live here at hahnemann, dann -- dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thanks, dann. >>> two residents are facing a cluster of charges including rioting stemming from this food fight in a wawa last friday. members of this family started trashing the store after an argument with an employee. they allegedly chased customers, kicked and punched a good samaritan who tried to break it up. 43-year-old barbara bayonnea and 20-year-old jonathan rodriguez were both arrested today. that melee caused $700 in damage. >>> call it fire bombing fraud. a delaware man has been arrested for allegedly paying someone to set his ca car ablaze in an insurance scam but authorities say the defendant should have known better. hhe is a wilmington belief. bob brooks is on the story. >> reporter: monica, good evening. i have the court documents in my hand and they paint the story of a cop who went crooked for that car insurance money and thought he could get away with it. this is ahmard reddick, a veteran detective of eight years, but his career in law enforcement is done for now. he's been arrested, placed on ad

live here, i'm dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, dann. crews had to help passengers off this stuck roller coaster today at hershey park. 27 riders carefully climbed off the sidewinder this afternoon at about 4:00 after it stopped working. the steel coast serknown for its twists and turns. fortunately, no one was hurt. the malfunction is being investigated tonight. on friday, another roller coaster at that park also became stuck mid-ride for about six minutes. >>> we are finally experiencing some relief from the extreme heat and high humidity. tonight, the streets in rittenhouse square were full of folks venturing outside to enjoy the cooler temperatures. cecily tynan live at the "action news" big board with details of how long this comfortable weather will stick around. we love it. >> it certainly is a nice change, isn't it? today's high, 83 degrees. that's two degrees below normal. and that came with dew points in the 50s a. that's a very dry air mass. that's why it felt so good. the reason why satellite 6 along with action radar showing

, dann? >> reporter: monica,t is hope of all people of goodwill that innocence people do not end up in jail but of course they do. in this case illustrates once again how science can exonerate the innocence. even long after they have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. >> wow. >> reporter: after almos25 years prison, 44 year-old tony wright, walked out a free hand raising his arms in the air with his lawyers, and members of the innocence project. >> how does it feel to be free, a freeman. >> unbelievable man, best feeling in the world. never feet like this my entire life. >> reporter: wright was only 20 years old when arrested and convicted to sentence to life for horrific rape and stabbing of a neighbor, 77 year-old louise tally in, october of 91. innocence project of new york for the for and secured dna evidence which showed wright was not the person who raped tally but despite the unmistakable evidence the d.a.'s office decided to retry wright any way. today it took a jury 90 minutes to f

dann. >> reporter: monica, the feds just wrapped up here. they had been here for most of the day as part of this sweeping johnny doc tea investigation. this warehouse belongs to mjk electrical. its web site says he they do business with several local government agencies among others. and only "action news" was here as agents removed weapons including five rifles from the warehouse. they he removed boxes and boxes of material. now initially explosives experts from the bomb squad were called to investigate what was thought to be explosive materials but it's unclear what if any explosives were found. sources are telling us this investigation began years ago involving a broad scope of alleged activity. they've been monitoring bank accounts, i.r.s. tax filings, phone records as part of this significant investigation. in all, about a dozen search warrants are being executed today involving the union boss johnny doc as he's known among political circles in philadelphia first came under the fed's radar 10 years ago but he has never been charged with

dann? >> reporter: police continue their investigation tonight into what has appears to have been a very violent shooting on the atlantic city expressway between the occunts of t vehicles. a third vehicle is also being sought tonight in the intense investigation of the expressway shooting that has left many re stunne. from the looks of the bullet-riddled s.u.v., it's amazing anyone survived. we counted as many as nine bullet holes not counting the windshield and the windows that were blown out. a rear tire was also shot out. the driver managing torive into the wawa parking lot on the back rim. >> to ride on that rim like that, they must have been desperate to get out of there. >> reporter: four men inside the vehicle were wounded and rushed to atlantic city medical center for treatment. state police say another man was found shot dead inside a car traveling northbound on the garden state parkway just north of exit 38. investigators believe the shooting happened just before 3:00 eastbound on

for now live here in egg harbor township, new jersey, i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, dann thank you. >>> a four alarm fire destroyed an old church in philadelphia's overbrook section. the flames ripped through the century old church this morning here on the 6400 block of lansdowne avenue. and now five different congregations will have to find a new place to worship. >>> "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live at the scene with the very latest. jeanette. >> reporter: well, rick, it was an exhausting day for firefighters and an emotional one for parishioners. i want to step out of the way and give you a live look at what's going on right now. you can see right through this church all of the windows busted out and then there was a fire hose running just now. firefighters say flames moved quickly throughout the church but they had no choice to evacuated and simply contain the flames. parishioners and residents watch in shock and some cried as this 100 year old gang thick style church a staple in the community became he engulfed in flames with smo

