but the big story is the shocking revelation that a local commissioner arrested on child porn. ao them.

>> it's particularly disturbing anywhere from infants to 2 to 4 to 3 to 6 and all in the different categories. very disturbing. jack walen says that the 66-year-old was shocked when the detectives showed up at his bryn mawr home in late august, they found the porn in the basement and some was animals. >> we cannot at this point in time confirm or deny that any of the children, whether it was up loaded or downloaded are local children at this point. >> this is not the first scandal to stun the radnor board of commissioners. bill spangle will be sentenced

tomorrow for groping his mother-in-law. >> i made a former request of commissioner ahr to resign from the board. if that does not happen by the end of the week i'll take action to call a special meeting so that we remove him. >> and ahr is out on bond. now commissioner shaver who you just heard from right there. there will be increased radnor police paroles in ahr's neighborhood. an overturned gasoline tanker shut down a stretch of route 1 in delaware. del/dot opened the northbound just a half hour ago and there is no word when southbound will reopen to traffic. the accident happened at 8:20 this morning and delaware state police say that a van blew a tire and crossed the median and

swerved to avoid the van and overturned. the 8500 gallons of fuel started leaking. >> it's a hazmat situation with the tanker spilling the fuel in the highway on into the ditch on both sides of the roadway. drivers are detoured on to u.s. 13. and authorities in a montgomery county community are investigating a big batch of hate mail that filled the mailboxes of an entire neighborhood. live in red hill, walter perez, we are talking about hundreds of letters do police have any idea where this mail came from? >> over the past year there are similar cases like this across the delaware valley. and hundreds of offensive flyers like this one are mailed to homes in red hill and east greenville and surrounding towns as well. they are disgusting and cruel

and they include to specific threats they are protected by the first amendment. >> honestly it's sick. >> he is disturbing flyers including racist and anti-semitic cartoons and nazi propaganda, it's hard to believe that anyone would spend that much time and pour resources into something like this. >> it's all hand written and stamped someone spent a lot of money to get whatever they want to get out to the community and i think we are all just shocked. >> some of the envelopes are personalized. for example david house loves the chiefs and proudly flies this flag outside of his home. when his arrived it was addressed to the kansas city fan. >> and they came around and scoped out our neighborhood and that freaks me out. >> and doug bishop owner of

mario's cafe and pizza received his good this is not right and not the way it should be and that is what should happen to it. this should be gone. there is no place for that in our community. >> east greenville police chief says that local and county shorts are looking into the case but at this point no laws are broken. >> unless certain things happen in conjunction with the mailing of the flyer this is just a disturbing freedom of speech issue. >> reporter: so once again there is no criminal investigation in this case but local and county authorities are looking for any intel about this case to have information about groups that do these kinds of things. if you know anything call east greenville police or the prosecutors office. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. philadelphia police are investigating a grizzly discovery in strawberry mansion. a man was founded inside of a car parked inside of the 2700

block of west albert street. police say he was shot in the head. >> upper darby police are searching for the robbery suspect that attacked a store clerk yesterday. this is surveillance video from garret street. you see the robber walk into the store and go behind the counter and immediately punched the worker and ordered him to fill up a bag with cash. after hitting the clerk again the suspect armed with a knife ran away from the store and that he also robbed a small convenience store in the unit block of long lane. president trump is in harrisburg right now selling his tax reform proposal. this is a live picture from the state capital. the president's speech got underway a few minutes ago. at the air national guard base he is touting ta the plan will lower tax rates and boost

manufacturing. the president began by saying the nation's economic revival began the day he took officer. >> since january of this year we have slashed job killing red tape across the economy and stopped and eliminated more regulations in the last eight months than any president has done during an entire term. >> trump's tax plan rolls back individual and corporate tax rates, we are streaming the president's speech live at 6abc.com and john rawlins will have a full report on the president's speech and reaction tonight on "action news" at 11:00. this afternoon pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro announced a lawsuit against the trump administration over new rules that allow employers to deny coverage for

contraceptives. shapiro who was flanked by members of planned parenthood says that the new rules under mine the held and and independence of women. >> these new rules mean that 2.5 million pennsylvanian women and families have to pay more for basic health care all at the women of a ceo or board of directors but the conservative groups say it allows them to act on their religious beliefs. and a man that sought sanctuary last year in a church is granted freedom in his case. and a random act of kindness with the peddle it forward campaign. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan showing showers across the western suburbs heading towards philadelphia and i'll time them

out in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. and the eagles get ready to take on the carolina panthers that and more when "action news" continues tonight.

