a massive fire tears through a american legion post. investigators are looking into what started it. >>> more breaking news a home invasion turns into a police chase down i-95 latest on the home owner and if the suspects were caught. >>> local beach littered in trash who is responsible for cleaning up the big mess, what people living and vacation nothing wildwood has to say at this point. >> it is tuesday, last day of may, 31st of 2016, thanks for waking up and thanks for coming into work lauren johnson. >> scheduled to be here today. >>> here's sue. >> yes. >> let's get right back to sue, how are you. >> i'm all right, yeah. it is a day where we are seeing the end of this round of rain, it is not the last of rain of course we have more coming back eventually but not for a while. there you can see not only the plume of moisture from bonnie but that cold front that came through most of the thunderstorms though as you can see were north and west of the city and fizzled out by berks, lancaster county. so that happened then. this is now, th

it's the american legion down there. i don't know. party or something going on and just went off. i don't know. crazy. >> very -- i hope every in the house next door is all right, you know what i mean? >> reporter: you know those people? >> no, just the same neighborhood, you know what i mean? >> reporter: and back out here live, the smoke is billowing. the fire crews have been asking some of the neighbors to get cars out of the way to get the trucks in the very narrow streets. the smoke, it's definitely diminished, but you see it's pumping out of that building. fire crews, again, a four alarm fire, and we're not told of injuries, and the chiefs are on the other side of the scene working this season. we'll let you know the latest as it's available for us. nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> it's been a muggy memorial day, but nice enough to do some swinging in delaware county. these guys having such a great time. at the jersey shore, this is what it looked like on the atlantic city board walk this aft

we are told the building served as an american legion post for decades.ay it the just hosted an event earlier in the day yesterday, more than 100 fire fighters battled the blaze, and knocking out hot spots, as they continue to do so now and as you can imagine members say that the loss is heart breaking. >> the things that were in inside were the uniforms of the men and women who served in our armed forces for many, many years and pictures and medals, it just can't be replaced. >> reporter: just horrible. if there is anything good coming from this the fire commissioner says that fire fighters saved two homes that had to be evacuated but they were able to save those homes and one fire fighter was taken to the hospital for minor injuries but treated and released. fire marshall and the atf is working on this investigation but such a sad time and as you said mike, have of all days on memorial day. back to you. >>> 6:38. >>> special night at citizens bank parkas phillies joined in giving thanks to the men and with men who made the ultimate sacrifice on memorial

. >> right now at 11:00, new video of an american legion post going up in flames during a memorial day event. firefighters continue to put out hot spots eight hours later. >>> but first a family including a man with special needs carjacked after returning home. three masked men seen in this surveillance video robbed the family of their phones, cash and car. thank withdrew fyou for joining memorial day. i'm keith jones. this unfolded in the city's rocksboro neighborhood. tonight, police are searching for the suspects. ns nbc 10's denise nakano is live. i understand you sat down with the family? >> reporter: yes, keith, that's right. they're speaking out telling me about the gunpoint robbery that has them fearing for their safety. they came running down the street, holding a gun to the head of a man with special needs. >> they caught us by surprise. came out of nowhere. >> reporter: the victims of a gunpoint robbery and carjacking in rocksboro spoke exclusively with nbc 10 describing the encounter outside their home that put the neighborhood on edge. >> they pretty much got him and put a

it has been serving an an american legion post for decade. neighbors say building hosted an event earlier in the day, more than 100 fire fighters battled those flames and spent the night putting out hot spots. members say the loss is heart breaking. >> the things that were inside there the uniforms from the men and women that served in our armed forces for many, years, pictures and medals there are things that just can't be replaced. >> one fire fighter was sent to the hospital but is okay. fire marshall and atf are investigating. >>> next up in sports the phillies back at home, didn't help, could they beat the nationals? no. ♪ we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better future. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. weathertech. proudly made in america. (all with worry-free ownership. colors in your neighborhood... head to your neigh

it is an american legion post 396. the fire starting just before 3:00 o'clock. it was under control just before 5:00 o'clock. still as you see, some smoke here. now we want to show you cell phone video taken by two women who were driving by when they spotted the fire. some of the first on the scene. we'll hear from them in a moment. there are some reports that this may have been electrical or started in the kitchen but no confirmation at this point as to a cause. of course, there's always suspicious though when an american legion post goes up in flames on memorial day. neighbors say there was some sort of a function inside the building earlier in the day. it appears the fire may have started when everyone had left or at least most people were gone. this is a four alarm blaze as we mentioned firefighters working in this high humidity and smokey conditions. let's hear from the two women who were first on the scene as they were driving by and saw this. >>> the flames were big. they were coming out i mean at least 4 feet off the building. coming atom to the house. r

flames tear through an american legion post in philadelphia.ding as crews work to bring the flames under control. >>> monday evening, monica is off, sharrie williams joining us and the big story on "action news" is a four alarm fire at an american legion post in frankford. >> the flames broke out at 3:00 this afternoon in the 2300 block of orthodox street. "action news" reporter dann cuellar got to the scene a short time ago and dann you've got the details as far as what you can make out so far. >> reporter: well, listen, philadelphia firefighters are remaining on the scene right now after bringing this fire under control. now, it broke out just after 3 o'clock here at american legion post 396. they were having a memorial day event inside the hall when the fire broke out. the junior vice commander of the post says there were about 20 to 30 veterans and their families inside the two story structure when somebody noticed smoke. >> somebody said we have a, um, a dumb waiter at the end of the bar and somebody said there's smoke coming out of the du

