he said you know there's two people, there's captain noah and there's carter merbreier.ople know captain noah, they know him from the show, but who really knows carter merbreier? he kept saying who am i really? i said from my prospective, i think you're both people. he said, you know you're probably right. i'm very, very happy that i was able to touch so many lives and then he paused, he said, i miss pat very, very much. i miss her terribly, i want to be with her right now. and you know, he said, i'm going to be with her, very soon. there was a pause between both of us, and he said, will you come back and visit with me again, we have to talk more. i said, sure, anything captain noah wants. ♪ turn? i'll talk to the new independent candidate jumping on to the national stage. what are his chances? where does he stand?>> it it's magical ark all aboard! and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over en

television enchantment. >> there never be another carter merbreier.re will never be another captain noah. >> ♪ >> it was a time in television when television was able to touch, reach out and touch and when you reach out to a child, in return all you get a love. and that love will always be there. >> reporter: more than sadness and sorrow, today was also the celebration of a life well lived for all the reasons that mattered. >> if a person wants to get a real value of their life, what they've accomplished in their life, what. i doing, what's important, ask a child. >> reporter: i asked a friend of captain noah what the tv pioneer would want others to do to honor his legacy. he said simply be kind to others. reporting in ardmore, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> and as we say a final farewell to captain noah, be sure to visit our tribute to him on the 6abc app. there you'll find classic episodes and clips from the show along with memories from our viewers and long time weatherman dave roberts. th6abc app is a free download for your mobile devic

carter merbreier was a beloved colleague for us here at 6abc. he and his wife pat co-hosted the syndicated tv series captain noah and his magical arc for nearly 28 years. >> katherine scott is live at the art museum with more on the fond memories capitol he no, sir left behind. >> reporter: matt and tam so many people grew up with captain noah. over the years he had a number of special guest on his show elvis press plea, jim le henson dorothy hamil but it was his kind demeanor that kept children coming back for decades. >> captain noah was a hero. >> reporter: his real name was carter merbreier but all the kids knew him as captain noah. he died at his home in audubon, pennsylvania, tuesday after a short illness. he was 90. >> ♪ >> he was like family to the kids and they felt comfortable. >> ♪ >> reporter: merbreier grew up in delaware county attended penn then seminary at temple university. in 1967, captain noah and his magical arc began airing on 6abc. a show merbreier created and co-hosted with his wife patricia who died in 2011. >> what a gre

carter merbreier better known to most of us as captain noah died at the age of 90. ndicated children's television program captain noah and his magical arc starting back in 1967. the show was recorded right here at the 6abc studios and it ran for 27 years. a key part of so many people's childhoods. >> so many things and great family man. >> yeah. >> and it's flies i know we all posted things on our facebook pages i've enjoyed reading what people say in their memories, too. keep sharing them with us. let's take a look right now at storm tracker6 like that double scan. we're looking for storms. up to the north and west i've been checking it's north of state college north of scranton where they have those showers and thunderstorms. in our region not seeing that right now. let's go outside and see what it looks like. we have lots of clouds. there's a weak disturbance moving through. we're looking live over the commodore barry bridge and you can see we're socked in with the clouds. we official have mostly cloudy skies and we can have a shower or a thunderstorm at any point

carter merbreier and his wife pat better known as mrs. noah educated and entertained kids here an on 22 stations across the county. friends and family will pay their respects at a visitation at st. pauls in ardmore, the funeral malice follows at 11:00 a.m. >>> we have posted several open sodas of captain noah and his magical ark to watch including his pilot of. >> people share their captain noah memories and a lot of them do it with song. >> eagles fans will be out in full force as the team holds it's second open practice. >> and don't go away, meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the full accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. , if you have not made it to musikfest this year, time is running out. the popular festival wraps up tonight in bethlehem. it has entertained thousands of people since it started august august 5. 6abc is proud to be a musikfest partner once again this year. >> find shade and bring water. >> reporter: bring a mist fan, those things are great. let's get you outside and show you what's going

