john rawlins has more on the preparations for the made in america festival. >> this is the sixth year they put on the made in america festival, they have it down to a science, they are phasing in street closings and that is what people need to know if you drive in the area, today the interior lanes of the parkway is shut down and they will put booths here and a carnival ride and this is where the main stage will be and the next big change for drivers should come on friday. >> at 10:00 a.m. on friday the entire site will shut down. that is the entire parkway site will shut down so the fence can be constructed and the rest of the stage can be built in that area. that will remain closed through september 5th, monday. made in america. the cost of admission $162 two day ticket. in the past the fenced off parkway event attracted 140,000 paying fans, and the five-day festival, the brain child of music mogul jay-z. the music and shared good times in a post barcelona and post nice and post berlin world where trucks can be weaponized. big events are high-profile soft targets. >> wherever we hav

"action news" reporter john rawlins is live in cape may today and, john, if you're going to be pieing into the sky for an hour or so why not do it from the beach. >> reporter: well, that seemed to be the thinking. to be honest we didn't find anyone who came here specifically to cape may who said they wanted to see the clips. they came to cape may because they wanted to be at the beach. to are them the eclipse was a bonus. >> looking forward to it. >> reporter: at noon, some beachgoers still looking for those hard to find eclipse glasses. a last minute save came when a local astro photographer chris bakely handed out 200 glasses at his own expense. >> we are ready for this. thanks, chris, for making this happen. >> reporter: he also set up a camera with a massive lens so those without the glasses could see. >> they always say on tv that one bern can change the world. i may not be changing the world today but i will have certainly helped as many people as possible see this eclipse. >> reporter: on the beach people who are come to sunbathe prepared to sun watch. >> we're plaining on bein

we're going to go live to center city and "action news" reporter john rawlins who is at the red cross headquarters. john, is there a role for the philadelphia red cross to play in texas? >> reporter: well, there is and it's already being phased in. the first pair of staffers from here have made it to texas we're told as they were going west, we were at the airport talking about travelers going east trying to get away from harvey. irena simmons of houston flew into philadelphia today to drop her daughter off at temple. back home, her husband and the pets on her mind. >> the worst case scenario something will fall on the house or it will flood. >> reporter: the o'connor family also of houston arrived early here for a family vacation to avoid harvey. >> we don't really know how the house is going to hold up so we'll be keeping in touch with neighbors. >> reporter: at the local red cross packed trucks on stand by. the call center already handling hurricane inquiries. the regional ceo explaining if people want to help consider a cash donation or give blood. >> if you can give blood giving

in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> and as the debate over whether to remove the statue grows, many are wondering what was it that prompted this kind of reaction. mayor rizzo has a complicated legacy that dates back to the decades of some of the most turbulent times in philadelphia so we suggest this. go to 6abc.com for a look back at rizzo's career whine some say the statue should go. >>> a firefighter and two pharmaceutical representatives ple today as part of an ongoing federal investigation into prescription benefits fraud involving several jersey shore communities. michael pepper atlantic city firefighter and pharmaceutical representative tho of marlton admitted to bilking state benefits programs and other insurers by committing fraudulent claims for unnecessary prescriptions. two others including matthew tedesco pleaded guilty yesterday. >> ♪ >>> there is a lot of excitement about monday's solar eclipse and it's made those dark eclipse glasses a hot commodity. "action news" reporter trish hartman has more on the search for those elusive glasses. >> reporter:

in wynnefield, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> thank you john.e have posted more information on the eclipse on our web site at 6abc.com/eclipse. we also have tips on where you can go to watch the event plus some impressive fun facts on eclipses including how the sudden daytime blackout might affect animals. from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life and energy in him. he wanted out, and he wanted to conquer the world. right now, quinton's goal is to be a doctor. it's not easy being a single parent with three kids and having to provide for them. but my son will be an amazing doctor, and he'll help people that are less fortunate. no matter where you are in your college journey, sallie mae can help you find the money you need. >> always competition if in training camp but now there's more in football to get something you have to give up something. last week the eagles parted ways with jordan matthews but this move opens up a spot for some of the young wide outs. jaime apody has more. >> it's been said with change comes opportunities. th

live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> once again here is the information to make a donation to the red cross. the number you can call is one-800-red cross. you can also text word harvey to 90999 to automatically send a 10-dollar donation. >>> you can find this information along with our comprehensive coverage at 6abc.com/harvey. you can also watch live streaming coverage from our sister station ktrk in houston. >>> and world news tonight with david muir will have live continuing team coverage from the storm zone next at 6:30 right after "action news." >>> the search continues for a suspected tire slasher who has vandalized more than 50 police vehicles in camden county. but authorities are hoping a newly released surveillance photo will help in the investigation. "action news" jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live from police headquarters in somerdale with the very latest. nora. >> reporter: rick, police say this tire slasher did $10,000 worth of damage as he tore through this p

