for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, adam joseph and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >>> tonight, the stunning moment the families in charleston facing the accused killer. forgiveness and anger, one saying, we welcomed you to that bible group with open arms. and word that his own father called police after the shootings. >>> and severe weather from district of columbiad.c. district of columbiad.c. to philly no new york. >>> and the cruise ship crash. >>> and the massive accident. the truck driver accused of falling asleep. >>> and the invisible

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. you'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. in the man hunt for two escaped killers across state lines, and police now show up at a woman's home. >>> the power tools, the plan crawling their way through pipes up through a manhole, and now investigators have interviewed this woman who worked at the prison. did they have help. >>> and breaking now, the t.b. scare. a female patient with an extreme form of tuberculosis raced to the national institutes of health looking for hundreds who may have come in connect with her. >>> excessive force? an officer throwing aa teenage girl to the ground and pulling out his gun. >>> severe storms. from the d.c. area all the way up to new york the massive fire erupting at a chemical plant, families urged to stay indoors.

for cecily tynan ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner.'ll join us at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >>> tonight, multiple shark attacks along the coast and the new sightings now. two children in separate attacks minces apart. both of them losing arms. three attacks now in just a week. sharks spotters armed with rifles and we fly overhead tonight, families still in the water. >>> also breaking the plane on the tarmac the cdc rushing in. a dozen passengers getting sick on the same flight. >>> the tropical system barreling toward the coast tonight and the storm from texas to pennsylvania. flash flood watches in new york. >>> it's official jeb bush is in. and taking aim at hillary clinton. at mrs. clinton talking about age and breaking a barrier. >>> and the resignation, the naacp leader who allegedly claimed she was black, her siblings now speaking out tonight. they say she's white.

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the dramatic end to the massive manhunt for two escaped killers. the surviving fugitive talking from his hospital bed revealing his final days on the run. the two escapees splitting up trying to cover their trail. our reporter with the first look inside one of their hideouts. >>> the wall of flames in the west. two dozen homes destroyed by wildfires. hundreds more emptied and the fire near a chemical leak forcing families to stay inside. >>> stock drop. the parke suffering its worst day of the year the big fear causing the dow to plunge 350 points. what does this mean for your 401(k). >>> narrow escape. a plane shall crashing into a home bursting into flames. the quick-thinking family making it out alive.

. >>> ducis rodgers with the sports news tonight. the phillies finally get a day off and they could use it. "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪♪ life begins with a howl, we scream, shout shriek with joy. until, inhibition creeps in, our world gets smaller quieter, but life should be loud. sing loud, play loud, love loud. dentures shouldn't keep you quiet life should be ringing in your ears. live loud, super poligrip. >> cooler conditions coming this week are welcome at this montgomery county retirement center. town manor west in east norriton has been without air conditioning for more than two weeks since may 18th. pictures of thermostats inside two rooms showed temperatures at 90 and 92 degrees last night. officials said they had to order a special part which could arrive tomorrow; shocks arrive tomorrow. and they hope to have the system running again sometime this week. in the meantime, they have placed 12 mobile air conditioning units around the facility. >>> two state representatives from philadelphia today pleaded got

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff, adam joseph and ducis rodgers.ase join us for "action news" at 11. :here on channel six. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jaime apody adam joseph the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> we have break news tonight. the empassioned plea late today. you will see the governor saying take down the confederate flag. just days after nine people are shot dead in a church. >>> and a tornado, a 140r9 time ago. the midwest, chicago, detroit on alert. winds near 100 miles an hour. the system moving east philly new york, up to boston next. >>> breaking now. a major development for the ki

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with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> it is monday night.rom hamilton township, mercer county and that is the big story on this monday night. firefighters are battling a four alarm blaze in the 1700 block of east state street. the fire has spread to eight homes and we just learned a and minute ago that roofers were doing work on one of the roofs in this eight-house stretch. firefighters were called to the scene at 4:45 this afternoon. the blaze is spreading along the roof line. at this time there are no reports of injuries. of course we'll have the latest on this blaze throughout the evening on "action news" at 11:00 and always at 6abc.com. >>> now to the severe weather that is approaching the area tonight and that includes tornado watches currently in effect. this is storm tracker six live and storms are moving west to east. tornado watches are in effect for almost all of southeastern pennsylvania. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the "action news" big board. cecily, what's the latest from accuweather. >> and jim, the leading edge of a

