the urns went missing from the sharon hills memorial park in dover, delaware state police say that edgevin and donald melvin sold the urns on several occasions. theft charges are still pending and police are trying to track down donald melvin. >>> police recruitment classes got an early start for a field trip to washington the group boarded buses bound for the holocaust memorial museum. the defamation league partners with the museum lessons of the holocaust. philadelphia has taken part in this program since #. which means he can keep up with his granddaughter at her wedding. when older pennsylvanians make the most of programs supported by the pennsylvania lottery, like prescription drug programs, we all benefit. learn more at palottery.com. the pennsylvania lottery benefits older pennsylvanians every day. >>> first of two open practices fun to see these guys on the field a great treat for fans on the field and the new players get a feel for the stadium. for chip kelly it's all about flat out wins. jeff skversky is here with more on the workouts chip kelly asked about his relationship wi

police investigated but it is now back open. >>> a dump truck is sideswiped sending it sliderring on its side. across i-95 southbound in delaware. the delaware stateice zen us these pictures. take look. it happened near churchmans road right before exit 4a. two left lanes were closed for awhile this morning. they are open right now. no word on any injuries. >>> well, we are 40 days from the visit of pope fran sit and today we are learning that the church group from north jersey that is staying at the philadelphia zoo they're going to camp out there for the entire weekend of the papal visit will have that a traction all to themselves. the zoo just announced that it will be closed on september 26th and 27th. zoo personnel also be staying on site throughout that the weekend to handle animal care as well as facility and safety needs. the zoo plans to reopen on monday september the 28th although the exact time of that has not been decided. >>> and we encourage to you stay with us here on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage as we prepare for the rifle pope francis and the world meeting of families. we have much more coming up for you today on "eye

. >> finally tonight was movie night for about 120 children thanks for delaware state police. troopers putp a screen inside troop 20 to show despicable me 2 the monthly events is on to children ages 5 to 13. next month movie "big hero 6." >> "jimmy kimmel live" on channel 6 followed by "nightline". his guests, pierce bron san and music from lamb of god. "action news" continues at 4:30 with testimony tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night.

delaware state police say the four stole several brass flower urns from plot, then sold them to the dover scrap metal yard. police are looking for donald melvin, the other three are out on bail. >> happening today colorado movie theater jury will hear testimony from the victim's relatives. james holmes was found guilty of murdering 12 people and trying to kill 70 during the showing after batman movie in 2012. families will testify about the impact it has had on their lives. jurors will then decide if holmes should be sentenced to death or life in prison, without parole. >> also, happening today, a preliminary hearing for three people accused of kidnapping and robbing a couple in west philadelphia. williams, cornish, ferguson, charged with kidnapping a 86 year old korean war veteran and his wife back in april. investigators say that the three defendant allegedly took the retired couple to the bank and then forced them to open a debit card, then use it to rent several cars. >> 5:06 right now. septa's second attempt attempt at selling regional rail tickets are over, don't fret, more passes a

delaware state police have one woman under arrest but they need your help to find the man who was with her accused of possessing more than 2,000ing bags of heroin. here's what we know. investigators say they were called out to a quality in motel in newark after heroin was found by hotel staff. officials were able to track down and arrest jeanette forges who was renting the room. now they are looking for a guy pictured here who police say is an acquaintance of herself. how about this story, someone stole a body from a casket. there's a texas family already grieving the loss of their daughter now begging to have her body returned. police say somebody stole her and they're not sure where that body is. the family of julie man says her body was stolen right out of a casket at a funeral home in san and toney. it was taken sometime after august 15. her body was moved into a hallway so she could be cremated. when the workers got back the next morning, the casket was empty. we think it's possible that the fact that some one, the information process, a traditional burial process. if anyone know

delaware state police are invest gating the break-in. >>> retail giant target chose the creations ofign students to sell as part of its local dorm room line and their ideas are being sold nationwide. rick williams is live in the newsroom with the details. >> target selected the winners, looking for innovative solutions for dorm winning, four of the winning designs were made by students at a class at philadelphia university. the products made by studentses for students are part of the target's back to school line. coming up tonight at 5:00, katherine scott will show us the creations and tell us how they came to be. >>> also, coming up tonight these bicycles being made by a local company are being recalled because of problems with the pedals. that and more when we see you on "action news" at 5:00. >> thank you rick. >>> more than 100 pre-k scientists in camden got a helping hand getting ready for school, where 4-year-old preschoolers were given i'm ready for kindergarten workbooks, the books are made for students to learn numbers and letters and were given by camden prep. the superinte

