annie mccormick has more on that. >> reporter: organizer started this golf outing 6 years ago. this year it is milestone it was ten years ago that some of the organizers lost some of their fell marines in the line of duty. [taps playing]. >> taps playing and then three-gun salute. the marines of followsome and vfw post 928 are hosting the bridge company bravo golf outing in its 6th year. three marines died, carol todd's son was one of the them. >> they are our children and friends and family, they saw him last. >> reporter: the purpose of the outting is important to them. >> the guys that come home, they are hurt and wounded there are physical wounds and mental wounds and those guys need our support. we need to support them anyway. >> reporter: the three reservist killed are john to do and allen sherman an aidleman of maryland. a watermelon stand along a bagged road killed three marines and injured two more. matthew crawford is a survivor of the explosion. last year he raised $25,000 in the ought and helped several veterans from school to hospital bills. >> we lost three marine

"action news" reporter, annie mccormick joins us live from the 1900 block of spruce street with detailsnie. >> reporter: eva moments ago the crime scene unit arrived on the scene. they are talking to svu detectives. it was inside the apartment that they also the rape occurred. take a look at the video. this is video from earlier today when police initially responded. what we do know right now, the 26-year-old doctor from the hospital of the university of pennsylvania was out with friends at a nearby bar in the 1500 block of sansom street several blocks away. she left around 1:30 walked home to the apartment 1900 block of spruce street. the rapest followed her up the steps and forced her into the apartment where he raped her multiple annual times, he left around 2:30 and the victim called police. he is a hispanic male 25 to 30 years old wearing black screens and black t-shirt. she told police she did not believe that anyone with that description that she saw at the bar or walking home. you can see detectives are talking to neighbors and crime scene unit has gone inside with cameras possi

reporting live in upper darby, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news."" >> annie, thank you. we learned the name of the man killed during what police are calling a road rage shooting on the rose developed boulevard. 43-year-old todd riley was father of two his family says he was shot 15 times last night when somebody fired that buick sentry in feltonvillech the victim's girlfriend was also wounded and she's been released from the hospital and investigate towards believe the gun shots came from a good group of motorcyclists. they took a bike near custody at the scene and so far no charges were failed. >> police in philadelphia asking for public's help to fiend a man missing since yesterday. 47-year-old leroy said he had mental capacity of 7-year-old. he was last seen on 8500 block of lirpberg boulevard in southwest philadelphia. 23 you have -- if you have any information about this case please contact police. >> a water main break turnd a brewery township intersection into a riff this was scene 7 and master 12 a.m. and gushing water flooded basement of a corner score and ruine

annie mccormick joins us live with reaction. good morning, annie. >> reporter: caesars has not made the official announcement yet this is coming from local 54 who said they have had spoken to the casino telling them that the showboat will close in possibly 60 days. >> it's a shame, i think it's a nice casino. >> reporter: disappointment spread on the boardwalk as tourists learned that another casino plans to shut down, 2500 showboat employees will receive noses today. the casino could close its doors in 60 days. the news comes weeks after the revel casino sent notices to 3200 of their employees. revel owners say if the casino doesn't get a buyer they will close august 18. caesars who operates four casinos, reported earlier this year during an earnings call that will also has too many casinos and need to close. showboat did post a profit of 2 million but it's down from the first quarter. >> my wife loves it here, hundreds of people will be out of work, i don't know if there's any chance to save these things. >> reporter: more than

annie mccormick checked in on philadelphia's newest summer tradition. >> welcome to philadelphia. baby. >> the reed family from north philadelphia joined thousands expected at the liberty block party chestnut street yesterday the kickoff for wawa welcome america festival. >> the ice cream event and wawa hoagie and party with nikki minaj. >> it was really nice, peaceful crowd. it's nice. it's a nice sighting to see everyone here walking freely. >> it's a good beginning of summer for philly and welcome america found of july and home of independence. >> this kicks off 7 days of free family fun. >> festival in 20th year promises 7 days of free events throughout different philadelphia neighborhoods. and it all leads up to free concert in the parkway 4th of july. crowds enjoy food and live entertainment including special appearance by new edition. mayor nutter proclaimed today new edition day and gave the group liberty bells local groups paid tribute to them that made it extra special for jer write mcbride she sports a tattoo, earring and clothes in the band's name. >> philly they stepp

