live on the scene of a police standoff in west kensington. a man is barricaded in a home there, armed with two guns. >> it is a first-hand lesson about the dangers of drugs, a child brings heroin to school. new this morning her mother is charged. >> and another day where you'll want the umbrella as you head out the door. look at this line of showers pushing into the region here. some storms are very strong.ding r way.ng y we'll see showers, chances, throughout the day. good welcome to "nbc 10 news today." >> let's find out more about the storms with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. >> the line of storms has heavy rainfall, falling at a rate of almost three inches per hour. we saw stormsterning. 'll ly lade morn clouds are th afog not eec mone nd it's dense fog in theono tain aviliurms m ng mov e rtheas

. >> thieves have stolen a 100-year-old artifact and other goods from a kensington church. >> delaware officials have weighed in on what caused the i-495 bridge to tilt. >> we had storms this morning they probably woke you up. good morning, everyone, david is off, karen rogers is here. >> reporter: good morning, i heard that storm tracker 6 live app going off, i know it woke me up. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us the heaviest storms are off the coastline. the heavy rain and thunderstorms that we were tracking you can go in closer, they are on the garden state parkway near surf city. they committed the region and racing through, dumps in spots inches of rain and yairs southwest of our region -- areas southwest of our region. you can see lightning strikes continuing, you can see that off the coastline where there's a special marine warning. right now we're looking dry. we had severe thunderstorm watch boxes popping up. for much of the region we have showers north of philadelphia. it's light, nothing like that line of storms that pushed through. we are stuck with a lot of the cl

take a look what folks in west kensington are waking up to. dozens of police officers here at masher and huntington. firefighters and paramedics are here. let's look at oor0eohig ear-d allegedly pistol whipped a 28-year-old male. they were told that the gunman fired shots into the air. he allowed a female cousin and five children to leave the home according to police. that female tells police there are two guns in the house. when investigators arrived the gunman refused to cup out. we also learned a 73-year-old man is inside. it's not known if he is a hostage but we're told he is either the grandfather or great grandfather of the gunman. s.w.a.t. team members are a block from where i'm standing talking to the gunman. a negotiator is on the scene speaking to him trying to convince the gunman to surrender without incident and of course without injury. the head of homeland security has arrived. he's working with negotiators. we're going to stay here, monitor the situation and have more coming up at 6:30.mo que braxton, "nbc 10 news." w flo r a ri

two men are in the hospital after a shooting in kensington.ose shots were fired along the 3300 block of kensington avenue after 2:00 this morning. one of the men was hit three times, twice in the chest. both of those victims are in stable condition. right now police are searching for the shooter. this morning a woman is under arrest in connection with with the shooting outside of a gun shop in philadelphia. police say the woman and a male accomplice robbed and shot someone at the delaware valley center before making off with the victim's gun. the police got a break in the case last night when they say they found the woman's car in west philadelphia. detectives tell us it's the same car that was used in the gun heist and shooting in northeast philly on thursday night. investigators say this surveillance video shows the couple wednesday night robbing another man and taking his handgun outside of a firing range in spring guaarden. the woman has yet yet to be formally change charged. what caused the plane crash that killed louis katz and six other

year-old artifact is stole up from a kensington church, tha >>> the fountain at logan square may have been the most popular place in philadelphia today as the temperatures soared to 94 degrees. but the setting sun brought relief tonight and a line of severe storms, will now make for a dramatic change. wednesday night the the big story on "action news" tonight is the storms starting to fire up in parts of the delaware valley, lets check out double scan radar and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, these storms are all associated with a cold front that will bring an end to this heat and storm tracker six live double scan showing main band of storms from state college to pittsburgh more than 700 lightening strikes associated with this. this is moving east at 40 miles per hour but we're beginning to see renegade pop up cells ahead of the main line that is one cell, that is over chester town, maryland and thinks moving to the east and this will be cross nothing to delaware, within the next 30 minutes. but that main line will be moving through, after midnight, areas to the west there is a s

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those shots were fired along the 3300 block of kensington avenue. a little bit more than three ur. one of the men was hit three times, twice in the chest. both of the are in seno psh ter.> ts morning a woman is under arrest in connection with philadelphia. police tell us the woman and a male accomplice robbed and shot someone at the sports center before making off with seven guns. police got a break in the case last night when they found the woman's car in west philadelphia. detectives told us it's the same car used in the gun heist in northeast philadelphia on thursday night. according to investigators surveillance video shows the couple robbing the man and taking his two hand guns judd of a firing range. police are still searching for the male suspect in this case. the woman has not yet been officially charged. be sure to stay with nbc 10 and nbc10.com tore updates on this story. >>> this morning we have new video of two men wanted in a shooting in atlantic city. police hope that you'll recognize the two suspects you see in the upper left side of your screen. investigators say th

