we are hearing from mayor kenney about the prestigious and economic impact of 50,000 jobs. >> we are m millennial heavy, i. tech start up heavy. we have great spaces in the city that would be attractive to be here. we are looking forward to putting our best foot forward to be successful. the mayor tells "action news" he's working hard to propose a deadline by september. whew donald trump jr. met with members of the judiciary committee to describing his meeting with russiaia at trump tower. he insists it was a chance to hear about hilary clinton's qualifications. he said he did not ca lude with are yorussia to hurt clinton's campaign. >> trump yesterday stunned republicans by agreeing with schumer and pelosi to continue funding the government for three plonts. >months. >> charlie dent from lehigh valley has decided not to run for election next year. he is a member of the republican moderate league. he called polarization that leads to disfunction on capitol hill. >> it is as much a part of south philadelphia as cheese steaks but someone has sued to stop people from parking on the medi

local latino organization is collecting funds through its website and council woman sanchez and mayor kenney discussed reliefs efforts and ways people can give back. money is what is needed. >> we want to prioritize it look at generators and filtration systems. >> and both have a long road to recovery and many in our communes with ties to the impacted areas say their support will not stop when the story is out of the headlines. >> this is a long-term situation, in two days people may talk about something different but the people that lost things will still have lost that. >> all right back out live we can tell you that the fundraising efforts continue through the weekend and no doubt for days and months to come. the university of pennsylvania students raised over $30,000 and their new goal now is $50,000. that is the latest here in hunting park. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> and you can keep up with the latest track of hurricane maria on 6abc.com. we have also posted links on how to help the storm victims in puerto rico and those impacted by the earthquake in mexico. find the ar

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. >>> mayor jim kenney and other local leaders are calling on the federal government to extend relief efforts for puerto rico and kenney said that the victims will need help for months to come. >> what we have done is not nearly enough. and what is why we are here to call on the federal government and the trump administration to continue to step up to the plate and send the american citizens of puerto rico they aid they desperately need. >> congressman bob brady called for military support to be sent to aid in the cleanup in puerto rico. our coverage of the crisis continues on 6abc.com. right now you can't find out more about the local efforts to lend a hand and get details on how you can help. and bring you the latest from "action news" reporter, dann cuellar as he surveys the situation firsthand. and world news tonight with david muir has more from puerto rico, that is next at 6:30 right after "action news." >> and tonight the community is coming together to mourn the death of a philadelphia teenager shot tuesday night on east pistorius street in german town. christie aleto was live

happening today, philadelphia mayor jim kenney and community leaders will gather at city hall to urge the federal leaders will gather at city hall to urge the federal government to step up. sgrvr a man is pistol whipped and another shot both satisfied to be victims of the same group of armed suspects and they're still is on the run this morning. >> the icon playboy founder hugh heffner has died. and how remembered this morning and late last night. >> cost of congestion new report ranks philly on traffic problems and results and cost local drives and. >> good thing we have bob kelly everybody. >> that's true. >> you won't get caught in any jam owes. >> thursday, september 8, 2 2017, okay. are they in your house. stink bugs are back. it's that time of year. they'll be here to winter they look like little dinosaurs. coming up in the 8 pbg hour we have a guy that got his ph.d. studying stink bugs i kid you not. we're calling him dr. stank. if you have a question for him he'll are live in the studio. use the # fox 29 dr. stank. >> where do we call him dr. dr. stink as opposed to dr. dr. bu

. >>> mayor jim kenney and fire conditioner adam neal were among those who attended a memorial at they ross house. a bell ringing ceremony honored those killed on september 11th 2001. >> several cannon blasts and bells ringing honored the fallen during 9/11 ceremonies in atlantic city this morning. mayor don guardian was that joined by members of the military, police and firefighters as well as those who lost loved ones in the attacks for this memorial service by the ocean. >>> in bucks county, hundreds of american flags are now in place in the front lawn of the heart filled fire company. they're holding a memorial ceremony tonight at sundown. each flag represents the 343 new york city firefighters and 27 new york and new jersey port authority officers plus 23 new york police officers who died on september 11th. tonight's ceremony at the fire company is set to begin at 7 o'clock. >> well, on the 16th anniversary of 9/11 president trump 11 president trump started off his day with a moment of silence. from there he traveled to the pentagon. emily rau has more. >> reporter: as the bell t