. >>> we have breaking news now delaware state police are investigating a crash involving two motorcyclesnd a car. both of the motorcycles now are put on that flat bed truck to be towed away, and you can see the vehicle there, there must have been some type of fire, you can see the charred remains of the car on the side of the road and one operator of a motorcycle has suffered major injuries and is being flown to newark trauma center. this happened in brandywine at grub road and andy lane. it involves two motorcycles and a car. there there in -- >>> one man is dead and another in the hospital after a crash that split a car in half. chopper 6 hd was off the wreck at beverly road, police say that the driver lost control at 2:30 this morning and hit a pole that split the car in two, nathaniel gray died at the scene and 37-year-old desean causy is in the hospital with injuries to his head and face and broken ribs. one car was 100 feet away from the other half, police don't yet know who was driving. >>> police in cherry hill are looking for the man that spent counterfeit money in wegmans. they

. >> delaware state police have one woman arrested, but they need your help to find find a man who was with her accused of possessing more than 2,000 bags of heroin. investigators say, they were called to the quality inn motel in newark, after the heroin was found by motel staff. officials were able to track down and arrest jennette burgos, who had been renting the room. now, they're now looking for the man pictured here who police is a acquaint ends of burgos. >> candidate out hitting state fares in new jersey governor chris christie in iowa running into a little hiccup, as they storm the stage. >> this is a question about concrete, and oh, here we go. >> well, let me be -- let me be really clear about that. i have to tell you the truth. when something like that happens, and i'm here in iowa, man, i feel right at home. feels like i got back to new jersey for couple of minutes. thank you, iowa for doing that. >> well, police quickly smacked the trio, they were protesting governor christie's decision to veto a bill that would have prevented pigs from being lock up in small metal crates.

. >>> and delaware state police have arrest add man for possession of child pornography. detectives say 42-year-old benjamin lou cher had at least one video and dozens of images of child exploitation. he's been charged with 25 counts of dealing in child pornography. he's in jail since he could not make his $1.2 million cash bond. >>> two men are dead an woman badly hurt in three separate stabbings overnight throughout our area. a 21-year-old man was stabbed multiple times just before 3:00 this morning. it happened on the 7300 block of revere street. that's in philadelphia's mayfair neighborhood. victim was taken to aria torresdale hospital where he later died. police have not yet made any arrests in this case. >>> and just minutes after that stabbing another one happened in grays ferry. police say a 30-year-old man was stabbed once in the chest on the 2700 block of oakford street. medics pronounced him dead at the scene. three women are being questioned by police. >>> and in montgomery county officials say a woman was stabbed over and over on the 600 block of west lafayet

delaware state police say they caught two serial bank robbers as they were getting ready to strike again arrested the two yesterday. troopers on routine patrol captured this man as he was carrying a gun. his getaway driver was waiting nearby. investigators believe the men were behind four other attempted robberies or robberies in wilmington. >>> new information on a famed art heist in boston with a local connection. the fbi said today it believes two thieves in the 25-year-old case are dead. but the artwork is still nowhere to be found. that announcement comes one day after authorities released grainy never before seen surveillance video. it was recorded the night before the heist. authorities released the video hoping to find the artwork. two men stole 13 pieces of art valued at about $500 million. that was march 18th 1990. today the fbi said it suspects the two thieves are dead but didn't elaborate more than that. as for the local connection here investigators have said they believe that some of the stolen art may have been sold in philadelphia over a decade ago. >>> here's a new prote

. >> delaware state police continue to investigate this crash that caused a traffic nightmare for driversn newark this morning. a dump truck collided with another car sending the dump truck on its side in the southbound lanes of i-95 around 6:30 this m6:30 this morning. the truck driver was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. the driver of the other car was not injured. >> organs for cash should kidney donors get compensated? an idea kicking up a lot of controversy but the push is on to make it happen by people who say too many patients on transplant lists are simply dying. fox 29 weekend's bill anderson joins us with a look at this debate. bill. >> reporter: lucy it real sal debate that people are starting to consider. simply because they are over 120,000 people in the united states waiting for organ donations and 18 die every day while waiting. organ donation do's continue to be on the rise. but some think the only way to get the donations we need is to incentivize with tense of thousands of dollars. >> they're nearly 6,000 people in pennsylvania in need of organ donation and they