. >>> phillies go for a sweep begins the red, ducis rodgers has that story when "action news" continues tonight. >>> we have some breaking news from the lawn dale section of philadelphia, where an off-duty police officer has shot ape killed a robbery suspect. details are still coming in but it happened in the 6900 block of rising sun avenue, just 30 minutes ago, two armed robbery suspects were confronted by the officer, a gun battle ensued, one of the suspects was hit leaving a blood trail as they fled, and unidentified suspects body was found a short distance away on tyson avenue. the second suspect remains at large. the off-duty officer was not hurt. of course, we will have more on this story on "action news" beginning at 4:30 and as we get it at six abc.com. >>> bull dog named elvis who has an unusual appetite is on the mend tonight. doctors at the veterinary specialty and emergency center in levittown successfully removed three pacifiers from his stomach. his owner rush him to the vet a few weeks ago after seeing him eat one of those pacifiers and a x-ray revealed no less than three

ducis rodgers live in the sports center with all the details. >> hey, guys.s with the phillies these days. friday they changed managers and today they introduced andy macphail as team's new president. jaime apody was at today's news conference. she joins us live with more. >> historic day. it's the first time ever that the team has gone outside their organization to find their new leader. announcement that andy macphail will be their new president signals a shift in the way the phillies franchise does business. let's talk about macphail. he has a history of turning franchises around. he did it with the orioles and before that won two world series with the twins as gm. but he's been out of baseball after burning himself out. now he will resume control in october after shad going pat gillick for the next three months and he talked about his first order of business. >> when i don't really know the most pressing issue. that's what i have to discern over the next three months. i don't want to come in here and pretend that i am in a position to know anything. >> wh

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff adam joseph and ducis rodgers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel six. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, outbreak. tornadoes touching down. the stunning images. dozens of homes ripped apart. this pickup is lifted. the major accident scene, a train colliding with a truck. the passenger plane, the fire in the cockpit. >>> the abc news exclusive. this boy and his onetime coach former speaker dennis hastert. what this woman says happened to her broken her brother. >>> and they're being called the modern-day

and ducis rodgers with that story when "action news" continues. ÷lled by a lion in south africa today. the 24-year-old woman was visiting an animal park and the visitors drive through the park in their own vehicles as lions roam freely. officials say the woman disobeyed signs to keep the windows closed. she was taking a picture when a lion lunged at her. the driver suffered non-life-threatening injure rid, the woman was killed. >>> and tosses out a conviction for making threats online. anthony elonis posted rap lyric referencing killing his ex-wife, hurting police and shooting a school and they said it was not enough to make a person feel threatened. >>> and several of the most controversial provisions of the patriot act expired at midnight last night. intelligence officials are warning there will be significant security gaps until members of congress can come to an agreement or new patriot act amendment amendments, happening as soon as tomorrow or wednesday. and the t.s.a. will lose the power to collect the calling records of americans, and that wi

and ducis rodgers with highlights and then cecily tynan. >>> and we have a conveyer belt of moistureh clouds and showers stuck on the east coast. letting you know when we break out of this weather pattern in the seven-day forecast. >>> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> the frantic rescue effort goes on tonight in china but it looks like this will be the country's deadliest maritime accident in decades. a river cruiseship with 456 people onboard capsized last night in the river and 15 people have been rescued, 13 bodies have been recovered, and the rest are still trapped on the ship. among the 15 survivors, the captain and the chief engineer. they have been handed over to police. >>> members of an antiterrorism task force shot and killed a man in boston. the 26-year-old was under 24-hour scrutiny and members of the task force approached him as he emerged from a pharmacy. they wanted to ask him a question and they say he lunged at them with a large military-style knife. and he was shot twice and declared dead at the hospital. still unknown why he was under

and ducis rodgers with that story when "action news" continues. well, sir.er some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. red velvet. oh, thank you. i made this. take charge of your retirement. talk to a state farm agent today. 14 irresistible flavors. one for the mood. one for the moment. each one can make every day more delicious than the last. the taste could only be baileys. the experience could only be yours. baileys coffee creamers. this is the one. >> officials have not publicly identified the american tourist killed by a lion in south africa today. the 24-year-old woman was visiting an animal park and the visitors drive through the park in their own

