for jim gardner and jaime apody, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team.'m monica malpass have a good night. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow. most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement. but i like to think of retirement like it's a 30-year vacation. so how are you going to get there? don't worry. it just takes some planning. and i can help. so if you have a question about retirement, ask me. sincerely, bernard tynes fellow vacationer and fellow citizen. >>> tonight, my one-on-one with donald trump jr. before he takes this stage behind me. and how does he explain that speech from melania trump? tonight, right here, the two speeches, side-by-side. melania trump and michelle obama. the new reaction. we are behind the scenes with donald trump jr. we ask him, will anyone be fired? who wrote the speech? and does michelle obama deserve and apology? what he's saying tonight. >>> also breaking, another major crane collapse in the northeas

jaime apody with details in sports. the brutal heat is leading to intense severe storms passing through our region. we'll watch storm tracker6 live and have the latest on throws city thunderstorm warnings in accuweather. >> that and more when "action news" comes right back. guess what i just did? built a sandcastle? ha, no, i switched to geico and got more. more? 24/7 access online, on the phone or with the geico app. that is more. go get some mud... all that "more" has to be why they're the second-largest auto insurer. everybody likes more. mhm, i think so. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >> a dangerous wildfire ballooned to more than 51 square miles in california and it's forced the evacuations of 10,000 homes. at least 18 residences have been destroyed so far by this so-called sand fire in santa clarita. nearly 3,000 firefighters from throughout the state of california helping battle it. a plan's body was discovered inside a burned home this weekend. >>> and a heartbreaking story from texas here. a

. >> ♪ >> "aeties mloda joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again.g at 6:00 sharrie williams is joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. republicans in cleveland kick off their national convention with anger and confusion. we're live with what happened on the floor. >>> philadelphia's not far behind from cleveland as the city is getting ready to welcome democrats for their national convention but officials want everyone to know that getting around will not be a problem next week. and philadelphia district attorney weighs in on the investigation into eagles player nelson agholor. >> ♪ >> fireworks inside cleveland, ohio, this afternoon. you're taking a live look at the quicken loans arena, the fight over presumptive republican nominee donald trump has pitted republicans >>e e ly several hours into the first day of the republican national convention and already several delegations have walked out. >> anti-trump delegates demanded a roll call vote on the convention rules and were quickly silenced. "action news" anchor j

in south philadelphia jaime apody channel6 "action news." >> to baseball the phillies visit the marlins. jeremy hellickson is on the mound with the trade deadline approaching this could be his final start with the phils. >>> brayden schenn will be here for awhile. he and the flyers avoided arbitration today with a new four year contract. the forward stands ready scoring a high. back to jim. >> celebration of the philadelphia food scene helped kick off the didn't craft today. sizzling grills talented chefs and some hungry visitors filled third and arch in olde city. the dnc host committee brought in food truck vendors and live music for a festival called united we eat. mayor jim kenney also braved the heat to welcome people to the city of philadelphia. (male off-screen announcer) what's it feel like to win the mustang instant game, woo! (male off-screen announcer) with instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, the instant you play could be the instant you win. keep on scratchin'. who do you talk to for military advice right now? i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. well, i

. >>> live to jaime apody at the ballpark for more. reporter: jeff, the phillies have eight more wins at this point than they did last year even though they're 10 games under .500. they can change that if they hit like they did on their most recent road trip. phils coming off a very successful trip their first week in arizona in a decade they won five of nine games but they scored 57 runs. the last home stand they scored a whopping nine runs in six games. they've lost every single one of them. hopefully those bats made the trip back from out west. >> the last home stand kind of left a bitter taste in all of our mouths. i think it's important for us to come back here, use the momentum we built on the road and just play the same kind of baseball we played. >> it's extremely important. you know, we're playing to win games and even though we swung the bats well on the road we still have to do it here and we've had issues offensively here. >> reporter: jeremy hellickson on the hill tonight against the world series champs. the tarp just came

