but katherine steinle's family is suing the u.s. government for negligence on the part of the bureau of land management. >> we just have a little bit of time. but can you bring us up to date on the status of kate's law? this was something that the house passed in response to the steinle case and essentially increase penalties for those who try to reenter the countries illegally. where does that stand now? >> it has come out for a vote and not clear whether they have the votes but i will say, you know, it's sort of ironic where this has gone politically because experts i've talked to don't think that law would have saved katherine steinle but perhaps if this gun hadn't been stolen, she might be alive. >> thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> that will do it for us. for more coverage, go to kqed.org/newsroom. i'm thuy vu. thank you for joining us. >> another firefight in the republican civil war. i'm robert costa. g.o.p. senators turn on the president. and the president turns to taxes. tonight, on "washington week." >> we hav

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, today. and the tam. one firefighter was taken to the hospital as a precaution. there's still a lot of work to do here. fire crews have been on this scene for hours. it's just just a stubborn fire. they have been blasting water at hot spots. there's quite a bit of damage. 11 people have been displaced from nearby apartments. headhouse square is all blocked off with fire equipment and emergency personnel. the flames have been intense and firefighters have been working to prevent the spread to surrounding buildings. the call came in around 1:15 this morning. fire in the basement at the popular restaurant bridget foy's. it's been around since the late 70's. it's on the 200 block of south street. firefighters arrived to heavy smoke in the basement. more than 100 firefighters responded. the restaurant closes at 10:00 p.m. on tuesday and we're told that the restaurant was shut down at the time that the fire was called in. fire crews started with an interior attack but they had to pull out because the conditions

live on south street katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine thank you. >>> the sounds ofargument ended with the crack of gunfire in south philadelphia and two young men both of them just 16 were left to die on the street. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live now outside of police headquarters with the latest on the hunt for their assailant. good morning, jeanette. >> reporter: good morning, tam. these are just the latest homicides in the city. at this time as you mentioned just two young boys, 16 years old. witnesses say they did hear a heated exchange before the gunfire. police say they arrived to find the two boys on the street. dispatch received numerous calls just minutes before about those gunshots around 8:30 in the evening along the 2300 block of south 12th street. this is near ritner street. now, they arrived on scene as i mentioned, they found the boys with gunshot wounds to their chest and took them in police cruisers to jefferson hospital where they were pronounced dead just an hour later. at this point, police aren't releasing much, but again, witness

we're live on south street, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> wow, katherine those flames.nk you. >>> also breaking this morning police are looking for the gunman who murdered two 16-year-old boys in south philadelphia. witnesses say they heard arguing just before the gunfire last night. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live now at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. good morning, jeanette. >> reporter: good morning, tam. at this hour, police are seeking two witnesses and as you mentioned they did say they heard a heated exchange before those gunshots were fired. this morning, police are investigating a double shooting that left two 16-year-olds dead. this after receiving numerous calls. they arrived on scene to find both boys on the ground, each with at least one gunshot wound to the chest and torso. philadelphia police placed them in cruisers and rushed them to the hospital where they were both pronounced dead less than an hour later. witnesses tell homicide detectives they heard a heated exchange before the gunshots were fired. >> the motive

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >>> developing this morning, a deadly hit-and-run in southwest philadelphia. that happened on the 2300 block of south 67th street. a man in his 40s was walking on the crosswalk near paschall avenue when he was hit by the car. the driver kept going. police are looking for a gray van leaving the scene. >>> an on going old issue will keep a philadelphia public school closed for another day. john b. kelly elementary was close closed after mold was discovered in the classrooms. the mold was linked to the heating and air-conditioning system. school fault members are expected to return to work at hill freedman world academy. >>> a man murdered inside a recording studio, his family is speaking out. police say he was stabbed and shot in the head and back. his sister said the father of five loved music and was constantly in the studio. >> his kids can't see him again, i can't see my brother, whoever you are, you need to turn yourself in, you really do. >> reporter: investigators have not revealed

we're live in fox chase, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >>> time 5:42 a.m., a texas toddler goes missing after she is punished for not drinking her milk. her father is under arrest for child endangerment. >> sexual harassment allegations on movie mogul harvey weinstein. >> reporter: we'll talk about road closures in delaware, when "action news" continues on this monday morning. >> welcome back it is the day to pull that hair back and put it into a bun or ponytail it's going to feel like you're in the shower when you're standing in the middle of the street. it's that humid. our balanced stage manager is -- bald stage manager is trying to do a ponytail right now. >> now to other matters, traffic and weather. >> reporter: at this point traffic is looking good without a lot of overnight construction. that's the case along the blue route, 476 matt and tam. in conshohocken. northbound comement -- come the headlights toward the mid county those. no problems on the northeast extension no overnight construction. you may have heard rumblings about the northeast

