we put the story on kenneth moten's page at 6abc.com. hundreds of dollars portland in following the blaze but the family can use all the help they can get. >>> new overnight, "action news" was there as motorcycle was deep into a ravine in montgomery county. the biker was thrown from the bike and seriously injured. he was trying to getaway from traffic officers on the boulevard. the crash happened at the intersection of west germantown pike and chemical road. the biker barreled through a parking lot before crashing. >>> now, to the exclusive video you'll only see on "action news," a street race takes a tragic turn when a teenage boy is critically hurt in an atv crash. moments after impact bystanders rushed to the boy's side trying to save his life. this exclusive cell phone video captured the chaotic scene cobbs creek parkway cobbs creek. two boys were on the blue atv racing another set of teens. the racers tried to get around a truck when the blue atv clipped a second atv and flipped. the driver was critically injured. members of a nearb

kenneth moten has more on the family a's struggle and the community rallying behind them. >> reporter: it was a raging house fire. >> we came outside and there was clouds of black smoke. >> reporter: flames shot out of the home at union avenue and stowe road as dozens of firefighters battle the the inferno. >> i smelled it was so strong i thought it was in my home. >> reporter: investigators say the fire sparked in the yard of the home around 3:30 p.m. the fire station was a block away but the strong winds carried the flames to the house. >> compromises our hellos stream, you saw early on some of the exterior hose lines were fighting the wind along with the fire itself. >> reporter: the family who lives here was away, but uninjured, they will make it made it back for a moment they will never forget. unlike this time this house survived another fire in 2006. the home belongs to the mother of a firefighter who lives across the street he is battling stage four stomach carnals and lost his father to cancer two years ago. we were there always the community held a benefit for the son in nov

kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: hamilton township police were all over the scene after they say the officers were forced to open fire on a man who was attacking his parents with a knife. >> i think that's sick and disturbing if you ask me. any man whose going to touch his parents and try to kill them there's something wrong. >> reporter: our camera was on the ground after the 5:30 p.m. shooting. police got a domestic call. two officers say when they entered the home, the 36-year-old suspect was on top of his 54-year-old father stabbing him. officers advised him to drop the knife. he continued to stab the other while in the apartment. >> reporter: during the violent attack the man stabbed his 54-year-old mother who was trying to break up the fight. hamilton police believe the officers made the right move. the suspect and is parents were transported to the capital health injured, but alive. >> the officers saved the individuals from serious bodily harm. >> it's shocking. you don't expect anything though happen here, it's very calm over here. i walk my dog and take my kids out for

. ♪ ♪ >> good afternoon, on this easter sunday, april 5, eva pilgrim is off, kenneth moten joins us today here's some of the stories we're following for you on "action news." the pope praises the iran nuclear deal, but worries about the antichristian violence in the easter speech. >> delaware residents get a nasty easter morning surprise, vandalism to their car. >>> and community chips in to help the victims of a deserve stating fire. >> let's go over to chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: you couldn't ask for anything better. we have bright, blue skies the big story is the warmth. temperatures have shot into the 60s. 60 degrees in chester. center city coming in at 60. levittown, 60 degrees. quakertown, 55. pottstown, 58 degrees, a very comfortable easter sunday around the region. satellite anticipate radar we have a little bit of rain and snow working west to east north of the viewing area. some of the activity may sneak into the northern portion of the lehigh valley, the poconos late this afternoon and into the evening hours. otherwise, sun and clouds, breezy, 6 # -

kenneth moten has more on the political firestorm. >> reporter: there's a tough workweek and there's the one that manager brown had. brown locked herself up in the office after a political gamesmanship that led to a council to fire her which led one employee left in the building. the mayor said he is considering declaring a state of emergency. >> people elected us to do a job. not to see this borough get sinked again. >> reporter: the embattled borough manager used tactics used before. this time brown won't exit because she is protecting financial records. she has alleged past and present council members have misused taxpayer dollars. she accused the leader of the council for extortion. >> things in colwyn got to change. the state said two things cut spending and stop the nonsense at the meeting. that's what we're trying to told. >> reporter: delaware county detectives seized boxes of records. the district attorney said he is aware of many issues with colwyn. they are still under investigation. brown has a message for the da. >> please hurry up and do what needs to be done. >> report