♪ >>> happening right now, a massive fire tears through american legion post on memorial day. >> on memorialay, it's just devastating. >> now investigators are looking into what might started it. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. american legion post 396 more than just a place for veterans to gather it is a cornerstone of the community ton night it is in ruins. fox 29's brad sattin in bridesburg where firefighters it took them hours to get this thing under control. brad? >> reporter: it did, lucy. a lot of tears shed here tonight on the 2300 block of orthodox. fire breaking out a little after 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. we have been here ever since along with about 100 firefighters and initially called to battle this blaze. some of them as you see are still here on the scene. a cause of the fire at this american legion post on memorial day still undetermined tonight. >> we're supposed to be here this afternoon. >> reporter: mary ellen foley overcome with emotion upon arriving to see her beloved american legion post 396 destroyed. shed been coming he

a fire engulfed an american legion post in the 2300 block of orthodox street and that's where "action news" reporter dann cuellar is standing by tonight's. dann, what's the situation at this hour? >> reporter: well, rick, firefighters remain on the scene here trying to make sure this fire does not flare up once again. now, officials say there's a lot of wood inside this large two-story brick building which houses american legion post 396 as it has for many decades. ironically the fire broke out as veterans were commemorating memorial day. heavy smoke and flames poured out from the roof of the post. about 20 to 30 veterans had been inside commemorating memorial day when somebody noticed smoke in the building sometime after 3:00 this afternoon. >> somebody said we have a dumb waiter at the end of the bar and somebody said there's smoke coming out of the dumb waiter. so, my son-in-law ran upstairs and here at the attic upstairs a motor had caught fire and i guess that started the whole thing. it started out as a little tiny fire. >> reporter: the fire starter out as two alarms but quickl

neighbors say this is a very active american legion post. regular events here honoring veterans supporting the commune n1 man saying he's been coming here since the 1960s short time ago we had chance to talk to neighbors about what they saw. >> i came out and i just scene all the ambulances and right here it caught on fire and i heard it was electrical. it was like this for an hour and a half. >> reporter: american legion post. >> yes. >> reporter: there was a party there. >> like some kind of gathering they have there every year on memorial day, and it just started out fine and then they said smoking and just caught on fire. >> reporter: how quickly did it spread? >> wow, like win, like, half hour. it was like all over. it was like everywhere. >> it's terrible. you know, knock it down and building another one hopefully. >> reporter: you think everybody is okay? >> i think so. they said they got them out. that's what i heard any way. >> reporter: also hearing this is a voting precinct. again very smokey now nearby neighborhoods dealing with

. >> the fire engines, around, the american legion is on fire. that's where we vote at. you know, i don't know what was going on, today's a bad day to have a fire. >> reporter: and the neighbors out here, the people who live in this neighborhood in the frankford section of philadelphia say that that building is full of wood that there's two bowling alleys in the basement of the legion and said it's actually used as a polling place. the woman in the video, she was actually just driving through here, and she got stuck behind the fire trucks as they arrived on scene. she's been here ever since. we'll let you know the latest as it's available to us. stanning by for the press conference from the philadelphia fire department. live in the frankford section of philadelphia, nbc 10 news. >>> right now at 5:00, let the long drive home begin. stormforce 10 is headed back to the shore along with hundreds of other drivers. as you can see, it's a soggy trip. >> look at conditions right know from the shore to philadelphia. the city and parts north and west were dry most of the day, but

flames break out from an american legion post. what they saw on the scene. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. meisha is here with a check on your traffic. >> welcome back, jim, nice to see you again. yesterday was weird, brooke, you know, were you with us yesterday. we denied it would just be dead, we had accident after accident. today just a lot of construction, but a lot of people outside. >> all right. >> so katie is out today. we have kate bilo joining us in a little bit. meanwhile, looking live at center city, still sticky out there. it is going to be less humid today. >> let's take a look at the weather right now, doesn't look that bad as far as temperature wise in philadelphia, mostly sunny day is expected, with a high of 87. and the shore, 74. morning patchy fog, partly sunny, and in the poconos, where i was this weekend, it was very nice up there, sun and clouds, warm with a high temperature of 79. so, meisha, what's it look like on the roads right now? >> looking gorgeous out, there jim. well, the roadways, wet th

