bob brooks was in allentown a little while ago. our "action news" reporter on the ground continuing to measure 4 inches nblghts location. that's -- in that location. that's piling up up north. the movement of the snow is southwest toward the northeast. there you see the heavy bangdz pound down on -- banding pound down on the roads. in philadelphia we're seeing sleet getting closer to philadelphia in the last half-hour. if you can get your traveling done in the i-95 corridor in the next half-hour, good if for you, because we'll get the heavy banged with -- banding with thew coming in. farther to the sought, we have thunder storm in atlantic county, and burlington county. we have rumbles of thunder, thunder here and snow there and changing to snow in philadelphia. crazy what we've got on the map this morning. >> the temperature 40 degrees at the last measurement in philadelphia. which was 16 minutes ago, i think we're closer to 39, 38 right now as the numbers are in the process of following. future tracker 6 shows you between now and

for now reporting live at blue mountain bob brooks channel6 "action news." jim. >> bob, thank you. >>> we invite you to stay with 6abc.com/weather throughout the weekend. you'll be able to see the approach of forecasted rain and any changes that may come our way by checking storm tracker6 live radar and of course our team of meteorologists will work to keep you well informed and stay connected with them by following each on facebook and twitter. >>> officials are still trying to find out what sparked a two alarm blaze overnight at the ramada inn in that vineland. two people including a police officer were injured. this is how the fire looked just after it started at 2:00 in the morning. crews say hotel guests were hanging out of windows trying to get out. firefighters used ladders to bring them down. it's believed the fire started in a smoking room but it's still not clear if smoking played a r. the occupant that of room is in the hospital at crozer chester burn unit. >>> police in south jersey are looking for the man who has exposed himself to women on at le

bob brooks is live with a look at the destruction bob, what are you learning about this? >> reporter: nydia and gray, like you said unclear how this happened. the damage is very bad and extensive throughout this place this is the mount carmel cemetary a jewish cemetary, you can see straight down the row headstones have been knocked over it's like this all over the cemetary. there's dozens, but there could be more than that. everywhere you duke you see another headstone knocked over headstones have been knocked down all over mount carmel cemetary dozens maybe more than a hundred. it's a jewish cemetary located at the corner of frankford and cheltenham avenue. >> reporter: aron mallen made the disturbing discovery when he came to look at his father's grave. he is hoping it was not an antisemitic attack. >> just the fact there were so many it does look like it was targeted. >> reporter: police have not said what happened, but you can see the damage is widespread. a lot of people will have to get their headstones fixed. if it was vandalism he doesn't understand how someone co

bob brooks has more from the scene. >> just neighbors heard the impact. >> i heard a boom bam crash.that crash was a woman hit by a car. police say she was tossed through the air and suffered numerous injuries. police are on the hunt for a white nissan car. it hit at the intersection of wyoming avenue and lawrence street. you can hear neighbors discussing saying this was an accident waiting to happen. yet they can't imagine how someone could hit a woman and not stop to help. >> nobody should hit nobody and run. >> the good news, police say the victim is going to pull through. as for the vehicle it's a white nissan. police keep an eye out for it. it will have damage. bob brooks, channel6, action news. >> a leading republican congressman is calling for a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into president trump's ties to russia. the new york times reported that the trump campaign had naou mor khanthaious contacts with the russian community. now they are calling for a special prosecutor saying the attorney general must reaccuse himself. jeff sessions was an appointee. you nee

bob brooks has more. >> he walked into a standing ovation. mike pence greeted by 120 members.of his speech was supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. >> by the grace of god, i believe neil gorsuch will take his seat as ju justice on the supreme court court. >> after he was nominate today the 10th court of appeals, he was given a rating of well qualified the highest possible recommendation. he says the judge is working hard to gain approval of the senate. >> he's met with 12 senators in both political parties and making himself available to meet with all 100 members of the senate if they are willing to meet with him. >> most agree with his nomination. >> he's an originalist and texturallist, important qualities. >> he's one of the biggest stars on the bench. brilliant. >> outside protests continued. pencils acknowledged there could be a fight mounting in the senate to stop gorsuch from getting through. >> several announced opposition within minutes and are threatening to use a filibuster to stop him. this would be an unwise and unprecedented act. >> he and president trump will do

bob brooks is there, bob. >> reporter: sarah we came out here at 11:00 a.m., it was bad. the damage was immense, so many tombstones were toppled over. in 24 hours, i noticed that some were reset. very nice to see that so many people came out here and starting to fix things up. what's sad you'll see behind me here, these old style tombstones that don't rest on the base, those have been split in half. they will never be able to to be fixed. for people like adrian burger made her feel something she thought she never would because of her faith. >> i felt like, suddenly unsafe as a jewish person. >> reporter: she came to check on her parents' grave, luckily hers was spared. you get a larger picture of the scale of damage. burger said not all is lost, people are coming together. >> i have to say when i want on facebook and my friends called me and saw muslim groups coming to help and nonjewish groups and jewish groups so many people came right away to lift up the stones and starting a kick starter. it did kind of lift my spirits a little bit. >> reporter: the philadelphia polic