. >>> we are celebrating the life of carter merbreier the man you know fondly as captain noah and wee you to join us. tune in sunday morning during the 10:00 a.m. edition of "action news" for a special tribute to captain noah's incredible career in children's television. we'll have videos, pictures interviews and so much more on his legacy that will continue to live on. >> sports director ducis rodgers joining us tonight. carson wentz really not a fine tuned machine just yet. we couldn't expect that but a lot to like. >> hopefully you'll see more of him sooner rather than later. eagles got a glimpse of their future last night. it was enough to get fans fired up. carson wentz made his debut. he still has work to do. the rookie played fearless. he rushed for 15 yards. went did throw an, wentz did throw an interception but overall he did show promise. >> it was fun. first opportunity running the two minute drill. i enjoyed that. haven't had a ton of reps in practice but it was fun out there. finally got to take some hits. been awhile since that's happened. overall i had a lot of fun out

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carter merbreier passed away yesterday at the age of 90. show he from 1967 to 1994 was a destination for stars including, did you know this, elvis presley. >> it's captain noah and his magical arc. all aboard! >> ♪ >> the show was recorded at the 6abc studios and was such a hit that it went syndicated in 20 markets. captain noah's adoring wife patricia died in 2011. katherine scott will have a report on captain noah's legacy in the next half hour. >>> bernie president seneca issued this statement. what we remember about carter was he he loved to make children smile he maintained deep faith in the human spirit. our condolences go out to the merbreier family his channel6 family and all fans of captain noah. >>> we want to hear about your memories of capitol he no, sir. share them with us and pay tribute to a television icon on the "action news" facebook page and also have a few remembrances of my own and i'm sure you will as well. >> too many people captain noah was a key part of their childhood. >> absolutely. >> 4:40. next up on "action new

. >> his real name was carter merbreier.ids new him as captain noah. >> i remember send your pictures. send today, send right away. that much i remember of it. >> that is so cool. >> yeah. >> reporter: bring back fond memories? >> absolutely. ♪ >> he was a hero to a lot of us. >> reporter: you grew up with him? >> yeah, i watched him. >> reporter: captain noah was the last of an era gone by. >> he was like family to the kids. they felt comfortable. and the grown ups actually felt comfortable letting them watch the type of show he put on. >> reporter: he passed away today. >> sorry to hear that. oh, my goodness. >> reporter: you have fond memories? >> yeah. the kids would be singing and everything. >> i remember sending pictures in to him. send your pictures to dear old captain noah. what a great show. he taught kids how to share. we need more shows like that on tv. ♪ i can sing a rainbow ♪ make a rainbow too >> all right. >> awesome. >> reporter: captain noah said the greatest honor for him and his wife is to chart this. a c

carter merbreier entertained children for decades on his show captain noah and his magical arc.red here on channel6 from 1967 to 1994. merbreier died last week at the age of 90. >>> visit our tribute to captain noah on the 6abc news app. we have posted classic episodes and clips from the show along with memories from our viewers and long time weatherman dave roberts. >> it's 4:39 and a curfew is in place to try to restore some calm in milwaukee after days of protests and also ahead a man is behind bars this morning charged with killing an imam and his friend right outside of a new york city mosque. >> plus the one good thing that comes from the drought in california, a particular crop is flourishing in a dry environment. karen. >> it's 77 degrees right now in philadelphia. it is warm already. it's muggy already. details in accuweather forecast. we'll show you when we break this heat coming up. >> ♪ >> it is hard to find something good about a drought but they managed to find one in california. dry conditions seem to produce better tasting grapes and that will mean more flavorful

. >>> we have been celebrating the life of carter merbreier better known as captain noah and we inviteo you join us. tune in tomorrow morning for 10:00 a.m. addition of "action news" for special tribute of the captain noah's career in children's television, with video, pictures, interviews and much more on his incredible leg ace that i will live on for many, many, many years to come. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, eagles quarterback carson wentz, and find out what team officials are assaying about his condition. and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. he's unfit to be president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. moments. flonase gives you more complete allergy relief. >>> just skversky has a check o

carter merbreier better known to so many as captain noah has died at the age of 90.breier created and co-hosted the syndicated children's television program captain noah and his magical arc starting back in 1967. the show was recorded right here at the 6abc studios and it ran for 27 years. we'll have much more on captain noah coming up in our next half hour. >> used to come to our christmas party every year and did you ever eat and just sit next to him. i used to see you on the. v. >> yeah, great man. god bless him. storm tracker6 live double scan around the area shows we are dry through most of the region but with double scan we could pick up any little detail. so i want to show you what's happening right here. we've got a little bit of a drizzle, a shower moving through in reading near 422 you can see in it hamburg along i-78. it's very light but an indication of what's happening in pottsville and heading towards slatington right now near allentown you had a little bit of a drizzle. no big storm yet. let's go outside right now. we want to see what it looks like. we