. >>> fort washington american legion post number ten kick off a project it hopes will last far beyond memorial day. it teamed up with power home remodeling to announce plans to build eight new homes for trans sixthing military veterans. it also plans to build a fitness center and computer lab. >> ♪ national anthem >> two new names were unveiled in the ceremony, today at the philadelphia vietnam veterans memorial, at spruce and columbus. new names are master sergeant francis cork ran of port richmond and master sergeant george wilson. two service members had gone unrecognized for nearly 50 years, they were recognized officially by the department of defense back in 2013. >>> as mother nature rained on your mothers day parade cbs philly.com has a list of rescheduled events. >>> but the fallen were remembered across the united states, in ceremonies, small and large, mark albert show you a few of them as he reports now from washington. >> present. >> present boot. >> president obama laid wreath of the tomb of unknowns at arlington national cemetery paying tribute to thousands of men and wo

now, it broke out just after 3 o'clock here at american legion post 396. they were having a memorial day event inside the hall when the fire broke out. the junior vice commander of the post says there were about 20 to 30 veterans and their families inside the two story structure when somebody noticed smoke. >> somebody said we have a, um, a dumb waiter at the end of the bar and somebody said there's smoke coming out of the dumb waiter. so, my son-in-law ran upstairs and here at the attic upstairs a motor had caught fire and i guess that started the whole thing. it started out as a little tiny fire. >> they tried putting it out with a -- a fire extinguisher. they tried putting it out with that. and then they came out and said everybody out, everybody out and then that was it. >> i guess the building's done now. i mean, we've been there for 98 years for crying out loud. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. it was a great post. >> reporter: back live here on the scene, the four alarm fire now under control. the cause has not been determined. fortunately, there were

as for the american legion post. >> i guess the building is down now.e have been there for 98 years for crying out loud. >> really? >> yeah, it was a great post. >> aside from the veteran it is would prove to be a sad day for many families. >> my son's communion party. and a lot of family events. very heart-breaking for us to see this building go on fire. >> firefighters remain on the scene to keep an eye on hot spots. one firefighter suffered minor injuries during the battle. witnesses say it started in a motor in the attic, they are investigating. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >>> and a few minutes ago chopper 6 over the area around frankford avenue and wellington street where a police cruiser and civilian's car crashed into each other. so far no word on serious injuries to anyone in either vehicle. >>> in north philadelphia a 4-year-old girl recovering at home after a dog bit her in the face. they say the pitbull lunged at two responding officers who opened fire and killed the dog. it all started in the 3400 block of north 10th street where

a nearly century-old american legion post. jim is off, i'm rick williams.he devastation in the frankford session of philadelphia as veterans had to flee and stand back and watch their gathering post burn. that's where "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live with the latest. dann? >> rick, the four-alarm fire here at american legion post 396 left this community devastated. many events were held here through the decades, and it is all the more devastating that the fire broke out while they were commemorating memorial day. a 10-year-old "action news" viewer captured the huge enfernio. the two-story brick building fueled by a lot of wood materials inside of the structure. about 20 to 30 veterans and families were wrapping up a memorial day banquet when somebody noticed smoke. >> somebody said there is smoke coming out of the ventilatovent. so my son-in-law ran upstairs and here in the attic upstairs a motor had caught fire. >> they just thought it was a little fire. they tried putting it out with a fire extinguisher and then they came out and said everybody

yesterday's flames at the legion post in frankford were so intense they broke through windows. the fire destroyed keepsake photos, uniforms and medals. several people inside the building for a memorial day event were not hurt physically but emotionally. the fire took its toll on neighbors who held family get-togethers at the post. >> things that can't be replaced. i thank god none of my friends were hurt in there. >> very heart breaking. >> we were supposed to be here this afternoon. >> one firefighter had a minor wrist injury. investigators are looking for the cause of this fire. >>> today a suspect in the deadly assault on a wilmington high school student is scheduled for a hearing in juvenile court. amy joyner-francis died after three girls attacked her in a been room at the howard high school of technology last month. the teen suspect involved in ç today's hearing is charged with negligent homicide. prosecutors will ask the judge that her case be sent to adult court. the two other suspects face conspiracy charges. they're scheduled for trial in juvenile court on june 15th.

american legion members believe the blaze started in the attic and one firefighter suffered a minor injury. >>> the nicer conditions are back after a pretty bloomy memorial day. going outside on sky 6 hd in penn's landing. and the delaware river there. warm and sunny and all good if you ask me. david murphy joins us for the first look at the accuweather forecast. >> sara it's warm this afternoon. from you out be about keep the cool drinks handy especially if you are exercising or toiling outside. as we look at satellite it's mostly good news, cloud cover along with last night's rain, all exiting the coast and we broke out the fog and low lying cloud cover at the shore midmorning and things are looking bright across the breadth of the reason, 82 in trenton and 82 in allentown and reading and even numbers of course close to that cool ocean number, you are in the 70s. dew points this morning, a 67 degree number in philadelphia. anything over 60 is considered humid, you get over 70 it's considered oppressive. and philadelphia is seeing drier air move in. furnish south feels sticky like cape ma

