we are live tonight in rome, brian taff, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for all of your work too brian. don't forget you can keep up with all the details by following our special twitter account, follow at 6 abc pope for the latest news tips and pictures. right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. plus 10 gigs of shareable data. (yeah, 10 gigantic gigs.) for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed. call. data. and reliability. so you never have to settle. now also get $300 or more when you trade-in your smartphone and buy a new one. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. >>> time for sports and unfortunately no brooms for the phillies. >> they spoiled us and with cole hamels on the mown it was a day that could dictate his future the trademarker for him is coming up and the team would like to see him do well that is the yankees. and here is a too hot to happenedle. two runs score and 2-0 new york and they tack on 3 more in the third inning and one sneaks past blanc

i'm brian taff. you know, until the last couple of weeks, melissa murray bailey's is a name you probably hadn't heard much of, but from this point forward, she's gonna be working hard to change that as she runs to be the next mayor of philadelphia. but melissa is not naive. neither history nor demographics are on her side as a republican in this overwhelmingly democratic city, so can she overcome all of that -- history and demographics? we're gonna ask her. melissa, last week we welcomed your democratic opponent jim kenney. today we say welcome to you to "inside story." >> thanks so much for having me. >> good to have you here. let's be blunt, maybe even painfully so. as i mentioned, not a lot of people have heard your name before, except in news coverage, in the last couple of weeks. so, let's start with this. who is melissa murray bailey? >> yeah. so, i moved to the city a couple of years ago. growing up in south jersey looking to philadelphia, it was always kind of the place you went when you made

in rome, brian taff for "action news." >>> and stay with us for continuing coverage. have reports all week long and get an update on the visit to the vatican. it is going to be a very -- you know what? let me tell you this. the progress on the papal visit to philadelphia in september, you can see that by following power dedicated twitter account at 6abc.com. >> can't forget twitter. >> absolutely not. it's going to be a blistering day tomorrow. >> it is. it is dangerously hot in the afternoon and capping it off late in the day with severe thunderstorms. we track them on futuretracker and double scan right now. not showing anything but that will change tomorrow afternoon in spots. but we're coming off of a very hot day. and still very balmy in philadelphia. 80 degrees now, near 80 in wilmington. 73 in sea isle city. the wind are now turning out of the south. earlier they were dry wind out of the west so the so winds throwing moisture our way. the dewpoints, any time above 70 degrees it feels oppressive. it is in the 50s to low 60s this afternoon. many but the 70s are i

also in rome is "action news"'s brian taff and he brings us up to date.orter: good evening, jim. you know, believe it or not pope francis' arrival in philadelphia is just about 95 days away now and while to the faithful and those who just want to bear eyewitness to this icon, this rock star in the world of religion and beyond that may seem like a long way off. trust me when i say that those planning for the event think it's coming up really fast and that is precisely why they arrived here in rome early this morning. >> i think a lot of the nuts and bolts really get tightened up in these last 100 days. >> reporter: donna farrell has a very full plate. as executive director of philadelphia's world meeting of families she is responsible for overseeing every facets papal planning from the logistics of getting pope francis around the city to ensuring that the city is ready to host him and with just three months to go she says the next three days are vital. >> this visit to rome is so important. we've had visits to philadelphia from vatican delegations but it w

for now in rome tonight brian taff channel six "action news". >>> thank you, brian.as you heard stay with us for continuing coverage, brian will have more reports from rome for you. you can get updates on the pope's visit to philadelphia in september by following our dedicated twitter account six abc pope. >>> meantime the crowded field of the presidential contenders added another entrance tonight in the race for republican nomination. louisiana governor bobby jindal declared his can hascy trying to differentiating himself from his long shod shot bid. >> the guy in the white house is a great talker. we have a bunch of great talkers running for president. we have had enough of talkers. it is time for a toker. >> jindal plans to focus on social conservatives and present himself as a washington outsider with real executive experience. >>> president obama is expected to sign a key trade bill that cleared senate today, with the support of the republicans. while the president's own party voted against it. it gives the president fast track authority to negotiate global trad