tonight we have an update on javier flores garcia he found sanctuary we at a church last november and walked out today with no need to look over think shoulder or evade the u.s. government. katherine scott has the story. >> reporter: the tears javier flores walked out of the united

methodist church after seeking sanctuary here. >> it was a hard journey and really excited that i finally get to have my dad at home. >> garcia is in philadelphia since 97 and crossed the border of mexico on foot and met his wife and had children then are all u.s. citizens, he was deported multiple times and kept returning to reunite with his family. and last november 13 and on the eve of his deportation he sought sanctuary in this church. >> it's not about hiding or fugitives, it's about seeking justice. >> since then javier has performed odd jobs waiting for the outcome of his petition for legal status, he fears leaving and being arrested by agents and his ankle bracelet provides his

location at all times. and places of worship is considered delicate by ice. in 2004 garcia was convicted dui and something else happened this year. he and his brother were attacked by box cutters, by two other undocumented men. he cooperated with investigators to catch the men. >> this is a victory today we will savor and they are few and far between. >> he is eligible for the visa and there is a backlog and hopes to obtain the visa in the next year. the need for aid in puerto rico is so great that some nonprofit organizations are working together in order to provide as much assistance as possible. today pennsylvania and the

salvation army thanked those who helped raise $25,000 and collected food and medicine for puerto rico. >> and today is international day of the girl. to mark the occasion the national conference of american women, hosting the conference of young ladies in kensington. the students took part in work shops for healthy living and entrepreneurship. the broomall is opening up tonight firefighters are available to show the tools of their trade and share important information about fire safety. there are also games for the young people. free smoke detectors will be given out. anyone that needs one can just ask.

short week and no excuse for the eagles. >> normally on a wednesday they would be back on the field to practice for the next opponent but they have already flown to north carolina for their game against charlotte. how are you holding up jeff? >> i'm okay. i'm not playing i'm just talking no big deal. at the end of the day whether they are banged up or not this is a fight for the top spot and they are the number one seed and they do not want to give that up to 4-1 carolina. it could have major playoff implications down the road. look at carson wentz and the birds arriving. he will go up against the best defense they have faced. the eagles d could be without

fletcher cox and he is a game time decision because of a calf injury. >> you guys expect to be okay? >> we got fletch back and he got our back when we come back and it's a team thing. we have to make sure we don't lose a beat but overall. i think we just want to get the w. >> you found a way to get to cam newton, he was sacked ten times. you figured out a way you expect to get to him again? >> we hope to get to him. my mind set it to get to him. that is our mind set. yes, we expect to get to him tomorrow. >> the eagles have done a lot of studying this week and watching film because they have not had full practices out there with the short week they are trying to keep their bodies healthy for thursday night football and lane johnson is ruled out and did not make the trip because of a concussion. jeff skversky, channel 6 "action

news." >> thank you. the flyers are finally heading home after a four game road trip to start the season and host the capitals on saturday. and david's squad not a happy ending. the bright spot nolan patrick scored his first goal of his career imagine how that felt? but tied 5-5 late in the third. phillip forceburg the game winner and they send them home with the 6-5 loss. and the sixers play the nets in the preseason action. and joel embiid for the first time on the floor. and yesterday u.s. soccer lost to trinidad and tobago 2-1 failing to qualify for the world cup for the first time since 1986. >> don't trust the process there.

gloucester county celebrated the anniversary of the county wide medical services, the first and only county run service of its kind in the state of new jersey. steve sweeney was at the county ems office if clayton to mark the milestone. he was a county freeholder when the service was created in 2007 to better serve gloucester's most rural communities and the ems average response time just under 6 minutes, nearly 3 minutes faster than required. ( floor creaks) i can't believe we're doing this! (thunder cracks) ahh! gus, you're not scared, are you? i don't like thunder! this is getting creepy! (a wolf howls in the distance) heeey ... -whoa! (shriek) did you say creepy? fang-tastic fortune. the new scratch off from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah, with top prizes of $50 grand.

