also watching in cheltenham around normandy lane and lanfy road. because of that 69th street transportation center crash that happened yesterday, with the two trains that collided, the trains this morning are operating every 20 minutes with local service, no express service. give yourself a little extra time. back to you. >>> a time-honored college football tradition will continue in philadelphia. >> i probably go to more college games than nfl games. i'm telling you, the army-navy game is at the top of the list for pageant tri, it's fun. it's coming to lincoln financial field for five of next six years. this year's match-up was already scheduled for september 9th but they announced they'll host the army-navy games for the next three years and again in 2022. philly has hosted the college football rivalry 86 times, more than any other city. >>> officials also announced metlife stadium in the meadowlands will host the game in 2021. army and navy will square off on ept september 11th of that year. >>> keeping you safe, new security measures in place a

., numerous 911 calls came in about a shooting at the intersection of somerdale avenue and east cheltenham. the 24-year-old victim was driving his volvo south on somerdale. he was stopped at the light when a white vehicle going north pulled up next to him, the driver fired multiple shots into the victim's car. the police found the 24-year-old man shot multiple times in his left arm and torso. a civilian was rendering aid when the first responders arrived. >> they are firing the shots, the shooter was described to be in a white vehicle possibly a buick, 2010 was last seen traveling north on somerdale from cheltenham avenue. >> reporter: there were several witnesses they were taken to northeast detectives to be interviewed by police. there were surveillance cameras nearby so police are hoping they can find foots annual that can help in the investigation. -- footage that can help in the investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> two people were involved in a parking lot dispute in south philadelphia on the 100 block of passyunk avenue near pats king of steaks on july 24. inves

we have a disabled vehicle in cheltenham roberts avenue.co emergency schedule that could cause slowing because of that. they had work equipment that derailed. issues with patco this morning. an accident causing problems in cape may, route 9 is block at stone harbor road, the accident brought down a utility pole. stick to the parkway instead of route 9 right now. >> thank you karen. >>> new this morning, philadelphia police officer wrecked his cruiser trying to avoid another car. it ended up striking a parked vehicle on the 5100 block of baltimore in southwest philadelphia around midnight. the officer was not seriously hurt. >>> a barricade surrounds the statue of frank rizzo. police clashed with protesters who branch off with a larger more peaceful demonstration. jeanette reyes is live with the latest on what's going on. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: thousands of protesters are gone, but the officers remain as do the barricades. take a live look behind me. we saw a shift change an hour ago, i am told egg was thrown at the statue. swe

accident in cheltenham township, route 309, near waverly road. and another one, in north wales, talk more about that coming up in the next ten minutes, jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. it is happening today, the big solar eclipse. millions of americans will look to the sky for the astronomical phenomenon, cbs news correspondent don champion in st. joes i have missouri where people have been flocking for one of the best positions to watch the moon. >> and block the sun. >> millions will look toward the sky today for astronomical amazement the, first time since 1979, the moon will completely blot out the midday sun, along the path stretching from oregon, to south carolina >> there is a hustle and a bustle and casino every excitement anticipate payings. >> tiny farming town of mattress, oregon, will be one of the first places to view the total eclipse around 1:16 even time, in carbondale, illinois, in the dark the longest, for two minute, 402nd , thousands will pack this sold out football stadium >> the site is something that's go

also a disabled vehicle just came up in cheltenham. old york road and ashe born load. watch for intersection there. route 23 always blocked there. eastbound from schuylkill is only an 8 minute trip. end here in new jersey on a good note. right around king's highway in cherry hill. both directions look good. east and westbound good. we're dry too. >> jessica, thank you. >>> lucky to be alive. airport worker walked away after being struck by lightning. >>> crazy climb. search is on for daredevil who scaled city hall. >>> 24 hours, 54,000 openings. one internet giant. hiring spree getting underway this morning and you can get involved. >>> happening today. amazon hiring streak. looking to hire thousands of employees on the spot today. >> want 50,000 new employees. r one place hosting the job interviews today. walk us through what the process will be like. >> this is a massive job fair. amazon opening the door at ten of the fulfillment centers nationwide. including this one. large warehouse here. part of the national job's day with amazon. company homing to fill about 50,0

last night for the shooting at somerdale avenue in east cheltenham. witnesses tell police the 24-year-old victim was driving his volvo south on somerdale. he was at the traffic light when a white vehicle going north possibly a buick from 2010 pulled up next to him. the driver fired multiple shots into the victim's car. when police arrived, civilian was rendering aid to the victim who was lying next to the open door of the volvo. he was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his left arm and torso. three spent shell casings were found at the intersection. >> there's a strike mark on the driver door of the victim's vehicle. the driver door window is shot out, as well as the passenger door window is shot out. >> reporter: there are some surveillance cameras nearby the intersection, so police are hoping they can find footage that can help in the investigation. we're live in olney, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a pedestrian was struck and killed while trying to cross route 38 in cherry hill. chopper 6 hd was above the sc