live in rome, brian taff, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you brian. stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of the world meeting of families brian will have live reports from rome all evening long and you can keep up with developments from the vatican here and on twitter, follow our special handle 6 abc pope. >>> many think a strong can only affect on older person but that is not all the case. monica malpass is in the newsroom. >> she is sharing her story after suffering a stroke at the age of 26 she is healthy now and she and her husband welcomed a little boy into the world now and kristen had a scare of her life and how she quickly improved her prospects of recovery. and it is a story of a missing time capsule, huge efforts trying to find some 25-year-old memories at one south jersey school and we'll tell you how it it turned out today. that is coming up tonight on "action news" at. >> monica thank you. officials at the jersey shore are warning beach goers to pay close attention to their soushdings after a potentially deadly creature washed

brian taff was there and we just received his reports from italy. >> reporter: good morning from rome we're standing outside rome's city hall where early this morning the philadelphia delegation led by mayor nutter met with his romeman counter part. they talked about all the logistics that come with hosting a pope and the huge crowds that come to see him wherever he may go. obviously in rome that's an everyday occurrence. for mayor marino, philadelphia is a second home. he it was a transplant surgeon for years at jefferson hospital and he talked about his fondness for the city of brotherly love. >> it's a wonderful city and wonderful people, and i love to go back anytime i can and this time would be wonderful to be there. >> reporter: there are a few more meetings underway for the final day of meetings for the philadelphia delegation. coming up later today we expect to hear more in terms of hard facts numbers about the upcoming world meeting of families volunteers and money raised and how much is yet to be raised. as this day continues we'll have more on 6abc, for now in rome, brian t

here's brian taff. >> reporter: good morning from rome, the final day of meeghts for the philadelphia -- meetings for the philadelphia delegation before they head back home in preparation for the delegation of world meeting of families. murng -- among the meetings will will be between mayor nutter and the mayor of roam e -- rome. for the mayor of rome it's commonplace to have huge crowds see pope francis, mayor nutter wanting to pickle his brain how to handle that and welcoming and accommodating to all the crowds that are expected to come to philadelphia in september. so quite a few meetings on tap more details to be worked out we'll be learn be more throughout the day and patsing them alodge to you right here. for now in rome, brian taff channel 6 "action news." >> stay with us as brian will have reports from rome all week long. you can get an update on the pope's visit by following our twitter account 6abc pope. >>> philadelphia is set to stand tall on the national stage with an incredible maritime display that the city has not seen in 15 years the tall ships festival sails into por

peters square brian taff, channel 6 "action news." >> today is the day that dzhokhar tsarnaev will be sentenced to death for the boston marathon bombing, family members and survivors will testify if i about the impact on their lives. he will also being given the opportunity to speak. federal law requires the judge to impose the jury sentence. >>> and the employee accused of helping two convicted killers smuggle tools to the inmates by hiding them in frozen hamburger meet joyce mitchell said she put hack saw blades in the meet and hid it the tailor shop where they worked. the corrections officer did not know the tool was inside of the meet at the time and has since been placed on paid leave however. >>> president obama is clearing the way for families of u.s. hostages from terror groups without the fear of being prosecuted and allows the u.s. government to help facilitate communications with the terrorists holding family members. caitlyn coleman is still being held hostage by the taliban in pakistan. >> buckingham palace is in such bad shape the queen may have to move out. it needs plu

here's brian taff with more from rome. >> reporter: good morning from home e rome on this final day of meeting for the philadelphia delegation before they head back home in preparation for the world meeting of families 94 days from now. lots on deck always they hammer out all the final details. the one meeting today will be between mayor nutter and the mayor of rome. these are both very historic cities they both are expecting enormous crowds. for the mayor of rome it's common to have large crowds coming to the city and move about the city. mayor nutter wants to handle that from a logistics prospective and to be welcoming to all the crowds that are expected to come to philadelphia in september. more details will be worked out we'll be learning more throughout the day and passing it along to you right here. for now in rome, brian taff channel 6 "action news." >> happening today philadelphia set to stand tall on the national stage with an incredible maritime display that the city has not seen in 15 years. let's look at the delaware river where the tall ships festival sails into port this

