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delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez>> from the jersey shore to the city, the heat is on for this memorial day weekend, the unofficial start of customer is upon us. family and friends are getting together, and of course, paying tribute to the men and women who served our country. and a great start to the holiday weekend. it was hot, no doubt, but after a spring of gray, rainy weeks, we were all ready to enjoy the sunshine. team coverage, christie ileto live at penns landing, jeff chirico live in ocean city. but we begin with meteorologist melissa magee and the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> walter, we have been off to a very good start for our holiday weekend across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. and today official heat wave in the city, the first of the year. it started out on thursday with a high of 90. and yesterday we had a high of 90. today in philadelphia, climbed up to 90 degrees. well above average. normal for us this time of year is 77 degrees. at this power it is still pretty warm, pretty

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, donald trump and joe biden attend the same graduation ceremony right here in our area. >>> also a bar in center city is targeted by a mass gunman. >>> but the big story on a "action news" is a deadly fire in a bucks county motel that investigators say was set intentionally. >> in fact, police have made an arrest tonight and charges against the suspect include criminal homicide. "action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us live from the scene in bensalem with the story, jeff? >> reporter: walter, police say surveillance video shows the suspect purchasing gasoline from this wawa, and then returning to his room here at the lincoln motel, where he allegedly set his girl friend on fire because he was angry with her. what happened? tell us what happened. >> tell me what happened in that room. >> step back folks. >> step back. >> what happened? what did you do? >> unaudible. >> what did you do? >> reporter: forty-six year-old kevin small

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. a car crash after a prom went two teenagers killed and two others in the hospital, we're live with the details. >>> plus some of the world's top cyclist hit the streets of the wilmington. >>> but the big story on "action news" is heavy rain and possible thunderstorms moving through our area. it was a nice sunny day but this evening is a big turnaround and cool down is expected to follow. meteorologist melissa magee is at the accounts news big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> walter, rain started in the northwestern suburbs along that i-95 metro area and continues to work its way eastwar. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar. we are tracking cluster of activity thanks to the cold front, strong showers and rumble of thunder to the south of philadelphia down in south jersey and delaware and secondary push of moisture out across central sections of pennsylvania. a tighter view on storm tracker six street level

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night, i'm walter perez. a horse in lap caster county left starving and abused gets a new home with the fame just comedian. >>> two fire fighters were injured battling a blaze in bensalem. >>> big story is underground fire near 30th street station. right around 1:00 this have afternoon when a loud bang was reported when fire fighters arrived smoke was coming up from beneath the street. a "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene with much more, jeff? >> reporter: walter, you can see the explosion scene, behind me here. you can see those pieces of cone create that buckled here, ten to 15-foot hole can be seen. peco crews are on the scene investigating but at this point there is no word on what caused the explosion, that came very close to motorist and passers by. >> it was kind of scary. no one wanted to turn no one wanted to move. >> reporter: emergency crews block off 2900 block of market street minutes after an explosion under the busy university city interse

jeff skversky is at the white house, a big day for the wildcats and jay wright jeff -- >> reporter: jim, 31 years after villanova won the national championship and met president ronald reagan back then, they are back to meet president barack obama who honored the national champs, called their final win one of the most memorable games he could remember in his lifetime and even jokes about jay wright and a bunch of the players because they busted his brackets. >> welcome to the white house and i guess it is the blue and white house because we are giving it up for the 2016 ncaa champion villanova wildcats! [ applause ] we have the best dressed man in college basketball. [ applause ] the george clooney of coaches -- jay wright. and today we celebrate a remarkable team that worked tirelessly to make coach look good in terms of his job and not just his wardrobe. >> on batch of the entire nova family we want to thank you and your staff for inviting us to the white house. this is a great day for villanova university. >> during the ceremony, villanova basketball gave the president two number 44