shortly after 11:00 p.m., numerous 911 calls came in for a shooting at somerdale avenue in east cheltenham. the 24-year-old victim was driving his volvo south on somerdale. he stopped at a light when a white vehicle going north pulled up next to him and fired a number of shots into the victim's car. police found the 24-year-old victim lying next to the open door of the volvo shot multiple times in the left arm and torso. a civilian was rendering aid when the victim was rushed to the hospital. three shots were fired from a large caliber semi automatic weapon. >> after firing the shots, the shooter who was described to be in a white vehicle, possibly a buick, around 2010 year was last seen traveling north on somerdale from cheltenham avenue. >> reporter: and there were witnesses they were taken to northeast detectives to be interviewed. there are surveillance cameras located nearby the intersection, so police are hoping they can pull footage that will help in the investigation. live in olney, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." jennette. >> katherine, thank you. >>> terrifying moments f

phil mackie, bbc news, cheltenham.n cheltenham at 2:30pm when we will be putting questions to spokesman from ucas about your higher education choices. whether you got better results than you expected or are a little bit disappointed, you can learn more about the clearing process. that is at 2:30pm on the bbc news channel. let's speak to the former labour higher education minister bill rammell, who is now vice—chancellor of the university of bedfordshire. they are part of the million plus group — which represents a number of the uk's newest universities. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. looking at the data that is coming in so far on a—level results, what is your assessment? well, it is very competitive. we have known that for a long while. many students are applying to university for the first time through clearing and students are in the driving seat. i am on record as saying i do not see a problem with that. competition is good, it can be healthy and it ensures university really focus on what matters to studen

and crews cleared the scene of the fire willow grove avenue in cheltenham township. picture, speeds starting to drop along the schuylkill expressway and i-95. on the vine we have westbound slowing with disabled vehicles off to the side by the benjamin franklin parkway. tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> we're starting with breaking news, firefighters have just gotten control of a fire burning at a vacant home in west philadelphia. we've learned that a person living next to the home was transported to the hospital because of smoke inhalation. the fire started on the 800 block of south 60th street. the fire marshal has been called to the scene to investigate it. we'll bring more to you as it comes in to us. >>> it will be a difficult drop off for parents taking their children to a day care in philadelphia. the owner was charged with sexually assaulting two children, a boy and girl. jeanette reyes is live outside police headquarters with brand new information on the suspect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we know that hours ago, duncan round the owner of the da

>> reporter: this was at somerdale ande cheltenham avenue and it happened just after 11:00 last night this victim was shot multiple times the good thing if there is even a thing, the fact that there are witnesses at this area here at northeast detectives working with police on this case. they have witnesses, private surveillance in the area, police tell us that someone shot this victim multiple times while he was at the intersection of, again somerdale and east cheltenham avenues. investigators tell us vick them was found lying in the street next to a volvo with his driver side door opened, police say this was a drive by shooting, early information indicates that this victim was stopped at a light at a intersection when someone in the white vehicle pulled up and fired multiple shots through driver's side window. >> he was suffering from multiple gunshot wound toss his left side torso and left arm. medics took him to einstein hospital where he is presently in very critical condition under going surgery, unknown when will survive the gun shots. >> reporter: police tell us again multiple

vehicle fire in cheltenham tookany creek parkway at jenkintown road. watch for them restricting traffic as they deal with a vehicle fire. the roosevelt boulevard extension southbound traffic starting to get a little slow as you head towards the schuylkill because of the slowness on the schuylkill but no major delay just yet. that will happen within the next half hour or so. in west philadelphia issues with walnut street near 52nd. watch for the police investigation going on. stick to chestnut street to get around that matt. >> breaking news, a raging fire that forced firefighters to retreat has killed an elderly couple in bucks county. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live on the 700 block of king's lane in bensalem. katherine. >> reporter: matt, this couple was in their 80's. they were pronounced dead on the scene. their names have not been released. the fire trucks had briefly pulled away earlier but then they returned shortly before 6 o'clock for a flareup inside the home. it looked like they were putting out the hot spots. they're now wind

west ham made no mistake against league two side cheltenham.ured they returned from gloucestershire with a 2—0 win. and sean dyche‘s burnley cruised past local rivals blackburn in a lancashire derby. it finished 2—0 thanks to this goalfrom jack cork, who joined from swansea in the summer, and robbie brady. so here's the rest of tonight's efl cup results. huddersfield have also progressed. couple of shocks, though. premier league sides newcastle and southampton were knocked out by championship sides nottingham forest and wolves respectively. stoke enjoyed a comfortable 4—0 win over rochdale. the draw for the third round takes place at 4.15am in the morning in beijing. britain's chris froome has extended his vuelta a espana lead after today's racing. the fifth stage was won by kazakhstan‘s alexy lutsenko after be broke clear on the uphill finish. froome‘s aiming to become the third man to win the a vuelta and the tour de france in the same year. he now has a 10—second advantage over his nearest rival. england's men have reached the semi—finals of

