odom will serve as emcee of this year's wawa welcome america concert.e he will also come full circle and sing. not alone into his tape recorder, but to the hundreds of thousands of hometown fans. >> i haven't performed in philly in a really, really long time. 15 years, something like that, you know. so it's a chance to come back to the place that raised me, and say thank you. and to show them what i've learned. >> reporter: one of those lessons, dare to dream big and make it happen. ♪ >> boy, has he made it happen, right? see more of leslie odom's story along with the highlights of this year's wawa welcome festival tomorrow night on nbc 10. a live special from penn's landing tomorrow at 7:00 tomorrow. >>> what a platform he will have coming up on monday. >> and his star has just skyrocketed. tzth ham]hiladelphia is going t him right back at wawa. >> going to be fun. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 5:00, it was a kidnapping that drew national attention. it was all caught on video, too. the victim is telling her side of the story f

leslie odom, jr., "hamilton." and the tony goes to: leslie odom, jr., "hamilton." ( cheers and applause ) >> in his first starring role on broadway, leslie odom, jr. takes home a tony for his wonderful performance as aaron burr in hamilton. >> thank you. thank you so much. i want to thank the broadway league, i want to thank the american theatre wing. i will cherish this, lin-manuel, god bless you, man. really, you have given us a new vision of what's possible. i thank god for your mission. i thank god for the calling on your life. there has been a lot of talk, deserved talk tonight about the cabinet, about those four brilliant men who pushed us higher, who pushed us to greatness, deserved talk. but i want to talk for a second about my cabinet which was this brilliant company of actors. i wish i knew which camera to look into. i know you are off in a room on the side but i want to tell you something. you are extraordinary in every way. don't ever let anybody ever tell you otherwise. you are limitless, boundless. i

four years later, odom scored a small part. >> we both know you're not a man of violence. >> but he did not achieve the success he had hoped for. when he was given the opportunity to read for aaron burr at a workshop, odom made sure there was no question of how badly he wanted this role. he memorized the entire part, an uncommon act of dedication so early in the process. today odom is getting his chance to call all the shots. >> i like when he brings it in, but pull it back. >> this month he released his self-titled debut album. it's a deeply personal project where he says he gets to play the true role of a lifetime, himself. ♪ >> drop the microphone. leslie odom jr. debuted at number one the itunes jazz chart. he joins us at the table for his first tv interview since winning his tony, which by the way, is here at the table. he said, should i bring the tony? yes, we all shouted. congratulations. your speech gave me goose bumps. i love you paid tribute to your cast, to your wife, you paid tribute to your journey. what was going

and i ask you this, a big difference between lebron and odom. what player will he be?i don't think he is either. i think he is a lot better than lamar odom and i don't think he will ever be lebron james. but i think this kid will be an exciting player for them. a transcending player, doing a lot of things on the basketball floor. he has been the best player at every level he has played off. going to the pros, i am expecting that he will also continue that. >> nba superstar? >> i think he will be an nba all-star. perennial nba all-star. he does so many things on the floor. handles the fall, the point forward type of skill. he can finish with either hand. and people say he can't shoot, but you look at the stroke and it looks good. and you can be taught to be a better shooter at the nba level. lebron couldn't shoot when he came in. >> everyone building him up and you are building him up saying he can be an nba superstar. and the franchise only 47 wins in the last few years, too much pressure on him? >> he had a lot of pressure. the best at 9th-grade level, 10-grade level,

ma leslie odom, jr., "hamilton." the tony goes to: leslie odom, jr., "hamilton." ( cheers and applause ) >> in his first starring role on broadway, leslie odom, jr. takes home a tony for his wonderful performance as aaron burr in hamilton. >> thank you. thank you so much. i want to thank the broadway league, i want to thank the american theatre wing. i will cherish this, lin-manuel, god bless you, man. really, you have given us a new vision of what's possible. i thank god for your missio your life. there has been a lot of talk, deserved talk tonight about the cabinet, about those four brilliant men who pushed us higher, who pushed us to greatness, deserved talk. but i want to talk for a second about my cabinet which was this brilliant company of actors. i wish i knew which camera to look into. i know you are off in a room on the side but i want to tell you something. you are extraordinary in every way. don't ever let anybody ever tell you otherwise. you are limitless, boundless. i thank you for the fiddlity of