reporting in kensington. kenneth moton, "action news." >>/all right. mean time friends at wmmr rolled up sleeves again at the philadelphia convention centsner oaks. this wasth annual i plead for press ton and leaf across bloody of. and this year the i believe drive collected is 20,000 doe maitions the woman that broke the record breaking was guvrp a 7-year-old he. >> ramos returned to the baseball field to throw out the first nip north east philadelphia. the capper happened to be his brother. tj had a heart attack whilz playing at his game. philadelphia officers on the scene helped leave their life. organized he's warranted to give tv a prize as he continues to recover and he received a signed phillies jersey from cliff lee. >> more to come on "action news" while students keep books and heads, which one has loans this fall and a woman goes in for open heart surgery and comes out a new mom. dramatic trip to the er at that point saved her and baby melissa. >>> walter it's partly cloudy across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. those klouth we had t

. >>> in kensington in philadelphia, a burglar has not only caused a church congregation a valuable brassric tern but he has broken the congregation's heart. "action news" reporter sharrie williams has that story. >> reporter: standing more than 5 feet tall this brass piece has been a point of pride for free church of saint john in kensington. allison ross is a 20 year member. >> it is a beautiful eagle and the script tour readings are done from there, on the wings of eagles. >> reporter: it has been at saint john's sanctuary 100 years but now the the iconic symbol is gone. stolen from the house of worship when no one was around. >> i'm heart broken. >> reporter: a member discover the break in this afternoon. >> he went to look at the door and it was opened and smashed in. >> reporter: thieves made off with the piece and at some point between monday night and early this morning. it the is not a solo job. the eagle podium ways about 150 pounds. >> the the thing to move around, it is heavy, take two to three guys to take it out, or to lift it. >> reporter: also stolen two large wooden chair

d the double ok iing for the shooting in kensington. this happened along the 3300 block of kensington avenue just before 2:00 this morning. one of theen shot was hit three times, twice in the chest. both victims are in stable condition. this morning a woman is under arrest in connection with a shooting outside of a gun shop in philadelphia. police say the woman and a male accomplice robbed and shot somebody at the delaware valley sports center before making off with the victim's gun. police got a break in the case last night when they say they found the woman's car in west philadelphia. detectives tell us it's the same car used in a gun heist in northeast philadelphia thursday night. investigators say surveillance video shows the couple robbing a man and taking his two hand guns outside of a firing range. police are still looking for the male accomplice in this case. the woman has not yet been charged. police are looking for the person who was caught on camera trying to burn down a building in cumberland county. this is surveillance vid

it happened along the 3300 block of kensington avenue just before 2:00 this morning. one of the men was hit three times, twice in the chest. both victims are in stable condition. >>> authorities have charged a woman in connection with two gunship robberies in philadelphia in one instance a man was shot and critically injured. samiyyah poteat faces multiple charges. monique braxton spoke exclusively with one of the victims. >> i was staring down the barrel of a gun, which is quite scary. >> reporter: scary and thankful he wasn't hurt. that's how this robbery victim describes what happened to him here outside gun club wednesday evening. he asked that we not reveal his name when he relives the incident captured on surveillance cameras. >> the person was standing about six feet away and was aimed at my forehead. >> reporter: what type of gun did the male have? >> it was, looked like a revolver and it was a four inch barrel. >> reporter: what did you say? >> i didn't say anything. and whatever you want. >> reporter: he tells us an unarmed female suddenly appeared out of no

by yellow crime scene tape as a 32-year-old man lies dead on his stoop in front of his home in kensingtonhere's what happened according to police. sometime around 9:00 the victim was arguing with exgirlfriend in middle of the street in the 200 block of north fifth. they were blocking traffic and cars were honking and trying to get around them. suddenly a man gets out of a green mini van upset they were blocking traffic and pulls a gun. chief inspector scott small picks up the story. >>> it appears at this time this shooting is motivated by road raim. our shooting victim was on foot blocking traffic while arguing with his girlfriend causing people to back up in traffic. not be able to drive around them for some reason our 3-year-old victim was standing in the middle of the street and shooter in this green mini van got into an argument with him and it appears the motive is road rage, which resulted in a homicide. >> reporter: now the green mini van was later found abandoned in front of a convenience store 5 0 0 block of indiana police are holding it as part of the investigation. police beli

