lisa thomas-laury reports from cooper university hospital. >> the first of its kind in the nation, theyope that their veterans vip program will serve as a national model. officials here hope that ultimately the u.s. congress will make a change in legislation. >> everyone but veterans received their care in one way or the other through the great institutions of country, why should veterans be different. the audit of the veteran as fair system shows 57,000 who supported or fought wars including afghanistan, iraq and vietnam and korea have waited at least 90 days to see a va doctor. >> it's been a tough journey and a very big challenge but a program of this magnitude will expedite and alleviate these challenges. >> the wait is nearly 47 days and 400 vets are waiting 90 days or more at the philadelphia v.a. medical center. cooper hospital's new program promised same day service for primary care visits. sergeant mccoy has been treated here for cancer. >> this particular event here today is very rewarding for us, that somebody cares for us. >> cooper's vip veteran's program begins on july 1st

they do great hinges next up on "action news" at 4:30 cooper university hospital is pitch agnew program military veterans. >> at 5:00 a.m. an update on the condition [cell phone chime] yeah! [giggling excitedly] [splashing water] c'mon! (announcer) ready for a little fun? you could scratch your way to instant winning. play the pennsylvania lottery's new instant game, $1,000 frenzy, with 8 top prizes of $300,000. it's kinda fun to make a splash. keep on scratchin'. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone and taking a look at some of the activity early on here at philadelphia international airport. 4:45 is the time, 74 degrees on city avenue. forecasted temperature 91 degrees. it will be our first time hitting 90 since september s hot and humid. chance of storms here and there so get that storm tracker 6 app. low temperature 73 degrees. >>> happening today, cooper university hospital will announce a new vip priority program for veterans. the medical center in camden says the program will offer same day service for vets who are seeking primary care visits. the effort is in response to the nation's v

cooper your hospital in camden with the latest information, nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erika, that is right, three people were taken here to the cooper university hospital overnight after a house fire in camden. the lets set the scene for you, roll some video, it all happened in the 600 block of cain avenue in camden around 11:15. it was placed under control a half an hour later. one person inside the home. we don't necessity who that person was or why he or she was there but they were taken to the cooper trauma center in respiratory arrest. the other two are metro officers who suffered smoke inhalation. now at this time there is in word on their condition or how that fire got started and that includes all three people who were taken to cooper but we will continue to bring you more updates as they unfold, we are live at cooper university hospital, nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> nicole, thank you. >>> route 100 between shoemaker road and state street in up are pottsgrove township is back opened. authorities shut it down after a trash truck fire last night. the road was damaged during the fire so crews spent all night making repairs.

. >>> starting july 1st, veterans will get vip care at camden county's cooper university hospital. today the hospital announced a new program that would allow vets in our area to receive same-day medical care. cooper will tap special healthcare navigators to work with veterans. it's an effort to provide vets bert service in the wake of the scandal. >>> look at what's coming up tonight at 11:00. dirt found under a section of interstate 95. similar closed a bridge in delaware. tonight, we are asking where the dirt came from and if it poses a threat to the road drivers take every day. >>> here is the best thing to do when it is it hot. sit in the shade with a cold drink. we found these people trying to beat the heat today. that's what you do. anything to cool off. or first 90-degree day today. >> yes. tomorrow will feel a little hotter. if you work out in the heat and you really want to take precautions, we have a heat advisory from noon to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. feeling close to 100 when you factor in the humidity. one thing you want to do, try to limit your time outside. it's going to b

cooper hospital died late this afternoon. the accident backed up westbound traffic for hours. "action news" reporter, david henry, is live at cooper universityospital where the driver is being treated tonight. david? >> yeah, that's right, jim. the two most critically injured victims that accident were brought here to cooper university medical center. the driver of that pick up truck, and that 4 year old girl. and just a short while ago, a little over an hour ago, we sadly learned the child had passed away. the horrific accident happened around 7:00 this morning. the pickup truck heading west towards philadelphia on the atlantic city expressway passing the farley service plaza and it slammed into a guard rail and flipped over. three people riding in the cab, three others in the open bed of the truck. all six were ejected. a passenger in the cab, 35 year old jammes dennis, was killed. ment driver, 45 year old roselyn kornegay and a 4 year old girl in the cab were critically injured.

the man in his 20s turned up later at cooper university hospital. he is in critical condition. >>> a main line medic station is back in service tonight. it was closed because of a fire. the effort helped to resuscitate the correspond -- corps of lower merion and nar beth. today the mood was much more festive. >> came back strong than ever, we wanted to let our community know we're back and here to serve them and celebrate our return to our station. >> bryn mawr hospital presented the corps with a thousand dollar check. >>> after 36 years after a firefighter a firefighter hangs up his helmet for the last time. the wilmington fire department handle the chief. the department sendsment chief off in iraq culls -- in ruckus style. he started with the department back in july 1978. he followed in his father's foot stems and now one of his own children is serving as a pat metic in new castle county. >>> good dog was repeated in gray's ferry section. penn vet focused on search and rescue dogs along with cadaver-sniffing k-9s. him. >>> a terminally i will new