delaware state police are still investigating the cause of the crash. >>> the government wants to dismissnvironmental officials against a research project. that project blasted the ocean floor with sound waves to see how sea level rise has changed the coastline. the u.s. justice department wants to dismiss the suit mainly because the project is already finished. environmentalists say the sound waves could harm marine life. there are no plans for similar tests. >>> check out this robbery video featuring a wrestling match for a gun in west philadelphia. police say that's the robber in the red hat, walking into the lancaster hoagie city deli. he tries robbing that customer but the customer has a gun. he's licensed to carry. that gun falls to the ground and the two fight over it. it's the robber who ends up with that gun. he fires one shot. no one is hit, though. he then takes off running. right now he's still on the loose. call philadelphia police if you have any tips. >>> a new study shows children in military families may face extra struggles. >> next, the problems that are emerging as kid

massive show of force with 100 geared up swat officers from 10 local state and federal agencies, f2, delaware county and state policerom new jersey and pennsylvania. delco district attorney jack whelan says his county is ready for the papal visit next month. >> upper darby and montgomery county. >> practicing moves, heavily armed swat teams from land to water and back again. >> tinicum island lies directly aunt a flight path for philly international airport. planes fly low. >> so close to the airport if there was ever an incident our ability of getting on to the island if we had with tens of thousands expected to travel through delco and the surrounding region to see pope francis the da says his focus is on the bigger picture. >> we want to make sure that the pope is protected but we also make sure that the residents who visit the want to see the pope whether they're from delaware county, montgomery county, bucks county, philadelphia or out of the entire area are pro decked. >> reporter: in an area where the terrain can be just as treacherous on land as on the water -- >> we often train in wooded areas. >> reporter:

. >>> new jersey state police say divers have found the body of a man who went missing in the delaware he was tubing with friends. christopher lawrence went missing last night after he fell off his tube. police found his body this morning in warren county. his body has been taken to the medical examiner's office. >>> two people and their dog are safe and on dry land tonight thanks to the coast guard. a 20-foot sailboat caught fire off the coast of ocean city new jersey just before 11:00 this morning. the smoke from that fire was visible to people on the beach who posted pictures on twitter. the owner of that boat used a marine radio to call for help and rescue crews quickly responded. no one was hurt. and the cause of that fire is under investigation. >>> a black toyota suv with four people inside crashed on the 400 block of lombard street and ended up on its side. it happened around 3:45 this morning. police say the driver was pronounced dead on the scene. two other males an female were also in the car but they weren't injured. officials say speed was likely a factor in the wreck. >>>

state. >> from our delaware newsroom a police officer is recovering from injuries after recovered from a crash in wilmington. someone tried making a left turn from right lean and ended up slamming into unmarked squad car ever the officer's car hit a hole at the intersection of walnut and a street. police officer and two other people were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. >> and well two people were left homeless after a fire on north broad earlier this morningch the fire started 1 a.m. in a vacant home before spreading the two other neighbors buildings. one of those buildings housed a chinese restaurant with apartments upstairs. and the owners of that restaurant lived in one of those apartments and were able to escape without injury. vengttors say this fire may have been set intentionally. >> and kindred the family soul hosted annual free family reunion today. the party at kingsessing park in south west philadelphia is on to the public and there was plenty of water ice, softball and kick ball games and face painting and live perform ass as well. kindred the family soul

delaware river. new jersey state marine police want boaters and kayakers to wear their life jackets.re good swims develop a false sense of security, they won't wear one. >> they are hot and uncomfortable, by the time you need a life jacket it is often too late. >> police officer said he personally recovered three victims in three days this month from the delaware river. acme has everything you need, every day. the freshest food and low acme prices. and right now you can save even more during our huge anniversary sale. happy anniversary to me. now 32-ounce gatorade or g2 is 69 cents. select quaker favorites are $1.49 and party size tostitos, doritos, lays or cheetos are 2.99 each. happy anniversary to me. acme's huge anniversary sale! it's just better. >> sky6 live hd looking live at temple university our friend is back he was hitting it below the line, now he is back above the line. we've seen lots of improvement from this guy all summer long he is doing good this morning. one of the sports best known names ronnie piper passed away at the age of 61. he was one of the wwe biggest name