leslie odom jr. debuted at chart.is tony, which by the way, is here at the table. he said, should i bring the tony? yes, we all shouted. congratulations. your speech gave me goose bumps. i love you paid tribute to your cast, to your wife, you paid tribute to your journey. what was going through your head standing there on that stage in that theater on that night? >> don't curse. don't do anything that's going to embarrass your parents. and thank as many people as possible in the short amount of time. >> could you take in this moment, what this meant to you? >> i'm still taking in the moment. i came here straight from the after party. i haven't been home. that's why i have the tony. i just don't carry it around. >> i read you learned how to sing by playing records over and over and over again and repeatth >> i was a little obsessive about it. malcolm gladwell talks about the 10,000 hours. that's where i spent my 10,000 hours. singing again and again. >> what kind of music? >> marvin gay. it was tebow bryson. later it w

leslie odom, jr., "hamilton." and the tony goes to: leslie odom, jr., "hamilton." ( cheers and applause ) >> in his first starring role on broadway, leslie odom, jr. takes home a tony for his wonderful performance as aaron burr in hamilton. >> thank you. thank you so much. i want to thank the broadway league, i want to thank the american theatre wing. i will cherish this, lin-manuel, god bless you, man. really, you have given us a new vision of what's possible. i thank god for your mission. i thank god for the calling on your life. there has been a lot of talk, deserved talk tonight about the cabinet, about those four brilliant men who pushed us higher, who pushed us to greatness, deserved talk. but i want to talk for a second about my cabinet which was this brilliant company of actors. i wish i knew which camera to look into. i know you are off in a room on the side but i want to tell you something. you are extraordinary in every way. don't ever let anybody ever tell you otherwise. you are limitless, boundless. i

i'm vernon odom for channel 6 "action news," jim?is a complicated with a lot of different elements and we are covering it all on our website at 6abc.com. and you can check throughout the weekend as we update with new details and new reaction. ♪ >>> hundreds gathered in medford, new jersey to grieve and pay tribute to slain singer, christina grimmie. the up-and-coming pop star was killed last weekend while she was signing autographs after a performance in orlando. through her tears, grimmie's mother thanked the crowd for attending. >> those that i have known for many years, and have been a part of our life and touched our lives, they have counselled me, they have been there through difficulties, to you i am very grateful. i just want to see her. >> grimmie's brother marcus to stackled him, and they think that he was be an obsessed fan of christina grimmie. >>> the police investigate the discovery of a body in the 900 block of heatherstone saying the body was that of a woman. >>> two vineland police officers will not be charged for the

yelchin is best known for playing chekov in the "star trek" films. >>> leslie odom jr. in east oak lane has announced he will stop performing in "hamilton" when his contract is up july 9th. he's played in the show since early last year. he's the third actor to announce he's leaving hamilton next month. odom is set to perform at the wawa welcome america celebration. we're looking forward to that. the nation's biggest birthday party will be in philadelphia starting one week from today. thousands of people will back the ben franklin parkway. it will span eight days, 100 hours of free entertainment and programming, plus there will be five hours of family friendly concerts beginning at 5:00 on the fourth of july and nbc 10 will be streaming them live from 5:00 to 8:00. you can watch from home. nbc 10 is a proud partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. >>> six minutes before 5:00. happening today, nationally known lifestyle maven bee smith and her husband will share the story of how they're dealing with alzheimer's diagnosis. they'll speak at the school district of ph

vernon odom is live in center city with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick. at this hour, a former fattah chief of staff from his washington office is on the witness stand, she is not implicated in this corruption case and the trial of the 11 term congressman is grinding to a close. fattah a