last spotted here in kensington the frankford and kensington avenues the girls simply vanished. >> that's my sister sandy. >> her brother walter and his familiar wl told d inform a tests proved sandy and martha were identified as two previous jane does had were buried in a potters field in berks county in the late '60s. >> for awhile we thought maybe she was life. >> the girls bodies were he can humidity last fall as cold case unit with the pennsylvania state police started looking into the jane does on behalf of sandy's family. b county coroner said sandy was murdered in 1968. >> it was found along route 82. she had several bullet wounds in the abdomen chest and one in temple. >> reporter: body of unidentified marsha stiver was found about a year later in nearby french creek state park. the discover has brought relieve to sandy's family. her dad died in his 70s from cancer. but never gave up looking for her. sandy's mom is alive in ohio but in fragile health. >> especially 46 years not knowing. it's a shame. she gets close shower now. >> reporter: it's believe the girls may have been try

police arrived to the 2900 block of e street in kensington around 3:00 this morning.nce cops showed up dozens of participants took off. officials were able to arrest the owner. upon investigation they found 18 live birds and a few that had died. >> this is a fairly elaborate set up. he's got an area in the back of this location that is pretty well concealed. got numerous cages in the back where he houses the birds. >> charges are pending against the owner. officials say they haven't had a cockfighting ring in about a year in the city. >>> well, developing tonight, unrest to violence in iraq. tonight, hundreds of young iraqi men say they're answering a call to join the fight against militants advancing in the north. fox's connor powell reports. >> the lightning fast insurgent advance in iraq seems to have slowed down somewhat today. but the militants are on the doorstep of baghdad. young men in the capital are lining up to defend the country fighters from the islamic state of iraq and syria control the major cities of fallujah, mosul and tikrit and 60 miles outside of

we're live here at the 25th police district in kensington tonight, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news >> all right, natasha, thank you very much. >>> pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen cane will release a report on monday about how her predecessor handled the jerry sandusky investigation. the criminal case against the now convicted pedophile began in late 2008. nearly three years did pass before the former penn state assistant football coach was arrested. she has suggested that governor tom corbett who was then attorney general slowed down the investigation during his run for governor. corbett has fiercely denied that claim. >> the pope is making some headlines tonight with his opinion on pot. we'll tell was the holy father says about legalized marijuana. a day after philadelphia's vote to reduce pot penalties. >> caught on video an unbelievable accident. a motorcycle rider is thrown into the air and you won't believe how he ended up. that story is coming upping in. kathy. >> we're taking a look at clouds rolling toward the region for the official start of the summer season. som

the action cam was along north 5th street in kensington.ear-old man was in the street argue winning a woman. the argument prevented traffic from getting by, that's when a driver got out of van and shot the man twice at the scene. the van was recovered a block away, the gunman is at large. >>> the chips are down for another atlantic city casino. the showboat made the expected announcement it will be closing its doors by the end of august. that will mean more than 2,000 employees will be out of work. "action news" new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has the details. >> i have 64 degrees left to work, and then i'm done, cocktail waitress gloria worked for 23 years. over 2,000 showboat employees will be out of a job. >> i'm devastated. >> it's a horrible day for showboat it's a horrible day for atlantic city, and my family. my work works here and we have a nine-year-old daughter. they are closing a profitable property. >> reporter: showboat reported a profit of $2 million. revenue in atlantic city has declined in $3 billion. >> what has to h

. >> an empty of lot in kensington was transformed into a place for children to play. 6abc helped withhe construction, kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: they were sounds of a community at work, lifting creating and transforming this empty lot into something special for the children in this kensington community. >> i lived in the neighborhood 15 years and it feels good to give back to the neighborhood and the community to build something for the kids. >> dozens of volunteers were bills saturday building a state-of-the-art playground and garden for the community alliance on north masher street. tough and important work, so 6abc decided to lend a hand. >> it feels good where you do something physical at the end of the day, this is something that will be here forever. >> reporter: with the jener outlines help of disney, the station partnered with can kaboo do heavy lifting for a good cause. we spotted people like "action news" photo journalist who grew up blocks from here and today she is back with her children. >> we're supposed to to do this as a community, find the time, we live busy

the action cam was along north 5th street in kensington. a 32-year-old man was in front of his home argue with a woman. the traffic was preventing -- was prevented from getting by. an armed man got you out and sht the man twice. the gunman is on the run. >>> thousands of workers will be soon out of a job. the showboat is the poorest performer of caesars four casinos. the mayor said they are changing the reputation to indicator to a more diverse crowd. >> a single casino in atlantic city that they think they can exist strictly as a casino. >>> casinos and city are focusing on convention and conference business and nightclubs and beach clubs and the shong -- shopping district. >>> in philadelphia penn national gaming has announced it is withdrawing it's bit for the second casino license. they wanted to build a casino in south philadelphia near the sports complex. but the ceo said its calling it quits because the city voiced emphatic support for a casino to be built in center city. elingsd -- he said the market potential in philadelphia has de