"action news" reporter, david henry, is live at cooper university hospital where the driver is being treated tonight. david? >> yeah, that's right, jim. the two most critically injured victims that accident were brought here to cooper university medical center. the driver of that pick up truck, and that 4 year old girl. and just a short while ago, a little over an hour ago, we sadly learned the child had passed away. the horrific accident happened around 7:00 this morning. the pickup truck heading west towards philadelphia on the atlantic city expressway passing the farley service plaza and it slammed into a guard rail and flipped over. three people riding in the cab, three others in the open bed of the truck. all six were ejected. a passenger in the cab, 35 year old jammes dennis, was killed. ment driver, 45 year old roselyn kornegay and a 4 year old girl in the cab were critically injured. they were both flown to cooper in camden and the girl later died. the three young people riding in the bed of the truck were taken to atlantic city medical center where they are all in serious, bu

the victim was treated at cooper university hospital. >>> urgent health alerts at the nation's most dangerous lab. dozens of workers are being monitor for exposure to the anthrax bacteria. active anthrax was moved to a lab that was not designed to store that material. there is no threat to the public. glt the first chance this year for philadelphia residents to jump into a city pool. passion and department of recreation officially open the pools and spraygrounds today. the pool hours are from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 at night. >> one day is hot and the other too chilly. >> reporter: my kids will be in that pool this afternoon. let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan around the region we're dry. we have a good looking day ahead and low humidity. let's head outside and show you what it looks like, sky6 live hd has a beautiful shot this morning looking over the ben franklin bridge, you can see just couple of clouds out there and we've got bright sunshine that will fill up the day shortly. the temperature 64 degrees, nice and comfortable, check out this dewpoint, 49 degrees, the dewpoint about 2

. >>> cooper university hospital will announce a new program to make sure veterans in our area don'tave the same delays as scene in a v.a. scandal. katy zachry is live with details of the program. this is good news for veterans. >> it is, vai. the biggest thing that sets this apart, veterans coming to cooper looking for primary care, they will be seen the same day. this is is big, considering the wait time and experience at v.a. hospitals in our area. let's take a look at some of the areas dealing with the wait times. a veteran seeking primary care has to wait an average for 43 days to be seen. it's 25 days in new jersey. for mental health appointments it's longer. it's nearly seven weeks for specialty care. there's been a renewed focus on veterans medical air after the v.a. hospital scandal surfaced earlier. from that we know up to 40 veterans died while possibly waiting for care. recently 100 v.a. hospitals were flagged for further review after an audit, including some hospitals in new jersey and pennsylvania. doctors at cooper have created this program where veterans would not hav

fox 29's dave schratwieser is live outside cooper university hospital with the latest. dave?porter: dawn, that second person who passed away is a four year old child who was a front seat passenger in that pickup truck. according to the state police, that child was not in a child safety seat. all of the victims in this case were ejected from the

right now that young victim is being treated at cooper university hospital. that's where "action news" reporter, annie mccormick joins us live with the update. >> reporter: walter we are waiting to find out what type of injuries he did sustain. what we do know a 4-year-old boy remains here at cooper hospital listed in critical condition. this is video of the vehicle that police say did strike the boy. but the driver did stop and police do believe the young boy ran out into the street from between two parked cars. this all happened in the 1600 block of pine street in camden around 1:00 p.m. i'm told there was a fun day for kids in the neighborhood near the elementary school, but it is not clear at this time if the victim was at the event. back here live, police say the driver did stop. it's still an on going investigation, but police do tell me at this point it does not appear the driver will face any charges. reporting live outside cooper hospital in camden, new jersey, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." walter. >> this was the smoky scene at the spring

someone got the wounded driver to cooper university hospital. he is in critical condition right now. police are looking for the shooter and trying to determine a motive for the gunfire. >>> a man is thanking the neighbors who came to his rescue when he was attacked by his own dogs. a pregnant pitbull vishtly attack -- vishtly vicious arely attacked the viciously attacked her other than his 10-year-old dock followed her lead. a neighbor beat the dogs away. across the street someone hollard for help. feather dog had a history of violence. the dogs have been quarantined for ten days until a decision is made if they should be youthized. >> philadelphia police need your help in finding a missing man. this is 47-year-old leroy hurling. police say he has a mental capacity of a 7-year-old child. he was last seen on lindbergh boulevard in scwes philadelphia. fun where's contact police. 7-year-old darren symack will be back in school after being suspended for bringing a toy gun in school. he picked up a backpack and he did not realize the toy gun was in t

both men were taken to cooper university hospital. no word on what sparked the shooting. >> septa's regional rail is back running this morning. president obama has intervened to get septa commuter trains back on track. the action cam was at the market east in center city as the stalled trains got moving once again. the president has the power to step in under federal law which regulates railroad labor disputes. now, all the workers who walked off the job at midnight have been recorded back to work. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: nearly 24 hours after septa regional rail cars stopped running, the operators were coming off the picket line. saturday evening president obama used his federal hand to push the transportation agency and unions blet and iebw back to the table. >> the sooner we can resolve problems and make compromise to finish the strike, the better. >> reporter: the president's executive order created a 3-member board to mediate the dispute. the strike shut down 13 train lines that carries tens of thousand from philadel

