>> ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. >> law enforcement officials began investigating phillip ahr in august. today they lowered the boom. he was busted on charges of

child pornography and sexual abuse of children. >> wednesday night, the big story is word for the d.a. phillip arrest distributed images of toddlers and babies being sexually abused by adults. these are brutal allegations. >> yes, they are, jim. the people of radnor are shocked and appalled that another township commissioner is embroiled in sex charges and the latest involves the president of the commissioners himself. >> what do you say to the victims? >> president ahr had nothing to say. >> he was trading under daddy x, double x in chat rooms.

>> vet gat investigators say hed into over a thousand chat rooms and different codes. >> you have nothing to say? >> his constituents and colleagues in rad nor were stunned beyond belief that a 66-year-old man married with two grown children could be involved in something so heinous. >> it's gut wrenching. >> as a township manager, i am shocked, saddened, sickened and angered. >> elaine schafer asked ahr to resign. >> if that doesn't happen end of week, i'll take action to call a special act to remove him. >> all the more devastating, this comes months after another commissioner, bill springler was

found guilty of sexual assaulting his mentally disabled 103-year-old mother-in-law at a nursing home. >> to have this happen with bill and now him is unco uncon uncon. >> technically under the radnor charter, he can't be removed as commissioner unless he's convicted or resigns, but the board can vote to strip him of the president title. delaware coun county, dann cuel, "action news." >> dan? >> a family is frightened by an arsonist on the loose tonight. surveillance video captures the

firebug pouring flammable liquid on a motorcycle. it erupts into a fire ball. the bike is charred and ruined. noang in thno one in the house s physically hurt. >> my sisters are terrified. they don't know if he did it for the bike or the house. >> no one recognizes the suspect but he's hoping someone can tell police who it is. >> new at 11:00 tonight, with the 25th and 26th homicides of the year tonight, the city of chester matched its total from all of 2016. there are two and a half months left in the year. police say two men opened fire on each other in a wild shootout at ninth and highland just before 8:00. in the kensington section of

philadelphia, a man in his 20s was shot to death while sitting in his car. the shooter is still on the loose. it happened on the boardwalk portion of the schuylkill river trail in philadelphia. a woman sh says she was aall thd and groped and no one stopped to help her. chris christie has the story. >> the victim says she was ending her run when a group of teens road past one groping her and others using profanity. she saw the teens on the trail before but never felt she would have an encounter with them like this. >> i felt someone grope me. i turned and saw a boy laughing. >> feeling violated this woman who didn't want to show her face said she found herself surrounded by bikes on the

schuylkill river trail. >> screamed out to me, you didn't see me, did you. >> what is running through your mind? >> run. >> there were tons of people running and biking. >> nobody stopped to say anything? >> nobody stopped. nobody said anything to the kids. nobody stopped them. >> i'm surprised to hear something happened and no one was willing to make a phone call. >> about my murphey has the trail watch but says more people need to step up. >> we need to get our residents more conscious of their surroundings and get them to be more of a community. >> following the a rash of attacks, there was improved lighting and 21 cameras will be installed. >> we have eyes that the police department can pay attention to footage of everyone coming on the trail, entering or exiting the center city portion of the

trail. >> it hasn't scared me. i would like to be able to return and feel i it's a comfortable space for me as it is male runners. >> hopefully she will feel comfortable soon. she is training for the city half marathon. the city is considering putting in emergency call boxes along the trails, but cameras will be installed next month. christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> montgomery county residents are receiving anti-semitic and natzi flyers in their mailboxes and there is nothing police can do about it. while the hate mail is disturbing, the messages are protected under the first amendment. the messages are targeted. his note was addressed to kansas

city chief's fan. >> that's freaking me out more than the letter itself. they came around and scoped out our neighborhood. >> police say no one has reported personal threats so far, but if the messages escalate, they should call authorities. >> another school in the area dealing with a mold problem. this time it's in philadelphia. germantown john b. kelly elementary school will be closed tomorrow to investigate and keep students and staff away for their safety. traces of mold were found in several classrooms. remediation work began this afternoon. the school plans to provide an update by noon tomorrow. we'll have it on "action news" and you can check the "6abc" app as well. >> parents of the pineland regional school received an update on the air quality at the schools.