in south philadelphia jaime apody channel6 "action news." >> all right.ie. >>> eagles rookie quarterback carson wentz among the rookies outfield field for the first time monday morning. he should have no issue learning the playbook. went named the ncaa academic all america of the year. he had a 4.0 grade point average at north dakota state. >>> getting out of dodge for the next 10 games may not be the worst thing in the world for the phillies who open up a series in pittsburgh tonight. phils are the worst hitting team in baseball at home. phillies short stop freddy galvis says on the road they click at home they try to do too much. hopefully this trip gets them into the swing of things. since the all-star break they have lost five of seven and over this span they're averaging less than two and a half runs per game. >> it's a constant issue that we have to improve upon. if we -- you know, if we improved our hitting we would have won more games. it boils down getting hits and scoring runs. we're not doing that. >> darryl dawkins made breaking back boards fa

jaime apody is here.e playing for your fourth of july in an important divisional contest. >> they've given us reason to celebrate. nothing better, america's pastime on america's birthday. jerad eickhoff and the phils donned interesting looking patches. first inning the braves with a one life nothing lead. phils bats provided fireworks from there. second inning something to beholder. cesar hernandez this falls in for a triple. odubel ler rare are a two run homer. later mike kale franco in on the action. two run shot for him as well, his vegth, a seven run, seconds inning, the first time since dean in 1933 where a starter allowed eight plus extra base hits and the phillies are still up seven to one in the sixth. >>> it's the deal that has taken the basketball world by storm and made the warriors instand overwhelming favorites to win it all next year after all steph curry will be joined by kevin durant. durant wants to win a championship. he is leaving oklahoma to sign with golden state. two year deal worth

live at citizens bank park jaime apody channel6 "action news.mie thank you angelina jolie is he struggling o for his last 11. >> oh, my. >> time to turn it. >> yes. >> thanks jeff. >> the annual fourth of july hot dog eating contest at new york's coney island began a century ago as a way for newly arrived immigrants to prove who was more patriotic at least that's what we were told. that was the story that was put forward about publicists for this event. now they're admitting they made the story up. in the 1970's trying to get more attention for nathan's hot dogs which hosts the events. the first contest really happened more recently not at the turn of the century but in 1972. and they will do it again next monday. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arrive for the airport, she can use fios to download the movie "up in the air" to watch while she's... up in the air. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can g

. >> jaime apody has sports, and marlins action in philadelphia. when "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> we have brand new video of a man shooting up a west philadelphia donut store. it happened at the fresh and tasty donut on westland caster avenue. the man tried to open the door and shut it from the inside. the man fired three shots and took off. the person holding the door was hit and was taken to the hospital for treatment. police are still looking for the suspect tonight. >>> a man who was shot in the face continues to cling to life tonight as the search for the gunman continues, this was the scene just after 9:00 last evening along the 1500 block of west olney avenue, officers found the 22-year-old victim and put him in the squad car and rushed him to einstein for treatment. >> a delaware man says he was burned when an electronic cigarette exploded in his pockets. we warn you these images are graphic. >> he says he put the e-cigarette in his pocket when unloading groceries in march and it caught on fire and caught his pants on fire

." >>> "action news" tips with meteorologist, abdam joseph, jaime apody, and monica malpass. >>> whatway to soak up philadelphia's rich political history than with a special trip in time. it's time to get on board with political fest. >>> and a therapist trying to help an autistic patient with his hands raised. >> and a perfect time to head to the shore, we have several places to hit this weekend. >>> all right politics now, the wells fargo center may look quiet at this hour, but in less than four hours from now it will be the headquarters for the democratic national party. tens of thousands of journalists delegates and celebrities will come in for hillary clinton's push for the presidency. when the speakers are not taking the stage, the rich political history takes you through a ride. it guided you through a sneak peek of a replica of air force one. gray hall is live inside of the convention center tonight. >> it's a real trip into the nation's history. >> indeed it is, rick and monica. like many history classes, a fun and interesting twist. a lot to see and do. look behind me, if yo