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." eva. >> thanks annie. >>> 6 people including two people were hurt in a nasty crash in new castle delaware. the accident happened around 9:00 p.m. a ford explorer hit a motorcycle and a toyota. the children ages 5 and ten were critically hurt. the others are being treated for non-life threatening injuries. >>> police are looking for an armed gunman that held a philadelphia sneaker store on welsh road before 6:00 p.m. police say he stole one thousand dollars and got away with the store security system. no shots were fired and none of the employees were hurt. >> it's 5:37 now happening today, former sports caster don tollefson will be formally arraigned in a bucks county courtroom. he is charged with stealing $250,000 that was supposed to to go to charitable organizations. he solicited the money from 150 people for what turned out to be fake travel packages to sporting events. his lawyer said he suffers from addiction and working on a recovery. >>> the in a neshaminy school d voted in fa

and annie mccormick joins us lives in ocean city with the latest on the search efforts. >> this morning spoke to the family and were underably upset, and the aunt of the boy said she drove here after 1:00 this morning, to be with the family as they continue to wait to see if the coast guard and officials can recovery the young boy from the waters. you can see out there the coast guard tugboats and divers were out there. and they say it was after the life guards were off duty a group went swimming. family members left midmorning and there were reports the teen was missing before 7:00 sunday night. >> the police out there and a.t.v.s and boats. >> according to family, the boy was swimming with family members and friends when a rip current came through. the ocean city beach patrol rapid response team and coast guard rushed to find him. but they also had to save good samaritans jumping in to help taken by the rip current as well. in total 14 people saved. by midmorning officials reopened the beach. the people visiting today are still thinking of that missing boy. >> nobody is really going o

for now reporting live in center city, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." walter. >> thank you, annie. we have an update to a story "action news" brought you earlier this month authorities in clemington new jersey arrested four people suspected of stealing from a youth athletic association. they're accused of swiping a boups house and dunk tank represented for celebration and fundraiser back on the second. they arrested the suspects over the past three days and allegedly the men confessed to investigators. >> the first full day of summer brought a mixture of sun and clouds. all in all not bad. the weekend is over and now we look forward to the week ahead. meteorologist melissa magee joins us live at the big board with the details, hey, melissa. >> pleasantly warm conditions across the delaware and lehigh valleys and plenty of sunshine and sun gave way toe few more afternoon clouds and spotty shower here or there. the high today in philadelphia climbed up to 83 degrees. nice and comfortable. outside tonight temperatures for the most part upper 60s. lower 70s.

reporting live outside cooper hospital in camden, new jersey, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." walter. >> this was the smoky scene at the springfield mall in delaware county today as three carl's went up in flames. investigators say one vehicle caught fire in the mall parking lot at 3:00 p.m. the fire spread to two other vehicles. no word on how the fire started. >>> a major cockfighting ring was busted in the west kensington section of philadelphia. investigators raided a home on the 2900 block of estreet after a tip was called into the pennsylvania spca. inside they found 19 roost at a. the search since for the other suspects who ran away during the raid. >>> the great marijuana debate took place at the university of pennsylvania. they convened the discussion weighing the pros and the cons for legalizing the drugs for medical use. >>> we've been on a roll with the weather lately. we did it again, melissa magee joins us outside on the patio with the 5th weekend in a row, melissa. >> reporter: i think mother nature did it again. we are coming off the showers and storms. for th

annie mccormick has the story from could be's creek. >> the four marines and proud supporters hit the greens and they paused for caps and rebegun absolute the 6th annual bridge company bravo golf outing honored another anniversary sunday ten years ago today three marines from the company died. carol todd's son was one of them. >> they were the last people to see our son alive we didn't see him six months. so they're our children and friend and family just as much as anybody else. >> the todd family came to the gulf outing for first time this yearch the purpose of the outing is important to them. and it raises money for military families. >> the guys that come home, they're hurt, wounded, physical wounds, mental wounds and those guys need our support. >> the three she revshists killed honor cad corporal john todd of montgomery county and allen sherman of ocean township and lance corporal patrick adel of maryland -- adle of maryland. and a iu d mramented in a watermelon stand killed the three marines and injured two more. matthew cou ford is survivor of the explosion and looks for veter

