. >> from our delaware newsroom, being informed of an emergency got easier, the state's emergency management agency and department of public health launched a completely redone website, prepare.org is more user friendly. this has the nation is in hurricane season. >>> a layer of green is forming along the schuylkill river banks, it may look bad but tonight officials say it's neither dangerous nor unusual. bob brooks live along the river to explain. it does look kind of weird though bob. >> reporter: it really does. from where i'm at now, you can't even see the water, this stuff covered everything. but again it's more than a nuisance, in fact officials mean that your river is healthy. you can't help but notice it at this point. the green layer of growth on the schuylkill river looks pleasant to some. >> up close you can see it's trapping garbage and covering poor little turtles and making a mess. and especially for rowers at the boathouses. >> rowing up in all of this and big sticks and bottles is a big problem on the river, have you to keep your eyes open. >> before ryan and his rowing mate

. >>> now, to an update from the delaware newsroom. police blame a wrong way driver for a deadly crash on route 1, a 77-year-old man in a chevy was driving north in the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a state police cruiser. it hatched near exit 98 in dover. the trooper is recovering in the hospital and the other driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed along with his dog. police are not yet releasing his name. >>> a car hit a person riding a bike in upper moreland, the victim was struck along the 700 block, sometime before 8:00 a.m. the person was taken to abington hospital and police are investigating how the crash happened. >>> and after dozens of dangerous fires, regulators are issuing a recall for nearly 1 million galaxy note 7 phones. a report now on what happens next. >> reporter: just like many of its customers, samsung feeling the burn over the exploding cell phones, the safety product commission stepping in and warning people to hand in their phones. >> today's message is to take the phone to your carrier o

. >>> from our delaware newsroom. memorial services begin for one of the two wilmington firefighters killed in the line of duty. investigators have not found the cause of saturday's fire. public viewers are scheduled for tonight for senior firefighter jerrifickes, a public memorial service for leash begins on saturday at the chase center. >> the body of former prime minister and president of israel, shimon peres is lying in state. he died of complications after having a stroke. he was 93. funeral services will be held tomorrow and several world leaders are expected to attend including president barack obama. expected to be the largest such gather in israel since 1995. does pat toomey speak for you? i also want to thank the nra for it's, uh, strong support for my campaign. pat toomey: he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an "a" rating from the nra. "i have had a perfect record with the nra." and on women's health? "i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion, and i would suggest that we hav

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, two teenagers are recovering from a crash at wilmington manor, a girl collided with a 19-year-old male driver and the impact sent one vehicle into a utility pole both were rushed to the hospital with injuries and both are expected to survive. >>> all lanes of the new jersey turnpike are open after this overnight crash in cherry hill. one person had to be rescued from an overturned suv during the collision of two tractor trailers. police say that all lanes just reopened at 10:45 this morning after debris removal was completed. >>> 3,000 rutgers students had to sleep in the gym because of a power outage. students shared these photos of the cots, they were removed from the dorms from the cook douglas campus. all other campuses are open and operating on normal schedules. >>> and police in ohio say they shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a b.b. gun, what led up to that deadly encounter. and a million dollars gone in less than 60 seconds, new video of a smash and grab jewelry heist in houston. when it comes to risking social security on the st

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, plans are in place to honor the wilmington firefighters killed in thee of duty. for christopher leach and garyfickes. two public viewings arer friday night. services for leach will be at saint elizabeth's catholic church on friday. that is open to families friends and first responders. we have all the details on 6abc.com. >>> the new york city fire department is reeling from tragedy, a fire battalion chief was killed when a home exploded in the bronx this morning. first responders found what appeared to be a drug lab and the firefighter was trying to evacuate the home when the blast went off. 12 people were hurt including four police officers that were treated for minor injuries. >>> a key government witness is telling the bridge gate jury how the alleged scheme unfolded. he continued his third day of testimony against two former allies of chris christie. say that the former campaign manager was aware of the plans to close lanes on the george washington bridge to publish the mayor of ft. lee for not endorsing the governor. and they mocked him when he re

. >>> from our delaware newsroom. a tractor trailer slammed into a man's house in newcastle this morning. causing damage on moore's lane, police say the truck driver lost control and hit a parked car and barrelled through the front wall of the home. this is not the first time this has happened. >> i lived there since 1983, second time a guy hit a car on the street come up this hill and come into my house. last time they tore the porch off and this time they came in. >> nobody inside of the house was hurt and the truck driver had minor injuries. >>> carson wentz followed his debut with a solid performance. he through for 130 yards and a touch down for the 29-14 win. he gave the credit to the defense for putting the offense in position to score. doug peter son is talking about the game at the nova care complex here in philadelphia. we'll have more coming up on "action news" at 4:00. last night's game had controversy on the sidelines, eagles safety malcolm jenkins and several others raised their right fists, and the gest