peggy featured who is or o was katherine johnson. >> katherine johnson is 99-year-old mathematician calculated the trajectory to get john glenn orbiting the planet. and she was a hid opinion figure margo who is here -- talked about her writing the bock and actually margo is the daughter of bob lee who was the engineer who worked at nasa with me so like a family affair, and katherine like i said celebrating her birthday in population 800 but it tells you that no matter what zip code you're from no matter what you do with grit perseverance you can do whatever you put your mind to. >> bronx new york. good afternoon. >> my question -- [inaudible conversations] any black president -- [inaudible conversations] i apologize we're going to have to hang up there. i don't think either of us could understand but i apologize aubrey for that let's hear from kevin in princeton, new jersey. kevin we're listening with leyland melvin. >> thank you for taking my call mr. melvin question how soon might his own person begin training academically for -- a mission in space, and exactly or not exactly but relatively

we are live on south street, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you katherine. >>> alsog, two teenagers were left for dead on a south philadelphia street late last night. the search continues at this hour for their killer or killers. it happened at 12th and ritner streets just before 8:30 last night. the gunman fled alongside a possible accomplice. witnesses say they heard arguing just before the gunfire. the victims' identities have not yet been released. >>> also breaking, a shooting suspect is now in custody accused of opening fire on a man and a woman and then wounding a third person who was about to dial 911. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes just arrived on this scene in north philadelphia with that story. jeanette. >> reporter: matt, police are calling this a bizarre situation, a bizarre shooting. they're investigating at this hour this triple shooting. it involves this crash here at the intersection at westemoreland street and b streets and a man who was shot in the head. we know one of the victims, one of the three victims is dead this morning but this is on

. >> let's go outside to katherine scott, she joins us from suburban station, what's going on katherine? >> reporter: matt you want to check before you head out the door this morning, check your travel route you could see problems we're standing on market by suburban station. out here we're seeing rain and wind it could cause issues. in particular septa regional rail service could see problems if the wind takes down trees or wires that could fall on the tracks. septa says it's strategically positioning people throughout the system to see if there were problems. we had a rainy sunday and it continued in the night. this morning expect heavy rains and winds could pick up too. light rail line was cancel due to flooding. this driver explains conditions on the atlantic city expressway. >> it was hard, you could barely see, but we got through it, thank god. >> reporter: back here live along market street you can see the rain is falling in center city. you want to take your time on the roads throughout the area. not only could you see flooding in spots, but of course the wet leaves could make c

we're live in gray's ferry, katherine scott, channel 6 action news. >> thank you, katherine. also breaking philadelphia police are looking for a gunman behind a deadly triple shooting. it happened on north dover street in the city's strawberry mansion section around 11:30 last night. police say a group of people were hanging out on the corner when shots rang out. a 24-year-old man was killed. another 24-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were injured. they're in stable condition. we will have more in a live report coming up in our next half hour. >>> it is now 6:06 and philadelphia police are also investigating yet another deadly shooting. shots were fired before 9:00 last night in the 1500 block of south stanley street. police say a 21-year-old man was hit in the chest and died from those injuries. two other men were also injured. police on that case still looking into why it all occurred. >> now to the mass shooting in las vegas. police are revealing new details about the gunman. they found an elaborate escape plan, explosives in his car, and they think he may have tried a

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." matt. >> thank you katherine. >>> taking it easy right now mobile 6 parked at a traffic light on city avenue. as you see we've got the wipers going we'll be taking things slow as we get the greenlight to go mobile 6 on the move in lower merion township monday morning. >> a gunman shot a man in the back of the head in close blank range. the 34-year-old victim decide at the scene in west kensington to police say he lived four blocks away. homicide detectives are talking to witnesses and looking at surveillance cameras. >>> shots wrack out at -- rangt at the king of prussia mall. police shot a suspect who was wanted in two states. jeanette reyes has more. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that was an unfamiliar sound the sound of gunshots at king of prussia mall, but police later learned this was the third and final stop for a suspect who allegedly began his crime expree expree -- spree in delaware. >> he rammed two upper merion township police cars and attempting to run down officers who

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> so true, katherine. >>> let's take you to a live picture of mobile 6 making its way down township line springfield delaware county. we're seeing the continuation of rain drops. a lot of leaves are down making the roads slick, so take it easy. we are expecting to get more information on the suspected robber who was shot by police outside the king of prussia mall. it happened yesterday afternoon outside the nordstrom side of road near gulph road. upper merion police say the man was involved in three armed robberies one on saturday and two in delaware. they recovered the handgun and have not relosed the suspect's name. we'll have more on why police thing the robberies are connected in the next half-hour. the driver who caused this fiery crash is facing dui charges. he lost control and crashed his semi truck in newport. he managed to escape the truck before it went up in flames. this is his 4th time being charged with dui. the highway was reopened 7 hours later. >>> defense attorney general for bob ma in -- menendez have filed a motion for a mi