members from the kensington community and 6abc and kaboom gave up their saturday to build a state-of-the-art play ground and garden for the north square community alliance. children have a swing set to play on compete with a pair of slides. >> our children need a place workout and of course they learn to play and this playground is going to help them immensely. become strong in social skills. >> we're supposed to to do this as a community, everyone, find the time, because we live busy living we got to slow down and give to other people that don't have as much. >> 200 volunteers took part in the day long project. disney which is the parent company of 6abc helped to make this project possible, and it looks great. >> a lot of fun. >> more to come on this morning edition of "action news." add protein to your diet if you can stomach the main ingredient. we have details on this allegedly healthier option that is growing in popularity. >> a former co-host on "dancing with the stars" makes a big announcement about her health. >>> looking outside through sky6 live hd looking at wilmington, delaware t

police say the victim was holding up traffic along north 5th street in kensington while arguing with his girlfriend and that's when somebody shot him twice. witnesses say the shooter was angry that traffic was not moving. >> for some reason the victim was standing in the middle of the street, and it appears the motive is road rage which resulted in a homicide. >> the police did recover the shooter's green minivan. right now investigators are trying to determine if the gunman acted alone and witnesses say there could have been passengers in that van. >>> and then a road rage in south jersey. michael brown attacked another driver with a box cutter yesterday afternoon. he cut the man's hand. the altercation started before moving to a shoprite parking lot in blackwood. brown took off and was caught a short time later and he is facing charges for the police chase but not for the assault because the victim did not provide a statement to police and is not cooperating with them. >>> we have new information this morning about an 8-year-old boy truck by a car in camden last night. the police s

hyde, and, kensington create a carpet of green. it is like crossing 59th street. you go down into the pond. new york city falls away in five seconds. they could have gotten their ideas from this. tead and vaux presented the proposal. he uses the new medium of photography. this is a photograph of what the centralone section of park looked like. it was a pestilential mass. he showed the commissioners of central park what this area would look like if they adopt x when.sted and vau he would -- plan. he would show. brilliant idea. betweeninal plan was 59th street and 106th street. it would be called central park west. two,realize, by 18 city that the norther end of the park need to be stretched because the landscape demanded it. by 1862, that the northern end of the park needed to be stretched because the landscape demanded it. to givelly was meant new yorkers crossing 59th street the feeling that they were in the catskills. this is the era of the hudson river school of painters will stop -- painters. concorde. not the there in the middle of the catskills. one ofe will

. >> an empty lot in kensington has been transformed into a place for children to play. 6abc helped withn. "action news" reporter, kenneth moten has more. >> ready? >> reporter: they were sounds of a community at work. lifting, creating and transforming this empty lot into something special for the children in this kensington community. >> i've lived in the neighborhood 15 years and it feels good to give back to the neighborhood and the community to build something for the kids. >> dozens of volunteers were busy building a state-of-the-art playground and garden for the community alliance on north masters street. 6abc decided to lend a hand. >> >> it feels good, it's something physical at the end of the day, this is something that will be here forever. >> reporter: with the generous help with 6abc parent company disney, they joined with kaboom to do heavy lifting for a good cause. we spotted people like "action news" photo journalist olga dejesus. >> she grew up 3 blocks from here. >> we all live busy lives and we have to slow down and give to other people that don't have as much. >> repo

the action cam was along north 5th street if kensington. police say a 32-year-old man was in the street in front of his home arguing with a woman. the argument prevented traffic from getting by when an upset driver got out of the van and shot the man twice and fled the scene. the victim was pronounced at the scene. the van was abandoned a block away and the gunman is at large. >>> a road rage ended in a stabbing in gloucester township. police say carl constanino approached michael brown. brown tried to run from officers, but was captured, brown faces charges for alluding police. >>> showboat casino hotel has made it official, it's doors will close at the end of august. the biggest blow comes to 2100 people who will be out of a job. >> i'm devastated. >> the showboat is the second casino to close. the atlanta club will -- shut down last december and the revel will close at the end of august. >>> the ceo said they are calling it quits because the city has voiced emphatic support for a casino to be built in center city. he said the market pote

cash hunt that started here in the bay area. 20 envelopes filled with cash were hidden in london's kensington park. people started looking in the wrong place. jason boozey is the millionaire behind the cash game. >>> some world cup fans may be in trouble with the law. we'll explain how this photo of fans in brazil has launched a police investigation. >>> let's head live now outside on the first official day of summer. find out when we'll see a bit of a warmup ahead in the accuweather forecast. >> now is the time to download the rising star app so you can make your voice herd -- heard. oh i knew i forgot something... i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding. no, i'll use citi mobile. takes two seconds, better safe than sorry right? yeah who knows if we'll even get service on the islands? what! no service? seriously? no electricity, we're going to make our own candles, we're going to churn our own butter. oh, we lost one. can't leave a bag unattended. bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. to learn more visit citi.com/easierbanking hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love

