>>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpasse is what is happening on "action news" tonight, a sigh of relief at the closing bell after a computer glitch halted trading today. and thousands of airline passengers were put in a holding pattern and rita's water ice fans have to do without a delicious option because of avian bird flu. >>> and the big story, at the new york stock exchange trading came to a halt at 11:00 a.m., after an intense day, all eyes are on the china market in the throws of a free fall. >> and there were no problems with other exchanges, like the nasdaq, so traders could buy and sell stocks easily they have not elaborated on the exact problem but said it was not the result a security broach. president obama was briefed on the situation, as we said the problem was fixed and trading resumed just after 3:00 p.m. nora muchanic is live in the trenton newsroom tonight and nora you spoke with local financial experts on the impact on personal finances. >> i did and what they are saying is don't panic. the shut down of

this is just one of a number of developments on the story today and "action news'" monica malpass malpass is here to bring us up to sglait two developments former university officer ray tensing was on a suicide watch before making $1 million bail. we also got a third angle and listen from another officer's body camera on just what happened july 19 the night of that faithful traffic stop. >> watch carefully as officer tepsing reaches for the door handle to get samuel dubose out of his car he reaches for the door and kensing ton says get your seat bet offch the car never moves and no physical assault by dubose. >> i thought was going to run me over. >> today the 25-year-old exofficer pleaded guilty to not guilt toy to. >> ladies and gentlemen this say com you conduct yourselves at all times. >> dubose family klapd in the courtroom saying he would not make such a high bail. he posted 10% later and is out tonight. police major mc guvy describes the exofficer's time behind bars. >> he was on suicide watch called security watch. he was checked every ten minutes. window that for high profile pri

"action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with more. >> reporter: researchers have calories people are consuming has dropped dramatically and one of the biggest reasons is because they are drinking less soda. they have heard and they're listening. in fact, the average american is drinking 25 percent less soda than they did in the 1990's. we still need do more, though. coming up at 5:00 in health check ali gorman tells us what the average person still should work on when it comes to having a healthy diet an smaller waistline. that story coming up at 5:00. also children's hospital of philadelphia has officially opened its new outpatient facility and we'll show that to you coming coming up tonight at 5:00. see you then. >> now to a story out of robbinsville mercer county that is tugging at the heart strings today where everyday heroes are honoring and saluting war heroes and where paying it forward is paid forward once again. it's a night police sergeant thomas eagen to the back left right here calls one of the most rewarding shifts of his career. this is eagen and thr

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. president obama stood shoulder to shoulder with top military brass updating the fight against isis today. >>> plus, it was a packed courtroom for a south jersey man accused of shooting and wounding a local police officer. and great strides but still a long way to go. camden school district officials lay out their plans going forward and sharrie williams with that story. >> now the details. president obama says the u.s. is doing a better job when it comes to stopping plans for large scale attacks orchestrated by isis. but smaller operations carried out by a lone wolf groups recruited by the terror network are becoming much more difficult to contain according to the president. abcs kenneth moton is live in washington, d.c. with more. kenneth good evening. >> reporter: good evening, rick. president obama says, yes, that here at home isis has been effective at recruiting and it will take some time to root out the group overseas as the

♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpasslo again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. as the confederate battle flag is removed from the south carolina capitol, new details are emerging about dylann roof the alleged killer responsible for setting offer the debate. we've got the story coming up. >>> also, pope francis' visit to philadelphia is drawing closer and protecting him while in the u.s. is a top priority. sharrie williams has more from the head of the secret service on the challenges they will be facing. >>> and they're lighting up at love park tonight to call for changes to marijuana laws in our region. >> now the details. an historic day in south carolina as the confederate battle flag was lowered and never to be hoisted again on the statehouse grounds. >> the debate over the confederate flag on whether it's a symbol pride or hate was reignited at the site of nine people slain in a south carolina church. >> reporter: a stunning heartbreaking admission from the fbi director about last month's mass

i'm monica malpass join me for "action news" at 6:00 next. >> good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >> thursday night and jim is off and i'm monica malpass, upper darby police make an arrest in connection with a business fire and passengers are stranded for hours on a stuck train bound for philadelphia. and the big story is the severe weather threat that is moving into the delaware and lehigh valleys right now, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you the storms moving in from the west along with rain this system does bring with it the potential for damaging winds. lets go to meteorologist cecily tynan, with the latest. >> monica that potential for severe weather is a big concern, we have a watch posted for our entire viewing area until 11:00 tornado watch for lancaster counties and areas to the west. and lancaster county under a severe thunderstorm warning, we have a line of strong storms beginning to move out of york county, we have seen reports of wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour

"action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room with more on that.al health regulators have told the makers of this medicine that more information needs to be added to the labels just to inform people a little more. currently the labels warn about the risks for heart related problems if used long term. now they need to address shorter term concerns. coming up at 5:00 find out how quickly taking these medications can cause a heart attack or stroke. also this is fitness friday. ali gorman tells us about a specific workout created just for teens at one south jersey gym. we'll have that and much more on "action news" at 5:00 in just a little bit. rick i'll see you then. >> thank you mon today. >>> along the ben franklin parkway in center city today artists are busy createg a cal lied scope to mark the official opening of the art museum area to summer programs. jessie and katie will present a stunning 25,000 square foot mural called summer cal lied scope in collaboration with the city's mural arts program. the so-called park on the parkway events here at

monica malpass channel 6 "action news." thanks for coming to movie night. yeah, of course, so fun.o fun, right. yeah. i'm gonna go check. ok. well? we're all the way up to 4%. that's great! yeah. i could do this all night. i'm just gonna go check again. ok. leave slow downloads behind. 100% fiber optics is here. rashida? get out of the past. get fios. rashida? call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> here's has a happening in and around the delaware valley this weekend. abington township police department and food giant stores are sponsoring fill a police car event today. in hunting valley fill the car with donated food items it will restock the shelves of the inter faith food cupboard in abington. >>> today is national ice cream day, the reading terminal market will set up outside on filbert street and prepare a variety of summer foods including ice cream happening from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. >>> on "healthcheck," few sounds are as upsetting to a parent than seeing your child cry with pain or seeing anxiety when getting ready for a medical

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph rick williams and monica malpass. >> monicais off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. >>> donald trump is taking his campaign to an unlikely place and once again talking immigration. and a man convicted of killing a marine trying to break up a fight learns his fate from a camden judge and a thief makes a big mistake before taking money from a dollar store clerk and it's all caught on video. >> donald trump says his trip on the border will shine a light on a campaign issue immigration it was his comments that thrust trump into a battle that some say he was out of line. >> reporter: sharrie this is not the typical stop on the presidential campaign trail unless are you donald trump after saying it's dangerous to be at the u.s.-mexico border he took a tour and made some remarks. republican presidential candidate, donald trump flew to laredo texas. >> i'm the one that brought up the problem of illegal immigration. the mogul's controversial comments about mexican immigrants stirred up the commons in the campaign but this come

with adam joseph rick williams and monica malpass. >> here is what is happening on "action news" tuesdaymore bad news for several upper darby business owners whose livelihood is at risk because of yesterday's fire. and the crime spree that claimed the lives of three people and sharrie williams has the details. and quite a sight at the jersey shore a gauche goers reals in a shark with his bare hands and they continue to cause problems tonight. more than two dozen businesses are forced to stay closed as investigators try to determine what sparked the four alarm blaze. >> john rawlins live now with more for us. >> reporter: hi monica, 69th street remains closed at ludlow and there is one main issue the safe demolition of the fire site and they need to reopen the street so they can reopen the stores and three the cause of the fire. the collapse of this unstable wall at the rear of the pay less shoe store a demolition crew worked by hand and now the plan to demolish the front of the building. >> once they secure the rear of the build they will start to remove the top of the facade the front o