. >> reporter: we have an accident in cheltenham 309 northbound near waverly road. we'll check the other accident scenes when "action news" comes right back. ♪ having a baby. caring for your parents. learning you have a condition. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they look to us. cvs pharmacy. for advice. and ways to save money. plus, get up to fifty extrabucks each year just for filling prescriptions. switching is easy. we're here for you. join us. at cvs pharmacy. ♪ >> welcome back what a beautiful place we live in. this is the sunrise over camden. you can see the plane making its way along the horizon. sometimes it's not much fun when you have an early morning flight. and something like that happens. >> you're on the left side of the plane and the person next to you has the thing closed. i'm sorry, i'm complaining. >> reporter: wow you're a little grouchy today on your favorite day. looking outside live we have an accident on 309 northbound near waverly road road are clear and dry we've seen a bunch of accidents,

this kicked off on cheltenham avenue near anderson street.ladelphia police say some of the young people threw bottles at the their vehicles and one suv was vandalized. this is the same area where a group got out of hand last month, police broke up their gathering at a rec center because they did not have a permit. >> a fire in a bedroom force add family from their home if delaware county. the flames broke out after midnight on the unit block of millbourn avenue in upper darby. the fire is under investigation. >>> the search continues for a griefer who sped away -- driver who sped away from a deadly crash over the weekend. this is the jeep rubicon who hit 52-year-old an bros rick. police say -- brodrick. police say the jeep has a white hard top and front end damage. >>> north korea regime has responded to the sanctions by the city council. the ban on coal is expected to cost them a billion dollars in revenue. rex tillerson aid it's clear the international community expects north korea to stop its nuclear missile test. on official news agency w

these are the children, ages 10 to 13, they are hailed as heroes and will be honored at the cheltenham township commissioners meeting. when leah saw the smoke she ran home to tell her sisters and friends and thought it may be a barbecue and one called 911 and the other knocked on the door to make sure nobody was home. it turned out kayla was sleep first degree a second floor bedroom and heard the kids knocking on the door. and is praising them for their quick thinking and bravery. >> they are amazing, i would not be the first person to run over here and they said your house is on fire. and they called police before i got a chance. they saved me i thought someone was cooking out. >> my mom said help other people and respect other people and all of that stuff. it's an honor to be like getting this reward. >> reporter: some great kids there. the homeowner did take the kids out for a fun night at a local arcade and go cart track but tonight is the big night honored by a resolution by the cheltenham township commissioners. that begins at 7:30. channel 6 "action news." good news for thank yo

for those students in waltha mstow cheltenham.t is. you can just make out joeljohnson, the universities minister, who is doing a tour of the building in the background. i have the chief executive here. what are the chief executive here. what are the headlines are you today? first of all, congratulations. we have 400,000 students have got the places at university. for those of them who didn't get the grades and who are thinking, oh dear, don't panic. that is loads of advice. there are loads of advisers here, either on social media or on the phones, they will be there to support you. you do have time to bring universities and colleges. think is very good options, you might want to visit one of them this weekend. from three o'clock, you will have a clearer choice. at the moment, this is an advisory centre, from three o'clock, clearing stance. that's right. we have had people forwarding from eight o'clock this morning, asking about logins and simple things like that, but now we're getting into complex things, like they didn't get the

cheltenham be montgomery county. 309 is clear. no problems there. we have a disabled vehicle that popped up on mount carmel avenue at roberts avenue. watch for that. patco high speed line emergency schedule today this could be causing problems between philadelphia and lindenwald they have work equipment that derailed, dave. >> reporter: karen on the big board we have patchy fog that popped up, but not as bad as yesterday. parts of south jersey around the airport in atlantic city, low visibility be careful there. i'm seeing patches of gray pop up north of philadelphia. this is not as big a problem as yesterday. you want you to keep your eyes out and slow it down. 88 is the high at 3:00 p.m. we'll climb to get there. 85 by 5:00 p.m., 81 by 7:00 p.m. moderate humidity through the day, it will rise as we get into the evening. keep that in mind going to the eagles game. >> with the growing number of jobs opening up around the country, narrowing down the employment search can be overwhelming. 80% of americans use job hunting website and researchers rank l

police say this was a drive by shooting, early information indicates this victim was stopped ate cheltenham and somerdale avenues when someone in the white vehicle possibly a 2010 buick pulled up aside and fired multiple shots through the driver's side window. >> suffering from multiple gunshot wound toss his left side torso and arm. medics took him to einstein hospital where he is presently in very critical condition, under going surgery, unknown when will survive gun shots. >> reporter: police tell thaws there are private surveillance cameras inside the area where this shooting occurred and they have multiple witnesses here at northeast detectives that they are talking with right new trying to figure out exactly what happened and why this 24 year-old was shot multiple times overnight by a car that pulled upright next to it and opened fire, karen? >> all right, thanks. a lot of big questions to be figured out, jenny. how about this, happening right now, they are working back on that dune project because a federal judge ruled that controversial project could continue down in margate people

