jaime apody has the highlights when "action news" comes back in a moment. >> okay.born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> burlington new jersey was bursting with patriotic pride on this memorial day. >> ♪♪ >> drummers provided a beat for the town's annual parade this morning. veterans as well as future members of the armed services took part but you didn't need a fancy uniform like this little guy who carried a homemade sign. many with their own flags to cheer the marchers on. >> ♪♪ >> pine barrens chorus presented a musical tribute to the armed services during today's memorial day celebration in cherry hill. veterans and active duty personnel were honored by the township and in an honor guard of police and firefighters presented old glory. >> turning to sport

one bird is particularly busy on his own and we are not just referring to his recent chat with jaime apody. >> with the offseason changes, everybody is interesting about how the changes mesh together. >> i am not interested to see we'll make sure they mesh just fine, we are not just going to sit back. we'll make sure it comes together nicely. >> he is filling his offseason by giving back, his make the world better foundation hosts their second benefit concert, i see the difshs is makes if you have kids and believe and have hope and feel comfortable where they are playing at and then the opposite. >> barwin and mark sanchez visits the victims of the train derailment and they couldn't believe how well they were received. >> you don't think you'll make much of a difference but the feedback was pretty cool. >> for barwin playing football may be his job but making a difference is his way of life. >> this is where i live in philadelphia, i want to be on the best team, the best eagles team ever and i want where i live to be the best city and the best place for kids to grow up. it's something abou

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph and jaime apody. here is what is happening on "action news" wednesday night more on attack on a female jogger, what police want the public to know about the suspect. >>> and taking on cyber crime across the state and they saluted the bravery of dozens of police officers that went above and beyond the call of duty, and now a woman when for her favorite spot in delaware she was attacked by a man in rittenhouse park in newark tell delaware where the train tracks meet the river. john rawlins is here with the latest. >> reporter: police don't have video at this point but they have been out looking for it. they have a good description of the man they are looking for and that came from the jogger and they went to the people that live around the park to see if they recognize that description and the jogger is a graduate student of the university of delaware and was out for her jog yesterday morning, rittenhouse spark, a popular and beloved setting to nature it runs into an adjoining public woods a woman came

plans to unveil new uniforms on may 18th there are other sports there producing top notch athletes jaime apody meeting a player writing history in the books at temple. >> the junior golfer, brandon matthews, finished top 10 in the 12 term manies he played in and i'm happy to work for hi coach all the time he is such a great guy. >> would you say he is the great of the temple golfer of all time? >> there is no question. he is the greatest temple governmenter of all time. >> last year he was the first temple golf toward qualify for the ncaa championship and will tee off this year with the hopes of making it to the finals. >> i'll have to play well, i can't go out with my c game and make it. >> he wants to one day make the pga tour, considering his drive to succeed he has what it takes to make that happen. >> he will be a great great player for a long long time. and i think he has an amazing career ahead of him. >> want to be one of the best that ever lived. that is the bottom line, that is what everyone zrifs to be if you are a competitor or athlete you want to be the best that ever lived. >> ja

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicaoff sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" friday evening. the fugitive wanted in connection with the murder of a wealthy d.c. area family is now in police custody. we'll have more on his first court appearance coming up. >>> also camden firefighters tackle a fast moving fire to try to stop it from spreading to neighboring homes. you'll hear from as he dent who was forced to evacuate. >>> and a bridge that linked two popular shore times won't be open to traffic this memorial day holiday weekend. we'll tell you why. >> we are following developing details in the brutal murder of a maryland businessman and his family and the housekeeper. the man suspected in the crime appeared before a judge this afternoon and authorities believe he did not act alone. daron wint was arrested last night following a massive manhunt. investigators say it was wint's dna that was found on a pizza crust left inside the families' burned out home. abc's karen travers is live