vernon odom is live in center city with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick. at this hour, a former fattah chief of staff from his washington office is on the witness stand, she is not implicated in this corruption case and the trial of the 11 term congressman is grinding to a close. fattah and his lawyers entered court this morning, the third day of them laying out their defense. their contention is that two unscrupulous people -- and they had no knowledge of this. they are trying to show that the congressman say crook. both testified here for the government after entering guilty pleas. fattah claims federal prosecutors are carrying out a vendetta against him and his family. four co-defendants are charged with fattah all charged with rack iraq tearing, the government says they stole from charities he founded and from the treasury. to pay off the debts from his ill fated run for mayor. they have called witnesses including former u.s. congressman boreski. >> reporter: rick still no indication if congressman fattah will take the witness stand in his own defense.

vernon odom is live in frankford where the vehicle was found. you have the latest on the possible break in this case. >> police consider it their first major break since witnesses told them that three people believed to be from the neighborhood were seen fleeing the house that night. police are dusting that van for fingerprints. some teens from the neighborhood are considered prime suspects. it was a patrolman who found the stolen van here in the 4700 block last night. the blue ford e 150 was taken after a brutal murder in southwest philadelphia. joseph daly was strangled and beaten to death in his home. he worked as a handyman. his van was taken only to be found across town in frankford. in front of the apartment building where martin bird lives. >> it's tragedy that people in america lose their life like that. you have to be so cautious of what going on in america. >> are you surprised that the missing and stolen van would wind up here? >> exactly because this is a good block right here. >> detectives are scouring the neighborhood looking for

vernon odom is live with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon sara. that is one of five separate schemes in which the veteran congressman is implicated and for which he stood trial here. the federal judge will charge the jury for another half hour. the jury will then take a lunch break and then formerly start deliberations. >> congressman fattah and his lawyers entered court knowing that his fate will be in the hands of the jury. federal judge, harvey bartles charging the jury with instructions to follow the letter of the law. fattah the 11 term congressman and four of his long time associates. including his deputy herb vetterman. he is portrayed as a crook using federal money to pay off a failed campaign. and accused of launding them through his employees and associated. two of his former operates entered guilty pleas. fattah says he is the victim of a multiyear witch hunt by prosecutors. there are 29 separate counts against him. >> the jury has not been sequestered during this trial. some were late getting to court this morning because of the massiv

so we'll start with the declaration of independence, leslie odom, jr., from "hamilton" from philly is going to read the declaration of independence. we're honoring people through the wawa foundation awards who are doing good in our communities so we're trying to make this festival about entertainment but uplifting each other and connecting each other as the fabric of philadelphians. >> i was going to say i talked to comcast, david cohen with then mayor ed rendell, he was the chief of staff, and he mentioned the point of this event was to reach a wide audience. to make it family friendly. now more than ever what we can say here on nbc 10 and telemundo 62, we're committed to bringing you all the events on air, online through the internet so you can see it in a way you've never seen it before. and that's a big point, to make it accessible to everyone? >> we want people to see themselves in the festival. they want people to come down to center city or also go out into the neighborhoods, experience the festival themselves then we want them to watch it on demand. on their ipad. but we're wo

vernon odom is in court awaiting the announcement. we'll bring you the verdict when it's announced on air and at 6abc.com. there say verdict in the corruption trial of chaka fattah, we'll bring it to you as soon as we learn what it is. >>> turning to health check this noon, there is a new way for women to get birth control without a visit to the doctor. a growing number of websites and apps are making birth control available online. in most programs they answer questions about their medical history and they are connected to a video chat with a doctor and the founder of one company hopes to make birth control more easily accessible. >> we think that using telehealth as access to medical, is the only way we can do it. >> it's easier than actually going to the office and being able to chat with them in a way that is comfortable and not so intimidating. >> the new websites required no legislative approval since the prescriptions are still written by a doctor and some say it's not one size fits all and should require an inperson visit. >>