the fire broke out just hours after memorial day ceremonies inside the legion.ood evening everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> eye, everyone i'm jessica dean. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in brides burg where fire crews remain on the scene night. david? >> reporter: jessica and ukee, those crews expect to be out here several more hours to douse some of this hot spots. listen i talk to lot of people that live in this neighborhood tonight. one man that says he has been here for 70 years. he remembers this building as a little boy. >> this building is one that those who live in bridesburg and frankford noel. now most of it is destroyed. >> i seen a parade there. when i was a little girl. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a day to remember those who died fighting for our country. but win minutes, flames shot through the roof of the american legion on orth dock street. >> this was so big and the flames. we pull up the windows game out. they had to move us back further down. >> reporter: they had ceremony earlier today and they were supposed to be

the fire broke out just hours after memorial day ceremonies inside the legion.d evening everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> eye, everyone i'm jessica dean. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in brides burg where fire crews remain on the scene night. david? >> reporter: jessica and ukee, those crews expect to be out here several more hours to douse some of this hot spots. listen i talk to lot of people that live in this neighborhood tonight. one man that says he has been here for 70 years. he remembers this building as a little boy. >> this building is one that those who live in bridesburg and frankford noel. now most of it is destroyed. >> i seen a parade there. when i was a little girl. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a day to remember those who died fighting for our country. but win minutes, flames shot through the roof of the american legion on orth dock street. >> this was so big and the flames. we pull up the windows game out. they had to move us back further down. >> reporter: they had ceremony earlier today and they were supposed to be co

. >> investigators are trying to pinpoint what caused a fire at american legion post in northeast philadelphia. >> donald trump is holding a trues conference this morning to explain where the money went. bernie sanders will be in month array santa cruz california. hillary clinton spent the weekend in her hometown in new york. >> he fires, yes. >> i don't even want to see any highlight. golden state warriors will head to the nba finals, beat the oklahoma sit thunder 96 to 88. blah blah. our pat gallen will have more about the future everyone of the superstars from that game, coming up in about 15 minutes, and i'm going to cry. >> okay, all right. weep, weep, weep. meantime, kate is in for katie, who is a little un the wet they are morning, she's out on the skydeck, weather much better than this time yesterday, though, kate? >> much much better than this time yesterday, guys. yesterday waking to up flashflood warnings across the area, we got over inch and a half of rain in philadelphia late last night or i should say sunday night in monday morning, but it cleared out during the day yesterday we

. >> philadelphia fire investigators are returning this morning to what's left of an american legion post in the northeast. a four alarm fire gutted the building yesterday afternoon, as best friends and family were observing memorial day. eyewitness neutral reporter david spunt was there too. >> this building is one that those who live in bridesburg and frankford know well. now most of it is destroyed. >> i used to be in a parade there when was a little girl. i don't know. i mean, it is sad for memorial day. >> supposed to be a day to remember those who died fighting for our country, but within minutes, flames shot through the roof of the american legion on orthodox street. >> the smoke was so big and the flames, just poof. we pulled up, the windows came out shall pooch, and they had to move us down further down. >> they had ceremony earlier today, and they were supposed to be cooking, rose beef, meatballs, whatever, supposed to have members over there. we had a parade out in bridesburg. >> crews with the philadelphia fire department were on scene in a matter every minutes. at one po

hours after an american legion post goes up in flames. >> good morning everyone, 5:30 on this tuesday, may 31st. weather and traffic right now with david and matt filling in for karen. >> mostly good news in the weather department this morning. we do have some clouds and down the shore some fog. down in millville a little bit of low visibility as well. but you see the clouds really breaking up out to the west. the rain is moving away from us and we are looking at a transition to a much nicer day today with sunshine returning and humidity lowering as the day goes on. 71 degrees currently in philadelphia. 70 in wilmington, 71 in trenton, 66 in allentown and reading and lancaster and millville as well. and 65 currently in cape may. your dewpoints right now are still in the 60's. remember anything over 60 is an indication of what we would consider humid air. nothing oppressive out there but it still feels a little bit sticky. dry air from the north and west is going to change that today though. on the bus stop partly cloudy mild maybe a little muggy. by 8 o'clock already up to 73. and tha

. >>> an aggressive fire rips through an american legion. hear from neighbors who say this is an emotional loss. >>> it's 6:00. it's "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. warm this morning, 72 degrees out there. let's check in with first alert meteorologist bill henley who has your first alert neighborhood forecast. >> warm, muggy but dry. fog in the area, not in philadelphia. 71 degrees, clouds linger in the city. they will be breaking. we warm up to 73 degrees at 8:00. 80 degrees by 11:00 this morning. it will be a quick warmup during the day today. delaware, 70 degrees right now. no fog here either. frawley stadium, 73 degrees at 9:00. 81 by lunch time. we're heading to 90 degrees this afternoon. seeing sunshine in the lehigh valley. 89 degrees later on. 87 in new jersey. but at the shore, the rain is out of the picture. still seeing some areas of fog. that's a live view from wildwood. 78 degrees. the fog won't last all day. as the temperatures climb, the fog will disappear. katy zachry has your first alert traffic

