspect grabbed the laptop and put it in the backpack and took off. he is 35 to 45 years old with short hair and wearing glasses at the time. and carrying a red, white and black backpack. >> time for a first check of the traffic report. >> as is all too often the traffic is not beautiful. the boulevard extension. an accident taking out the left lane and causing delays off the schuylkill expressway and those delays are spilling back on to 76 itself where a lot of speeds themselveses are in the teens. a crash in drexel hill, at

chickie and petes at sylvia road. and a crash causing delays in plymouth meeting, there along german town pike the eastbound side of plymouth road and a crash of a septa because on willow road northbound side of davis road at mandarin garden and today was the big a.c. air show. it was nice to meet so many down there, but everybody needs to head home now that the show is over. watch for traffic out of atlantic city, the speeds are just in the 20s as you head toward the garden state parkway. check your way home on this commuter report. 65 southbound side in mantua temperature just south of wood bauery, glassboro road. not a big delay but something to

aware of. >> all right matt thank you. state officials in pennsylvania are highlighting biggss making a difference in the community. governor tom wolf is on his jobs that pay tour. today's stop was at power home remodeling group. the companies headquarters are in chester and this is the second largest exterior home remodeler in the country. top of the line windows and solar installation and that the company prides itself on pleaing pleaing people of character. we have john in the studio, 92 years old and we thank him for the service in the coast guard and navy. and the twilight foundation, the

make a wish for seniors he came in to chat today and we both agreed on the forecast for what you are about to hear. >> he approved. >> he did. looking at the weather center, lots of sunshine and high clouds streaming through at times, but overall it is a beautiful day compared to yesterday, so i amish ewing an alert, that is a car wash alert. a chance of an isolated shower on thursday, and overall a nice dry beautiful stretch on the way. looking at the numbers across the area to the north and west. 80 in allentown reading and lancaster, 83 philadelphia and 84 the boardwalk in atlantic city. where it was packed this afternoon. can you see a little bit of

cloud cover hung on from dover to cape may county. that is the edge of that cold front that came through and really rocked the region last night of that severe weather. so as we look at the temperatures, 56 tonight in the northwest in the lehigh valley and 67 reading and 65 philadelphia and 62 in millville and mostly clear and cool and comfy and shut the air conditioners off. you may want them off for several nights in a row. even during it's day not bad. sunshine and clouds upper 70s to 80 degrees, to peak in the afternoon with cirrus developing late in the day about that is about it. tropical depression harvey stationary in the gulf of mexico. and winds 35 miles per hour. it will slowly work toward the southern coast of of texas here, could be a hurricane before it makes landfall in corpus christi and hovers over houston all weekend long and expecting severe flooding between a foot and two feet of rain near

houston and corpus christi. it's a big story in the upcoming weekend. for us locally we have soaked in sunshine, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. lots of sun and low humidity and highs only in the upper 70s. to around 80 degrees, so everyone one of these days get outdoors if can you and brian and sharrie we'll chat with the seven day and see if we can stretch this on into the new week ahead. >> thank you adam. >> much more "action news" at 4:00 coming up next.

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classes begin august 29th, good look. >> lucky uber riders got a chance to meet the philly phanatic the phillies and uber teamed up for the event and they could opt on their phones to get a visit from the phanatic and a few lucky ones did, some got a picture and some go sweet ticket foz a phillies game next month. the philadelphia soul are just days away from the arena bowl. their fourth appearance in the title game in the past six years. today we were right there as the team was practicing at total turf experience. and the reigning champs are batting for the right to fight for the top prize once again and the game is held on their own turf at the wells fargo center center this thursday. a remainder the soul will host tampa bay storm for the title. again saturday night at 7:00 here on 6 abc. >> all right go soul.

>> more ahead in the next 30 minutes of "action news" at 4:00, including the rational reason for nestles new coffee flavored kit kat bar. >> and a teen is accused of shooting a bb gun including at a child. his crime spree did not end there. what he did in a stolen car.