. >>> and the "hollywood reporter" notes the departure of leslie odom jr. from "hamilton."d "hamilton" creator lin-manuel miranda will move on to other projects next month. >>> coming up, oakland police department is being rocked by scandal. we'll hear from the woman who claims she was involved with several officers when she was a minor. dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard, their flea and tick killer doesn't have to be. nexgard, the vet's #1 choice for dogs, is a delicious, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. so it's easy to give, easy to take. reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. why mess around? for powerful flea and tick protection, ask your vet about nexgard. the #1 choice of vets for their dogs and yours. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> in oakland, california, the frustrated mayor cannot find someone to clean up the city's scandal-ridden police department. maria villarreal report. >>> i want to assur

"action news" reporter vernon odom was at federal court today. >> reporter: congress plan fattah andis wife renee are former local tv anchor woman arrived in court this morning knowing this would be a key day. follow the money the prosecutor told the jury this morning as he led off closing arguments after five weeks of testimony here. four of them by government witnesses as they parend mountains of e-mails and documents trying to link the 11 term congressman to five separate schemes to steal money from charities fattah created federal grants money and an illegal loan to his 07 campaign for mayor. fattah's signature appears nowhere in those documents which includes checks and some 170,000 e-mails. the government's case depends heavily on the testimony of two political consultants one of them thomas linden if he would who entered guilty pleas are hoping their cooperation will earn them len yhency from the judge. the defense went on the attack this afternoon calling the key government witnesses and i quote here two admitted felons who made deals trying to save thereof own necks. the def

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside federal court. vernon, any indication they're closing in on a verdict? >> reporter: jim, so far no clear signs from this jury as to whether they're making progress or they're in a stalemate. this jury is extremely hard to read. the jury of nine women and three men has not even been out to ask questions or seek any clarification on the 29 count list of charges against the 11 term congressman and his four co-defendants here. the judge has ordered the parties to remain here on the 16th floor of the federal courthouse so there's no lengthy delay in announcing a verdict. >>> the 59-year-old fattah sits patiently at the defense table. his legal team nearby, so is co-defendant robert brand accused of helping fat tap launder money. >>> the government says hundreds of thousands of dollars were pilfered through racketeering bribery conspiracy mail and bank fraud money laundering and falsifying records. the government says it was taken from federal grant money campaign contributions and charitable donations to

i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. rick reporting live. >> vernon thank you. >> pennsylvania state senator larry farnese was arraigned today in a boat buying scheme. farness and democratic party official ellen chapman both entered not guilty pleas. farness and chapman were charged last month with conspiracy mail and wire fraud. prosecutors say farness paid for the study abroad program for chapman's daughter in exchange for chapman's support in award leader election. >>> the investigation continues tonight into the kidnapping robbery and execution style shooting of a pizza delivery driver. he was shot in the back of the head but miraculously he did not die. in fact, doctors are calling it a miracle. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live from southwest detectives tonight with the latest on the driver's condition and the search for the gunman. trish. >> reporter: well, rick, the victim in this shooting was told by his doctors they're at a loss as to how he survived that gunshot wound to the head. gafaru surah says

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odom won a tony award last week, and his final performance coincides with the final performances of the create or a sue playing eliza hamilton. >>> the birth of the second child, chelsea clinton shown holding her baby next to her husband, mark. they have two children, little charlotte turns 2 in september. >>> a dog day afternoon at this puppy pool party. one dog thought the whole thing was all wet when "action news" comes right back. >> finally, we have all been there before. your friends are having a blast at a party, but you're not feeling it. that's exactly what happened to a dog in the middle of a pool party at a pet resort in norfolk, virginia. the other dogs splashed around playing with tennis balls and this dog is completely still. more than 14 million people online have got an good laugh at the dog's expense. >>> and "action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning . and for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers, i'm walter perez. have a great night and a good weekend. ♪ >> does it blow your mind that it is that much? >> you know dealing with that much m