. >> for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee and jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night, and great week ahead. >> ♪ >>> it is gone, into the bushes a three run home run, seven to nothing cincinnati. >> good news is we won the series, and had a lot of energy for the weekend. we played well except for today. >> it is, what it is. like i have been saying it is out of my control. people want to make it a big situation but as we said we will have a good working relationship. it will benefit the team. >>> welcome to "action news" sports sunday. where there is no tension between carson wentz and sam bradford and, of course, no tension between us, i'm jeff skversky alongside mike missanelli. we will debate eagles in a second but first, how about the phillies, this could be

alexis haley skversky was born yesterday morning, at 12:46 a.m. to proud parents, jeffy. alexis weighed 6-pound, 4 ounces. jeff tells us that as soon as alexis was born she gave mom a hug and held on to daddy's finger. she had her first big cry when he put that big bow on her head, for her "action news" debut. mom, dad, baby are doing great, mandy, you look terrific. the brings tears to my years. i can hardly read the story. >> jeff, she grabbed your fink tore day but you'll be wrapped around her finger for rest of your life and her life as well come on you. >> aim so excited for jeff to be a father. >> it is like the old saying, by peace corp it is toughest job you will ever love. >> congratulations. >> all right. >> sports? >> sure. >> since you are here what the heck. >> alexis good luck for phillies. >> really. >> they have been winning ever since she has been trying to make her debut. when season started did anyone predict phillies would have an winning april? you did i'm very impressed which is the word i use to describe how i feel about the phillies, impressed. i

i'm jeff skversky along side of mike from the fanatic. phillies, i am surprised you are even here for memorial day weekend. >> i couldn't shirk my duties to channel 6. tv is my life. >> having a great memorial day? >> it is a great weekend. >> the phillies are not having a good weekend. their weekend stinks. beat up friday, beat up saturday, again beat up today by the cubs. swept at wrigley the first time in 21 years. vince velasquez the worst start of the career. seven earned runs and doesn't get out of the fifth. and gives up two homers including this. way out of here. velasquez, how about two earned runs at home. 21 on the road this season. ben zobrist another one. phillies lose 7-2. they drop 7 of 9 and swept at wrigley the first time in 21 years. mike, have you given up on the phillies? >> no, i haven't given up on them but we talked about it last week, you have to temper. and when they get behind early they can't find their way out of it. they can't knock the opposing team's pitcher out within five innings. their office -- offense i

jeff skversky has a check on sports.t believe how much fun it is to watch the phillies. >> i love it. >> it is awesome. >> everyone thought it would be a long summer. >> you'll see. >> how about these phillies. who saw this coming. phillies are seven games over 500 for the first time in five years, when they finish with the best record in the majors. yeah. baseball is fun again around here. finally. rain or shine phillies fans coming out tonight to see the red, a free hat helps. tied at one in the fifth, odubel herrera with the rbi single. phillies will take a three-one lead. aaron nola a allows two runs. in the seventh, clinging to a one run lead, gets out of his. his 9k ties a career high. bottom of the seventh phillies get an insurance run. they need every inch of this. herrera the little bull, last like the bull, phillies up two. but red threatening in the ninth, and tying run at third. david hernandez trying to save i had. jordan with the deep to left, and suarez tagging from third. tyler goodell a's throw, watch cl

jeff skversky with that and more coming up in sports.ily. >> well, after a soggy day on the beaches, this memorial day, i'm tracking a cold front that will bring us some big changes right in time as we're heading back to work and schooling. i explain in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right. those stories and much more when "action news" at 6:00 continues tonight. >> ♪ >> new castle delaware they paused to remember those who paid the ultimate price for america's freedom. the delaware commission of public affairs held their ceremony. organizers also had an empty chair there right there in memory of the late beau biden who was a major in the delaware national guard. >>> the memory of beau biden will live on in the national guard following a ceremony and unveiling in tribute to the son of vice president joe biden. walter perez has more on today's program that brought the vice president to our area today. >> reporter: from heads of state the military leaders under whom he served they all have nothing but high praise for beau biden. >>