. >> bob brooks won the prize for being the first reporter to spot snow. he is live cedar crest boulevard and tillman street in allentown. what's going on bob? >> reporter: good morning, matt, i did win the award allentown it's been snow since we first got here. it's been snow around quake town the rain change over to snow. this is the result, we have a significant snowstorm going on, visibility is low it's coming down very fast, it is covering trees and light poles and the road. just to gauge how quickly it's falling i've been showing this all morning i placed the "action news" measuring stick on the ground just before 4:00 a.m., it was at 2 inches now we're over 5 inches that's 3 inches this morning. actually my last half-hour where we went live, it had just passed over 4 inches. within a half-hour we've seen an inch fall up here, that's how fast it's coming down here. tillman street it's covered. we've had plow construction going by none stop all morning when it's coming down this fast, it's cold out, this is that heavy, wet thick snow. i spoke to an ma

live in the midst of it all is reporter bob brooks. what's the latest there? >> being a penn state alum myself, i don't think it gets better than that. as far as fla philanthropy goes, it's a rock show right now. everyone is jumping around. they love it out here. it's for an amazing cause. that's fighting childhood canc cancer. >> at 6:00 sharp thon 2017 got moving. >> since then, they haven't stopped, 703 dancer, countless volunteer, all working together, dancing for 46 hours straight to raise money for families and kids battling cancer. it's team work from the volunteers making snacks behind the scenes. >> peanut butter and jelly. >> to i the kids fighting cance. even parents are here to support. >> we want to give everyone a break from their homes. this is my favorite part. >> tammy rodiguez son 11-year-old lane battled cancer since he was one-year-old. her family received money from thon. >> we come to celebrate because where can you be together for something to devastating. >> it's crazy what the dancers do for those that need help. it's just crazy. >> a

they have been dancing for 15 1/2 hours they are still going strong, bob brooks who was in the thick of it all, has more. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. sharp thon2017 got moving. since then they have not stopped. 703 dancers, counterless other other -- countless other volunteers dancing to raise money for families and battling childhood cancer. >> it's total teamwork the volunteers making snacks from behind the scene to the little kids bravely fighting cancer cooling them off with squirt guns and parents love the support. >> my daughter is spectacular, they don't want to break from their homes. kenny's son, 11-year-old lane has battled pediatric kidney cancer since he was 1 years old. >> we lost so many friends along the way, we meet and grieve with him. >> reporter: it's crazy what the dancers do for kids who need help. it's crazy. >> everyone loves an effort like this. just last year along, thon raised $9.7 million. >> another look at how incredible thon. how it works exactly they raise the money for four diamonds they distribute the money to families and children battling childhood ca

reporting live in the satellite center, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> we'll keep you updated on the story throughout the day. you can find the latest at 6abc.com or the "action news" facebook page. >> admit it you turned it off at half-time, right? you missed the new england patriots pulling off one of the biggest come backs in super bowl history. patriots came back from 25 points down tieing the game for the first time in super bowl history. the patriots drove with the tieing score. scrapes white ran for two yards during the touchdown, patriots win, 34-28. tom brady is the only quarterback in nfl history with five super bowl rings. >> there's a lot of toughness by our team we'll remember this for the rest of our lives. >>> bill belichick claimed the title of the winningest coach in super bowl history. matt ryan over the weekend won the nfl m.v.p. award. >> he is young, he had a great game. he showed a lot of heart in that game. >> you're a big fan. >> i'm a huge matt ryan fan. >>> pictures show new york city subway rides taking action when they finds hate graffiti. >> a man

for now reporting live in fox chase, bob brooks channel6 "action news." im. >> bob thank you. >>> we urge you to check in with 6abc.com/weather for the latest conditions. in addition to st live you will find updated hourly forecasts and don't forget facebook and twitter good ways to follow and coea meteorologists >>> philadelphia police released the name of a manvolved in hit-and-run. they say 59-year-old anthony racino was drunk when he sideswiped four parked cars. inside one of those vehicles was year-old carolyn teacher was rushed to the hospital but otrussino is charged with er and under the influence. >>> police in burcounty recovered a gun brought to pemberton high school today. the weapon was discovered inside app student's pack back at 1:30 thi afternoon. the superintendent says no live ammunition was found. there were no immediate threats to other tudents or staff. police haven't said why the student had the gun if charges will be filed. >>> trenton police are trying to track down the driver of a box truck that brought down two utility poles this