>> tonight stephen welcomes tom hanks, lesley odom, jr. and a musical performance by the strumbella's. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now it's time for the "late show" with stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: hey! ( cheers and applause ) heey hey! hey, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) hey, dudes. what's up, dudes? that's right! welcome to the "late show," everybody. thanks so much. yeah! welcome to the "late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) something about you makes you seem very attractive to me right now... ( laughter ) now, i don't know if you guys are anglophiles or anything, but if you are, if you are into england, it's queen elizabeth's birthday today. ( cheers and applause ) she is turning ninety years old. she is the first queen to ever reach that age. there would have been others, but they were beheaded. ( laughter ) really, really shortens

. >> rose: burr is played by leslie odom junior. >> burr: ♪ takes and he takes and he takes ♪ and hese: miranda explores the rivalry between burr and hamilton. from friends, to competitors, to political rivals. in one song, they finally become enemies. >> burr: ♪ i, i wanna be in the room where it happens ♪ the room where it happens >> lin-manuel miranda: "room where it happens" was the toughest jigsaw puzzle i've ever done. >> rose: a puzzle explaining how hamilton, jefferson and madison made a backroom deal to move the u.s. capital from new york city to washington d.c. in 1790. in the musical, this becomes the final straw for the man left out. >> burr: ♪ i've gotta be, i've got to be, in the room ♪ the big old room! the art of the compromise ♪ hold your nose and close your eyes >> lin-manuel miranda: i'm both trying to explain this very complicated compromise that happened behind closed doors, and what makes it exciting in the context of our story is we're telling it from the perspective of the one guy who wasn't there: aaron burr. he says, "these guys just traded away the capitol

to audition because i'm not even sure if i'm right for a part. >> this year's tony nominee, leslie odomomething about fighting for it that -- got to prove yourself. i'll never be above that. >> often the first person an actor sees when trying out is the >> what a casting director does is, they are a connectar, they can be a lifeline especially if they champion you which bernie does for me for 20 years. >> a top casting director. >> nothing more rewarding than finding new people. >> he sees thousand of actors audition here in his offices each month. ♪ >> find out who the best people for show the creative team because they don't have the time to see every single actor. >> what do you think? >> such a huge job, there's so many really fine talented actors out there. >> kira knows firsthand she's been on both side of the audition table as actress and as executive producer of the recent tv series "proofer." >> it really takes a special casting director not just to hand you a list that has no imagination i tot. >> search wick and her team couldn't settle on actress. jennifer beales was the las

vernon odom has more on that now. >> reporter: good evening.nse policeman hunt on as well in philadelphia tonight after a beloved long time neighborhood handyman was killed by home invasion robbers. this is joseph daly from well over 50 years ago. this past weekend he was a murder victim sometime sunday night into monday. he died of blunt force trauma and strangulation. it happened inside of his theodore home. police found him inside of his home after a welfare check after his son did not hear from him. he says he was first attacked last friday. >> he said that someone knocked him through the gate when he was going home. >> if they have suspects, or known robbers in the area, but right now we have no suspects. >> daly's keys and ford f-150 van is missing, it's dark blue. pd 5338 z is the tag. it's still missing and so too are the murder weapons. they have posted a reward for the information on the killers. >> we don't have a

"fox5" vernon odom is live at the memorial bridge, veronica cleary. >> hi, ladies, connecting arlingtone district. memorial saturday it every day for thousands on their -- they met to tour the crumbling infrastructure and express the need for a federal grant to fund repairs for what they call the worst companies federally owned bridge. >> we just took a prettyty phonierring tour of america's most icon in the most vulnerable in the whole system. >> senators warper cane and bowser toured the bridge today with the national park service and to look at state of bridge which showed signs. >> you're talking about rust on major beams and at the point where they beam joins do you look at cop create crumbling. >> even without a unsettled aexperience they sxlaipd the memorial bridge is safe for the 68,000 vehicle it carries daily at this time. 10 to 11 million have been spent buttressing the brim and that's only a temporary solution vrn the branch was built for 75 year life span and if now 84 years old. without the friends needed bridge will close completely in 2021. >> federal highway administrat