>>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. we are getting a first look at how one of the world's most notorious drug dolors escaped a maximum security prison it turns out cameras were rolling during the whole things and the solving of a cold case involving two sisters, sharrie williams has that update. >>> and former president, bill clinton spreads a message of hope and understand, at the naacp convention. >>> details, we get a better look at how mexican drug lorder joaquin el chapo guzman escaped prison he bens down and seemingly disappears, we now know he walked through an elaborate tunnel to fro dom. >> here is the moment that the world's most famous drug lord escaped prison. what is el chapo walking back and forth and taking off his tracking base let and walking calmly over to the shower and disappearing, the shower stall they admit was exploited. >> it was heavy coordination from the outside. >> and for the first time, abc news getting a close up look in

. >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpassgain here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. animal control officials converge on this german town neighborhood after word of a suspected dog fighting ring, we are live with what they found a man doing his job is attacked and robbed on a philadelphia street and now police need your help tracking down the subjects. and septa reveals technology for making their train safer than ever before. sharrie williams has the details. >>> and animal control shut down a suspected dog fighting operation today. officials signed a search warrant on north lambert street in german town. sara bloomquist is covering the story and has the latest tonight. >> reporter: wearing protective suits, philadelphia spca investigators removed the pit bulls from lambert street this afternoon, the animals are eemaciates and some have injuries trying to escape. they found four pit bull dogs on heavy chains and the place was totally unsanitary down there, and we found one dog in the corner of the basement that

for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night. iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. are ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and cape may authorities arrest an assistant boy scout master and at least six delaware residents wake up to see their car tires had been slashed but the big story on "action news" tonight is an afternoon of gusty thunderstorms in the tri-state area, this is the way it looked in center city philadelphia, as it's line of storms moved through at 3:30, and while you may not want the rain and lightning, you may like what comes after the storm lets get to the big board and cecily tynan. that is exactly right jim, this line of storms brings welcome relief double scan live showing we have heavy rain and lightning right no

and a weekend holiday edition down the shore monica malpass and adam joseph live in ventnor. >> look behind us this is the 4th of july and there is hardly anyone on the beach. >> that won't last long. >> no it won't the rain has moved off the coast for the most part and an improving forecast i smell barbecue. they are getting ready for the 4th of july. all the details are coming up. when "action news" comes right back. >> today we learned the names of the people that do ied in a fiery accident on the schuylkill expressway the black kia optima hit a median be burst into flames, 27-year-old ronald stanley, the driver was killed as were to seat passengers. 25-year-old demetrius fung survived he was in the backseat. >>> she was abandoned as a baby unleft outside of a hospital and now that she grown she is trying to track down her birth mother and is going to the internet to do it. erin erin erin erin o'hearn has the story of a woman looking for her past. >> she hoped that the long arms of official media would help her find her birth mother, she knew she was adopted from an earl your age

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the oppressive humidity continues to plague our area and the upsetled skies continue tonight. look at stormtracker 6 live double scan some storms are hitting now and they are heavy. a look at sky 6 hd lots of clouds hanging over center city tonight, a few rain showers that moved through already and more could be coming as well. the big story is another warm and muggy day and downpours in parts of our area as well. >> lets get details on the forecast from adam joseph. >> rick and monica, it looks threatening from areas northern and west but it remains quiet this evening in southwest pennsylvania and the main action is down to the south on double scan live radar and remains in this region we are up to 62 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes, a little more than 30 or 40 minutes ago it's not severe but pushing to the northeast at 25 miles per hour, winds around 40 miles per hour with this storm. very heavy rain

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we are breaking newshome on swamp road between creamery and mozart roads where a child was just pulled out of a well, we have reports of a child that had fallen into a well. and rescuers were able to reach the child no word on his health but they were able to retrieve the child from the well. and rescuers were on the scene for a half hour but the update is that the child was removed from the well. >>> the big news, is bill cosby is under fire again, court documents show that the comedian admitted to giving young women drugs before having sex with them. this comes years after women have accused the comedian of sexual misconduct. annie mccormick is live now with more. >> reporter: rick and monica it's quiet outside of his elkins park mansion but what is not quiet is the judge's decision to unseal a lawsuit from nearly nine years ago, we have serious spongss from people on both sides of the issue. actor a