that's where mayor jim kenney is joining forces with the puerto rico community in philadelphia to urge president and members of congress to officer aid quickly to the millions of people suffering in this humanitarian crisis. taking a look at the construction in puerto rico these are some of the first images chris o'connell and photographer tom beck saw as they landed on hurrican hurricane-ravaged island yesterday. they were on american airlines plane carrying relief to people of puerto rico. people like adults. babies stuck at the airport for days waiting for a flight out. many without food and water while the generator is back on at the airport there's no air conditioning. the plane delivered supplies like generators, water, diapers, food, for the many stranded across the island water is scarce. most of puerto rico 3.5 million don't have electricit electricity. back at home we see family members waiting at philadelphia international airport for loved ones to arrive from devastated homeland. it's been really hard for people here in our city to make contact with anyone on that island. >

mayor kenney congratulated the students for their outstanding achievements: >> especially i want to broad the students for being engage, curious, hard working and well behaved. keep up the good work and keep supporting each other as you learn together. >> here, here, mccall school will be celebrated with other blue ribbon honoraries in washington d.c. later this year. the title is awarded to schools where students exhibit high levels of achievement or worthy achievement gap is narrowed. >> good job, guys. >>> meteorologist kate bilo is joining us now. fall has arrived. >> it is here. i was standing outside on the sky deck, nice cool breeze, it feels refreshing. i was out there yesterday, and it was miserable. now it is fantastic. >> bring it on. >> it will only get cooler there will be some people that say it is too cold, too soon but it is not going to stay chilly for long. saturday will be on the chilly side but then we are in the mid up toker 70's, just a great stretch of weather as we transition from september to october. lets look outside right now, we will start off in bethlehem whe

. >>> today, mayor jim kenney will announce september as adult education month in philadelphia.signation is meant to bring awareness to adult literacy and how literacy impacts family life. it's estimated that 550,000 adults in philadelphia need to develop better workforce literacy skills. >>> let's head now to north hampton county. lafayette college's dorm expansion plans are taking a little bit of a hit. the easton planning commission has denied the school's request for a building permit. residents say the dorm expansion threatens historic buildings on campus. the college has released a statement about this, saying that it is now exploring other options at multiple sites. >>> for a lot of families, this is the first big week back to school. >> and the kids aren't the only ones that are making adjustments in their schedules. that means parents also need to get back into school mode. one way to do that, download the best apps for your child. we consultanted teachers, specialists, and parents and came up with a list of the top educational apps parent should have on their mobile de

mayor kenney replaced the executive director and board of directors in june with hopes to restore some accountability. >>> another big blow for the gop today. hoping to repeal the affordable care act. senate republicans have decided to scrap the last ditch bill to repeal and replace obamacare. >> they say they basically ran out of time. president trump is frustrated with republicans who did not back the latest effort. they had planned to vote on the bill this week. some republicans are calling it a short-term set back. majority leader mitch mcconnell says they haven't given up on changing the health care system. reaction is mixed on capitol hill. >> through events that are under our control and not under our control, we don't have the vot votes. >> today americans breathe a sigh of row leave because the health care of millions has been protected and preserved. >> the president and congressional republicans are now focusing on tax reform. >>> north korea boosting its military after they say president trump has declared war on their country. president trump says the u.s. prepared for mil

. >> mayor kenney reminded people to deal with a reputable one like the red cross and the outpouring of generosity continues to be overwhelming. we'll alert you to updates on our app and get the latest from our meteorologists on possible impact here. a free download for your mobile device. >>> new at 4:00 today. a man has been formerly charged with murder in haverford township. derek rollins was arraigned for the shooting death of john lee at an apartment complex on haverford road. after a weeks long manhunt they captured rollins in georgia and is held now without bail. officers are trying to determine the motive behind lee's murder. >> we can't even begin to imagine why he killed that innocent man who was just heading to his friends house. >> rollins accused of firing a gun at an occupied car in philadelphia the very same day as the haverford township murder. delaware county prosecutors are handling both of those cases. >>> time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> we were getting used to everybody being back

mayor kenney was on hand for a $100,000 grant from peco. to create an energy jobs program that would benefit low income communities and state representative donna bullock was there today to introduce legislation to make solar energy available to low income residents as well. >> it would allow companies like peco to own and operate solar sites. >> bullock went on to say these changes are so important because of the many families forced to choose between heating their homes and feeding their families. >>> a day of relaxation and rehabilitation during a golf game in gloucester county. the next step golf clinic, 18 veterans that lost their limbs in combat came to participate in the nine hole tournament and golf professionals were here to give them the tools to may one day on their own and help in the path of recovery. >> i'm jealous. >> me too. coming up a check of the accuweather forecast. >> looking live outside sky 6 hd showing you the philadelphia international airport on a thursday night. cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we c