"action news" reporter john rawlins is following the investigation, he joins us live from the districtrt in west goshen. john. >> reporter: hi, rick. we're waiting for the suspect to be arraigned here at district court. not far from here on a quiet suburban street, a family is mourning the victim well regarded by neighbors we spoke with. the suspect in this case another neighbor. police called to the 300 block of box elder in west goshen township about 1:00 a.m. according to neighbors and a family member brooks jennings was shot and killed during an altercation with a neighbor. police have that man in custody. we are withholding his name since he has not been formally charged at this point. neighbors describe the man who is in custody as argumentative saying police have been called to his residence in the past. on hearing of a shooting this morning, this former neighbor came to the scene fearing that the suspect had been involved in harming someone. >> my heart sunk to my feet. >> reporter: because? >> because i knew something had happened. i had seen that there was a shooting on box e

live in west goshen township john rawlins channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you john. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a drive by shooting in hunting park. fire broke out about an hour ago on the 1200 block of west tioga. police say a man was shot in the chest. the victim was rushed to temple university hospital. the search continues for the shooter. >>> he is 10 years old from millville and has special needs and according to police, he was also abandoned by his mother. she has been arrested. she was released pending a court date. "action news" reporter walter perez has the full story. >> reporter: debra wisler of millville quickly let us know she has no desire to speak with the media. give you an opportunity to explain what happened that's all. >> i don't want my business all out there, okay. >> reporter: okay. >> leave the property. i'm asking you nicely. >> reporter: thank you. the 39-year-old is accused of abandoning her 10-year-old son who has special needs in this wooded area more than 70 miles from the family home in millville. n

"action news" reporter john rawlins was there today. >> still operating, you bet you. very limited. >> reporter: eisenhower runs the air field. a kind of flying museum its pride and joy made of wood and fabric. the big draw booking sight seeing drives. among eisenhower's best customers motorcyclists. >> they want to go for a ride. they love bikes, they run airplanes. they want a hot dog, hamburger. >> reporter: the post 9/11 world is impacting this antique air field. with the president staying at his golf club in bedminster there's a temporary flight restriction. no private planes can fly in the 10-mile red zone and operations are tightly controlled in the 30-mile orange zone. planes must have radios and a radar tracking device called a transponder. most of vanzant's fleet do not. only three of eisenhauer's planes are so equipped. after filing a flight plan they'll exit the circle before they can do any sightseeing. >> i'm going to go by the rules. i'll do it exactly like they want me to do it and see how it works. >> reporter: still with most of his fleet on the groun

live in west goshen township, john rawlins channel6 "action news." ight, john, thank you. >>> it took police and firefighters roughly 30 minutes to free a person trapped upside down in a retention pond. officials say the car went off the 600 block of east basin road in new castle delaware around 2 o'clock this afternoon. fortunately there was very little water in the pond allowing rescuers to get to the driver quickly. once free, the person was rushed to christiana hospital by medical helicopter. we're still waiting to hear what made the driver lose control and how they're doing. >> federal state and local agencies have converged on a small street in gloucester county all because of some type of hazmat situation. chopper6 hd was over berkeley road in mantua today. police have been in that area since 1:30 this afternoon investigating some type of hazardous material inside a home there. officials won't reveal what it is but they did confirm there are no injuries. berkeley road remains closed between bridgeton pike and harrison avenue. >>> well, bucks co

john rawlins went to spca to find out guidelines. >> tethering can cause a dog to anxiety. >> reporterhours out of 24, and 30 minutes if the over 90 or 32 degrees. >> you want to make sure tether is three times the size of your dog. from nose tip to the basic tail. the minimum length is ten well d access to water andcertain dogs shade. >> if you have a situation where a dog is not having the social encounter with their owners, they develop further bad behavior, at times the out, it'g is ut-oh of control. >> reporter: it's part of a animal cruelty law going into effect dubbedra's law. >> we've seen the links between those who abuse animal or children or commit acts of domestic violence, we need to make sure that the criminal justice system is keeping an eye on folks who are severely abusing animals just for kicks, because that's a s folks. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> parents have been down this road before trying to get your kids eat veggies, here's good moms to be mind. a new study shows children are less picky about eating vegetables if the moms were eating feeding, the r