." >>> from our delaware newsroom now, two firefighters killed in the line of duty are laid to rest today. the mass for christopher leach began a short time ago. this is a live look inside of the church where friends and colleagues have gathered for a farewell. vernon odom is live now with a tribute for the fallen heroes. >> reporter: good afternoon. it's a very sad day here in wilmington and across the state of delaware. capacity crowd is insized this catholic church this hour where a funeral mass is underway for lieutenant christopher leach amongst great sorrow and great pride. a huge gathering of mourners are here at saint elizabeth church today for firefighter christopher leach along with senior firefighter gary fickes were killed when they went into a burning house. fellow firefighters are here from all over wilmington and delaware and as far away as boston. >> he was a good man. i never met him personally but i think just by the turnout here in wilmington, he was a respected and honored man and he died doing what he loved to do. >> it's a sad day. but it makes you feel awkward to lo

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, three women are recovering from a shooting and one victim is 5 months pregnant. the shooter remains at large, they were standing outside on east 27 and street in wilmington and they were hit at 12:30 this morning. the women were taken to the hospital and said to be in stable condition. police are working on a trips of the suspects. >>> philadelphia is getting ready to host another big event. the 2017 nfl draft coming to town and the official announcement is happening at this moment at city hall. you are looking live here as the nfl and mayor jim kenney reveal more details. we'll update you at 12:30 and we are are streaming this announcement live at 6abc.com. >>> we have good news for commuters that use septa's regional rail, the fleet will soon be fully repaired. four cars went back into service today and the rail line will be back up to speed by mid-november. septa pulled 100 cars from service mid-july after discovering potentially dangerous defects. >> this is an unfortunate episode in septa's life, and we want to make sure that the riding public know

from delaware newsroom tonight looking up the web community correction center in prices corner for goodnd only housed a few offenderers and a task foe determined it needed several costly up grades and moving the inmates to plumber the state said it will save 100,000 a year, the decommissioning ceremony honored john web the building's name sake and he was the state's first african/american warden and his family was this attendance. health check for the first time the zika virus has been found in mosquitos on the u.s. mainland. zika positive found in three traps in miami beach where human cases have been found and the first time in more than 25,000 tests that a mosquito tested positive and a popular plant is getting part of the blame and trap water in their centers providing a mosquito breeding ground, residents urged to pull them out or rinse them frequently. it wasn't zika but west nile virus crews were spraying for tonight in rocks bureau and the health department trying to bring down the mosquito population to prevent west nile which attacks the nervous system and the brain, there has

. >> from our delaware newsroom, investigators are trying to find what sparked a fire in wilmington thisfternoon. it was 3:00 p.m. when the flames erupted at the dupont middle school. it took 30 minutes for firefighters to get it under control. fortunately nobody was injured. >> stepping inside of a courtroom could be scary for anyone no matter their able. the delaware county courthouse is counts on man's best friend to ease anxieties. >> how can the face of this australian labra doodle not make you smile. it's paws for people a nonprofit with a mission to supply anyone that need its with a visit from a therapeutic well trained pet. >> you can cut the stress with a knife when you walk into this building. they are head up the court companion program and joined by pet teams. aerial loves people and that makes her a good therapy dog but loves children. >> the teams rotate schedules not in the courtrooms but the child dependency court. >> she is in her glory, loves the attention. beneficial for everyone involved. >> we all know that stepping inside of a courtroom can be carry and overwhelmin

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, newcastle police officer was arrested for alleged child porn. 45-year-old ryan veseca downloaded porn to an online chat room. they found 25 images on his cell phone, he is in jail on $500,000 bail. >>> residents in west philadelphia are dealing with a 125 foot hole in the busy intersection tonight caused by a water main break, the streets department is working at the intersection of 60th and landsdowne avenue since 6:30 this morning. a 20 inch pipe burst and sent water shooting in all directions. luckily water service was restored but several base manies were flooded and streets remain closed. >>> a south jersey woman was hit and killed by a suspected drug dealer who police say was freeing a traffic stop in mercer county. 22-year-old daysha was trying to make a left turn and her car was broadsided by an suv driven by this man. the victims car was pushed into a telephone pole she was rushed to the hospital and later died. they ran from the scene and were later arrested. investigators initially pulled him over after allegedly seeing him deal drugs in trenton.