mayor kenney doned his text seed dough for thtuxedo.all of the md their time for tonight's event.e of the most famous paintings in the barns foundation are replicated on these bicycles, part of the bike show program. they were unveiled tonight. over the next year, popular paintings featured on indigo bikes. they'll be chosen through an online poll. >> and the tribute list of influential african-americans tonight. it happened at the convention center. the paper held a reception to honor 150 men and women who have made an impact on the region. the tri tribune's president encouraged work to move the community forward. >> tonight, the apartment building debuted its lobby makeover. the grand reveal party is open to the public with merchandise being sold to benefit victims of hurricane irma and harvey. the foyer, the lobby is >> "action news" reporter jeff chirico was one of the contestants in tonight's spelling bee in bristol. the musical opens next week. >> we are actually and literally watching baseball history being made, it seems, everynight. >> it's unbelievable. pete mackanin jok

today's dedication was 15 year in the making dedicated by mayor jim kenney. >> >> we have story of aan who has overcome heartbreaking challenges. >> it coonlt have been a more lopsided game. led by pacheco, they got the win saturday night. >> three tackles. isaiah in the number one jersey, rushed for a season high 217-yards as well as an 80-yard touchdown. i wanted to keep working hard. every play and chance i got the ball, i wanted to make things happen. >> two days earlier, isaiah's sister, celeste cannon, mother of three was found shot to death. last year his brother was stabbed to death. this is not the only tragedy isaiah has seen. he lost his grandmother and uncle. others would have given up, but not isaiah. >> i'm going to keep my head up and thank god for waking me up and move forward. >> his teammates say he's an inspiration. >> he's a special kid. he's been through a lot in the last year and a half. we are here to support him. >> he's trying to keep me up. i want to see his goal in life. he wants to make sure the family is good. he's an outstanding kid. i love him. >> he wi

and they joined jim kenney at the national constitution center and the four year scholarships are needased and awarded from a random lottery. the deadline for applications is november 5th and the final deadline is march 1st. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00, including video in from puerto rico showing how for ocean hurricane maria's winds were. >> and robes, slippers and champagne these guys are not about to have a spa day. why more guys are going under the knife with their buddies. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month. inside wonderfully weird fanny pack to give you a wonderful dad-bod without gaining a pound.

the words spoken by mayor kenney echoed throughout the plaza as young people gaze of goodsed up at theession seive monument. >> you have the opportunity by viewing this statue to make your own contribution to our city and our country and i know you can because ink did he and i know you will. >> reporter: as one speaker at the ceremony put it, this monument is not a destination it's a journey. the artwork contains detailed history of catto's accomplishments. it's worth reading and worth remembering. history is made by lots of folks. sometimes it takes while for them to get their due. i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> you saw it live here on fox 29. sunday tonight the eagles quarterback carson wentz miked up moments before the eagles last second field goal. >> this guy is a super hero if he makes this. >> that's not all he said. now carson wentz has got big promise to make good on. [ laughter ] eighty-five hundred dollars?!? vanstone auctions? sold for eight thousand five hundred "unicorn in rouge." congratulations, sir. when you need help fast, call us with td asap on the td bank app and

it happened when then city councilman jim kenney introduced legislation. for philadelphia this is a big deal. >> a dramatic and historic moment on philadelphia's south side. unveiling the civil rights activists that battled at great peril to better the lives of african-americans. the statue is the first in the city's collection to be dedicated to an african-american. cato was a scholar and member of the union league. he was murdered in objectober of 1871 on his way to vote. >> he was a true american hero, like numbers of nameless heroes he should be honored and recognized and be part of the daily curriculum of our schools not just during the shortest month of the year. >> reporter: sara, a number of his descendants are here in the city and at this historic event in center city right next to city hall. you'll hear directly from some of them on later editions of "action news" today. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at city hall. >> thank you. >>> police are looking for two gunman behind a deadly triple shooting at a public housing complex in north ph