. >>> children saved a woman from a burning home in cheltenham. jeff chirico tells us how they band together and did the right thing. >> ran to the door, banging on it kicking on it. >> reporter: 13-year-old recounts the frightening moments he and four friends saved a woman from the house fire on the 1700 block of willow avenue. the ordeal began when this girl was at the py herself and saw smoke. >> ie in the back of the so, came back and i got them and reran back to the park. >> reporter: she ran to get her sister and several friends, aaron called 911 while two others banged on the door to warn everybody inside. >> i said hurry up, get everything out of the house, because your house is on fire. college student was sleeng in the second floor bedroom unaware that the house was -- sleeping in the second floor bedroom, ununaware that the house was burning. >> they saved me. >> it was a natural reaction to do the right thing and that's what they did. >> it makes me proud as a mom i'm raising them right. >> the children give credit to their parents. >>

unruly young people that took over the streets of germantown. 100 teens ran through traffic at cheltenham avenue and anderson street. some of the young people threw bottles at the vehicle and one suv was vandalized. this is the same area where a rec center event got out of hand in july. >>> new this morning, a fire in a bedroom forced a family from their home in delaware county. the flames broke out after midnight on the unit block of millbourn avenue in upper darby. everybody got out safely. the cause is under investigation. >>> the search continues for a driver who sped away from a deadly crash in center city over the weekend. this is surveillance video that shows the jeep rubicon. the driver was moving on race street and hit the victim neither early yesterday morning. >>> request north korea regime has responded to the ban on coal and exports will cost the country $1 billion in revenue. rex tillerson said it is clear that the international community expects north korea to stop the missile test. on north korea website, it reads, there is no bigger mistake than the united states believin

reporter: sunday, more than 300 teens gathered at the recreation park in the germantown section at cheltenham avenue and anderson street. police received calls about the teens being too loud. >> most of the kids were not causing any problem, but it was too many. by 930 the group swelled to 500 kids. officers blocked of a intersection as teens ran up and down main roads and jumped over fences and on residential properties. >> they are out here, troublemakers, beyond what's going on out here with the kids today. >> reporter: residents had to walk through the crowd to go home. >> signing thinking what are you all doing out here, they little one came up to me, i don't have no curfew. i said yes you do. >> most of the kids just come, i wish they would be a little more careful how they do that, even adults who get caught up in groups sometimes do things they wouldn't otherwise do. >> reporter: some residence were glad no injuries were recorded, they believe with more warm days ahead this is probably far from over. councilwoman asked to have activities throughout the week to keep the kids busy and o

is like. >> some students spent the day exploring what it might be like living under the sea. >> cheltenham school district hosted 2017 voyage enrichment program to day "eyewitness news" at wyncote elementary school where students worked in pairs. they are used their skills, in math, science, art to create mechanical device that is work under water. >> we built a robot that can go under water, explore different terrains of the deep sea and also make little children happy. >> we are trying to tie in what they have learned in their curriculum to the hand on experience that we offer in this program. the students have been working on their projects for four weeks. >> fantastic. >> well done. >> indeed. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight mariah car's's twins steel the show. >> james corden ups his game in the car pool karaoke series but wait until you hear some of the people getting in the car together for lively sing alongs, those stories and much more in the hot minute with be x when we come right back. press from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life and energy in him.

around 11:00 p.m., multiple 911 calls came in for a shooting on somerdale avenue in east cheltenham. witnesses say the 24-year-old victim was driving his volvo south on somerdale. he was at the traffic light when a vehicle going north pulled up next to him. the driver fired multiple shots through the window into the victim's car. when police arrived a civilian was rendering aid to the victim. he was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his left arm and torso. three shots were fired from a large caliber semi automatic weapon. three spent shell casings were found at the intersection. >> there's a strike mark on the driver door of the victim's vehicle. the driver door window is shot out, as well as the passenger door window was shot out. >> reporter: and there were surveillance cameras nearby the shooting scene, so investigators are hoping to be able to pull footage to help in the investigation. live in olney, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." jennette. >> thank you. >>> a pedestrian was struck and killed trying to cross route 38 in cherry hill. chopper 6 hd was above th

a fire location at cheltenham township willow grove avenue.rly road is a possible alternate around that. new construction in moorestown, creek road will close stay on hartford. down pole berlin, white horse pike, eastbound side, the right lane is blocked stay on clementon road. berlin road by patco station has construction all week, so gibbsboro road is the road there. >>> a second body was recovered in a school that collapsed during an explosion, crews pierced a gas line. a school receptionist was killed. police believe the body belongs to a janitor who has gone missing. summer programs were underway at the academy, but none of the students were hurt. >>> three police officers in massachusetts are in the hospital after falling i will from carbon monoxide fumes this is the latest in the series of incidents involving ford explorer suvs, austin police department pulled their suvs off the street after officers got sick from the fumes. the automaker believes the problems come from modifications that are being made by the police departments themsel

the large grouped at chatten avenue and around -- cheltenham avenue and anderson street. police were struggling to control the crowds. >> they were running up and down steps people have go to work they were extremely loud. >> jeanette reyes will have reaction from the police commissioner coming up in the next half-hour. >>> the investigation continues into a late night attack in upper darby, delaware county. a person was stabbed on the steps of the 69th street terminal around midnight. transit police responded to the scene within minutes, the search continues for a suspect and motive for the stabbing. >>> the driver who sped away from a deadly hit-and-run remains at large. police believe the vehicle a jeep rubicon was captured on video near the crash. the victim identified as 53-year-old anne brodrick dialed after being rushed to the hospital. >>> overseas there's mounting international pressure from north korea to stop its nuclear program. the regime is vowing revenge against the u.s. we have a report from washington. >> reporter: rick, these sanctions come as north kore