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your taxes 145 times, including the largest gas tax hike in history. sounds about right, coming from a.... double-dipping pension padder! we have breaking fuse from the philadelphia school district the john b. kelly describe is

closed tomorrow after traces of mold were found in several classrooms. school officials are investigating the source of the mold and as a result they have closed the school to both students and staff tomorrow. lets get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> the action cam looking at fairmont park where the clouds were thick despite the cloud cover we managed to make it up to 79 degrees, that is 11 degrees above normal and sky 6 hd taking a look at philadelphia international airport where the clouds are still in place. the sun is low on the who ice on and sunsetting 6:27 get used to the clouds thanks to the atmosphere. 20,000 feet, this is where the storm system is really moved. and this is a westerly flow a dry flow of air. and close to the surface up to 4,000 feet an easterly throw and

that pulls in the atmosphere from the ocean than traps the moisture in at the low ever levels of the atmosphere that means low clouds are in place for the next two days and could see a few peeks of sunshine now and then. but generally the clouds are the rule and temperatures in the 60s. tonight we have some showers moving in stormtracker 6 live double scan showing philadelphia right now we dry and showers moving across the western suburbs and pushing to the east and generally they are light and we have the one batch of some steadier showers over pottstown and across route 100 and across 422 and thanks to a low pressure diving over virginia that brings us showers tonight. right now it's warm, philadelphia 73 degrees allentown a rain cooled 6 in millville.

and it brings us more showers overnight and the best chance of steady rain comes into the wee hours of the morning at 3:00, it shows we'll have more widespread shower activity. tomorrow morning 8:00 it's cloudy and little bit of drizzle but as we head into the afternoon we get drier air mixing in late in the afternoon could see a few peeks of sunshine before sunset and we cloud up overnight into friday. down the shore it's a very windy day. and a wind tunnel effect with winds from the northwest sustained winds through the day generally 25 miles per hour. and wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour off the ocean pulling in the clouds and the cooler air. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow it finally feels like fall, the afternoon high is 66 degrees and 2 degrees below normal. and comes at a cost though. morning drizzle and mostly

cloudy and friday mostly cloudy again and the high is pretty seasonable. and 69 degrees. and saturday back to the summer like warmth, 80 degrees and warmth and sunshine and not typical football weather for the temple games and we warm up more on sunday 83 degrees and monday staying warm and a chance of late day showers and behind the front temperatures cool again with sunshine on tuesday. 67 degrees and wednesday a crisp start with lots of sunshine and a high of 69. we get a couple of days of cool weather this week and it returns next week. >> finally tonight skies may have been gray if but in phoenixville one group was spreading sunshine and smiles. florists in phoenixville took part in the peddle it forward. giving out free bouquets of flowers to anyone walking down

the street. this is all the payment they needed a hug. the promise to share the bouquet with someone else. the peddle it forward campaign took place in cities throughout the country. abc world news tonight with david muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17. and join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and jaime apody and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the deadly infernos in california. there are new evacuations tonight. the death toll now growing. authorities now calling this a critical, catastrophic event. and the discovery just before our team arrived on the scene. also breaking tonight, new images of harvey weinstein just in. police on the scene outside his daughter's home. and the audio in that police sting. the d.a. in new york city today is pressed. why were there never any charges? a major development in the las vegas massacre. you will hear the audio tonight, the urgent call for help from the 32nd floor. the maintenance worker who heard that hero guard get shot. president trump and that headline that he wanted a ten-fold increase in the u.s. nuclear arsenal.