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >> ♪ >> sunday flightlege student from bucks county dies after grabbing hold of a high voltage wire. >> a couple from south philadelphia marry well after redefining the concepts of love and devotion. we'll take you to their special ceremony. >> the big story on "action news is the search for the gun plan who killed a 14-year-old in chester last night and left two other people injured. >> tonight a woman who was wounded during that shooting is speaking out to "action news." this as the city's mayor is calling on anyone with any information to step forward. jeff chirico is live at chester police headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: tremendous sadness and shock in chester that someone would just open fire on children and a woman just waiting outside a convenience store. the family has identified the victim who died as 14-year-old nas powell. this is a photo of him taken before his middle school formal this pageant friday. his 16-year-old cousin seen on the left was also shot. he is in critical condition

. >>> jeff skversky is live in south philadelphia with the eagles rookie camp. jeff. >> jim, find out how carson wentz thinks he had co-exist with eagles quarterback sam bradford. we'll hear from wentz after his first day of rookie mini camp in sports. >> future tracker showing tomorrow afternoon we should warm up to about 76 degrees before a strong cold front rolls through with scattered thunderstorms and a huge weekend cooldown for sunday. we'll have details on that in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> whoa. >> there was a close call for a police officer in south jersey. the linwood officer's body camera caught the scary moment as a hit-and-run driver sideswiped his cruiser. the officer was getting out to help a disabled car on new road near sea view avenue at 8:48 wednesday night. police describe the striking vehicle as a silver or gray fleecnissan altima or similar te car. >>> people in wissahickon valley park along forbidden drive near valley green inn are being advised to use caution

is no tension between carson wentz and sam bradford and, of course, no tension between us, i'm jeff skversky alongside mike missanelli. we will debate eagles in a second but first, how about the phillies, this could be the most exciting team in town come september. >> come september. >> you will go all the way to september. >> how about we go one month at a time, most exciting team, going into june, we will say that, how is that? >> all right. >> i'm still apprehensive. >> we will get you on board, maybe. >> only one team in baseball is better than last five weeks. phillies have been red hot. still red today adam morgan does not get out of the fourth inning. charged with seven runs including a three run home run. phillies continue to struggle at the plate, leaving 16 runners on base. most in three years. ryan howard coming so close to home runs today but it drops right in front of the wall. so howard is hitting .174, only one player worse in baseball. film is lose nine-four.

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, teenage rodeo performer is dead after being trampled by a horse in south jersey. >>> also a man is shocked while swimming in the hotel pool in wildwood, new jersey and those tried to help were jolted as well. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a spectacular sunday in this memorial day weekend. >> that is right, combined with sunny skies with the light breeze and made for a perfect day to spend outdoors with family and friend. we have team coverage, "action news" reporter nora muchanic is live in atlantic city but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee outside with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> walter and sarah we had plenty of sunshine today. so far it has been a really nice start to the holiday weekend however we're tracking cloud building in for rest of the evening and into the day on monday. the here's what is going on as far as temperatures are concerned. eighty-one in philadelphia aft

magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a 14-year-old shot and killed on the streets of chester. and tonight his family is sharing their pain. police say zenas powell was not the gunman's target. he was on his way to his grandmother's house after buying food at the story. sunday night, the big story on "action news," the search for the gunman who shot the teenager. he was one of three people caught in the hail of gunfire. >> tonight we spoke with one of the victims surviving the hail of gunfire. sharing her fear and anger about the events that unfolded last night. and jeff chirico joins us live from police headquarters with more. jeff? >> walter and sarah, zenas powell was just an innocent bystander. his family says he was respectful and dreamed of becoming a doctor. however, last night his dream was cut short in what chester's mayor calls a senseless act of violence that will not be follow rated. >> they shot, shot, shot, shots. it sounded like they even loaded

valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. police search for a driver who struck and killed a man at the shore. >>> plus a 07 year-old man escapes a fire at his home after someone threw a molotov cock tall at a window. big story on "action news" is start of the memorial day weekend and it is a a hot one from the city to the shore and every where in between, folks spent the day with family and friend enjoying this bright sunny day staying cool. we have team coverage of the happening as cross the region. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live in fairmount park and jeff chirico is live in ocean city but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee enjoying a sunny evening with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> reporter: walter, it feels nice for the start of our holiday weekend, we have plenty of sunshine and enough sun to get our numbers above average today. in fact making this an official heat wave here in philadelphia first heat wave of the year, and it started o

alexis halle skversky born yesterday morning at 12:46 a.m. the proud parents, jeffnd mandy skversky. alexis weighed in 6 pounds 4 ounces and jeff tells us as soon as alexis was born she gave mommy a hug and held on to daddy's finger. he also says she had her first cry when he put that big bow on her head for her "action news" debut. mom, dad and baby alexis are doing great. and she is simply beautiful. >> i said it before, it is like the old commercials for the peace corps, the toughest job you will ever love. >> she is so adorable. >> jeff, life is about to change. >> we will hear about it. >> first-hand we will hear about it. how about the phillies? >> alexis the good luck charm. if i would have told you the phillies would head into may as the hottest team in baseball, would you believe me? stop it, no you wouldn't have. i am not sure how i feel about these dancing blues people. anyway, phills looking to sweep the indians. bottom of the third, galvin continues the hot streak and the single puts the phillies on the board. and velasquez six shut-out innings and help

. >>> eagles is back to work today and jeff skversky. >> zero playoff wins since 2008. hopefully the hard work now pays off in december and january. all the talk the offseason is about the quarterback drama and even malcolm jenkins jokes i'm grad they didn't draft a safety to replace me. they gave up the most rushing yards per game last season but jim schwartz vows to fix it and new safety rodney mccloud who plays opposite jenkins should help out. even though is he only 5'10" and 210 pounds. >> he plays hard and played fast and plays violent and plays bigger than he actually is. but now i'm playing next to him you see the smarts in his football iq knowing different defenses and different ways to adjust things and having the ability to use tools for a different situation. and he is an extension of the coach on the field. >>> phillies off to a brutal 5-0 start and one of their best pitchers got hurt. andrew austin saved the season and volunteered to pitch and led radnor to the playoffs. how he did is the amazing part. here is jaime apody. >> when you watch andrew austin o

jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >>> welcome back sam and welcome back jeff. >>> the phillies are on a role, 13 wins in their last 18 games, the phils one another close one last night against the braves. miguel franco hit a homer in the eighth inning his seventh of the city? the draft combine is underway in center city. the union are home against the l.a. galaxy tonight. one of the true powers in mls. the union have a decent season going but little success against the galaxy 1-6-1 all time against the galaxy. >> we want to see how much we raised the bar, i think we raised it a lot and i think the players believe that too and the 90 minutes is your test. that is when you get to show the strides we made. everybody is anxiously awaiting the game. >> ed snider will get love tonight on 6 abc. tonight's episode of the goldbergs is dedicated to the owner. footage will air from the 70s stanley cup title run. >> thank you ducis. >>> an anti-bullying organization is honoring troop erich ard son. the group teach anti-bullying llc, his work with troubled youth as well as time he spends co

jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> she has another checkup coming up in august. >>> 10th annual prom is taking place right now at childrens hospital. the children enjoyed a day of pampering getting their hair and nails done and a chance to put final touches on the dresses and the guys had a turn making sure their boutonnieres were a good fit. >>> much better today. >> yes. >> much better. >> and even better tomorrow. a great way to end the work week. i don't want to get blamed for saturday though. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions out there. and the action cam taking a look at independence mall and with all the rain we are getting the grass is a bright green and you can see a mixture of clouds and sunshine today getting blue skies and some cloud cover and tomorrow we'll see more sunshine and that will allow temperatures to warm up even more. future tracker 6 showing tomorrow afternoon 5:00 we are looking at temperatures inland of 76 degrees in philadelphia and allentown 73 and like today though, you will be getting a sea breeze at the jersey shore wh