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> okay, katherine, thank. >>> and we have [inaudible] teenager snot new castle delaware. the 15-year-old was shot just after 10 o'clock last night in the 200 block of highland avenue. police say the teen was shot several times and rushed to christiana hospital in critical condition. >>> it is almost 6:05. a wilmington mother is being held on $2 million bail after confessing to drowning a five-year-old boy and her own infant son in a bathtub. police say 30-year-old kula pelima called 911 after the killings monday morning and calmly admitted it all to an operator. authorities say police were actually at her house on the 800 block of west ninth street at 4:00 in the morning just hours before the murders when pelima called them worried about her immigration status. officers say there was no indication that the children were in danger. the boys were half brothers. their father is in jail on immigration violations. >> happening today, jury deliberations continue in the case of a delaware county man who is accused o

for more on the monday night football frenzy, katherine scott is live in northeast philadelphia, katherine. >> reporter: hey, matt, yeah, people are heading to work, monday morning, there's extra excitement this morning because of the big game tonight. it's a home game expect fans to be loud and of course, you know, people will be cheering on the eagles tonight as they take on the washington redskins. let's go to video you can see them, there they are, everybody is looking forward to seeing them tonight after extra rest against the panthers. the eagles are 5-1 leading nfc east. washington is 3-2. eagles bet the redskins oncer this -- once this season. while many picked the birds to win tonight. there could be a tough one. not only can the eagles win tonight, they are on a roll for this season. >> i think they are psyched and they have the taste in their mouth, carson wentz brought that to the team and they are ready to go. >> washington is tough, they are playing tough over the years, i think the eagles defense will get a good push from the dwoansive -- defense line. that will be the diffe

. >> katherine scott is live in south philadelphia, with more on the victory, katherine it's a good morning for eagles fans. >> reporter: the eagles are returning to a very happy city, jennette and matt. yes, fans are excited and energized to see the team come together. >> it feels good. >> reporter: the easily soar to an nfc west 5-1 in charlotte. beating the panthers, 28-23. carson wentz threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns and praised his team's efforts. philadelphia winning three of the first four road games for the first time since 2013. >> we found a way to win, win on the road and win on in close ballgames. we've done that successfully. >> they are learning from last year, learning how to finish games, overall consistentcy, leading each other, they are sacrificing each other for themselves are for the team. it's a fun thing to watch. >> reporter: for fans it's thrilling to watch. >> it's been a tremendous amount of work to get here, the eagles management has done a great job to draft the right players and fill the right holes and everything to win a game on the road like this has

. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: as a teacher, katherine ghannam saw her students struggling. >> i saw themorking diligently on academics and missing something. >> reporter: a way to cope with difficulty. >> exhale. >> reporter: something catherine was experiencing herself as a first year teacher. >> i had relied previously on exercise and swimming. and yoga tricked me into calming down. breathe out. in a way that i was very surprised by. >> reporter: katherine thought if it worked for her, why not the students? so eight year, she stopped teaching 8th grade english and writing formed a nonprofit called "headstand" and brought a special child-friendly yoga program into the classroom to help at-risk kids. >> it has tremendous power to relieve our students of stress while simultaneously helping them uncover their own gifts and empower them to use those gifts in the world. >> reporter: four bay area elementary schools are currently using "headstand"'s full-time yoga teachers. she says in its eight years, "headstand" has taught yoga to 10,000 children. >> yoga isfor me to get ready for hard clas

we're live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thanks, katherine. >>> thick smoke flames damaged a house in west philadelphia. this fire broke out at 57th and chestnut streets just after 11:00 last night. crews made sure everyone made it out safely and no injuries have been reported. >> j. b. kelly elementary school in philadelphia's germantown section is closed for another day as crews work to get rid of mold there. classes were first canceled last thursday when traces of mold were found in several classrooms. the school district says kelly will reopen tomorrow. >>> and most students will also return to school after a mold outbreak in a monroe township school district in south jersey. the news comes after the superintendent got a final air quality inspection report. students at whitehall elementary school will return on wednesday. >> senator john mccain says he is humbled by receiving the liberty medal. thousands of people gathered at the national constitution center to see the republican honored by his friend, former vice president joe biden. biden recalled mccai