they were allowed to hire the fires openly gay scout leader. >>> jaime apody is now live in the sport centers. >> they bounced back in a big way last night and today they hope to take three of four, sandberg is getting them to play good ball as of late and he had toike this. darren darren a singing to left. and here is a guy on fire, ryan howard homers for the second straight night the ninth home run in the past 27 games that tied it at 3-3 he hit it to the perfect spot right at a phillies fan. look at that guy, you think he is excited? a great father-son moment there that father would be jumping for joy and mike mchenry gets this shot and phils are down 5-3 in the seven and right now. >>> and all eyes are on their top draft picks nelson agholor. the wide receiver has big shoes to fill given the departure of jeremy maclin and that is big shoes to feel but hopes to have a hands on coach that from the sounds of it made him feel comfortable already. >> chip walks around and he is the head coach of this organization but he does a great job of being one of the guys, that is not saying he i

live at the novacare complex jaime apody channel6 "action news.>> jamie thank you. >>> i have a feeling eagles fans will be keeping on eye on marcus marriott's nfl career. last night the tennessee titans selected mariota. leading up to the draft he said it would have been great to be reunited with chip here in philadelphia. it was not meant to be. mariota still holds coach kelly in high regard. >> type of mentor for me as well so he kind of checked in throughout this entire process. and you know he always said good luck wherever you go. you should always play well just not against the eagles. it will be a lot of fun to play against him. >> we will have another special for you tonight focused on the eagles draft break down airs at 11:30 this evening. we will hear from coach kelly after the team makes its second and third round selections. >>> the phillies are not in saint louis anymore. let's call that a good thing after losing three out of four there. the phils visit miami tonight. >>> mgm grand in las vegas weigh in going on right now for floyd m

. >>> "action news" tips with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and melissa mageeo again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight a northeast philadelphia man accused of killing his wife in a fit of rage appears before a judge and we'll tell you what happened in court, a group of roving thieves attacks a group in old city. and dry conditions and heat are upping the wild fire danger in our area. we'll show you how wild fire crews are getting ahead of a potential disaster now the details, connie murray's body was found in pennypack park last august and her husband bobby murray plead guilty to killing her. "action news" reporter vernon odom has the story tonight. >> christopher murray age 49 is a convicted wife killer and he plead guilty this morning admitting to strangling his wife connie one night last august in pennypack park they had a dispute over text messages he received from a female friend they had two children ages 17 and 12 and when her body was found his story fell apart. >> it's gut-wrenching to know his daughter was out looking for her mother w

jaime apody introduces to us one special baseball player. >> at first glance he looks like any othernt joe's baseball player. but then you notice the back of joey gorman's head an outward sign of what has been a long and courageous road to get back onto field. >> i remember coming what, to school right after and i was a little -- not -- i guess embarrassed, i don't know why. my younger brother said i would shave my head and walk around proud with it. >> he has a structural defect in his brain discovered when he was 12. but freshman year at saint joe's it started causing problems. >> one year i was weightlifting pushed out and everything came down my neck, i lost feeling in my legs and my arm. >> from there two brain surgeries and two arm surgeries followed. in just a two year span. gorman was one of our area's best pitchers coming out of neumann goretti high school but was left with nerve damage in his throwing arm. despite long odds the junior is finally playing his first season of college baseball seeing time at first base and as a pinch hitter. why fight so hard to be back here on

jaime apody caught up with the right tackle. >> the nfl draft is in the rear-view mirror. glaring need the eagles failed to address. do you know the last time the eagles drafted an offensive lineman. >> i guess me. >> lane johnson knows his trivia. it's been two years since the birds took him with the fourth overall pick but it might have been a lifetime ago. >> just feels like a hundred years ago. crazy how fast time flies. i'm already going on my third year before you blink. just trying the take every day like it's last and really cherish it. >> last year during these voluntary off season workouts lane knew he had a four game suspension looming for performance enhancing drugs. despite that he finished strong rated as the second best tackle in the nfl. >> last year i played well. i feel a lot more comfortable out there. even now i feel even more comfortable than last year knowing my offense confidence is has improved. you feel like you know what's coming and i just feel like this year is probably going to be my biggest leap. >> he needs it to be. chip kelly released todd