. >>> four year old boy is returned to cooper university hospital after being struck by a car in camden. the incident happened on the 1600 block of pine street, at around 1:00 this afternoon authorities say the driver of the car that struck the child remained at the scene, no word on the child's condition. >>> bright beautiful skies out there today, more in store for us. "eyewitness news" in old city outside the betsy ross house, where special flag day festivities were going on. justin drabek live on the skydeck, joins us live with a look at the wetter. >> hi, todd, that's right, can't complain about the weather for the past several weekends across the delaware vale, pleasant, low humidity, temperatures actually little below average today. now do have few clouds around right now about no threat of any rainfall. check out the high temperatures. we should be in the lower 80s, only made it to 76 officially at the philadelphia international airport, 62 in mount pocono, 80 inland at the atlantic city airport. here is where we are, six 60s in the suburbs, low 70s, across philadelphia, and are

cooper your hospital in camden with the latest information, nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erika, that is right, three people were taken here to the cooper university hospital overnight after a house fire in camden. the lets set the scene for you, roll some video, it all happened in the 600 block of cain avenue in camden around 11:15. it was placed under control a half an hour later. one person inside the home. we don't necessity who that person was or

from our south jersey bureau today, cooper university hospital announced a new program designed to shortenealth care wait times for veterans in our area. katy zachry is live in camden with details on how they will make veteran care a priority. >> reporter: this focus on veterans has become a priority for hospitals around the country. after the v.a. hospital scandal surfaced earlier this year. from that we know that veterans up to 40 of them had died while possibly waiting for care from the v.a. hospital. after a nationwide audit of v.a. sites, about 100 were flagged for further review, including in new jersey and pennsylvania. veterans had to pate 43 day on average for a primary care appointment, for specialty care it was even longer. the details of the program will ss conference later today. an important note to say that the program being announced later today at cooper will only go into effect if congress passes a bill allowing veterans to use civilian health care systems. that bill could be passed later this year. reporting live in camden, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 f

with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of air weaponch the victim was treated at cooper university hospital. >> salem police are investigating an accident left a pedestrian in critical condition. it happened 7:00 in the 4,000 block of bristol pike. the victim was taken to aria torresdale with critical injuries. >> more alleged victims came forward in the child sex abuse case against a chester count why you music teacher. district attorney's office says antoine was accused of inappropriate photographs of nude children to several new victims. foeman is charged with endangering welfare of children. last week the da charged 44-year-old with attempted aggravated indecent assault for allegedly abusing three students at the malvern school of music. >> president barack obama says he's dispatching 300 military advice others to iraq. obama told reporters at the white house today he's not sending military back into combat but including military personnel already there the president's actions today will put 600 americans in the middle of unstable security environment and isys extreme riingts continuing

three people were air lifted here to cooper university hospital with serious head trauma.nd you can see there is a vehicle from the new jersey state police atlantic city expressway division outside of the emergency room. they believe juveniles and headed to pennsylvania. and this atlantic city expressway crash, a white ford pick up truck with six inside including one child travelling in the westbound lanes after 7:00 a.m. in hamilton hospital when it flipped over. police say three people were in the cab and three in the bed of the pick up and all six thrown from the vehicle. a front seat male passenger dead on the scene and three air lifted to the hospital. traffic at a stand still with westbound lanes closed. cars backed up behind the accident site and some drivers got out unsure of what was going on. and others stand by the service pla pla plaza not certain when they could get back on the ex-prepar ex-prepares way. >> i just have to wait. >> we are waiting for it to open up and having an investigation. >> some tried to u-turn but the police blocked off the wrong-way driv

fox 29's dave schratwieser is live outside cooper university hospital with the latest. dave? >> reporter: dawn, that second person who passed away is a four year old child who was a front seat passenger in that pickup truck. according to the state police, that child was not in a child safety seat. all of the victims in this case were ejected from the vehicle. skyfox was overhead just minute after this white pickup truck crashed into westbound lanes of the atlantic city expressway and flipped over. sending the six people inside flying on to the roadway. one man was killed. five others were injured. >> we did get a call that came in describing that vehicle that did turn over that it was driving in erratic matter. >> three helicopters landed on the highway to evacuate the injured. state police say 35 year old passenger james dennis, a father of three, from philadelphia, was pronounced dead at the scene. the others were taken by ambulance to an atlantic city hospital or airlift to do cooper hospital in camden with serious injuries. >> this vehicle occupied six passengers. three o