also, in sports jaime apody has the latest on the phillies and wimbledon. when "action news" continues. okay, ready? whoa! [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. ♪ get america's fastest internet. only from xfinity. >>> a crash caused a deadly bridge to collapse just west of houston, texas. this all happened this morning. investigators say that part of the overpass fell on top of a vehicle after a disposal truck boom hit the overpass. a 12-year-old girl died when the bridge crushed the car she was traveling in and another child was able to get out safely and the mother was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. police are still investigating. >>> jammy is here with sports the red alcohol phillies. >> their roller coast ser climbing and not ready for a free fall yet because this is fun. franco not an all start but playing like one lately. he hit a home run in four of their last seven in which the phils have won six. >> i am listening and doing my routine and like i said i tell you before, i feel better. >> it's good for him

i >>> "action news" connues with adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass.long at 6:00 and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. donald trump clinching the republican nomination should be the talk of the convention but the speech given by mrs. trump continues to steal the show, we are live in cleveland with the latest. and at the start of the national convention, the city is ready for all the action. and one of the most dangerous roadways in the city may be slowing down in several lawmakers have their way. >>> all right it's day two of an already fiery national convention, we'll take to you a live look at quick enloans arena in cleveland in a few minutes and tens of millions of dollars spent will come to fruition tonight when donald trump officially clinches the nomination for president. jim gardner is live now inside of the arena with more on that. it's loud inside of there jim -- ♪ ♪ >> reporter: thank youhaie they are about to bring to order this second night of the republican national convention but i want to go right to video, i want to show you the f

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica. >> welcome back as we continue our coverage of the democratic national convention and moments ago the official role call got underway, this is a live look from the wells fargo center the floor is packed as delegates are expected to help hillary clinton become the first female presidential nominee of a major party. rick williams is joining us from inside. >> reporter: that is right. we are waiting for clinton to officially secure the total 2382 delegates to clinch the nomination, this is a process that could take an hour or so. there are concerns that bernie sanders supporters could get a bit boisterous, to say the least. both clinton and sanders name were placed in nomination for president, largely a symbolic gesture for sanders supers but gives them another chance to show their displeasure with hillary clinton. things are getting noisier and noisier. we'll keep you updated on the role call vote tonight. new jersey has both clinton and sanders supporters and this evening it's delegat

jaime apody has the details in sports and melissa is in for adam tonight. hi melissa. >> hi rick.showers and storms scattered about the delaware and lehigh valley also. unfortunately this will not put an end to the heat and the humidity until we get into the second half of the weekend. details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> thank you melissa. >>> as we head to break, more moving images from dallas. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> new jersey authorities say with 19 arrest, they've shu t down a major drug trafficking organization operating out of atlantic city. 22 other fugitives are on the run in simultaneous raids across atlantic county yesterday, officers burst two alleged ringleaders in addition to making significant drug seizures. >> yesterday resulted in the arrest of 19 individuals and the seizure of 12,225 bags of heroin, approximately 8 ounces of suspected fentanyl, 1 kilogram of raw cocaine, drug packaging materials, drug paraphernalia and $73,884 in cash. >> the gang's drug trade was reportedly worth half a million dollars in street value. >> time for sports. ja

. >>> jaime apody says don't lead your sports cast with the eagles news. >> everybody is in camp andare ready to work. they need to be, the eagles preseason game is 14 days away and jeff skversky is with the birds on the first full day of full squad workouts. >> rain forces the eagles inside for the first full squad work y workouts and a lot of eagles arrived saying there was a different feel this year than it was last year under chip kelly season these players are dieing to see how this all plays out. >> that first play out there the speed of the game is back. it's an exciting time a time to get a lot of work done against each other. >> and agholor and bradham were out here today despite being accused of assault, in separate incidents. both players take responsibility for putting themselves in bad situations. >> we are on the same page for what we need to do and i apologize for being a distraction to the team. >> i understand i should have done a better job and from here on out, i have an obligation to do the right thing and be the right person for this organization. >> they get a c