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. two cargo vehicles seemingly disappeared in three days. prompting philadelphia police to issue a warning. and we'll explain why. >>> firefighters spring into action when a home bursts into flames here in montgomery county. plus a crook with a sweet tooth targets a familiar summertime vendor and now police need your help tracking him down. >> and now the details. two cargo vehicles were reported missing from rental lots sunday and that's concerning police. while they may look nonthreatening investigators say vehicles like these could be used for criminal activity. and now authorities are sounding the alarm. >>> "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live in hunting park with all the details. >> reporter: it's a combo police just don't like, two missing cargo vehicles and several big events this weekend have police asking for your help to find them. they want to find these vehicles just to be safe. thousands of people are expected to

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpassppening on "action news" thursday night. they rush to save citizens as another storm heads to texas and oklahoma. >>> and a thief goes to great heights to burglarize a local business and we have the video to show you. >>> and one town is voting on property taxes. what it will mean for a struggling school district. >>> and the storms that devastated texas and oklahoma are preparing for more weather tonight, the onslaught of heavy rains and winds will hamper efforts to find eight residents still missing, several communities are under mandatory evacuations now. brandy is live now. >> reporter: water is surging through a texas home earlier this week. it's the same river that swep away an entire vacation home trapping three families inside, eight people remain missing. >> right now we must focus on finding those that are still missing and just as importantly pray for the living whose hearts are broken. >> the blanko river is receding but others are rising. >> with evacuations underway in wh

jaime apody has the report. >>> and schools were rewarded for their commitment to the vim we'll show. >> a summer-like day warm and muggy and 83 degrees and fresh changes are pushing in with the cold front a drop in temperature from mid to end week. >> it all comes down to tonight as three finalists hit the dance floor for one last shot at the mirror ball trophy. i'll have a free view of the season finale of "dancing with the stars." >>> police in texas say that a shootout with a motorcycle gang started with a parking dispute. it started when a vehicle ran over his foot and that start aid fight that continued at a nearby restaurant and that fight spilled outside and nine people were killed and 18 were injured and sniper were on the scene to protect investigators. >>> details in washington d.c., about a house fire at an upscale neighborhood. the four people found dead inside may have been murdered before the fire was set. three of the four people suffered blunt force trauma but would not say which victim sustained the injuries d.c. police have released video of a so-called person of i

jaime apody live in the "action news" sports center with that story. >> hey guys.s back and he's ready to debut at his new position. look at him all smiles after being called up from aaa lehigh valley. he'll get the start at left tonight and bat six. designated graze sizemore for assignment. ashy will be the team's regular left fielder despite the fact that up until they demoted him to learn the position two and a half weeks agod never played there before. >> that day, you know, maybe the two days after, i was pretty bitter. it's human nature but luckily the people we have in the organization that i've come up with coaches, you know, they know me and so i think that really helped for me to reset my mind. >> ben revere will play in right and get start in center. eagles took a break from ota. they'll resume action on monday. yesterday was a circus-like day. it was mostly about two players, tim tebow and sam bradford. then there's the forgotten quarterback mark sanchez who signed a two year contract with the team days before chip hip traded nick foles. he's still happ

. >> jaime apody channel 6 "action news." >> we wish britney and her family the best as she continues her career in san antonio. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. weekend appointments are now available here. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> a great afternoon for a flight on drone 6, we are above the belmont plateau and you can see people out there playing softball. actually channel 6 softball team is playing this evening. the accuweather highlights show it's warm and dry and finally tracking rain on the way and temperatures so far this month running 5 degrees above normal and this trend continues it could be one of the top warmest mays in history. as far as rain though we have hardly gotten a drop, that is to and

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monicagain. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight a fight between rival biker gangs ends in tragedy in one town in texas. we'll explain what happened. >>> plus, a robbery victim turned the tables on his would be attackers and it was all captured on tape. >>> and the flyers have a new head coach tonight. ducis rodgers will have much more on the surprise selection. >> now the details. a fight between several rival biker gangs escalated into an all-out war in awake company texas, restaurant and when the dust settled, nine people were dead and dozens more put in handcuffs. authorities say the violence may not be over. abc's landis live in new york for us. good evening lana. >> reporter: good evening, monica. that's right. police remain on alert they say concerned about retaliation against them and other rival gangs. at least 170 biker gang members are under arrest in waco texas after a brawl left nine bikers dead and a community shaken. >> we had wounded inside. we had people stabbed.

