jeff chirico was outside city hall. legislative hearings can often be dull but not this one. >> a state senate committee hearing was supposed to take place about the economic impact of this tax. tax supporters were relenlent leslie disruptive, the meeting was canceled before it was started. >> city hall sounded more like a sports arena, skins of relentless beverage tax supporters filled council chambers upset they were not included in the hearing. >> it seems like a lopsided meeting with 80% of speakers were speaking against the soda tax. >> councilwoman helen gin showed families benefit from the tax. >> when they wouldn't quiet, they canceled the meeting. >> they were silencing the voices of ordinary citizens. >> people are not coming in to buy sodas. >> this south philly pizza owner saw a 30% drop in traffic. >> less people are walking in. when less people walk in, less people need your services. less people need your services, you drop employees. after that, it's a ripple effect. >> gim says the tax is needed because

jeff chirico has the story. >> it was pandemonium. city hall sounded more like a sports arena friday morning armed with signs dozens of beverage tax supporters upset they were not included in a senate committee hearing. >> reporter: it was a lopsided hearing where 80% of the people were speaking against the soda tax and the representatives benefiting from the programs were being represented in the hearing. >> reporter: the video was -- shot. >> they were silencing the voices of ordinary philadelphians. >> reporter: this spokesman said the hearing was to let business and union leaders show how the tax effects them. >> reporter: in this south philadelphia pizza shop owner said he has seen a 30% drop in traffic since the tax took effect. >> less people are walking in, when less people walk in, less people he need nor services. and when that happens you need less employees. >> i would like to see a partnership with harrisburg that focuses in for public funding for schools and education. >> reporter: we're told the senate committee will re

for an update we go to "action news" reporter jeff chirico at west goshen police. jeff. >> reporter: jim, we're learning some new information from the late afternoon press conference. police tell us some 20 agents are actively working this case and crime stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward but the main message police are driving home is they want the public to take a good look at this sketch. >> it is crucial. the family deserves this. society in general deserves this. >> reporter: authorities late this afternoon pleaded once again for the public's help finding the man in this sketch, white blond hair in his 20's or 30's. police say he was driving a faded red pickup truck wednesday evening when he crossed paths with bianca roberson on the route 100 bypass. >> they both were trying to get in the same single lane and that's what prompted the incident. >> reporter: police say the 18-year-old was shot once in the head her car crashed into a tree. a blurry image shows the truck fleeing on the shoulder of route 202 south near paoli pike. detectives spent the day looking

jeff chirico with the latest on the investigation to find out who did this and why. >> you don't expect to find somebody blugeoned in the park. >> reporter: amade -- amid the crime scene tape families returned to the park outside the high school. >> this was a very brutal, savage attack, somebody really wanted to make sure that she both suffered and that she was killed. >> reporter: in predawn rain police and k-9 scoured the ground for evidence near 21st and lee high avenue. a passer by found the woman covered in blood after 3:00 a.m. paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive here. from belongings found in the park, police believe it might be a woman from the neighborhood. that frightened diane harris. she has a 19-year-old daughter. >> she walks the street at night catches buses going to work. >> reporter: meanwhile, harris is holding her children closer as her heartbreaks for the victim. >> the woman was out there, survive live, on her way to work or play, she deserves to make it to her destination. >> reporter: meanwhile, investigators have not said if they have a suspect for the cri

jeff chirico was out and about to see how folks were enjoying this night. >> it's the sound of summeres of the softball league have been playing every friday for years, few nights perfect as this one. >> beautiful day in fairmount park. >> it's perfect. we are not sweating too much. i got my dog. he's happy. everybody's happy. >> the twisted sistas played the undefeated misfits. this couple didn't want top forget the night. >> me and my wife are newlyweds. >> night of love. >> chloey's corner, people lined up for a taste of summer. so did his dog. >> a summer of memories is just beginning. >> summer is fun and games. >> summer is ice cream and swimming at grandma's house. >> it's about the beach. >> you have to absorb every molecule going on out here, grass, kids, everything. >> ice cream will be so much more important. what do you have for me? >> this is vanilla ice cream with toffee almond graham cracker. >> does it taste as good as it sounds? >> absolutely. >> i'll enjoy. >> jeff chirico, channel6 news. >> a man towing an suv ended up in a shoot out inding with one man dead. a woma

jeff chirico has the details. >> i'm proud to say we have reached a tentative contract agreement. >>ter: ment announcement by the district superintendent was one more reason to celebrate at the commencement at lasalle university. the potential end to a four year stalemate being much-needed stability to dr. william hite. >> stability mean we have teachers who are not looking to go other places. >> reporter: the last federation of teachers contract expired just before these graduates started highly in 2013 after years of negotiations came up empty, many frustrated educators in may took to the streets to protest the lingering impasse of five years without a raise. >> when we started this process four years ago we were facing dire fiscal challenges, followed by school closures. >> reporter: the district finances have improved and commercial wide reassessment will foot the bill for the new contract. in the statement, mayor kenny said we have -- the difficult four year wait was not lost on these graduates. >>> i'm excited the teachers have a contract. >> whatever they ask for they should g