john rawlins is coverin story a. p to day. >> reporter: well gray, this peculiar incident began at 8:00 when police got a call of a man driving a black suv shot at a woman using a bb gun and 0 minutes later a similar report and the intended target in this case, the 10-year-old boy. >> i was riding the bike to my friends house. >> 10-year-old adam telling us how a manituv approached him. >> he said do yo something and he said here you go. he pointed a gun it wasn't pointing at me and i said no thanks. >> adam headed home fast. he said it was an air soft gun, that used bb type projectiles. >> luckily it missed and hit my shirt. >> adam tells his folks and officers spotted a black suv. >> on kirkwood highway they attempted to stop the vehicle and the pursuit enshoes. >> the spur suit was called off after it hit another car. because of the prior shooting incident. the police identified the suspect and went to this house on stanton road where the 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody. earlier this month the same suspe

john rawlins is live in west depford. this is one of those shake your heads type of stories. >> reporter: yes it is. two houses on this site brian, the one behind me here the one intended for the veteran, she say young woman that served two tours overseas as a u.s. marine but the reason we are here today is that theft that was discovered this morning. a "habitat for humanity" home going up in west depford, a volunteer crew hanging drywall, you don't hear the sound of a chop saw a nailer or this compressor. they discovered the site's storage unit open. >> i noticed that the chains were gone. the heavy chains cut and an estimated $1,000 of gear gone. they are putting in sweat equity for a future home frustrated by the thieves. >> it's ridiculous. people could spend their time doing something better instead of coming out here and bothering people. >> this is the third time this site is hit. the total loss estimated at $5,000. items of value not taken were put at this truck to be put in a warehouse and the story is to beef ou

john rawlins is live with the latest on this ongoing problem. >> reporter: good evening. the health issue is the mayor here in margate says there is contamination in that water, presumably bacterial contamination, he is waiting for final results on that. and now the core of engineers is pumping this out directly into the ocean, and then they will study and look for any possible contamination once it's in the ocean. >> the water is really dirty, i don't like going in. >> it's a tough summer at margate beach and numbers are down as they -- this view from drone 6 after the weekend's storm the water in the basins did not drain away instead stagnant ponds resist and residents think that the basins were poorly designed. >> any elementary school kid knew it was saturated sand, it could not absorb more and the feds are talking about putting sand back into the basins but first water has to be removed and pumped were brought in and the idea is to pump the water directly into the ocean. margate tried to stop the project and the current basin issue angered residents and now going to

john rawlins live with the latest. >> reporter: a number of moving parts. the pumping situation hit a snag and at this point they will work into the night to try to get the water out of these basins, and there is a question the mayor here in nature gait. he is questioning about the quality of the water pumped out of these basins and into the ocean, he has preliminary notices there is contamination, and we are waiting for final results on the water quality reports but it looks like at one point that water will end up in the atlanticic ocean. >> it was not suppose to look like this. they were suppose to work as short time buffers and rain runoff was to drain away in 24 to 36 hours into the sand but days after the storms stagnant ponds persist and frustrated long-term residents know dig deep enough at the beach you hit water. >> any elementary school kid would have known that the area was saturated sand it could not absorb anymore. it was impossible. >> as a remedial fix pumps were brought in to move the water to newly constructed dunes but plan b is to pump t

live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." back to you all. >> john thank you. >>> as the debate over whether to remove that statue grows many are wondering what was it that prompted this kind of reaction. mayor rizzo has a complicated legacy that a dates back to decades of some of the most turbulent times of the city. head to 6abc.com for a look back at rizzo's career and why some say this statue should be dismantled. >>> tens of millions of people in north america will stop what they're doing put on special glasses she has them and stare at the sun. there's the glasses right there. >> getting your hands on those special glasses is proving to be a bit of a challenge. trish hartman went out on a hunt for a pair today and joins us now live from the franklin institute. trish, we did get our pair here in the studio and i see you managed to find a pair, too. >> reporter: i got lucky i found some. these are the glasses everyone seems to be looking for. the cardboard glasses will allow you to see the solar eclipse without harming you