jaime apody live in south philadelphia with the team introducing its newest wide receiver.eporter: hey, there, brian. yes, nelson agholor has been here around 1:00 p.m. he has a lot to do. he's got people to meet, things to be sized for and because of that he's actually late to his press conference so he hasn't begun speaking yet. let's talk a little bit about nelson agholor. he is the man that chip kelly wanted with that first pick at 20 in the first round. now, chip wanted this guy for a long time. in fact he recruited him out of high school triode get him to come to oregon but nelson didn't go. this is a guy he wanted for four years. kelly says the best way to say it, he's just dialed in as a football player, kind of like jordan matthews in terms of his approach to the game agholor six-one 190 pounds can play inside, outside can return punts and kicks. expected to make a difference with the eagles. we know they need offense givenly fact there's no desean jackson no jeremy maclin. agholor supposed to be in the maclin mold but a little bit of a different player. he had ove

jaime apody with highlights coming up in sports.. >>> monica very warm finish to our holiday weekend. 87 degrees in philadelphia and it look like that warmth will continue for the rest of our week. we'll have the details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> all right, those stories and more when "action news" continues in a moment. >> three people lost their lives in a tragic holiday weekend accident. police say it happened along buckshutem road in millville new jersey. witnesses say two cars can speeding when one driver lost control and plowed into another car sitting a stop sign carrying a woman and two children. >> saw the car coming. and it was just hydroplaning. and it just went directly into her. last thing i seen her do was just lean over and hold her hands out. and that was it. >> the driver of the car at the stop sign was 49-year-old michelle zenchuk. the driver of the hitting car 22-year-old christopher platt. both platt and zenchuk were killed. an eight-year-old also died at the hospital a3-year-old relative in the

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and >>> wednesday night and the big storythe search for a suspect involved in a crime. sara bloomquist is live in glassboro outside of family promise of gloucester county with more. >> reporter: rick and monica this is the home of family promise of gloucester county homeless families with young children come here for help with shelter, food and guidance as they work to fine perm nan homes but overnight someone broke in and ransacked the place things like a backpack and money belonging to the children. right now this renovated home serves as home base for four homeless families with young children and at night they sleep in area churches and today the family as rived first to find the place had been ransacked.

. >>> "action news" delaware valleys leading news program with jaime apody meteorologist, cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news out of burlington county new jersey chopper 6 hd is live where a wild fire continues to burn. lets go to video from earlier, the flames here were raging and 100 acres are still burning right now. i want to show you a map to give you a better idea where this is burning and the fire is also threatening a nearby church. chad pradelli is live with more. >> reporter: hey monica we are here at 206, and behind me you can see the command center and a little bit of smoke coming out of the forest. earlier we saw heavy flames and smoke and not sure if they were backfires being set to stop the advancements or if the brush fire is moving forward, at last check the numbers are moving this is last check the fires are burning and there is no contain. that has since been rescinded. this is not a populated either, but a station and forest ranger has been evacuated. we are told that 10 brush trucks a

jaime apody is here with more. >> for the second time in less than 24 hours, the phillies gave the fans something to cheer about, how about that. lance on the mound he let this grady sizemore single and that gave the phillies a 2-0 lead and then this hit was mishandled. and he went eight scoreless innings allowing own five hits and striking out six. ryan howard hit his seventh home run of the year, he when three for four and the phillies split the series with a 4-2 win. >> lets say overall he has pitched real consistent. the whole season. really feel like we have a chance to win when he goes out there and sets a good tonight and fielders are on their toes and waiting for action and today the early runs goes a long way with him settling in and hitting his spots. >> last night jonathan papelbon became the phillies all time saves leader but needed help. caught the foul pop-up and then gunned down the potential tying run at the plate. that was papelbon's 100th all time save. >> oh man i don't know what just happened. you know i guess if there is one way to do it that is the way to do it. go