mayor jim kenney says our city's diversity is what makes us stronger. >> all right. friday night.a check of our "action news" traffic report for you now. >> all right, let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center this friday. hey, matt. >> hey rick and sharrie. re. as soon as we get rid of one problem another one crops up in pretty much exactly the same spot. earlier we had a bad crash on the commodore barry bridge. cleared out. now there's another crash on 95 northbound right at the barry bridge. so, northbound side locked up once again from namaans road up to that that scene right by the exit for the bridge where one lane is blocked. on the southbound side had some police activity right at the barry bridge as well. this is off to the side but still attracting some attention so coming southbound you're getting extra slow speeds in the teens just past the airport. at the walt whitman bridge we had an earlier crash on 42 southbound just off the bridge. cleared. now there's another one in pretty much exactly the same spot and a broken down vehicle on the bridge i

mayor jim kenney says that high quality school is a key part of revitalizing the neighborhood. u.s. secretary of housing and development ben carson was on hand for the celebration today. >>> so you are not terribly impressed by the new york football giants. >> they looked awful yesterday jim. terrible. >> you are pretty confidence about sunday? >> you never know. never know. this is why i don't gamble. an opportunity to get back -- trying to get me in trouble? an opportunity to get back on track the eagles are presented with that as the struggles giants come to town an important match-up. one area to watch is up front. the birds wrapped up eight sacks in two games tied for fourth in the nfl and couple that with the giants awful offensive line this could be a field day for the eagles, not so fast says jim schwartz he says there are other factors. >> i think that will go widely reported this weeks that it's an important match-up our defensive line against their offensive line. make the quarterback hold the ball if he is running it or throwing it quick. the defensive line could be neut

. >> mayor jim kenney started the tournament last year as a way to bring them together. a cup tournament with a group stake and knockout round and championship match. >> you can get behind them and route for these teams, it's amazing. >> have 19 years in the usa before the unity cup i know a lot of people from guatemala and mexico but now i know people from everywhere. >> the fact that philly comes together to celebrate people of all different backgrounds from all over the world is a great thing. in mexico soccer had the national past time. the chance to play for the national flag is a way to celebrate their culture in the eyes of other nations. >> a nice way to see other countries live -- >> watch our vision special celebrating hispanic vision month. that is tomorrow night at 7:30. here on 6 abc. all right one final check of the accuweather forecast with david murphy. >> a cool one out there, cooler than a while. it will take two and a half hours or so. 71 in kutztown and pottstown and the i-95 corridor 72 in philadelphia and down the shore an even 70 and rip currents s

mayor kenney and other city officials took part in what's caldwell coming week 2017. the next several days events will be held to highlight philadelphia's diversity and immigrant population. several students from northeast high school, all of whom are either immigrants or refugees were invited to today's welcome celebration. >> now to our forecast. meteorologist cecily tynan is here its a beautiful day on the warm side. >> last weekend of summer. >> last weekend of summer. >> makes me so sad. >> it's going to feel more like mid summer than late summer. >> get so emotional. >> give him a moment right now. >> rick. >> drone6 was taking flight. i just love this video. what a gorgeous day. blue skies and sunshine flying over the fountain at logan square and sky6 live right now taking a look at the ben franklin bridge and seeing just some fair weather cumulus popping up here. lots of blue skies and, yes, believe it or not, fall officially arrived one week from today. i know some people are happy about it, rick's over there crying and this will really make you cry. look at

." >> mayor jim kenney got crafty with preschool students this morning. the mayor paid a visit to beautiful beginning in the rhawnhurst section of the city to celebrate the first day of pre-k. 2,000 students are enrolled in the program this year, and more than 400 children are on wait lists and the program of course funded by the philadelphia beverage tax. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. an atlantic city officer injured in the line of duty battles back and is speaking out about his year long recovery. and a bird not native to the area is spotted in south yearsy. how hurricane s irma and halfy may be responsible for its detour. >> we are getting the tropical air mass that pushed in today with the higher humidity on and off showers and mist and drizzle. that drizzle lifted to the north and west of philadelphia where visibilities are down to a mile and a half in the lehigh valley. more showers tomorrow and we'll have the weekend forecast ahead. >>> this is new at 6:00 tonight an atlantic city police officer has spent the past year fighting to get his

the award, and former temple coach john cheney received the lifetime achievement award and mayor kenney talked about the tremendous impact they had on the city and the athletes following in their footsteps. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> cecily tynan pulling double duty in the tri-state area but also the path of irma. >> and that really is the big story. here dark and groomy. and the scene over the ben franklin bridge, the clouds are in place clearing out tomorrow and our weather is improving and the big story is hurricane irma. if you look at this infrared is the light you see that irma has