monica malpass is live with more. >> that is right this is great news, patients at pennsylvania hospitals their recovery time is cut significantly after they had the knee replacement surgery and they got back to their normal lives quicker than they thought, one was done the old way and the other was an old tool. coming up at 5:00, ali gorman tells us how the surgical tool works and how the patients described her two very different surgery experiences. we'll have the story and more at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> he well, he is royalty in the world of horse racing and today he got a welcome, triple crown winner, american pharoah arrived at monmouth park in style. the first horse to win the triple crown in 37 years he arrived in this plane equipped with padded stalls. american pharoah got an escort on ground monmouth has already soldout the 12000 reserved streets for the sunday million haskell invitational. and now the brandywine zoo zhana lived here and there are only 400 of her kind in her native russia and china. and people at the zoo can learn about this endangered species and how to

. >> and now here are rick williams and monica malpass. >> hi there thank you, and coming up next onion news" at 5:00, a warning for parents about a popular nursing pillow blamed for three deaths in philadelphia. >> and it looks like cole hamels is heading out of philadelphia more on his reported trade to texas. those stories and much more coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> storms are moving across region tonight, they are packing winds and lightning. and thursday night and the big story on "action news" is an evening of strong storms that bring us some relief after several days of humid conditions meteorologist, cecily tynan continues to track the storms for us and you have the latest from accuweather. >> most of us welcome these storms because this squall line is ahead of a cold front that is a humidity buster for the next couple of days, but stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we do have to get through the storms that have now

for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. for "action news" at 6:00 next. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night jim is off i'm monica malpass. a tractor-trailer drives over a guardrail if gloucester county and the fbi is searching for this female bandit they say has targeted four philadelphia banks. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the conviction of a man prosecutors say was street racing before a crash that killed a mother 13 children. khusen akhmedov was found guilty on four counts of third degree murder today. those charges stem from a deadly accident on the roosevelt boulevard in july 2013. dann cuellar light traffic volume with the latest. >> reporter: khusen hack meds dove was convicted following a week long nonjury trial that began last monday. considering the prison term he faces he could be a very old man before he ever sees freedom again. >> in these cases there really are no win

that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for monica malpass adam joseph, end your tire "action news"'m rick williams. "action news" is next. have a good weekend. good night nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night jim's off. i'm brian taff. in the news tonight a philadelphia restaurateur is arrested on child pornography charges and a tractor-trailer spills its hall of lumber all over the new jersey turnpike. >>> but the big story on "action news tonight is an arrest in the murder of a recent drexel graduate in west philadelphia and new details about the moments before jasmine wright was savagely killed. this is the man investigators say carried out the heinous crime, 56-year-old james harris. according to police, he's got a very long history of ve

monica malpass joins us live with more in the special fill lye leading the way. >> almost half will developimer's disease, a debilitating condition. philadelphia scientists are among those working harder than ever to stop it. >> this is a dream of all scientists. >> each day scientists test alzheimer's-damaged brains looking for key issues in the lab at the university of pennsylvania. researchers, dr. virginia lee and dr. john led the way as part of a group of experts. they discovered that proteins get misfolded causes information get spread from cell to cell. and knowing that it may be possible to stop the cell-to-cell spread. >> we target it and figure out a way to either unfold it or snag it with antibodies and throw it in the trash can. >> if they succeed with theories on mice it may lead to a human application. even if they swap it for five years it could effectively be a cure for alzheimer's. and a retired scientists who now has alzheimer's would love to see that happen. >> it's a very, very sad kind of a life when you have it. >> some kind of a break through would be wonderful becaus

♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpasslo again. rick is off tonight, brian taff joins us and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. a woman driving down a philadelphia street ends up in the hospital after being hit by a stray bullet. we have the latest on the search for the person who pulled that trigger. >>> an out of control driver takes over a busy street in new castle delaware leaving a trail of destruction and he is accused of killing four marines during that shooting spree in tennessee. tonight, we are learning more about the accused gunman mohammedmohammad youssefmohammod youssuf abdulazeez. >> a victim was driving in the area of 17th and susquehanna avenue in north philadelphia. the woman had no idea she had been hit until she was a few blocks away. "action news" reporter trish hartman now live outside the 22nd police district. trish you've got more on this incredible story. >> reporter: well, brian so far no suspect in this bizarre shooting that injured a 32-year-old olney woman. today police turned to

♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica malpasslo again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. several wildfires are burning in california. the threat to hundreds of homes tonight. police think a man who was killed this month may really have been a serial killer. the disturbing items they recovered from his car and the crimes he may be responsible for. >>> plus, the story behind this magazine cover featuring dozens of bill cosby's accusers and one powerful image. >> now the details on the wildfires that are forcing evacuations in california. crews are fighting nine different blazes in the state tonight. the flames that spread quickly in hot dry conditions and the fight has become dangerous for crews on the ground. just yesterday four firefighters were injured. abc's brandi hitt is live in los angeles tonight's with more. brandy. >> reporter: hi, rick, yeah, one of those firefighters is recovering from serious burns right now and it's not just the heat. the terrain is brutal out there. it is so difficult for fire crew

for jim gardner, cecily tynan ducis rogers and it's entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass see you at 11:00. >> reporter: tonight breaking news. we are on the scene, that mid-air collision, the f-16 that sliced right through a plane. at this hour the search the passengers in the small plane dead. >> we need to get an ambulance back here. >> the fireball and you will hear from eye witnesses. >>> new developments in the case of the young woman, the daughter taking a stroll on a pier and allegedly shot and killed by an undocumented immigrant. the anger tonight being heard clear across the country. >>> the dangerous commute. this car hydroplaning slamming into another one on the side of the road tonight preparing for flash floods from california to vegas, from louisville to pittsburgh. >>> you've seen him in ads for subway. tonight authorities sweeping into his home and major action now from subway. >>> and the women of team usa. this just in tonight, they are getting a para

for jim gardner, cecily tynan, ducis rogers i'm monica malpass hope to see you later tonight. >>> tonight, the major meltdown at airports coast to coast, thousands of flights cancelled from l.a. to denver houston to new york the airline blaming computers. >>> then the new york stock exchange paralyzed for hours. again the blame, computers. >>> also a fast moving commute for the ride home the sweeping radar tonight from texas to the northeast. >>> breaking news baltimore's mayor late today firing the police commissioner saying it was not easy. tonight, her explanation. >>> the disturbing twist, the california woman killed alleged pli by an undocumented immigrant. now we learn the gun belonged to a federal agent. >>> are you fed up with those robocalls? tonight the woman who fought back and is now getting $1500 for every unwanted call.

for jim gardner, ducis and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass, see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, the confederate flag will come down. the governor and the moment late today t the flag will be removed within 24 hours, lawmakers receiving death threats. and this evening what the governor now says she will give to the nine families in that bible study. >>> also breaking, the twisters and the hail smashing into windshield. severe storms hitting in the next few hours. baltimore, d.c. philly and new york. the northeast is next. >>> the takeoff aborted, the jet engine on fire. passengers seeing the flames. >>> also breaking late today, the new and important warning about advil and several major painkillers. changing the labels. dr. besser with what every family needs to know. >>> and the controversial plan for planes to save room in coach. do they really want us all facing one another?

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. officials in philadelphia and across the can can't tree are on high alert headed into the holiday weekend after warnings of a possible terror attack on u.s. soil. plus, the fourth of july is in full swing on independence mall. we'll take you inside the summer's biggest block party already under way right now. >>> later shark attack concerns are on the rise after nearly a dozen encounters in north and south carolina. what experts say is behind the spike in these shark sightings. >> now the details. law enforcement is on a nationwide alert tonight. security has been ramped up across the country after a warning about a potential terror attack. >> officials say there is no specific threat but they want you to remain vigilant. abc's karen traverse is in washington, d.c. tonight for us with the full story. >> reporter: fourth of july means barbecues and fireworks. but this weekend a heightened anxiety. law enforcement officia