reporting in northeast, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news."" >> all right. much more to come on "action news," some experts fear it could be worse than west nile. a new mosquito virus with dozens of confirmed cases in the u.s. shows up in the northeast. >>> and brothers, boy scouts and heros, two scored fairy wrung men receive a high honor for saving the day by using scouting skills after a terrible crash. >> plus jeff skversky has sports and details about how jimmy rollings set a new franchise record in sports when "action rollings set a new franchise record in sports when "action news" comes right [ male announcer ] tv's come a long way. from color. to the remote. to flat screens. now it's taking a quantum leap. introducing fios quantum tv. record up to 12 shows at the same time so everyone can watch what they want. store up to 200 hours of entertainment in hd so you can binge watch your favorite shows. pause, rewind and play live tv on all your tv's. plus watch live tv anytime with the fios mobile app. redefining what tv can be. that's powerful. upgrade t

"action news" reporter, annie mccormick, live on the ocean city boardwalk. what is the latest from there? >> it was about two yours ago the coast guard called off the search. and the family did remain close to the beach most of the day. they tell me in the mild of the night many of them rushed from their homes in hunting park, pennsylvania to come here. family members seen here spent most of the morning on the 9th street beach hoping that rescuers would find the mission teen pulled under water by a rip current. by late afternoon the coast guard suspended the search. >> our hearts go out to the young man's family but we try to do our best when we are searching for folks. but when the probability of survivability has passed we have to begin other methods of trying to figure out where that person, has drifted off to. >> more than 20 hours can the coast guard searched air, land and water. and a rip current overwhelmed the teen and several family and friends who went swimming before 7:00 p.m. sunday after the lifeguards went off duty. the beach patrol rapid respo

live at the recreation center at 6th and master is annie mccormick. one open, 69 to go. >> you can bet the kids here are the envy of the kids across the city because so far this is the only pool that is open. but don't worry other kids across the city of philadelphia, the rest are set to open periodically over the next couple of weeks. you can bet the action cam was here this morning as kids took the first official dip. >> one, two, three -- [whistle] >> the official first dip never felt so good. kids jumping backwards and forwards and didn't want to get out. especially after waiting all year, and then another long wait this morning. >> i was waiting for my friend and we were just -- we couldn't what i want to get in the pool. >> i came here and wait in line with my cousins and then we came in and started swimming. >> i am very happy that my friends are here. >> the pool at the recreation center in philadelphia sometime first of 70 pools. and stray grounds will also operate throughout the summer. >> it is a lot of work but it pays off when you see the

annie mccormick has the rest of the story. >> the roof looked like a ball of fire during the intense midnight blaze in the 1500 blaze of north 6th street. >> we saw flames flying out the window. i tried to grab all my kids. >> it happened so fast. >> really, really fast. >> the fire trapped and killed two people. 69-year-old gwynn colefield known as miss gwynn and her grandson 5-year-old lamar green his family called him tj. >> tj and miss gwynn were discovered together. >> they found him in her arms she was actually trying to get out. >> cofeel's youngest brother spoke to "action news" by signature erin grand nev knew. 7 family members were inside at the time of the fire including t v's hospital mom. neighbors say miss gwynn always brought them together. >> cook out, week before that helped us clean the block up. >> she had a kind, love, spirit about herself. everybody in the neighborhood knew her. >> home next door had smoke damage and everyone inside got out alive and red cross is assisting some victims. fire marshall is still working on a cause. >> victims were found on the third