katherine scott is live at police headquarters, katherine you spoke to the police commissioner there. >> reporter: that's right, matt, we did speak with the police commissioner. he said they are not ready to make an arrest yet, but a lot of solid information has been coming in. meanwhile, detectives are asking people to look at their surveillance cameras particularly in the area of 12th and ritner in a two block aid -- radius, they are looking for a person on a bike possibly carrying a handle gun. as the investigation continues friends and family are grieving. a massive crowd gathered at 12th and ritner a vigil at the south philadelphia intersection where two teenagers were shot and killed on tuesday evening. salvadore dinubile and caleer miller were both on 16 years old. >> i knew sal and caleer. they were very good kids. >> it's heartbreaking i knew sal my whole life. he was a great kid. no trouble or anything. >> reporter: police say the violence started as an argument between teenagers and end with a shooter firing three bullets from a 45 caliber handgun. >> we are optimistic we'l

katherine scott is live in south philadelphia where everyone katherine is askipping and ajumping. >> reporter: skipping and jumping and energized. it's still october, but it's a promising start. 28-23 victory in charlotte placed the eagles at 5-1. carson wentz threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns against the panthers and commended his team's hard work. >> it as he is a lot of about the guys in the locker room. we stayed together the whole things. they did things defensively, we found a way to win. >> reporter: the post game tweet, 5-1, i love this team, let's keep this thing rolling, fly eagles fly. this is the eagles first four-game winning streak under head coach doug peterson. it has not necessarily come easy. >> i told them after the game i have not been a part of the team that has battled through so much injury and adversity through the first month and a half of the season to stay together. >> reporter: for fans it's been exciting to watch. >> keep going eagles, wentz keep going, you look good. >> i have not been happy about a sports team in a long long time. go eagles. >> r

we're live along the schuykill expressway, katherine scott, channel 6 action news. >> thank you, katherine. and also breaking philadelphia police are looking for the gunman behind a deadly triple shooting. the blood shed happened on the 2500 block of north dover street in the city's strawberry mansion section around 11:30 last night. a group of people were hanging out on the corner when shots rang out. a 24-year-old man was killed. another 24-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were injured. they're in stable condition. we'll have more in a live report in our next half hour about that. >>> and philadelphia police are also investigating another deadly shooting that happened a few hours earlier from the one i just told you about. in this case two people were injured. shots were fired before 9:00 last night in the 1500 block of south stanley street. police say a 21-year-old man was hit in the chest and died from his injuries. two other men were also injured. three parked cars were also hit. police are still working on a motive. >> now to the mass shooting in las vegas. police are revealing new

we're live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine, thank you. >>> a youngher is in jail this morning suspected but not charged in the suspicious deaths of her two young boys in wilmington. one is said to be five years old the other just a few months. police were called to check on the well being of those children. officers found the boys dead but also smelled a strong odor of gas. a group of children and adults from the neighborhood held a vigil outside the home last night. >> i had this terrible feeling was it the little boy with the dreads, cute tiny little boy was it him because he would come around all the time and he would always ask to play with the dog. i'm just broken hearted. >> the police chief says it appears the boys drowned but they are waiting for the medical examiner's office to rule on the cause of death. >> ♪ >> new here on "action news," chester county dentist is charged with indecent assault and harassment. authorities says he practices under the name of michael afash. he's accused of having indecent contact with a 21-year-old woman durin

about possible delays today, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, this is the morning you want to leave a little extra time just in case. we're standing near suburban station on market right now. i know the rain has pushed out of some areas we're still seeing it in center city. you can see the wind is blowing here that could pick up even more. septa regional rail service in particular could see issues today. septa this morning warned that all regional rail lines may experience delays to the slippery rail conditions. there's the possibility of the strong winds taking down trees or wires, if they do fall on the tracks we could see delays. last night septa did tell folks to check for updates before they head out. >> get out a little early to get a heads up if there are any delays or anything like that. i hope the weather is good and won't hold up the transportation or anything like that. >> reporter: that was one commuter we spoke to here this morning, he said he wanted to leave extra time because of the possible delays. septa said it's strategically p

we're live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." jeanette. >> katherine, thank you so much. >>> a young mother is in jail this morning suspected but not charged in the deaths of her two young boys in wilmington. one is said to be five years old, the other just a few months old. police were called in to the 800 block of west ninth street yesterday morning to check on the well being of those children. officers found the boys dead but also smelled a strong odor of gas. a group of adults and children from the neighborhood held a vigil outside the home last night. >> i had this terrible feeling was it the little boy with the dreads, you know, the cute tiny little boy, was it him 'cause he would come around all the time and he would always ask to play with the dog. i'm just broken hearted. >> the police chief says it appears the boys drowned but they're waiting for the medical examiner's office to rule on the cause of death. >> an update on a stroke of bad luck for the sugar house casino. workers scrambled to fix a problem that shut down