"action news" reporter bob brooks is there and bob, we all expect it to be an emotional evening as they pay tribute to lieutenant steven floyd. >> reporter: jim, emotional without a doubt. such a horrible thing that has happened down here and again, we are talking about lieutenant steven floyd. behind me here the viewing just got under way at 5 o'clock at delaware state university. you can see traffic and road markers out there directing things. it is opened to the public and inside of the memorial hall gymnasium. the flags at the james t. vaughn correctional center in smyrna at half-staff. more than a week ago lieutenant floyd was killed after inmates took the lieutenant and three others hostage. this weekend the life of lieutenant floyd will be celebrated at delaware state university. of the the school is hosting the funeral services. while friends and family gathered to remember lieutenant floyd, there's been an intense and ongoing investigation to figure out how exactly the inmates were able to carry out the attack. it happened in the prison section c. an autopsy completed by the de

bob brooks has that story? >> reporter: women walking down the street are knocked to the ground and beaten and purses stolen that according to the philadelphia police and it's this man seen here doing it. those we spoke with today say they pray he is caught soon. >> i pray to god they find him. i pray that they find him and take him off the street, because he is a dangerous animal. >> detectives say that the attacks happen in german town and west and east oak lane. >> 9:30 in the morning and 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon. >> these streets have low foot traffic and ones that are wide open, he can use his car to get in and out quickly. >> it has the missing rear centerpiece, and it's easy to identify. it's a maroon buick and you see the missing center of the hub cab and he used the car every time in the attack and a woman who was walk ago loan does not plan to stop her routine. >> i woke up this morning and read 27, that says fret not because of evil dors, i cannot live my life in fear. >> whoever you are. go ge

bob brooks has been there and he joins us in the spot. in happy valley with much more. bob. >> reporter: walter, happy valley certainly living up to its name right now. behind me it's in full swing, like you said they started around this time yesterday. by the looks of it. it looks exactly like the day the kids. >> the dancers are still going strong. after more than 24 hours on their feet. stretching understandably is taking place. >> how do you like right now >> not too bad actually. better than i thought they would at this point. >> refueling with what else? water ice. >> i have no idea what time it is. so >> do you want me to tell you >> please don't >> we ran into my cousin who was first dancer ever on behalf of the school of music. >> i'm honored. it's a great responsibility to be here. >> reporter: 46 hours of dancing to help children with cancer penn state is one of them diagnosed with leukemia when he was six. he and his family are direct recipients. >> not only my family but so many they don't have to worry about a bill. they don't see any bills at all. >> repo

bob brooks is live with more. >> reporter: this isn't something that police are taking lightly it's not good that a man like this is out there on the loose, we just spoke with police here and they want him caught soon. newcastle county police say it's an all hands on deck approach. on the hunt for a man accused of kidnap two women and forcing them to make withdrawals from the atm's. >> he has increased patrols and special operations on it. you'll see the mounted patrol out there. >> and the first incident was reported at the apartments on prior road on february 14th, that is when the victim says the man approached her when she got out of her car and he had a gun and made her drive to atm's taking out cash and then she was sexually assaulted and dropped back off at her home. >> it is scary, i was a child we didn't even lock our doors, everybody knew everybody and you know it was just a completely different world. >> this past sunday he struck again at the anne arundel apartments at pike creek. he forced her into her home and took her back out into her car. and fortunately she was able to

bob brooks live at newcastle county police in minquadale. do police have any substantial leads. >> reporter: good evening, they are reviewing surveillance video but both times this man was wearing a mask. but make no doubt about it, a man running around kidnapping women and sexually sauling them is someone they want off the streets soon. the newcastle county police are on the hunt even the mounts patrols. >> it has really pushed for earn to get involved. he has increased patrols and put special operations on it. >> the style of attack the same. the first time it happened on february 13 and, the top of the hill apartment complex in north wilmington. when the victim says a man ambushed her and made her drive around and take out cash and then sexually sauled and dropped off back at home. >> her neighbors can't believe it. >> it gives you concern i would walk before it would get dark. >> and now the suspect struck again at the runned apartment complex. the suspect attacked a woman as she got out of her car and forced her in her home and then mad

bob brooks has more. >> reporter: we're talking about asoli family they will touchdown in jfk at 9:30. what a emotional rollercoaster it's been for this family. after 13 years of planning and saving $6,000 for each visa. they were in damascus syria, the travel ban came down mid flight. the family is on their way back to the u.s. >> it's not way we do things in america. they had to go back to the home, unfortunately they had not sold it and wait and damascus right now is not a safe place. >>> over the weekend, the u.s. justice department requested an emerge hecy motion to have the ban reinstated while it makes appeal. a federal appeals court denied that request. the travel ban remains on hold, there's no telling when or if the executive order could be reinstated. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> you can follow the family's story on the facebook page and 6abc.com to check for updates throughout the day. >> what a comeback, the new england patriots are celebrating a historic super bowl win over the falcons in overnight. this is a look at fans in the streets of boston this morning,

bob brooks is live. >> reporter: this suppose to be an independent investigation of what led up to the attack and prevent it from happening again in the future but we spoke with several people that say this is not enough and this is predictable and more needs to be done. >> delaware governor second quarter john carnie's announcement comes after two weeks of the investigation officer steven floyd was taken oftage by the inmates and floyd was the lone officer killed. >> the men to lead the investigation is former delaware supreme court justice henry dupont originally and chapman jr. and will present their findings in june. and something needs to change now. we have to make immediate changes in the next two to three weeks. >> if major changes don't come out of this, he doesn't know how anyone would want to continue to work for the doc. >> my biggest concerns we have another investigation and put together another thick book and nothing becomes of it. that is avenue correction officers nightmare. >> and we spoke with christopher bullock. he says the governor's independent investigation is n