live in atlantic city, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, dann. >>> the man who drove into a northeast philadelphia home tonight is under arrest. police say he was under the influence. the 33-year-old driver lost control of his car, crossed a lawn and slammed into this house in the 6400 block of algon avenue near hellerman street about 7:00 p.m. l&i responding, the house with structural cracks. fortunately, no one there at the time, the driver with only minor scrapes and bruises. >>> tragedy on the track tonight in yeadon, delaware county. a person struck and killed along the line about 10:00 p.m. between the yeadon and algo gog -- algora station. >>> and london investigating a stabbing spree and whether it was a terrorist attack. attacking killing one woman. not disclosing the situation of the other victim. it happened in russell square not far from the famous british museum. this is the same day that london showed who have the new anti-terrorism police force comprised of 600 heavily-armed officers. that san unusual sight for the country's normally restrained police.

live here at special victims unit, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> dann, thank you. >>> swat members were called into help ease a intense domestic situation in montgomery county. chopper six you can see a swat vehicle near the home on arch road, just off germantown pike in east norriton. the suspect was eventually taken to a area hospital for evaluation, after nearly two hour standoff. >>> we are tracking the tropics tonight, as several systems are making waves along the coast. tropical storm warnings were posted along the outer banks of north carolina but tropical depression number eight is brushing by tonight without serious impact and should be heading further out to sea by the morning. the mostly surf along famous beaches such as kill devil hills and cape hatteras. >>> for new jersey shore it means strong rip currents, life guard in ocean city asked swim tours stay in waist deep water this afternoon at the ninth street beach. red flags are around, warning against getting too close to the jetties or under toe can be the worst. one thing for certain tonight, no on

live here at delaware state police in wilmington, i'm dann. >> thank you, dann. rescuers are still digging trying to find any survivors of an earthquake that struck in central italy more than 24 hours ago. the death toll stands at 159 but officials fear the number will certainly rise. the 6.2 measured quake struck about dawn local time and it left three towns decimated. one official says the town of amitrici no longer exists. two small children were rescued 17 hours after the quake struck. residents are joining together moving the debris stone by stone in silence in hopes of hearing anyone who may be crying for help. and our coverage of the earthquake in italy continues on the 6 abc news app. there you'll find the latest for the search for serurvivors. >>> in india a cleanup is underway after tornadoes touched down. you can see how powerful these twisters were as they struck in two counties just north of indianapolis. school children were forced to take cover in the hallways. patrons in starbucks crowded together in the bathrooms even as the walls came down aroun

i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> now, to a warning for women. philadelphia police are searching for a man on a bicycle that they say has been riding around groping women. the suspect is wanted for at least four sexual assaults in south philadelphia and center city this month alone. john rawlins is live at the scene of one of those attacks. >> reporter: well monica, the special victims units hopes that the video she released will generate tips, it is believed that the man on the bicycle is responsible for a series of indecent assaults that began two and a half weeks ago. >> it all happens quickly. >> the crime happens in just seconds. a man on a bike reached out and indecently gropes a woman and she screams and he takes off never looking back. he comes up behind them on all the occasions and reaches up under their dress and basically gropes them. >> the first attack on august 6th on south 14th and then the 900 block of bomb lard and the 1200 block of south 13th and in that case the assailant is on foot. >> early 20s, hispanic stocky build. the ba

dann cuellar has all the details. >> reporter: sources say after years after watching quietly behind the scenes, federal agents swarmed in on john dougherty. >> i've been under scrutiny why whole life. beyond why, maybe because it's win too much. >> reporter: johnny dougherty stood outside his home as the fbi raidedded home and that of his sister's next-door. they carried box after box, after box of local 98. >> i'm very comfortable with where we are at right now, once we get this you ugly scenario bm fine. i'm comfortable. the probe reached stld city hall. -- city hall. there they raided the office of bobby heenen, dougherty has been the head of local 98 since 1993. he took over the philadelphia building and construction trades council which has over 40,000 members. through the years he has made a number of donations to a number of politics including jim kenny. >> i know what you know, as it plays out we'll see what happens. >> the probe reached across the river only "action news" was there as agents removed weapons including five rifles from the warehouse of mjk electrical in new j

