i'm jaime apody. ducis. >> the phillies begin a four game set in l.a.gers, that would be jimmy rollins and the dodgers. >>> wimbledon, serena facing sister venus. match point in the second set, serena in the far court. she wins six-four-63 to advance to the quarter finals. serena now owns a 15-11 edge all time over her older sister. >>> sixers top draft pick jahlil okafor will make his debut for the team tonight. sixers open summer league games against the spurs. >>> nascar race in daytona didn't end until 2:41 in the morning and it ended with a bang. several cars involved in this fiery wreck. the car hit the catch fence sending debris into the stands. some fans suffered minor injuries. austin suffered a bruised tailbone and bruised forearm that's it. there were no other major injuries. dale earnhardt jr. won the race. the technology they have to save these guys is amazing. sharrie over to you. >> ducis thank you. >>> tonight is a big night for the bachelorette right here on 6abc. kaitlyn is down to her final five suitors as they continue their trip thr

and it's sports anchor versus sports anchor find out why ducis rogers and jaime apody went head to head in a special challenge at sesame place today. those stories and much more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. >>> health check tonight, a common question if are you trying to lose weight what is more important diet or exercise well ali gorman has the answer. she joins us at the big board. >> if you are doing double workouts and not soing the scales move, there is a likely reason experts and every day people that lost weight say that pounds are lost in the kitchen but you should not skip the gym all together. planks and knowups, all of these moves help to strengthen your bones but when it comes to losing weight, julia burke says you can't out exercise a poor diet. >> any kind of weight loss, fat loss especially comes through proper nutrition you can even not work out as much. >> the average woman burns anywhere from 400 to 600 calories for an hour long intense workout. and that could spark cravings and if you reward yourself with food or junk. >> if you think about two big coo

also jaime apody has phillies dodgers, flyers and wimbledon news. >> the confederate flag is still af debate for south carolina lawmakers, the state house of representatives took up a bill to remove the flag from the state house to the museum. that overwhelmingly passed through the senate and some members of house stalled the bill for amendments or debate. today's debate comes one day after the house voted to ban the confederate flag from cemeteries. the senate has yet to approve that measure. >>> the washington red skins received another legal blow in their fight to keep their name trademarked. a federal judge ordered them to keep the trademark registration and that the name could be offensive to native americans and that cancellation infringed on their right to free speech. the cancellation won't take affect until the team completes the appeals progress. >> jaime apody is live in the "action news" sports center with more. >> hey there goes, and phillies fans you are all talking about it. it appears that the chase utley era may be over in philadelphia. he is batting a career worst .

live at citizens bank park jaime apody, channel6 "action news."> all right jamie. >>> between the phillies and the sixers these two have lost a lot of games the last few years and even on the sixers future looks bright, they're just one and six in summer league play so far. sixers in vegas finishing up the summer league today without jahlil okafor. he's on the bench against houston get something rest. samson stealing the show nails a three in the first half. samson right now leads all scorers with 22. the sixers up 10 in the second half. >>> let's swing over to the open. yeah, rain a good thing at least for that seagull. delayed three hoursly tiger woods is tied for 129th place. dustin johnson with a one shot lead. he still has a lot play. play suspended due to darkness. they'll finish the second and third rounds tomorrow. johnson with only one bogey so far he's threw 13. still a lot of golf to be played out there at the british open. that's sports. back to you guys in studio. >> thank you jeff. >>> a different scene entertained passenger. the foo

jaime apody has the exciting highlights of last night's phillies game. >>> and perfect weather for aball game today or anything outdoor outdoors, i'll let you know how long the warm temperatures stick around in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues in just a moment. >> more controversy is browing over the case of a woman found dead in a jail cell in tex. dash-cam video shows the moments leading up to bland's arrest. it seems to be a routine traffic stop that escalates no a confrontation. >> i'm going to light you up get out now! >> get out of car! >> for failing to signal. >> the trooper wrote that blan tried to kick him but cell phone arrest tells a different story that video was made available after they were accused of releasing an edited version. meantime bland's body is back in her family's possession and they are ordering an independent autopsy because they do not believe she committed suicide. >>> turning to sports the phillies wrapped up their serieses with the rays, a great day to be at citizens bank park. jaime apody is live with m