. >> i see monica malpass. >> i thought that was monica there on the beach. >> right there.y right. >> and i'm holding down the fort. >> here we are live on sky6 in cape may. i don't think it's monica. a lot of people heading in for dinnertime. if you look closely at the umbrellas the winds really kicking up. if you're on the beach it's still hot but you get closer to the water the ocean temperature is 72. you get that little bit of a sea breeze that can help and you get in the ocean and that really is refreshing. temperature-wise though it's another hot day. seconds day in the row of temps in the 90's. philadelphia 94 degrees. wilmington and trenton 91. millville 92. even sea isle city reporting a temperature of 90 and dewpoints generally in the upper 60's and even in the 70's and that means the heat index is getting very close to that dangerous level especially south and east of philadelphia. philadelphia 98 degrees. we did lit 100 earlier today with a heat index. millville, though, it feels like 101 dover 100 and sea isle city it feels like 102 degrees right now. so that

for adam joseph cecily time jaime apody rick williams sharrie williams, i'm monica monica malpass.t. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> always wanted to be here and fight. you know i think that's kind of what, you know, the motto has always been is the fightan phils. >> but cole hamels has fought his last fight in a phillies uniform and today he said goodbye. he left citizens bank park with his two young boys to start a new chapter in his career in texas. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the trade of cole hamels to the texas rangers. it finally became official today and it gave hamels a chance to say goodbye to his fans. sports director ducis rodgers is live at citizens bank park tonight. ducis, what was it like there today? >> kind of surreal, jim, to be honest with you. we knew this day would come eventually but nobody wanted it to actually happen. think about this. cole hamels was 18 when he was drafted by this team he made his major league debut a

. >> inside story is later this morning on 6abc, here's monica malpass with a preview. >> reporter: hi, guys coming up later this morning on inside story, how do we change what president obama calls an unjust criminal justice system. philadelphia's' police force is becoming more and more white in a city where the population are african-american, where some people are concerned. we'll talk about that coming up on inside, i'm monica malpass i hope to see you then. >> time for a check on accuweather. hazy, hot and humid. if you're heading to the citizens bank park, marlins take on the phillies. 95 degrees, 96 somewhere in that vicinity that's where we're peaking temperature-wise. it will feel one hundred to 105. on top of that you'll have the sun beating down on you. uv index of ten. apply the sunscreen. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, hot and humid tomorrow afternoon thunderstorms likely. 94. feeling like 100. tuesday is the day of transition, 89 degrees the humidity lowers late in the day. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunny skies 85 degrees wednesday and thursday

"action news" anchor monica malpass joins us live in the news room with details on how to treat them.icia. there are several types of treatments for bug bites and they work differently on different types of people so there are creams with an anti histamine, others have a steroid. there's even a baking soda based product. abc news put these products to the test and found out that no one product is better than the other. we'll tell you why that is coming up on health check tonight at 5:00. >>> also carli lloyd she is now a hero in her new jersey hometown and frankly around the world she's an international superstar thank you. hear from the soccer club team that lloyd played with years ago that she will now be helping to coach. how lucky are they. jaime apody will be live with the medford strikers for you coming up later tonight. we just think carly rocks. back to you. we'll see you in a bit. >> see in you the studio mon today. >>> philadelphia is gearing up for its annual salsa celebration. the dance not the dip, of course. >> ♪♪ >>> philadelphia city hall today's hoping reception featu

"action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room with more. >> reporter: that's right.e damage is that estimated at about $3,000 at a turf farm in hammonton and that's atlantic county. just take a look at the ruts here. the sod at the tuckahoe turf farm was so torn up when some kind of truck drove all over the field. coming up tonight at 5:00 new jersey correspondent nora muchanic will tell us that this crime is not new and how the owners of the farm are hoping to catch the vandals this time. >>> plus, it is fitness friday on health check. ali gorman tries a new workout. it combines the benefits of ballet stretch wind gust cardio. we'll show you the results and let her tell us how it did for her. those stories and more coming our way in "action news" in a little bit. alicia see you then. >> all right, month and today. >>> water ice as you know is synonymous in south philadelphia specifically. that's ground zero for the frozen treat but what happens when an ice artist from south philadelphia moves to the suburbs? we head to lansdowne for that and a new cool spot called t