. >> well, we are learning more about the death of a philadelphia man on a delaware interstate this weekend. state policehy kaine crashed into a barrier on southbound i-495 in wilmington yesterday afternoon. for some reason, cane then ran away from the accident scene and jumped off the interstate landing on the edge moore road off ramp below. he was rushed to christiana hospital trauma center but it was too late. cane guide died from his injuries. police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. >> inmates at philadelphia's curran fromhold correctional federal busy preparing for the pope's visit next month. pope francis will visit the prison as part of his tour of the city and today we got our first and only look at the special chair prisoners will present to the pope as a gift. the chair highlights the philadelphia core program which allows inmates to learn skills which they can put to reese once they're release. >> i went from learning how to read a tape measure to cutting on a table saw, building file cabinets and eight drawer credenzas. >> five inmates are drafting the up hole

. >>> dover delaware man facing charges accused fad leading state police on a chase, troopers pulled over kenneth watson yesterday because his tags are connected to a shoplifting investigation. 53-year-old pulled over at first then sped off according to officials. watson was finally stopped and is now facing several shoplifting charges, as well as charges from the pursuit. >>> one year after dpergz police officer darren wilson shot and killed motorcycle michael brown are taking to the street, stark contrast from the rioting. fox looks at what's changed and what handy over the past year. >> reporter: weekend of events in ferguson missouri to mark one year of the death of michael brown. from marchs to concerts. not only to remember brown, but also to cast a spotlight on police community relations, michael brownsteinier says his family still trying to get by. >> i hurt every day and i have to stay moving, doing. overrun just to keep me from going insane. >> reporter: police officer darren wilson shot and killed brown on august 9, 2014 during a confrontation after police say brown stole

delaware border. the truck ended up in the trees. state police blocked one southbound lane leaving another open for traffic to get by. we're working to learn more about the condition of the driver. all lanes are open at this hour. >>> let's head outside to meteorologist chris sowers, the accuweather forecast and lucky you to be enjoying this gorgeous sunday morning outdoors. >> reporter: it is beautiful out here this morning, as a matter of fact if you have the air-conditioning on right now go over to the window and turn the ac off and open the windows up and let the fresh air in. it feels fantastic right now. temperatures are in the 50s throughout the area. look at tanersville we're almost in the 40s. 51 degrees, 56 in marges -- martins creek. levitt torn and warrington, 59. glassboro, 63. agenda beach, 61. woodbine 60 degrees, not much in the way of humidity out here, it feels good, but the humidity levels will come up slightly if you're down the shore that's thanks to an onshore breeze as a frontal boundary pushes closer to you guys down in. e

delaware/maryland line to state route 1. crews will add a two lane spur road from the main toll road. >>> police in south jersey try to put the brakes on crashes along a busy road with a dangerous reputation. >> we start drilling down on it with the numbers, they're staggering. >> reporter: what authorities are now doing to help save lives on route 539. ♪ >>> can you feel it all over? stevie wonder's surprise concert in center city. today's big announcement that had him perform in three cities in just one day. >>> i'm tracking showers, some of them on the heavy side. plus it was another day in the 90s. how long will this heat wave stick around? >>> plus the eagles had the day off after yesterday's victory at lincoln financial field. john clark breaks down a positive on the defense and whether fans should be concerned about that kicking game. >>> it is a dangerous stretch of road at the jersey shore. more than ten people have died on route 539. that road starts near the mercer ocean county line and goes all the way down toward the start of atlantic county. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg reports on a new init

state. joyce, iain. >> all right. thank you, chris. >>> wilmington, delaware police are looking for the person who shot three people thisfternoon killing one woman a mother and neighbors say she was shot right in front of her child. fox 29's dave kinchen life at wilmington police headquarters. dave that community is shocked by this tragedy. >> reporter: no doubt about it. i spoke with the woman who says that she spoke with the victim on the phone about 10 minutes before she died. that woman was going to take her kids out to the dollar store when gunfire rang out. >> hard on anybody for a kid to witness their mother being killed, like, that's hard for anybody. >> this woman ran to help a nine-year-old boy who just saw his mother get shot and killed at this house at seventh and washington in wilmington monday afternoon. >> that's all he kept saying my mom is shot, my mom is shot. my mom is dead. i kept telling him we're not going to talk like that. >> heard four or five shots why way down sixth on my row. >> wilmington police they found the 25-year-old woman wounded pronounced dead at the hospital. >> she normal person. f