two shooting victims in west kensington, you see from chopper 6 live here hd, police are on the scene, on the street walking the block looking for evidence. trying to figure out what happened here. >> one of the survivors of a deadly house fire in wilmington is back home today. she admits she doesn't remember must from march 16th she was at the home of a friend, and she heard an explosion and then the house was on fire suddenly. this is viewer video of the flames, they were able to get out but unfortunately wallace's boyfriend, 48-year-old lamont scales, died. >> wounds can heal. it's the mental that is going to take some time. >> marrow is on the mend but wallace suffered burns on 80% of her body. fire officials are voest gating claims of arson. >>> former mayor, tony mack has reported to a federal prison in west virginia, he will serve a 58-month sentence, mack was sentenced last month for agreeing to take money in exchange for using his influence to get a parking garage developed on city land. >> crews make progress on an 8-inch water main in philadelphia. the water main caused a s

so far no injuries reported but what appears to be a standoff situation in kensington a tense situation, we will stay on top of the breaking news here and bring you latest as we get more information. >>> this is new this morning police think alcohol may have played a role in the crash on the 4,000 block of roosevelt boulevard, around 4:00 this morning. police say a black suv hit a pickup truck and then one driver is being evaluated for possible dui, there are no reported injuries. >>> and it is also a show and tell that no one expect when a first grader brings heroin to school. >> overnight police filed charges against that little girls mother and her boyfriend. "eyewitness news" reporter jen bern stein joins us from commodore john barry elementary school with more, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika and in a cash a we are told they are in custody and awaiting a rainment this morning. their names have have in the been released. they are facing charges including endangering welfare of the child, recklessly endangering another person or other offenses, in the meantime these fi

police on the scene of person barricaded inside a home in philadelphia's west kensington neighborhood, as kacie just said, this is near the intersection of north mascher and west huntington streets, officers aren't releasing much information at this point. but we do know the situation started around 4:00 this morning, so just about two hours ago, we have a crew on the way to the scene, we'll keep you updated. meantime police in camden searching for the gunman who shot 21 year old overnight. south tenth street, sheridan avenue, around 1:00 in the morning, police say the victim shot in the stomach. no word yet on his condition. >>> also, police are looking hard to figure out how a local first grader got her hand on what they think is heroin. it all happened at the barry elementary school in west philadelphia. police say this little six year old girl brought 11 bundles of heroin to school. her entire class had to be taken to the hospital nor possible drug exposure. investigators trying to figure out how this little girl got that drug in the first place. >> we do not frisk students first

. >>> new from overnight, fire at a home in kensington, the 00 block of east cornwall street. this fire broke out after 11:00 last night. no injuries reported. >>> investigators are looking into an unexpected landing at philly international. a malfunction on the lufthansa plane forced the flight to burn fuel in air and the germany-bound jet had to return to philadelphia for repairs. nbc 10's jesse gary is live at the airport. you have new information from the airline. >> we called germany to get this new information. we're told despite the confirmed fuel dump by the aircraft, this was not an emergency land when the plane came back to philadelphia international airport. also, the malfunctioning landing gear, that's been repaired. let's go ahead and take a look at the video. the frankfurt, germany bound flight took off at 5:45 yesterday afternoon. not long after becoming airborne, the crew noticed the landing gear would not retract. they made an announcement in english and german that there was a problem and they'd have to dump the fuel before returning to philadelphia internati

art lovers were given the opportunity to add to their collections without breaking the banks in kensington. >>> jeff skeverski has phillies cubs, and world cup action in sports. >> we have more on the return of summer heading our way this >> [horns blowing]. >> motorcycles marked the start of a special ceremony honoring veterans in bucks county. the donald w.jones flag memorial was held in falls township levittown. >>> families gathered at one west philadelphia church today to celebrate father's day. dozens of dads took to the stage at the church of the christian comparison on cedar avenue. these guys really know how to move. pastor w.loney herdon told the congregation how important it is for father to improve the quality of life today. >>> it was a special family fun day today at the philadelphia zoo. families caring for children with serious injuries or disabilities were treated to an all day-zoo pass. today's event was paid for by the kelly anne dolan memorial fund. >> meantime a church picked a great day for outdoor fell shp. fellowship. today these churchgoers marked trinity sunday th

it happened on the 2500 block of north masher street in west kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.olice received a call before 3:00 a.m. from a man who said he was pistol whipped by a guy carrying several guns. officers moved quickly to ensure everyone's safety. >> we were told by the 28 year old victim that not only did this male assault him with the weapon, he had two hand guns and he may have fired several shots into the air. so we took this pretty serious seriously. >> the man release add woman and five children from inside the home where he was barricaded before eventually turning himself in. another relative still inside was observed by medics to make sure he was not hurt. the man is being charged with aggravated assault among other charges. >>> right now police are searching for suspect after an armed robbery in clear view. this happened at the 7eleven in the 7300 block of elmwood avenue last saturday. police say the suspect grabbed the cash and then ran out of the store. anyone with information on this suspect should give police a call. >> something knew is popping up at pe