jeff chirico has the disturbing details. >> you don't expect to find somebody bludgeoned in the park.> reporter: amid the striewnd crime scene -- strewn crime scene tape people returned to the park. >> this was a brutal, sarve annual attack -- savage attack. somebody wanted to make sure that she suffered and was killed. >> reporter: in predawn rain police and k-9 scoured the ground for evidence in here 21st and lehigh avenue. a passer by found the woman partially clothed and covered in blood, paramedics failed to revive her. >> from belongings found in the park, police identified the woman from the neighborhood. that frighted others. >> she walks these same streets she goes to work working overnight catching buses. >> reporter: as investigators search for suspects they hope surveillance cameras offer clues, meanwhile, harris is holding her children closer as her heartbreaks for the victim. >> woman out there trying to survive, she deserved to make it to her destination. >> reporter: police may have a suspect in mind, if you have any information call police. >>> the university of delaw

jeff chirico has the disturbing details. >> you don't expect to find somebody bludgeoned in the park.> reporter: families returned to the park outside dobbins high school. the body of a 34-year-old woman was discovered here. >> this was a very brutal savage attack. somebody really wanted to make sure that she suffered and was killed. >> reporter: in predawn rain police and k-9 scoured the ground for evidence near 21st and lehigh avenue. a passer by found the woman partially clothed and covered in blood at 3:00 a.m. >> she just stabbing this woman throughout her body. >> reporter: from belongings found in the park, police believe she is a woman from the neighborhood. that frightened dana harris who has a 19-year-old daughter. >> she walks these streets and walking overnight camping buses. >> reporter: as veshts search for suspects -- investigators search for suspects, they hope surveillance video offers clues. >> woman out there on her way to work play, whatever, she deserved to make it to her destination. >> reporter: it is unclear if investigators have a suspect in mind. of course, i

jeff chirico, channel6 news. >> we ever following breaking news from lehigh county where an hour longf with police has ended in their deaths. neighbors were told to stay inside and lock their doors as the man and woman were holed up inside a home. it started when police tried to pull the couple over. that led to a foot chase. swat made entry to the home where tear gas was deployed. >> when it was safe to make entry, they made entry and discovered two deceased person in the attic. >> officials have not yet identified the man and woman. >> the university of "delaware tonight" is condemning controversial comments made by one of its professors. kat rip debt whiler reportedly posted on her facebook page that the young american mad taken by north korea and died this week "got what he deserved." she said otto warmbier was an example of a lot of rich , while males that come into my classes and said he was like a lot of kids that come into our classes. there were calls for her firing. >> hom homeowner and car claimse in after the storms throughout the area. many people tonight are recounting t

. >> at district headquarters, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> president trump is dismantling parts of historic diplomat break through laid out by his predecessor barack obama it included restrictions on travel to cuba and crackdown on its dealings. president trump has demanded that cuba return joe and -- joanne chessimar who was convicted for shooting a state trooper during a traffic stop. she escaped prison in 1979. since then she has been living in cuba. >>> steve scalise shows signs of improvement but remains in critical condition after being hurt after a shooting wednesday the baseball practice. doctors revealed the louisiana republican was near death when he arrived at the hospital. a bullet ripped through his hip and pelvis. >>> there's no sign of two teenagers who disappeared in the ocean in atlantic city. thursday night, 16-year-old girl got caught in the rip current. her friend jumped into the water in an effort to save her, neither teen made it out of the water. the 15-year-olds of pleasantville are missing and presumed dead. relatives are hoping for closure. >> las

jeff chirico, "action news." >> it's the story most talked about online. kathy griffin saying she's the victim in the comic controversy. most of us don't think it's funny. we'll hear her emotional plea. >> we take you to the parade of splashy rides to see how coastal students arrived tonight. >> it was a great evening for a prom, dry, comfortable. i'm tracking systems over the weekend with a few rounds of shower. i'll let you know when and where in the forecast. >>> i'm nydia han, helping a citizen with an ongoing problem, a broken lawn mower. >> and in sports, can the i'm a concrete mason. i own my own company. i had some severe fatigue, some funny rashes. finally, listening to my wife, went to a doctor. and i became diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma ...that diagnosis was tough. i had to put my trust in somebody. when i first met steve, we recommended chemotherapy, and then we did high dose therapy and then autologous stem cell transplant. unfortunately, he went on to have progressive disease i thought that he would be a good candidate for immune therapy.