police state agencies and a local brewery co-sponsored this free event at the university of delaware.gh valley, more than 1 million people came out to music this year, making it a huge success. the annual festival in bethlehem wrapped up sunday night. several performers wowed the crowd including duran duran, zz top, jerry seinfeld and snoop dogg. similar success down the shore. atlantic city's weekend beach concert featuring maroon 5, nick jonas and matt mcandrew from the "the voice" generated millions. more than 50,000 people attended that concert. >>> someone in new jersey is holding a powerball ticket worth $1 million. how about that? the ticket for saturday's drawing was sold at a lukoil station in pennington, mercer county. have you been to mercer county recently? should you be freaking out and checking those numbers? yes, you should. 3, 13, 17, 42, 52, powerball 24. got that? if you got it, call us. >>> 4:27 now. that morning, congressman chaka fattah will go to court for the first time facing all of those federal corruption charges. we'll have a live report from the federal cou

state farm. police officers still on the scene in wilmington delaware.ing a child, ten years old rush to the hospital after a shooting in wilmington. jenny joyce is right there on the scene. she will give us an update in a bit. >>> another bomb set off in thailand this just one day after 18 people were killed, in the first attack. where that first bomb was planted that has police believing the attacker wanted to dot most damage possible. >>> um-hmm. >>> it is much bigger then we thought. the irs admitting a security breach is worse than first reported back in may, how many, thousands, of us here in this country, have had our information stolen, birth dates, social security numbers, it is a mess. >>> and by the way, ladies and gentlemen, today is, national bad poetry day. so we will have some really

delaware border. the front of the truck ended up in the trees. pennsylvania state police blocked one southbound lane leaving one lane open so traffic could get by, we're working to learn about the condition of the driver, all lanes are open at this hour. >>> 6:02 it is sunday morning, chris taking a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's been a winner of a weekend. >> reporter: another day of featuring low humidity levels and comfortable temperatures, a good amount of sunshine, depending on where you are, if you're down the jersey shore maybe see more in the way of clouds as the afternoon progresses, you'll see sunshine down there, as well. 55 in allentown. 52 in the poconos. philadelphia, 66 you're the warm spot, but everybody else in the 50s, dover, 62, lancaster, 56. reading 57. the air is nice and dry and adds to the crispness, if you will. we have high, thin clouds to the west and clouds to the east which are associated with the cold front that is pushing toward the west or closer to the coast. we have kind of have a squeeze play going on. combina

state farm is there. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news police have questioned a tour bus driver in connection with a hit and run. >>> and we have a preview of the court hearing underway right now. >>> but the big news is the statement expected to attorney general, kathleen kane, they will talk about the charges leveled against her, "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in harrisburg where kane is expected to talk this afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, we were told there would be a live statement by the attorney general and that would be followed by questions from reporters to the attorney general. apparently there has been a debate within the attorney general's camp, given the severity of the charges against her, we are told there may not be a question portion this afternoon. we'll have to wait and see. so how will the attorney general break her silence, will she dispute the allegations that she leaked grand jury information and lied to cover it up. prosecutors say it was a motive of attacking state prosecutors. according to the indi

delaware county were the training grounds for this exercise. the collaborative effort included members of the philadelphia police department, pennsylvania, and new jersey state police, as well as the fbi. >> well, our sunny stretch continues today. the warm weather really comfortable, very comfortable humidity, and that really is a welcome relief. meteorologist, kyla grogan live for us on the cbs-3 skydeck. i know it is real difficult to be out there, isn't it today? >> just basking in the sunshine, pat. who can do this assignment? ill, any day of the week. it is gorgeous out here, no doubt about it, actually closing in on the end of august, pretty soon. so i thought let's start with a look at where we've been in august. talk about the heat and where we're goingment as you can see, we've had ten plus days, ten days rather of 09 plus degrees heat. we've had 24 out of 26 days of sunshine, and i think we can add this to the list there, too, and we've had our highest temperature of 94 degrees, the lowest of 65. now, right now, current temperatures, taking a look at philadelphia, we pick up two, 77 degrees, 64 mount pocono, and atlantic city coming in at 76. all