. >>> a major cockfighting ring was busted in the west kensington section of philadelphia. investigators raided a home on the 2900 block of estreet after a tip was called into the pennsylvania spca. inside they found 19 roost at a. the search since for the other suspects who ran away during the raid. >>> the great marijuana debate took place at the university of pennsylvania. they convened the discussion weighing the pros and the cons for legalizing the drugs for medical use. >>> we've been on a roll with the weather lately. we did it again, melissa magee joins us outside on the patio with the 5th weekend in a row, melissa. >> reporter: i think mother nature did it again. we are coming off the showers and storms. for the weekend it is dry and we had enough sunshine to make people happy today. check out the temperatures, philadelphia, 72. trenton, 69. up in the poconos, 56. sea isle 73. same thing in beach haven. take a look at the wind gusts across the region. philadelphia 30 miles per hour. we had a peak wind gust in wilmington of 30 miles per hour. trenton and the poconos

customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> this is graduation day for stoops at the kensingtongraduation academy, a sea of yellow and black and students in their caps and gowns, here at penn's landing, parents and friends took pictures and celebrated their special moment, it's one of more innovative schools, growing scholars in the field of mathematics and science. >> adam joseph is here and we are talking about how hot it is today. >> end of the spring and we get rid of the 90s tomorrow and bring the thunderstorms and downpours back into the forecast. as we look at double scan live, not tracking storms this evening, just the heat and slight humidity especially south of philadelphia. chopper 6 was high above center city above logan square earlier. as tempting as it is, trying to dip their feet into the fountain and the water not color nated. sharrie said bring a shark inflatable there, save it for a neighbor's pool or your bathtub. in philadelphia 94 degrees, the summer sizzle, 10 degrees above the normal. the record high in philly was 93 set in 1967 and we were shy of that by

members of the kensington community volunteers from 6abc and non-profit group called ka moon. those who live in the neighborhood surrounding center have a swing set to play on complete with a pair of slides. >> our children need a place to work out and play and this play gunned will help them immensely become strong with social skills and we're supposed to do this as a community everyone find the time. because we all live busy lives. but i think we got to every once in a while slow down and give to other people that don't have as much. >> and some 200 volunteers took part in the day long project. disney the parents company of 6abc helped make today's project the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 with complimentary first month's payment. starting at $329 a month.

> investigators have released the name of a man killed during an apparent road rage shooting in kensington. 32-year-old antonio badraza was shot twice in the head and chest last night on 2800 block of north fifth street. investigators say he was arguing with his girlfriend in front of the home and blocking traffic from getting by. it appears an upset driving got out of a mini van and opened fire. he died at the scene. the search for the suspect continues. >> two people survived when a small plane went down on the delaware river this afternoonch the pilot successfully landed the aircraft in penn'sville, new jersey after experiencing problems shortly after takeoff from wilmington airport n. delaware. after touching down. pilot and his passenger climbed out and sood ton the wings until a delaware state police chop area rivd to lift them to safety. they were flown to fort mott state park where they were evaluated and sent home a short time later. >>> turning to the accuweather forecast the delaware valley enjoyed a warm, sunny, beautiful saturday and you can expect more tomorrow and as you exp

entertained family and friends at the center for performing arts ceremony this, took place in the kensingtonection and wearing white and black they got a splash of color from their red boutonnieres. >>> the ride home is not easy tonight. matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> on the way but not going well, we hope the air conditioners are working in all of these cars stuck on the ben franklin bridge, with delays in both directions stopped. they have been working on this accident scene and now the left lane is getting by and it's still jammed solid past 676 and the admiral wilson boulevard and eastbound is heavy as well because of the construction there. on the westbound side from there approaching the boulevard, still an hour later, having this crash take out the two left lanes, stick with the river drives instead. the broken down bus by girard avenue, just 9 miles per hour coming north of the walt whitman bridge and aramingo road is closed through tomorrow afternoon because of tree rem e removal. >>> local histans put the last of the uss united states in south philadelphia. this in a maj