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. right now police don't know who stabbed this man or why am there were several people in the area taken to the homicide division to be interviewed as witnesses as police try to learn more about what happened last night. let's go to video from that scene in west oak lane. you can see investigators there gathering evidence. police were called out shortly after 11:30 p.m. to the 6400 block of north 20th street. police found a 43-year-old man lying on the front steps of a home stabbed in the back with a large kitchen knife. he was unresponsive. the knife still in his back. he was pronounced dead at the scene. there were several people inside that home at the time. investigators were speaking to them to see if they know the victim or anything about what happened. police say the victim did not live at that home but that he was from the neighborhood. >> not sure if he was stabbed at this location or he was stabbed somewhere else and ran to this particular location. that we're not certain. it'

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you, katherine. >>> a collision in new jersey injures four children and two adults. chopper6 was over bridge and lamberton streets in trenton last night. police say four people were in a pickup truck that crashed with a car carrying two others. we're still waiting for an update on the victim's conditions and what led to the wreck. >>> happening today, a pennsylvania judge will announce whether jerry sandusky will get a new trial. the former penn state assistant football coach is claiming his lawyers did not adequately represent him in the first trial in centre county and that prosecutors did not share information about victims changing stories. sandusky is asking for a second chance at persuading a jury that he is innocent of child molestation charges or for the charges to be thrown out. the judge says he will issue his opinion at noon. if successful sandusky will likely be asked to be released on bail. >> classes will resume in new jersey after a persistent mold problem. john b kelly is opening for st

katherine scott is live at police headquarters there investigating the latest homicide. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, one person died another man is in stable condition at the hospital. detectives at the homicide division are investigating the motive. they are looking for surveillance footage to see if they can find any that can help in the investigation. let's go to video from tioga nicetown you can see investigators on the scene gathering evidence. shortly after 11:30 p.m. police were called out for a shooting at 18th and erie. a gunman walked up to the suv and opened fire in the drivers side window. police found a 27-year-old man slumped over in the driver seat shot in the head and neck. he was pronounced dead. a second victim was found inside his home on north 16th street. he was sitting in the passenger seat and shot in the thror back. in the lower back and ran home. he was taken to the hospital. the investigation continues. >> reporter: we found numerous shell casings on the highway next to the suv. we know the shooter was standing close to the suv wh

we are live in strawberry mansion, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thanks, katherine.ay eastbound side here at the conshohocken curve really checking out that truck very closely but one of the lanes is blocked and so you're already jammed solid coming east of gulph mills. fire crews also just arrived on the scene, karen. >> 71 degrees right now. dewpoints are dropping and it will turn less humid. it will feel pretty good this afternoon. at 7:00 a.m., bright sunshine and 71. by lunchtime, the upper 70's under partly sunny skies. your high today 83 degrees, even warmer than yesterday today. >> ooh. >> all right. well, that's it for us. we'll be with "gma" and we'll see you back here in 30 minutes for updates on the roads, the weather any breaking news. time for "gma" and they'll have the latest on the harvey weinstein scandal, what people are saying. we've been talking about that among ourselves so look for dave murphy, matt pelman, matt o'donnell, karen rogers i'm tamala edwards. have a good one. >> ♪ ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story abou

eugene and katherine are back with us as well. let's pick up where kasie left off and what the president had to say about his former chief strategist. >> well, steve is very committed. he's a friend of mine and he's very committed to getting things passed. i have great relationships with, actually, many senators, but in particular, with most republican senators. but we're not getting the job done. steve's been a friend of mine for a long time. i like steve a lot. steve is doing what steve thinks is the right thing. some of the people that he may be looking at, i'm going the see, if we talk him out of that, because franklythe they are great people. >> so our nbc news headline on this from our fantastic colleague jonathan allen is, quote, caught in a gop war. trump picks both sides. how much longer can he do that, dave? >> well, i think he'll do it as long as it serves his own personal needs and desires. but what has to be straightened out for the republicans in the senate seats is, they have to be able to go forward and know that t

katherine said in its eight years headstand has taught yoga to 10,000 children. 8th grader yolina isga is -- believer. >> yoga is a good way for me to prepare and get ready for the harder classes. >> reporter: this student said yoga works because katherine customizes it for the kids. >> common childhood games but have a handfulness edge when they're taught. >> when -- mindfulness edge when they're taught. >> when a student is able to focus, i'm really thankful for that experience. >> reporter: this award in the bay area goes to katherine gannam. >> you can find out more about headstand or nominate your local hero on www.cbssf.com/hero. >> for the latest news throughout the evening, the news is always on at www.cbssf.com. >> have a good night! we are the generation that had it all. we are the generation that had the music and the moves. we are the generation that had a dream. we came together to feed the world's children. we came together to protect them, and in this dangerous world we have to keep on saving them and protecting them, even when we're gone. if we remember unicef in our