and dann cuellar live at the rizzo statue in center city with more on the skirmish. dann? >> a rally in support of the police and the frank rizzo statue saying where it is right now. but things got a bit contentious when members of black lives matter showed up trying to disrupt what was going on. ♪ god bless america >> about 300 people gathered at the plaza to rally in support of keeping the frank rizzo statue. >> extending one block to the municipal services building in support of keeping the frank rizzo statue. >> soon things turn chaotic when a handful of black lives matter protesters arrived on the scene with banners. >> police had to get between the two groups to prevent them from clark. -- clashing. >> it's a disgrace. how dare them! disrespect the philadelphia police department. >> when the rizzo and police supporters tried to march to the statue in center city, members of black lives matter tried to commandeer the march standing in front of the group. things got heated once again. again, police using tremendous restraint tried to straight the two groups. at one poi

dann cuellar has been talking to his fans.folks also have very fond memories of captain noah, don't they? >> reporter: that's right, monica. throughout his life, captain noah was beloved by children and therefore an important man. traveling through pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware, we found he was a man that left a mark on generations of children. to this day, fondly remembered. ♪ >> reporter: when speaking about captain noah and the arc, people who grew up with him as children broke out in his trademark song -- ♪ red, yellow, pink and green >> i can make a rainbow, you can make a rainbow, too. >> reporter: how old were you? >> iv or 5 years old. >> his real name was carter merbreier. all the kids new him as captain noah. >> i remember send your pictures. send today, send right away. that much i remember of it. >> that is so cool. >> yeah. >> reporter: bring back fond memories? >> absolutely. ♪ >> he was a hero to a lot of us. >> reporter: you grew up with him? >> yeah, i watched him. >> reporter: captain noah was the las

li live, "action news" reporter, dann cuellar. what are the details? >> reporter: police are interviewing witnesses. police had to shoot a pit bull that somehow got loose, they say. it attacks a woman and was in the process of attacking another when they arrived on the scene. police say it was just after 8:00 at the intersection of 16th and dickinson. police were responding to calls of a pit bull on the loose that bit a 28-year-old woman. when they arrived, the dog was attacking a 28-year-old man half way down the block. one officer tried to kick the pit bull after him. he was unsuccessful. >> when he was unsuccessful, he pulled the weapon and fired shots at the pit bull. >> reporter: the dog was killed. the 28-year-old wok who was bitten in both hands was taken to the hospital for treatment. the man was bitten in the hand, but refused medical treatment. the dog suffered minor injuries. >> discharged his weapon and that's what stopped the dog from attacking both of these individuals. >> reporter: now police say the dog appeared to be well kept and did

in south philadelphia, dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >>> from the delaware news room, police in wilmington are investigating the death of a man found hanging upside down from this fence. the body was found in the parking lot of a business in the 500 block of martha street. it appears the man may have tried to climb or jump the fence when his clothing, his shorts got caught. there are no signs of foul play. it's still not known exactly how he died. >>> another arrest has been made in a theft that targeted the men and woman who put their lives on the line for our country. stolen merchandise was intended for veterans and the items are on their way back to the right hands. bob brooks is live at the philadelphia police impound lot with the exclusive story. bob? >> reporter: monica, good evening. these suspects picked the wrong u-haul to steal. detectives made getting this stuff back to the wounded warrior project a top priority and tonight took a major step in doing so. bike pedals, helmets, tires, brake shifters and more. it's all stolen goods recovered tonight and soon. going ba

in maple shade, i'm dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." startintpick up the piecesre from seven tornadoes that swept through the central and northern parts of that state yesterday. in kokomo, an ef-3 twister with winds of 152 miles an hour flattened this starbucks. one of the 20 people who managed to walk out alive said a barista who herded everyone into the bathroom was a hero. >> it had been ten minutes longer that he had waited to get us in there, we would have just blown away. i mean, we would not be here. >> several tornadoes struck in the ft. wayne area but in all there were no serious injuries. >>> turning to our weather now, another stretch of oppressive temperatures is headed our way. meteorologist cecily tynan joi us nowi r first check of that accuweather forecast, a steamy one, cecily. we had a nice break from the heat and humidity earlier this week, but temperatures have been on it's ride monday and tuesday, the high, 83 with that low humidity. yesterday, 86. today just a little bit higher, 87 degrees. that's three degrees abov