jaime apody is live with that. >> how did two local jersey boys celebrate success, they traveled backe in style. mike trout wins the mvp and todd frazier won the home run derby the night before so the two chartered a private jet to fly back to new jersey despite betting on baseball pete rose got cheers. and mike trout leads off with a home run and with the game tied at 1-1 trout came home on a single. after counting for two of the runs trout becomes the first ever to win back to back all-star game mvp's and along with the trophy comes a new set of wheels and he picked a corvette over a truck. >> came out with a w that is the big of the thing i go out there and play my hardest every day and it doesn't matter what the score is when i'm in there i'm playing nine innings hard and it's just an incredible honor to be part of the all-star game and win an mvp twice it's something special for sure. >> the sixers start their playoffs at the summer league in las vegas and okafor is excused to be in long for the espy awards. they need a point guard and now they have one but it's a guy they had tw

live at medford strikers field, home of carli lloyd i'm jaime apody.is. >> to basketball, the sixers begin summer league play tonight against santonio. jahlil okafor is in the starting lineup. >>> jimmy rollins nice to see you again. phillies face j. roll and the dodgers tonight in l.a. it will be the phils' first game against their former star. rollins is having a rough season out there batting just .208 lowest mark of his career. >>> the sibling rivalry continues. serena williams facing sister venus in the fourth round and this one is easy for serena. match point in the second set. serena wins six-four-63 to advance in the quarterfinals. serena owns a 15-11 edge all time over her big sister. >>> nascar didn't end until 2:41. it ended with a big one. several cars involved in this fiery wreck. austin dylan's car hit the catch fence sending debris in the stands. dylan suffered only a bruised tailbone and bruised forearm. there were no other major injuries. dale earnhardt jr. won the race. >> adam joseph has got the accuweather forecast coming up next. w

. >> okay >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica. >> hello again, monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. a warning tonight for more than a million people who own cars made by fiat chrysler. your vehicle may be in danger of being carjacked by hackers. >>> a montgomery county man taken into custody after allegedly holding his father hostage. that's just the beginning. >>> excitement at one jersey shore spot this afternoon when a fisherman snags a shark. you'll hear from the man who reeled it in. >>> but first we have breaking news now out of cranston heights delaware just outside of wilmington. chopper 6hd is over a shell gas station where authorities say a customer found an attendant lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. this is along the 2500 block of route 41 near milltown road. investigators are not releasing the condition of the gas station attendant or who may have shot him. they remain on the scene searching for clues though and we'll continue to follow thi

jaime apody live in the "action news" sports center with more. >> there's reason to be excited aboutelieve that? they're coming off their first week since mid may and that's right aaron nola has arrived. finally many fans hoped for the phillies future rides solely on this kid's right arm. hail make his major league debut against the rays. only spent a season and change in the minors with a 2.49 era. the seventh overall quick last year has risen. there's a lot of hype surrounding him. the kid is not going let that get to his head. >> i'm pretty good at blocking that stuff out. the phillies have great players on this team and a lot of veterans that have played a lot of baseball and have really succeeded. i feel like the team is getting better as the days go on and i'm just glad i'm here and i'm going to try to help as best as i can in anyway. >> phillies have yet to lose since the all-star break thanks to some heroics from jeff francoeur yesterday. a two run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth to help the phils sweep the marlins. felt like this in the second half helped to swe

jaime apody live in the "action news" sports center with more. hey, jamie. >> hey guys.ebrate our country, a day to celebrate sports an day to celebrate women. after all today's ticker tape parade in new york city was the first exclusively to honor a women's sports too. and what a celebration it was. thousands lined the streets of lower manhattan decked out in red, white and blue waving the flag to cheer on delran new jersey's carli lloyd and her teammates world cup win. she spoke at a rally in front of city hall. >> well, i'm a jersey girl, philly fan but new york city you guys are awesome. thank you. >> i want the thank my teammates back here because they've been awesome throughout this tournament. the coaching staff support staff, it's been unbelievable. >> i can't discount how important you guys were, the fans of bringing home this world cup for us. [cheers and applause] >> what do you get if you multiply zero by two. yeah, zero. that's the number runs the phillies have put out the last two games. tonight could be another low scoring affair. cole hamels against madis