. >> reporter: we start the out with snow with bob brooks now you're seeing snow moving across the condition as it's coming farther south to the reporter positions. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows the snow the closest to philadelphia it's been all morning. it is making the expected move toward i-95 corridor, in some cases up north and west, you're seeing the lavender shade pushing through, that's the heavy snow banged. we have snow one inch an hour or higher than that in that heavy snow banged. we're seeing roads getting covered, as well as sidewalks. in philadelphia, you're seeing rain, but it won't be that much longer maybe 0 minutes sore. down the shore we have thunderstorms clearing the coast. very rarely you get rain, snow and thunderstorms on the same map, but that's what we're getting this morning. we're seeing the snow break up near pittsburgh and around central pennsylvania. it may end quicker than expected by lunchtime. 33 in allentown. 32 in reading. keep in mind some areas in between these reporting stations are colder and that snow is really sticking to the road surfaces

reporting live, bob brooks, "channel 6 action news." back to you. >> bob, thank you. >>> 6abc is your source for thon coverage all weekend. you can watch the entire event livestreamed at 6abc.com and the 6abc news app and just follow us on facebook and twitter for live updates throughout the conclusion until the conclusion at 4:00 p.m. sunday. it is thon at penn state. >>> a bucks county couple celebrating a very special anniversary today. they have been married 71 years. bob and mabel billings have known each other since he was 10, she was 13. but it was when both served in the navy during world war ii that their friendship turned to something more. we asked what sparked their romance. >> i don't think it was the uniform, but that helped, i guess. >> well, i had dated a lot, and i was among a lot of sailors. and -- but i just -- knowing his family, i knew i was safe with him. >> as for advice for long-lasting marriage, mrs. billings says, trust each other. >>> we told you a moment or two ago -- we told you a moment or two ago about the

bob brooks live in wilmington with the latest. >> reporter: sara just a few minutes ago governor john carnie came out and said an independent investigation will take place. to figure out what led up to this attack happening in the prison and how to prevent something like this from happening again. lets bring up the video. at noon about a half hour ago he appointed two people, two judges, former delaware supreme court justice. henry dupree originally. and to figure out why it happened and make the changes to prevent it from happening again. >> it's almost two weeks ago that steven floyd died after prisoners took floyd and three others hostage. lets listen in -- >> anything that affected the security arrangements there at c building on that particular day, will be the primarily focus and the executive order spell that out and gives latitude to the judges with respect to other things that may have come into play. i don't want to prejudge it in any kind of way. that is the purpose of an independent review. >> and we also got a chance to ask the governor a variety of questions, one was the

. >> let's go over to "action news" reporter, bob brooks live at tillman street and cedar crest roadntown. no need to wait on the snow, it's already where you are. >> reporter: tam, good morning, yes, the snow is obviously here. it's been coming down pretty hard for quite a while. on the way up here, on the highway we hit the snow about quakertown, not quite sure when it started falling, but everything up here is pretty much covered at this point. you come take a look behind me on tillman street. it's covered, please be careful on the roads, we've seen plenty of penndot trucks trying to clear it off. when it comes down this fast, makes it very hard, just to give everyone an example how it's coming down, i made the footprint that's 20 minutes ago, it's already covered up with a half inch of snow. it's wet and sticky and coming back pretty fast. i want to show everyone the "action news" yard stick. when i put this in the ground, we were at 2. it was 45 minutes ago, we're almost at 3, 3/4 inches in 45 minutes. we saw a car spin out in tronlt of -- in front of us, they were not going tha

bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." nydia. >> thank you. >>> 6abc is covering thon all the way to the end. we're streaming it live at 6abc.com and 6abc app. follow us on facebook and twitter for the conclusion at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. >>> there's still more to come on "action news," space x makes a historic launch in florida one day after delaying the mission. >>> powerball fever is heating up while the jackpot continues to grow. >> enjoy the warmup, meteorologist chris sowers will be back when "action news" continues. >> space x success today the spacecraft, the dragon took off from kennedy space center launch pad 39-a. it was last used 6 years ago. spacecraft was packed with 50,000 pounds of cargo and experiments for the international space station, space x landed the booster rocket back at cape canaveral following liftoff for the third time. >> you saw that live on 6abc. >> reporter: feels like we're in florida. let's get you outside and show you what's going on, sky6 live hd at penns landing. mostly sunny skies