"action news" continues. "action news" continues with the app you will either adore or hate. if you hate when people ignore your tempts you will probably love it. and the high speed chase why philadelphia's top cop was pursued by a pint size police officer today. and grounded gourd. spectators will not get to see pumpkins flying through the field in delaware this year. why the pumpkin chunkin event is canceled this year. the story involves a teenager with a bb gun an injured child a stolen car ain police chase. john rawlins is covering this case all day long. he joins us in minquadale with a break down of what happened here. >> reporter: this starts at 8:00 a.m. this morning they get a

call about an individual that was driving a black suv that shot a woman with a bb gun. then another call a similar report only this time the apparent intended target a 10-year-old child. >> 10-year-old adam was riding his bike this morning when a man driving this toyota suv approached him. >> he was like do you want something, here you go and pointed a gun. it wasn't pointing at me but to him. and i was like no thanks. adam headed home fast and said it looks like this. the guy yelled it's an air soft gun that used gas to fire bb style projectiles. >> heard it and saw it fly and lucky missed and hit my shirt. >> adam told his mom and stepdad and newcastle police were alerted and officers spotted a black suv. >> they attempted to stop the vehicle on kirkwood highway and

then a pursuit ensues. >> the pursuit was called off after it hit another car, because of the prior shooting incident police identified the suspect and went to this house on stanton road. there the 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody and the stolen suv was found nearby earlier this month the same suspect was arrested for stealing cars from a commercial garage. they have concerns about the 15-year-old's home enenvironment. >> i don't think they get good guidance from their home situation and may go astray. >> so the 15-year-old has been in trouble before. and the suspect is in custody again for the second time in just a little over two weeks and i expected to be formerly charged today as far as today's events later this afternoon. live in minquadale, channel 6

"action news." >> a suspicious looking powder caused officials in chester county to evacuate the courtroom today. on the hundred block of market street at 2:30 this uponing. authorities immediately evacuated the floor so a hazmat team could come in and investigate. it turns out the powder was not dangerous and some were checked out as a precaution and everybody was allowed back in a short time later. pumpkins will not be flying through fields in delaware. the world championship pumpkin chunkin association are canceling the event. land owners are reluctant to host it because of a lawsuit. because of a woman that was critically injured. the science channel producer was hit by a chunk of metal blew off

an air cannon. police in glassboro, new jersey, are looking for two men in last friday's burglary at a gulf gas station. they caught the two masked burglars going through the station at 2:00 in the morning. one had a distinction tattoo on his left harm and the other is thought to be very tall. some rough moments yesterday with the weather and storms today a completely different picture. >> feeling nice out there today. meteorologist, adam joseph, joins us now. if we could stretch it out a bit. >> like a large weight is lifted off our shoulders, as we move forward things look pretty good for the most part right now but there is a little area down to the south and east dealing with a couple of showers in parts of cape may county squeezing their way from ocean city to cape may. but that is the last of those showers and that is where the humidity is still up a bit and

it will change. live on sky 6 hd in cape may, we have some pleasure boaters out there doing loopy loops. and sand and clouds down there. and you could get a tad bit wet here this evening. as we move forward a gorgeous stretch of weather for the end august. this is exceptional for this time of year. the dew points yesterday were 76 degrees. that is what got us into trouble with the severe thunderstorms but thursday, friday, saturday, sunday going from the 50s to the 40s which is almost off our comfy chart there below the 60 degree threshold. we'll chat about the numbers and how long we have the sunshine. coming up in the seven-day forecast. dozens of young men began a new chapter this their lives today in media. this was freshman move-in day at williamson college of the trades.

students and their families brought along everything for the next three years of studies. william son has horticulture and masonry and more. in dorms were designed by renowned architect. and students were the focus of a conference in northeast philadelphia. the event titled how student centered are you? fines a way to engage students in the core curriculum. and they'll hear from the speakers but embracing change and using a multicentury approach for students of all learning types. people in chester county are looking for a series of incidents and worried that it could double in size. monica malpass is live in the newsroom with the details on this today. >> hi brian, these disturbing images were found in two nearby towns, take a look so disturbing in fact. we had to blur out the graffiti and police were investigating

three incidents and now they are looking to see if more places were hit by the vandals. vernon odom has the newest tonight. and a woman working on high tech help for people that suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and she knows all too well what that feels like. >> thank you. there is a tiny new member on the philadelphia police force and today he showed off his driving skills in his police cruiser. >> well, behind the wheel there is 3-year-old rider sims, you see him following police commissioner richard ross on a high speed chase through the administration building. he has developmental challenges and has sensory processing disorder but when at home he wears a small uniform and it

makes him feel invincible. he invited rider to show him around and swore him in as an honorary police officer. ryder takes this serious he is often seen patrolling swarthmore protecting his neighborhood. >> what an awesome little guy. he has the police uniform ready to go. >> still ahead if you like kit kat bars and have a cold. stick around you may be interested in nestles new candy concoction. and plus they are the teeny tiny fruit packing a lot of flavor in a funny looking package and being grown on u.s. soil for the first time. how social media helped to bring the finger lime to america. >> and if you hate when someone ignores your text messages we have an app that make its impossible for someone to pretend they didn't see it.