john rawlins has more on the parking lot politics. >> yesterday city council president linda ratford stepped out her front door. >> someone spray painted it and that concerned me. >> more blue paint on walls. and councilwoman leery found the same blue paint on her home. what bugs her most? >> i have probably shaken hands or had a drink with the person that did this. i don't know who they are but i probably know them. >> they were part of a 4-1 vote on how decisions will be made as far as the expanse of parking spaces. a hot button issue. the crowd can be heard. >> this has passed. >> boo! >> someone was unhappy with the vote used the paint. >> one person that couldn't handle it where as everyone else is saying that is terrible. whatever they thought about the vote or issue, they realize we are all neighbors. >> that is never acceptable. >> resident glen real did not support the vote but is disgusted by the vandal. he hopes that that person will come forward and pay for the damage. >> i believe in redemption and i would like the person to come forward and say i lost control and did it

john rawlins is live now with the latest. >> reporter: hi sara, i guess the latest is there is an expectatione can hear from the national transportation safety board and they are on the ground. we'll get a briefing, just a briefing not many details but an idea how their investigation will proceed. >> an estimated 20 ambulances responded to a mass casualty call shortly after midnight. 42 passengers injured and taken to multiple hospitals. four of them said to be serious trauma cases

. >> john rawlins is in center city philadelphia where another statue is attracting attention the statue of the late frank rizzo. what about this controversy? >> reporter: well, this is something of a spill over effect. the city has expanded and reconfigured the temporary structures and barriers around the statue right now. the 10 foot statue here and surveillance cameras here the concern is participants involved in an event may target the state you in some way. >> intense focus on a statue that is here since 1998. someone threw eggs at it a 25-year-old from miles away in new jersey taken in and charged. after a tweet by council woman gwynn. >> i am clear that this needs to have a public process to move the statue to another location. >> rizzo was mayor from 1972 to 1980. black lives matter says there is no need for a complicated public process. >> either the politicians take it down or the memorize up and take it down our damselves. >> he was a racist bigot and homoaphobe and i think his legacy is that in terms of how he interacted with black and brown people is that of violence. >> but

john rawlins is live. >> reporter: well, with the first and second episodes here over the last 18 months, the habitat folks reported them to police and did not make a fuss over it and they are speaking out and one group of people probably targeting this volunteer group which is phone for its good works. >> i hope they enjoy the money they get for stolen compressors and nail guns and such. >> it hurts, volunteer tom wilson talks about the theft of a nailer, compressor and chop saw taken from the "habitat for humanity" work site. they discovered the storage unit open. >> i noticed that the chains were gone. >> an estimated $1,000 of gear is gone and using different tools wilson and others worked around the issue putting up drywall. edison putting in sweat equity that will earn him a future home. >> it's ridiculous people can spend time doing something positive instead of coming out here and doing something evil. >> the loss is estimated totally at $5,000 it happened three times. the items not taken were put in a truck for safe keeping and in the meantime the plan is to beef up security at

john rawlins is live now with the latest. >> reporter: hi sara, i guess the latest is there is an expectation we can hear from the national transportation safety board and they are on the ground. we'll get a briefing, just a briefing not many details but an idea how their investigation will proceed. >> an estimated 20 ambulances responded to a mass casualty call shortly after midnight. 42 passengers injured and taken to multiple hospitals. four of them said to be serious trauma cases and the train slammed into a parked unit at the platform. they received the call that a high speed train came into the terminal and hit a station car in the terminal. >> this morning investigators from the national transportation safety board were on the scene. this is the second probe for a collision at this terminal. last february a train hit a parked train and went into the path of another train. the operator was critically injured and that investigation is still on going. as for the collision overnight there are reports that the train failed to make proper station stops at bryn mawr and had to back up. and th

"action news" reporter john rawlins live in wynnefield this afternoon with details on exactly what kindou need and where to get them like you did, john. you look good, by the way. >> yes, he does. >> reporter: that's correct, brian, hi, how are you doing? these are the kinds of glasses you need. they are very, very dark. they are very dense. at this point i can just barely make out a very bright tv light that's about 4 feet to my left. >> i can see the camera lens. >> so can i. >> reporter: the warnock children among those with the proper kind of shades given out today at the brandywine hundred library in wilmington. >> we had a line wrapped around the building when we opened this morning and it's been steady since sen. >> reporter: despite rationing they were all gone in a couple of hours. these shades meeting international standards iso 12312 dash two. said to be thousands of times darker than regular sunglasses. >> i knew a lady who's husband looked at an eclipse on went mind. so i'm very conscious that you need these glasses. >> reporter: the center line of the total eclipse will tr