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brian taff will be along for that trip, you can look for his reports from that trip beginning monday from rome here on "action news." and follow brian's trip and get the updates by following at 6 abc pope on twitter. >>> workers are bordering up windows at a westchester building gutted by fire last night, they stabilized the roof at market and north church streets, firefighters were called in to fight the blaze after 9:00 last night. it took nearly four hours to get the flames under control and nobody was hurt and investigators have yet to determine the cause, dozens of police officers were honored to keep you safe on the road today in conshohocken the minneapolis county describe attorney's office along with buckle up pa gave out 30 awards to police officers in delaware and montgomery counties. the police officers were recognized for taking part in the state's aggressive driving and enforce many project. the focus is to deter people from driving dangerously and speeding and the program to purchase and renovate or sell abandoned or foreclosed homes was in delaware the groenl initiative

brian taff is wrapping up rome, italy with a look at both issues. >> we have heard the world meeting of families described as huge and historic. but today we got a sense of scope and specific challenges that come along with hosting an event of that magnitude. not least of which is keeping pope safe rome's mayor iing naisho is versed with dealing with the crowds the pope's presence can inspire. today, his team gave philadelphia a kind of play book for how to handle it. >> with an event like this it has samesh use these are issue now got problem. >> mayor malino should know good a transplant surgeon by trade he lived in philadelphia from 2000 to 2007 practicing jefferson university hospital and living at second and spruce. >> it makes it very, very easy for us to communicate and get things done. >> samantha phillips is director of emergency management and shee and city police are here toe dot i's and cross t's of security. >> it's a complex event and planning structure is equally or more complex. >> in addition to the potentially million person crowd that will come to see the pope ther

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff adam joseph and ducis rodgers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel six. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, outbreak. tornadoes touching down. the stunning images. dozens of homes ripped apart. this pickup is lifted. the major accident scene, a train colliding with a truck. the passenger plane, the fire in the cockpit. >>> the abc news exclusive. this boy and his onetime coach former speaker dennis hastert. what this woman says happened to her broken her brother. >>> and they're being called the modern-day

brian taff is there to wrap up the preparations for september's big event. >> leading up to it so much of the focus is about the excitement of hosting the pope but even before his presence was officially confirmed. officials got hard to work on what remains their biggest concern, his security and the security of millions of visitors. chief specter joe sullivan of the philadelphia police department is among those in rome preparing for the papal visit. >> it keeps me up at night and i condition stop thinking of the possibilities. >> stribed as a man of the people, he likes to move freely among the people, from a security standpoint, it would make anyone nervous, at the same time we know we can protect him. >> it's great to see you. >> that is a challenge known while by rome's mayor marino he met with michael nutter to share his experiences of keeping the pope safe. >> we discussed transportation and waste management and security issues and all the things that appear to be silly but are very important at such a large event. and marino is quite candid pope francis has staked out some contr

but for now in rome brian taff channel6 "action news"." >> great experience touched by the pope. >> my i'm so jealous right now. you'll be touched by the trees downed wires and the messy morning. >> try not to touch those wires. >> all issues in mount laurel, cambridge drive near hunters lane downed wires causing a problem. mount laurel road near elbo lane downed wires as well. cherry hill 70 eastbound two right lanes blocked. david this is a problem everywhere. >> my twitter follower tracy in pine hill new jersey points out that yeah it's another area that got trees down so do be careful. today is going to be a pretty nice day overall though. warm 81 by noon, 85 by 3 o'clock, a high of 86 degrees best of all sunshine and lower humidity than yesterday ladies. >> all right, david thank you. >>> this is new viewer video of what appears to be a water spout. it formed during yesterday's storm in the brant beach section of ocean county new jersey. look at that. you can see the storm coming across the bay. winds ripped across the water and tossed debris around boats docked at the bay. we'll

