john rawlins live today. >> mr. obama's message is that americans need to focus on a big ticket issue, that is its aging sometimes decaying infrastructure. and rails and power grid. otherwise other economies will have to pass us by. >> it's wonderful to be back in delaware. the president focused on his message. >> we know in the 21 century economy, businesses will set up shop where they find the best roads and bridges and fastest internet connection. >> the u.s. is falling behind other nations in infrastructure and has harsh words for congress for failing to fund the almost broke fund. and only gave a temporary solution. >> a few months of funding doesn't cut it. this is an insult to a band-aid, that is a good line. >> it's embarrassing when amtrak that is our fastest train is about half the speed of trains around the world. >> the president signed an executive memo that allows private companies to get help from the federal government for infrastructure projects. >> prior to his arrival at the port, the president st

. >> switching live to john rawlins in atlantic city, a million people are expected to sends the holiday in atlantic county, and how will that affect the plans at the jersey shore. >> we heard from cecily a more easterly track and offshore track. but if you are in the emergency management business post sandy you stay vigilant. >> we enjoy the boardwalk and beach -- >> it's estimated more than a million people will head to the atlantic county beaches for the holiday weekend, a possible tropical storm cannot be ignored. >> depending on the track of arthur, that will change the situation drastically, by wednesday or thursday, we have to make decisions on what we'll need to do to keep people safe at the shore. >> today's weather is perfect, visitors are still keeping an eye on the forecast. >> depending on what it says, we may leave earlier. we wanted to stay to see the fireworks. >> it's been a good summer, but following a lousy win terror. >> you need all the visitors can you get. >> at the devils surf shop, a storm track out to sea that will kick up the surf and no rain, hopefully the rai

john rawlins live with more. >> not a lot of details coming out of this million dollar joint venture with a california firm. they say it's a fashion destination for accessible luxury retailing. if you talked to consumers, they say that is a big change from the current form. >> gallery is big be runs for blocks. it opens as a shopping mall in the 70s. impressions are mixed. >> if i said the name gallery to you, what goes through your mind? >> shops and stores. >> nice? >> yes. >> it doesn't have a whole lot to offer, i don't shop too much in there. >> why? >> i like macy's and it's not in there. >> the lack of stores is a big complaint? >> stores have downgraded over the year. >> if i shopped for clothes, i would head to walnut street and rittenhouse area. the stores here with the exception of maybe old navy, i don't think there are any chain stores left in here. >> while some stores age gracefully the gallery has not. >> why? >> architecturally and bug problems and stuff closing and new stores come in and then move out right away. >> the bright spot, a recent announcement, century 21

so live from the mall, john rawlins, "channel~6 action news." . >>> it's an exciting day, thank you, john. when vice president biden wrapped up his speech at the mall from floats to bands to military groups they made their way through historic philadelphia. and nina davellorei was part of the parade. >>> there was a big concert and fireworks show. half a million people are expected to gather for the nation's largest free concert followed by an aeriel extravaganza. tonight at 6:00, rick williamsage karen rogers will bring you the fourth of july jam captured by the fireworks over the philadelphia museum of art. >>> a large crowd was on montgomery avenue to watch. uncle sam was there standing tall among the marchers. medal power was on display. they took part in a parade. there were lots of fire trucks manned by volunteer responders. they thank them. >> the list is broken down by state and county to help you find the fireworks show closest to you and update you on any that may be rescheduled today. >>> still to come on "action news at noon" david mu

in radnor, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> storm cleanup is going on all day, in the mt. airy section today. a large tree uprooted and crushed the cars beneath it. >> and a storm knocked out this join tree in greenville, delaware on buck road, it forced several utility poles to come crashing down and the road was blocked to drivers for most of the day. and the news on this continues on our 6 abc news app. we are updating power outages for you as the lights come back on, meantime accuweather and storm tracker 6 is there for you the next time storms head our way. >>> two arrests are made in the delaware county hit and run that badly injured a man. christopher brooks was hit and suffered severe injuries even lost his right leg below the knee, the delaware county d.a. says that mccray was allegedly the driver of the ford truck that hit brooks and that windchimer helped him hide the vehicle after the incident. from our delaware newsroom, a man is expected to be charged forever stealing an suv and crashing it into a public bus, this unfolded this morning in wilmington. eva pilg