"action news" reporter bob brooks is at the cemetery at frankford and cheltenham. sarah bloomquist is live in east mount airy where there was an interfaith service to condemn this apparent hate crime. bob, let's begin with you. >> reporter: jim, good evening. can't go in the cemetery right now, they've locked the gates. it hasn't always been like this but after what's happened here, it's locked now. now the damage here is extensive. it goes the whole way through this cemetery. it is horrific. it is unacceptable but what it has also done is brought a lot of people together. there's no doubt that toppled tombstones at the mount carmel cemetery has saddened so many. even made some scared to be who they are. >> i felt suddenly unsafe as a jewish person. >> reporter: but what the crime has done is united a lot of people from all backgrounds. >> get my hand under there. >> reporter: these are a bunch of random men helping mark weissman reset his grandfather's stone. weissman says he has no doubt this cemetery was targeted. >> definitely a hate crime. definitely. and i thi

bob brooks, channel 6 action news. >>> all right. much more to come on action news tonight.x successfully launches a rocket after the last launch went up in smoke. details about the mission coming up. >>> and melissa mcgee with the exclusive accuweather seven day forecast when action news comes right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ from santander bank. the outer bands of a powerful new storm are moving into northern california even as the southern portion the state tries to dry out from the last tomorrow. damage in southern california in the millions with roadways washed away and countless trees and wires down. five people lost their lives as a result. in the north officials say there is a high risk of flooding because waterways are at their limits. some areas could see 10 inches of now rainfall. >> my goodness. out here it's pe

bob brooks is at the scene with to. >> reporter: after 1:20 this morning, neighbors say they heard impact. >> i heard a boom and crash >> that was a woman being hit by a car. philadelphia police say she was tossed through the air, suffered numerous injury. detectives say they're on the hunt for a white nissan carraway broken headlight. the hit-and-run happened right at says the intersection of wyoming and lawrence street in the feltonville section. >> you can hear neighbors discuss they say this was an accident waiting to happen. >> around here it's dangerous, because in the street. >> reporter: they can't understand how someone could be so coward's to hit a woman and never stop to help. >> somebody nobody should hit nobody and run. >> reporter: police say the victim is going to pull through. as for the vehicle, they believe it's a white nissan, please keep an eye out for it. it will have damage. reporting in north philadelphia, bob brooks, channel 6 action news >>> police in philadelphia are searching and trying to find out who shot a man 12 times outside of a bar this morning in north p

"action news" reporter bob brooks live in east oak lane with the latest. >> reporter: rick, this is one of the areas where police say this man is attacking women. again, targeting women and beating them and choosing to do it in neighborhoods like this one, you see wide open streets and not a lot of foot traffic and residential and also a place where the suspect can get easily in and out of his car. police in the northwest part of city say be on the lookout for this man accused of attacking women and beating them and taking their purses. >> it shows the type of individual we are dealing with here. he wants to get the purse by any meaned necessary. these women could be his mother, aunt or somebody and he shows no compassion whatsoever. in one case the police report states the suspect knocked a 66-year-old woman down and kicked her until the strap on her purse broke and he took off. these attacks have happened in german town, west and east oak lane in mt. airy. in the morning and early afternoon. >> these are brazen daytime robbery, they all cured in the daytime, and afternoon, 1:30 and 2:

bob brooks is live with the overnight developments. seems like a back and forth, what does it mean. nydia and gray, good morning, it means the travel ban is not in effect, it is suspended, but make no doubt about it, the trump administration is fighting back. in boston, they never thought this would happen. >> i believe you. >> reporter: in washington, d.c. a syrian born u.s. citizen is waiting for his mother to return home in saudi arabia. many feel it's a race against time before donald trump's expect -- executive order could be reinstated. the a judge in seattle spended spended -- suspended the order. the travel ban remains on hold. this 24-year-old yemeni green card holder is back in the u.s. he was visiting his fiance in turkey. he goes to college in tennessee. people from seven muslim majority countries from entering the u.s. for 90 days. it indefinitely spends syrian refugees. the u.s. 9th court of appeals has asked for both sides to file legal briefs before the court makes any decisions on the motion. for many, this family is m

bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> it's a day off from school for most children than means time to play in the snow, and you have been seeing pictures we are sharing them as they send us in your snow photos all morning long using #6abcaction. alicia vitarelli is here to show us more. >> we are getting so many great ones. you are out and about snapping pictures of the little ones and furry friends playing in the snow and pretty scenery shots too. you share all the images using the #6abcaction. lets be honest the kids love a snow day, just ask asterisk. >> snow day. snow day. >> turning that into a song. and a picture of little maggie from marlton. and mom che tells us no need to bundle up here we brought the snow inside. warm and cozy in her pj's ep joying the snow. and how about this before and after shot. bridgity from springfield doing some yoga, a forearm stand in the same spot less than 24 hours apart, snow yoga. i think that burns extra calori >> and this is oscar and maybe the snow looks like sand and maybe he wants to get in and dig around and get down right covered in sn

reporting from the wells fargo center bob brooks, channel six "action news". >> trusting the process, all right, thanks bob. >>> organizers of the delaware 's pumpkin chucking competition says the event will go on despite losing the science channel as a sponsor. science channel pulled out after one of the producers was seriously injured during the event. she was hit the by a metal chunk after air cannons trapped door ripped off firing a pumpkin. a man was also injury. organizers of the event said losing the science channel takes away a major source of funding. the event is scheduled for of this third, fourth and fifth in bridgeville. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight a fitting tribute for a beloved bar tend are in somers point and how his friend and customers honored his memory. >>> 76ers honor an icon, team unveiled a statue of hall of famer hal greer, we will hear what they had to say. >>> and jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> dozens of people spent their saturday morning inside a bar in atlantic county raising a glass to a legendary bart