dann cuellar said word of the captain's death had the people not in tears, but song. >> it's captainall aboard. >> reporter: when we asked people if they remembered captain noah some would break out singing his trademark song. ♪ ♪ red and yellow and pink and green ♪ ♪ and orange and blue mayor kenny was among those who grew up watching captain noah and mrs. noah. ♪ send your pictures ♪ to dear old captain noah >> reporter: his real name was carter merbreier from 1967 to 1994 all the kids now adults knew him as captain noah. >> well, here comes mrs. noah. >> i watched captain noah every saturday morning with my sister. >> you would watch it you would be stuck to it as a young person. >> there's our free phone line. >> reporter: it was not only superstars like charles barclay, elvis presley, stevie wonder ascertain john lennon. he attracted more viewers than those of captain kangaroo and sesame street combined. the show's song was a simple and campy song about diversity long before it was a buzz word across the country. >> don't you see that we can say the animals that are all differen

"action news" reporter dann cuellar was there. >> reporter: more than 100 people packed a maple shade council meeting, a number of them bringing containiers of filthy colored water they say have been coming out of their faucets. >> we drink this water. it's a problem. >> there needs to be totally investigated and taken care of. take care of the water system. >> reporter: officials were blaming the problem on an aging water pipe system, a problem they say is common with many other municipalities across the country. they assured residents the water was not harmful and it was being caused by iron that becomes dislodged from the cast iron pipes. >> iron is not considered something that would potentially cause cancer or other significant health concerns. >> reporter: one resident says it appears the problem has also been seen in other parts of burlington county. >> reporter: it's happening in moorestown for a few years. i have a lot of friends in moorestown that got together. >> reporter: residents were being urge to let the water run for a while until the water clears up but sometimes it

they tell "action news" they are investigating and "action news" reporter, dann cuellar is on his way to the scene. we'll provide updates as we get them from the newscast and on our website at 6abc.com. >>> philadelphia police want your help tracking down a sex assault suspect that attacks women from his bicycle, he is accused of attacking four women around south philadelphia early this month. police have released surveillance video of the man that they are looking for. "action news" reporter, john rawlins has more on the investigation coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> more than a dozen people are hurt at a camden concert earlier this month are now suing two rap super stars, the south jersey venue and the promoter, a temporary railing collapsed at the snoop dog and wiz khalifa concert. dozens of fans fell on the concrete below. now seven concert goers, are suing because they encouraged them to move closer to the stage before it collapsed . >>> from our new jersey newsroom. beach goers have the all clear now that advisories of bacteria in the water are lifted. gray hall is live in seaside

dann cuellar has the details. >> reporter: sources say after years watching quietly behind the scene, federal agents swarmed in on powerful union boss john dougherty and some of his associates at dozens of locations. johnny doc maintains he has not done anything. >> i've been under scrutiny i don't know why. >> reporter: johnny doc stood outside his home as the fbi raided his home and that of his sister. an army of officers carried box after box from local 98. >> i'm very comfortable with where we are at right now, once we get this ugly scenario by everything will be fine. >> reporter: the probe reached philadelphia city hall. there they raided the office of bobby heenen a long time dorkty protege who helped to get him elected. he took over the construction and trades counsel which has 40,000 members. he has made substantial contributions to a number of politics including mayor -- politicians including mayor jim kenny. he said he knows nothing about the raids. >> i don't have any other information, you could ask the question 20 different ways, i don't have any comment. >> reporter: "a

dann cuellar talked with the man and the city to learn who is responsible for this. >> reporter: this is 27-year-old mike smith of south philadelphia. he said wednesday night he was jogging around the neighborhood when he arrived at the traffic light pole. >> i had my angle weights on, i leandz up against -- leaned up against the pole and tried to stretch on the pole. >> i thought somebody purged me in the back of the head. i saw stars. >> reporter: smith was transported to the hospital where he was treated for electric shock. he came in contact with exposed wires at the bottom of the pole. there was another pole that had exposed wires. his father reported the problem. >> reporter: who did you call? >> peco. >> reporter: when he noticed the problem had not been fixed. he contacted us, we called the city streets department who sent a crew within minutes. >> we had no idea that this was happening until 6abc contacted us. within an hour, the wires on both traffic lights were addressed and shielded with plastic covers that were removed. we take this seriously, especially electrocutions es