the blaze went to four alarms and went through post 396 at american legion on orthodox street in the brideberg section. we are told that the building served as american legion post for decade but many neighbors come here and gathered for various events and occasions. neighbors say they hosted an event earlier in the day yesterday more than 100 fire fighters battled the blaze and spent evening knocking out hot spots and continuing to do that now. as you can just imagine members say the lost is just heart breaking. >> the uniforms from the men and women that served in our armed forces for many, many years and the pictures and medals, and to know that there is things that just can't be replaced and i just thank god none of my friend were in there. >> one fire fighter was treated and released f there is anything good that came out of this, the fire commissioner said they had to evacuate two houses but those houses were not damaged at all. the only thing good coming from this as we come back live, the fire marshall is investigate ago long with the atf. so many people certainly devastated

four alarm blaze started yesterday afternoon at the legion hall on orthodox street in bridesburg. firefighters got to the scene within minute. veterans and family members were there, firefighter suffered minor wrist injury, everyone in the building escaped unharmed. >>> smoke was so big and the flames, just poof. we pulled up, the windows came out. they had to move us back further down from where we were. it was horrible. >> philadelphia fire commissioner adam teal says it took two and a half hours to get the fire under control. >> we could learn today if one of the teenagers charged in the death after delaware student will go on trial as an adult. prosecutors want a family court judge to transfer the case of 16 year old girl to superior court. authorities say amy joyner francis died after a beat nag bathroom, at howard high school of technology. they say the attack aggravated a pre he can is g heart condition. meanwhile in chester reward growing to find the people who have used two dogs, by burning them in a plastic container. dogs found saturday night behind house on west six st

a motorcycle accident close to the american legion post at water street. coming in with 29 at gravel pike and an accident involving a pedestrian there at the sunoco station, and a live look at cherry hill by kings highway and the whole foods, a crash there is cleared out. and mass transit issue, 15 minute delays on the river line because of a disabled train and the 680 trolley shuttling because of equipment problems. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> still ahead on "action news" tonight, the state department has issued a travel warning effecting all americans planning to travel to urine this summer. >>> and why health experts say cheating on your diet with pizza or ice-cream could help your diet. i'll go for that. and meteorologist, cecily tynan will be back with another check of the accuweather forecast. grover cleveland here. yes, the dashing fellow on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could buy a new house! or maybe even treat yourse

upon his retirement in 1992 he moved to laughlin and joined american legion post 60. as a member of the legion he was revered by fellow members for his selfless service and dedication to his post and his fellow veterans. he even donated a trailer he owned to be used as a shelter. jesse did all of these things and more but never accepted compensation for his work. i did not have the privilege of knowing him but clear from speaking with community members that naming the new v.a. clinic in his honor is a fitting tribute. he was called to his final tribute station. repay to hance to american legion post 60 and the unions navy by naming the clinic in his honor. i thank all of the members of nevada and the american legion for working with us on this bill. i urge my colleagues to support to rename it in chief petty officer jesse dean. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman yield. ms. brown: thank you, mr. speaker, as he enter into the memorial day celebration, i want to point out that petty officer , n, many vietnam veterans this country did not return and thank them for their s

this is the american legion bridge. both directions.e have a stalled car blocking the lane on the outer loop. so this is heavy. in d.c. slowing. virginia, same thing. no major crashes. right now it's 16 minutes. southbound 295 toward national harbor. in the teens. same thing as you head northbound kenilworth avenue toward eastern avenue. michelle: thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- michelle: we have an exclusive from our sister station in washington. government leaders were warned before releasing detainees from the guantanamo bay prison they would return to terrorism. correspondent joce -- joce sterman has details. joce: released from gitmo and ready to return to the battlefield despite warning to the obama administration. that is the bombshell coming foreign apairs committee to the secretary of state john kerry. i details classified reports dating back to 2013 that show several countries receiving free terrorists did not have adequate savegards in place to keep them from returning to terrorism or help with future attack. >> the

. >> you also mentioned you are writer --a legion rider.here is probably 4000 and kansas and what we do is we do anything we can to serve the fallen in the military. and we do funerals. we sometimes average one a day. that is the part we don't like. we also have the patriot guard their. they are the same guy -- it is the same guy, but we do a funeral as a legion rider, a vet that passed away. we call of the patriot guard, that is somebody killed in action or a first responder killed in the line of duty. >> you mentioned you have been arrived with the american legion for a long time. what is the relationship like andeen the vietnam veterans the iraq and afghanistan veterans? what do they teach each other? legions, theerican majority of my post right now is vietnam vet. we want to figure out to get the others involved. i do have some of those. but we are getting old. we want to get the younger guys involved. it is the largest military organization there is. get a lot done. we serve our military in several ways. we do want to get the younger i

congratulations, tom brokaw, knight of the legion of honor. >>> another life well lived.ry 4th, 1945, same day fdr, churchill and stalin were gathering. she was 16. as a little girl during the great depression, she taught herself to play piano at the nextdoor neighbor's house in atlanta. jane's orchestra leader needed a bassist and suggested the 98-pound student give the bass a try. she did and never stopped. she played with the orchestra. she met her late husband there. he played the flute. this week, she died during a performance in atlanta, right there where she had started all those years ago. she collapsed as the orchestra played an encore performance of "there's no business like show business." jane little, record-setting virtuoso on the a 3 point nothing. hey! yeah? baby. oh! yep. thought you had him. (vo) fitness in real life. now that's the good stuff. unless you have allergies. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. go ahead, embrace those beautiful moments.