. >> jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> new eagles linebacker, nigel radam was arrested in miami. last week he got into an altercation with an employee of a hotel there. >>> top pick ben simmons out with kids at the military academy in wayne and a thrill for them and something simmons wished he experienced when he was their age. >> i went to camp as a kid and we never had this. it's a great experience here. >> certainly a thrill to them. back to jim gardner at the wells fargo center. >> thank you. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. if you want to soar along the highest, longest and fastest zipline in north america, there's only one place to do it. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ it's all in the catskills. only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> cecily tynan, a delegate from new hampshire asked me before if it's always this hot and steamy in philadelphia. i tried to assure her it was not but i don't think she believed me. >> just when a bu

now for monica malpass rick williams cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers i'm brian taff.6:00 is next. >> ♪ "action news." delaware valley's news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news in the hunting park section of philadelphia. philadelphia fire crews are searching a manhole for a missing person. chopper six is live over the rescue scene at flynnth and pike. it is not clear how the person got stuck or how long he or she has been underground. an extensive operation is now under way to try to rescue that person to find that person first. we'll have an update on this tonight and on 6abc.com. >>> this was the first day of the general election campaign for hillary clinton and it began in philadelphia. this was the way it looked at mmcgonigle hall. this comes the day after the climax of the democratic national convention and clinton's speech to the country. she spent a lot of time last night talking about her opponent donald trump and she did so again today.

plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> jaime apody is here with sports be the phils get a thirdnce to beat the marlins. >> nine hits in the last two games, nine, that will not cut it. the phillies need to get their act together at the plate or they will dig themselves a hole. jeff skversky is live at the park. >> reporter: hey jaime, way too many bad at-bats for your phillies averaging only 2 runs per game. they lost four of their last five games and fallen to nine games back in the wild card behind the miami marlins who they face tonight. among the biggest issues is all the strikeouts, how about 36 strikeouts over the last three games, they are averaging 12 per game lately. awful. manager pete mccannon called a hitters meeting and hopefully that fixes the problem. >> we are in a bit of a lull and i think we have it in us, i said last night we have to get back to our plate discipline and look for good pitches to hit and lay off the bad pitches, it's easier said than do and they have to get after it. >> tommy joseph is to blame for at least one strikeout last night. he has been c

. >>> there is hockey to be worked on, jaime apody caught up with members of the organization in voorheesey, this morning. >> given it's 95 degrees outside this was the cool of the place to be. flyers development camp where draft picks and new talent took the ice. it's not about evaluating but teaching. >> i want them to walk away better players in a week but probably more realistically walk away with fundamentals to work on. >> among the kids out there are a couple of wiley veterans at the ripe old age of 19. they are looking to make the roster this year. >> i stay humble and work hard, everyone is on the same level here and we all fight for the spots on the team. >> it's hard to make the nhl the best league in the world and all the best players in the world play in this league. if you work hard and stay humble, you get better every day and you'll be able to make a transition. >> he spent his offseason staying in shape by boxing, it's part of his hockey training for a decade. >> it's a good well rounded workout for your whole body and have you to be able to step up for yourself or teamma

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may not be as healthy as you think >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news progra with jaime apodyologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good afternoon the big story on "action news" of course is the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. in just over an hour from now they begin the role call vote that will clinch the nomination for donald trump. monica malpass will be along at 6:00 and sharrie williams is joining us. >> it's only day two but there is plenty of controversy including last night's speech from melania was plagiarized. sara bloomquist has more on that. >> reporter: this day when the gop wants to be talking about jobs, they were asked repeatedly about melania trump's speech. accusations of plagiarism is dominating the news and members of the gop brushed it off focusing on her message. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> there were plenty of words said but a few said before 10:30 that had everyone talking. >> your word is your bond is your bond and you d

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i am not in thef supporting people that attack my wife and attack my father. >> ted cruz doubles down, a day after being booed off the stage at the republican national convention and he is still standing firm in his refusal to endorse donald trump. stealing the spotlight from what is suppose to be donald trump's big night. thursday night and the big story on "action news" is another unusual twist at the republican convention. >> this convention is unlike any other in modern history and tonight donald trump will take the stage to try to bring together what appears to be a fractured party. lets head to cleveland for the latest from "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist. >> reporter: rick and monica that is right. donald trump is up tonight. tonight is the night he takes the stage, he needs to tell the nation what he will do for the nation. and meantime today we did catch up with local delegates to talk about the moment last night when senator ted cruz got booed off the stage -- irate delegates scream