jaime apody is live with more. >> hi there guys, he was suppose to be the future of third base but cany hope he can be the future for left field. he was denoted after the 4-3 loss last night. this will clear the way for mike l. franco to take over third and this is part of the change-up and he was emotional. >> it's better for me to play left fieldly go do that, i will never stop believing i'm a big league baseball player, whatever challenge comes my way i'll be ready. >> after thinking about it if he goes down there and gets after it it could be a fairly short stint when is he ready he'll be back so -- it wasn't an easy one. >> the phils face a familiar face when a.j. burnett takes him out for the pirates, and it took less money to return to pittsburgh and not because removed chemistry problems in the clubhouse. it's tough when you are not winning and it doesn't matter who is in there, it's tough for me to come here every day, tough for guys to come knowing they are not playing the way they should be playing and vice versa, but as far as the clubhouse i don't see problems burnett boun

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the latest on the deadly amtrak train derailment in philadelphia, we learned today that there was an eighth person killed in the derailment, the body was discovered this morning by cadaver dogs and official as nouned they accounted for all 243 people on board the train and rail service from philadelphia to new york could be back up and running by tuesday. the national transportation safety board is expected to give you a live update in the next hour. lets begin the coverage with "action news" reporter john rawlins live in port richmond. >> reporter: good evening, we are waiting for the latest briefing from federal investigators and it was scheduled for 5:00 and earlier today we heard from the ceo of amtrak that is of course the railroad in the middle of all of this as well as the mayor. >> we must now report that we have confirmed eight deceased from this horrible tragedy. the remains of eighth victim found this morning in the first car and found by t

. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is a big weather change on the way, sky 6 hd looking live at the ben franklin bridge the sky is clear over the delaware right now but it's still hot and pretty humid accuweather says it's changing cooler and more comfortable weather is coming. cecily tynan squoins us at the "action news" big board with the details. >> tomorrow spring like weather is returning after four days of very summery conditions temperatures temperatures over the weekend in the 80s and today 83 and it's muggy and a cold front moving in from the west and typically cold fronts bring showers and thunderstorms, but double scan live showing one isolated cell i'm tracking through chester into newcastle county some reports of wind damage and hail, it's moving to the southeast at 20 miles per hour, to elsmere and fairfax and pennsgrove are all in the panel of this storm. we had 21 lightning strikes in the last is a minutes, and this storm is streng

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night and"action news" is the search for a sexual predator police served a search warrant in an investigation of a woman assaults in her south physical home earlier this week, police released clearer pictures of the suspect in the aattack. it happened on south rosewood street and the new video appears to show that the suspect may have committed a burglary in the victim's home and then the assault happened. sara bloomquist is live in the city's point breeze section where the warrant was issued. >> reporter: that is right we are here in the 1300 block of south chadwick street you can see them outside of a home here. u.s. marshals were here along with philadelphia police and most of the marshals pull away a moment ago and this raid is in connection with the investigation of a woman on the 1800 block of south rosewood early monday morning. "action news" was here on the scene when the police raided the home and they used a battering ram to go in and u.s. marshals and philadelphia police were on hand

for cecily tynan adam joseph jaime apody monica malpass, i'm rick williams, have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night and a chester county massage therapist is under arrest accused of self you'll assaulting a client and a van strikes to children in the logan section of philadelphia, but the big story on "action news" tonight is a new controversy that exploded today in the democratic race for philadelphia mayor the issue came out of last night's debate here at channel 6 when anthony williams said he would give police commissioner charles ramsey the boot if he wins, that set off mayor michael nutter today who held nothing back in blasting williams. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins live outside of city hall. john, it would appear that we have fire works in this campaign. >> interesting a stinging rebuke from the mayor who is across not running, he is preparing to leave office next year but directed at two men that would like his job. >> it came at the memorial serv