>>> and up next on "action news," the fill list finally pull out a win against the braves and jeff skverskyith the highlights in sports. >>> and a nazi holocaust survivor, her heart-warming national anthem when "action news" comes right back. ♪ >> jeff here with sports. the phillies looking better today. >> you weren't happy with the way they played on friday and saturday? that 1 run the two games you didn't enjoy? the phillies on the verge of getting swept by the worst team in the league, but jerad eickhoff with the eye of the tiger today. and he is not the only big hit against the braves. the big piece, a big disappoint the. ryan howard, the worst average in the league on the bench against atlanta. the second inning the bats come arrive. the career high, and the solo homers and the 1-0 lead. and later, the r.b.i. single, 2-0 phills. and sixth inning, a great sign. franco has been struggling and two outs, 2-run single. and phills today high the season high with 13, up 5-0. and how about some high fives all around. everything goes their way. eickhoff goes seven innings, doesn't allow a run.

♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skverskysarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a horrific crash in the east falls section leaves a child dead and infant among eight people injured. tonight, investigators are trying to piece together exactly what happened. sunday night, the big story on "action news" is the investigation into a deadly crash along henry avenue. >> "action news" reporter jeff chirico live outside of children's hospital with more. jeff? >> walter and sarah, that crash killed a 5 to 7-year-old boy thrown from the rear window of the car. the car was carrying seven people, including four children. as police begin their investigation, there are big questions tonight about those kids were properly strapped in their seats. "action news" was there as emergency crews rushed victims to the hospital after a horrific crash in east calls killed one child and critically injured seven others. >> upon arrival a two-vehicle accident with multiple patients. >> investigators spent hours pouring over the wreckage along the 4200 bl

our jeff skversky also hanging out at 1600 pennsylvania avenue.hey jeff. >> reporter: hey jaime, president barack obama calls the villanova wildcats a team for the ages as they honored the national champ today and packed his speech with a lot of jokes and after all he said that villanova busted his bracket. welcome to the white house, the blue and white house today because we are giving it up for the 2016 ncaa champion, villanova wildcats! coach wright and this team treated us to as memorable a run and as memorable a championship game as i can remember. >> mr. president after the game we had a big president conference but nothing like this. this is big time. >> as a thank you nova gave a pair of jerseys and a picture of jenkins game winner. >> to experience it with this team is an experience to remember forever. >> topping it off at the white house is unbelievable. and something that doesn't happen every single day. we are live at the white house, jeff skversky. >> it was great to see them with the president. >>> back to work for the birds, the fi

jeff skversky is lie at citizens bank park with more. . >> reporter: ducis how about it, the phillies were supposed to be the worst team in baseball. instead they have been one of the best and you think you're surprised. even the manager pete mackanin yes he's surprised they have played this well. the phillies could be in first place by the end of the night. if the phillies beat the atlanta braves tonight the worst team in the league and the nationals also lose, the phils will be tied for first. and this is not by accident. the phillies have won seven of the last eight series. it's their best run in five years. the big question is can they keep this up and contend by the end of the year? the players in the locker room, yes, they believe. >> do you believe that this team is a playoff team right now? you are in the wild card. >> knock on wood, knock on wood. but, you know, yeah, i think we're potential candidates and, you know, i like to think that way. >way. >> reporter: phillies number one prospect jp crawford promoted today lehigh valley

. >> for walter perez, walter perez, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a good memorial day. ♪ ♪ >> that ball was crushed deep to right field and gone. a swing and miss, he got him. the phillies have been swept out of wrigley field the since time since 1995. >> i would be very surprised as the year went on if they are not one of the best contenders. >> malcolm jenkins will go the distance! ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome to "action news" sports sunday. hopefully by the end of this show we will be one of the best tv tandems in to