reporting from thon, bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> much more to come tonight on "actionews" an unbelievable scene in new jersey as a plane crashes, into a crowded residential neighborhood. >>> and amazingly it missed hitting a single home, we will have details. >>> also a celebration, worthy of the first, commander in chief, of the local families had a chance to eat birthday cake with president washington >>> jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> small plane crashed in the bayonne new jersey neighborhood today but miraculously it did not hit any homes. officials say that the inning is will engine plane went down just after 10:00 a.m., shifting power lines and plowing into a car. the 56 year-old pilot was alert, talking after rescuers removed him from the wreckage. one witness said it sounded like a freight train. >> all of a sudden, you hear just manningeling of met will al and i didn't realize that my car got hit and my main concern was to try to help somebody. >> other witnesses say the pilot may have been trying to a voice a gas station. pi

for now reporting at city hall, bob brooks channel6 "action news." growth-promoting , hormones, or steroidsou're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >> so, i turned the game off at halftime. >> what. >> after lady gaga i turned it off. it was going to be route. what's to watch. >> poor souls. what's your bedtime. >> was watching a movie what can i tell you. >> was the movie any good. >> not good enough that i should have missed what happened. >> not as good as the super bowl. the word greatest has been tossed around a lot today. it was the greatest comeback in super bowl history in turn it was the greatest collapse in super bowl history and now patriots quarterback tom brady and bill belichick being talked about there greatest ever doing their respective jobs. hard to argue against that line of thought. super bowl champion patriots arrived back in the boston area just a couple moments ago. super bowl li w

"action news" reporter bob brooks, has this story. >> it is just amazing, like, the workhat is put intos , it is even if meanal. >> reporter: she could not hold tears back any longer. these are tears of joy, michelle and her nine month-old daughter syriaana walked into her newly remodeled home in may in mayfair for the first time. >> i told myself you have to be ready to go because hard times only last for a short time but happiness is forever and thinks our happiness. >> reporter: she's south well spoken and only a teen, hard to believe but someone in her shoes need a sharp character and smart mind. her baby is battling cancer. little syriaana is receiving chemotherapy treatments now and you can only imagine the fight they have now. she and her family have a beautiful place to rest their heads. >> it is spectacular. i just, feel so special. >> reporter: new home and an amazing day was made possible by three groups: flyers charities, flyers wife's, and michael's way foundation. >> syriaana is a beautiful nine month-old baby and the family spirit and the hope that they have, and just the

"action news" reporter bob brooks has more. >> reporter: walk into a standing ovation, vice-president mike pence was greet by around 120 members of the federallist society, inside of historic congress hall. main focus of his see much was on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. >> by the grace of god and i know will be tireless efforts of everyone in this room, i believe neil gorsuch will soon take his seat and asiana associate justice on the supreme court of the united states. >> reporter: pence says there is no judge more qualified to serve on the supreme court then gorsuch. >> after president george w. bush nominated him to the tenth circuit court of the appeals they gave him a unanimous rating of well qualified which is highest possible recommendation. >> reporter: he says natalie judge is hard at work in washington right now to gain approval of the senate. >> he is already met with 12 senators, in both political parties. and, he has been making himself available to meet with all 100 members of the senate if they are willing to meet with him. >> reporter: those at the speech today a

for now reporting live at blue mountain resort bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> bob, thank you for that report. >>> in other news investigation continues into an overnight hotel fire that injured two people in south jersey. the ramada inn in vineland cumberland county went up in flames about 1:30 this morning. crews went to rescue people who were trying to jump to safety. took more than two and a half hours to get the flames under control. one of the people injured was a police officer. part of the hotel was badly damaged. the rest still opened for business. [cheers and applause] >> a controversial plan to build a pipeline through new jersey's pinelands officially won approval today. the 15 member pinelands commission gave the green light to the proposal. construction of a natural gas pipeline through that federally protected land can now move forward. those in favor of the project say it will provide reliable energy for south jersey and minimal disruption to the pinelands. opponents who fear the pipeline will harm the fragile eco system ther

. >> bob brooks is live in the satellite center tore what else next. hi, bob. >> reporter: gray and nydia, that legal battle is underway and a lot of people are trying to come into the united states while the ban is suspended. for many they see the current suspension of president trump's travel ban as a window of opportunity to get back inside the u.s. this family was given visas after working for the u.s. government, but they were sent back to iraq when the order came down a week ago. now they are on their way here. >> i'm happy to announce we're cleared to travel to the united states. >> reporter: in boston some walked on u.s. ground they couldn't believe it happened. a syrian born u.s. citizen has relief after waiting for his mother to return home from saudi arabia. it's been an emotional rollercoaster. in seattle the judge suspended order. the u.s. justice department requested an emergency motion while it makes appeals. the federal court denied the request. the executive order sought to ban people from seven muslim majority countries to prevent peop