"action news" reporter john rawlins has that story. >> an estimated 20 to 40 residents of the bay view inn and suites were told they have to leave and city code enforcement officers were told to find temporary shelter tonight after condemning the property. happening in the wake of a 4:00 a.m. raid. the no knock raid results in damage to the doors here. none of the residents want to talk on camera. off camera, a resident told us the days were numbered before the raid because of water supply issues it was due to close august 31st. there were several dogs and a two and a half to three foot alligator found in the bay views swimming pool. the little gator taken to the cape may county zoo. >> he looks pretty good. he is pretty calm when you grab him. he has obviously been handled quite a bit season his body weight seems good and will eat pretty well because we spoil them. >> the gator's owner put him in the pool a month ago and then the owner left town and residents would occasionally throw food to the gator and the zoo does not plan to keep the little guy but take him to a sanctuary in flor

john rawlins is live now where another hearing is set to begin in the next half hour. >> that is right rick. that hearing at the state court level. it's not clear what impact it will have. we'll have to wait and see. in the men time the federal judge's ruling in camden gave permission to resume the dredging and dune building in margate and the best estimate is that it will resume sometime next week. the beach at margate. the view from chopper 6 hd from 10:20 this morning. no evidence of any renewed construction activity at the controversial dune project. heavy equipment remained parked the only significant movement is from a tractor pulled beach rig. the judge lifted a temporary restrainer order issued by a state judge last week. following the unexpected ponding of water in the areas between the newly created dunes and the margate sea wall. those basins today appeared to be just damp but the city maintains when they fill with water the a health hazard and risk of a child drowning and elevated bacteria that could cause illness. and the federal judge mandated they install elevated walkwa

john rawlins is live now where another hearing is set to begin in the next half hour. >> that is rightick. that hearing at the state court level. it's not clear what impact it will have. we'll have to wait and see. in the me

live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, john. >>> you can follow the path of hurricane harvey on 6abc.com/weather. there you can see the latest on the severe storm and see the potential effects harvey could have on our region. >> ♪ >> back now to a developing story in sharon hill delaware county today where firefighters are still trying to get the upper hand on a stubborn apartment fire. that blaze broke out on the 1000 block of woodland of a just after two. ooh 30 this afternoon. flames and thick smoke could be seen pouring out of the top of the building. so far we've heard of just one minor injury. no word yet on how many residents have been displaced or how this fire started. an "action news" crew is on the scene with a live report this evening at 5:30. >> in south jersey the former chief of the audubon park volunteer fire company is headed to prison. today a camden county judge ordered a six year sentence for john ter uso. prosecutors say he used a fire station computer to view and distribute distu

john rawlins has more. >> 35-year-old brendon hey joined his attorney outside of police headquarters and turned himself in. it's alleged he was behind the wheel of this distinctive white jeep involved in an accident in center city. when the jeep fatally struck ann broderick and drove on. and days later it was located intel wear county with damage to the right fender and what would be human tissue on the right wheel. and charged with homicide by vehicle and leaving the scene but his attorney says that while his client was driving he should not be christmas any charged. >> mr. hayes being tried in the wrong form. a civil matter, versus the criminal justice matter, he was driving the vehicle however he did not know he struck anyone. >> the defense contention he was unaware but did not flee and drove a few blokes and got out and went to a restaurant. police have video of him along with others eating in the chinese restaurant three blocks away from the scene shortly after wards all of which indicates the mind set was not of a criminal mind. >> as for why the jeep ended up in delaware coun

coming up later on "action news" at 12:30, john rawlins has the latest on the search for the suspects in this case. >>> president trump says taking down confederate statues is a mistake. in a series of tweets this morning, the president said, quote sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. you can't change history but learn from it. robert e. lee, and stone wall jackson, who is next? george washington? he said over the weekend that both sides were to blame for the violence in virginia. heather heyer was bowed down and killed. ♪ this little light of mine i'm going to let it shine ♪ overnight nearly a thousand people marched peacefully during a candle light vigil in charlesville. they walked the same path that white nationalists walked last friday. her father asked for peace during her memorial service. >> she wanted to put down hate. and for my part, we just need to stop all of this stuff and just forgive each official. >> the vigil held nationwide to support charlottesville and speak out against

john rawlins is live in camden where the hearing got underway this morning. >> reporter: hi rick, kind of a complicated problem involving two sets of courts, army core of engineer is in court allowing a judge to allow it to finish the controversial dune project, that will overrule the state issued stay order. but not so fast -- the issue, the unexpected ponding in drainage spaces and dunes in the sea wall. the system was designed so rain water runoff would collect in the basins and quickly drain away in 24 to 36 hours. but something has gone through and the stagnant water has not receded. leaders in margate are irate. they went to state court to temporarily stop the project. and the stoppage is costing the court $120,000 a day and margate wants the project to remain on hold until a fix can be identified and put in place. assemblyman chris brown represents margate and testifies that the controversial dune project was government at its worse. >> instead of protecting the environment and our citizens, this project winds up harming our environment and the very citizens that it is suppose t