early information indicates that this victim was stopped ate cheltenham and somerdale avenue but when someone in a white vehicle pulled up, and fired multiple shots through the driver's side window. >> he was suffering from multiple gunshot wound to his left side, torso and left arm. medics took him to einstein hospital where he is presently in very critical condition, under going surgery, unknown whether he will survive the gun shots. >> reporter: police tell thrust were multiple witnesses to the shooting. one of them was trying to help before medicine aches arrived on the scene, those people were taken here to northeast detectives to help investigators put the pieces together, all the while victim fighting for his life at einstein medical center in extremely critical condition, karen. >> all right, we certainly have thoughts and prayers with that person if they do survive , coming up at 4:05. >>> lets get over to this developing story that is happening where part of route 38 in cherry hill is shut down , right now, while police are investigating a fatality. one person dead after bei

was last seen traveling north on som somerdale from north cheltenham avenue. >> there were witnesses they were taken to northeast detectives to be interviewed. >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news to pass along at this hour. from the city's university city section. chopper 6 hd is over the aftermath of what was an accident here after a car smashed into a fire hydrant, this is the 3900 block of woodland avenue in the university section of philadelphia. you can see a lot of muddy water there on the streets and the car we are told is already towed away and no word of injuries, the water department is on the scene responding and the street is blocked off and again, a driver smashed into a fire hydrant just a few moments ago on the 3900 block of woodland avenue. there is damage to the roadway in the middle of cure screen and a lot of muddy water following a crash here. we are following the story and we'll bring you more information. but again that broken hydrant has caused water to spew from the broken pipe and damaged the street. this is 3900 block of woodland avenue. we'll keep an ey

. >>> five hundred teens ran through traffic last night on cheltenham avenue year anderson street. philadelphia police say some of the young people threw bottles at the cruisers. this is the same area where a rec center event in july got out of hand. we'll have more in the next half-hour. >>> developing now, a 13-year-old boy said he was shot in the foot while walking with the friend in kensington. ment teen said it happened at kensington avenue and east ontario street. the boy is at saint christopher's hospital in stable condition. >>> new from the overnight fire chase add family from their home in delaware county. flames broke out in the bedroom of the home on the unit block of mill born avenue in upper darby. everyone got out safely. the search is on for the cause of the blaze. >>> philadelphia have more evidence to analyze on a deadly hit-and-run that remains unsolved. surveillance video shows a jeep rubicon at 3:20 a.m. yesterday this morning, that jeep matches the one that struck and killed an brodrick. it has a white hard top and front end damage. >>>ment storm system that s

our correspondent phil mackie reports from the admissions service's headquarters in cheltenham.enagers, their parents and teachers, this is their parents and teachers, this is the place they dread calling on results day. but this year if you haven't got the grades, the advice is, don't panic, there are more places available than usual. if you are ringing round, you never know who will pick up the phone. are ringing round, you never know who will pick up the phonem are ringing round, you never know who will pick up the phone. it is lenny henry, the chancellor of birmingham city university. what is your name? although it is expensive, going to university remains the choice of 18—year—olds. going to university remains the choice of 18-year-olds. my mum used to say, you need an education to have something to fall back on. she was right. take advantage of this, it isa was right. take advantage of this, it is a brilliant, life transforming thing and 40% of the student body mature students, so it is never too late. not everyone agrees. in the daily telegraph, nick timothy said, we have

communities nationwide haven't forgot then that includes cheltenham township.ghbors gathered to night at wall park to rally and unite against all kinds of forms of discrimination and prejudice. event organizers say they want to celebrate diversity and unity while condemning racism, islam ma phobia and neo-nazissism. tonight more than 500 children have new backpacks at their homes and that is not all. look at those cuties. inside those free bags, school supplies. it is all thanks to the festival of life. the organization's mission is to bring live to communities around the world whether it's by giving away groceries, paying bills, giving away eagles tickets even more. a lot of big smiles at that faith based event. >>> trending right now, one tough pregnant after another this time expectant couple believes a higher power is absolutely helping their latest pregnancy along. got to look at this. when they saw an image of their baby they were blown away by that right there. the parents say they've never been particularly religious but the sonogram image to them clear

police say around 8:30 sunday evening more than 300 teens gathered in the germantown section near cheltenham after and anderson street. she monitored the group as they moved to arrested -- ardsley. 45 minutes later, the teens are getting you tell hand. by 10:00 p.m., a police chopper is hovering overhead and authorities start working to disburses the rowdy crowd which is throwing bottles at police cars. the group was nearly five hundred, septa buses rerouted as a precautionary meferl. this is the area where more than 3 weeks ago dozen officers responded to a cookout that got out of control. police kicked out 100 teens out of the rec center park because they had no permit. that crew grew to five hundred and took to the streets throwing bottles at police. nobody was injured in that incident. no arrests were made. >> i was very proud and pleased the way it was handled, because we know it could have gone differently had it escalated. >> reporter: and earlier this summer, councilwoman babies did begin efforts to hold more summer activities to prevent this very thing from happening. police say the