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> philadelphia policehigh alert tonight after threats to some of the city's finest and a tense situation already surrounding police nationwide, police are taking every precaution necessary. tuesday night and the big story is the steps that philadelphia police are taking to keep everyone in uniform safe. >> vernon odom has the details from police headquarters tonight. >> reporter: good evening monica and rick, make no mistake about it, it's a tough and intense environment these days for obvious reasons that make philadelphia police riders on the storm and even their own facilities have been threatened. three police districts were made targets for districts. the 2nd district in north philadelphia. and the 6th district on the edge of chinatown and 35th at broad and olney. someone flagged the officer down on the street but no credible threat is uncovered. >> we take all the threats seriously and we investigate them right now and we haven't found anything substantive yet but we'll take each and everyone of them

for jaime apody, cecily tynan and sharrie williams. i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and philadelphia lift a ban on feeding the homeless outdoors and surveillance video shows a possible suspect in two attempted abductions in newark, delaware. >>> but the big story tonight on "action news" is the hillary clinton email scandal, the fbi announced this morning that the agency will not recommend criminal charges against clinton for using private servers while secretary of state. while that say relief. she did not get off scott free. fbi director, james comey severely criticized the democratic nominee for president and that may be his most damming statement. >> we did not find evidence that secretary clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive highly classified information. and comey contradicted clinton's statements t

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hydration was key for anyone out and about today. mother nature cranked up the heat and humidity this morning and the muggy weather is not going anywhere any time soon. monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us. we have a heat warning in effect until friday. >> if you have been outside you know all about it. a live look here at penn's landing, temperatures soared above 90 today marking day one of a projected heat wave. now officials are warning everyone to make every effort to stay cool. we have live team coverage tonight and sara bloomquist spoke to fans who braved the afternoon and the heat at the phillies game in philadelphia. but lets begin with melissa magee and the check of the hot and humid forecast. >> reporter: yes, it's definitely heat but it's the oppressive humidity that make its feel unbearable at times today outdoors. 93 if philadelphia and 92 in reading and 89 in the poconos and a little cooler in beach haven coming in at 84 degrees, you factor in the humidity with the sou

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again we'll check back in with monica malpass at the dnc in a few moments. right now we are talking about strong storms that rolled through our area. look at a type lapse from the sky 6 hd in philadelphia. the clouds turned the skies dark as the rains poured down and people had to be rescued from flash flooding. walter perez is standing by with more. >> reporter: hey rick, this was a fast moving heavy hiter of a storm moving through the area, some standing water remains here on industrial highway in chester. look at this video and how powerful the storm was moving through the region and that resulted in the need for at least two rescues. this one at flower street had two people inside and became stranded in high water, and rescuers came in to retrieve the people and great job by firefighters there. and seventh and lloyd with one person inside dwot stuck in waters as well and the female driver was rescued and nobody was injured in any case and the rain has stopped fo

for meteorologist, adam joseph, cecily tynan, jaime apody, jeff skversky and monica malpass and the entireon news" team i'm rick williams have a good night. when you're the parent of a disabled child, you realize that the world can be a harsh place. but you also realize it can be a really loving, wonderful place. when i saw donald trump mock somebody who was disabled, i was appalled. you gotta see this guy... ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh, i don't remember! that reporter suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms. it told me everything i need to know about his heart and what he believes deep down. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and philadelphia airport workers vote to strike during the democratic national convention and a flag stolen on july 4th is returned to a family in south jersey. >>> but the big story is drenching rain raking across the area and sets up dangerous weather. this is what is l