schools assured parents that they are safe but parents are not convinced. testing shows the air at the schools do not pose a health risk. >> a change is coming on the accuweather front tomorrow. you will notice the difference. temperatures crash from 80 to 6 0s. meteorologist cecily tynan is tracking the plunge and has rain showers as well. >> that's right, jim. the system bringing cooler weather tomorrow is pushing showers into the region. the band of showers west of the region right now. the showers moving into the northwest suburbs are breaking up. i'm tracking this band of heavier downpours toward washington d.c. that is likely moving through delaware and south jersey. 4:00, hitting near dover and moving out quickly. the low pressure will set up an

easterly flow. 8:00 in the morning, plenty of cloud cover, a few showers, notice the streamlines out of the northwest, you get wind off of the ocean keeping us shrouded in clouds. temperatures below normal. it's a long time since temperatures were below normal. noon, 66-degrees. not really rising higher than that. winds 10 to 20 miles per hour, feels cooler. i amtraking the return of summer. i'll let you know when in the seven-day forecast. >> president trump arrived to pitch his tax plan as he and congress search for their first major legislative accomplishment. "action news" reporter john rolands was in harrisburg. >> we'll build the future together as one people and one

nation under god. >> the president was relaxed with this by invitation only central pennsylvania crowd. his pitch, his tax plan for individuals. >> you said our framework, the first $12,000 for a single individual and the first $24,000 for a married couple will be tax free. no tax at all. many in the crowd in the trucking industry, some of them small business owners seeing a cut in taxes. trump said they -- >> will see, listen to this, a 40% cut in their marginal tax rate. >> trump claims the package taken together would put thousands of dollars in the pockets of ordinary americans. >> would likely give the typical american household a $4,000 pay raise. >> for the most part president

trump stayed on message, his tax plan. the crowd here loved it. now he has to convince congress to embrace it. john rolands, channel6 "action news." >> still to come, soon girls will get the chance to be boy scouts. >> and doctors find a link between fevers during pregnancy and what to do to prevent them. you hear a dramatic maintenance worker on the 32nd floor at mandalay bay after coming under fire from the las vegas shooter. cecily? >> 79-degrees today. 11-degrees above normal. we have two more cool days before summer like warmth returns. then it gets cool again. i explain in the forecast. >> jamie apody with joel embiid returning to action with the sixers and the eagles getting ready for thursday night

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>> those massive wildfires sweeping through california continue to cause widespread destruction and take lives. 3500 homes and businesses have been reduced to ashes. 22 wildfires have been burning out of control since sunday night. the governor has declared a state of emergency for yuma and napa county. firefighters are working around the clock to save others while their own homes are burning. tonight, tens of thousands are on the move under mandatory evacuation orders. >> myself and my friends, seven of us from the santa rosa police department that did lose our homes. tonight, the wildfires ranked as the third deadliest and most

destructive in state history. >> there are new questions about how long it took the staff at the mandalay hotel to call police after stephen paddock fired his shot. this call is from a maintenance worker who had been targeted. >> call the police. someone is firing a gun on the 32nd floor down the hallway. >> police say that call was made several minutes before paddock began firing into the crowd below. that maintenance worker was not hit but shortly after a security guard was. he then fired into the crowd killing 58 people. in a statement, mgm pledged support for the victims but offered no clarification about what happened that night. >> ten fraternity brothers were arrested in the hazing death of a freshman.

max gruber died after drinking 190 proof, .495 six times the driving limit. he passed out that night and died the next day. >> kristin nielson is currently the president's department ji df staff. nielson worked for the george w. bush administration. if confirmed, she will be the first secretary to have worked in dhs. >> it's been three weeks since hurricane maria hit puerto rico. registered nurse and healthcare reporter ali gorman joined the mission. you can see her reports tomorrow

on "action news." >> researchers have discovered a pregnant mother running a fever increase it is risk of birth defects. while that sounds confir sounds, it's good news because they are easier to control than the under causing problems. >> fevers during the first three weeks can lead to facial deformities like cleft pal lots. >palettes.>> starting next yearl be allowed to be cub scouts. boy scout leaders say the change is needed to give parents more options. the girl scouts are not happy saying the change strains the bond between the two groups.