"action news" reporter, annie mccormick, live how the side of showboat with more. annie?> that's right. caesar's finally made the announcement this morning after months of rumors swirling. and last night the union, one of the major unions in town did also hear the news. caesar's announcement says showboat will close in august losing more than 2,000 jobs in atlantic city. >> to me it is crazy. they show the numbers, we're not do so bad like other casinoses. >> many employees are baffled, many upset. >> it doesn't seem they care will their employee whose dedicated their life to them. to do this, i don't know how we will survive. >> and others were optimistic saying the writing was on the wall. >> it is a great company. i think they will take care of those they should. >> caesar's released this statement -- the difficult decision to close the property follows persistent declines in the bills levels in the area, ex-as ex ex-as >> according to "the associated press" the profit down more than deposits 6 million this quarter compared to last year. the hotel and casino will opera

. >> annie mccormick explains. >> we were all very upset and prayed for this man all day today. >> it was middle of twelfth annual gary papa run when his widow kathy spotted a runner down. >> i jump in and did a round or two of cpr. >> she joined a team of nurses and doctors who happened to be participating in the run. they already sgap cpr open 16-year-old gal the the avid runner battling stage four prostate cancer appears to have had a difficult at the university of pennsylvania. >> it's very sad. hoordz a man who was out on fruit bull sundaych the weather was spectacular today, low humidity. he was out for our cause. and he goes down. >>> doctors think he may have had undetected heart condition and during the 5 k something triggered. it her husband, who is also father and artist in old city is in peak physical condition and completed a moup tan climb in up owe kneesia. he was one of the fastest in the race. they sed say the seconds saved made a difference between life and death. >> we would love it if they would come forward and identify themselves. anyone involved in that situatio

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live outside the site of the negotiationss in center city. annie, what does it look like there? >> and jim they went back to the table around 8:00 tonight and that hour things are not looking good. it looks like a strike is imminent. step said they were hoping for a resolution. union attorneys tell us that they were hoping that a month ago that they would go to arbitration and they say that would prevent a strike minutes ago they came out up to date the media. >> we're striking at 12:00. >> as of right now the answer to that question is we will be on strike 12:05 a.m. saturday morning. >> regional rail strike by 220 locomotive energy years and 210 railroad electrical workers seemed like a sure thing as federal mediateers and top mediator from the national mediation board resumed talks with septa friday night over a contract that expired years ago. step announced weeks ago it would impose terms at midnight tonight and strike would us is spent service on 1 regional rail blinds and impact estimated 60,000 riders during weekday travel. septa will

annie mccormick has the story from could be's creek.e sixth annual bridge company bravo golf outing honored another anniversary sunday den years ago it three mar greens that company died. carol todd's son was one of them. >> we were the last people to see our son alive -- they were, so they are our children and friend and family just as much as anybody else. >> the todd family came to the golf outing for the first time this year. and the purpose of the outing is important to them. it raises money for military families. >> the guys that come home, they're hurt, they're wounded. physical wounds, mental wounds and those guys need our support. >> three reservists honored today are corporate john todd of montgomery county sherman of ocean county and lance corp at patrick adel of maryland. june 29, 2004 ied planted in watermelon stand along a baghdad road killed the marines and injured two more. one of the organizeers matthew crawford is a survivor of of the explosion. he looks for veterans and helps are hospital bills and home renovations ne

annie mccormick live in ocean city with what search crews are doing. >> off camera we spoke with the family, the boy from the hunting park section of philadelphia. they came down immediately when they heard the news. the same beach is packed but search crews in the water most of the day. >> we are still in the search, i wouldn't same we are in recovery or search mode, kind of in the in-between phase. we still have hope. >> the coast guard and ocean city beach patrol spent most of monday morning searching for a missing 14 year old swimmer as sunbathers and simmers packed the beach. and many could not stop thinking about the missing teen. >> nobody is going out, they are concerned about finding this little boy. it is said, really is sad. i am not letting my kids out of my sight. >> officials say before 7:00 p.m. sunday before the lifeguards left for the day the teen swam in the water with family and friends and a rip current overwhelmed them. a 911 call brought the rapid response team and they saved 14 people including good samaritans diving in to help. they did not find the teen. and