congratulations, tom brokaw, knight of the legion of honor. >>> another life well lived.ary 4th, 1945, same day fdr, churchill and stalin were gathering. she was 16. as a little girl during the great depression, she taught herself tla nextdoor neighbor's house in atlanta. jane's orchestra leader needed a bassist and suggested the 98-pound student give the bass a try. she did and never stopped. she played with the orchestra. she met her late husband there. he played the flute. this week, she died during a performance in atlanta, right there where she had started all those years ago. she collapsed as the orchestra played an encore performance of "there's no business like show business." jane little, record-setting virtuoso on the bass, was 87 'kay, babe, i think we should head north, past the park. 'kay. oh, hit up jimmy's for some chicken and waffles. oh, and those truffle fries. truffle so good. it's less than a mile. come on, we can do better than that. okay, uh... ooh, juanitas! oh yeah, those chimichangas. oh, with the mangoguac. stop it! 3.5 miles. oh... so worth it.

the outer loop of the american legion bridge coming down in the outer loop as you hit virginia, we have one lane blocked. we have seen a half mile backup here as a disabled vehicle hopes to get that one out of the way soon. 270 at shady grove road, no problems. it's nice and green on the beltway. we'll see you back in ten minutes. >>> this morning female firefighters with the fairfax fire and rescue department say they are fed up. their frustrations have to do with what others say about the culture within their department. erika gone zalez is live with me on this announcement. >> reporter: in a little more than an hour, a group of women firefighters will speak out at this firehouse in dispel that harassment exists inside this workplace. meanwhile, the board of supervisors will hire a consultant to be the judge of that. this comes just days ago when the fire official in charge of the professional standards within the department, guy morgan, was put on leave after inappropriate images and comments were found on his facebook page. but there are even greater questions swirling as to if and

veterans held a memorial mass while members of the american legion visited cemetaries to honor the fallen. >>> investigators in wildwood crest are trying to figure out how a man swimming in a motel pool was shocked by electricity and when bystanders were trying to help out, they were shocked, as well. >>> i couldn't stop shaking. >>> what i was going through your mind. >> reporter: from his hospital bed ivan christopher mar mar tens was talking about how he was shocked trying to save a man in a pool. he heard him scream and slump over in the water. >>> i called him, he wasn't responding. unaware greg subiszak was shocked by electricity he tried to pull him out. >>> i told chris get out of the pool. chris went back up from the pool there was a filter he stepped on and there was an electric current up from the filter. >> reporter: a motel guest administered cpr until paramedics arrived. the owner said the pool was inspected and bonded by an electrician a week ago. he thinks there may have been a short from a lamp post. marp tens said he -- mar martinez said he has weakness in his arm but ex

yesterday, flames at the legion post in frankford were so intense, they broke through windows. it sd stroyed keepsake photos, uniforms and medals. several people inside the building were not hurt physically, but emotionally, it was difficult. the fire took its toll on neighbors. >> things that can't be replaced. i think god none of my friends were hurt. >> very heartbreaking. >> we're supposed to be here this afternoon. >> one firefighter had a minor wrist injury. investigators are looking for the cause of the fire. >> philadelphia police hope new surveillance video can help them catch a man who robbed a thai restaurant in chestnut hill. they entered the restaurant late friday night armed with a gun and ordered everyone to get on the floor. then they took cash from the register. they also stole money and a cell phone from workers before running off. if you recognize these men, you're asked to call detectives. >>> really nice way to end the month of may. sunshine and blue skies, as we take a live look at citizens bank park in south philadelphia where the phillies will take on th

but after a couple weeks he was at home and someone from the british legion arrived at his plantation in demand and of his prize versus. he pulls out his parole document and offers to produce the articles of capitulation for the soldiers and they tell they care nothing for the capitulation, they came for the horse and they are going to happen and so they take his horse. other units are going to come later, take additional courses. one day when he is out of the field, a group ransacked his house, convinces his legs to run off, and harass his wife telling her if he up and home they would have killed him. that is his last straw and after he gets home again he goes off, grabs one of his last horses, and joints general marriott around georgetown and is going to write with him. a north carolina militiamen also took his parole, went home. he is taken by a party of loyalist who are serving with major patrick ferguson. he is brought before partisan aunt as he said, i was charged with a breach of parole and found guilty and sentenced to behind. fortunately, he escaped before that took place and

problems over the american legion bridge. look at the outer loop. completely jammed up. we do have disable car, block ago left lane, just north of that point. inner loop heavy as usual. inside the belt way, claire a barton, typical john jest ton this time of morning. moving over, we show you what else you are up against, looking at the map, in silver spring right now crash georgia avenue north of eastern avenue. and as you can see, things are also picking up on 320 southbound. taking a look at our inbound traffic in prince george's, four is sluggish westbound side from wood yard to do you err house, five inbound 301 to sir at. also seeing congestion picking up on 301, sluggish across the wilson bridge. slow dreary morning, delays on the orange, blue, silver lines. we'll take a look at that your next look at traffic. back to you. >> 6:04. still ahead, breaking news from overseas to report, what caused deadly mud slide. >> plus primary results in from yesterday. bernie sanders still hanging in there. we will be right back with more of your political headlines and more at 6