in south philadelphia, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> 7:05. philadelphia police have succeeded in a mission to help a charity get its stolen bike back. officers have recovered a stolen u-haul that stored bikes and bike parts belong to the wounded warrior project. the group was going to donate the bikes to veterans last weekend, but the u-haul was stolen before the event. one suspect is in custody. >> we'll get the rest of the bikes back by the weekend. >> glad to hear the bikes will be returned. nine bikes were stolen four recovered in a bust earlier this week. last night officers located the u-haul with the other five in north philadelphia. >>> there's good news for a cat that endured abuse at the hands of a 28-year-old philadelphia woman. lumpy the cat had chemical burns and was weak. look at this, now the cat is healthy and playful at the spca. employees say he is ready for a good home. >>> there's a financial boost for amtrak thanks to vice president joe biden, yesterday he announced at the wilmington train station that the federal governm

dann cuellar has the details. >> reporter: sources say after years of watching quietly behind the scenes swarmed in on john dougherty and dozens of locations. meanwhile, johnny doc maintains he hadn't done anything. philadelphia political power house johnny dougherty stood outside as fbi agents raided his home and that of his sisters. an army of agents carried box after box from local 98. >> the government has a job to do let them do their job. i'm comfortable where we are at right now. once we get this ugly scenario done we'll be fine. >> reporter: city hall, they raided the offices of bobby heenen a long time dougherty protege he helped get elected. last year he took over the philadelphia construction trades council who has 40,000 members. he made substantial contributions to a number of politicians including mayor jim kenny. the mayor said he knows nothing about the raids. >> i know what you know. i don't have any other information you can ask the questions 20 different ways, but there won't be any comment because i don't have any information. >> reporter: the dougherty probe reached

♪ dann danny: la delegaciÓn puertorriqueÑa en las olimpiadaciÓn de rÍo de janeiro hizo su entrada triunfalunisono a culson, quiÉn fue descalificado. [hablan al unÍsono] >> estoy conociendo el lado tierno de puerto rico... [hablan al unÍsono] [ovaciÓn] [gritos] gracias, gracias puerto rico, los amo, los quiero. danny: el patriotismo fue palpable, hasta en la mÚsica, merengue y hasta el bolero que en alto hacÍan * el orgullo boricua, llegaron a apoyar a los nuestros. >> mÓnica nos dio la medalla, pero aquÍ todo el mundo se lo miro merece, no importa. >> un orgullo de nuestro pueblo, una alegrÍa porque nuestro pueblo tenÍa problema de deuda y muchas cosas negativas. danny: esta es una semana y media de celebraciÓn para los puertorriqueÑos, para los atletas continua el trabajo, especialmente para mÓnica puig que parte para new york para participar del open. es toda la informaciÓn, regresamos a los estudios. julio: en un sector de la repÚblica dominicana, los residentes dijeron que no aguantan mÁs, se lanzaron a la calle para protestar por la deficiencia de los servicios bÁsicos. reportero: com

i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> septa announced today a timeline to get the regional rail service back on track and 120 cars were off line for a month because of a structural defect. john rawlins is live now. this has to be welcome news for all the riders that are dealing with modified schedules and packed rail cars. >> it is a move in the right direction but as you said it will be little by little, relief will not come overnight. the gold returned to normal weekday rail service by sometime in october. if all goes as planned. the first silver liner cars return to service the week of august 21st and then the posted schedule calls for 10 cars per week until they are all back. >> the cars should start running near the end of the august, you see ten car a week coming out until early november. >> septa's grounding of all the silver line cars meant one-third of their service was shut down. >> any additional cars good news, but it just remains to be seen. >> it's slow in coming. >> yes. >> septa pulled the 120 silver liner cars when small metal fatigue cracks we

. >> dann, thank you. >>> mourners gather to remember a 29-year-old husband and father gunned down inhiladelphia's kensington section. family members say he was walking home when two men came up and shot him eight times along braddic street. and he was a philadelphia school bus driver. the police are still looking for the gunman. >>> the police in berks county trying to figure out what happened to a murder-suicide leaving a family dead. mark and megan short and their three children shot and killed, and the police are calling it a case of domestic violence. they were known in the community because their daughter willow had a heart implant days after important. and the mother said it left them with post-traumatic stress disorder. >> with you walk out you you have to look at the home and it breaks your heart. >> not releasing new information until an autopsy is complete on mark short. >>> the philadelphia police and f.b.i. put out an alert following a rash of armed robberies at asian businesses. since may targeting 12 businesses in northwest and southwest philadelphia and the latest this