"action news" reporter annie mccormick has the full story. >> and jim, that manhunt is still underway woman that police consider armed and dangerous. they say they are traveling in a dark-colored vehicle with heavily tinted windows and the man they shot remains in critical condition tonight. >> so this is pretty heinous crime. and we have some really heavily armed individuals out there willing to shoot. >> a brazen robbery outside a northeast gun shot shop and range in 100 block of giinger after 8:30 p.m. two men left the store after evening of shooting inside delaware valley sports center. >> they were approached by the two perpetrators one a male and one female both armed with guns and they demanded they turnover their weapons. >> armed robbers a man and woman stole 7 weapons and before they took off. >> for some are on the male perpetrator fired a single shot striking the 67-year-old in the groin. >> police reeshd the 67-year-old to the hospital where he's in critical condition and surgerych 968-year-old was unharmed. >> and take a look at this video. this may not be the first guns

for now reporting in huntding park, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." >>> police are serving for a killer in north philadelphia tonight. someone opened fire on a car near the 2900 block of north 21 street early this morning and the driver slammed the vehicle into a fence outside of the minimum security prison. he then troon get help for passenger who was shot in the head. paramedics quickly arrived but the young man shot died at the scene. no arrests for made and it it's not clear what motivated the attack. >> the suspects took prescription drugs during the holdup. it happened wednesday blue grass pharmacy on the 2400 block of welsh road. at one point the clerk tried to escape but was stopped at the door by another suspect. fortunately the victim was not injured. if you recognize any of the suspects in this case you're urged to contact philadelphia police. >> today a memorial service paid tribute to a fwrom cap den county that died in a private jet crash near boston. they remembered marcella dullcy at the charter school in camden. she cofound the the school with "philadelphia

annie mccormick has more on the first pool that officially opened for the summer. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: the official first dip never felt so good kids jumped backwards and forward and didn't want to get out. especially after waiting a near and a long wait this morning. >> i was waiting with my friends. we couldn't wait to get in the pool. >> i came here and wait in line with my cousins and we came in and we started swimming. >> very happy that my friends are here. >> reporter: the pool at the cruz recreation center in philadelphia is the first of the city pools to open. nine playgrounds will -- nine spraygrounds will operate throughout the summer. parks and rec staffs make sure tall kids arrive with proper swim ware. kids under 6 years old an short than 45 inches must come with an adult. every hour kids have to get out for a brief break and guards remind them of rules. >> no running! >> reporter: on the scorching hot summer days to come, don't worry everyone gets a turn. >> especially on the hot days, we want to get everybody in here so everybody can cool down and have a gr

he came from a school hit by dover, annie mccormick sat down with him. >> reporter: dr.ric barren was the leader at florida state university when he got a phone call he said he couldn't refuse. and then i got a call from my former boss rod erickson, and he said eric will you do me one small favor. >> reporter: that small favor to become penn state's university president. previously he served as penn state's dean of mineral sciences for 20 years. he pedestrianed back to psu while fsu was in the middle of a scandal. he addressed the crivment of the handling into winston including their decision not to bench him when police were investigating the claims. >> as soon as you know you're required to react. the rules say if there's a police investigation you have to be careful not to interfere. so that timing when florida state administration knew and the turning over the case to the district of attorney are almost simultaneous. >> reporter: currently the department of investigation is investigating how the school handled it. no charges were ever filed against the quarterback. i

annie mccormick salt down with - sat down with him. dr. eric baron was the president of the florida state university when he got a phone call he couldn't refuse. >> i got a call from my former boss rod erickson who said would you do me a favor. >> reporter: that small favor was to become the penn state's president. he served as penn state's mineral sciences for nearly 20 years. he headed back to psu while fsu was in the middle of a scandal. he addressed the criticism of the handling of investigation into winston including their decision not to bench him when he knew police were investigating the claims. >> as soon as you know you're required to react. the rules also say that if there's a police investigation you have to be careful not to interfere, so that timing when florida state administration knew and the turning over the case to the district is are almost simultaneous. >> reporter: currently the department of investigation is investigating how they are handling it. >> reporter: in happy valley he has the task of repairing the psu imag