jaime apody live in the "action news" sports center with the day's headlines.mie. >> hi, jamie. >> hey there guys. the last time we had meaningful football to talk about on a sunday it was still snow on the ground and this sunday it will be over 90 degrees and guess what? the eagles will report to training camp and all will be right with the world once again. all eyes will be on this man his arm more importantly his left knee. sam bradford set to return from two straight acl repairs said to be healthy and ready to compete in 11 on 11 drills. the question just how much will he do? here's what espn's sal pal antonio thinks. >> if sam bradford is healthy what do we expect? chip kelly doesn't like hypotheticals but we're the hypothetical business here right in the media. so let's take a look at it. what can we expect? i think first during training camp it's a day by day process with sam bradford. you have to see how the knee responds to practice. remember it's hot down in south philadelphia. and chip kelly's offense runs white hot very, very fast. >> the other big

. >>> jaime apody has sports included a much needed all-star break for the sweltering phillies when "on news" continues tonight. i'm sigourney weaver and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world... like our state parks. the adirondacks are my favorite. for hiking, fishing, camping, you name it. niagara falls is the oldest state park, but visiting it never gets old. the readers of a national newspaper voted letchworth the #1 state park in america. watkins glen, #3. new york state parks are a gift. plan your vacation at iloveny.com/summer there's something for everyone. >> montgomery county officials are relying on an internet tool to be more financially transparent. county commissioners walked through their new platform today on open govern.com. the web site allows montgomery county residents to see how officials are spending their tax dollars dollar for dollar. >> i think it makes us better at our jobs, it makes the citizens more informed and more involved and ultimately leads to better government. >> and the county's the largest government in pennsylvania to use thi

. >> in voorhees new jersey jaime apody. channel 6 "action news." >>> the phillies there try to split the series with the dodgers. the phils were shut out last night. jimmy roll ins a three-run homer he has gone 4 for 12 with 4 rbi and had 4 runs scored. >>> serena williams is on to the final, after beating maria sharapova afor the 17th time. >>> the first leg of the sixers summer league schedule continues they take on the jazz. >>> carly lloyd's whirl win tour takes her to kelly and michael, the host wants to know what it's like to be the best player on the best world cup team. >> we all have individual goals and when i got on the national team my goal was to become the best player in the world and slowly but surely i think that i have kind of reached that pinnacle a little bit. >> you did it! >> our cameras were with carly every step of the way. backstage she told us the love she has gotten has meant the world to her. >> the support is massive, we felt it in our hotel room and in the stands and in the lobby and everywhere

for adam joseph cecily time jaime apody rick williams sharrie williams, i'm monica monica malpass.t. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> always wanted to be here and fight. you know i think that's kind of what, you know, the motto has always been is the fightan phils. >> but cole hamels has fought his last fight in a phillies uniform and today he said goodbye. he left citizens bank park with his two young boys to start a new chapter in his career in texas. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the trade of cole hamels to the texas rangers. it finally became official today and it gave hamels a chance to say goodbye to his fans. sports director ducis rodgers is live at citizens bank park tonight. ducis, what was it like there today? >> kind of surreal, jim, to be honest with you. we knew this day would come eventually but nobody wanted it to actually happen. think about this. cole hamels was 18 when he was drafted by this team he made his major league debut a

jaime apody will be live with the medford strikers for you coming up later tonight.back to you. we'll see you in a bit. >> see in you the studio mon today. >>> philadelphia is gearing up for its annual salsa celebration. the dance not the dip, of course. >> ♪♪ >>> philadelphia city hall today's hoping reception featured live latin music. salsa forever is the name of the week long event in the city. councilwoman maria quinones sanchez was on hand to run down all of the festivities that will lead up to the hispanic festival at penn's landing next weekend. >> love the dance love the dip, too . >> [laughter] >>> still ahead cable bills can cost families thousands of dollars a year. but there are ways to save big if you know where to look. we'll explain. >> also new details about a man who was killed instantly after he put a fire work on his head and then lit it. we'll till how he's tied to disney world and hear why his brother says he wasn't being stupid at all. >> plus, a georgia couple isn't upset that their five-year-old was restrained by her dentist during a procedur