the victim is at cooper university hospital. >>> nbc 10 viewer captured this smoky blaze in center city'spitler square area tonight. the fire broke out at 7:30 in an apartment building at 24th and spruce. it took firefighters an hour to bring that fire under control. no one was hurt but several people are out of their homes tonight. >>> a protest over where to pray. parishioners at notre dame de lords in delaware county hold a vigil to fight their planned merger with another parish tonight. nbc 10 in swarthmore. they're angry over the philadelphia archdiocese's plan to merge the parish with our lady of peace. they put together a petition with 3,000 signatures and say the archdiocese is making a mistake by closing them down. >> we have everything we could offer for a parish, and, you know, be an example of what a parish should be instead of an example of a closing parish. >> i hope they reconsider closing it. we're a family here. it's not going be the same anywhere else. >> earlier this month the archdiocese announced it will close 16 parishes by july 1st. notre dame's numbers are down and

. >>> from our south jersey bureau, cooper university hospital will announce a new program today to makeure veterans in our area don't have the same delays they've seen at the v.a. this is a live look at the hospital in camden. the main component of the program will be same-day service for primary care visits and dedicated health care navigators to work with the veterans. right now, veterans in our area can wait an average of 43 days for first primary care visits at v.a. facilities. this program will take effect once congress passes the law and the president signs it, which will allow the vets to use civilian health care facilities. katy zachry will have a live report from cooper coming up at 5:00. >>> a ground breaking happening in berks county, enersys will break ground on its new corporate headquarters expansion in reading. they may batteries, battery chargers and equipment. >>> twin tornadoes carve a path of destruction. we're getting a look at what's been left behind by the side by side twisters. new information has been pouring in overnight and we are headed to nebraska for a live

happening today, cooper university hospital will unveil a new program designed to shorten health care wait times for veterans in our area. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at the hospital in camden with details on how this will make veteran care a priority. >> reporter: the biggest thing that sets this program apart, veterans coming to cooper looking for primary care, they will be seen the same çday. that's a big step considering the wait times experience at v.a. hospitals in our area. philadelphia we're talking about the average wait time for a veteran seeking primary care is 43 days. it's 25 days in new jersey but for mental health appointments it's longer and it's nearly seven weeks for specialty care. there has of course been a renewed focus on veterans medical air after the v.a. hospital scandal earlier this year. from that we know that up to 40 veterans died while possibly waiting for care. recently about 100 v.a. hospitals were flagged for further review after an audit, including some in new jersey and pennsylvania. now, doctors at cooper, this is the new information, have created

we are told officers were taken to cooper university hospital after suffering smoke inhalation. another person is inside the house and was hurt. the the cause of the fire is still being looked into. >>> a philadelphia police officer is suspended this morning. officer tameika gross is accused of encouraging her teenage children to fight other teens in her neighborhood n1 case gross even punched a girl in the face, twice. gross is suspended for 30 days and the the police commissioner plans to fire her. >>> and upper darby bus driver facing child endangerment charges is expected in court this morning. police say the bus driver, forced more than a dozen elementary school students to get off the bus even though he was not at their bus stops. he told police that he was running late and could not find some of the stops. >>> five there 33. lets get back to katie with traffic abe weather together. >> good morning, everybody. we made it to everybody. he we mark the arrival of the next cold front this cold front will pack a punch of pretty significant moisture. not necessarily a severe wea

. >>> a 484ed boy is rushed to cooper university hospital after being struck by a car in camden.he incident happened on the 1600 block of pine street at around 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. authorities say the driver of the car that struck the child remained at the scene. no word on that child's condition. >> the spca says they have busted up a major cockfighting ring in kensington. the raid happened on the 2900 block of e street this morning. authorities say a group of men was surrounding a ring and watching rooster's fight when they broke into the home. they escaped through the back door but the home own are in was arrested. 18 roosters were confiscated. >> the fighting birds they will be held as evidence until this goes to court. and typically it's hard to rehabilitate fighting bird usually their euthanized. >> lawmakers are discussing the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana in pennsylvania. state senator anthony williams had a forum on the topic today. philadelphia city council is considering legislation to lessen the penalties for marijuana possession. >> much has been said

the man was rushed to cooper university hospital with serious head injuries. police are looking for an older dark color ford pick up with a silver tool box across back. it should have damage to the front passenger side. >>> fire damaged a row home in the points breeze section of philadelphia. the action cam was at the 1500 block of south 20th street. when firefighters arrived they found smoke pouring out of the second story. one person was treated for smoke at the scene. that person refused to be taken to the hospital. investigators are looking for the cause of the fire. >> fire investigators in delaware are searching for what sparked a deadly blaze this weekend. it happened at 8:30 on the 500 block of a street in newark. you can see significant damage to the roof of the home. a man was brought out by firefighters and rushed to christiana hospital where he later died. >>> a montgomery county dunkin donuts may not be serving coffee and donuts after a car slammed into the store. it happened at 1:00 had a -- on bethlehem pike in hat field. the driver was not hurt