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about to see is anything but subtle. the surveillance camera was rolling as the thief used the forklift to steal the atm. the crook used the heavy duty machine to rip it off its foundation at a bank, it worked but did a lot of damage in the process. police posted this video to help identify the forklift that could lead them to the thief behind the wheel. a wild citrus fruit native to australia is growing in the u.s. thanks to foodies in the u.s. allow us to introduce you to the finger lime. the tiny funny looking fruit is harvested in fresno, california. they may look like cucumbers, the caviar like pods inside taste like limes. they tried to grow them after an instagram story.

featuring a finger lime and racked up 3 million impressions in 24 hours. meal prep company blue apron is planning on adding future limes to their meals. >> an elderly judge with a kind heart is winning hearts online. rhode island municipal judge frank caprio mix of videos shows compassion dealing with people that are ticketed in the city. understanding the hard luck that many before him are facing. >> it's because people are so accustomed and conditioned to institution and government coming down hard on them, without regard for any personal situations. >> cap rio calls children on to

his bench for judgment on their parents. i think the kids may be tougher than the judge there. so big talkers now, the big question what is in a name in for one sportscaster it dictated his assignment. this is espn broadcaster robert lee and he will not be working the university of virginia's season opener because of recent violence in charlottesville. that centered on the removal of statue of robert e. lee and will cover the game in point and made because of the coincidence of his name. they say it's a shame this is a topic of conversation but they feared this robert lee would be suspected to memes and jokes and half else. they say the idea to switch the assignment was mutual. >> we present you with one of

those culinary, what? scenarios. you may have tried a candy flavored cough trop but would you eat a cough drop flavored candy bar. that is what they have done to the kit kat in japan. the same classic bar with white chocolate infused with throat lozenge powder. they reportedly want to make sure that soccer fans can soothe their throats after cheering at the top of their lungs, the chocolate flavored kit kat is on sale until november 10th but only in japan. you text someone and it takes forever to get back to you. is there phone on silent or ignoring me? we present reply asap. he was get ago knowed and concerned and every other possible emotion when his son was taking a long time getting back to him.

so he created this app that forces his son and everyone else's and daughters too to reply. how? the phone makes a noise until the urgent message is acknowledges and both the serndr and recipient must have the app for it to work and just for important thing and doesn't just work with kids but good for spouses too. >> ah. no escape. thanks very much. time for a check of the roads right now. >> matt is here now with the update for us. >> the goal is to get home asap and property to allow extra time for the roosevelt boulevard extension. it jams up in the northbound direction every afternoon but this afternoon extra jammed because of an earlier crash, that wreck is now out of the way but the northbound delay is not gone. the delay from it spilling back

on to the schuylkill expressway westbound lane as approaching the boulevard and it looks like in the backlog a fender bender and this one is off to the side. typical slow spot as long 95 like the northbound one around the vine street expressway just 9 miles per hour. and luckily our crash at drexel hill at chickie and petes has cleared out and however they are working on the one involving a septa bus near mandarin garden at 611 impacted at davisville road and jams at plymouth meeting on german town pike. eastbound side. and german town pike, typical slowing along 476 and crash in paoli a nasty one near the pnc bank and coatesville a crash at harmony and national steel

heritage museum. didn't know that was there. going to have to go check it out sometime. >> now you have a weekend plan. stepping outside a live look from the center city camera, of our temple camera this wednesday afternoon. meteorologist, adam joseph, is back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. ♪