. >>> jeff skversky with the phillies taking on the best team in baseball, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> we have a developing story out of new york city tonight, which a vintage world war two fighter plane has gone down in the hudson river. a massive search, with boats and divers, has just located the pilot's body. a witness captured the moment that the p47 thunder bolt splashed down into the river near the george washington bridge. the plane was part of the museum collection set to celebrate the seventh fifth anniversary of the thunder bolt for the memorial day weekend. it ends in tragedy. >>> a north jersey police officer is counting his lucky stars that he was not killed this morning. it came down to a matter of inches. three three-year old officer douglas farber pulled over to deal with the large tree branch blocking part of the road. he heard the crack. the rest of the tree came crashing down. >> the fallen tree broke his wrist and officer farber needed 13 stitches on his led but chief says he is resting at home tonight and he should be just okay. >>> ch

jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. cameras were rolling when a fight broke out you the in houston after an apparent road rage incident. it started when driver of the white car, tried to turn in front of the truck. things escalated and two drivers stepped out and started throwing punches. once the fight was over, the truck driver ended up backing up into the white car and then sped off. no word tonight on any arrests in this case. >>> police say a suspicious device that forced officials to evacuate a soccer stadium, in manchester england turnout to be a training device from an earlier security exercise. fans made their way out of the old stadium moments before a game between manchester united and bernsmith was scheduled to take place. bomb disposal experts were brought in and blew that device up. it was only later determined that police say it was a fake device used to train bomb sniffing dogs. >>> and james holmes mother is reflecting on warning signs that she may have missed nearly four years after her son opened fire

jeff skversky is here and the phillies not off on this holiday. >> they are not.ey can gain a lot of ground. three and a half out of first place from the nationals. they could do some damage right now. so how will the phillies respond tonight against washington after being swept for the first time since their first series of the year. hopefully they respond the same way they did last month. by going on a tear. ryan howard is in the lineup tonight batting cleanup though manager pete mackanin said yesterday he would use howard less against righties. he says his decision to play him over joseph is the hardest thing to do but the phils are desperate to win game. they dropped seven of their last nine. mackanin just wants to win. >> we know we're starved for offense. that's one of the issues and if we had more offense i think we wouldn't have been in the situation we're at. we're still two games over .500 after two months into the season mainly because we have a good pitching staff. >> all right. nba draft a little more than three weeks away. so are the sixers ready to

and jeff skversky has the details in sports. you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. >>> dangerous flooding in parts of texas has claimed the life of one person and two others are unaccounted for. one person drowns and another person is missing after their vehicle was swept away. entire mobile homes were washed away and roads caved in from the weight of the water. >>> federal regulators added an additional 12 million models to a takata airbag recall today. regulators say the airbags could explode and send shrapnel into drivers and passengers. today's recall is part of a massive expansion of takata recalls announced earlier this month. >>> jeff skversky is here to talk sports and the phillies getting a real test going up against the best. >> the chicago cubs they are two and a half games out of first. a big game for the phillies. they are facing the best team in baseball, chicago cubs on the road

jeff skversky is following the cats since they left and with the team in washington. >> welcome to the white house where villanova wildcats are inside of the white house as we speak. getting a reception and inside of the white house, and they will meet president barack obama and honored for winning the national championship. this is a big day for the wildcats and the obamas themselves. their daughter went to school with josh hart. >> as they left the campus and made their way to d.c., they were excited for the big day. >> this may be the first time i ever got star struck. it's a big accomplishment for our team and a chance to meet the president. it's something we'll remember forever. >> it's exciting to go to the white house and get a tour and take the champions tour down there. >> the experience of meeting the president and walking to the white house and getting a tour and the president inviting you because of your accomplishment, lets hope we can do some other things in our lives that may be important than abasketball game and get back to the white house. we'll hear from the wildcats