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a warning tonightoppers and diners in montgomery and chester county. more than a dozen people have had their wallets stolen, some of the crimes were caught on surveillance camera. >>> friday night rick is off brian taff joins us. the big story is the search for these thieves who are taking people's value want in their presence. >> "action news" reporter chad pradelli live outsite upper merion police. chad you have the details. >> reporter: this pickpocket crew has been hitting this area since january but increasing frequency. now investigators want to put a stop to them and want you to take a close look at the suspects allegedly involved. this is surveillance video of an attempted theft inside wegmans earlier this month. the shopper in the bottom right is being engaged in conversation by one of the suspects. police say her partner is on the far left. soon he gets a signal and goes in. but as he goes to grab the wallet out of the purse, the shopper turns around and he pulls away. >> if you have your pur

jaime apody produces us to one young runner who is certainly a step ahead of the game. >> reporter: there's some 12-year-olds whose passion is to stay home and play video games and then there's nick. and nick just loves to run. >> always been like one for challenges and everything. i've never gone the easy way out. i've always loved running because my dad was always a runner and i started going outer with him and then i just decided, you know, kick it up to the next level. >> reporter: he's run through ice, he's run through the desert. actually he's run around the world. >> my first endeavor was to run apolar thon on each of the seven continents. last sent i finished that. >> reporter: you heard that right, all seven the youngest person to do so. did you run apolar thon in antarctica. >> i've done that twice. >> reporter: he's run in dubai good old delaware, his first marathon at age nine. did you just take out the running -- >> if you take out the running par it's so fun to be able to explore the world. >> reporter: back on u.s. soil nick's embarking on a new journey to run a marathon in a

. >> jaime apody is live in the sport center with more on that. >> flyers head coach, dave hextall told me there is a lot here the expectations and the spotlight tons of media and a huge crowd came out to see the team's up and comers. hextall has talked to us and for now it's about the youngsters and getting a jump start on their future. >> it's a good opportunity to get to understand what each and every guy looks like on the ice and what their tendencies are and you know i don't want to start evaluating players, we are working on skilled players here, a great way to get to know a player and what he looks like on ice. >> many are playing in the developmental league here, and scott lawton number 49 jumping to 6th the first round pick went back and form between the flyers and phantoms and doesn't mind coming in for the extra work. >> i want to be confident coming into camp and prove i belong here and have a good camp and see where it takes me i think this summer is big for me and this camp is going to help my game a lot. >>> okay if the phillies get out of l.a. with a split that would be

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a tornado is responsibleive damage done by storms that hit chester county and roofs were ripped from homes and trees were toppled in the town of honey brook and the big story is the confirmation from the national weather service that a twister did in fact touch down yesterday. lets get to cecily tynan with more details on the tornado. >> monica and rick, this is the 29th tornado since the 1950s that touched down in irvine this is morgan town, shooting towards honey brook so from a safe distance because it was in fact a torn. the national weather determined it was an ef 1 tornado. the second lowest on the scale. it hit at 2:11, adam joseph was on the air with a warning, we had a 11 minute lead time thark is good with a tornado. maximum winds 90 miles per hour and the width was 90 yards long and that is the width of a football feel and stayed on the ground for 1.5 miles. and we had the hook south of the storm system with all the rain and hail to the north and that indicates the rushing winds han is why we take

for adam joseph jaime apody sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team >>> "action news" delawares leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and jim is off and i'm monica malpass, a chester county school administrator is accused of having a relationship with a student and delaware bans the use of electronic cigarettes indoors. >>> but the big story is a suspect stabbing a clerk to death on the corner of pennsylvania and aidatic avenues. david henry is live with more on what happened in the convenience store. >> it was the clerk's second day on the job he was behind the counter here at the cedar market at route 30 at 8:30 this morning when a man walked up to him and simply stabbed him in the neck. >> he said one down and two to go. >> the clerk stumbled from behind the counter and fell to the ground and the customers ran out as the employees were chased around the store and the suspect ran out and he cross the the street when a police officer was arriving and he fired several shots, and a bloody knife was next to him wh