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> what an inspiration that young girl is.me on "action news" this sunday. celebrating summer solstice with an evening of entertainment at the kimmel center. we'll have a preview of what's on tap. >> new jersey has made a decision on whether the virtual snow day will count. we'll have a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, more coming up. while stopping at dunkin' donuts, so now i'm sitting in the bed of my truck, sipping a latte and smiling. #mydunkin" get any small hot or iced latte for just 99 cents from 2 to 6 p.m. share your story. #mydunkin >> a north jersey school district decision to have students log onto a virtual school day during a winter storm earlier this year, may have been innovative, but it won't count as a school day. it can't count because facilities must be made available. all the district stafferrers logged in from home on february 13. the district has already made up the day. >> so they had to log in on their day off and still have to make up the day. snow day seems fun until you have to

and annie mccormick has the latest from bryn~mawr. >>reporter:the problem can get worse at the beginning of the work week. >> the strike looms. >> it would be really bad. i only have about a month and a half left of consume. school. of. the 210 railroad workers will suspend service and impacts 60 how to riders. the strike would not impact the septa trolley service. firm. they are expected to resume the talks tonight. the unions are without a contract for years. septa wants to go ahead and impose their terms on the proposed contracts. in the meantime, casual riders like padge in town to see family and david, headed to a weekend in it did. c. are irritate thad they might need alternate ways to getting back home on sunday. >> it would be very inconvenient for me. i would have to call someone to come and get me at 30t 30th station. >> i guess just asking people for rides and worst-case scenario calling a cab. >> septa will have alternate routes in place. they are concern thad there will b-- concerned that therewill beg the guesse congeste

the festivities marked the start of the wawa welcome america festivities, annie mccormick joins us in the middle of all the action with the story. >> reporter: this kicks off a busy week ahead, of course 6abc will be with you every step of the way. you can see the hear the music behind me. there's people expected in the thousands and there's a heavy police presence. they have closed several blocks all kicks off a very bills week week -- very busy week in philadelphia. the reid family joined the thousands expected at the liberty block party on chestnut street on saturday, the kickoff for the wawa welcome america event. >> we'll be at the ice cream event and the hoagie events. >> ills nice to see everybody down here. >> we love it, welcome america, the 4th of july, and the whole inindependence. >> reporter: it leads up to the free concert on the parkway on the 4th of july. crowltdz enjoyed food and live entertainment including a special appearance by new edition. mayor nutter proclaimed today as new edition day. gave the group liberty bell. local groups played tributes to them. that mad

a two day events closed out with annie mccormick teek auto show. dads and other enthusiasts could check out 375 vehicles and there was a blue grass performance right along the beach. >> much more still ahead in next half hour tonight in sky die a pilot turned to june this weekend when disaster struck. >> kp cvrmingt was told to leave >> here's what's happening 11:30 four are burned when historical reenactment goes terribly wrong during a parade. >> and tem that turned their lives around stand proudly in front of their families. >> there are disturbing new imam from islamic militant forces they have taken over cities and captured iraqi soldiers. many feared executed already. the iraqi government is pleading with its people to fight back. meanwhile u.s. ships are moved to the persian gulf as white house considers mill -- >> battle lines are drawn. iraqi prime minister firing up volunteer soldiers on sunday part of army of men who answered urgent call to join a iraqi security forces fighting vish us enemy. a group of fierce battled fighters killers vi

annie mccormick joins us live with reaction. >> reporter: eva so far the announcement is coming from the hotel and employees union they say they had a conversation with caesars yesterday notifying them that showboat will close its doors. caesars is expected to make an announcement today. will also just took another hit, according to local 54, 2500 employees will receive notices today showboat will close its doors in 60 days. the news comes weeks after the showboat's next-door neighbor revel casino sent notices to 3200 of their employees. revel's owners say if the casino doesn't get a new buyer they will close their doors by august 18. >> they were great with the buffet and coupons and free comps, the best place, showboat. >> the place is beautiful inside. i'm shocked. it's beautiful, you go to trump, this has got class more than i thought. >> reporter: showboat's parent company caesars who operates four ac casinos, reported that atlantic city has too many can a a -- casinos and more need to close. showboat posted a profit of 2 million, but it's down from last year's first quarter. in