coverage of the cleanup, david murphy has more and "action news" reporters katherine scott and john rawlins are checking out the damage. lets begin with john in radnor township. >> reporter: it was an intense quick-hitting storm that came through the western suburbs last night. it didn't have much rain in it, but it had considerable wind but it doomed some mature trees like the one behind me. from meeting house lane in lower merion, the blitz krig storm took down trees and closed roads and blocked out power. in the heavily treed township of radno radnor,ed wulgling raw r fr fr fr the wind and rain hit here and there was a little bit of rain and the next thing i heard this big bang and the power when off and i looked out. >> cindy draper discovered it was one of her great trees that came down. and peco is telling people it could be days before power returns. >> it could be friday at 6:00. a long 48 hours. >> reporter: so a large matt tourure tree and a peco line, it could take several days to untangle all of this and restore power in this part of delaware county. live in radnor, john rawlins

john rawlins, joins us live from the firehouse in southwest philadelphia with more on what is happening today. >> reporter: hi sara, all is quiet right now, ladder 4 was dispatched six or seven minutes ago. quite a commotion and confrontation, police can only confirm that one arrest was made and someone charged with disorderly conduct, a man, they are waiting for further numbers. the protest by as many as 200 people was angry and at times chaotic, police at one point dragged protesters trying it leave on an emergency call. the demonstrators claim they were slow to respond to this fire only a block away, two small children, twin girls and two little boys perished. >> these kids should be here and the people should have their houses. they do not care. >> the deputy fire commissioner often refuted the response time was 30 minutes delay was racially motivated. >> he says the responsibilities time was under 3:00 minutes. >> i have children of my own, there is no way we could say our members did not give their all to save those childrens. >> this angered the crowd and some claim to be liberia

john rawlins is live with more on the impact there. >> reporter: we are waiting for word from the faa, but in the meantime. u.s. airlines announced though will cancel the flight from here to tel aviv, a non-stop flight. they said in a statement, that the safety of our passengers and crew are our top priority. we have canceled 796 to tel aviv on july 23rd and we are reaching out to customers to reaccommodate those affected. >> it was a delta jet after a hamas launched rock the fell about a mile from the airport. it issued 24 hour stay away directives. after the downing of the jet in ukraine, the safety of aviation in a war zone are front and center. it is in the minds of people here as their son is in israel now. >> we are worried for a few weeks now, he left before anything started in gaza. >> safety is not an option. that comes first and foremost. the terrorist only have to be right one time, we, all of us have to be correct 100% of the time. >> the benders are taking this day by day, their son noah is expected back next week, they are on another carrier. and they hope that they will

lets go live to john rawlins, what can you tell us? >> we got word about the firefighter jim, the other injury is the man that owns the house, this is extensive fire damage to a large stone home, the man that owns the home and who actually built the home, was working on a truck, something of a hop hobby of his, and that ignited the fire when he spilled gasoline. the fire rapidly spread into the rest of the house and as you can see it's justs burning extensively and continues to flair up from time to time. we spoke with neighbors that arrived on the scene shortly after the first police officer. >> i saw the homeowner on the side of the road and said truck inside of the driveway was blowing up. >> burning and blowing up. >> he was on the side of the road and slightly burnt but conscious and talking. >> the truck, the truck lit up and had burn above it in the garage area, and then the smoke started to fill the house, the chimneys started to smoke and i took a look around the back and the roof had caved in. a couple of trucks in the garage

john laurijohn rawlins is live e parkway. the folks are ready, on. >> let's find out from people are you ready to party? >> yes. >> who do you want to see ed sheeran. >> and? nicki minaj. >> we are pretty close. 30 or 40 yards. we had cool weather. things are very, very nice right now. take a look at our vantage point as far as the eye can see there are people. >> jamfest pouring into the parkway at 5:00 this morning despite iffy weather. >> you bundled up. >>reporter:they are waiting for hours. with it torrance. >> we have a long wait. >> who are you here to see? >> nicki minaj and jennifer hudson. >>reporter:they spot the teddy bears in the crowd. >> he had a teddy bear at christmastime called ed sheeran. it's neat that we thought we would do. temporary medical facilities are up and arriving. the police seem to be everywhere. something new this year. numerous trash trucks not just wood barricades. >> in the wake of this weeks tragic food truck explosion focused on vendors that used cooking gas. >> we were very thorough yes.