the wounded man in is critical condition at the cooper university hospital. >>> drivers along i-95 can expect more construction work starting tomorrow. penndot begins rebuilding a 1 1/2 mile section of the northbound lanes between girard and allegheny avenues. 212 million-dollar project includes rebuilt ramps and retaining walls. crews will work between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. penndot will be doing several projects on i-95 until the summer of 2018. >>> you can expect a case of powerball fever to grip the region. the jackpot jumped to $257 million. nobody won, here's the numbers in case you missed them. 28, 30, 35, 58, 59, the powerball was 15. the power play was 2. the next drawing is wednesday night, you can see it live during "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >>> philadelphia 26th annual pride festival is underway and the lgbt community has more to celebrate. same-sex marriage is legal in pennsylvania. sky sky looking live at penns landing where the festival will culminate later today. there will be a parade through center city they will stop at independence hall where several couples pla

the officer was taken to cooper university hospital with a broken leg and knee. police have not said what led up to that crash. >>> turning to world cup fever team u.s.a. takes on portugal in a dinnertime game. karen travers says the weather may play a role. >> reporter: the u.s. is coming off a huge win over ghana. portugal a bad game against germany. captain clinlt dempsy -- clint dempsy will play, but he is banged up. >> if you get hit in the face with the mask it will hurt. >> reporter: the big question for portugal will the superstar, the reigning world player of the year spent time on the sidelines during practice. >> he is a special player,. >> reporter: after the ghana game, the u.s. needs to keep better control of the ball a tougher task. >> trying to keep a clean sheet that's the name of the game. >> reporter: the name will be played deep in the am zone rain forest conditions will be hot and humid and cramping and dehydration is a major concern. >> i don't know if there's much you can get ready for it, rather than just being in it. >> reporter: there wa

both were taken to cooper university hospital.ere's no word yet on their conditions nor a motive for the shooting. >>> days after the iraqi city of mosul fell to stream i alsos -- extremists, thousands of men are volunteering to fight the radical group isis. he said his forces can defeat the insurgents. some elite iranian troops are in iraq, but iran denies it. president obama weighs any action for airstrikes. >>> ukraine's president has been declared a national day of mourning. pro russian separatists shot down a transport plane yesterday. none of the 49 troops on board survived. the deadliest incident to dade involve the ukrainian military. u.s. is lending support for their sovereignty. >>> a boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition after he was hit by a car in south jersey. it happened ray long pine street in camden. the child ran into the street from between two parked cars. the driver stopped and remained on the scene. police say the case is under review, but they do not think any charges will be filed. >>> this wa

someone got the wounded driver to cooper university hospital. he is listed in critical condition.olice are looking for the shooter and trying to determine a motive for the gunfire. >>> bucks county authorities are investigating a tragedy a person was struck and killed last night on business route 1 near wood born road in langhorne. the driver stopped and police are ironing out exactly what happened. the victim's name has not been released. >>> a georgia truck driver faces charges in a new jersey accident that killed one man and seriously injured comedian tracy morgan and three others. this is a snapshot of morgan with fellow comedian james, jimmy mack, mcnair. killed on the new jersey turnpike saturday morning. morgan mcnair and several others were in a limo bus when the bus was rear ended by a semi truck in cranberry township. friends say the two were best friends. a truck driver kevin roper may have dosed off and failed to see the slowing moving traffic ahead. he has been charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. morgan is in critical condition.

the boy is in critical condition with a head injury at cooper university hospital.he police chief told us it's a hit-and-run investigation. last night sky force 10 was over the scene. according to the chief, witnesses here reported seeing the driver of a red dodge charger s charger speed away from the scene. >>> happening now, several catholics are going from church to church during a day-long demonstration and calling it a traveling protest over church closings. two members of the group keep the faith in frankfort started morning in the germantown demonstrators plan to visit 18 different churches, and 16 of those churches are set to close and merge with other parishes this weekend. >>> today there will be a walk and rally for supporters of universal background checks on gun sales. the group will walk from chester, delaware county to a rally sight in media delaware county. a group of activist announced they will hold a counter demonstration to confront the walkers. >>> a panel looking into the jersey jam lane closures on the gorge washington bridge wants to call 13

both were taken to cooper university hospital. there's no word on their conditions just yet or a motive for the shooting. >>> days after the iraqi city of mosul fell to sunni extremists, some iraqis are returning to the city lured by the offer of cheap gas and food and the restoration of electricity. thousands of men are volunteering to fight isis who tricked army iraqi units into withdrawing. forces in baghdad say some elite iranian groups are in iraq, but iran denies that. president obama continues to weigh any u.s. action support of airstrikes and aircraft carrier has been moved into the region along with arab-speaking staff that could direct any airstrikes. >>> ukraine president declared today a day of mourning. pro russian separatists shot down a transport plane. none of the 49 troops on board survived. it is the deadliest incident to date involving the 4 month conflict. the u.s. is confirming it's support for ukraineian sovereignty. >>> a 4-year-old boy is in the hospital in critical condition after he was hit by a car in so