neighborhood went under similaring with family and friends. 14 people caught in the same rip current and annie mccormick with a life report at 6:00. >>> and inspectors back pat rita's water ice store, when a 3 year old was dead. and a security gate came down on her and questions about what happened and other security gates. and vernon odom has the latest. >> the question tonight, who will take the fall for the tragedy? the building's owners or those who install the security gates? pour both? cloth covers the main windows to prevent people from peering in. closed the second day in a row since 3 year old wynter larkin killed saturday when the metal security gate wag a ton came loose and crushed the child as her mother stood nearby. the lni inspectors are looking for answers. >> when they install they insta install correctly and the owner has to have a maintenance program to make sure what is installed is maintained properly. >> and they same they never received any complaints, and they do not expect there is not a formal complaint several days down, they found a gate that pulled away from the door front a

and annie mccormick live with the excitement. >> you can bet those who live near it, and pauchl -- envied by all of the kids in the city. and i am jem -- jealous. she kids are enjoying every bit of it. >> one, two, three -- [whistle j >> and more than 100 kids came out for day down. lining the gates. >> and i came here and waiting in line with my cousins, and then we came in and started swimming. >> we jumped in and then we started swimming. had races. >> it is nice by the pool. >> the first ever 70 city pools to owe and spray grounds will be open throughout the summer. swimming here is a tradition for juan rodriguez's family. >> we come here, my brothers, sister, mom and dad. it is a good time. >> and they want kids to have fun but also be safe. >> no running. >> swimmers of all ages are welcome. if you are under 6 years old or 45 inches you must come with an adult. life guards remind the swimmers of the rules every hour. and on really hot days the parks and rec employees make everyone gets a turn. >> it pays off when you see the smiles on their faces. >> and there he is giving us a wave

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> 6abc is your front-row seat for the welcome america at 10., the freedom ceremony hosted by matt o'donnell and tamala edwards. animal don't miss the 4th of july jam hosted by rick williams, cesily tynan and adam joseph and karen rogers. niki minaj and the roots are some of the performer also taking the stage -- performers taking the stage. go to 6abc.com for a listing of all the events plus a slide show of the largest free concert in america. sky6 live hd was in old city, meteorologist chris sowers is back next with the full accuweather forecast. >> there are so many online coupons, 6abc.com shows you a website organizing them for you. >>> we'll go to a program at st. joe's university helping students with autism succeed. >> you can stay on top of the hot weather this summer with the storm tracker 6 live app get audio alerts for any heat watches or warnings then, of course, any live radar with storms heading our way. the storm tracker 6 live app is available for >> sky6 live hd taking a live look over center city, just 70 degrees outside at 6

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annie mccormick has more. >> reporter: before they teed off they did hold a small service in honor ofee men who did die, but they are focusing on the main purpose of organizing this event that is to raise money for all veterans. [taps playing] >>> before tee off taps played and the three gun salute and there was a grim reminder on the greens. ones they lost in action, the marines of vfw post 928 are hosting this events in its 6th year. >> ten years ago today we lost three marines to an ied and 6 years ago we started to do this golf ought to raise money for veterans in the need in the tri-state area. >> reporter: the ten year anniversary commemorates the fallen marines of bridge company. an ied killed three in the company and injured several more. the three are sergeant alan sherman of ocean township and montgomery todd. >>> last year we donated to a house down in the villas that caught fire, a few years ago we donated to a soldier rusty carpetter who was paralyzed in a humvee accident. >> veterans today have to go through a ton of red tape to get the assistance they need and we help t

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> an after medical school after that, so they can be a doctor. still more to come on this sunday morning edition of "action news." an ohio father is battling an aggressive form of cancer, he becomes a true hero not only to his kids but to the community. >> trees bring down power lines in north carolina. >>> let's look outside, a perfect father's day to be heading outside. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, it's heating up, you'll find out >> storms caused daniel in charlotte, north carolina. the storms bringing down a massive tree that took down power lines. one resident described it as a war zone. dozens of firefighters were called to the home after lightning sparked the fire. the homeowner heard the loud noise, but didn't notice any flames. luckily, nobody was hurt. >> springtime weather is so tumultuous anyway. >> reporter: we could have pop-up thunderstorms next week, but in the meantime let's get you outside, that's the moshulu, it's a nice quiet morning around the delaware valley. feeling more spring like. summe