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adam joseph is joining us now the weather woke us out of bed. ultimately a nice day. >> i flew in before they came in and went to bed. and they woke me up i was like come on. a full night sleep and that was the heat and humidity busting on out of here. as we look at the action cam, you see the blue sky and

cumulous clouds and sun flowers beginning to pop adding to the beauty out there and a beautiful forecast as we move forward as we go to the weather center. the green man himself taking over here. as we look at the phillies in town against the marlins here this evening. if you head to the game perfect at night for mostly clear and comfy. the sunsets before 8:00. 7:00 around 80 degrees and by 10:00 the temperature of 75 degrees and you won't be sitting there sweating because the humidity is really dropped off here this afternoon. we are dealing with a couple of light showers in southern areas on stormtracker 6 live double scan mainly in cape may county south of ocean city. if you head toward tuckahoe some may clip there and not last all that long but a quick hit of a heavier shower near sea isle city down to stone harbor just a couple of sprinkles and missing cape may right now but that

doesn't mean you'll get a spritz or two here. and millville 85 and 82 in wilmington and 80 degree mark for lancaster and reading and allentown and 70 in the poconos. satellite 6 along with action radar looking pretty good, you look across most of the lower 48 here. a couple of thunderstorms around the carolinas and virginias, and showers south of new orleans and that say tropical depression. tropical depression harvey we are watching head towards texas for the end of the week. tonight clear and comfy open up the windows, 58 chilly degrees in the suburbs and 65 for center city. and a taste of fall coming in here not for one, two, three or four days but for the next five days. a massive high that is breaking down from canada, that means mostly sunny days and cool nights and low humidity as well. so at the shore tomorrow, perfection sunshine and nice, and low risk for rip currents

for the light northeasterly wind and temperatures in the upper 70s to 80 and a warm ocean of 73 degrees, 79 in cape may. low 80s forever the beaches in delaware with the water temperature there in the upper 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 82 degrees tomorrow and sunny and comfy and i'll sound like a broken record but let this record keep on skipping because as we look at friday, saturday, sunday and monday, and tuesday. sunshine just a few clouds, upper 70s for highs, low humidity and overnight lows in the suburbs in the 50s every single night. even near 60 in philadelphia. and the only change come a week from now as clouds arrive and showers late wednesday afternoon with the temperature of 80 degrees. so if the kids are still not in school and you head to the shore for one last little break away from home. a nice week ahead. >> perfect. >> thanks adam. >> budgeting for baby we'll talk

about it in what's the deal. ♪ ♪

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time now for what's the deal. having a child is exciting but could be expensive. child care costs make up 18% of the overall spending to raise a child. to make sure you are caught off guard budgeting to start before your bundle of joy arrives. >> new parents get the nursery, car seats and strollers ready before baby. sometimes child care doesn't cross your mind until it is needed. care.com started to plan before they get the good news. the moment you find out you are expecting and have a new bundle of joy you should definitely start to -- depending on the type of care and options, there are great things you can do, one

of the first things we recommend is stop off and talk to your employer. >> your employer may have programs to help find child care. maybe discount or subsidize care from providers. >> child care is much more expensive but the cost goes down as your child gets older. for a newborn baby if you are considering a child care center it's going to be costly because of the ratio, teacher to infant. it's much lower. >> consider a nanny share where maybes slit the cost of a care giver or check out churches or other nonprofits they may offer day care for the cost of child care businesses. >> here is another tip, check with your pediatrician for free product samples. another big one lose the pricey just for show baby shoes. experts say that babes walk faster when they are barefoot and here is one for me.

always, always check with other parents and everyone looking for baby items there are tons looking to unload them and pay them forward and pass them on and get them out of the house. >> i'm the beneficiary of a lot of those. >> finally at 4:00, who doesn't enjoy a nice warm bath at the end of the day. this golden retriever biscuit. waiting until the last favorite time of the day was over. because of temperature of the water was warm and bubbles on her head that made her unimpressed with the experience. one thing is serious, biscuit clearly hates the bath. >> that is a frown though? >> yes, no confusing that. that does it for "action news" at 4:00, for brian taff and alicia vitarelli i'm shack, join me along with brian and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. on phl 17.

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the big story is the vandalism investigation in two separate towns. vernon odom is live at coatesville headquarters with the story. >> reporter: hello gray and to you monica, good evening. police in this section of chester county have tonight launched a major manhunt in response to hate crimes in the predawn hours of tuesday morning. valley township and coatesville were the targets. in coatesville's west end residents woke up at daylight tuesday to find nazi season anti-black graffiti on three pieces of private property. a garage, a building and a vehicle. there were four separate defacements in valley township. the towns folk are up in arms. >> everybody here in coatesville are united against this and letting everyone know coatesville is united against all the hate and we have no time