police. >>> from our delaware news room tonight governor jack markell joins state and regional officials todayng better economy. markel took part in the council of state government's 55th eastern regional conference in wilmington. he was part of a panel that discussed ways to create regional economic prosperity and promote job growth. >> time for a cheeky check on your evening commute. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with an update. hay, hey, matt. >> watching some pretty ominous skies as we look towards northeast philadelphia here along 95 this evening. these are the northbound lanes of 95, some ominous traffic as well. backed up from penn's landing the whole way up to the work zone at cottman avenue that has a new traffic pattern and had a crash earlier this afternoon that's now gone. still speeds in the teens at best in that long stretch. crash on the schuylkill westbound by university is also cleared. things getting a little bit better there. if you take the tacony palmyra bridge don't do that just after 6 o'clock. going to be going up for a southbound ship. right now it

. >> earlier this year the state's division of medical health reported that delaware's ranked highest in the country -- >> now they say that policeis already using it in the field but they have referred out to the company to try to get a discount on the product. >>> a central jersey man is arrested in connection with a shooting outside a hip hop concert in new jersey, outs side of pnc art center in holmdel, he is charged with two counts of attempted homicide, both shooting victims are listed in critical but stable condition, a 19-year-old is in trouble with police after he got his car stuck on train tracks, it happened at 3:00 in upper providence township, the teen was driving drunk when he turned on a road near the tracks at the wallingford station and a tow truck was able to remove the car after any accidents happened. >> our minds are turning to the weekend already we are getting a check down at the shore. adam joseph is live in sea isle city. looks like you are having a ball. >> we are hula-hooping and tossing pizza dough and playing arcades and now we have our feet in the sand. the chamber of commerce, hosting a volleyball t

state farm is there. ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >>> it happened on the streets of wilmington, delaware this afternoon. and tonight policere searching for a gunman. a 25-year-old woman has died from a gunshot wound. when they find the shooter, he will be charged with murder. it is monday night and the big story is one dead and two wounded, the human toll in the wake of a shooting this afternoon. live at wilmington police tonight, annie mccormick, what are the details there? >> so many questions for the police. was it a random act? or were one of the three in the case targeted? the young woman killed. she has two children, one boy and one girl. and one of those in the hospital also shot was her daughter. gunfire in wilmington in midafternoon, within minutes after the 20k -- 2:00 shooting the police swarmed the home. and a 4-year-old girl shot in her leg and the mother shot in her torso. and her son was inside, running out of the house for help, but his mom later died. >> he kept saying my mom is going to die. my mom is dead. i said we are not going to talk like that, make sure we pray on it, make sure mommy is ok. >> and

new jersey state police hope someone knows who she is. her body was found along the delaware river in west deptford in january of 2014. investigators think she was between 30 and 60 years old and about 5-foot five to 5 feet 7-inches tall. investigators still don't know how she died. if you know anything give police a call. >>> developing right now new information in the hit-and-run of a five-year-old girl in north philadelphia. now, fox 29 has learned police are looking at a vehicle that may have hit the little girl. sunday night although investigators won't yet confirm whether it's the suv they believe is involved. carli green was playing on north lambert street when police say an suv came up the block, hit her and just kept going. doctors released carli from the hospital last night. >>> developing to night, police are searching for the gunman who opened fire on soldiers in mississippi. luckily no one was hurt. two soldiers were standing guard at the camp shelby training center when a pickup truck drove by, the gunshots coming from inside that truck and then the driver just

state farm agent today. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >> tuesday night and a delaware man is charged with the murder of his mother, and philadelphia policer two suspects in a tire vandalism spree, but the big story on "action news" tonight is drenching rain across the tri-state area, a cold front is moving through and causing torrential downpours, some thunder and lightning and the front will cleanse the atmosphere to give us a great day tomorrow. lets get the latest information from accuweather and meteorologist, cecily tynan. >> jim, this line of thunderstorms is moving out of delaware, and across new jersey right now, really racing towards the coast and there is one active line moving through the delaware bay, this is moving east at 20 miles per hour, heading towards cape may county, if you know friends or on the beach or maury's pier call them and tell them to get inside right away. we have 14 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes, ocean view and wildwood crest, north wildwood and stone harbor in the path of the lightning and farther up to the north, burlington and ocean county, we have a cluster of storms moving out this is no lo