>> justin, looking forward to t the spca says they've busted up a major cockfighting ring in kensington. the raid happened 2900 block of e street this morning. authorities say a group of men was surrounding a ring and watching roosters fight when they broke into the home. they escaped through back door, homeowner though was arrested. eighteen roosters were confiscated. >> the fighting birds, they will be held as evidence, and until this goes to court. and typically it is hard to rehabilitate a fighting birds, usually they're euthanized. >> home owner is facing animal cruelty charges tonight. >>> lawmakers discussing the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana in pennsylvania at the university of pennsylvania today, talked about how tax revenues, and crime, could go up, if marijuana is league a.m.ized. philadelphia city council is considering legislation, to lessen the penalties for marijuana possession. >> new information in the crisis in iraq. battleships are moving to the persian gulf in case the us decides to take military action against islamic militants who are threatening to capture

. >> i'm here at your location i'm coming around report report we are here at kensington and alleghenyt of the one of the most violent districts in philadelphia foot beat office are branch out in notorious drug hot spots. >> they are up here in the corner and they will get moved. they try to out smart us. what we do is we will just change up our routes, and our routine. >> reporter: officers wallace and karapuci are two of the more than hundred new recruits changing face of protecting and serving as philadelphia police see a significant drop in crime by having officers walk the beat. >> we have had a double digit reduction as cross the the board in our violent areas. in southwest philadelphia for a long time one of our most violent areas of the city. it was historically 120 young men that would be killed on a yearly basis and that number is cut in half. >> a lot of guns in this area. >> reporter: while war on crime rages on, these office are had embedded themselves into these tough communities. their mere presence adding a sense of peace in areas normally clouded by violence. >> if you

and philadelphia's kensington neighborhood, used to be called oxford mills.t was restored and tornadoed into commercial space and apartments. listen to this, teachers listen up. if you live here, you can get a 25% discount on your rent. >>> there's an update involving a recall of general motors cars. courtney reagan is here with that in the cnbc business news. good morning. >> good morning to you. gm is now recalling nearly 30,000 2013 and 2014 chevy cruz models. the driver's side air bagç was installed with the wrong part and could explode during a crash. an accident that blinded a woman led to the recall. over the past five years, automakers have recalled more than 10 million vehicles with tacona air bags. pay attention to that recall notice when it comes in the mail. >> thank you. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> the wind is coming in out of the northeast. that's giving us clouds to start with this morning. but they're not going to last all day. right now it's 71 degrees. we'll see sunshine and a warm afternoon. jillian mele is busy this mornin

. >> and a major cockfighting ring was bustedd in the west kensington section of philadelphia. investigators raided a home open the 2900 block of e street this morning after a tip was called in to the pennsylvania spca. inside officers found 19 roosters and one of them was dead. the surviving birds were taken to a shelter and animal cruelty charges are pending against the homeowner and the search continues for other suspects that fled during a raid. >> a mother of three are kepzing ton van ibd two years ago and has not been seen since. now her family is coming to you with the hope of getting answers. here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report report. >> bob and sue prim vare aare desperate to find their girl jill. >> the then 28-year-old was lasts seen thursday, april 1, 2012 talking to a friend ipt action of a and allegheny in philadelphia kendzings ton section. the preem avare aby him concern when the first holiday passed without hearing from her. >> the first mother's day or birthday passed we didn't hear from her that seemed suspicious to us. there's leads

. >>> it was a grand opening celebration for a new development in philadelphia's kensington neighborhoodhis is called oxford mills. it texle manufacturers. the plant was restored and turned into commercial space and apartments. listen to this. teachers who live here can get a 25% discount on their rent. not bad. >>> a new supermarket in cherry hill will reward you for recycling. whole foods continues its event today from 10:00 to 6:00. you can exchange your empty recyclable containers for gift cards, electronics equipment and sports items. >>> the million dollar lottery ticket that ended up in the trash. >>> and a race where the last place finisher received the loudest cheers. >>> 4:54 right now. new information on a story we first told you about on tuesday. a bank robbery suspect tried to escape on a septa bus. daniel conley made off with a bag of money. it included a tracking device and police were able to close in on him and make an arrest. now is he charged with a series of bank heists in the neighborhood. he's accused of robbing four banks between june 14th and his arrest on tuesday