even though there was no big winner on saturday a sunoco on the 3200 block of cheltenham avenue did sellh $100,000. you can check tonight's winning numbers during "action news" at 11:00 right after accuweather. >> it's 4:56. oprah winfrey is revealing the one thing she refuses to apologize for. >> first responders preparing for monday's solar eclipse. find out the measures being taken to make sure you are safe. >> new information on the man accused of defacing a synagogue on video. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 5 o'clock on this wednesday august 16th and here's what we're following for you on "action news." >> an he escalating amount of criticism after president trump's comments new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside. we have an update from firefighters. >> be sure to give yourself extra time getting to work. the morning fog has rolled in to some areas. >> yes, it is deep in some spot

it is cheltenham zero, west ham one. you can listen on bbc radio five live. that is all for now. stripped the organisation that managed grenfell tower in west london, of its responsibility for the estate. the prime minister admitted there were flaws in the response to the fire there that killed more than 80 people. she attended a private meeting with residents last night, to hear their concerns about how the aftermath of disaster is being handled. our correspondent sarah coker has been at the resident meeting this evening in west london what have they been saying? the meeting tonight started with a minute of silence to remember those who died in the fire. and while it has been some time since that tragedy, more than two months now, there is still so much anger about what happened. attending the meeting on their way around 100 people. it lasted for about two hours and as well as residents, there were council leaders, representatives from the police, the fire service, public health. it was quite heated and noisy affair. perhaps showing the level of distrust and the poor relationshi

p.m. , police received several one calls about a man shot near the intersection of somerdale and cheltenham avenues. multiple gunshot wounds, but there was also another person, attempt to go renner first aid , medics then rushed the victim to einstein medical center in very critical condition. now, chief inspect store scott small says witness accounts anibal is i can evidence is suggesting both the shooter and victim were in the driver seats of their cars, headed in opposite directions, on somerdale avenue. he says the victim was stopped at a light, when the gunman pulled up, and opened fire. >> passenger car door window also shot out. we found projectile in the driver seat of the victim's vehicle, so it appears that he was sitting in the driver seat when he was shot. police are interviewing several witnesses, shooter driving white car, possibly 2010 buick. also review viewing surveillance ends video from the area. live from einstein mad call center, i'm trang do, " eyewitness news," back to you >> trang, thank you. testimony is expected to testimony today about a central pennsylvania court

fighting for his life this happened a little after 11:00 o'clock last night near intersection of the cheltenham and somerdale avenues in lawncrest. police say that the gunman shot a 24 year-old man multiple times, medics rushed him to the hospital, where at last check he is listed in critical condition. >> we found a projectile in the driver's seat, but the victim's vehicle, so it appears that he was sitting in the driver's seat when he was shot. >> the gun man remains at large, police say he fled in a white colored vehicle. >>> meantime route 38 eastbound in cherry hill is back opened after a deadly accident involving a pedestrian, which shut down traffic for hours. authorities told us one person was hit by a vehicle around 10:30 near cuthbert boulevard and died at the scene. police have not released the victim's identity. >>> father tries to take down a carjack shore took off with his car and three-year old son still strapped in the back seat. "eyewitness news" was there as police reunited the boy with his dad. the ordeal started at roosevelt mall around 4:30 when the father left his child in

charged with drugging, then molesting, former temple athletics employee andrea constand inside his cheltenham estate back in 2004. his first trial ended with a hung jury back in june. with most panel members report reportedly leaning toward conviction. but unable to make it a unanimous verdict. not long after that mistrial, tmz asked messerau then unconnected to the case about the da's quickly announced decision do retry cosby. >> do you think they're wasting their time? >> i think they are. i think it's a weak case. they should have known that. >> any comment mr. messerau. >> dee phenes team was silent out of court tuesday but district attorney kevin steele spoke briefly expressing his appointment that a new defense team had a delay in retrying cosby. >> we'll deal with them and hopefully they'll get up to speed quickly in the case so that we can bring this case to justice. it's a case that deserves a verdict and we intend to get there. >> reporter: during that first trial, cosby was criticized by some for seeming to ham it um shouting hey, hey, hey allah fat albert as he left court today. h

it happened at the intersection of summerdale and east cheltenham avenues. witnesses tell police they saw a vehicle pull up to the 24-year-old victim's volvo and fire into the car. the gunman got away with a white vehicle, possibly a buick. right now police don't have a motive. >>> a delaware valley motorist got an unintended paint job this morning as he drove over the walt whitman bridge. and he says he can't be the only one. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live on the new jersey side of the bridge. bob, what's the problem here? >> reporter: well, jim, there is a paint job going on at the walt whitman bridge. behind me you can clearly see it. case in point you see the suspension cables there in white. they are priming this. well, the man says that primer got on his car. we spoke with officials they acknowledged the problem and they say they're ready to fix it. let's take a look. the owner of this black lexus says he drove to work today and his car became covered with speckles of white paint. needless to say he wasn't happy. he wants to remain anonymous