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. >>> ducis rodgers with the phillies trying to crawl their way oust of the basement with the orioles. that and much more when "action news" continues tonight. bushies. embattled president of the spokane washington chapter of the naacp has resigned amid questions about her racial identity. in a facebook post, rachel dolezal, wrote that it is in the best interest of the naacp, last week, dolezal's parents came forward saying that the 37 year-old is white and has been falsely port trailing herself as black for years. >>> saying he is the out identifier jeb bush entered the race for president. bush chose miami dade college for his announcement a diverse school that bush aid said reflects the nation jeb bush seeks to lead. >> our country is on a very bad course and the question is, what are we going to do about it? the question for me, the question for me is, what am i going to do about it. i have have decided i'm a candidate for the president of the you had of america. >> bush is the former governor of florida and he lash out at the washington insiders in the race. both republican and de

. >>> ducis rodgers introduces to us new phillies management and what it might mean for familiar faces when "action news" continues tonight. >>> tonight, hubs of people, have been forced from their homes, as fire fighters, battled a raging wild fire in central washington. the inferno dubbed the sleepy hallow fire has burned through 4,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes. the fire began sunday afternoon, outside lenac hi there is still no word how it started. greece is on the brink of the historic financial collapse refusing to negotiate a new deal with european lenders. the impact of the crisis has been felt in greece and potentially throughout europe. thousands of greeks held a pro government rally in atens as authorities closed banks and limited withdraws today. the government is asking citizens to vote against compromisees from lenders to bureau more money. its future as a euro country is in doubt. >>> turmoil in europe punished u.s. stocks today sending the dow jones industrial average down 350 points, the worst day of the year. that also push the blue chips index slightly into

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also ducis rodgers with the phillies looking to keep their streaking with the yankees when "action newsntinues tonight. ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> a patient has had won a lawsuit after accidentally recording his doctor, insulting him and putting a phony diagnosis on his chart. the patient had been recording the doctor's post op instructions but he forgot to turn it off when he went under anesthesia for a colonoscopy and the recording captured this. >>> the patient sued for defamation, and medical malpractice. he was awarded more than half million-dollar in damages. >>> corrections officer is under arrest tonight in the escape of those two convicted murderers in new york. gene palmer was charge with promoting contraband and tampering with evidence. he will ab rain in the felonies next wednesday. investigators say palmer helped smuggle tools and contraband to richard matt and david sweat in frozen hamburger meat and then gave them access to a catwalk. >>> philadelp

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with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night jim is off i'm monicaernor chris christie signs the 2016 budget. and phillies manager ryne sandberg resigns just hours before the team takes the field. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the u.s. supreme court's ruling that makes same-sex marriage legal today in all 50 states. [cheers and applause] >>> that was the reaction earlier this morning from gay marriage supporters gathered outside the court. they cheered cried and hugged as they got word of the historic five to four ruling. president obama spoke from the rose garden shortly after that opinion was handed down. he is calling it a victory for our country. >> there's so much more work to be done to extend the full promise of america to every american but today we can say in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a local more perfect. [cheers and applause] >> the 14 states that had same-sex marriage bans will now have to stop enforcing the bans. meanwhile a big celebration is under way in center city right now. david henry live out

join me along with adam and ducis rodgers for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> ande rick williams and monica malpass way look ahead at 5:00. >> i feel so sorry for brian. >> you had it rough. >> that's a rough gig. >> coming up next on "action news" at 5 o'clock, there is concern tonight about a terror threat for the upcoming fourth of july festivities. find out why the local law enforcement are being told to be extra vigilant over the holiday. >> a teenaged boy an man were both attacked by sharks on a north carolina beachly we'll tell you why officials say shark encounters are on the rise on the east coast. those stories and more coming up next at 5:00. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> a barbershop and two homes in delaware county are raided as officials bust a methamphetamine ring. the investigation began after several complaints from folks in the neighborhood. monday night the big story on "action news" is the arrest of several people accused of dealing