. >> the american legion strongly opposed a 1995 plan by the smithsonian museum in washington to display items showing the destruction from the atomic bombings. the museum abandoned the plan. >>> local high school students want to convey a message to president obama. they've been collecting signatures calling for a treaty banning nuclear weapons. the students gave the mayor more than 80,000 signatures collected over the past year. >> translator: i hope he will convey to president obama our message calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. >> translator: we want to help president obama create an environment to realize his ideal of a world without nuclear weapons. listening to atomic bomb survivors could be an effective way for him to strengthen his commitment. >> city officials plan to submit the signatures to the united nations. japan's national museum of western art is expected to win recognition as a unesco world heritage site. the main building is the only one that a french designer designed in japan. it was completed in 1959. it features pillars and a winding staircase that slope

interior se libraba una serie de recursos legales para indicar que chapo guzmÁn fue nadar o a esta legiÓn la de ciudad juÁrez. se trata de unos internos mÁs reconocidos a nivel mundial. cuando salen relucir las maniobras ilegales en contra de los rodeos federales.}>> estÁ considerado por la imaginaciÓn de derechos humanos como la presiÓn donde se cometen las violaciones de derechos humanos. la situaciÓn ha sido denunciada de muchas maneras. reportero: ahora los familiares chapo guzmÁn tema que se violenten los recursos globales legales que se han interpuesto. >> ahorita no me dejan ingresar, yo tenÍa espacio para ponerlo ver , no me dejan pasar. reportera: se dijo que este tipo de estrategia se realiza siempre en Época de elecciones como una manera de impartir justicia. conductor: estamos a 25 dÍas del inicio de copa amÉrica semanario, evento, por univisiÓn. que tal? bienvenidos. cuarto o juego de la serie de los golden state. curry no fue titular. entrÓ al 30 de golden y cambiÓ la ofensiva. canasta de curry. falta, golden state ganÓ 192 a 125. cuarto juego de la serie de miami raptors de

a year later he came home a decorated soldier, awarded the bronze star, the legion of merit, the delaware conspicuous service cross. in the best physical shape of his life. while running ten miles, had to lay down. he was diagnosed with stage ivingly yo blastoma in the brain two years later, it took him. after a heroic struggle. like john talked about, like father talked about, you've just got to get up. my son's last words to me were, dad, i'm not afraid. promise me you'll be all right. my dad had an expression. he'd say never complain and never explain. beau never, ever did. and i think back on it. what would happen if john and i only followed our ambition? thank god i never missed a birthday or an important thing. thank god i never missed his game for an unimportant political event. i think beau said it best. i say to all of you when he was attorney general during a commencement speech he was giving, he went to penn x he went to syracuse law school. at the law school in 2011. here's what he said. he said: you'll find peace when there are certain rules that are not malleable. your consc

single digits past tysons to american legion bridge.ive look at the american legion sluggish ride. jonathan: too many headlights. we continue ahead to 4:00. grocery shopping is like house hunting. location, location, location. how you can use that to save the next time the fridge is running low. michelle: then, new at 5:00. >> you wouldn't believe how much mail was pulled from the sewer. i'm mike carter-conneen. update to the story you will only see on 7. michelle: a reminder, we are keeping an eye on the breaking news situation at the national mall. a man driving that truck to the national mall claiming to have an flax -- anthrax inside. we'll at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant. john: grocery are in the neighborhood but you can

tom, was there this week he stopped to pick up france's highest honor as well, tom was given the legion on behalf of world war ii veterans. members of what he called the greatest generation. he was in good company, too. tom hanks and dr. nick mueller, president of the world war ii museum in new orleans, also received that honor. congratulations, tom brokaw, knight of the legion of honor. >>> this week we highlight another life well lived. jane little made her orchestra debut as a bassist on february 4th, 1945. the same day fdr, churchill and stalin were gathering at yalta. she was 16. as a little girl during the great depression, she taught herself to play piano at the next door neighbor's house in atlanta. early in her high school years, jane's orchestra leader needed a bassist and suggested the 98-pound student give the bass a try. she did and never stopped. for 71 years, jane little played with the atlanta symphony orchestra. the longest run ever for an orchestra musician. she met her late husband there. he played the flute. this week, she died during a performance in atlanta, right