we're live at team headquarters, jeff skversky, channel6 "action news. out there today. thanks jeff. >>> they've reached 20 wins in 18 fewer games than last season. >>> the surprising phillies back home to face the reds after spending 19 of the last 22 days on the road. they'll have a new name batting sixth and playing first base. phils called up tommy joseph from aaa and sent darin ruf back down. what a start he's had at lehigh valley this year. joseph batting .337 with six homers seven doubles in 24 games. imagine wait feels like to finally be in that big league clubhouse. >> pretty awesome, pretty awesome. i think because of the future stuff that we had here earlier in the year made it a little easier to walk in the clubhouse 'cause i kind of flu where things were but to walk in it and for it to really matter this time to really be a part of this team is cool. >> what is it like to be in the lineup. >> pretty awesome. it's pretty special. >> nascar comes to dover this weekend. scary moments before sunday's sprint cup race. today danica patrick's car c

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jeff skversky is live at the park with a preview. jeff. >> reporter: hey, ducis.e season started phillies manager pete mackanin was hoping this team would be hovering around the 500 mark. guess what pete you're seven games over 500 and only a game out of first place. it is hard to believe and yes like you at home the manager is even surprised his team is playing so wie. here are the phils getting ready for the atlanta braves tonight to start a three game series against the worst team in the league and a phils win plus a nationals loss tonight and the phils will go to bed tied for first place for the first time in five years. look, it's if the season ended today the phillies would be in the playoffs as a wild card team. yes, it is hard to believe this team is contending. go figure. >> i don't think it surprises any of us. i think all 25 of us believe that we can play and that we belong here. and we can play with all the, you know, the big guys in this league and i think that's what's keeping us going. you know, we believe, we have confidence in each other and, you

. >>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, donald trump and joe biden attend the same graduation ceremony right here in our area. >>> also a bar in center city is targeted by a mass gunman. >>> but the big story on a "action news" is a deadly fire in a bucks county motel that investigators say was set intentionally. >> in fact, police have made

♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skverskysarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night. the big story on "action news" is breaking news from delaware. a major crash should down a portion of i-495. >> eight vehicles involved and seven people hurt. the scene, happening about 9:30 in the southbound lanes near the terminal avenue exit. and traffic crawling by on the shoulder and one injured tracked between two cars after getting out of the car to check on the damage. drivers are urged to avoid 495 and use i-95 instead. we will keep you updated as we guess more information. >>> $429 million, one winner of that winning powerball ticket sold at a 7-eleven in trenton, new jersey. and tonight everyone is wondering who the lucky winner might be. that multi-million dollar lottery ticket sold in our region. >> the lucky numbers picked at a 7-eleven in trenton. and jeff chirico live with more. hey, jeff. >> hey walter and sarah. the owners of the store believe the winner is a woman who regularly buys her lottery tickets here. you ca

live at team headquarters, jeff skversky channel6 "action news." brian. >> i think he could afford a few thousand pickup trucks jeff. thanks very much. >>> the country's largest and best known collegiate competition is under way at the schuylkill river. the dad vail regatta kicked off at 7 o'clock this morning. over the next two days some 3,000 student athletes from more than 100 colleges will that compete in a series of high stakes races. now for many teams this is the most important race of the rowing season. the event also draws thousands more spectators and fans and of course as those of us who live here know it us causes quite a few road closures and detours. for more on that we turn to matt pelman. >> matt is in the "action news" traffic center and matt the rain is also a factor this afternoon. >> oh, we have complication after complication after complication as we try and get home and start the weekend on this friday afternoon brian and sharrie and one of those complications is the dad vail regatta which continues to block off the kelly drive