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, wilmington police are searching for answers after a double shooting that left a 19-year-old woman dead. officers responded to the 200 block of west 20th street after midnight. the woman had been shot in the back. about a block away, police found a 19-year-old man who was shot. both were rushed to the hospital where the woman died. anyone with information is asked to call wilmington police. >>> 12:07. we turn our attention to the explosion in new york city that injured two dozen people. today governor andrew cuomo is calling it an act of terrorism, but no evidence of international terrorism. >> ray ramondi joins us on the scene with new developments. >> reporter: gray and nydia, we know from the govern of new york, he said the fbi collected fragments from the explosion, those fragments are on the way down to fbi headquarters where agents will comb through them to determine who is responsible for placing it right here. watch this surveillance video capturing the moments when the blast occurred. take a look from a different angle debris flying pedestrian

. >>> from our delaware newsroom from afternoon. a month long investigation ended with a 18-year-old suspected drug dealner newark. troy waller was arrested and a search of his home turned up 1,000 bags of heroin. they were watching him in the community of centennial village, the drugs seized has a street value of $3300. >>> the state of pennsylvania is pouring thousands in a new project along market street in philadelphia. an effort to bring more jobs to the city. monica malpass is live in the newsroom with more on that. >> we are talking about the gallery on market street from 8th until 10th. new at 5:00 how much money the state is offer for the project and the plans they bring to the city of philadelphia. plus, hundreds of fans lined up in the winds and rain all for a brief meet and greet with a music legend. the man they were excited to meet coming up it's a good one. more stories coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> the coast guard has a new place to get ready for rescue missions at the jersey shor

. >>> from our delaware newsroom, a 23-year-old teacher is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old male student. nicole is placed on leave now without pay by the indian river school district. officialed say she was working at the g.w. carve educational center when the crimes happened. she is charged with four crimes of child sex abuse and is held on $80,000 bail. >>> a 7-eleven employee managed to hide in a stockroom and call 911 while the thief robbed the convenience store. he walked into the store in feltonville early yesterday morning. armed with a two by four dove on top of the cash register and got it open and helped himself to the money inside. >>> a bullet prompted a school lockdown in northeast philadelphia this morning. the school district tells "action news" that a student from northeast high school had a bullet before he went inside of the building and was found inside of his bag as he went through the metal detecters. the building was cleared and the lockdown lifted a half hour later. >>> a recycling plan in brided burg was evacuated because of a propane leak. there was a pr

. >>> from you're a delaware newsroom, a man is facing his 12th dui charge after crashing his car with a child inside. police arrested charles part son of frank -- patterson of frank formed. there was a 6-year-old child in the car with him. nobody was hurt. >>> also from our new jersey newsroom, get ready to pay in taxes if you live in the garden state and work in pennsylvania or vice versa. governor chris christie pulled out of the decades old reciprocity agreement. that allowed state lines to pay income taxes based on on where they live not where they work. after 40 years that's changing. christy said he needs the money to fill the budget hole. it will be tense of millions of -- tens of moles of dollars for new jersey. >> this -- tens of millions of dollars for new jersey. >> this is looks like a movie, but it's sand being pushed across a beach in north carolina. >> reporter: tropical storm hermine getting closer and closer to the lehigh valley. i'll have more from the national hurricane center when we come right back. they're all gone. i know i bought them. well, staples has low pri

. >>> from our delaware newsroom now, a driver remains in critical condition tonight because of thisrash along interstate 95 in newark this morning. the dump truck he was driving overturned in the northbound lines at the ramp to 896. as soon as cruz cut the man -- cruise cut the man free, medics rushed him to the hospital for treatment. traffic on the ramp was blocked for hours for the investigation. and also for the cleanup process. >>> a pedestrian was injured in some sort of incident with the school bus in south philadelphia this morning. chopper 6 was over where it happened just before 8:00 a.m. police are not releasing details as to what happened. the person was taken to jefferson hospital for treatment. >>> from our new jersey newsroom tonight, a worker was injured this morning in a gas explosion in egg harbor township. it happened at the bus depot near the swift school while workers were working on an underground fuel tank. the worker has burns on his arms and upper body. officials say the incident never posed a tlet to students or teachers. police, fire and osha are all inves

. >> from our delaware newsroom, an ice cream shop in rehoboth beach earned a spot in the riply's believet or not book. it has a unique flavor. the ice cream store serves up 100 different ice creams. one flavor is pepper ice cream. >> we decided to put it in an ice cream that was blazing hot and because of the sugar content and milk it sort of mitigates it a little bit. >> it is hot enough that customers need to sign a waiver before trying it. >> that's my kind of ice cream. >> i would try it. >> you would? >>> it was a special birthday celebration for one young boy, how a minnesota 8-year-old with a big heart spent his big day. >>> giving new meaning to the phrase no child left alone, we'll tell you about an app that works to bring an end to bullying at lunch time. >>> sky6 live hd giving us a glimpse over the ben franklin bridge. it is gloomy, gray and cloudy, meteorologist chris sowers will let you know if you'll get rain where you live in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we're back after this fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differ