. >>> a delaware man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he cut had the has girlfriend's throat. statetelling fox 2920-year-old darnell aiken started fighting with his girlfriend inside her home and went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife and swung it at her. the girlfriend's neck was slashed in the attack. he's in jail tonight. no word on that 20-year-old woman's condition. >>> the memorial gross outside a virginia television station that lost two of its journalists. allison parker and adam ward were shot and killed earlier this week along life television. friends and family gathered outside the studios of wdbj last night to share their fay favorite memories of that news crew. >> so many pictures have been shared of them from penalties book profiles to professional and i really think the pictures speak for themselves. you guys look at them, they always had smile on their face. they were always goofing off. they always got the job done. >> a disgruntled former co-worker vester flanagan carried out those murders. he killed himself a short time later. >>> dozens of children from south phila

delaware city yesterday. authorities say the fire started in a section of the plant called the catlytic cracker. >>> police departments around the garden state have a warning for drivers drive sober or get pulled over. they received ten thousand dollars in grants to fight fighting. saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints are set up all over the state. last year's crackdown resulted in 1200 arrests statewide. >>> amtrak is adding trains to help handle the expected increase in riders during the pope's visit. they will run along the northeast corridor from washington, d.c. to new york. put together a small exhibition, now there are only ten texts on display. they are of religious historical significance. >>> one of the earliest artifact on display is estimated to be 3500 years old. the exhibit is on display until november 8. you can get updates on the pope's upcoming visit by following our special twitter account for up coming papal news. >>> planning a labor day weekend getaway, you'll have plenty of company. plus, the fiery scene outside a terminal at one of the busiest airports in the country. it is nice and quiet and refreshing this mor

police. >> happening today a judge could decide the future funding for special education in delaware county. hundreds of people came out to show support for the chester-upland school district. stateicials want a judge to okay a plan that would cut funding to the special ed program in the district. and some say it's a move by the governor to cut charter school funding. >> speculation is mounting over the likelihood of the vice president entering the race for the white house. cnn quotes a source as saying president obama gave his blessing for joe biden to run. the two had lunch at the white house yesterday and the source says the president made it clear that he wouldn't stand in biden's way. >> the president has indicated his view that the decision that he made i guess seven years ago now to add joe biden to the ticket as his running mate was the smartest decision that he's ever made in politics and i think that should give you some sense that the president -- of the president's view of vice president biden's aptitude for the top job. >> biden is expected to make a final decision sometime in the september and adding to the drama, the president has reserved the right to pick either

police officer robert wilson. >>> the united states coast guard based in atlantic city found themselves flying to the delaware waterap for a rescue this morning. officials say the air crew medivacked a man after he fell from tree. they also hoisted up a local paramedic provide something ca care. the injured man was taken to lehigh valley hospital in allentown. no word tonight on his conditi condition. >>> special thank to you some of philadelphia's finest whose campaign helped raise thousands of dollars for cancer research. susan g. komen philadelphia teamed up with the city's police department today to celebrate one of their most important figures in the fight against breast cancer. officer karen walker helped found team pink cuffs within the department. well she lost her battle with breast cancer last year and today komen philadelphia honored her with a special lunch for the officers who continue to carry on her work. >> it's an on-going process. we're not done yet. and we need to help not only the police department but the entire community to register for the race, to raise funds so that we can do our work. >> t

police will be richard ross. >> a lot of people have predicted that. thank you. val. >> special election this week to replace joe hackett in the state house in delaware county. two republicans ran, split the vote. the delaware county republican committee nominated a union leader. some conservatives didn't like that. they ran their own candidate, split the party. it shows what happens when republicans aren't unified. >> perhaps we're seeing that nationally, too. hey, we had a fiery discussion today. [ laughter ] >> that's your fault. [ laughter ] >> hey! i'm just the guy that asks the questions. george, nelson, val, and christine, thanks for joining us here on "inside story." thank you for watching. have a great sunday, everyone. and we'll see you next week right here on 6abc. ♪ >>> i'm nydia han with eva pilgrim. >>> coming up next speed is blamed for a fatal accident in center city earlier this morning. >>> overnight fire in north philadelphia a, maybe the the case of arson. >>> we will be live in south philadelphia where the eagles are getting their fans another chance to see them practice. those stories and the accu weather forecast and more next up on "a