john rawlins is live from stan tonight with the details. >> there is still questions about this case. it began at 8:30 and was resolved quickly. a 15-year-old driving a black toyota, the one behind me here. he apparently drove up to a 10-year-old boy and showed him a bb gun and asked if the 10-year-old wanted to buy it, and then alleged that the 15-year-old shot the 10-year-old with the bb gun and then drove off. police were alerted and they spotted a black suv that fit the description and there was a brief slow speed chase broken off at one time and the black suv wound up on a street here the intersection. police found it was empty and they had a good idea who they thought the suspect was and they live close and have issues with him in the past. and they did go to that house and they made an arrest. he was taken into custody without incident and charges are depending on the 15-year-old. and learn that he is facing auto theft charges from a prior situation that occurred here earlier in the month and charged by state police. we are waiting for clarity on details but that is pretty much

back at home we have john rawlins in cape may new jersey which was another place to have a beautiful shot of 80 percent of that moon blocking the sun back at home. >> reporter: indeed it was. this was definitely not just another day at the beach here for the folks in cape may. now most of them obviously came down to enjoy the sun. this is august in cape may but as a bonus they got to watch the sun today. this day at the beach started hot, sunny and clear. many in cape may looking for those hard to find eclipse glasses. luckily, chris bakely a local astro photographer brought 200 glasses with his own money to give away. >> we are ready for this. thanks chris for making this happen. >> reporter: he also set up a camera with a 1600-millimeter lens so those without the glasses could share the view. >> also you know, they always say on tv that one person can change the world. now i may not be changing the world today but i will have helped as many people as possible see this eclipse. >> reporter: out on the beach we didn't find anyone who came here expressly for the eclipse. but many said

john rawlins joins us live from reading with the details. >> hi rick, the police investigation is going forward. being able to talk to the the victim. getting a better description of the assailant and the double parked car that the assailant was some how associated with. on a residential lane someone double parked here there is no going around and yesterday at 5:30, at least one car was double parked and then a 42-year-old driver of a suv with his young son behind me honked his horn so the car would move forward and instead someone associated with the double parked car came and flashed the victim. danny diaz did not see the incident but saw the aftermath. >> the noise was louder and i came out and the guy was bleeding from his faces was slashed on his cheek. >> he is also apparently stabbed in the abdomen but those injuries are not life-threatening and the victim is expected to be treated and released. police hope he can give a better trips of the asail able as well as the double parked car. >> thank you. >>> a man accused of shooting and killing a teenager headed for college this fall

will be contained to the pool area and not pose a threat to any other part of this new building, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> this year's marion anderson award recipient is announced today and it goes to a new jersey born singer with hits datesing back a half senry this year's award goes to dion warwick. she was born in east orange, new jersey, she has more than 100 singles, on the billboard. and message to michael and say a little prayer. warwick will be presented with the award on november 14th. >>> we are get our first look at the eagles 2017. >> how long do you think carson wentz will play? >> a series make two. you don't want to get anybody hurt jim. lets be smart about this now. we are talking about it for weeks, we have and it's finally here. the eagles football game we get our first taste of the 2017 eagles, eagles and packers from lambeau field. jeff skversky joins us live with a preview. >> reporter: hey ducis, the rain and thunder and lightning has stopped in green bay at lambeau field. they pulled the tarp and the eagles have taken the field for the pregame warpups. c

john rawlins is live for us with the story in reading. hi sharrie, this happened 24 hours ago. the police investigate is ongoing, there was a double parked car, there were several people alongside the car and came a suv behind it, he honked his horn to move forward and instead of doing that one people around that double parked car came back and assaulted the suv driver. the 200 block of mulberry street in reading a narrow readal lane, someone double parked here and there would be no going around and yesterday at 5:30 at least one car was double parked and a 42-year-old driver of an suv with his young son beside him honked his horn. and someone associated with the double parked car went to the suv and opened the door and slashed and stabs the 42-year-old. and the victim drove around the could have beener where the police found him. and denny diaz did not see the incident but viewed the aftermath. >> the noise was getting louder and i came out and it was a guy bleeding on his face, he was like slashed on his cheek. >> reporter: we are told that the 42-year-old driver was slashed