delaware valley. this is from our new jersey newsroom, a driver is in the hospital after rear ending a fire truck. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at union landing road in cinnaminson. the front of the car smashed into the riverton fire truck. none of the firefighters needed medical attention. >>> gunfire erupted before 7:00 p.m. on the 1400 block of north 6th street. police believe one man shot a 26-year-old during an argument over drugs. the suspect ran off, no one else was injured. >>> happening today, the sixers will cut the ribbon on their new practice facility along the camden waterfront. the 125,000 square foot complex includes two regulation size basketball courts a locker room and copper sponsorship and chef hired from philadelphia appear appear -- philadelphia's stop restaurant. the season opens at home against the october -- the thunder, on october 26. >> charges filed, the family of an unarmed man reacts to legal action taken against a police officer who killed him. >> a woman takes out a gun and takes out not one, not two, but three bad guys. >> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., friday, s

now new pictures just into our newsroom show the man accused of slashing a woman to death in delaware county and then leaving a trail of blood into philadelphia. nbc10's brandon hudson live in yaden where he just received new information on this case. >> reporter: we are waiting for the victim's estranged boyfriend to turn himself in to police. when a detective told us he has some surveillance images he wants to share with you at home. it shows a profile of the man police are looking for. new tonight, surveillance images of who police say is mark epps on the night natasha gibson died. epps remains a person of interest in her murder. but earlier his mom tried to clear his name. >> he has not did this, no. >> reporter: lisa epps stood in her front doorway, expressing her unwavering support for her son, mark, saying he hasn't been in touch with his estranged girlfriend, natasha gibson, for a while. >> he has not seen that girl for eight, nine months. >> reporter: yeadon police don't believe it. the chief says gibson's family told officers a different story. >> there's threats of violence

delaware county employee is under fire for faith facebook post about use of force by police. >> court worker now deleted post was full of profanity and anti police statements. fox 29's bill anderson in the newsroom now with some response from the public and the fop. bill? >> iain fop of delaware county lodge 27 they're pretty upset about a court worker's post it's not so much that she clearly expressed her anger towar towars police in some pretty explicit terms, but also the fact that she works with them regularly in court. they wonder if she can be this angry and continue to serve. >> freedom of speech is one of our basic constitutional rights, even with our constitutionally protected rights, is it possible to go too far? >> her saying you got cops who ain't bleep, a bunch of bleep. that's not appropriate. >> reporter: after darby court worker posted a profanity laced facebook message about police brutality, the delco fop thinks she should face some consequences. but the public isn't so sure. >> i think it's freedom of speech but she did cross the line by saying bleep. >> all the police aren't bad. >> she has every right to say whatever she wants. >> okay. >> freedom of speech. >> even thiothec

delaware today. crime scene tape surrounded a house on new street at noon time. police found one victim there and they have not made any arrests in the case. >>> from our new jersey newsroom. a cape may couple is accused of taking advantage of the the kindness of strangers trying to help military veterans. that 29-year-old james osbourne and his wife 27-year-old jessica are accused of stealing bags of items from the donation bin. among the items they found were stolen pieces of jewelry worth $2,000 and mr. osbourne allegedly sold them to a pawnshop. >>> now to the 2016 race to the white house with the presidential debate several days behind them. hillary clinton and donald trump are focusing efforts on the swing states and hitting them hard. >> reporter: monica, we have just less than 40 days to go and both candidates are focusing in on the all important swing states practically crass crossing in the air. with less than two months to go both candidates are sprinting through as many must win states as possible. we are starting to vote in iowa today. >> hillary clinton is in iowa. as the state kicks off early voting. we have 40 days to win an election that will affect the n

jersey newsroom, three thieves steal personal water craft from the home, they hooked the entire trailer carrying two sea doos up to their vehicle and took off. the theft happened at 17th and delaware avenues. if you know anything call police. >> bummer, a good day to be on the jet ski. >> anywhere on the water, it's late summer but this is like july and august around here with record heat here this afternoon. we look live at the philadelphia international airport no clouds whatsoever, 92 degrees record tying at the last hour with the southwesterly wind at 13 miles per hour. but the one good thing we have going is dry air. the dew point 56, your heat index is 2 degrees cooler than the actual air temperature and the place that is a whole lot cooler, the front pushed through the poconos, the northwesterly wind, temperature 66 right now with a dew point of 59 and that fall-like air is moving in our direction. it's all in the form of a cold front near scranton north of the lehigh valley. and downpours and thunderstorms and showers developing along that front. as this pushes through unfortunately, that much needed rain you see moving in our direction is going to pretty much evaporate ov