vernon odom is live in court and is with us with more details. >> reporter: good evening monica. after five weeks it is over, in the morning judge harvey bartle will deliver destruction instructions to the jury and they will begin deliberations. >> chaka fattah appears confident as his corruption trial draws to a close. the jury is set to deliver closing arguments. the attorney for the office manager charged here with fraud, filing false documents called the prosecutors case walking talking reasonable doubt. it surrounds the $1 million loan that fattah received from the former ceo of sally may, the government says that that loan was funneled through to help fattah pay off bills from his '07 campaign for philadelphia mayor. they supervised a pay back with nasa grant money meant for an education program given to a nonprofit. fattah's defense says he knows nothing about the scheme. and that it was conceived by political consultants. and accused of bribing fattah for ambassador ship. they argued it's just a wealthy old friend. >> congressman fattah never took the witness stand in his

. >>> plus, see philadelphia's own lesley odom junior perform next month.he "hamilton" star is making headlines. what he is saying about the smash hit. >>> you will hear from kids about what father's day means to them. >> i like father's day because i get to celebrate with my dad. we get do whatever he wants. go out to the restaurants he wants, even though i don't wrant want go there or my mom. we still go there. >>> an tore anton yelchin died early this morning after being hit by his own car. he was leaving to meet his fren friends when he got out of the car. the car rolled backward down a driveway pinning him against a brick mailbox. he was known for being in the new "star trek" films. he was 27 years old. >>> now to decision 2016 and new political fallout from the orlando massacre. donald trump suggested today that the country should start thinking about profiling muslims in response to terrorism. the presumptive republican presidential nominee says in the age of international terrorism, it's a matter choosing common sense over political correctness. >>>

it's the result of a law that passed last month and vernon odom has the store why. >> it will reduce the number of parents crying at the thought of what might have been. >> maggie han began is mourning the death of her teenage children miles and charlotte. they were killed when a drunk driver slammed into the back of their vehicle. he had two prior arrests for drunk driving and now her daughter's high school class has their graduation ceremony. >> her spot is represented by an empty chair and rose and moment of silence. >> she appeared to talk for mothers against drunk driving, requiring first time offenders to be subject to the same penalties as repeat offenders. to have ignition lock devices in their vehicles for at least one year. >> this would put it in temporary lockout for five minutes. >> pennsylvania joins 47 other states that impose interlock for first time offenders, experts say that nearly 1.8 million attempts have been foiled nationwide since this was introduced. >> they can provide for their families and go to work and athletic events and their house of worship. it will

vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good evening monica, it's jury has just been sent home for the night and they are resume deliberations tomorrow morning. this could take a long time and there are many counts here and so much at stake. it's another long day for congressman fattah and all others involved in this case that took five weeks to try. judge harvey bartle took five hours charging the jury and reading them 100 pages of what they are doing here and vote not guilty if there is a reasonable doubt. one juror was dismissed. the reason is not disclosed. there was a paper trail but no signatures by the 11 term congressman. the prosecutors want the jurors to believe the word of two admitted felons and two former fattah consultants that testified for the government. saying they helped to hide money pilfered from an array of nonprofits. the defense says that the once powerful congressman had no idea what they were doing >> they say fattah is a crook that stole money from his own campaigns to pay off debts and reenforce his lifestyle. >> there are many, many counts to c

vernon odom is live near the break with more on this problem. >> reporter: good afternoon brian, things are clearing up very quickly here in king of prussia, there are no traffic tie-ups around the mall if you look out at route 202 it's moving better than normal. only one access road was shut down and still shut down right now. you can take a look over there as the workers work and the water subsided and they are repairing the damage and cleaning up. at 1:340 this afternoon a water main break off 202, into the king of prussia mall. a lot of water gushed out so the access road had to be shut down. a large sinkhole developed and workers will be here replacing the cast iron main overnight. there were no injuries. >> a water main break, an aqua line and water flowing into the roadway and a couple of houses will be affected in the valley forge home section of the town. >> without water service? >> yes temporarily. >> it caused the steakhouse to shut down for the day and they had a solution for customers already inside. >> we were working and then all of a sudden we found out there was a floo