philadelphia mayor jim kenney was on hand for the announcement this afternoon at supper sessions on the avenue a weekly street festival that features mown airy businesses. >>> and an update to a story we reported on last night swarms of insects. caught on video. this is medford, new jersey and swarms were found in north philadelphia. people didn't know what they were but we have the answer. the culprits are flying ants that emerge at the end of the sum toward breed. >> they get wings and go out in these huge, huge swarms and made in the air and go find areas to start new nests. >> the ants sense when conditions are perfect and all rise up at the same time. the experts agree this has nothing to do with the hurricane and don't let these insects bug you they will soon be gone. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster tha

mayor jim kenney was on hand for the announcement of a $100,000 grant from peco. for the energy for all jobs program. the event was by donna bullock that would make solar energy more accessible to lower income residents. >> speaking of solar it's warm. >> people are tired of this, i was out walking and they said what are we going to do? >> it's another nine or ten days of this. stormtracker 6 live double scan we are look agent dry conditions. pretty day whether or not you like the temperature. blue skies and cloud cover out there over the commodore barry bridge lots of sun breaking through and in philadelphia we are toasty again, 84 degrees right now and the dew point over 60 and a bit more humid down south, that 63 is just over that 60 degree threshold. where we begin to feel humid. winds north-northeast at 8 miles per hour. ocean temperature 72. jose is off the coast. spinning away from us and diminishing in intensity and it may drift closer to the coast before it finally takes off over the next several days. a decent amount of sunshine as cloud cover comes off

. >>> bob casey and mayor kenney will call on amtrak to comply with a federal law in remaip naming 30th -- renaming 30th street station. president obama signed a bill to rename it in honor of congressman bill gray who died in 200013. the senator said that gray's effort in washington kept amtrak funded and helped restore the station. >>> 5:08. the breeze that was strong yesterday at times is settling down this morning. still elevated at cape may but dropping. down to the day, seven miles per hour. a fairly light wind in philadelphia, too. it's on the coloside. it's 40s right now in the lehigh valley and the suburbs. while delaware is in the low 50s and 56 degrees in philadelphia, we're seeing more neighborhoods in the 40s yet in south jersey. mullica hill down to 47. 48 in piney hollow and atco. 40s for lumberton and princeton this morning. a cool, crisp start. we'll see a lot of sunshine during the day. cooler compared to yesterday. pottstown, allentown, 25 degrees chillier this morning. more than 20 degrees down in millville and mt. holly. a cool start definitely. this is typical fall

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney honored an organization doing their part to help those in recovery. the mayor hosted a breakfast to recognize one day at a time. it's national recovery month. and mane to understand mental and substance abuse disorders and celebrate those that overcome it. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a major earthquake struck mexico overnight killing dozens of people. a look at what is called the biggest quake to hit that country in more than a century. >>> and president trump has choice words for gop lawmakers, what he criticized them for when we come right back. rethink what's possible. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. flonase sensimist. ♪ >>> at least 32 people have died after a massive earthquake struck mexico after midnight. the 8.1 quake was centered off the coast and 61 aftershocks have rattled the area and elizabeth is in new york with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, mexican authorities say fr

and let me tell you, the mayor jim kenney has been so passionate about this effort, and he says that he hopes that this statue will inspire next generations. here's what he had to say. >> my hope is that some day every child in philadelphia and every child in america will know as much as catto as they do about george washington, ben franklin, and doctor martin luther king. (applause). >> yes, and i have to mention that octavia catto was killed in election did a day 1871 nearly 150 years ago, i mean, this is very historic moment for philadelphia at a time when this country is talking about the purpose of monument, this one of course is making history with the hope to inspire, and i should mention to you, jim, rahel, there is also curriculum in the public schools. so they're hoping this legacy of catto will live for many, many generations live at city hall, cherry craig, cbs-3 " eyewitness news." >> in other news today the cowboys and the cardinals did not kneel during the national anthem last night, but their respects -- actions did get the president's attention. took knee at mid fiel

game heads to over time and in ot brew wins kenney augustine owe break away game winner.ers lose on the road in boston. >> good practice run. >> thanks, lesley. >> next brick by brick the tough competition that played out today in delaware county, it says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. this. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any of these types of plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company,