the officer was taken to cooper university hospital with a broken leg and knee. police have not said what led up to the crash. >> turning to world cup fever, team u.s.a. takes on portugal in a dinnertime game. abc's karen travers says the weather may play a role. >> reporter: the u.s. is coming off a huge win over ghana. portugal a bad four goal loss to germany. the u.s. will be without the star forward who strained his hamstring against ghana. the captain will play, but he is banged up. he told espn he is not wearing a face mask for his broken nose. >> if you get hit in the face with the mask it's going to hurt. >> reporter: the big question for portugal will the superstar renoldo be on the pitch. he have spent days on the sidelines nursing an injury. after the ghana game, u.s. needs to keep better control of the ball a tougher task without the star forward. the game will be played deep in the amazon rain forest. conditions are hot and humid, dehydration is a major concern. >> i don't know if there's much that you can get ready for it rather than just being in i

under the new cooper veterans vip priority program, service members who show up at cooper university hospital in camden for primary care would be seen by a doctor that day. the hospital will dedicate healthcare navigators to work with veterans. this program will go into affect starting on july 1st. >>> two pennsylvania senators are pushing to establish a state wide veterans court system. this is manage that exists in 17 counties in the state. the voluntary program would help veterans charged with non-violent crime. in exchange for a guilty plea, they would be able to receive rehabilitative treatment. >> defendants who are veterans and who are screened and asse assessed, voluntary participate in a treatment solving model. this includes access to a variety of services designed to help them heal and move forward. >> after going through the program, a judge can decide to dismiss the charges and cleefr the veterans' criminal record. >>> more money or more cut snz ia blicschor plea for funding day, tupent a eore hrd the request before. is there anything different about the funding shortage this yea

the 8-year-old boy is in critical condition at cooper university hospital. police chief says witnesses reported seeing a red dodge charger sedan flee the area at a high rate of speed. >>> in atlantic city hundreds of casino workers will be on the job hunt as they will be losing their positions at the soon-to-be closed show boat. the casino has been in business since 1987, but now more than 2,000 employees will be looking for other work. we did speak to one worker who has been dealt an unlucky hand. >> when i got the letter, i thought, oh, my god, it's really true. people are going to lose their homes and cars and their way of life will be completely gone. at my age i will never find another cocktail waitress job. >> the atlantic city mayor says the future of his city is still bright as ac reinvents itself. the show boat is the second atlantic city casino to close this year and may not be the last. the atlantic club shut down in january, and the financial future of revel is up in the air. the struggling casino warned employees that it could close by the end o

police were focusing on their investigation, a girl was slashed into the face and went to cooper university hospital. there is no word on that person's name or condition. we have a crew at the school trying to get more information and we'll get you that information as soon as we know more. >> here at the big board with new developments with the violence in iraq, president barack obama addressing the nation saying the u.s. is preparing to take targeted military action. stressing again that u.s. troops would not be returning to combat in iraq but will be there to advise iraqi as they confront this extreme terrorist threat. >> we are prepared to send more military advisers up to 100 on how to best train and support the iraqi security forces going forward. >> the president added that the best way to combat these forces -- the president says he dispatched a team to secure our embassy and all the americans who are working there. >>> a former teacher at the malvern school of music is facing new charges after more people came forward to accuse him. the district attorney filed charges against an ton fullman.

that man in stable condition at cooper university hospital. >>> one man in the hospital and another in custody after a slashing in delaware. happening around 10:30 this morni morning. and the two work for a moving company and got in a fight. one man ended up cutting the other across the chest. the victim went to christiana hospital. and the other person was caught but the police have not told us his name. >>> what is called the big set back for the health care law. in a 5-4 decision the supreme court stays they cannot require private companies to pay for contraceptions. it started when hobby lobby claimed religious objections to the law. >> hobby lobby employees and supporters celebrated in the nation's capital today. >> it is a landmark decision for religious freedom. >> more than 500 hobby lobby stores across the country including this one in trenton. owned by the green family, devout southern baptist. they say that the government provides to mandates that they provide birth control violates their rights. >> they recognize that american families do not lose their rights when they ope

that 4-year-old was at cooper university hospital in camden. that's where the driver of the pickup truck, 45-year-old roselyn kornegay remains in critical condition. she, the boy and 35-year-old james dennis were all in the cab of that pickup truck which crashed and flipped over in hamilton township around 7:00 this morning. dennis was killed. they were thrown out of the truck along with two men and a woman who state police say were all illegally riding in the vehicle's bed. those victims were taken here to atlanta care regional medical center. at last check, they were still listed in serious condition. they did not suffer injuries that were as serious. state police tell us that those in the front of the pickup truck in the cab were not wearing seat belts. those victims including that 4-year-old boy. live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> he was next to the wall. when the wall came down, it came down on top of him. >> a demolition project turns deadn