vernon odom is live is center city with more on the verdict that could send the congressman to prison for some time vernon. >> reporter: good afternoon brian, the federal prosecutors got what they most wanted. multiple convictions on construction against congressman fattah, they got him on every count they pursued. he could be looking at prison time for a long time. >> a tough day, i'm confer with my lawyers. >> as he left is the courthouse, that was congressman fattah's only statement so far on the sweeping conviction on more than 20 charges against him including racketeering and money laundering and fraud. also convicted. former philadelphia deputy mayor,viederman. accused of bribing the congressman to help get an ambassadorship. >> there was no reason for him to bribe, there was no reason, he didn't get anything out of this, he got nothing and for them to say he wants to be an ambassador how much money do you think ambassador pay in contributions? >> later today federal prosecutors that wage aid seven year probe of chaka fattah spoke to reporters. >> the voters of pennsylvania expe

odom is set to pefr prform at t wawa celebration america.ack the ben franklin parkway for the festival one week from tomorrow. it will span eight days and feature 35 free events and hundreds of hours of free entertainment and programming. plus, there will be five hours of family friendly concerts beginning at 5:00 on july 4th. nbc 10 will be streaming them live from 5:00 to 8:00. tracy and i will be there to see that event nbc 10 is a proud partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the sun is up on this final morning of spring and just like yesterday, the heat is on for this afternoon. low 90s yesterday. we'll be in the 90s again today. look at the trend. 93 degrees today. and 90 tomorrow. three days in a row. we have a heat wave heading into summer. but i am tracking showers and thunderstorms. it looks like it will be here first thing tomorrow morning. the wet weather is well to the northwest. we've been watching scattered showers thin out as they

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vernon odom outside that day care in fox chase with the details. >> reporter: good evening, brian and monica. at 7 o'clock tonight a candlelight vigil is planned here for those two, n-memory of those two children who were wiped out earlier this week. they were brought here for day care for several months. the workers tell me they were happy and well adjusted children. at least until they abruptly never returned, that was late last month. this is 40-year-old sophia hines of frankford due in a florida courtroom this afternoon to face double murder charges. police are accusing her of suffocating two of that her children. police found them in the home of relatives wednesday. police say she has confessed to suffocating the children with a bed sheet. >> i'm -- i'm speechless on how a mother can do something like this to her two babies and i'm so disgusted. >> reporter: stephanie is a teacher at the fox chase day-care center where ariel and saint leo were cared for. "action news" has confirmed they were receiving extensive services through the city's department of human services and were com

live in media, delaware county, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> vernon thanks very much.w know the identity of the man shot and killed as he tried to rob a bucks county pharmacy on friday. police say the suspected armed robber was 33-year-old willie bodie his alleged accomplice kim goldsboro was arrested at the scene. >>> a man says someone broke into his house and pistol whipped him in northeast philadelphia. the action cam was on the scene along the 3900 block of roosevelt boulevard around 4 o'clock this morning as police investigated. the victim has minor injuries and says the suspect ran off without taking anything. >> from our delaware news room now, a dump truck crash knocked out to your a number of customers in hockessin. the truck was traveling along corner catch road near carrington drive around 10 o'clock this morning when it got too close to the shoulder and overturned. well, you can see it got tangled up in the power lines. the 69-year-old driver was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. delmarva power and delaware state police are still on the sce

vernon odom is following the investigation. he'll have a live report coming up at 5:00. >> well, a lot of rain this morning has given way to a dreary afternoon and we're just looking for some sunshine in the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> let's head to meteorologist adam joseph at the big board. >> too many of us will be looking as we go into the upcoming weekend. it stays rather unsettled and cloudy overall. temperature-wise only in the 70's right now in philadelphia with that cloud cover but it is very muggy out there so it's not a very comfortable 74 degrees. all the 80's have been pushed to the south and west ahead of the next frontal boundary and also where you see a little more in the way of sunshine. as we look at storm tracker6 live double scan not a lot going on right now. a few scattered showers to the north of philadelphia, cluster moving into maryland and a few near state college. there will be some scattered showers to pass through early this evening in a few locations but as we widen out we have moist