after 11:00 d several 911 calls about a man shot near the intersection of somerdale avenue and cheltenham avenue. officers arrived to find 24 year old man lying down next to the open door after volvo, with multiple gunshot wounds to his left side and his left arm. now, there was another person attempt to go render first aid medics rushed the victim to einstein medical center in very critical condition. now, chief inspect store scott small says witness accounts, anibal is i can evidence says the shooter and victim were in the driver seat of their cars head in the opposite directions on somerdale. he says the victim was stopped at a light, gunman, pulled up, opened fire. >> the driver door window is shot out, as well as the passenger door window, also shot out. we found a projectile in the driver seat of the victim's vehicle. so it appears that he was sitting in the driver seat when he was shot. >> and police say there were several witnesses who describe the shooter as driving a white car, possibly a 2010 buick, they say he was headed north on somerdale avenue. but for now, live from einste

we have another accident that's just popped up in cheltenham normandy lane at llanfair road. live in new jersey on route 42 you see here at creek road things are moving just fine and again someone reporting an accident a little farther in there on bellmawr on 42 southbound. as you see storm tracker6 live double scan a couple sprinkles left to our west but those big storms are certainly out of here. in its wake, temperatures not quite as bad, 76 right now, so yes, it's warm, it's still muggy but headed up to 85 not the 90's that we had yesterday matt and tam. >> all right, thank you, karen. >>> today the vice admiral in charge of the u.s. navy seventh fleet will be relieved of his command. the removal comes as the search continues for the sailors missing from the u.s.s. mccain. we've learned that one of the missing sailors is kenneth smith who has family in cherry hill. a prayer chain has been started by members of the saint andrews united methodist church for the 22-year-old. his mother april brandon of michigan says her son always wanted to serve. >> his father was in the na

phil mackie is at the admissions service's headquarters in cheltenham.act that there is a dip ina you mentioned the fact that there is a dip in a number of 18—year—olds are applying, who were available to apply this year, but also fewer mature students and 3% fewer eu students, we don't know quite yet, maybe it's because brexit, maybe it is because of rising costs and debt that you face if you choose to go to university. for the many people who got results this morning, whether they got better or worse results, they got better or worse results, they are not interested in the statistics but in what is happening to them. for tens of thousands of teenagers, their parents and teachers, this is the place they dread calling on results day. this year if you have not quite got the grades, the advice is, don't panic. there are more places are available through clearing land usual and you never know who will pick up the phone. it is lenny henry. i'm the chancellor of birmingham city university. what is your name? although it is expensive, university remains the ma

he was found beside his car near cheltenham and somerdale avenues with several gunshot wounds. man was shot by a man in another car. so far police have no motive and no suspect. now over to kate way check on today's forecast and the weekend forecast. >> all-in-all today really does look like okay day. it is a day of transition for the area, granted, but we are going to generally stay dry, with building clouds. when you look outside currently at our live neighborhood network it is a split difference across the sky. you have some sun. you have some clouds. that's essentially what you find outside the area. outside cut town area middle school, did have little batch of very light showers, most of which didn't even hit the ground rolling on through. however, overnight tonight, into tomorrow, specially, granted, scattered in nature, but some showers, heavier thunderstorms likely to rumble on through, then should clear it out for the second half of the weekends, meisha? >> katie, thank you so much for. that will looking outside right now, still looking pretty busy out, there the ben f

cheltenham. watch for crash or disabled vehicle on old york road. end here on garden state parkway construction. both clearing right now. should be good. watch for small delays. between the atlantic city expressway and route 322. >>> 6:02. new from overnight. investigating three suspicious fires within a mile of one another. all started when someone through a device through the window of a home on cob creek. short time later, car and truck set on fire. police took a man into custody and working to figure out if suspicious fires are all related. >>> now to continuing coverage of the zerk fsearch for a murde the main line. after trying to identify the man in the red hooddy, they know who he is and believe he's hiding out in philadelphia. >> pam, what's the latest. >> we know he tried to rob a kid on a bicycle before the homicide. moments later, john lee, the man who was killed happened to be walking by on saturday night. after that failed robbery attempt. according to police then went after 29-year-old lee shot and killed walking to a friend's house.

watching a vehicle fire new mexico cheltenham around jenkin town road. newark in delaware watching a crash on 95 southbound side just near route 896. see delays approaching the seen right here. here's 896 right there. approaching an accident scene with some delays. trenton oever in jersey watchin a crash. accident investigation underway on route 29 northbound side. just near hamilton avenue. >>> local pastor says she's getting death threats for taking a stand against hate. >> what she did at her church that sparked unwanted attention. >>> plus, going into labor during harvey. community bands together to help a mom to be escape the flood waters and welcome her new baby. >>> it's quarter to seven. take a look at live picture. this is camel back. after all the rain yesterday, sun is back today. feel kind of like fall. get you the details from first alert meteorologist bill henley. >>> flooding has forced people from their homes in houston, people in a nearby town have been evacuated because of a chemical plant that could explode. the plant in crosby which i