jeff chirico, "action news." >> it's the story most talked about online. griffin saying she's the victim in the comic controversy. most of us don't think it's funny. we'll hear her emotional plea. >> we take you to the parade of splashy rides to see how coastal students arrived tonight. >> it was a great evening for a prom, dry, comfortable. i'm tracking systems over the weekend with a few rounds of shower. i'll let you know when and where in the forecast. >>> i'm nydia han, helping a citizen with an ongoing problem, a broken lawn mower. >> and in sports, can the phillies snap their losing series? that and more when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪ from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ from santander bank. abreak through your allergies.? try new flonase sensimist allergy relief instead of allergy pills. it's more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist expe

is there "action news" reporter jeff chirico and their son showing off their classic car with the namekswagen thing. it is known as wheels on wood. organizers are collecting donations to cover cost for a new solar powered bus stop, the township has already approved the plans for the stop, all they need right now is money to pay for it. >>> in philadelphia, today unique festival celebrated african arts. "action news" was there at stenton park in logan where performers played traditional african music on drums. variety of drums and clothing were up for sale as part of the drum festival. >>> celebrated the start of summer to day with games, grilling and live music. it was all part of the all american barbecue today at dilworth park. the five day festival wrapped up with some games, and fun. they were serving up burgers, hot dogs, hot off the grill. >>> girls got to play dress up and have breakfast with their favorite fairy tail princesses maggie's cafe in torresdale hosted an enchanted breakfast, children were invited to dress like a princess, or whatever makes them feel like a princess.

jeff chirico has -- jeff skeverski has more. >> reporter: the nhl draft is over, the next priority? finding another goalie. hextall said pending free agent steve mason is still in the mix. hextall makes another trade to move up in the second round of the nhl draft trading three picks to arizona for the 35th overall where they take a 6'6" left winger. the flier's focus on in the draft, 7 of the 9 picks are forward. after trading brayden schenn in the first round, after all these draft picks are are the flyers rebuilding? >> no, are we getting younger, yeah we're getting younger. rebuild, absolutely not. we have young players where we have to open up opportunities for them to play. >> reporter: the union season has provided anything but fireworks, it's been a dud. winless in the first two months, once again back in last place trying to ignite a winning streaks on fireworks night. correspondless, 35th minute. union on the board, goalie andre blake unreal last night protects the lead, late second half, how about this on the penalty kick, how does he know where it's going? wow, dc you ni

at district headquarters, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >>> happening today, if you were good at findings things you might want to head to the independence seaport museum, they will hold a scavenger hunt today from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in conjunction with the cruiser olympia that was part of the world war i. >>> there's much more coming up on "shelter me rescue of the week." >>> i have sting the police job, we'll tell you how he lost his job in new england and then found a new one in new jersey. go get them. >> reporter: competitors have warned about the dangers of laundry pods around children ahead new warning for adults. well get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast as we take you outside live this morning, you can see the foggy conditions there, meteorologist chris sowers says it will reach the mid 80s today, but tomorrow, father's day we'll hot. we're back in just a bit. >> this is just coming into "action news," three people were hurt along conchester highway and station road in conquered township. two cars have significant damage him a box truck fli

in levittown, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> great story there, they share a unique bond this that wl last a lifetime. seniors at this philadelphia school have a lot of to be proud of. we'll explain an accomplishment they all share. >>> a man is rescued from a creek in the nick of time thanks to a pair in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: we have showers out there, i'll take a closer look at it on future tracker 6 and we'll have a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> 6:11 a.m., breaking news we're following for you, we have got into the newsroom, the pennsylvania turnpike is closed web at bensalem exit because of a fatal crash that happened in the area. once again, the pennsylvania turnpike, southeastern pennsylvania, exit 276 is closed westbound between the bensalem exit 351 and the willow grove exit 343 because of a fatal accident involving multiple vehicles. we'll tbol this throughout the -- we'll follow this throughout the morning. the area bensalem to willow grove is closed because of the fatal accident. check our

jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> this morning three police officers are in the hospital following a instituteout with the suspected killer. ahead a boat is left badly charred after it suddenly explodes three people are rushed to the hospital. plus, this may be what you find, 20,000 leagues under the sea. we'll complain what experts say they have fished out of the ocean near australia. >> reporter: coming up in weather, here's a look at the headlines, a couple of showers this morning, but overall a nice weekend for the delaware and lehigh valleys. more rain is on the way next week. details coming up right after this the perfect summer has a voice. if we listen close enough, we can hear it. it whispers, "one more game, one more swim, one more round..." and it speaks softly through the cool nights, murmuring, "one more log, one more marshmallow, one more walk along the shore." the perfect summer is waiting. the perfect summer is pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. are in the hospital after being injured in a shootout at a convenience store. this happened in lower -- lowe

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for an update we go to "action news" reporter jeff chirico at west goshen police.re learning some new information from the late afternoon press conference. police tell us some 20 agents are actively working this case and crime stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward but the main message police are driving home is they want the public to take a good look at this sketch. >> it is crucial. the family deserves this. society in general deserves this. >> reporter: authorities late this afternoon pleaded once again for the public's help finding the man in this sketch, white blond hair in his 20's or 30's. police say he was driving a faded red pickup truck wednesday evening when he crossed paths with bianca roberson on the route 100 bypass. >> they both were trying to get in the same single lane and that's what prompted the