john rawlins is joining us with more. >> it's a way of life with this bridge and on down the way r v >> rsienmembe and the slow response by officials. >> i smelled the vinyl chloride, and me and my brother got out of the house. evacue dayout before they told felt tertillt.>> haveyoeo herde eorn il t da de thets is an trdngs o tg ghter righ or ilrnipr w ov at spruce street and 36. people were complaining of something irritating their eyes. air samples show there was a steam leak in the basement. one man was taken to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania for evaluation. >>> chopper 6 hd was above as firefighters battled a blaze inside of a business in neestd pladelphia. it happened here at te rporation at 9:00 this morning. the two story bilding was evacuated but there are no reports of injuries and no t cud e the tragedy may be over, the memorials continue in the neighborhood where they lived. katherine scott has more on how a community is trying to heal. >> support is coming in from all over, nba legend charles barkley stepped in and offered to pay pour the children of these

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> chopper 6 hd, is live over love park, the federation will hold a rally in the next few minutes, they are expecting a big turnout. eva pilgram is there right now and she will have a live report coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >>> we are updating the new 6abc.com, as we get new details about this story, we will post details on flights and you can check every flight out of philadelphia international airport. >>> meanwhile, the fighting continues into ukraine where rebels shot down two ukrainian fighter jets it happened just 20 miles from where malaysia airlines flight 17 crashed earlier this week after being shot down. the flight took off from the netherlands and two-thirds of the netherlands were dutch. 40 coffins were brought off the trains today and driven through the country to military barracks. they will identify them and bring them to their families. >> as the hearses moved through the roads, huge crowded came out to pay their last muches on this national day of mourning. >>> a judge has cleared five judges of conspiracy and fraud ch

john rawlins has more from fishtown. >> reporter: well, as they said several tmes today, this is a longwaited expansion, a buildout of the original plan, basically they scaled back to open the casino here. the folks here at sugarhouse they have to expand now to compete in a tough market place. something to celebrate, sugarhouse is more than doubling its square foot able, most notable is a seven story garage on the right with a view of the river. in a region that many consider saturated with casino and atlantic city is stumbling and flat revenues, why expand? it was part of sugarhouse's original commitment before it scaled back for their opening. but this will make it more competitive and attract a larger group offest mers. >> we are not adding a ton of gaming but restaurant space and entertainment and parking. >> food and poker and spa and retail marina, there are all kinds of things to talk about for the future. >> this current expansion, the food, entertainment and poker room and garage should be fully opened last year. it should create full-time jobs making the total here 1600. a stu

drenching downpour delivered several inches of rain in the matter of hours, "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in ocean city where the water is still draining. john? >> hi alicia, most of the areas that are wet are now high and dry, but not all of the areas, this is 29th and west, this is the bay in that direction, folks in atlantic city are used to flooding like this, but it was the intensity of the storm. they weren't expecting it. >> the storms intensified and did not subside for four hours, coming just after high tide, the storm drains were full of bay water so the 4 or 5 inches of rain water had nowhere to go but sit there and drain slowly. >> i never saw anything like this. >> we'll hang inside until it gets better. >> what do you think of this? >> it's crazy, i've never seen the water get this high. >> we had no reports of damage or injuries but a few people called for assistance and i would imagine there were parked cars that were lost because of the intensity of the rain. >> intense rain and localized flooding still going on some nine hours after the rain began. john rawlins,

live at the scene of the tragedy is john rawlins. john, amid all of the grief, apparently controversial as well. >> that is right. it has been reported that some in the neighborhood claimed they thought the firefighters were slow in responding saturday morning. the fire commissioner disputed that, said it is absolutely not true. though he did confirm some firefighters have been threatened in the wake of the flames, although he did not go into detail about it. >> i just know our members have been receiving threats. >> phoned in or personally -- >> i am not going to get into that. it is not nature regardless. in order, they were phoned in or in person, the point is they did the best job they could do. >> the commissioner said the review of tapes says response time less than three minutes from the time the initial 911 call of a rubbish fire to the first firefighters on l lie -- location. >> from the rubbish call to firefighters on scene, three minutes. >> the ladder the first in and the other a minute behind. >> the baptist church a base