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> looking live from sky 6 hd tonight, at penn's landing and mother nature turning up the heat in the delaware valley. accuweather says another heat wave is on the way. >> the action cam is at the philadelphia museum of art folks are trying to get their workouts in early and it's all about cooling off. like here at a new water playground at six flags hurricane harbor. the big story is the heat linking over our region. cecily tynan is at the big board tracking how hot it will get. and how long it will stay. >> this heat takes your breath away, we have air temperatures across the board in the 90s, 94 in philadelphia and 95 in reading and 92 in millville and wilmington 93 and you factor in the dew points in the 70s and this is the way it feels, it feels like 100 in philadelphia. and higher dew points along the shore. cape may point, 103 the same at the atlantic city airport in dover and the current heat index is 104 and that excessive heat warning for the areas in pink continues through friday evening, the h

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it is day two oftion and tonight hillary clinton will become the first woman ever to win a major party's presidential nomination. democrats will highlight clinton's lifetime of fighting for children and families. good evening it's tuesday night and the big story is the history making moment for hillary clinton, just a couple of hours away now. we go live to rick williams at the convention studio at the wells fargo center. >> that is right the excitement is building here for hillary clinton to officially win the nomination tonight. which of course would be historic. we expect the nomination role call to begin sometime in the next half hour and tonight the democrats will bask in the big moment for clinton before they begin a bruising general election fight against donald trump. hillary clinton is also off the campaign trail, but her running mate tim kaine talks to people as he had breakfast with people in richmond, virginia. he is slowly but surely making his way here to join

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hillary clintonphiladelphia. you see it here she walked off the plane around 3:30 this afternoon. swret video of it, she is not expected to appear at the democratic national convention, but surprises are always a possible. we saw her last night. looking live where day three of the convention is underway. we are live from the floor of the dnc. it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is another big night ahead at the dnc convention, tonight the speakers are expected to talk about why they think that hillary clinton's strong leadership will bring economic results for all americans. lets go to the "action news" studio with monica malpass. >> reporter: hi rick, tonight president barack obama will take the stage as he pushed for hillary clinton's election to succeed him. vice president joe biden will also speak tonight as well. and president obama feels good about the speech he is delivering tonight. he spoke to a group of reporters today at the white house and jokingly said what is happen

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> day three of theepublican national convention, tonight the nation will hear from donald trump's running mate indiana governor, mike pence but his speech is being side tracks with the ongoing drama since the first day. today a speech writer is apologizing for melania trump's speech scandal. >> just a few hours ago donald trump makes his grand entrance by air into cleveland. on the tarmac he was greeted by his children along with mike pence and pence says he believes what begins in cleveland will end at the white house. >> sara bloomquist is live in cleveland with what local delegates are expecting. >> reporter: the republican national convention gets back underway in just under two hours from now, yes tonight is the big night for donald trump's vice presidential pick, indiana governor, mike pence, his big introduction to the nation. we caught up with the delegation to get their thoughts on this evening. >> i want to hear governor pence

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good evening, weews tonight. just less than an hour ago a montgomery county judge said bill cosby's sex assault trial can continue and his accuser will not have to testify. it's thursday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us. >> "action news" reporter wendy saltzman is live in norristown with the very latest. >> reporter: bill cosby will stan trial on three counts of aggravated sexual assault. this is the second judge in the cosby trial, ruling there is enough evidence in the case to try the comedian. now, bill cosby was in the courtroom today as the decision was handed down. his attorneys argued that all the evidence presented against cosby is hearsay, and the statement made by the accuser by police read into the court record by a detective. and he has a right to face his accuser andrea constand in court and to cross examine her, but the judge rule there had was enough evidence at the preliminary hearing for cosby to stand trial. and at the trial constand will take the st

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the skies opened up this afternoon. and the rain came pouring down. heavy storms came through the region and could be severe at times. thursday night and the big story on "action news" is accuweather tracking strong storms, there is heavy rain and thunder and lightning and hail as a possibility too. lets get over to cecily tynan with the latest details and images from storm tracker radar. >> the heat wave is going out with a bang, if you look at this, on double scan live, you can see almost this conveyer belt of moisture moving our way. that is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until midnight. and we have a severe thunderstorm warning now for central kent county and dover and woodside until 5:30, this cell is packing a punch. the potential for wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour even hail and this rights now is heading to the southeast at 20 miles per hour. so dover air force base are you getting hit and you are crossing route 1 for folks heading to the delaware beaches and people in the path of th