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. gusty storms are heading into our region so keep your umbrellas handy. >>> and possible new leads for a missing malaysian airlines plane that went missing over a year ago. >>> and cole hamels reportedly heading to the texas rangers you can ducis rogers has the latest coming up in sports. >> but we continue to track the gusty thunderstorms moving through our region folks should expect downpours and lightning strikes and meteorologist, adam joseph, is at the "action news" big board. >> we are tracking the storms passing into southern new jersey but on my facebook page, i got this video sent in their surveillance camera captured a lightning bolt hit that tree there how quickly it hits and flashes and the smoke billowing up from the mulch and the flame of fire so to speak it shows how dangerous lightning is and how quickly it can hit. and while you want to stay indoors when storms like this pass through. double scan shows a line of

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we begin at 5:00 with a developing story out of tennessee where four u.s. marines are shot and killed. officials say a gunman when on a shooting rampage at two separate facilities in chattanooga the suspect was also killed and has not yet been identified. federal officials described it as an act of domestic terrorism. >> it's incomprehensible. to see what happened and the way that individuals who proudly served our country were treated. this is as i said a nightmare for the city of chattanooga. >> a police officer and some other individuals were also wounded in the gun fire today and the fbi is now in charge of that investigation. again four u.s. marines shot and killed by a gunman at two separate military facilities in chattanooga tennessee and the gunman is also dead now. well follow this on air and online as 6abc.com and a special world news with david muir will have prehencive coverage after "action news" at 6:00. >>> a radnor township man is out on bail after officials say they found tens of thou

. >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpassgain here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. animal control officials converge on this german town neighborhood after word of a suspected dog fighting ring, we are live with what they found a man doing his job is attacked and robbed on a philadelphia street and now police need your help tracking down the subjects. and septa reveals technology for making their train safer than ever before. sharrie williams has the details. >>> and animal control shut down a suspected dog fighting operation today. officials signed a search warrant on north lambert street in german town. sara bloomquist is covering the story and has the latest tonight. >> reporter: wearing protective suits, philadelphia spca investigators removed the pit bulls from lambert street this afternoon, the animals are eemaciates and some have injuries trying to escape. they found four pit bull dogs on heavy chains and the place was totally unsanitary down there, and we found one dog in the corner of the basement that

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us and here is request what is happening on "action news," after years of legal battles wheelchair accessible taxis are available in philadelphia. and a drug sweep in a south jersey home nabs several arrests, what surprising item was recovered in the search. and exciting news for commuters that use the bridges to go back and forth from the city to new jersey. >>> and the first of dozens of philadelphia taxis are ready to transport wheelchair depend an passengers they introduced the especially designed wheelchair taxis today. the initial rollout is the start of a much bigger plan. "action news" reporter job rawlins is live at the taxi stan with the details. john? >> hi sharrie, we start with questions first how many cabs are there in physical medallion cabs like this one here about 1600, how many are wheelchair accessible? as of this morning seven and now up to eight it's a beginning. >> this new shiny vehicle is number eight today mat

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> a philadelphia policeis out of the hospital after being shot at by a man that was wanted for murder. the gun fire was exchanged while the officer was trying to serve an arrest warrant, and the suspects died in a shootout. sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the latest on the shooting of the s.w.a.t. officer, we know the officer is a 17 year veteran of the force and the bulletproof vest he was wearing saved his life. david henry is live at the scene of the crime along riverside drive with the latest. >> reporter: yes the officer has now been shot twice in the line of duty and both times he was saved by that bulletproof vest. >> the officer does a pretty nasty bruise but is in stable condition. the shootout happened when he when to serve a warrant on a murder suspect. devon gashard was inside and police say he grabbed something and ran and then turned and shot at an officer. >> the suspect is deceased and the officer was wearing body armor and that absorbed the impact and the

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we are breaking newshome on swamp road between creamery and mozart roads where a child was just pulled out of a well, we have reports of a child that had fallen into a well. and rescuers were able to reach the child no word on his health but they were able to retrieve the child from the well. and rescuers were on the scene for a half hour but the update is that the child was removed from the well. >>> the big news, is bill cosby is under fire again, court documents show that the comedian admitted to giving young women drugs before having sex with them. this comes years after women have accused the comedian of sexual misconduct. annie mccormick is live now with more. >> reporter: rick and monica it's quiet outside of his elkins park mansion but what is not quiet is the judge's decision to unseal a lawsuit from nearly nine years ago, we have serious spongss from people on both sides of the issue. actor a