and "action news" reporter john rawlins covering the story and he has the latest on the search efforts tonight. john? >> hi, rick. this is an open-ended each this morning. no plans to stand down. it is a recovery operation and extends from the point at my right there the buoy where the trouble started late last night, out to the atlantic ocean off the beaches of ocean city. the man who went missing, 45 year old andrew bittle a celebrated power boat razor -- racer written winning title in the u.s. and britain. and it was believed he was operating a pontoon boat throwing them into the water. >> i heard a big thud and then i heard "help help help" screaming and i knew it was somebody in the water. you could just tell. and then he started screaming his friend's name. i hope i get it right, it is a little bit after traumatic night, but it was something like "andy, andy, andy". >> and how he ended up in the water. >> i felt going on my friend's shoulder. >> and workers said they had no comment with the missing plan. late this afternoon the state police using a special sonar unit trolled back

and john rawlins live at the fire scene with more on why some are asking if enough was done here. john? >> right. well restart out saying we still don't know the cause of the fire. it is still under investigation. we will learn some things we did not know. one of them is that threats have been made against the firefighters in the wake of the fire. claims that somehow the fire department did not respond fast enough, take it is unfair and untrue has the commissioner. going door-to-door offering to install fire and the initial report for a rubbish seen and the first unit on the scene in three minutes. >> i want to make sure even from the rubbish fire call to when firefighters were on the screen, less than three minutes. >> that's correct. the matter -- latter the first and then the other three minutes behind. >> and a family pastor says he was told -- >> they are still trying to identify the remains of the kids. so until that is done, they would not be able to arrange for those. >> this woman overcome by grief and being helped by friends said to be the mother of the twin girls who die

live at the airport, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> john thank you, lets check in with eva pilgram who is covering a rally in love park where protesters from both sides of the debate have gathered. >> reporter: despite the sweltering heat more than 1,000 people gathered into this area of love park to voice their concerns about the conflibt in the middle east. you can see a lot of people here are carrying signs, on this side, it's the pro israel side, they are waiving flags and carrying signs and across the street there is a rally for palestine, in between both groups on the road there are a lot of police keeping both sides separate. the pro israel rally wrapped up a few minutes ago and these people are now starting to leave. there were about 1,000 people here rallying for support of israel and many religious leaders from different states, and they referred to the vie license in the region we have seen recently. >> there is a lot of chanting and singing on both sides this afternoon. the pro palestine group is about 100 or so, and both are equally passionate about ending the

it's a miserably hot, humid day and continues to be. >> john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you john. >> stay cool. >> jump in john. >> how about some cool water for the man. time now for accuweather. lets go to meteorologist, adam joseph. i bet you would jump in there. >> there is no chlorine in there and i done think it's very clean. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan most of the area wishing they had a quick downpour passing through to drop the temperature and many of the gardens need a good soaking and your grass, but as we take a look, the only spot seeing severe weather at this time is the northern part of the lee lie valley, mainly northampton county and ports north of bethlehem and easton, this is a severe thunderstorm warn in in affect until 5:00. also, some very small hail. the real meat of this storm with the severity is north of strasburg and portland. and good flashes of lightning, 95 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes but this is lifting to the north and east and out of our area, it's quiet with a couple of downpours in buck county. the heat is

there has been a delay and no new eta is set, in prospect park, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news. of course our continuing storm coverage continues on the 6 abc news app, we have the latest updates, and photographs of all the damage left behind, be sure to check in with storm tracker 6 when storms move in tonight. >> now to a developing and disturbing story of the murder of a young woman. laura arojo was beaten and strangled to death and the recent graduate was stuffed into a duffle bag and discarded like trash into a kensington lot. the questions remain, who would do this and why. >>> "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live now with more on this murder mystery. >> reporter: well, shirleen we learned new details about the murder of laura arojo, police believe her killer took steps to cover up the crime. she had just graduated from the art institute of philadelphia in december according to police, yesterday after 5:30 a.m., a man looking through trash found the fashion design major's body in the vacant lot of 2200 block of north kensington. today the medical examiner determ

and john rawlins has more. >> they confirm that the substance that was found in the sump pump pits was gasoline. we are going to flush them out with water and ventilate the houses so we can get the residents back in there. >>reporter:they were brought in place to flush out the gasoline. it happened at 46 goreski lane. they were the first to alert the authorities of the odor. the end unite in the lowest part of the development. it appears that theirs was the hard hest hit. >> as long as we flush it and it stays gone. that is the hope it's a little amount. it will dissipate and not come back. >> the three houses here, the readings we are getting or not dangerous to life or health or combustible. it's a big inconvenience. it's an unpleasant odor. >>reporter:the residents were asked to evacuate. 16 of 161 of those units were gn all-clear. the logans will wait until tomorrow at the earliest. >>> a wilmington bridge has been named after a former mayor that served the community for years. the north market street bridge is now the james sills jr. bridge. he served from 1992 to 2000. he was a f