the victim rushed to cooper university hospital. the student with the knife was taken into custody. right now, she is at pennsauken police headquarters. >>> new at 4, learned a berks county neurosurgeon is one of a dozen people arrested in a child pornography sweep today. the berks county district attorney announced the arrests in the past two hours. doug shimell was there. what have you learned? >> reporter: what detectives tell us is this is a culmination of a year and a half-long sweep that netted suspects from all walks of life. it was not welcomed news that her 22-year-old son, william florianny, had been arrested by berks county detectives in a sweep of 13 alleged child porn traffickers. >> i'm not gonna speak about it. >> what was some of your thoughts? are they incorrect? >> pretty much. >> william's a good kid? >> yes, yes. eporte district attorney says defendants range in age from a 17-year-old male juvenile to 65-year-old gy co elect were containing pornographic images were seized. >> reporter: investigators also confirmed that one of those pictured among the mugshots is

cooper university hospital in camden now launching same day service for vets and it's called the coopereterans vip program. the hospital says the goal is to provide same day service for primary care visits. currently area veterans wait on average 43 days for initial primary care visits at va facilities. >> for this institution to step up one of the first in the country and there's lot of big health care institutions in this country, this in camden, new jersey, a city under the rebirth -- under going rebirth, hey, veterans, we'll take darned good care of you and we'll do the best we can. >> cooper's program comes the heel of an audit that found veterans are experiencing long waits at va hospitals all across the country. >>> as summer vacation approaches philadelphia school officials are not thinking about the break, they're thinking about the budget. >> still ahead the desperate plea for more money to fund philadelphia schools. >>> also, a man driving on a highway can't believe his eyes. a baby crawling out of a ditch on to the road. still i was head what the little girl's parents say th

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in camden outside cooper university hospital where that injured student is being treated to night. shawnette? >> dawn, investigators tell me the girl's injuries are serious but not life threatening. tonight her accused attacker is facing charges. a 16 year old girl is recovering here at cooper hospital. officials say after under going surgery. police say she was seriously slashed across the face as school was letting out. it happened just before 2:00 o'clock on a schoolbus at pennsauken high. >> the bus does have video, and we reviewed the video. there was no words. just victim was standing. the other girl walked on and just sliced her as she went passed. >> reporter: an officer already present for early dismissal as a precaution for school ending in a few days was near the bus when it happened. he immediately took into custody the 16 year old girl accused of cutting the having tim. >> some type of edged weapon. small as as a razor blade or as large as a bock cutter. >> reporter: teen taken into custody is charged with aggravated assault and unlawful poss

. >> four year old boy returned to cooper university hospital after he is struck by car in camden. it happened on the 1600 block every pine street, around 1:00 saturday afternoon. investigators say the driver of the car that hit that boy did remain at the scene. there is no update on the child's condition this morning. >> it has been see-saw season for the fighting phils so far this year. but there was some history made last night in south philadelphia. >>> line drive toward right feel. there it is, jimmy rollins, now the franchise leader and base hit. >> with that single yesterday, jimmy rollins surpassed hall of famer mike schmidt to take the number one spot among all time philly's hitters. j-roll's 2,235 career base hit. >> mvp, three time all-star, and four time gold glove winner. he says he always dreampt of playing pro-ball. >> teachers ask you what do you want to do, i tell them i am going to play baseball, i will be a baseball player. they tell me the percentage, i say that's fine, because i am one of those people in that small percent, it is awesome, you know, being able t

the victim was treated at cooper university hospital. the alleged attacker faces numerous charges, including aggravated assault. >>> your time right now 6:08. and a state of emergency in parts of the midwest after heavy downpours and flashflooding. see the damage next. >>> plus, a building comes crashing down, while people are walking on the sidewalalk. and the whole thing is caught on camera. >>> and there is a warning circulating on social media about how dangerous it is for dogs to have ice cubes in their water bowl. but you can't believe everything you hear. we talk to a vet to set the facts straight. that's coming up. >> ♪ >> this could be what a certain fell on in california is sing to go himself. sexy fell on this morning, talking about him, a story you'll see everywhere. the mugshot that's going viral, because people think a career criminal known to be violent is just so good looking. >> too sexy for his criminal record. >> no kidding. >> really? >> really really? >> we'll show you that picture coming up. we'll be right >> choppe