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jeff skversky with that story. >>> cecily tynan will be back with the accuweather forecast. the seven day when "action news" continues. >>> the memorial cemetery ever being the tradition honors the service of the brave men and women that served our country and officials join with veterans and their families to place wreaths at the gravesites of those that died in combat. a lot of local schools do programs and projects to mark the holiday but none could be more poignant ornstructive than radnor high school. >> reporter: hours before dismissing for the holiday weekend radnor high school students paused and remembers those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. they went further than the typical ceremony, they created this wall of honor. >> i am proud of radnor veterans and those that search our country, i think it's really amazing. the 26 foot long memorial world will forever commemorate the radnor students that died protecting our country. they raised $17,000 but the school's vision became a reality. >> many were shocked to find out they were researching radnor s

. >>> information melissa magee, jamie apody, new dad jeff skversky and walter perez and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. we will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." flood emergency. deadly storms in the gulf. water reaching rooftops. four children and their great-grandmother swept away in the middle of the night. roads crumbling. houses split in half. is any relief on the way? >>> toxic spill. the cargo train derailing in washington, d.c. cars leaking dangerous chemicals. emergency crews now on the scene. >>> cruz collapse? new numbers before the battle for indiana, just two days away. >> if we win indiana, it's over. okay? >> donald trump trying to seal the deal for the republican nomination. while hillary clinton is setting her sights on the gop front-runner. >>> deadly ride. new details about the fatal accident. a teenage girl thrown from a spinning carnival attraction. questions tonight about safety at the fair. >>> and, watch out. the bicycle race that began with a crunch. dozens crashing into each other. some going

. >>> and plus jeff skversky with the phillies looking for a division win tonight. >>> and an nba playoffs coming down to game seven that and much more when "action news" comes right back. ♪ >> we have this into "action news" tonight. a police officer in prospect park, delaware county injured while responding to a home invasion. it happened about an hour ago at lafayette avenue. one of three suspects in the home invasion was fleeing the scene and hit the officer with a car. there's no word yet on the officer's condition. we do know the suspect fled on i-95 into the city of philadelphia, and the police believe he got off the highway at gerard avenue. and he is interested dangerous and still at live. we keep you updated as we get more information. >>> the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo will remain closed indefinitely as officials investigate that weekend shooting death of a gorilla to save a child who had fallen into the enclosure. the fatal choice prompted outrage from animal activists who gathered outside of the zoo for a vigil today. >> oh, my god! >> the video is disturbing. a 4-

. >>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> they have been training for this day for months. thousands of runners are ready to hit the broad street run for the nation's biggest 10-mile run an annual tradition that has become so much more than just a race. saturday night, i'm walter perez. the big stories is 36th annual blue cross broad street run. from the fernrock section down to south philadelphia a runners will have a chance to test endurance. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live from center city with the detaste, jeff. >> reporter: walter, a lot of excitement building here in the city for this annual tradition, the runners will come right down this road, and, right here past broad street and around city hall and then hit south philadelphia. if you are planning to come in and out of the city tomorrow organizers ask to you please be prepared, and aware of the road closures and transit the detours. in just hours, broad street traffic will switch from wheels, to heels, up to 40,000 runners are expec

. >> now for melissa magee jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. see you back here at 11 o'clock. >> ♪ >> thank you. and again, abc news has just confirmed the suspect in the shooting has been killed by police. >>> next, the race for 2016. new poll numbers revealing just how close the contest has become. the abc news/"washington post" poll, out today, showing donald trump with a two-point advantage over hillary clinton among registered voters. an 11-point swing since march. the neck and neck polling coming as they're trading tough talk about guns. and bernie sanders says don't count him out yet. here's david wright. >> reporter: donald trump says he's coming up fast, according to the new poll. the brash billionaire closing a nine-point gap to overtake hillary clinton by a nose. >> i call her crooked hillary. >> reporter: they squared off this weekend over the issue of guns. >> he's talking about more guns in our schools, more hatred and division in our streets. >> i don't want to have guns in classrooms, although in some cases, some teachers

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