kenneth moten has the very latest. >> reporter: another violent attack inside another subway station involving teenagers. this massive fight ignited tuesday around 3:00 p.m. students from nearby ben franklin high school kicking punching and falling on the tracks. septa transit police say the officers in the school district communicate now their efforts will increase during what has been a busy spring of senseless after-school acts. >> we're trying to identify disorder and acts that are unsafe that we can share with the school district. last month teens attacked a 15-year-old boy at broad and locust. a week later teenagers surrounded a 60-year-old on the frankford market lionel before someone hit him. arrests are expected. >> we'll be making sure in supporting septa that there areville charges in addition to anything else we'll do at the school level regarding this incident. >> reporter: community college student edward bush said charges may deter others, but don't solve the problem. >> involvement ccp have a mentor to teens in high school. >> reporter: investigators have identified t

kenneth moten joins us live in kensington with the disturbing story. >> reporter: walter we've learned in the past hour or so, svu detectives have located the mother, they believe she locked her children in the basement of this home for more than 1 hours as punishment. no no bathroom. firefighters climbed on to the second floor of the house to get inside when the police say one of the trapped children used the cell phone to call for help. neighbors on the block in east kensington watched philadelphia firefighters and police get into the home to rescue four children locked in a basement. >> when the kids came out, you could tell they were scairmd. >> reporter: investigators say it was around 1:30 p.m. when they got a desperate 91 # -- 911 call from one of the trapped kids. once inside police got into the basement and pulled out a 13-year-old boy and three sisters, ages 12, 10 and 9. friend of the family and neighbor saw the children after they were rescued. >> it's a shame. i love kids i have two of my own i could never imagine the kids being in the situation regardless. it breaks my he

the victims are in stable condition. 8:27 i'm kenneth moten let's go outside to david murphy with accuweathereporter: all right kenneth cool on the terrace, 63 is the high climbing out of the 50s. not as warm as yesterday but seasonable. tomorrow, 73. we have the chance of heavy rain and in the afternoon spotty showers and gusty thunderstorm. back to the sun on tuesday, 67 there and 65 on wednesday. >> that's it for "action news," david, eva pilgrim and i will be back in a half-hour, stay tuned for more "good morning america." # ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tell me that you love me baby ♪ ♪ i want to be your man ♪ ♪ i want to be your -- ♪ >>> what a moment for last night's rock and roll hall of fame event. paul and ringo reunited. a lot more from the big night including green day and joan jett, before we all start singing "i love rock 'n roll," we'll just say good morning, america. >>> what i'm upset about i love the clean lines and bright colors of lilly pulitzer -- >> who doesn't. >> the colors are gorgeous. >> there you go, that's the type of look we all love. target was supposed to be debuting some bargain ve

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kenneth moten has more on the political firestorm. >> reporter: it was a tough week and then there'sne that paula brown had. she walked out of the borough hall unsure finishes still manager. she locked herself up after political gamesmanship after a council meeting. there is only one employee left in the building. mayor michael blue who stands with brown said he is considering declaring a state of emergency. >> people elected us to do a job, not to see the burrow -- borough get sinked again. >> reporter: 2004, the mayor of darby borough locked herself in the office during a fight with the town's police chief. brown said she is protecting financial records she alleged past and present council members have misused taxpayer dollars. she accused the leader of the council for extortion. >> things in colwyn has got to change. the state said two things cut spending ascertain stop the nonsense at the meeting. that's what we're trying to do. >> reporter: delaware county detectives seized boxes of financial records. district attorney jack what what i whalan said they are under investigation. b

kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: we spoke off camera with the father of ryan, he said the teenager was simplingly a good kid. he is waiting for autopsy results to find out how his son died. it was an emotional saturday as football coaches and students and parents grapple with the loss of the freshman. the linebacker and running back with was on the practice field for a morning conditioning workout when he collapsed in front of his teammates. his coaches ran to help, but they couldn't revive. ryan was rushed him to the temple university hospital where he was pronounced dead. his grief stricken father was at the practice and the hospital when his son died. he said he had no preexisting medical condition and played football since third grade. st. joe's expressed condolences to the family of the upper darby delaware county 15-year-old who also played babble at saint dennis in havertown. head football coach and the staff walked out after spending time with flares saturday. the school said grief counselors will be available all weekend as the community copes with the loss of the young at