with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the sun is shinings. the heat and humidity is causing a summer scorcher today and you have to be extra careful as these conditions can be dangerous. >>> monday night, monica malpass is off, alicia vitarelli joining us. the big story on "action news" is the latest on the excessive heat warning in our region. >> shelters are open to help the elderly who are of course the most vulnerable in these conditions and we do have team coverage for you tonight. chad pradelli is live in chester on how people are keeping cool. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is the big board with the latest from accuweather. hey, cecily. >> hey, rick and alicia. we definitely have a very dangerously hot and humid day. heat warnings continue for the immediate i-95 area until 8 o'clock tonight and the outlying areas under a heat advisory. we do have heat indices close to 100 degrees. right now the current temperature in philadelphia, it's 94 degrees. millville 92 wilmington 91, trenton 91, atlantic city 93 degrees. but the dewpoints gene

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government is investigating all this and monica malpass joins with us more. >> reporter: that is right jim united, dealt southwest and american airlines control 80 percent of the air market. they are under fire tonight for potentially coordinating the size of their fleets to limit availability and then keep prices artificially inflated. if so it is a serious violation of the basic competition. planes are packed to capacity, unprofitable routes eliminated and airline profits have soared to new records $20 billion combined last year. goodbyes accu men or cheat ago monk the airlines. >> holding down supply, economics 101, that is a violation of law if it is misuse have of market power. >> reporter: the four airlines have been told to produce statements and decisions over the past two years about the size of their fleets, to see if they are discussing capacity and artificially inflating prices. >> it is definition of collusion is the airline executives calling each other saying and saying what they are doing the next day with their businesses. there is no smoking gun there. >> reporter: so

for jim gardner ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass.e a great night. lope tohope to see you at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight, a major development coming in now involving bill cosby. after so many women accuse cosby of drugging them tonight a potentially explosive discovery. what bill cosby reportedly admitted to. >>> also breaking tonight, the terror leader who threatened american lives on the fourth of july new reports tonight he might have been the one killed on the fourth. >>> also this scare today at walter reed medical center the families locking themselves in their rooms. >>> the race to contain wildfires this evening. homes destroyed where many families vacation. >>> and the lightning in the east igniting this fire at a popular resort. >>> tonight the cancer scare, the doctor who allegedly told patients they had cancer. they did not. hundreds of families affected.

i'm monica malpass. for all our panelists, thank you, as well. we'll see you right back here next sunday morning. >> i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. next only "action news," an early-morning fire forced residents out of south philadelphia is considered suspicious we're live with the latest. >>> oppressive heat is smothering the area and it could stay for part of the week. >> the family of the shooter who killed five military in tennessee says their son was suffering mental illness. those stories and more on "action news." come to sesame place before little kids become big kids. and celebrate our 35th birthday with our new neighborhood birthday party parade. get unlimited visits with a season pass for 6 payments as low as $18.50 sesame place. ♪ go before they grow. ♪ >> good afternoon, it is sunday july 19 i'm in an anyone along with eva pilgrim. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news," dozens of firefighters battle flames and oppressive heat in south philadelphia in a blaze now called suspicious. >>> new leaks from sworn

for sharrie williams and rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a greatht. iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. >>> the moment this coming sunday night turns into monmorning you'll have 24 hours to enter septa's rail lottery. you'll be able to purchase one day regional rail passes for the weekend of september 26th that of course is the weekend that pope francis was scheduled to be in philadelphia for the world meeting of families. once it ends on monday night fraudulent entries will be removed the follow thursday august 5th. the lottery system is chosen in part to avoid the mad rush of