katherine scott is live at police headquarters with the very latest. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, as this investigation is underway, police are looking for surveillance footage interested around 7:00 p.m. in the area of 12th and ritner, they want people to look at their cameras and see if anybody sees a suspicious person on a bike possibly carrying a gun as this investigation continues friends and family are grieving. >> it should not be here for a child 16 years old. >> reporter: massive crowd gathered at 1st and ritner where two teenagers were shot and killed tuesday evening. salvatore kanubo and caliere miller were only 16. >> it's heartbreaking. i knew him my whole life. he was a great kid. no trouble or anything. >> reporter: police say the violence started as an argument between teenagers and ended with a shooter filing three bullets from a 45 caliber handgun. surveillance footage shows the panic after the shots were fired. he was a student at st. joe's prep where he was a member of the hockey team. caliere was a junior

tam. >> okay, katherine, thank you. we're working to get more information on a teenager who was shot in new castle delaware. the 15-year-old was shot just after 10:00 last night in the 200 block of highland avenue. police say the teen was shot several times and rushed to christiana hospital in critical condition. >>> it is now 5:04 and a wilmington mother is being held on $2 million bail after confessing to drowning a five-year-old boy and her own infant son in a bathtub. police say 30-year-old kula pelima called 911 after the killings monday morning and calmly admitted them to an operator. authorities say police were actually at her house on the 800 block of west ninth street at 4:00 in the morning just hours before the murders when pelima called them worried about her immigration status. officers say there was no indication at that time that the two children were in danger. the boys were half brothers. the father is in jail on immigration violations. >> happening today, jury deliberations continue in the case of a del

we are live in the satellite center, katherine scott, channel6 "action news.. >> okay, katherine thank you for that. >>> it is 5:06 and nearly three weeks after hurricane maria there is still a medical crisis unfolding in puerto rico. officials now say 45 people have died as a result of the storm and more than a hundred people are still unaccounted for. there's also a growing concern about bacteria. the the latest two deaths were caused by back tear. maria was the first category four almost a five to directly impact the island in 85 years. >> two people along the jersey shore are behind bars accused of selling supplies needed to make improvised devices like pipe bombs. atlantic city police arrested danielle demers and 31-year-old nina house. undercover agents say they were able to purchase a rifle ammunition and the makings of five pipe bombs from the two. however, police say there is not any evidence that the individuals are tied to terrorism. >>> the amtrak train engineer involved in the deadly derailment in port richmond in 2015 could soon face charges agai

we're live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you, katherine. >>> thickke and flames damaged a house in west philadelphia. this fire broke out at 57th and chestnut streets just after 11:00 last night. crews made sure everyone made it out safely. no injuries have been reported. >> 5:05 and jb kelly elementary school in philadelphia's germantown section is closed for another day as crews work to get rid of mold there. classes were first canceled last thursday when traces of mold were found in several classrooms. the school district says kelly will reopen tomorrow. >>> and most students will also return to school after a mold outbreak in the monroe township school district in south jersey. the news comes after the superintendent there got a final air quality inspection report. students at whitehall elementary school will return on wednesday. >> senator john mccain says he is humbled by receiving the liberty medal. thousands of people gathered at the national constitution center to see the republican honored by his friend, former vice president joe biden. bid

"action news" reporter katherine scott is in our satellite center and katherine, a few people from our area were in vegas at the time of the shooting and you have their stories. >> reporter: that's right, rick. whether they were inside the concert when the shooting took place or they were caught up in the chaos outside, people from our area describe those terrifying minutes of confusion and fear. >> that's where i was and we started running. >> reporter: katie of horsham and her husband were in las vegas attending the route 91 harvest music festival. she shot this video on her cell phone as country star jason aldean was on the stage. not long before the gunman opened fire on the concertgoers from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay resort and casino. >> immediate reaction is to look up to the sky and you're like oh, someone is shooting off fireworks. >> reporter: she quickly realized it was rapid gunfire. >> it was chaos. mass panic, chaos many people were running and falling. people were kicking the security fences out of the way and kicking the gate opened. we were running behind hote

katherine scott is live at washington township high school in gloucester county with the story, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning tam that's right, several incidents remain under investigation by several local school districts, one incident took place at washington township high school. >> i guess one of the kids out of their group must have felt bad for what they were saying or what he said like the racial remarks. >> using the n word in the text message. >> reporter: this was the text thread that was the source of confrontation at washington township high school earlier this week. school officials and parents say the hallway scuffle stem trigger by messages written by a member of football team. 8 students were involved in the incident. those teens say they never resorted to violence. still a teacher stepped in and two other friends were spended. >> we confronted them whiles that neededded to be said. >> reporter: along with an increased police preference, naacp is working with the district to provide cultural training for staff and students. last night parents and