bob brooks is live in the city's mayfair section with details on the big reveal. exiting news here, bob. >> reporter: gray, yes, very exiting and it is a good story today. right now i'm inside the house, what's happened here, has been incredible. this family is helping their 9-month-old baby girl battle through cancer. now they have a brand new home to come back to, take a look we're inside the kitchen and living room area. it's amazing, what has been transform here and what this house created into. you can see the finishing touches you are going up right now, the family is at a hotel. today a family whose taking care of their 9-month-old baby girl battling cancer, gets a new home from top to bottom everything inside their walker street mayfair home is new. new furniture and bathrooms, wood floors and carpet, laundry room, it's all new. this is a story that tugs on your heart strings in a good way. it was possibly by a variety of organizations it started with michael's way, the flyers wives. >> they are an amazing family, the family spirit the hope that they have a

action reporter, bob brooks with the story. neighbors say they heard the impact. that crash was a woman being hit by a car. philadelphia police say she was tossed through the area suffered numerous injuries. detectives are on the hunt for a white nissan with a broken headlight. the impact happened at wyoming and lawrence street in feltonville section. you could hear neighbors say it was an accident that was waiting to happen. >> around here it is dangerous. >> reporter: they can't understand how someone could be so cowardly and hit a woman and never stop to help. >> nobody should hit nobody and run. >> reporter: the good news police say the victim is going to pull through as for the vehicle they believe it is a white nissan please keep an eye out for it, it will have damage. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> a high ranking republican congressman is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the trump campaign's reported ties with russia. new york times quoting anonymous officials the campaign had contact with russian officials connected with the intelli

"action news" reporter, bob brooks was in the thick of it all last night.e has more. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. sharp thon 2017 got moving. since then they have not stopped 73 dancers countless other volunteers. they are of all ages and working together dancing for the next 46 hours straight to raise money for cancer. there are volunteers making snacks behind the scene to the little kids bravely fighting cancer cooling them off with squirt guns and all their friends cheering them on. even apartments offering support. >> my daughter is spectacular. >> reporter: kenny rodriguez son 11-year-old lane has battled kidney cancer since he was 1 years old. >> we lost so many friends along the way, we come and grieve with them and at the same time we celebrate with them. >> it's crazy what the dancers doing to kids who kneed -- who need help, it's crazy. >> reporter: last year alone thon raised 9-point million dollars. another look at how incredible thon really is. the fact that they raised the money goes to a charity called four diamonds they distribute the money to

. >> thon at penn state is winding down as "action news" reporter, bob brooks shows us, it's a team effortthe dance floor and off. >> reporter: thon is a inspiration. not everyone can dance, ashton can't stand. >> they had to amputate my leg. >> garcia is 19 despite what happened to her she is not bitter, rather hopeful. >> i would say keep positive and not let cancer take over you, if you do, then it's hard for you to get through it. >> reporter: she said what's happening here at thon is exactly what needs to happen for her and others battling cancer. >> it helps out to know that you're not alone in a battle with cancer, cancer is hard to deal with. >> reporter: that's the message that's been heard loud and clear, the dancers have been on their feet for more than a day now, you won't hear anyone complaining. >> i have supporters hearing, it keeps my energy up. nursing students are running a medical station. >> they will be here for 46 hours, we take control of all their medications throughout the weekend. >> athletic training students are running a clinic. here dancers can get ice, massag

bob brooks was in the thick of it all last night, he has more. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m.rp thon 2017 got moving. since then they have not stopped. 703 dancers, countless other volunteers all ages all working together dancing for the next 46 hours straight to raise funds for families and kids battling childhood cancer. it's total teamwork from the volunteers making snacks from behind the scenes. >> peanut butter and jelly. >> reporter: to the little kids bravely fighting cancer cooling them off with squirt guns. >> my daughter is spectacular, they don't want to break from their homes and hospitals. >> reporter: 11-year-old lane has battled kid flee cancer since he was -- kidney cancer since he was one-year-old. >> we lost so many friends along the way, we meet and grieve with them, but where can you come together for something so devastating. >> it's crazy what the dancers do for kids who need help. >> reporter: everyone loves an effort like this for a cause so great. last year alone, thon raised $9.7 million. okay another look at how incredible thon really is. the fact th

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. >> reporting from the wells fargo center, bob brooks, "action news." >> california is force today take action after a spill way opens up the dam. >> jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes back. ♪ ♪ did you know your business doesn't have to suffer from slow internet? comcast business now offers blazing fast internet speeds up to 150 mbps. that's 10 times faster than dsl. get internet for as low as $59.95 a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. did you know that sharing wifi with your customers could leave your business exposed? only comcast business offers wifi pro. two separate networks - one that's private for you, and one that's public for your customers. upgrade to wifi pro for only $19.95 a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >> water has started flowing over a spill way at the nation's tallest dam for the first time since 1968ful officials in california were forced to use the spill way after the main spill way was damaged. chunks of concrete fell off the shoot causing a hole 200 feet wide and 30 feet deep. the dam is sound and th