with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> it is monday night and the bignews in the rhawnhurst section of philadelphia. this happened just about 25 minutes ago and as you can see, it is a mess. a car slammed into or make that an suv it appears slammed into a building at loney and tasker again in the rhawnhurst section of philadelphia. we do know that a juvenile has been transported to frankford torresdale hospital. also l and i has been dispatched to the scene to see if that building still has any integrity left. they're concerned about a potential collapse. we don't yet know what the building is. we don't know about the extent of injuries to other people. in addition to that juvenile who has been taken to the hospital. obviously we are still waiting for information from the scene. when we get it, we will give it to you. >>> now, here is the latest on gunfire that erupted in the kensington section of philadelphia this afternoon. it happened in the 700 block of east hilton street. five people were shot including an 11-year-old girl. law men are trying to so

with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night another tributetwo year anniversary of the center city collapse, a survivor meets the firefighter who rescued her from the rubble. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is new information in last night's shooting of an alleged bandit by a philadelphia police officer. it happened at rising sun pizza at 6919 rising sun avenue in lawndale. authorities have identified the dead suspect tonight as 33-year-old andrew ellerbe of north garnett street in north philadelphia. his alleged accomplice is still at large. "action news" reporter john rawlins has the details of what happened. >> reporter: police say ellerbe was wielding a gun when he tried to rob this pizza shop late last night but there is an odd twist. it was later discovered that gun was loaded with just blanks. an off duty detective the lone customer in this pizza shop when two men come in. one puts a revolver to the detective's head, takes $20 from his hand and orders him to the ground. the police say the men focus on the store's employee

with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night the 2015 marianoday and a hatboro man is sentenced to sending a ricin laced card to a rival. >>> deadly flames in montgomery county. fire attacked a home on skippack creek road. it happened at 2 o'clock this morning and a 62-year-old woman was trapped inside. the collapse of a floor prevented firefighters from getting to her and she died at the scene. she has been identified as peggy corinne armato. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at the scene and walter you've got the full story. >> reporter: jim, as we take a live look at the scene i can tell you that mrs. armato's surviving family members returned here. they were devastated by their loss. they also say the hero in this story is the family dog. >> the house is a shell. there's nothing left. neighbor charles read says he still has a hard time believing how fast his neighbor's home went up in flames. >> it was shocking to see everything develop so quickly. one of the things, it's just -- it's happening right in front of you and i think it

with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night the local boy scoutsy. >>> and a north philadelphia man survives a house collapse without serious injury. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a remarkable statement of forgiveness in charleston, south carolina. confessed mass killer dylann roof appeared at his first court hearing by way of video conference today and some of the relatives of his nine alleged victims spoke words like this, i forgive you my family for gives you. we would like you to take this opportunity to repent, do that and you'll be better off than you are right now. and then this from the mother of taiwan today zapped sanders. >> we welcomed you with open arms. have you killed some of the most beautifulest people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts. and i'll never be the same. but as we said in bible study we enjoyed you. may god have mercy on you. >> roof has been tagged with $1 million bail for a gun charge as families sobbed in court roof stood there stone faced at the county jail. >>> outside a memorial is growin

with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night vice president joeo mourn the death of his son and a federal investigation is on about the man who flew a drone over citizens bank park. but the big story on "action news" tonight is an afternoon of drenching rain storms that in many parts of the tri-state area. this is the way it looked in atlantic city late today and there are flash flood watches for most of the area in effect until tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. that's because some of the storms have the ability to pour 2-inches of water an hour and the water will be difficult to drain. >>> this the hail, accompanying a tornado warning late today in salem county, new jersey. let's get the latest on all of this from meteorologist cecily tynan at the big board. >> and jim, it's going to be a busy night for double scan live. it shows you what's going on north of philadelphia, we have a steady lighter rain but south of philadelphia where the air is warmer, this is really the focus of the severe weather. we did have that tornado warning from salem county from abou

i hope you'll join me with adam and ducis rodgers for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17.lley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> monday night. monica is off sharrie williams joining us. the big story on "action news" is an accuweather alert. we're expecting strong gusty storms this evening. >> and parts of our region are under a tornado watch right in you as we speak. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather and storm tracker double scan live. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie and wick. really the key areas we're looking at are extreme northwest suburbs. that tornado watch has been posted for lancaster county until 8 o'clock, berks county, lehigh county, northampton county until 10 o'clock. now, what a tornado watch means is that conditions are favorable for a potential tornado to develop. you don't have to take any action. that would be if a tornado warning has been posted. as we go wider you can see what's going on. this is what's known as a prefunnel