"action news"'s brian taff is with the delegation and he has this report. >> reporter: hi, guys and goode gotten off to a gang busters start so far today. we've learned some of the names of the performers who will be gracing the stages of the world meeting of families during that week when pope francis of course is set to the a tend among them famed operatic singer andrea bocceli who will perform with the philadelphia orchestra. right now the delegates some 35 of them, are engaged in face to face meetings to hammer out all of the last minute logistics as we wind ever closer to that all important date just three months from now. we'll have much more for you as the planning continues this evening and all week long right here on "action news" but for now, in rome, brian taff, channel6 "action news." >> and stay with us for continuing coverage as brian will have reports from rome all week long. you can also get updates on "action news"'s visit to the vatican plus progress on the pope's visit to philadelphia in september by following our dedicated twitter account 6abc pope. >> the phillies ha

"action news"'s brian taff is with the delegation and he has this report. >> reporter: hello and goodm a sunny and beautiful rome today. as we are standing on the roof of the fica l roof and college. exciting new details about the exciting papal party on the parkway set for saturday september 26th. >> it gives me great pleasure to announce today that famed italian tenor andrea bocceli latin american superstar juana and the philadelphia orchestra will perform at the festival of families in philadelphia on september 26. (applause). >> reporter: we've got a jam packed day filled with announcements and conversations with all the members of the delegation including mayor michael nutter, the archbishop charles chaput. you'll hear all of that and so much more throughout the day and evening in our continued coverage from rome. for now in rome, brian taff, channel6 "action news." >> and stay with us for continuing coverage as brian will have reports from rome all week long. you can also get updates on "action news"'s visit to the vatican and progress on the pope's visit to philadelphia in sept

their ears delegates to the vatican announced a concert important pope's visit to philadelphia brian taff has details from rome. >>> plus a delaware, a lot of the state of delaware legalizes marijuana product for children, adam. >>> jim, we have over hurricane force wind in medford new jersey, 70 miles an hour. seventy-five. seventy for glassboro. king of prussia long beach island. wilmington 67 miles an hour. we have much more calm are weather in the seven day forecast. >>> ducis rodgers with the death of the well men beloved figure to all sixers fans, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> millions of people who will flock to philadelphia for the visit of pope francis will get to hear pretty spectacular music. call it the papal concert. "action news" reporter brian taffys in rome along with the delegation of city officials and he learned about the musical roster today. >> reporter: there is no question at all that pope francis is the big draw for this september's world meeting of families but this morning here in rome organizers announced a few more big names with the p

for now, live in rome on the beautiful spanish steps on an incredibly beautiful night i'm brian taff. we'll send things back to you guys. >> all right, brian in the meantime go grab a nice espresso and gelato. >>> brian will have live reports from rome all week and you can keep up with all the new developments from the vatican and right here in philadelphia on twitter. just follow our special handle at 6abc pope. nice night in rome. >> yeah, lucky him. >> sticky and warm here. still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 there could finally be a break in the search for two escaped killers in new york. the new lead that police are following right now. >> plus, a renewed debate over the confederate flag. what south carolina leaders are saying today in the wake of last week's deadly shooting. >> and a big change for apple. how taylor swift managed to persuade the tech giant to change one of its policies. that's coming up. flush the beast was as long as the boat. for seven hours, we did battle. until i said... you will not beat... meeeeee!!! greg. what should i do with your fish? gary. just put i

their ears delegates to the vatican announced a concert important pope's visit to philadelphia brian taff has details from rome. >>> plus a delaware, a lot of the state of delaware legalizes marijuana product for children, adam. >>> jim, we have over hurricane force wind in medford new jersey, 70 miles an hour. seventy-five. seventy for glassboro. king of prussia long beach island. wilmington 67 miles an hour. we have much more calm are weather in the seven day forecast. >>> ducis rodgers with the death of the well men beloved figure to all sixers fans, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. jamie mcmurray: a boy born in joplin, missouri was fascinated by anything with wheels and a motor. the odds of him winning both the daytona 500 and the brickyard 400 in the same year? 1 in 195 million. the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism? 1 in 68. i'm jamie mcmurray, and my niece has autism. learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs. ok, so, what would you bring to my company? what do you need? i need problem solving skills. i got through high school without a car a phone, or a com