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> flooding it has beenoday in and around the jersey shore residents here in absecon had difficulty getting out of their homes and down the street and there are showers out there tonight. it was a similar scene in margate many drivers took the risk and drove down the streets, the kids got through the high water on their bikes. here is a live look at sky 6 hd here in cape may not a bad scene there now not a lot of folks on the beach but that could change for the weekend as the situation will hopefully improve as we go into the weekend, it's wednesday night and the big story is a day of street flooding after a stormy day in our region. lets getity latest from meteorologist, adam joseph you have the details. >> the worst of it is behind us now, we have no longer any flood warnings out there we have light showers from ocean city to long beach island and a couple of downpours in and around wilmington and west of philadelphia as we look at double scan live radar you see showers and moderate rain in parts of buck c

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> the 4th of july travelh is on check it out folks are headed out early to get a head start of their holiday weekend and the jersey shore is a popular travel destination for the 4th of july as we look through sky 6 hd in atlantic city, the beaches will be packed for the next three days rick is off and sharrie williams joins us and the big story is the early start to the holiday weekend. and everyone is hoping that the weather will cooperate and the rain will stay away. lets get our first look at the weekend forecast from meteorologist, cecily tynan not so nice today but hoping for better conditions come tomorrow. >> that is right a damp cloudy kickoff to the weekend but the heaviest rain rolled through earlier today and that moved off the coast and you'll notice that we still have a few lingering showers, satellite 6 along with action radar showing 8:00 this morning we did have clouds and showers mainly south of philadelphia they rolled through during the day and heavy rain across the shore causing localized

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> long time philadelphiagressman, chaka fattah, has been indicted on federal charges, he is accused of misusing thousands of dollars from charlable and campaign funds and tonight he is denying the allegations. the big story is the 29 count indictment against fattah who is the subject of a long running vestinvestigation investigation. >> we have more tonight with wendy saltzman and the other people named in the indictment. but first to chad pradelli with more on the charges the congressman is facing this evening. >> reporter: this 85 page indictment shows a wide ranging conspiracy among the charges wiring and bank fraud and a slew of other charges and it appears that many of chaka fattah's problems began when he lost his bid for mayor. they are accusing that chaka fattah was deeply in dead, and allegedly used his nonprofit to pay $400,000 in loans and in another scheme he allegedly engaged in

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the delaware countytrict attorney is investigating this suspect caught on camera they say the suspect was armed with a gun. melissa magee is off and sharrie williams joins us and the big story is the district attorney's initial findings no the arrest. >> the d.a. says they saw no wrongdoing by the police officers involved and david henry is live outside of the courthouse in media with the very latest. hi david. >> reporter: the suspect's family and others say the video shows the police officers using excessive force and they are conducting an independent review and he doesn't see it. this is cell phone video of the arrest, it started with police responding to a call of a burglary in progress in chester the first officer to arrive says he almost got into a collision with a car going the wrong way on a one way street. and says he noticed the driver walter mote acting suspiciously. >> they noticed him fooling around with his belt, like he was hiding something. the police say that something was a 38 special

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the oppressive humidity continues to plague our area and the upsetled skies continue tonight. look at stormtracker 6 live double scan some storms are hitting now and they are heavy. a look at sky 6 hd lots of clouds hanging over center city tonight, a few rain showers that moved through already and more could be coming as well. the big story is another warm and muggy day and downpours in parts of our area as well. >> lets get details on the forecast from adam joseph. >> rick and monica, it looks threatening from areas northern and west but it remains quiet this evening in southwest pennsylvania and the main action is down to the south on double scan live radar and remains in this region we are up to 62 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes, a little more than 30 or 40 minutes ago it's not severe but pushing to the northeast at 25 miles per hour, winds around 40 miles per hour with this storm. very heavy rain