and we also want to give our condolences to the family of captain noah, carter merbreier, beloved memberour action news family, and for years, entertained children. he was a one-of-a-kind and incredible tv icon. we will miss him very much. thank you all for watching. we appreciate you being here with us on "inside story." and to all our insiders, thank you. have a good week. we'll see you right back here next sunday morning. ♪ >> i'm nydia han along with gray hall. coming up next on "action news," from passion to senior centers folks are doing whatever they can to do what they can in the excessive heat. >> milwaukee, folks take to the street and set businesses on fire after a deadly shooting. >> a car crashes into a apartment building where temple university students live. >> when does the heat wave come to an end? we'll have that next on "action news." fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos.

. >> channel 6 is paying tribute to our late friend carter merbreier, you know him as captain noah. >> his show was a staple on 6abc for decades. ♪ that famous call from captain noah. his show born here at channel 6 became so popular it went into syndication in 22 markets elsewhere. his late wife pat was his puppetier on the show. join us for a look back of clips, photos and interviews of those who knew him and helped make captain noah and his magical ark the show it was. >> many will remember him tomorrow, visitation begins at paint paulan church in ardmore. >> we have the 1967 pilot episode. it relives other nostalgic moments from the iconic children's show. >> i love that voice. >>> an imam and his assistant are shot and killed in new york city. >> no more dicking for spare change in your pocket or running to add time to your parking meter. a park be app is up and running in philadelphia. >> reporter: it's the hottest day of the year so far near triple digit heat with the humidity it felt like 111. today it will feel equally as hot. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweathe

. >>> we are celebrating the life of carter merbreier the man you know as captain noah. you to join us. tune in sunday morning during the 10:00 a.m. edition of "action news" for a special tribute to captain noah's career in children's television. we'll have videos pictures interviews and much more on his incredible legacy that will continue to live on. >> the iowa state fare under way in des moines. this year there are 26 new foods including funnel bacon on a stick. fried fruit kebob and ice cream nachos. it raped today but that didn't top thousands of from tasting the food and riding the rides. the fair attracts more than a million people a year. >> my cholesterol climbed hearing all those things. >>> the "action news" team is standing by with these stories and much more coming up next at 6 o'clock. >>> a reward on the table to final the suspects behind a neighborhood gun battle that left a six-year-old boy in critical condition. >> defense for attorney general kathleen kane what they decided not to do if court today. those stories coming up at 6: 6::for adam joseph, ce

carter merbreier. he educated and entertained children for decades on his show, captain no, si noah andis magical arc. merbreier died last week at the age of 90. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes will have a full report on today's memorial. that's coming up tonight at 6 o'clock. >>> as we say a final farewell to captain noah be sure to visit our have you been about the to him on the 6abc app. there you'll find classic episodes and clips from the show along with memories from our viewers and long time weatherman dave roberts. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> time for a first check of the "action news" traffic report today. >> hey, let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> lifetime memories of captain noah. keep going to 6abc.com and sharing them with us. this afternoon brian and sharrie we're watching a crash here on the schuylkill expressway westbound pushed to the gore point right by the exit for gulf mills but it has been attracting a

. >> we're celebrating the life of carter merbreier the man you know as captain no, sir.une in sunday morning during the 10:00 a.m. edition of "action news" for special tributes to captain noah's car here in children's television. we'll have videos pictures interviews and so much more on his incredible legacy and we'll continue -- that will continue to live on certainly around here. >>> and we also invite you to visit 6abc.com for more on our beloved captain noah. we posted several classic episodes of captain noah and his magical arc. watch it right there including the 1967 pilot episode. you can also relive other nostalgic moments from that iconic children's show. >> the tribute sunday a great idea. >> yeah. >> yeah. still ahead up next a man is caught on video attacking a septa driver while he was behind the wheel of a bus. >> and coming up at 4:30 we continue our coverage of that stunning development in the kathleen kane trial today. the defense for the attorney general decides to rest without mounting an actual defense. we'll break down what happened in a live report.