. >> new jersey state police working to ida victim using a hand drawn sketch. detective say, they are body was found along the delaware river in west depford, in january of 2014. investigators think she was between 30 and 60 years old. and about 5 feet five to five-seven, officials say they still don't know how she died f this photo looks familiar to you at all you are asked to call police. >> new information in the hit-and-run after five year old girl in north philadelphia. fox 29 has learned police are looking at a vehicle that may have hit the little girl wednesday night. investigators won't confirm whether it is the suv they believe is involved. carly green was playing on north lambert street when police say an s.u.v. came up the block, hit her, and kept going. doctors released carly from the hospital last night. >> unmanned and out of control. not talking about me. >> right. a run away garbage truck left huge mess on this street in beaver county, the truck operator said he stepped out to talk to his supervisor. watch. >> this brakes disengage. there is a park car. there is the garbage truck t couldn't slow down.

. >>> a seaford delaware man facing a tempted murder charges after police say he cut his girlfriend's throat. this happened yesterday on the matt turner street area in bridgeville. statee tell fox 29 news that 20-year-old darnell aikens started fighting with his girlfriend inside her home and then he went to the kitchen grabbed a knife and swung at her. the 20-year-old girlfriend's neck was splashed. eight concerns in in jail tonight. no word on the woman's condition. >>> disciplinary board is making a move that could force state attorney general kathleen kane out of office. the board has 13 members appointed by the supreme court. its job is to oversee the conduct of lawyers across the state. the board has reportedly notified kathleen kane that it is seeking an emergency suspension of her law license. the supreme court will make the fondle decision. the state constitution requires that the attorney general have an active law license. kane is accused of leaking secret grand jury information to a philadelphia newspaper. prosecutors say she did it for political pay back. >>> and still ahead on fox 29, battling dangerous and costly wildfires. >> and things could easily ge

state farm agent today. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night police are lookingd a war veteran in chester county and aphides catholic schoolteacher delivers a message to the archdiocese of philadelphia. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for a hit and run driver who struck a five-year-old girl. it happened last night at 5 o'clock. the car hit karley green in the 2200 block of north lambert street in north philadelphia. live at the scene tonight is "action news" reporter vernon odom. vernon, two things. what about the condition of the girl and what about the search for the driver? >> reporter: jim, first the little girl karley green's family tells me she's stable and her situation is improving tonight. as for the suspect police sources tell me they do have some leads but he remains free and on the lam and at large at this hour. five-year-old karley green is due to be released from saint christopher's hospital late today in the wake of a hit and run accident on lambert street late yesterday afternoon that missed killing her by inches. poli

philadelphia police are searching for a killer after a fight between teenaged girls escalated into a deadly shooting. >>> and a new push from delaware's governor to protect internet users in the diamond stateow the details. 10 of the 17 republican candidates for president duked it out on stage last night for the very first time and the showdown drew record viewership. >> you call women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. your twitter account. >> only rosie o'donnell. >> yeah, he said that. more than 24 million people tuned in to see just what else frontrunner donald trump would say. that makes him one of the most watched events on tv this year and the most watched primary debate in history. abc's stephanie ramos has more from washington. >> reporter: the day after the big debate, top gop presidential candidates gathered at a forum in atlanta hosted by red state a conservative blog. >> for a guy from new jersey it is a relief to be in a red state i guarantee you. >> reporter: the memory of last night's debate still fresh in their minds. donald trump, the main attraction flanked by nine other republican presidential candidates raised his hand when asked whether he wo

state when a car ran right into the front door avenue medical office. the car hit the delaware open mri on the 3200 block of concorde pike around 11:00 this morning. no one was hurt. policeriver to hit the building. >> 5 o'clock whistle is about to sound meaning the weekend is about to get under way. adam joseph with what's in store. >> i like those bells especially at the shore when you ring them. let's take a look right now at lake wallenpaupack. on a perfect day like this nice to be on one of those lakes on the poconos. penn's landing a lot of blue right here, 87 degrees, dewpoint at 56, because the dewpoints are so low and dry at 56 degrees we're still trying to shake the clouds in cape may. you can see on a friday in august, this place typically would be packed. but not today. you can see the waves kind of churned up as well with that wind out of the easterly direction offer the atlantic and the temperature there just 75 degrees but we will turn things around at the shore for the weekend with the sunshine returning. we'll chat about the city, the shore, the poconos in that seven day coming up in a little bit. >> by time eva is on the air tomorrow night that picture