will withdrawal its lawsuit against the state and federal governments >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney tapped into his creative side for work, he did an arts and crafts project with children and beautiful beginnings in northeast philadelphia. it was their first day of pre k from enrolled. the city opens that expand the number of seats after a lawsuit challenging is heard. >>> are you one of the cool kids in school? there could be a downside to being popular. >> nicole brewer is here to explain how popularity could take a toll on your later had life >> that's what they say, being in the in crowd is beneficial in some ways but new research suggests there are also draw back >> in every high school there's a who's who >> i think i was the cool smart kid >> i was voted most likely to succeed >> call it a running list of social acceptance, for some it's the hallmark of their high school experience >> i can't help it that i'm popular >> like the movie mean girls, one study found being the big man or woman on campus could mean bigger problems down road. of >> a ten be year study by the univers

. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney led the 15-year effort to generate support and money to create the monumenthe noted that african-americans have long contributed to the growth of this country often without receiving credit. >> th american experiment is a work in progress. our greatest strength is always been our diversity. >> reporter: catto monument arrives at a time when race and tributes are part of a heated national debate. just a block away sits the frank rizzo statue at the center of the local dispute. it's hope catto monument will ignite a new conversation about diversity and public activism. a more complete version of local history is now being told. better late than never. >> it is the rhyme time for this statue to be here and i thank god it is here. >> reporter: catto monument is located on the south apron of city hall it includes plenty of detailed information about his life and his work. it is worth a visit. understanding the here to for untold accomplishments of others may help you understand that it took people of all races to build what we now enjoy. lucy. >> absolutely. sure

. >>> now, meanwhile, mayor kenney replay the fund leadership in the hopes receive store accountabilityf us take having reliable car for granted right three lucky families they're so exci excited who struggle with reliable transportation are celebrating their independence. they now have refurbish cars. fox 29's dave kinchen was at the celebration in mt. laurel, new jersey y they just got their new wheels. >> imagine trying get your familiarly from one place to another or trying to get to your job but you don't have a car of your own. you can only rely on people for so long. well thanks to generous donations people have their own wheels tonight. >> i can't get to the store. i can't make my doctor's appointments. i'm trapped like rat. and this means the world to me. >> reporter: live getting a little bit easier for bordentown's robert gardner a vietnam era veteran now fighting his way back from a recent stroke. >> i've seen this car i couldn't believe that's mine. >> so much going that was my mine. i'm excited. this is emotional. true blessing honestly. >> reporter: this woman of kennett

. >> mayor jim kenney and other sit it i lead letters unveil the statue 11:00 a.m. southwest corner every city hall today. the first monument honoring african-american on public land in the city of philadelphia. >>> well, still ahead this morning, we will tell you who is suing the parent of eric frein, the man convicted of killing a pennsylvania state trooper. >> then passengers are forced to cover their faces, some gasp for air as smoke fills a plane's cabin. what's being blamed for the scary and smokey experience. >> also ahead, walls every flames surrounding a home, sending burning em berg flickering through the darkness, where this fire is burning out of control. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and you can feel it still summer, seems the humidity really holding on. what sunday begins october, october starts with sunday, and yet what is it? almost 70 degrees, 5:10 this morning on this tuesday morning. >> sizzling. >> sizzling out there. katie will have your full forecast when we come back. >> huge brush fire burning in corona, california

mayor jim kenney who's father was a firefighter congratulated the group and wished them well in theirers of protecting philadelphia residents. >>> a group of golfers hit the lynx today to raise money for the families of fallen police officers. the fifth annual protect the badge golf outing was held this afternoon at jeffersonville golf club in norristown. the event created by channel6 photographer mike mccloskey. he might be a lousy golfer but he's a great guy and has tremendous commitment to this cause. 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to a family who has lost a loved one in the line of duty. get four unlimited lines for just forty bucks each. taxes and fees included. and now, netflix included. so go ahead, binge on us. another reason why t-mobile is america's best unlimited network. >> actually i got a hunch mccloskey is a pretty good golfer. he deserves credit for a job well done. >> he's a good golfer. >> eagles will have. >> that back earned you got to figure other guys will have to step up to stop eli manning and odell beckham jr. eagles secondary will be short-hande