john rawlins live in bethlehem with all the new details. >> reporter: well, this starts at about 3:00 a.m. this morning with a pair of 911 calls from two different roommates saying that a third roommate, a victim was screaming in her room, when police arrived to a house on carlton avenue, they found an intruder leaving pulling up his clothing and sweating profusely. >> he faces charges of trying to rape and murder a lehigh valley student overnight. they called what happened in this blue painted house an atemmed burglary, neighbor says there was a significant police response. >> moved the curtains and i noticed a van and it had crime scene investigation, normally they don't send a van for no purpose and i assumed it was something serious. >> the victim was found blue in the face and marks of strangulation and gasping for breath. she awoke with the suspect standing next to her bed and he grabbed her around the throat and commenced strangling with her with his hands, she fought back scratching and hitting and biting and this neighbor responds to the assault. >> i see lehigh studenting up

. >>> and we get more from john rawlins. >> the landmark event that we celebrity today make it clear that the narrow-minded and reactionary forces of the past and present will never prevail in america. because in the end there is no way to overcome the basic core decency and honor of the american people. >> and the ceremonies began from the music from the old guard fife & drum corp. it was found in 1776 the place for many to be on this fourth of july. among those are a recently returned air pilot. >> what better place to be than right here? >> the organizers of today's event focused on how in 200 plus years from blacks to gays had to battle the system to gain the rights of the founding fathers. mayor spoke of the board of education decision of 60 years ago. >> chief justice warren wrote in these days it's doubtful that any child would reasonably be expected to succeed in life if tees denied an opportunity of an education, where the state is undertaken to provide it, it is a right that must be available on equal terms." the mayor led the fourth of july parade for a few blocks presiden

john rawlins live now in spring garden. we expect an update any minute now. >> any minute now we should hear from the fire commissioner for the third time. it's not clear what he will be saying, whether it will be further clarification or the 911 calls that were made or get a timeline of exactly which units were called in and when they arrived and when they went to work. it's a hot button issue and the subject of protest. how fast does the fire department respond to saturday morning's deadly fire, that brought protesters out to the street last night. the radio dispatch for what was thought to be a rubbish fire. >> and the first fire truck, ladder 4 actually arriving at the scene just about 3 minutes. >> we are on location. we have three, two story rowhouses fully evolved spreading on the porches, city officials have repeatedly site that time frame saying it was a punctual response, some say the that it was 30 minutes thark is lies the mayor says. any information that indicates otherwise is absolutely positively. directly, i

live in paulsboro, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> a has mat situation in northeast philadelphia today. firefighters were called to the allied tube and conduit corporation at 9:00. investigators say that a pot of zinc caught fire. they called for cleanup when the firefighters arrived. >>> a pair of delaware county parents are sentenced to two to four years behind bars forcing their children to live in squalor, they were arrested in october and police say their house was filled with trash and animal waste, and two of their malnourish malnourished daughters were placed in protective custody. >>> today is the an versz of a crime that shocked the region and paved the way for megan's law. it was this day in 1984 when megan kanka was raped and murdered. >> you think about it and want to cry. that is how bad it is. >> flank has been delivering mail here for 24 years, he remembered in 1994, 7-year-old megan kanka was waiting for a special delivery. >> every day she came up to me waiting for a lower from her girlfriend. that saturday the letter came and she was already passed away by then

and "action news" reporter john rawlins covering the story and he has the latest on the search effortsonight. john? >> hi, rick. this is an open-ended each this morning. no plans to stand down. it is a recovery operation and extends from the point at my right there the buoy where the trouble started late last night, out to the atlantic ocean off the beaches of ocean city. the man who went missing, 45 year old andrew bittle a celebrated power boat razor -- racer written winning title in the u.s. and britain. and it was believed he was operating a