in the efl cup last night, west ham comprehensively beat league two side cheltenham.yd mayweather and conor mcgregor face off in an unexpectedly calm press conference in las vegas. i would even say civilised. i would even say civilisedlj i would even say civilised. i don't understand it, one minute they don't like each other, the next minute... how many more days of this? saturday night, sunday morning. they have used all of that kind of energy over the last few days and i think they've realised they have got to not waste any energy any more and concentrate what is —— on what is going to happen over the weekend. it has ground to a halt, it will ramp up has ground to a halt, it will ramp up again on saturday night and into sunday morning. we will talk more about that a bit later on. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. i don't like the umbrellas when they come out. some showers heavy, some thundery, but not all of us will see them. the driest conditions in the south and south—east. today we've got low pressure close by, mostly in scotla nd got low pressu

fire location, here, along willow grove avenue, block, right near new bowl road, just outside of cheltenhampressway, some problems from last night, downed wires blocking the eastbound side of route 30, which is the white horse pike, as you work off of franklin avenue, just off of route 73 here, so expect delays through berlin, but good news for atlantic city rail line commuters, the trains are rolling again, service restored between philly and cherry hill. and here is a example of the fog that is still with us, out along the bethlehem pike, so be careful this morning, how long is the fog going to hang around? sue has the answer in 15 seconds. >> humidity lingers for awhile, and fog lingering would lock in the pocono mountains, so early, early tee time, might not even be able to find your ball. more pop up thunderstorms in store for today, very sim floor what we saw yesterday, but improvement by the weekends. wait until you see the foggy, millville, pottstown, allentown, you have heard bob kelly talking about some fog out there in chester county, montgomery county as well. so maybe allow lit

. >> how do we go left and right if i want to go to cheltenham or new jersey?> we can change the shape of the balloon in that case, then when we come back down, we cool the air on the inside. right now all of the air is becoming cooler, not over top of the stephanie more, and there goes, guys, coming down. >> let's go over that way. that's part of the next experiment. hey, buddy, hope you have an extra balloon there. there goes the balloon. they thought it was popcorn in there. >> that's quite all right. >> so now what we will do, the campers will come on over, weaver helium balloons set up for something we call a flinker, while it doesn't float it, doesn't sank, it is in the middle. you will pick up clips. campers, pick up clips and thing, try to get the balloons to sing just a little bit. >> put the stuff on the floor on the balloon to try to get it to drop. now, this is something they've been learning over each week was different theme here right? >> exactly. this week is our wings, wheels and water craft week. >> so we're talking about flight today. with ou

police received several 911 calls that a man shot near the intersection of somerdale avenue and cheltenham avenue. officers arrived to find 24 year old man lying down next to the open door of a volvo, with multiple gunshot wounds to his left side, as well as his left arm. there was another person there attempt to go render first aid medics then rushed the have i victim to einstein hospital in very critical condition. is shot squawls says witness account, balistic evidence shows the shooter and victim were in the driver seats of their cars head in the opposite directions on somerdale. he says the victim was stopped at a light, gunman pulled up, and opened fire. >> driver and passenger windows shot out. we found projectile in the driver seat of the victim's vehicle. so it appears that he was sitting in the driver seat when he was shot. >> and police are interviewing several witnesses, who said the shooter was driving a probably white car, possibly 2010 buick, also, reviewing surveillance footage in the area. but for now live from einstein medical center, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," j

and molesting former temple university athletic department employee andrea constand in his his cheltenham mansion in 2004. first trial ended in a hung jury. june 17th. with members reportedly leaning toward conviction but unable to reach unanimous agreement. shortly afterward, tmz asked messerau then unconnected to the case about the decision to retry cosby. >> do you think they're wasting that are time. >> i think they are. i think it's a weak case. they shall have known that. >> any comment mr. messerau. >> defense team was silent outside of tuesday but district attorney kevin steele did comment briefly about that pushed back retrial date. >> we're ready to proceed as we told you before. we are confident in our case and the evidence and we'll be ready when we get a trial date from the judge. >> reporter: now 80-year-old cosby was silent throughout tuesday's court session. but showed an almost inappropriately cheer null demeanor outside while posing for pictures with his new team. like the old team, their job is to keep this comedy legend out of prison. >> both brian mcmonagle and angela

and molesting former temple university athletic department employee andrea constand inside his cheltenham 2004. his first trial ended in a hung jury june 17th. with members reportedly leaning toward conviction but unable to reach unanimous agreement. shortly afterward, tmz asked messerau then unconnected to the case about the decision to retry cosby. >> do you think they're wasting their time? >> i think they are. i think it's a weak case. they should have known that. >> any comment are in messerau. >> dee phenes team was silent outside of court today but district attorney kevin steele did comment briefly about that pushed back retrial date. >> we're ready to proceed as we told you before, we are confident in our case and the evidence and we'll be ready when we get a trial date from the judge. >> reporter: now 80-year-old cosby was silent throughout tuesday's court session but showed an almost inappropriately cheerful demeanor outside. while posing for pictures with his new team. like the old team, their job is to keep this comedy legend out of prison. >> both brian mcmonagle and angela a