mayor kenney and others have been working to get his statue put up for 15 years. tune into the "cbs evening news" right after our broadcast, for a more in depth look at catto's life, and legacy. >>> police in gloucester county are investigating the death of the woman who they say was killed while house sitting. officials say this woodbury home on hopkins street is where they found body of the 26 year-old shawnic carter of camden saturday evening. an autopsy determined that she died of blunt force trauma. police say that the resident of the house, carter was watching, was not in the area, when carter's body was discovered and anyone with any information about carter's death should contact the police. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in east mt. airy, police say suspect dressed like a pizza delivery man shot a resident on the 200 block of garrett street just after 1:00 this afternoon. we're told that the victim tried to close the door on the gunman but was shot in the back. he is now recovering at a local hospital in stable condition, the gun man

. >> mayor jim kenney celebrated special day with the little won at beautiful beginning child care center in northeast philadelphia mayor participated in arts, craft projects with the students, cities prek program is funded by the tax on sugarry drinks. >>> we are 2,000 students today, we have a thousand more kid, in quality prek. >> the beverage industry has asked state supreme court to hear its case arguing that taxis unconstitutional, two letter courts have already ruled the taxis lawful. >>> people have their glushes on. >> many umbrellas. >> indoor recess today because especially midday right around noon time hour, around the time kid are trying to get out to the play ground, still in the so nice. >> not that bad right now. we are seeing blue skies in the city of philadelphia we are starting to clear out earlier showers, and giving it a lull period where we are dealing with moisture from irma. i will show you a disconnect between those bands of showers that came through today and center of what was irma's circulation. lets look outside. i want to go up north where it is still looking

the superintendent will join mayor kenney to launch the initiative. watch for billboards and pro athletes to help push students to get to class. they hope the hash tag #attendancehero will start trending in the area. >>> we're starting with the radar and satellite view. showing irma, a tropical depression moving on the border between alabama and georgia now. the center is toward the southwest. clouds will stick through today. let's talk interested to. our planner neighborhood by neighborhood. 59. temperature at 6:00 a.m. in the morning for us in philadelphia. 69 by 10:00 a.m. there you go. 79 degrees by 2:00 in the afternoon. highs will make their way to the low 80s, actually average for this time of year. that's going to be a trend we see as we consistently move throughout the next several days. in the suburbs, 64 at 6:00 a.m. we will see sunshine. high clouds will layer over. if you looked outside yesterday in the later afternoon, it kind of had that let whitish/gray look to the sky. that's because some of the high clouds are starting to move in ahe

yesterday, mayor jim kenney tweeted, we think philadelphia would be a prime location for amazon that would make people smile. look forward to submitting a proposal, end quote. the second location could provide as many as 50,000 jobs. >>> a company that's supposed to track and safeguard your credit score and some of your credit information has suffered a massive data breach. landon dowdy is here with this morning's cnbc business news to fill us in. landon? >> hi, there, rosemary. equifax says information from more than 100 million americans may have been exposed. the credit breach happened between may and july and hackers stole user's names, social security numbers, addresses, and driver's license numbers. equifax discovered the breach on july 29th, but didn't announce it publicly until yesterday. they have set up a website and phone number where securities can check their security status. >> and landon, let's talk about disney giving netflix some bad news yesterday. tell us about it. >> well, who doesn't love disney and all of its movies. and disney says that stwa"star " and marvel s

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mayor jim kenney was on hand this morning as well to offer his thoughts on this day. >>> delaware national guard performed a mass reenlistment of eight air men before their families and peers. the ceremony was held next to the c130h aircraft, afterward, everyone was invited to take part in their annual family day. fun event included a bounce house, car show, bike show, vendors and aircraft displays as well. >>> church in camden county new jersey has a big recent to celebrate today, holy trinity lutheran church in magnolia celebrating its 125th anniversary. milestone achievement was observed with this service at 10 this morning. followed by a pot luck lunch in. church members got into the celebration, spirit by dress nothing clothing similar to what would have been worn in the 1890's when church was founded. >>> the phillies and shop rite teamed up to day to get to bat against hunger. it was the seventh annual game day food drive, and block party at citizens bank park. it featured a drop off for non-perishable food donations, plenty of giveaways and a chance to meet the phillies fanatic. >>