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live atacker 6 live double scan right now, we are tracking storms heading for the delaware and lehigh valleys ss tonight and they are already tracking tornado warning, the big story is the line of storms coming into the tri-state area right now, lets go to cecily tynan. >> reporter: rick and monica moments ago the national weather service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 for all of you viewing area except for kent county delaware and tornado watches for lancaster county and all areas to the west across central and western pennsylvania as we go wider, you can see why, all the ingredients are in place how they come together will determine how widespread the weather will be you can see the intense line and i want to zoom into the cluster of storms just to the west of harrisburg this is asoshated with 60 miles per hour winds the bands are reaching up high and those are intense lightning strikes and moving to the east at 40 miles per hour, we are getting ready for some stormy weather

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass.a regional rails to see pope francis you'll have to win the lottery. they will now be sold in a drawing online. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the announcement from septa that they decided to give out the passes by lottery, this comes after the first attempt to sell the tickets and actually crashed the website, walter perez is out outside tonight with the details. >> you know septa officials knew they had to come up with a plan b after last week's fiasco and hope that this new approach is the fairest one possible considering the demands, only 201 of the 350,000 regional rail papal passes sold before the site crashed last week. now they say lessons learned. >> when have you a high demand but limited quantity of passes a real time ecommerce site is not a viable solution. >> the solution is a lottery system. you will have 24 hours to submit your question for a one day regional rail pass for the weekend of september 26th when pope francis is scheduled to be in ph

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> storms are movingss region tonight, they are packing winds and lightning. and thursday night and the big story on "action news" is an evening of strong storms that bring us some relief after several days of humid conditions meteorologist, cecily tynan continues to track the storms for us and you have the latest from accuweather. >> most of us welcome these storms because this squall line is ahead of a cold front that is a humidity buster for the next couple of days, but stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we do have to get through the storms that have now crossed from southeastern pennsylvania to new jersey and they are very strong across burlington county heading into northwestern ocean county and there are 17 lightning strikes in the past 15 minutes and wind gusts up to 40 to 45 miles per hour, writes town reporting heavy rain and this line extends into delaware and parts of elmer and malaga and lots of lightning strikes there moving across the delaware bay and this continues to push to the

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a 500 million-dollarter city is taking shape. it will bring new life to an entire city block with office space apartments, shops restaurants and more. it is monday night. the big story on "action news" is the major step in the project called east market. >> the first part of the foundation was poured. john rawlins joins us live from the site at 1100 mark. hi, john. >> reporter: hi, monica, good evening. all quiet now, the 35 cement trucks are gone, so are all the workers as you take a look but they will be back. what's going on here is a big change from the past. for decades much of center city flourished parts of market east stalled considered by many a troubled area, now that is changing. hundreds of cubic yards of concrete pumped into what will become the sub foundation of east market. a big money bet that millennials and maybe their empty nester parents will want to live, work and play here. it includes an apartment tower with 322 units retail spaces will be wrapped in electronic signage. the old fami

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the beaches are holiday weekend. of course the parkway in philadelphia getting ready for a big concert event to entertain hundreds of thousands. the fourth of july fun has begun. friday night the big story on "action news" is the kickoff to a long holiday weekend to celebrate independence day. >> we have team coverage tonight. eva pilgrim is in south philadelphia, john rawlins is on the ben franklin parkway but first we get that all important fourth of july forecast from meteorologist cecily tynan. >> hi rick and monica. a beautiful start to the fourth of july holiday. unfortunately it's not going to stay this way tomorrow. the temperatures really tell the story. the sunshine is back with some high thin clouds so filtered sunshine 82 degrees in philadelphia currently, 80 in allentown, wilmington and reading and dover 78 degrees. millville 77 and along the beaches much nicer beach day than yesterday. 75 degrees with the ocean temperature of 73 degrees. so, if you're out and about this evening it's loo

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicapass. >> hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. officials in philadelphia and across the can can't tree are on high alert headed into the holiday weekend after warnings of a possible terror attack on u.s. soil. plus, the fourth of july is in full swing on independence mall. we'll take you inside the summer's biggest block party already under way right now. >>> later shark attack concerns are on the rise after nearly a dozen encounters in north and south carolina. what experts say is behind the spike in these shark sightings. >> now the details. law enforcement is on a nationwide alert tonight. security has been ramped up across the country after a warning about a potential terror attack. >> officials say there is no specific threat but they want you to remain vigilant. abc's karen traverse is in washington, d.c. tonight for us with the full story. >> reporter: fourth of july means barbecues and fireworks. but this weekend a heightened anxiety. law enforcement