>>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us and here is request what is happening on "action news," after years of legal battles wheelchair accessible taxis are available in philadelphia. and a drug sweep in a south jersey home nabs several arrests, what surprising item was recovered in the search. and exciting news for commuters that use the bridges to go back and forth from the city to new jersey. >>> and the first of dozens of philadelphia taxis are ready to transport wheelchair depend an passengers they introduced the especially designed wheelchair taxis today. the initial rollout is the start of a much bigger plan. "action news" reporter job rawlins is live at the taxi stan with the details. john? >> hi sharrie, we start with questions first how many cabs are there in physical medallion cabs like this one here about 1600, how many are wheelchair accessible? as of this morning seven and now up to eight it's a beginning. >> this new shiny vehicle is number eight today mat

monica malpass was live with it all. >> the worker was in a lift truck clearing trees when one tree went through the truck and pinned his leg through the metal. this was the scene in haddonfield, knowledge, the worker was stuck in the truck three stories up in the air before he was rescued. find out about the special teams that were called in to help free that man and save his leg. >>> also, young students head to a local farm to harvest crops that they helped to grow, how the fresh food will be used to help others in need. that is coming up at 5:00. we'll see you then guys. >> thank you. >>> volunteers took to kayaks and canoes to help clean up a bucks county waterway it's been overtalk enby an aggressive aquatic plant known as the water chestnut. they battled about and pulled the invasive plants out of the water, governor tom wolf recently declared july lake appreciation month. >> a local couple is hoping to fine an anonymous good samaritan, michael boyd jr. dropped his wallet while watching kenny chesney, and today it arrives at their home completely intact. and his wife jodi posted t

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a tornado is responsibleive damage done by storms that hit chester county and roofs were ripped from homes and trees were toppled in the town of honey brook and the big story is the confirmation from the national weather service that a twister did in fact touch down yesterday. lets get to cecily tynan with more details on the tornado. >> monica and rick, this is the 29th tornado since the 1950s that touched down in irvine this is morgan town, shooting towards honey brook so from a safe distance because it was in fact a torn. the national weather determined it was an ef 1 tornado. the second lowest on the scale. it hit at 2:11, adam joseph was on the air with a warning, we had a 11 minute lead time thark is good with a tornado. maximum winds 90 miles per hour and the width was 90 yards long and that is the width of a football feel and stayed on the ground for 1.5 miles. and we had the hook south of the storm system with all the rain and hail to the north and that indicates the rushing winds han is why we take

>>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpasshello again monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news." the philadelphia region is not the only one preparing for pope francis francis's visit. new jersey is getting plans in place. and two sexual predators are behind bars accused of targeting children in our area, and dozens of firefighters remain on the scene of a massive warehouse fire in north jersey. >> now the details, communities in new jersey are gearing up for an influx of visit arers during pope francis's visit and they are still working out the logistics of how to pull it off without a hitch. john rawlins has the story. >> know it will be busy, i would love to see him actually. >> bob keys of lyndonwald is talking about seeing pope francis in philadelphia. how would he get there? >> i think it would be easy, i can go over the speed line. >> the patco speed line is one way to get down town during the papal weekend. >> we have the capacity to move each day approximat

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we begin at 5:00 with a developing story out of tennessee where four u.s. marines are shot and killed. officials say a gunman when on a shooting rampage at two separate facilities in chattanooga the suspect was also killed and has not yet been identified. federal officials described it as an act of domestic terrorism. >> it's incomprehensible. to see what happened and the way that individuals who proudly served our country were treated. this is as i said a nightmare for the city of chattanooga. >> a police officer and some other individuals were also wounded in the gun fire today and the fbi is now in charge of that investigation. again four u.s. marines shot and killed by a gunman at two separate military facilities in chattanooga tennessee and the gunman is also dead now. well follow this on air and online as 6abc.com and a special world news with david muir will have prehencive coverage after "action news" at 6:00. >>> a radnor township man is out on bail after officials say they found tens of thou

williams and adam joseph, sharrie williams, brian taff, the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpasse a great night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. it is thursday night the big story on "action news" tonight is a gunman opening fire at two millitary facilities in chattanooga, tennessee killing to marines, they identified the gunman, and officials say he was born in kuwait but it's not clear if he was a citizen of this country. there were two shooting scenes first a military recruiting center 30 to 50 shots were fired here and nobody was killed at this location but shortly thereafter, several miles away shots rang out at a marine corps training center four marines were killed and the gunman was also killed and five people were injured including a police officer, president obama reacted in just the past half hour. >> it's a heart breaking circumstance for these individuals who served our country with great valor to be kill in this fashion. >> world news tonight with david muir will have more from