metro on time by the american legion bridge, same story inner and outer loop. any questions at erin fox5dc on twitter. maureen and holey? >> today we will learn how fairfax county plans to help ease the delay and possible traffic congestion that will come with metro safe track plan. will address how the plant i plans to deal with the adjustment. >> plan begins june 4, will last for over a year, riders can expect slower trains, and even shut-downs, as metro continues fixing major safety problems. some lines will be impacted less than a week. while others could be impacted for more than a month at a time. for complete look at metro safe track plan log on to our website fox5dc.com. the house trans takes committee holding hearing on improving metro safety and reliability. will include lawmakers and officials including metro gm. the hearing takes place at 10 this morning, will also be live streamed on line. >>> new food vendors for dc upcoming school year. school officials have selected 2 new vendors, after issues with its previous supplier. starting in august, dc c

the capital beltway, the american legion bridge come interlude, outer loop, moving well but today is national bike to work day afternoon and this evening to be very alert because a lot more bikers are out there today. jummy: we want to get to breaking news from across the country, this is seal beach, california, live pictures, and video on your left, the same area, a diner at the end of the peter fully engulfed in flames, seal beach, you can see through the windows, smoke is billowing injuries or what went wrong, insight, the restaurant, we will find out to have an update. following new developments overseas, portions of the wreckage of egypt air flight 804 found, signs pointing to an act of terror that brought down the plane. marcy gonzales explains. wreckage and human remains believed to be from egypt air flight 804 spotted in the meder any and acc -- mediterranean according to greek officials, devastating news for families of the passengers. and a major breakthrough, investigators trying to find out what caused the plane to drop suddenly from radar early thursday morning. the jetl

neighbors joined volunteers from the american legion to place american flags on the graves of veterans at the locust wood cemetery in cherry hill. in all, they placed more than 1600 flags today, it's a longstanding annual tradition in the week leading up to memorial day. >> the graves that i've seen today, nobody has been there in years. so they're due their respect. they fought for their country and they died for their country. >> the flags will remain on the graves at least through memorial day. >>> a tightening race. what was once a wide lead is now schranging. we'll show you just how close the race for president has gotten between hillary clinton and donald trump. >>> plus, their dream wedding, how a local couple is not letting cancer stand in the way of their big day. pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. then, a wall street wheeler-dealer overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. next, toomey moved to hong kong to work with wealthy chinese investors. in the senate, it's no surprise toomey's been siding with wall street. voting to allow banks to conti

. >> the american legion strongly opposed a 1995 plan by the smith sewn yam museum in washington to display items by the atomic bomb dings in hiroshima and nagasaki. the museum abandoned the plan. >>> the governor of okinawa is in washington to present his argument concerning the relocation of a u.s. marine corps base. governor met on monday separately with the state department official and members of congress. he said he conveyed his determines to move a u.s. air base on oak in that case wah in line with civilian. >> translator: the meetings were valuable. we received questions and opinions from all the participants. onaga said he plans to meet more members of congress and former u.s. ambassador to japan walter mondale. mondale served as u.s. envoy 20 years ago when japanese officials agreed to move the base. preparation work for the new facility was halted two months ago. in march, tokyo and okinawa reached a court mediated settlement to draw lawsuits against each other. however, the two sides have been unable to reach agreement since then. >>> it's been more than a month hit two powerful

in philadelphia's bridesburg section, veterans held memorial mass while veterans of the american legion visited cemetaries to honor the fallen. >>> investigators are trying to figure out how a man swimming in the pool was shocked by electricity. it happened at the aztec motel. ivan martinez saw a man swimming in the pool and slumped over. he jumped in to aid him and was shocked himself. >>> by body picked up and couldn't stop shaking. >> reporter: what was going through your mind. >>> i thought i have to get out. >>> a maintenance work turned over the electricity and pulled greg subiszak from the pool and he was given cpr and is in critical condition. the pool was inspected and suspected that a short in the nearby lamp post caused this. >>> a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a person who set two dogs on fire in chester. animal welfare group as is offering $1,000 for be information. the bogs were found burning in an alley on 6th street. officials say they were inside a bag and may have been dead before they were set on fire, necropsies are planned to deter

(canta) >> desde 1978 la legiÓn latinoamericana 840 recuerda a 9 soldados de origen portorriqueÑos, quienbate y fueron galardonados con la medalla mÁs prestigiosa en el paÍs para miembros de las fuerzas armadas, la medalla de honor otorgada por hazaÑas de heroÍsmo las guerras de corea y vietnam. el evento se llevÓ a cabo en el histÓrico parque de pensilvania. en frente al monumento dedicado a los soldados puertorriqueÑos que han ganado ese distinguido premio. >> estamos muy orgullosos de nuestro monumento y de nuestros veteranos latinos, portorriqueÑos en general. >> en la ceremonia, las historias y actos de valentÍa de los soldados se leyeron, incluyendo la de hÉctor santiago colÓn, quien protegió la vida de sus compaÑeros cuando permite que una granada detonarÁ en su cuerpo y no daÑar a otros infanterÍa. >> es en honor a esa gente que hicieron eso en defensa de la patria y de los ciudadanos. la paz y la libertad que gozamos hoy se la debemos a la sangre que perdieron esos soldados y veteranos. >> no sÓl estuvieron presentes familiareso y otros soldados retirados, sino tambiÉn... quien f