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> we got to put thesefind some type of closure for that family for this community, for the men and women that worked in that theater. >> police in louisiana are still searching for a motive after so-called drifter opened fire inside of a movie theater. two women died in the shooting, several others were wounded. it is friday night. monica is off. sharrie williams joining us. the big story on "action news" is the search for answers as police continue to gather information on the gunman. >> authorities say the killer's name is john russell houser. we also are learning that investigators say houser opened fire during a showing of the movie train wreck in lafayette, louisiana last night. police believe he was trying to disappear into the crowd of people running from the theater but his plans changed when he saw police who responded within a minute of the first calls for help. >> law enforcement response forced him back into the theater. at which time he shot himself. >> 21 mayci breaux died at the scene. polic

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a severe stormy school in berks county was a tornado. officials declared the twister that touched down last night in the town of hamburg. it packed winds more than 100 miles an hour. friday night the big story on "action news" is word from the national weather service that a tornado did touchdown in our area. two others also hit in central pennsylvania. >> let's go live to "action news" reporter john rawlins in hamburg tonight to show us the devastation. john. >> reporter: well, what a mess it is here. regardless of whatever the official designation is as far as what hit this school building is just a ruins. it was a small faith based school that has operated in this location since the late 1960's. it blew apart yesterday evening at about 6:30. school families staff and neighbors pitching in on what will be a massive cleanup until last night this was blue mountain elementary school. but this powerful storm caught on cell phone video ripped the roof from the building leaving classrooms open to the sk

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> residents in thetion of philadelphia were a wakened overnight to the sound of gun shots. several homes and cars were struck by bullets leaving that entire neighborhood shaken. >>> friday night the big story on "action news" is the latest on the investigation into wild gunfire there overnight. >> "action news" reporter vern odom is live where it all happened along east washington street and he has the full story tonight. vernon. >> reporter: good evening rick and monica. good evening to you both. neighbors here tell me they believe it is a war over drug turf that is triggering governing that makes these streets so dangerous after dark. >> to just shoot randomly it's crazy. i don't understand that mind-set at all. >> reporter: bullet holes and shattered glass pockmark his neighborhood today in the 300 block of rockland at orem. he's glad the wife and children were all asleep at 2:30. multiple gun shots penetrated the walls of his house. he took us on a tour plague pointing out the bullet holes. the fron

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the sun is shinings. the heat and humidity is causing a summer scorcher today and you have to be extra careful as these conditions can be dangerous. >>> monday night, monica malpass is off, alicia vitarelli joining us. the big story on "action news" is the latest on the excessive heat warning in our region. >> shelters are open to help the elderly who are of course the most vulnerable in these conditions and we do have team coverage for you tonight. chad pradelli is live in chester on how people are keeping cool. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is the big board with the latest from accuweather. hey, cecily. >> hey, rick and alicia. we definitely have a very dangerously hot and humid day. heat warnings continue for the immediate i-95 area until 8 o'clock tonight and the outlying areas under a heat advisory. we do have heat indices close to 100 degrees. right now the current temperature in philadelphia, it's 94 degrees. millville 92 wilmington 91, trenton 91, atlantic city 93 degrees. but the dewpoints gene

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> it is a very muggye in fairmount is one of the best ways to cool off on this warm monday and get ready for more of the oppressive conditions in the days ahead. >> that's right. let's look lie at sky6 hd. some clouds covering the center city skyline in part we are keeping an eye on the skies, some storms could pop up in this steamy weather. monday night the big story on "action news" is more sticky conditions plaguing our area. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather tonight. cecily. >> hi, rick and monica. i am tracking heat wave number three which will begin tomorrow. today we're just dealing with a warm and very muggy day with dewpoints in philadelphia 67 degrees. we have some dewpoints in the 70's and that's bringing a lost moisture in the air and with that moisture we are seeing some isolated spotty downpours. they're really not moving much at all. no lightning strikes but we have spotty downpours in south jersey and this one line right now th