. >> katherine scott is live in south philadelphia, where the eagles don't have another game until a week from monday, katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, they have a little time to rest, but the eagles are returning home after another win on the road to excited fans who hope the team can keep up the momentum. >> feels good. >> reporter: the eagles soar to an nfc best in north carolina beating the panthers 28-23. carson wentz threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns and praised his team's effort. philadelphia winning three of the first four road games for the first time sinners 2013. >> we found a way to win. that's what we wanted to do, win on the road and win successfully. >> they are learning from last year how to finish games overall consistency from the leaders, sacrificing each other for themselves and the team. it's a fun thing to watch. >> reporter: it is the first four game winning streak under head coach doug peterson. for fans it's thrilling to watch. >> it's a tremendous amount of work to get here. the eagles management have done a great job to draft the right pla

katherine scott is live at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation and the tributes to the victims, katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, police are looking for surveillance footage, they are particularly interested around 7:00 p.m. tuesday evening from two block radius around 12th and ritner they want to know if anyone captured an image of a a person on a bike carrying a handgun. meanwhile, many grieve for the two teens. >> should not be for a child 16 years old. >> reporter: a massive crowd gathered at 12th and hit and rir where two chernlings were -- teenagers were shot and killed on tuesday evening. salvadore dinubile and caleer miller were only 16 years old. >> i knew sal and caleer. >> it's heartbreaking i knew sal my whole life. he was a great kid, no trouble or anything. >> reporter: police say the violence started as an argument between teenagers and ended with one shooter firing three bullets from a 45 caliber handgun. surveillance footage shows the panic after the shots were fired. sal was a student at saint joseph prep where he was a beloved member

katherine scott is live outside the john b. kelly elementary in germantown where classes are canceled today. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we hope to learn later on today, a little bit more about what's going on and what the next step is. however we know that school is closed at john b. kelly in germantown due to mold. teachers are reporting to a different location. the school district said they received a report about the issue and immediately investigated. they found traces of mold in several classrooms, due to heating ventilation and air-conditioning issues. the district came up with an immediate plan to remediate the mold and look into what was causing. the crews came yesterday afternoon to begin the removal. you could see them parked outside the school yesterday evening. they had planned to finish up last night. this comes on the heels of monroe township and gloucester county to close their schools when mold was found. we expect to hear from the school district with an update around noon today. l

katherine scott is live outside the school with the details, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we hope to learn more a little later on today about what comes next. for now, school is closed today. here at john b. kelly elementary school in germantown due to the issue with mold. temperatures are report to go a different location though. the school district said they were about to report about the issues and found traces of mold in several classrooms due to heating haven't sayings and air-conditioning issues. the district said they will remediate the mold and look into what was causing. the crews came yesterday for the removing and they plan to finish up last night. monroe township abrupted closed its schools and test for mold and clean a school where mold was found. as for students at kelly no school today. we're expecting to here an update from the school district around noon today. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> parents in the pinelands regional school district in ocean county received an update on air quality at some schools. schools were closed mos

katherine. >> reporter: hi, sarah, yeah the rain is gone. it's nice and sunny out here, we're seeing winds along the benjamin franklin parkway when the wind picks up, you can see the flags -- fluttering around. >> i came out this morning to a sad sight. >> reporter: grass on the ground, roots smashed the tahoe was parked outside this man's west philadelphia home on north 56th street. wind and rain ripped through and toppled this utility pole on to his vehicle. he was waiting for a police report to the insurance company. >> damage from the door to the roof and it rolled back here and came off, and smashed the back of the radio. >> reporter: at suburban station this morning, the boards lit up with delays on regional rail lines. septa warned all regional rail commuters to check ahead due to slippery conditions on tracks and the potential for high winds to take down trees. >> a little early, get a heads up if there are any delays. >> the train is 25 minutes late i'm going to believe late to work, i'm together to have to work overtime. >> i didn'

katherine so is live for us in the opposition stronghold of there and so katherine those elections cancel some more what does that mean. and it really does come as a relief for many people here are religious leaders politicians and just residents of this area's have been calling on the electoral commission to call off this election saying then vironment is just not try to spin very tense all of thursday we saw running battles between police and protesters several in fact dozens of people were injured some with gunshot wounds several people died as well were killed in the hospital we went to three people died and the hospital also was very tense and people were calling on the electoral commission to call off this election in even this afternoon we went around a bit julie and we saw already young men had started setting up roadblocks in different areas and you know they were telling us that they will not allow a new voting materials to get to the polling stations are supposed to get to and this is the biggest challenge that the electoral commission has been facing just to get the voting mat