. >>> fillies are in new york trying to void the sweep of the mets, jaime apody is live at the sportster with more. >> i hate to break it to you guys, the phils should start investing in a broom closet because it was a sweep and dinosaur day this guy is almost as frightening as the phil's play, sean oh sullivan got absolutely shelled and in the third phils down 2-0 and michael cuddyer tagged him for a two-run shot to the second deck and now a 4-0 lead for the mets and phils could not muster anything at the plate and they were held to four singles through six innings and then the player nicknamed four, got into it the phils were swept out of city field and not a good way to end a 10 game road trip they won own three of them. the warriors will punch their ticket for the nba finals and steph curry will wear a protective sleep on his elbow after the brutally awful fall. and now lebron james and the cavs sealed their spot in the finals last night and he helped them sweep the hawks. and now he will make tistive and straight nba finals appearance and some are putting him in the same sentence

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a man is suspected more than 4,000 cell phone batteries from cell towers. they are working to recover the boxes that keep the cell towers working when the power goes out. now the big story is the investigation on the battery thefts many have been found at recycling plants across the region. chad pradelli is live with the receipt of the story. good evening. >> reporter: upper merion police tell us that the thief recently broke into this lot. the yellow and black object is a generator, when the power goes off it takes several hours for the power to kick on and the containers surrounding it each cell phone carrier has one inside of the batteries and the cell phone bandit is stealing emup and down the east coast and making a pretty penny. >> these are just a few dozen of the roughly 4300 cell phone backup batteries stolen since september, police say the suspect stole them stretching across four states from new jersey to delaware. and the suspect was a technician sub-contracted out for carriers like sprint a

jaime apody has more on that. >> hello guy, tom brady has until tomorrow to appeal his four game suspension. and more accusations that he is doctoring those footballs for quite sometime. he saw him using broken in footballs during a game even though they had to use brand new footballs, now the rules are changed. >> i was on the sidelines and i noticed how the beat up ball was getting thrown in on our offense, but when we were on offense, a brand new ball was thrown in and i said something to the ball boy, and he gave me a smirk. >>> in this case something to be done in 44 years in this case not so much. the phillies lost four in a row the worst start in 44 years. louis garcia gave up four runs in the seventh and now four games under .500, that puts them on pace to be 52-110. >> get behind and chip away and get close and then not be able to take the lead. >> phils and pirates at it again tonight and cole hamels on the hill and he will try to avoid the phillies going this way for a half century. >>> and pitt against west virginia that is casey huff, of the mountaineers it's one of the catches

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. ? search is on for suspects after a spree of arms robberies just blocks from temple university. many of the victims are students the big story on "action news" is the series of holdups at gun point in north philadelphia now police want your help tracking down the men responsible and sara bloomquist is live at one of the scenes of the arm robberies with the details. >> reporter: these two suspects are definitely targeting temple students some of them sitting on their front steps some of them late at night like the victims of this block are doing the cameras are installed everywhere and these young men look like college students themselves were caught again and again on video these are the men police want to identify on the prowl on the streets of philadelphia, one ran up and robbed a group of young people they struck six times between may 14th west of temple campus the victims were students that had cell phones

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the big story on of montgomery county where the water main break shot water into the air. this is ashborn road, that road remains shut down for repairs and there are people in that area with no water. dann cuellar is live at the scene with the very latest. >> reporter: rick and monica repair crews are on the scene trying to fix this water main, and they are making repairs and restoring water to people's home here on ashborn road. this is what it looked like this afternoon shortly after the water main burst. >> i came out to get my mail and all of a sudden i saw the burst tonight looked like a volcano. >> noise and then boom and there was water coming out like a fountain. a big fountain coming out. the water came out bursting from the tree. >> it took crews almost an hour to shut off the water. >> no water right now. >> it's going to be a while before they can get it back on? >> yes probably.