john rawlins is live now in front of the statue at 15th and jfk. and john there is an active scene there all day. >> it has been. the larger than life statue bounding down the steps has been here for 19 years and now an organizedest to remove it from the organized space is getting traction, a tweet by councilwoman helen gwynn since then the monument say target literally. >> someone threw eggs at the statue this morning and moments later a 25-year-old man from maplewood, new jersey, was charged with criminal mischief. and the statue is of frank rizzo mayor from 1972 to 1980, black lives matters wants it gone. if the city won't use it -- >> i think it's time for the people to rise up and take it down. >> rizzo should not be honored. >> he was a racist bigot and homoaphobe and how he interacted with black and brown people was with violence. >> but jodi who used to work with rizzo, got it all wrong. he was a tough lawmaker and won the respect of african meshes. >> blacks got to breaks irish got to breaks and polish got to breaks. you don't get breaks if

john rawlins is in and anthony are scaramucci is out. hours after john kelly was sworn in as chief of staff he announced scaramucci was fired after step days on the job. this comes one week after explicatives laden presidential view between scaramucci and reporter went public. >> vice-president mike pence is on final leg of his diplomatic trip in eastern europe this is video of him meeting with georgian prime minister. the goal was to re-- and the next up vice-presidentmont negro the latest member. >> new challenge against president trump voter mission will be heard in federal court. a watergate error law protecting voterer roz. president trump created commission after claiming voter fraud cost him popular vote in november. >> 5:05 on this first dave august we're looking at another hot day. >> august day here ladies. good morning to you both. it will be a good day. i love the sunshine later this afternoon. great day for the pul pool our outdoor activities. tough more humidity than yesterday. satellite and radar showing clear skies out the

john rawlins was in court today live in camden with the details. >> reporter: hi guys well the u.s. army corps of engineers have asking a federal charge to override a state judge's restraining order that would allow them to continue building controversial dunes and drainage basins in margate. margate having their attorneys in court saying in effect, not so fast. >> this private drone video shown in court today bolstering margates argument. unexpected ponds formed but where it had not started no ponding. long time residents are irate. >> in all the years i was in har gait and we had rain and there was water in a day it was gone. now it's three four days and it's disgusting. dozens of margate residents traveled to federal court in camden, their city government trying to stop the feds effort to get a green light to start the dune work asap. >> we are in trouble. i don't know if the beaches will ever be the same. the five blocks of margate beautiful, pristine beaches are now in trouble. >> they suggested the trouble unexpected ponding was an unexpected condition due to millions of gallo

"action news" reporter john rawlins is live in cape may today and john, if you're going to be pieingt from the beach. >> reporter: well, that seemed to be the thinking. to be honest we didn't find anyone who came here specifically to cape may who said they wanted to see the clips. they came to cape may because they wanted to be at the beach. to are them the eclipse was a bonus. >> looking forward to it. >> reporter: at noon, some beachgoers still looking for those hard to find eclipse glasses. a last minute save came when a local astro photographer chris bakely handed out 200 glasses at his own expense. >> we are ready for this. thanks, chris, for making this happen. >> reporter: he also set up a camera with a

john rawlins was in court today live in camden with the details. >> reporter: hi guys well the u.s.neers have asking a federal charge to override a state judge's restraining order that would

john rawlins is live with more. >> reporter: troubles here a big knew high end come problem in a backs up to route 202, and the problem involves an indoor pool, a void opened up under the decking of the pool. it occurred last weekend, the coping and adjacent area, opened up at the athletic complex west of king of prussia. the image posted on the gym membership's facebook page. member sean scott estimated the drop involved. >> a foot and a half to two feet. >> below the deck? >> correct. >> it appears that the collapse twiggered by water beneath the pool deck. demolition is scheduled for the weekend. in the email to members there is no mention of the collapse only that the indoor pools are closed and the outdoor pools extend to the end of the september. swim lessons for children normally held inside are canceled. as for the source of the water that caused the erosion inside it's not clear. one theory an undetected leak in the pipes but there could be a natural cause. this area of the western suburbs near the 202 corridor has a history of sinkholes, penndot and developers have long battl

john rawlins is covering this case all day long.us in minquadale with a break down of what happened here. >> reporter: this starts at 8:00 a.m. this morning they get a call about an individual that was driving a black suv that shot a woman with a bb gun. then another call a similar report only this time the apparent intended target a 10-year-old child. >> 10-year-old adam was riding his bike this morning when a man driving this toyota suv approached him. >> he was like do you want something, here you go and pointed a gun. it wasn't pointing at me but to him. and i was like no thanks. adam headed home fast and said it looks like this. the guy yelled it's an air soft gun that used gas to fire bb style projectiles. >> heard it and saw it fly and lucky missed and hit my shirt. >> adam told his mom and stepdad and newcastle police were alerted and officers spotted a black suv. >> they attempted to stop the vehicle on kirkwood highway and then a pursuit ensues. >> the pursuit was called off after it hit another car, because of the prior s