katherine scott is live at police headquarters, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam that's right, police are looking for surveillance footage, they are particularly interested in and around 7:00 p.m. on tuesday in a two block radius near 12th and ritner. they are looking for any images of a suspicious person on a bike possibly carrying a handgun. meanwhile, while the investigation continues a vigil was held for the teens. >> reporter: the crowd was so large, it shut down the south philadelphia intersection, a vigil at 12th and ritner where two teenagers were shot and killed, salvadore dinubile and caleer miller were only 15. >> i never thought it would happen here. >> this is a parents worst nightmare. we are asking why, too. >> reporter: the violence started as an argument between teenagers and ended with a shooter firing three bullets from a 45 caliber handgun. surveillance footage shows the panic after the shots were fired. caleer miller was a junior at mass -- mastery charter school. caleer miller was active in his church and ymca. he was a soft-spoken young man.

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live in the

katherine scott is live near the scene in university city. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt. one person died in this crash. investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. and you can see a tow truck has now arrived to the scene. they're clearing away some of the wreckage from that motorcycle crash that involved that motorcycle and an acura and you can see the mangled the motorcycle is hanging right there on the back of the tow as they're hooking it up right now and trying to clear the roadway because of all the lanes, the eastbound lanes in gray's ferry right now remain closed for this crash. you can also see investigators of the eastbound lanes of the schuykill expressway walking the road with flashlights as they look for evidence. cars are being forced off at 346b. this crash happened just before 3:00 a.m. between a car and a motorcycle. what exactly happened remains under investigation. but we have heard the driver of the motorcycle died. you can see damage to the white acura as well. there was

the spinach project was dreamed up by katherine sama professor of chemistry didactics. and. she's interested in how chemistry can be taught in an engaging manner. maybe these students will go on to become scientists themselves one day. katherine zama is convinced that examples from people's everyday lives are helpful like popeye. i used to love what you know popeye and my parents made me to spend it before i was allowed to watch the show. and when he ate the spinach he got huge muscles he was a role model whenever i ate spinach i imagine becoming strong it's. just me but the notion that there's a lot of iron in spinach is just a myth. scientists themselves created this myth because sometimes they to make mistakes and for mooted it probably came about due to a transcription error in the lab a scientist forgot a decimal point as a result three point five milligrams became thirty five nutritionist really picked up on that the recommendation was eat a lot of spinach it'll make you strong. but there wasn't just one mistake quite by chance a chemist in basel found thirty five mill

good evening to you, katherine. that legal challenge that we just talked about expected to come from the opposition leader who has not yet reacted publicly. what should we expect next? >> well, right now we just expect a statement from the main opposition leader which will be done tomorrow morning. that's what we're waiting for. just after the president, incumbent president was announced winner, we saw some tension in opposition strong holds. we saw some people burning tires, but the interesting thing is that the police didn't come to engage the protesters in these particular incidences just after the announcement. so it's almost a feeling like everybody is waiting to see what he will say, if he will lead the country into civil disobedience or whether he will chart the path to another court case which he has seven days to do, but which will mean the country will now have to be engaged in another couple of days of litigation. >> and considering the opposition boycott, considering the mass voter intimidation that we s

katherine scott is live at washington township high school with the story. katherine. >> reporter: matt some parents here yesterday took their kids home early from washington township high school they were worried about tensions boiling over at the school. the district superintendent said he is trying to contain the problems and has suspended a number of students for fighting and antiblack social media posting. this was the text thread laced with the "n" word that students say was the confrontation for at washington township high school earlier this week. >> a kid in the group must have felt bad for what he was saying for the racial remarks. >> for using the "n" word in the text message. >> reporter: school officials say the hallway scuffles were sparked by members written by a member of the football team. 8 students were involved in the incident. the teens said they never resorted to violence, a teacher stepped in and they and two other friends were suspended. >> i know i never threw a punch all we did was get in their face and say why did you say that. >>

we're live from the satellite center katherine scott, channel6 "action news.am. >> katherine thank you for that. >>> and it's not a normal school week for hundreds of families in parts of south jersey. they have to figure out what their children are going to do all day since they won't be going to school. a stressful situation that's going to last at least until the end of this week. that's because of an ongoing mold investigation. the six monroe township schools will be inspected in the coming days. last week officials closed holly glen elementary school and then on friday, reports surfaced that there were moldy ceiling tiles in williamstown middle school. coming up in the next half hour we'll have more reaction from parents who really voiced their frustrations with the district last night. >>> and a former teacher in the lehigh valley has pleaded guilty to sending explicit snapchat messages to students. he was a teacher at while haul high school. yesterday while in court he pleaded good the to corruption of minors. investigators say he and a female student w