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> friday night and the big story a rash of break-ins in bucks county. >> a group of thieves taking cash and computers out of vehicles and in one break-in they even took a gun. tonight they are urging residents in and around buckingham township to lock up their vehicles and their garages too. vernon odom is live with the latest for us. vernon? >> reporter: it happens every spring in neighborhoods like this one in buck county garage and driveway theft rates jump, it's young people hooked on drugs trying to raise fast cash, it's really scary and you don't expect that to happen in a neighborhood like this, it teaches you should lock your car no matter where you live. >> take this neighborhood in buckingham, there are three garage and car vehicles here overnight. no signs of forced entry the doors left unlocked. it was unlocked cars and then apparently one or two dwrarnlgs. the villages at buckingham is not the only location pace road in the mechanics section was targeted as well. one resident reported

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we continue to cover our breaking news from philadelphia, the incident you see captured on a cell phone right here led to the injury of four philadelphia police officers this afternoon. it was chaos as the suspect tried to flee right there. but he didn't get far when police opened fire and hit the driver. >> the officers hit are all expected to be okay but the suspect is in critical condition, we have live team coverage this evening, dann cuellar is standing by outside of einstein medical center where the officers and suspect was take and. and first john rawlins. >> reporter: this incident played out on four locations two in olneyer and two on west oak lane. this is the third incident it is believe that two shots were fired by police and deputy commissioner ross picks up the story of the incident in olney. >> they got hit out of car and the male began to fight with the officers and a violent struggle ensues and the male got back into the maroon car and he struck three of the officers with his car. >> a "a

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. the family of a delaware man who died following a fistfight with a childhood friend is demanding answers from police. we're live with the story. >>> also two thieves pretends to be customers so they can rob a port richmond eatery. now police need the public's help tracking them down. >>> the republican field for the 2016 nomination is expanding. more on the two new candidates who never served a day in public office. >> now the details. two men agreed to fight each other in middletown new castle county nearly 10 days ago. just after that confrontation one of the men ends up dead. investigators say the evidence so far shows no crime occurred but the family of the man who died say they want some answers. "action news" reporter vernon odom live outside the new castle headquarters in minquedale with that story for us. vernon. >> reporter: the parents of the deceased say they are not satisfied at all with the police investi

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> monday night andn "action news" is a developing one out of lansdale, montgomery county where a small sports car got wedged underneath a tractor-trailer. chopper 6hd was over the scene of the southbound lanes of the northeast extension near bethel road. the driver of the car was finally freed put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. >> the crash happened about 2:30 this afternoon. it is still causing traffic trouble right now. so far unclear how badly the driver of the car was hurt or if there were any other injuries. and matt pelman will have an update on the backup for you on the northeast extension coming up in just a few minutes. >> in other news tonight, new jersey assemblymen is trying to strengthen the penalties for swatting after becoming a victim of the crime. >> the it is where people call 911 and then report a false crime has become a growing problem. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic joins us live in the new jersey news room tonight with more. nora. >> reporter: hi there monica. y

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> it is a solemn day people gather to remember our fallen heroes. parades and ceremonies are held across our region to show support for our military. >>> it is monday night memorial day 2015. monica malpass will be along at 6 o'clock this evening. sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is how people across the nation are celebrating the holiday. >> and we'll have a look at ceremonies from across our region in a moment but first let's check in with meteorologist melissa magee and melissa, great weather for memorial day and we're getting ready to heat up we're hearing. >> that's right, sharrie and rick. we had a nice start and a nice finish to our holiday weekend. in fact very warm, very comfortable across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. we have a warm streak going on. today so far in philadelphia, 87 degrees was the high temperature. nine of the last 10 memorial days have been well above average and no changing that this time around. it's 86 in philadelphia, 85 in tr

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> friday night thet on that developing story out of southwest philadelphia. police are investigating after a woman says she witnessed a young man and woman right here throw a baby onto some train tracks. the alleged incident happened at the rail bridge overpass at 68th and kingsessing at about 11:00 a.m. >> police say surveillance video shows the young man and woman walking hand in hand after the alleged incident described as being between 17 and 20 years old and the woman was wearing muslim clothes. an intense search has been happening but so far no baby has been found. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you the latest when it becomes available. >> and now to the latest on the deadly train derailment. the last of the wrecked amtrak rail cars was removed from that site in port richmond today. and the first funeral for one of the eight people killed was held this morning. >> "action news" reporter john rawlings was live in society hill tonight where the ntsb is expected to give an update on its