live at the courthouse in center city, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> lets go live to north 54th street in winfield near the fattah district office and reporter walter perez. you are getting reaction to the verdict today, what have you heard? >> reporter: that is right. we spoke with some of fattah constit whens and colleagues, some say while expected it's sad and disappointing. >> it's a major shame. >> that is congressman brady's reaction after chaka fattah was found guilty on all counts against him on the racketeering trial. brady says this is a sad conclusion to a prolific career in public service. >> he did a lot of good for the city and region and the whole united states. he was the appropriatations subcommittee chairman. >> and we spoke with jim kenney in washington attending an event. asking if chaka fattah should resign his post. >> the criminal justice process went forward and it's my understanding that a congressman convicted cannot vote and the district there needs a voting member. >> some constituents say there is a lot of disappointment in this

vernon odom is there and hopefully will have a live report in a few moments. again chaka fattah found guilty of at least 15 counts in his corruption trial. >>> now the details on the weather, you can feel the heat and humidity rising outside. it could bring a chance of strong storms for us this afternoon. we have team coverage timing out when the storms arrive in the area. lets start with reporter katherine scott, she is live with how people are trying to stay cool and getting ready for the precipitation and parts of our area could see strong storms. lets look live from sky 6 hd from the jersey shore in cape may. lets get the latest from katherine scott. >> reporter: hey rick, i am at one of the fan give-aways happening across the area today. the fans are loads up in the vehicles and being brought to seniors across the county. the main plan is to make sure residents stay safe and know all the resources out there as the temperatures start to get hot. 300 fans were loaded up at delaware county's office service for the aging. they are heading out to eight senior

odom grew up in east oak lane and graduated from the masterman school.ting. still to come on "action news" at 5:00 we'll check that accuweather forecast. >> as we look live outside from philadelphia international airport, sky6 showing you a nice evening. meteorologist cecily tynan has your exclusive accuweather five day forecast when we come right back. >> ♪ (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america's favorites - burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. now it's your turn to make the switch. >> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan has a look at our forecast for the week ahead. how are we doing out there. >> beautiful today. lot more comfortable than the weekend. a good amount of sunshine filtered through high thin clouds. this is our live sky6 temple university camera looking at william penn atop of city hall and you can see that we do have a veil of some thin cirrus clouds out there. th

awards the show won include best musical, featured actress, featured actor and leading actor, leslie odomr. you can see him right here in philadelphia during the wawa welcome america celebration. the philadelphia nature sieve one of the headliners for the concert on the parkway on the fourth of july. wawa welcome america is coming up quickly. make your plans now. it is eight days of fun, starting june 27th and running through july 4th. look for stories, headliners, events and schedules on the nbc 10 app and nbc10.com. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> nice breeze blowing this morning. that's that dry air that started to move into the area yesterday. it will keep things cooler. right now, still a few clouds around. no sign of any showers. 64 degrees at 4:27. jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. >> we are watching this breaking news here on the blue route right around baltimore pike. all lanes shut down in both directions due to an accident scene, a serious accident scene headed southbound. we'll have more updates for you on the scene when i come ba

. >>> leslie odom who grew up in east oak lane announced he'll stop performing in "hamilton" july 9ththe third actor to announce he's leaving "hamilton" next month. you can see him right here in philadelphia. we are so lucky. he's scheduled to per phenomenon at the wawa welcome america july 4th concert. we'll be there, he'll also read the declaration of independence. the nation's biggest berth day party will be under way in philadelphia starting a week from today. thousands of people will pack the ben franklin parkway. it will span eight days, featuring 35 free events, 100 hours of free entertainment, a lot to do. plus, there will be a five-hour concert beginning at 5:00 on july 4th. nbc 10 will be streaming them live from 5:00 to 8:00. you can watch from home. nbc 10 is a proud partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. >> we'll be there to see the whole event. >> we're excited about that. >> that will be fun. >> yes. >> today, the gun control debate heads to the statehouse in new jersey. >> next at 6:00. we'll tell you about the call for action in the wake of the terror in orl