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brian taff is live, the welcome from the pope was the highlight of the day there? >> reporter: yes i would say so hard to believe anything could compare to that and trust me when i say it was an incredible experience rick, i was fortunate to be there a few feet from the pope, it was a remarkable moment. it's that kind of experience t you on the ben franklin parkway and be broadcast all around the region and today after the meeting with the pope, the planners of the world meeting of families took that message to the families that will send it beyond our borders. >> amid the roar of the faithful in sane peters square and amid occasional rain drops pope francis emerged for his general audience, and there were philadelphians, front and center. >> how many thousands of folks out there. and in st. peters square. >> the feeling is amazing. >> for some this n-this delegation, this ways second chance to personally greet him unlike last year when they approach the him with an invitation for the world meeting of families, today the pope approached them. >> he said three month

"action news" anchor brian taff will be arriving in rome ahead of the papal visit. his live reports start on "action news" through thursday, you can follow brian's trip and get the latest yup dates by following @ pope on twitter. >>> police are searching the pennsylvania area for two escaped convicts, two men were spot the along a railroad line. the focus of the search will remain on the area around the prison near the canadian border. the two convicted murderers used power tools to escape the prison on june 6. >>> police in pennsauken, new jersey are investigating a tragedy. a 65-year-old man was struck and killed on route 130. the driver stopped at the scene. police are piecing together exactly what caused the tragedy. >>> charleston, south carolina is calling for palace in the aftermath of heartbreaker. that massacre of nine people inside a church. the funeral start later this week. former "action news" and abc reporter, kenneth moten has more on the unity march and the church trying to he'll. >> reporter: it was a bridge to peace, a massive display of unity acros

look for brian taff's reports from rome later today on "action news." the you can follow brian's trip and get the latest update by following @ pope on twitter. >>> it's a critical day for greece who has $1.8 billion due to the international monetary fund. the dead-ravaged country has been unable to reach a deal to make the repayment. without a deal greece is certain to default on the lone that could lead to an exit from the euro zone. >>> defense will begin their case in the colorado theater shooting case. the prosecutors ended their case saying holmes was not insanity when he opened fire. holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >> the largest fleet of tall ships in america arrived on the delaware waterfront. the large duck will make an appearance. i hope they have nice weather. >> reporter: thursday is the day it starts at 2:00, 6abc has our parade of sails special it looks like it will be decent weather for the arrival. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you a drive after a couple of overnight sprinkles and showers, as we take a look outsi

brian taff is arriving in rome for the final meetings ahead of the pope's visit to philadelphia. his live reports start on "action news," brian will be reporting for us through thursday. and you can follow brian's trip and get the latest yup dates about the pope -- updates of the pope's visit president obama at twitter. >>> devon still'sive five-year-old daughter leah is leaving the hospital today recovering from stage four neuroblastoma. >>> a clearly happy still declared they will be leaving. >> looks like they were having so much fun. >> we had news she was getting a little bit of a set back and now things are looking great. >> reporter: good father's day gift for him. >> reporter: we're riding into the morning under the sun without any precipitation. sky6 live hd backing that up along the shore. generally speaking it's a bright one, another day for sun block and cool drinks as we stay hot. 76 degrees in philadelphia. the dewpoints 66. still feels a tad on the humid side as you start walking around under the sun. winds are shifting out of the west/northwest at 7. that will brin

abc world news is next on channel 6, and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and adam joseph and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us at 11:00. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >>> tonight, the prison crackdown. fallout over the escape of two convicted killers. the superintendent and 11 others suspended. the surviving fugitive revealing their escape. they ban began digging through cell walls six months ago. and the close call, hiding in a tree as police walked right by. >>> the militar

. >>> "action news" anchor brian taff is in rome for the final meeting ahead of pope francis' visit to philadelphia. his reports will be on "action news." >>> a pennsylvania brewery is raising its glass in honor of joe paterno. it's coming from latrobe feeting paterno and a list of his accomplishments. he coached penn state until 2011 when he was fired in the sandusky scandal. it will be available in mid august. there's much more ahead on "action news" at 1:30, a recipe makeover at general mills. what officials say they are changing about some of the company's most popular cereal without changing the look or the taste. >>> plus taylor swift anne -- and apple have hashed out their bad blood, change in music after she lashed out on social media. texas continues to take a pounding from torrential rains that are the remnants of tropical storm bill. parts of route 75 near dallas were under water. a bridge washed out as an suffer crossed it. the couple inside was rescued by other drivers. a bridge near the oklahoma border gave way but nobody was on it he at the time. the area has seen 12 1/2