police searched two vehicles on the scene for evidence and dann cuellars say they are looking for two male suspects in this shooting turning now to the accuweather forecast. we have a nice day on tap today with a lot of sunshine and it's not feeling too hot. lets take a look at sky 6 hd a look at philadelphia international airport for you this afternoon. accuweather says we should be prepared for the humidity to return. so we get a little break but it won't last long. meteorologist, david murphy, is outside on the terrace with the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: it's not too bad out here, you want cool drinks if you are going to be outside toiling or working. you see here on the satellite reflecting the same idea, not a lot of cloud cover but some fair weather cumulous but sunshine getting in between the clouds in most spots. 85 in philadelphia currently, warmer than central park in new york city. 79 and 86 in washington. not as humid as yesterday as you go to south jersey and southern delaware it gets stickier and dew points in philadelphia only 64 and that is not bad. the dark

dann. >> reporter: rick, police say it's too early to tell if this was a road rage incident on the garden whatever the case, it was a very violent exchange of gunfire. as you can see this ford suv behind me all shot up. i countered at least nine bullet holes and that's not countering those on the windshield and windows shot out. a rear tire also shot out. the driver managed to drive into the wawa

in south philadelphia, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> 9:07 is the time. it is game day for the eagles. the birds take on the colts tonight in indianapolis, this is the final tuneup for the starters in the preseason, sam bradford and the first string are not expected to play the preseason finale at the linc. >> our goal is to go out there and look great and score touchdowns. if we go out there and score five touchdowns, i don't think we'll feel over the moon and say we'll win the super bowl. >> the colts offense will test the eagles revamped defense. , of course, we'll have complete coverage of the eagles colts game coming up on "action news" at 11:00 p.m. there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning including dwyane wade's call to end gun violence after his cousin was killed on the streets of chicago while pushing a baby stroller. >>> making great strides, a young woman who was injured in a car accident is back on her feet thanks to a program at the university of delaware. >> reporter: we have temperatures in the 70s and 80s more 90-degree

. >> reporter: i'm dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> that tune is camp, isn't it?vite you to check out 6abc.com for more on captain noah. there's more to watch including the 1967 pilot episode. you can relive other moments from the iconic children's show. the show with a lasting impact. >> much more to come on "action news" sunday, including the pool party he will not soon forget. a detective pays it forward by inviting local kids over for fun in the sun. >> one person is dead and overly others hurt by -- several others hurt by being struck by lightning in new york city. >> chris sowers has the full accuweather forecast. if you plan on heading to the shore for relief, it's not going to work. "action news" is back after this. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment

. >>> "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live now the news comes with the ongoing strike with casinoers here at the trump taj mahal casino. many of whom will be without jobs after labor day, this is an economically depressed city a city that has seen four other casinos closed. workers have been on strike since july 1st over health care and pension, benefits stripped away because of a bankruptcy court order. currently the taj is losing millions of month and now with the strike we see no path to profitability. >> and now the message from the union representing the workers. >> we are fighting for our families and health care and fighting for our future. >> the union feels like it was an unnecessary decision, we see how the other casinos are

we are back with dann heninger and dr. scott ridley.ve been the most committed to the exchanges. >> they've backed the social justice mission of yufsal coverage. they've said we have an obviously gaition to participate to make this work for as long as we can. so they were prepared to take very large losses as they did in the law's first two years. this sudden turnabout is really big. you've seen it across all the major insurers. you seen it across the blue cross, blue shield plans that are non-profits. it's an indication as it's currently structured, the law is not working as intended. >> aetna figured, if united health is pulling out. and some of the other companies are pulling out. we can get more market share and make money. they think these exchanges are not going to be profitable at all. >> there's really been a darkening of the mood among the insurers among the managed care companies, the problems with the law cannot be solved under the current arrangements. >> insurers backed obama care at the beginning. because they thought they

carrie dann, great to have you on. >>> three states that could turn the election are arizona, pennsylvania and florida. joining me now are dna nowicki at the arizona republic. mary ellen clause from the miami herald, and john micic. it is great to have you all assembled. i want to give you fair warning, we are awaiting the trump remarks that are going to take place at the national association of home builders. that's the small box we see down on the right-hand side of the screen. so john, let's dive in here. pennsylvania not just the keystone state. it looks like like a key to the trump presidency. and with such a disparity gee graphly, where is there an opening for trump? >> this is the tough part for donald trump. he carried all 67 of pennsylvania's counties in the republican primary back in april. and it's conceivable that he could win 60 of 67 counties in the november election and still lose. for the very reason that carrie outlined. hillary clinton in the last poll was up by 40 points in the philadelphia suburbs. those voters, middle class, white, college educated, a lot of women vote