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> you needed yourlla for walking and windshield wipers for driving, it was often heavy downpours and the rain is doing nothing to cool us down. the stifling heat will stick around. the big story on "action news" is a forecast not for the faint of heart and dangerous heat son the way. >> lets get to it with meteorologist, melissa magee, at the big board. >> reporter: before we track the heat on the way tomorrow, we deal with the tropical downpours across the region, here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, you see the rain scattered about the delaware and lehigh valleys, along the i-95 corridor, but areas we find heavier pockets of moisture is to the north and west. we go to storm tracker 6 south of lees port, we have pockets of moisture from kutztown to fleets down and boyers town and green lane. the reason we are picking up all the moisture is because of the humidity, because we have seen a lot of rain in a short am of time in locations north and west of philadelphia, we have the flash flood adv

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> although there are on the statutes of filing classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. that is fbi director james comey recommending no charges be filed again secretary of state, hillary clinton, but that came as harsh criticism for the presidential candidate and the state department. sharrie williams is joining us and the big story is the latest twist in clinton says scandal. >> even after announcing no charges comey took a swing at the nominee. saying she and her aides were extremely careless in handlinin classified information. noting 110 emails contradicting delicious's statement that she never received or sent classified information on her private server. >> clinton appeared on stage for the first time with president obama. and meanwhile, the fbi announcement is drawing heavy criticism from republicans. donald trump took to twitter with a one word reaction, wow. he went on to call the system rigged and unfair. >> now voters are trying to figure o

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the five dayeen in is giving way to heavy rain and storms right now. accuweather tracking the radar as a strong line of thunderstorms moves through. it is monday night. monica will be along at 6:00. a severe thunderstorm watch in effect right now. >> and some of these storms could produce hail and strong winds. meteorologist melissa magee in now for cecily tynan. tracking it all. >> hi, sharrie and rick. we are tracking those showers and thunderstorms some of which are turning severe at this hour. storm tracker6 live double scan radar and a broken line of activity pressing into the region extending from that 95 corridor and pressing to the east. there's actually a severe thunderstorm warning for new castle, kent and salem counties until 5:15 this evening so the counties included the -- the states include -- the townships i should say wilmington bear also salem middletown down to smyrna and dover the storm systems vi ttheast at about 40 miles per hour. winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and the p

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> friday night,is breaking news from munich germany where at least eight people are dead several others wounded in what authorities describe as a possible terror attack in a mall. moments ago police say they found a ninth body but they believe it may be one of the attackers. witnesses say three gunmen opened fire. police say there is still an active search for shooters. >>> they may have fled into the subway so the subways have been shut down and police ordered everyone in that area to get avenue the streets and shelter-in-place. this is all still unfolding but we do know again it began in a mcdonald's inside the shopping mall. this is the second attack in germany in less than a week. >>> president obama is pledging to provide germany with whatever help it needs. >> and it is under that crowd of violence that democrats are now preparing for their convention here in philadelphia. despite today's news the excitement is building. >> this is a live look right now at the stage at the wells fargo center. o

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan and monica malpass. >> we have got to get out of here. >>m here. >> there are no words to describe the atrocity that occurred to our city. >> yet another act of deadly gun violence has sent our country into another period of mourning and a state of high alert tonight. this time the epicenter dallas texas during protestors over two recent deadly police involved shootings and now it's fueling the fire for already heated conversations about race and firearmsly in america. it is friday night. monica malpass is off, sharrie williams is joining us and big story on "action news" is that ambush on police in texas which left five officers dead. >> this evening we are learning more about one of the suspects who has been identified as as 25-year-old micah johnson. johnson was killed in a shootout last night with police and also the use of a robotic bomb. we're told he was an army veteran. police say johnson was upset about the police shootings of two black men earlier this week, one in louisiana, the other in minnesota and wanted to target white police