senator casey, mayor kenney and elected officials held a press conference. congress passed the law to honor gray in 2014 but have yet to change the name. gray served philadelphia's second district and rose to be the first black majority whip in congress. state representative curtis thomas says money should not be an issue. >> we have said, that the family, friends, and legacies of doctor gray is willing to step up to the plate and help deal with the cost associated with renaming the train station. >> in a statement amtrak says it looks forward to working with the family on how to honor and fund the recognition , of congressman gray's service. >>> city leaders broke ground on a new discovery center in philadelphia's fairmount park. >> certainty will be located around 37-acre lake hidden in thee section of the park. plans include a course and research center, project is a joint venture between the philadelphia outward bound school and the national audubon society. they raised 18 million-dollar, to build the park. >>> today was a great day to be in that park, a

mayor kenney and councilwoman maria quinones sanchez helped them secure flights on the seat puerto ricothe island is trying to pick up the pieces after being ravaged by maria. the salvation army has 150 staffers home based in puerto rico. since maria they have been feeding an estimated 14,000 people a day and providing shelter. getting supplies to the island is a major issue right now as damage to roads and other infrastructure including airports. there will be supplies on this plane today but the salvation army says the best and fastest way to help is donating money. it's the easiest way to address critical needs. >> the help is needed in the form of monetary donations right now. and it's the best thing that we can hope for and ask for and if people would -- would be inclined just to go to the salvation army's web site and help us. we need -- we need monetary gifts to be able to respond in a split second. >> reporter: and back here live at philadelphia international airport where we're starting to see some passengers check in for today's flight to san juan. it's going to be on one of t

. >> 5:37 now and happening today, mayor jim kenney will unveil a historic piece of artwork outside cityall. it is philadelphia's first public statue dedicateed to a sole african-american. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live in center city to tell us more about octavius catto. jeanette. >> reporter: well, matt, octavius is considered by many an under appreciated figure. take a live look behind me. you can see everything is covered up now but the big reveal is set for 11 o'clock this morning. this morning descendants of the little known civil rights leader and others will participate in the unveiling of the statue called the quest for par are the. it will be located on the southwest section of city hall. octavius catto is remembered for his tireless fight for equal rights for all long before the civil rights movement began. born in the mid 19th century the union army major was also a scholar educator and athlete. he fought for better education for african-americans and led efforts to desegregate the streetcar. he would be gunned down at just 32 years old. this unveiling comes, o

and mayor jim kenney as well as others involved in this event are saying that they're hoping this will wearness about who cato was and more people will learn about what he did as well as carry on his legacy. that ceremony is set to begin at 11 o'clock this morning. reporting live at city hall, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." matt. >> thank you jeanette. >>> a wilmington school principal will be back on the job today reversing the school board decision to put him on leave. families student and staff gathered last night to gather behind salome thomas el: the school board apologized and said disagreements between thomas el and board members should not have escalated. the board did not say exactly why it had placed him on a leave of absence in the first place. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg stopped in delaware for an important talk on disaster response. he posted this photo from the state's emergency management agency yesterday. zuckerberg talked about facebook's ability to help keep communities safe in times of crisis and brain stormed on how to coordinate better with governme

. >>> philadelphia mayor kenney and immigration officials will kick off welcoming week at city hall later this morning. the celebration runs through september 25th. it features more than 40 events across the city. >>> 4:38 on this friday. data breach fallout. we're talking about the new problems for consumers in the wake of the equifax hack. the issue many customers say is stopping them from protecting their credit. we've got you covered with what you need to know. >>> and on a roll. yes, he is. the phillies' rookie continues to set records and shows no signs of stopping. what he says about his history-making. >>> and ahead at 5:00 a.m., what's in a name? you can have a say in naming the lacrosse team that's coming to philadelphia. we'll tell you how. (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our a

got to walk to school with superintendent william hide the two were then later joined by major jim kenneyclassmates to officially ring in the new school year. while some kids went back to school today others in the delaware valley will start tomorrow. for instance students in camden head back to school tomorrow and some will be sporting brand new hair cuts and barbers at the classic barber shop spent the day giving free air cuts today and afterwards the kids were treated to cotton candy and one parent said they wouldn't be able to send their kids to school with a fresh haircut and were thankful for this community event. a fundraiser in center city philadelphia for families and their pets affected by hurricane harvey. hold your paw vintage barn which is a new store opens on 13th street asked people to drop by with pet supplies and food. the donations will be sent to relief organizations in houston. let's get the latest from cecily tynan at accuweather for the delaware valley try state area. >> so i don't talk more about hurricane irma look at the scene over center city skyline and we have