. >> reporter: we are here at kensington and allegheny, the heart of one of the most violent districtsiladelphia foot beat officers branch out in notorious drug hot spots. >> they are up here on the corner, they will get moved. they try to out smart us. we do a lot of times we will just change up our route, change up our routine. >> reporter: officers wallace and carapuci are more than two of the hundred new recruits protecting and serving as philadelphia police see a significant drop in crime by having officers walk the beat. >> we had a significant double digit reduction as cross the board in southwest philadelphia, for long time, was one of our most violent areas of the city. it was historically 120 young men, that would be killed, on a yearly basis. that number has been cut in half a lot of guns in this area. >> reporter: while war on crime rages on, these officers have embedded themselves into these tough communities. their mere presence adding a sense of peace in areas normally clouded by violence. >> if you look at the street you will see older people sitting out on the steps, c

young ballroom dancers in kensington celebrating the school's festival. the festival dreams is an annual fund-raiser that highlights the dual language school's achievements. they unveiled a brand-new library along with a dreams mural symbolizing the school's mission of investing in the dreams of its students. >>> a big gala at the union league of philadelphia. nbc 10's lu ann cahn who herself is a two-time cancer survivor had words of inspiration and encouragement. young cancer survivors were also honored, as well as those who have supported the society. great event there. >> great cause. >> get this rain out of here? >> yes, we are eventually going to get the rain out. so that is the good news. tomorrow, though, not yet. we have the rain around for friday. some thunderstorms. don't let go of the umbrella just yet. as we go into saturday and sunday, you can drop the umbrella. we'll see sunshine and we'll see drier conditions just in time for father's day. happy early father's day to you. >> thank you. that's nbc 10 news at 11:00. for sheena and all of us

ago. 14 year old sandy stiver and they are 17 year hold sister-in-law, marsha stiver last seen at kensington in 1968. and they identified them as the two bodies found in berks county. and they believe both victims were murdered at about the same time. >>> a social media picture helped the police capture the students who allegedly brought weapons to school in new castle. officials at william penn high school saw an instagram photograph of two students posing with guns and a search revealed a pellet good and unloaded 9 millimeter hand gun. and there was many -- ammunition in the back president obamaibackpack. >>> and a fire killed edward liberto starting at 2:00 a.m. on egg harbor road. and they found him in a bedroom and carried little out but he died. and his brother last week was killed being struck by a car. >> and governor corbett on the campaign trail, support from chris christie. and a fundraise are brought christie to pittsburgh where he greeted voters and had lunch on 18th street. corbett's democratic challenger, tom wolf, accepted an endorsement picking up support from the service em

so far no injuries reported but what appears to be a standoff situation in kensington a tense situation, we will stay on top of the breaking news here and bring you latest as we get m

two people suffered gunshot wounds showed up at two different hospitals after a shooting in west kensington. it happened 4:45 in the 300 block of west indiana. police are still investigating the circumstances. authorities say a 19-year-old victim wept to temple university hospital. he's in critical condition. a second victim turned up at e miss copoll hospital and was transferred to temple. no word on his condition. >> former mayor of trenton, tony mack, spent his first day behind bars. he reported to a minimum security federal prison glon west virginia today. and in february, mack was convicted on extorsion and bribery charges and last month a judge sentenced mack to four years and 10 months behind bars. >>> patient sixers fans have been waiting for this night for a long time the nba hld a draft tonight and sixers had third overall pick. sports director ducis rogers, the sixers were whoa full this past season but fans knew they would have two high draft choices. are sixers fans satisfied with what happened tonight. >> they'll have a wait a little longer to see these guys on the court, jim,

. >>> also due in court, three men charged in the deadly stabbing outside kensington restaurant. mendoza, louise, and ramon, face murder charges. this in the death of 31 year oldies a bell hernandez outside passion restaurant on g street near allegheny last month. >> parents and student fighting for funding for philadelphia schools will head to harrisburg today. they will rally outside the state capitol building, to encourage law makers to let the city add a 2-dollar tax on each pack of cigarettes sold in the city. the money from that would help fill the $216 million hole in the district's budget. >>> well, we should learn more today about what caused a crash of asian airlines 213 in san francisco last summer. ntsb will release now report detailing probable cause. three people were killed, when the boeing 777 hit the see see wall at the end after runway at san francisco international airport last july. the report is expected to discuss pilot training, and the actions of emergency responders. >> world cup fever gets out of control and consumemes some busy streets. >> right place,

. >>> new information about a deadly road rage shooting in kensington last night. the police say they're looking for a green minivan that was spotted leaving the scene. investigators say the victim was arguing the his girl friend and holding up traffic on north 5th street and someone got out of a car and shot him. witnesses say the shooter was angry traffic was not moving. the victim is 32-year-old antonio pedroza. >>> in come dan an 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was struck by a car last night. and the police chief says they are investigating the incidents a hit and run. last night, sky 4 ten was over the scene where the car struck the boy. the witnesses reported seeing driver of a red dodge charger speed away from that scene. >>> a house fire claims the life of a little boy and his great grandmother while investigators believe the tragedy could have been prevented. >>> plus, heavy security as the man charged in the 2012 benghazi attacks appears in american court for the first time. we'll tell you what happened when he faced the judge. >>> a not