reporting life at thon, bob brooks, channel6, "action news." >>> thank you, bob. "6abc" will cover thonkend long. we are streaming the event on "6abc".com and the "6abc" app. join us for the conclusion on sunday. >> we are in the dancing spirit in antioch today. ♪ >> actually, this is more of a strut than a dance. mummer string band strolled down main street for the mummer's mardi gras. it's a family-friendly crowd pleaser. >> another jackpot for powerball is up for grab, $349 million. tonight's jackpot is the eighth largest in history. they'll pocket $213 million for the lump sum. the record-breaking jackpot last year was $1.5 billion shared by three winners. get ready, 3, 7, 9, 31, 33, and the powerball is 20. if you missed them, we'll run them later in the newscast. i hope you win. >> much more to come tonight, a mansion in virginia goes up in flames. how everyone inside including the family pets were able to escape quickly. >>> it was a special day for wine lovers. it's an occasion to raise a class. >> villanova is closer to another record. jeff skversky has sports when "action news

bob brooks is following their journey live from the satellite center. od morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, matt, we're talking about the family from allentown. they are a board a plane and will touchdown at jfk in new york city at 9:25 a.m. what an emotional rollercoaster it's been for the family more than a week ago after 13 years of planning and saving thousands of dollars for each of their 6 visas, the paperwork they landed in the u.s., they were sent back to damascus syria when the travel ban came down from president trump. the family is on their way back to the u.s. >> it's not the way we do things in america. they had to go back to the home, unfortunately they have not sold it, and wait and damascus right now is not a safe place. >> reporter: over the weekend the u.s. justice department request requested an emergency motion to have the ban reinstated while it makes the appeal, the federal appeals court denied that request. the travel ban is on hold. there's no way of how long or if the executive order will be reinstated. bob brooks, channel

bob brooks was there in the thick of it all, he filed this report. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. sharp thon 2017 got moving. since then they have not stopped. 703 dancers, countless other volunteers, they are working together to dance to raise funds for families and kids battling childhood cancer. it's volunteers making snacks behind the scenes to the little kids bravely fighting cancer cooling them off with squirt guns and parents are here with support. >> my daughter is spectacular. >> it gives them a break from their homes and hospitals. >> reporter: 11-year-old lane was battled pediatric kidney cancer since he was 1-year-old. >> we've lost so many friends along the way, we come and grieve with them, but at the same time we celebrate because you're dealing with something so devastating. >> reporter: it's crazy what the dancers do for kids who need help. i just crazy. >> reporter: everyone loves an effort like this. just last year alone thon alone raised $9.7 million. okay another look at how incredible thon is, how it works, the fact they raised money goes to the charity calle

bob brooks is live now with more. good evening. >> monica this has become the top priority, a man going around kidnapping women andua assaulting them is horrible and can you bet all the detectives here want him caught soon. today mounted police officers patrolled the anne arundel apartments in pike creek not something that neighbors are used to seeing but today it's welcomed. this is one of two locations where police say the same man kidnapped and sexual assaulted women in a week's time. >> it put fear in residents, you see the difference here yesterday. >> someone sees something suspicious and we want to investigate it no matter how small it may be. >> the man forced a woman in her home and sexually assaulted her and took her back out to the car and was made to drive around and get cas out of atm's. the suspect had easy access to the victim. >> the suspect had easy access to get inside. >> they need to do something security wise and give residents badges to scan to get into the apartments. police believe the same sus

. >> governor carnie says that two former judges head up the review and bob brooks live in wilmington the with the details for us. >> reporter: rick and monica people close to the stitation say that something needs to be done about that but the decision to go with an independent decision was predictable at best and want more to be done. >> what led up to the inmate attack in smyrna, how did the inmates carry it out and how can it be prevented from happening again. governor carnie says getting to the bottom of that is the top prior and that is why he ordered an independent investigation. >> anything that effected the security arrangementses at c building that day is the primary focus. the former justice dupont originally and william chatman jr. >> an incident that deserves a thorough and careful review. >> we'll be independent and hard working given honest review with an open mind. >> this comes after a devastating loss almost two weeks ago that is when steven floyd and three others were taken hostage by inmates by the prisoners in smyrna and floyd was killed. >> we have to make immedi

. >>> let's switch to "action reporter bob brooks in the fox chase section of philadelphia with a look at the damage all these winds have causeda today. bob. >> reporter: well, brian, it's been rough out reporting in this wind. it is fast moving wind, powerful wind knocking down trees all over the place and behind me here in fox chase you can see it's also knocked crews are out here trying to fix them right now and some people we spoke with are just having hard time walking around today. if you weren't careful today, this wind could knock you around. >> i'm getting pushed everywhere. >> reporter: when it came to several trees, they were knocked down, some very big old trees and when they fell,, d damagdecades old or maybe even older than decades tree fell on a sunoco on springfield avenue that of west philly. >> i thought it was an eporter: now he has to wait for insurance to come to figure out how to get the giant tree off his roof. >> when i heard the bang i'll backed off. from there i came outside allch. >> reporter: in south philadelphia you can see the high winds splintered this t