abc world news is next on channel 6, "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and ducisand join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the officer now seen by millions, stepping down. it comes after he was accused of throwing that teenage girl to the ground sitting on her, then picking out his gun. late details coming in now. >>> zeroing in. the your jebt manhunt for those two escaped killers. and tonight here face to face. you will hear from witnesses who say they saw the fugitives in their backyard. and what they said to each other. >>> also seen for the first time since the scandal, the former speaker, dennis hastert, in his suv with his wife. today, showing up to federal court. our brian ross right there with the tough questions. >> is there anything at all you want to say, sir? >> reporter: >>> and the rush hour road rage. a van nearly hits one of them. when rage puts the rest of us in danger.

. >>> the pope is heading philadelphia and brian taff is heading to rome. you can get more information by following 6abc pope. >>> we do it all the time, walking around, rather than trying to stop the habit a college out west is embracing. these are three lanes for the people at the staircase one is a walking lane, one for running and for people who like to climb the stairs and text at the same time. the idea is to prevent all these people from running into each other, it has gotten viral attention. utah valley didn't do it to improve safety wanted to engage students and liven up the campus, there you have it. >> reporter: i can hear it at the university. >>> we're hearing about the man suspected of killing nine people at the church in south carolina we're hearing from the observant driver who helped track him down. >> a water main breaks at a philadelphia shopping center. we'll be right back. >> developing right now suspected church shooter dylann roof is back in court to face a judge. >> cleanup continues after a water main break left a philadelphia shopp

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and adam joseph and please join us for "action news" at channel 6 at 11:00. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> an "world news tonight," from charleston we take you inside the church during the moment of horror the grandmother and her granddaughter who played dead to survive here the gunman in that bible study class for an hour before opening fire. who he asked for and what he said when the shooting was over. tonight here the major arrests. we're in the town where they found him. we have team coverage. >>> also developing the flooding that's turning life threatening, the child swept away in the current. 50 million americans bracing for extreme weather tonight, and the two giant fires exploding overnight. >>> the hunt for the escaped killers tonight and the new twist. the gift for the prison workers, a woman who worked in the taylor shop, what she took home with her. >>> and what are the number one complaints for consumers in america, those robo calls, telemarketers and now text

our own brian taff is going along on the trip as well. look for his reports live from rome starting on "action news." and you can also follow brian's trip and get all the latest updates before the pope's upcoming visit and then following at 6abc. pope on twitser. >> emmanuel ame church in charleston south car align aheld a service there. >> church bells rang. visitors held hand cried and prayed together. acting pastor said the nine that died gave their blood in the interest of justice for all. >> some of this have been down right angry. but through it all god has sustained us. there's a time and place for everything and now it's a time for us to focus on the nine families. >> pastor gob also thanked the nation and world for flowers and emails and there was stand owing vacation when he thanked lawlen for the officers who quickly found and arrested the suspect. >> worshipers in philadelphia kept parishioners mother emmanuel in their prayers today. mount he nonbaptist the congregation joined happened and said we shallow come. and members of p

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, adam joseph, and ducis rogers and join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers adam joseph and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. started my camry. remembered the choices i've made. to be bold where others are scared. to show her right from wrong. and realized my little girl had become an amazing human being who will make choices of her own. toyota let's go places. >>> tonight we're on the scene. two major crashes, both deadly on american highways. a rig crossing the immediatemedian smashing head on into a tour bus. while in the south, another bus slamming into the back of a big rig. the images coming in now. >>> the alleged terror plot in boston. new developments tonight. federal authorities now say the suspects were planning to behead police officers. the x ray revealing the weapon. one taken down another arrested. >>> the hurricane growing at this hour. and in the middle of this country, the super cells overhead. tornado threats from denver