jaime apody is live in the "action news" sports center with more. >> this news just into our sports center it's big news. that's right. the verdict has come down on deflate-gate and here is what it is. tom brady suspended without pay for the first four games of the season. the cowboys actually play the patriots the fourth game. patriots fineed. the employees that were involved have been suspended as well. tom brady suspended for the first four games of the season for deflate-gate. cheaters never prosper, that's what my mom always told me. >>> the eagles continue their voluntary off season workouts and for one of them what a difference a year makes. lane johnson is preparing for his third season in the n. last year at this time he was weighed do you know in the thought avenue four game suspension he had looming for using performance enhancing drugs. he allowed only one sac all year but this he says will be the year he needs to make his greatest leap. the team failed to draft an offensive lineman for the second season in a row. lost a big presence when todd herremans was released earlier thi

with jamie jaime apody meteorologist cecily tai tine, rick williams and monica malpass. >> friday nightis developing right now. police say they are close to arresting a person of interest in the sexual assault of a woman in her south philadelphia home. now, that assault and burglary happened monday on south rosewood street and the suspect has been on the run ever since. >> "action news" reporter chad pradelli has been covering this story all week. he's live outside of the special victims unit with the very latest tonight. chad. >> reporter: rick, sources tell me the person of interest in these attacks raheem felder has reached out to an attorney and is working on the details to orchestrate his surrender. that said u.s. marshals and philadelphia police continue to search for him. philadelphia police say raheem felder is a person of interest in the home invasion and sexual assault that left a sense of unease in the south philadelphia points breeze neighborhoods. u.s. marshals now have an arrest warrant for a parole violation. felder served 12 years behind bars for attempted murder. his mo

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a teenaged motherby throwing the one-year-old off of a bridge then jumping into the water herself. this happened in the lehigh valley over the weekend. both remain in the hospital tonight. monday evening and the big story on "action news" a is the attempted murder charges against an allentown mother. >> lehigh valley correspondent walter perez live in allentown with the very latest. walter. >> reporter: monica, friends and family say they did not see this coming and now the mother of allentown has been formally charged with attempted murder aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child that after she allegedly pushed her one-year-old baby off the hamilton street bridge you see right there before jumping in herself in what authorities describe as an attempted murder-suicide. >> this is inexplicable. i don't know how any mother could do this. >> reporter: lehigh county da is talking about the alleged actions of the 19-year-old who according to witnesses kissed her baby boy then pushed him ove

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the atlantic city shore is opened for the memorial day weekend. families are wasting no time in getting down to the business of relaxing. they're heading for the holiday with gas prices nearly a dollar below last year's. it is friday night. monica malpass is off. sharrie williams is joining us this evening and the big story on "action news" is the unofficial start of summer. >> people have big plans whether it's a memorial parade or time at the shore. we'll get to new jersey correspondent nora muchanic in ocean city in a moment but first let's head outside to meteorologist cecily tynan for a look at the holiday weekend forecast. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie. mother nature is cooperating with any weekend plans. it is beautiful right now. we do have a little dip in the temperatures coming our way tomorrow but take a look at the temperatures now. in philadelphia it's 76 degrees. yesterday we were stuck in the 50's with the rain. washington, d.c. 79. if you look to the west, though pittsburgh, it's 67 degree

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> monday night thekeeping an eye to the skies as strong storms could pop up in parts of or region. >> let's check in with cecily tynan with the very latest. >> rick and monica storm tracker six live double scan showing in our viewing area really all the activity is focused over delaware and we have had some very heavy rain right now near middletown and townsend also three light mic anyone strikes associated with it. , see how it's really just sitting there. we have a frontal boundary that's laying there and is moving very slowly so that means ringing out a lot of moisture in a short period of, as much as 2-inches in that area so the national weather service just about 30 seconds ago has issued a flood advisory for central and western new castle county until 8 o'clock. again, one to 2 inches of rain has already fallen. more will likely fall so this is a good time to remind our viewers turn around, don't drown. if you drive into an area were the roads are flooded you really do want to turn around and go t