live in longport, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >>> chopper 6 hd over another developing storyn chester county. an s.u.v. ran off the road and snapped a pole just before 11:00. part of the pole came down on the vehicle here on the 1000 block of wilmington pike. and there is no word on the condition of the driver who may have been trapped in the vehicle. avoid the 1000 block of willington pike this afternoon as police continue the investigation. >>> philadelphia police successfully dealt with an armed man who barricaded himself inside of a vehicle in the fishtown section. near the intersection of sepviva and berks street at 8:45 a.m. the police were able to resolve the situation with one gunshot fired in less than a half-hour no one was hurt. that man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> turning to our weather, this afternoon we'll get to enjoy at least one more day of all of this gorgeous sunshine that's kind of left over from the weekend. looking at cape may, a beautiful day to hit the beach if you are lucky enough to be there this monday. there are ch

john rawlins joins us live from skippack township with the details. >> reporter: hi, rick, the latest briefing we had was 73 of the homes folks can go back if they wish. it started from reports with neighbors with a an odor. firefighters came and determined there was something in the basement. they have taken additional samples and sent them to the labs, and the results should come in this afternoon. late sunday afternoon, courtney logan felt light headed and noticed a strong odor in the basement. >> i brought the kids out an when i want back in i noticed it was bad. we called 911. >> reporter: arriving firefighters using air tests picked up hired -- hydrocarbon readings. initial reports of low level of hydrogen cyanide have been dismissed. water is being tested. in the meantime authorities are allowing residents to return to homes that did not test positive today. as to what is going on -- >> honestly it would be pure speculation. the substance in the sump pump pit tested pose did i -- pose pe for a hydrocarbon. >> reporter: they are hoping to get results by late this afternoon then

"action news" reporter john rawlin was at the news conference and sara bloomquist is back in the newsroom. >> reporter: the fire commission under and chief of staff pushed back against critics today and said that someone, a civilian, used a fire extinguisher to try and put out a fire on the porch costing precious moments. >> any time have you someone fighting a fire it causes a delayed response, while they are fighting the fire we don't get the phone call. >> armed with computer maps and the second by second timeline, the fire department fired back at protesters that said the city was slow to respond. >> 2 seconds later engine 68 arrived on scene. the first talked of a sofa on fire and the next talked of houses. >> seconds after that. firefighters from the nearby firehouse were heard calling in and going to the fire. protesters last night claim that staffers ignored pleas for help. >> there was none of that and you heard other people say that they are not coming, we don't care. none of that. >> this whole argument about dispatch is a red herring, they put themselves in as quickly as they

john rawlins live now. >> reporter: i'll tell you we had a briefing from police, we are at old york and susquehanna, and it may not look like it, but it's the most dangerous place in abington township. one of three sections where red light cameras are focused, they are the first three in the suburbs only philadelphia is authorized to have them. they say that red light cameras used in philadelphia and elsewhere cut the number of serious accidents at intersection and we talked to chief bill kelly for his hopes on what they will see here. >> we are looking for people to be alert and obey the law. >> we'll have to try to make the intersections safer and reduce the injuries occurring from the accidents. automated red light enforcement. that is the name for it, three intersections here in abington. old work and old welsh and the abington side of moreland and fitz watertown. if you are an offenders after october 1st there will be actual finds of $100 for folks that run red lights. back to you all. >> today will mark the closing chapter of an epic real estate battle at the jersey shore. donald

lets go live to john rawlins, what can you tell us?we got word about the firefighter jim, the other injury is the man that owns the house, this is extensive fire damage to a large stone home, the man that owns the home and who actually built the home, was working on a truck, something of a hop hobby of his, and that ignited the fire when he spilled gasoline. the fire rapidly spread into the rest of the house and as you can see it's justs burning extensively and continues to flair up from time to time. we spoke with neighbors that arrived on the scene shortly after the first police officer. >> i saw the homeowner on the side of the road and said

and john rawlins live outside of the consulate in center city where separate rallies were held by people on both sides of the conflict. >> a busy day here near the israeli consulate. this demonstration going on, israel's current actions in gaza. and earlier a demonstration in support of israel's policy. >> palestinian flags calling for a palestinian state at this demonstration this evening. while at noon time israeli and u.s. flags at this israeli solidarity rally. at this earlier gathering, the view that israel has the right to defend itself, to use its military against hamas. >> israel has been hit by rockets nonstop. and israel has the right to defend herself and no one can say anything different. >> rockets started to rain down on israel and it's been described how most israelis are living. in the south allowed to only go 15 seconds from a bomb shelter. >> the rocket attacks and israel's response viewed different live by these protest protesters. saying the battle is unfairly one-sided and innocent palestinians not terrorists are targeted. >> and why does one or two rockets resulted