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"action news" anchor brian taff is there all week for us as they finalize details of pope francis' visit here in philadelphia in september. today brian talked with mayor michael nutter who is one of several city officials in rome for the meeting. and stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of the world meeting of families. brian will have live reports from rome all this week and you can keep up with the new developments from the vatican right here in philadelphia on twitter. just follow our special handle at 6abc pope. >> closer to home several parked vehicles were smashed into in west philadelphia. it happened early this morning near the intersection of 42nd and haverford. at least three vehicles parked on the block were struck by an suv. the driver did stop, though, nearby the scene. no word yet on any charges. >> all right, time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. let's go live to matt pelman. >> hey matt, how are you. >> i'm great. hope you guys had a nice weekend. >> very night. how was yours. >> it was very nice, yes absolutely. it was the weekend so it was qui

." >>> action cam is live on the art museum steps looking for our own, brian taff who is taking part in the unified relay helping the flame of hope making its way through center city. brian will have much more on "action news" at 4:00 p.m. this is the tour that will end up in los angeles where the games are held next month. >>> mayor nutter kicks off with the philadelphia cycling classic. the women's bike race will be the featured event for the first time. the men start at #-- 8:00 a.m. the women's world cup race is 12:30 sunday afternoon. >> let's turn to david and find out the weather for today and weekend. >> reporter: we have clouds and showers out there. storm tracker 6 live double scan is overwhelming dry although if we go to the two dimensional view you can see showers mainly toward the east of center city. let's go in tighter and see if this will clip northeast philadelphia. looks like it is korea -- yeah you see stuff to the south and heading toward northeast airport. in philadelphia, light stuff. trenton, seeing some of this. maybe drizzle here and there. looks like the morn

brian taff is there. >> reporter: good afternoon once again from rome we are standing right now outsiderome's city hall where just a few minutes ago mayor michael nutter and the philadelphia delegation met with rome's mayor talking about the crowds that typically follow the pope wherever he goes, here in rome that is an every day occurrence, and he had practice experience and advice to offer philadelphia's mayor. for the mayor philadelphia is also a second home, he was a transplant surgeon for years at jefferson hospital and talked about his fondness for the city of brotherly love. >> wonderful city and wonderful people and love to go back any time i can and this time will be wonderful. >> mayor marino will join the pope and come back for that weekend after the papal mass he says it's much like a homecoming we intend to learn more about hard facts expected attendance and money raised so far and the numbers needed to take part in this event. >> can you get updates on the pope's visit in september by following our dedicated twitter account at 6 abc pope. >> still ahead here on "action new

. >> this reminder "action news" anchor brian taff is heading to rome with the world meeting of families and the archdiocese and philadelphia mayor michael nutter, traveling overseas to put together the final plans in september, you can look for brian's reports on monday on "action news." >>> new information on the victims of balcony collapsed what we learned about the students killed during a birthday party. and the naacp responded to controversy what explanation rachel dolezal gave about her race. >>> we have an updated news story this hour, the all clear has now been given here. following a possible threat this morning as we reported two navy facilities were evacuated due to a possible threat, all and non-essential personnel are dismissed for the day in south philadelphia, also this morning, the bomb squad was called to the center this morning in philadelphia we are continuing to follow the story still ub clear if there was a specific threat, and we'll bring you the latest on air and online at 6abc.com. >> in other news, six people died when balcony collapsed this morning on a califor

of families revealed new details about the pope's visit to philadelphia coming up in september brian taff was there in rome for the announcement announcement. >> reporter: good afternoon from rome, a beautiful day here and jam packed on the schedule. this morning at the pontiffcal american college, where young men come to study for the priest hood and it's a festival of families set on the parkway for september 26 and. >> it gives me great pleasure that famed italian tenure pacelli and our home town jewel the philadelphia orchestra will perform at the festival of families on september 26th. [ applause ] >> and we also got official confirmation today that the pope will be at the festival on saturday night the night before the sunday mass, also set for the parkway, we have a lot more coming up throughout the day including a conversation with philadelphia archbishop on charles chaput. >> that is right. we'll check in again in a few hours. look for his next live update from rome this afternoon on "action news" at 4:00. >> there is much more of course -- still to come tom brady is appealing hi