>> let's get the latest from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> we have showers overnight and cool weather for the change. chopper 6 taking flight over philadelphia this evening. lots of clouds, on the humid side and we have been dealing with showers here and there. sky 6 taking a look over the commodore barry bridge. that's the case over the next two days. we have showers trying to work into the region. right now the heaviest activity is near allentown now, potsville dealing with showers, crossville 309. this is welcome rain. we have been on a dry spell for the past thee weeks. once the low pressure sinks to the south, we have a big change in temperatures. right now, mild out there. currently, philadelphia 68.

our high tomorrow struggles to make it to the upper 60s, allentown 66, trenton 65 and cape may 67-degrees. the low pressure i'm tracking across western pennsylvania producing showers. what this will do is dive to the south off of the coast of virginia. tomorrow, we get wind flow out of the northeast keeping us cool and cloudy. tomorrow morning, 67:00, lingering showers and cross south jersey and delaware. a lot of clouds through the day. clouds break late in the afternoon. we see peeks of sunshine tomorrow night. thursday night into friday, clouds creep up from the south and have a few areas of drizzle friday morning. hurricane ophelia was born today. this is the tenth consecutive tropical storm in the atlantic

to become a hurricane. it's way out in the atlantic. it will likely impact ireland by early next week as a subtropical system. no sweat to us at all. far away. ophelia makes it a record hurricane season. the exclusive accuweather forecast, drizzle, lots of clouds, 66. summer returns for a visit this weekend, 80 saturday for the temple game. monday, warm, 74-degrees. showers late in the day with a gold front behind the system. true fall weather tuesday, cool and sunny, 67-degrees. wednesday, 6-degrees with a mixture of sun and clouds. folks that like the summer warmth like the weekend if you

like it fall early next week. thank you, cecily. >> the philadelphia zoo took time to honor those making a different in the lives of animals. they recognized those making contributions around the globe. this is the eighth year for this event. > [siren ] >> the philadelphia fire department is showing how having a fire escape plan can save lives. they demonstrated for their neighbors in philadelphia. the demonstration part of a city wide fire drill inviting firefighters in full gear working through a simulated emergency. ♪ ♪ oh, you brought butch.

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get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. >> "action news" is at a big celebration in "delaware tonight" for the best woman gymnast in the world, 16-year-old morgan herd took home best all around at the gymnastic championships in montreal. he was welcomed home in newark. she says winning the national competition is more than she could have imagined. big night for that young lady. >> congratulations to her. >> if we needed any proof that one person could make such a difference for an nba basketball

team, we have the proof tonight. >> sixers hadn't won before tonight. who played tonight? you will find out. for joel embiid, tyke to knock the rust off, played his first game in 257 days. 148,000,000 reasons to show his stuff and looked to be worth every penny. good from the top of the key. watch the defense. this is what you call a block. >> there he goes from behind. >> second quarter sixers up 21 to bank off the glass and the foul. embid with 22 points, 11 in the first half. sixers with the first preseason win 133 to 114. normally eagles are back on the practice field after a day off. this week they have flown to california, big game tomorrow.

jfort is with the birdjeff skve. >> carson wentz doesn't have tackle wayne johnson, johnson out with a concussion and didn't make the trip to charlotte. here's wentz, eagles arriving in charlotte, big one tomorrow on short rest three days between games. because of that, eagles may be without defensive tackle fletcher coxe. with or without him, eagles have to find a way to get to cam newton. they have sacked him ten times. >> we hope to get to him. we expect to get to him tomorrow. cam is a running back. you have to look at him like that. for us, we have a nice plan. >> he can throw as pure as anyone in the nfl. he has the ability to create.

you have to cover the timing of the route and the reception point, but you have to plaster, rush, needs to do a good job eliminating places where he can step up. this has major playoff implications. both eagles and panthers are 4-1. jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." >> coming up, a couple of teams try to punch tickets to the next round of the baseball playoffs. that's next on "action news." ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪

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>> baseball yanks up 5-2. >> in the eighth, grand slam for washington. game five tomorrow night in d.c. the winner plays the dodgers. i looked at the weather and reminded me of a playoff game i attended. we didn't mind the weather then. >> thank you, jamie. "jimmy kimmel live" live followed by "nightline." renee zellweger is jimmy's guest tonight. >> for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, renée zellweger, marc maron, and music from sir rosevelt. and now, can you believe it, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. very nice. thank you for coming. hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. i want to begin the show tonight with an historic announcement from the boy scouts of america who after more than 100 years in existence have decided to allow girls to be boy scouts. starting nexye