archbishop charles chaput, he sent a letter this weekend through the area parishes saying the churchis committed to helping survivors of abuse in their healing. he calls this destructive legislation. and that area catholics will end up bearing the financial burden. the letter call on parishioners to contact the state senator, tell them their thoughts and the bill is expected to be heard in the state senate within the next couple of weeks. we'll be following this to let you know what happens. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 6:00, a local congressman is calling on the u.s. house to look into tainted ground water near hundreds of military bases including the horsham air guard station. congressman brendan boyle said he asked for a hearing in washington after the epa tightened testing rules for contaminants in drinking water. people in horsham are worried about links between the tainted water at the closed base and their illnesses. >>> to decision 201. democrat hillary clinton is on the door step of her party's presidential nomination. she won the puerto rico pr

archbishop charles chaput is calling on area catholics to oppose this bill and is hoping their voicewill help take down this measure. we're talking about house bill 1947. it passed in the house in harrisburg back in april. essentially what this bill does is extends the statute of limitations on claims of sexual abuse. it would allow past victims to file claims up until they're 50 years of age. right now the limit is age 30. it extends it 20 years. it would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations on future sex abuse cases. >> many don't come forward ever. many don't come forward for decades and decades and decades and their lives are inalterably changed. they have no statute of limitations on the pail and violence that was done on them. i believe the statute should be lifted both criminally and civilly and i supported what was in a sense a compromise measure to get some measure of justice to victims of sexual abuse. >> she had the supporters there, now the philadelphia archdiocese is calling this bill an attack on the church. archbishop charles chaput has sent out a letter to ar

archbishop charles chaput celebrated mass at st. martha's parish on academy road. parish is 50 years old. this parish continues to grow, to meet the changing needs of its members. >>> septa and customers will do their part to help feed the hungry across our area. septa's stop hunger at your station food drive kicks off tomorrow, last year they collect more than 14,000-pound of food for philabundance. riders are being asked to donate non-perishable items over next two weeks. >>> they had tail wagging good time at world of animals veterinary hospital in bensalem. the hospital hosted a fundraiser for red paw emergency relief team, for games, vendors, entertainment and puppy kissing booth. plenty of people brought their pets for a fun time. red paw proves around the clock emergency health to displaced pets. >>> still to come on "action news", end of the colorful weekend here in philadelphia. >> super heroes, villains and wizard pack up their capes and swords. we will look back at the final day of comic, can when "action news" comes right back. ♪ to you, they're more th

. >> reporter: archbishop charles chaput is calling on area catholics to oppose this bill and hopes theirvoice will help take down this measure. we're talking about the statehouse bill 1947. it passed in the house in harrisburg in april. essentially what this bill does is extend the statute of limitations on claims of sexual abuse. it would allow past victims to file claims up until they're 50 years of age. right now the limit is able 30. it would eliminate the criminal statute of limiting as on future sex abuse claims. >> many don't come forward ever. many don't come forward for decades and decades and decades and their lives are inalterably changed. they have no statute of limits on the pain that was inflicted on them. i support what was a compromise measure to get some justice for victims of sexual abuse. >> the archdiocese is calling this on attack on the church. archbishop chaput says the church is committed to helping survivors in abuse in healing but calls this destructive legislation in that area, catholics will end up bearing the financial burden. the letter calls on parishioners

. >> front page of the bucks county times, philadelphia archbishop charles chaput is urging area catholics to fight a state bill to extend the time sex abuse victims have time to file civil a suits. in a letter, to archdiocese, archbishop said legislation unfairly places larger liability on private and faith based organizations, then public institutions. >>> from the trentoni thean a church was will be during a prayer service. thief stole a they blower and generator from the center on west front street saturday afternoon just as a dozen parishioners were praying in the adjoining sanctionry. this unholy act was caught on the church's surveillance system. >>> from the front page of the intelligencer 93 organ recipients are heading to cleveland to participate in this years transplant games, monk them 50 year-old bill, of lower makefield, who hopes to race his way to victory in cycling g for him. >> that is a look at the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >>> coming up see frightening video when a man tries to kidnap a girl in broad daylight. >>> plus saved from disaster we w

archbishop charles chaput celebrated mass at saint martha's parish. the parish is 50 year old.this parish continues to grow as it meets the changing needs of its members. >>> the. >>> they had a tail wagging good time at the world of animals vet hospital in bensalem. they hosted a fundraiser for the red paw emergency relief team. there were games and vendors and entertainment even a puppy kissing booth. as you can see plenty of people brought along their pets for a fun time. red paw provides round the clock emergency help for displaced pets. >> ♪ >> it was a tough contest for a great cause today in the point breeze section. connor barwin of the eagles and a few teammates took on a community team playing some hoops at ralph brooks park. the game an block party later were part of barwin's make the world better foundation which helped redo the brooks park. organization's mission is to redo one city playground each and every year. >> very nice. jeff with sports following up on our report from earlier on this bottle throwing incident involving ryan howard. >> classless by a phillies

now archbishop charles chaput is calling on catholics to fight pennsylvania's version of the bill, housebill 1947. it passed in çapril, essential what this bill is all about is extending the statute of limitations on claims of sexual abuse. it would allow past victims to file claims up until they're 50 years of age. right now the limit is age 30. and it would also eliminate the criminal statute of limitations on future sex abuse cases. supporters of this bill say it is the right thing to do. >> they're going to hold you accountable for your actions. specifically for children who have been abused and we don't see any justice served. >> the philadelphia archdiocese is calling this bill an attack on the church. archbishop chaput sent a letter through the area parishes saying the church is helping survivors in their healing. the letter calls on parishioners to contact their state senator. the bill is expected to be heard in the state senate in the next couple of weeks. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:34 right now. today a judge will sentence a philadelphia woman who st

archbishop charles chaput asked people to fight against it. house bill 1947.it passed in harrisburg back in april. essentially what this bill does is extends the statute of limitations on claims of sexual abuse. it would essentially allow past victims to file claims up until they're 50 years of age, whereas, right now the limit is age 30. it would also eliminate the criminal statute of limitations on future sexÑi abuse cases. >> many don't come forward ever and many don't come forward for decades and decades and decades. their lives are inalterably changed. i believe the statute should be lifted criminally and civilly. i supported what was a compromise measure to get some measure of justice to victims of sexual abuse. >> reporter: the bill does have its supporters. philadelphia archdiocese, they're calling this bill an attack on the church. archbishop chaput said they're trying to help victims. he calls this destructive legislation and area catholics will end up bearing the burden. the bill is expected to be heard in the state senate in the next couple of week