and john rawlins live outside of the consulate in center city where separate

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thank you. of course we are following the updates on this story as they continue to break on 6abc.com. stay with us throughout the evening as developments continue to unfold. we also have more photos and video from our ongoing coverage. >>> we are also following breaking news right now in montgomery county. police and fire crews on the scene of a serious accident in hatsboro. chopper 6 live over the scene on county line road. they same the crash involved a construction vehicle and sedan, but they are still not sure exactly what happened. there is also no word on any injuries. county line road is closed at this time between jacksonville road and park avenue. but as you can see, still very much a scene over there and bringing you more details as soon as we get them. >>> one man dead, four other hurt after an early-morning shooting in the feltonville neighborhood. the action cam in the 4900 block of north front street where it happened about 12:30 this morning. police say all five victims were outs

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> john thank you. >>> turning our focus once again overseas, more breaking news, the israeli military confirms it has launched a ground operation in gaza, after a temporary cease fire just five hours that allowed people in gaza to stock up on supplies, israelis say gaza started firing rockets again as soon as the cease fire ended. >>> we are following breaking flus from mercer county, new jersey, today. emergency crews are on the scene of a water rescue in lawrence township. police say that a truck went into the lake at brunswick drive. stay with 6 abc and 6abc.com for updates on this. >>> lets go to breaking news to oxville, buck county, officials are investigating an accident right now in that area on easton road and fullner lane, this happened after 2:45 in the afternoon, chopper 6 hd is over the wreckage now, two cars collided here and can you see the scene is very much active and no cars are passing through right now. we are told that one person was pronounced dead at the scene and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries, of

john rawlins. >>> the police say that they found a dangerous stock of chemicals inside a home in torresdale. they think it was part of a drug lab. walter perez is live at the scene on grant avenue with more on this story. walter? >>reporter:hi, shirleen. it started after the landlord of this building entered the second-floor apartment on the 3500 block of grant avenue after they reported suspicious activity there. what the landlord saw prompted thepromptedhim to call 911 righ. >> it scares me. >>reporter:what amanda dryden is seeing is crime investigators removing a components for a home-made synthetic drug lab. they arrived on the scene at 8:00 this morning. they are confiscating chemicals. they found stacks of books and literature with instructions how to make meth and marijuana. it was evacuated for a short time as a precaution. the area was deemed safe after the items were removed. a tenant that lives here, the authorities are looking for that individual at this time. all while the neighbors say it's a truly disturbing development in an otherwise quiet neighborhood in the northwest. >>

john rawlins is live on the ground. how is the crowd,ht john? hi, alicia. there is lots of folks. this is the phillies fourth of july jam. it's the largest free outdoor concert. who am i to dispute that. there are so many people here. the concert starts at 7:00. they have been rolling in since early this morning. ti america. >>reporter:the early rifling for the concert landed hours to stake out lawn space with a view of the stage. and they are pop finonsnb of choice. >> 5:00 a.m. >> the concert is? >> 7:00, 8:00 yeah. [ laughter ] >> ed sheeran. >> that is the the guy from britain? >> yeah. >> what is it about him that you would spend an hour on a cool fourth of july standing here? he's down to earth and passionate on whatever hexd doe. >> police are everywhere. it's new this year numerous trash trucks not just barriers but blocking roads in and out of the parkway. the fire department focused on vendors that used cooking gas. >> they went over all the equipment. it was thorough yes. >>reporter:back live. where are you from. >> northeast philly. >> who are you here to see? >> ed sh

john rawlins live in atlantic city, following the impact of the system at the shore and cecily tynans monterroring the storm's path. lets begin with cecily with the latest from stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> hi, we did just get new information from the national hurricane center, tropical storm arthur has now strengthened. maximum sustained 50 miles per hour and east-southeast of cape canaveral. it's moving at 2 miles per hour. lets show you the radar, we see the outer bands of arthur hitting the florida coastline and some buoy reports show that the winds are justing to 29 miles per hour and the water temperature is 82 degrees, warm water and it's moving into the gulf stream that is even warmer, i'm pretty sure that arthur will become a hurricane as we head towards the 4th of july. there is not one computer model that shows it moving over the delaware and jersey shore, they are all generally 850 miles off the coast of atlantic city, some of them even farther, rip currents are the main threat locally. if you plan ongoing to the outer banks and virginia beach for the 4th of july we