. >>> a four year old boy is rushed to cooper university hospital after being struck by a car in camden. the incident happened on the 1600 block of pine street around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. authorities say the driver of the car that struck that child remained at the scene. there is no update on that child's condition this morning. >>> hopefully they're okay. well the spca says they have busted up a major cockfighting ring in kensington. that raid happened on the 2900 block of e street yesterday morning. authorities say a group of men was surrounding a ring and watching roosters fight when they broke into the home. they escaped through back door. the homeowner, though, war assessed. eighteen roosters were confiscated. >> the fighting birds, they will be held as evidence until this goes to court. and typically it is hard to rehabilitate a fighting bird. usually they're euthanized. >> home owner is facing animal cruelty charges. >>> well, the fighting phils have had their fair share of tough games this season, but there are causes for celebration at the ballpark. take a look. >> now the

he was rushed to cooper university hospital with serious head injuries. no description of the vehicle or driver. >> a fire damaged a row home in the point breeze section of philadelphia. the action cam was on the 1500 block of south 20th street. flames broke out at 5:40 a.m. when firefighters arrived they found smoke pouring out of the second story. one person was treated for smoke at the scene. investigators are looking for the cause of the fire. >>> and fire investigators in delaware are searching for what sparked a deadly blaze this weekend. it happened at 8:30 on the the 500 block of 8th street in newark. you can see the significance damage to the roof of the home. a man was brought outside by firefighters and rushedz to christian -- rushed to christiana hospital where he later died. >>> a 3-year-old girl is dead after a security gate fell on her. neighbors say they have voiced concerns about the safety of the gate. 3-year-old died when the 500-pound gate broke off the wall and fell on top of her. one complaint was made to the philadelphia department

"eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones has more from cooper university hospital, where one of the victims is being treated. >> reporter: forty-five year-old driver was flown to cooper where she was last listed in critical condition. thirty-five year-old james dennis was riding in a passenger seat of his own pickup truck on friday when he was killed during a crash on the atlantic city expressway. the the father of three lived in the frank for section of philadelphia, and his family says he worked construction. >> he took care of everybody, if anybody needed help, he never said no. >> reporter: dennis's ex-girl friend roselyn corngay who police say was driving we she lost control and struck a guardrail. pickup truck overturn, three people who were riding in the bed of the truck as well as the three riding in the front were all thrown out. a four year-old boy riding in front next to dennis was also killed. >> he was a are good man. good father. good uncle. good cousin. brother. >> reporter: the accident, tied up traffic along westbound lanes of the expressway, the crash happened just near mi

. >>> four year old boy is rushed to cooper university hospital after he is struck by a car in camden. it happened on the 1600 block of pine street around 1:00 saturday afternoon. investigators say the driver of the car that hit the boy remained at the scene. there is no update on that child's condition this morning. >>> well, the phils have had their ups and their downs so far this season, but yesterday, we saw history made at citizens bank park. take a look. >> now the three ball one strike pitch to rollins. line drive toward right field. there it is. jimmy rollins is now the franchise leader in base hits. >> yep, there it is, that's base hit number 2,235 in jimmy rollins' career. j-roll passed mike schmidt to become the phillies all time hitter. way to go, j-roll. also former mvp, three time all-star, four time gold glove winner. not bad from a player many thought was too small for the big leagues. >> teacher ask you what you want to do, i tell them i want to be a baseball. they give you the percentages, and i'm okay, i'm one of those people in that small percent. awesome being abl

"eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones has more from cooper university hospital where one of the victims is being treated. >> reporter: forty-five year-old driver of the pickup truck was flown here to coupe are where she was last listed in critical condition. thirty-five year-old james dennis was riding in a passenger seat of his own pickup truck on friday when he was killed during a crash on the atlantic city expressway. the the father of three, lived in the frankford section of philadelphia, and his family says that he work construction. he took care of everybody, if anybody needed help, he never said no. >> reporter: it was dennis's ex-girlfriend 45 year-old rose lynn cornagay where police say was driving where she lost control and struck a guardrail. pickup truck overturn. three people riding in the bed of the truck as well as 39 riding in the front were all thrown out a four year-old boy was also killed. >> he was a very good man, good father, good uncle, good cousin, brother. >> reporter: the accident, 7:00 friday morning tied up traffic the on the westbound lanes of the expressway

police tell "action news" that an officer was rushed to cooper university hospital with a broken leg.t's not yet known if the does an seen in the video is involved in the crash. >> a man faces animal cruelty charges in bucks county after authorities were alerted to photos online of a box turtle that was shot with a gun. the bucks county spca has charged an unnamed 18-year-old with the crime. box turtle are a native specious at it is illegal to shoot them. the offense carries a fine of 50 to $750. >>> an will also casino that was -- an atlantic city casino that was thwarted in its effort to join gambling online, it will join poker stars and full tilt pokers to form a betting option that could rival new jersey's market leaders borgata and seizure inter inter active. they hope to host internal gambling by the fall. >>> members. sviu health care pennsylvania held a one day unfair labor practice strike. they say they want management to negotiate for contracts that provide good middle class wages and benefits. they want a stronger voice in the hospital's future endeavors. meanwhile, officia