"action news" reporter john rawlins was live in atlantic city tonight with more. john. >> reporter: well, margate o for two in the courts this week, this time the hope was to get a judge in atlantic city to compel the state department of environmental protection to delay the fed's resumption of work until at least after labor day. the beach at margate today, heavy machinery used in the dunes project still parked but the corps of engineers say with yesterday's federal court order work is expected to resume early next week. this afternoon margate's mayor and lawyers made a bid to delay the resumption until after labor day. the city is convinced the project is damaging its beach. >> how can you have someone do something, admit that the whole thing is wrong, they have no idea what the solutions are and we're going to let them go down and ruin our town t it just doesn't make sense. >> reporter: the issue, the ponding of polluted storm water that formed earlier this movement while large pumps removed much of that water margate wanted a state judge today to force new jers

live in hunting park, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> okay, thank you, john. >>> philadelphiae have released another photo of a jeep wanted in connection to a deadly hit-and-run in center city over the weekend. investigators say the person driving this white four door rubicon hit 53-year-old anne broderick around 3:00 sunday morning. the driver then fled the scene which was near 13th and race street leaving broderick alone and severely injured. she died a short time later at the hospital. if you have any information on the driver who sped away, you're asked of course to call philadelphia police. >> a new castle county man is accused of raping a woman in delaware city. 45-year-old anthony carter was arrested at the scene of the attack on hamilton street. police say he kicked opened a bedroom door and began raping a 22-year-old woman early saturday morning. investigators say carter also physically assaulted one of the victims' acquaintances who tried to intervene. carter is now behind bars facing of course a list of charges. >>> bucks county prosecutors have arrest the this woma

"action news" reporter john rawlins continues our team coverage this afternoon from outside the red cross headquarters in center city. john. >> reporter: hi. this is the headquarters where since it was activated last week the call center here in philadelphia has received over 10,000 phone calls from texans because of harvey related issues. elsewhere here in the city a federal task force, a fire rescue task force that was on standby is now on the move and as you said, if you're thinking about giving a donation to someone for disaster relief, make sure you know who you're giving your money to. on four hours notice, this specialized search and rescue task force was activated by fema sunday 11 trucks with equipment and 45 personnel bound from philadelphia to texas. >> 20 are from the philadelphia fire department the other 25 from surrounding areas. >> reporter: their mission, water rescues. >> we're sending a lot of water rafts assets. >> reporter: philadelphia's red cross continues a victims of harvey. >> right now we've got two emergency response vehicles in texas. we're sending a third out

rawlins is suspected of shooting and killing john lee last month. he also allegedly fired shots at two people in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood just hours before. >>> septa is facing a lawsuit this morning from a man who was one of dozens injured in an upper darby train crash. darrell robson claims that the train he was on blew right past the station before crashing into another train. more than 30 riders were hurt. the ntsb is now investigating what caused the crash. >> i suspect one of the things we're going to find is we need to invest in mass transit and we need to invest in infrastructure. we need to redouble our efforts because we're making up for some lost time. >> ntsb investigators are now analyzing video of the engineer at the time of the crash. they expect to interview that worker soon. it could be a year before we get the results. >>> am track is taking steps to improve its service. the company is looking to partner with a developer to help make improvements to the station. an amtrak's spokes person called it one of the most criti

we will talk to john, former shell oil president, our nation's energy infrastructure hard hit because of this storm harvey. dallas mayor mike rawlinsill be here. top stories this hour, disaster in houston. authorities now warning that the worst may be yet to come with nearly 2 more feet of rain expected in some areas, on top of 30 plus inches in some region. this comes as fox news, griff jenkins on the ground confirming that the addicks reservoir will spill over first time in history. jeff flock is on the ground with the very latest on what this means, jeff, what does that mean, what are you seeing? >> it means essentially that they've lost control of the ability to control that water in the reservoir and this is the outfall of it, this is a buffalo byou flood and what they were trying to do release water into the buffalo bayou. it's a little bit when you think about the fed, you like to control the economy, you reduce interest rates but if you get to the point where you reduce them too much, you don't have control anymore. it's the same thing here. they tried to release as much water as it could but it got too much and now they do