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> we begin withut of southwest michigan where three people are dead including a suspect after a shooting at a courthouse there. happened less than three hours ago at the berrien county courthouse in saint joseph michigan. that's about 200 miles west of detroit. two of the people killed are court bailiffs. a third court employee is in the hospital at this hour. that courthouse still on lockdown as police try to sort out exactly what happened. we'll bring you updates throughout the newscast and online at 6abc.com. >> i think about it every day. and i'm able to save those cops when they came here that night. it weighs on my mind constantly. this killing, it has to stop. >> the shooting in michigan comes amid more pleas for peace and unity in dallas texas. tonight a candlelight vigil will be held for the five officers killed last week and now we're getting some new information about the attack officials say it actually could have been much worse. >> this as we're hearing for the first time from one of th

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that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody ducis, monica malpass, welcome back. >> thanks. >> for our entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight, more gun violence, an outbreak of violence in a midwestern outpost this afternoon. two court bailiffs were shot to death at the berrien county courthouse in saint joseph, michigan. the gunman was killed by police officers. information coming from the scene has been slow but we do know another sheriff's deputy and a civilian were both injured. we're waiting for some details about the gunman and what sparked the deadly violence in saint joseph, michigan today. >>> president barack obama will go to dallas tomorrow to meet with the families of the fallen police officers and he will join former president george w. bush at a memorial service. this is th

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> from the beaches of the city where this nation was born, the fourth of july celebration is well under way. monday night. monica is off. alicia vitarelli is joining us and the big story on "action news" is fourth of july festivities here and across its nation. >> and while spirits are high, mother nature may not be cooperating for us. showers are in the forecast, at least in some areas. we have team coverage on this fourth of july, no matter the weather "action news" reporter trish hartman is in ocean city, ali gorman is along the ben franklin parkway but we will begin with meteorologist cecily tynan with more on that threader of rain. >> alicia and rick we have rain in our forecast this evening. mother nature putting a bit of a damper on our fourth of july night. double scan live showing this band of showers working up from maryland and northern virginia. it is weakening as it does but a much wider view on double scan showing that there's low pressure up across the midwest and this whole system will b

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ [cheers andound of that gavel the 2016 democratic national convention is officially under way in philadelphia. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was chosen to do the honors in the wells fargo center today. and philadelphia's own boyz ii men kicked off the party itself with a performance. it is monday night. the big story on "action news" is of course the convention that has the world watching philadelphia. hillary clinton will make history here as the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. we are live at the wells fargo center where it is all happening and "action news" anchor rick williams, my colleague is joining us live there. rick, a lot of

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> i feel like it'sand baby up. >> a north philadelphia family is still reeling after a 10-year-old girl was shot in the arm in the middle of a street. right now a community is coming together to call for an end to violence in their neighborhood. >>> friday night, i'm sharrie williams alongside brian taff, rick and monica are off and the big story on "action news" today is the bullet that still lodged in that girl's arm and the reaction it's generating from neighbors. >> you're about to hear from that 10-year-old shooting victim for the very first time right here on "action news." she spoke with "action news" reporter trish hartman live on north rosewood street the scene of that shooting. trish, what's latest here. >> reporter: well, brian an antiviolence rally is about to get under way. you can see here behind me on north rosewood street people are starting to gather and this is where the shooting took place, that 10-year-old girl shot in the arm. now her family wants the crime to stop. >> it's, um -- i

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> looking livenging storms to the delaware valley. we're live at the jersey shore and some of those storms could pack a punch for many folks as severe thunderstorm watch is in effect into this evening. friday night, rick is off, brian taff joins us. the big story on "action news" is that threat of severe weather for our area. >> all right, let's get right to meteorologist melissa magee tracking the storms in the "action news" big board tonight. hi there melissa. >> hi brian, hi monica. we're tracking the showers and storms because of the building warmth and humidity across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys and an approaching cold front as well. a severe thunderstorm watch has been posted for the entire region. the only place not in that watch is lancaster county so this will stay up until 10:00 p.m. tonight. the biggest concern will be some heavy rain, wind, hail and the possibility of an isolated tornado. you could see storm tracker6 live double scan radar and things are starting to fire up a