brian taff is in rome for the final meetings ahead of the pope's visit to philadelphia. his live reports from roam will start today on "action news," he'll be reporting there through thursday. and you can follow brian's trip and get the latest updates about the pope's upcoming visit by following pope on twitter. i tweeted that out, as well. keep following brian and see how the visit goes. >>> leah stills the 5-year-old daughter of devon stills is going home from chop today. in an video posted on instagram. a clearly happy still and fighting leah announced her doctor would be clearing her to leave. leah has been fighting cans for a year. >> i love his spirit and you know that father being the way he is with his daughter has been key to the fight for her. >> reporter: i happy he had a happy father's day. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we are starting out the workweek dry it's hazy and somewhat humid as we take a be lieu at sky6 live hd looking at the ben franklin bridge, the sun is coming up bright, it's going to be a hot one and starting out on the sticky side.

brian taff is there for the final meetings ahead of the papal visit to philadelphia. his live reports from rome begin today on "action news." >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a new jersey couple files a lawsuit after their dream home turns into a nightmare and one man is accused of causing 8 crashes on one highway. hear from the driver who saw it all happen. >>> meteorologist david murphy will be back with the seven-day forecast when "action news" at noon comes right back after this. >> the man suspected of killing a new or lesbians police officer is back in custody. travis boys was being transported to jail in handcuffs when he managed to shoot darrell hallway he was wearing the broken handcuffs when he was captured. he is charged with murder of the police officer on top of the assault charge he was originally arrested for. police are investigating how he got the gun to shoot the officer. >>> a group of robbers used a machete on their victim as they tried to steal a bike in los angeles. when he resisted, the men began hacking him with a 24-inch ma cheltenh

from the archdiocese and the city of philadelphia and the world meeting of family travel to rome, brian taff is going along as well. look for his reports from rome and follow his trip and get the latest updates about the pope's upcoming visit by following @ 6abc pope on twitter. >>> ame church in charleston, south carolina held it's first service today since the killing of nine church members. church bells across charleston, south carolina rang in solidarity as the service began. the pews were packed with members and visitors who held hands and hugged. acting past tore said the nine who died gave their blood in the interest of justice for all. >> some of us have been down right angry. but through it all god has sustained us. there's a time and place for everything. and now is the time for us to focus on the nine families. >> goeff thanked the world for the cards and e-mails. >>> worshipers in philadelphia kept parishners at mother emanuel in their prayers. at mount onon is south philadelphia, the congregation joined hands and sang we shall overcome. >>> members of philadelphia in bustleton a

abc's world news is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taffis rogers and please join us for a special health check at 11:00 here on channel 6. new health crazes seem to pop up all the time and registered nurse ali gorman asked about three popular trends including one that helps you lose weight, which one works and which are just hype, ali tells us tonight at 11:00. >>> new developments tonight. those two escaped killers, where they might be headed now. authorities warning many to lock their doors. and new details on the prison worker, the woman in the tailor shop. the trip to the hospital on the day of the escape. >>> trapped in the tunnel. the horrific rush hour collision. two buses, multiple injuries. drivers trapped. a pregnant woman going into labor. >>> new reporting on the officer who threw a teenage girl to the ground, then drawing his gun. now, his side. we learn of the two calls he answered right before. >>> american troops, back to iraq. the president sending additional american troops to help iraqi soldiers take back their cities. >

. >> hang in one hour our own brian taff will run with the special olympics flame of hope through center city it's on a cross country tour on the way to los angeles where the games will be held. there was a celebration in south philadelphia. the action cam will be live when the unified relay resumes at 6:30 from the art museum steps. >>> happening today, mayor nutter kicks off the weekend cycling classic. it's the race where the elite athletes climb the manayunk wall. the bike race will be the featured event for the first time. the women's world cup race starts at 12:30 sunday afternoon. >> what kind of weather will have by sunday. . looks like they will have a beautiful sunday for phillies game bike race storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we have a little bit of an issue with cloud cover and shower activity. these are all fairly small showers, but every now and then you get a bright shade of yellow that's a shower that's popping through for five or ten minutes. as we go in close on some of this stuff doesn't look like it's everywhere all at once. the we have cells coming through del