. >>> good afternoon, it is sunday april 19 i'm eva pilgrim along with kenneth moten nydia is off. >>> here's some of the stories we're walker -- working on the search for a gunman is on after a shooting at the delaware state university. >>> remembering ryan gism llard who collapsed and died at practice. >> we'll have more on the stories, but first the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. meteorologist david murphy. >> reporter: nice and warm yesterday, today cool not too bad, though. storm tracker 6 live is showing all morning we're dry. you get the idea looking at sky 6, too. looking south along the coastline in atlantic city. a nice, bright day, we have high clouds mixing in. you can see them on satellite. the clouds not as thick as early this morning. we're getting sunshine through the thin layer. there's thicker cloud cover to the south and west of us that will try to overattake us later this afternoon and evening. 63 degrees in philadelphia. you can see the wind coming off the ocean. we are expecting to be cooler today. yesterday nothing cool about it. 81 degrees was the hi

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a new warning about listeria. people around the county are being sickened with the dangerous bacteria. the. >>> lots of charges smart phone in one minute's time. researchers say it's not only possible, but safer. >>> we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns. >> imagine being able to charge your smart phone in 60 seconds. researchers at stamford university have come up with a way to do it. they created an aluminum battery that will power a cell phone in one minute. it's faster and safer and cheaper. most cell phone use lithium ion batteries that can catch fire. it's still being developed but it's a great start. especially for those of us who kill our batteries on things likeerescope. >> reporter: those of you who look at the center city skyline. you'll enjoy today. if you're sick and tired of all the cloud cover and drizzle and showers. we have a nice weekend coming up. we have blue skies today and tomorrow and milder temperatures. th

good morning i'm nydia han along with kenneth moten esm coming up on "action news" this sunday morningking easter sunday. we'll take you to serve services here at home. >> a man is fighting for his life after gunfire rang out overnight. >>> it's going to be nice today and tomorrow, it will be gray and gloomy most of the week. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >> good morning, it is 9:00 a.m. on this sunday, april 5. easter sunday, happy easter and happy pass joamp. eva pilgrim is off, kenneth moten joins us. >>> in the news, people were up bright and early this morning for easter sunday services. >> thousand brave the rain as the pope prides over the annual easter mass. >>> a man is hurt after his motorcycle plunges 30 feet down a ravine while fleeing police. >>> those stories but first chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. nice today. >> reporter: yes, but then it goes downhill

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reporting in camden, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> the candidates vying to be philadelphia's next mayor gathered for another forum. five of the candidates talked about how they would move the city toward a more sustainable economy. the organization said they are committed to building a green and thriving economy for the greater philadelphia area. >>> president obama showed off his funny side at the annual correspondents dinner in washington. the dinner is affectly called the nerd prom. the event brought political power and celebrities. >> thanks to obama care you no longer about woring about losing your insurance if you lose your job. you're welcome democrats. it is true i have not managed to make everybody happy, 6 years into my presidency, some people say i'm arrogant and aa lot of, condid a people are so dumb. as we know hillary's e-mails got her in trouble. frankly i thought it was her private instagram account that was going to cause her problems. >> comedians got laughs. s and l hosted the quearnts -- correspondents dinner. >>> protesters sound over over the death of a

reporting at philadelphia police headquarters, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> happening today al sharpton -- reverend al sharpton is expected in south carolina to attend the vigil of a walter scott. this comes one day after hundreds gathered for his funeral. witness video shows the officer firing 8 times always scot ran away. slager was fired and charged with murder. >>> here's more video of the massive killer tornado that truck an illinois town last thursday the giant twister carved up a path of destruction 28 miles long. it killed two people and loved all the homes in the townl. town. residents got their first chance to return home some said they were amazed more were not killed. a woman who is community was ravaged by the tornado. used social media to cry for help. one woman loz lost her home and needed help picking up the pieces. she made a simple request on facebook and there was a giant gesture of help. >> i put it out on facebook and i said we're fine and this is what we need. people came out. >> reporter: word spread one by one, neighbors families and friends began to

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> 20 years ago today terrorism rocked american soil 168 people were killed in the bombing of the federal buildings of oklahoma city. hundreds are forever scarred by the plot carried by an american citizen. a memorial is planned for the victims in oklahoma city. >> reporter: good morning, to you, eva thousands are expected today to honor the 20th anniversary of an act of domestic terrorism that killed 168 people and changed this city for ever. it is often the first thing people think of when they hear oklahoma city. >> an explosion that happened at the federal court building in downtown oklahoma city. >> reporter: the explosion damaged 300 buildings in a 16 block radius and killed 168 people. >> the bombing in oklahoma maria city was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. within days the two men behind the attack were behind bars. a oklahoma state trooper pulled over timothy mcveigh 90 minutes after the i tack. he was recognized assist the bombing suspect his accomplice turned himself in. mcveigh was convicted abbey given the dea

melissa magee and kenneth moten take us on a tasting tour africa.trip to the main line where industry restaurants open suburban out posts. check out some jewelry design for smart successful women. that's tonight on fyi philly. we hope you join us. >> good morning to you on this saturday, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us over atlantic city. not quite warm enough for beach weather, but much milder temperatures are on the way this week. 55 degrees, 7:49. "healthcheck" this morning, a surprising study shows being overweight in middle age may reduce the risk of developing dementia. scientists looked at 2 million people they found the underweight participants are far more likely to develop memory problems and the very obese have a lower chance of becoming senile. the next stop is examine their diet. >>> a new study at harvard medical school several dangerous diet supplements remain on the michael. it's nearly identical to an fed mean. -- amphetamine. they have been pulled from the store shelves. researchers blame the fda for not stopping the collusi

reporting at philadelphia police headquarters, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >>> and developing this morning, a woman is in critical condition an a suspected drunk driver hit another car head on on a south philadelphia street. the action cam was at the scene a little after 2:15. the northbound lanes of columbus boulevard near christian street. police say the suspect was driving his malibu at a high rate of speed when it went out of control and slammed into a election us. the suspect and the female driver of the lexus suffered minor injuries but the female passenger in the malibu is in critical condition. >>> president obama has returned home from the historic leader meeting with raul cat -- castro. we have more from white house correspondent. >> reporter: two presidents who decided to change a 55 year history of hostility. shook on the deal. raul castro along with his brother fidel has ruled cuba with an iron hand since 1959. supported by the soviet young the old revolution sat next to president obama who told leaders from 34 countries at the summit of the america's he will not

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> turning to politics it's hillary clinton for president the sequel today in a video message she'll officially launch her campaign for president. the former secretary of state and first lady is expected to focus her campaign on two things, economic security to the middle class and broaden work opportunities for working families. president obama her opponent in 2008 gave her campaign a shot in the arm yesterday. >> she was a for -- formidable candidate in 2008. she was an out standing secretary of state and my friend. >> gop has put out a response to the announcement saying -- >>> marco riewb -- rubio is expected to enter the race tomorrow. he is hispanic a constituency the gop has struggled to win over. rubio's one time political mentor jeb bush is considering a run for president. kentucky rand paul and texas senator ted cruz are are the only declared republican candidates. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is still considering to jump into the race. he travels too new hampshire to take part in the town hall discussions. keep it on 6abc th

reporting in camden, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> a new jersey native is the among those killed by the earthquake that has devastated nepal. 7.8 quake created an avalanche at the base camp on mount everest. 89 physician's assistant was working at the camp. the quake has killed nearly 2,000 people and destroyed one of nepal's historic landmark, a tower in the capitol of cat man man -- cat -- katmandu. >>> four students from allentown, three were in katmandu the 4th was in india. they are studying tibetan and himalayan cultures. school officials got information about the students quickly. >> we were in direct contact not only by e-mail, but one of the representatives that is on stateside, we were able to to have conversation over the phone and one mother face timed with her son in india. >> there's no word when they plan to return home. >>> an assist and principal at a high school stands accused of inappropriately touching a teenager. he is charged with aggravated sexual contact. the alleged victim was 15 years old and not a student in the district. they say snyder admitted

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> happening today funeral services for legendary philadelphia sports writer stan hockman who died last thursday at the age of 86. he covered sports in philadelphia for 55 years spending decades writing columns for the daily news, he covered sports for channel 6 back in the 60s. the man that's the editor of the daily news said there's one word that sums up stan, great. >>> according to reports officials in fort lee have assigned off a 15,000-dollar fee of special council that brings the tab to $225,000 related to the lane closures. it caused massive gridlock and led to several resignations and firings. >>> counties across pennsylvania are pushing state lawmakers to increase fees on phone customers, a bill to boost the fee from 1 dollar to 1.65 has been introduced in the state house it will make changes to the 911 emergency telephone act. 911 centers will face financial chaos if nothing is done. they hope to send the bill to the senate by the end of the month. >>> there's more fallout from the firing of colwyn manager paula brown. colwyn officials

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